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The House ethics committee is currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers — more than 15 percent of the total in the House. And an eighth black member, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), would be under investigation if the Justice Department hadn’t asked the committee to stand down.

Not a single white lawmaker is currently the subject of a full-scale ethics committee probe.

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If they're being probed because they are legitimalely crooked, or have been abducted by aliens, that's OK.

If they're being probed because they are black, well, that's a different thang alltogether.

I've never understood why the white male elitist in this country are so afraid of women or minorities that are educated, well spoken, and......well........matter in the big picture.
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OSBF wrote:
I've never understood why the white male elitist in this country are so afraid of women or minorities that are educated, well spoken, and......well........matter in the big picture.

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Too bad the article was more about race baiting, as it brought forth very little facts as to why each person was either being investigated, or had their case dropped.

Case in point. Charlie Rangel. Are you shitting me? They are bitching about him being investigated? Dude helps make the tax laws and is a complete dodger of paying his own taxes.
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SeattleGriz wrote:Too bad the article was more about race baiting, as it brought forth very little facts as to why each person was either being investigated, or had their case dropped.

Case in point. Charlie Rangel. Are you shitting me? They are bitching about him being investigated? Dude helps make the tax laws and is a complete dodger of paying his own taxes.


I wanna see your returns from the past twenty years, Seattle.


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OSBF wrote:If they're being probed because they are legitimalely crooked, or have been abducted by aliens, that's OK.

If they're being probed because they are black, well, that's a different thang alltogether.

I've never understood why the white male elitist in this country are so afraid of women or minorities that are educated, well spoken, and......well........matter in the big picture.
I don't either. Consider me armed and dangerous with my degree that I display proudly at home. :nod:
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wkuhillhound wrote:
OSBF wrote:If they're being probed because they are legitimalely crooked, or have been abducted by aliens, that's OK.

If they're being probed because they are black, well, that's a different thang alltogether.

I've never understood why the white male elitist in this country are so afraid of women or minorities that are educated, well spoken, and......well........matter in the big picture.
I don't either. Consider me armed and dangerous with my degree that I display proudly at home. :nod:

If I've said it once, I've said it a THOUSAND times.



ALL you black people look the same. So, visa vie, rich white men can't tell the difference between the suits and the thugs. :roll: :kisswink:
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wideright82 wrote:
wkuhillhound wrote:
I don't either. Consider me armed and dangerous with my degree that I display proudly at home. :nod:

If I've said it once, I've said it a THOUSAND times.



ALL you black people look the same. So, visa vie, rich white men can't tell the difference between the suits and the thugs. :roll: :kisswink:
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Visa vie. I lol'd.
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Cap'n Cat wrote:
SeattleGriz wrote:Too bad the article was more about race baiting, as it brought forth very little facts as to why each person was either being investigated, or had their case dropped.

Case in point. Charlie Rangel. Are you shitting me? They are bitching about him being investigated? Dude helps make the tax laws and is a complete dodger of paying his own taxes.


I wanna see your returns from the past twenty years, Seattle.


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I would have no issue with that, for I have always used an accountant - and that is the point.

Charlie Rangel has so much in property and income that he must have someone who knows all his finances. If he doesn't, I sure as hell hope they investigate his prior returns. But back to his financial person. Why wasn't this person consulted when he needed to let everyone know about all his income? I believe he said that he forgot. If it is too much for the man who writes the laws to remember what he is making income on, then maybe he should hire someone to keep it all straight for him.
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