http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/clintonistas/ en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391813/posts According to POLITICO, Obama’s fans in the Beltway are shocked, shocked that he and his White House minions scapegoat White House General Counsel Greg Craig for Obama’s failed promise to close Guantanamo in one year. The closing of Guantanamo – as Obama’s critics have long predicted – ain’t gonna happen, because there’s no place else to put the hardcore terrorists currently housed there. When Obama announced his dubious executive order closing Guantanamo by January 2010, the Kool-Aid drinkers were ecstatic. “See?” they said, “This is why we elected him. We were so right.” No, they were so wrong. It was... Seattle Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391813/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364356/posts Robert Reich has finally responded to the audio of him telling "brutal truths" to an audience at Berkeley which your humble correspondent chronicled here in NewsBusters on Tuesday. Here are the gems delivered up by Reich as to what he claims an honest candidate for president would say about health care if he didn't worry about getting elected: "We're going to have to, if you're very old, we're not going to give you all that technology and all those drugs for the last couple of years of your life to keep you maybe going for another couple of months. It's... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364356/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:32:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363213/posts Obama Advisor Robert Reich Blasted for Promoting Death Panels Washington, DC -- Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin got pilloried for suggesting that the government-run health care system set up under the bills in Congress would lead to "death panels." But, now, a video has surfaced showing Obama economics advisor Robert Reich essentially admitting Palin was right. http://www.LifeNews.com/bio2982.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363213/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:53:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354151/posts Unemployment will almost certainly in double-digits next year — and may remain there for some time. And for every person who shows up as unemployed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ household survey, you can bet there’s another either too discouraged to look for work or working part time who’d rather have a full-time job or else taking home less pay than before (I’m in the last category, now that the University of California has instituted pay cuts). And there’s yet another person who’s more fearful that he or she will be next to lose a job. In other words,... Wall Street Pit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354151/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 15:51:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352898/posts Ex-Clinton aide pleads not guilty in prison case(AP) – 8 hours ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former top aide to Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas has pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to smuggle contraband into a prison. Betsey Wright is accused of trying to smuggle tattoo needles, a box cutter, a knife and tweezers into the Varner Supermax Unit while visiting a death row inmate in May. The 66-year-old Wright entered the plea Wednesday in a court filing in Lincoln County Circuit Court. The filing by defense attorney Jeff Rosenzweig also waives her arraignment,... Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352898/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 23:21:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352755/posts WASHINGTON -- It isn't easy to put words in the mouth of the president of the United States, but the White House stable of speechwriters does that almost every day. The frustrations of such a prestigious post are painfully recalled by Matt Latimer, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, in his new book "Speech-Less." The subtitle of the book by the conservative speechwriter is "Tales of a White House Survivor." Latimer's book divulges rich insights into the Bush White House. The rivalries, the egos, the fears and the trepidations of having written a prime time speech only to... TheBostonChannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2352755/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:02:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346843/posts RUSH: David Axelrod there saying that Obama doesn't listen to polls, doesn't read polls, doesn't care what NBC says, and the first obligation of the president is to keep the American people safe. No, the first obligation of this president is to make sure our enemies are not offended. Now, yesterday -- and I got a lot of grief on this, caught a lot of grief in the e-mail. Yesterday, I kind of lost it toward the end of the program, all the sound bites and Afghanistan was a big subject yesterday and, you know, the general says we need... RushLimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2346843/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:21:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337031/posts I just watched Bill O'Rielly talk with George Stephanopolis and I was struck with a sense of deja-vu. I have seen this BS before and steffi was on the inside that time. I find it impossible to believe that this excuse for a journalist has more than 20 viewers outside of the beltway and New York. The boy is about as objective about politics as my 18 year old cat is about home life. I mean, as long as she has a clean box, food and water, she is happy, but this nitwit is happy with nothing more than re-processed... random thoughts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337031/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:43:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333643/posts Obama transition chief and head of the leftist Center for American Progress, John Podesta, laid in to Glenn Beck tonight with a spirited but after the fact defense of former Obama administration official Van Jones that was posted tonight at Think Progress:Van Jones is an exceptional and inspired leader who has fought to bring economic and environmental justice to communities across our country. He has chosen to resign because he believed he was serving as a distraction to the president’s agenda. I respect that decision. Van was working to build a common ground agenda for all Americans, and I am... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333643/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 00:56:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328502/posts BURBANK, Calif. - Spider-Man and Iron Man have a new boss: The Walt Disney Co. Disney announced this morning that it is buying Marvel Entertainment -- and the more than 5,000 Marvel characters. They include X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor. "This is a great fit for us," Disney boss Bob Iger told CNBC this morning. He said the acquisition was a way to attract more boys. Disney said the transaction value is $50 per Marvel share -- or about $4 billion. Iger said the acquisition will grow both Disney and Marvel. Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328502/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:49:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318889/posts Robert Reich, the former Labor secretary, scholar and commentator, called Tuesday for a “march on Washington” on Sept. 13 —“Grandparents Day” — in support of a health care bill that offers a public option.(Snip)A group of conservatives have already announced a “tea party” movement march on Washington for Sept. 12. An opposing march the next day, if one were to materialize, could make for an interesting weekend. Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318889/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:31:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317011/posts WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Kenneth Bacon, a former reporter and Pentagon spokesman who later served as a top advocate of displaced people all over the world, died Saturday, according to Refugees International. He was 64. Kenneth Bacon was "one of the great voices in humanitarian advocacy," says Joel Charny of Refugees International. Kenneth Bacon was "one of the great voices in humanitarian advocacy," says Joel Charny of Refugees International. Bacon had served as the president of Washington-based Refugees International since 2001, the group said in a statement Saturday. The former Wall Street Journal reporter died Saturday morning from an aggressive melanoma... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317011/posts#comment Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:19:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315317/posts Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The chief of staff of former President Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas was charged on Wednesday with smuggling tattoo needles into the death row unit of the state prison. Betsey Wright, a death penalty opponent, reportedly plans to surrender to authorities next week. According to a police report posted online by the Arkansas Times, Wright tried to bring in contraband into the maximum security unit during a May 22 visit. The items were an ink pen with tweezers and a needle, a knife, a boxcutter and 48 tattoo needles hidden in a Nachos... All Headline News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315317/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:39:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314795/posts Bill Clinton's chief of staff when he was governor of Arkansas is expected to turn herself in after authorities issued a bench warrant for her arrest for allegedly smuggling contraband into a state prison, her attorney told CNN Wednesday. Betsey Wright served Clinton as chief of staff for 7 years in Arkansas and ran 3 successful campaigns for governor. Betsey Wright allegedly smuggled a red Doritos bag containing 48 tattoo needles, a pen with tweezers and a needle inside, a Swiss Army knife and a box cutter into the Varner Unit, a high-security state prison in Grady, Arkansas, according to... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314795/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:00:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314696/posts Ex-Clinton aide named in prison case Staffer for then-governor faces charges of smuggling items onto death row LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A former chief of staff for Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas faces felony charges accusing her of trying to smuggle a knife and 48 tattoo needles onto the state's death row. The charges against Betsey Wright come as The Associated Press obtained documents showing death-row inmate allegedly passed love letters and contraband to a guard with whom he committed a sex act. Combined, the events represent just the latest in a series of high-profile incidents at... AP Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314696/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:41:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314550/posts <p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A former chief of staff for Bill Clinton when he was Arkansas' governor has been charged with attempting to smuggle contraband goods into the state's death row.</p> <p>Betsey Wright, of Rogers, faces 51 felony charges stemming from her arrest May 22 at the state's Varner Unit. An Arkansas State Police report claims she attempted to smuggle in a box cutter, a pocket knife, tweezers and tattoo needles.</p> TBO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314550/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:43:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314619/posts <p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former chief of staff for Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas faces felony charges accusing her of smuggling a knife and 48 tattoo needles onto the state's death row.