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Berkeley's Hilton to Homeless now Four Stars: A Garden Grows On Telegraph
Two years ago I wrote a piece here, "Berkeley Hilton to Homeless." I had no idea how that would turn out.
Two years later, the piece still leads the Berkeley Hilton Google search result page. If you're looking for a room at the Berkeley Hilton, you might want to consider going homeless and saving hundreds of dollars. Free food and clothes, too.
But I wasn't ready for Michael Gesregan, 52, a third-generation Irishman, with a blood-red goatee, who "likes to party a bit." Gesregan, known in Camp Hate, People's Park, as "O.G.," has found his Hilton in Berkeley.
Gesregan's Hilton, he tells me, is (with permission) beside Happy Valley Chinese Restaurant at Dwight/Telegraph, where he beds down on the cold-stone sidewalks of Telegraph Avenue.
I'd like to say my Hilton article brought O.G. to town, but he said he heard about us in Petaluma. "Everyone said you've got to see Berkeley."
He's been here a year and a half now and says he's found his home. He related how he never got along with his stepfather, but loved his mother and spent ten "glorious" days with her before she died.
"Why would you go elsewhere," he enthuses. 'Berkeley is a beautiful, beautiful place. I'll do anything for Berkeley."
Maybe that's why he's planted a white-picket-fenced garden in a small strip of dirt near the Dwight-Teley diverter. He put in $230 of his own money on the plot, after workers left the dirt behind a recent street-do.
He also cleans the walk beside Happy Valley at 3. a.m., he says.
"I'm a citizen of Berkeley; I'm here to stay," he proclaims.
I've interviewed scores of street "kids," but only those who are pregnant stay put. Everyone else eventually wanders. It's the wandering that appeals to them.
If Berkeley's streets were the Hilton, O.G. would give it four stars.
O.G. is no angel. He did 3-10 for petty theft in Florida (a London Broil, and a sleeping bag "when it was freezing cold.")
He's been clean in Berkeley. "Cops know me, here. They say, how you doing, Michael? (fare to midland). If you act appropriately, they'll help you," he attests.
"Well over 100 have stopped to look at the garden" he says. "Some of them hang around to work 10 minutes in the garden," he adds.
Working in the garden 'is so relaxing. It takes the stress out of you."
"Me and my garden talk," O.G. reports "as I pick out the leaves, I put my heart and soul into it."
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Newly posted in the online shop from Madelinetosh is Tosh Chunky Limited Edition. This hand dyed yarn has the same lustre as the Tosh Chunky currently in production, but with a slightly thicker gauge, and a tighter and bouncier twist (14-16 st per 4 inches/10 cm).
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(CNN) -- Lance Armstrong is losing the seven cycling titles that made him a legend.
The International Cycling Union announced Monday that Armstrong is being stripped of his Tour de France titles.
"Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling," said the union's president, Pat McQuaid, announcing that Armstrong is banned from the sport.
The decision follows this month's finding by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that there is "overwhelming" evidence that Armstrong was involved as a professional cyclist in "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program."
McQuaid said he was "sickened" by the report.
But he emphasized, "Cycling has a future."
Armstrong's story -- that of a cancer survivor who tamed the grueling three-week race more than any other cyclist before or since -- had made him a household name. But allegations of doping long dogged his career.
Then came this month's finding by the USADA.
The agency announced it would ban Armstrong from the sport for life and strip him of his results dating from 1998. The decision wiped out 14 years of his career. McQuaid said Monday the cycling union would not appeal USADA's decision.
McQuaid, speaking at a news conference Monday, said he does not believe cycling will ever be free from doping, because "I don't think in any aspect of society there are no cheats. I do believe that doping can be hugely reduced."
The keys are education programs and how teams are structured, he said.
The International Olympic Committee also is reviewing the evidence and could revoke Armstrong's bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games.
It is now up to the organizers of the Tour de France whether it will nominate alternate winners for the 1999-2005 tours. The Amaury Sport Organisation, which runs the 21-day event, has said it will decide after the ruling.
The cycling union's decision leaves Greg LeMond as the only American to win the tour. He did so in 1986, 1989, and 1990.
Armstrong, 41, has consistently denied the allegations.
In the past, Armstrong argued that he has taken more than 500 drug tests and never failed. In its 202-page report, the USADA said it had tested Armstrong less than 60 times and the International Cycling Union conducted about 215 tests.
"Thus the number of actual controls on Mr. Armstrong over the years appears to have been considerably fewer than the number claimed by Armstrong and his lawyers," the USADA said.
The agency didn't say that Armstrong ever failed one of those tests, but his former teammates testified as to how they beat tests or avoided the test administrators altogether. Several riders also said team officials seemed to know when random drug tests were coming, the report said.
Speaking to participants in his cancer-fighting foundation's annual Ride for the Roses in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, Armstrong said, "People ask me a lot how are you doing. And I tell them I've been better, but I've also been worse."
In his brief remarks to the crowd, Armstrong didn't mention the recent findings by the USADA.
He stepped down last week as chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation but said he will continue to be involved. Some of the foundation's donors are furious over the scandal and want their money back.
"We will not be deterred," Armstrong said Friday night at the organization's 15th anniversary celebration in Austin. "We will move forward."
The controversy also has taken its toll on Armstrong's endorsement deals.
On the same day he stepped away from the leadership of his foundation, Nike, which initially stood by Armstrong, dropped him with a terse statement citing what it called "seemingly insurmountable evidence" that he participated in doping.
Hours later, brewery giant Anheuser-Busch followed suit, saying it would let Armstrong's contract expire at the end of the year. Nike and Anheuser-Busch said they still planned to support Livestrong and its initiatives.
Professional cycling couldn't escape the backlash either as Dutch bank Rabobank announced it is to end its sponsorship of pro cycling teams in the wake of the doping scandal.
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"The Hunger Games" Capitol: Was Denver the model?
With our 300 days of sun and annual awards for healthiest and best place to live, it's hard to imagine we'd be tapped for such a dark distinction.
But since the 2008 release of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games," the first book in a pretty mesmerizing sci-fi trilogy, the speculation has been that Denver is the Capitol, the governing center of Panem, "in a place once called the Rockies."
Weird, Colorado Springs is usually cast as the bad guy in this state.
Washington Post writer Lucas Aykroyd recently visited Denver, in the place still called the Rockies, to discover for himself whether its offerings matched anything in the book, and while his clever wordplay and chitchat with servers and tattoo artists makes for a fun read, it's mostly a travel guide that hits a lot of already well-known spots – many of which, as Westword itself noted, have been featured in the weekly's Best of Denver issues – and so didn't require much in the way of Katniss Everdeen-style tracking to find.


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Is there anything in life, that you hope it just stays the same?
