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WE HAVE COME TO TAKE OUR GOVERNMENT BACK

October 21, 2010 / admin / One comment

“I HAVE A MESSAGE FROM THE TEA PARTY: WE HAVE COME TO TAKE OUR GOVERNMENT BACK”

Trey Grayson, Kentucky, Secretary of State, was backed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Vice President Dick Cheney, was soundly defeated by Tea Party favorite Rand Paul. In Pennsylvania, five-term Sen. Arlen Specter, who ditched the Republican Party last year to save his career, ended up being sent into retirement anyway by Rep. Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary.

And in Arkansas, Sen. Blanche Lincoln was forced into a runoff against Lt. Gov. Bill Halter after she failed to win the majority of votes in the Democratic primary.

The results of Tuesday’s races sent a clear message to Washington that the anti-incumbent wave that has gripped the nation over the past year isn’t losing steam.

The latest primaries were closely watched for clues to how angry the electorate is about a weak economy, record-high deficits, two ongoing wars and a Washington environment that critics say favors rhetoric over results.

If recent elections highlight an undercurrent of voter anger, it remains to be seen how that anger will affect November’s midterm elections, when Republicans will challenge Democrats for control of both chambers in Congress.

Yet one thing seems certain — these are uncertain times for career politicians!  (READ MORE)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Bilderberg 2010: Final List of Participants

June 7, 2010 / admin / 2 comments

Final List of Bilderberg Participants
3-6 June 2010 – Spain

There are many others that go unlisted!

