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发帖数: 29846 | 1 By Larry Bell
Barack Obama's and Rod Blagojevich's convicted felon fund-raiser, Tony Rezko
, has recently been sentenced to ten years minus 44 months for time served
in jail for wide-ranging corruption. Many people would like to ask him
about his connections to others who knew -- even participated in --
practices that helped to get him planted in the pokey. They are also
curious about why he was never subpoenaed to testify at trials of some of
those who were subsequently convicted of corrupt a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2273 | 2 Op-Ed
GOP candidates: Bashing judges, threatening democracy
Americans should flatly reject rhetoric by Republican presidential
candidates and remember that an independent judiciary enforcing the
Constitution is crucial to our democracy.
December 20, 2011
The attack on the federal judiciary by Republican candidates for president
has reached a new low and should be denounced by liberals and conservatives
alike. In November, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced that if elected
president, his "appointees... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 3 by Eyder Peralta
There's a story out of Hungary that has received quite a bit of play from
the religious press but hadn't quite risen to the mainstream until the AP
ran a piece about it today.
It's quite dramatic with an incredible plot twist: One of the leaders of
Hungary's Jobbik Party, which the Anti-Defamation League says is one of the
few political parties in Europe to overtly campaign with anti-Semitic
materials, has discovered that he is himself a Jew.
As the AP says, Csanad Szegedi had i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5546 | 4 California used to have big military industry, which
leaned towards GOP, and Latinos used to support GOP
because they were almost all Catholics. Cold War's
ending and bribery DEM gave to Latinos turned it around.
Many GOP supporters chose to leave, so it kept moving
left on and on. Let the Greece State fail, then it
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发帖数: 3656 | 5 I m against union, for right to work. if you don't like union either then
you won't like the auto detail if you learn more details. UAW was one big
winner in the auto bail out.
I m for cutting entitlement. I support what Romney proposed, if you are rich
, then you should not get the same amount of SS or medicare. Obama does not
have a clear plan for entitlement reform except lowering the reimbursement
rate to medicare doctors. Some doctors already stopped taking medicare.
I m also for cutting de... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 6 Chicago Dem Who Voted Against Concealed Carry Law Busted for Smuggling
Handgun Onto Plane
Posted by Jammie on Dec 06, 2012 at 11:19 am
This is one of those corrupt Chicago hacks seeking to replace the disgraced
Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress. This is probably a resume-enhancer.
One of the front-runners in the race for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s vacated
seat was arrested on felony gun charges on Wednesday, adding yet another
twist in an already unusual contest for a Congressional district with a
hist... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 7 Former ‘Chocolate City’ Mayor Ray Nagin Charged With Taking Bribes While
in Office
by Jammie
Raise your hand if this surprises you.
A federal grand jury charged former Mayor Ray Nagin Friday with 21
counts of bribery, conspiracy to deprive citizens of honest services, money
laundering, wire fraud and filing false tax returns, alleging that while in
office, Nagin took cash bribes and gifts from two city contractors and
leveraged a granite installation contract from Home Depot as the retailer
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发帖数: 3322 | 8 伊利诺伊过去的7个州长中，就有4个关在监狱里。其中3个是民主党州长。
这个州也算一个美国的奇葩。
ConvictedOtto Kerner, Jr. (D), governor from 1961 to 1968; Stratton's
successor and later a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the
Seventh Circuit, was convicted of 17 counts of bribery, conspiracy, perjury,
and income-tax charges from his time as governor,[6] and received 3 years
in prison and a $50,000 fine in 1973. He was prosecuted by future Illinois
governor Jim Thompson.[6]
Dan Walker (D), governor from 1973 to 1977, was later i... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 9 New York State Senator, Councilman Arrested in FBI Probe
By MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL, SEAN GARDINER and ANDREW GROSSMAN
Associated Press
New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Democrat from Queens, speaking in
Albany earlier this year.
New York state Sen. Malcolm Smith and New York City Council Member Dan
Halloran were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with an alleged bribery
plot to tamper with the New York City mayoral race, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation said.
Also arrested in the probe: V... 阅读全帖 |
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a**e
发帖数: 8800 | 10 怎么感觉象民主党给共和党的无间道？
bribery |
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发帖数: 4150 | 11 Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is a former United States
politician who was a Michigan state representative and mayor of Detroit.
Kilpatrick's mayorship was plagued by numerous scandals and rampant
accusations of corruption, with the mayor eventually resigning after being
convicted on felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice.
