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‘Skullduggery Alleged’

By | 12.17.09 | 11:52 am

It’s probably a sign of how the struggling Washington Times has lost some influence that its umpteenth editorial on the firing of Bush-appointed Americorps inspector general Gerald Walpin is hitting with a thud today. The key allegation is that “dirty deeds may have been employed to hide extensive involvement More…

Mike Huckabee Didn’t Get the Memo

By | 07.01.09 | 10:02 am

The former governor of Arkansas tweets:

at event with former NBA star and current Sacramento Mayor – Kevin Johnson – good man..speaking at northern lincoln club now

Kevin Johnson is the man whose charitable work drew the investigative eye of Gerald Walpin, the conservative lawyer who was fired More…

Will Chuck Grassley Scorch the White House Over Walpin?

By | 06.19.09 | 9:41 am

I mentioned in my story today about the Washington Examiner that political correspondent Byron York has had the paper’s first big success with a blogosphere-style, flood-the-zone story: relentless coverage of the firing of Americorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin. York has an update today that consists of advice for More…

Fired Inspector General Makes Fun of Obama and Biden Gaffes

By | 06.17.09 | 1:34 pm

Gerald Walpin, the former Americorps Inspector General who alleges he was fired unfairly, might not help his case with this:

“I would never say President Obama doesn’t have the capacity to continue to serve because of his (statement) that there are 56 states,” Walpin said, adding that the same

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