Posted on 05/04/2019 6:08:26 AM PDT by Libloather
(CNN) — On Thursday, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned just a few weeks after news broke of a no-bid book deal -- via a state agency -- for a book she had self-published. Pugh, in the wake of the initial reporting by the Baltimore Sun, had largely disappeared from public view and her resignation was more a matter of when, not if.
**SNIP**
I heard a lot of people expressing impatience and wondering whether Pugh was really the best we could do for mayor. Still, in January and February, with a new police commissioner in place, and close to $1 million in her campaign account, she had to be considered a heavy favorite for reelection. That's why this whole episode, with the "Healthy Holly" books, feels like a whirlwind -- we found out about her self-dealing in mid-March, she's gone by early May.
That's a stunningly fast demise for a politician.
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Pfffft. She took the bribe. She wanted the loot. Total crook. Not stunning whatsoever. Expect it to happen even more.
Now, how long will her prison sentence be? Maybe Kim Foxx is available to handle the case.
An obvious affirmative action hire. Not competent for any public office.
Buried in this article, however, is this:
The 2020 Democratic primary is in April, and that usually decides who the next mayor will be.
Which is kind of funny. It implies (rightly) that the existence of any other party doesn't matter. They don't really get a say. It's just up to the Democratic primary to make the decision who the eventual mayor will be.
And how is that working out for Baltimore?
She is a big house plantation slave. They say jump, she asks “how high”
Pugh is getting 99 percent of the media attention because she became prominent when she became Baltimore's mayor. But the rot is systemic.
Heh, she could be Dorkbama’s sister.
Or Holder-loser’s.
Beeber NOT stuned.
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh
I know nothing about this woman. However the question is why do most big cities under Democrat control seem to be mismanaged and ineffectual?
In other words how do so many petty crooks get elected to such important jobs?
Could it be that it is more difficult to skim money off the top of a well run city? If the department heads were honest, and if the police and prosecutors were not beholden to a power base would it be possible to run as many scams as there seem to be run in all major cities?
To answer my question, the powers behind the scene do not want a honest hard working individual in power, so they support weak dishonest individuals that they can control.
My guess is that Ms Pugh either quit listening to those with the real power or just got greedy.
She forgot rule 1 of organize crime, don’t steal from the boss.
Is there anyone alive dumb enough to want the job of mayor of Baltimore. I think they are past the point of saving now.
Is there anyone alive dumb enough to want the job of mayor of Baltimore. I think they are past the point of saving now.
The link is to CNN. Every click puts money in the pockets of the Fake News Network. No thanks.
I believe she broke law. Shouldn’t she be in prison? Maybe she’s using black-privilege in that laws don’t apply to them.
Well maybe if she raped women and was a racist the democrats would have stood behind her like they do in Virginia. But she made money so she had to go.
This is what Newt Gingrich nailed Speaker Jim Wright over. Writing books that he would sell to supporters/donors for cash-on-the-side. Ever wonder about Chelsea Clinton’s baby books? The difference, I guess, is that the Clinton’s are untouchable while a small-time mayor obviously p*ssed somebody off,
Is there anyone who still believes that the purpose of the Democrat Party is to find and elect people to government office who will get the most efficient and effective use out of every hard earned tax dollar?
Anyone?
Corrupt Democrat, I’m not stunned.
Another corrupt elected Black Democrat forced out of office. It was racism that caused it, right?
look how filthy rich Mueller and Comey got for their protection of the Toons....look at Cuomo.....look at any rat at all......
Pugh was just a little piece of the pie...
Nothing new here. Almost all politicians are in it to promote and enrich themselves. Notable exception is out dear President.
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