Dem Leaders, Donors to Hold Rangel Birthday Bash at The Plaza
by PubliusFrom The Hill:
Democratic leaders and major party donors plan to hold a lavish 80th birthday gala for Charles Rangel at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan next month, despite 13 ethics charges pending against the veteran lawmaker.
Lobbyists and other party donors received invitations this week to join Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and New York Gov. David Paterson at one of New York’s finest hotels to celebrate Rangel’s birthday.
Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are also listed as featured guests, according to an invitation viewed by The Hill.
Some potential guests received the invitation a day after the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct issued a report accusing Rangel of multiple ethics violations.
While some Democrats think Rangel has become politically radioactive in Washington, the invitation lists a variety of enticements to get people to show up to his birthday bash and contribute to his campaign.
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” will serenade them and guests who pony up $200, $500, $1,000 or $2,500 for tickets. The funds will go to the Rangel Victory Fund, a campaign account.
The 2010 Rangel Birthday Gala is planned for August 11th despite the fact that Rangel’s actual birthday is June 11th.
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Gotta luv Ol' Slick Charlie!
He's a baddddd mannnn!
War hero donchaknow, or at least that's his story and he is sticking to it!
Ah, the ruling class….
Celebrating a birthday 2 months after the event? Just a way to drown the sorrows and try to fleece more idiotic liberals.
Anyone hear Rush yesterday, where they read the charges against Charlie?
One of the charges, Charlie broke the Letterhead Law. Good Lord! The letterhead law? That is SERIOUS!
It was hilarious.
……..and in another matter not getting much traction, Maxine Waters is also getting investigated on Ethics Violations. What is it with all of these members of the CONgressional Black Caucus being investigated? Are they above the law? It is about time they all start screaming "RACISM" in unison and get the NAACP involved. It all sounds like a honkie conspiracy to me………….
This is the worst day in his life since getting shot at in Korea. It's bad for him because he GOT CAUGHT doing something wrong.
I don't care what his war experiences are, he's a criminal, tax dodger, and sleeze.
This party is nothing more than a means to raise a few more bucks from his doners for his campaign.
Look at his picture again, especially his eyes. Would you really trust this man to represent you? I don't.
What about his legal defense fund?
You know it's only a matter of time.
I wonder who they'll blame for the racism. Nancy Pelosi?
Or they'll wait 'til the GOP retakes the House to shout racism…. even though the investigations began under Democrat watch.
Jessie and Al are in charge of that fund.
At last report, someone had absconded with the cash……………
Hopefully by the time his birthday rolls around he will be "FORMER CONGRESSMAN"!!!
We should take names of attendees and post them everywhere….remember when people had enough moral character to NOT associate with or support crooks? You democrats will be judged by the company you keep.
Happy Birthday!…….. now get the Hell out of congress, you poster-boy for corruption in Washington DC!
This man is a walking, talking advertisement for TERM LIMITS!
Celebrate corruption …
………..and mandatory retirement; coupled with a euthanasia clause in the Health Care Bill. It'd make my day if Jack Kevorkian would have been his personal doctor.
All the crooks in one room at the same time,we should gather together a jury and set up a jury box right at the entance,hold a trial right there.Whose in?
FTA; The 2010 Rangel Birthday Gala is planned for August 11th despite the fact that Rangel’s actual birthday is June 11th.
Hey if you can vote more than once in every election why not have more than one birthday every rear?
only one problem,I don't think we have enough jail cells,hold on,I have an idea,we could get Sherriff Joe from Arizona to come and put up some tents real quick and bring those pink jumpsuits,problem solved,lets do it.
Just another mongrel……….
Heres what really is going on,they have this birthday party and all the guest bring gifts,bribes,payoffs so Rangel keeps his mouth shut,they can bribe this guy and claim the bribes are birthday gifts.My imagination runs wild sometime.
Happy Birthday Charlie Rangle.
Barrack Hussein Obama just said you should "End your service with dignity." http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0710/Obama...
Ker thump!
He just threw Charlie under the Obamamobile………
Melungeon.
Even his birthday party is fraudulent.
A Very Merry Unbirthday to You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dk0c3UosqI
An obvious racist conspiracy!
Letterhead Law? OMG there is a law for everything. Hopefully they will not pass out the death penalty for that one
Happy Birthday Charlie.
What the hell. I'm drunk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3tHYb4_bAg
A picture in worth a thousand words. http://gothamist.com/2010/07/30/post_resurrect_lo...
