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To: MJ who wrote (482)	6/16/2012 11:36:28 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1176

Report: 200 Cops To Work As Security For Valerie Jarrett’s Daughter’s Wedding June 15, 2012 chicago.cbslocal.com CHICAGO (CBS) — A published report says between 100 and 200 Chicago Police officers will be off the streets Saturday to provide security for the wedding of top White House adviser Valerie Jarrett. As WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Berner reports, the First Family – President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their two daughters, Malia and Sasha – are scheduled to arrive in Chicago Friday night to attend the wedding of Laura Jarrett. *LISTEN: WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Berner reports* The wedding will be held in a tent in a backyard in the Kenwood neighborhood. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed reported Friday that 100 to 200 police officers will be assigned to “secure the perimeter” around the wedding. The report comes in the wake of a spike in violence in Chicago – including a rash of shootings last weekend that killed nine people and wounded 53, and three headline-grabbing mob attacks on innocent people downtown and in River North and Streeterville. The festivities at the wedding will also include gatherings at the First Family’s own home nearby, and a backyard barbecue at the home of neighbor Allison Davis, Sneed reported. Sneed reports the officers will be pulled from all the city’s police districts, and that the federal government will not be reimbursing the city for the cost. The reported ramp-up of police power in President Obama’s neighborhood drew concerns from some quarters. “How is it that we have a lower amount of police representation, but then the president is in town and there is a police officer for almost every guest that’s going to be attending this wedding?” Cesar Rolon, of the Puerto Rican Parade and Festival, said during a Friday news conference. In an interview with CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine, McCarthy said his department is deploying officers where they are needed. “There are locations throughout this city where, based on crime trends, we put our officers there,” he said Friday. Sneed points out that this weekend, the highs are expected to top out in the 90s – a condition that often leads to more spikes in violence.

To: MJ who wrote (482)	6/17/2012 11:10:03 AM
From: joseffy	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1176

Bill Maher and Nobel Prize Winning Liberal Economist Can't Figure Out What 87 Times 5 Is By Noel Sheppard \| June 16, 2012 \| 00:13 CAUTION: Remove all food, fluids, and flammables from proximity of your computer before proceeding. You've been warned. HBO's Bill Maher and Nobel Prize-winning liberal economist Joseph Stiglitz on Friday actually couldn't calculate between the two of them how much 87 times 5 is (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary): [iframe title="MRC TV video player" height=281 src="http://www.mrctv.org/embed/114057" frameBorder=0 width=500 allowfullscreen=""][/iframe] Maher interviewed Stiglitz on Real Time right after his opening monologue. During their discussion Maher told his guest, "I read this week that the cost of a ticket to Disneyland has gone up to $87. It used to be $12 in 1982. Now, if they were just keeping up with inflation, it would have gone up to just $28. But it went up to $87. Which means a family of five would cost?" Maher then leaned and pointed toward Stiglitz expecting an answer from the Nobel laureate in economics. After some laughter from the crowd, Stiglitz said, “A lot. A lot.” “Come on,” replied Maher. “You got a Nobel Prize, man.” With no answer forthcoming from his guest, Maher said, “A lot, like too much.” “Yeah,” simply said the Nobel laureate in economics. For those unfamiliar, Stiglitz is likely the most revered economist by the Left, probably even more so than New York Times columnist Paul Krugman. Yet he couldn't do a simple arithmetic equation in his head that most elementary school kids could without batting an eye. And you wonder why liberals have absolutely no grasp of economics. Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/06/15/bill-maher-and-nobel-prize-winning-economist-joe-stiglitz-cant-figure#ixzz1xzngKsgB