Had enough of Charlie Rangel yet ?
61Picture of a slimeball !
Nancy Pelosi another piece of slime !
The honorable Congressman enjoying a corporate paid vacation
Seriously what does it take to get rid of a crook ?
I wish I was capable of writing about the light and fluffy stuff with lots of pictures with babes in bikinis that seem to generate so much traffic here at hubpages. But I am sorry that is just not my deal. I look at this world and grow ever angrier at what I see. And make no mistake about it , this will probably be an angry hub. But I intend to make you uncomftorable , I intend to make you want to take your head out of the sand and look around and acknowlrdge what all of us know. That we live with a systerm of Government that has become so corrupt and so out of touch with the average person like you and I , that they no longer care about what you and I think or what we want as American citizens.
The earthquake that happened in Chile has dominated the news over the course of the last 24 hours and I have no doubt that if there is any one person who is grateful to have the spotlight taken off of them and on Chile it would be slimeball congressman Charlie Rangel. As was chronicled in the media lately Charlie Rangel was taking vacations to the Carribean on corporate sponsored dollars and violated ethics in a very serious way. A couple of years ago a defense contractor here in San Diego was giving favors left and right to a congressman named Randall "Duke " Cunningham in exchange for prefrential treatment and contracts from the Dept. of Defense. And today Cunningham is sitting in jail , as well he should ! I have no doubt he is probably not hangin with the Homeys but I am glad that he has no say or decision making powers anymore and will forever live a life of shame.
That to me is justice. However Rangel just got admonished by the ethics committee this last Friday for his actions. Admonished ? Is that similar to a stern lecture ? I want his hide ! Charlie Rangel has finally lost the right to have any decision making powers and make policy for the rest of us as far as I am concerned. Not to mention the fact that I have my doubts about how ethical the ethics panel is.
After all the ethics committee did clear 7 lawmakers on Friday for earmarks on no bid contracts to upwards of 40 companies. You know , no harm no foul ! And at least they had the backbone to give Charlie Rangel a stern lecture. But according to Charlie Rangel he was exhonorated. And then had the chutzpah to put all the blame on his staff ! Now talk about not being accountable for your actions ! Nothing like throwing your staff under the bus ! I hope all those young Idealist Interns are really getting a taste of what working in DC is really like now. And of course my favorite whipping horse Nancy Pelosi will do nothing about this , because Charlie is her boy and teammate. And she needs his vote to pass that piece of crap they call healthcare reform. All she will say is that we will see what happens. How is that for leadership ? Is this your hero libs ? And not to mention the fact that this is just the tip of the Iceberg for Charlie Rangel. I forgot to mention the fact that he still has the little matter of not declaring roughly one million dollars in undeclared income that he did not put in his tax forms. But I am sure he just forgot ? Right ? I have been railing on this guy for awhile. I wrote a hub 6 months ago about this guy being the dirty crook that he is !
http://hubpages.com/hub/Charles-Rangel-has-to-be-arrested-and-removed
And I sit here more baffled then ever that he is still in office. I wrote a letter to my congressperson the spineless Susan Davis and all she said was they will wait to see what results from the Investigation. And if present history is an indicator it will be a whole lotta nada. Why do we the people put up with this ? And on top of that the 79 year old congressman has also announced that he will be running for re- election. WTF ? You gotta be kiddin me ! While I am no member of the tea party. I totally support their message that they are sending to the public. And what is that message you ask ? I think I can put that message into the simplest context possible. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH ! That is there message in a nutshell. And no matter what your party affiliation or Ideology , how can you not agree with this ? I am sorry but anyone who can support the above mentioned as well as several of their cronies seriously need their head examined for brain damage.
Charlie Rangel writes your tax code ! And then of course the rules do not apply to him. All the time I hear the Liberal/ Progressive contingent talk about how the Republicans and how they are in cahoots with the large corporations and they are correct. However when one of their own is exposed for being the liar and cheat that they are , they become strangely muted. And that is another thing that pisses me off ! I look forward to the counter revolution that is taking place in this country. We have not had leaders and statesmen roaming the halls of Capitol Hill in a long long time.
