What do the BP Deepwater Horizon “disaster” of 2010, the $113 billion lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar have in common? Stratus Consulting Inc. of Boulder, Colo., was involved in the first two and, possibly, the third. BP DEEPWATER HORIZON President Barack Obama talked as if he was ready to lock [...]
Company That Earned Millions from Gulf Cleanup Tangled in Suit That Could Cost Chevron $113B (Update)
January 21st, 2011 · 5 Comments
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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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Obama’s Anti-Israel Stance Surfaces in State Department’s Participation in Racism Conference
February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
The United States government’s participation in the United Nations World Conference Against Racism appears to line up with President Barack Obama’s anti-Israel stance — the same one that inspired the creation of a State of Israel coin as part of Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection launched Jan. 16. On Feb. 14, the U.S. [...]
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Penny Pritzker Likely to Turn Down Commerce Post
November 20th, 2008 · 3 Comments
It came as no surprise to learn this morning that Penny Pritzker is likely to turn down an offer by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as his Secretary of Commerce. After all, she has too many skeletons in her closet. The “news” surfaced in a Washington Post article Hotel heiress Penny Pritzker, who commanded Barack [...]
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Bailout Raises 700 Billion Questions
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Call it an example of the power of positive thinking or something else, but the economic bailout package expected to gain House approval today is raising at least 700 billion questions in my mind. In particular, I’m concerned about the origin of the dollar amount being kicked around and the “legs” that seem to keep [...]
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John McCain Introduces Sarah Palin as VP Pick
August 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
In a move Forbes describes as “an out-of-the-box pick for McCain” and “a shrewd move by a campaign anxious to exploit the primary rift in the Democratic Party,” Republican presidential nominee John McCain made history this morning by introducing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. In accepting the role, Palin became the first [...]
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Obama Finance Chair Tied To Subprime Scandal
February 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Recently, I was encouraged by a Bob McCarty Writes reader to look into the background of Penny Pritzker, a Chicago billionaire who now serves as the National Finance Chair for Barack Obama‘s presidential campaign. When I did investigate, I found details that should not only cause “Obamaniacs” to question their candidate’s judgment, but should — [...]
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