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Well, the whole process
of the investigation and prosecution, by the Special Prosecutor Patrick
Fitzgerald, seemed to be a fishing trip to bag a big one and make a big
step in his career. Mr. Fitzgerald knew within the first couple of
weeks that there was no crime to his investigation. But, Mr. Fitzgerald
did not mind spending millions of taxpayer’s dollars to try to come up
with a prize like Karl Rove or Vice President Cheney.
As it turns
out, the leak of the overt CIA Agent Valerie Plame, Richard Armitage in
the State Department mentioned that Ms. Plame was working for the CIA.
Mr. Fitzgerald reportedly knew this by the second or third week of the
investigation. Why he did not stop there does not make sense to me; and
why the left did not push that the investigation was ended when the fact
that the leaker was found, outside of partisan politics. And a true
hatred of the present administration.
Mr. Libby,
or any other individual working for the President’s administration,
committed no criminal act. Everyday beyond the revelation of Mr.
Armitage was not just a waste of taxpayer monies, but an abuse of power
by a political hack.
Besides,
Ms. Plame was said to be very open about where she worked. It has been
reported by many sources that most of her neighbors new she worked for
the CIA. In fact if I am not mistaken, her husband had mentioned it in
a piece in either the New Yorker or Vanity Fair.
So seeing
that no crime was committed, where exactly is the problem? The only
rhetoric I hear from the talking heads is of a political nature. None
of the pundits that I have heard are saying that this is anything other
than a political move. Well, we have a government full of partisans.
Should we criticize their every move based on the politics of their
choice? Maybe we already do this too much.
Speaker of
the House Nancy Pelosi would not take, the greatly esteemed, Rep.
William Jefferson (D-LA) out of committees that needed security
clearances; even after he was indicted for taking bribes. Where was Mr.
Olberman’s ten minute rant about that?
Here are
just a few of my favorite President Clinton pardons. These are straight
from the Department of Justice website. Let’s start with the drug
dealers:
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ALTIERE, Nicholas M. |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
Importation of
cocaine |
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BAGLEY, Chris Harmon |
Harrah, Oklahoma |
Conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute cocaine |
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BANE, Scott Lynn |
Mahomet, Illinois |
Unlawful
distribution of marijuana |
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BLAMPIED, David
Roscoe |
Ketchum, Idaho |
Conspiracy to
distribute cocaine |
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CHAMBERS, Donna
Denise |
Memphis, Tennessee |
Conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine,
possession with intent to distribute cocaine, use of a telephone to
facilitate cocaine conspiracy |
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CUNNINGHAM, Rickey
Lee |
Amarillo, Texas |
Possession with
intent to distribute marijuana |
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FERNANDEZ, Marcos
Arcenio |
Miami, Florida |
Conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute marijuana |
|
HAMNER, Robert Ivey |
Searcy, Arkansas |
Conspiracy to
distribute marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to
distribute |
|
HARMON, Jay Houston |
Jonesboro, Arkansas |
1. Conspiracy to
import marijuana, conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to
distribute, importation of marijuana, possession of marijuana with
intent to distribute
2. Conspiracy to
import cocaine |
|
LOPEZ, Hildebrando |
San Isidro, Texas |
Distribution of
cocaine |
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MORGAN, Charles
Wilfred, III |
Little Rock,
Arkansas |
Conspiracy to
distribute cocaine |
|
OBERMEIER, Vernon
Raymond |
Belleville, Illinois |
Conspiracy to
distribute cocaine, distribution of cocaine, and using a
communications facility to facilitate distribution of cocaine |
|
OGALDE, Miguelina |
Glendale, California |
Conspiracy to import
cocaine |
|
RILEY, Richard
Wilson, Jr. |
|
Possession of
cocaine with intent to distribute |
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ROGERS, Michael
James |
McAllen, Texas |
Conspiracy to
possess with intent to distribute marijuana |
|
ROSS, Anna Louise |
Lubbock, Texas |
Distribution of
cocaine |
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RUTHERFORD, Bettye
June |
Albuquerque, New
Mexico |
Possession of
marijuana with intent to distribute |
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SANDS, Gregory Lee |
Sioux Falls, South
Dakota |
Conspiracy to
distribute cocaine |
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STEWART-ROLLINS,
Marlena Francisca |
Euclid, Ohio |
Conspiracy to
distribute cocaine |
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WILLIAMS, Kevin
Arthur |
Omaha, Nebraska |
Conspiracy to
distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine |
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HUCKLEBERRY, Debi
Rae |
Ogden, Utah |
Distribution of
methamphetamine |
Aren’t we in the middle
of a war on drugs? Haven’t we spent millions if not hundreds of
millions of dollars to fight the smuggling of drugs? So, when the left
defended these pardons, what were they thinking?
