Culture of Corruption: William "Cold Cash" Jefferson Loses Election

The Patriot Room ^ | December 7, 2008 | Bill Dupray

[Bill Dupray]

Continuing our What-the-MSM-would-have-reported-had-the-parties-been-reversed Series: Had McCain won, and had Jefferson been a Republican, the MSM this morning would be talking about another blow to the new president, losing a Senior Congressional ally. This Jefferson loss, along with the Saxby Chambliss win, would be just another example of the president’s shrinking coattails. What does this say about the new president’s party’s commitment to diversity, when the other party is the first to elect a Vietnamese-American to Congress? Does the president’s party need to be more sensitive to the issues of minorities and reach out more to the Vietnamese-American community so they can compete in future elections?

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[padre35]

What a tastee nugget to consider this morning.

Indeed, and then they would cut to how Obamao’s Economic Plan would leave millions without shoes...

[ComputerGuy]

...5 brain-celled moron...

Methinks you counted some of them twice.

[Faux_Pas]

I am soooo pleased about his defeat...I really thought Jefferson would win re-election. Just like Nagin did. *barf*

*celebration* (and a renewed faith in my fellow Louisiana voters)

[Bill Dupray]

Frankly, I thought I might have overcounted.

[Trteamer]

This just cannot be correct. Just yeaterday on Fox News they were telling us that Jefferson had a huge lead in the black precincts and was going to win........

[ComputerGuy]

You gave him at least three too many, imo.

[Steamburg]

Republican challenger Anh “Joseph” Cao, an attorney and community organizer, defeated Jefferson in the 2nd Congressional district race. He will become the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress.

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Every article I find has lots of sympathetic photos of W. Jefferson and none of Cao. Further, this is the first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress.(The “Impotence” of Diversity is showcased when the person elected is a Republican.)

[moneyrunner]

One interesting flashback: how many remember the Republicans under Denny Hastert being outraged that the FBI raided Jefferson's office? You realize that happened in 2006? How long does it take to get an indictment? What are the odds that the case will be dropped? Has he not "suffered enough?" Don't Democrats have "get out of jail free" cards? Isn't this a case of "the Man" getting all over a brother?

[Red_Devil 232]

Fox News will send Shep down to Nawleens to report on this devastating loss for the Dems. The unfortunate lady they interviewed yesterday, saying she was going to vote for Jefferson because he was the only one who helped her, will be featured in her sorrow.

[70th Division]

If Jefferson gets convicted does he loose his pension? Hope so.

[Non-Sequitur]

There is a God.