He's In! Traficant Will Be On The Ballot

TPM Muckraker ^ | September 1, 2010 | Rachel Slajda

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

It's official.

TPMmuckraker's favorite ex-convict ex-Congressman Jim Traficant will appear on the ballot for his old House seat in Ohio.

A county board of elections ruled today, in a meeting that lasted less than a minute, that Traficant has enough signatures to make it on the ballot.

Traficant, who was a Democrat while serving in the House, is running in the 17th District as an independent against Rep. Tim Ryan (D). Ryan replaced Traficant in 2002 when he was kicked out of Congress over 10 felony convictions for bribery, racketeering, tax evasion and other charges. Traficant was released from prison last fall.

He has promised, if elected, to take on the IRS, saying in September that he would "kick them in the crotch real good" and vowing to repeal the 16th Amendment.

[dalebert]

yay!!!!

[SatinDoll]

I’d vote for him, particularly if he’s gotten rid of that rug he used to wear on his head!

[fml]

This will be fun!

[PGalt]

Great. Another bad-hair POS ‘Rat running. He and Blago should be running back to the sewers from which they emerged.

[Paladin2]

Now that Blago is out of action, a new entertaining political ‘rat playah is exactly what we need.

[50mm]

[funfan]

“Beam Me Up Scotty” I hope he still has the same hair do

[November 2010]

Republican running to take advantage of the split Dem vote? : )

[cherry]

he’s still a leftist who criticized Bush at every chance....don’t trust him.....just like Ed Koch in NYC...sometimes they speak well but their actions are different...

[TSgt]

Mr. Speaker, two Texas women were beaten to death in their own home. They were two of nine victims supposedly killed by the infamous railroad killer from Mexico. The border is wide open. From narcotics to terrorists, the border is wide open. Tell me, Mr. Speaker, how many more Americans must be murdered in their own home? How many more Americans must die of drug overdoses? How many more Americans must be victimized and live in fear of terrorists? Tell me, Mr. Speaker, how many more Americans must be abused before Congress secures our border? Beam me up. I yield back a massive problem that can and will not be solved. - July 15, 1999

[traditional1]

Trafficant was rail-roaded by the Dem's for doing what EVERY Democrat does and very seldom has to account for, simply because he wasn't toeing the Party-line.

Not voting en bloc with the power structure puts you out on a limb and they will use their control of the DOJ to destroy you.

The political infrastructure and control of the legal system is what keeps them in power, along with their State-Run-Media parroting the talking points they're handed and presenting as "news".

[November 2010]

The 2010 Candidates for Ohio Congressional District 17 include:
US Representative Tim Ryan (D)
Pharmacist Jim Graham (R)
Ex-Congressman, Ex-Mahoning County Sheriff, Radio Talk Show Host, Felon Jim Traficant (I)

[TSgt]

[SpaceBar]

I hope he wins in a landslide.

[November 2010]

http://www.jimgrahamforcongress.com/

[duckln]

And Traficant is the best of the lot!

[ak267]

BEAM ME UP!!!!!

[November 2010]

I’ll take a Republican pharmacist over a Dem felon thank you.