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GOP seeks to expel Jefferson from House
AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/5/07 | Laurie Kellman - ap

Posted on 06/05/2007 12:42:17 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

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1 posted on 06/05/2007 12:42:19 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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Representative William Jefferson (D-LA) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this September 15, 2005 file photo. Jefferson was indicted on June 4, 2007 on 16 criminal counts for conspiring to solicit bribes and pay off a Nigerian official, with $90,000 of an intended bribe found hidden in his home freezer wrapped in aluminum foil. REUTERS/Chris Kleponis/Files (UNITED STATES)


2 posted on 06/05/2007 12:42:55 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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The racist black congressional caucus ain't gonna like this...
3 posted on 06/05/2007 12:44:33 PM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenberg (L) is joined by Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher (R) as they announce the indictment of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) on 16 counts of public corruption, including bribery, in Washington, June 4, 2007. Jefferson was indicted on Monday on 16 criminal counts for conspiring to solicit bribes and pay off a Nigerian official, with $90,000 of an intended bribe found hidden in his home freezer wrapped in aluminum foil. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES)


4 posted on 06/05/2007 12:44:49 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... For want of a few good men, a once great nation was lost.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Go, Boehner! You asked for the job, now prove to us that you really deserve it.


5 posted on 06/05/2007 12:44:56 PM PDT by George W. Bush
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To: George W. Bush

Nancy Pelosi campaigned on the issue of the culture of corruption. Does she think that only Republicans have done things that are corrupt or criminal?


6 posted on 06/05/2007 12:46:08 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: George W. Bush

Jefferson should resign his House Seat just as Cunningham, Ney and DeLay did right after they were indicted.


7 posted on 06/05/2007 12:47:13 PM PDT by trumandogz
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To: NormsRevenge
Jefferson, 60, said he was taking the step "in the light of recent developments in a legal matter."

Evidently 'Old Freezer Bag' hasn't quite comprehended that his spinning days are over.

8 posted on 06/05/2007 12:48:00 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder." --Frederic Bastiat)
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To: NormsRevenge

Clearly, this is a case of racism. The FBI planted the money in Jefferson’s freezer. See, anytime a black man makes it in this society the white man has gotta take him down.

This is Al Sharpton’s take.

Sharpton, by the way, still claims the FBI video of Al offering to sell drugs for money was merely a case of him going along so he could become a spy on the bad guys.

What a world.


9 posted on 06/05/2007 12:51:42 PM PDT by kjo
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Rumor has it that Jefferson is trying to make a deal with the prosecutors. He will give them names of fellow Democratic Congressmen and Senators that are also guilty of corruption.
10 posted on 06/05/2007 12:51:54 PM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: George W. Bush

And I hope he does request Jefferson’s expulsion. But he should not have to; Jefferson should resign. Chances? None.


11 posted on 06/05/2007 12:51:55 PM PDT by twonie (Keep your guns - and stockpile ammo.)
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To: Doc91678

No deal. Take him down and do it fast. No deal.


12 posted on 06/05/2007 12:54:36 PM PDT by twonie (Keep your guns - and stockpile ammo.)
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‘Republican Minority Leader John Boehner (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio was pushing for a vote later Tuesday on a resolution to bar Jefferson from serving on any House committee and to direct the ethics committee to decide by July 11 whether the allegations in the indictment merit his expulsion, according to a partial draft of the document obtained by The Associated Press. ‘

Excellent politics, Mr Boehner. Get the Democrats on record not doing a thing about this miscreant.


13 posted on 06/05/2007 12:56:40 PM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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To: Doc91678

He might take down the entire black caucus.


14 posted on 06/05/2007 12:57:00 PM PDT by kjo
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To: NormsRevenge

Its not like Do Nothing Nancy can’t find another corrupt DemoGraft to take his place. Wonder how much Levy Money he stole before the flood??

Pray for W and Our Troops


15 posted on 06/05/2007 12:58:09 PM PDT by bray (The co-clintons freed more terrorists then they killed)
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To: kjo
He might take down the entire black caucus.

From 2004...

Congressional Black Caucus's Ties to Aristide Questioned

Follow the money....

16 posted on 06/05/2007 1:06:42 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: kjo
He might take down the entire black caucus.

That crimminal organization needs to go down.
17 posted on 06/05/2007 1:06:57 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Greed is NOT a conservative ideal.)
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To: Doc91678

He best make sure his insurance is paid up if he does that. That dude will end up in a ditch in Arkansas with 69 bullets in his back.

And the medical examiner will rule it a suicide.


18 posted on 06/05/2007 1:08:52 PM PDT by Armedanddangerous (Master of Sinanju (emeritus))
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To: kjo
Also on the CBC, from 2004...

Haitians in U.S. lash out at Hill black caucus ties

19 posted on 06/05/2007 1:10:20 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: NormsRevenge
This corruption was known before the last election.

Hastert like a damn fool sought to shield the dirt-bag from Justice.

The Justice Dept takes until now to nail this crook. Are the re-pubs retarded at politics?

20 posted on 06/05/2007 1:10:25 PM PDT by Weeedley
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