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The Jefferson Investigation: Race Card Makes a Cameo
Hot Air ^ | May 25, 2006 | Bryan

Posted on 05/26/2006 7:13:19 AM PDT by IrishMike

The Congressional Black Caucus races to the race card brink, turns back. Furious black lawmakers, rallying behind Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), were pulled back from the brink of open revolt against House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in an emergency meeting with her yesterday. The meeting with a handful of CBC members was called after Pelosi wrote the embattled lawmaker, who is at the center of a massive bribery scandal, a curt note requesting his immediate resignation from the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Outraged that one of its members was being picked on even though he has not been charged with a crime, the Congressional Black Caucus had intended to issue a defiant statement against their leader but agreed after the meeting to pause, at least briefly, for reflection.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; cleanoutthefreezer; congress; election; elections; imthevictimhere; jefferson; race; racebaiting; racism; senate; stoppickingonme; wahhhhh; williamjefferson
“Picked on?” The man was allegedly caught on tape taking 100 large in bribes and has stonewalled the investigation since at least last September. Yet he still retains not only his seat in Congress but his spot on Ways and Means. If anything, the man in behaving like a petty tyrant:
1 posted on 05/26/2006 7:13:22 AM PDT by IrishMike
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To: IrishMike

Just collecting some long overdue reparations. Nothing to see here.


2 posted on 05/26/2006 7:15:24 AM PDT by conservativewasp (Liberals lie for sport and hate our country.)
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To: IrishMike
Well, it's all relative - the Dems didn't go after Holoran (sp?) after his ethical issues came to light - and the congressional black caucus sees a double standard.
3 posted on 05/26/2006 7:15:33 AM PDT by Smedley
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To: IrishMike
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4 posted on 05/26/2006 7:15:59 AM PDT by Dick Bachert
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To: IrishMike

even when you find all kinds of sh*t.....you must acquit.


5 posted on 05/26/2006 7:16:59 AM PDT by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: IrishMike

" . . . the man in behaving like a petty tyrant:"

I think he's behaving like a typical Dimocrat.


6 posted on 05/26/2006 7:17:01 AM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: conservativewasp

Nasty Nancy drove Tom Lay out over less. Guess there are special rules for her side of the isle.


7 posted on 05/26/2006 7:21:11 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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To: IrishMike
So has anybody heard what the Congressional White Caucus has to say about this?

Oh, wait. Never mind...

8 posted on 05/26/2006 7:21:47 AM PDT by liberty_lvr (Those who stand for nothing fall for anything.)
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To: Vaquero

Funny


9 posted on 05/26/2006 7:23:14 AM PDT by IrishMike (Democrats .... Stuck on Stupid, RINO's ...the most vicious judas goats)
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To: IrishMike
Congressional Black Caucus, is the the Klan With a Tan, in our legislative branch of government. Good, let them play the race card. As soon as they play that card they lose the debate.

Imagine the number of weak minded people that would be "offended" by the "Congressional White Caucus". Oh the outrage!

To the CBC I say, grow up, stop bitching about what happened 200+ years ago, get with the program that has benefited any group in to the USA that cares to participate. We have many, visible minorities that have done very well in spite of any racist d@#k heads.

10 posted on 05/26/2006 7:26:55 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (The difference between democrats and terrorists is the terrorists don't claim to support the troops)
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To: Wurlitzer

Well said,
like the tag line.


11 posted on 05/26/2006 7:30:19 AM PDT by IrishMike (Democrats .... Stuck on Stupid, RINO's ...the most vicious judas goats)
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To: liberty_lvr
So has anybody heard what the Congressional White Caucus has to say about this?

A Congressional White Caucus would be racist, wouldn't it? Can't have that!!!!!!

12 posted on 05/26/2006 7:32:13 AM PDT by ErieGeno
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To: IrishMike

I can't find words. Maybe I'll just have to duct-tape my brain forever. ARRRGGHH!


13 posted on 05/26/2006 7:34:07 AM PDT by madison10
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To: conservativewasp

The CBC, Klan with a Tan. Nothing describes them better then that.


14 posted on 05/26/2006 7:48:03 AM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: IrishMike

I love to see trouble in the evil donkey's barn.


HA ha... as Nelson would say.


15 posted on 05/26/2006 8:04:16 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (John Spencer: Fighting to save America from Hillary Clinton..)
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To: IrishMike

This is a tad off-topic but, have always found it interesting that whenever some type of "event" happens (unfortunately usually negative) the offended group trots out their anecdotal examples of different treatment for offenders of other groups. This is then claimed to be absolute "proof" of discrimination rather then the reflection of individual circumstances. Then when we have "rules" for one of those events that attempt to dictate everything down to what type of toilet paper must be provided in the stalls for use by a suspected offenders, then the offended group demands flexibility based upon the individual circumstances.


16 posted on 05/26/2006 8:25:58 AM PDT by Renkluaf
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To: IrishMike

The essence of the CBC argument is that Mollihan was not forced to give up his seat on W&M, so why should Jefferson, at least not until he is formally indicted..there is a certain peverse logic in that argument..hehehehehe


17 posted on 05/26/2006 8:59:33 AM PDT by ken5050 (GWB, Reagan, Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, freed hundreds of millions.# of Nobel PeacePrizes: ZERO)
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To: Renkluaf
You noticed that, too?

:)

SAURON

18 posted on 05/26/2006 9:03:17 AM PDT by sauron ("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
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To: Renkluaf

Like the enemy combatants that have to have the cell bowl facing a certain direction...... it's an insult to muslims to have to sit and crap facing east ???????
Mohammad must have a very sensitive NOSE !!!!!


19 posted on 05/26/2006 9:13:53 AM PDT by IrishMike (Democrats .... Stuck on Stupid, RINO's ...the most vicious judas goats)
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To: Renkluaf

Like the enemy combatants that have to have the cell bowl facing a certain direction...... it's an insult to muslims to have to sit and crap facing east ???????
Mohammad must have a very sensitive NOSE !!!!!


20 posted on 05/26/2006 9:20:56 AM PDT by IrishMike (Democrats .... Stuck on Stupid, RINO's ...the most vicious judas goats)
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