The Weekly Standard Reports: Source: Dems Threaten Nelson In Pursuit of 60.
Glenn Beck covered this on his show today. He claimed it fell "just short of treason." I think it IS TREASON! Add this latest treasonous, thuggish event to the list that is piling up for this bogus POTUS, his Marxist Cabinet and Thug czars!
Glenn Beck covered this on his show today. He claimed it fell "just short of treason." I think it IS TREASON! Add this latest treasonous, thuggish event to the list that is piling up for this bogus POTUS, his Marxist Cabinet and Thug czars!
While the Democrats appease Senator Lieberman, they still have to worry about other recalcitrant Democrats including Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson. Though Lieberman has been out front in the fight against the public option and the Medicare buy-in, Nelson was critical of both. Now that those provisions appear to have been stripped from the bill, Lieberman may get on board, but Nelson's demand that taxpayer money not be used to fund abortion has still not been met. According to a Senate aide, the White House is now threatening to put Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base on the BRAC list if Nelson doesn't fall into line.
Offutt Air Force Base employs some 10,000 military and federal employees in Southeastern Nebraska. As our source put it, this is a "naked effort by Rahm Emanuel and the White House to extort Nelson's vote." They are "threatening to close a base vital to national security for what?" asked the Senate staffer.
Indeed, Offutt is the headquarters for US Strategic Command, the successor to Strategic Air Command, and not by accident. STRATCOM was located in the middle of the country for strategic reasons. Its closure would be a massive blow to the economy of the state of Nebraska, but it would also be another example of this administration playing politics with our national security.
Also see Citizen Wells blog.
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WorldNetDaily: 20 senators demand probe of health-care vote 'threat'
Did White House say it would close Air Force base if Nelson didn't play?
The twenty Senators with a backbone to question whether or not this threat happened:
Despite the denials, some WND readers have expressed outrage if a threat were indeed made.
"It is time for some spines on the Hill to impeach Obama and charge him with treason," said reader Tom Bender.
"This is simply amazing that we the people are permitting this type of politics in our country," noted another, Mike Kovach. "Not that this hasn't been done before, but this administration is on a course to destroy our nation. I am beginning to wonder why there has not been calls of subversion, treason and sedition against this administration. I'm am a Democrat and I would like to see all of those in cohorts with this administration put in jail and charged accordingly."
The Republicans signing the letter were Sens. John Ensign of Nevada, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, John Thune of South Dakota, Jim Bunning of Kentucky, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Kit Bond of Missouri, Michael Enzi of Wyoming, George LeMieux of Florida, Pat Roberts of Kansas, David Vitter of Louisiana, Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker of Mississipi, John Cornyn of Texas, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, Mike Johanns of Nebraska, Bob Bennett of Utah, Johnny Isakson of Georgia and Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
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Found the following comment on another blog that is discussing this extortion attempt against Sen. Nelson and it deserves repeating here:
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites, — in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity, — in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption, — in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters. All who have ever written on government are unanimous, that among a people generally corrupt, liberty cannot long exist. Liberty, too, must be limited in order to be possessed. The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts. - Edmond Burke 1729-1797
A few thoughts from a wise man, on Liberty, largess, and the inherent danger of mistaking one for the other.
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The solution for We the People is contained within our Constitution and is currently in the works.
The States are starting to step up against this illegal federal government. The states are outlawing the illegal laws being pushed by this criminal faction in D.C., such as draconian gun laws- 8 states, National Health care - 12 states, reassertion of the Tenth Amendment, 38+ states, as well as other similar issues.
This will become a show down between the states and their created entity, the federal government.
While Obama is waging a Jihad on America and indeed may be trying to draw We the People into a physical fight, We the People are utilizing the tools given to us by the Founders, namely the states.
In order for 'King Obama' to impose his unConstitutional and arbitrary will upon the rightful owners of this nation, he will have to do what King George III did. Unlawfully put troops in the streets to enforce his will. If this is the route he is taking us, it will leave We the People with the righteous position of self-defense, not offense, as they may want to portray upon us.
History will repeat itself, in this case, it is the history of 1775, April 19th.
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We also need to pressure the LAMEstream media to report these things. This administration is pathetic.
