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		<title>By: Michelle Malkin &#187; Political nepotism: Spot the missing words</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-795514</link>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Malkin &#187; Political nepotism: Spot the missing words</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Longtime readers will remember that I have roasted GOP nepotism and cronyism repeatedly. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: BrianNY</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-276168</link>
		<dc:creator>BrianNY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#29 said:
&lt;blockquote&gt;Ken Starr has access to all the information on your web sites. Even he, a man not dedicated to helping the Clintons, had to reject it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
True, but my interpretation was that Starr had way too much on his plate than to reverse an existing investigation and autopsy finding.

I also remember reviewing the facts of the Park Police investigation and autopsy and thinking, &quot;if this investigation received an IRS audit, it would fail right out of the gates.&quot;

No x-ray of a corpse involved in a gun homocide...because the x-ray machine wasn&#039;t working?  C&#039;mon!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#29 said:</p>
<blockquote><p>Ken Starr has access to all the information on your web sites. Even he, a man not dedicated to helping the Clintons, had to reject it.</p></blockquote>
<p>True, but my interpretation was that Starr had way too much on his plate than to reverse an existing investigation and autopsy finding.</p>
<p>I also remember reviewing the facts of the Park Police investigation and autopsy and thinking, &#8220;if this investigation received an IRS audit, it would fail right out of the gates.&#8221;</p>
<p>No x-ray of a corpse involved in a gun homocide&#8230;because the x-ray machine wasn&#8217;t working?  C&#8217;mon!</p>
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		<title>By: emjem24</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-276163</link>
		<dc:creator>emjem24</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;lgm said:
 
emjem24 (#5)

&lt;blockquote&gt;Hasn’t every administration experienced its share of scandals, cronyism, and corruption?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Every administration has some. Bush (and the future McCain) has more. 
Barely a straight arrow in the quiver. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

Evidence? How has Pres. Bush had more &quot;failures?&quot; And a future McCain (what does that mean)? For all your wisdom, you only demonstrate hystical liberal blindness with this comment.

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;There is generally mediocrity in the performance of many cabinet holders of all different political stripes.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;The Bush cabinet has 1 OK (Spellman, Education), the rest bad or corrupt or both. Clinton had some good (Rubin, Treasury), some OK, one bad (Education), and one resignation for ethics.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

And gosh, some Clinton officials got into some legal hot water, too, didn&#039;t they? How many investigations occured during the Clinton presidency? How many Clinton friends/officials went to prison? Since this is common knowlege, lgm, I&#039;m surprised this didn&#039;t occur to you.


&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Tell me, lgm, how long will you beat the drum of the BDSers? At least no office holder has commited “suicide” yet as happened in the Clinton administration&lt;/blockquote&gt;

As for Vince Foster…

&lt;blockquote&gt;Wrestling with clinical depression, Foster was prescribed the mild sleeping aid/anti-anxiety pill Trazodone over the phone by his doctor, though he only had taken a few before he died. The next day, Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, a federal park in Virginia. He was found with a gun in his hand and gunshot residue on that hand.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Gosh, why was Foster so stressed? What brought him to his &quot;clinically depressed state?&quot; Since you seem to have an active imagination, lgm, I&#039;m sure you can figure it out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>lgm said:</p>
<p>emjem24 (#5)</p>
<blockquote><p>Hasn’t every administration experienced its share of scandals, cronyism, and corruption?</p></blockquote>
<p>Every administration has some. Bush (and the future McCain) has more.<br />
Barely a straight arrow in the quiver. </p></blockquote>
<p>Evidence? How has Pres. Bush had more &#8220;failures?&#8221; And a future McCain (what does that mean)? For all your wisdom, you only demonstrate hystical liberal blindness with this comment.</p>
<blockquote><blockquote>There is generally mediocrity in the performance of many cabinet holders of all different political stripes.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>The Bush cabinet has 1 OK (Spellman, Education), the rest bad or corrupt or both. Clinton had some good (Rubin, Treasury), some OK, one bad (Education), and one resignation for ethics.</p></blockquote>
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<p>And gosh, some Clinton officials got into some legal hot water, too, didn&#8217;t they? How many investigations occured during the Clinton presidency? How many Clinton friends/officials went to prison? Since this is common knowlege, lgm, I&#8217;m surprised this didn&#8217;t occur to you.</p>
<blockquote><blockquote>Tell me, lgm, how long will you beat the drum of the BDSers? At least no office holder has commited “suicide” yet as happened in the Clinton administration</p></blockquote>
<p>As for Vince Foster…</p>
<blockquote><p>Wrestling with clinical depression, Foster was prescribed the mild sleeping aid/anti-anxiety pill Trazodone over the phone by his doctor, though he only had taken a few before he died. The next day, Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, a federal park in Virginia. He was found with a gun in his hand and gunshot residue on that hand.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Gosh, why was Foster so stressed? What brought him to his &#8220;clinically depressed state?&#8221; Since you seem to have an active imagination, lgm, I&#8217;m sure you can figure it out.</p>
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		<title>By: lgm</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-276125</link>
		<dc:creator>lgm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Barry F.&lt;/strong&gt; (#19):

