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Rangel Wrangle

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

House Ways and Means Committtee Chairman Charles Rangel is soliciting donations for his academic center from corporations with business interests before his panel. The Washington Posts's Christopher Lee broke the story.

Lee's WaPo Piece


Comments

  • [1] Kenya W from Manhattan July 15, 2008 - 10:46AM

    wrangle needs to be scrutinized further... why was he receiving a 'gift' (4 subsidized rental units) from one of the largest real-estate groups in the city? that in and of itself is illegal.
  • [2] Robert from NYC July 15, 2008 - 10:47AM

    Rangel has always reminded me of a slick snake oil salesman. I'm not very surprised about all this if it's true. I remember the days when nothing was named after a person until they were dead for a certain period of time. I think that changed when JFK was killed and there was a rush to name placed after him.
  • [3] karen from Village July 15, 2008 - 10:47AM

    Charlie Rangle -- another democratic machine - smoke & mirrors - backroom - greedy - ego-driven

    phony who we have to be careful about criticizing because....

    God save us from all these "progressives"

    Reminds me of the book about Jesse Jackson called "shakedown"

    While the housing crisis in NY grows uglier and uglier, demagogue Rangel uses 3-4 rent-stabilized apartments

    all the while bloviating about what he does for the "people"
  • [4] Black and White from Brooklyn July 15, 2008 - 10:48AM

    Brian goes after Obama, Rangel, just how about every black person in any position of power!
  • [5] Steven B. from New York, NY July 15, 2008 - 10:50AM

    Even though I'm a democrat, I cringe every time I see Rangel on television. He doesn't see anything wrong with holding 3 stabilized apartments as his primary residence. He doesn't see anything wrong with funding his academic center with donations from business interests before his committee. THAT'S the problem. He doesn't SEE anything wrong with these things. Mark my word, this guy will be democrat's Tom DeLay.


  • [6] karen from Village July 15, 2008 - 10:50AM

    whenever you hear a "progressive" demagogue politician ranting about the poor, and talking about "the community" and it's concerns etc...

    start scrutinizing....
  • [7] karen from Village July 15, 2008 - 10:53AM

    #4 --- sometimes blacks need to be criticized too

    lol

    as if most of the criticism here isn't against white males...

    lol

    imagaine if Rangel was white, how much sooner this story would have blown open -- he probably would have reisgned by now

    but Rangel will hold on to power like some American Mugabe....
  • [8] karen from Village July 15, 2008 - 11:01AM

    and further --- was there even a segment on any NYer covers that offended Bush or Cheney -- of course not

    a. the NYer hates Bush and Supports Obama

    b. No one complained about anti-Bush NYer covers

    so, #4 when you whine that Brian has 2 back to back anti-Black segments, it's rather hollow...

    let's not censor free speech especially when it's good and valuable....
  • [9] hjs from 11211 July 15, 2008 - 11:04AM

    will his voters care. no. this is not a big deal
  • [10] karen from Village July 15, 2008 - 11:23AM

    hjs

    you are correct

    my Congressman - right or wrong...

    lol

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