Birds of a feather...

Grant fraud probe includes suspects with ties to Obama, Wright

11:20 AM 09/11/2013

Chuck Ross

Illinois state workers with ties to President Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright have been charged with fraud involving grants from state health and commerce departments, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

In total, 13 state workers have been charged after a multi-year investigation found fraudulent state grant and contract activity adding up to more than $16 million, including embezzlement from an AIDS benefit organization.

The numerous cases — some of which stretch back to 2011 — were investigated by the U.S. Postal Service, the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Secretary of State’s office, according to the Sun-Times.

Jeri L. Wright, whose father was Obama’s controversial pastor, is charged with money laundering and making false statements to a grand jury.

Wright said she is a “close associate and friend” with Regina and Ronald Evans. Mrs. Evans is the former police chief of Country Club Hills, Ill.

The Evanses will soon be sentenced for embezzling nearly half of a $1.25 million commerce grant. The couple admitted that they spent the loot on personal debt and gifts for friends.

Quinshaunta Golden is the former chief of staff to long-time Obama friend Eric E. Whitaker, the former head of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Jones is accused of skimming $433,000 in kickbacks on health department grants and contracts, according to the Sun-Times.

The Sun-Times reported that Whitaker is cooperating with the investigation and had no knowledge of Golden’s scheme.

Retired south side Chicago state Rep. Connie Howard, a Democrat, admitted to embezzling tens of thousands of dollars for personal and political use, according to the Sun-Times.

Howard co-founded Let’s Talk, Let’s Test, which was devoted to ending the scourge of AIDS in Chicago’s black community. The former executive director of the group is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money for personal use.

Other examples of fraud include two members of the National Black Nurses Association. Margaret Davis admitted to spending half a million dollars on personal mortgage and credit card payments. Her associate, Tonja Cook, admitted to helping in the scheme.

Also set for trial is Chicago businessman Leon Dingle Jr. and his wife Karin. They are accused of using $3 million in health grants for various personal investments.

Jacqueline Kilpatrick and Edward Clemons, associates of the Dingles, are accused of using $700,000 in embezzled funds to pay for a vacation home in South Carolina as well as luxury cars and a fur coat.

Brian Costin, director of government reform at the Illinois Policy Institute, said that the large investigation is evidence of widespread systemic issues.

“Grant fraud has been a problem in Illinois for many years,” Costin told The Daily Caller News Foundation in a phone interview. “There’s virtually no transparency or accountability measures built into the system.”

Costin said that bills proposing increased transparency are routinely shot down by the state legislature.

“Some people had connections in one way or another to the President, and maybe they felt ‘hey, we can get away with this,’” said Costin who said that he is very worried about the potential for widespread fraud with the implementation of Obamacare.

“There are a lot of grants being given out to various local agencies to make this push to register people for Obamacare or Medicaid,” he said. “Is there going to be transparency over this process?”

Over $190 million worth of no-bid contracts will be issued to help track track, store, and process the state’s cases under Obamacare, according to a recent Fox News report. The massive program will require many states to upgrade their information technology systems.

Illinois was able to circumvent the contract bidding process by partnering with the state of Michigan which uses the Maryland-based company Client Network Services Incorporated to process its Medicaid claims.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal cancelled a contract with CNSI after the company was targeted in an investigation into possible criminal activity over the procurement of a $200 million contract.

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Hmmm. Very predictable for this administration.. Muslims get a permit to demonstrate on 9-11 but patriotic bikers are denied

Wonder if Sheila Gotha is a Muslim or just another mindless, un-American Liberal.  Like to have her email address to spread around. Or, better yet, her phone number.

DC throws up roadblock for patriotic bikers

Permit denied for rally to counter Muslim march

(Biz Pac Review) - The countdown to Sept. 11 commemoration demonstrations by patriotic bikers versus a fringe Muslim “truther” group is taking shape, and despite some confusion about the technicalities, the court of popular opinion isn’t even close:

Let the good guys roll.

