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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 11:48 AM
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Charlie Rangel Defends Weiner
“Anthony Weiner's got a friend in ethically challenged Rep. Charles Rangel.

"I know one thing: He wasn't going out with prostitutes, he wasn't going out with little boys, he wasn't going into men's rooms with broad stances," Rangel said yesterday, alluding to sex scandals involving Republican Sen. David Vitter, GOP Rep. Mark Foley and GOP Sen. Larry Craig.

"Of course not," Rangel replied when asked if he agreed with the host of fellow lawmakers calling for Weiner to quit. "Not one person has given any reason for resignation."

Rangel charged that Weiner was the victim of a double standard.

"Certainly I know immoral sex when I hear it from other members and no one has screamed for their resignation, so I don't know why they're selecting Anthony," he said.:…

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/anthony_finds_an_ethics_defender_K9kuqTjOTp99FnQ3enybJI#ixzz1OzEjMtuq


http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/politics&id=8182340
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 11:48 AM
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1. Figures.
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 11:55 AM
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3. lol!
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leveymg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 11:51 AM
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2. ABC carrying a NY Post article. Why have we heard nothing about Clarence Thomas crimes there?
Edited on Sat Jun-11-11 11:52 AM by leveymg
Indict Clarence Thomas. See, http://journals.democraticunderground.com/leveymg/568
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Me. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-11-11 11:59 AM
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4. Indeed
The ABC link is a back-up ti the NY Post, I actually saw the story on NT1. And why not Thomas? Keep pushing.
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