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For 2010- 2015, these are the numbers for politicians who were busted for corruption related offenses on the state and local level, while serving in government.
Democrats- 77
Republicans- 30
*For the purpose of this thread, I only counted elected politicians who were busted on corruption related offenses, such as bribery, extortion, embezzlement, voter fraud, and corruption charges.
Politicians busted for DUI, sexual crimes, and physical assault were not counted. This list I'm including has some interesting entries, one woman was even sentenced to a year in jail for entering into marriage to try to gain citizenship! And yep, she's a Democrat, State Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa.
Some people on this list were also excluded, such as 4 Philadelphia Traffic Court judges (all democrats) who were busted for corruption charges, but aren't really considered elected politicians.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_state_and_local_politicians_convicted_of_crimes
The difference is that if a Republican commits a crime, the media goes nuts.
If a Democrat commits a crime, no big deal.
Funny how these so called Trump 'supporters' who swear they hate the establishment GOP politicians as much as they hate the Dems constantly only go after the Dems every single day. Day after day. Same old same old.
Oh, the victimhood....
Yeah, like, remember when "the media" totally ignored Elliott Spitzer and Rod Blagojevich?
The difference is that if a Republican commits a crime, the media goes nuts.
If a Democrat commits a crime, no big deal.
Funny how these so called Trump 'supporters' who swear they hate the establishment GOP politicians as much as they hate the Dems constantly only go after the Dems every single day. Day after day. Same old same old.
Because they all are Republicans true and blue. The whole speal that Trump is "growing the party" is total hogwash. It's the Teaparty jugheads, they have morphed as Trumpeteers.
Most of you have been hoodwinked by politicians into believing that one party is god and the other is bad. You don't see that the game politicians play is basically "good cop; bad cop". BOTH parties have gotten us to where we are today. BOTH parties work to maintain the status quo. NEITHER party is actually your friend unless you are a CEO or officer of some major corporation. And if you can't see that your "chosen party" is half the problem, you've been hoodwinked, tricked, used like a tool, deceived . . . . . --you've fallen for the bait and you're being reeled in.
What does any of that have to do with my original post? A cowboy birther and a rant about the Tea Party is relevant to corrupt Democrat politicians how?
I know Senter, and in my heart of hearts, I agree 100 percent with what your just said. I'm just tired of people overlooking their parties' corruption because they have a superiority complex when it comes to people who they disagree with politically.
Yeah, like, remember when "the media" totally ignored Elliott Spitzer and Rod Blagojevich?
The truth. ^
But there is no media bias though!
You don't care that your party is low on morals, you just don't want a light to be shone on it.
Yeah, like, remember when "the media" totally ignored Elliott Spitzer and Rod Blagojevich?
For 2010- 2015, these are the numbers for politicians who were busted for corruption related offenses on the state and local level, while serving in government.
Democrats- 77
Republicans- 30
*For the purpose of this thread, I only counted elected politicians who were busted on corruption related offenses, such as bribery, extortion, embezzlement, voter fraud, and corruption charges.
Politicians busted for DUI, sexual crimes, and physical assault were not counted. This list I'm including has some interesting entries, one woman was even sentenced to a year in jail for entering into marriage to try to gain citizenship! And yep, she's a Democrat, State Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa.
Some people on this list were also excluded, such as 4 Philadelphia Traffic Court judges (all democrats) who were busted for corruption charges, but aren't really considered elected politicians.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_state_and_local_politicians_convicted_of_crimes
I know Senter, and in my heart of hearts, I agree 100 percent with what your just said. I'm just tired of people overlooking their parties' corruption because they have a superiority complex when it comes to people who they disagree with politically.
A selective sample of politicians means nothing.
Reagan's administration had the most indicted members of any administration, ever. Does that mean Republicans are more corrupt?
Oh, ****ing cram it. Don't give me this "DURR LIBS OVERLOOK ****" nonsense when the vast majority of "corrupt" dems (and republicans, for that matter) are at the local level, where nobody will ever, ever hear about them, because there's no reason for them to.
What does any of that have to do with my original post? A cowboy birther and a rant about the Tea Party is relevant to corrupt Democrat politicians how?
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