Another GOP Congressman Going Down

KarlRove wrote:Were you asleep last week or what? Been posted and discussed.

Floridatexan wrote:
This is the same guy that stood on a balcony and threatened a reporter.  

http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/202672/rep--grimm-threatens-ny1-reporter-following-state-of-the-union

(video)

Grimm must be a real thug. He threatened to throw the reporter off the balcony inside the chambers of Congress, and then came back and said: "I will break you in half!" All of this was caught on camera. Hey, maybe his Manhattan restaurant is somehow connected to the Mafia.   

He is now in the damage control mode and has issued a formal public apology to the reporter and invited him to lunch.   

Let's hope Grimm never tries to run for President.

2seaoat wrote:Party affiliation has little to do with the arrogance of those in Congress who repeatedly believe they are above the law.

Dreamsglore wrote:We already know that about Rangel and have vilified him. No need to try and justify your man.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:“...As a former FBI agent, Representative Grimm should understand the motto: fidelity, bravery, and integrity. Yet he broke our credo at nearly every turn. In this twenty-count indictment, Representative Grimm lived by a new motto: fraud, perjury, and obstruction..."

It shows you that the Tea Party can't even properly vet their own candidates. And more of them are trying to run?  

colaguy wrote:In 2010 Democrat Charles Rangel became one of only 27 representatives  censured by the House of Representatives in its history.

Rangel was found guilty by the ethics panel of 11 counts of violating ethics rules, including charges that he improperly solicited millions of dollars from corporate officials and lobbyists for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at City College of New York, failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars of income and assets on financial disclosure forms, maintained a rent-stabilized apartment as a campaign office in a Harlem apartment building and failed to pay income taxes on a villa in the Dominican Republic.

colaguy wrote:

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:“...As a former FBI agent, Representative Grimm should understand the motto: fidelity, bravery, and integrity. Yet he broke our credo at nearly every turn. In this twenty-count indictment, Representative Grimm lived by a new motto: fraud, perjury, and obstruction..."

It shows you that the Tea Party can't even properly vet their own candidates. And more of them are trying to run?  

It shows me that many "constituents" continue to operate under the belief that "whatever it takes to bring home the bacon" is acceptable - just try not to get caught. Again, this applies to all parties.

colaguy wrote:

Dreamsglore wrote:We already know that about Rangel and have vilified him. No need to try and justify your man.

Rangel was censured in 2010.
He did not step down from his office.
He ran again, and won in 2012.
And, he intends to run again in 2014.  

None of this sounds like vilification by either his constituency or Democrats.

Do not infer an intent to "justify" Grimm. My original post was merely pointing out that it’s not just Republicans that are capable of misdeeds.  The entire lot of senators and representatives is suspect.

Dreamsglore wrote:

colaguy wrote:

Dreamsglore wrote:We already know that about Rangel and have vilified him. No need to try and justify your man.

Rangel was censured in 2010.
He did not step down from his office.
He ran again, and won in 2012.
And, he intends to run again in 2014.  

None of this sounds like vilification by either his constituency or Democrats.

Do not infer an intent to "justify" Grimm. My original post was merely pointing out that it’s not just Republicans that are capable of misdeeds.  The entire lot of senators and representatives is suspect.

We know that it's not just republicans. I believe the democrats are who censured him. This tit for tat is ridiculous.We are not responsible for his constituency.

Wordslinger wrote:

colaguy wrote:In 2010 Democrat Charles Rangel became one of only 27 representatives  censured by the House of Representatives in its history.

Rangel was found guilty by the ethics panel of 11 counts of violating ethics rules, including charges that he improperly solicited millions of dollars from corporate officials and lobbyists for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at City College of New York, failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars of income and assets on financial disclosure forms, maintained a rent-stabilized apartment as a campaign office in a Harlem apartment building and failed to pay income taxes on a villa in the Dominican Republic.

What's your point?  That because a democrat thieving political bastard gets caught red-handed, it's okay for a republican to be similarly exposed?  That's pure crapola and you know it.  Very few of this forum see Grimm's party affiliation as the feature event of this story.  What's important isn't the party of the criminal, but the crime of those in power.