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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

New ACORN effort is mobilizing voters, run by woman indicted for violating election laws

Matthew Vadum over at Human Events reports ACORN is alive and well, though operating under a different name: Disturbingly, Project Vote, ACORN's scandal-plagued voter registration and mobilization division, remains open for business. Project Vote has been part of the ACORN family since at least 1992 when Barack Obama ran a...

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Voters Suspicious Of Fraud At Ballot Box – Harry Reid name already checked

Voter Joyce Ferrara said when they went to vote for Republican Sharron Angle, her Democratic opponent, Sen. Harry Reid's name was already checked.

FOX5 News Las Vegas

EXCERPTS:

"Ferrara said she wasn't alone in her voting experience. She said her husband and several others voting at the same time all had the same thing happen."Something's not right," Ferrara said. "One person that's a fluke. Two, that's strange. But several within a five minute period of time — that's wrong.""

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Discreetly tucked away in the 'Business Day' section of the New York Times: Treasury Hid A.I.G. Loss, Report Says By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH October 26, 2010 The United States Treasury concealed $40 billion in likely taxpayer losses on the bailout of the American International Group earlier this month, when it abandoned its usual method for [...]

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Jimmy Carter: Obama suffers more than any other president in history

Call the waaahmbulance.

Jimmy Carter went on Tavis Smiley show to discuss what he calls the Supreme Court's "stupid ruling" when it comes to Citizens United case. Obviously, Carter objects to free speech and corporations spending their own money in campaigns.

Additionally, Carter claims President Obama is the president who has "suffered" the most in history thanks to the republicans who object to his spending and big government proposals.

Are you kidding me?

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The Fed’s Quantitative Easing and the Economy

Quantitative easing is a largely experimental tool employed by the Federal Reserve to address a continuing sluggish economy and the renewed potential of deflation. That the Fed faces this prospect is final proof positive that President Barack Obama's Keynesian stimulus policies have failed, leaving monetary policy as the sole remaining major stimulus tool. The risks associated with quantitative easing are substantial, including that it will fail, or will trigger a resurgence of inflation with or without a pickup in output growth. Even if successful, the Fed will need to act decisively down the road, reversing course by pushing up short-term and long-term interest rates to prevent a bout of new asset price bubbles and inflation. These future actions could produce another recession in the face of still-high unemployment. Navigating these waters successfully will require extraordinary skill and luck. The President and Congress could greatly improve the Fed's prospects for success by vowing not to raise taxes and instead reducing federal budget deficits by substantially reducing spending.

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UNHINGED LEFTIST Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is Paid Far Left Activist

For the record…
The Unhinged Leftist Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is a Paid Activist

MoveOn.org contract employee Lauren Valle stalked and lunged at Rand Paul outside the final debate last night.

Valle, from Falmouth, Massachusetts, was tackled and stepped on by Paul supporters. (TPM)

The media will make this far left activist out to be a martyr today. We already know that.
It certainly was over the line to put a shoe on her shoulder or head.

But, Lauren knew exactly what she was doing.
She's had plenty of practice. She's a professional leftist activist.

Lauren was booked in May on felony charges. (LPSO)

Lauren protested oil companies in Louisiana during the BP oil spill. (Telegraph)

Luaren Valle was charged with the felony charges of Unauthorized Entry of a Critical Infrastructure and Unauthorized Entry of an Inhabited Dwelling in May.

Lauren vandalized a ship in May.

Harbor police talk to Greenpeace activists Scott Cardiff (R) and Lauren Valle (L) who are hanging from the bridge painting with their messages on the ship Harvey Explorer at an industrial port at Port Fourchon, Louisiana, May 24, 2010. The activists used oil from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico spill to paint the message "Arctic Next?" on the bridge of the ship, which is scheduled to depart for Alaska to support drilling operations in July. (REUTERS/Greenpeace)

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Thug in Chief to Latino Supporters: “Punish Your Enemies”

HOPE and CHANGE – Chicago-Style

(AP)

Barack Obama gave his marching orders:

** Obama: "They Bring a Knife…We Bring a Gun"
** Obama to His Followers: "Get in Their Faces!"
** Obama on ACORN Mobs: "I don't want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I'm angry!"
** Obama to His Mercenary Army: "Hit Back Twice As Hard"
** Obama on the private sector: "We talk to these folks… so I know whose ass to kick."
** Obama to voters: Republican victory would mean "hand to hand combat"
** Obama to lib supporters: "It's time to Fight for it."

