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Congressman Traficant (D) reacts to being convicted of racketeering, bribery, kickbacks and fraud
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| 04.11.02
| Registered
Posted on 04/11/2002 7:31:17 PM PDT by Registered
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barbers; beamup; bigtalker; bribery; clintonbodycount; crime; crimes; dems; endangeredspecies; ferrets; fraud; grooming; kickbacks; mob; newspecies; peta; racketeering; rogain; shatner; startrek; traficant; wildlife
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*snif* I'm gonna miss this guy.
To: Registered
I have to admit, the look in his eyes is pretty pitiful.
To: Registered
Boy are you good! A classic.
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posted on
04/11/2002 7:33:44 PM PDT
by
tomahawk
To: FreedominJesusChrist
Which set?
To: Registered
I have tears in my eyes. I have been waiting all night for this.
To: Registered
Priceless!
To: Registered
Actually the guy was not all bad. I think he's a little nuts but hell being in Washington for a week does that. I guess he made the criminal buttwipes that he was exposing finally were able to start up a steam roller to run over him.
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posted on
04/11/2002 7:37:12 PM PDT
by
PRO 1
To: Registered
I will miss him too. He is one of a kind, and I will miss hearing his colorful stories!
The look on his face is really heartbreaking.
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posted on
04/11/2002 7:40:31 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
To: Registered
Now that's a brain tumor.
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posted on
04/11/2002 7:40:35 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Registered, PRO 1
I would be interested in studying some of the Organized Crime structure in Ohio, where Traficant is from. He was allegedly connected to the mob at one time too, although that is questionable.
To: Registered
All you knee-jerk Dem haters, GOP-cheerleader types listen up.
This guy was probably guilty, but mostly guilty of hanging with a group of people he was doing favors with that weren't quite as sophisticated as the normal lobbyist types on the Hill.
Traficant did more than give great speeches. He introduced and was largely responsible for getting the law passed that blaced the burden of proof in tax cases onto the IRS, instead of the citizen.
Remember that, in your glee for seeing him sent to the gallows. There are a LOT worse bandits in the beltway than this guy.
To: Registered
You need to werk on yer spellin'.
It should be: "We wuz set up!"
To: ladyinred
It is heartbreaking and even pitiful, but it is more likely than not, the look of a man that thought the little crimes in life weren't a big deal.
To: DrLiberty
I know where you're coming from. I was wishing him luck and wonder who he POd.
But, this is a humor thread and serious replies don't count.
To: DrLiberty
Law Enforcement Discretion is not the answer in solving the problems of Jim Traficant. I liked the guy too, at least his one-minute speeches, but if he broke the law, he should do the time.
To: Registered
Beam me up Scottie!!!!!!
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posted on
04/11/2002 7:44:23 PM PDT
by
YOMO
To: Registered
I was wondering how long it would take you....yeah, you're going to miss him, his pics are some of your best stuff(aside from Conditit)...LOL
To: Registered
*snif* I'm gonna miss this guy.It ain't over 'til the fat hair sings...oops...it did.
Great work!
To: DrLiberty, PRO 1
A jury on Thursday found colorful Ohio Rep. James Traficant guilty on bribery, corruption and racketeering chargesDo you really want to excuse that?
To: hole_n_one
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