The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Malkin on Obama Sleaze

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I am days behind on posting all the items I'd like to make sure get enough attention, but I really must highlight Michelle Malkin's great column from last Friday. She pulls together some of the great reporting by Jeff Lord right here at the Spectator with the news of the Utah judicial nomination that looks timed to coincide with the need to attract his brother's vote on health care, and with some of the reporting done by us at the Washington Times about another probably judicial nomination with likely conflicts of interest.

Do read Malkin's column, and see if the pattern doesn't start to look a little too much like more than mere coincidence. Jobs for political favors? Read it and decide for yourself.

Now, to add purely rank speculation to this mix, without ANY evidence at all, I'll throw this in. Professional ethics do not allow me to publish details of the rumors, or even for what state the rumored events took place, bt suffice it to say that a number of weeks ago, long before these judgeship or Senate controversies started getting serious attention, I was hearing very, very similar rumors that involved another set of elections: who would stay in the elections, who would get out, and why the Obama WHite House was believed to be involved. I dismissed the stories at the time because there was no known way to check them. But now -- again, with no evidence other than highly logical speculation based on the otherwise unexplainable nature of certain events -- now, as I say, I am starting to believe those other rumors were true.

What is interesting is that those other rumors tracked so closely to some of the stories Malkin and Lord highlighted -- but they came out long before Jeff wrote his piece here at the Spectator. What this means is that people should be on the lookout for other instances of candidates surprisingly entering or leaving various races, or of other apparent conflicts of interest involving nominees -- and if anything looks suspicious, to immediately start investigating with the vigor I wish I had devoted to investigating the rumors I heard in this other, unexamined case.

I know these last two paragraphs sound vague. I wish I could say more, but I do not believe in publishing names with regard to mere rumors. Regardless of the case I refer to, I do commend Malkin's column. I think the Obama administration political dealings stink to high heaven.

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Jon B| 3.8.10 @ 11:24PM

Why the sudden concern for "sleaze?"
Most of Bush's appointees were favors, or friends, etc. Otto Reich, the Reagan propaganda minister who was caught by Congress releasing 37,000 false stories to the national press about the situation in Central America. Negroponte, the point man for the death squads in Central America. Sealing Presidential records so his dad's involvement with Iran/Contra would never be revealed-GHW kept a diary of the meetings. Mike Brown, say no more. Often hiring Industry lobbyists who gutted their perspective agencies: EPA, SEC, Gail Norton, and more. Not just sleazy, but people who made decisions that affected the health of millions of people. Firing US attorney's for political revenge. Forcing Generals into retirement or "other duties" if they simply told the truth about Iraq.

I think your perspective is slightly out of joint.

Eric Cartman| 3.9.10 @ 1:27AM

Yes. of course, Otto! The propaganda minister. Yes, yes. 37,000 false stories?! My, my, how did he find the time? And those stupid reporters could never catch the evil PM doing his PM work! Fact checking wasn't even invented yet!

Oh yes, and those death squads! Roving bands of Reagan henchmen, no doubt. Couldn't possible be guys who don't like Communists - or Lefty U.S. college students stinking up the place with their organic soap.
No, no, they are "death squads" according to Pacifica Radio type hippies.

Oh! Iran Contra! Terrible! Have the Mullahs pay for our CA Death Squads! I personally like the idea, especially with defective arms. That was a neat trick - wish we could do more stuff like that.

Oh, and who can live without government agencies to get the arsenic in water down to 1 PPB from 1 PP 999 million! Yup, have to squeeze that extra 1 PPM out. Of course it will probably cost localities billions to remove a naturally occurring poison (arsenic) out of the water or protect us from phony BS like global warming -ohhh yeah! That's a great value!

Oh, and forcing Generals to retire has NEVER been done - EVER, EVER!

As for Mike Brown - the guy was a waste of skin. But so was Mayor "School Bus" Nagin and Gov. Blanco. Both Lefty Democrats who didn't get their people out.

