Charlie Rangel: After Lame Duck Successes, Obama Will Face No Primary Challenge In 2012

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by Mark Joyella | 3:09 pm, December 29th, 2010

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There’s been buzz about President Obama facing a potential challenger–or two–for the Democratic nomination in 2012. But Rep. Charlie Rangel (who knows a bit about losing friends and political influence) says the triple play of successes in the lame duck session of Congress mean you can forget Dems taking on one of their own.

“This is a different president after the lame duck,” Rangel told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. “He’s much stronger than we thought he was.”

While Rangel explicitly rules out a primary challenge in 2012, he dodged Matthews’ question about Hillary Clinton and 2016.

Watch the interview here, from MSNBC:

Matthews mentioned he and Rangel had been to lunch prior to the interview, and according to the New York Post‘s Page Six, the two dined at steak house Del Frisco’s in midtown Manhattan, ordering a “burger and a sandwich,” with Matthews picking up the tab.

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We all know Charlie is a politcal genius. Remember when he asked for the ethics investigation because it would CLEAR him. Rangle has always been a liar and a crook and he is still a liar and a crook.
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The surest way to tell something is BS is if it preceeded by “Charlie Rangle said”.

And, whomever ordered the burger needs to report to Michelle O. for your flogging. How dare you eat Republican food, ya fat bastard.

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Probably NOT wrong

So Charlie Rangel told Chris Tingles.
Good Lord! Two jokes!!
Big Eddie

Hey , if you can’t trust
Charlie …
Just4thefax

Fact: Rangel just doesn’t want to say that they are still the party of craven! But his hand gestures say otherwise!
Pokerdude777

that video seems like dejuva…. oh nevermind, I remember, it was a clip from the movie Dumb and Dumber
felixw

Rep. Rangel not only can predict political races, but he can also give advice on how to avoid taxes by leaving income of your 1040 form. No wonder he is such a hero on the left.
Tucker P.

Government collapse sounds good too me Charlie . And THAT would save the country .
http://none pyrope

One can assess the electorate of a country, state, district, or municipality by the people they choose to represent them.

We’ve got some serious problems folks.
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As for -0bama, he’s taking a page right out of the Cliton playbook–moving to the center after advancing the progressive agenda onward a notch or two. Soon enough, the progressives will reach the point of having enough control to enable their taking total control. When that happens, we’re screwed. Wake up!