Denied a permit by the nation’s capital for a special “non-stop” ride through town with a waiver for red lights, stop signs and other traffic controls, organizers of the “2 Million Bikers to DC” ride to remember 9/11 are undeterred.

Just riding on a public street doesn’t take any special permission after all, even if you have a million people doing it. They just sought the permit to make life easier on the city’s residents and businesses.

So the ride will go on. It’s just going to take a little longer.

“We find this regretful for the residents and businesses of that great city, and humbly offer our apologies,” organizers wrote on Facebook  Saturday. “What could have been a one or two hour ride through will now likely be an all-day event. We will be obeying all laws. We will be stopping at all stoplights, stop signs, and yielding to all pedestrians.”

The ride’s route won’t be posted in advance for security reasons, but the lineup is set to begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Harley Davidson of Washington (9402 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, Md.) with a blessing, Pledge of Allegiance and guest speakers.

Kickstands go up at 11 a.m.

(UPDATE: Organizers of “2 Million Bikers to DC” have been monitoring coverage of the event closely. In a comment on this story posted below, the group thanked the unofficial response from the Beltway-area police.)

 We WILL ride as we did not really need a permit, but did apply for THEIR benefit. We were told by Sheila Gotha of the Permits DEPT. “This Ride Only event has been denied.” When asked why, her only response was “It’s a weekday and DC residents are not going to happy with you folks.”

We did our best to explain that IF we received assistance with road blocks, etc. it would be beneficial to the residents of DC as we would be able to get through in much less time. Her response, “Permit Denied”. NOW I will say almost every LEO Dept that was on that call did reach out to us afterwards. They were concerned as well, but MOST were VERY SUPPORTIVE! They were not able to help with road blocks, but wished us well!

Meanwhile, the Muslims have a permit, but how much of a protest is tough to predict.

The American Muslim Political Action Committee announced Saturday it had received a permit for the misleadingly labeled Million Americans Against Fear demonstration – formerly known as the Million Muslim March – to go ahead Wednesday on the National Mall.

It also announced it had received a commitment from U.S. Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus to speak at the event.

However, the demonstration has drawn little support from better known Muslim groups and will likely be dwarfed by the bikers in the streets.

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MSNBC Thumped by Fox News...Actually this news isn't surprising for two reasons...

First the obvious.  MSNBC isn't really a news channel.  Its actually the propaganda bureau for the Obama Administration.  All informed, intelligent US citizen knows that full well.  So, that would certainly impact ratings.  The only reason they even appear on the radar is the abundance of ill-informed government dependents with TV sets.

Now, the second reason may be a bit more obscure, but bear with me.  You see, the left-wing, liberal, progressives, socialists, Marxists...or whatever moniker they go by today are and always have been the minority in our country.  Its only by their corruption, plus alliances with the mainstream media and Hollywood and their padding of voter roles with hordes of lazy government dependents  have they been able to stay in power. Of course with Obamacare, continued high unemployment, particularly among the very people who supported Barry and his ilk, this too may be coming to an end in the near term. So, with so few of these parasitic elite around to view MSNBC, their audience is already handicapped.  And why do the libs watch MSNBC?  So they know what to dictate to all us lowly, ill-informed, unaware, uninitiated constituents.  You see, the elite are so good at telling others how to live their lives.  But then they are so poor at taking their own advice.  Its always been "Do as I say, not as I do" for the Liberals.

MSNBC Thumped in Saturday’s Cable Coverage of Syria

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff

September 4, 2013 1:01 pm

MSNBC finished way behind Fox News and CNN Saturday during cable news coverage of developments in Syria, Variety reports.

Nielsen estimated Fox News was the most-watched news network during the special breaking news coverage on Syria from noon to 5 p.m. ET, averaging 971,000 viewers, with CNN next at 926,000 and MSNBC a distant third at just 390,000:

While both FNC and CNN saw significant week-over-week gains, third-place MSNBC actually was down about 20% week to week, averaging 390,000 viewers for its Syria coverage.

In the key news demo of adults 25-54, CNN (242,000) edged FNC (235,000), with MSNBC drawing 124,000 [NOTE: still far too many Libs...we need to thin the herd more].