I hope that the way we celebrate celebrations never changes. I mean I do not want to celebrate Christmas in twenty years with hologram trees, Amazon packed presents and eat roast chicken made by automation. I can also imagine in the future that we will not have that much gatherings anymore as everyone will just video call each other in their living rooms. And there will be kids receiving presents in the form of Fortnite battle passes. For me, it would be bizarre to think of such idea.
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Some folks have wanted to know, "who is chinadoll?" These one or two folks are musescore members with an abundance of free time and curiosity about trivial issues that have nothing to do with music composition. That said (written), let us (me, this is confusing) be clear, they are very nice people and chinadoll is deeply touched (in the head, most likely) by their interest. So here goes.
Chinadoll has beautiful glossy golden brown hair, large soft eyes, a very quiet shy disposition along with an exceptionally sweet and gentle nature. Chinadoll loves loves fresh fruit (especially bananas) and vegetables. Yes, chinadoll is a Syrian Hamster with a bit of a talent for composing music. Late at night when everyone is asleep, chinadoll will tap out the notes on the home computer using her little paws. She loves attention and lots of gentle petting (especially if you give her a treat).
I'll keep it short and sweet: I orchestrated a waltz here, and spent a lot of time on it. Feel free to take a look at it :) https://musescore.com/user/31989152/scores/5899962
A remake of Desert Outbreak, a score I composed some time ago. I incorporated a lot more instruments this around and made some other changes. https://musescore.com/user/31293714/scores/5898621
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A study forthcoming in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine offers new insight on how certain behavioural patterns can be indicative of depression, with particular attention given to the ways we use the internet.
The study looked at 216 random university students, screening them for signs of depression before collecting data on their internet use. Of the group, about 30 per cent met the minimum diagnostic criteria for depression — the same 30 per cent whose internet use varied significantly from that of the other, "not depressed" students.
According to Sriram Chellappan, a researcher from Missouri University of Science and Technology, internet quirks distinct to the "depressed" group included frequent switching among applications, significantly more use of file-sharing software, and frequent activity on either instant messaging platforms or email.
What we do already know of depression is that it is often associated with distractibility and unsustainable attention spans. So it makes sense that the depressed students jumped around more from page to page. Instant message and email blasting are also understandable in this context; depression is often experienced as a marked feeling of loneliness, so reaching out for human interaction seems to be a natural response of self-preservation.
All this is well and good, but Chellappan's proposed application of this research is what's really significant about the study. These findings could be used to develop a new software that would be able to monitor an individual's internet usage and alert them to any usage patterns that may be indicative of depression.
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Software like this, used in universities, could be a key tool in preventing student suicides. Suicide-proof window latches and staircase guardrails are a fine approach, but recognising and treating the depression sooner would mean fewer suicides to prevent in in first place. [LiveScience]
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I'm a long time Nuke user and I love the tab shortcut which allows you to drop nodes in really quickly, so I got very excited when I saw Andrew Kramer created the FX Console script to do much the same thing. However it only supports CC, and doesn't work with scripts (yet anyway...). So I took it upon myself to create my own little script launcher tool and as always I'm throwing it out here for free!
- Assign this script to a shortcut (google it if you don't know how).
- Run the script and you will get your list of scripts (see below to create the list). Start typing to narrow down the results. In theory the text box will be automatically selected when you run the script, but I've noticed a bug with this (nothing I know how to fix, it seems to be an extendscript thing).
- At any time hit tab and use your arrow keys to select a script.
- Hit alt+e to run the script.
- Alternatively you can click on a script at any time to launch it right away.
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At the top of my script you will see an array called "scriptsArray" with some files in there that I have set-up for myself. You should be able to figure out pretty easily how to delete mine and add your own, post a comment if you have any questions and I'd be happy to help you out. It doesn't matter where the scripts are - they don't have to be installed in your After Effects folder (as you can see mine are on another drive. This could also be a network location if you're in a studio!).
In a future version I'm thinking of making this automatically scan a folder and add all scripts in there so that it is "dynamic" but I haven't gotten to that yet.
I'm not a professional coder and I don't get paid to do this, so I've only had time to test it on my machine with my setup - which means Windows 7, After Effects CS6. I do have CC but don't use it, so I haven't bothered to make it work in CC yet (or test it). At some point I will switch over and if Andrew Kramer hasn't added script support to FX Console then I'll probably modify this one to work in CC... Let me know if you run into problems or want CC support, I might get around to it sooner.
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It Doesn't Get Better. You Get Stronger.
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We're fans of the It Gets Better project started by Dan Savage to address bullying and reach out to lgbt teens.It's beautiful and well-intended, and I'm thankful it exists. But seriously, we all know it gets better a lot sooner if you are white, cisgendered, and middle class. And for a lot of us it stays pretty hard.
The righteous lesbian who made this video tells it like it is and leaves us feeling strong enough to fight anyway. Her message: It doesn't necessarily get easier but you grow up and learn to deal with things. You learn to shut out the negative messages. You learn to love yourself. You learn to survive and that hurting yourself just lets them win.
Hey LuzLoca821, whoever you are, you are a right on sister. Thank you for putting your voice out there.
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we're not drawing lines
recognizing that bullying is a queer issue does not exclude other forms of bullying from our agenda. recognizing that queerphobia impacts trans, PoC, and poor queers in especially violent ways-- more than white, wealthy, cisgender queers-- is not divisive. but some people's reactions here are very much divisive. in particular i'm talking about the reactions like this one: "I don't understand why people focus so much on "race" or "color." I think it just reminds us of how different we are instead of how similar we all are."
yes, we are all fundamentally human beings, part of one human family, etc. etc. etc. but recognizing difference, recognizing that racism exists within queer communities, recognizing that other forms of oppression exist within queer communities... that is not divisive. it does not make us weaker. it will only make our movement stronger. i think LuzLoca821 brings race into because that is an important part of her experience as a queer woman of color. if we, as a queer movement, cannot recognize that, and make anti-racism a part of our queer agenda, then our movement is doomed.
I don't understand....
I don't understand why people focus so much on "race" or "color." I think it just reminds us of how different we are instead of how similar we all are. I could go on about how people have treated me for being gay or for being part persian/ Choctaw Indian....but I just chalk it up to the fact that these people are stupid, ignorant fucks. And seriously....it's not just white people. I had a close friend (who happened to be be a black dude) who, after 9/11, didn't want anything to do with me because I was part persian, and therefore I was a terrorist. Ignorance comes in all shapes and sizes.
The bottom line is, kids will bully anyone that's different. When I was little, I got bullied because my parents were divorced. When I got older, it's because I was kinda chubby; after that, it was because I was gay (I did not have the chance to out myself, that was done by some asshole jocks). Bullying sucks, but it is not going away anytime soon. What needs to be taught to kids is an effective way of dealing with it. If I let all the bullying tear me down (and i did actually try to kill myself at one point-when it appeared there was no hope left), I would be either dead or a huge freaking mess today. Bullies are insecure losers who don't want to see anyone do better than them.