The more of this crap that happens, the better Belize is looking to me. Stable Democratic government ... English is the primary language ... NO TAXES .........
Send this to EVERY Congressman in your State >>>>>
I, (NAME) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President Of The United and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
They need the reminder …
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Open Treason and manipulation by our government once again. I can hardly believe that this behavior is acceptable to many American's. They are either not aware or are in favor of a Socialist-communist government. The fact that American's like ourselves, who are aware of what they are doing, are being labeled terrorists by this administration, makes the bridge to educate people almost impossible to cross. They know what they are doing and are following the Communist rule of divide and conquer to a T. They have control of the media, and because of that, a huge advantage. Their Propaganda machines are working overtime to lie to the general public on a consistent basis. The only way to fight this is by making your voice heard and by educating your family and friends with facts that can't be disputed. Thanks for bringing this to my attention and I will pass it on to all I know. Take Care.
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Washington Examiner and Weekly Standard both reported on this yesterday, and Glenn Beck reported it this morning on his Radio program...if it's not accurate, then some pretty reliable sources of information messed up; I would have to hear it from the Senator's mouth, in a public statement, to think that a denial has any credibility whatsoever; staffers say whatever they're told to say, for the most part.
If it isn't accurate, we'll all be issuing retractions...
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Of course the Senator's office will deny it. Bill Nelson, like all the others have no spine, and if he confirms it, then he will get such a backlash from Rahm Deadfish that Bill doesn't want, so he is going to give in.
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I doubt that Nelson would admit that it's true. I doubt that he really wants to know where Jimmy Hoffa is buried, not to mention the potential for sharing Hoffa's site of eternal rest.
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This once again exposes the tyrannical nature of these people. They are tyrants to the core!
But those of us here already understand that. Progressivism is, at its heart, a movement based upon force and dismissal of individualism. Only the "collective" has rights -- not individuals.
Tyranny has come to America!
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Isn't this exacrly what Obama administration has planned from the beginning. Obama and his administration, are a league of narcissist. And it is not important who or how they get what they want. I only hope the Tea Party and GOP, join forces in beating the Democrats in 2010.
Healthcare has not even been approved yet, and they have already formed Medical task forces, to oversee and demand how a patient should be trated.
WAKE UP AMERCIA, As each day passes, our Country seems to be taken away from us.
Sempre Fi
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Not only do we have to contact our representatives, we have to deluge the news services to report this and bring this to everyone's attention. My feelings, they won't do it because it would be so outrageous and shallow it could cost the dems and Obama another 10 points in the polls. However, the mere threat of this is enough to cause angst amongst any decent american and we should support Nelson if he so chooses to reject this health care monster. It's unbelievable that our national security could be threatened over a vote and it shows what scum that we have in the White House and how detrimental to our nation they truly are.
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13:33 PST: I just called Senator Nelson's Omaha office in support of him standing his ground and was told by the staffer that the story of the threat to the Base was NOT TRUE!?! Who the hell can we believe?
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So how in the ----- do we find out if this is true or not?
I'm getting tired of be lied to and then wondering if I'm being lied to or not.
I hate this merry-go-round.
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Even if it is happening, the Senator's office is not going to confess. Beck says he has 3 sources on it
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We got a bunch of Thugs running this country. I see some of you are talking a march with guns in hand...LOL. Thats just what they want, gives them reason to declare martial law then completely take over. What do we do? You got me. There are forces working to take over this country anyway, eventually the American people will have to fight for freedom. Just looks to me they are pushing the people real hard hoping for a revolution , hoping for a reason to take over........
Oh and it looks like MSM is useless, they report what they are told to.........
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You are correct! Every group I have associations with are frustrated, but they also do not want violence. They know that is what these people want. Peaceful assembly and peaceful airing of grievances against the government is what all of us are about. Eventually, there will be elections. We need to go about finding the candidates who have the principles and values. Who believe in enforcement of the Constitution in the manner it was written. We need to find those Candidates on the State level as well, since the States have the power to stop this nonsense now!
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You don't seem to be willing to do anything. People like you are just as much the enemy. You see something wrong but you issue warnings against us doing ANYTHING. We already know they will institute martial, they are already trying to find a way to do that. What we need to do is act now. Martial law won't mean a whole hell of a lot if we're already at war.
