Topic: Sting! Corrupt politicians all black Democrats

[warpmine]

The attorney general of Pennsylvania shut down an investigation of corrupt elected officials because everyone they caught – on tape – taking cash and gifts … was a black Democrat.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the sting operation began with a deal: A black lobbyist (who had been accused of fraud and participated in the sting to gain favorable treatment from the authorities) offered elected officials – black and white, Democrat and Republican – cash and gifts in exchange for votes.

Over a three-year period, the lobbyist found a handful of politicians willing to take the deal.

“Sources with knowledge of the sting said the investigation made financial pitches to both Republicans and Democrats, but only Democrats accepted the payments,” said the Inquirer.

Furthermore, all the offending Democrats were black, members of the Philadelphia delegation to the state legislature.

“Four state lawmakers took money,” the newspaper reported. “State Rep. Ronald G. Waters accepted multiple payments totaling $7,650; State Rep. Vanessa Brown took $4,000; State Rep. Michelle Brownlee received $3,500; and State Rep. Louise Bishop took $1,500, said people with knowledge of the investigation.”

So far, none of the politicians have been charged with wrongdoing.

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State Attorney General Kathleen Kane told the Inquirer she stopped the investigation because it was “poorly conceived, badly managed and tainted by racism.” She even argued that the sting had specifically targeted African-Americans.

Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams, however, himself a black Democrat, refuted the accusation.

“The notion that they would target anyone based on race is ridiculous,” Williams said in a statement. “I am confident they are not racist, and it is regrettable that the attorney general would casually throw around such an explosive accusation.”

In one exchange, the lobbyist – wired for sound – went to State. Rep. Vanessa Brown’s office and “handed her an envelope with $2,000, according to people who have reviewed a transcript of a tape [the lobbyist] made on that day. As Brown accepted the money, they said, she put it in her purse and said: ‘Yo, good looking and Ooowee. … Thank you twice.” After he gave Brown the money, (the lobbyist) urged her to vote against a bill that would require voters to show identification at the polls, the sources said.”

Black leaders claim voter ID laws are thinly veiled Republican attempts to suppress black voters because many black people, who vote Democrat in overwhelming numbers, don’t have valid, government-issued IDs.

In another recorded meeting in April 2011, to mark State Rep. Waters’ 61st birthday, the lobbyist gave him $1,000, and the transaction was recorded on tape, according to people who read a transcript of the conversation.

As the lobbyist handed Waters an envelope, the sources said, Ali told him: “Hey, there’s $1,000 in there, bro.”

Waters replied: “My man, happy birthday to Ron Waters.”

All involved denied accepting illegal cash and gifts or said they could not remember.

The Inquirer revealed the investigation had gathered 400 hours of audio and video recordings of the lobbyist meeting with public officials. But soon after Kane’s inauguration in 2013 as the first female and Democrat attorney general in the state’s history, she began shutting the investigation down.

Then people connected to the investigation who saw the transcripts and read the recordings started talking to the Inquirer. Many of these people left the attorney general’s office soon after Kane took office.

Kane told the Inquirer the allegations are a political and sexist and racist attack from her Republican enemies: “Nothing more than the Good Ol’ Boys club playing political games to discredit me in order to fulfill their own selfish and improper agenda.”

The story is rocketing through Philadelphia business and political circles. Some say the results of the investigation are just “business as usual.” Other criticize the past three attorney generals for working with the lobbyist, who was under investigation for $430,000 in fraud as well as other cases of violations of election law.

Said one friend of Kane to the Inquirer: “Is this a John Grisham novel?”

That has to be racist or sexist or something like that. There's no way that they weren't on a political witch hunt to accuse black Democraps. Oh brother! 

[Alphabet Soup]

"It is better to stand on the ground and tell the truth than climb a tree and tell a lie" - my ol man.

Lots of people stumble over this simple concept. Lots more public officials trip themselves up, and most of them leftists. And why not? When your moral plane has the consistency of the Sahara desert it's often difficult to distinguish fantasy from reality.