Kids need to learn that this garbage is temporary, and life will go on.
You are Worthy
In response to the Dan Savage project I posted a video you are all welcome to check out. I posted it because there were few people of color who were posting and even fewer lesbians who were posting. I completely understand that the Project involved LGBTQ issues but bullying, in general, is pretty traumatic to a teen.
I agree that it gets better as you get stronger, I also think it gets better as you realize that you're worthy of love.
In other news, have ya'll seen the "Make it Better" project??
Thanks Erika for posting your video! Love, Minnesota
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The one person who always gets me is Ellen.
In a clip posted on her show's Facebook page billed "An Important Message," she discusses the suicides using the word "Gay" the grand total of once.
I understand that she wants her show to appeal to a wider audience and not to be pigeon-holed as "gay-space", but in the event of these particular suicides, I think that including the G word a few more times was warranted, better the Q, best the LGBTQI.
I think that a huge part of the problem is that homelessness and suicide affect LGBT teens at disproportionately high rates, thus, while bullying is clearly an issue in and of itself, these particular suicides were part of a trend that gets relatively little interest/action from the MSM.
We've expended a great deal of energy fighting for the freedom to marry and to serve in the military and these pressing issues for our youth have received very little press. While seeing legally married gays may have some positive psychological effects on the mentality of children who are in the process of discovering who they are, I think that groups like the Trevor Project and FIERCE ultimately deal with problems that arise in queer youth more directly and would be well served by a mention in this clip.
Bullying is a larger issue, but this specific type of bullying needs to be addressed as an alarming trend.
#trevorproject #fierce #bullying #suicides #itgetsbetter #ellen #gay #lesbian #queer #trans
"Bitch, what you don't know about me is that I can just about fit in the Grand fucking Canyon. Did you know that I always wanted to be a dancer in Vegas?" Silent Bob
Being... very light beige (I'm part cree) - I'd hope that if there are any others beige-er then me (because I look Caucasian as the day is long and I guess my encouragement wouldn't count) would take a moment and give their "peers" a cheer for hope for a better world. Because EVERY beige, brown, purple, green - non cis, trans etc. CAN'T be in a miserable shit hole.
Please, I sincerely hope you aren't.
There are messages from a lot of different kinds of people from all kinds of different walks of life on that channel.
I understand what LuzLoca821 was saying, but why does it always come down to people tearing each other down? Getting stronger - and learning how to love yourself IS getting better. It's growing up. I personally don't fucking care what color/gender or tax bracket Dan Savage is in. I'm a 35 year old woman and I got the point and the sentiment behind what he was saying. I was more pissed about Perez Hilton posting a message... because he is a pariah who preys on his own as far as I'm concerned.
As long as people keep drawing a line between themselves and others - for example, singling out different members of the LGBTQ family and judging them on a sliding scale based on orientation, visible ethnicity, financial situation or sex... we are just being counter productive.
What's hard? Being gay is not hard in my life. What's hard? Being isolated from other people because I fear judgment or abandonment, not trusting people because they tend to act human and are fallible (what the fuck people?!), living with a chronic illness that has robbed me of my health, part of my sight and my lively-hood, being single and living check to check with a only a slim hope keeping my head above water... LIFE IS HARD. For a lot of people.
But is any of that important to a teenager who can't see past the middle of the night? Those hours they have to swim through alone and in anguish? I think hearing that you will be able to do this - that all this shall pass too... brought to you via a kind face... is far more important than being the oracle for what is to come. Good, bad, ugly... this moment; where you feel like killing yourself is the only answer is not going to last. You can make it to the dawning of a new day and there will be hope and people waiting for you...
You could get hit by a bus tomorrow. It's true - seriously, I came that close once... but a friend saved my life by pulling me back in time. I wasn't even trying to kill myself - the point is...
STOP DRAWING LINES, and reach out and shelter that precious bit of hope that every bullied, depressed and oppressed child needs.
I'm going to eat chili now.
Sorry if it sounded like I was blasting any one person... I'm just frustrated on numerous levels at the moment.
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Wow, thoughtful (and
Wow, thoughtful (and heartfelt) comment, Rockets--you really made me think. Thanks for the perspective shift. I appreciated what the woman in the video said with regards to race/ethnicity/socio-economic status, but you're right that maybe those concerns aren't of importance to a struggling teen and are better left to adults to debate--when they are stronger.
Thanks again, and sending you lots of love and support in your daily battles.
I hear ya, Rockets. It gets
I hear ya, Rockets. It gets better because you get stronger regardless of anything else. It doesn't matter what it is that makes you different in your current situation- gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, ethnicity, being fat, being learning challenged... I could go on but the point is that you grow a thick skin & learn to accept yourself so that you learn to deal with the hassling. And that's universal.
From one individual to another.
"But seriously, we all know it gets better a lot sooner if you are white, cisgendered, and middle class."
No, we don't all know. Some people just assume.
I appreciate this video and relate to it a lot. Solidarity.
You are beautiful, and oh so real. Glad the kids are hearing this.
That was so many levels of
That was so many levels of awesome that I feel dizzy just watching. Dizzy in a really good way.
One of the reasons it doesn't
One of the reasons it doesn't get that much better is that people ask questions like this one I just pulled off the It Gets Better Youtube channel. Notice he mentions that the project would be more "respected" if it wasn't aimed at gay youth. Can you say, "missing the point."
slimsmith: Why is the "It gets better project" focused on strictly LGBT bullying? There is so much more, and I think this kind of project would be more effective and respected if it concentrated on bullying or harassment in general.
Um...I'm gonna play devil's
Um...I'm gonna play devil's advocate here and say that while I totally agree that using the word "respected" was stupid, I do understand the general sentiment expressed here--in fact I made a similar comment on FB about defeating ALL bullying. Because if it's not the gay kid, it'll be the fat kid or the Mexican kid, or the Muslim kid. We need to de-Mean Girl society in general; and that goes especially for adults who are growing meaner (and more adolescent) every day, setting one helluvan appalling example for kids.
Edited to add: I love this project and am so proud it originated in the gay community. But it begs the next step: bringing it to a broader community so as to help even more kids. And what an awesome opportunity for LGBTs to build bridges by leading the way in stopping bullying. We could put a whole new positive spin on the homophobes mantra that 'it's about the kids.'
I don't think it misses the point.
While I think that "respected" is not the right word, I don't think that it misses the point to suggest that a compaign directed at bullying or harassment generally might be more effective. The message that there is nothing wrong (or that there are many things right) with being a sexual minority is not the same as the message that harassment and bullying are never acceptable. And I think the latter has broader appeal and is more inclusive. I am a lesbian, but when I was bullied it wasn't for that specifically. I was different in other ways as well and that made me target. Kids will bully each other until they are forced to see that it is not harmless or funny. Fighting homophobia will not make bullying stop, it will just change what the bullies say.
