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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (74260)	10/28/2009 10:47:13 AM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

Hey ken, what do you suppose would happen is this were done by a repub. working under President Bush? Ya think the hussein obama media would be all over this story? Obama: Grayson an outstanding member of Congress October 27, 2009 politico.com Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) is drawing criticism from his congressional colleagues, but President Obama offered him some warm words at a Miami fundraiser for the Democratic congressional campaign committees last night. Obama, in introducing the members of Congress in attendance, called Grayson – along with Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and Kendrick Meek – as “outstanding members of Congress.” Obama may regret his praise of Grayson, who is now drawing fire from members in both parties for referring to Linda Robertson, the adviser to Obama’s Fed Chief Ben Bernanke as a “K Street whore” in a radio interview last month. And he’s received national attention for equating GOP opposition to the Democrats’ health care plan to wanting sick seniors to “die quickly.” This isn’t the first time the White House political operation has given an assist to Grayson’s re-election prospects. He was the first freshman Democrat in the House to receive political help from Vice President Joe Biden, who came down to Orlando to headline a fundraiser for him in August. During the event, the vice president told Grayson: “We owe you one buddy…This is a guy who doesn't back away from a fight, and doesn't back down from what he believes in." That much is clear, and even as Grayson continues to draw national controversy for his provocative comments, it doesn't look like the administration is making any effort to distance themselves from him.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (74260)	10/28/2009 1:45:21 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224749

Albany's Gallery of Rogues New York State legislators who have faced criminal charges while in office in the past five years. Indicted (Jan. 23, 2009) A federal grand jury indicted Mr. Bruno on eight counts of corruption, including mail and wire fraud. Mr. Bruno was accused of collecting more than $3 million over a 13-year period, beginning in 1993, from businessmen seeking state contracts, grants and contracts to manage pension fund investments for at least 16 labor unions. Mr. Bruno, who resigned last year, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. His corruption trial is due to begin next week. Under Investigation Mr. Espada is under investigation for not filing campaign finance forms and allegations of funneling state money into his own businesses. In 2005, three employees of his nonprofit health care company pleaded guilty to diverting $30,000 from programs for family care and AIDS treatment to one of his campaigns. Mr. Espada was never charged. The Bronx district attorney is also investigating whether Mr. Espada lives in the Bronx district he represents. Pleaded Guilty to Charges of Mail Fraud (May 8, 2009) Once one of the longest-serving Democrats in the State Senate, Mr. González was charged with using hundreds of thousands of dollars from nonprofit groups to pay for personal expenses, including credit card bills, rent and Yankees tickets. He was defeated in the Democratic primaries last fall by Senator Espada. Convicted of Receiving a Bribe (April 8, 2008) Ms. Gordon, a four-term Democrat, was sentenced in June 2008 to two to six years in prison for offering to help a developer acquire city land if he would build her a house for free. Pleaded Guilty to Petty Larceny (Feb. 5, 2004) Mr. Green pleaded guilty for falsely billing the state for travel expenses and resigned in June of that year, making it clear that he was doing so only for the remainder of his term. He was fined $2,000 and sentenced to three years probation. Mr. Green ran for his seat again and won, and made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2006. Sentenced to 10 Years for Racketeering (May 20, 2009) Mr. McLaughlin pleaded guilty to charges, including using embezzlement, fraud and bribes to take money from taxpayers, labor unions and contractors, and from a Little League team in Queens. He did not seek re-election and left office at the end of 2006. Convicted of Misdemeanor Assault (Oct. 15, 2009) Mr. Monserrate pleaded not guilty to charges that he had assaulted his girlfriend, saying that he had hurt her accidentally. A grand jury in Queens handed up a felony indictment, but Justice William M. Erlbaum, who tried the case without a jury in State Supreme Court, found him guilty of misdemeanor assault on Oct. 15, 2009. If he had been convicted of a felony, he could have been sentenced to seven years in prison and would have had to surrender his seat. On Oct. 20, Senate Democrats announced the formation of a committee to investigate whether Mr. Monserrate should be expelled from the legislature. Convicted of Extortion (Feb. 23, 2007) Mr. Norman was convicted of extortion, soliciting illegal contributions and stealing from his re-election committee. It was the last of his four trials on four different political corruption indictments since 2003. He was sentenced to serve three to nine years in prison. Pleaded Guilty to Influence-Peddling Charges (June 24, 2009) Mr. Seminerio resigned from office after his guilty plea. Prosecutors claim that Mr. Seminerio charged for his services as a legislator, pocketing about $1million and arranging "favorable treatment" for the businesses that paid him. The money was channeled through a consulting company that Mr. Seminerio set up. If found guilty, Mr. Seminerio could face up to 20 years in prison.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (74260)	10/28/2009 1:46:36 PM
From: JakeStraw	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224749

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (74260)	10/28/2009 1:50:37 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224749

Ex-Letterman Writer Calls Workplace Hostile By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: October 27, 2009 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former writer for David Letterman said she quit his NBC talk show in part because of alleged sexual favoritism and a hostile work environment. Nell Scovell, writing for Vanity Fair online Tuesday, said she had no intention of filing a lawsuit and wasn't seeking revenge. ''I wanted to shine a light on gender inequality in that particular workplace,'' Scovell, who went on to a successful Hollywood career, said in a telephone interview. In the Vanity Fair article, Scovell said Letterman didn't ''hit on her'' during her roughly five-month stint with NBC's ''Late Night with David Letterman'' in 1990. ''Did he pay me enough extra attention that it was noted by another writer? Yes. Was I aware of rumors that Dave was having sexual relationships with female staffers? Yes,'' Scovell wrote. Other high-level male employees were having sexual relationships with female staffers as well, she alleges, and the women gained professional benefits from those relationships. ''Did that make me feel demeaned? Completely. Did I say anything at the time? Sadly, no,'' wrote Scovell, whose credits include writing for the series ''Coach'' and ''Monk'' and creating ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.'' She's also produced and directed. Letterman, who moved to CBS in 1993 for ''Late Show,'' has admitted to workplace affairs that led to an alleged blackmail plot. Officials from Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, Inc., declined to comment Tuesday on Scovell's article. CBS News producer Robert J. ''Joe'' Halderman has pleaded not guilty to trying to extort $2 million from Letterman to keep some of the comedian's sexual affairs quiet. Scovell wrote she doesn't intend to seek legal action. Instead, she said, she wants to call attention to the complete lack of women writers on all talk shows, whether hosted by Letterman or NBC's Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien. ''I don't want compensation. I don't want revenge. I don't want Dave to go down (oh, grow up, people). I just want Dave to hire some qualified female writers and then treat them with respect. And that goes for Jay and Conan, too,'' she wrote. She quit Letterman's NBC show, Scovell wrote, because she saw ''I was not going to thrive professionally in that workplace. And although there were various reasons for that, sexual politics did play a major part.'' When Letterman asked why she was leaving the New York-based show, she says she considered telling him the truth but balked because his ''rumored mistress'' was within earshot. Instead, Scovell writes, she told him she missed Los Angeles. ''You're welcome back anytime,'' Scovell recalls Letterman telling her. ------ NBC is owned by General Electric Co.