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Oklahoma City Wrong for Honoring Bill Clinton (Update)

March 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In an article published recently on the web site of Oklahoma’s largest newspaper, I was disappointed by the words attributed to the executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum said about President Bill Clinton on the occasion of the announcement that her group will honor the nation’s 40th president with the Reflections [...]

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Smoking Banned in Little Rock’s ‘OBAMA ROOM’

March 16th, 2010 · No Comments

During a recent stay at The Holiday Inn Presidential in Little Rock, Ark., I found the 150-room, eight-story property’s non-smoking policy attractive.  At the same time, I found its vast collection of presidential memorabilia interesting.  Most memorable about my stay, however, was the no-smoking sign (shown at right) outside a meeting space known as “THE [...]

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Oklahoma Senator Says Obama Best Liar Ever

January 28th, 2010 · 9 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) reacted to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech with a back-handed compliment, saying, “This guy can say things that aren’t true with greater conviction than anyone I’ve ever seen.” The conservative Republican shared his thoughts during a radio interview this morning with Joe Kelley of Tulsa radio station KRMG. [...]

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Did Obama Place INTERPOL Above U.S. Law?

December 29th, 2009 · 8 Comments

After learning recently that President Barack Obama had, on Dec. 17, quietly amended Executive Order 12425, I decided to find out what impact, if any, it might have on Americans.  At first blind to the potential ramifications of the amendment, I was startled at what I found once the pieces of this disturbing political puzzle [...]

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Lobbyist’s Disclosure Documents Raise Serious Questions in Chevron-Ecuador Lawsuit

October 15th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Today, I offer evidence suggesting Ben Barnes, lobbyist for the plaintiff in a lawsuit that could cost San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron $27 billion, has been reading this blog.  It takes a while to explain, but I think you’ll find it offers worthwhile and relevant information about the Chevron lawsuit now being tried in a thoroughly-corrupt [...]

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Amazon Defense Coalition PR Hack Once Worked for New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo

July 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments

File this one under: “Thanks, Google.” Yes, thanks to the capabilities of this well-known search engine, I was able to pinpoint the reason which New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo might be so interested in helping the Amazon Defense Coalition in its lawsuit against Chevron Corporation. BACKGROUND On June 2, I published a post in [...]

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What Does Allen Stanford Have in Common with Amazon Defense Coalition? Lobbyist Ben Barnes

June 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Just when I thought things couldn’t get any shadier, I’ve learned that the lobbyist now representing the Amazon Defense Coalition (via Kohn Swift & Graf, P.C.) in its $27 billion lawsuit against San Ramon, Calif.-based Chevron Corporation is the same man who represented Stanford Financial Group and its now-indicted founder R. Allen Stanford between 2002 [...]

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