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First he says foreign policy is his strength. Then he admits he knows little about the economy. He isn't winning his base, so he continues to throw fear into Americans by talking about terrorism, and he and only he can save us. Still he drags behind in the polls. Then he adds a women to pick up the Hillary vote, conveniently after Obama doesn't pick Clinton as a VP. Now McCain gets Americas attention, not because he can help this country, but because of Palin. Then he adds Obamas message of change. He is running against his own party because it has failed us so badly. Now he is stealing enough is enough. Why is America falling for this. It is all stated in another article in this Blog site! Obama is black, only half black, but black enough on the outside for all of the uneducated hate filled people in this country to not vote for him. If any of them cared to read his book, they would see a man that came from a very poor, one parent household. To a man that turned down wall street and all of the money that he could have made, so he could help the people that didn't have anything. He helped kids go to school, and get off drugs. He helped people find jobs, and housing. He also helped people find medical help. That is the life of a community organizer. The GOP has painted it to be a trouble maker??? America, if you had to pick these candidates without seeing them, what would you choose? Would it be someone that champions the current economic direction of this county, that is playing games with the American people,that hasn't a clue how many homes he owns, or would it be the community organizer that has lived just like the rest of us?

You know what the problem with Americans is? We have way too much idle time to sit around in an environment that is better than 90% of the rest of the world and complain about lies the media is throwing at us. Think for yourself.
McCain is old and will run this country further into the ground than Bush already has.
Palin is over her head and doesnt know her pig from a hole in the ground....even if it has lipstick on it!
Rock On Obama! Woooohoooo.
Obama for true leadership and restoration of American pride and respect in the international community.
It's not all about you – bunch of whiners – just like McCain said. hhahaha
Peace
Obama for President ! woooooohoooooooooo

Just read that John McCain said, and I quote, "I can keep your jobs safe". Is he kidding?!!? John McCain is one of the biggest supporters of off-shore jobs. He encourages big corporations to hire overseas.
The Republican ticket is a joke.....what a mess they have become.

You know what the problem with Americans is? We have way too much idle time to sit around in an environment that is better than 90% of the rest of the world and complain about lies the media is throwing at us. Think for yourself.
McCain is old and will run this country further into the ground than Bush already has.
Palin is over her head and doesnt know her pig from a hole in the ground....even if it has lipstick on it!
Rock On Obama! Woooohoooo.
Obama for true leadership and restoration of American pride and respect in the international community.
It's not all about you – bunch of whiners – just like McCain said. hhahaha
Peace
Obama for President ! woooooohoooooooooo

Nice to see Cafferty dragging race into the campaigns again. This country will never heal as long as there are people like Cafferty and Sharpton around to stir up trouble and make a nice living off of it. It is not enough that Obama won in states where 90% of the voters were white, not enough that he is the first African/white american to be nominated for a major party for POTUS. They would have us blackmailed into voting for him JUST BECAUSE he is black or we are automatically racist, nevermind qualifications. It is sick and it is what drove me from the corrupt Dem party.

GEEZER AND GIDGET................JUST DON'T GET IT.

OBAMA/BIDEN 08/12

I wonder if Charlie is related to 'cold cash' William Jefferson ??

SARAH PALIN.............IT'S BEST TO BE THOUGHT OF AS AN IDIOT.......................THAN TO SPEAK UP AND ERASE ALL DOUBT.

WE KNOW WHY SHE IS HIDING..............GIDGET CAN'T GET IT TOGETHER. THE OLD GEEZER IS NOT THE BEST TEACHER.

VOTE OBAMA-BIDEN 2008 & 2012

While they are at it lets just go through a bunch more. How did Obama qualify for his fancy property and build the home. How much has he hid through contractors and real estate agents. But the Main thing I want to see is his full list of donors since the roomer is they have recieved some through the Bank of China and Saudi Arabia and a couple UK countries. Then next who are his 2300 advisors and just why does he need so many. Is that who will be running the country and use hime for a fron man if he should get elected?

Another Obama mentor going down the toilet. We can speed up the process by electing a president Obama to throw another black man under the bus since he is so good at abandoning his troubled allies.

