[Washington Examiner] A former University of Tennessee student who hacked into Sarah Mama Grizzly Palin's e-mail account during the 2008 presidential campaign was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in jug, with the judge recommending a halfway house instead of prison. That means no punishment at all, right? His Xbox time is limited to under four hours a day ...
Aren't half-way houses usually full of people taking a rest stop on their way from prison to freedom? Not at all the kind of people one has a chai latte' with after checking out the new toys at Best Buy.
The sentence by U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips fell short of the 18 months in prison sought by federal prosecutors to send a message to would-be hackers during political campaigns, but went beyond the probation recommended by defense attorneys for 22-year-old David Kernell. The additional day of his sentence will make him eligible for a reduced sentence for good behavior.
Phillips said Kernell should get mental health treatment, based on defense comments Friday that he has had conditions including depression since he was 11.
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Sounds like a federal felony conviction. If it is, he's lost the vote except in those states that are just now trying desperately to stuff the ballot boxes. It'll also limit avenues of employment. I'm sure he's got a potential gig awaiting him in Hollyweird or the Peoples Republic of the Bay with that on his resume.
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Phillips said Kernell should get mental health treatment, based on defense comments Friday that he has had conditions including depression since he was 11.
A similar malady effects a great many Palin haters.
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"Kernell, now 22, is a 2006 Germantown High School graduate, state championship chess player and the son of 36-year state Rep. Mike Kernell, D-Memphis....The defendant's mother, Dr. Lillian Landrigan -- an Army dentist who did a tour of duty in Iraq and is now stationed in Honolulu -- will attend the trial, her former husband said."
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[Washington Examiner] Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife were jugged Friday on corruption charges after a sting in which the head of the county government accepted $15,000 in cash from a developer.
Jack Johnson, 61, and his wife, Leslie Johnson -- who was elected to the Prince George's County Council earlier this month -- were charged with tampering with evidence related to the commission of a federal offense, destruction of records in a federal investigation and aiding and abetting.
According to charging documents, as federal agents closed in, Johnson ordered his wife to destroy a check from a developer believed to be written in the amount of $100,000 by flushing down the toilet or stuffing into her underwear.
Authorities said the phone conversation between the couple was recorded.
When FBI agents met Leslie Johnson at the front door of the couple's mansion, authorities found $79,600 in cash in her underwear. Aren't you supposed to keep cash in the freezer?
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No, in a "Little Tin Box."
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..previously, in an account in the Cayman Islands, but you need to check with your Congresscritter on where next years deposit site should be as they move their stash to keep the 'hide the money' game going.
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You'll note that there is no mention of his political party.
The proper response to this is to over-label the story, and put it front and center in public forums, with that deadly (D) right next to his name with every use. It is hilarious to put it in as a follow up to their own article, if they permit submissions. Makes the writer and editor cringe.
For example, rewriting this story:
Prince Georges County elected Democrat Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) addressed reporters following his appearance in court Friday evening on charges of tampering with a witness in connection with a criminal offense and destruction of evidence in a federal investigation.
Im innocent of these charges, Democrat Jack B. Johnson (D) said. I just cant wait for the facts to come out. When they come out, Im absolutely convinced Ill be vindicated.
Democrat Johnson (D) deflected questions about serving out his term, as the elected Democrat serving as County Executive, which ends in December. Im the (Democrat who was) elected executive of Prince Georges, Jack B. Johnson (D) said.
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The proper response to this is to over-label the story, and put it front and center in public forums, with that deadly (D) right next to his name with every use.
Or you could write (D-Md) but then, I repeat myself.
Oops! Airsoft diktat officially rescinded! Was this a Chief Counsel's Office attempt to manipulate Melson into discrediting himself?
ATF Chief Counsel's Office slips Deputy Director Melson another exploding cigar.
The ATF Pressroom admitted to me by phone this morning that ATF Ruling 2010-4, has been rescinded!
It would seem that I was right when I speculated that somebody maneuvered Deputy Director Kenneth Melson into signing something he did not understand would blow up in his face. He is beginning to look like Charlie Brown and the football.
This is not by accident. The Chief Counsel's Office has run ATF for years as temporary directors came and went and they are not interested in any competition. Nor are they interested in cleaning up their act.
State Sen. James Meeks and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis have similar events scheduled Sunday, and former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun is expected to announce in the next week or so. Former city schools President Gery Chico and City Clerk Miguel del Valle have already declared they're running.
But Emanuel has emerged as the front-runner, in part because of his money and national profile and because other high-profile candidates, such as Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, have dropped out.
Dart would have been decent enough, which is why the Dem machine used some pretty under-handed tricks to ensure that he didn't run.
