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Court Docs: Texas Democrats Accused of Using Cocaine to Buy Votes
2014-09-02
[Breitbart] MCALLEN, Texas -- A developing federal investigation has brought up allegations that a Hidalgo County Commissioner paid for votes with bags of cocaine
Bags? That seems rather a high price per vote...
while other politicians paid for votes also with cash, cigarettes, marijuana and beer.
The usual incentives, less the promise of gov't jobs.
As the great American philosopher Wednesday Addams would say: "wait."
Court records obtained by Breitbart Texas from the arrest of two women accused of buying votes show that during the democratic primaries in 2012, a campaign manager for a Hidalgo County Commissioner who said that during the campaign, he bought $50 worth of cocaine, commonly known as an 8-ball and split it up in order to give it to the two women so they could use it to entice voters.
Oh the irony, 8-ball used to elect 8-ball.
Earlier this week Liechtenstein second generation immigrants Belinda Solis and Veronica Salazar went before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Ormsby who formally charged them with vote buying and set their bond at $10,000.
Extreme yes, but it was all they had in their handbags.
The two women were part of a large year and a half long FBI investigation into election corruption in Hidalgo County.
An investigation no doubt, stemming from a 1972 tip.
Posted by:Besoeker

#15  $50 for an 8-ball? When I was in college, you were lucky to find one for a C-note.

not that I would know anything about that.
Posted by: abu do you love   2014-09-02 21:05  

#14  I said NO cheese.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-09-02 18:18  

#13  Guns for Coke for Votes.

Quite the little flesh trade there.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-09-02 16:27  

#12  Jerkface and Goober Poodle...double down on dumb.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-09-02 16:19  

#11  [soon-to-be-deleted jerky]

You can't be the real Jerkface Killa --
He gave us the gantse Megillah!
Your efforts at quipping,
Just tedious dripping,
Are more like Magilla Gorilla.

Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2014-09-02 15:53  

#10  
Posted by: Jerkface Killa   2014-09-02 15:40  

#9   America. Are you surprised?

And be sure to lock your doors at night and nod at Church like you believe it.

YOU DO BELIEVE IN AMERICA, DON'T YOU? Of courre you do. I mean, where would we all be if we didn't ?

Ever been to Vegas? That's a lot like America. Very America.
The Country that elected the Messiah. The Country where your Father wears an earring.. The Country where your govt. is in it for the Deal.
Posted by: Goober Poodle7799   2014-09-02 14:10  

#8  and that's why we have such a high voter turnout!
Posted by: Herman Elmonter8982   2014-09-02 13:13  

#7  My understanding is that the price of coke has crashed KSU. An abundance of product the cause.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-09-02 12:19  

#6  That seems rather a high price per vote...

No worries. The taxpayers will foot the bill.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-09-02 11:44  

#5  $50/8 ball????? IIRC, 8-ball was an eighth of an ounce or about 3.5 grams. So, basically $14.29/gm coke? Either that was some truly stomped upon stuff or he's got great connections!
Of course, given the IQ level of the voters, much less the candidate this might be better filed under "Comfortably Dumb".
Posted by: Everyday A Wildcat! (KSU)   2014-09-02 10:59  

#4  Open borders and illegal narcotics traffic facilitate political party goals. Who knew ?
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-09-02 09:25  

#3  Corruption is a one-way street for Demonrats. Were Pubs to do this, we would never hear the end of it. If it ain't true the Donks will make it up as they did with Romney. You will probably see the Donks accusing Pubs in 2014 and 2016 of doing what they are doing (selling drugs for votes) and screaming to high heaven about it in TV ads.
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-09-02 09:21  

#2  A Texas Democrat that understands economics... whodathunkit?
Posted by: ed in texas   2014-09-02 07:28  

#1  Amd yet the (D) anticorruption unit was soooo busy trying to indict Gov Perry that they completely missed this (D) corruption of voters.
Posted by: OldSpook   2014-09-02 00:37  

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