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[edit] Incoming Pinal sheriff vows major shake-up

22 November 2008, by Pinal County Sheriff-elect Paul Babeu says that a good-ol'-boy system, cronyism and a lack of professionalism have plagued the 800-person law enforcement agency under the direction of outgoing Sheriff Chris Vasquez.

[edit] The Malaysian PM legacy(A public review) - Malaysiakini in blogs

21 November 2008, by In recent days, the public have grown more aware of the quality of our PMs and administration that we are getting from the Malaysian boat of politicians. Looking back at the times when we were administrated by Tun Mahathir, we saw the achievements of seemingly insurmountable growth in Malaysia, tall buildings ( Petronas Towers), conquering the Everest, the arctic to the death of the judiciary and self destruction of their own party members by stifling other members(Anwar's case & many others

[edit] SocraticGadfly: Score one hit against cronyism for Obama

21 November 2008, by Gadfly Score one hit against cronyism for Obama. Barack Obama's financial hookup guru and antiwar speech prodder Penny Pritzker will NOT be Commerce Secretary. She doesn't want to undergo the more rigid vetting. ...

[edit] Sacco's cronyism 2, me 0.

20 November 2008, by Well, I received a letter from one of Mr. Maurer's sidekicks who said that the position I had applied for had 7 applicants all ranked #1. How the hell is that possible? Anyway, I appealed again and asked him how Mayor Sacco was able to determine the best candidate without interviewing anyone. By implication, why wasn't the NJDOP able to do the same and saved us all a great deal of grief. It's a sad day for democracy when a small town mayor can do whatever he pleases while the clowns in Trenton

[edit] CNN's Short List: Obama's secretary of commerce? - CNN Political Ticker

20 November 2008, by

[edit] The Raw Story | Observers sense 'something fishy' in Alaska vote

20 November 2008, by otolith

[edit] Even More Obama Cronyism....Penny Pritzker for Commerce (Update)

20 November 2008, by renaissancelady48 Update is at bottom of post in italics. Penny Pritzker for Commerce is a bad choice in my opinion an

[edit] Even More Obama Cronyism….Penny Pritzker for Commerce (Update)

20 November 2008, by Update is at bottom of post in italics. Penny Pritzker for Commerce is a bad choice in my opinion and certainly more of Obama’s Chicago cronyism. Is this really a message of hopey-changey? It was Pritzker’s bank, Superior in Chicago that went belly up first because of the sub-prime mortgage failure. She maybe a hotel mogul and certainly Obama’s most successful campaign finance chair but it was her bank that hung more than 1400 families out to dry when the bank closed. Is this really who we wa

[edit] Sub-Prime Mess Likely to Surface in Commerce Secretary Confirmation - The Washington Independent

20 November 2008, by

[edit] Brooklyn, Stand Up: Napolitano to Helm Dept. of Homeland Security - The Washington Independent

20 November 2008, by

[edit] Two tier laws

20 November 2008, by I've commented time and time again on how there are two levels of law in Trinidad. One for the 'common' man and the other for those who consider themselves big fish in that little pond. Take Machel and court dates being organised around his touring schedule for example. The latest is that the son of a high court judge is 'bargaining' to have charges (possession of marijuana) dropped. Funnily enough, the observer in me also realises that this only happens to people of a particular race. Well two

[edit] Jim Jones talks Cam’ron, Kanye West, Jay-Z and more (with assists from Dame Dash)

20 November 2008, by (this photo says to me: I’m a little bit O.J., I’m a little bit Turkish from the movie “Snatch.”) Once again, Joe La Puma, NCB, and the Complex team get the cookie for today’s most riveting rap-related content on the web. But they couldnt have done it without the reigning Frick and Frack of rap trash talk, Jim Jones and Dame Dash. You gotta wonder how did one of these guys ever play the support role? And how could the other really have such scandalous financial woes and still be this cocky?

[edit] Sacco's cronyism 1, me 0.

