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PICKET: Dallas EPA administrator who wanted to 'crucify' oil companies resigns
Dallas EPA Administrator Al Arrmendariz, the individual who made controversial remarks about wanting to "crucify" the oil companies, has resigned according to the Associated Press.
GREEN: Twitter used to silence conservatives?
Conservative Chris Loesch, music producer and husband of radio host and CNN contributor Dana Loesch, had his Twitter account suspended on Sunday. He was apparently targeted by leftist users who utilized the "Block & Report Spam" function to trigger the social media account's automatic spam algorithm. He was notified of his suspension via an email from Twitter claiming it was due to multiple unsolicited mentions to other users. "You will need to change your behavior to continue using Twitter," the email admonished.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Chris Matthews faces his critics at WHCD
The White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday night brought out not only media celebrities but also their critics. The D.C. Chapter of Free Republic gathered outside of the Washington Hilton and heckled attendees who walked past them or drove by. The group is known to do this every year for the past 13 WHCD's.
PICKET: Gowdy and Issa - Contempt charge against Holder coming before Memorial Day
Congressman Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican, appeared on Fox News Channel's On the Record with Greta Van Susteren Thursday night and said that Attorney General Eric Holder must comply with the subpoena to put forth all the documents relating to the Fast and Furious gun walking operation before Memorial Day or the AG will face contempt charges that have already been drawn up.
PICKET: Another Secret Service scandal surfaces in El Salvador
The Secret Service sex scandal that arose in Cartagena, Colombia is beginning to open doors to other stories of a similar nature. According to Seattle-based Investigative Reporter Chris of KIRO TV, U.S. Secret Service agents regularly bragged about their sexual romps with prostitutes while out of the country on assignment for the president.
PICKET: RNC Chair - Obama camp use of taxpayer dollars may escalate to FEC
Ed Morrissey at Hot Air has an exclusive video interview with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus today regarding the RNC's formal complaint against the Obama campaign for "misuse of taxpayer dollars."
PICKET: Senators to inquire about gov. contractor angle in secret service scandal
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee will be briefed by defense department personnel on Wednesday regarding the Secret Service sex scandal that has caused the resignations of six agents. Four of those six reportedly resigned, one retired, and one was terminated with cause.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Issa says Obama admin 'going to be most corrupt in history'
Congressman Darrell Issa, California Republican and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, spoke to Bloomberg Television on Tuesday regarding the corruption investigations his committee is conducting that are aimed at the Obama administration.
PICKET: Twitter death threats hurled at Zimmerman, family, lawyer, and judge
It did not take long for death threats to arise on Twitter against George Zimmerman, his family, lawyer, and Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester, who allowed Zimmerman to be released on $150,000 bond. After being fitted with a GPS monitoring device, Mr. Zimmerman left the Seminole County Jail in Sanford at midnight Monday morning.
PICKET: EPA conducts human testing for air pollution research
According to an EPA case study published in Environmental Health Perspectives in September 2011 a human test subject was used by the EPA to study the effects of air pollutants on our bodies.
PICKET: Nugent responds
The Rock and Roll gun toting guitar legend Ted Nugent became embroiled in a politically incorrect controversy when he told attendees at the National Rifle Association Convention in St. Louis "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." The U.S. Secret Service met with Mr. Nugent over his remarks and was cleared by the agency. Nugent wrote an op-ed for the Washington Times Opinion Page responding to his critics and the uproar of his comments.
PICKET: Issa expects movement on Holder contempt charge within 'weeks'
Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican and Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has yet to charge Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress for failing to supply Mr. Issa’s committee with thousands of pieces of documentation relating to the Justice Department’s gun walking operation known as “Fast and Furious.”
PICKET: Barney Frank defends health care law remarks
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, did not think that much of Congressman Barney Frank’s remarks to New York Magazine, where the retiring Massachusetts Democrat was critical of the timing of the health care legislation passage.
PICKET: GSA hearings continue into day 2
Jeffrey Neely, the General Services Administration Regional executive who hosted the Western Regions Conference, invoked his Fifth Amendment rights on Monday during questioning from House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa. Mr. Neely left the hearing immediately after the questioning and ran from reporters.
PICKET: Geithner calls criticism on job loss among women during Obama's term 'meaningless'...references Bush recession
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner appeared on CBS's "Face the Nation" on Sunday and went after remarks made by Mitt Romney, who said that women make up the majority of the jobs lost during Obama's first term. Geithner called the assertion "misleading and ridiculous."