&lt;blockquote&gt;You really should try some other sources, beside Wikipedia&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Wikipedia is not always right, but it is a place where people on both sides can argue and have the conflicts resolved through debate.  About conspiracy theories of Foster&#039;s death, wikipedia writes:

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;em&gt;Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr[15][16] released a report in 1997 also concluding that the death was a suicide&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Ken Starr has access to all the information on your web sites.  Even he, a man not dedicated to helping the Clintons, had to reject it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Barry F.</strong> (#19):</p>
<blockquote><p>You really should try some other sources, beside Wikipedia</p></blockquote>
<p>Wikipedia is not always right, but it is a place where people on both sides can argue and have the conflicts resolved through debate.  About conspiracy theories of Foster&#8217;s death, wikipedia writes:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr[15][16] released a report in 1997 also concluding that the death was a suicide</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Ken Starr has access to all the information on your web sites.  Even he, a man not dedicated to helping the Clintons, had to reject it.</p>
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		<title>By: On-my-soap-box</title>
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		<dc:creator>On-my-soap-box</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;On March 31st, 2008 at 11:14 am, ajmontana said: 
Photo caption:
Shine your head for a &lt;strike&gt;nickel&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt; cushy position where you don’t have to do much, the machine is already rolling and out of control, and there is not much chance you will ever be found corrupt (and even if someone tries – you will get a pass)?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>On March 31st, 2008 at 11:14 am, ajmontana said:<br />
Photo caption:<br />
Shine your head for a <strike>nickel</strike></p></blockquote>
<p> cushy position where you don’t have to do much, the machine is already rolling and out of control, and there is not much chance you will ever be found corrupt (and even if someone tries – you will get a pass)?</p>
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		<title>By: notanexpert</title>
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		<dc:creator>notanexpert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michelle, funny you should mention the Ant and the Grasshopper.  I couldn&#039;t being to guess how many times that fable has come to me over the years in connection with thinking about things political, in particular with issues having to do with entitlement versus personal responsibility.  

I was shown a film of that fable in elementary school, roughly 40 years ago.  I can still see images of it in my memory.  It apparently made an indelible impression on me.  And yet today it&#039;s almost astonishing to think that my public school system taught me a life-long lesson in conservative morality.  But then that was a generation ago.  

I have no idea if they still show that particlur film in schools, but how I wish they would.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michelle, funny you should mention the Ant and the Grasshopper.  I couldn&#8217;t being to guess how many times that fable has come to me over the years in connection with thinking about things political, in particular with issues having to do with entitlement versus personal responsibility.  </p>
<p>I was shown a film of that fable in elementary school, roughly 40 years ago.  I can still see images of it in my memory.  It apparently made an indelible impression on me.  And yet today it&#8217;s almost astonishing to think that my public school system taught me a life-long lesson in conservative morality.  But then that was a generation ago.  </p>
<p>I have no idea if they still show that particlur film in schools, but how I wish they would.</p>
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		<title>By: bit_boy</title>
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		<dc:creator>bit_boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just another example of TWP not understanding &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Subculture business practices&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just another example of TWP not understanding <em><strong>Subculture business practices</strong></em>.</p>
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		<title>By: Azygos</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-276048</link>
		<dc:creator>Azygos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Earlier this month, two Democratic senators, Patty Murray of Washington and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, sent a letter to President Bush urging him to request Mr. Jackson’s resignation, arguing that accusations of wrongdoing had made him ineffective.&lt;/blockquote&gt;


The scariest words in the English language. &quot;I&#039;m from the government and I&#039;m here to help.&quot; Anyone who thinks otherwise is a complete idiot. No one has ever accused the government of being &quot;effective.&quot; (Except the military)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Earlier this month, two Democratic senators, Patty Murray of Washington and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, sent a letter to President Bush urging him to request Mr. Jackson’s resignation, arguing that accusations of wrongdoing had made him ineffective.</p></blockquote>
<p>The scariest words in the English language. &#8220;I&#8217;m from the government and I&#8217;m here to help.&#8221; Anyone who thinks otherwise is a complete idiot. No one has ever accused the government of being &#8220;effective.&#8221; (Except the military)</p>
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		<title>By: 30 pcs of silver</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-276028</link>
		<dc:creator>30 pcs of silver</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;On March 31st, 2008 at 11:05 am, BrianNY said: 
The US Government’s involvement in public housing (and NY State’s decision to release the institutionalized onto the streets) destroyed NY City. I have seen no positive results in the standard of US public education since President Carter initiated the costly Department of Education. The Federal ponzi scheme concerning social security and subsidized medicine will eventually end up harming our Nation. &lt;/blockquote&gt;

So, you are saying that the government will be perfectly capable of handling healthcare on a national scale. Yep, that&#039;s what I am reading.

