Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson violated rules, steered scholarships to relatives (Democrat)

Dallas Morning News ^ | 8/29/2010 | By TODD J. GILLMAN and CHRISTY HOPPE

[tobyhill]

Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide's two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers' causes.

The recipients were ineligible under anti-nepotism rules of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, which provided the money. And all of the awards violated a foundation requirement that scholarship winners live or study in a caucus member's district.

Johnson, a Democrat, denied any favoritism when asked about the scholarships last week. Two days later, she acknowledged in a statement released by her office that she had violated the rules but said she had done so "unknowingly" and would work with the foundation to "rectify the financial situation."

[oust the louse]

Liberal politicians mantra: Cheat until you get caught.....I would expect nothing less than a huge promotion within the Democrat party.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Good. Another corrupt politician. Put this b**** under Ethics investigation.

Oh wait, that would be “racist”

[tobyhill]

“But the Johnsons, Moores and Givenses weren't eligible under other foundation rules requiring recipients to reside or go to school in a congressional district represented by a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.”

“None of the six lived or attended school in Johnson's district. They lived in districts represented by white Republicans.”

Here we go again, the evil “white Republican”.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Then scream racism on the behalf of the investigators.

[AlexW]

“Liberal politicians mantra: Cheat until you get caught.”

Of course...It is in their genes.
To be a Democrat, you have to be a criminal, or incredibly
stupid.

[dennisw]

SHOCKER!!! — Another Black Caucus crook. Will her fellow Black Caucus members publicly reject her or Charles Rangel? Heck no! They are probably running scams too

[JPG]

Busted! Does the CBC have any honest members? The house ethics panel will continue to be very busy. How's life in the swamp, Nancy?

[passionfruit]

They aren’t done draining the swamp yet.

[Russ]

A Black Democrat? Nothing to see here, folks, move right along...

[mewzilla]

The CBC is a cesspool pf corruption. This stuff with the foundation is just the tip of the iceberg.

Big question is: What's behind someone actually looking into it? Barry still going after the CBC...?

[subterfuge]

Are dems ALWAYS unaware of the laws and rules they are to govern by or are they really just that stupid?

[mewzilla]

Let's see: Rangel, Waters, now Johnson...

Question for the CBC: With friends like Barry, who needs enemies?

[tobyhill]

It took the DMN to expose this case. The Congressional Black Caucus is too busy screaming “Bush hates black people”.

[ntmxx]

So I guess …it’s the color of your skin or who you know that counts more than anything else; except if you do not have the right party affiliation!

[tflabo]

We may not be able to remove such cretins from their heavily Dem districts but we can take out all the vulnerable ones and leave these creeps isolated in the swamp. Guilty by association and out with ALL Dems and RINO’s.

[ntmxx]

Black Caucus…racism on parade!

[chainsaw]

Longtime Dallas congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson has awarded thousands of dollars in college scholarships to four relatives and a top aide's two children since 2005, using foundation funds set aside for black lawmakers' causes.

Clearly racist!

[April Lexington]

Third world politics at its finest. Not all people have the capacity to govern civil society. Sometimes, I think, we take this pluralism stuff too far.

[thethirddegree]

I believe the CBC members believe that they are entitled to take what they can however they can simply because they are oppressed blacks.