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| It's Good To Be Paul Wolfowitz's Girlfriend | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 13 2007, 02:48 AM (440 Views) | |
| QuirtEvans | Apr 13 2007, 02:48 AM Post #1 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...ml?hpid=topnews |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| TomK | Apr 13 2007, 03:38 AM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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She's not even hot. ![]()
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| Jack Frost | Apr 13 2007, 04:37 AM Post #3 |
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Bull-Carp
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Neither is he. Quite the news. This is the same guy who rode into the World Bank claiming the key to helping developing countries was to stop corruption. jf |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 13 2007, 06:44 AM Post #4 |
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Cheers
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I'm pretty sure he'll have to resign. |
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| Daniel\ | Apr 13 2007, 06:48 AM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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| jon-nyc | Apr 13 2007, 06:53 AM Post #6 |
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Cheers
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The FT called for his resignation this morning. WSJ had a piece defending him. Well, it doesn't really defend him, rather it attacks his critics. |
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| Mikhailoh | Apr 13 2007, 07:08 AM Post #7 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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What was she on loan to the State Department for? I wonder if others who serve the public sector have similar arrangements. Many things look a lot worse on the face than in context. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| George K | Apr 13 2007, 07:13 AM Post #8 |
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Finally
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I don't see how, if the things the WaPo claims are true are, indeed true, Wolfowitz can maintain any credibility with regard to either his position in the World Bank, or with regard to the US government. I'm surprised that this took this long to get out. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mark | Apr 13 2007, 07:14 AM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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It's amazing to me this "blinded by my political party" crap. Dems are and Repubs are. Blind. |
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 13 2007, 07:17 AM Post #10 |
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Cheers
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Who are you referring to? |
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| Mark | Apr 13 2007, 07:18 AM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Mik. |
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| Kincaid | Apr 13 2007, 07:20 AM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I think Don Imus would be a good choice to replace him. He seems to be a stand up guy. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Apr 13 2007, 07:34 AM Post #13 |
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I'm not blinded by anything, Mark, and your referral to party blindness is just ignorant. The type of arrangement I am speaking of crosses party lines and may not be uncommon vis a vis people who interrupt their carreer one place to serve in the public sector in some way. I'm not defending or condemning anyone. All I am saying is one needs to know the context and 'The Rest of the Story' before rushing to judgement on the basis of sound bytes. |
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| Mark | Apr 13 2007, 07:49 AM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Ok Mik. |
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| QuirtEvans | Apr 13 2007, 07:51 AM Post #15 |
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Apparently, the World Bank has confirmed that Wolfowitz signed off on her salary increase and promotion without a review by either the chairman or an ethics committee. This, apparently, was not in accordance with explicit (although informal) guidance Wolfowitz had been given on how to handle such matters.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/13/news/inter....reut/index.htm? Oh, and the World Bank's employee organization is calling on Wolfowitz to resign.
Yep, those W-ettes sure adhere to the highest possible standards of ethics. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 13 2007, 07:53 AM Post #16 |
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Cheers
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I can see the dilemma he faced, but he was an idiot for getting personally involved in sorting out her pay in her new role. |
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| Mikhailoh | Apr 13 2007, 07:54 AM Post #17 |
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I can agree with that. On the other hand, she looks pretty formidable. He may not have had a choice. :lol: |
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| Jack Frost | Apr 13 2007, 07:55 AM Post #18 |
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Bull-Carp
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I heard a rumor he was looking for a gig. jf |
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| Mark | Apr 13 2007, 07:57 AM Post #19 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I don't see/hear any sound bites. Just facts. He should be terminated from his position, not "asked to resign". Corruption charges should be filed and investigated fully. People who work for any governmental entity regardless of political party or philosophy should be held to the highest standard when it comes to issues of corruption. |
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| QuirtEvans | Apr 13 2007, 09:58 AM Post #20 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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As the details of the Wolfowitz thing get out, it's not as bad as originally reported. Still bad, but not quite as bad. Apparently, the promotion and the idea of a raise were discussed with the chairman of the ethics committee and with the bank's general counsel (if it's the same person, it's the one Wolfowitz brought in). But not the amount of the raise, which it has been alleged violates the bank's rules. And which was pretty substantial ... close to a 50% raise. Also, there's this:
What kind of idiot leaves that sort of paper trail about his girlfriend??? I mean, really ... anybody with half a brain would have known that that would come back to bite him on the a@@. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 13 2007, 09:59 AM Post #21 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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I agree Mark -- can his ass, prosecute him. Those damned neocons have polluted the conservative movement long enough. |
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| Klaus | Apr 13 2007, 10:05 AM Post #22 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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What exactly is the difference between a neocon and a conservative? I don't have any "hidden agenda" by asking that; I am just curious to know. |
| Trifonov Fleisher Klaus Sokolov Zimmerman | |
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| Mark | Apr 13 2007, 10:06 AM Post #23 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Do I detect a hint of sarcasm IT? I am not sure so I have to ask. |
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| ivorythumper | Apr 13 2007, 10:53 AM Post #24 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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No sarcasm, Mark -- I despise the leftists who got disillusioned with the socialist programs and embraced free market capitalism, but brought their same positivist ethics and worldview with them. A pox on their house. (Klaus, the above is distinguished from classical conservatives, who come out of the old "liberal" tradition (natural law, Burke, subsidiarity, anti-authoritarian, etc) -- there was a thread here awhile ago that discussed the difference. |
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| jon-nyc | Apr 14 2007, 03:52 AM Post #25 |
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Cheers
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Its not the first time we've seen horrendous judgement from this otherwise intelligent man. |
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