Here is the one that started Charlie's demise.
Charlie Rangel and now Maxine Waters appears to be headed to hot springs,……….
kinda makes you wish the Dems stay in charge a tad longer,………….
keep digging lefties.
They are wildly entertaining.
Too bad for US that they are so destructive.
Looks like it's going to be a grand old time for Charlie Rangel next month in the Plaza Swamp. I'm sorry, I meant Plaza Hotel. Did I say swamp? LOL! Freudian slip. Somebody should take pictures. Or at least draw cartoons. Are you listening, Michael Ramirez
yeh well,
for nearly 40 years the majority of voters in his district have elected him. Course all that PORK he made sure got to those folks didn't HURT any and they're obviously to STUPID or GREEDY to understand where that money came from…..all they know is good ole Charlie gets them FREE SHIT.
And I'm CERTAIN those patriotic constituents will vote for the greater good of America come Nov….uh-huh!
Nice to see the Ruling Class Elitist still have your money to party on.
Why should Rangel resign? He now sits in the seat that was once occupied by Adam Clayton Powell, who had many of the same problems as old Charlie. Powell was voted out of the house by the whole house for his infractions, but being the true Demoncrap, he just put his name on the replacement ballot and the good folks of Harlem voted him back in office. The House then refused to seat him and the rest is history. My memory is not sure if Charlie was his replacement or if there was someone in between.
He's an "Uncle Karl" — a race baiting marxist tossed under the bus by his comrades for the elections.
The Black Caucus has asked Nancy Pelosi to re-write her own ethics rules because BLACK CAUCUS MEMBERS KEEP GETTING BUSTED VIOLATING THEM!
The Black Caucus Wants to Stop Ethics Investigations!
http://usataxpayer.org/htm/blackcaucus.asp
The Black Caucus has asked Nancy Pelosi to re-write her own ethics rules because BLACK CAUCUS MEMBERS KEEP GETTING BUSTED VIOLATING THEM!
The Black Caucus Wants to Stop Ethics Investigations!
http://usataxpayer.org/htm/blackcaucus.asp
A Democrat lies about everything (Obama), lies about his military service (Blumenthal), sells his vote (Stupak), has an extramarital affair (Clinton), cheats on his taxes (Rangle), accepts bribes (Murtha RIP), takes bribes (Jefferson), buys a Senate seat (Jackson), backs underage sex-trafficking (Cleaver), lives with a pimp (Frank), lies about racism (Carnahan), gropes a masseuse (Gore), and on and on and on…
THEY ARE DEMOCRATS and IT IS EXPECTED OF THEM! They have no morals, there is no God, praise homosexuals, be politically correct, kill your baby, tax global warming, embrace illegals, bigger government is the answer to everything. THE MOST CORRUPT DEMOCRAT IS THE MOST EXALTED.
Rep. Charlie Rangle (D-NY) Ethics Violations…
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) Ethics Violations…
http://usataxpayer.org/htm/vids.asp?A=73395511
Wow! What a guest list! Schumer & Gillibrand? Paterson, Cuomo & Bloomberg? Reminds me of Connie Corleone’s wedding party!
Aretha, you be sure and sing something appropriate for the occasion! May I suggest “Chain of Fools?”
You know what's worse than Rangel? The idiots that vote for him.
"The 2010 Rangel Birthday Gala is planned for August 11th despite the fact that Rangel’s actual birthday is June 11th."
Could make this a get out of jail free party (his Get Out of Jail Free Card passed under the table to him), or, a circle the waggons party.
Highly doubtful that this will be a Birthday/Retirement Party.
There can't be much room left under that Bus.
Alvin Green would be a great fit.
It would be the first dignified act of this scoundrel
Maxine Waters faces ethics charges:
The Los Angeles congresswoman plans to fight the allegations in a House trial, a source says. A panel has been investigating her efforts on behalf of OneUnited Bank, which had ties to her husband.
You are correct!
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la...
You ain't wrong. The welfare society need those bucks to survive. Interestingly enough the same thing happened in Rome during its decline. History can teach if one is willing to learn.
Maxine Waters is kook of the highest order. She might be a thief, too, since she's likely of the entitlement mindset, for herself.
Cholly Rangle and Mean Maxine Waters…the RAT insults just Keep-A-Comin!
When things look really, really bad there is only one thing to do…..
TOGA!!!!
Oh no, that one gets the death penalty! It's other less serious crimes like rape and murder that get a pass. Get inline with the Potomac Two Step would you?
