Baltimore Mayor Dixon resigning post

Baltimore Buisness Journal ^ | 1/6/10 | Robert J. Terry

[w1andsodidwe]

It is a crime for the Mayor of Baltimore to use gift cards given by a constituent. Who knew?

Amazingly though, it is not a crime to buy the vote of a United States Senator by offering to have the rest of the states pay for the health care of his state.

[Red in Blue PA]

Drain the swamp!

[RatsDawg]

I heard this on an ABC News break while listening to Hannity on the radio, they didn’t mention her party affiliation, so right then I knew she had to be a Democrat, and I was right!

[Man50D]

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, convicted last month on one count of embezzlement, is stepping down.

The BO regime announced Dixon will replace Janet Napolitano who will be a nominee for SCOTUS. /s?

[markomalley]

“that tarnished Baltimore’s reputation”

How in the world could Balmore, Merlin’s reputation be tarnished, hon?

[mkjessup]

“Dixon’s conviction stemmed from her use of gift cards given to the city by developer Patrick Turner. Turner claimed they were intended for the needy.”

So whuddup wid dat? The mayor can't be NEEDY?!?

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Statement: "Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, convicted last month on one count of embezzlement, is stepping down. "

Response: She got $450,000,000 in tax free stimulus funds. The money will help her transition into retirement.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Good news for good old Bawlemer!

[Theodore R.]

MD is so corrupt that even the Republicans are bad there.

[Theodore R.]

There was a liberal Republican mayor to the left of the Democrats named Theodore McKeldin in the 1950s. People in Baltimore believe in socialism.

[Ham Hock]

She is resigning so she can still collect her 80k per year pension.

[ssaftler]

The city is a cesspool, always corrupt, but now it’s not even safe to venture into that hole.

Our moon-bat friend's moon-battier daughter is currently attending Nursing School at Johns Hopkins, and even THEY admit that Baltimore is a horrible place to live. If it's too awful for a moon-bat, the next best thing for that place might be fumigation.

[SunkenCiv]

Better sit down, here are the shocking details:

Sheila Dixon, convicted last month on one count of embezzlement... a Democrat... her lawyers were set to argue in court that the mayor deserved a new trial because of juror misconduct... with City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake assuming Dixon's mayoral duties... conviction stemmed from her use of gift cards given to the city by developer Patrick Turner. Turner claimed they were intended for the needy.

They didn't actually *reach* the needy, but that's what the intent was. ;')

[maica]

A graphic from this article: Baltimore, Britain and eyes of the law

Check out this map in the Sun of Dec 31, 2009 which illustrates the placement of law enforcement cameras. You will see easily where the "no go" areas are. Unfortunately, some of them are near Johns Hopkins Hospital. Other parts of the city are fine, so far!

[Indy Pendance]

Another One Bites The Dust

[mrsixpack36]

I thought she would be in jail by now.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

I left Baltimore in 1966 just as the toilet was beginning to flush. There is so much political crap there, that the toilet is still flushing.

I used to know the few honest politicians in Baltimore. Really miss them. After that, only Schaeffer was half decent. The rest, including Nancy Pelosi’s brother, Mayor D’Allessandro, were crooks, ass-kissers, and incompetent.

[fieldmarshaldj]

McKeldin was Governor of MD in the ‘50s (1951-59). He served two separate terms as Baltimore Mayor (1943-47; 1963-67). Both times, McKeldin was succeeded by a D’Alesandro, first Nancy’s daddy, Tom, Jr. (1947-59) and her brother, Tommy 3rd (1967-71).

[smokingfrog]

Today on a separate matter, Dixon also entered an Alford plea to a separate charge of perjury.

[blam]

No worse than Spiro Agnew.