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Jamie Gorelick, Mistress of Disaster
Doug Ross @ Journal ^ | 9-15-08 | Doug Ross

Posted on 09/16/2008 8:44:26 AM PDT by Renfield

It's not often that one person plays key roles in two -- count 'em, two -- trillion-dollar disasters. Welcome, my friends, to the world of well-connected Democrat Jamie Gorelick.

In 2004, observers were "astonished" to discover that a key member of the 9/11 Commission had a fatal conflict-of-interest. Jamie Gorelick had served as a Deputy Attorney General under Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1997.....

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: democrats; fannymae; freddimac; gorelick; mistressofcorruption; politicsofcorruption; progressives; scandal; socialism
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1 posted on 09/16/2008 8:44:26 AM PDT by Renfield
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To: Renfield

One of the Clinton monsters set loose on the rest of us.


2 posted on 09/16/2008 8:47:11 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Renfield

One of the Clinton monsters set loose on the rest of us.


3 posted on 09/16/2008 8:47:23 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Renfield

“Jamie Gorelick, Mistress of Disaster”

She seems to have the fecal-midas touch; everything she touches turns to sh..


4 posted on 09/16/2008 8:47:57 AM PDT by Grunthor (Sarah Palin once carved a perfect likeness of the Mona Lisa in a block of ice using only her teeth.)
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To: Renfield
Every thing she touches...


5 posted on 09/16/2008 8:48:26 AM PDT by johnny7 ("Duck I says... ")
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To: Renfield

When is someone going to jail for the Mac and Mae scandals?


6 posted on 09/16/2008 8:50:41 AM PDT by fifthvirginia (keeping their memory green)
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To: Renfield

wikipedia before it gets edited

“Even though she had no previous training nor experience in finance, Gorelick was appointed Vice Chairman of FNMA from 1997 to 2003. She served alongside former Clinton Administration official Franklin Raines, and earned over 26 million during her six years there. During that period, FNMA developed a $10 billion accounting scandal. One example of falsified financial transactions that helped the company meet earnings targets for 1998, a “manipulation” that triggered multimillion-dollar bonuses for top executives. Gorelick received $779,625. On March 25, 2002, Business Week interviewed Gorelick about the health of “Fanny Mae”. Gorelick is quoted as saying, “We believe we are managed safely. We are very pleased that Moody’s gave us an A-minus in the area of bank financial strength — without a reference to the government in any way. Fannie Mae is among the handful of top-quality institutions.” One year later, Government Regulators “accused Fannie Mae of improper accounting to the tune of $9 billion in unrecorded losses”.


7 posted on 09/16/2008 8:52:13 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: johnny7
It's not exactly true that everything Jamie Gorelick touches turns to fecal matter.

She has, I think, managed to pocket -- for herself -- upwards of 10 million dollars as a result of her tenure at Fannie Mae.

8 posted on 09/16/2008 8:52:35 AM PDT by chs68
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To: Renfield

She was also hired by Duke University to defend against a suit brough by the Lacrosse players.

She seems to be wired into the whole left thing.


9 posted on 09/16/2008 8:53:00 AM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: chs68

$26 million, not $10 million
she was a very hard worker


10 posted on 09/16/2008 8:57:33 AM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Gorelick has been mentioned as atty general in a Obamachev admin.


11 posted on 09/16/2008 9:04:52 AM PDT by y6162 (uot)
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To: Renfield
A "Legal Times" article by Marisa McQuilken on June 13, 2008, included this statement:

"If Holder's not interested in becoming attorney general, there is another ex-deputy attorney general who might say yes. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr partner Jamie Gorelick was chief legal policy adviser during Hillary Clinton's presidential bid and, like Holder, served as the Justice Department's No. 2 under Bill Clinton.

"When asked if she would be willing to head Justice, Gorelick says, 'I am not as anxious to get back into government as others might be,' but adds, 'I clearly would like to help any Democratic president.'

"Despite her ties to the Clintons, Gorelick says she 'will be in with Obama with both feet.' She says she has had conversations with the Obama campaign and that she expects Obama will 'call upon the many talents in the Democratic Party' to help him get elected.

12 posted on 09/16/2008 9:06:38 AM PDT by loveliberty2
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To: y6162

Since John Edwards is unavailable. Gad, what a choice.


13 posted on 09/16/2008 9:10:18 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Anyone else noticing an abnormally high number of double-posts lately, or is it just me? I think it might be because of the lag between clicking the Post button and the time it takes the server to respond, leaving the person doing the post to click the Post button a second time, thinking the lack of response was because the first click didn't register. Comments?
14 posted on 09/16/2008 9:13:02 AM PDT by econjack (Some people are as dumb as soup.)
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She is currently on the Board of Directors for United Technologies...

The same good folks that make the engine for the F-22 and the Blackhawk Helicopters, ( Pratt and Whitney and Sikorsky respectively).

Go figure......

15 posted on 09/16/2008 9:16:23 AM PDT by taildragger (The Answer is Fred Thompson, I do not care what the question is.....)
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Schlumberger oil service company too. Also CFR member.

The Republicrats really take care of their people.


16 posted on 09/16/2008 9:21:21 AM PDT by Leisler
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To: Renfield

I know this woman (or at least her ‘type’)

They are so stupid and annoying that they get promoted out of their league just to get them the hell away from you and because they make a skill out of destrying people for personal gain. Fear of getting beat up on the ball park as a child is nothing compared to fear of losing your job, your family, and your future.

They get APPOINTED to position after position not out of any merits but because of the connections, and they learn to profit from this and step on others for fun.

Then they make decisions...

And the rest of us pay for it.

The “GORELICK WALL” IS ALSO AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 9/11


17 posted on 09/16/2008 9:27:21 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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To: econjack

Double posts often happen when you have a worn out clicker in your mouse. I think a software modification at freerepublic can correct for that.


18 posted on 09/16/2008 9:38:18 AM PDT by chopperman
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To: silverleaf

Gorelick earned $26 million at Fannie? I think I am going to be ill.


19 posted on 09/16/2008 9:44:04 AM PDT by p. henry
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To: econjack
I noticed FR seems to run slow from time to time. My double was inadvertent when I got a “not available” page.
20 posted on 09/16/2008 9:50:48 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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