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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: billt on December 08, 2011, 08:09:55 AM
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I knew he would go away, but man did they throw the book at him! I'm not trying to stick up for him, but what the hell did he actually do to receive 14 years? He talked about selling Hussein's Senate seat, but no money ever changed hands. He never met with anyone to actually do it. He was a smart a$$ed, foul mouthed idiot. But the last time I looked that wasn't a crime.
In a state that won't pass a law to give child molesters a mandatory 10 year sentence, 14 years for what he did certainly seems like overkill. He sure as hell pi$$ed someone off! He'll be 70 before he gets out because it was a Federal beef, and he must serve 85% of the sentence. That could very well be a life sentence for him.
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Well, let's see - the list is lengthy, but the top few matter.
He pissed off Daley by trying to display some independence.
He pissed off Mike Madigan, Speaker of the IL house by trying to rein him in; Madigan's daughter is IL Atty General
bho owed him nothing
That ought to about cover it. He got thrown to the wolves, and found he had no friends when the Feds came acallin'.
Agree on the sentence though, but typical of a lot of sentencing disparities, like the murderer who gets five years, and his roomie is in stir for 20 years for possession of a pound of weed.
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http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=18335.msg235090#msg235090
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Well, let's see - the list is lengthy, but the top few matter.
He pissed off Daley by trying to display some independence.
He pissed off Mike Madigan, Speaker of the IL house by trying to rein him in; Madigan's daughter is IL Atty General
bho owed him nothing
That ought to about cover it. He got thrown to the wolves, and found he had no friends when the Feds came acallin'.
Agree on the sentence though, but typical of a lot of sentencing disparities, like the murderer who gets five years, and his roomie is in stir for 20 years for possession of a pound of weed.
I think that is it. He simply pi$$ed off the wrong people, and they wanted him gone for good. They had their chance to stick it to him, and they did! You can't help but feel for the guy you know? He's like the poor little, stupid puppy that doesn't get picked for Christmas, and spends it in a cage instead of with some cute little kid.
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I knew he would go away, but man did they throw the book at him! I'm not trying to stick up for him, but what the hell did he actually do to receive 14 years? He talked about selling Hussein's Senate seat, but no money ever changed hands. He never met with anyone to actually do it. He was a smart a$$ed, foul mouthed idiot. But the last time I looked that wasn't a crime.
Since he tried to sell Nobama's senate seat one has to ponder where he got the idea...like Obama bought the seat (or Uncle George Soros bought it) earlier? No one has ever thought to look into where he got the stupid idea in the first place.
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Since he tried to sell Nobama's senate seat one has to ponder where he got the idea...like Obama bought the seat (or Uncle George Soros bought it) earlier? No one has ever thought to look into where he got the stupid idea in the first place.
Having been born and raised in and around that city for 38 years, that is what is so astounding about the sentence. The buying and selling of politics in that town has been going on since the days of Al Capone. It is strictly business as usual. It is as if they are saying to the rest of the country, "We won't stand for this sort of thing!" When in reality it is all they have ever stood for.
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It was a Federal charge wasn't it?
Maybe, just maybe, they're sick of sending Illinois Governors to prison and are making an example out of the POS. I doubt that will matter considering "The Chicago Way"!
Corruption is a way of life there much the same as every other large city in the US.
I thinking taking the prick out back and shooting him would have made a better point!
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The Feds appear to be restless. Blago's sentence, and what they're pulling raiding the "medical" dope clinics in California is a telling tale. They want to show the states who's ultimately boss. It plays right into Hussein and Holder's thug personalities.
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The Feds appear to be restless. Blago's sentence, and what they're pulling raiding the "medical" dope clinics in California is a telling tale. They want to show the states who's ultimately boss. It plays right into Hussein and Holder's thug personalities.
Add in Fast and Furious, and the TSA doing checks on TN highways. I posted a long time ago that I felt that the feds were trying to push people to riot and provoke violence so they could really clamp down. With this regime I would say going so far as to suspend elections and turn us wholly over to a totalitarian state. Far fetched thoughts to be sure......Maybe not so sure anymore.