The Crook Charlie Rangle is 80 freaking years old. Why don't his kids put him in a home or something.
We should have a old farts home for the aging corrupt members of congrASS. Many are going to need it after they get their pink slips in November.
Ha !
Lovely sight-
A Hunka' Hunka' Burnin' Loser…………..
are the Dems TRYING to self destruct??
This isn't a "birthday party" it IS in fact an "off the books" ILLEGAL campaign fund raising event and the FEC should be checking his and everybody else' books after the so called birthday party is over….
It should be held a Rikers Island while he awaits trial. Owning a Villa in DR should make him a flight risk!
It's just Nancy and Co. doing a little house cleaning before the November elections.
But if Nancy just waits a bit longer (November), we'll be more than happy to assist her with taking out the garbage.
And I hope they waste lots of money! Idiots
Only problem is that it has been proven again and again that most white are smarter than most blacks, that's what scares me about affirmative action. When I was in elementary (pred black school) I though I was a genius, then finally we moved to a better neighborhood…………..and I found out I wasn't that smart, I actually had to do homework. Problem upsets me because the black folks vote these idiots in election after election! We need to educate them!
Hopefully, most of these Dems see the handwriting on the wall and realize that their party days are coming to an end so why not go out in style by honoring one of the slickest of their bunch, good ol' Charlie Rangel. "He didn't mean no harm – He was just helpin' his people and he's been at it for over 40 years…"
Yep, Sheriff Joe is the man. We can bus them to Arizona, try them, and if any are freed, we could just walk them to Mexican border (where they can enter Mexico easily), then seal the border so they can't get back in…………nor could anyone illegally……………..problem solved.
1stto, Rangel probably has no idea when his birthday is……………..so celebration whenever he feels like it I guess………..
Alvin Greene Has Got the Fever and Charlie Crist is Catchin' It!!!!!!!
http://www.practicalstate.com/?p=1500
Catch the Fever!!!
Cheers
“While some Democrats think Rangel has become politically radioactive in Washington, the invitation lists a variety of enticements to get people to show up to his birthday bash and contribute to his campaign.
Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” will serenade them and guests who pony up $200, $500, $1,000 or $2,500 for tickets. The funds will go to the Rangel Victory Fund, a campaign account.
The 2010 Rangel Birthday Gala is planned for Aug. 11 despite the fact that Rangel’s actual birthday is June 11.”
This is a great idea!!!! I’m going to try this for my next birthday…. Hey you all are invited to my birthday this November…. Uh.. bring your wallets as there will be a “Donation Station” at the door….. cash is best and preferred as it is considered soft money and I won’t have to account for it….
What a crooked old prune this man is….. His accounts should have been frozen years ago!
You got that right!
Chuck Rangel is a creep. Harlem (the district he reps) is still a sinkhole and he just gets richer and richer.
Harlem. Enough said.
Was Chuckie Cheese already booked?
Who's more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him? –Obi-Wan Kenobi
Let Rangel celebrate, it'll be his last hurrah before he is kicked out. Just stop for a moment and look at the members of the Dem leadership that have passed or are about to be kicked out in the last year or so:
Kennedy – Dead
Murtha- Dead
Byrd – Dead
Rangel – 13 counts in an ongoing investigation
Waters – About to be brought up on charges
Dodd – leaving office
Reid – About to lose his job
I think there is some kind of massive karma backlash tidal wave that's crashing down on the Dems and in November that tidal wave will finish washing most of the pollution out of congress. Sure some stragglers like Frank will remain behind but the vast majority will be gone. Then in 2012, we focus on the executive branch. We're almost there, a few more months to go. I can't wait!
hehe
NIce.
They are using Rangel, he is old, on his way out. He will be the token assclown. The Dems will parade him about town, point fingers and display the proud smile of putting a so called badman away from their side while the rest of them rape our country and constitution.
Let's invite Cher! She can sing "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves".
I think you've nailed it. Another one under the bus.
When are they REALLY going to drain the swamp?
No, they only fail at what they try to do.
Are you ready for this one?
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?v=hdnzvk...
Are you ready for this one?
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?v=hdnzvk...
Are you ready for this one?
http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/video.aspx?v=hdnzvk...
When you are in government…EVERYDAY IS A PARTY!!!…Suckers!!!
Nancy has seperated herself from the Ethics Commitee. She knows something is coming down the pike and is already removing herself from any possible backlash.
All of the funding is legal, politicians do this stuff all the time, so what the hell is this article being posted?
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