And then there's this…
Obama told far left Latinos to go out there and "punish" your enemies.

"If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, 'We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us,' if they don't see that kind of upsurge in voting in this election, then I think it's gonna be harder and that's why I think it's so important that people focus on voting on November 2."

Unreal. Obama doesn't even talk about radical Islamists that way.

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Vote Fraud, Texas Style

How do you stop a wave? Cheat.

Allegations are swirling around Harris County, Texas (Houston metro area) that SEIU and local Democrats are harassing, intimidating or tricking Republican voters. Early voting started last Monday in Harris County and the charges of improper behavior started almost immediately.

In August, Harris County's registrar and chief election officer Leo Vasquez reported that thousands of fraudulent voter registration forms were turned in by Houston Votes, a group that walks like an ACORN, smells like ACORN and quacks like ACORN.

You would think that these allegations would be taken seriously by those responsible for enforcing Texas election law. But, the Harris County Attorney, Vince Ryan, is a partisan hack.

He didn't start looking into allegations until local Democrats complained that Republican poll watchers were doing stuff like… well, watching polls. In Pajamas Media, there's a story today revealing some of the shenanigans being pulled by fraudsters.

These people have no desire whatsoever to have ordinary, honest citizens casting a single vote after careful consideration of candidate qualifications and positions. They don't want ordinary, honest citizens monitoring the voting process or reporting activities such as busing in hordes of illegal aliens and having them cast ballots that are already filled out.

Like I said yesterday, if these races are close then the fraudsters will win.

When you go vote—and I'm sure you will GO AND VOTE—make sure you have your camera or phone handy. Stick around a while before and after voting. Look around. If you see purple T-shirts, take photos. If you see thuggish looking dudes wearing paramilitary costumes and acting like two-bit club bouncers, take video and report them to your local election officials.

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BREAKING !!! BARBARA BOXER Caught Lying on Her Disclosure Forms

OOPS! It looks like Senator Ma'am herself, Barbara Boxer, the chair of the Senate ethics committee has some "splaining" to do. According to Roger Simon at Pajamas Media that Boxer neglected to disclose that she had a huge interest in a million-dollar residence in Oakland, as well as the mortgage. Since she is in charge of the ethics committee she should know that she violated Senate rules.

The Foundation for Ethics in Public Service (FEPS) has asked both the Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice to investigate Boxer's lack of disclosure.

The specific property FEPS is referring to is an Oakland, California, home valued at over a million dollars and co-owned by Boxer, her husband Stewart, their son Douglas, and his wife Amy. The letter to Holder reads in part:

Despite the fact that Senator Boxer had an ownership in 854 Longridge Road [in Oakland], she failed to report this substantial real property asset on any of her personal financial disclosures between 2002 and 2010. She had also failed to report the mortgage on the property. Further, she failed to report the purchase of 854 Longridge Road in 2002. Each year Boxer was required to have filed a "full and complete report."

The filing of false or incomplete disclosure statements is in violation of the Ethics in Government Act. The Act authorizes the Attorney General of the United States to seek civil penalties against Senators who knowingly and willfully falsify or fail to report required information. The knowing and willful concealment of the existence of substantial amount of real property for a prolonged period may subject Senators to federal criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. paragraph 101. [other citations are available in the full letter which is below]

Just two weeks ago there was another report of a Boxer real estate "issue."

According to an October 13 Washington Examiner article by Marta Mossburg ("It's time for Sen. Barbara Boxer to come clean on her mortgage loans"), Boxer held no fewer than seven mortgages with Countrywide Financial, the company at the center of the mortgage scandal she was investigating as chair of her committee.

And the most ironic part of all, it was Boxer who as Chair of the Ethics Committee who sent Chris Dodd a letter demanding that he come clean about his Countrywide loans.

