pay to play

Welcome to the 'pay-to-play' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'pay-to-play'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “pay to play”

• Scandals, potential investigation, Education Department woes upend Horne campaign for AG

  
  Sonoran Alliance — Authority: 140
  The exploratory campaign of Tom Horne for Arizona Attorney General appears to be cratering following a year of scandals and a collapse of fund raising efforts.
  1 day ago

• Gerald Walpin, Inspector General, Obama administration fired, Obama ally Kevin Johnson fraud, Sacramento Mayor, Walpin filed suit in federal court, Walpin cleared in probe

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  From the Hot Air blog, November 11, 2009. “Walpin vindicated, will demand job back” “In June, the White House fired Gerald Walpin as Inspector-General of the Corporation for National and Community Service after he objected to an unusually-favorable settlement of fraud charges against a Barack Obama ally in ...
  2 days ago

• The Problem with Gifts to City via Elected Officials

  
  CityEthics.org — Authority: 131
  In past blog posts , Ihave focused on the perjury charges against Baltimore mayor SheilaDixon that relate to her failure to disclose gifts from a developer whowas seeking tax breaks. But today, Dixon goes on trial for theftinvolving gift cards allegedly given to the office of the city councilpresident, which she ...
  5 days ago

• Pat Quinn and the SEIU

  
  Moonage Political Webdream — Authority: 120
  Rod Blagojevich, among other things, was accused of pay to play with SEIU.  He got ran out of the governor’s office.On September 14, 2009, Pat Quinn released this video:Quinn immediately... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  1 week ago

• Public Comments on SEC Proposed “Pay to Play” Rules

  
  Hedge Fund Law Blog — Authority: 125
  SEC Proposed Pay to Play Rules Draw Many Comments Earlier this year the SEC proposed so-called “pay to play” rules which would restrict SEC registered investment advisers from managing money from state and local governments under certain circumstances.  According to the SEC press release , “the measures are ...
  1 week ago

• Deception About Ethics Commission Approval and Another Problem with Ethics Self-Regulation

  
  CityEthics.org — Authority: 131
  This week saw the opening of the trial of former New York state senatemajority leader Joseph Bruno for honest services fraud. According tothe assistant U.S. attorney presenting thecase, as quotedin the Albany Times-Union , although acriminal trial, "this case is about conflicts ofinterest. Its about failure ...
  1 week ago

• Michele Bachmann, Capitol Tea Party, November 5, 2009, Super Bowl of Freedom, Health care Bill, MN Representative Bachmann, NC bus trip, Washington DC, Confronts Nancy Pelosi and Congress

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  MN Representative Michele Bachmann will be at the steps of the US Capitol Building on Thursday, November 5, 2009 to confront Nancy Pelosi and Congress about the socialist Health Care Bill being rammed down our throats. “Bachmann: My Capitol Tea Party is ‘The Super Bowl of Freedom’” Despite this ...
  1 week ago

• NJ voter fraud, ACORN, SEIU, Absentee ballots, November 3, 2009, Wall Street Journal, John Fund article, Corzine thugs, Obama thugs, Christie get fair election?, NJ Democratic Party pressures county clerks on signature checks

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  John Fund of the Wall Street Journal has written an article dated November 2, 2009, about the potential for widespread voter fraud today, Tuesday, November 3, 2009.   “Chris Christie’s Next Case: Who Stole My Election? Absentee voter fraud may play a significant role in New Jersey’s gubernatorial election.” ...
  1 week ago

• Pension Board Reform in California

  
  CityEthics.org — Authority: 131
  While on the subject of pension boards in California, its worthmentioning a new California bill, Bill1584 , signed into law on October 18. It is an amendment to theCounty Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Section 22212.5 of theEducation Code, Sections 20098 and 31528 of the Government Code, withthe addition of ...
  1 week ago

• Jon Corzine, NJ governor Corzine, Obama campaigning, The Corzine Times, Tax plan, Property taxes, Corzine budget, Corzine’s shady investments

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has been constantly in the news because of  the tight race with Republican Christie and repeated Obama campaign visits to shore up Obama’s image and influence. However, there is a lot of information about Corzine’s record on taxes, shady investments and ties to corruption figures. ...
  1 week ago

