When Barack Obama was selected as 'the chosen One' by many of the citizens, he determined to bring in Washington outsider ethics reform measures that would exclude lobbyists from the transition process.
Uh, make that all lobbyists except for the big money variety.
The Chairman during the campaign did quite a bit of jaw-boning about Washington ethics or the lack thereof, often citing lobbyists as one of the main problems in politics.
Thus, with great fanfare Obama announced that no lobbyists would be allowed on his transition team that will pave the way for his moving into the Presidency in mid-January.
But according to news reports by several watchdog agencies, Obama will most certainly allow big money contributors to his campaign to become part of his transition team.
Apparently, the Chairman's ethics embrace lobbyists provided they contributed to his campaign, and provided they contributed somewhere in the neighborhood of $4,600--the maximum individual contribution allowed by law--or they helped raise at least $50,000.
5 out of the 12 members of Obama's transition team raised $50,000 a piece for the Chairman, and 8 made the maximum individual contribution allowed by law.
And just wait till you see what the so-called 'bundlers' raised for Obama--some to the tune of 500,000 bucks...and lobbyists all.
In short, Obama has loaded up his staff with those evil, corrupt influence-peddlers he spoke in such condescending terms about during the campaign.
My, what a difference an election makes.
Showing posts with label ethics violations. Show all posts
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Breaking News: Border Patrol Agents Fired
Washington, DC (TLS). The Liberty Sphere has learned that two Border Patrol Agents whose testimony secured the conviction of two of their colleagues in what has become known as 'the Border Patrol Hoax' are to be fired by the agency. A third Agent who testified against the two Agents who are now in prison has resigned.
This news comes on the heels of reports that the three Agents in question changed their testimony several times, which of course taints the entirety of their depositions. This is precisely what happened in Durham, North Carolina when the accuser in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Hoax changed her story so many times that the entire case fell apart, resulting in the District Attorney being charged with ethics violations and prosecutorial misconduct.
The big question, however, is this: were the Agents fired and pressured to resign because they changed their story thus putting U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton and the Department of Homeland Security is a terribly bad light, or were they fired and pressured to resign because their initial testimony was shown to be false? This is a central question that MUST be answered, for if the termination of employment of the three Agents is in any way retaliation from Sutton, Judge Cardone, the Border Patrol, or the Department of Homeland Security, then this scandal has just gotten deeper and even more despicable. The same can be said if the powers-that-be in this case are making scapegoats out of the three Agents for a scheme that was concocted at the highest levels of government.
No matter which way you cut it, Sutton, Judge Cardone, the Department of Homeland Security, and who knows who else, are all implicated in this sordid mess. Too much evidence has been made public for there to be any other conclusion.
Thus, every single person in government who was in any way connected with this case should be tried in a court of law for falsely convicting two innocent men. This is a crime, a felony, in the United States of America. And as long as we coddle and handle with kid gloves the likes of Mike Nifong and Johnny Sutton the entire system of justice in America is on the brink of collapse.
Read the full story here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54196
This news comes on the heels of reports that the three Agents in question changed their testimony several times, which of course taints the entirety of their depositions. This is precisely what happened in Durham, North Carolina when the accuser in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Hoax changed her story so many times that the entire case fell apart, resulting in the District Attorney being charged with ethics violations and prosecutorial misconduct.
The big question, however, is this: were the Agents fired and pressured to resign because they changed their story thus putting U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton and the Department of Homeland Security is a terribly bad light, or were they fired and pressured to resign because their initial testimony was shown to be false? This is a central question that MUST be answered, for if the termination of employment of the three Agents is in any way retaliation from Sutton, Judge Cardone, the Border Patrol, or the Department of Homeland Security, then this scandal has just gotten deeper and even more despicable. The same can be said if the powers-that-be in this case are making scapegoats out of the three Agents for a scheme that was concocted at the highest levels of government.
No matter which way you cut it, Sutton, Judge Cardone, the Department of Homeland Security, and who knows who else, are all implicated in this sordid mess. Too much evidence has been made public for there to be any other conclusion.
Thus, every single person in government who was in any way connected with this case should be tried in a court of law for falsely convicting two innocent men. This is a crime, a felony, in the United States of America. And as long as we coddle and handle with kid gloves the likes of Mike Nifong and Johnny Sutton the entire system of justice in America is on the brink of collapse.
Read the full story here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54196
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