/sarc</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>On March 31st, 2008 at 11:05 am, BrianNY said:<br />
The US Government’s involvement in public housing (and NY State’s decision to release the institutionalized onto the streets) destroyed NY City. I have seen no positive results in the standard of US public education since President Carter initiated the costly Department of Education. The Federal ponzi scheme concerning social security and subsidized medicine will eventually end up harming our Nation. </p></blockquote>
<p>So, you are saying that the government will be perfectly capable of handling healthcare on a national scale. Yep, that&#8217;s what I am reading.</p>
<p>/sarc</p>
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		<title>By: RedRepub</title>
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		<dc:creator>RedRepub</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush looks like he&#039;s making a wish in that photo.</description>
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		<title>By: ajmontana</title>
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		<dc:creator>ajmontana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Photo caption:
 &lt;em&gt;Shine your head for a nickel&lt;/em&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: BrianNY</title>
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		<dc:creator>BrianNY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The US Government&#039;s involvement in public housing (and NY State&#039;s decision to release the institutionalized onto the streets) destroyed NY City. I have seen no positive results in the standard of US public education since President Carter initiated the costly Department of Education.  The Federal ponzi scheme concerning social security and subsidized medicine will eventually end up harming our Nation. 

These are all liberal policies which ignored basic human psychology and economic law.

It doesn&#039;t matter if it&#039;s Alphonso Jackson or Andrew Cuomo.  The institution and its policies are the bigger problem.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The US Government&#8217;s involvement in public housing (and NY State&#8217;s decision to release the institutionalized onto the streets) destroyed NY City. I have seen no positive results in the standard of US public education since President Carter initiated the costly Department of Education.  The Federal ponzi scheme concerning social security and subsidized medicine will eventually end up harming our Nation. </p>
<p>These are all liberal policies which ignored basic human psychology and economic law.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if it&#8217;s Alphonso Jackson or Andrew Cuomo.  The institution and its policies are the bigger problem.</p>
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		<title>By: Barry F.</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-275997</link>
		<dc:creator>Barry F.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;On March 31st, 2008 at 9:58 am, On-my-soap-box said: 

You, sir, need to keep teaching math because you sure do NOT know history.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Nor, Political Science, Soap.  :lol:</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>On March 31st, 2008 at 9:58 am, On-my-soap-box said: </p>
<p>You, sir, need to keep teaching math because you sure do NOT know history.</p></blockquote>
<p>Nor, Political Science, Soap.  <img src='http://michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif' alt=':lol:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Barry F.</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-275992</link>
		<dc:creator>Barry F.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;On March 31st, 2008 at 9:48 am, lgm said: 

As for Vince Foster…

&lt;blockquote&gt;Wrestling with clinical depression, Foster was prescribed the mild sleeping aid/anti-anxiety pill Trazodone over the phone by his doctor, though he only had taken a few before he died. The next day, Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, a federal park in Virginia. He was found with a gun in his hand and gunshot residue on that hand.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

You really should try some other sources, beside Wikipedia, lgm.  Give something like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/FOSTER_COVERUP/foster.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45250&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;this&lt;/a&gt; a try for a little more analysis.  ;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>On March 31st, 2008 at 9:48 am, lgm said: </p>
<p>As for Vince Foster…</p>
<blockquote><p>Wrestling with clinical depression, Foster was prescribed the mild sleeping aid/anti-anxiety pill Trazodone over the phone by his doctor, though he only had taken a few before he died. The next day, Foster was found dead in Fort Marcy Park, a federal park in Virginia. He was found with a gun in his hand and gunshot residue on that hand.</p></blockquote>
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<p>You really should try some other sources, beside Wikipedia, lgm.  Give something like <a href="http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/POLITICS/FOSTER_COVERUP/foster.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> or <a href="http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45250" rel="nofollow">this</a> a try for a little more analysis.  <img src='http://michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Barry F.</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2008/03/31/shady-hud-secretary-to-resign/comment-page-1/#comment-275987</link>
		<dc:creator>Barry F.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;If this happens to work, I say we begin a writing campaign to clean out the Senate and House.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

I&#039;m with 30.  Break out the pens and paper or keyboards and printers!  ;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>If this happens to work, I say we begin a writing campaign to clean out the Senate and House.</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;m with 30.  Break out the pens and paper or keyboards and printers!  <img src='http://michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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