Wednesday, March 11, 2015

There are 18 lawsuits, ten of which are active in federal court, as well as about 160 Judicial Watch FOIA requests that could be affected by Mrs. Clinton and her staff’s use of secret email accounts to conduct official government business.

◼ To be clear, there is potential criminal liability for Mrs. Clinton and others for concealing these government records, stealing these government records, and mishandling any classified information. - BREITBART

Clinton apologists from within and outside of the State Department have made the point that by turning over 55,000 pages of emails to department officials, critics should be placated. So then in order to diffuse the controversy, why doesn’t Clinton simply release the records she already turned over? To do so “would highlight the fact that Clinton’s own aides and lawyers determined which records were work-related,” Politico surmises. That is putting it charitably.

There seems to be an assumption that the account(s) at issue are her “personal” accounts. On the contrary, these accounts, which were set up by the Secretary of State to conduct government business, are alias government accounts and should be treated as such. No third party reviews, as some are suggesting, are necessary if State follows the law and treats the account(s) as it would any other State.gov account. The State Department is obligated to secure the accounts as soon as possible to protect classified materials, retrieve any lost data, protect other federal records, and search records as required by court orders in our various FOIA lawsuits, and in response to congressional subpoenas, etc.

Rather than her private lawyers/campaign advisers reviewing the accounts and releasing material to the government, the agency should assert its ownership, secure the material, and prohibit private parties from illicitly reviewing potentially classified and other sensitive material.
at Labels: , , , , , , , ,

Democrats are probably stuck with Clinton. So Democrats have taken to hoping that Republicans “overplay their hand.”



◼ HILLARY CONCEDES SHE DELETED NEARLY 30K ‘PRIVATE’ EMAILS - Breitbart



◼ They’re hoping and praying that Trey Gowdy ruins everything - HotAir
In fact, the press has been publicly entertaining this scenario since the revelations regarding Clinton’s emails were disclosed. But the GOP’s unusual message discipline and reserved silence with regard to Clinton’s email controversy has frustrated those in the commentary class for whom Republican tactical errors are as predictable as the tides. Distraught, some in the press are now placing their hopes on the one Republican who has consistently failed to overreach, despite the fact that Democrats and the press have provided him with miles of rope with which he was expected to hang himself.

“The stakes have suddenly gotten very, very high for Rep. Trey Gowdy,” the latest Politico report on Clinton’s email scandal began....KEEP READING
◼ IT BEGINS: AP SUES FOR CLINTON RECORDS - T. Becket Adams/Washington Examiner
◼ AP FACT-CHECK: HILLARY’S EMAIL EXCUSES DON’T HOLD WATER - Breitbart
◼ Sen. Boxer: ‘If You Don’t Believe’ Hillary’s Excuses for Email Scandal, ‘Don’t Vote for Her’ - Washington Free Beacon









DRUDGE:
HARD DRIVE DESTROYED?
NOTHING CLASSIFIED? REALLY?
Said she emailed with Bill...
BUT spokesman claims he only has sent two in his life... Circus back in town...
Media Demons Return To Haunt...
Huma and Cheryl Mills used private emails at State...
NORMAN LEAR TURNS...
VIDEO: Wacth her age 50 years in 60 seconds...
FLASHBACK: Deputy independent counsel says he wrote 'rough draft indictment' of Hillary...
FLASHBACK, MICHAEL KELLY: I BELIEVE IT ALL...
at Labels: , , , , , , ,

LARP at Humboldt Botanical Garden! April 11, 2015


◼ SAVE THE DATE!! LARP at Humboldt Botanical Garden! April 11, 2015 10-3 PM Start getting your costume together now! Prizes for the best LARP costume. Or, just come observe the fun all day on April 11th. See you at the Garden!

LARP: Live Action Role Play is a form of role playing game where the participants physically act out their characters actions. Come participate or just observe the live action game in progress. Costumes are optional but encouraged. Prizes for best LARP costumes.

Cost: Free with Garden admission. Family friendly event. Live demonstrations and activities for kids. Rain or shine!
at Labels: , ,

Barack Obama: I Did Not. Exchange. Electronic. Mail With That Woman. Secretary Clinton.

◼ President Barack Hussein Obama doesn’t lie all the time. Only when the truth doesn’t suit him. - Jim Treacher/Daily Caller

Here’s the standard pattern:
Tell a big fat stinkin’ lie.
See if anybody buys it.
If so, move along to the next lie. If not, do a complete 180 while claiming it’s what you’ve said all along.
As always, Obama lied when he said he didn’t know about the wrongdoing under his administration until he saw it on the news. Usually, these claims of incompetence are brushed aside by our moral, ethical, and intellectual betters in the media. “He’s the smartest president ever, yet he has no idea what’s going on? Seems legit!” He’s just that awesome.

However, the gatekeepers seem to be taking an unusual interest in this story, even though the people brazenly lying to them are their fellow Democrats. So maybe they’ll keep asking questions. Maybe they’ll risk being called racists. Maybe they’ll extract something resembling the truth out of these corrupt slimeballs. And maybe everybody will finally realize that when Obama says “transparency,” he means the other thing.

◼ 4 reasons the Hillary emails are hurting Obama - Brian Hughes/Washington Examiner @BrianHughesDC
The White House insists that Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of a private email account as secretary of state is not President Obama's problem.

Already, that logic has been punctured.

With each passing day that Clinton chooses to stay silent on why she kept her digital correspondence private, the White House is forced to answer questions on her behalf.

White House aides are clearly frustrated that Obama has gotten engulfed in the controversy with so little time before the entire political conversation turns to 2016.

Yet Obama's problems have only compounded since his messaging team tried to sidestep blame for the latest uproar surrounding secretive Clinton tactics.

Here are the 4 reasons the Hillary emails are so damaging for Obama





at Labels: , , , , , ,

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

LA Times Op-Ed California's public unions have too much clout and compensation

◼ Californians' public employees are paid handsomely at the expense of public services - DANIEL DISALVO/LA Times

...To a substantial extent, these compensation premiums are driven by the rising costs of public employee pensions and healthcare. In Los Angeles, pension costs have risen to nearly 20% of the city's budget from 3% in 2000. Statewide pension liabilities are increasing at a rate of $17 billion a year, which make the state's current cash surplus a mirage.

As the city and state pay more for public services they've already consumed, there are fewer resources left for other public priorities. Government ends up spending more but doing less, which is a governing formula that pleases neither liberals nor conservatives.

What is to be done?...
at Labels: , ,

#waitingforhillary The Press Conference















































at Labels: , , , ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)