Rep. Jefferson Wins Re-Election in La.

jujuman13 · Dec 10, 2006

So how much money does it take to stop a Federal investigation?
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jfuh · Dec 10, 2006

For shame, has this man no dignity?
The power of incumbency is strong.

RightinNYC · Dec 10, 2006

Saturday’s incomplete tally appeared to split along racial lines, based on results in the November primary and interviews with voters. In the midterm election, Ms. Carter, who is also black, was the clear choice of white voters by more than seven to one, while blacks voted for Mr. Jefferson by about five to one.

But some black voters looked past the accusations. In interviews, several bristled at the suggestion made by some whites that sending Mr. Jefferson back to Washington would cast the city in unflattering light.

“He’s worked it hard down there over the years, and they haven’t proven anything yet,” said Freddie Robinson, a retired bus mechanic, after casting his ballot for Mr. Jefferson. “He’s done so much for us.”

Remember this the next time that someone tells you that southern whites are all racist and would never vote for a black candidate.

aps · Dec 10, 2006

Absolutely amazing. I remember feeling the same way when Marion Barry got voted to be Mayor in D.C. after having been caught doing cocaine with a hooker. Who are these stupid people who vote for people like Barry and Jefferson?

RightinNYC · Dec 10, 2006

aps said:
Absolutely amazing. I remember feeling the same way when Marion Barry got voted to be Mayor in D.C. after having been caught doing cocaine with a hooker. Who are these stupid people who vote for people like Barry and Jefferson?

The same ones who re-elected Hevesi.

Cold Dirt · Dec 10, 2006

aps said:
Absolutely amazing. I remember feeling the same way when Marion Barry got voted to be Mayor in D.C. after having been caught doing cocaine with a hooker. Who are these stupid people who vote for people like Barry and Jefferson?

Your fellow liberal democrats.

aps · Dec 10, 2006

Cold Dirt said:
Your fellow liberal democrats.

LOL You're probably right! It's embarrassing.

FierceEnigma12z · Dec 10, 2006

Don't forget the same ones who re-elected Charles Rangel as well....bring back the draft why don't we....cuz it worked the first time when 3 people supported it before the war, so what better than to propose it again!
Good job NY Democrats....

jfuh · Dec 10, 2006

RightatNYU said:
Remember this the next time that someone tells you that southern whites are all racist and would never vote for a black candidate.

Oh, but only if that were true and the fact that Jefferson was not running in a heavily black populated district. Your own quote of the NY times also supported against the assertion you've made. He was voted in with a heavy split along the racial divide.
But then again, who's ever said that ALL, keyword, southern whites were racists?

LiberalNation · Dec 10, 2006

:sigh:

Well it is Louisiana we're taling about.

RightinNYC · Dec 11, 2006

Couple more great quotes:

"I just wish we could one day elect someone who wouldn't look ridiculous to the rest of the country," said Betty Holahan-Smith, 45, a white voter from the Lower Garden District. "First, we had 'Chocolate City' Nagin. Now we have 'Dollar Bill' Jefferson."

"He hasn't done anything the rest of the folks up in Washington haven't done -- he just got caught," said Sharon Williams of Mid-City.

She said Carter seems to have forgotten who she is, Williams said.

"Sometimes when you are an African American and you get too high on yourself, well, Karen Carter thought she was a Caucasian," she said. "You have to always remember where you came from."

The last one really gets me. She concedes that hes guilty of taking a $100,000 bribe. She rationalizes it by saying that "everyone does it." And then she says that she didn't vote for the other person cause she acted white.

This makes me ill.

Kandahar · Dec 11, 2006

Cold Dirt said:
Your fellow liberal democrats.

Actually both candidates in the runoff were Democrats. Do you have any exit poll data that suggests liberals were more inclined to vote for Jefferson, and conservatives were more inclined to vote for Carter?

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