Wonkette
The congressman with the best accent since Jackie Gleason has encountered a number of ethics problems lately, related to his reluctance to pay for basic necessities and his willingness to take money from anyone for anything. Anyhow, he has a 1972 Mercedes Benz, and it has been sitting with an expired registration in some indoor House of Representatives lot, and it got towed. Charlie Rangel is awesome in so, so many ways. [CBS]
Registration is for the little people.
Hate the game, not the playa.
reluctance to pay for basic necessities and his willingness to take money from anyone for anything
Congressmen, they’re just like us!
So does this make Rangel a hipster? Only a hipster would drive a ‘72 Benz — preferably a diesel converted to run on used cooking oil from McDonald’s.
Towed in what respect, Charlie?
Vanity Smurf: So he can smell like a french fry at all times. Would he also have ironic decals on the back?
…what I would pay to hear Charlie Rangel say “Dude wheres my car?!”
Vanity Smurf: He was totally waiting for a free weekend to install the Griesel conversion kit he got off ebay.
A 1972 Mercedes? Why does Charlie Rangel hate America? Now if it had been a 1972 El Dorado that might be OK.
In 5 minutes, we will learn that the car’s tags are expired due to the fact that Rangel didn’t want to pay for repairs necessary to bring the vehicle into compliance with emissions limits. In ten minutes, we will learn that the car has failed numerous emissions tests because the tailpipe is blocked with dried semen and the ensuing buildup of exhaust has led to a blown catalytic converter. In 15 minutes, Rangel will be caught with his dick in the tailpipe of Walnuts’ Lexus.
AngryBlakGuy: Yowza! But Bush just took all your money, maybe you could offer up some shiny whore diamonds..
There are actually people defending Palin in the comments following that story! They must be running out of Moran safe havens, keep ‘em running!
Hank Paulson’s going to pay the $1 billion towing bill. He rounds up, btw.
OMG! I used to have that toy! I also had a nighmare about Peter Pan and in my half-awake state I looked down at my floor and that toy turned into Captain Hook! Thanks for sending me back to therapy.
Gallup update! Hopey’s up by 5!!!!!!!
wait, wait. Was it towed away for service or was towed away beacuse of the violation?
I’d check the tags on that sled, but those damn husky dogs won’t
let me get near it.
reminds me……
McGeezer used to be a skinny guy ’til he went to Alaska, when he
came back he was a husky fucker.
I hear the repo biz is booming these days. I believe the only qualifications are:
crusty towing mobile
hand held weapon
inability to speak in complete sentences
bad case of the v.d.
ethnic background preferred
because. you racist, mysogynists, judgemental nerds.
Serolf Divad: A friend’s dad had one of those he kept for 30 years. He used to park it out front of their very posh house just to embarrass the kids, said he loved it more than any of them. His wife finally had it towed away when he was out of town. People had trouble finding the house without the landmark Caddy. Oh yeah, it was orange.
As usual the traditional media overlooks the most urgent crisis of the day in favor of the flashy but empty story: the total collapse of the U.S. economy.
Tee hee. You know you’re reading too much wonkette when you can’t tell if commenters on CBS are being serious or snarky. Here, if someone says something idiotic, I automatically assume sarcasm. There, if I assume sarcasm, I laugh tremendously and then cry a little when I realize they’re serious. Plus I can’t read the words: There, They’re, or Their without automatically assuming a spelling/usage error. I also cannot abide apostrophes in ownership used to indicate plurality by mistake, or the “grocer’s apostrophe.” What happened to my enjoyment of reading? I blame teevee.
Vanity Smurf: I believe I’ve seen that vehicle. Track Palin turned it into a mobile meth lab.
Thanks, thanks, CBS, for this nonsensical comic relief story in these trying times.
Vanity Smurf: His is converted to run on liquefied dollars that the Federal Reserve is just throwing away.
Jackie Gleason doesn’t deserve this.
MrAgro:
You’re on the right track, but wrong new event. Actually, the most important story of the day is the breaking news that Paris Hilton’s Dogs Were Not Eaten By Coyotes.
JadedDIssonance: Doesn’t it make you feel better to find more literate corners of the internet? I think of the CBS website in terms of the audience it must draw, as people look for Fall Previews for quality entertainment.
and if you do happen to follow the Rangel story with Katie Couric this evening, watch and see if Ramen noodles and Chinese baby formula take over the advertising slots of AIOMG and Merrill Lynching.
Serolf Divad:
The 1972 250 Coupe is pretty badass!
http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/72_MB_250C_c230.html
A ‘72 Benz? That is one hundred percent classy.
I ache to know what is in the trunk of that car.
Was it up on blocks? Maybe some the junior congressman stole his wheels.
Charlie Rangel dodges the law to the tune of ‘Pusher Man’ by Curtis Mayfield.
“I’m yo mama, I’m yo daddy…”
Of course, Rangel has a ‘72 Benz. The man rocks. Have you ever heard him give a speech in person? He could teach a course in public speaking. Honestly.
Wow, the very Charlie Rangel that said George Bush is proof that the white race is not superior?
Oh awesome dayz!
Botswana Meat Commission FC: that car is so soft on the eyes.
Hunter Gathers: Everybody told me I hallucinated the giant orange rolling meth lab that thundered out of the darkness one night and decimated an entire neighborhood of people with normal teeth. I always said, “I din’t imagine it! I din’t imagine it! Look in their mouths!”
Somebody forgot to display a “2008 Sheriff’s Association” sticker in their rear window.
Why’s everyone being racist? Leave Charlie Rangel ALONE!
chitrade:
Classy? It could be this one:
http://img.agriaffaires.com/used-truck/m19231_20080316172651_1/mercedes-benz-608.jpg
Rangel is one of the Masters of the Capitol Hill Double-Park. I’ve seen his SUV double park even when there were open spaces to run into Rolands (grocery) on Penn Ave. I guess that was in case of an extreme legislative emergency while he was getting bread?
Terry: Did you see his excuses for not paying his taxes? “Every time I thought i was getting somewhere, they’d start speaking Spanish”.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/10/rangel-traces-trouble-to-language-barrier/
What’s even funnier is Nancy Pelosi wrote “Wash me!” in the dirt on Rangel’s window.
http://thesebastards.blogspot.com/
Charlie Rangel is not paying his taxes, yet can’t afford to fix his 35 year old car?
CORRUPTION - YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG
correction (one of many):rangel went to nyu (wikipedia), not ccny as i said but we did go to the same h. s., de witt clinton. i know who cares……
as to race rangel’s father was born in puerto rico (wikipedia). dark skinned puerto ricans may claim to be white - whatever that means.
columnv: Beat me to it.
Serolf Divad: that is totally my dream car…
I thinchitrade: the NY Post picture shows a 4-door, with two-tone paint [the roof is dark] and Euro headlights. I’m guessing it’s a 300 SEL 4.5 or some such. Still awesome, but not 250C awesome. Though “always garaged” is a definite plus for resale value.
Charlie, you’ve become a big embarrassment to us filthy rich, pretentious, elitist white Dems. Sorry I must now kick you back under the bus. Sincerely, Nancy.