Kilpatrick was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty, but
with good time awarded to county jail inmates in Michigan, he was ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3322 | 12 资本主义与官僚共产主义的巧妙结合，多么的讽刺。
现在的中国，说白了就是那党中央元老们几百家控制的中国。在这儿生活，是帮资本家
打工，做得好当个小资本家；回国发展，那是帮二代们打工，有什么意义？
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A U.S. banking regulator's probe into JPMorgan's
hiring practices in China will have rival banks scrambling to review their
own records, lawyers say, in a market where ties to political and business
leaders can be key to winning big deals.
Banks around the world commonly hire people with government connections, but
this is especially prevalent in China due to the role the ruling... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 767 | 13 One comment is really making sense:
"The rubes at Lilly are probably retaliating for China cracking down on
their bribery operations in their country.," |
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发帖数: 29846 | 14 When Ray Nagin left office in mid-2010 after a disastrous second term as
mayor, the focus was mainly on his failure to lead New Orleans' post-Katrina
recovery. In the four years after he left City Hall, though, it became
clear that he not only had neglected his duties as mayor, he had set about
to enrich himself by selling his office.
The jury in his federal public corruption trial made that judgment official
Wednesday, finding him guilty on 20 of 21 counts of bribery, wire fraud and
tax evasion... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10729 | 15 http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/03/daily-char
Which American states convict the most corrupt officials
ROD BLAGOJEVICH, a former governor of Illinois, begins his 14-year prison
sentence on Thursday March 15th. He was convicted last year of bribery, wire
fraud and trying to sell a Senate seat. He is the fourth governor of
Illinois out of the last seven to be convicted, and adds to the 1,828 public
corruption convictions the state saw between 1976 and 2010. A report by the
Univer... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 16 http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/09/1/Court-Record
MCALLEN, Texas — A developing federal investigation has brought up
allegations that a Hidalgo County Commissioner paid for votes with bags of
cocaine while other politicians paid for votes also with cash, cigarettes,
marijuana and beer.
Court records obtained by Breitbart Texas from the arrest of two women
accused of buying votes show that during the democratic primaries in 2012, a
campaign manager for a Hidalgo County Commissioner ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 17 New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on corruption charges
Published April 01, 2015Associated Press
Sen. Bob Menendez has been charged with using his office to improperly
benefit a Florida eye doctor and political donor.
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted the New Jersey Democrat on
charges including conspiracy to commit bribery and wire fraud.
Prosecutors had been investigating whether Menendez improperly advocated for
the business interests of Dr. Salomon Melgen, including by interveni... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10729 | 18 6. The Clinton Foundation, with access to the world's best accountants,
somehow fails to report much of this on their tax filings. They discover
these clerical errors and begin the process of re-filing 5 years of tax
returns.
7. Net result - foreign money, much of it from enemies of the US, goes into
the Clinton's pockets tax free and untraceable back to the original donor.
This is the textbook definition of money laundering.
The linkage between these foreign donations, and favors done by the Cl... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10729 | 19 还有个思路就是大公司其实更加favor大政府，favor regulation，因为可以让大公司
在竞争面前处于优势。
和大公司竞争的除了一两个其它大公司，还有一堆mid size和small biz。如果政府的
regulation强，那么对于中小公司绝对是压力大。如果一个小公司要保证affirmative
action，成本是难以接受的。而这样自然对大公司有利。
In fact, government regulations are often intentionally written so that they
favor big businesses over small ones. This always happens because
legislators and regulators are usually "owned" by big businesses, either
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发帖数: 8869 | 20 Trason, bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors |
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发帖数: 61690 | 21 Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) on Tuesday was found guilty of all charges in a
federal corruption trial.
Fattah and four associates had been charged with 29 counts related to
bribery, money laundering, fraud and racketeering.
After Tuesday's conviction, Fattah could face a lengthy prison term. The
charges related to conspiracy, falsification of records and mail fraud each
carry sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
Fattah gave no indication Tuesday that he intends to resign his seat soon.
“Today’s d... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1147 | 22 刚看了新闻，老太婆说要考虑留任Lynch如果自己当选总统。这不是明目张胆的bribery
吗？还是形势十分危及不得不这样做？
HACKED |
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发帖数: 1623 | 23 留任？Link please. 我最初就提到留任或甚至SCOTUS的提名。
bribery |
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发帖数: 3726 | 24 Why desperate? Karma is a bitch! They will finally face the consequences of
the crimes they have committed when Trump is elected POTUS. The Clinton
foundation (national security, bribery,etc), the email gate, murders, etc.
