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**23InetrySypekek** · 08-13-2010, 01:04 AM

"This damn sure ain't no funeral, is it?" Nice grammar, Chuck. Any Conservative taliking like that would be considered...unsophisticated.

Rangel: 'This ain't no funeral'

By CARL CAMPANILE and JENNIFER FERMINO

Last Updated: 12:05 PM, August 12, 2010

Posted: 3:48 AM, August 12, 2010

A who's who of Democratic officials turned out to celebrate scandal-scarred Rep. Charles Rangel's 80th birthday last night -- whooping it up as if he didn't have an ethics charge in the world.

In fact, former Mayor David Dinkins, 83, went so far as to flip the bird to a protester who called Rangel a "crook" outside The Plaza hotel gala.

Not everyone matched Dinkins' gusto, but the New York political establishment did turn out in force.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Mayor Bloomberg all took turns at the mike to heap praise on the longtime Harlem legislator.

A jovial Gov. Paterson emceed the fund-raising bash and paid tribute to the embattled congressman's "dedication to public service."

Rangel lapped it up, telling the crowd, "This damn sure ain't no funeral, is it?"

At the end of the festivities in the Grand Ballroom, an emotional Rangel told the audience, "Please remember me in your prayers. It helps."

08-13-2010, 01:04 AM	#1
23InetrySypekek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 516 Senior Member	What ethics trial? Chuck Rangel, Democrats whoop it up at 80th birthday party "This damn sure ain't no funeral, is it?" Nice grammar, Chuck. Any Conservative taliking like that would be considered...unsophisticated. Rangel: 'This ain't no funeral' By CARL CAMPANILE and JENNIFER FERMINO Last Updated: 12:05 PM, August 12, 2010 Posted: 3:48 AM, August 12, 2010 A who's who of Democratic officials turned out to celebrate scandal-scarred Rep. Charles Rangel's 80th birthday last night -- whooping it up as if he didn't have an ethics charge in the world. In fact, former Mayor David Dinkins, 83, went so far as to flip the bird to a protester who called Rangel a "crook" outside The Plaza hotel gala. Not everyone matched Dinkins' gusto, but the New York political establishment did turn out in force. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Mayor Bloomberg all took turns at the mike to heap praise on the longtime Harlem legislator. A jovial Gov. Paterson emceed the fund-raising bash and paid tribute to the embattled congressman's "dedication to public service." Rangel lapped it up, telling the crowd, "This damn sure ain't no funeral, is it?" At the end of the festivities in the Grand Ballroom, an emotional Rangel told the audience, "Please remember me in your prayers. It helps."
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