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Title: Jim Traficant, Out of Jail, Running for Congress Again
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URL Source: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/1 ... on-running-for-congress-again/
Published: Jan 16, 2010
Author: Patricia Murphy
Post Date: 2010-01-16 10:59:57 by christine
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Views: 61
Comments: 1

Jim Traficant, the weave-wearing, bold talking, convicted felon and former congressman who once called Congress "a big whore house," told a Youngstown, Ohio, business group Tuesday that he wants his old job back and will run for it in 2010.

According to the Youngstown Business Journal, Traficant declared to 35 members of the local Biz Society, "I'm going to run for Congress somewhere." He said he has not decided which Ohio district he'll run in, nor which political party he would affiliate with, but the former Democrat did say he has nominating petitions in three congressional districts.

Traficant had hinted several months ago that he was considering a run for Congress during an interview with Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball. On his agenda if he were re-elected, he told Matthews: Addressing the trade deficit ("Our trade deficit is $700-plus billion dollars. Beam me up!"), creating jobs, repealing the 16th Amendment, which allows Congress to levy an income tax, and reforming the Internal Revenue Service ("I want to get the IRS and kick them in the crotch real good.")

At the time, Traficant slammed the House leadership, including Nancy Pelosi, saying, "I've never seen such weak leadership in my life." He added that Congress is "a big whore house" that "needs to start taking care of America."

In addition to his run for Congress, Traficant said a libertarian group has called on him to run for president. "I told them I think you're all getting high smoking dope, and you know what they told me?" he said. "To the contrary, you have a following." He said he would speak at an event held by the group in February, "unless the government says I can't travel."

Traficant was expelled from Congress in 2002 after being convicted on charges of bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. He was released from federal prison in April and has since insisted he was "not guilty in any way." On Tuesday, he promised to get revenge on the witnesses against him and the government agents whom he said had coerced their testimony. "I want to get these suckers!" Traficant said. "You are being addressed by a very bitter guy."

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bribery, racketeering, and tax evasion. iow, a typical congressman only they didn't like what Traficant had to say so they got him.

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AMERICAN FREE PRESS is inviting YOU and all other concerned citizens, independent action groups and third party organizers to unite and close ranks behind a gutsy former congressman who isn’t afraid to place AMERICA FIRST.

www.amer icanfreepress.net...P_2010_Traficant_Wrap.pdf

christine  posted on  2010-01-16   11:06:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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