BRONX TIMES R 58 EPORTER, MARCH 6-12, 2020 BTR
Action
Association
Purim celebration
at Bronx Jewish
Center Mar. 10th
(Left) Comedian Avi Liberman will perform
at the Bronx Jewish Center’s ‘Roaring
20’s Purim Bash on Tuesday, March 10,
at 1969 Haight Avenue
Photo courtesy of the Bronx Jewish Enter
BY FRANK VERNUCCIO
It’s a case of righteous anger,
expressed somewhat ineloquently.
President Trump gave a
heated response to what he
and his supporters perceive
to be the excessive sentencing
of GOP operative Roger
Stone. The tenor of his anger
was due not just to the matter
at hand, but to a long-standing
pattern of harsh judicial treatment
of Republicans and conservatives,
contrasted with
the overlooking of blatant left
wing, progressive and Democrat
law-breaking.
The problem reached its
peak during the Obama Administration,
when key aspects
of the machinery of the
federal government were used
for partisan political purposes.
Then-Attorney General
Loretta Lynch used the
Justice Department to intimidate
those who merely disagreed
with Obama’s position
on climate change. The most
infamous instance involves
former IRS Commissioner
Douglas Shulman, former
acting Commissioner Steven
Miller, and the now-retired
Lois Lerner, the former head
of the unit overseeing applications
for tax-exempt status,
who conspired to harass
Tea Party groups seeking
tax exempt status. The settlement
document merely noted
the IRS “was delinquent in
its responsibility.” No criminal
charges were brought
against the perpetrators. In
2015, Americans for Tax Reform
described the non-prosecution
of Lerner and others:
“The Obama Justice Department
makes it offi cial: the IRS
can discriminate against tea
party groups — and they don’t
care…”
Despite the blatant and
clear nature of those acts, no
punishment has ever resulted.
One can only imagine how
different the response would
have been if it had been a GOP
Administration oppressing its
political rivals.
Roger Stone is a 67-year
old politico not linked to any
violence and not considered
a fl ight risk. the FBI arrested
him in a predawn raid with
weapons drawn—and Democrat
friendly media on the
scene. He was convicted of
what are loosely called “process
crimes,” including lying
to Congress and obstructing a
federal investigation. In a 2019
letter to FBI Director Christopher
Wray, Senator Lindsey
Graham noted: “Although I
am sure these tactics would
be standard procedure for the
arrest of a violent offender,
I have questions regarding
their necessity in this case.”
Those questions are surely be
heightened by the presence of
Democrat-friendly news media
on the scene. Who leaked
the information? Why has no
one been punished for that?
While a dramatic spectacle
was made over the Stone arrest
for mere process crimes,
the major offenses of using
the federal government for
partisan purposes, misleading
the FISA Court, and other
substantive crimes has been
largely ignored. Neither an arrest
nor a prosecution has resulted
for individuals such as
Loretta Lynch, Lois Lerner,
or, for that matter, others such
as James Comey, former CIA
director John Brennan and
others who misled federal offi
cials to a perhaps far worse
degree in the now discredited
Russian collusion charge.
Other Obama-era examples
abound. Also in 2016, the
Select Committee on Benghazi
released its report on the
fatal terrorist attack. The information
revealed that the
Clinton-era U.S. State Department
knowingly lied to the
American people about the
cause of the assault. It also
revealed that an antiterrorism
team was indeed stopped
from proceeding. Despite the
death of a U.S. Ambassador
and other Americans, and despite
clear evidence of a knowing
refusal to take actions before
and during the event that
could possibly have prevented
the tragedy, no repercussions
followed.
No issue stands out more,
nor illustrates better, the pro-
Democratic double standard,
and “get out of jail free” attitude
towards those it favors,
than the entire matter of the
Russian uranium deal, in
which the Kremlin’s nuclear
energy agency, Rosatom, took
control of 20% of U.S. uranium.
National Review described
the deal:
“On June 8, 2010, Rosatom,
the Russian State Atomic Energy
Corporation, announced
plans to purchase a 51.4 percent
stake in a …company..
whose international assets
included some 20 percent of
America’s uranium capacity.
Because this active ingredient
in atomic reactors and nuclear
weapons is a strategic
commodity, this $1.3 billion
deal required the approval of
the Committee on Foreign Investment
in the United States
(CFIUS). Secretary of State
Clinton was one of nine federal
department and agency
heads on that secretive panel.
On June 29, 2010, three weeks
after Rosatom proposed to
Uranium One, Bill Clinton
keynoted a seminar staged by
Renaissance Capital in Moscow,
a reputedly Kremlin-controlled
investment bank that
promoted this transaction. Renaissance
Capital paid Clinton
$500,000 for his one-hour
speech. While CFIUS evaluated
Rosatom’s offer, Clinton
Cash author Peter Schweizer
observed, ‘a spontaneous outbreak
of philanthropy among
eight shareholders in Uranium
One’ began. ‘These Canadian
mining magnates decided
now would be a great
time to donate tens of millions
of dollars to the Clinton Foundation.”
Additionally, Secretary
Clinton violated both State
Department protocols and federal
laws and regulations by
using her private email server
for emails containing secret
and top-secret messages. Despite
that, in a press conference
then-director of the FBI
James Comey announced “Although
there is evidence of potential
violations of the statutes
… our judgment is that no
reasonable prosecutor would
bring such a case.”
To date, Ms. Clinton has received
no punishment. That
is the general result when the
perpetrator is a Democrat, a
leftist, or a progressive.
BY STEVE GLOSSER
The next meeting of the Pelham
Parkway Neighborhood Association
will be on Tuesday March 10th at
Bronx House,990 Pelham Parkway
South at 7:15 pm.
Our special featured speaker will
be Joe Franklin, from the NYC Board
of Health and representatives from
NYC Cares.
Please bring your issues, questions,
problems and concerns to our
next meeting. Community issues get
addressed and action taken.
The PPNA works around the clock
and year round to improve the safety
and quality of life in Pelham Parkway.
We can always be reached by email
at pelhamparkwayNA@gmail.com.
Please look for and like us on Facebook
for neighborhood updates. Please join
us for this very important guest.
Get involved in your community. It’s
time.
You asked for it and you got it. On
Tuesday, March 10 starting at 6 p.m.
there will be a Purim bash like no
other at The Bronx Jewish Center.
The theme for this years party will
be ‘The Roaring 20s’! An evening of
fun and laughter with comedian Avi
Lieberman.
Join in for a festive catered meal,
hamantashen, children’s entertainment
and live music.
Dress up in Roaring 20’s attire
and be entered into a raffl e. Please
RSVP to offi ce at Bronxjewishcenter.
org or phone (718) 812-1701.
The Bronx Jewish Center is located
at 1969 Haight Avenue. We
guarantee the time of your life.
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