Culture of Corruption indeed
Words escape me… and I’m from Chicago!
Rep Jefferson wins Re-election in LA.
By CAIN BURDEAU, Associated Press Writer 28 minutes agoNEW ORLEANS - U.S. Rep. William Jefferson easily defeated his fellow Democratic opponent in Saturday’s runoff, despite an ongoing federal bribery investigation.
City Councilman Oliver Thomas said Jefferson’s victory would make the recovery more difficult.
“People are watching this election all around the country and I can only imagine what they are thinking,” Thomas said. “It will be very difficult to go back to them and ask them to trust us with the money we need here.”
I know what I’m thinking. People are retards.
Jefferson drew widespread support among blacks who are skeptical of the federal government’s motives in its investigation of him. He repeatedly suggested the probe is groundless because he has yet to be indicted more than a year after the FBI raided his home in New Orleans.
Speaking of retards:
Carter, 37, raised nearly five times as much money as Jefferson, but she was largely outflanked in the endorsement game. Jefferson picked up the backing of Mayor Ray Nagin and other prominent black politicians.
Birds of a feather:
Before the bribery scandal erupted, Jefferson had climbed to the pinnacle of the Democratic Party. He was a confidant of former President