On a total day basis, which includes hours before and after the breaking news coverage, Fox News led with 772,000 total viewers and 183,000 adults 25-54. CNN ran second in total viewers (470,000 to 364,000 for MSNBC), but MSNBC narrowly led CNN in adults 25-54 (154,000 to 151,000) — another indication that CNN has had difficulty maintaining an audience in the aftermath of big events.

This comes after MSNBC’s ratings tumble in 2013 continued with a poor August showing, with some primetime programs seeing nearly a 50-percent drop in viewership from a year ago. The liberal network also was crushed during the reading of the George Zimmerman murder trial verdict Saturday, July 13, finishing fourth behind Fox, CNN and HLN despite wall-to-wall coverage of the case.

A Gallup poll in July showed MSNBC was tied with such outlets as Univision, PBS and BBC as the primary source of news for just 1 percent of all U.S. adults

     

Sometimes there are flashes of brilliance found in posts to political articles...Very well said rdman_VietVet...and thanks for your service!

rdman_VietVet  Canadianlady 

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The law of the Chicago community organizer gulags gives Obama the perverted rationale for using intimidation and force when it suits his ends. He believes he is a law unto himself, cynically living in the world of realpolitik where what matters is to prevail, regardless of right or wrong.

It is impossible to be congenial with and dangerous to trust a person like Obama, since he takes every sign of friendliness or cooperation as a sign of weakness and therefore, an invitation to take advantage of others.

Treacherous and immoral, Obama has absolutely no compunction about lying, cheating, stealing or reneging on his promises.

He will resort to any unconstitutional illegality or ruse to get what he wants. He will blatantly and outrageously lie repeatedly so endlessly and vehemently that he himself can no longer tell the lie from the truth. The smallest hint of opposition from others will bring an avalanche of retaliation from him.

Obama is able to destroy because he does not identify with 
anyone else. His egocentricity allows him to see only himself in the world, and if the world does not reflect him, he will hate the world so much that he will attempt to set it on fire in any region of vulnerability and instability... at this point in time, the Middle East.

However, it is doubtful that the Chicago community organizer gulags, ACORN and Alinsky prepared Obama to insult and pick a fight with the likes of Comrade KGB Putin.

Very, very dangerous times, Folks!!!

Fox News “The Five” – balanced, fair, intelligent reporting – CRUSHES the liberal shows – MSNBC’s Ed “I’m still relevant, aren’t I” Schultz and CNN’s Wolf “I never leave my situation room” Blitzer by multiples

Proves one thing – there are more of us intelligent, conservative, American Patriots out there then the Liberals want to let on.  We will be back in power and we will put this country back on the course of prosperity, morality, righteousness, and world strength and respectability.  Be on notice Liberals – your days are numbered!

Schultz Posts Dismal Third-Place Ratings in Return to Week Days

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff

August 28, 2013 6:15 pm

The return of MSNBC’s Ed Schultz to week days did not pay off in the ratings for the struggling liberal network. The Ed Show, which replaced Hardball with Chris Matthews at 5 p.m., garnered just 486,000 viewers Monday to lose to CNN’s The Situation Room (488,000 viewers) and Fox News Channel’s The Five (1,979,000).

More proof that Liberals care not one iota about justice, about truth, about doing what is right...they care only about pushing their destructive agendas

It's Super-Media! With the Power to Detect Non-Existent Racism

Ann Coulter | Aug 28, 2013

The media's fixation on the Trayvon Martin case, while ignoring much more brutal crimes with clearer racial motivations, is a return to pre-O.J. America.

The thesis of my book, "Mugged: Racial Demagoguery From the Seventies to Obama" -- out in paperback this week! -- is that after decades of liberals play-acting Racist America, wherein they cast themselves as civil rights champions, and other, random white people as Bull Connor (a Democrat), it all ended with the O.J. verdict.

That's when white America said, That's it. The white guilt bank is shut down. It was one of the best things that ever happened to America -- especially for black people.

