Charlie Rangel celebrates birthday with fundraiser

1 posted on 08/09/2011 4:13:05 PM PDT by clove

I have no doubt that Charlie would not want to repeat his 80th birthday.

2 posted on 08/09/2011 4:14:42 PM PDT by napscoordinator

Living proof that the good die young. ;-)

3 posted on 08/09/2011 4:27:59 PM PDT by doc1019 (You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.)

From October 17, 2010:

[Communist dictator Fidel Castro visits Harlem,
receives warm welcome -my caption]

source:
JOE GARCIA AND HIS CORRUPT, PRO-CASTRO FRIEND CHARLIE RANGEL (D-NY):
http://factreal.wordpress.com/2010/10/17/david-rivera-vs-garcias-controversies-donations-to-his-campaign-from-corrupt-rangel-fl-25/
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"Rangel is an avowed admirer of the former Cuban President Fidel Castro. In April 1993, the congressman introduced legislation to repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, which ended U.S. assistance to the Castro government, and to lift the American embargo against Cuba. When Castro toured Harlem in October of 1995, Rangel greeted him with a bear hug at an event in a local church, where the congressman joined in a prolonged standing ovation for the visiting dictator."

http://www.zimbio.com/Charlie+Rangel/articles/uMKCuQbf6Wd/Tax+Man+Faces+Tax+Cheat+Mirror
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From the Rutgers University history dept...

Fidel Castro in Harlem

By Carolyn A. Brown, on the AfrLabor list,
25 October 1995

To Afrlabor Members
I must apologize. I was at the Castro speech at Abyssynia and had begun to write a report only to get side tracked. At any rate it was quite an event. The historic importance was underscored by several people who recalled his earlier visit 35 years ago. It was also significant that many people there felt that the African American community has always welcomed Fidel. The room was filled with left dignataries such as Angela Davis, Amiri Baraka, even Leonard Jeffries attended with Gil Nobel. The politicians included Charlie Rangel and Serrano of the Bronx. He also made a number of comments about his attire (he put on the fatiques to come to Harlem, as he had before rather than the business suit).

Apparently he also went by the Hotel Theresa which now is an office building. It was quite an event. The audience was quite mixed w/ a number of whites as well as the majority Latinos and African Americans. Rev. Calvin Butts the minister of Abyssynia, chided Fidel for attending church when Butts (and Jessie Jackson) visited Cuba w/ a group of ministers several years ago. Butts said he asked Fidel if he believed in God. Fidel, he said, answered, "I like church!". The very moving piece of the speech was when he spoke about how many Cubans had gone to Angola and confronted the nuclear power South Africa. He also said that the South African nuclear warheads are still under the control of some right wing groups there.

Those of us in New York were quite angry that our Mayor Guiliani had chosen to snub Fidel in such an immature macho way. (Of course none of us think Guiliani is really a "strong" macho but a "whimp".) We also note that he somehow feels he can shape U.S. foreign policy by "uninviting" Arafat to Lincoln Center for a concert. (He actually did give invites addressed to "Palestine"to the PLO) He actually had someone go in and ask Arafat to leave. Of course the Chinese remained although they had run over students in Tianamen square [another example of brutal communist totalitarian behavior...Castro has done similiar things in Cuba -ETL]. Even though Fidel wasn't invited to Clinton's luncheon (all praises to the Florida vote!) he was wined and dined by the Council on Foreign Relations with an all star cast of participants including a Rockefeller.

Fidel spent the next day in the South Bronx meeting with Puerto Rican politicians.

Carolyn A. Brown
Dept of HIstory
Rutgers University
908 932-8030
cbrown@zodiac.rutgers.edu

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/037.html

4 posted on 08/09/2011 4:30:36 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)

Anyone else, ANYONE, would have been enjoying a prison sentence, not a birthday party.

5 posted on 08/09/2011 4:31:34 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Eh ?)

To: napscoordinator

Shouldnt he be in jail?

6 posted on 08/09/2011 4:33:52 PM PDT by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)

FYI: Troops Out Now is an "anti-war" front for the commie left Workers World Party. Note that they share the same office space at 55 W17th St in New York City...

Note: the page (on the Workers World Party website) with this photo has recently been removed.

But here's other evidence of his speaking at the event:

"Among the many speakers were elected representatives—U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel and New York City Council members Charles Barron and Margarita Lopez—who have bucked their party to come out against the war. Barron has also introduced a Troops Out Now resolution in the City Council."--Workers World Party

Workers World Party: From Harlem to mayor’s mansion, marchers say, ''Bring the troops home now!'
http://www.workers.org/ww/2005/us/harlem-march-0331/index.html
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Workers World
55 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011

Troops Out Now Coalition
55 W. 17th St. #5C
NY NY 10011
www.TroopsOutNow.org
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"Dear Comrade Kim Jong Il...

With his leadership [Kim Il Sung], the Korean people defeated the Japanese colonial occupation and soon after brought about the first defeat of the U.S. imperialist military machine. ...

Workers World Party values our close, comradely relations with the Workers Party of Korea very highly. We are proud to have known Kim Il Sung as a great leader and a comrade in the international communist movement. ..."

With comradely solidarity, Sam Marcy Chairperson, Workers World Party" (1994):
http://www.workers.org/marcy/cd/sam94/1994html/s940721.htm
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Also speaking at the rally above was communist attorney/terrorist defender, Lynne Stewart. The event marked the 2nd anniversary of the start of the Iraq war (March 19, 2005).

http://www.troopsoutnow.org/photos/march19photos.html

7 posted on 08/09/2011 4:45:43 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)

Is there ANYTHING that these bastards do that ISN’T associated with fundraising???

8 posted on 08/09/2011 4:49:22 PM PDT by Mr. Jazzy ("A man may be a fool and not know it, . . . but not if he is married." - H. L. Mencken)

Like my grandfather. The kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back. Died at 74 of heart failure (ok, 74 isn’t young, but it’s not real old either).

9 posted on 08/09/2011 4:58:39 PM PDT by Strk321

OUT NOW? Isn't that a Gay thing?

Talk about a "HOBBIT"!

10 posted on 08/09/2011 5:16:43 PM PDT by jaz.357 (All this lamb stew has me counting sheep!)

Old Charlie needs to spend more time in Puerto Rico.

11 posted on 08/09/2011 5:17:54 PM PDT by pointsal

Lol! The “TROOPS” part of the group’s name is washed out by sunlight. It’s the same podium where Rangel was speaking from (see photo above).

12 posted on 08/09/2011 5:21:04 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)

Yes, in a just world he would be in jail. He has some nerve going on TV talking about how the rich should pay more taxes. What a lying crook!

13 posted on 08/09/2011 10:15:27 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX ( The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else. ~)

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