BONER CANDIDATE #1: HOW COME YOU GUYS NEVER NOMINATE ANY DEMOCRATS?
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker said this week that she plans to resign after prosecutors announced a number of corruption charges against her, alleging she used $500,000 from her own charity to fund a slew of personal expenses — including fur coats, vacations and her campaign. Pennsylvania state Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, a Democrat, was charged Wednesday with eight crimes connected to the scandal, including theft, perjury and record tampering. Prosecutors say she spent years siphoning the money from her charity, Motivations Education & Consultation Associates, which was created to “serve the mentally ill and drug-addicted poor,” in order to enrich herself. In a letter sent Thursday to Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai and provided to CNN, Johnson-Harrell said she plans to resign from the body effective December 13 and defend herself against the accusations. “While I dispute many of the allegations lodged against me, I accept responsibility for some missteps made before I became an elected official,” she wrote, adding that she will “survive these charges.” Read More
BONER CANDIDATE #2: HE WAS IN A HURRY, WHAT ELSE WAS HE TO DO?
A Florida man was arrested this week after punching another Walmart customer because they were talking too long at the retail outlet’s checkout, police say. Henry Junior Harvey, 69, was detained in the early hours of yesterday morning and charged with battery in relation to an incident that took place at roughly 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday inside the Neighborhood Walmart on Pine Island Road, media outlet WFTX reported. Cape Coral police said Harvey was in a queue for the register with his wife when he became angry that the customers in front were not moving fast enough. He allegedly punched a victim on the head following an argument. There were no serious injuries. Read More
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