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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 30 2010, 03:45 AM (335 Views) | |
| George K | Jul 30 2010, 03:45 AM Post #1 |
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Finally
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White House Reacts to Guest's Criminal Past President Barack Obama posed with a Charlottesville resident at a White House event on July 19. Court records show she's been found guilty of two crimes and now the White House says she wouldn't have been invited if officials had known about her past. In his daily press briefing Thursday afternoon, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the White House would have never invited Leslie Macko to pose with President Obama had they known about her criminal past. "Had that type of information been made available," said Gibbs. "She would not have participated in the event here." Macko, a Charlottesville resident, stood next to President Obama as his example of the need to extend jobless benefits. "We need to extend unemployment compensation benefits for women like Leslie Macko, who lost her job at a fitness center last year, and has been looking for work ever since. Because she's eligible for only a few more weeks of unemployment, she's doing what she never thought she'd have to do. Not at this point, anyway. She's turning to her father for financial support," Obama said in his speech at the White House on July 19th. Macko was once employed at ACAC Fitness and Wellness Center in the Albemarle Square Shopping Center. However, in April 2009, a month after being found guilty of prescription drug fraud, she lost her job as an aesthetician in the spa at ACAC. ACAC CEO Greg Wells told the Newsplex that Macko was not terminated nor discharged because of any illegal activity, but Wells would not comment on the condition of her termination. CBS19 also learned Thursday that Macko has had more than one run-in with the law. In June of 2007, Macko was charged with grand larceny. The charge was reduced in court to petit larceny, and she was sentenced to two years probation. Press Secretary Gibbs was also asked if the White House performed a background check on Macko before her appearance with the President. "I don't know the specifics," Gibbs said. 'But it's safe to say, had we known [about the charges against her] she wouldn't have been here." |
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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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| Mikhailoh | Jul 30 2010, 03:59 AM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Gosh. If the White House, with all its resources, can't vett it's guests, whose responsibility is that? |
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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 | Jul 30 2010, 04:01 AM Post #3 |
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It's Bush's fault. |
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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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| JBryan | Jul 30 2010, 04:03 AM Post #4 |
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I am the grey one
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She could get all the jobless benefits she needs behind bars. |
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"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it". Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody. Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore. From The Lion in Winter. | |
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 30 2010, 07:21 AM Post #5 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Free room and board anyway. But then she'd have a job, wouldn't she? |
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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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| KlavierBauer | Jul 30 2010, 04:04 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Wait - you qualify for unemployment even if you're fired for breaking the law?! How can you get fired from a low-level job for prescription drug fraud and still be eligible for assistance? And why do you of all people need that assistance extended? I'm genuinely perplexed. I like how her job title is made to sound fancy - it almost rhymes with George's, though I'm pretty sure she got by with a bit less training. |
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"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper "He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple | |
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| jon-nyc | Jul 30 2010, 07:30 PM Post #7 |
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Cheers
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ACAC CEO Greg Wells told the Newsplex that Macko was not terminated nor discharged because of any illegal activity, but Wells would not comment on the condition of her termination. |
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| George K | Jul 30 2010, 07:33 PM Post #8 |
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"At will" We let you go because we can, and we don't need to give a reason. Happens all the time. |
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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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| ivorythumper | Jul 30 2010, 07:53 PM Post #9 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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"the White House says she wouldn't have been invited if officials had known about her past." At least they still could propose her for a cabinet post or something. |
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