19 November 2008, by It's been over a year since I naively filled out a New Jersey Department of Personnel application with a ripoff $15 fee. I was applying for a job with North Bergen. At the time, I thought I would be working for the state gathering data on the municipality. I ranked #1 but never even received an interview from the "progressive" mayor Nicholas Sacco. He says his town is progessive yet his hiring practices date back to the middle ages. I filed an appeal with the NJDOP and waited patiently for some

[edit] More Obama Cronyism: Picks Slum-Lord For Senior Advisor

19 November 2008, by Obama is truly nothing more than a typical politician. He rewards crinyism with senior advisor posts. The problem with this senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett, she is a Chicago slum-lord. UGH! I thought Obama was all about hopey-changey, instead he is more of the samey old politician. Not that I expected anything different from him. Here is the story: President-elect Barack Obama is naming his longtime friend and supporter Valerie Jarrett to be his White House senior adviser. Jarrett, who hire

[edit] More Obama Cronyism: Picks Slum-Lord For Senior Advisor

19 November 2008, by renaissancelady48 Obama is truly nothing more than a typical politician. He rewards crinyism with senior advisor posts

[edit] Hotcakes!: Limited edition Todd James (Reas) print on sale

19 November 2008, by Last week, I had an amazing time as the host of my editor Dana Albarella’s annual Block Party fundraiser for Rikers Island job training. The event raised over $50,000! (What recession!?) Of course, all the credit goes to the artists who donated their valuable work. Some very lucky people walked away with pieces by Espo…(ahem NCB)….and Shepard Fairey (of the iconic Obama Hope poster)….Haze and more. I got caught up in the excitment of seeing friends that I dont see nearly enough, and I asked Rea

[edit] Oakland Moves To End Nepotism - KTVU.com

19 November 2008, by

[edit] Rep. Ron Paul: Hopes for the Future

19 November 2008, by http://www.prisonplanet.com/rep-ron-paul-hopes-for-the-future.html Ron PaulInfowarsMonday, Nov 17, 2008 With the election behind us, our country turns hopeful eyes to the future. I have a few hopes of my own. I congratulate our first African-American president-elect. Martin Luther King, Jr. certainly would be proud to see this day. We are stronger for embracing diversity, and I am hopeful that we can continue working through the tensions and wrongs of the past and become a more just and colorb

[edit] Lol!: Jay-Z calls Angie the Jay-Z of the TV World

19 November 2008, by humble pie, lol

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18 November 2008, by 18Nov08 Another One Gone… By eediatg Categories: Cronyism and Stupidity Tags: eediat, jtb JTB board just upped and gone. Is me alone think all of this splintering of boards is getting ridiculous? And we never seem to get a straight answer from the guvament. Full disclosure now please? … “PEOPLE! the guvament tek wi fi eediat!” Said the eediat whose shout seemed more a whisper amidst the cacophony of obviously less-than truthful statements from the guvament.

[edit] Another One Gone…

18 November 2008, by eediatg JTB board just upped and gone. Is me alone think all of this splintering of boards is getting ridicu

[edit] Just one more example of how the Bush administration totally sucks eggs

18 November 2008, by the thought that these criminals are embedding their political cronies in permanent positions of power and responsibility while the criminals themselves are preparing to happily waltz away from their crimes scot-free makes me want to puke... Just weeks before leaving office, the Interior Department's top lawyer has shifted half a dozen key deputies -- including two former political appointees who have been involved in controversial environmental decisions -- into senior civil service posts. The

[edit] Daily Kos: State of the Nation

18 November 2008, by mcoletti

[edit] The G-20 Washout : Information Clearing House - ICH

18 November 2008, by mcoletti

[edit] Cronyism holds sway - Express Buzz

18 November 2008, by

[edit] Robert Lindsay: Fraud and Cronyism Under Neoliberalism - A Feature ...

16 November 2008, by Robert Lindsay China moving from socialism to capitalism was followed by massive fraud and cronyism. Same with Russia and to a much lesser extent Eastern Europe. The neoliberal revolution in Latin America coincided with a tremendous amount of crony ...

[edit] More Than Murder At Stake For Egypt

16 November 2008, by Tycoon, ex-cop go on trial in pop star’s death Egyptian mogul and ex-police officer charged in Lebanese singer’s killing Her body was found in apartment in United Arab Emirates; trial being held in Cairo Prosecutors allege ex-officer was paid $2 million to kill singer Suzanne Tamim Prosecutors allege ...

