I don’t know why Charlie Rangel didn’t choose me over his son to pay $80,000 for a crappy website.
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I was cornered by a local activist who asked me my thoughts re energy usage, global warming, etc.
I thought instantly of my apartment.
It’s cold in the winter, and warm in the summer. Because the outside wall is all glass, and not the insulated kind.
So I have to pay lots of money in the winter and summer to keep minimally warm or cool, because my landlord, who doesn’t see these bills, didn’t put thicker glass in place.
And I can’t fix it.
So there’s a disconnect between the root cause and the person paying for wasted energy.
Shouldn’t the building have to pick up the bills? That way, maybe they’d spend more money on interior improvements instead of putting a sofa in the open air mail area where no one will ever sit. 😉
I’d have set up a nice blogspot thingie for him for half that amount.
But how much more would you have demanded as compensation for having him as your father?
With the amount of benefit usually accruing to elected officials and their families, I would think that the standard of proof against them for any corruption/fraud/etc. case should be lowered from beyond a reasonable doubt to at least clear and compelling, if not preponderance of evidence.
They should keep all of their public relationships far more than arms’ length away to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.
A similar standard should be employed for corporations who flout the law–because their dealings and operations can be byzantine in complexity, they should be required to go the extra mile to avoid the taint of corruption. They have too many resources, in general, to fight criminal cases, they are not persons, and penalties should be extended to board members and executives at the time of the infractions, or who received a direct benefit from the action. This should be required of publicly traded companies, or ones who have more than, say, $500M in assets (to avoid penalizing smaller businesses).
He kneecapped Adam Clayton Powell Sr. back in the day with bullshit ethics charges to take the seat.
Rangel: Tell Barack it was only business, I always liked him.
Nancy Pelosi: He understands that.
Charlie: Can you get me off the hook, Nancy? For old times’ sake?
Pelosi: Can’t do it, Charlie.
The Godfather?
The Godfather Part II.
Actually, I got it wrong. It is The Godfather Part I. That’s Tessio’s last moment.
I thought it sounded vaguely familiar.
Hey, I can do a crappy website for free!
New question: What do you think of Caroline Kennedy for Senate?
These assholes need life in prison.