Guess Which House Member is Being Honored Today With a Portrait Ceremony?

By Doug Powers  •  September 22, 2011 04:36 AM

**Written by Doug Powers

It hasn’t even been a year since the House censured NY Rep. Charlie Rangel for 11 ethics violations, which makes it the perfect time to celebrate with a ceremony to unveil his official portrait.

From Politico:

The House Ways and Means Committee, which Rangel chaired until he lost his gavel following accusations of ethics violations, is hosting a ceremony and reception Thursday to unveil Rangel’s official portrait in Longworth House Office Building.

House leaders including Speaker John Boehner, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer will speak at the ceremony. Two New York senators, Democrats Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, will also give remarks.

The ceremony comes less than a year after the full House voted 333-79 in a public rebuke after Rangel was found guilty by a House ethics panel of 11 counts of ethics violations.

It’s probably way too much to hope that the photo being used as the model for Rangel’s portrait is this one, isn’t it? That would be perfect as the inaugural picture in the new “Symbols of the Undrained Swamp” portrait wall in the House.

But at least taxpayers aren’t eating the cost of it, because the estimated $65,000 is coming out of Rangel’s own pocket. Just kidding of course — it’s paid for with his campaign cash.

**Written by Doug Powers

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  1. #101
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:06 pm, Major O said:

    If this isn’t evidence of how far gone we are, I don’t know what is.

    I’m sorry, but there’s no “protocol” that demands Boehner show up and offer platitudes about a man who clearly isn’t worthy of the honor.

  2. #102
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:07 pm, SignPainterGuy said:

    Ditto, Major O !!

  3. #103
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:10 pm, Flyoverman said:

    #89On September 22nd, 2011 at 1:11 pm, FirstSkirt said:
    Hey, FLYMAN @83 –

    Now, that’s funny!!

    I just cannot pass up a hanging curveball.

  4. #104
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:18 pm, AmericanGirl30 said:

    What is Boehner doing there, making remarks?? Of course at such an event, he can only say nice things and won’t be saying the truth. Just proves that Republicans are good old boys and girls as much as Dems…one big happy corrupt family. Boehner should have had nothing to do with this.

  5. #105
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:31 pm, right_on said:

    Decorum. Um…yeah. I can understand that being the reason Boehner attends. But, “honoring“? Please! Any honor Rangel had was sold to the lowest bidder long ago, when he figured out all the nonsense he could get away with, and all the things he could receive on the taxpayer’s tab.

    “Honor thyself,” they said. So, Charlie obliged…using unspent campaign dollars (allegedly) to pay for the portrait himself!

    What is it with these liberals and their narcissism? And, no shame? No moral accountability? No justice? No end.

  6. #106
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:33 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:18 pm, AmericanGirl30 said:

    What is Boehner doing there, making remarks??

    It’s the “There but for the grace of God go I” thing. Rangel isn’t a corruptocrat to these guys. He’s just the poor schmuck who got caught doing what everyone else is doing.

  7. #107
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:34 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    Just proves that Republicans are good old boys and girls as much as Dems…one big happy corrupt family. Boehner should have had nothing to do with this.

    Remember when the GOP House Majority leader refused investigators request to search William “Cold Cash” Jefferson’s Congressional office? That tells you right there CONgress is one happy protective family.

    Although, I’d have to say the GOP leadership is much harder on their own members than they are the Dems, more often than not, coming to accept that corruption has come to be a time-honored,acceptable and respected tradition in the Democrat party.

  8. #108
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:36 pm, RedDog said:
  9. #109
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:40 pm, RedDog said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:34 pm, hawkeye54 said:
    Remember when the GOP House Majority leader refused investigators request to search William “Cold Cash” Jefferson’s Congressional office?

    There was more to that though. The constitutionality of the JD coming into a congressman’s office had freaked them all out. They viewed it like Congress sending someone to the White House to root around.

  10. #110
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:50 pm, Marshall_Will said:

    hawkeye54 said:

    Remember when the GOP House Majority leader refused investigators request to search William “Cold Cash” Jefferson’s

    What an innocent stroll down memory lane! Good times ( comparatively speaking? )

    Look trolls, MM’s first, last and normally only plea is to common SENSE! Seldom mentions “as a woman” and only addresses her nationality when under extreme and unwarranted attack.

    Additionally, any random attacker that has no inkling of the shared history between the U.S and P.I has no business in front of a computer keyboard to begin with. So tired…

  11. #111
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:53 pm, Hangfire said:

    If Boehner shows up, he is a schmuck.

    If he doesn’t, he’s a Raaaaaaacist.

    What’s it gonna be, big boy?

  12. #112
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:24 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:04 pm, RedDog said:
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 1:42 pm, happyscrapper said:

    UnderMom!
    What does your cape look like? Does it accentuate your lithe and tawny…. I’m so sorry. I’ve been spending too much time with Rogue and spaceycakes.