BEL     Davignon, Etienne     Vice Chairman, Suez-Tractebel
DEU     Ackermann, Josef     Chairman of the Management Board and the Group                Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
GBR     Agius, Marcus     Chairman, Barclays Bank PLC
ESP     Alierta, César     Chairman and CEO, Telefónica
INT     Almunia, Joaquín     Commissioner, European Commission
USA     Altman, Roger C.     Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc.
USA     Arrison, Sonia     Author and policy analyst
SWE     Bäckström, Urban     Director General, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
PRT     Balsemão, Francisco Pinto     Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister
ITA     Bernabè, Franco     CEO, Telecom Italia S.p.A.
SWE     Bildt, Carl     Minister of Foreign Affairs
FIN     Blåfield, Antti     Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat
ESP     Botín, Ana P.     Executive Chairman, Banesto
NOR     Brandtzæg, Svein Richard     CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
AUT     Bronner, Oscar     Publisher and Editor, Der Standard
TUR     Çakir, Ruşen     Journalist
CAN     Campbell, Gordon     Premier of British Columbia
ESP     Carvajal Urquijo, Jaime     Managing Director, Advent International
FRA     Castries, Henri de     Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA
ESP     Cebrián, Juan Luis     CEO, PRISA
ESP     Cisneros, Gustavo A.     Chairman and CEO, Cisneros Group of Companies
CAN     Clark, W. Edmund     President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group
USA     Collins, Timothy C.     Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
ITA     Conti, Fulvio     CEO and General Manager, Enel SpA
GRC     David, George A.     Chairman, Coca-Cola H.B.C. S.A.
DNK     Eldrup, Anders     CEO, DONG Energy
ITA     Elkann, John     Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
DEU     Enders, Thomas     CEO, Airbus SAS
ESP     Entrecanales, José M.     Chairman, Acciona
DNK     Federspiel, Ulrik     Vice President Global Affairs, Haldor Topsøe A/S
USA     Feldstein, Martin S.     George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University
USA     Ferguson, Niall     Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University
AUT     Fischer, Heinz     Federal President
IRL     Gallagher, Paul     Attorney General
USA     Gates, William H.     Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Chairman, Microsoft Corporation
USA     Gordon, Philip H.     Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
USA     Graham, Donald E.     Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
INT     Gucht, Karel de     Commissioner, European Commission
TUR     Gürel, Z. Damla     Special Adviser to the President on EU Affairs
NLD     Halberstadt, Victor     Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings
USA     Holbrooke, Richard C.     Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
NLD     Hommen, Jan H.M.     Chairman, ING Group
USA     Hormats, Robert D.     Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs
BEL     Huyghebaert, Jan     Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group
USA     Johnson, James A.     Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
FIN     Katainen, Jyrki     Minister of Finance
USA     Keane, John M.     Senior Partner, SCP Partners
GBR     Kerr, John     Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.
USA     Kissinger, Henry A.     Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
USA     Kleinfeld, Klaus     Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
TUR     Koç, Mustafa V.     Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş.
USA     Kravis, Henry R.     Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA     Kravis, Marie-Josée     Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.
INT     Kroes, Neelie     Commissioner, European Commission
USA     Lander, Eric S.     President and Director, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
FRA     Lauvergeon, Anne     Chairman of the Executive Board, AREVA
ESP     León Gross, Bernardino     Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister
DEU     Löscher, Peter     Chairman of the Board of Management, Siemens AG
NOR     Magnus, Birger     Chairman, Storebrand ASA
CAN     Mansbridge, Peter     Chief Correspondent, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
USA     Mathews, Jessica T.     President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
CAN     McKenna, Frank     Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group
GBR     Micklethwait, John     Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
FRA     Montbrial, Thierry de     President, French Institute for International Relations
ITA     Monti, Mario     President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
INT     Moyo, Dambisa F.     Economist and Author
USA     Mundie, Craig J.     Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
NOR     Myklebust, Egil     Former Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA
USA     Naím, Moisés     Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy
NLD     Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the
ESP     Nin Génova, Juan María     President and CEO, La Caixa
DNK     Nyrup Rasmussen, Poul     Former Prime Minister
GBR     Oldham, John     National Clinical Lead for Quality and Productivity
FIN     Ollila, Jorma     Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc
USA     Orszag, Peter R.     Director, Office of Management and Budget
TUR     Özilhan, Tuncay     Chairman, Anadolu Group
ITA     Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso     Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe
GRC     Papaconstantinou, George     Minister of Finance
USA     Parker, Sean     Managing Partner, Founders Fund
USA     Pearl, Frank H.     Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC
USA     Perle, Richard N.     Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
ESP     Polanco, Ignacio     Chairman, Grupo PRISA
CAN     Prichard, J. Robert S.     President and CEO, Metrolinx
FRA     Ramanantsoa, Bernard     Dean, HEC Paris Group
PRT     Rangel, Paulo     Member, European Parliament
CAN     Reisman, Heather M.     Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
SWE     Renström, Lars     President and CEO, Alfa Laval
NLD     Rinnooy Kan, Alexander H.G.     Chairman, Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands (SER)
ITA     Rocca, Gianfelice     Chairman, Techint
ESP     Rodriguez Inciarte, Matías     Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander
USA     Rose, Charlie     Producer, Rose Communications
USA     Rubin, Robert E.     Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
TUR     Sabanci Dinçer, Suzan     Chairman, Akbank
ITA     Scaroni, Paolo     CEO, Eni S.p.A.
USA     Schmidt, Eric     CEO and Chairman of the Board, Google
AUT     Scholten, Rudolf     Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
DEU     Scholz, Olaf     Vice Chairman, SPD
INT     Sheeran, Josette     Executive Director, United Nations World Food Programme
INT     Solana Madariaga, Javier     Former Secretary General, Council of the European Union
ESP     Spain, H.M. the Queen of
USA     Steinberg, James B.     Deputy Secretary of State
INT     Stigson, Björn     President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
USA     Summers, Lawrence H.     Director, National Economic Council
IRL     Sutherland, Peter D.     Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
GBR     Taylor, J. Martin     Chairman, Syngenta International AG
PRT     Teixeira dos Santos, Fernando     Minister of State and Finance
USA     Thiel, Peter A.     President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC
GRC     Tsoukalis, Loukas     President, ELIAMEP
INT     Tumpel-Gugerell, Gertrude     Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
USA     Varney, Christine A.     Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust
CHE     Vasella, Daniel L.     Chairman, Novartis AG
USA     Volcker, Paul A.     Chairman, Economic Recovery Advisory Board
CHE     Voser, Peter     CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
FIN     Wahlroos, Björn     Chairman, Sampo plc
CHE     Waldvogel, Francis A.     Chairman, Novartis Venture Fund
SWE     Wallenberg, Jacob     Chairman, Investor AB
NLD     Wellink, Nout     President, De Nederlandsche Bank
USA     West, F.J. Bing     Author
GBR     Williams, Shirley     Member, House of Lords
USA     Wolfensohn, James D.     Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC
ESP     Zapatero, José Luis Rodríguez     Prime Minister
DEU     Zetsche, Dieter     Chairman, Daimler AG
INT     Zoellick, Robert B.     President, The World Bank Group