But then in 2007, Barack Obama brought it all back. In order to immunize the most left-wing presidential candidate the nation has ever seen, the Non-Fox Media went into overdrive reporting their fantasies of an America full of racists, constantly terrorizing innocent blacks.

Of course, once Republicans got the Democrats to stop terrorizing black people, there was no one else doing it. Nonetheless, for decades, the media would highlight every apparent white-on-black crime, treating each such incident as the Crime of the Century.

White-on-black crimes were, and are, freakishly rare. But the media weren't showcasing these one-off events as man-bites-dog stories, but rather as dog-bites-man stories in a universe brimming with packs of rabid dogs. According to liberals, whites attacking blacks was an epidemic -- a nationwide "cancer," in the words of erstwhile New York City Mayor Ed Koch.

In December 1986, a gang of white toughs were roaming around Howard Beach, Queens, brawling with anyone they met. They beat up an off-duty white fireman. They attacked a couple of Hispanics. But it was only when the young delinquents fought with three black men -- Cedric Sandiford, Timothy Grimes and Michael Griffith -- that they secured their place in history and became the literary event of the season!

After the initial encounter between the black and white punks -- there were epithets exchanged and criminal records on both sides -- the white gang returned with a baseball bat, spoiling for a fight. Grimes ran off unharmed, Sandiford got beaten, and Griffith tried to flee by climbing through a hole in a fence -- and ran directly into a busy six-lane highway, where he was hit by a car and killed.

The police summarily concluded that the white gang's other fights that night had "no racial overtones." Only the fight with the blacks constituted a hate crime. The FBI opened an investigation and 50 police officers were assigned to investigate. Hollywood made a movie about Howard Beach. The New York Times still celebrates anniversaries of the Howard Beach attack.

News stories were brimming with references to Birmingham and Selma. Columnist Jimmy Breslin wrote, "Howard Beach suddenly has become what Birmingham once meant." (A few years later, the ethnically sensitive Breslin was suspended for denouncing a young Korean-American colleague in the newsroom as a "slant-eyed b***h.")

In an op-ed for The New York Times, Atlantic editor Jack Beatty blamed Howard Beach on the Republican Party: "From Richard M. Nixon's 'Southern strategy' to Ronald Reagan's boilerplate about 'welfare queens,' the legatees of the party of Lincoln have wrung political profit from the white backlash. Howard Beach shows that the politics of prejudice may have some vile life left in it yet."

In 1986, only 2.6 percent of all homicides in the entire country were white-on-black killings. Black criminals killed nearly three times as many white people (949) as whites killed blacks (378) and they killed 16 times as many black people (6,235) as whites did.

Mayor Koch called the Howard Beach attack "the most horrendous incident of violence in the nine years I have been mayor."

Earlier that year, a 20-year-old white design student, Dawn Livecchi, answered the doorbell at her Fort Greene, Brooklyn, townhouse and was shot dead by a black man, Anthony Neal Jenkins, who had followed her home from the grocery store.

One Queens woman interviewed by the Times about the Howard Beach attack mentioned that her husband had been beaten so badly by a group of blacks that he remained in a coma two years later.

In one of dozens of "retaliatory" attacks that invariably follow these media-created racial incidents, the day after the attack, a black gang beat and robbed a white, 17-year-old boy sitting at a Queens bus stop, shouting, "Howard Beach! Howard Beach!" "He's a white boy, and they killed a black boy at Howard Beach."

Just a week before the Howard Beach attack there was another interracial crime in a neighborhood only slightly farther away from The New York Times' building than Howard Beach is. A 63-year-old white woman, Ann Viner, was attacked at her home in New Canaan, Conn., savagely beaten, dragged to her swimming pool and drowned by two 20-year-old black men.

It was the first murder in the affluent town in 17 years. That seems like a newsworthy event to me.

But the Times mentioned Viner's murder only in three short news items, totaling less than a thousand words. The longest piece, 500 words, was an initial report on the murder -- when there was still hope that the killers were white! No other major news outlets in the country mentioned Viner's murder.