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Add in Fast and Furious, and the TSA doing checks on TN highways. I posted a long time ago that I felt that the feds were trying to push people to riot and provoke violence so they could really clamp down. With this regime I would say going so far as to suspend elections and turn us wholly over to a totalitarian state. Far fetched thoughts to be sure......Maybe not so sure anymore.
The thing is JC, other than raiding the pot clinics they are all popular moves. People are happy we are looking for terrorists, and no one is going to riot for Blago unless its to form a lynch mob. As for the pro pot riots? They meant to but decided to go get some cheetos instead. ;)
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Add in Fast and Furious, and the TSA doing checks on TN highways. I posted a long time ago that I felt that the feds were trying to push people to riot and provoke violence so they could really clamp down. With this regime I would say going so far as to suspend elections and turn us wholly over to a totalitarian state. Far fetched thoughts to be sure......Maybe not so sure anymore.
The thing is JC, other than raiding the pot clinics they are all popular moves. People are happy we are looking for terrorists, and no one is going to riot for Blago unless its to form a lynch mob. As for the pro pot riots? They meant to but decided to go get some cheetos instead. ;)
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I guess I wasn't clear on the items that I felt as a push from the regime. I could give a rats ass about Blago. My response was about Bill using this as another example of the feds exerting way more power than they ever should have had.
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The thing is JC, other than raiding the pot clinics they are all popular moves. People are happy we are looking for terrorists, and no one is going to riot for Blago unless its to form a lynch mob. As for the pro pot riots? They meant to but decided to go get some cheetos instead. ;)
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Lynching Blacks was popular too.
I guess that makes it OK in your book.
Got no problem with hanging Dems.
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Lynching Blacks was popular too.
I guess that makes it OK in your book.
Huh? First of all who are you and what have you done with Tom? Are saying stringing up a corrupt Democratic politician from Chicago is a bad idea? Guys, Tom's sick, someone do a wellness check, or at least breathalyse him. ;D
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JC wrote:
....and the TSA doing checks on TN highways.
say what?! WHAT!
I had NOT heard about that. I will have to poke around the forums and find a link.
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He is one of several pages of news articles about it.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57318666/tsa-expands-from-airports-to-tenn-highways/
Here is a local source:
http://tulsachange.com/tsa-checkpoints-now-on-tn-highways
Most of the reports that I have found are from late October. I cannot ascertain if the program has already launched, or has yet to be, or got scrapped. So if anyone has any other info on the program it might be worth looking into.
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when they say "inspections" what do they mean exactly?
is there some cop there who tries to act all nonchalantly like when he asks, "Hey, would you mind if I searched your car? You don't have anything to hide, do you?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQfdSBq7flw
hmmn...yeah, let's just trample all over the 4th amendment...
thanks for the links!
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The Feds appear to be restless. Blago's sentence, and what they're pulling raiding the "medical" dope clinics in California is a telling tale. They want to show the states who's ultimately boss. It plays right into Hussein and Holder's thug personalities.
Remember that old joke about why the Feds were so hard on the Mob? Cuz they hate the competition!!!!
Replace Mob with states, and JC has it right - the Feds will brook no interference at this point. They have sued AZ and AL for simply passing a law that says they will individually enforce the same law that the Feds have. No interference - why do you think the po-po's, even County Sheriffs, have been federalized, at least in parts?
No interference with the Federal way - it is (or will soon be) the only way.
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when they say "inspections" what do they mean exactly?
is there some cop there who tries to act all nonchalantly like when he asks, "Hey, would you mind if I searched your car? You don't have anything to hide, do you?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQfdSBq7flw
hmmn...yeah, let's just trample all over the 4th amendment...
thanks for the links!
This is what I am talking about when I wonder if the feds aren't trying to provoke a violent response. They want to know just how hard they can squeeze. And when someone does finally snap, and get violent, they put the hammer down. Declare Martial Law and suspend the Constitution indefinitely.
Like I said, I know I'm probably reaching here, but the disdain outright hostility that this regime has shown towards the American people, I don't know that it is THAT long of a reach. After all, they are producing documents now that show that Fast and Furious was designed to provide a crisis so that the ATF could impose more restrictions.
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The pot crap in CA was becuase it went way overboard, it went from something that was supose to help people( or atleast make it so you could legally get high) to big buck biz.
No BS, its not uncommon in some areas to see 2 in the same strip mall.