HISTORY TEST 101 – MULTIPLE CHOICE:

Which of the following word/s best describes WHY THE REPUBLICANS ARE HIDING AWAY SARAH PALIN FROM ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MEDIA.
1. DECET
2. LIES
3. COVERUP
4. DECEPTION
5. CONCEL
6. AMBIGIOUS
7. UNDERHANDED
8. WITHHOLD
9 BACK DOOR POLITICS
10 HOLD BACK THE TRUTH
11 HUSH UP
12 SUPPRESS
13 KEEP MUM
14 CONCEAL
15 HIDE
16 COVERT
17 UNDISCLOSED
18 FAILURE TO DISCLOSE
19 MUMS THE WORD
20 IT'S OUR LITTLE SECRET
*******21 ALL OF THE ABOVE

Let's see what becomes of this before we rush to judgement. On that note, why are Palin's allies suing to halt the trooper investigation? Is there something to hide?

Let me get this right ......he owes $5000 in back taxes and want to pay them. Plus is releasing his personal finical records for the past 20 yrs with an ininvestagative team he is paying for. On crimes that can only go back 3yr.

Am I the only one here that has lost his freaken mind

LET HIM PAY WHAT HE OWES AND GET TO THE REAL ISSUES

Has anyone taken notice of the recent ANTI-PALIN PROTESTS in
ALASKA. GOOGLE IT. SOME HOW THE NEWS MEDIA IS TRYING TO PAY IT DOWN.

IF THE PEOPLE FROM HER OWN STATE OF ALASKA DON'T TRUST AND SUPPORT HER....................WHAT SHOULD THAT TELL YOU.

The only way Rangel will be invesitgated is if he becomes a Republican.

I believe Rush to, Just like Rush said Palin looks good!
Yeah, a real reseaon to vote for the Ticket of Palin/MCain.
It means No real vetting process for Sarah Palin!
It means they really believe the American People are that Stupid!
Unfortunately, there are too many that will listen and believe that it's the Media or some liberal plott to bring her down, when she herself said "I will cooperate fully in the investigation" sad day on Nov 4 when the American people truly show how ignorant we are and elect these two in office

I find it hard to believe that CNN actually put a Dumbocrat on page one that may have done something wrong.

I'll investigate myself!

The last Dumbocrat ($90K in his freezer) under investigation was reelected in LA and nothing has been done with him.

Suprised?

THEIF !!!!

FRAUD- Love to see the "above the law" ego out in full force. First Spitzer, now Rangel, how I love being their constituent.

This guy needs to be fired.

This is the same Congress which was looking for exonomy for last two years.. Since Bush is president it becomes his fault..

People wakeup and think

Rangel is a crook like Dodd and Schumer and Biden and Barney Frank all could have regulated the mortgage companies,but they took too much political contributions from them to do that.Than they let them get away with taking millions in servance pay after ruining the company.Now the Tax Payer yes You and I will have to get stuck bailing them out instead of them going to jail. Obiden lives in the pocket of the banks that hold the credit cards,just look at where all the bank card companies are DELAWARE. Transparency he could not stand,Wheres the outcry of why his son and brother are being investigated and him trying to get his son out of lobbying while he(Obiden) made his run for the presidency.

you should do what Palin and the republicans always do not cooperate with anything.

JB-NYC

Charlie tried to give the Obama camp 100k. What's up with that? There is too much controversy around him right now. He almost reminded of McCain not knowing how many homes he owes.

Sleaze and a Demorat..............now that is something you don't see very often...........and in other BREAKING NEWS...........the sun came up in the East today

Didn't Nancy Pelosi promise to clean up the swamp?

He forgot to report rental income from the luxury homes he doesn't know/forgot he owns!? Who does he think he is, McCain?

Like Dtroit Mayor, Hard to trust this person

This is entirely appropriate. Millions of Americans lie or mess up their tax returns. Why? Because the Internal Revenue Code is a mess! All you tax-reformers out there know this. When you're got this much money, things get messed up.

Not the Congressman is offering to have his records reviewed for the last two decades to ensure all of his finances were properly reported. This kind of transparency screams that what has happened was a simple mistake. If it turns out that he's been cheating for years, he can always be removed from office.

Charlie Rangel!................He should become a Republican........maybe then, his lies would sound more believable, right now!

Dude, your busted, time to face the music, I don't care if your a dem or repug...time to clean out the government.

GO OBAMA O8!!!

This is news! He's not the first politician to get in trouble and he won't be the last no matter which party wins the White House.

Let's talk about the economy instead and why we are in the trouble we're in. Could it be because McCain and the Republicans voted for deregulating the industry? Yep, I think so. There needs to be government regulations on all types of industry and the Republicans voted to get them taken away and well as voting to give tax breaks to companies that moved overseas. When you take away the rules and encourage our great American manufacturing companies to move out, what do you have left. Service industry jobs at a much lower pay scale than those that are gone. This country cannot survive on the average worker being in a service related industry. Sure, McCain says our workers are the best...and they are. It's just that their jobs are being taken away because manufacturing companies are going where labor is cheaper and they get a tax break for doing so.

