Slow movin', slow groovin' John Conyers wants to get to the bottom of all this. HotAir has the story: John Conyers has now announced that he wants a Congressional investigation of ACORN — and of O’Keefe and Giles.
Shoot that messenger, John. Don't let them get away with this!
IG reviews ACORN's involvement with Justice Dept.
ReplyDeleteInspector General Glenn Fine wrote Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, that his office would examine whether ACORN sought or received any Justice Department grant money, or conducted any reviews of ACORN's use of such money.
Oh, this is the same guy who wanted a Congressional hearing into why DOJ dropped the ball on the Blank Panther voter intimidation case in Philly - and then backed off citing 'the powers that be".
ReplyDeleteFor those of you who missed it, last night my husband was at a fund raiser for Bernie Sanders. Guess who was there railing about Obama having broken EVERY promise?
John Conyers.
The game he's playing is 'how do I get Obama by the short hairs'.
Count on it.
This John Conyers?
ReplyDeleteDo you get the feeling that Democrats might be trying to discourage this sort of investigative journalism?
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.
CC,
ReplyDeleteDo you get the feeling that Democrats might be trying to discourage this sort of racism?
FIFY ;-)
CC
ReplyDeleteWell, O'keefe and Giles do not have the legal cover of journalists. Let's just call them whistle blowers. Which the law does give cover to, as ACORN has been the recipient of serious tax payer money.
Oh, forgot this part. Conyers' wife, Monica, was President of the Detroit City Council. She was under investigation by the FBI and earlier this year pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bribery.
From today's BotW:
ReplyDeleteAre You Ready for Some Atonement?
New York football fans will be faced with a dilemma this Sunday, Bloomberg reports, as the Giants and Jets will be playing simultaneously:
This is the first time the two National Football League teams in the U.S.'s largest media market will play their games at the same time since 1984. They are usually staggered to help draw more television viewers.
Actually, that's not quite true: The Giants and Jets both played at 1 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2007. The Giants shot down the Jets, 35-24. Speaking of Zbigniew Brzezinski, it turns out the scheduling conflict is the result of a Jewish conspiracy:
The NFL moved the Jets' game against the Tennessee Titans in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sept. 27 to 1 p.m. from 4:15 p.m. so observant fans would be able to make it home before sundown on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. The Giants play at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Detroit Lions are also playing at 1 p.m., and they've got a lot to atone for.
Is this the same John Conyers that has a family member that is corrupt as the come?
ReplyDeleteHe should feel right at home with investigations!
Yes, Atilla - I do remember hearing about his wife.
ReplyDeleteI'm absolutely sure he knew nothing about what she was up to.
[COUGH.]
See you all again tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteLater all.
Bye, DEZ! See you tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteBetween this and he Patterson business, it's hard not to escape the conclusion that the Hopey-Change coalition is dissolving at an ever increasing rate.
ReplyDeleteFairly soon there will only puffs of plasma where there was once a "mandate."
DEZ stay safe
ReplyDeleteAtilla the Honey: Even though they were acting independently, wouldn't James and Hannah be considered journalists once they partnered with Andrew Breitbart to publish the results?
ReplyDeleteLucius,
ReplyDeleteThe Detroit Lions are also playing at 1 p.m., and they've got a lot to atone for.
I think the phrase you're look for is "take the field." After a couple years of "rebuilding" the Lions might be up to "playing."
;-P
DEZ:
ReplyDeleteLater, buddy.
Don't accuse Conyers and Obama of corruption; that constitutes a racist imposition of eurocentric "values" in an effort to keep people of color in thrall to their white masters.
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ReplyDeleteI go back to the Pentagon Papers. Ellsworth leaked them, WaPo was the journalistic enterprise that published them.
Let them drag a twenty year-old girl before some Congressional panel, for the crime of committing citizen journalism. That'll look great.
ReplyDeleteConyers, though...that guy is better than Tylenol PM with a melatonin chaser.
Is he calling for an investigation of Deep Throat also....or just Woodward and Bernstein?
ReplyDeleteToday I can't be around 'til the bar opens.
ReplyDeleteI am way too tired.
Realwest and the C2 team thanks again from the bottom of my heart.
- - -
Gals, guys 'n 'menschen'.
See y'all down the road.
I love {y’all) Really!
This is Mrs. John Conyers
ReplyDeleteA pitiful Teamster official who practically crawled to the table on his knees expressing profuse respect for this disrespectful body was battered by both the crowd and the council.
When he dared suggest that an improved Cobo Center would create more good-paying jobs for union workers, Conyers reminded him, "Those workers look like you; they don't look like me."
ATH: I'm not sure if the comparison is applicable, but it's a point to consider.
ReplyDeleteThere was a case a few years ago in which an aspiring crime writer refused to give up her sources regarding some content in the book she wrote about a murder trial. IIRC, the judge ruled against her because she didn't have a contract for the book and was therefore considered an amateur with no legal protection. I think in the Internet age, it's time to redefine who is a journalist. Clearly James and Hannah were doing the job 60 Minutes and the rest of them won't do anymore.
Bye, Callahan!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I just sent in applications for work in Afghanistan with KBR and DynCorp.
ReplyDeleteWish me luck.
:')
{doppelganglander}
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ReplyDeleteThere have been quite a few lawsuits over 'hidden camera' investigations by 'reputable' news organizations.
Food Lion vs. ABC for one.
And Food Lion won.
That's why they don't do it anymore
DS
ReplyDeleteYou did WHAT? What kind of work?
/good luck - i think
ATH,
ReplyDeleteContractor work....in Afghanistan.
Yoo-hoo! ↑
ReplyDelete/crook'd finger
//suggestive wink
Atilla,
ReplyDeleteIt's not up to Conyers or Congress to decide if they are "real" journalists, deserving of constitutional protection. I would suggest that for Congress to insert itself into that argument would be unconstitutional. Anyone who reports upon a story for public consumption is a journalist. Whether or not you get paid for it is another issue.