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The guy who couldn't be touched is, finally (huge IL pubbie corruptocrat convicted)
Chicago Tribune ^
| 11-2-11
| John Kass
Posted on 11/03/2011 9:49:44 AM PDT by STARWISE
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A Pubbie .. apparently THE Godfather. What a stinkin' sewer of corruption.
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posted on
11/03/2011 9:49:48 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
To: STARWISE
While they do associate themselves with Parties, there really is no difference between them here in IL. None.
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posted on
11/03/2011 9:51:49 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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posted on
11/03/2011 9:53:15 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
To: STARWISE
A RINO Pubbie There, fixed it for ya.
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posted on
11/03/2011 9:56:09 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it. (plagiarized))
To: onyx; penelopesire; maggief; hoosiermama; SE Mom; Liz; rodguy911; Fred Nerks; Red Steel; ...
How easy it now is to see how some do nothing flunkie like the WON could have been propped up, protected and propelled with all the crooks from both sides and their network cronies throwing $$, deals and support. Beyond sickening .. all of them.
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The entire article is a MUST read .. for Kass' personal insight into the decades long, corrupt history of IL pols and crony networks of BOTH parties. Realizing the depth of the cancer is breathtaking .. and party doesn't matter .. OUR guys are just as filthy corrupt, too.
Corruption drains Illinois residents
*snip*
"It means hundreds of millions of dollars lost in waste,'' said Dick Simpson, a former Chicago alderman and head of political science at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
All together, 1,000 public officials and businessmen have been convicted of public corruption in Illinois since 1970, Simpson found. That includes 19 Cook County judges, 30 Chicago aldermen, two members of Congress and two governors - plus another imprisoned for crimes unrelated to state government.
Then there's Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested in December on charges of trying to squeeze money out of candidates seeking an open U.S. Senate seat. His arrest seemed to ramp up anger over public corruption.
It's impossible to calculate the full cost of the corruption tax.
Simpson has come up with a $300 million estimate, but that focuses on the Chicago area and doesn't directly apply to taxpayers downstate.
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Mylord ... can you imagine the cost of this thuggery statewide? What a horrendous ransom. At least, thank God another dirty player .. the big manipulator .. is taken out of the game .. maybe. But where does it end?
IS EVERY STATE THIS ROTTEN AND CORRUPT ?
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posted on
11/03/2011 10:02:14 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
11/03/2011 10:12:07 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Dengar01; Clintonfatigued; Impy; BillyBoy; chicagolady; PhilCollins; BlackElk; Dr. Sivana
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posted on
11/03/2011 10:14:21 AM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(Rick Perry has more red flags than a May Day Parade)
To: STARWISE
Sorry, but I have a hard time viewing IL as an American state. Instead, it is an American disgrace thanks largely (but not exclusively) to the political class.
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posted on
11/03/2011 10:16:13 AM PDT
by
Major Matt Mason
(The Chicago Way isn't the American Way.)
To: STARWISE
“IS EVERY STATE THIS ROTTEN AND CORRUPT ?”
Illinois really is special, partly because of the nature of the “Combine” that Kass always refers to - Republicans who are really just toadies for the Democrats in Chicago and Springfield.
But the real problem, in this state, other states, and nationwide, is government size. The bigger the government, the more power it has, the greater the rewards of corruption, and the easier it is to hide corrupt behavior and get away with it.
Job one for the populace should be to whittle government down at all levels to the smallest size possible. If the government can’t do much, it can’t do much wrong, and the people who populate that government have less incentive to game the system.
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posted on
11/03/2011 10:20:58 AM PDT
by
Stosh
To: Stosh
Job one for the populace should be to whittle government down at all levels to the smallest size possible. If the government cant do much, it cant do much wrong, and the people who populate that government have less incentive to game the system. Solid gold Wisdom.
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posted on
11/03/2011 10:25:08 AM PDT
by
okie01
(THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
To: Lurker
While they do associate themselves with Parties, there really is no difference between them here in IL. None.Unfortunately, it's just not in Illinois where it's like that.
To: Major Matt Mason
For all of its problems, at least it is very friendly to home schoolers. Also, once you leave Chicagoland, the rest of the folks are alright, unlike states like Massachusetts and Connecticut, that are almost completely gone.
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posted on
11/03/2011 11:08:40 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(It's fun to play with your vision, but don't ever play with your eyes.--1970s PSA)
To: Stosh
Job one for the populace should be to whittle government down at all levels to the smallest size possible. If the government cant do much, it cant do much wrong, and the people who populate that government have less incentive to game the system. I don't think it can be stated much better than you do. Well done.
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posted on
11/03/2011 11:16:40 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: STARWISE
Is this bird singing??? You could imagine that any/all of them must have lots of tunes to sing. You have to wonder who all could also fall if one of these corruptoes said what they know, if they lived that long.
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posted on
11/03/2011 2:52:54 PM PDT
by
Bellflower
(Judas Iscariot, first democrat, robber, held the money bag, claimed to care for poor: John 12:4-6)
To: Bellflower
Article I read said he’s going to appeal.
Who knows?
Where’s Rezko?
His sentencing was awaiting the end of this trial,
due to who knows what complication .. just crazy,
so ....
I’d so love to know: is ANYBODY talking?
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posted on
11/03/2011 3:13:03 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
**click to support FR .. thank you!**
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posted on
11/03/2011 3:16:54 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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posted on
11/03/2011 4:11:45 PM PDT
by
TheOldLady
(FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list)
To: fieldmarshaldj
And Patrick Fitzgerald scores yet another win. Not bad for a guy that freepers kept insisting was a "hack" and had "no case" whenever he indicts someone.
Cellini is combiner slime and an uber-RINO to boot who helped elect crooked liberals in both parties. Of course, the mere fact he has an "R" next to his name no doubt means some freepers will insist he is "victim" of a "partisan prosecution" by Patrick Fitzgerald (Fitzgerald is "partisan" unless he only indicts D's dontsa know... if he indicts scum in BOTH parties that somehow makes him a "Democrat hack")
As for me, I'm just as disgusted with "conservatives" who believe Republicans are incapable of corruption as I am with brain dead Dem voters who believe their Chicago machine masters have their best interests as heart. NEVER put party ahead of patriotism.
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posted on
11/03/2011 4:42:29 PM PDT
by
BillyBoy
(Rick Perry, the governor with a heart... for illegal aliens.)
To: STARWISE
Don't forget Jesse Jackson, Jr. under investigation for attempting to "buy" the IL Senate seat.
Personally I think he's totally guilty....Because he's whining too much about it.
And I think he's a slime ball....
An apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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posted on
11/03/2011 5:15:55 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum)
To: BillyBoy
Name any FReeper that has said Cellini is a victim of Fitz?
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posted on
11/03/2011 5:20:36 PM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum)
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