    You sure have!! Any resemblance to Spacey is purely in your imagination!! Her costume would be made of mesh with very short shorts and a size double-D top. Mine would be made of denim with capri pants and size…oh, never mind! My cape would be white like my hair and Spacey’s would probably be flamingo pink with feathers and large diamonds sewn in. My shoes would be New Balance with extra arch support, Spacey’s would be 4 inch stilettos, and would, of course, match her outfit perfectly.

    BUT…can Spacey swing a skillet? There are them that have and them that do! :wink: No offense, Spacey! You have your talents and I have mine!

  13. #113
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:25 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    LOL. Check this out:

    GM’s OnStar now spying on your car for profit even after you unsubscribe?

    Why does that not surprise me.

  14. #114
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:28 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    If Boehner shows up, he is a schmuck.

    If he doesn’t, he’s a Raaaaaaacist.

    What’s it gonna be, big boy?

    Torn between two decisions like that might make a grown man cry.

  15. #115
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:39 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    There was more to that though. The constitutionality of the JD coming into a congressman’s office had freaked them all out.

    Oh, for sure. That would freak them out, ’cause Congress is a real stickler for strictly abiding by the Constitution, as we all know.

  16. #116
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    No offense, Happyscrapper, but the skillet just isn’t going to get it for me. I think a .9mm should do all of my talking. As to the costume, nothing wrong with your outfit, but I think the one I’d like is the Wonder Woman get up…with those cool bullet-deflecting bracelets. Just a point of order…Spacey would have to wear something along the lines of CatWoman, doncha think?

  17. #117
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Hello, Hawkeye54 @115. If you have time, check out the PatriotPost.com, edited by Mark Alexander, who is, to some degree, a Constitutional scholar. The Federalist/Patriot Post is bringing a lawsuit against the Fed Govt for not conducting themselves according to their oath. Here’s the link:

    http://breachofoath.com/
    This petition needs 500,000 signatures, so please, ALL, check it out.

  18. #118
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:56 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    BUT…can Spacey swing a skillet?

    I think Spacey would be swinging an iron… with a Gauloises dangling from her lips.

  19. #119
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 4:02 pm, hawkeye54 said:

    http://breachofoath.com/
    This petition needs 500,000 signatures, so please, ALL, check it out.

    Thanks, FS. Signed it and put the site in my favorites.

    One thing that needs to be drilled into CONgress members skulls over and over is that the Constitution is to be adhered to and isn’t simply a guideline to use or abuse or ingore when convenient.

  20. #120
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 4:07 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Spacey’s would be 4 inch stilettos, and would, of course, match her outfit perfectly.

    I’ve already got the shoes picked out.

    I’ve given up the Gauloises Dexter. Now I’m forced to smoke Benson & Hedges ultra lights. I can’t swing the iron–I have a sore shoulder. I think it happened at the shooting range.

  21. #121
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 4:10 pm, spaceycakes said:

    No offense, Spacey! You have your talents and I have mine!

    LOL–none taken.

    I never realized that putting on a garter belt and stockings with perfectly manicured & painted 1-inch long fingernails was the talent!

  22. #122
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 4:17 pm, Hangfire said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 4:10 pm, spaceycakes said:
    I never realized that putting on a garter belt and stockings with perfectly manicured & painted 1-inch long fingernails was the talent!

    Enough already about repealing DADT.

  23. #123
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 4:52 pm, happyscrapper said:

    I never realized that putting on a garter belt and stockings with perfectly manicured & painted 1-inch long fingernails was the talent!

    Actually, Spacey, I was thinking more along the lines of what you do AFTER you put those things on! :wink:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:44 pm, FirstSkirt said:
    No offense, Happyscrapper, but the skillet just isn’t going to get it for me. I think a .9mm should do all of my talking. As to the costume, nothing wrong with your outfit, but I think the one I’d like is the Wonder Woman get up…with those cool bullet-deflecting bracelets. Just a point of order…Spacey would have to wear something along the lines of CatWoman, doncha think?

    Well, you do the talking your way and I’ll do it my way. At my age, the costume has to stay as described. As for Spacey, CatWoman might work, but she probably could come up with something even more, um, “provocative”, shall we say?

    I would welcome anyone into my posse who wants to join up. In fact, if Chap ever comes back, he can come along too!

    The bottom line is…we all need to be armed, each in his own way, for the battle ahead.

  24. #124
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:20 pm, Truesoldier said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:40 pm, RedDog said:
    There was more to that though. The constitutionality of the JD coming into a congressman’s office had freaked them all out. They viewed it like Congress sending someone to the White House to root around.

    The JD did go out and execute a search warrant in regards to criminal activity (they didn’t just barge into Congressional office. Trying to place somewhere “off-limits” is a dangerous precedent to set. Next thing you know you have all sorts of things being hidden in these “off-limits” locations.

  25. #125
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:23 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Happyscrapper: Count Me In!

    Here’s some pics of us in our Superhero costumes:

    http://www.film.com/photos/female-superheroes#fbid=S_tRbz-90Px

    Heh….

