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James Traficant, disgraced former Congressman and ex-con, runs for Congress

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Traficant

http://www.ktar.com/?nid=509&sid=1290049

This is the man who once compared the U.S. Congress to a bunch of prostitutes- then publicly apologized to prostitutes for comparing them to the U.S. Congress. This is the man who, while defending himself against a House ethics committee, told lawmakers that he would like to "kick them in the crotch." This is a man who, according to his friends, claims that his ancestors are from Transylvania, making him a distant relation of Dracula.
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Well, I don't know about that last sentence, but I agree with the comparisons and statements to Congress.

h, and he's got a platform, too.

"Repeal the 16th amendment, abolish the Internal Revenue Service," he declares. "No more corporation tax, no more Social Security, no more Medicare taxes. No more audits. No more deadlines. No more tax courts. And everybody pays."

In a nation under The Traficant Plan, as he calls it, every illegal immigrant would be thrown out and troops would be stationed at the border. A flat 25 percent consumption tax would be instituted. The Department of Energy and the Department of Education would go the way of the Confederate dollar.
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Definitely like his fiscal plan though, would definitely keep hundreds of billions(trillion?) of dollars in the hands of the taxpayers.

He was expelled after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and on his houseboat in Washington, D.C.,[1] and was released from prison on September 2, 2009, after serving a seven-year sentence.
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But this makes him really look like a hypocritical jackass on the level of Dodd, Pelosi, and Reid.
 
Traficant is a lunatic, an ass, and a crook. Better suited to a circus than Congress. I doubt he could win an election for dog catcher.

Maybe Fox could hire him for his entertainment value.
 
I loved Traficant, if for nothing else, his outrageous suits and ties. The guy was hilarious.
 
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I'm just wondering ........... How do you get your hair to do that??
 
"He was expelled after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and on his houseboat in Washington, D.C.,[1] and was released from prison on September 2, 2009, after serving a seven-year sentence."

This alone makes him ineligible IMO. Some guy gets a stupid felony 20 years ago for something that isn't related to fraud or violence, I can get past it if he's got some good ideas. Anything like fake tax returns or bribery, yeah... no.
 
Skitzer said:
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I'm just wondering ........... How do you get your hair to do that??
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A hero of the tea party movement is seated in a corner booth at his favorite diner, his famous toupee sticking out above the wooden slats like a warning. That mop of hair, possibly more famous than the man himself, tells the regulars bent over coffee mugs all they need to know: Jimbo has entered the building.

Traficant may have been sidelined for a while, but he still knows how to play the game. Besides, he already ran for Congress from prison once- and managed to win nearly 20 percent of the vote.

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Ohio Republicans even voted for him while he was in prison.

How can anyone need more proof Republicans hate America???
 
dmcowen674 said:
A hero of the tea party movement is seated in a corner booth at his favorite diner, his famous toupee sticking out above the wooden slats like a warning. That mop of hair, possibly more famous than the man himself, tells the regulars bent over coffee mugs all they need to know: Jimbo has entered the building.

Traficant may have been sidelined for a while, but he still knows how to play the game. Besides, he already ran for Congress from prison once- and managed to win nearly 20 percent of the vote.

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Ohio Republicans even voted for him while he was in prison.

How can anyone need more proof Republicans hate America???
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James Traficant - Democrat (1981-2010)
 
If you read the wiki fine print you will see Traficant is now running as an independent in 2010.

But no matter, anyone who basically meets the constitution qualifications for political office can throw their hat in the ring, but somehow I seriously doubt Traficant stands a ghost of a chance of being elected
 
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