It could just as easily be said that this poster misses the point in saying that it doesn't get better. Or that Dan Savage missed the point in saying it does. But I don't think anyone missed the point. There are a lot of points to be made.
Hey, guess we were thinking
Hey, guess we were thinking the same thing at the same time (two minutes apart)!
Great minds...
Great minds...
And that, Bois and Gurls
is why our kids are still dying. Just when we were hoping that our school district would finally add LGBT language to the bullying code, they chose instead to scrap the meager wording that they put in for employees last year.
All I can say is, let the kids know you are there. Last year I backed a student who was being bullied in our school cafeteria. After a series of variable responses from parents and administrators that was like a roller coaster, I have gradually become aware that the parents of 2/3 of my students requested that they be placed in my class because of my willingness to stand up on this issue. We are the unofficial queer support group in a school system that refuses to officially recognize the needs of our community. And its not just my 5th graders. A second grader handed me a rainbow sticker that said, "I <3 my moms!"
When I first went into teaching, I thought I could save the world. Now I'm just thankful for the days when one student or another isn't in crisis, and the times when we can help them through those threats successfully.
Thats so
unbelieveably cluesless ... I can't even come up with a comment about it.
yeah and why do brown people still get the shaft?
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maybe some other BROWN people had a bad experience
so the pain was still there , anyway to all my fellow Brown or yellow just move on and pls. dont think your different " To be blended with all level JUST Think POSITIVE AND IT WILL HELP US TO FEEL BETTER. "
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I have some questions on the FMMs with categorical outcomes. I greatly appreciate your answers.
1. What are the model assumptions for FMMs with categorical outcomes? Also, is there any additional assumption associated with estimation methods for both ML (e.g.MVN?) and Bayes?
2. Is there a connection between unidentification and nonconvergence (or local Maxima)due to unstability.
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1. You have the usual Latent Class Model using either logit (most common) or probit regression of the items on the classes, and you relax the LCA conditional independence assumption by specifying a normally distributed within-class factor. See Clark et al for more specifics. Bayes does it in probit form only currently. MVN (multivariate normal) is only relevant for the factors - certainly not for the categ items.
2. Non-identified models often have no problem converging. What we call unstable models are those which have have a bumpy likelihood with many local maxima and probably too many parameters or a very small sample.
3. No formula. Mixtures in general are difficult to prove identified. Some theoretical results for continuous outcomes are in Titterington et al's book, some for categorical outcomes in Goodman's (1974) article. The easiest way to tell is (a) by rules of thumb, and (b) if you get no error message from Mplus and you get SEs. There is also empirical non-identification where in some samples there is for example not enough subjects in a certain class so that the parameters specific to that class are not empirically identified (e.g. having 2 people in a class cannot support estimation of 3 parameters). If you have a large sample empirical non-identification is less likely.
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As a commissioned officer in the military reserves, Paula Broadwell's security clearance would be "secret" or "top secret," which would allow her access to classified documents, according to military officials.
But exercising a security clearance depends on the type of job a person has, said the officials who spoke privately about the matter because Broadwell is entangled in an investigation of her ties to former CIA Director David Petraeus.
Related: Will scandal create national security risk?
She has been identified as his mistress. The affair forced the former four-star general to resign his post last week. She also co-authored a biography about him.
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As CNN first reported, her government security clearance was suspended pending the outcome of ongoing investigations, two U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Broadwell, currently a military intelligence reservist, is assigned to the Army's military academy at West Point, New York, according to her service record which lists her present assignment as "United States Military Academy Staff & Faculty." She was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in August.
A source told CNN National Security contributor Fran Townsend that Broadwell was acting as Petraeus' archivist and had documents related to his military career and that the FBI went to her house in North Carolina to look for any documents she might have.
Investigators have found classified information on a computer belonging to Broadwell, a law enforcement source told Townsend. But it was not clear if this was a computer seized at her home or one she had previously given to authorities when she cooperated with their inquiries about the Petraeus matter in September, Townsend said.
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Broadwell's clearance and rights to view documents could put her in legal jeopardy if she did not follow the procedures.
Under federal law, if Broadwell has classified material in her home she must show she has authority to have it, that it relates to her work in military intelligence and that she is following all security and safety measures to safeguard the material, military officials told CNN.
Broadwell has said that she was working on a second book about Petraeus. Her LinkedIn profile lists her as "Archivist/Biographer for General (Retired) David Petreaus." Her first book, 'All In,' was a look at Petraeus' leadership.
Broadwell has spoken about how she had to deal with sensitive information in the course of researching her first book.
"I had to follow very clear lines of non-disclosure and sign non-disclosure agreements, like my colleagues. I felt like I was almost held to a higher level of accountability because I could lose my clearance," Broadwell said in a speech last year. "I think it was important to inform my writing, but I knew there was a clear line that I couldn't cross when I was writing it out."
Petraeus insists he never shared classified information with Broadwell, said retired military officer John Nagl who has spoken with Petraeus in recent days.
The intertwining of Broadwell's military role and her close access to Petraeus, makes the investigation complicated, said Townsend.
"As a reservist, she had, we're told, top-secret compartmented information clearance. But that clearance is only in place, if you will, active when she's on reserve duty. Clearly when she was embedded with Petraeus, getting ready as his biographer to write a book, that clearance didn't apply," said Townsend.
Townsend said where it gets really complicated is if Broadwell was privvy to information gleaned while being given access while writing the book.
"So she really should not have been given access. And she wouldn't have unless David Petraeus walked her into the room and invited her into these classified briefings," Townsend said. "You know, if the general brings her into a room where there's a classified conversation, you really put the onus then on his subordinates to raise the question of whether or not they can talk in front of her.
"And, of course, they're taking their signal from the general. If he's bringing her in, it's implicit that they're able to speak in front of her. And so I think this is a pretty complicated investigation, both for the FBI and for the Justice Department," Townsend said.
Senior federal law enforcement officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told CNN that there is no indication Petraeus disclosed classified material to Broadwell.
The Army refused to publicly confirm the suspension of Broadwell's security clearance, first reported on CNN, but issued a statement:
"The Army has been cooperating with federal law enforcement authorities in this matter, and those actions are ongoing. Appropriate actions with regard to this officer's clearance and access have been taken," said George Wright, deputy director of Army media relations.
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Broadwell needs to be dishonorably discharged, end of story. Her conduct was unbecoming of an officer; she used her position for personal gain ( in more ways than one–don't laugh!), she leaked classified information, AND photos of her in uniform with Karl Rove raise serious questions of political shenanigans during a contentious election. She is not fit to serve or lead as an officer. Behaviors of both Broadwell and Petraeus were unethical and arrogant.
One can have any level of clearance but along with that comes "the need to know". Did she really have it? Just because one has the clearance does not give freee reign to any and all classified information.