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Just because I do not believe that violence is the answer at this moment, does not mean I am unwilling to do anything or that I do not understand that the time is coming when we will need to take a stand. Violently if necessary. I just do not believe that moment is now.
By shutting off people who do not believe the time for violence is now (as you just did with me), you are losing a portion of the people who really do believe in the same things you do. I am willing to put myself on the line. I am willing to continue by peaceful means until I am forced otherwise. You do not know me, nor do you know how far I have put myself on the line so far. How far I have gone to end up on their "right-wing extremist" list. So, before you decide to brand me as an "enemy", maybe you should be flexible enough to look at all points of view. Remember, the other side says we must be flexible to their point of view as they are not willling to listen to anyone else's. Looks like that ideal happens on both sides.
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Hey Ray, I agree there is probably a bunch of rednecks out there with guns at the ready and willing to cause trouble, but I agree that guns are NOT the way to resolve this crisis. That being said, the people will defend themselves and will NOT surrender their only means of protection again like they did when Katrina hit. Yes, national guard, police, and other volunteers took weapons away from the people violating the 2nd ammendment and people died because of it. For the reason many times over said, I will repeat, take away the RIGHT of gun ownership and only the criminal will have guns..
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Won't be marshall law, because if it happens, we either win or we lose. I am not going to lose. Are you? If we march on DC with arms, that will be it. There won't be anything next. We take it back or we all become slaves.
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This has become politics as usual in DC. It is sickening what they are doing to this country. I think people are getting their heads out of the sand and see what is really happening in this country. Healthcare is part of the distraction. Do you ever notice these days it is one thing after another. They are railroading this country faster than they ever have. Government doesn't and hasn't worked for the people for many years. The more I research the more I become sickened by what they are doing. This is not a free country.
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Rahm Emanuel is the modern version of Joseph Goebels - may not be spelled right - so what do we expect out of someone
like him and his boss, the chosen one ? Hopefully Nelson won't cave to these morons.
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Though I've lived in Mississippi many years, I am originally from Decatur NE (70 miles from Offutt) and have relatives who have been employed there, plus knew many servicemen stationed there. I call Nelson's office about once a week to offer encouragement. He's a fine man.
PLEASE, join me in supporting his stance. AND please let the White House and Reid know that their threats and thug tactics are repugnant to the rest of the country. Nelson is performing according to how those he represents WANT him to represent them. How arrogant of our own government to threaten a Senator who is simply representing the will of his constituents.
PLEASE don't miss this chance to express yourself. I sent a CC of my faxes to Nelson's office as well so he sees that those from other states see what is going on.
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This is NOT politics. THIS is down right extortion! Mafia tactics is the best way to describe it. These politicians need to stand up and let the media and everyone else who may (or may not, in the case of the MSM) listen! These actions need to be aired!!
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IT IS TIME TO IMPEACH BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA & GET RID OF HIS 2 OTHER STOOGES....NANCY PELOSI & HARRY REID & DISMANTLE HIS SHADOW GOVERNMENT
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Actually, the present administration can't force the base to shut down without a complex and long drawn out review, but to even threaten such action is tantamount to treason!
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That's the point, and I agree: This act at the very least, borders on Treason.
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More to come later when I have time to post them. I have copied and pasted the comments without the screen names to protect the commenters from any chance of retaliation. I would not put ANYTHING past this gangster government! These postings will serve as a record of how people have been reacting to this story.
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Thanks to everyone for helping out on this one. I was born and raised in Nebraska even though I have not lived there for many years. I still have family and friends there. So as you might imagine, this is near and dear to me. It is a crying shame that our nation has deteriorated so quickly under the Obama-Nation. How worrisome it is with Obama at the helm! Just pray we are not seriously threatened by any other nation. Obama will want to appologize and surrender right away! What's to become of this country when we have thugs in the White House? Each passing day seems to hold new surprises and just when you think it can't possibly get any worse, sure enough, it gets worse. Time to wake up America!!!
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This is absolute treason and must be dealt with accordingly...so now the question is: HOW??
