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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, after a low-key initial response to Friday’s explosive allegations about his involvement in a bridge-closing scandal, mounted an aggressive defense late Saturday afternoon, attacking The New York Times and a former political ally in an email to friends and allies obtained by POLITICO.“Bottom line — David Wildstein will do and say anything to save David Wildstein,” the email from the governor’s office says, referring to the former appointee who reignited the controversy....The subject line of the 700-word email from the governor’s office is: “5 Things You Should Know About The Bombshell That’s Not A Bombshell.” It offers a harshly negative portrayal of Wildstein’s character and judgment.The Christie camp begins by criticizing The Times for its initial characterization of the Wildstein letter: “A media firestorm was set off by sloppy reporting from the New York Times and their suggestion that there was actually ‘evidence’ when it was a letter alleging that ‘evidence exists.’”The Times’ original story said that Wildstein claimed “he had the evidence to prove it,” while later versions stuck to his lawyer’s vaguer “evidence exists” formulation....The email from the governor’s office again distances Christie from Wildstein’s actions: “As he has said repeatedly, Governor Christie had no involvement, knowledge or understanding of the real motives behind David Wildstein’s scheme to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge. … The Governor first learned lanes at the George Washington Bridge were even closed from press accounts after the fact. Even then he was under the belief it was a traffic study. He first learned David Wildstein and Bridget Kelly closed lanes for political purposes when it was reported on January 8th.”Then, it gets personal. “In David Wildstein’s past, people and newspaper accounts have described him as ‘tumultuous’ and someone who ‘made moves that were not productive,’” the email continues. “David Wildstein has been publicly asking for immunity since the beginning, been held in contempt by the New Jersey legislature for refusing to testify, failed to provide this so-called ‘evidence’ when he was first subpoenaed by the NJ Legislature and is looking for the Port Authority to pay his legal bills.”The email dips far back into Wildstein’s past to buttress its portrayal of him, even alleging that “He was publicly accused by his high school social studies teacher of deceptive behavior.”...In response to the Czin question, posed by a reporter to Christie’s office, an official told POLITICO: “Over the last month, we’re seeing a fuller picture of who Wildstein really was. The fact that he punitively shut down lanes on a bridge for political purposes overshadows anything he had done previously.”...In a late-night follow-up, the governor’s office added: “Just to clear up any lingering confusion: Governor Christie has said each time he has been asked that he first learned about the closing of the lanes on the George Washington Bridge from press accounts after the instance was over.”Wildstein pleaded the Fifth when state lawmakers called him to testify before a panel investigating the closures earlier this month. Wildstein’s lawyer has previously said that if Wildstein “has immunity from the relevant entities, he’ll talk.”
Yes Benji, the governor is going to trust someone to be port authority and eyes and ears with no reason and with such a history. Right? Mmhmm.
A Chris Christie aide who was subpoenaed in a growing New Jersey traffic scandal resigned Friday, the aide’s lawyer confirmed to POLITICO....“This reflects a decision I have been considering since shortly after the election,” Renna said in a statement provided by her attorney, Henry Klingeman of Newark, N.J. Christie was elected to a second term last November.“I have spent almost four years working hard for a governor I continue to respect and admire. The transition from term one to term two is a natural time to pursue an opportunity in the private sector,” Renna said.Renna was the governor’s director of intergovernmental affairs, according to her attorney. She left on her own terms and was not fired, her attorney said. She has not been accused of wrongdoing during the probe into the lane closures, their motivation and the extent of the governor’s office’s involvement. The governor himself has denied any involvement in the alleged plot.A spokesman for Christie, Colin Reed, declined to comment on Renna’s departure.Renna’s lawyer did not answer whether his client plans to respond to her subpoena from state lawmakers investigating the scandal, which is due tomorrow.
If it was a relief for Blair to finally have insurance, it was a relief for Hamilton, too, who grew up in Breathitt and worried often about fragile patients like Blair who were so often neighbors, old classmates, former teachers or distant relatives in the close-knit county. He was used to answering late-night calls from patients panicked over chest pains but afraid to go to the emergency room lest they incur thousands of dollars in bills and wind up with their name published in the newspaper, which is how the local for-profit hospital went about collecting bills.“I’m always hearing, ‘I don’t want to get my name in that paper,’ ” he said.
[...]but afraid to go to the emergency room lest they incur thousands of dollars in bills and wind up with their name published in the newspaper, which is how the local for-profit hospital went about collecting bills.