Both of them will go to prison when trump is elected, that's why they are so
desperate! |
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发帖数: 4427 | 27 Donald Trump's campaign chairman was a key player in multi-million-dollar
business propositions with Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs — one of them a
close Putin ally with alleged ties to organized crime — which foreign
policy experts say raises questions about the pro-Russian bent of the Trump
candidacy.
"The relationships that Trump's advisors have had with pro-Russian forces
are deeply disturbing," said David Kramer, a former senior State Department
official in the George W. Bush administratio... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 5411 | 28 why?
the donation bribery shit is so huge. |
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发帖数: 1 | 29 What Trump has in common with the Brexit vote
We live in a corrupt country. We thought America was different from a Banana
Republic, but we were naïve. We were wrong.
How do I know? Look no further than the panic among the media, establishment
and political elite class about the possibility of Donald Trump taking
power.
Everyone in power is scared and desperate to stop Trump. They’ll do
anything and say anything to stop him from winning the White House.
This presidential election looks like... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1218 | 32 Tomorrow come out and say:
I am a man, and I am not a perfect man, and I did made mistakes here and
there, which is not my intention. I apoligize for what I have said 11 years
ago in the locker room conversation. In my life, I have made mistakes and
learn lessons.
This country is desperately in need of a leader, a leader to bring this
country back to prosperity, safety and strength.
I am not perfect, but I won't surrender to this rigged system. The rigged
system is working around the money, pay ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 48111 | 34 老美跑大陆做生意开工厂， 给官僚塞的undertable的bribery还不到在美国走
regulation请律师做lobby的零头 |
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发帖数: 48111 | 35 长三角是官僚把小舅子塞进董事会拿干股的办法收bribery
对企业主的负担大多了。
企业主还是prefer西部模式， 一手交钱一手开条， 钱货两佚， 一锤子买卖 |
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发帖数: 6571 | 36 Here's the list as it currently stands.
18USC§201 Bribery
18USC§208 Acts Effecting A Personal Financial Interest (Includes
Recommendations)
18USC§371 Conspiracy
18USC§1001 False Statements
18USC§1341 Frauds And Swindles (Mail Fraud)
18USC§1343 Fraud By Wire
18USC§1349 Attempt And Conspiracy (To Commit Fraud)
18USC§1505 Obstruction Of Justice
18USC§1519 Destruction (Alteration Or Falsification) Of Records In
Federal Investigation
18USC§1621 Per... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6571 | 37 Gregg Jarrett: 10 questions and answers in the Hillary Clinton case
By Gregg Jarrett Published October 31, 2016 FoxNews.com
1.) Did FBI Director James Comey violate the “Hatch Act”, which prohibits
federal employees from using their position to influence an election?
No, not even close. By leveling the accusation, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev.,
demonstrates he is not an authority on the law. There is no evidence Comey
was deliberately attempting to influence the election. His disclosure may
have had ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 286 | 38 Here's what I found online. Looks it is not regarded as illegal although
ethics-wise, there could be questions.
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Ethical considerations[edit]
The Limits of Public Choice: A Sociological Critique of the Economic Theory
notes that vote trading is often considered immoral, since votes should be
determined on the basis of the merits of the question. It is viewed as being
less serious an offense than bribery, although in some countries it is
still un... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3446 | 39 如果你看了这些链接的东西，就不会对wikileaks将要和盘托出的东西感到吃惊了。
The new leaks being released this week will provide documents in the form of
emails, pictures, and videos. Within these will be evidence of Bill Clinton
, as well as at least 6 other Government officials, taking part in sexual
acts with minors. As well as evidence of Human trafficking that also
included minors.
We believe these pictures and videos were taken for the purpose of political
manipulation. In order to make sure all participants followed throug... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 11198 | 40 Over the next few days many new documents will be released. The contents of
these documents will contain evidence of perhaps the largest coverup in
American History. Before this happens we would like to explain ourselves and
answer a few questions you may have.
Until this month, WikiLeaks and Anonymous have worked together in building
an efficient, detailed, comprehensive set of documents that would be
responsible for the incarceration of Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and 21
individuals ranging... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 11198 | 41 The new leaks being released this week will provide documents in the form of
emails, pictures, and videos. Within these will be evidence of Bill Clinton
, as well as at least 6 other Government officials, taking part in sexual
acts with minors. As well as evidence of Human trafficking that also
included minors.
