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Ex-Ohio congressman Traficant freed from prison
Associated Press ^
| 9-2-09
| NOMAAN MERCHANT
Posted on 09/02/2009 8:50:48 AM PDT by Justaham
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Former Ohio Rep. James Traficant walked out of a Minnesota prison Wednesday morning after serving a seven-year sentence for bribery and racketeering.
The nine-term Democrat from Youngstown left the Federal Medical Center in Rochester and stepped into a waiting cab.
Traficant, who wore a gray T-shirt, white shorts, white knee-high socks and had his famously wild hair pulled back, ignored a reporter's shouted question.
He faces three years of probation. He hasn't said whether he will retire or try to return to public life.
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:50:49 AM PDT
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Justaham
To: Justaham
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:51:37 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: Justaham
I would expect that he’ll show up on the cable shows pretty soon. He has to be good for ratings, because you just never know what he’s gonna say!
To: Justaham
He can join the Obama lexicon and become the BIZ CZAR!
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:53:39 AM PDT
by
Young Werther
("Quae Cum Ita Sunt - Julius Caesar "Since these things are so!">)
To: Justaham
Was his pet waiting for him at the gate?
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:54:00 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
("I can run wild for six months ...after that, I have no expectation of success" - Admiral Obama-moto)
To: cripplecreek
“Wild hair”? I believe it was a rug.
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:54:13 AM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: Justaham
He faces three years of probation. He hasn't said whether he will retire or try to return to public life. Might as well return to public life. He'll fit in nicely with the current bunch of criminals.
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:54:16 AM PDT
by
unixfox
(The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
To: KarlInOhio
LOL. I was just going to ask if there’s a photo? I’m wondering if he’s sportin’ a prison cut?
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:55:25 AM PDT
by
elizabethgrace
(WORLD CHAMPIONS - Park View Little League - Chula Vista, CA !!!!!!)
To: Justaham
To: Justaham
His rants on the House floor were hilarious if not amazing.
He would be a perfect guest host for SNL.
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:58:48 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: unixfox
He’s a petty criminal. The big boys never liked him getting the spare change they left laying around.
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posted on
09/02/2009 8:59:07 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: Liberty Valance
Greatest press conference ever.
He called his colleagues a bunch of political prostitutes. When congress demanded an apology, Traficant called a press conference and apologized to prostitutes everywhere.
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posted on
09/02/2009 9:01:13 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: cripplecreek
He’s a petty criminal. The big boys never liked him getting the spare change they left laying around. You have that right. He was nabbed for stealing cookie crumbs while the leadership that he constantly mocked was making off with the whole damn bakery.
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posted on
09/02/2009 9:04:50 AM PDT
by
Ditto
To: Justaham
Trafficant was more conservative than most Democrats and Republicans. He got screwed even though other politicians did worse things than he did.
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posted on
09/02/2009 9:09:07 AM PDT
by
Ptarmigan
(God Hates Bunnies. God Loves Ptarmigans)
To: Ptarmigan
Pro 2nd amendment, pro border control, pro God in schools, Pro drilling (oil), Pro America.
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posted on
09/02/2009 9:17:40 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: cripplecreek
If I had a choice between Trafficant and a Voinovich/Dewine clone for the Senate. I’d probably vote for Jim Trafficant.
To: KarlInOhio
LOL Wild hair indeed. Traficant was more populist than conservative and just a little crazy. Murtha and crew make him look like a paragon of virtue. He will make a good Larry King guest.
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posted on
09/02/2009 9:22:58 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Justaham
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posted on
09/02/2009 9:24:40 AM PDT
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: cripplecreek
Cant believe it has been 7 years already. I’m sure MSNBC will begin pushing him to run for public office much like they have with Spitzer. ‘Cuz he stands up for the little people dontcha know
To: MiltonFriedmanFan
Traficant is a conservative. They hate him as much as they hate Palin.
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posted on
09/02/2009 9:25:34 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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