Another fascinating article on the ACA in Kentucky, specifically Medicaid in small rural towns.QuoteIf it was a relief for Blair to finally have insurance, it was a relief for Hamilton, too, who grew up in Breathitt and worried often about fragile patients like Blair who were so often neighbors, old classmates, former teachers or distant relatives in the close-knit county. He was used to answering late-night calls from patients panicked over chest pains but afraid to go to the emergency room lest they incur thousands of dollars in bills and wind up with their name published in the newspaper, which is how the local for-profit hospital went about collecting bills.“I’m always hearing, ‘I don’t want to get my name in that paper,’ ” he said.http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/life-after-jan-1-kentucky-clinic-offers-early-glimpse-at-realities-of-health-care-law/2014/02/01/a25c506a-8ad1-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html?hpid=z1
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on February 03, 2014, 02:17:28 AMAnother fascinating article on the ACA in Kentucky, specifically Medicaid in small rural towns.QuoteIf it was a relief for Blair to finally have insurance, it was a relief for Hamilton, too, who grew up in Breathitt and worried often about fragile patients like Blair who were so often neighbors, old classmates, former teachers or distant relatives in the close-knit county. He was used to answering late-night calls from patients panicked over chest pains but afraid to go to the emergency room lest they incur thousands of dollars in bills and wind up with their name published in the newspaper, which is how the local for-profit hospital went about collecting bills.“I’m always hearing, ‘I don’t want to get my name in that paper,’ ” he said.http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/life-after-jan-1-kentucky-clinic-offers-early-glimpse-at-realities-of-health-care-law/2014/02/01/a25c506a-8ad1-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html?hpid=z1My family was one of the first to settle Breathitt county in the 1700's. It's so poor there it will break your heart.
“Your detractors believe that you did not tell the world [Benghazi] was a terror attack because your campaign didn’t want that out,” O’Reilly said. “That’s what they believe.”“And they believe it because folks like you tell them that,” Obama said. "These kinds of things keep on surfacing in part because you and your TV station will promote them."
And the GOP won't lift one finger to help them. And then they'll praise the people of that county for being independent and not living off the government dole. And the people of that country will continue to vote Republican because they don't want the federal government telling them what to do.It's heart-breaking and it's absolutely infuriating.
Quote“Your detractors believe that you did not tell the world [Benghazi] was a terror attack because your campaign didn’t want that out,” O’Reilly said. “That’s what they believe.”“And they believe it because folks like you tell them that,” Obama said. "These kinds of things keep on surfacing in part because you and your TV station will promote them."
O'REILLY: Did he tell you, Secretary Panetta, it was a terrorist attack?OBAMA: You know what he told me was that there was an attack on our compound...O'REILLY: He didn't tell you...OBAMA: -- (INAUDIBLE)...O'REILLY: -- he didn't use the word "terror?"OBAMA: You know, in -- in the heat of the moment, Bill, what folks are focused on is what's happening on the ground, do we have eyes on it, how can we make sure our folks are secure...O'REILLY: Because I just want to get this on the record...OBAMA: So, I...O'REILLY: -- did he tell you it was a terror attack?OBAMA: Bill -- and what I'm -- I'm answering your question. What he said to me was, we've got an attack on our compound. We don't know yet...O'REILLY: No terror attack?OBAMA: -- we don't know yet who's doing it. Understand, by definition, Bill, when somebody is attacking our compound...O'REILLY: Yes?OBAMA: -- that's an act of terror, which is how I characterized it the day after it happened. So the -- so the question ends up being who, in fact, was attacking us?O'REILLY: But it's more than that...OBAMA: And that...O'REILLY: -- though...OBAMA: -- well, we...O'REILLY: -- because of Susan Rice.OBAMA: No, it...O'REILLY: It's more than that because if Susan Rice goes out and tells the world that it was a spontaneous demonstration...OBAMA: Bill...O'REILLY: -- off a videotape but your...OBAMA: Bill...O'REILLY: -- your commanders and the secretary of Defense know it's a terror attack...OBAMA: Now, Bill...O'REILLY: Just...OBAMA: -- Bill...O'REILLY: -- as an American...OBAMA: -- Bill -- Bill...O'REILLY: -- I'm just confused.OBAMA: And I'm -- and I'm trying to explain it to, if you want to listen. The fact of the matter is is that people understood, at the time, something very dangerous was happening, that we were focused on making sure that we did everything we can -- could -- to protect them. In the aftermath, what became clear was that the security was lax, that not all the precautions and -- that needed to be taken were taken and both myself and Secretary Clinton and others indicated as much.But at the moment, when these things happen, Bill, on