(Tax-cheat) Charlie Rangel: “President Obama Needs People Like Me More Than Ever”

Mediaite.com ^ | 9/15/10 | Ray Rahman

[Libloather]

Charlie Rangel: “President Obama Needs People Like Me More Than Ever”
by Ray Rahman | 5:27 pm, September 15th, 2010

After successfully defending his turf in yesterday’s Democratic primary, Rep. Charlie Rangel told his district that “President Obama needs people like me more than ever.”

“And why do I say this?” asked Rangel, who has been consistently dogged by a variety of congressional ethics investigations. Apparently assuming that nobody else knew the answer, he immediately responded to himself:

During a period of fiscal crisis, joblessness, we are now waiting for the health care bill to kick in, immigration — immoral treatment of newcomers in this country — drugs still being a major issue, the inequity in the tax system as we find that the wealthiest people in this country have been given tax cuts that they really don’t deserve and doesn’t help the economy, I go back to tell the President, “You don’t need all those Republicans.”

After listing 5-6 reasons (depending on how you interpret his series of phrases) of why the 15th District of New York should vote Rangel, Rangel added:

There are a lot of Democrats that got elected, but they voted Republican. So this is the time, really, for the 15th Congressional Districts all over the country to come and say, “Mr. President, we’ve got a job to do.” … You and I know that this country — and this world — is a lot better off because of President Obama.

[Libloather]

Hussein needs plenty of cheaters and frauds? It is an election year. I'll hafta side with tax-cheat Charlie on that one.

[counterpunch]

It’s true!
Rangel has a few more secluded, undeclared vacation homes 0bama could really use a get-away to.

[Doogle]

...???...typical gem stone from a delusional libtard

[getitright]

“”You and I know that this country — and this world — is a lot better off because of President Obama.””

Even life-long, dyed-in-the-wool Democrats will cringe at that whopper.

[ColdOne]

the inequity in the tax system Wow, not enough duct tape for me on that comment. UNREAL THIS BUNCH, just unreal.

[Terry Mross]

I agree. Obama does NOT need the republicans. Now he can stop blaming them for blocking everything.

[republicanbred]

Charlie Rangel: “President Obama Needs People Like Me More Than Ever”

Truer words were never spoken!

[shiva]

[Gabrial]

Rangel will be lucky to stay out of prison. The more he speaks of Obama, the better.

[davisfh]

If you ever wonder how a sleazebag like Charlie gets away with this crap, all you’d need to do is to take a look at his constituents. Then, you’d wonder no more.

[terjon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_OzLHKFN5s

[maryz]

After successfully defending his turf in yesterday’s Democratic primary,

Anyone know what the vote was in that primary? I thought I heard on the radio that he had five challengers in the primary (I might have heard wrong -- I was only half listening).

[Tzimisce]

Yeah, Obama needs more lying, cheating, thieving hypocrites - but we knew that.

[EGPWS]

Charlie Rangel: “President Obama Needs People Like Me More Than Ever”

Two peas in a pod.

[altair]

“Mr. President, we’ve got a job to do.” … You and I know that this country — and this world — is a lot better off because of President Obama."

Some people are beyond hope.

[Carley]

All this hand wringing over Paladino, O’Donnell, Angle, Paul, etc. and not a word about the NYers who overwhelmingly voted for their favorite crook.

[EGPWS]

I go back to tell the President, “You don’t need all those Republicans.”

Somebody has to bat cleanup...

[M. Espinola]

"Charley, you're such an outstanding crook, like me."

[Boogieman]

Help me, Obami-wan Kenyobi, you’re my only hope!

[Chode]

Facepalm