From former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s trial we have learned that the governor, during a conversation with his chief of staff, John Harris, that was being recorded, worried that their conversation might be recorded. Harris dismissed his concerns. “So what if you’re on a recording,” Harris told him. “You could be ordering a cheese and [...]
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Valerie Jarrett Subpoenaed in Blago Trial
June 2nd, 2010
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By Adam Bitely -
Valerie Jarrett has been subpoenaed in the Blago trial along with White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
From Politico:
Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett have received subpoenas from defense lawyers in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, joining a long list of federal officials who could be [...]
Of Plates, Recessions and Eager Vice Presidents
February 24th, 2010
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Earlier this month Valerie Jarrett told the Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet not to read much into the fact that President Obama was not choosing to accompany the U.S. Olympic Delegation to the Vancouver Olympics. “‘He has a pretty full plate right now, as you could expect. And the Vice President really wanted to go and [...]
Stanford Alumni Blow the Whistle on Valerie Jarrett
November 16th, 2009
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From Michelle Malkin:
All is not lost in the Ivory Tower!
In September/October, Stanford Magazine ran a lavish softball profile of Valerie Jarrett (Stanford ‘78) on her role as Barack Obama’s confidante (h/t – reader Ed R.):
Jarrett has been an ever-present figure throughout Obama’s improbable ascent and has become a star in her own right. She appears [...]
Valerie Jarrett’s “Gangster Government”
November 12th, 2009
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“They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That’s the Chicago way.”—Jim Malone, The Untouchables.
Call it “gangster government”—an over-glorified protection racket that favors those who tow the party line, and viciously retaliates against those who dare to depart from [...]
Mrs. Jarrett, I Don’t Think That Means What You Think It Means.
November 9th, 2009
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In January of 2009, President Obama sent Valerie Jarrett to represent him at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Her speech was supposed to be on “The New US Agenda.” However, she spent half the speech talking about who Barack Obama is. (Side note: so half of the US agenda is the President himself?) [...]
Valerie Jarrett: The Next Van Jones
November 5th, 2009
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From Ben Johnson at Front Page Mag:
Many have wondered how anyone as extreme as Obama’s “Green Jobs Czar” Van Jones – a self-described “Communist” obsessed with racial conspiracy theories – could have been named to head a federal agency. David Horowitz described the radicalization of the Democratic Party as the appointment’s subtext. Closer to the [...]
Remember, Mrs. Jarrett, those who live in glass houses…
November 5th, 2009
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Let’s return to Valerie Jarrett’s interview with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday, and her comment that Republicans were “becoming more and more extreme and more and more marginalized,” shall we? She cited as evidence of this that “moderate” Republican Dede Scozzafava had been “force[d] out” of the race for the NY-23.
So, Republicans are extreme for preferring [...]
So Who’s Marginalized Again, Mrs. Jarrett?
November 4th, 2009
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It depends on what the meaning of marginalized is…
Another claim put forth by trusted Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett in her interview with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday was that Republicans are “becoming… more and more marginalized.”
Well, of course, you’re right, Mrs. Jarrett. And yesterday’s elections prove this beyond a doubt. Like in typically deep blue New [...]
