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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 (154649)	4/8/2013 10:59:46 AM
From: chartseer	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

-"- before the Republicans have made a single concession." Here I thought the republicans had already made their concession when they raised taxes on the rich.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154649)	4/8/2013 11:18:55 AM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Author: Documents 'damning' for Holder Court fight over 'Fast and Furious' papers ratcheting up Taylor Rose Monday, April 08, 2013 wnd.com WASHINGTON – A court fight over documentation of the Fast and Furious scandal, where the U.S. government trafficked weapons to drug dealers in Mexico, is just ratcheting up now. But Katie Pavlich, author of the New York Times bestseller “Fast and Furious: Barack Obama’s Bloodiest Scandal and the Shameless Cover-Up,” news editor of Townhall.com and an expert on the Fast and Furious scandal, says the documents will be “damning” for Attorney General Eric Holder, and possibly even President Obama. She said both politicians should be concerned “based on the evidence that Attorney General Eric Holder chang[ed] his testimony multiple times under oath in front of Congress.” “I think these documents are pretty damning to him,” she told WND in an exclusive interview. It was reported just last month that a federal judge has ordered the House Oversight Committee and Holder to work with a mediator in their battle over the paperwork from the Fast and Furious scandal. The 2009 exposure of Fast and Furious by whistleblowers revealed the government’s deliberate decision to sell guns to prohibited buyers and allow them to be taken to drug cartel operations in Mexico. Read Pavlich’s comments about the government’s false flag operation against gun dealers as well as how the government retaliated against the whistleblowers who revealed the scandal. Pavlich earlier revealed how the government, when the operation blew up, decided to attack and retaliate against the whistleblowers who brought to the public’s attention the misbehavior. She also explained earlier to WND how the goal of the operation was to create a false flag situation that the Obama administration could use to lobby for more gun control. It was U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson who outlined the mediation plan, and a new status report will be due April 22. If no settlement is reached, a hearing will be held April 24 for the lawsuit by Congress against Holder over his decision to withhold tens of thousands of documents on the issue. But Pavlich cites the timing and manner of how Obama decided to assert executive privilege over the documents – a move made only 15 minutes before a congressional contempt vote on Holder over the documentation. “There is plenty of evidence that shows that they are liable,” Pavlich said. “These documents will show much more White House involvement.” “The fact is there are at least 200,000 documents related to Fast and Furious,” said Pavlich, with “70,000 documents requested by the oversight committee and only 7,000 have been released. Many of which are completely blacked out.” Pavlich said there is the possibility that not all of the documents related to Operation Fast and Furious will be released. There are certain situations when the justice system can keep information from the American people, she said. She said the Department of Justice first stonewalled the documents, then released some following a court order, but the case now is “exactly where the Justice Department wants it to be, wrapped up in the court system.” Pavlich does not expect the documents to be released at any time soon, as “there is no reason why they wouldn’t want” to delay release until after Obama leaves office. “They are going to delay it as long as possible.” She said there are a number of repercussions possible, but “the next move” should be “to arrest Eric Holder on the Senate or House floor.” Holder has defended his refusal to release the documents by saying the release could interfere with other investigations that the Justice Department is currently conducting. This refusal to turn over all documents requested in a subpoena in 2012 has led to Holder being held in contempt in a bi-partisan vote. See Pavlich’s report: Read Pavlich’s “Fast and Furious: Barack Obama’s Bloodiest Scandal and the Shameless Cover-Up.” The Office of the Inspector General earlier cleared Holder, but found fault with several other senior officials. One of the key reasons was that the IG said he found Holder “did not learn about Operation Fast and Furious until late January or early February of 2011 and was not aware of allegations of ‘gun walking’ in the investigation until February.” However, there have been allegations he – and possibly Obama – knew much more, and much earlier, than they have admitted. The BATF lost track of about 2,000 guns in Fast and Furious, two of which were linked to the death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010. In another related lawsuit, Holder actually has asked the federal court to delay production of the documents indefinitely. The case was brought by Washington watchdog Judicial Watch, and Holder responded with a motion to stay the case, which essentially would suspend action indefinitely. “It is beyond ironic that the Obama administration has initiated an anti-gun violence push as it seeking to keep secret key documents about its very own Fast and Furious gun walking scandal,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “Getting beyond the Obama administration’s smokescreen, this lawsuit is about a very simple principle: the public’s right to know the full truth about an egregious political scandal that led to the death of at least one American and countless others in Mexico. The American people are sick and tired of the Obama administration trying to rewrite FOIA law to protect this president and his appointees. Americans want answers about Fast and Furious killings and lies.” While Congress had found Holder in both civil and criminal contempt, the U.S. attorney for D.C., Ronald Machen, chose to ignore the congressional resolution that would require him to bring charges.