This was very well done, and for those who so often complain about Stewart’s bias, I would recommend you recall the jabs given here.

“Sound ripe for mockery?”

This story has gone on so long, he has become the congressional clown. It seems no one takes his crimes seriously and mockery, even by the left wing comedians, is turning all of Congress into a big joke. The biggest joke is the people that keep reelecting this fool.
I live in a district that is gerrymandered so that only a Democrat can win, forcing everyone to register as a Democrat in order to have a chance to determine who gets elected in the primary.

Charles Rangle has served his district extremely well over 40 years. I wrote last Spring that it was time to him to gracefully retire. There is no real dispute that he broke ethical rules. He is 80 years old. It is past time for him to enjoy the rest of his life away from congress.

armwood said:
Charles Rangle has served his district extremely well over 40 years. I wrote last Spring that it was time to him to gracefully retire. There is no real dispute that he broke ethical rules. He is 80 years old. It is past time for him to enjoy the rest of his life away from congress.

I agree with completely on this. He has served his district ably and well, and he is a hell of a nice guy as well. He has a compelling story, too, serving our nation with some distinction in Korea. It makes his fall from grace have a tragic quality.

armwood said:
Charles Rangle has served his district extremely well over 40 years. I wrote last Spring that it was time to him to gracefully retire. There is no real dispute that he broke ethical rules. He is 80 years old. It is past time for him to enjoy the rest of his life away from congress.

Rangle did not serve anyone well. He was a crook when he was elected and he is a crook today. He became a millionaire while in Congress. He is not broke and he has not used his own money to pay his lawyers. He just won’t use his own.
He has not been a “public servant”, he is a highly paid government employee. He is a well known liar and race baiter. He should be thrown out. It won’t happen.

The Real Royal King said:
I agree with completely on this. He has served his district ably and well, and he is a hell of a nice guy as well. He has a compelling story, too, serving our nation with some distinction in Korea. It makes his fall from grace have a tragic quality.

Do you always have to prove that you are INSANE?

What is it, I guess the POWER is like a DRUG… Only reason I can see why anyone would want to continue in congress if they have got it made and are past the accepted retirement age.

armwood said:
Charles Rangle has served his district extremely well over 40 years. I wrote last Spring that it was time to him to gracefully retire. There is no real dispute that he broke ethical rules. He is 80 years old. It is past time for him to enjoy the rest of his life away from congress.

Congressman Rangle has followed in the footsteps of others that have been elected from that area (due to redistricting I won’t say Congressional District) such as Adam Clayton Powell.

Congressman Rangle served his country with distinction during the Korean War, earning medals for valor. He fought for equal rights and all that is to his credit. He has, however, supported well meaning policies that have contributed to the break down of the black family in this country and has allegedly committed crimes that would put an ordinary citizen in prison. He is also making a mockery of his office and is not serving his district. He should resign and be indicted.

gordonbloyershow said:
Rangle did not serve anyone well. He was a crook when he was elected and he is a crook today. He became a millionaire while in Congress. He is not broke and he has not used his own money to pay his lawyers. He just won’t use his own.
He has not been a “public servant”, he is a highly paid government employee. He is a well known liar and race baiter. He should be thrown out. It won’t happen.

Actually, he did serve his community well. Harlem experienced a major upswing in the 40 years that he has been Congressman. And part of that can certainly be laid upon Rangle. That being said, what he’s done ethically is not a good thing, and he should’ve left with some class and dignity. I didn’t vote for him this year, voted for the independent, looked like he could carry on the traditions that Powell and Rangle have put into place in the community. I think it’s become more sad to watch him now and we need someone new. Harlem is the largest neighborhood in Manhattan and it is important for NYC that it continues to grow and expand. Now, Rangle (who did do good for the community in his prime) is a distraction. He went the wrong way morally but his legacy should not be forgotten or cheapened. I know, you are an avid New Yorker, who has been up there in Harlem quite a bit, you work there right? So, it makes since that you would make a crude statement about someone who helped there.

“He was reelected with 80% of the vote”, and the elites say the heartland of america is the ignorant part of the country… stay classy harlem!

SlurpeeSummit said:
“He was reelected with 80% of the vote”, and the elites say the heartland of america is the ignorant part of the country… stay classy harlem!

It’s not so much ignorant as it is loyalty. The community loves the guy for what he’s done for them and overlooked the ethics violations. (I don’t think you should overlook them since they are a part of his legacy. His legacy will be overlooked by the rest of the country because of these violations. I don’t think he was right in what he did, and I wish he hadn’t. Again, didn’t vote for him.) Of course, it’s blind loyalty which could be just as dangerous. But it’s far from ignorance. A lot of the ignorance that gets discussed in voting is people who vote for people base on their social views and not on what they can do for the country or their community. They vote Republican because, hey, that guy doesn’t like abortion, but not because his fiscal policies will favor the rich and hurt the poorer neighborhoods as a whole. Or, the Democrat votes for the guy who believes in socialized health care, but doesn’t see that he will raise the deficit in their own community and brings little to no job growth in the community. That’s ignorance. Here, they are voting for what he brings to the community and not the fact he’s a lying, ethically challenged weasel. Again, blind loyalty.

Arthur (Not a Political Comic) said:
Actually, he did serve his community well. Harlem experienced a major upswing in the 40 years that he has been Congressman.

You must not get it. It is a tactic used by the drug cartel and many other crooks. Al Capone used soup kitchens to gain favor with “the people”. The drug cartel take care of the people in the villages around there drug operations the gain there help to warn agains raids. Rangle raided the U.S. taxpayers to bring money to Harlem and then get kickbacks from the people that got the money. Gary, Indiana has recieved billions of taxpayers dollars over the years. Try to figure out where it went. Former Mayors are rich and Gary is a rathole. Harlem is still a rathole but Charlie is rich. YOU figure it out.

Charlie (The Angle) Rangel, a pimp wannabe and con man extrodinaire…illustrates the double standard in this country when it comes to JUSTICE. She may be blindfolded, but when it comes to dollar bills and connections, she will gladly remove the blindfold and walk the guilty down her path of righteousness. Gordon, right on! This is not only politics as usual, it also clarifies precisely how gullible the electorate is in America. Harlem, like the jurors in OJ’s murder trial, have shown how malignant our divisions are.