Congressman: White House Job Offer to Sestak May Be an ‘Impeachable’ Offense

May 26, 2010 / admin / One comment

Original Story: FOXNews.com

Rep. Joe Sestak’s allegation that the White House offered him a job to drop out of the Pennsylvania Senate primary race against Arlen Specter is a crime that could lead to the impeachment of President Obama, Rep. Darrell Issa said.

But the decision by the Pennsylvania congressman not to elaborate on a so-called deal also could become a political problem as Sestak tries for the U.S. Senate seat.

“It’s very clear that allegation is one that everyone from Arlen Spector to Dick Morris has said is in fact a crime, and could be impeachable,” said Issa, who is threatening to file an ethics compliant if Sestak doesn’t provide more details about the alleged job offer.

Sestak, a former vice admiral in the Navy, first alleged in February that the White House offered him a high-ranking position in the administration last summer if he would sit out the primary against Specter, who won the backing of the White House and state Democratic leaders for switching parties.

The allegation is considered one of the factors that helped him defeat Specter, who was viewed as unscrupulous in doing whatever he could to keep his seat, including changing his party to win White House support for an uphill re-election battle.

But now, Sestak has to go into the general election, where his opponent, former Republican Rep. Pat Toomey, is willing to use the topic as referendum on both Sestak’s and Obama’s credibility.

“Congressman Sestak should tell the public everything he knows about the job he was offered, and who offered it,” Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey said in a written statement. “To do otherwise will only continue to raise questions and continue to be a needless distraction in this campaign.”

And Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, a close ally of the president, said Sestak can’t continue to lay out the charge without backing it up.

“At some point, Congressman Sestak needs to make it clear what happened,” he said.

Issa said this allegation is bigger than the Senate race.

“For Joe Sestak, he can dance around it and he may or may not be a senator,” he said. “But for the White House, this problem’s not going away. Adm. Sestak is in fact a very reliable source.”

Ann Marie McAvoy, a former federal prosecutor, said the White House could have a problem on its hands depending on what the facts show.

“If they were simply offering him a job because they thought he was a qualified person for it and there was no request made that he in essence drop out of the race, it would be different,” she told Fox News. “This is why there really needs to be an in depth investigation. There needs to be witness interviews and so on to figure out what happened, who said what, what were the other circumstances surrounding it.”

Issa has called on the Justice Department to appoint a special prosecutor but Attorney General Eric Holder has said that won’t be necessary.

“We assure you that the Department of Justice takes very seriously allegations of criminal conduct by public officials,” Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich told Issa in a letter. “All such matters are reviewed carefully by career prosecutors and law enforcement agents, and appropriate action, if warranted, is taken.”

Weich said a special prosecutor won’t be needed because the Justice Department “has a long history of handling investigations of high level officials professionally and independently, without the need to appoint a special counsel.”

But McAvoy said any allegation of wrongdoing shouldn’t be left to the Justice Department to decide.

“Someone in the administration had this conversation which means that would be the person mostly likely who committed the crime if there is a crime,” she said. “So you have the people who are representing the people who potentially committed the crime are making the determinations as to whether anything wrong happened. That’s not the way it’s supposed to happen.”

Issa compared any potential cover-up to the Watergate scandal of the Nixon era.the White House Tuesday of a cover up similar to the Watergate scandal.

“It’s not about what was done wrong. It’s about the cover up,” Issa told Fox News. “And right now, there’s a cover up going on at the White House 10 weeks after the allegation.

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