Meet Texas State Rep. Terri Hodge. She represents Texas House District 100, a heavily minority populated area of Dallas.
Ms. Hodge was indicted on Federal corruption charges as one of 14 defendants in a recent FBI investigation of corruption in Dallas' City Hall. Several of her co-conspirators, including the main ones, have recently been convicted and sentenced to jail. Ms. Hodge is accused of 8 counts of bribery, 5 counts of fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Ms. Hodge's trial is scheduled for this coming March, even though the others charged in the case will have come to trial long before that. Why the delay?
Her trial date is six days after the next Democrat primary election for her House seat. Coincidence? Not a chance....
She faces a strong opponent for the Democrat ticket, a fellow named Eric Johnson. Eric is a devout Democrat, an unabashed Obama fan, born and raised in Dallas, a lawyer by trade, and has a strong education background. By all reports, he is the first serious contender for her since she was first elected in 1996. His campaign is so strong that her campaign has called out all of the race baiters and left wing loons it can find to attend a fund raiser for her this coming Thursday night. US Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez, and every minority member of the Dallas City Council will attend. These idiots would rather support a crooked woman about to face jail time than a man with a clean backround, who has the qualifications to hold the office.
These idiots are constantly crying crocodile tears about the Republican Culture of Corruption, and how whiteys in North Dallas (quoted from John Wiley Price) want to keep the black man down. Here is a chance for them to jump aboard the bandwagon of a clean record newcomer, one who is strictly Democrat, giving them the chance to put some meat behind those tears. Instead, they flock to the side of existing corruption. Kind of a microcosm of what happens in Washington since Obama's election .....
Imagine the repurcussions of this ... she stands a good chance of winning her primary. She could very well be a convicted felon when she faces a Republican candidate in the 2010 general election. A Republican has 0.0000000001% chance of winning in District 100. Being a felon, she couldn't legally run. What a hilarious mess this could turn out to be for the Democrat Party in Dallas!
Oh, and in case anyone thinks this mess is just about race, both Ms. Hodge and Mr. Johnson are African-American. It's about Democrat corruption, continuing it, and covering it up.
Update 2/3/10 - Ms. Hodge pleaded guilty to tax evasion in connection with the ongoing investigation, in a plea deal that will apparently keep the other charges from being brought. The case against her must have been airtight for her to do this. By pleading guilty, she becomes a convicted felon, and unable to serve in office - so her political career is over.
All of this occurred less than a week after prominent Democrats in the city and state governments once again endorsed her over her primary opponent.
Update 2/4/10 - More details came to light today. Ms. Hodge pleaded guilty to not paying taxes on about $32K work of income she received from bribes and money she stole from her campaign funds. However, she did not admit to having taken any bribes or stealing any money.
?????
By taking the plea deal, she faces a maximum of 3 years in jail. If she had been convicted of all the charges facing her, she could have faced up to 100 years. In explaining the plea deal, prosecutors stated that their goal of removing her from office had been accomplished.
In a curious note, her name will remain on the Democrat primary ballot. Every big name African-American in local politics, save one, is continuing to voice their support of her even after yesterday. US Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) still supports her, and refuses to endorse her opponent. There is a good chance that Ms. Hodge will win the primary, even though she cannot run for the seat again (being a convicted felon). There is no Republican running for the seat. So, the quandry I pointed out originally could very well come to pass - there will be no one actually elected to Texas House District 100's seat.
Ms. Hodge was indicted on Federal corruption charges as one of 14 defendants in a recent FBI investigation of corruption in Dallas' City Hall. Several of her co-conspirators, including the main ones, have recently been convicted and sentenced to jail. Ms. Hodge is accused of 8 counts of bribery, 5 counts of fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit bribery.
Ms. Hodge's trial is scheduled for this coming March, even though the others charged in the case will have come to trial long before that. Why the delay?
Her trial date is six days after the next Democrat primary election for her House seat. Coincidence? Not a chance....
She faces a strong opponent for the Democrat ticket, a fellow named Eric Johnson. Eric is a devout Democrat, an unabashed Obama fan, born and raised in Dallas, a lawyer by trade, and has a strong education background. By all reports, he is the first serious contender for her since she was first elected in 1996. His campaign is so strong that her campaign has called out all of the race baiters and left wing loons it can find to attend a fund raiser for her this coming Thursday night. US Rep Eddie Bernice Johnson, Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez, and every minority member of the Dallas City Council will attend. These idiots would rather support a crooked woman about to face jail time than a man with a clean backround, who has the qualifications to hold the office.
These idiots are constantly crying crocodile tears about the Republican Culture of Corruption, and how whiteys in North Dallas (quoted from John Wiley Price) want to keep the black man down. Here is a chance for them to jump aboard the bandwagon of a clean record newcomer, one who is strictly Democrat, giving them the chance to put some meat behind those tears. Instead, they flock to the side of existing corruption. Kind of a microcosm of what happens in Washington since Obama's election .....
Imagine the repurcussions of this ... she stands a good chance of winning her primary. She could very well be a convicted felon when she faces a Republican candidate in the 2010 general election. A Republican has 0.0000000001% chance of winning in District 100. Being a felon, she couldn't legally run. What a hilarious mess this could turn out to be for the Democrat Party in Dallas!
Oh, and in case anyone thinks this mess is just about race, both Ms. Hodge and Mr. Johnson are African-American. It's about Democrat corruption, continuing it, and covering it up.
Update 2/3/10 - Ms. Hodge pleaded guilty to tax evasion in connection with the ongoing investigation, in a plea deal that will apparently keep the other charges from being brought. The case against her must have been airtight for her to do this. By pleading guilty, she becomes a convicted felon, and unable to serve in office - so her political career is over.
All of this occurred less than a week after prominent Democrats in the city and state governments once again endorsed her over her primary opponent.
Update 2/4/10 - More details came to light today. Ms. Hodge pleaded guilty to not paying taxes on about $32K work of income she received from bribes and money she stole from her campaign funds. However, she did not admit to having taken any bribes or stealing any money.
?????
By taking the plea deal, she faces a maximum of 3 years in jail. If she had been convicted of all the charges facing her, she could have faced up to 100 years. In explaining the plea deal, prosecutors stated that their goal of removing her from office had been accomplished.
In a curious note, her name will remain on the Democrat primary ballot. Every big name African-American in local politics, save one, is continuing to voice their support of her even after yesterday. US Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) still supports her, and refuses to endorse her opponent. There is a good chance that Ms. Hodge will win the primary, even though she cannot run for the seat again (being a convicted felon). There is no Republican running for the seat. So, the quandry I pointed out originally could very well come to pass - there will be no one actually elected to Texas House District 100's seat.
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