The fact that she opened up her mouth at Denver University about Benghazi was not the right thing to do.
Just wait what the outcome will be .....court martial likely ?!?
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CNN ROLAND MARTIN -- Once again, you rear your ugly head to join the blck chorus against Gov Romney - Hey Brother Ray, the Marines only want a few good men. We` Republicans are Conservative, NOT secular progressive like you and your baptist minister wife (I thought women to remain silent in the congregation according to the Apostle Paul's letter to the Corinthians) -anyway, we are rich and proud of it okay? If POTUS did NOT promise tax-paid "FREE STUFF" to get votes ,t hen he will have no problem watching us slash and burn lots of silly expenditures from the 2013 Budget.
Come on everyone ...... this twit is a GOP / GOTP Rovian wringer. Ignore him .... he will go away. His sole paid purpose is to deflect and distract the conversation. I have to give him credit for the fact that it seems to be working for him so far.
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I have an idea: why doesn't the Public leave these couples alone. Their personal failings have been drug through the National news. Let them all go to marriage counseling and reclaim their lives and their marriages.
There is still more to the security clearance question –
1. "Need to Know" – Just because you hold a clearance doesn't mean you have an established "need to know" information outside of your area of concern. When I held a clearance as an Army contractor, I'm pretty sure I'd have been in trouble if I was running around with Navy secrets.
2. Passing on information about possible CIA activities at the Benghazi consulate may be a problem.
The people complaining about President Obama are all extremely little people. They are inherently racist but would never admit it. Just like the girl who tweeted she hopes Obama is assassinated. "But I'm not racist, " she exclaimed, like it was a normal feeling to hope your newly elected president is killed. I run into these people at work. They are poorly educated and they express paranoid delusions concerning the UN, Bengazi (because Rush says so), the national debt, etc. Not one of these people thought about the national debt for the eight years George W. Bush was in office, but they have their talking points, even if they don't understand them. And by golly, they are not going to stand for having a black man in the White House.
So, every person who does not like Obama is a racist? What about an African American? Do you think they all like Obama? Are they racists too? I love this, the liberals win the election and they're still mad.
The individuals who accuse anybody who is opposed to Obama with racism are the real petty minded people. Put away the race card, fool.
It definately shows a lapse in judgement. Fortunately, maybe, the lapse took place at a non-critical moment, versus say something more important and of National concern.
The thoughtless actions of both the officers disrespect the sacrifices of so many veterans injured and maimed by these terrible overseas wars; notwithstanding their personal statements to contrary. So....I'd say refer the case over to still-at-large Mullah Omar's Dept of Justice for adjudication. Subsequent punishment (think stoning etc) will likely serve as a much greater deterrent to unethical behavior than Panetta's ethics training.
Why didn't the FBI report anything sooner? That is because Paula did something to cause the delay. She needs to be put in federal prision for life!
Did you know that Paula is a spy and that is why she threat some other women to keep away from her man.
Good. We don't need her comprising our security. She is a jealous woman who is really too smart to lower herself to the level she has now reached. It is strange that I think of her as trash and the General as a disappointment. I am guessing he didn't see her coming and she infiltrated his bleak war world away from home and he let his guard and trust down only to find he also had weaknesses. Sad for the spouses and the children. Bring Jill Kelley into the picture and I think you see the marriages of the two women splintering and classy and smart Holly Petraeus will work to heal her marriage and make the General work very hard to rebuild 38 years that he knocked down in under a year. Sad for the General after spending close to four decades with a sterling reputation.
This whole story is just amazing, especially how Jill Kelley and her FBI pal come into the mix. That and the Director of the CIA, yes the CIA!!! being undone by an email trail. The Director of the CIA! How is that possible? This all seems so amateurish and juvenile at the same time. How is it possible that these people are so respected, honored, esteemed, qualified, etc, and brought down like this? They all have obviously worked so hard, and care about their careers, and poof, they are now the laughing stock of the world! It's just baffling, and now we're going to have to hear about it for weeks. What a time we live in.
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If an E-7 did this kind of stuff she/he would be heading for Levenworth, KS. But, it is all Bush's fault or the YouTube video.
having spent 40 years in that industry, it is hard to understand what work a bimbo will be doing that requires access to classifed material.
She is a Major in the US Army. That automatically comes with security clearance which automatically grants you access to some classified material. If you really spent 40 years in that industry as you put it, you'd know that.
She is a LT COL in the US Army Reserves. Not a MAJ. And that does NOT "automatically grant" access to ANY classified information. You must have a "need to know" for classified information pertaining to whatever project/program you are assigned. If you dont have a "need to know" you dont get briefed or have access to that data. If you had ever spent 10 minutes on any classified program, you would know that.
Having rank does not "automatically" give you a classified security clearance. The DoD has programs where security clearances are not needed. And just because you have a clearance, you MUST have a Need-to-Know. A biographer does not have a need-to-know to write a book. Period! If she in fact did have classified information stashed at her home, she violated the law; she knows it, the DoD knows it, and the FBI knows it. All DoD personnel with security clearances are required to read and sign security awareness briefings every year. Does she not know how to read or does she just think the rules don't pertain to her? Recall her to active duty and court-martial her. I'd say 5 years in Leavenworth, KS might help her remember the rules.
I could not agree more... She should be called back on and brought before a military court... Get some answers out of her if she had info in her possession.
Would like to know what she did to get that promotion hhmmm!?
I want Paula Broadwell so bad. I may have to cut down on the jalapeno potato chips.
Put your money where your mouth is. How much are you willing to part with for 1 night with her?
No!! Let her keep it. She earned it. "She used her head" lol!!
Obama is only POTUS because he got the illegal and black racist vote.
Ilegal vote, I am a naturalized US Citizen, and yes my vote is LEGAL!!!! suck it!!!!
Your an ass, and my vote counts. Where did you grow up anyway? Go vote for whoever you want. Pretty sure the rest of the country told you people where to go... Try Canada... Nice and cold up there...
The next thing we will hear is that she slept with some other general or congressman to get her security clearance back because that is just how messed up this country is. when it comes to stuff like this when she sure wasn't thinking of the US or engaging in conduct becoming of an officer when she was doing the hanky panky with a married general and US offical and sending alleged harrasing emails so I think her military career should be toast, I am not sure I would even let her peel potatoes on KP.
What an incompetent moron this Broadwell is. Women. They want status, power, and ERA, yet here's a classic example of how they *really* are: emotional. I mean, she's so jealous about some other woman intruding on her "affair" person that she has to email her nasty, jealous, hysterical, emails, jeopardizing everyone involved including herself. And yackin' about CIA borderline confidential crap to audiences like she's some big shot??? C'mon, what a MORON.
Is it prudent to suspend - instead of revoke - Paula Broadwell's security clearance?