[trapeze]

Republicans and whites certainly are not immune from corruption and it is merely a statistical coincidence that in this case all of the perps were Democrat and black.

That is...if you go hunting corruption in a place that is largely run by Democrats, most of whom happen to be black, it is not exactly surprising that you will find most of the guilty within their ranks.

If the same investigation were held in a largely white/Republican area I would expect to probably catch mostly white/Republican perps.

And that's because as a general rule you will find corruption where money and political power cross paths.

What is disturbing in this story is the blatant, shameless and very public display of corruption by the DA who shut the investigation down sans indictments. I don't care what race or political affiliation a person has, if they are hired to enforce the law then that is what they do. Period. I mean, come on...we sort of expect politicians to be corrupt and are pleasantly surprised to stumble upon ones that are not.

Which is why Eric Holder is such a douche. And a bad example for DA's like this. He empowers them to be corrupt. And then they are.

[Sectionhand]

Republicans and whites certainly are not immune from corruption and it is merely a statistical coincidence that in this case all of the perps were Democrat and black.

That is...if you go hunting corruption in a place that is largely run by Democrats, most of whom happen to be black, it is not exactly surprising that you will find most of the guilty within their ranks.

If the same investigation were held in a largely white/Republican area I would expect to probably catch mostly white/Republican perps.

And that's because as a general rule you will find corruption where money and political power cross paths.

What is disturbing in this story is the blatant, shameless and very public display of corruption by the DA who shut the investigation down sans indictments. I don't care what race or political affiliation a person has, if they are hired to enforce the law then that is what they do. Period. I mean, come on...we sort of expect politicians to be corrupt and are pleasantly surprised to stumble upon ones that are not.

Which is why Eric Holder is such a douche. And a bad example for DA's like this. He empowers them to be corrupt. And then they are.

The old " Birds of a feather " saying applies here .

[rustybayonet]

Republicans and whites certainly are not immune from corruption and it is merely a statistical coincidence that in this case all of the perps were Democrat and black.

That is...if you go hunting corruption in a place that is largely run by Democrats, most of whom happen to be black, it is not exactly surprising that you will find most of the guilty within their ranks.

If the same investigation were held in a largely white/Republican area I would expect to probably catch mostly white/Republican perps.

And that's because as a general rule you will find corruption where money and political power cross paths.

What is disturbing in this story is the blatant, shameless and very public display of corruption by the DA who shut the investigation down sans indictments. I don't care what race or political affiliation a person has, if they are hired to enforce the law then that is what they do. Period. I mean, come on...we sort of expect politicians to be corrupt and are pleasantly surprised to stumble upon ones that are not.

Which is why Eric Holder is such a douche. And a bad example for DA's like this. He empowers them to be corrupt. And then they are.

Can't agree more Libertas;

While living in FL. the small village I lived in voted a new mayor, Dem from Chicago, white and turned Rep.  Tony M. owned his own nationally known insurance agency, making 6 figure income.  Mayors salary not that high, but he wanted to 'clean up' problems.  First two terms was the star of the county for all the good things he got done, and I was proud to call him friend.  We played golf together, his wife and mine went out to dinner together, I was happy to help in local politics and his elections anyway I could, forming an Omnibus group in the village to root out problems serving has chair of the committee, and worked with village council.  When he decided to run for county commissioner, helped get him elected his first try, but really he was a shoe-in.  Then Dr. Jeckle/Mr. Hide started to appear and greed took over, he divorced his wife and her part of settlement was over $12 million ---Hmmmmmmm - big question -- where, how, and why?  First saw change when he started cheating at golf-it was friendly church league - or tournaments for charity - not big money games, had to always be the winner.  To shorten story - he got caught making deals for land getting huge kickbacks and bribes for other things because of county power.  He and 3 other commissioners went to prison for minimum of 5 years each - all money was taken back from both he and his ex and national insurance company pulled his license and agency.
Sorry for being so long; but some dirty politicians do pay the price.

