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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (641362)	1/6/2012 10:20:47 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579259

Forget DNA, how about an express lane for those caught on video or with a lot of eye witnesses like in Gaby's case.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (641362)	1/6/2012 10:21:31 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579259

If DNA isn't available, then exoneration by DNA is impossible. And exoneration by DNA was the issue you brought up.

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (641362)	1/6/2012 10:23:10 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579259

Gibbs Cursed Out Michelle Obama During White House Meltdown… Then again, who hasn’t cursed out Mooch? Via NY Times: Early on Sept. 16, Robert Gibbs was scanning the news when a story stopped him short: according to a new French book, Michelle Obama had told Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the French first lady, that living in the White House was “hell.” It was a potential disaster — the equivalent of the $400 haircut, Mr. Gibbs feared, coming just weeks before election day and on the heels of a vacation in Spain that had drawn accusations of lavish spending. Mr. Gibbs asked her aides to find out if she had said anything even close (no, the answer came back), and then fought the story back for hours, having the book translated and convincing the Élysée Palace to issue a denial. By noon the potential crisis had been averted. But at Mr. Emanuel’s 7:30 a.m. staff meeting the next day, Ms. Jarrett announced that the first lady had concerns about the White House’s response to the book, according to several people present. All eyes turned to Mr. Gibbs, who started to steam. “Don’t go there, Robert, don’t do it,” Mr. Emanuel warned. “That’s not right, I’ve been killing myself on this, where’s this coming from?” Mr. Gibbs yelled, adding expletives. He interrogated Ms. Jarrett, whose calm only seemed to frustrate him more. The two went back and forth, Ms. Jarrett unruffled, Mr. Gibbs shaking with rage. Finally, several staff members said, the press secretary cursed the first lady — colleagues stared down at the table, shocked — and stormed out. Mr. Gibbs later acknowledged the outburst but said he had misdirected his rage. He accused Ms. Jarrett of making up the complaint. After the book incident, he “stopped taking her at all seriously as an adviser to the president,” Mr. Gibbs said, adding, “Her viewpoint in advising the president is that she has to be up and the rest of the White House has to be down.” weaselzippers.us