She made an inappropriate disclosure by revealing - to a very public audience - that the CIA may have detained (imprisoned) militia in Benghazi prior to the attack on the US consulate.
Is her employer the US Govt or Julian Assange of WikiLeaks?
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The media played into Obama's hand - demonizing Gov. Romney, knowing who MA Gov. Patrick is (a black "close friend" - use your imagination - of Obambi-poo poo). So naturally the little blind obamice from Massachusetts were going to chant: "We know him and he is no good." The Democrats tax and spend -it's what they do best. Past Presidents tried to make deals to reduce the deficit - but ended up mostly allowing higher tax without getting the expenditure cuts. This was Obama's same intention -he did state that agreement on taxation was going to be first on the table, then negotiating cuts in spending for a later time right? The same old trick. Spending was NOT going to be cut. A Republican POTUS with House GOP would finally make the merciful cuts in spending needed once and for all. But again, closeness between Obama and MA Gov. Patrick blocked it - and the Media kept it hidden.
Sure. Whatever you say there Red. Just like the last time that the GOP controlled both houses of congress and the oval office? That is pretty much the economic plan that we are working under now.
One cool thing about having a Dem in the oval office is watching your kind suddenly morph into fiscal conservatives and worry warts of veterans issues.
Everybody knows by now that republicans simply cannot do math, cannot balance a budget, and cannot predict financial outcomes. Every single time a republican president is in control, our debt goes through the roof. Bush/Cheney took us into wars we did not belong in and did not pay for it and did not tell the American people they were not paying for it.
So we just do not want to hear what you have to say any more. Nothing in your post is true. Not to mention, your post makes no sense whatsoever.
I guess this means she lost access to the General's pup tent too.?
Get a life fool
That was funny. But on the serious side, I hope her career is hosed also.
All he did was play motorboat.
Gen. Petaeus may have "screwed up" but he is definitely more man - in every way - compared to the rest of the DNC. To see any of their faces or hear any of their voices is nausiating.
Yes, POTUS is a "narcissistic sociopath"
Narcissistic sociopaths everywhere are offended by your comparison of that creep in the White House to them
General Petraeus does serve as a model of honor and valor - more than the little blind obamice will ever know.
no he dont he got caught with his peinus in his hand.thinking with wrong head.
..........................whatever a peinus is.
As a U.S. Naval Vet, let me be the first to salute General Petraeus. - Thank you Sir
As a US Army vet let me counter by saying that Petraeus is a disgrace to himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
I wonder how many people he punished under article 134 of the UCMJ for doing the exact same thing he was doing.
Hopefully the authorities/Army will do the right thing
Steve Pieczenik, per Alex Jones, says this was a Neo-Con False Flag October Surprise against Obama.
Arms provider, the Arabist Ambassador was nullified - Per Hilary orders, Generals Stood down.
After neglecting to Stand Forward to protect US personnel - the General fell on his sword.
Security clearance. Why did she have one to start? The clearance she lost should have been access to Petraeus' pants...
Why does any active general have a biographer running around with him? Seems very narcissistic to me. I know that he is retired now.....but, he had her writing about him while on active duty also.
He was "mentoring" her. Go figure. All this time I thought that word meant something else.
what a shame but you are right
That's actually pretty standard for someone in his position. They are national figures and history has its place.
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Leaking details that the Black house left out - Paula was a targeted spokeswoman.
(CIA enhanced interrogation base, connected to the Benghazi Embassy)
Who thinks her husband will divorce her and who thinks her husband will forgive her and stay with her?
Why would anyone divorce his wife because she had an affair? It's not like she stole money from him.
could it be the newly appointed LtCol is a mischievious little dickens who has more testosterone and ego than ex-Gov.Schwartzenoodle...
Her security clearance is not the only thing she lost!!!!
He clearance was most likely TS. This is not good for her. If she cannot have her clearance restored within a year, she would be fired. Smart thing for her to do is resign before she loses her pension. Once it is determined to court marshal or fire her, it is too late to resign. The retired General cannot be prosecuted under the UCMJ or military law since he is retired.
Oh, yes, the retired general CAN be prosecuted under UCMJ since he is receiving retired pay. To prosecute, they would have to bring him BACK to active duty and charge him. Most likely they wont do that.
If he is collecting a military pension he can still be charged with violating the UCMJ if found to be guilty.
Wow! Got a lot of military expertise on this article's comment area. An officer doesn't "get" a security clearance because he/she is an officer. The security clearances come because, as an officer, you must have a security clearance. Losing all security clearances would cause her dismissal. Having a TS, TSBI-SCI or other clearance is due to her "need to know" versus her "right to know" is based on job, need for varying clearance levels, subject matters, etc. as a Military Intelligence officer, her job in the Reserves might very well require a TS or similar clearance: unlike you all, I don't know her job in the Reserves. Additionally, she apparently works as a civilian at West Point in some capacity. I worked with West Point civilians writing books and studies many times. They all had to provide clearance verification by their office's security staff with stated reason for the classified information transfer, length of time the access was required, etc. just having a clearance isn't all that important: but it is vitally important if you want/need access to a subject. If she were to resign, it wouldn't save her retirement pay: a resignation means you walk away with nothing! GEN P is retired, but as a General Officer, his retirement differs from other retirements. Whereas any retired officer can be recalled to Active Duty (based on a tier system using age and length of time retired), a GO is carried as retired, but must remain current on programs, TTP developments, RDTE, etc. they serve as "Gray Beards" who can be called in to advise serving leaders, and share heir expertise. Adultery is an offense under the UCMJ, but I honestly can't recall anyone...enlisted or commissioned...charged for adultery. I have served as a Summary Court Martial officer (meaning one officer serving as judge and jury) and member of Special Court Martial board (a group of officers judging a case as somewhat like a tribunal, if you will) on cases where adultery was involved. But in every case, the defendant was charged with conduct unbecoming an officer (the adultery being part of his conduct). Additionally, senior officers aren't routinely court martialled...they are normally allowed to retire or resign in order to keep misconduct by a senior leader under the radar. It's bad for morale seeing your leaders paraded in a court proceeding. Two excellent examples are Ollie North and Allen West. And folks, there is nothing all that special about military folks: they are just humans doing a job. Some succeed, some fail. They aren't Demi-gods, just common people doing uncommon work. With 30 years in combat boots, I love all my brothers and sisters in/out of uniform. Even GEN P and A! Tchuss!
Curious to know if the book "All In" includes any mention that Petraeus cheated on his wife. Perhaps that juicy tidbit of his life story will be included in the second book. I wonder how the biographer, who is also the subject's mistress, approaches a chapter like that. Will she quote herself?
REDFIREBALL is really creepy.
POTUS said: "Come and get me" - Romney and Ryan laugh wickedly in his dark nightmares.
I see redhairball is still trolling for attention. Well, as a Christian I am morally obligated to be there for him.
