Why Are Black Politicians More Un-Ethical Than Whites?
by
WorldlyMrB
11/03/2009, 12:17 PM #
REF POLITICO: Racial disparity: All active ethics probes focus on black lawmakers
Seven black House members are under a full-scale ethics investigation -- while no white lawmakers are.
By JOHN BRESNAHAN |
11/3/09 4:54 AM EST
The House ethics committee is
currently investigating seven African-American lawmakers — more than 15
percent of the total in the House. And an eighth black member, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), would be under investigation if the Justice Department hadn’t asked the committee to stand down.
Not a single white lawmaker is currently the subject of a full-scale ethics committee probe.
The ethics committee declined to respond to questions about the racial disparity, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus
are wary of talking about it on the record. But privately, some black
members are outraged — and see in the numbers a worrisome trend in the
actions of ethics watchdogs on and off Capitol Hill.
“Is there concern whether someone is trying to set up [Congressional
Black Caucus] members? Yeah, there is,” a black House Democrat said.
“It looks as if there is somebody out there who understands what the
rules [are] and sends names to the ethics committee with the goal of
going after the [CBC].”
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WHAT A LAME ACCUSE:
REF: “It looks as if there is somebody out there who understands what the
rules [are] and sends names to the ethics committee with the goal of
going after the [CBC].”
It figures, blaming you being caught on so-called American racism.
