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Jim Traficant's Letter From Prison
educate-yourself.org ^ | June 3, 2003 | James Traficant

Posted on 06/05/2003 9:43:16 PM PDT by Rennes Templar

Edited on 06/06/2003 12:45:14 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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I'm too tired to research all his claims. Anyone have any info on this stuff? Is he a victim or delusional??????
1 posted on 06/05/2003 9:43:17 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: Rennes Templar
I hope someone digs into this a bit, and provides some verifiable facts. I always like JT, he along with Bob Dornan, were the only things worth watching on C-Span for quite a while.
2 posted on 06/05/2003 9:49:52 PM PDT by jeremiah (Sunshine scares all of them, for they all are cockaroaches)
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3 posted on 06/05/2003 9:52:39 PM PDT by Fixit
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To: Rennes Templar
He is probably both a victim and delusional. He does not belong in jail though.
4 posted on 06/05/2003 9:56:52 PM PDT by staytrue
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To: Rennes Templar
Is he a victim or delusional????

While I am sure there are others on this board that will say he is delusional and not a victim, I think to a degree he is a victim. I put the term "Justice Department" up there with the "Ministry of Truth". Selective prosecution, yes. Compare his case to the Torch's. The guy who plays ball gets the pass and the loose cannon goes to jail.

5 posted on 06/05/2003 9:56:54 PM PDT by Lawgvr1955 (Hypocrisy!! Thy name is Government.)
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To: Fixit
I'll bet if he was freed, he would be the front-runner for the President.
6 posted on 06/05/2003 9:59:48 PM PDT by Only1choice____Freedom (If somebody has to tell you, it's already too late.)
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To: nutmeg
bttt
7 posted on 06/05/2003 10:00:35 PM PDT by nutmeg (USA: Land of the Free - Thanks to the Brave)
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To: Only1choice____Freedom
Somehow, from his jail cell, Traficant pulled 15.2 percent of the vote in 2002!
8 posted on 06/05/2003 10:04:57 PM PDT by Fixit
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To: *Conspiracy
http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/bump-list
9 posted on 06/05/2003 10:07:13 PM PDT by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: Rennes Templar
He's a bit of a nut, but they definitely had it in for him, and I don't think he got a fair trial.
10 posted on 06/05/2003 10:08:13 PM PDT by B Knotts
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To: Rennes Templar
Kind of hard to believe this letter passed the Prison Postal Inspectors.
11 posted on 06/05/2003 10:12:53 PM PDT by WKB (Actual Headline: Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers)
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To: Fixit
Rumor has it Traficant's hair made a break for it...
12 posted on 06/05/2003 10:14:41 PM PDT by F16Fighter (Democrats -- The Party of Stalin and Chiraq)
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To: Rennes Templar
I don't know much about the particulars but I'd venture a guess that he's a victim. Partially a self-made victim but also a victim of his own party. I've no doubt that he committed some wrongs and I'd bet that his wrongs were not as bad as his fellow party members. He called it like he saw it/like it was and he's paying their price. Just my thoughts based upon the little I know.
13 posted on 06/05/2003 10:26:50 PM PDT by hmmmmm
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To: Rennes Templar
or delusional

Not at all.

14 posted on 06/05/2003 10:41:40 PM PDT by Cachelot (~ In waters near you ~)
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To: Rennes Templar
I don't know but I will definitely buy his book if he writes one.
15 posted on 06/05/2003 11:04:21 PM PDT by Outrance
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To: WKB
Kind of hard to believe this letter passed the Prison Postal Inspectors.

Actually, not at all hard to believe. Unless the letter has threats in it, or something really rotten, they have no choice but to deliver it. Messing with the mail, even inmates mail, is a felony, and too many people are watching for anyone to try anything stupid. They had to let it go through.

16 posted on 06/05/2003 11:06:18 PM PDT by Mark17
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To: Only1choice____Freedom
I'll bet if he was freed, he would be the front-runner for the President.

He'd beat the pants off of every single Rat who has stepped forward as a possible Presidential candidate, that's for sure. He really ought to be a Libertarian. How does Paul-Traficant sound?

17 posted on 06/05/2003 11:11:47 PM PDT by The Red Zone
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To: Rennes Templar
Beam me up!

James Traficant's One-Minute Speeches, 1997

James Traficant's One-Minute Speeches, 1998

James Traficant's One-Minute Speeches, 2000

James Traficant's One-Minute Speeches, 2001

18 posted on 06/05/2003 11:15:24 PM PDT by Fraulein
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To: Rennes Templar
What? No pictures? I'm disappointed. Used to be people had graphics ready for a Traf thread right on hand.
19 posted on 06/05/2003 11:23:48 PM PDT by SoDak
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To: Registered
BUmp to the picture man!
20 posted on 06/05/2003 11:24:38 PM PDT by The Red Zone
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