Hey Red! How's it going? How's work? Did your mom get home okay?
does she still have spy status and get to keep her secret weapon that she keeps between her legs?
Her career is simply kaput....no clearance = no access = no reason to hire her. Hope it was all worth it.
So two loco gals get into a cat fight and ruin the lives of two prominent families. Petraeus would have been better off if he had been gay.
Actually, Potus ruined the lives of two families when he decided to stop thinking with his head on his shoulders. Plain and simple.
re: the clearance and her career, it's mostly wrong here.
Basically, technically, a clearance is only issued when there is a need to know that is relevant to a support role. That clearance is issued at the request of a sponsor by the clearing agency. The clearing agency will balance the risk against the reward, based on the sponsors' assessment of the reward and the agencies' assessment of risk. Her clearance may be suspended at the moment but the risk is always there. The moment that information is recorded there is a risk of having it fall into the wrong hands. So she ultimately is no more or less of a risk than anyone else with access to that information. Even Osama bin Laden, were he still alive, could get a TS clearance as long as he passes the technical requirements and his sponsor sufficiently justifies his need to get a clearance. Broadwell will get hers back as long as she likewise can justify the risk of giving her one. And yes there are many. But there are many terrorists out there and ultimately the main concern is protecting American interests. This isn't about politics, this is about national security.
🔴🔴🔴🔴 Dumb B!t(h
Trumped POTUS knows a Buffed Economy knows no bias - just suffers from a severe case of Romnesia
As a Commissioned Officer in the US Military in violation of the UCMJ pursuant to Article 134, she should be formerly charged, processed and dishonorably discharged from the services for being that ridiculously stupid.
That is a stupid regulation that should have been repealed decades ago. Who you sleep with is not the Pentagon's business
If she's a drilling reservist and wasn't on ADOS or ADSW active orders UCMJ will not fly for her. She can still lose her clearance which means she will have to resign annnnd lose her pension if she doesn't have 20 qualifying years yet.
If the affair started after his retirement from the military, UCMJ will not fly either.
Does it really matter? She has lost her security clearance. Her next military job will be the military equivalent of sanitation worker. (no offense intended to real sanitation workers)
I think she is nuts!!! True or not, she never should have gone public wit hte Benghazi information. If it is true, she is revealing state secrets. If false she is crazy too.
May the Blue POTUS sleep well in W.H. Luxury Suite California King clean sheets -- while he still can enjoy it.
Better than Romeny will.
President Obama - charges of manslaughter for negligent lack of accountability applies to both private an public sectors in our "New America" - you taught your blind obamice poorly - just ask BP, Congress and the Justice Department - or maybe the former NYS Attorney General: "Justice before Politics?"
You're a republican, no wonder you give too much credence to one person.
Oh cute little blind blue obamouse - you have no clue - better go seek "free stuff" shelter quick 😉
It sure is hard to lose your security clearance, even now it's just temporary, pending further investigation. She has ridden the general horse until he is foaming at the bit. Please, don't write another book. It's not just painful for the family, we ALL are held hostage. Just make it stop Paula.
The power of International Money over New American Politics - when all the laughter dies in deep fear
Yes republicans should be fearful of their irrelevance from now until the next century
The US military has a problem in my opinion. It's been infiltrated by these Kardahian-wannabes. And, we as the taxpayers deserve better!
Not much is mentioned about her husband. He has two young children with this woman, and he might have learned about this from the news. Even worse is he is watching it on the news. Knowing everytime she was over seas, she was banging someone else. Nice. And just as bad, the whole thing came to light because his wife, someone else's mistress, was jealous of another woman who may or may not have been interested in petraeus!! If her husband runs the table on her for everything she has, it still wouldn't be enough. Tho I'm sure it will be entertaining to listen in on conversations with her kids when they really understand what mommy did. Great role model.
JEALOUSY REARS IT'S UGLY HEAD. What I want to know is; who does this broad Broadwell think she is? Giving a speech on video about what she thinks happened in Bengahzi to a bunch of college students? She did this stupid act knowing that she has a secret clearance status! She was not supposed to speak on anything about what she sees classified in the military, especially if it's an ongoing investigation! Gen. Patreaus was not thinking with the right head when he allowed her to ever get a clearance. She could have written a book about Patraeus without it. 2: The typical jealous female trait kicked in as soon as she learned of another female playing around her territory (the Generals). Now her emotions and hormones decide to send sloppy emails and caused Jill Kelly to report her to the FBI. Beauty, Brains and No Common Sense. This is a textbook drama queen resulted fiasco.
You're right. She should have gone about it like a man. Face to face confrontation that leads to physical violence, and occasionally murder 😀
No, she should have gone about it like somebody with comon sense to realize that she is a married women that did something wrong, and the officers involved are also married and not to make the situation worse than it already is by acting like a jealous little girl trying to be an internet bully.
Scott Broadwell better wake up to a stronger coffee ultra fast because this Paula broad is dangerous to her own immediate family, to any Public Administration Policy group should she ever landed a job due to her rubbing hot bod and shining her dark brain thoughts with some other big lame brain egotistical narcisstic top male figure, or to any social group because she only wants credibility. What credibility LOL. Her speech at U. Denver was so unethical in that since she was retelling a piece of news just released by a TV network jounalist she should have respected that journalist by quoting the journalist not speaking on first term like she was a news reporter! Shame on her. The clip showed her was trembling on her words trying to dupe the listening group that she KNOWS EVERYTHING. U. of Denver should have pulled the plug on this clip. Why repost? There is just no credibility from her uttering every word! This broad Paula Broadwell is just too much for society– the Army should reenlist her to go active duty to serve in the front line, since she seems to enjoy being a macho military brat and get herself killed. She is a homewrecker to her own family to the "endearing" Scott ( that is what he portrays) , homewrecker to Holly Petraeus especially she interviewed the former General's wife so she could understand and need to know how this David Petraeus lives as a husband, and an assin to Jill Kelley. Poor Jill Kelly. I feel sorry for her . This whole thing created by this broad Broadwell is a sad and disgusting. She must stop hurting more people who might be or not be in her way. I hope the society will not buy her second book she has hurted the Petraeus too much and her own nation as well. This Broadwell must be shunned for life for the heartbreaks she has done to the families involved. Maybe this Broadwell should go make some movie like James Bond or something. Or maybe another La Femme Fatale role (I love the original French version). She is too smart for her own good. It's a shame that she would use whatever credential she has incurred to mess up everybody's lives. I pray to Alllah to teach her a lesson of what a dutify wife and a responsible citizen to her nation is.
Obnoxious MSNBC political laughter will soon fade in the thick fog of economic fear.
Sort of agree with MU, although I think this chick and the general are equally to blame.
He's pretty dumb to allow something like this to happen, AND to get caught. I mean, come on, he was supposedly a great commander and he was head of the CIA. You'd think he could have planned better and been more secretive.