the other side of the world, people...O'REILLY: It's the fog of war...OBAMA: -- people -- that's -- people don't know at the very moment exactly why something like this happens. And when you look at the videotape of this whole thing unfolding, this is not some systematic, well organized process. You see...O'REILLY: Well, it was heavy weapons used...OBAMA: -- you...O'REILLY: -- and that...OBAMA: -- what you...O'REILLY: -- that's the thing...OBAMA: -- what you see -- Bill...O'REILLY: -- heavy weapons coming in.OBAMA: -- Bill, listen, I -- I -- I've gone through this and we have had multiple hearings on it. What happens is you have an attack like this taking place and you have a mix of folks who are just troublemakers. You have folks who have an ideological agenda.O'REILLY: All right.OBAMA: You have some who are affiliated with terrorist organizations. You have some that are not. But the main thing that all of us have to take away from this is our diplomats are serving in some very dangerous places.O'REILLY: But there's more...OBAMA: And we've got...O'REILLY: -- there's more than that...OBAMA: -- and we've got -- and we've got to make sure that not only have we implemented all the reforms that were recommended...O'REILLY: OK.OBAMA: -- by the independent agency...O'REILLY: I...OBAMA: -- but we also have to make sure that we understand our folks out there are in a hazardous, dangerous situation...O'REILLY: I think everybody understands that...OBAMA: -- and we...O'REILLY: -- Mr. President.OBAMA: No, but -- but, actually, not everybody does, because what ends up happening...O'REILLY: I think they do.OBAMA: -- what ends up happening is we end up creating a political agenda...O'REILLY: Absolutely...OBAMA: -- over something...O'REILLY: -- and that's...OBAMA: -- (INAUDIBLE)...O'REILLY: -- that was my next question.OBAMA: -- which Democrats and Republicans should be unified in trying to figure out how are we going to protect people (INAUDIBLE)?O'REILLY: I've got to get to the IRS...OBAMA: OK.O'REILLY: -- but I just want to say that they're -- your detractors believe that you did not tell the world it was a terror attack because your campaign didn't want that out.OBAMA: Bill, think about...O'REILLY: That's what they believe.OBAMA: -- and they believe it because folks like you are telling them that.O'REILLY: No, I'm not telling them that.(LAUGHTER)O'REILLY: I'm asking you whether you were told...OBAMA: But -- and what I'm saying is...O'REILLY: -- it was a terror attack and you...OBAMA: -- and what I'm saying is that is inaccurate.O'REILLY: All right.OBAMA: We -- we revealed to the American people exactly what we understood at the time. The notion that we would hide the ball for political purposes when, a week later, we all said, in fact, there was a terrorist attack taking place the day after, I said it was an act of terror, that wouldn't be a very good cover-up...O'REILLY: All right.OBAMA: -- if that's what we were interested in.O'REILLY: I've got to get to the IRS...OBAMA: Yes.O'REILLY: -- because I don't know what happened there and I'm hoping maybe you can tell us. Douglas Shulman, former IRS chief, he was cleared into the White House 157 times, more than any of your cabinet members, more than any other IRS guy in the history, by far.OK, why was Douglas Shulman here 157 times?Why?OBAMA: Mr. Shulman, as the head of the IRS, is constantly coming in, because at the time, we were trying to set up the, uh, HealthCare.gov and the IRS...O'REILLY: What did he have to do with that?OBAMA: -- and the IRS is involved in making sure that that works as part of the overall health care team.O'REILLY: So it was all health care?OBAMA: Number two, we've also got the IRS involved when it comes to some of the financial reforms to make sure that we don't have taxpayer funded bailouts in the future. So you had all these different agendas in which the head of the IRS is naturally involved.O'REILLY: Did you speak to him a lot...OBAMA: -- (INAUDIBLE).O'REILLY: -- yourself?OBAMA: I do not recall meeting with him in any of these meetings that are pretty routine meetings that we had.O'REILLY: OK, so you don't -- you don't recall seeing Shulman, because what some people are saying is that the IRS was used...OBAMA: Yes.O'REILLY: -- at a -- at a local level in Cincinnati, and maybe other places to go after...OBAMA: Absolutely wrong.O'REILLY: -- to go after.OBAMA: Absolutely wrong.O'REILLY: But how do you know that, because we -- we still don't know what happened there?OBAMA: Bill, we do -- that's not what happened. They -- folks have, again, had multiple hearings on this. I mean these kinds of things keep on surfacing, in part because you and your TV station will promote them.O'REILLY: But don't...OBAMA: But when (INAUDIBLE)...O'REILLY: -- think there are unanswered questions?OBAMA: Bill, when you actually look at this stuff, there have been multiple hearings on it. What happened here was it that you've got a...O'REILLY: But there's no definition on it.OBAMA: -- you've got a 501(c)(4) law that people think is focusing. No -- that the folks did not know how to implement...O'REILLY: OK...OBAMA: -- because it basically says...O'REILLY: -- so you're saying there was no...OBAMA: -- if you are involved...O'REILLY: -- no corruption there at all, none?OBAMA: That's not what I'm saying.