What we have had is a conglomerate of people who exploit the influence that they weild and are constantly for sale if the price is right for their campaign fund. After all when you have a cash cow you gotta milk it for all its worth , right ? I am not affiliated with a political party , I am not a tea party member. ( Sorry Libs ,you can't lump me in with them ) . I am an American citizen and I will continue to rant because my original mission when I joined hubpages was not to write fluff pieces and make lots of money on google adsense. I joined our community to make you uncomftorable and I came here to make you aware. Needless to say day by day the American public is finally waking up as the creature comforts and security we all covet are being reomved in small increments. So folks I am making a small declaration here. Put down your damn latte . Forget about the yoga class. Get active and email your congressperson. Nancy Pelosi was complaing about how the tea party was being monopolized by the GOP. One year ago or a little less she was completely dismissive of the whole movement as a bunch of wackos who needed their ritalin. So you see when you complain loud enough , you get heard ! Make DC hear you !
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Ralph I am about to fall out of my chair. You and I actually see eye to eye on something ! Thanks for the Info and for sharing your thoughts.
I'm amazed Charlie was even admonished. I have to wonder if there's so much more there, they decided to end it this way and try to protect him. And yes, it was disgusting of him to blame his employees. But that's the way now, and they're all getting away with it.
Sheila sadly you are right about the business as usual policies of Capitol Hill. I however am starting to get a small sense of optimism as the tea party movement is actually starting to get the attention of the empty suits on Capitol Hill. Marco Rubio is making noise in Florida. And a woman named Debra Medina is starting to makle her voice heard in the great state of Texas. And these are the type of Individuals true Conservatives favor. The silent majority I believe has decided to stay silent no longer.
Tony, Bravo! Outstanding hub! Pelosi has protected him for years and now she may turn her back on him I heard a couple of days ago He belongs in jail! I wrote about him a few months ago. He's cheated on his taxes for years. He owns apartments in the Dominican Republican and never declared the income and this a**hole writes our tax code? Any of us would have been in jail for years by now!
Hahaha!!! Just look at the two photos!! We can trust them....Right? LoL!!
Absolutely right on all counts here Pamela ! I just get so sick and tired of the empty suits in Washington who make a set of laws for all of us to live by and then disregard themwith Impunity in front of the public that they are supposed to serve. I like this groundswell of anger that I am witnessing. Many are saying that anarchy is no solution , however I say what if the founders of this country felt that way ? Thanks for dropping in Pamela.
It wasn't Charlie' fault, it was the "big corporations" and his staff's fault. Guess what. He is their boss of his staff, therefore ultimately responsible.
I am glad that the little guy get a privilege once in while. It is very rewarding. The average worker gets upset when they see the big wigs always doing things. The little guys need some rewards every once in a while,
Other thing, I am not sure what exactly what the occasion is, but sometimes it is just part of business to give sponsor things. I know there are all these ethics guidelines, but from my understanding the ethics committee said it was nothing wrong for the staff to participate, but that it was wrong for Rangel to participate. So if it is okay for the staff, it must be okay for the companies to do this. Big business is not always the enemy and the bad guy. We have to be a little careful to judge the other people, but in Rangle's condition, the judgment was passed.
Keep on hubbing!
Tubbs I agree they look like used car salesmen. Thanks for dropping by !
eovery thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. I have no problem admitting nothing gives me greater pleasure then to see the mighty who abuse their power get grilled on the coals. I cannot think of group who deserves it more.
I am sure the Supreme Court agrees with you though.
Tony,
I agree totally with your position on Charlie Rangel, but if history is any judge he'll be re-elected by Harlem just as his predesessor Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was after congress expelled him. The only way we have a chance of getting rid of him is sending him up the river for a long, long time.
Tom I have no problem sending him up the river without a paddle ! And you are right , I have no doubt that the people of his district will likely just follow suit and send back Rangel in spite of the fact he is a criminal !
I like the idea of him in jail ! Thanks for dropping in Tom.
Have him give sworn testimony before a congressional committee so he can go to jail for lying.
DiamondRN I am not so sure I would trust a committee to take care of the job. I say bypass that and just put him in jail ! Of course sadly we have to give him due process, but I enjoy the thought ! :)
Tony, I should have known you are a Medina supporter. Perry is bad enough. That's one we sure don't agree on. She's worse than Sarah Palin and that crazy Michelle Bachman from Minnesota.