What I do agree with, in general, is that this Broadwell chick has just given a very clear example of why people think some women sleep their way to the top.....it is because some do. Makes it harder for the ones that don't.
I envision a 2016 Republican presidential run by Paula Broadwell.
Was Roseanne Barr/Cindy Sheehan on your ballot for Pres/V.P ? It was in FL....why do we allow such people to make a mockery of our country and politics ? BECAUSE OUR COUNTRY AND POLITICS ARE A MOCKERY OF WHAT THEY USED TO BE. 7796 Florida Fools voted for Barr/Sheehan.
Running on family values lol and how gays in the military really screw everything up :-p
Behind the Curtains - Underneath the Cover Story - Starting to come into focus.
Paula was a Spokes-Woman for the Military - Revealed CIA/White House torture base in Benghazi.
Black House LBGT operatives declared War on the insolent Generals.
All i want is a 1st ed 1st printing of the book ,thank about it's going to be worth something , might as well get something while we all get screwed
The Democrats will continue to do their spin as the recession deepens slowly at first - residual blame on Bush, Richmen Romnesia wishes, then eventually on House GOP - until there is no spin left and the economy goes tumbling downhill fast. Very deep tax and expenditure cuts. The Red Court Jester laughs as the Blue King bows his head in shame - and all the Little Obamice burn in Romnesia Fire.
Your a discredit to your self with every other comment being about obama, the domcrats and those that voted for them. Nothing to do with Broadwell and security clearances.
Negative. POTUS is to blame for allowing himself to think with the head that is not attached to his shoulders. ESPECIALLY if you're in such a position. WHAT A TOTAL IDIOT.
Really? POTUS is the President of the United States of America. How did you manage to place him inside this? I realize any writers here have axes to grind and poor writing skills. But putting POTUS in here like he was diddling Broadwell goes beyond the pale! It was Patraeus who was diddling her; he was the one thinking with his tiny brain; the President's involvement came by receiving and accepting Patreaus' resignation letter. Get a life; get out of the basement; and read news articles. Tchuss!
Paula was fast tracked to fame, and is now, used as a distraction agent, in the Generals take Down.
Yeah, Obama told them to go sleep with each other (sarcasm). Silly zlop
President Obama asked the general not to step down FYI. The general is an honorable man in at least the sense he knows he screwed up and resigned himself. Broadwell should be criminally charged for making it harder for women to serve and not be stereotyped. Now back to work so i can hire more people instead of using affordable healthcare act as a reason to fire them.
Wow, what a shame! So many lives ruined:(
They will be re-cycled.
The General did not have balls to Stand Forward, ignore Hilary Stand Down commands and save Americans.
The General fell on his sword, and will keep his pension.
Had he directly accused Hilary of issuing the Benghazi Stand Down - solitary with Bradley Manning ?
The shame is that 4 people in high positions squandered their reputations and hurt their families out of lust. The person to be most concerned about is clearly Kelley. This woman is living well beyond her means and travels in some exclusive circles. what's the keep her from selling out to people who would pay a good price for information she has gathered?
"what's the keep her from selling out to people who would pay a good price for information she has gathered?"
She needs to do it quickly - before she gets nullified.
Or will CNN/CIA offer her a high paying disinformation job ?
The words of the Rich Prophets are written on the subway walls and tenament halls - visions of money were planted in Lazurus' brain - as the Obamice bowed and prayed to the Blue Neon God the media made - the GOP was writing songs that Secular Progressive voices never shared - and the Media will never dare disturb the sounds of Obamice silence.
Shouldn't you be out on a ledge somewhere?
REDFIREBALL means angry gay man in Swahili.
She should be held accountable like any other citizen. LTCol Broadwell only exists when she on orders. And working at the academy is a bogus job,, just a placemark for someone without purpose.
Protocol would be arrested or arraigned as a civilian.
Her Mil clearance is thereby rejected and ends. Period, no one walks away from having classified in their house or on their personal computer.
She faces the music by the feds, then faces a NJP from the military.
End game.
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Simply have classified material at home does not mean it was not properly safeguarded. You can apply to have a room or container approved to have classified material located/stored within it. You can also be an approved courier for transporting classified material as long as it is properly secured. Did you know that the Postal Service is an approved courier of classified information? They have rules on what they have to do if the item they are carrying became compromized (in fact, they (as in the carriers) will typically not even know the item in question is classified as it is boxed/wrapped in such a way that there are no visible markings, but if the wrapping is breached or compromised there is information on those additional layers of wrapping which indicate that it is classified and they are to contact their local FBI field office for instructions).
VERY few individuals in today's environment are authorized to take classified material home – especially a reservist O-5. There is nothing you need to do at home that you cannot perform in your area of work. The SF312 is a lifetime agreement by executive order and public law, regardless if you are "on orders" or not. If she possessed any classifeid material beyond the bounds it was authorized for (usually the work area it is stored or accessed in), she is liable for federal charges, pending investigation outcome. Suspension of a clearance due to an incident can be initiated by any security manager under the direction of authority (such as a commander, since they are directly responsible for the individual), but can also be executed by DISCO, AFCAF, or other levels of DoD as required. There are mandatory timelines involved with suspensions, depending on the specific service. Most likely her military unit held ownership of the clearance, but the suspension came from higher up. If the investigation turns out little or no wrongdoing, she can apply for reinstatement. I've seen people with criminal records get them back, so she should be good to go if things go well.
Civilian authors and journalists have this clearance and authorization? She doesnt.


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A solitary coping stone provides evidence as to the location of the infilled lock.
It will also be noted, as with the Middle Lock, that the ground is clearly raised here, with the raised portion clearly rectangular in shape.
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With her first two novels, Gish Jen established herself as one of the leading literary chroniclers of the Chinese-American experience—a phrase that neatly sums up her subject matter but fails to convey the subtlety, irony, and fleet-footed wit of her approach to the old story of immigrants making it in America, one generation at a time. Typical American (1991) began at the beginning, with the story of a thwarted Shanghaiese student's journey from restaurant kitchens to postwar suburbia, with considerable illusions lost along the way. In the delightfully satirical Mona in the Promised Land (1996), Jen followed the same family up the real estate food chain to suburban Westchester (Jen herself grew up in Scarsdale), where they find themselves plunged into the riotous varieties of American ethnic experience, circa 1968. The Chinese are "the New Jews," a sociological observation that teenage Mona takes as a commandment—converting under the guidance of a bearded, guitar-strumming rabbi, starting a civil rights crusade in her parents' restaurant, and wreaking intergenerational havoc by signing up with the louder side in the great American war between the "oppressive and the expressive." "The whole key to Judaism is to ask, ask, instead of obey, obey," declares Mona Changowitz (as she jokingly renames herself). "You've got to…[stop] trying to be a WASP and act like you don't have anything to complain about. You've got to realize you're a minority."
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