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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (596072)	12/21/2010 9:52:40 PM
From: TopCat	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571281

"Why did Bush-Cheney invade Iraq???" So people like you would have something to bitch about for the rest of your lives.....otherwise, you have no purpose.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (596072)	12/21/2010 11:23:58 PM
From: d[-_-]b	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571281

Why did Bush-Cheney invade Iraq??? To give Cindy Sheehan a job - say where is that bitch anyway? cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com With the Obama administration beginning its third year, it is by now painfully obvious that the predictions of even the most sober Obama supporters were overly optimistic. Rather than an ally, the administration has shown itself to be an implacable enemy of reform. The election of Obama has not galvanized protest movements. To the contrary, it has depressed and undermined them, with the White House playing an active role in the discouragement and suppression of dissent

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (596072)	12/22/2010 6:44:40 AM
From: Bill	4 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571281

Why did Obama raise gas prices? Why is he more concerned about his Arab friends than Joe Sixpack?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (596072)	12/22/2010 2:00:05 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571281

Top Obama Intelligence Official Clueless on London Bomb Plot by Tammy on December 21, 2010 · 9 comments ABC News:”First of all, London,” Sawyer said. “How serious is it? Any implication that it was coming here? … Director [of National Intelligence] Clapper?” “London?” James Clapper said, before Brennan entered the conversation explaining the arrests. Later in the interview, Sawyer returned to the subject. “I was a little surprised you didn’t know about London,” Sawyer told Clapper. “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t,” he replied. Another indication of how disconnected and chaotic the Obama administration really is when it comes to the security of this nation (and all else for that matter). There is no reason in any scenario for our US Director of National Intelligence to not know of major terrorist arrests in London. After all, everyone else knew–reports had been everywhere starting in the morning. Everyone else at the table knew as well, including Diane Sawyer. Why didn’t Clapper? Watch the video here. This reveals a degree of chaos that we could not have imagined, and moves us into the bizarre. There is no logical or reasoned way to explain this. Obama has created an environment where even those who were presumably competent have been swallowed by the self-declared Theatre of the Absurd inside the White House. Everyone claims Obama is the Come-Back Kid because Republicans have once again, inexplicably, grabbed their ankles during this illegitimate lame duck session. The ridiculousness of Obama ‘coming back’ is made apparent when the most important aspect of the Federal government’s responsibility–national security–is arguably non-existent. Clapper was confirmed unanimously by the Senate just this past August. He succeeded Dennis Blair. But make no mistake, while this is awful for Clapper, this speaks more about Obama than anyone else. To say this is shocking is an understatement. DNI Clapper Looks Stumped by ABC’s Sawyer Gen. James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, is the person charged with coordinating what the nation knows about terrorism and national security. But Mr. Clapper appeared to know less than even the casual television viewer during an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, the anchor of World News Tonight. Hours earlier, reports flooded cable news shows about arrests of 12 people in London suspected of being part of a potential terrorist plot. In the interview, Ms. Sawyer turned to Mr. Clapper and made an indirect reference to the still-developing incident. “First of all, London,” she said. “How serious is it? Any implication that it was coming here? Director Clapper?” The look on Mr. Clapper’s face, and his temporary silence, suggested that he had no idea what she was talking about. He hesitated before saying, “London?” After a moment or two, he was saved by John Brennan, the White House homeland security adviser, who was also part of the interview, along with Janet Napolitano, the secretary of the department of homeland security. Mr. Brennan explained that Ms. Sawyer was referring to the London arrests. A few minutes later, Ms. Sawyer returned to Mr. Clapper. “I was a little surprised you didn’t know about London,” she said. “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t,” he said, shaking his head. A spokesperson for Mr. Clapper said in a statement Tuesday night that, “the question about this specific news development was ambiguous. The DNI’s knowledge of the threat streams in Europe is profound and multi-dimensional, and any suggestion otherwise is inaccurate.” tammybruce.com

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (596072)	12/22/2010 3:11:01 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571281

Obama administration readies indefinite detention order for Guantanamo detainees By Peter Finn and Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, December 21, 2010; 7:30 PM ....... washingtonpost.com So much for that promise to close it a year ago. Its going to stay open and inmates will be detained indefinitely without trial.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (596072)	12/22/2010 3:12:19 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1571281

Kennedy cousin lawyer heading to prison over taxes Dec 22 02:49 PM US/Eastern By STEPHANIE REITZ Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An attorney who represented Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel in his murder trial was sentenced Wednesday to one year and one day in federal prison for failing to pay about $420,000 in income taxes. Michael "Mickey" Sherman, who has appeared frequently on national television shows as a legal analyst, had pleaded guilty in June to two misdemeanor counts of willful failure to pay income taxes. He admitted he could have paid the taxes, but spent the money on country club memberships and other lavish expenses. Prosecutors said Wednesday he has repaid $400,000 but still owes about $1.2 million in taxes, penalties and interest from 2001 to 2009. Sherman was ordered to cooperate with the Internal Revenue Service on a plan to repay those debts as part of his sentencing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport. Messages left for Sherman and his defense attorney, William Dow III, were not immediately returned. Dow previously had said that Sherman filed accurate returns but failed to pay the taxes because he had "substantial personal and family obligations and was focusing on his practice," which included the high-profile Skakel case. Skakel, a nephew of Robert F. Kennedy's widow, Ethel Kennedy, was convicted in 2002 in the 1975 fatal beating of his neighbor in Greenwich when they were both 15. Skakel is serving 20 years to life in a state prison. Sherman will be assigned to a yet-undetermined federal facility when he starts his sentence March 16. Skakel's current attorney, Hope Seeley, has said Sherman's financial difficulties resulted in the defense not having enough money to investigate the case before the 2002 trial. Sherman has denied that. Skakel is appealing his conviction based on that argument and others. He already has lost two appeals before the Connecticut Supreme Court, but his latest points to several instances in which the high court criticized Sherman's handling of the case. Sherman, who could have received up to two years in prison for the tax charges, also represented former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland in a corruption scandal that sent Rowland to federal prison for 10 months. Sherman's ex-wife accused him last year of failing to pay $16,000 monthly alimony, instead leading a high life of luxury vacations, expensive hotels and restaurants, costly entertainment, dues at exclusive country clubs and pricey clothing. In 2007, Sherman's law firm partner, Joseph Richichi, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for failing to pay more than $600,000 in taxes. Richichi blamed his own failing health and Sherman—saying Sherman incurred more than $1.1 million in federal tax liens on the property they owned, bounced checks and failed to pay back $25,000 Richichi loaned him to build a house.