Ralph all of these Ivy league educated people have turned a deaf ear to the constituents they supposedly represent. The result of this is a public that feels disenfranchised. And believe it or not I do not pin all of this on Obama.This has been going on for awhile now. While I certainly have reservations about Palin running the USA , you seem to not recognize the formula of her appeal. And that is the fact that she is far more of a regular person then any of these Harvard educated Individuals that the left loves to proclaim as brilliant. I am completely unimpressed with the highly educated ruling class. And because Palin is more of a regular person then any of the phonys currently residing on the hill, they automatically look down their snobby noses at her and denigrate her unflailingly because she is able to connect with Joe Average. This is a quality most of the Ivy leaguers lack. Because they have no concept of what being a regular person is like. That being said I still have reservations about her running for office.
I have said this many times and I will say it again ,Being educated does not make you smart !And on the issue of Medina if memory serves me correct I said in the comments that I was taking a look at her. I do not believe that automatically puts me on the campaign trail for her.
But I will ask you this Ralph and be honest. Who would you trust more your neighbor or a slick talker who gives great oration and consistently dissapoints ?
Tony,
Nothing shocks me--the system is so corrupt and it just keeps getting worse! Pelosi makes me want to vomit everytime she opens her lying plastic surery lips!
They don't care what the 'people' think-and do what they want to do--regardless of the 'people.' I often wonder..how did this happen--they are supposed to be working for US and we used to have a bit of control--it is so out of control and the biggest liar-theif-corrupted-wins--the people have lost!
Ghost I agree with everything you said . And to answer your question about how this happened , I believe we can sum it up in one word MONEY ! And there is no one who affirms this more then Rangel ! I myself Ghost am starting to feel just the smallest sliver of optomism !As I see some candidates who are vocalising the anger the American public feels. But time will tell. And after watching some of the news shows today I can say that our rage has gotten their attention !
But Ghost happy Sunday to you and I am happy to see you around here !
Am I the only one who thinks the media should focus attention on CitiGroup, Pfizer, Verizon, AT&T and the other "major corporations" who paid for the little Caribbean vacations as well as on Charlie Rangel and company?
Tony - Great Hub! They are both a pair of clowns, and need to go. Ralph if you look hard enough you will see that the companies you mentioned give more to the left, along with Goldman Sachs and others, (AIG, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to name a few) Not to mention GE which gives not only monetary but the air wave support of a biased media network. Keep digging Ralph, it'll blow your mind, That's one of the reasons I stay independent!
Ralph I in no way am willing to let big business off the hook. Since 2007 America has lost 8.4 million jobs and someone is responsible for that, I lay that at the feet of the corporations. But Ralph bear in mind the media is owned by the corporations. You think they will bite the hand that feeds them ?
Hmrjmr you are so right about AIG and the like. And may I also say that Freddie is looking for some more money. I am with you , I too am an Independent. And I hold both parties responsible. And from judging what I see on the news I am not alone ! Thanks for dropping by my friend.
Tony, I love it when a guy can speak his mind! You can, love it. Thanks for being not so PC:)
Rangel has to go and he can take Nancy Pelosi with him. I have had enough of the hypocrisy in Washington. In fact there is a whole boat load of people that can accompany him. Great and much needed hub.
Tim Tim speaking my mind has never been a problem. Learning when to keep my mouth shut sometimes has. Glad you appreciate it though ! :)
BPop I completely agree with your statements. Hopefully both of these guys will get booted by the ballot box at midterm. But the districts they represent like them. Even though the rest of the country can't stand em !
You didn't make me mad tony - I'm already so spittin' mad at our so-called "leaders" that I found your hub to be quite refreshing! Keep up the good work - if only ALL Americans were as mad as we are, things might actually change :)
I am speechless! I began reading the comments and Deeds blew my mind. He may not be as far left as I have always pictured him. Thanks Ralph for showing your human side and I join Tony in saying I agree with you..
That's what I like about you Tony, you can see the events that lead up to the error. The fabric of our society is already embedded with the seeds of corruption and the effect is what we have seen with our politicians and these big corporations. Rangel could have refused the big corporations, and the corporations could have chosen not to do what they did. It comes down to $$ and power and how do they get the biggest bang for their dollar. Ethics, we need to build this concept once again if we are to regain this country.
Dear Madame your anger is shared by many as I am obviously one of those which you speak of ! I thank you for the props and for dropping by and chiming in !
