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Federal Judge Says Blackwater Can Go Ahead with Shooting Range; City Attorney Protests Decision
Huff's ruling on a major issue in a case I am working on, in front of her, came down. She jerked my chain big time. I have lost credibility in her.— June 12, 2008 11:49 a.m.
Realtors Hold Post-Election Fundraiser To Help Mayor Sanders Pay Back His Debt
Jay Disken used to run IPC Commercial Real Estate. IPC was a third tier toilet commercial real estate firm and a number of their brokers bailed to form another firm (Similar to what happened to Daum, when Business Real Estate Brokerage broke off-Daum-San Diego folded and BRE morphed into a Grubb and Ellis affiliate). I know the number of CCIM brokers is very very small in San Diego, probably less than 25 total. Not much money from CCIM.— June 11, 2008 8:44 p.m.
Yes We Cannes! The Yacht That Tells a Lacht -- Everything, Actually -- About Copley Newspapers
Last, compare David Copley to Ottis Chandler of the L.A. Times. Night and day. Both trust funders for sure. But Chandler worked his tail off in every single department of the L.A. Times, starting when he was 15 years old, and turned that paper, IMO, into the best in the country (OK, many people say the NY Times is the best-not me). A true sign of character-for both.— June 11, 2008 11:05 a.m.
Yes We Cannes! The Yacht That Tells a Lacht -- Everything, Actually -- About Copley Newspapers
David Copley is a lazy trust funder-nothing more. Copley can party the rest of his life all he wants to, BUT, he has a duty, maybe not a legal duty- but a moral and ehtical duty to the paper, it's employees and the City and County of San Diego, to run the company in a responsible manner. If the paper folds there will be thousands of people out of work, both directly and indirectly from such a disaster. The taxpayers would then end up footing the bill for the social services these out of work people would end up using. So what Copley is doing may be legal, but it is ethically and morally wrong. Very wrong. A wise man once told me that you can tell the TRUE character of a person by watching how they treat people they DON'T need. That is true with Copley. He cares about one person and one person only-David Copley. I'll be honest with you, I have no respect for that trust funder-never have and never will. If he had a heart attack and croaked over tomorrow I would not sweat it one bit. I know, that is cold, but that is how I honestly feel about the guy.— June 11, 2008 11:01 a.m.
City Auditor Says Blackwater Didn't Misrepresent Self, but Criticizes City Procedures
Hi Fumbler, thanks for the backup!— June 10, 2008 8:01 p.m.
City Auditor Says Blackwater Didn't Misrepresent Self, but Criticizes City Procedures
More good news on the Mercs; BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions By Jane Corbin BBC News Waxman: "It may well turn out to be the largest war profiteering in history." A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly accounted for in Iraq. For the first time, the extent to which some private contractors have profited from the conflict and rebuilding has been researched by the BBC's Panorama using US and Iraqi government sources. Henry Waxman who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said: "The money that's gone into waste, fraud and abuse under these contracts is just so outrageous, its egregious. "It may well turn out to be the largest war profiteering in history." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7444083.stm— June 10, 2008 12:20 p.m.
City Auditor Says Blackwater Didn't Misrepresent Self, but Criticizes City Procedures
To Johnny - how old and what is your prior background? =========================================== 47.5 Y/O, no prior military experience, clean record, no criminal convictions, college graduate. In good overall condition, could run a 7.5-8 minute mile (ok, that is not super fast, but OK all things condidered), don't drink, smoke or use drugs. Pretty much a straight arrow. I know I could pass basic training, but I think I need to have strings pulled because of the age factor. I still work out 6 days a week, so I am not your typical 47 Y/O. Can you get me an interview with someone? I am sort of bent out of shape I never joined when I was younger (for at least a one hitch), but I had a different mind set back then, was more interested in college.— June 10, 2008 11:20 a.m.
Federal Judge Says Blackwater Can Go Ahead with Shooting Range; City Attorney Protests Decision
From the Manual real case, Judge Marilyn Huff covering for a bad judge Real: The council is made up of five appeals court judges and five trial court judges. All five appellate judges on the council — Arthur L. Alarcon, William A. Fletcher, Alex Kozinski, M. Margaret McKeown and Sidney R. Thomas — joined the majority. They were joined by Marilyn H. Patel, the chief federal trial judge in San Francisco. Four of the trial court judges — John Coughenour of Seattle, Terry J. Hatter Jr. of Los Angeles, *****Marilyn L. Huff**** of San Diego and Jack D. Shanstrom of Billings, Mont. — sided with Real. They did not write an opinion explaining their dissent.— June 9, 2008 9:06 p.m.
Federal Judge Says Blackwater Can Go Ahead with Shooting Range; City Attorney Protests Decision
You wont get any probe or discipline out of the judiciary. Not in the federal system, and very little in the state system. Since the Judiciary is a co equal branch of government they would be forced to investigate themselves. Therein is the problem. In state court judges get reviewed thru the Commission n Judicial Performance, and in federal courts thru the 9th Circuit. I have been involved with numerous complaints in both systems, and it is a flat out joke. In the state system there are over 1,600 judges and you might get 4 or 5 judges facing discipline per year, or less than 1%, and rarely do you have judges removed for bad conduct. Maybe one, two max are removed for misconduct in any given year. Federal court is even worse. There is basically no discipline there. In fact the Senate got so PO's about federal LA judge Manuel L. Real, and lack of disciplining him, that the Senate almost IMPEACHED him. He got lucky. "More than 99% of the complaints filed against federal judges around the country are dismissed out of hand. The 9th Circuit council has reprimanded only two jurists in the last decade, while rejecting hundreds of complaints, according to official records. " http://www.clr.org/Real-Manuel-L.html— June 9, 2008 8:53 p.m.
City Auditor Says Blackwater Didn't Misrepresent Self, but Criticizes City Procedures
Profound comments. So the question remains: why does the military hire these mercenaries? ============================= Wilkes/Cunningham hanky panky-there is no other logical explanation to throw away money in this manner. I liked TheGunny's post. Cool stuff. Gunny, I want to join the Marines, but I need to know how to get around the upper age cut off. Help me out.— June 9, 2008 5:56 p.m.