Ms. Boxer is an adherent of the of the Progressive meme that there are two sets of rules, one for them and one for the rest of us. Below is the letter that FEPS sent to the Senate Ethics Committee:

The Honorable Mark Pryor, Majority Member
The Honorable Johnny Isakson, Vice Chair
Select Committee on Ethics
United States Senate
Room 220, Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Fax: 202-224-7416

Re: Request for investigation of Senator Barbara Boxer

Dear Vice Chairman Isakson and Senator Pryor:

The Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, a non-partisan, non-profit corporation, respectfully requests that you begin an investigation to determine whether Senator Barbara Boxer, the Chair of this Committee, violated the Senate Rules of Conduct by failing to disclose valuable real property on her Personal Financial Disclosure Reports between 2002 and 2010. Because Senators' "full and complete public financial disclosure" is at the "heart of the code of conduct" that this Committee and Senator Boxer are charged with enforcing, we believe this matter deserves your full and prompt investigation. See Senate Ethics Manual, Chapter 5, p. 124.

A Home for Senator Boxer's Adult Son
In February of 2002, a single-family home in Alameda County, California, was conveyed by Vito Badalamenti, Jr., and Sheryl Badalamenti, to the following individuals: Senator Boxer and her husband, Stewart Boxer; and Senator Boxer's son, Douglas, and his wife, Amy Boxer. The address of the home is 854 Longridge Road, Oakland, California, 94610. The property parcel ID number is 11-883-21. Upon information and belief, the home is worth over a million dollars. Public records indicate that 854 Longridge Road is encumbered by a mortgage, but is still co-owned by Senator Boxer.

Between 2002 and 2010, Senator Boxer appears never to have used 854 Longridge Road as a personal residence or for vacation or recreational purposes. Rather, it appears to have been the residence of her son Douglas, her daughter-in-law, Amy, and their two children. Senator Boxer's California residence for most of this time (and for almost thirty years) was her home at 286 North Almenar Drive in Greenbrae, Marin County, California. See Beth Ashley, Boxer says goodbye to Marin; senator to split time between Oakland, Washington, and Rancho Mirage, The Mercury News, July 12, 2006.

But in early July 2006, Senator Boxer "downsized." She and her husband sold and vacated their Greenbrae house to move to a home in Rancho Mirage, California. Id. Since that time, Senator Boxer has kept a home in Washington, D.C., with her daughter, Nichole. She has also continued to own a condominium in Jack London Square, Oakland, with her husband, Stewart. Id. At the time of her move from Greenbrae, Senator Boxer stated: "We needed to downsize… I have a son and daughter-in-law [i.e., Douglas and Amy Boxer] in Oakland. My husband's office is in Oakland. It made a lot of sense for us to move." Id. The Mercury News reported that in 2005, "the Boxers bought a house with a pool in Rancho Mirage near Palm Springs and now plan to split their time in Oakland, Southern California and Washington, D.C., where [Senator Boxer] shares a home with daughter Nichole." Id. Remarking on her new homes, Senator Boxer said, "Jack London Square is a very dynamic area. And I love the beauty of the mountains" in Rancho Mirage. Id.

Accordingly, it appears that Senator Boxer's only personal residences between 2002 and 2010 were her houses in Greenbrae and Rancho Mirage, her home in Washington, D.C., and the condominium she shares with her husband in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland. She was merely an owner-investor in 854 Longridge Road, which was actually occupied by her son Douglas, his wife, and their two children.

Senator Boxer's Disclosures Under Rule 34 and the Ethics in Government Act
Despite the fact that Senator Boxer had an ownership interest in 854 Longridge Road, she failed to report this substantial real property asset on any of her personal financial disclosures between 2002 and 2010. See 5 U.S.C. app. § 102(a)(3). She has also failed to report the mortgage on the property. See 5 U.S.C. app. § 102(a)(4). Further, she failed to report the purchase of 854 Longridge Road in 2002. See 5 U.S.C. app. § 102(a)(5). Each year, Senator Boxer was required to have filed a "full and complete report." See 5 U.S.C. app. § 102(b)(1).

