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Mr. De Sapio discussed his situation after he was indicted
on perjury charges in 1976. He served a prison term
for bribery in an earlier case.


1 posted on 07/28/2004 6:03:56 AM PDT by OESY
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To: OESY

I bet he'll still vote though...


2 posted on 07/28/2004 6:07:21 AM PDT by cspackler (There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
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To: OESY
Fascinating slice of political history.

Today's corrupt politicians are much more subtle.

Leni

3 posted on 07/28/2004 6:27:17 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: OESY

Tammany Hall was the key New York political force for a century and a half. It's a sad comment on politics today that we look back on it with nostalgia.


7 posted on 07/28/2004 7:02:10 AM PDT by Kerfuffle
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To: ValerieUSA

Mostly just a ping to myself. :')

Democratic Debacle (1964 convention, repercussions today)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1179981/posts


8 posted on 07/28/2004 9:23:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Unlike some people, I have a profile. Okay, maybe it's a little large...)
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To: OESY

The mayor in "Animal House" was named Carmine De Sapio


10 posted on 07/28/2004 1:00:32 PM PDT by TedsGarage
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To: OESY

I was going to post it under "Announcements". I heard all those names growing up.


11 posted on 07/28/2004 4:56:06 PM PDT by neverdem (Xin loi min oi)
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