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Today in the ongoing examination into Rep. Charles Rangel's dealings, the NY Times wonders--on the front page-- about a pledged $1 million donation to a City College school of public service (being named after Rangel) from a oil executive. Eugene Isenberg, who has paid $200,000 of the donation so far, heads an oil drilling company Nabors Industries which dodged "tens of millions" in retroactive tax payments, thanks to Rangel. Nabors' practice of operating a Caribbean office to "reduce their federal tax payments" was targeted, but Rangel worked to keep the tax shelter--"Mr. Rangel said he stood with Nabors because, as much as he was offended by the company’s attempts to get around some of its United States taxes, he thought it wrong to impose a retroactive tax increase." Naturally, Rangel and Isenberg deny any wrongdoing , but read the article for other details--it's fascinating (and long).
Another Day, Another Question About Charles Rangel
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Time to bow out gracefully. If this hasn't gotten too uncomfortable yet, it will only get worse. Be a mensch and resign.
TERM LIMITS NOW!
he's not going anywhere, and Pelosi is totally tone deaf when it comes to this
"change"
@2, what is the use, they would just overturn it just as that pig Christine Quinn did
Now, now, there is no reason to bring that fat dike pig Rosie O'Donnell look-a-like into this discussion.
Here's why the GOP is so useless. Rangel is ripe for an overhthrow and they don't even make an effort to challenge his seat. Rangel knows as long as there's no competing party and he has a D after his name, he can do whatever the hell he wants. NYers will keep voting for the crook.
Rangel is proof the entire system is broken. In many solid red districts an equally corrupt Republican couldn't lose to the token Democratic challenger.
"NYers will keep voting for the crook."
Not me. I voted for the socialist party candidate.
Pelosi doesn't give a shit about this (or any) corrupt Democrat. She still has this crook as head of one of the most coveted seats!
So, this company takes advantage of a pay-no-taxes loophole created & slammed through by the republicans and vocally opposed by Rangel... but now the republicans get you simple minded fools to think that Charlie Rangel did something wrong? Hello? Anybody home? The drilling company did not break any laws and neither did Congressman Rangel. The republicans, after naming everything that stands still after the senile, do-nothing Ronald Reagan, hate seeing Rangel's name on anything. Charlie Rangel's a freaking archangel compared to the Bush boys, Cheney, and the republican senators and congressman.
One can only imagine the courses at the Charlie Rangel School of Public Service.
Isn't it about time the city names a street or boulevard up in Harlem for this individual? Along with all the other fool names they got up there. What is taking so long?
OOOO MAHHHH GAAAAWD! Enough already! This criminal should be in handcuffs making a perp walk. Even the completely lefty MSM can't spin how much this crook has become a complete POS.
Same old shit.
At least the Alaskan election board had the decency to jiggle their count against Stevens.
God forbid the Senate should publicly censure their own.