Comments on: Jackson Gets Evicted: White House Officials Questioned His ‘Ability To Continue To Lead The Agency’

By: batteries

batteries — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:22:56 +0000

since the Republican voters don’t vote for “Black Conservatives”, that tells you something about them and their party. Forth, just look at the number of elected African American Congressmen, Congresswomen, and Sen. Obama. None of these people would be in office if they were Republicans. There have only been two Blacks elected Republicans since reconstruction. Sen. Brooks R-Mass, and J.C. Watts, R-OK, and Watts won the College Football National Championship and the University of Oklahoma, so that’s why he was elected. Other than that look at the guy who ran for the Senate in Ohio, Ken Blackwell, he lost to a Democrat in a heavyly Republican state. Then there was NFL Hall of Famer, Pittsburgh Steeler, and greatest receiver to ever play Football, Lynn Swann-Republican who ran for Government of Pennslyvania, the lost to Ed Rendell.

If all of my examples don’t show how Republicans really think, then you must be living in another compaq evo n400 battery,compaq armada e500 battery Country. Lets face it, Republican have to have one or two token around to avoid the inevitable conclusion that they don’t really like black people.

By: BillFromDover

BillFromDover — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:48:04 +0000

I smell another Presidential Medal of Freedom.

By: SP Biloxi

SP Biloxi — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:05:33 +0000

Glad the HUD secretary and slumlord Jackson is gone. Another one bites the dust. And he should take his shrine with him out the door.

By: judyinnm

judyinnm — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:46:05 +0000

Funny, how times have changed: During the 1990s, peactically every Clinton Administration official came under scrutiny just because he was a member of the Clinton administration. I remember one guy was investigated and fined for lying to the FBI about how much money he’d paid an ex-girlfriend (never understood why they were even asking, but he supposedly said he’d paid her less than he actuallly had).

But now that honor has been restored to the White House by Georgejr & Dickie, all that happens when their cronies go too far (and it has to be EXTREMELY egregious) in malfeasance is they resign and spend (”spend” being the operative word, as they leave with substantial ill-gotten gains to spend) more time with their family. No investigation, no prosecution, just fade away into their next hightly paid influence peddling gig. And the prerequisite for even getting hired by the Bush administration seems to be a prior RECORD of having perpetrated similar crimes, before.

AMAZING!!

By: Freedom Rebel

Freedom Rebel — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:32:25 +0000

#25 ”It was terrible,” says Sen. Christopher Dodd, who helped craft reforms in 2002 that were supposed to prevent such electoral abuses. ”People waiting in line for twelve hours to cast their ballots, people not being allowed to vote because they were in the wrong precinct — it was an outrage. In Ohio, you had a secretary of state who was determined to guarantee a Republican outcome. I’m terribly disheartened.”

This is why Ken Blackwell did not win the election in Ohio. He was corrupt. Approximately 1 of every 4 votes cast in Ohio were not counted because of him.

A review of the available data reveals that in Ohio alone, at least 357,000 voters, the overwhelming majority of them Democratic, were prevented from casting ballots or did not have their votes counted in 2004.

He went on record saying how proud he was that he prevented voter fraud. I’m glad the State of Ohio finally showed him the door….

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:38:33 +0000

Sounds like a typical Bush Crony, not out of the norm for the Bush Mafia.

By: LANGX I

LANGX I — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:57:20 +0000

The token got caught. I agree with you. If you are republican and black you are a token.

How can you ignore the fact a 3rd of the republican party changed there name from Southern Dixecrats to what now makes up portions of the social and christian cons.

Form the 70’s to the early eighties the Republican party was known as the party of Racists.

There still around.

By: The Shadow

The Shadow — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:35:09 +0000

Look Alfonso Jackson wasn’t just a “Token” black for Bush, he’s also a “Crook”. I can say that because I call them like I see them. Let look at my comments fairly before anyone starts jumping to conclusions. The reason for my “token” comment is prefectly obvious. Just look at all of those black elected Republican Congressman and Senators. Sorry, there are none, that’s right there are NONE. Why? Ask the inclusive Republican voters. Second, the “Crook” comment. The FBI just doesn’t go around investigating Republicans under a Republican administration unlike they know that person is a crook.

