The Irrepressable Former Congressman James Traficant Of Ohio

If you don't know who James Traficant is, he used to be a Democratic Congressman from the State of Ohio. He was expelled after being convicted of taking bribes, filing false tax returns, racketeering, and forcing his aides to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and on his houseboat in Washington, D.C. He served an eight-year prison term. I'm not sure if he's been turned loose yet or not but, I know that he'll be out real soon. Out of all of the corrupt politicians in D.C., this guy is my favorite. He seems to be angry about hypocrisy. He doesn't use that word hypocrisy but, he seems to be offended by the Congress's "holier than thou" approach to him. Good for him.


I have a series of James Traficant clips below. Because he's entertaining.