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| Traficant Approves Presidential Exploratory Committee |
| 2003-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON — James A. Traficant, a former Ohio congressman in prison for bribery and racketeering charges, has given his approval to supporters to form a presidential exploratory committee. This is the infamous hair-hat wearing fellow busted for making his congressional staff work on his farm or else he’d fire them. snort "The battle to free James Traficant and to evict the Socialists and ’free traders’ from the Democratic Party is now under way," campaign spokesman Marcus Belk said. "Someone buy the Washington establishment a bottle of Maalox." And God Save the Flat World Society! snicker Belk said the group, which announced Friday that it had gotten Traficant’s approval by letter, has raised $10,224 in cash pledges made on Traficant’s campaign Web site. The average contribution was $71, he said. Where should I send the check to? Once a campaign committee raises or spends more than $5,000, it is required to file a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission. Belk said the campaign had mailed that form to the FEC Friday; it had not yet been received by the commission. Traficant’s group filed a signed "Statement of Candidacy" form with the FEC last week. Belk said the campaign hopes to meet its goal of raising $100,000 to qualify for federal matching funds by Oct. 1, which is when he expects Traficant to formally announce his presidential candidacy. Ahh. More cash that he can get his hands on. Traficant, a Democrat who represented northeast Ohio in the House for nine terms, was expelled from Congress in July 2002 after being convicted in a federal court of racketeering, bribery and tax evasion. He is now serving an eight-year prison sentence at the minimum-security Allenwood federal prison in White Deer, Pa. Who would vote for this guy NINE times?? But then again, Teddy K. is voted in every six years, and Marion Berry was re-elected after he was filmed smoking crack... The former lawmaker couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Nope. He’s busy getting his hair-hat just right for his prison boyfriend. |
| Posted by:TJ |
| #4 "Beam me up." :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-8-2 12:58:08 AM |
| #3 Are convicted felons allowed to run for Federal office? I thought they weren't even allowed to vote. (State office is a different matter, of course - Marion Barry is proof of that). |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-8-1 9:23:25 PM |
| #2 He's the white Don King. |
| Posted by: PD - Prez for Life - Isles of Langerhans 2003-8-1 8:02:37 PM |
| #1 So now we have a democrat running for president FROM jail right after a democrat who was president running FROM jail. Amazing. It is kinda appropriate that a political party that gets gobs of cash from the trial lawyers would eventually have a convicted felon as a political candidate. |
| Posted by: SOG475 2003-8-1 7:26:39 PM |