This next group of pardons are of
charges that are very similar to what Mr. Libby has just been convicted
of. I don’t know exactly any of the below were in their appeal process
when they were pardoned, but Mr. Libby has just begun.
|
ALLEN, Verla Jean |
Everton, Arkansas |
False statements to
agency of United States |
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AZIZKHANI, Mansour
T. |
Huntsville, Alabama |
Conspiracy and
making false statements in bank loan applications |
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BRABHAM, George
Thomas |
Austin, Texas |
Making a false
statement or report to a federally insured bank |
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BRASWELL, Almon
Glenn |
Doravilla, Georgia |
Conspiracy to
defraud government with respect to claims; perjury |
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CANDELARIA, Eloida |
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False information in
registering to vote |
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CAPILI, Dennis
Sobrevinas |
Glendale, California |
Filing false
statements in alien registration |
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DOUGLAS, Richard |
|
False statements |
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DUDLEY, Marvin Dean |
Omaha, Nebraska |
False statements |
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FUGAZY, William
Denis |
Harrison, New York |
Perjury in a
bankruptcy proceeding |
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MECHANIC, Howard
Lawrence |
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1. Violating the
Civil Disobedience Act of 1968
2. Failure to appear
3. Making false
statement in acquiring a passport |
|
MITCHELL, Brook K.,
Sr. |
|
Conspiracy to
illegally obtain USDA subsidy payments, false statements to USDA,
and false entries on USDA forms |
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PALMER, Robert W. |
Little Rock,
Arkansas |
Conspiracy to make
false statements |
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RICAFORT, Ildefonso
Reynes |
Houston, Texas |
Submission of false
claims to Veterans Administration |
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RUST, Gerald Glen |
Avery, Texas |
False declarations
before grand jury |
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RUST, Jerri Ann |
Avery, Texas |
False declarations
before grand jury |
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WATSON, Jack Kenneth |
Oakridge, Oregon |
Making false
statements of material facts to the U.S. Forest Service |
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WILLIAMS, Jack L. |
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Making false
statements to federal agents |
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ASAK, Joseph A.
|
Chicago, Illinois |
Knowingly making
under oath a false declaration regarding a material fact before a
grand jury |
Now on to my two personal favorites. I am especially surprised that a
democrate would pardon the arms dealer that sold weapons to the
burgeoning new state of Isreal.
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SCHWIMMER, Adolph |
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Conspiracy to commit
an offense against the United States, conspiracy to export arms and
ammunition to a foreign country and related charges |
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BORDERS, William
Arthur, Jr. |
Washington, D.C. |
Conspiracy to
corruptly solicit and accept money in return for influencing the
official acts of a federal district court judge (Alcee L. Hastings),
and to defraud the United States in connection with the performance
of lawful government functions; corruptly influencing, obstructing,
impeding and endeavoring to influence, obstruct and impede the due
administration of justice, and aiding and abetting therein;
traveling interstate with intent to commit bribery |
I have already emailed MSNBC and Keith
Olberman and requested 10 minutes of national air time, in the spirit of
the Fairness Doctrine, to rebut Mr. Olberman. Somehow I don’t think I
will get a courtesy response let alone 5 of the requested 10 minutes.
But what do expect from the high and
mighty left.
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