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LATE BREAKING Springfield, IL Mayor Tim Davlin found dead in his home.
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| 14 DEC 10
| dcbryan1
Posted on 12/14/2010 9:20:15 AM PST by DCBryan1
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To: DCBryan1
We can always hope this mans act will start a trend among our political class.
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:13:36 AM PST
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: CommieCutter
William Jefferson, Democrat L.A.? Look closer.
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:16:45 AM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
....oh..It’s OSAMA-Bin-BAMA!! How did I miss that???!!
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:19:59 AM PST
by
CommieCutter
(A Centrist Democrat is now defined as: between Socialism and Communism.)
To: blackdog
Sadly, they interrupted him and didn’t let him make his statement first. :-(
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:21:02 AM PST
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: dfwgator
Well at least he didnt do it in front of a camera like Budd Dwyer. Budd Dwyer made a statement and warned people to leave if offended, but right at the end, things were rushed as people approached him.
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:26:01 AM PST
by
Gondring
(Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Generally there is court supervision. It is not a “perk”.
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:27:15 AM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: KevinB
If he dies prior to being convicted and all appeals exhausted, his family gets to keep any life insurance and retirement pay and benefits.
Even the IRS can’t go after those assets.
To: fml
Sure wish they would make arrangements for their organs before they do it. My husband is a heart transplant recipient, it has always amazed us that people who commit suicide have no understanding of the value of their lives to others.
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:31:55 AM PST
by
Toespi
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:46:41 AM PST
by
Rio
To: SeaHawkFan
If he dies prior to being convicted and all appeals exhausted, his family gets to keep any life insurance and retirement pay and benefits. Even the IRS cant go after those assets. Yes, but creditors can go after probate assets, assets that are in his name alone. The IRS may even be able to go after assets held jointly with his wife. If he was stealing from his trust accounts it's probably safe to infer that he didn't have a whole lot.
Based on an earlier post I looked into the Bud Dwyer suicide, which I had forgotten about. It seems that his family did get his pension even though he had been convicted. Against my better judgment I took a look at the video. Definitely not for the squeamish.
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posted on
12/14/2010 10:46:58 AM PST
by
KevinB
(We'll stop treating Obama like a dog when he stops treating us like a fire hydrant - Fred Grandy)
To: blackdog
“Bud Dwyer called a press conference to make sure nobody had any confusion on how it happened. That was nasty. I think it was a 357 Magnum.”
I saw the video. Pulled the 357, put in mouthy, pull trigger. Slid down wall. Hit floor, Blood speudeddd from mothey. For 1 minute....
neet!
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posted on
12/14/2010 11:01:33 AM PST
by
primatreat
( "O" you's time is out. The leaks confirmed it.)
To: DCBryan1
Geeee—Maybe Springfi9eld does not have any ‘residency’ requirement for the Mayor’s job.
Maybe Rahm could get this job instead of Chicago??
To: DCBryan1; Revolting cat!
Will Rahm Emanuel be eligible for the special election?
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posted on
12/14/2010 11:15:11 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(The establishment clause isn't just against my OWN government establishing state religion in America)
To: KsSunflower
I agree. There is life after error. Blago is proof of that. What does it take to put oneself in a place so dark that suicide seems like a reasonable option? Sad day here in Springfield, politics notwithstanding.
To: longtermmemmory
Generally there is court supervision. It is not a perk. Judges generally get their cut.
If somebody dies with no next-of-kin, who's to know?
PS - I have witnessed this first hand. I can give you a name if you wish.
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posted on
12/14/2010 11:22:13 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(DEFCON I ALERT: The federal cancer has metastasized. All personnel report to their battle stations.)
To: maggief
"Police Chief Robert Williams says officers responded to a 911 call shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday at Davlins home and found the Democratic mayor dead. Williams declines to offer details about how Davlin died, saying the investigation is in its infancy. In other words, they are still figuring out how to classify a shotgun blast to the BACK of the head a "suicide".
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posted on
12/14/2010 11:27:50 AM PST
by
In Maryland
("Impromptu Obamanomics is getting scarier by the day ..." - Caroline Baum)
To: La Lydia
He took the honorable way out, and saved court costs to boot.
To: dfwgator
Yep, no point in charging him with Failure to Appear at this point.
The irony is that some lawyer will probably steal from his estate.
To: STD
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posted on
12/14/2010 11:53:35 AM PST
by
forest153
("There's a snake in my boot!")
To: Rio
he should have gone to Turbotax Tim for advice.
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posted on
12/14/2010 11:56:22 AM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
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