GreatAmerican maybe Ralph is a little more centrist then he may let on too ! Thanks for dropping by Sir.
ehern first off , how ya feelin ? It has gotten to the point where these politicians do not even try to hide their misdeeds anymore because there are no consequences ! And therein lies the crux of the problem. The minute they are even so much as hinted at being involved in scandal I say they should lose their perivilege of voting on bills ! Thx for checkin in ehern !
Tony my friend, thanks for your concern. I am doing just fine. Will be having surgery on my left eye now Friday so may have limited participation for a week or so. Thanks again for your good wishes. God Bless!
no worries ehern ! Best to ya Buddy !
I already had enough of Charlie Rangel, along time ago. But thanks for sharing some things I was unaware of. Well atleast he was given a stearn talking to.
Truth from Truth it is truly sad to me that this guy is even still around. Even the members of his party are starting to treat him like he has leprosy. The sooner he , Pelosi, Barney Frank and Harry Reid are gone the better !
One reason the House may be going easy on Rangel is fear that favors and money lots of others have accepted will be exposed. I have a friend who was a pilot for a major gas utility company. He says he spent most of his time flying senators and congressmen all over the world.
Great rant Tony...I have been signing petitions and doing what I can. I was a little naive about all the corruption here thinking that was the stuff that made good movies and fiction. Not so...duh living in Canada where the government actually takes care of it's people made me a little soft I guess. It's all very disturbing really. Thanks for putting it out there I admire you.
Actually did you read my mind ? Ha. The problem is there are many more in washington like him. He probably is about the norm. How unfortunate for us "Regular Citizens." Oops, you got me started. Anywayz, great read ! Thank you. will follow. I'm also here http://hubpages.com/hub/Awesome-Asian-Carp-News
as always also Rprcarz50 Keep on Hubbing
As always
Tony, my sentiments exactly. But I read a disturbing piece on World Net Daily which outlines how the Dems plan to steal the 2010 elections, and the reason the Dems aren't afraid continuing the corruption. It's scary, they will use the job stimulus to do it. Here is the link, bring a barf bag.
well done Tony, I know where your heart is, aside from football exposing the crooked is one of your hobby, good job, BTW, read Money Glitch article on arthritis Tony, and massage from a beautiful woman will do, Thanks for this one, Maita
Ralph your comment without a doubt I am sure is probably the absolute truth. All the empty suits on the hill are scrambling now because we are pissed and they know it now. It is truly sad that political corruption has become so commonplace that reading about it in the paper is as mundane as the boxscores for the baseball game. When did we start accepting this ? I for one refuse ! Thanks for the comments Ralph !
Tammy ranting is one of my specialties. I made it a mission to keep people being aware and to get them away from the E Entertainment mentality that so much of this country suffers from. I appreciate the fact also that you are staying active because it is incumbent all of us do so. Tammy I appreciate you stopping by !
atoz I am happy to have you as a fan and I am happier for your participation here at my little hub. I am gonna make it a point to read your hub. Thank you and welcome Bro !
My dear friend jiberish I just looked at the article and that would scare anybody ! Is it not insane how far from the edicts of the constitution we have strayed ? Felons voting ? Ya gotta be kiddin me ! Of course Democrats would want felons votes. Birds of a feather , ya know ? Of course that could apply to some Rinos as well !
My dearest Maita , you always have a way of perking me up.I joined Hubpages with a mission. And that was the fact that I have always maintained that the USA was far to caught in the empty calorie junkfood of celebrity pop culture or as I call it the E Entertainment mentality. So for me exposing the bunch that are bringin this country down is Imperative.
Thx for the tip on the hub from Money Glitch.And Maita we do not even need to do an interview for the beautiful massuese. YOU ARE HIRED !!!! :)
THE SONOFABITCH STEPPED DOWN ! YAY !
Well Lakerboy as I understand it is a temporary step down. Nonetheless it seems significant damage has been done here and I hope he is feeling total shame. I am gonna be happy to see more like him from both parties removed. They try to rule us with Impunity and now the payback is coming. The good new is this is just the start for Rangel !
Tony - lord have mercy I had enough of this guy before he got started. He is like a clown without the makeup. Love when you go on a rant like this.
I wait for the days to pick the paper up and see which river he is going up on.
Shari how ya doin ? What happens from this point I am not sure however the fact he is not in charge of making tax laws for us that he will never comply with and so far that is some small degree of justice ! I look forward to more of the crooked being exposed and bounced out on their keister !