I have never been into politics all that much but have voted in every election as a Republican. This year I, like many of the people, are really into it. I admit I voted for Bush (I was stupid) the first time, but voted for Kerry the second time because I could see where our country was heading. If you in all honesty can say you are happy with the direction our country is heading, then vote for McCain. If you are unhappy, vote for Obama. Most older people don't accept change easily. I know because I am one, but this is a time when we need change the most.

Multiple Choice Test

1.) Who is after Rangel?

a.) The Clintons

b.) The Republicans

c.) The PUMAS

d.) Clinton Donors

e.) All of the Above

Good for you Charlie,

What were you thinking anyway your black, your not suppose to use the same tricks that white america has used successfully and continues to use. Shame on you.

This is a fact there is a small group of money / power hurry people that are making the current decisions that are breaking this countries back. How many of these failed institutions will we find out will have been bought up by our enemies...GREED will destroy. Bin Ladin stated in one of those tape interviews that they would destroy our financial iInfrastructure .... Wake up people ....McCain more of the same....

Dems want to raise our taxes, but cheat on theirs.

Great...we have gone from Rep corruption to Dem corruption.

He needs to step down. THis is bad for Obama and democratic congress. Time to clean house. McCain will do it. McCain 2008 and Hillary in 2012

Sounds fair. Independent investigation. Nothing to hide, unlike Gov. Palin.

ANY INVESTIGATION OF A PUBL;IC OFFICIAL ESP. A CONGRESSMAN SHOULD BE BIPARTISAN TO AVOID THE IMPRESSION OF A PARTIASAN WITCH HUNT AS IN THE CASE OF THE PROBE ON GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN'S ALLEGED FIRING OF
A STATE EMPLOYEE. WHICH WAS STARTED AND BEING PURSUED
BY A DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATOR. THE MATTER IS A STATE ISSUE
AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NATIONAL POLITICS.
THE FACTS ARE THE FIRING OF THE MAN WAS JUSTIFIED .
THE TROOPER IN QUESTION ADMITTED ON CAMERA THAT HE "MADE MANY MISTAKES " ONE OF WHICH WAS DRINKING OIN THE JOB.. HE LOST CUSTODY OF HIS CHILDREN . HE REMARRIED AFTER HIS DIVORCE FROM SARAH PA;IN'S SISTER.
HE HAS SINCE BEEN DIVORCED AGAIN !!!! IN SHORT ORDER..

What do you expect from the successor to Adam Clayton Powell, the most corrupt politician ever?

Pelosi SHOULD BE pressuring him to step down. But of course the Dems will cover this up.

More Distractions to the issues...

Rangell, if you are found to have knowingly or un-knowingly avoided paying taxes, you should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Period, end of story.

Gov. Palin, why don't you try practicing the very thing you are preaching: Transparency!

Notice how we don't hear a peep from Rev Sharpton????

Obama probably ordered him to stay low-n-quiet.

Obama supporter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only in talk !!!!!!!!!!

Mc Cain / Palin 08

Nino in Northridge that would be like asking Obama and Hillary to cut off their heads.....

McCain, if you put your Country First?

RETIRE BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOSING YOUR BEARINGS!
Cindy please help him with his invention Backberry!

It wouldn't surprise me either that I would wind up reasearching all the years Bill & Hillary Clinton were in the White House and Al Gore right on their heels.....Nor that money was laundered through his accounts.....

I think it's funny that the Libs on this blog immediately turn the attention to the McCain/Palin ticket, instead of focusing on a dirty politician like Rangel. He's a crook and you know it, your just afraid to admit to it. I'm not saying that the GOP doesn't have any on their side, but come on. This portion of the blog is meant to discuss Rangel and his unethical decisions, right? So lets get the conversation back on that.

Rangel is a thief.

VOTE McCAIN/PALIN '08

I'd like to know what Sarah Palin's college degree was in. I'd also like to see an accurate and complete work resume she has since her college graduation. I'm interested in hearing comments from her college professors. I'll make a bet her college and work resumes would be an interesting read. And this is the person who will be a HEARTBEAT from the presidency.

I love how the same people slam this guy but then defend Palin for charging per diem to stay in her own home and for not cooperating with an independent investigation. HYPOCRITES

I would like all access to all bank account records including any wire transfers or e-bill services used......I would love to do the research.....The tax records are necessary but I am not upto date on past years tax policy's...You just might find he is a victim of Hillary Clinton and Al Gore's NAFTA Scams.......