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I think the pundits have misread this. The number 86% is the LARGEST number of incumbents since 1972 that have been replaced. The TEA Party is less than two years old. The Repuglycons won a majority in more statehouses than they have in a long time. TEA Party candidates are working their way up the chain. If they don't get sandbagged, we'll see even larger numbers in future elections, until a majority of the incumbents have been replaced with people who think differently about government. Conservatives, either through the TEA Party or otherwise, need to hold the folks that ARE elected to conservative promises they make. It's going to take as long as a decade to make a difference in states like California or New York, less elsewhere. The game's not over just because 86% of incumbents won this time.
My congresscritter was easily re-elected, but then he's been talking the conservative talk and even walking it 90% of the time. He had two earmarks during the last Congress, got called on them, and has promised to refrain from future earmarks. Sometimes an incumbent SHOULD be re-elected.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has the "overwhelming support" of fellow Democrats in her bid to become minority leader in the next Congress, and says she's not to blame for the Democrats' mid-term debacle.
"We didn't lose the election because of me," Ms. Pelosi told National Public Radio in an interview that aired Friday morning. "Our members do not accept that."
Instead, the California Democrat attributes the loss of at least 60 seats to high unemployment and "$100 million of outside, unidentified funding."
"Any party that cannot turn (9.5% unemployment) into political gains should hang up the gloves," she said.
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...and again, our members understand, they made me a target because Im effective, politically and policy-wise.
Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, doggonit, people like me!
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...And Fox is saying this morning that she's cut a deal which will leave her as House Minority Leader, with Steny Hoyer as #2, and the utterly egregious James Clyburn getting an 'unnamed, undefined' #3 slot.
Pass the popcorn.
Mike
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and the utterly egregious James Clyburn getting an 'unnamed, undefined' #3 slot.
Well they certainly can't forget their NAACP helpers now can they?
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I love how this clueless cow just created what is effectively the "Democratic Caucus Black Leader" position, so she wouldn't have a fight over Clyburn getting pushed back into the hoi polloi. Can't have that, you know. So now he gets to sit and twiddle his thumbs or whatever.
[Washington Examiner] In a fresh sign of turmoil among defeated Democrats, a growing number of the rank and file say they won't support House Speaker Nancy San Fran Nan Pelosi in a politically symbolic roll call when the new Congress meets in January.
"The reality is that she is politically toxic," said Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley, one of several Democrats who are trying to pressure Pelosi to step aside as her party's leader in the wake of historic election losses to Republicans last week.
Pelosi startled many Democrats with a quick postelection announcement that she would run for minority leader. She has yet to draw an opponent for the post.
Party elections are scheduled for next week, although a postponement is possible.
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Some little people don't understand their place. Uppity.
[Washington Examiner] The D.C. Council wants to make it easier for the city government to hire ex-convicts. Don't they usually just elect them?
A bill called the "Returning Citizen Employment Inclusion Act of 2010" would prohibit most District agencies from asking about the criminal records or histories of job applicants until after they've landed an interview. It's sponsored by Ward 5 Councilman Harry Thomas Jr. With six other council members co-sponsoring the bill, including Ward 8 Councilman Marion The Bitch Set Me Up Barry, who has criminal convictions on his record, and Council Chairman-elect Kwame Brown, it already has enough support to pass.
The bill's backers believe that not asking about criminal history on government job applications will make it easier for ex-convicts to get city jobs. They say hiring ex-offenders will keep them from returning to prison. Critics say the legislation will worsen problems.
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Given that many ex-convicts won't be qualified for any job harder than pushing a broom anyway, it's a waste of time and limited funds to do a background check on anyone not a serious candidate for a given job.
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This is how the DC government works. They wanted to lower standards for Police also because too many recruits had records. This is what a DC representative said to a group who were about to have their property taken "congress can make the laws and congress can change the laws"(that law was 200 years old". Minority set aside programs are another sham.
[Washington Examiner] Members of a key panel created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus bill, have scheduled a meeting on November 22 to consider ways to prevent "fraud, waste, and abuse of Recovery Act funds." The meeting will be held at the super-luxe Ritz Carlton Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona.
The group is the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel, a sub-committee of the larger Recovery Accountability and Transparency board (sometimes known as the RAT board). The stimulus bill set up the Recovery Independent Advisory Panel, or RIAP, to make recommendations to identify and prevent waste of the bill's $814 billion in stimulus spending.
"The purpose of the November 22, 2010 meeting is to allow the RIAP to have an open dialogue, with input from the public, on issues relating to fraud, waste, and abuse of Recovery Act funds," says a notice in the Federal Register. Specifically, participants in the meeting will discuss various techniques to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as larger issues of transparency and public awareness. Portions of the meeting will be open to the public, while other parts will be closed.
The Ritz-Carlton is located "in the midst of the picturesque Camelback Corridor, the city's premier shopping, dining and financial district," according the hotel's website. Hungry waste-and-abuse hunters can dine in the "casual elegance, relaxed atmosphere and uniquely inviting ambiance of the European-inspired bistro 24." Or they can enjoy Afternoon Tea in the "uniquely warm and inviting" Lobby Lounge. And at any time, waste-and-abuse watchdogs who also enjoy golf will be "just minutes from some of the best courses in the world," including the Tournament Players Club, the Arizona Biltmore, and several others.
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The B.O. regime has signaled that a pending agreement could extend a Bush-era tax cut that benefits high-income Americans.
Benefits all Americans. If one is really a Keynesian, one doesn't raise taxes on anybody when the economy is in the dumper ...
President Barack B.O. Obama's senior adviser David Axelrod said the agreement would be the only way to ensure that lower tax rates for middle-income Americans continue.
In an interview with the Huffington Post earlier this week, Axelrod emphasized that Obama did not want to "trade away security for the middle class."
Separately, White House Spokesman Amy Brundage voiced concerns over the prospect of making the high-income tax cuts permanent, saying that Obama was trying to broker a deal with congressional leaders.
"He (Obama) has also expressed concern about the cost of making the highest-income tax cuts permanent and is looking forward to discussing this and other issues with bipartisan congressional leaders next week," Bloomberg quoted Brundage as saying.
Obama has previously stated that he supports extending tax cuts for Americans, but not for those who make more than $200,000 annually or couples making more than $250,000 a year.
The US president argues that an extension of tax cuts for high-income Americans would cost the government $700 billion in lost revenue.
An official report released by the US Census Bureau last month showed that the top earning 20 percent of Americans received 49.4 percent of all income generated in the US.
This is while the lowest earning 20 percent of Americans received a mere 3.4 percent of the nation's income.
According to the census in 2009, 43.6 million people were below the poverty line, up from 39.8 million in 2008.
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He's into redistribution. He'll fight for taxing the rich until the bitter end.
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Devalue the dollar by 50% and tax cuts for the rich will be a moot point. The only problems will be along the lines of $7/gal gasoline and $160/barrel to import our oil.
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So President Socialism and his Journolist Enablers ignore the small businesses (i.e. Joe The Plumber) who pull less than $1M with an employee or three. They are 'the rich.'
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After the Fed induced inflation takes hold, we'll all be in what is presently the numerical definition of 'rich'. Just not a whole lot of 'value' behind the numbers. It's called bracket creep. In this case, more of soaring than creeping.
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I know it's all symantics but after a decade it's the "tax rate" not a "tax cut". And BTW, how did they choose an arbitrary number of $250K as a classification for "wealthy"?
Whats striking about the book and what illustrates the degree to which its aimed at raising his profile among grass-roots conservatives is the harshness of his attacks on Democrats, the media, elites and the political establishment in Washington. Striking to YOU, but of course you are an out-of-touch liberal so you'd perceive it that way.
Such broadsides are, of course, standard fare for aspiring Republicans. But they dont necessarily square with the image Jindal has carved out in Louisiana as a get-it-done, wonky reformer more interested in ideas and solutions than in lobbing bombs across the aisle.
In addition to the shots he takes at Obama, Jindal also recounts anecdotes that depict reporters as out-of-touch liberals, turns around the famous William F. Buckley line to claim hed rather be governed by the first one hundred names in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana, phone book than the faculty of Harvard University and approvingly cites the old saw that dumb people need representation too ... and they surely have it in Washington. Obviously, this is patently offensive and journalists are the best people in the world. According to...journalists, of course. They have this idea that they are some sort of crusading white knights and are very put-out when someone suggests that the world could be viewed differently. The "what is this space oddity I've never seen it before" attitude is usually the response. Watch for this, you'll see it used again.
Jindal dismissed any notion that the pugnacious tone of his book was in conflict with his pragmatic brand. Again, totally oblivious to the fact that a man could be a man instead of a brand name. It simply doesn't factor into their thinking that someone might not be like they are.
Like Don Quixote. They see giants and we see windmills. They see Dulcinea del Toboso, we see...well, you get the drift. "At times, Quixote goes into detail about her appearance, though he freely admits that he has seen her only fleetingly and has never spoken with her." Remind you of 2008? Get that tingling feeling?
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Takes many forms, that word "disgust." If it's any help, Brooks Bros. still doesn't have a very large offering of.... brown coloured shirts and matching ties.
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Christie, Jindal, Palin. The trunks have the smell of blood and will be going for the LIBERALS jugular in 2012. Romney doesn't have enough room to maneuver and Pawlenty better start.
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The lib journalists (generous with that title) can dish it out but they cannot take it. Take a look at the circulation or viewers numbers, they tell the story.
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The author of this article is obviously a racist who can't stand the thought of a brown-skinned man being in a position of power.
(Wow -- it's so cool to be able to play the race card. I could get into this.)
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Ghandi supposedly said "I believe in equal rights for everyone - except reporters and photographers"
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
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