Third, since the Republican voters don’t vote for “Black Conservatives”, that tells you something about them and their party. Forth, just look at the number of elected African American Congressmen, Congresswomen, and Sen. Obama. None of these people would be in office if they were Republicans. There have only been two Blacks elected Republicans since reconstruction. Sen. Brooks R-Mass, and J.C. Watts, R-OK, and Watts won the College Football National Championship and the University of Oklahoma, so that’s why he was elected. Other than that look at the guy who ran for the Senate in Ohio, Ken Blackwell, he lost to a Democrat in a heavyly Republican state. Then there was NFL Hall of Famer, Pittsburgh Steeler, and greatest receiver to ever play Football, Lynn Swann-Republican who ran for Government of Pennslyvania, the lost to Ed Rendell.

If all of my examples don’t show how Republicans really think, then you must be living in another Country. Lets face it, Republican have to have one or two token around to avoid the inevitable conclusion that they don’t really like black people.

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:20:15 +0000

Rotgut Gin Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 11:47 am
Just another example of affirmative action and the Peter Principle at work.

Couldn’t agree more. We must end this nation’s policy of appointing unqualified people to important positions, using family history and connections as the sole criterion. This never would have happened if Bush had not been appointed president. Heck, this never would have happened if Bush had been denied admission to Yale.

By: paleolib

paleolib — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:02:50 +0000

#18: Best Zappa reference of the year thus far. Kudos.

By: williamf

williamf — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:51:50 +0000

“Stepping down, oh yes, we must not can his ass! He’s stepping down to spend more time with his family uh huh. Bush sure hired a bunch of bums. I sure hope it doesn’t reflect on Bush’s LE GACY. Bush better have plenty of shelves in that LIBARRY at SMU where he can store all of the indictments against his picks for “pubic service.”

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:12:04 +0000

Just another episode of BushitCo’s Kronies R’ Us.

By: hussein toasterhead

hussein toasterhead — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:51:57 +0000

Gin Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 11:47 am

Just another example of affirmative action and the Peter Principle at work.
______

That’s true. None of this would be happening if Bush had appointed a corrupt white crony as HUD Secretary.

By: hussein toasterhead

hussein toasterhead — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:42:40 +0000

barfly Says:
March 31st, 2008 at 10:44 am
“The shrine of St. Alphonso (at the site of his garage) will soon be accepting visitors.”
________

At Saint Alphonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
Where I stole the mar-juh-reen
An’ widdled on the Bingo Cards in lieu of the latrine
I saw a handsome parish lady
Make her entrance like a queen
Why she was totally chenille
And her old man was a Marine
As she abused a sausage pattie
And said why don’t you treat me mean?
(Hurt me, hurt me, hurt me, oooooh!)
At Saint Alphonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
(Hah! Good God! Get off the bus!)
Where I stole the mar-juh-reen . . .

By: vinylspear

vinylspear — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:33:24 +0000

“been struggling privately” with ethics allegations

When did ethics or morality start bothering the conscience of these sociopathic sycophants?

Isn’t it customary of this administration to reward inept performance?

By: misshusseinmolly

misshusseinmolly — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:27:18 +0000

Does he get to take all the shrine pictures with him? Perhaps this is why his resignation isn’t effective for almost three weeks from now — it takes time to get shrines moved.

By: L. Hussein Annie

L. Hussein Annie — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:21:44 +0000

Ah, yes. *ANOTHER* crook who wants to “spend more time with his family.”

OK. Yeah, right. *eyeroll*

By: Dumb_Hussein_Fox

Dumb_Hussein_Fox — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:02:34 +0000

Seeing as Jacko didn’t get the usual Friday afternoon send off, what other story are the Bushies looking to head-off?

By: pinkopreevert

pinkopreevert — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:01:25 +0000

A little pardon here, a little pardon there, pardons all around. How about it folks, thats the next step for cases coming down while Bushco is still in office. I hope perhaps that some of these jerk-hoffs don’t get get the wake up call from the courts till January of next year.

By: ForTruth

ForTruth — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:59 +0000

He’ll be charging 30,000 a pop to speak at Universities.