Charlie Rangel: “President Obama Needs People Like Me More Than Ever”

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by Ray Rahman | 5:27 pm, September 15th, 2010

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After successfully defending his turf in yesterday’s Democratic primary, Rep. Charlie Rangel told his district that “President Obama needs people like me more than ever.”

“And why do I say this?” asked Rangel, who has been consistently dogged by a variety of congressional ethics investigations. Apparently assuming that nobody else knew the answer, he immediately responded to himself:

During a period of fiscal crisis, joblessness, we are now waiting for the health care bill to kick in, immigration — immoral treatment of newcomers in this country — drugs still being a major issue, the inequity in the tax system as we find that the wealthiest people in this country have been given tax cuts that they really don’t deserve and doesn’t help the economy, I go back to tell the President, “You don’t need all those Republicans.”

After listing 5-6 reasons (depending on how you interpret his series of phrases) of why the 15th District of New York should vote Rangel, Rangel added:

There are a lot of Democrats that got elected, but they voted Republican. So this is the time, really, for the 15th Congressional Districts all over the country to come and say, “Mr. President, we’ve got a job to do.” … You and I know that this country — and this world — is a lot better off because of President Obama.

While making no mention of how districts that aren’t the 15th of their state should vote (California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are the only states that even have that many congressional districts), it’s clear that Rangel really, really wants to win his. As he said himself, “Ain’t nobody gonna turn this around.”

Charlie Rangel, Congress, House of Representatives

notsofast

LOL

The problem, Charlie, is that he has HAD people like YOU around him all the time!
MichelleF

Crooks? Yeah, that sounds about right.
murf

I feel your pain Charlie , I’m sure if Tony Rezko didn’t get caught he would have a important cabinet position , perhaps Housing Czar.
Moderate

Charlie the voters need you around to remind them that Obama seems to be surrounded by crooks and liars.
Big Eddie

Hey ! If you can’t trust Charlie …
felixw

Obama needs people like Rangel? What for, tax advice?
JimBob

I would be happy if he would just clear his throat or eat a box
of Sucrets before he ventured out into public.
disgusted

right/ Right/ RIGHT!
timzank

Oh yeah, Barry’s got fevah, and the cure is more Charlie
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sharon-Johnson/100001626125685 Sharon Johnson

Whatever I am amazed that this man is a tax cheat and a crook and unethical as they come and people still vote for him. what is wrong with this nation. Have we lost our mind. This is a sad day when a beached whale like Charle Rangel can cheat the american people and steal from the American people and still be re-elected for his party nomination. We have lost our way America. What happened to honesty, intergrity
StandUp

Rangel is right. In 2012, Obama will need to rent one of Charlie’s many vacation homes or rent-controlled apartments.
http://www.libertarianism.com/ Burnnotice

Ya, yer right Charlie. Come Election day 2012 You need to put your arm around Obama and tell the voters that if they re-elect him, the world will get more of you. Yep! That should to it
dahni

lmao at Rangel. The problem is that is is likely to be cleaner than most of the Senators and Representatives in DC or closer to Obama.
http://none pyrope

notsofast said:
LOL The problem, Charlie, is that he has HAD people like YOU around him all the time!

And that’s precisely why he needs people like him–to help the rest of us see more clearly what is wrong in government. If you can’t recognize a problem, you can’t very well fix it.
http://none pyrope

Wonder why the usual bunch of miscreants aren’t here defending ol’ Charlie?

Sharon Johnson said:
what is wrong with this nation. Have we lost our mind

Ms. Johnson, the answer is that there are too many people who vote along partisan lines, irrespective of the integrity or qualifications of the candidates. People tend to get the government they deserve, and this is what Mr. Beck was trying to get across in the Restoring Honor event.
Some_Dude

Mmm, Rangel is digging deep. I wish the man had an ounce of integrity and would just walk the hell away.
niniqw12

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Kitsune

“We’ve got a job to do” is the most tired cliche in all of politics.

The only job Rangel should be doing is cleaning toilets for a 20 cent an hour prison wage.
CosmosDan

Sorry he won. He needs to be gone.
http://none pyrope

Kitsune said:
“We’ve got a job to do” is the most tired cliche in all of politics. The only job Rangel should be doing is cleaning toilets for a 20 cent an hour prison wage.

True, but I would bet he never serves hard time. If he is convicted, -0bama will commute his sentence, probably due to his “age and ill health,” or for “humanitarian reasons.”
mardec

Charlie’s right…crooks, demagogues, slick characters always welcome in the Democrat Party, and if you’re all of those things and black as well, then Obama will welcome you with open arms.