Who do we start with,how do we find a constitutional lawyer with some backbone and hundreds if not thousands,or a million or two people to stand up with this lawyer and say "WE THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH AND WE DEMAND THAT ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM...NO MATTER WHO...WILL BE REMOVED FROM THEIR OFFICE OR POSITION AND IMMEDIATELY SENT TO PRISON [MILITARY,OF COURSE]. "
Do we all seem to really understand what is happening to this country in every aspect? It will mean the absolute collapse of America as we know it if SOMEONE does not step up to the plate,take the bull by the horns,rally the troops...or whatever....AND MOVE THEM ALL OUT !! This is not just about our financial woes...it touches every fiber of our being!!
SO I ASK....WHERE DO WE FIND THIS ONE PERSON WHO IS WILLING TO TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARD SAVING AMERICA FROM HER ENEMY WITHIN??? I know that I am not the only person who is trying to find the answer here...we all need to come together and work together to find the answers ....and quickly!!
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The White House finally called Glen Beck at the very end of his show. This must mean all that Glen has said about High Treason in the government is true, since the placing of the Red Phone- even though the above has been denied to Fox News by "officials" -
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I pray that this last ditch Chicago Style get health care done strategy is going to take down Obama and the entire administration ASAP. He put our Troops in Harms way in Afghanistan because he wanted Health care to go through first and only gave the order to deploy more troops when he procrastinated to the point where he was forced into it. No one has followed up on the connection between Obama ans Nidal Husan, who Obama had to know personally because he was part of the Transition team. When do we say enough. Our troops are being used as pawn pieces to advance the Socialist Agenda of this country and that is flat out Treason. Not to mention he isn't even a natural born Citizen.
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This chicago thug politics has got to be brought down. I can't get any more angry, and I feel like my head is about to explode. Bribes with OUR money, extortion, arm twisting, back room deals, threats. This White House/Black Market is a treasonous mob.
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High crimes and Misdemeanors.
This should make the list.
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Beck said it...this is getting very close to treason...I hope the people that voted these goons into office are happy...now the white house is run by the Chicago Mob....and they don't care who sees it. Yes, I'm mad as hell and we're not taking it any longer.
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Is there ANY testosterone left in Congress?? Is there ANYONE in Washington with a shred of personal integrity and sense of outrage at what is being done to our country and the rule of law? Please, if there is, now is the time to come forward. If this doesn't motivate the "leadership" of the Republican party (or anyone in the party, for that matter) to call a press conference and expose the extortionate tactics being used by the White House to suppress the will of the electorate they might as well pack up and go home, because saying nothing makes them as morally corrupt and culpable as the ones perpetrating the fraud.
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It is obvious, to this old lady, that the DEMS are about one thing...not all of them, but most; 3000 pages of typing,..how can anyone possibly remember what is in them if they even get to read them? As for the others they are trying to appease the Anointed One on, same thing.............it is an Agenda...they know in 2010 things will change and so the Anointed One wants to me able to say, I, I , I, I did this, I did that, I did that, look at my accomplishments! Yep! You ruined a nation that is what you did!
It is not about healthcare, it is not about Cap and Tax, it is about CONTROL my friends. They want to tell you how many hamburgers per week you can eat, how many fries, how many children you can have and you have to be inspected before you are given permission to have a child...this is oligarchy in its finest sense of the word and it is what this government wants and is after.
As for this threat against Nelson, that is TREASON! Join the Impeach Obama train and go to DC to make a stronger statement.
Stay active and pray.
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Well this does not surprise me. How many of you folks are from Illinois? How many of you folks live in the Illinois 5th Congressional district? (Rahm Emanuel’s old district) Well I live in the 5th and have been having words (emails) with “Dead Fish” Rahm Emanuel for years, and I am totally convinced that this is Rahm in action. This type of extortion fits his M O 100%. I have gotten so pissed at him at times that I recall emails I sent him saying nothing more then calling Rahm a treasonous S O B traitor. If it is true that these thugs have hit lists, then I have been on his for years. It would take days telling you all about this evil man. And back to my first two questions; if you answered yes to either question, then you should recognize Chicago Thug politics in action, and like me, not be surprised one bit.
