http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/conyers/ en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:18:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413892/posts A Congressional Research Service report commissioned by the House Judiciary Committee says ACORN hasn't violated any federal regulations the past five years. The report, released by Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers's, D-Mich., staff Tuesday evening, also reports that the undercover filmmakers that allegedly caught employees of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now breaking the law may have violated state law in their filming operation. politicon http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413892/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403187/posts My last post dealt with Barack Obama's Marxist personal physician of more than 20 years, Quentin Young and his decades long campaign to socialize US healthcare. Young and his comrades in Physicians for a National Health Plan and Healthcare Now! have driven the US healthcare debate for years. Now they have a friend in the Oval Office and both Houses of Congress controlled by the Democrats. Soon the Senate may pass a Healthcare Bill-but whatever form it takes, the drive to fully socialized, government controlled "single payer" healthcare will only accelerate. Newzeal.blogspot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403187/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:04:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266014/posts When I heard this on the radio on the drive home the first thing I thought was, I’ll bet they’re democrats (socialist) and huge Obama supporters. Walter Kendall Myers, 72, aided by his wife Gwendolyn Myers, 71, used his Top Secret security clearance to pass on classified information to the Cuban government and at one point met with Cuban leader Fidel Castro, according to court documents. The two were charged with conspiracy to act as illegal agents of the Cuban government and to communicate classified information to Cuba, the Justice Department said. They were also charged with wire fraud and... dequalss http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266014/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 04:47:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386157/posts Detroit (WWJ) -- A Detroit federal judge has sentenced a Detroit businesman and corruption figure to the maximum five years in jail for conspiracy to commit bribery. Rayford Jackson arranged the bribes for now-former city councilwoman Monica Conyers WWJ.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386157/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:25:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382650/posts The most senior African American in Congress offered some unsolicited advice Monday to President Barack Obama on how to get his signature health care bill through a balky Senate: knock their heads together. "The president could take a few pages from Lyndon Johnson's book...and start knocking heads together," said Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382650/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382331/posts Advice For Obama: Knock Heads On Health Care He 'could take a few pages from Lyndon Johnson's book,' says Rep. Conyers WASHINGTON - The most senior African-American in Congress offered some unsolicited advice Monday to President Barack Obama on how to get his signature health care bill through a balky Senate: knock their heads together. "The president could take a few pages from Lyndon Johnson's book ... and start knocking heads together," said Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Conyers, who spoke to reporters in Detroit, first came to Congress in 1965, the year Medicare and... AP Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382331/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:42:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379452/posts While the Lions left long ago, it appears former employees have continued to sack the Pontiac Silverdome..(snip)..Kissick told the Press former employees have taken home leather couches, television sets, granite counter tops and more. He's under investigation too, he said, because he's reported such thefts in recent years. “They took tools, equipment furnishing, everything they could get their hands on. Then they went into the super suites and began dismantling them. Security called me and I told them I wasn’t there anymore and that they needed to call downtown.” Metro Detroit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379452/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 22:01:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374746/posts (CNSNews.com) – House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) said the Obama administration should not donate any of the nation’s H1N1 vaccine supply to foreign countries--as it originally planned to do--before there is enough vaccine to cover those Americans most at-risk from H1N1 flu. Conyers was asked by CNSNews.com outside the Capitol on Thursday whether the Obama administration should go ahead with its plans to donate some of the U.S. vaccine supply to foreign countries before the U.S. had enough vaccine to cover the 150 million Americans who are most at risk from the H1N1 virus. Conyers said, “The answer is... CNS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374746/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:16:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372701/posts WASHINGTON -- Mr. Conyers intends to focus this hearing specifically on brain injuries -- and on their ramifications in college and high school football as well. post-gazette.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372701/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:28:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363572/posts Muslim-American interns who have served in Congress should be respected, and not subject to questions about their patriotism, House Judciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) said Thursday. Responding to allegations from Republican lawmakers that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) sought to plant Muslim "spies" in the Capitol, Conyers issued a scathing statement on his colleagues' accusations. "It shouldn't need to be said in 2009, and after the historic election of our first African-American president, but let me remind all my colleagues that patriotic Americans of all races, religions, and beliefs have the right - and the responsibility - to... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363572/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:16:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345790/posts WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Two top House Democrats requested Tuesday that the Congressional Research Service conduct an analysis into whether recent legislation to strip federal funds from community-organizing group Acorn is unconstitutional. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., ... The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345790/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:23:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345773/posts Two powerful Democratic committee chairmen on Tuesday came to the defense of the embattled community group ACORN, sending a clear signal that not all Democrats are content to let Republicans destroy the organization. House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) and House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) have formally requested the Congressional Research Service provide a “clear and objective analysis” of the “charges and countercharges” that have recently been levied against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The House and Senate last week overwhelmingly voted to strip federal funding from ACORN. The group has been the subject of... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345773/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:57:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345739/posts U.S. Reps, John Conyers (D-Detroit) and Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Congressional Research Service requesting an investigation of ACORN, the anti-poverty group whose employees in Baltimore recently were caught on hidden camera offering questionable advice to conservative activists posing as a prostitute and pimp. In the letter, Conyers and Frank ask the nonpartisan research group to look into ACORN's alleged misbehavior, including funding violations and alleged voter registration irregularities. But they also question whether Congress' swift move to cut the group's funding was unconstitutional. Specifically, Conyers and Frank ask whether the funding cuts qualify as... MLive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345739/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:57:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341079/posts King gives Conyers an acorn, literally By Jordan Fabian - 09/16/09 10:43 AM ET Well, this is certainly one way to start a conversation. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) handed House Judiciary Committee chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) an actual acorn, hoping to discuss the embattled community activist group of the same name. King tweeted Wednesday: Just presented an acorn to chairman j conyers-who-with a smile and a handshake agreed to meet tomorrow to talk about an acorn investigation The Republican, who also sits on the Judiciary panel, has frequently called for investigations into ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2341079/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:27:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340622/posts Oversight: As the Senate votes to de-fund Acorn, add pimping, tax evasion and human trafficking to voter fraud paid for with taxpayer dollars and you have an organized criminal enterprise. It's time to investigate.After Acorn workers were caught on tape in three cities allegedly abetting what they believed was a fraudulent-mortgage and sex-trafficking scheme, the Senate has voted overwhelmingly to strip the group of funding in the Transportation/Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill. The amendment, offered by Nebraska Republican Sen. Mike Johanns, passed by an 83-to-7 margin and marked the third time this year that Republicans have tried to block... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340622/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:52:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335280/posts When President Obama addresses Congress and the nation tonight, he should pledge to do three things. First, he should announce that he will discard the 1,018-page health bill drafted in the House of Representatives and replace it with a 20-page bill in plain English. Twenty pages should be sufficient. The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages. One reason for the rancor over the current health bill is that few people, including members of Congress, know what it says. When those who have read it point to its dangerous provisions, the bill's defenders offer... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335280/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 10:35:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331898/posts 'After I read the story, we’ll have an even gooder conversation, the 44-year veteran Congressman said..........' Michigan Messenger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331898/posts#comment Fri, 4 Sep 2009 07:55:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326829/posts "...The artists deserve it, ...With things the way they are today, everybody needs every little penny they can get." ...Radio personalities such as Tom Joyner, whose "Tom Joyner Morning Show" is owned by Radio One Inc., a black-owned conglomerate, oppose the bill, generating support from their vast listening audiences.... There is also a division within the civil rights community. The NAACP recently passed a resolution supporting the bill, while activists Al Sharpton, whose radio show is syndicated by Radio One, and Jesse Jackson, whose show is syndicated by a subsidiary of Clear Channel Corp., oppose it... The bill's sponsor, Rep.... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326829/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:14:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2322895/posts House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) could face a tough reelection race in 2010, according to a new, independent poll released this weekend. 40 percent of Conyers's constituents said he deserved reelection, according to a poll conducted earlier this month by the Lansing, Mich.-based Deno Noor Polling, in conjunction with the Rossman Group and Perricone Group. 44 percent of Detroiters represented by Conyers said they would prefer to elect someone else. 15 percent were unsure or didn't know. The 80-year-old Conyers has served in Congress since 1965, making him one of the longest-serving members of Congress still in office.... thehill.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2322895/posts#comment Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:46:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314993/posts If freedom of the press is only for those who own the presses, then what freedom is there in the mainstream media for stories that damage liberals? Important stories have legs in the mainstream media, but others -- those which take a small political matter and inflate it to affect a politician’s fate -- can have manufactured “legs” if an advantage can be had. Remember the offhand “macaca” comment made by former Virginia Sen. George Allen? Blame the “former” tag partly on the wall-to-wall coverage of Allen’s verbal slip in outlets like The Washington Post, which seemed to run a... humanevents.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314993/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:58:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313569/posts The dismissal of New Mexico U.S. Attorney David C. Iglesias in December 2006 followed extensive communication among lawyers and political aides in the White House who hashed over complaints about his work on public corruption cases against Democrats, according to newly released e-mails and transcripts of closed-door House testimony by former Bush counsel Harriet Miers and political chief Karl Rove. House Judiciary Chairman John M. Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) Tuesday characterized the role of Bush White House figures in the firing episode as improper and inappropriate. "Under the Bush regime, honest and well-performing US Attorneys were fired for petty patronage, political... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313569/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:36:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313250/posts Detroit police are investigating the disappearance of thousands of dollars of city property that went missing from the office of former Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers, wife of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich). Monica Conyers has not been charged with any wrongdoing, but City Council President Kenneth Cockrel Jr. filed a formal request on Friday asking the police department to look into the whereabouts of missing electronic equipment, including laptop computers, digital cameras and printers, worth roughly $21,000. The items disappeared when Conyers resigned her council seat on July 6 after pleading guilty to a federal bribery charge. She is awaiting... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313250/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:32:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311288/posts Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said that he is a supporter of Sarah Palin's apparent leadership of the Republican Party. "As a supporter of Sarah Palin for taking over the Republican Party, I’m one of her great advocates," said Conyers. "I mean, what an attractive, young, neoconservative reactionary! Wow! There’s never been one like her." “She attracts crowds. She’s going to write a book,” he said. “She’s so busy she can’t – she doesn’t have enough time to govern Alaska. ‘Hey, let’s get ready for the big one when we go back in and take on Obama.’ I want to encourage... CNSNEWS.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311288/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:59:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311209/posts Cockrel goes to cops on Conyers; City equipment from her office is still MIA Detroit Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2311209/posts#comment Sat, 8 Aug 2009 07:15:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2310541/posts The nation's senior Black congressman fears Barack Obama is in danger of becoming a one-term president. Obama's health care proposal is “crap,” says Detroit's John Conyers, and Obama loses whether it passes or fails. Conyers: “There is no one more disappointed than I am in Barack Obama.” A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford “Progressive congresspersons may wind up voting against Obama on health care.” Congressman John Conyers says Barack Obama’s stance on health care has been wrong, and it’s going to cost the president “big time.” It might even cost Obama his second term in the White House.... Black Agenda Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2310541/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:51:39 GMT