GRIMM: My Decision To Quit Was 'Difficult' But 'DID NOT BREAK' Me

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Did you say "Did Not Break" you??...............ya right.....buh-bye.......





Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) confirmed late Monday that he would resign from Congress effective Jan. 5, in the wake of pleading guilty to tax evasion. The New York Daily News first reported that Grimm, who originally refused to resign after his guilty plea, changed his mind after meeting with House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH).


Read his full statement below:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/michael-grimm-confirms-resignation

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1. And he threatened the reporter: "I'll break you in half. Like a boy." Snark.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/29/rep-michael-grimm-r-n-y-reportedly-threatens-journalist/

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2. Healthalicious: "..The counter-serve café....

"......nestled between an Italian restaurant and a children’s toy store on the Upper East Side, is at the center of a brewing storm for the Republican, who was indicted on fraud charges in connection with Healthalicious, which Grimm partly owned and oversaw from 2007 to 2010.

Federal prosecutors allege that Grimm failed to report more than $1 million in sales and wages, paid workers off the books in cash — many of them did not have legal status to work in the U.S. — to avoid paying taxes, and lied about it under oath in 2013 while he was a member of Congress. Prosecutors also say Grimm used an AOL email account to run the restaurant and discuss the off-the-books transactions with an employee during the time he was campaigning...."

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/healthalicious-rep-grimms-downfall

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3. Ths Grimm ReTHUG has no spirit to break

Just another garden variety THUG - fugg him.

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6. Next stop for this reTHUG: 'BubbaBurger'....LOL!

"...The next chapter of his life likely involves jail time: Grimm is scheduled to be sentenced on June 8, 2015. He faces a prison term of up to three years..."

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4. Bluster? From Grimm?

Who would have guessed?

What a little punk.

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5. "I will always keep them in my prayers" unless, you know ...

I'm threatening to break them in half or throw them off of a balcony. In that case, all bets are off.

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8. LOL!