
"In the tradition of Jim Wolfe's "A Man about Missouri" 04-14-65

From the September 25, 2009 Southeast Missourian...
"Missouri Rep. T.D. El-Amin, right, left federal court with his attorney Paul D'Agrosa after El-Amin entered a guilty plea to a federal bribery charge Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, in St. Louis, Mo. Following Thursday's guilty plea for accepting $2,100 from a St. Louis gas station owner"
You know, it doesn't seem that long ago that the radical
Perhaps it was the beginning of the end for "Taliban" El-Amin, he pushed and Missourians pushed back killing his attempt to make us pay for sins we did not commit.
But, "Taliban" was a fighter, quickly taking on the public threat of baking soda, yeah, that one failed too, along with a host of other idiotic pleas for attention.
According to the
"ST. LOUIS -- State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin pleaded guilty to a bribery charge and said he would resign Thursday after admitting he accepted $2,100 from a St. Louis gas station owner who wanted help resolving problems with city government.
El-Amin, 38, acknowledged in court that he solicited the money after the gas station owner complained to him in March that he was facing increased business inspections and city nuisance citations because of a disagreement with an alderman.
The lawmaker accepted the money in installments during a series of May meetings at his
I guess ole "Taliban" thought that since he couldn't force Missourians to apologize, he'd make his own reparations. Maybe he can get his job back at the Ford plant... oh yeah, with the economy the way it is and the memory of all the hell he raised because they wouldn't let him pray 5 times a day to Allah still fresh in the plant managements memory, I don't see that happening either.
Oh I know, maybe community organizing for ACORN? Nope, money problems of their own right now.
So where does that leave him? Depending on the judge either he will be taking cigarettes in lieu of dollars for future bribes or he'll be a proud Black Muslim asking you...."Do you want fries with that?"