[Dan]

And that, Rusty, is why I've withdrawn my consent. The system is crooked from top to bottom. Now, I don't know if that guy had those intentions from the outset, but my guess is he got caught up in it all. The amount of money, power and influence available to pols is too much and almost unchecked.

And to traps point, I agree it was a matter of demographics really. Plenty of Caucasians here in MA are crooked as a shileleigh.

[Libertas]

And that, Rusty, is why I've withdrawn my consent. The system is crooked from top to bottom. Now, I don't know if that guy had those intentions from the outset, but my guess is he got caught up in it all. The amount of money, power and influence available to pols is too much and almost unchecked.

And to traps point, I agree it was a matter of demographics really. Plenty of Caucasians here in MA are crooked as a shileleigh.

All true, but for a prosecutor to drop it because it is racist to only find black democrats taking cash is total BS, if those black were Republican's or if those taking cash were all whitel Democrats would have either of them be treated the same...Hell no.

So yes, demographics matter, but Justice is supposed to be blind, so once again all we are left with is a situation where being the right color and the right politics means getting away with crime.

We have to do more than withdraw our consent, we have to start playing dirty too.  And before anybody goes all high-n-mighty on me, I am saying merely there are right and wrong ways to mix it up with these clowns...all I am saying is there are ways and ways not to get caught.  Taking this crap lying down has to end.

People need to get dirt on this DA.

[ToddF]

Linky for the original story that's quoted here.

http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/sting-corrupt-politicians-all-happen-to-be/

And the original article it's based on

http://articles.philly.com/2014-03-16/news/48269239_1_investigation-kane-ali

[warpmine]

WHat we're missing here is that these people represent the people bu more ways than just one. They are crooked because the people are as well. When they heal, themselves from this affliction they can expect more from the garbage they put into those positions. As it stands now, they won't and so there should be little surprise that their representation won't either.

[AmericanPatriot]

I believe I'd heard before about this AG being a problem.
Just a stepping stone to run for governor

[Libertas]

Jackass shouldn't be allowed to even be City Dogcrap Remover!

[warpmine]

Jackass shouldn't be allowed to even be City Dogcrap Remover!

She's a real piece of work in the same mold as Reic Holder by refusing to defend the state's ban on queer, deviant marriage becasue in her words it's "unconstitutional".

I tell you we'll never be clean of this scourge until we kill of all the scumbag DemonRat lawyers.

[Libertas]

Jackass shouldn't be allowed to even be City Dogcrap Remover!

She's a real piece of work in the same mold as Reic Holder by refusing to defend the state's ban on queer, deviant marriage becasue in her words it's "unconstitutional".

I tell you we'll never be clean of this scourge until we kill of all the scumbag DemonRat lawyers.

The age of law yields to the law of tyrants, time to clean all decks.

[warpmine]

Sweepers, man your brooms?

[AlanS]

Jackass shouldn't be allowed to even be City Dogcrap Remover!

She's a real piece of work in the same mold as Reic Holder by refusing to defend the state's ban on queer, deviant marriage becasue in her words it's "unconstitutional".

I tell you we'll never be clean of this scourge until we kill of all the scumbag DemonRat lawyers.

The age of law yields to the law of tyrants, time to clean all decks.

Phuc et. Let it burn.

[Libertas]

Jackass shouldn't be allowed to even be City Dogcrap Remover!

She's a real piece of work in the same mold as Reic Holder by refusing to defend the state's ban on queer, deviant marriage becasue in her words it's "unconstitutional".

I tell you we'll never be clean of this scourge until we kill of all the scumbag DemonRat lawyers.

The age of law yields to the law of tyrants, time to clean all decks.

Phuc et. Let it burn.

Sweeping ashes it is then.   

[richb]

So,   I am guessing none of them will be charged?

Ok, I am answering my own question.   Of course not.

[Libertas]

Charged or not...to the Plantation Negroes on the Democrat Farm they are all heroes!  If you don't know that you must be a damned racist! 

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