Only Little People Are Held Accountable

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It’s different here in Massachusetts — our cops are always on the prowl, not for Mr. Big, but for Mr. Small. Why go after Mr. Big? He could retaliate, come after your job or your family or your pension. Better to chase the miscreants who can’t pull strings to save themselves from a good long stretch in the can.
The latest example of this is ex-Rep. John George, who moved Wednesday from Dartmouth to the federal medical lockup at Devens, where he will
reside until Oct. 20, 2020, under his new Bureau of Prisons number 96292-038.
George, a farmer by trade, richly deserves his fate. As the head of a small bus company in Bristol County, he was convicted of purloining $688,000 in federal funds. The judge also ordered him to forfeit $1.3 million.
Does Farmer John deserve such a lengthy sentence? Absolutely. Actually, he deserves a few more months just for the unsuccessful motion his lawyer wrote last week to the First Circuit Court of Appeals:
“As a life-long observer of Nature, George knows that if he begins serving his 70-month sentence … his present crops at the farm will wither and, without him available, his farm will be untilled, uncared for and (will) become fallow.”
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Think about all the pols who have been locked up or at least paid stiff fines in recent years. Rep. Brian Wallace, fined $35,000 for failing to properly itemize purchases of Milk Duds and Twinkies on his campaign finance reports. Sen. Anthony Galluccio, packed off to the Billerica House of Correction for ingesting bad ice cubes. Rep. Stat Smith, a thug from Everett, convicted of behaving like a thug from Everett. Don’t forget small-time grifters Dianne Wilkerson and City Councilor Chuck “Superfly” Turner, and of course girlfriend-beater Carlos Henriquez.
What do all these sleazy hacks have in common? None of them was ever known as Mr. Big. Calling them Mr. Small would have been a promotion.
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two Massachusetts legislators — state Sen. A. Frank Foster of Mattapan and House Majority Leader John F.X. Davoren of Milford [. . .] took $25,000 from the Mafia to set up a company to distribute Tropicana orange juice to school districts reliant on state funds. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. But they were state reps, which means they were idiots. They quickly went broke. Patriarca was not amused.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/columnists/howie_carr/2015/09/carr_only_small_fry_canned_in_mass

Carr: Only small fry canned in Mass.
Sunday, September 27, 2015
By: Howie Carr
Boston Herald

Typical Upper Class Politically Powerful Elitists Whining About Racism

Here's the young fellow who knows what it is like to not be liked because of how he looks. George P. Bush, 38, son of Presidential Candidate and former Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush. He's a Texas Land Commissioner.  

What an awful life with a grand-father who was CIA director and President, and an uncle who was President. He must suffer a lot of deprivation and denial of access to schools, jobs, and social life. Poor baby.
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Bush: It was important. I remember there was a time when my son went to Ocala to play baseball, a game on a team. And the team was a Miami team, the majority were Hispanics. My son George, he's dark-skinned. And they spoke horrible things about those from Miami. And naturally I had to explain or describe that people who hate are not the majority, and we just accept them and move forward. Because he was quite upset. Because he and his friends never -- since we live in Miami, we don't have a problem. But in other parts of the country, it exists. It's a good lesson to learn, to always remember that we still don't have a country that's full justice for all. We can see this in the African-American communities also, there's discrimination still. And in my life it's important to acknowledge this and to act about that -- yes.

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/jeb-bush-recalls-dark-skinned-sons-experience-with-discrimination/2238998

Jeb Bush recalls 'dark-skinned' son's experience with discrimination
Patricia Mazzei, Miami Herald
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 11:21am
From the staff of the Tampa Bay Times

Mayor Bloomberg Helps the Wealthy

The billionaire Mayor shows his administration helps wealthy and powerful constituents not vulnerable citizens. (SALLY GOLDENBERG and BRUCE GOLDING, "Mike defends city's mosque help," New York Post, December 25, 2010) He says, "our responsibility is: Anybody that walks in the door that needs help, our job is to help them. [. . .] When the pope came to town, the Catholic New York Archdiocese asked for help." Does the Mayor help write press releases for homeless persons and those denied access to government services due to disability?

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/it_in_good_faith_X1pKuOXHmSeOApisfWHxrL

Mike defends city's mosque help
By SALLY GOLDENBERG and BRUCE GOLDING
New York Post
Last Updated: 3:24 AM, December 25, 2010
Posted: 12:26 AM, December 25, 2010