One more reason for term limits and one more reason to vote for a third party this election.

Rush said it was all Rangels fault,I believe Rush because he is the real saviour of all the rich people and folks like me who dont have a clue.

Another one bits the dust!

Democrats have been waiting for Obama to get in office so that all their dirty tricks can be forgiven!

I wonder how many backroom deals Obama is going to have to live down now that he is loosing and will lose the election!

We are the winners for not electing this VERY connected Chicago Style Politician!

McCain/Palin-08-In a Landslide Victory for all!

Another thieving D"i"mocrat, stealing from the people while swearing they are helping America.

The Dims have been in control of Capitol since 2006....

WHERE IS THE CHANGE?

To Barbara- NC
Yes I noticed the USA chant. It's unfortunate that the Dems have to protest in the manner that they do. Nothing wrong with a quiet protest, why interrupt, be rude and fight security. We didn't see that at the Dems convention....

I'll be writing in NONE OF THE ABOVE on election day. It's pretty sad that our great country could only find these two bozo's......

Funny how putting the words 'Democrat' or 'Republican' in front of someone's name makes most people hypocrites in their responses.
only two peopl qualified to be in the White House- Biden and McCain. Makes it an easy choice.

The Congress has made the tax code so ridiculously complex not even someone who writes tax laws can get it right. The following proposal will fix that in a hurry.

All members of Congress and the President, as the person who signs all legislation, would be required to accurately complete their tax returns without the use of tax accountants or a third party tax preparer on any kind (and would have to swear under oath and penalty of perjury to the same). All such returns would be subject to an annual audit by the IRS. The penalty for any mistakes resulting in underpayment of taxes would be (pick a number) 10 times the amount of the tax due.

Bet that would simplify the code in a hurry.

If Rangel did anything wrong, he should be booted from office. That should be true for Democrats or Republicans. Unfortunately, my crooked congressman (Republican) keeps getting re-elected.

CNN....please stop the posts with--every-–word-–hyphenated.
They-say-nothing-and-are-very-annoying.

democrats are just as bad as repubs w/ corruption, lying , etc.................

so what else is new

shocker...a democrat who claims to want to help the poor through taxes, only with everyone else's money but his own....funny...

and SACTO JOE-
why is it the governments responsibility to control every aspect of our lives? you liberals want woman to have the right to choose (as do i) but want government to control every thing else? makes no sense...

SAY NO to FED!

who is commiting unknown and unlimited amount of tax dollars

in order to bail out themselves and their neo-con cronies, the loan-sharking parasites of the economy,

and to dump what will be eventually trillions of "toxic" debt of theirs

on to taxpayers' back!

wake up!

your portfolio is worth nothing, and that's not the worst thing!

you and your children will have to work three jobs and pay more taxes

to ensure these thieves will enjoy their excessive lifestyle,

if you let these thieves dump their debt on you through FED!

Spencer,
You asked who cares about Charlie Rangel?

You should he is the chairman of the way and means committee. Maybe you have heard of them, they write the tax code of the USA..

DUH, thats why you should care!

What is the big deal almost eveyone has owed taxes at one time or another. Just because he hasn't paid them is no reason to go after his throat. I had disagreed with the government about my taxes that I had owed over 300 dollars and 2000 dollars in penalities dismissed when they found out I was right. So come on give the man a break.

Ah Yes. Pelosi said she was going to drain the swamp.. Well, look what we have found.

Charlie Rangel. Sorry Charlie... Time to step down.

Republicans say that they are Christians and Pro-Life but McCain and his propaganda team fabricate LIES like no other and uses LIES as their campaign theme! They are willing to send other peoples sons and daughters to kill and be killed in Iraq and other war they wish to have! What hypocrites!!!
No integrity, No Honor, No sence of Responsibility, Anything That Happens Is Another Person's Fault! Grow up people, it is not kindergarten, it is real world!

I love how the same people slam this guy but then defend Palin for charging per diem to stay in her own home and for not cooperating with an independent investigation. HYPOCRITES

now if we could get somone to investigate bush/ cheney no bid contracts to their good ol boys in the pentegon you people in the media would be doing your job . the bush admin and the retired generals admirals etc. of the military have robbed us blind w/this fake war and relief disasters that the money from the fed gov't went into the pockets of a few ranking good ol boys of the milatary. investigate this.

SOME,,,,PEOPLE,,,,APPARENTLY,,,,HAVE,,,,BROKEN,,,,CAPSLOCKS,,,AND,,,,SPACEBARS

That being said, this isn't an election issue, and if it did become one it's not a partisan issue. It's a friendly reminder of the kind of transparency we need in our government, the kind we never have had, and undoubtedly, never will.

