Posted on 05/03/2009 10:40:20 PM PDT by FromLori
The Obama administration threatened to use the White House press corps to besmirch the reputation of one of the financial firms that holds Chrysler debt, according to a prominent New York bankruptcy lawyer.
If true, the explosive charge shows that the White House was willing to go much further than is widely known to have its way in the attempt to restructure the Detriot automaker.
"One of my clients was directly threatened by the White House and in essence compelled to withdraw its opposition to the deal under threat that the full force of the White House press corps would destroy its reputation if it continued to fight...That was Perella Weinberg," Tom Lauria, the head of the bankrutpcy department for top New York City lawfirm White & Case, told a WJR 760 radio host.
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Barak Obama and his thugs?
Nah, they wouldn’t do that.
It’s the Chicago way.
Hussein’s administration is waging open war on capitalism. As long as Michele gets her six-hundred dollar sneakers all is okay with them though.
Obama to Bankers: I’m Standing ‘Between You and the Pitchforks’
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2009/04/obama-to-banker.html
Seems like a definite pattern, ha?
And the big surprise here is what exactly??
He has a most evil countenance.
"Wizdraw your oppozishun to zis deal or else zee full force of
zee White Houze prezz corps will deztroy your reputayzhun."
"I got you under surveillance, you pro-life, traditional marriage, gun lover, you."
Surrender,or we’re senting Helen Thomas over!
O-o-o-o-o——that IS scary.
Agent Hussein from Matrix-Kenya.
The ever compliant WH press corps standing ready to follow the dictates of the 'Messiah' at a moments notice.
Obama also threatened the various Conservatives governors this way if they failed to accept his stimulus money.
Somebody oughta run Agent Hussein’s fingerprints through Orbis....and track his DNA, as well.
This story shows that BHO and team see the White House press corp as just another member of their team, like Cabinet positions and such. Which is unsurprising to anyone here on FR, it is just more confirmation of what we already knew.
>>Obama also threatened the various Conservatives governors this way if they failed to accept his stimulus money.
Yes, Mark Sanford of SC is on record about that.
“One of my clients was directly threatened by the White House and in essence compelled to withdraw its opposition to the deal under threat that the full force of the White House press corps would destroy its reputation if it continued to fight”
This is clearly blackmail. These guys should go to the FBI. Put on a wire.
I guess Hugo gave ObaMugabe a few tips on bringing the capitalists to heal.
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