Unqualified Lightweight Named to Head NY Fed.

An AFL-CIO Lobbyist named to head N.Y. Fed

The Federal Reserve has selected union boss  Denis Hughes, President of the N.Y.S. AFL- CIO to be head of the powerful N.Y. Federal Reserve http://www.newyorkfed.org/. See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125112547653253819.html

1. Unqualified- Mr. Hughes is an electrician by training and is a partisan labor union hack.  http://www.nysaflcio.org/?zone=view_page.cfm&page=Officers . Shockingly he was anointed despite his de mini mus – education.

2. He was appointed to the Federal Reserve as a “C” director, meaning a political selection with NO , ZERO , financial experience.  Given that we are in an economic tsunami and still teetering with a recession this appointment is reckless , unconscionable and shocking as he bring nothing to the  table in terms of leadership and experience to assist us out of our dire economic straits.

He attended  ” Empire College” where they award half of your credits to “life experience”. Empire is well known as home study course for “mature adults” who want to obtain an ez- college degree while maintaining their employment. http://www.esc.edu/esconline/online2.nsf/html/isescforyou.html. Empire’s students are largely cops, fireman and other civil servants who are required to have a four year degree in order to advance to promotion in their respective trades.

Why, was he selected ? , where is the vetting process? What does this say about selecting the “best” candidates ?   Another example of defining deviancy downward. If Hughes had any common sense or commitment to America he would decline the appointment. This is like selecting a non physic an to be the Surgeon General. Hughes took over the union after the previous President was arrested for stealing money from the union. See http://www.thelaborers.net/lexisnexis/articles/after_scandals.htm

Troubling Hughes stated in 2001 his top priority was “affordable housing” as such he was one of the lobbyist who pushed for “affordable mortgages” See http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:hIKU1NSfoQkJ:govinfo.library.unt.edu/mhc/hearings/testimony/dhughes.doc+denis+hughes+new+york+afl+cio&cd=19&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a

Sherrif Deputies GIve Automatic Weapons To Bikini Clad Babes

The Midland Texas Sheriff’s Office http://www.co.midland.tx.us/sheriff/is under fire as their finest have been captured on photographs showing them posing scantly clad females holding their automatic weapons. The link for my source is below.

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Midland Texas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland,_Texas has been popularized as the home of President Bush and his Midland Texas Ranch.

Madoff’s Big Pimpin Intimidated SEC Cops

I see it every day in my precinct. Young and some not so young Officer’s  responding to investigate a crime. They arrive and access the situation and are Impressed, Intimated and than Ignore facts which indicate ” bad guys”. The conduct is unprofessional and borderline malfeasance. It encourages more bad conduct as bad guys get brasher, bolder and bad-er, making it tougher for those Officer’s who do their jobs.

For example pulling up to a 911 call of drugs being sold at a specific  address with a detailed description and a call back number of a witness.  They observe a car and man fitting the description and he has a fancy car ” big pimp-in”, he has fancy jewelry, and a big loud mouth voice demanding to know why he is being ’singled out” , harassed”.

A professional good cop will make common law Rights of inquiry asking him a series and observing his oral and physical response to the challenging questions.
Are you in possession of any drugs,  Hey, how did you make out in that old drug case we have against you,  when were you last arrested, why would someone call up and state you are dealing drugs,  do you have drugs in the car.?  This is good police work, but the Professor Gates incident is an example of how professional police work is skewed by the press and pundits.

If these questions were asked maybe the suspect would exhibit nervousness, run away, make a move to destroy the drugs. Instead they look around don’t observe anything and drive away, Drug dealers One, Cops 0.

Looks like the SEC investigators did the same thing with Madoff, impressed with his big “pimped crib office”.  They dropped off resumes UNREAL WHIMPY INVESTIGATORS. See http://www.nypost.com/seven/08112009/gossip/pagesix/madoff_wowed_kid_probers_183931.html

and http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/sec-chief-says-staff-ignored-warnings-on-madoff/

Sadly, the last decade or two has been defined by ” big pimp in” materialistic obsession and employees who perform at a mediocre level.

Who pays when government employees commit malfeasance, we do all the taxpayers who foot the bill from the greedy trial lawyers who reap billions from taxpayers who pay for the negligence of government workers.See http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/sec-chief-says-staff-ignored-warnings-on-madoff/

Trust me the lawsuits are lining up against the SEC for the Madoff scandal. See http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/news/1/7901-sec-negligence-in-madoff-swindle-makes-it-liable-for-victims-losses.html and here is one actual lawsuit. http://www.securitiesdocket.com/2008/12/23/ny-investor-files-17-million-claim-against-sec-for-negligence-in-madoff-probe/

Russian Police Graft And Corruption

The BBC is  reporting that the Russian Police are “shaking down” the public.  I don’t know alot about Russia other than Putin is in charge. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8190115.stm As early as 2005 “graft” has become an accepted ( yet improper) way of life for Russians. See http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1066122.html Apparently the local law enforcement officers are under paid and resort to shakedowns to boost their income. A leading politician stated “Duma Deputy Speaker Vladimir Pekhtin (Unified Russia)  corruption was so widespread that “some unscrupulous officials see their offices as a source of rent.”

Broward Sheriff A Serial Sexual Predator And Molestor

Openly Gay Broward Sheriff Arrested for Sexual Assault

There has been and always be “perverts” and “sexual predators “who gain employment in occupations that permit them to manifest their sexual appetite. You see this with ( Teachers, Clerical, Coaches,Medical, Counselor and Police Officers). See http://survivorconnections.net/scstats1.html

Today a Broward County Sheriff  http://sheriff.org/ was arrested for sexually assaulting illegal immigrants. See http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-bso-deputy-arrested-sex-abuse,0,1484852.story .

The Miami Herald states ” Investigators said Monday they were preparing to file charges involving seven more male victims, and said there might be even more. The alleged victims range in age from 17 to 30, but all have something in common: They are undocumented immigrants, mostly from El Salvador and Mexico, who speak little English.”

Assuming the facts and affidavit to be true it is atypical of a sexual predator, they seek to exploit victims who are intimidated, afraid, or dependent upon the perpetrator.   It also show “premeditation” in that he “selected” and “targeted” only certain men, this is the “choosing the right tomato”  only those ripe would be chosen.

Those of us in law enforcement should not be surprised as we already know that many “pimps” exploit the legal status of their victims who they force into prostitution  nationally  http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/24/us/group-forced-illegal-aliens-into-prostitution-us-says.html and internationally.  See http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2005/nov/02/immigration.ukcrime

This Officer should go to jail as he is an aggressive predator who manipulated the system to gain employment to satisfy his  unbridled sexual appetite. The statistics bear out the fact that sexual offenders are four time more likely to be repeat offenders ” recidivist”  activity. See  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm#sex

This Sheriff is a double problem he has embarrassed hardworking gay officers who fight stereotypes that they are “freaks”  and law enforcement officers as a whole as he undermines the public faith in police officers. For a study of this discrimination and stereotypes see http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html