So Jon B, you're a walking Lefty Cliche Hippy Handbook. Go bathe . . . you stink, dude.

Warrior| 3.9.10 @ 10:06AM

All the way back to the Contra affair. Wow!! Now we can blame Reagan and Bush. Of course, there was no political gamesmanship employed by the beloved Clintons. Not one General forced into retirement, no lobbyists in the current administration, nor was there any US attorney's let go for during his administration. Speaking of sealing records, what ever happened to those records lost when Sandy Berger snuck out documents in his underwear? Those Republicans are the most evil.

I'm just so happy that Nancy drained the swamp and Hussein has kept extending those bipartisan invitations. Trillion dollar deficits for the next decade, billions of dollars feeding pet projects, health care reform that neither improves health care nor reforms it. Next is imigration and then energy. All the while our beloved teleprompter keeps telling us how they have a laser like focus on jobs.

Tollen| 3.9.10 @ 12:41AM

Oh, brother, brother Jon----

Richard Baker| 3.9.10 @ 7:48AM

The comparison is that W liked his country. The Kenyan does not. The country has finally realized this point and is seething. Election Day in November will be interesting or the first day in the 2nd Revolution.

Tish| 3.9.10 @ 8:06AM

No one should be surprised that putting a product of the Chicago political machine in the White House has imported Chicago politics to the same spot.

2Anglico| 3.9.10 @ 8:47AM

So, Jon, if Bush killed 1 million innocent Muslim babies, does that make it ok for Barry to kill 500K?

S.L. Toddard| 3.9.10 @ 10:38AM

Jon Butt, you're a f.ucking liberal full of his stinking crap! Only a damn sandinista c.ocksucker would dare to call Negroponte's heroic friends "death squads"! Just like us, tea party crowds, we're "racists, jew bashing, nazi scum" ! Keep blowing muslims, you stinking jerk!

Missy| 3.9.10 @ 2:21PM

Toddard, you having a bad day? Dang!

S.L. Toddard| 3.13.10 @ 8:45AM

I did not write that. Anyone who cares to can email the webmaster can feel free to verify.

Oldefarte| 3.9.10 @ 10:59AM

Great reporting, but I'll say for the thousandth time, VOTERS COULD/SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF HIS PERSONAE LONG BEFORE 11/4/08; and the one/only solution is the November elections. I only hope the American people have AWAKENED from their ignorance!!!!!

Yosemeti Sam| 3.9.10 @ 11:21AM

Oldefarte,

" ... VOTERS COULD/SHOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF HIS PERSONAE LONG BEFORE 11/4/08 ...."

Except for the LBSM PEN1 - Left Backwater
Stream Media Public Enemy #1 - they would have
been perspicacious to this gift-wrapped round of baloney.

Oldefarte| 3.10.10 @ 10:57AM

Yosemeti Sam: Someone[s] once proclaimed that IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE, and that goes for the American people/voters. I agree that the MSM is [always] slanted/biased, but there are/were non-traditional news/informational sources available [of which TAS is one of many]; so anyone claiming ignorance should cancel their subscriptions to their local newspapers [which are mainly filled with rollovers of AP news wire stories], and stop watching NBC,CBS,ABC, MSNBC, etc [and therefore become enlightened]!!!!!!!!

Jon B| 3.9.10 @ 12:00PM

I've noticed that many of the values formerly held by Republicans are now held more by Democrats.

But many people are stuck on the failed ideology of hate and name calling here.

Missy| 3.9.10 @ 2:20PM

Failed ideology? That's something a liberal socialist/marxist should know intimately. Haha.

S>L> Toddard| 3.9.10 @ 12:10PM

John Butt, you guys are doomed. Dying of suicide, aids, alcohol, coke and meth. You belong to the dumpster of history. Usually, just before giving up the ghost, you guys stick around conservative blogs just like this one, and stink up the joint with utter nonsense. Burn in hell, losers!