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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:34 PM
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William Jefferson was arrested and McCain should be.
Edited on Thu Feb-21-08 12:57 PM by demgurl
That is, William Jefferson, the congressman, was arrested on bribery charges and if the allegations against McCain are true, this means he is guilty of accepting bribes and he should be arrested and put in jail. It should not be swept under a rug because McCain denies it. It is up to our legal system to figure out if he is guilty or not.

This case has nothing to do with sex except that is the currency McCain was paid with. This is a bribery case and one where the citizens' interests were hurt because McCain chose to vote the way his sex partner wanted him to.

Am I the only one seeing the criminal case here and wondering why he has not been arrested so this whole thing can legally be sorted out? This is one crazy world we live in.
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John Q. Citizen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:38 PM
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1. Do you have a link to where Clinton was arrested? On Bribery? I never heard about that.
Edited on Thu Feb-21-08 12:39 PM by John Q. Citizen
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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:45 PM
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7. Nope, not Bill......
as I stated in my first sentence, it was William Jefferson Clinton when they found all the bribery money in his freezer. They just can not go around arresting Democrats for accepting bribes and leave Republicans alone. Everyone should be treated the same way under the law.
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End Of The Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:47 PM
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8. Huh?
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:47 PM
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9. That guy's last name was Clinton?
Hmmm.

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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:49 PM
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12. Yep......
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277774,00.html

WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury on Monday indicted Louisiana Democratic Rep. William Jefferson on 16 charges relating to a long-running investigation into bribery, racketeering, obstruction of justice and money laundering.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:50 PM
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13. Did you read your own link?
nt
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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:52 PM
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14. OK I took a STUPID pill this morning...
it is William Jefferson....not William Jefferson CLinton. Which makes a mockery of the point I was trying to make. My main point applies but I did it stupidly. Very stupidly and I fixed the title of the original thread.

Anyway, McCain need sto be brought up on bribery charges. Plain and simple.

Signed by someone who needs to take smart pills now.
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EOTE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:49 PM
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11. William Jefferson Clinton was our 42nd President.
You must be thinking of William J. Jefferson. The representative who was caught with the money in his freezer.
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:40 PM
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2. Bill Clinton arrested?
More info please.


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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:48 PM
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10. I gave information that William Jefferson Clinton was arrested.
Edited on Thu Feb-21-08 01:20 PM by demgurl
NOT Bill Clinton. OK, I am playing with everyone a bit because I think people are comparing McCain to the wrong Clinton. (since it was not a Clinton at all!) People are seeing this for a sex scandal instead of a bribery scandal which it is. I think McCain needs to be arrested just as William Jefferson Clinton was - for bribery.

EDIT because I am freakin' stupid. Don't know where my mind is today but it was William Jefferson.....just no Clinton on the end.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:42 PM
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3. When was Bill Clinton arrested for bribery?
I'm afraid I missed that one.
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:43 PM
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5. Hey Jack Rabbit!
I'm glad I'm not the only one totally confused by the OP! :hi:
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Hell Hath No Fury Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:42 PM
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4. Your post makes no sense...
Clinton was never arrested, AFAIK. :shrug:
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Sweet Pea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:44 PM
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6. I Think The Op...
is talking about the Dem congressman from Louisiana, William Jefferson.
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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:54 PM
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15. YES!
Someone understands me even through my bumbling. Thank you. yes, I meant William Jefferson - just not Clinton. I am human and make mistakes.
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Usrename Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 01:00 PM
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18. Should we keep this one kicked?
:hi:

it is kinda funny, ya know?
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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 01:19 PM
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19. LOL, do what you want.
Life is too short if you can not make fun of yourself. I do think the main point is important it is just the idiot who posted the wrong info that messed it up!!!!!!!!! Is there a smilie hitting itself over it's own head????
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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:54 PM
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16. Who's on first? nt
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Harry Monroe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 12:56 PM
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17. Get your facts straight
You are obviously talking about Bill Jefferson, Congressman from the Second Congressional District of Louisiana (which includes New Orleans. $90,000 of "cold hard cash" was found by the Feds in Jefferson's freezer. William Jefferson Clinton was never arrested for bribery. He was, however, impeached by a vindictive, petty and hypocritical Republican controlled Congress. Please get the persons straight before posting please!!

BTW, I am a former resident of the Second Congressional District of Louisiana .
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demgurl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-21-08 01:25 PM
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20. Yeah, I took a stupid pill this morning.
I will blame it on the insomnia I had last night. Went to bed around 4 and was up at 8. At any rate, I did know my facts I just did not state them correctly. My fault...mea culpa. Thanks for providing the information. I had already corrected the title of the thread as well as correcting myself down thread.
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