A most unwelcome announcement (Mel Reynolds)

Star Newspapers (Chicago) ^ | Thursday, October 9, 2003 | Dennis Wheeler

[Chi-townChief]

"And a growing belief that while he could talk with the best of them, what he said was not always necessarily true.
Nonetheless, Reynolds was re-elected in 1994, largely with suburban support.
But very soon, the young emperor's clothes began to unravel.
Sensationally, there were allegations, and then criminal charges, of sex with an underage girl. A one-time campaign aide admitted, and then tried to take back, that she and Reynolds had shared an affair when she was 16."

Hmmmm .... Mel really reminds me of someone else who recently held political office.

[Support Free Republic]

Hi mom!

[Chi-townChief]

CHICAGOLAND PING

[martin_fierro]

I heard he "won the lottery". < /sarc >

[Chi-townChief]

That's what they tell me.

[nickcarraway]

you are bad!

[Pan_Yans Wife]

ping

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

They should have put this skiffy kiddie raper in Leavenworth Federal Prison's general population. He would have lasted about 5 seconds.

[Clintonfatigued]

This should be posted under "Who Cares?" Mel Reynolds has no chance of returning to Congress. He embarrassed his supporters once before, and they will not be back for more. No matter what he says or does, he will always be a has-been.

[Chi-townChief]

My brother lives in the 2nd IL Cong. District and contends that if you replaced Junior Jesse with Mel tomorrow, you wouldn't notice the difference.

[billhilly]

He embarassed his constituents? Since when did that prevent a politician from coming back. Does the name Alysee Hastings ring a bell? The Florida judge who was impeached? Who was elected to congress and still is paid a princely sum by all taxpayers?

At risk of being called a racist, but being too old for it to really matter,history has shown us that the safest congressional seats are in black districts.

I suspect that trend will change, but not in my lifetime.

[Uff Da]

Wait a minute...........Mel Reynolds was PARDONED BY THE PERVERT-IN-CHIEF, CLINTON................I guess that makes everything all right....I can't imagine anyone voting for that CRIMINAL..........

[IncPen]

I was working in Chicago TV at the time this story happened, and can tell you that there's a good deal of this that never came out.

I saw the pictures that were at the heart of the case. As a father, if it had been my daughter, there would have been no trial.

[mrustow]

Nah, he was innocent of all charges. It was the ubiquitous, white, racist conspiracy to take down all successful black men, that got him! </sarcasm>

[Steely Glint]

So we can thank Slimy Bill Clinton for letting this particular weed back on the streets?

[TheRightGuy]

Mel would still be doing time in Club Fed if JJ Sr. hadn't convinced x-bent to commute his sentence in the final hour pardion frenzy.

[Impy]

This steams me BIG TIME.

On Hannity and Colmes some moron was saying he had "payed his debt" while adding a meek "he's not my favorite canditate" and Colmes agreed he "has a right to run" although he "doesn't support him".

Moron also said when challenged that "he'd have to face those accusations again". Accusations?!?!? He's on tape!!!! He was convicted by a jury!!!

Reynolds is a CHILD MOLESTER. I can't believe Jackson Jr. is the good choice here. Reynolds should still be locked up.

Even though he has zero chance too win he should be thrown back in jail if just for his gall.

[pittsburgh gop guy]

"Mel Reynolds was PARDONED BY THE PERVERT-IN-CHIEF, CLINTON................I guess that makes everything all right....I can't imagine anyone voting for that CRIMINAL"

which one, Reynolds or Clinton?

[JustPiper]

Doesn't jail time mean you can't even register to vote?! How the hell can he then run?!

[retrokitten]

Apparently not in IL.

He's such an arrogant idiot to think that people would actually vote for him again.