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Cannon resigns as mayor, faces federal corruption and bribery charges [NC]
wsoctv.com ^ | 3/27/2014 | unknown

Posted on 03/27/2014 7:31:16 AM PDT by rktman

A major political scandal unraveled in Charlotte Wednesday as Patrick Cannon resigned as Charlotte’s mayor after federal investigators arrested him on bribery and corruption charges.

Documents outline how agents said the mayor abused his power for years.

(Excerpt) Read more at wsoctv.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; charlotte; criminals; dimokkkrats; northcarolina; patrickcannon
It took a while but finally "revealed" that he's a dimokkkrat. Not surprising to me. Sounds like the Koch brothers strike again in their never ending quest to bring down "real Americans" since they're so un-American. No, they aren't mentioned but they seem to get blamed for everything else these days so we might as well include them. They probably are somehow involved with prosecuting Sen. Yee in Cali too. :>}
1 posted on 03/27/2014 7:31:16 AM PDT by rktman
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To: rktman

This somehow has to be Bush’s fault.


2 posted on 03/27/2014 7:34:27 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: rktman

Maybe, when we post things like out here, we should automatically put “Democrat” in the title; that way, when the cretins name is searched on, “Democrat” comes up in the search.

The media puts “GOP” right up front whenever an R does something.... for instance:
“GOP candidate for Calif. governor is sex offender, served decade in jail for manslaughter”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3137831/posts


3 posted on 03/27/2014 7:34:46 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: rktman

He’s only been mayor for like six months....prior to that head of the city council. It sounds like he helped to hinder folks until they arranged for some bribe deal. He’s been hooked up to the city council for around twenty years. Lot of cash flow. I’m guessing if he doesn’t cooperate and name names....that fifty year threat might be a reality.


4 posted on 03/27/2014 7:34:54 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: rktman

Resigned as mayor. Absolute power corrupts and corrupts absolutely.

He had no business accepting cash for official favors.


5 posted on 03/27/2014 7:35:54 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: rktman

Hopefully this will stop some voter fraud in the November election in North Carolina.


6 posted on 03/27/2014 7:38:54 AM PDT by allendale
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To: allendale

Typical DIMocRAT...typical.


7 posted on 03/27/2014 7:40:52 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: allendale

Not to worry. Fauxbama’s “ofa” is hard at work recruiting new communist er, I mean community, organizers. Vote early, vote often. :>}


8 posted on 03/27/2014 8:03:57 AM PDT by rktman (Ethnicity: Redneck. Race: Daytona 500)
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Thankfully, that didn't take very long. How many months since he was elected?

I'm grateful he is being outed early before he put Charlotte on the path to Detroit. Mecklenburg county has enough problems already.

9 posted on 03/27/2014 8:05:03 AM PDT by GBA (Here in the Matrix, life is but a dream.)
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Prediction:

He will receive a pardon in 2016.

10 posted on 03/27/2014 8:10:06 AM PDT by V_TWIN
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On the other hand saying that the mayor of a large city is a Democrat is usually redundant.


11 posted on 03/27/2014 8:14:04 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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It should be obvious by now.

If it is a ‘Pubbie it will be mentioned in the first paragraph and repeatedly through out the article. Example “Republican Congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham.”

IF it the accused or guilty party is a Democrat, it will be mentioned once only, somewhere within the article, but seldom in the first paragraph because many folks just scan that for the summary.


12 posted on 03/27/2014 8:41:10 AM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: Little Ray
Hey! Randy Cunningham was my basketball coach in high school! I remember the day at HTHS, he gathered all of his classes to announce that he was going back to active duty...

It wasn't until I read about him in Stars and Stripes, while I was on Okinawa that I heard of him, again.

You have to wonder, if Washington can corrupt him, is there ANYONE we can trust to be honest?

13 posted on 03/27/2014 10:30:14 AM PDT by jonascord (Hurrah for the Bonny Blue Flag that bears a Single Star!)
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Does anyone know of a “Pepsi Challenge” type website or post that shows the number of dems vs the number of republicans who’ve been busted over the last 20 years?

I don’t know for certain, but I’m guessing there’s been substantialy more dems busted than republicans.


14 posted on 03/28/2014 3:25:30 AM PDT by Toadman (To anger a Conservative, tell a lie. To anger a liberal, tell the truth.)
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