[edit] Shot at unthinkable: an end to cronyism - The Tennessean

16 November 2008, by

[edit] South Texas Chisme: SEN nails Uresti for BexarMet cronyism

16 November 2008, by CouldBeTrue SEN nails Uresti for BexarMet cronyism. In May 2007, lawmakers in Austin were debating a bill that would have abolished the board of BexarMet, a local utility that had struggled to deliver clean water to many of its 260000 customers. ...

[edit] 21st-Century Sultanate : Vladimir Putin has harnessed patronage, nepotism, and cronyism to build Russia's corporatist state.

16 November 2008, by ragnell " Inaddition tothe characteristics of classic authoritarianism,Putinism has.other distinct features..bear a remarkable similarity to common components of fascism. Under Putin,the government becameoneof personalpower,popularity&legitimacy Renewed sensesof nationalism& nostalgia havesprungup. SovietUnion.constantly glorifiedexternal(Western)enemieslurk everywhere&reclaiming.assetslost w/the fallof theSovietUnion..Georgia&Ukraine..a priority. Medvedev.closelyfollowed thelineof Putinism..stronger legacyof Putiniism is..sultanist corporatism builtonthe foundationof his authoritarianism..Putin’s personal economic adviser,noted..Russiawas constructingthe " corporatist” state modelw/ cabinetmembersor key presidentialaides chairingor servingon corporate boards.Webercalled authoritarian regimes distinguished by patronage,nepotism& cronyism "sultanistic.” tendencyfor Putin’sfriends formercolleagues,aides tocontrol mostof the“state corporations”..privatecompanies majority-ownedby thestate"

[edit] Palin's Coattails - Wall Street Journal

15 November 2008, by

[edit] South Texas Chisme: Republican cronyism costs Texas ratepayers

15 November 2008, by CouldBeTrue Republican cronyism costs Texas ratepayers. Texas residential electricity rates have risen faster under deregulation than rates in all other deregulated states that allow competition in the retail electricity market, according to a new ...

[edit] Boston Police Department’s Robert Dunford denies cronyism charge

15 November 2008, by The second-in-command of the Boston Police Department yesterday said it was “categorically false” that he engaged in cronyism, even as new allegations emerged that he sent a photo of a woman clad only in body paint from his department e-mail account to his buddy, a police officer. Superintendent in Chief Robert Dunford is on leave following an internal affairs investigation into allegations that he “demanded” Deputy Superintendent Marie Donahue, commander of the Boston Police Academy, reinst

[edit] MissInfoTV: Big Daddy Kane’s 20th Anniversary Celebration

15 November 2008, by thank you Kane for a thrilling performance, by a grown man emcee, no whining, no bulls–t, no gimmicks (and in this case, no, having a live band was not a gimmick bc they weren’t there to compensate for a lack of stage presence, they weren’t there to appeal to a “broad-er audience,” and…btw they were really really good.), no special effects, and not no none nar one bit of backing vocal. There are plenty of great live performers, but I dont think a single rapper can match Kane’s live delivery of

[edit] Chuck for ...: Bail Outs, Wealth, Cronyism, and Rightwing Stupidity

15 November 2008, by Chuck Butcher Bail Outs, Wealth, Cronyism, and Rightwing Stupidity. It's late and I'm a tad tired, but I'm also beginning to get well and truly pissed off. A bunch of greed head ratbastards wrote $60T of paper on $6T worth of mortgages and when that ...

[edit] Boston Police Department’s Robert Dunford denies cronyism charge - Boston Herald

15 November 2008, by

[edit] Malaysian bus opperators absurd demands! Malaysia Today/Malaysiakini

15 November 2008, by Prices of goods and services are being lowered across the nation, Supermarkets are lowering their prices of essential items as the cost of fuel is being cut slowly by the government. But ALAS! There are still those who demand impossibly higher bus fares and impossibly low subsidised fuel for their transport fleet? Malaysian bus operators want a staggering 100 per cent increase in bus fares.Pan Malaysia Bus Operators Association (PMBOA) president Datuk Mohd Ashfar Ali said they were willing to

[edit] about the president's cupboard

14 November 2008, by just a few thoughts: HRC as the secretary of state would be the most brilliant political move i have seen in my lifetime. politically, it would bring every single reasonable hill-fan into the fold and it would show the entire nation that O is perfectly serious about the whole lincoln-esque problem-solving, ...