</p> <p>The charging of Betsey Wright, 66, of Rogers, Ark., comes as The Associated Press obtained documents showing death-row inmate passed love letters and contraband to a guard he committed a sex act with. Combined, they represent just the latest in a series of high-profile incidents at the state prison system, ranging from two convicted murderers escaping in guard uniforms to a man being shot to death at a contraband checkpoint.</p> Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314619/posts#comment Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303502/posts WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton says running for office isn't on her "radar," but she still has an eight-person political team and sports two overflowing campaign war chests. Her team transformed the former Democratic White House contender's massive campaign debts into a $3 million mountain of political cash, according to federal fund-raising records through the end of June. Clinton's failed presidential bid is now $1 million in the black, and her old Senate campaign committee has $2.1 million in the bank, much of it transferred in from the presidential account. The former First Lady paid eight staffers nearly $100,000 in the... DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303502/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:46:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270370/posts The Oxford English Dictionary added several new words to their lexicon today. The complete list can be accessed online here: http://www.oed.com/help/updates/latestadditions.html#oos Highlights include: + amateur night, n. and adj. + bailout, n.2 + bupkis, n. + buttload, n. + Clintonista, n. + commitment-phobe, n. + dwarf planet, n. + grilled cheese, n. + searchability, n. + turducken, n. + Many others Source: Oxford English Dictionary Resource Shelf http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2270370/posts#comment Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:21:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251255/posts On April 4, 1996, the subject of my radio show in Kansas City was Commerce Secretary, Ron Brown. He and 34 others had died the day before when their Air Force plane crashed into a Croatian mountainside. Not one to shy from exploitation of a tragedy, President Clinton was busily profaning the memory of Martin Luther King – who had been killed on April 4, 1968 – by comparing King's mission to Brown's. What Clinton did not say was that Brown had gone to Croatia to broker a sweetheart deal between the neo-fascist strongman who ran Croatia, Franjo Tudjman, and... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251255/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 01:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247622/posts Holder says he approved Clinton-era renditionsCannot be posted, due to FR rules. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247622/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 17:00:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247295/posts WASHINGTON, May 8, 2009 – The director of the White House Military Office has submitted his resignation in the wake of an April 27 aerial photo shoot with a presidential aircraft over New York City. Louis Caldera, who served as secretary of the Army during the Clinton administration, resigned his office effective May 22. “I have concluded that the controversy surrounding the Presidential Airlift Group’s aerial photo shoot over New York City has made it impossible to effectively lead the White House Military Office,” Caldera wrote in his letter of resignation. President Barack Obama has accepted the resignation, White House... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247295/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 00:04:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241698/posts The Atlanta-based firm Kilpatrick Stockton LLP says attorney Mark Levy, who served as deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice between 1993 and 1995, died Thursday. An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office. The death comes after the chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac killed himself last week. David Kellermann was found dead April 22 in the basement of his northern Virginia home. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241698/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 01:35:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241642/posts Washington - An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, an Atlanta-based firm, confirmed in a statement that attorney Mark Levy had died. "Mark Levy was well known and highly respected for his successful appearances before the Supreme Court of the United States," said Bill Dorris, the firm's co-managing partner. Levy was a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice between 1993 and 1995 and served five years in the Solicitor General's office. WJLA DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241642/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 00:25:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241602/posts An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office. Kilpatrick Stockton, an Atlanta firm, confirmed in a statement that attorney Mark Levy had died. "Mark Levy was well known and highly respected for his successful appearances before the Supreme Court of the United States," said Bill Dorris, the firm's co-managing partner. Levy was a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice between 1993 and 1995 and served five years in the Solicitor General's office. D.C. Police spokeswoman Helen Andrews said officers were called to an office... SFgate ` AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241602/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:46:02 GMT