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So I guess since bribery didn't work, they think threats will. This is madness. Talk about the devil being in the details. This is the Chicago Mob revisited. What is it going to take for the sleeping giant to awaken and take back our God given rights? I see people every day who haven't got a clue. Even my Pastors wife thinks this is a good healthcare bill. I think Biblically speaking, she would be considered a "foolish woman." We seem to have an over abundance of foolish people in America right now and they think there will be freebies coming. That brings to mind the old 70's adage "Gas, Grass or a**, no free rides. JEEZ, I AM SO Pissed off.
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Time to get motivated! TAKE ACTION by (1) CALLING Senator Nelson's office, then (2) CALLING or E-MAILING your Senators (and others!). Keep that Senator & Congressional list near your phone so you can call them every week - because this monkey business isn't going to stop until these jokers are replaced. (3) E-Mail and Call all your friends and neighbors about these issues. Educate your neighbors. We're going to TAKE BACK THE WHITE HOUSE. Because the media has refused to cover the news, most people have NO IDEA what is going on legislatively. People in the grocery stores and those going about their working business are largely clueless.... So let's do the real Grassroots work now to win the 2010 election, because that's what it's going to take to win the election. Americans are generally complacent voters. The primary is coming on like a freight train - in March 2010!
*** Get motivated --- Take action by contacting your representatives and systematically reaching out to your neighbors! Campaigning is a "battle" of ideology, and we only need to let Americans know what is going on and urge them to get to the polls! As Winston Churchill said, "Never, never, never, never give up!"
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On Greta tonight, Nelson without hesitation said YES, he WOULD vote for the health care bill - even though we don't even know what's in it or what it costs since it's been behind closed doors again and we haven't seen the CBO report! Like a good Stepford Senator, Nelson spouted the usual "brings down costs, saves Medicare" nonsense - no mention of abortion funding - he has sold his soul to Obama, but at least he got a good price! Apparently (besides the base-closing threat) Nelson out-hooked Mary Landrieu and is getting $500 million for his vote (Mary sold out too soon!).
Republicans must demand a reading of the full bill before voting; otherwise it will pass before - or possibly ON - Christmas! Reportedly, Obama threatened all the Dems that if they didn't vote FOR HR3590, their careers would be over. But if these people aren't willing to give up one Christmas in order to save the country from disaster, I can guarantee that their careers will be over!! Of course if they realize they are finished either way, it doesn't matter to them how they vote - they'll take the best deal. Soulless creatures!!
Our next line of defense is the Texas border - call the Governor and demand a special session for Nullification.
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It would almost appear that this president and admininstration is bent on destroying America. We are in danger here with these Chicago thugs and their marxist ideology. We need to clean house.
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We are under siege by our own Government.
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Our Government is a powerful, corrupt group of people we elected into Office. They lie, cheat, steal, bribe legislators and threaten others. Can we get our Country back? We all need to work hard to do so and get these corrupt people out of Office. Evil can only flourish when good people do nothing. The news reported today some millions of dollars in taxes have not been paid by our Legislators. We are stunned by this revelation.
I hate to interrupt your soliloquy (such righteous fury!), but:
Not only did Michael Goldfarb attribute the story to a single anonymous source, and not only did everyone involved deny it, but Goldfarb subtly changed the details of the story in two interviews, according to the Washington Independent.
For his part, Sen. Nelson himself called the reports "yellow journalism at its worst."
So unless you believe the White House has him by the short hairs, that should settle the matter.
Goldfarb said it was Rahm Emanuel at first and then, after he learned that such a threat is ridiculous for a number of reasons, changed to say that it was someone unfamiliar with BRAC. Not to mention that any changes decided (independently) by BRAC wouldn't take place until 2013, by which time you hope this Administration will be just a bad memory. Kinda hard to make a threat you can’t deliver on, isn’t it?
That would be a stupid move, and that's why Goldfarb is changing his story (again).
Before hosting Goldfarb on his radio show on the 16th, Beck said he “called Senator Nelson’s office” and Nelson said “No, no, no. That’s not true.” In the interview, Goldfarb said that Emanuel “delivered” the “message to the Senate leadership” about Nelson and Offutt. When Beck interviewed Goldfarb later on his Fox show, Goldfarb “changed” his “story from this morning,” saying that rather than Emanuel, it was “just someone in the White House”.