O'Reilly is one of the worst interviewers ever. I don't think Obama said one entire sentence without getting run over at least twice by him.
How was anything hidden?
Sure, but that being his modus operandi doesn't necessarily preclude him from also being a terrible interviewer.
We got attacked, Obama called it an act of terror. Why does it matter what Obama's campaign people thought considering that it was obviously an "act of terror" and later we learned it was done by radical Islamists? How was anything hidden? There was an embassy attack that very night in Egypt which was indeed due to the anti-Muslim video.I understand that republicans are butthurt because they thought their Reagan/Carter fantasy was coming to life (foreign policy blunder propels strong challenger into the lead), but the election is over and Romney lost pretty damn badly. What exactly changes if the admin never blamed the video? Four people would still be dead.
One of Governor Chris Christie’s bodyguards has suspended without pay from the New Jersey State Police, charged with shoplifting in Berks County, Pa.A state police spokesman says that William Carvounis, 35, was assigned to the executive protection unit and had been on Christie’s security detail.But police in Tilden Township, Pa. — north of Reading and west of Allentown — say last month the trooper stole nearly $300 in gun supplies and other merchandise from a Cabela’s sporting goods store.According to the complaint, “During the course of his shopping, (Carvounis) would place items in his shopping basket. While walking around and continuing to shop, he would take various merchandise out of the package and conceal in his pockets…He would discard the empty packages on shelves throughout the store.”Security video also caught Carvounis tearing the price tag from a Cabela’s hat, which he wore while trying to leave the store.When caught, police say, Carvounis invoked his position, asking again and again for a little professional courtesy — to let him off so he wouldn’t lose his job.
The move to kick troubled popster Justin Beiber out of the country got a powerful backer Tuesday: Sen. Mark Warner, who was a guest on a Virginia radio station’s morning show, offered to sign the online petition to the White House looking to deport the Canadian-born singer.The Virginia Democrat indicated that he thought the Biebs might not be the best influence on the young folk — including his own kids.“As a dad with three daughters, is there someplace I can sign?” he asked with a laugh, when prodded by the hosts of Chesapeake-based FM99′s “Rumble in the Morning.”
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is ratcheting up his criticism of former President Bill Clinton, suggesting Democratic candidates return any money he helped raise for them in protest of the Monica Lewinsky scandal.“They can’t have it both ways. And so I really think that anybody who wants to take money from Bill Clinton or have a fundraiser has a lot of explaining to do,” Paul said in a C-SPAN "Newsmakers" interview set to air Sunday, as quoted by the Washington Times.“In fact, I think they should give the money back," he continued. "If they want to take position on women’s rights, by all means do. But you can’t do it and take it from a guy who was using his position of authority to take advantage of young women in the workplace.”Paul has repeatedly attacked Clinton for "predatory" sexual behavior over the past couple weeks, each time accusing Democrats of being hypocritical for both championing the former President and claiming to support women's rights.
After first complaining about President Obama calling his network out during his pre-Super Bowl interview with Bill O'Reilly, Hannity played a portion of Matthew's show this week, where he said that "anything that's nasty" about President Obama becomes an "amen chorus of the Republican party." Matthews was referring to the incident where Rep. Jim Bridenstine laughed along with a supporter who said President Obama should be executed at a town hall.Hannity and his guests did their best to try to defend the GOP, saying that Bridenstine had been denounced by some of his fellow Republicans, which completely misses the mark on Matthews' criticism, of course. Then they went onto attack MSNBC as being too partisan and in the tank for Democrats and Obama.
dunno breh, I've always wondered...should the Secret Service really investigate shit like that? Some old lady who isn't doing shit but watch Fox News...eh, probably not a threat.
Celebrating diversity is a horrible thing to do
This is UK but still an interesting read about the rise of multiracial childrenhttp://www.economist.com/news/britain/21595908-rapid-rise-mixed-race-britain-changing-neighbourhoodsand-perplexing
Such esoteric partnerships can confuse the authorities. Last November the Home Office invited journalists to accompany officers on a raid of an apparent sham wedding between an Italian man and a Chinese woman in north London. After interrogating the bride, groom and guests, the officers emerged sheepishly to admit that the union was probably real.
\and that's definitely a good thing unless you're an ass.
