Posted on 06/08/2010 2:27:02 PM PDT by Retired Intelligence Officer
In case you were tempted to buy the faux Washington outrage at BP and its gulf oil spill in recent days, here's a story that reveals a little-known corporate political connection and the quiet way the inner political circles intersect, protect and care for one another in the nation's capital. And Chicago.
We already knew that BP and its folks were significant contributors to the record $750-million war chest of Barack Obama's 2007-08 campaign.
Now, we learn the details of a connection of Rahm Emanuel, the Chicago mayoral wannabe, current Obama chief of staff, ex-representative, ex-Clinton money man and ex-Windy City political machine go-fer.
Shortly after Obama's happy inaugural, eyebrows rose slightly upon word that, as a House member, Emanuel had lived the last five years rent-free in a D.C. apartment of Democratic colleague Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and her husband, Stanley Greenberg.
For an ordinary American, that would likely raise some obvious tax liability questions. But like Emanuel, the guy overseeing the Internal Revenue Service now is another Obama insider, Tim Geithner, who had his own outstanding tax problems but skated through confirmation anyway by the Democratic-controlled Congress.
Remember this was all before the letters BP stood for Huge Mess. Even before the Obama administration gave BP a safety award.
Now follow these standard Washington links if you can:
Greenberg's consulting firm was a prime architect of BP's recent rebranding drive as a green petroleum company, down to green signs and the slogan "Beyond Petroleum."
Greenberg's company is also closely tied to a sister Democratic outfit -- GCS, named for the last initials of Greenberg, James Carville, another Clinton advisor, and Bob Shrum, John Kerry's 2004 campaign manager.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
Who, in DC, is the biggest rcipient of BP campaing money?
(I realize you all know, because it’s been headline news for weeks.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64420A20100505
You can’t make this stuff up...........
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If Dubya was president, the Democrats in Congress would have a special prosecutor on the case quicker than you could say ‘quid pro quo’.
The ties that bind. Remember Rahm Emanuel's rent-free D.C. apartment? The owner: A BP adviser
How did those mistakes happen I wonder?
The Establishment has long arms.
It would be more honest if these eastern elite weenies acted more like us yokels and wore their allegiances on their clothing like a NASCAR racer. Rahm would have that big old BP sun logo all over his back and then there could be no question. Who could wear the old STP oval on their arse?
It would be more honest if these eastern elite weenies acted more like us yokels and wore their allegiances on their clothing like a NASCAR racer. Rahm would have that big old BP sun logo all over his back and then there could be no question. Who could wear the old STP oval on their arse?
Sounds to me like Rahm ‘Deadfish’Emanuel owes some incom taxes on the ‘gratis’ rental received from BP’s lobbyist.
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Greasy hands greasing greasy hands.
That was well over four hours ago.
Nobody actually reads FR anymore, much less do a rudimetary search. It’s just become an AOL free chat room that costs $88,000 per quarter to support....
Did you see this one???
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2530079/posts
Yep. Posted in ‘News’.....
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