The filing of false or incomplete disclosure statements is in violation of the Ethics in Government Act, which is incorporated into Senate Rule 34. This Committee has jurisdiction over Senators' compliance with Rule 34. Further, the Ethics in Government Act authorizes the Attorney General of the United States to seek civil penalties against Senators who knowingly and willfully falsify or fail to report required information. 5 U.S.C. app. § 104(a). The knowing and willful concealment of the existence of substantial amount of real property over a prolonged period may subject Senators to federal criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001. See also Chapter 5, Senate Ethics Manual (2003 Edition), page 127.
Senator Boxer may assert that she does not co-own 854 Longridge Road for "investment" or for the "production of income" because her adult child, Douglas Boxer, and his family, live in the house. However, neither a desire to help non-dependents nor a professed lack of interest in realizing a return from appreciation on a real estate investment can create a special exception to the disclosure rules. For that reason, Rule 34 draws a bright line between real property that is held "solely" for a Senator's "recreational or personal purposes," and real property from which, even in part, a filer may derive income or a return in the form of future appreciation. See Chapter 5, Senate Ethics Manual, page 131. Likewise, the Senate's General Instructions for filers advises that a "personal residence" used for investment or production of income "must be reported." See Instructions, Part IIIB. "Conversely, property which is held or maintained purely for recreational or vacation purposes need not be reported." Id. (emphasis added).

Here, Senator Boxer retains an ownership interest in real property—her non-dependant son's home—which she does not appear to use for her own residential or recreational purposes. Senator Boxer will benefit from any future appreciation of the property, which was purchased in 2002. Further, it is possible that Senator Boxer derives income from the property, or receives some other benefit, depending on whether Douglas Boxer pays rent to the other owners and depending on the co-owners' payment of their proportional shares of the mortgage. These circumstances would trigger additional reporting requirements.

Indeed, if Douglas Boxer pays rent or makes the mortgage payments for Senator Boxer's property, the Committee should also bear in mind recent reporting from other sources regarding Douglas Boxer's income from his mother's political action committee ("PAC") and principle campaign committee during the period in which Douglas Boxer lived at 854 Longridge Road. In 2007, the non-partisan group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ("CREW") reported that Douglas Boxer's political consulting company, Douglas Boxer and Associates, had been paid $320,000 from his mother's two committees between 2001 and 2006. See Exhibit 1, attached hereto. As of September 23, 2010, Senator Boxer's committees had paid her son another $249,000 for the 2008 and 2010 election cycles. See Jim Geraghty, Barbara Boxer's Bad Week, Part Four of Five, National Review Online, Sept. 23, 2010, at http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/247516/barbara-boxer-s-bad-week-part-four-five. This means that in the ten-year period which substantially overlaps Senator Boxer's ownership of and Douglas Boxer's residence in 854 Longridge Road, Senator Boxer's committees have paid her son's political consulting company approximately $570,000.

The Investigation of the Complaint
The Senate Ethics Manual provides that "public disclosure of assets, financial interests, and investments has been required and is generally regarded as the preferred method of monitoring possible conflicts of interest of Members of the Senate…. Public disclosure is intended to provide the information necessary to allow Members' constituencies to judge official conduct in light of possible financial conflicts with private holdings." See p. 125. While filers "must" disclose outside holdings, this Committee has also made clear that Members "may" disclose additional information or provide explanation. Id.

Further, "[c]ertain conduct has been deemed by the Senate in prior cases to be unethical and improper even though such conduct may not necessarily have violated any written law, or Senate rule or regulation. Such conduct has been characterized as 'improper conduct which may reflect upon the Senate.'" Senate Ethics Manual, Appendix E, p. 432. This requires Senators to comply with both "the letter and spirit of laws and Rules." Id. at 433.

Further investigation by the Committee or law enforcement, and perhaps additional disclosures by Senator Boxer, will definitively answer the question of whether Senator Boxer has violated Rule 34 and the Ethics in Government Act. Based on the publicly-available information we have detailed here, though, we believe it is likely that for many years, Senator Boxer has failed to report her ownership of valuable real property. This would have deprived her constituents—and indeed all U.S. voters with an interest in Senator Boxer's official conduct—of an important source of information regarding her financial interests, and possibly, the motivations behind her actions and votes.

We encourage you to make a full and prompt investigation, and in the process, to compel Senator Boxer to fully and publicly account for her and her son's interest in and financial dealings involving 854 Longridge Road.

Sincerely,

Leslie W. Merritt, Jr., CPA
Executive Director
Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, Inc.

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