Posted on 11/15/2010 12:19:56 PM PST by Justaham
It has been a tough morning for Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), who walked out of his ethics trial earlier when he wasn't allowed to more time to get a lawyer.
Yet Rangel did have a good moment, of sorts, when the top ethics committee lawyer said he wasn't corrupt. Sloppy, but not corrupt.
"I see no evidence of corruption," said Blake Chisam, the top ethics committee lawyer, about Rangel. Chisam's statement was in response to questioning by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.). Butterfield is serving on the eight-member panel hearing the Rangel case.
"It's hard to answer the question of personal financial benefit," Chisam added. " I think the short answer is probably no. Do I believe that based on the record that Congressman Rangel took steps to benefit himself based on his position in Congress? No. I believe that the congressman, quite frankly, was overzealous in many of the things he did. And sloppy in his personal finances."
The most serious allegations against Rangel surround his fundraising on behalf of the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Policy at City College in New York. Rangel sought as much as $30 million in public and private funds for the center, and he was charged for setting dozens of letters on official letterhead to official donors.
Chisam said that Rangel could have avoided any problems "if he had only followed the rules" laid out for such fundraising in the House ethics manual.
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Hey,Charlie,1-800-Lawyers.
“I said an excess of ZEAL, not VEAL!”
Blake Chisam must be blind, deaf and dumb... really REALLY dumb.
Depends on what the Dummies daffynition of is is.
What is that guy’s real nationality? He’s not a true africamer... He looks greek to to me... like so many others who are part black, they throw in with the victims crowd to garner more power...
That’s the hair straightener.
He’ll be found not guilty. He’s a democrat.
Wikipedia stated his father was born in Ponce,PR.
Frigging amazing: “Charlie’s not crooked, just stupid.” Quite a defense for an elected official.
It’s axel grease not hair straightner!
Something that could be said for virtually any criminal in the history of the planet.
If I don't follow the rules, they throw me in jail.
If Charlie doesn't follow the rules, it's no big deal.
Another Sandy Burglar in the making.
Here comes the Chewbacca defense.
As though Charlie actually NEEDED a lawyer in this phony investigation! NATURALLY there was no “corruption” involved! And John Dillinger wasn’t REALLY a criminal either. It was all just a RUMOUR!!!
My corrupt congress critter. He took $4,000 from Rangel during his campaign to replace Ballance (the last corrupt congress critter we had) but doesn't see any conflict of interest.
he forgot to mention that this is obviously racist /sarc
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