[edit] New and Improved?

14 November 2008, by Change is an important part of evolving times. Laws that fit a country perfectly a hundred, fifty, twenty or even 10 years ago may not work well or may not even work at all as new conditions develop. Thus, some change is good, very good in fact. BUT… not all change is desirable change. America became the world power that it is, America became the leader and most powerful nation on earth, as a result of the individual’s rights this country has given its denizens - far above those existing in an

[edit] Change my ass…

14 November 2008, by Here we go again.  Get ready for four more years of the same kind of cronyism and “pay to play” that has, under the Bush administration, proven to be a model of government run by unqualified loyalists who are unprepared to deal with not only crises, but the day to day running of the government.  Think of Alberto Gonzales at the Justice Department, and Paul Wolfowitz at the World Bank.  And we will never forget good old Michael “Brownie” Brown, who stood by as people died before our very eyes in

[edit] Change my ass...

14 November 2008, by garychapelhill Here we go again.  Get ready for four more years of the same kind of cronyism and “pay to pla

[edit] Juchen Inmate 2630

14 November 2008, by justrecently Taiwan is a divided society. That’s its core problem when dealing with China. Neither did pres

[edit] The Corrupt Origins of Central Banking

14 November 2008, by Central banking has been a corrupt, mercantilist scheme and an engine of corporate welfare from its very beginning in the late 18th century. The first central bank, the Bank of North America, was "driven through the Continental Congress by [congressman and financier] Robert Morris in the Spring of 1781," wrote Murray Rothbard in The Mystery of Banking (p. 191). The Philadelphia businessman Morris had been a defense contractor during the Revolutionary War who "siphoned off millions from the publ

[edit] The Corrupt Origins of Central Banking

14 November 2008, by Central banking has been a corrupt, mercantilist scheme and an engine of corporate welfare from its very beginning in the late 18th century. The first central bank, the Bank of North America, was "driven through the Continental Congress by [congressman and financier] Robert Morris in the Spring of 1781," wrote Murray Rothbard in The Mystery of Banking (p. 191). The Philadelphia businessman Morris had been a defense contractor during the Revolutionary War who "siphoned off millions from the publ

[edit] Photos from the Angie Martinez Show, airing Nov 24, BET

14 November 2008, by My homegirl Ang will air her first ever Angie Martinez Show television special on BET on Monday, Nov 24 at 11:30pm. Pre-Turkey Day talk with the VONY and friends : ) I’ll post a video clip soon but here’s a sneak peek on the set with Ang and her guests, Marc Anthony, LL Cool J and Jay-Z….

[edit] Carolina Politics Online » Four More Years of Old-Fashioned ...

13 November 2008, by Press 7 for Celtic Four More Years of Old-Fashioned Cronyism Fun! Published by Press 7 for Celtic at 1:38 am under Uncategorized. I’d like to thank all you Bev Perdue and Democrat straight party voters. Now we get to look forward to four more years of ...

[edit] romunov’s blog et al :: Say no to cronyism :: November :: 2008

12 November 2008, by romunov That cronyism is rampant throughout the world is no surprise. Especially for a small country where you’re almost related to every second person. The last bundle of joy we have to put up with is the formation of our government. ...

[edit] Larry Summers

12 November 2008, by Will Obama pick this guy? "In 1990, Lithuania, a restive Soviet republic seeking independence, hired Summers to advise on that country’s economic transformation. Poor Lithuania had no idea what it got itself into. This was Summers’s first opportunity to tackle a country in economic crisis and put his ...

[edit] Challenge To You Clever Ones: Pre-Scandalization!

12 November 2008, by Disclaimer: I have so many awesome writers on my reading list and sometimes I try to feed them a topic. I realize this is like yelling requests at a band playing for free, but it's only because you all are awesome. If you like this idea, please spread it. We know there's going to be scandals of cronyism, ...

[edit] Tomorrow is a Different Story…

12 November 2008, by eediatg First Bruce  Tell the nation that the land was bought to facilitate future urban development,