• Alonzo Monk, Guilty plea background, Obama, Blagojevich, Rezko, Levine, Kelly, Harris, Cellini, Indictment, Rezko trial transcripts, Chicago IL corruption, Crime, Board rigging, Evelyn Pringle articles

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  Lest we forget about crime and corruption in Chicago and the involvement by Rod Blagojevich Tony Rezko Stuart Levine Christopher Kelly William Cellini John Harris Alonzo Monk et al and Obama’s ties to these corruption figures   Alonzo Monk Guilty Plea Part II   In part I of ...
  1 week ago

• Michele Bachmann, House floor speech, Government control of GM, Obama thugs, Government cartel, We Now Have A Total Gangster Government

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  I have been watching Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann for months and I have been very impressed . She does not mince words and she is trying to protect the American public and taxpayers. Her efforts to protect Americans did not begin with her outcry against the socialist Health Care Bill. In the following ...
  1 week ago

• The Importance of Campaign Finance Reform

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 559
  Campaign Finance Reform             Since the United States is a country based off of the principles of democracy, its elections are essential parts of the country’s existence. A person trying to get elected to a position in the United States must have the means to get his or her voice heard due to the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Dallas Ethics Reform Proposals to Go to Vote November 9

  
  CityEthics.org — Authority: 131
  Dallascouncil members control over development in their districts ledearlier this month to the conviction of one council member and four associates for extortion. Now the Dallas mayor, Tom Leppert, is effectively forcing the hand ofthe city council to enact ethics reforms to provide more transparencyand oversight ...
  2 weeks ago

• Corzine, Obama, Goldman Sachs, Governor Jon Corzine, Chairman of Goldman Sachs, Obama contributions, Corruption, Bailout money

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  On Monday, Barack Obama will make his third visit to New Jersey to campaign for Governor Jon Corsine, former chairman of Goldman Sachs. Obama and Corzine have a lot in common. They both are tied to corruption figures and to Goldman Sachs. Yesterday, October 29, 2009, from Citizen Wells “It is only fitting that ...
  2 weeks ago

• Misuse of the Baltimore City Foundation

  
  CityEthics.org — Authority: 131
  Is there any worse way to skirt government ethics rules and misusepublic money and position than via a charitable organization? And yetithappens again and again. This time it happened in Baltimore, accordingto the results of an extensive investigationby the Baltimore Sun . Read more
  2 weeks ago

• NJ Governor Corzine, Obama, Corruption, New Jersey corruption, Illinois corruption, Obama campaigns for Corzine, US taxpayers foot bill, Obama tries to save face at expense of taxpayers, Negative ads, Taxpayer dollars

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 588
  Save New Jersey Initiative It is only fitting that Barack Obama campaign for New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine. They have so much in common. Especially when it comes to connections to crime and corruption  and wasting taxpayer’s money on their own agenda. From the New York Post, October 24, 2009. “Corzine, cash ...
  2 weeks ago

• Raise $300K for DNC = quarterly meetings with senior barry advisors

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 533
  October 28, 2009The WH agreed in August to release the name of everyone who enters the WH. “WAVES records will denote who that person is, when they came, how long they were here, and who they met with.” However they are only releasing them [late December] from Sept 15 onward. Gibbs said they didn’t have [...]
  2 weeks ago

• Local Government Legal Defense Funds

  
  CityEthics.org — Authority: 131
  Ivetalked about legal defense funds in the past as a way to acceptlarge gifts from those doing business with a local government, but Ireferred, tangentially, to only one local government legaldefense fund, that offormer Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. So I did some research andcame up with a few other examples, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Politician ask to take a fall ?

  
  The Ridgewood Blog — Authority: 488
  With no real distinguishable traits, New Jersey Democrats and Republicans seem two sides of the same coin .With some of the horrid political campaigns it simply begs the question : are these people losing on purpose ? Secret taping triggers probe Tuesday, October 27, 2009 BY NICK CLUNN The Record STAFF WRITER ...
  2 weeks ago

Comments about pay to play