So if you're confused by the blanket coverage of the Trayvon Martin case -- attracting even the attention of the president of the United States! -- while far more common and more vicious black-on-white murders are ignored, try to understand that liberals are frightened by change. They are desperately clinging to a world that never existed.

Their fantasy of an America bristling with racists allows them to portray any criticism of our massively incompetent and dangerous president as just another sad episode of oh-so-typical white racism. They have to protect Obama, so the rest of us have to get Mugged .

There is no doubt in my mind that the Obama Administration will have only one legacy - it will be recognized as the most corrupt administration this country has ever put into power

Obama To Americans: “I Adore Incompetent People!”

AUGUST 28, 2013 BY FLOYD BROWN

As a candidate, Barack Obama offered to govern as the most “open and honest” administration in history. Sadly, we’ve learned at great expense that these empty words are just another example of the corruption of Obama’s tenure.

I was reminded again of Obama’s dishonest and fraudulent conduct last week when the Justice Department released details of its case against John C. Beale.

Beale is the disgraced deputy assistant administrator in the Office of Air and Radiation at the EPA. He stands accused of stealing $886,186 between 2000 and 2013. You see, Beale had schemed a way to pay himself the nearly one million he stole in the form of salary bonuses.

Beale most recently worked for Gina McCarthy as her top deputy. This is the same Gina McCarthy who was recently promoted by Obama to run the entire EPA.

But you have to ask yourself why McCarthy wasn’t held accountable for her subordinate’s criminal activity. Is it now standard operating procedure to promote managers who can’t spot theft and crime right under their noses?

I’m old enough to remember a time when the top boss was held accountable for corruption within his or her team.

A Long, Dark History

Now, the Beale corruption is really small potatoes compared to other government corruption. In fact, I’m beginning to believe the Obama administration is so corrupt that it’s impossible to keep track of it all. So I decided to reflect a little.

Right out of the gate, Barack Obama nominated a tax cheater to be Treasury Secretary. That’s right… Obama actually put Timothy Geithner in charge of the agency he attempted to defraud. When you reflect on the chutzpah of this appointment, it’s easy to see how the IRS has become a rogue agency that targets Obama’s political opponents with audits, penalties, and litigation.

Next came the outrageous $825 billion stimulus bill. It was supposedly going to create jobs and get the economy moving. Instead, it was a maze of profiteering and crony capitalism. Obama swore the “green economy” would produce no less than millions of jobs and one million electric vehicles. The Energy Department alone dished out $35.2 billion in stimulus money. But then Solyndra went bankrupt, and taxpayers lost nearly half a billion dollars on that swindle alone.

And let’s not forget Operation Fast and Furious, when the U.S. Justice Department lawlessly placed thousands of guns in the hands of criminals in Mexico. The Obama administration actually ordered gun storeowners to illegally sell thousands of guns to known criminals.

During the Chrysler and GM bankruptcy, Obama bagged the Fifth Amendment along with well-established bankruptcy law by illegally stripping secured bondholders of their rights. These bondholders consisted of pension funds for retired teachers and policemen. In fact, there’s a word for this lawless behavior: theft.

Or how about the military action in Libya? Obama had no congressional approval to carry out this unlawful intervention. Even George W. Bush didn’t overthrow Saddam Hussein until he asked Congress for permission.

Then Obama had four U.S. citizens obliterated by drones without legal due process. Ron Paul, who was then in Congress, said Obama’s actions might be impeachable offenses. This led to a chorus in Congress that accused Obama of violating the U.S. Constitution; yet no follow-up has occurred.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it shows that the corruption is neither recent nor isolated. Maybe we were naïve to have expected a politician from Chicago, infamous as a corrupt and crony-governed city, to be a fair and honest man.

But now that we know his administration is riddled with corruption, we have to ask a deeper question about the rule of law. If Obama and his underlings can engage in this much criminal activity with no accountability, has the culture of honest governing permanently come to an end?

This article originally appeared at CapitolHillDaily.com and is reprinted here with permission.