Regardless of whether or not Trafficant did what he was convicted of doing, I for one am going to miss him.

Not too many Congressmen have the amount of passion and the level of intensity that he has.

Plus, he had a sense of humor. I'm not saying it was good, but it was without a doubt a sense of humor.

Our Congress is such a sleepy bunch. They need to watch the House of Commons on C-Span! Let's get some jeering going on!

Mike

I agree. Traficant added an element that is missing from our Congress - LIFE! I would be so pleased to see our elected officials actually speaking from their hearts instead of mumbling through their lifeless, stale, party-talking-points during House and Senate sessions. Of course that would require some independant thought...

The House of Commons - what a hoot! I don't think I've ever seen our Congress as passionate about anything as British MPs are about some local zoning ordinance in Shropshire on any given night of the week. When I see footage of Congress in session, usually the most interesting thing to do is count the number of people you can spot sleeping. Sad.

I think he used Don Kings and Al Sharptons barber.

Darcaine

My wife has met him years ago and I know she misses him. He did bring an enormous amount of jobs to the Youngstown, Ohio area and totally revitalized the local economy.
I for one loved that he wasn't afraid to say what he meant, and mean what he said.

'Beam me up, Mr. Scott.' - Rep. Trafficant

Wow, this is an old one... I think we had less than 20 members when this one was started...

For those of you who don't know, Trafficant was bold. He would say just about anything, and offend just about anyone to make his point.

Here's a few quotes by Trafficant from The 267 Stupidest Things Democrats Ever Said (No, it's not a slanted book. If you flip it over, it you realize that the other half of the book is The 267 Stupidest Things Republicans Ever Said):









Yep, that's what I miss!

Mike

He did have a good sense of humor

Some of his rants:

During his hearing, he said this to the Panel:

"I'm gonna break outta jail & make neckties out of each & every one of you Bureacrats!"

Then there was the occsional burping in mid-sentence & the comment about having to go to the "little Senator's room!"

Well, he certainly did liven up the telecast of the Congressional proceedings on C-SPAN - lol.

If you miss him - well, you can always visit - or write - his present address is well known. Just write care of the Ohio State Prison system........

Traficant wouldn't have been Traficant without the hair.

(I miss him too.)

Actually, fake hair like his is not allowed in prison. Maybe we could get a picture of that... You've got to respect a guy who wears a hair piece that bad, and goes around claiming he does his hair with a weed-whacker!

He'll be out shortly, I think he was only sentenced to a year or two...

I think he's one of the few Democrats for which I would vote...

Mike

I think Traficant got that rug from the same place Lott got his. Both of them look like they sewed together remnants from a taxidermist's shop.

But yes... I will miss him, too. He certainly added a little bit of "spice" to our congress, and sometimes, even made people think with his bizarre commentary.

I can't let this one die now...!


...and I still can't believe that the media continually speculated it was a hair augmentation device (rug seemed a bit harsh) as if they were'nt sure. They wouldn't flat out say it was until after they pulled if off for prison, where they are not allowed.

Mike

I actually enjoyed watching C-Span just because his hearings were on