Tell me, WHY has Rangel NOT been thrown out on his ear regarding this matter? If he were a Republican, there would have already been a howl of calls for his head on a platter.

i guess that's what happens when liberals control all the media content in this country. If a perfect world, Charlie Rangel would be in the unemployment line.

Its rather delightful that 1/2 the Obama supporters will vote McCain once inside the confines of the voting booth. At which point the Democrats will blame Hillary Clinton further splitting the party. Enabling the Green party to become the 3rd viable major party in the US

Resign already.

Frankly NOTHING would make me happier than to see ANYONE in the Congress or Senate with more than 20 years service replaced by new blood. But as far as this situation goes; as long as everything is conducted above board I think everyone should just wait and see...

Yes...an Independent invesitgator appointed by the Attorney Generals office.

Oh yeah ... investigate yourself ... just like IAD in police stations ... right!!!

Charles, you're a thief and you know it. The investigation will only be transparent until inproprieties are discovered. New York is tightening up in the Presidential polls because New Yorkers are tired of the crooked politicians running their state governments and are about to vote them out of office. Eliot Spitzer with his prostitute and now you Charles covering up your income tax. Hillary, what are you hiding besides Bill?

No transparency, No political Office.

Obama/Biden '08

Here come the distractions..remember. CNN wants a Republican president. Notice none of the topics above have anything to do with the failing economy. We have all been Bushed!! How can the most powerful person on Earth not be held responsible for anything?

The Democrats are starting to be as bad as some of these professional athletes.

Drunks, Drug users, Affairs, tax evaders, under the table dealings.

Mad about the high interest charges on your credit cards? Thank Biden!

Do any of you notice the chant USA USA USA at McCain rallies?

They are prompted to chant to cover up protestors. That from my sister who attended one of those rallies.

Obama/Biden '08 (I can't help my sister's political leanings)

Palin Should Do The Same Instead Of Stalling And Trying To Hide The Truth!

Who cares about Charlie Rangel???

You are dirty,you have always been dirty and you will always remain dirty.

I am a Democrat and I am voting for McCain. Oh no! Why are you betraying Barack? You know why! Because John McCain had invented the Black Barry. I love my blackberry. McCain know Washington for 30 years, Barack is new to Washington. McCain is smart and does not understand the economy and I am thrill to vote for McCain. McCain is rich and Barack is not. McCain has many houses and Barack does not. If I Americans get evicted from their homes they can get a room each from McCain. McCain is the real deal that will shake up Washington and himself because he is an insider. Sarah Palin is a foreign policy expert because she can see Russia from Alaska Joe Biden cannot see Russia from Delaware. This is why I am not voting for McCain.

i find it amazing that anyone can figure out our tax codes. bloated with red-tape bullcrap.

Rangel wants an independent investigation from the accountants HE HIRES?

Another joke from our congressional leaders Pelosi and Reid.

C'mon.

Give the guy a chance to pay up like everyone else. Cmon everyone tries to get outta taxes legally, maybe he just didnt know what he was doing was a crime? Beisdes he is a long time democrat supporter and deserves the benefit of the doubt. I mean cmon this is Cnn we cover for Dems, I mean if Rangle was a Republican this should be front page right? He is one of us so shhhhh.

Blah, blah, blah.....another Congressman who is above the people.

Spare me. If you really want to do something you will stop Congressman and women from naming buildings, etc. after themselves with our tax dollars. It's shameful.

Obama/Biden

Way to go, Representative Rangel !! That's the bedrock of American justice: Innocent until proven guilty !! Let's not forget that, please. If Governor Palin is entitled to the presumption of innocence, concerning her abuse of power with regards to the Top Cop, for not firing her ex-brother-in-law, than Representative Rangel is entitled to the same presumption of innocence !!
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BRING THEM HOME, ALIVE AND WHOLE. NOW.

Rangel is hoping that Obama wins so that he could pardon him.

Yeah – we've heard that before. Wasn't it Palin (R) that said she would cooperate also?

If they are in office, boot them out.

If they are NOT in office, do NOT put them in.

Vote the incumbents out, and screen the potentials within a millimeter of their lives.

Obama/Biden '08

And this is important, why?

Why don't we investigate Bush's Harken stock dumping?

WHO CARES, CNN!

Where's the discussion on the failure of the Bush/Cheney Administration to protect the economy?

Where's the discussion on Senator McCain's failure to understand the economy's problems?

Where's the discussion on the utter ignorance of Governor Palin when it comes to the U.S. economy?

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