So, hostess, who’s really been slurping up the Kool-Aid? I guess I’ll see a retraction around the same time Halley’s Comet returns, hm?
Links to articles?
Apparently, Nelson has caved in to ObamaSCARE HELLcare. What an awful shame!
It would seem that if thuggery doesn't work, then go back to bribery and sweeten the pot so that you get a can't resist change of vote from the senator being targeted!
From The Obama File:
A reader watched this interview of Jim Demint on O’Reilly last night and was deeply concerned, not so much about Franken dissing Lieberman, but about comments Jim Demint made. About 5:30 into the interview he talks about the process of the Dems writing the health care bill. It is extremely disturbing to her, that Obama's staff is involved in writing a Senate bill while Republican Senators are locked out.
Demint: We’ve been debating for two or three weeks now but they’ve been developing the real bill behind closed doors and Harry Reid and his office…
O'Reilly: Who is they? Harry Reid and who else is in there?
Demint: His staff, the president's staff and they’re bringing different members in, seeing what they need, threatening to take their air bases, giving money to Louisiana. It’s become a bag of, I think, political promises and bribes. I mean I’m afraid I’m very cynical about the process. A bill of this magnitude and importance should be out for weeks before we have to vote on it. But they’re going to bring it out in the next day or two and Harry Reid will immediately file cloture to end the debate as soon as we see the bill. So we’ll have a couple of days to decide about it and it takes weeks to study these bills when they’re that big. Bill, this is outrageous. It’s not anything like a real democratic process here. I frankly think it verges on tyranny. I just hope Americans will look up from their Christmas shopping and see what’s going on here.
O'Reilly: Alright, so you haven’t seen the final bill. It’s changed from the initial 2000 bill that was a couple of weeks arrived upon. You’re saying that it’s Harry Reid and some of the President’s guys are behind closed doors doing this, that and the other thing. They’re going to throw it out there over the week end to you. You expect to get that big package, this thing, over the weekend. Is that what you expect?
Demint: Yeah, the next day or two and when we say we want to take a day or two to read it, they’re going to say Republicans are obstructing again, as they’ve been saying all along.
Any 5th grader knows that the Constitution declares the separation of powers, The Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial. Why is the Executive Branch involved in this process, designated only to the Legislative Branch? This is clearly unconstitutional! Is anyone in Congress going to protest this usurpation of their Constitutional responsibility? Are Americans going to look up from their Christmas shopping to offer support to our Representatives and Senators and demand that Obama get his hands of Congress! Are we on the road to becoming a dictatorship? Where are the Patriots on this one?
The patriots are there - but they are being completely ignored.
I continue to pray that the House and the Senate WILL NOT be able to agree and will not come to a final bill on this issue.
2010 can't come soon enough! If a final bill passes, then we will have to suffer with the consequences for the months leading up to the next election. A sweep of these crooks, liars, thieves, bribery agents, extortionists, and all those who are ignoring the will of the people is our only hope of canceling this monstrosity!
CJW: Links to articles?
I aim to please, hostess. Here you go.
Goldfarb begins to backtrack on his claim:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/16/beck-goldfarb-treason
Sen. Nelson denies the threat:
http://mediamatters.org/research/200912160026
Goldfarb tries his second attempt at spin here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfjLQJkI1rM
More here:
http://mediamatters.org/research/200912170018
”In a December 16 post, Weekly Standard blogger Michael Goldfarb defended the accuracy of his report that the White House is ‘threatening to close’ Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base "to extort" Sen. Ben Nelson's vote on health care reform -- denied by both the White House and Nelson's office -- by pointing to a request by 20 Republican senators for a congressional investigation of his report. But a Nebraska newspaper reported on December 17 that Nelson's fellow Nebraska senator, Mike Johanns, said he signed on to the request even though he doesn't believe Goldfarb's story is true and Goldfarb's blog post follows his retraction of his prior claim that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had personally issued such a ‘threat’."
There was yet more, as of 2 days ago:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/200912180029
I guess I’ll see a retraction around the same time Halley’s Comet returns, hm?
You do seem to have a talent for getting your facts wrong every December: your WWII Memorial claim, your screeching about Target being owned by France and discriminating against veterans…
Maybe you deserve a break. I’m going to take mine now, but I won’t hold my breath for that retraction.
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