We believe these pictures and videos were taken for the purpose of political
manipulation. In order to make sure all participants followed through on a
previously agreed agenda.
These doc... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3063 | 42 The new leaks being released this week will provide documents in the form of
emails, pictures, and videos. Within these will be evidence of Bill Clinton
, as well as at least 6 other Government officials, taking part in sexual
acts with minors. As well as evidence of Human trafficking that also
included minors.
We believe these pictures and videos were taken for the purpose of political
manipulation. In order to make sure all participants followed through on a
previously agreed agenda.
These doc... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3065 | 43 obama自己肯定卷进去了，不然没必要为了克氏家族cover up到这个程度，FBI和DOJ都
调动了，网络攻击wikileaks也开始了。代表他已经破釜沉舟了，就像他说的，如果
trump选上他不准备离开白宫。估计他会宣布戒严吧。到时候只有军队抓叛国总统了。
民兵起义是下一步。
Section 4.
The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States,
shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason,
bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. |
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o**y
发帖数: 3065 | 44 本来说好11/5号放大料的，等到现在11/7号凌晨才放出来，选在FBI放料不查希婆以后
。这代表双方曾经有谈判过，结果建制派那边先掀了桌子，还发起cyber attack。双方
都无路可退了，没有一边输得起。
选举结果已经不重要了，Trump赢了，奥黑不会下台的，我预计他会宣布戒严。希婆赢
了，支持trump的军队和民兵一定发生起义。非和平的权力交接不可避免了。
最好结果：类似怀仁堂政变，或者反薄熙来政变
其次：类似土耳其或者泰国那种事件很短的武装冲突
最差结果：南北战争
我把话撂在这，生命诚可贵，大家be aware！
obama自己肯定卷进去了，不然没必要为了克氏家族cover up到这个程度，FBI和DOJ都
调动了，网络攻击wikileaks也开始了。代表他已经破釜沉舟了，就像他说的，如果
trump选上他不准备离开白宫。估计他会宣布戒严吧。到时候只有军队抓叛国总统了。
民兵起义是下一步。
The Constitution, Article II, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6571 | 45 Written by a female Obama supporter who voted for him for president.
Legitimate Questions
To All My Friends, this is every important, please take the time to read it.
This election has me very worried. So many things to consider. About a year
ago I would have voted for Obama. I have changed my mind three times since
than. I watch all the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say
this drives my husband crazy. But, I feel if you view MSNBC, CNN, and Fox
News, you might get some middle... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 20761 | 46
President-elect Donald Trump encouraged his followers in a tweet Thursday to
"buy L.L. Bean," a move that could get him in trouble should he send
similar tweets as president.
"Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage.
People will support you even more now. Buy L.L.Bean," Trump tweeted Thursday
morning.
Follow
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump
Thank you to Linda Bean of L.L.Bean for your great support and courage.
People will support you even more now. Buy L... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****1
发帖数: 3817 | 47 自己去看美国宪法
United States Constitution
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United States Constitution
Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg
Page one of the original copy of the Constitution
Created
September 17, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789; 227 years ago
Location
National Archives,
Washington, D.C.
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Purpose
To replace the Articles of Confederation (177... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****1
发帖数: 3817 | 48 自己去看美国宪法
United States Constitution
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
United States Constitution
Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg
Page one of the original copy of the Constitution
Created
September 17, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789; 227 years ago
Location
National Archives,
Washington, D.C.
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Purpose
To replace the Articles of Confederation (177... 阅读全帖 |
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a*****1
发帖数: 3817 | 49 自己去看美国宪法
United States Constitution
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
United States Constitution
Constitution of the United States, page 1.jpg
Page one of the original copy of the Constitution
Created
September 17, 1787
Ratified
June 21, 1788
Date effective
March 4, 1789; 227 years ago
Location
National Archives,
Washington, D.C.
Author(s)
Philadelphia Convention
Signatories
39 of the 55 delegates
Purpose
To replace the Articles of Confederation (1777)
This articl... 阅读全帖 |
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a**********2
发帖数: 3726 | 50 工资也在下滑，跟不上inflation rate. 谁敢保证今天的中高薪不会成为昨天的rusty
belt的失业人群，昨天是低技能人士(并且，在今天看是低技能，在当时并不是）被外
包挤压，明天就是高技能人士被AI挤压。而美国的现行的内耗制度，以及legal
bribery制度aka lobby制度根本不具备纠偏功能。美国的衰落是耗时多久的问题，不是
会否的问题。 |
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