  26. #126
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:25 pm, spaceycakes said:

    In fact, if Chap ever comes back, he can come along too!

    oOOoOOoo
    if chapoutier ever joins, I’ll wear my fur and dangly earrings!

  27. #127
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:27 pm, spaceycakes said:

    LOL–FirstSkirt

    I see Barbarella in there; that’s closest to my style.

  28. #128
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:33 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Cool…I see my style as Wonder Woman...we can wish, right?

  29. #129
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:33 pm, Hangfire said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:27 pm, spaceycakes said:
    I see Barbarella in there; that’s closest to my style.

    Will you wear it on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun and tell journalists how evil America is?

  30. #130
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:37 pm, Hangfire said:

    I love the outfits worn by Hill’s Angels. Mmmm. Particularly Louise English and the late Diana Darvey.

  31. #131
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 6:13 pm, Peter Hughes said:

    Cool…I see my style as Wonder Woman…we can wish, right?

    Funny – that’s what Bawney Fwank said at the Provincetown Halloween Drag Show.

    Sorry, couldn’t resist. ;-)

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  32. #132
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 pm, Peter Hughes said:

    Speaking of which: if you were able to use the Golden Lasso of Truth, which Dhimmicrat would you pick on first?

    As for me, I’d go straight to the top and ask SnObama a few things.

    Hopefully the lasso wouldn’t melt in mid-questioning due to all the lies he’s told about himself.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  33. #133
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 6:19 pm, Peter Hughes said:

    I love the outfits worn by Hill’s Angels.

    Hangfire, those were the days. Now THAT was comedy genius, pure and simple. Even when Benny was silent, his expressions told volumes.

    This clip is my all-time favorite sketch by Benny Hill.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

  34. #134
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 6:31 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Barbarella, the character–not JF the actress. GAK.

  35. #135
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 6:32 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 5:23 pm, FirstSkirt said:
    Happyscrapper: Count Me In!

    Here’s some pics of us in our Superhero costumes:

    http://www.film.com/photos/female-superheroes#fbid=S_tRbz-90Px

    Heh….

    Holy Crap, batman!! I can’t wear any of those! Perhaps the first one in the second row from the bottom. I am the opposite of Spacey when it comes to dress! We would make a good team, though! The sexy one and her “old bat” sidekick. Hey, that’s it! An “OLD batgirl” costume! :lol:

  36. #136
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 6:33 pm, happyscrapper said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 6:13 pm, Peter Hughes said:
    Cool…I see my style as Wonder Woman…we can wish, right?
    Funny – that’s what Bawney Fwank said at the Provincetown Halloween Drag Show.

    Sorry, couldn’t resist.

    Regards,
    Peter H.

    No need to apologize…that was FUNNY!

  37. #137
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 8:09 pm, martin.musculus said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 2:36 pm,
    RedDog said:

    This is news?
    What bothers me is their ability to remotely shutdown your car.

    Just the thing for when you’ve overdrawn your Lifetime Carbon Footprint Account and they come to “collect” your carbon to orrect the “overdraft”.

  38. #138
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 8:37 pm, Green eyed Lady said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Hello, Hawkeye54 @115. If you have time, check out the PatriotPost.com, edited by Mark Alexander, who is, to some degree, a Constitutional scholar. The Federalist/Patriot Post is bringing a lawsuit against the Fed Govt for not conducting themselves according to their oath. Here’s the link:

    http://breachofoath.com/
    This petition needs 500,000 signatures, so please, ALL, check it ou

    Voted…;-)

    Here’s some pics of us in our Superhero costumes:

    http://www.film.com/photos/female-superheroes#fbid=S_tRbz-90Px

    Oh boy costumes! :grin:

    I’ll be The Huntress from the “Birds of Prey”

  39. #139
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 8:46 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Green Eyed Lady: For Halloween, you’re definitely Phoenix from X-Men 2, flaming red hair and those green eyes. I hope you take that as a compliment!!

  40. #140
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 8:51 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Peter H @131:
    Did you hear Dennis Miller saying he was going to go as Bwaney Frankenstein on Halloween—I got a laugh out of that. Barney is sort of a walking joke but it’s hard to feel sorry for him.

  41. #141
    On September 22nd, 2011 at 9:18 pm, Green eyed Lady said:

    On September 22nd, 2011 at 8:46 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Green Eyed Lady: For Halloween, you’re definitely Phoenix from X-Men 2, flaming red hair and those green eyes. I hope you take that as a compliment!!

    That would work, too, FirstSkirt! :lol:

  42. #142
    On March 29th, 2012 at 5:10 pm, Misscheryl said:

    EEEeeegads! I must wash my eyes!!!

  43. #143
    On March 29th, 2012 at 5:13 pm, Misscheryl said:

    On March 29th, 2012 at 5:10 pm, Misscheryl said:

    EEEeeegads! I must wash my eyes!!!

    Wrong thread..never mind.

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