Shari my friend always good to hear from you
I love your angry sarcastic humor--you have utterly exposed him. And that picture of him lounging--that speaks more than a thousand words. Who needs congressmen who sponged on others to serve their own purposes. Enjoyed it!
anglnwu first off it is always a pleasure to have you drop in. And I also enjoy the fact that you enjoy me ranting because apparently I seem to have a penchant for it. I am happy to report that Rangel has now given up his gavel and I doubt he is going to retain it because he is riddled with to much scandal.
And it is kind of sad because in all fairness Rangel did serve his country well from his days in the US Army during the Korean war. But like many politicians these days he fell for the money and power that we see corrupt good people all the time. So when they do fall prey to that corruption , they gotta go ! I have a feeling alot of career politicians are gonna be on the chopping block this year and that is a good thing ! Nice to see ya here anglnwu !
Tony you know how I feel! I am right there with ya. It is our fault that our country has ended up this way. We have all been passive, and lazy and just flat didn't give a crap. Now, we are (albeit slowly) starting to wake up and realize we have a mess on our hands. I just hope it's not too late. Keep on ranting, friend. I would rather read your rants anyday than the crap that people are making money from. Like I just wrote about in my hub "More Government Hypocrisy", he is writing our tax codes yet cheating on his taxes. And as many others have mentioned, I would imagine that scum like this person are the rule, and not the exception. As I have said many, many times, the problem is not Republican or Democrat. The problem is POLITICIANS. They have forgotten what their job is, because when the economy was strong and life was good, we put them on autopilot and checked out of the game. Well, guess what folks? Autopilot isn't working anymore. It's time to storm the cockpit.
sunflowerbucky it is hard to write feedback to your comments because you have said absolutely everything so well.And ye the problem is politicians ! I sunflowerbucky have some degree of optimism , because now as a society we have some real adversity for a change. And that is finally starting to jar people out of their apathetic state ! And by the way I love those closing comments ! Thanks for dropping by sunflowerbucky !
I had enough of him YEARS ago!!
habee you an I are both in agreement on that one for sure ! Thanks for dropping in !
I repeat, what about the "major corporations" that so graciously picked up the tab for the Caribbean vacations for Rangel and his associates? Am I the only one that thinks the spotlight should also be on AT&T, Verizon, Pfizer and CitiGroup? Seems to me that they should be expected to be familiar with and comply with the House ethics rules.
Ralph that is a tough one to answer but I cannot help but think that there are many people on the hill who are going out of their way to make sure not to much light is shed on these corporations. Could you Imagine how much dirt would be exposed on both sides of the aisle ? It may shock you to know that I actually agreed with Obama on the fact that I believe the Supreme Court got it wrong on the corporations funding the campaigns of their favorite lapdogs on the hill !
Fantastic hub. Forget the fluffy stuff. Keep writing about what matters. I'm so sick of the corrupt politians. I'm with you 100%.
Thank you Lovelypaper for coming by and sharing your thoughts. I think all Americans are sick of the corruption on both sides of the aisle and the groundswell of anger is showing now. Thanks for dropping by !
charlie reminds me of a cross between, Jackie Gleason and Reverend Ike.
Good cross referencing there Caterino. Welcome to Hubpages , you write some pretty good hubs there !
Tony ,
Lets all just be thankful for one thing rangel DID DO RIGHT...
We should all just be glad he kept his shirt on at the beach, otherwise things could have really gotten UGLY.
Oh And i agree-charlie should be trading his custom made suits for another custom made orange jump suit.
great hub
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Ralph Deeds Level 6 Commenter 2 years ago
Yeah, I've had enough of Charlie Rangel, AND I've had more than enough with the unmentioned by name "major corporations" who paid for the little Caribbean holidays for Rangel and his cronies. I don't believe Rangel's assertion that he wasn't aware that the companies were paying the bills, but I'm damn sure that the companies who picked up the tabs were aware of what they were doing, and that's why they disguised their payments through a local Caribbean newspaper. It took me a half-hour Google search to find out who the corporate miscreants were--Pfizer, CitiGroup, Verizon and AT&T and possibly others. A NY Times editorial this morning said Rangel "should give up his gavel" on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, but didn't bother saying that that the "major corporations," (unnamed) should stop bribing our Congressmen with free trips to the Caribbean.