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DeSwiss

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Sat Jul 26, 2014, 09:59 PM Jul 2014

Is Your State On The List Of The Most Corrupt? Find Out! [View all]



The Young Turks * Published on Jul 26, 2014

"Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's indictment on charges that he accepted illegal gifts, vacations and loans from a major campaign contributor who sought special treatment is so shocking, in part, because McDonnell is the first governor in the history of the Commonwealth to face criminal charges. Unlike plenty of other states, Virginia doesn't have a long history of scandals and ethics abuses.

"Which states are more used to corruption? Well, depending on how you define corruption, it could be Florida, or Louisiana, or Tennessee, or New York, or Georgia. And then there's the District of Columbia." *

Cenk Uygur, Gina Grad, Ben Mankiewicz and Dave Rubin break down the who, what and why of this intriguing list.

* Read more here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/01/22/the-most-corrupt-states-in-america/


- You don't have to worry about the corrupt politicians in the Bible-Belt states because Jesus has already forgiven their sins......
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"...because Jesus has already forgiven their sins..." House of Roberts Jul 2014 #1
! DeSwiss Jul 2014 #2
More power to her, House of Roberts Jul 2014 #3
We're #3!!! DeSwiss Jul 2014 #5
We're No. 5 - we're No. 5 !!! Marie Marie Jul 2014 #4
What? States get rewarded for not catching their corrupt officials? MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #6
Mass is no NJ. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #7
Lord no! MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #8
Recently, the most corrupt town in Illinois was not Chicago Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2014 #9
I'd actually read about this some time back..... DeSwiss Jul 2014 #10
East St. Louis has always given Cicero a run for their money, pun intended. n/t ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #13
We only got a D???? (OH) bearssoapbox Jul 2014 #11
A somewhat limited and facile evaluation of "corruption"... Ford_Prefect Jul 2014 #12
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