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154649)	4/8/2013 11:19:47 AM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Brinks murder accomplice teaching at Columbia 'Why employ terrorist directly responsible for deaths of 2 police officers' Monday, April 08, 2013 wnd.com WASHINGTON – Bill Ayers is on top of the world – even admitting now the role he played in the rise of Barack Obama’s political career. So is his Weather Underground wife Bernardine Dohrn. And now, their domestic terrorist friend, Kathy Boudin, who drove the getaway car in the Rockland County, N.Y., Brinks robbery in 1981, leading directly to the murders of two police officers, is being rehabilitated by Columbia University as an adjunct professor of social work. That makes police officers and the families of her victims very angry. James J. Kelly, president of the Rockland County Police Benevolent Association, has written a strong letter of protest to Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger. “Last week we learned that Kathy Boudin was recently employed by Columbia University as an adjunct professor at the School of Social Work,” he wrote. “On behalf of the hundreds of police officers serving in Rockland County and the thousands of police officers residing in Rockland County, I feel compelled to comment on this very poor decision to hire Kathy Boudin.” Kelly pointed out Boudin’s history in the 1960s and 1970s as a member of the terrorist organization called the Weather Underground, responsible for bombing the Capitol Building, the Pentagon and dozens of other targets from California to New York. In 1981, Boudin and other members of the Weather Underground and the Black Liberation Party robbed a Brinks armored car at the Nanuet Mall and killed Sgt. Edward O’Grady, Police Officer Waverly Brown, and Brink’s guard Peter Paige. Boudin was the operator of the U-Haul getaway vehicle and her actions immediately following the car stop directly led to the murders of O’Grady and Brown and, as Kelly says, “changed the lives of these two families forever.” “Boudin exited the vehicle with her hands raised under the ruse that she was surrendering,” recalls Kelly. “She was able to distract the officers attention long enough to let her six cohorts, exit the rear of the truck armed with automatic weapons, and murder Sgt. O’Grady and Officer Brown. Kathy Boudin was sentenced to a term of 20 years to life under a plea agreement which included one count of murder.” Kelly asks several pointed questions of Bollinger: “Why would you employ a radical terrorist who was directly responsible for the deaths of two police officers?” “Why would you remotely believe that letting a convicted murderer not only revel amongst your students, but guide and shape young, impressionable minds, to be a responsible decision for a college administrator?” “Why do you feel it necessary to tarnish the memory of these heroic men by hiring a murderer?” “Why would you needlessly cause the families of these brave men any more pain and suffering than they have already endured?” “I implore you to do the honorable thing and fire Kathy Boudin,” wrote Kelly. “If you won’t do it for the family and friends of these true American heroes then at least do it for your student body. Please do not let the future leaders of this great country be subjected to the brainwashing of a radical, murdering terrorist!” Kelly invited Bollinger to attend the annual memorial services for O’Grady, Brown and Paige held each Oct. 20. “I would like you to attend and after over 30 years, witness the pain and grief still etched on the faces of their family, friends, and co- workers,” wrote Kelly. “Please come and hear the stories from the men who were there that fateful afternoon speaking of the truly heroic efforts Sgt. O’Grady, PO Brown, guard Peter Paige. Finally come to the memorial to hear of the absolutely deplorable acts that your newly hired employee committed that directly led to the murder of these three men, and ask yourself ” Would I want my child being taught by this or any radical, murdering terrorist?”

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154649)	4/8/2013 11:21:02 AM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224729

Stop panicking and whining. It is so unbecoming.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (154649)	4/8/2013 11:47:29 AM
From: TopCat	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

"President Obama picked the very day that new job creation collapsed to propose a deflationary budget deal featuring cuts in Social Security and Medicare. This is perverse economics and worse politics, on several grounds." We keep telling you that Obama is not very bright.