Category Archives: JC & Me

Diggs Standard for Supremes

Posted on May 1, 2023 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Staff Writer A former congressman named Charles Diggs spent seven months in prison in 1978 for what reportedly is routine behavior by three justices on the U. S. Supreme Court. According to the April 30, 2023 New … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government, JC & Me, Joel's J School | Leave a comment

JC III pulled knife on mom; mom pulled pistol on him

Posted on December 7, 2017 by admin

John Conyers III is no stranger to police reports of his knife-wielding. Sixteen years before the recent episode in which the elder son of former U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. reportedly injured his girl friend in a fight involving a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government, JC & Me | Leave a comment

Conyers and Free Press amnesia

Posted on November 27, 2017 by admin

By Joel Thurtell On November 22, 2017, the Detroit Free Press demanded that U.S. Rep John Conyers resign because of allegations of sexual misconduct and a possibly illegal payoff to the woman who complained. That date — November 22 — … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government, JC & Me | Leave a comment

Will Dems smell Conyers’ stink?

Posted on November 22, 2017 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Suddenly, Democrats are embarrassed that the longest serving member of their caucus and of the US House of Representatives, Democrat John Conyers, is the latest high profile male to be caught in a sexual harassment scandal. What’s … Continue reading →

Posted in JC & Me | Leave a comment

The Newt & The Con

Posted on January 28, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Bottom line, what’s the difference, speaking ethically now, between Newt “The Newter” Gingrich and John “The Con” Conyers? First, I need to own up to having a bias. Rather, I have two biases. I think The Newter … Continue reading →

Posted in JC & Me | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Whistleblowin’ Nan

Posted on January 25, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Why is House minority Leader Nancy Pelosi choosing this time to blow the ethics whistle on Newt Gingrich? That’s a no-brainer. It’s election year, and Newt looks like a potent candidate to challenge President Obama. So the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government, JC & Me | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

‘What Nancy Pelosi knows’

Posted on January 24, 2012 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Mitt Romney wants to know ‘what Nancy Pelosi knows’ about ethics violations by Newt Gingrich when he was Speaker of the House. I’d settle for knowing what Nancy knows about her fellow Democrat, John “The Con” Conyers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government, JC & Me, People, Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Congresswoman puzzled: If Conyers doesn’t stink, why do I?

Posted on November 6, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson wonders why she has to obey rules that other members have gotten away with breaking. Richardson, a California Democrat, named a Michigan congressman as a previous flagrant offender who got off scot-free. Richardson … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad government, JC & Me | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

That you, DeWayne?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell It’s been light years since I thought about the crook, DeWayne Boyd. Boyd, or maybe a Boyd impersonator, posted this comment on JOTR: With your help…Six yrs was taken from my life for fraudulent political gamesmanship…. Its … Continue reading →

Posted in JC & Me | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Conyers vs. Dingell?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell If Republican mapmakers pit the longest-serving U.S. representative, John Dingell, against the second-longest-serving rep, John Conyers (both Democrats) in a new congressional district that includes liberal Ann Arbor, the fur is gonna fly. I’ll be watching for … Continue reading →

Posted in JC & Me | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments