Jan 22rd, 2012
by F. Grey Parker
From day one, the GOP, the Fox News drones and the far right blogosphere have thrown a series of charges at the Obama Administration so manifestly ill-conceived that they are laughable upon strict scrutiny. Hundreds of hours have been spent on the "New Black Panther scandal," the "Fast and Furious scandal" and the "Solyndra scandal," just to name a few. In every case, the truth has been a far cry from the apoplectic insinuations hurled by the bottom-feeders.
This begs a question; why hasn't the only obvious and provable instance of high level corruption in this administration been addressed at all by the enemies of the President?
The answer is simple. It involves the Clinton State Department's handling of the Keystone XL proposal. We wrote about this last year HERE.
To sum up, one of Secretary Clinton's most trusted advisers poisoned the review process for a major foreign corporation's potentially hazardous use of American territory. This is a scandal which has everything:
Back room coaching of those the State Department is supposed to vet?
Check.
Lobbyists granted access to internal governmental operations?
Check.
Sweetheart relationships between foreign business interests and public servants who report directly to one of the most powerful people in modern government?
Check.
As the weeks have turned to months since I wrote about this last, this has begun to bother me a great deal.
Anyone who is familiar with my writing or activism knows that I support President Obama. I am not out to make him or his administration look bad. That said, this is basic stuff, the kind of stuff you dream of being able to use against your opposition.
If you are a junior-grade politician with half of a brain, you would know what to do with it.
Unless, of course, the people that are really in charge of every bloodthirsty, prevaricating and odious assault... have told you not to use it.
The GOP desperately needs to keep fighting on behalf of the Keystone XL issue.
It doesn't matter if you or I know that every pronouncement from them about the project's possible benefits is supreme bullshit. They don't care. The most powerful backers of the largest Republican sympathizing PACs have a vested interest in this one. Anything that might interfere with the GOP's slavish service to these puppet masters, even the only legitimate chance to undermine the current administration on the grounds of severe malfeasance, is off the table.
Remember this when Speaker Boehner comes out, very likely tomorrow, and tries to tie a resuscitation of the poisonous Keystone scheme to the passage of any piece of legislation that might actually benefit the United States of America.
Showing posts with label the fix is in. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the fix is in. Show all posts
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Mitt Romney's Version Of Capitalism, cont...
Jan 13th, 2012
Last week, Jonathan Weisman reported:
"More than three-quarters of Americans say the country’s economic structure is out of balance and "favors a very small proportion of the rich over the rest of the country," taking up the calls of Occupy Wall Street protesters to reduce the power of major banks and end tax breaks for the affluent and for corporations, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows."
People are waking up to the fact that we have an unsustainable system and the fix is in. Not so, says Mitt Romney. He says the problem with all of us little people is "envy."
Last week, Jonathan Weisman reported:
"More than three-quarters of Americans say the country’s economic structure is out of balance and "favors a very small proportion of the rich over the rest of the country," taking up the calls of Occupy Wall Street protesters to reduce the power of major banks and end tax breaks for the affluent and for corporations, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows."
People are waking up to the fact that we have an unsustainable system and the fix is in. Not so, says Mitt Romney. He says the problem with all of us little people is "envy."
Monday, November 14, 2011
Legal Insider Trading
Nov 14th, 2011
60 Minutes shines some light on the very disturbing fact that Senators and Congressmen are exempt from insider trading laws and are making a killing in the stock market using non-public information.
60 Minutes shines some light on the very disturbing fact that Senators and Congressmen are exempt from insider trading laws and are making a killing in the stock market using non-public information.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Distorting The Narrative, part 4
Oct 2nd, 2011
An interesting piece of information has been brought to my attention. In the 20 minutes between the NY Times first publishing its reportage of the Brooklyn Bridge arrests and the subsequent alteration of that report (postings HERE, HERE and HERE), the original, solo byline crediting Colin Moynihan was expanded to include Al Baker. Al Baker is the NY Times Police Bureau Chief. Years spent by the NYPD brass allowing Mr. Baker access sure seems to have paid off. It may have also had something to do with Mr. Baker reportedly being the son of an acting Lieutenant with New York's police force.
Here's an update of the increasingly well known graphic depicting what happened yesterday.
An interesting piece of information has been brought to my attention. In the 20 minutes between the NY Times first publishing its reportage of the Brooklyn Bridge arrests and the subsequent alteration of that report (postings HERE, HERE and HERE), the original, solo byline crediting Colin Moynihan was expanded to include Al Baker. Al Baker is the NY Times Police Bureau Chief. Years spent by the NYPD brass allowing Mr. Baker access sure seems to have paid off. It may have also had something to do with Mr. Baker reportedly being the son of an acting Lieutenant with New York's police force.
Here's an update of the increasingly well known graphic depicting what happened yesterday.
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