Memo to Linda Kellen Biegel


Your attention to this matter will be appreciated.

To: Linda Kellen Biegel, a.k.a “Celtic Diva”
Re: Ethics Violation

As you can see from the attached photograph, this federal employee is in clear violation of Sec. 2635.101 of the Standards Of Ethical Conduct For Employees Of The Executive Branch, Subpart A, “General Provisions” – which states:

(8) Employees shall act impartially
and not give preferential treatment to
any private organization or individual.

Millions of people around the world witnessed this federal employee wearing clothing with visible manufacturer’s logos. I call your attention to his Majestic jacket prominently displaying a large Chicago White Sox logo (We can discuss his Asics shoes at a later date). He brandished this logo jacket while acting in his official capacity as President of the United States and official starter of Major League Baseball’s 2009 All Star Game, where he became the fourth U.S. president to ceremoniously throw the first pitch.

Not only was he well aware that there would be extensive national media coverage, the president also knew that international magazine Sports Illustrated was covering the event and Fox was televising it live.

This makes the president’s wearing of White Sox gear while representing the United States the equivalent of a walking billboard, providing benefits to the Chicago White Sox at the expense of all other teams in MLB.

It also raises the question of how this federal employee came into possession of the White Sox jacket. If it was a gift, has he claimed it as such?

How can any reasonable person not believe that won’t translate to some type of benefit for the Obamas in the future? Will the family receive free tickets to White Sox home games? We find this very troubling.

Although you are the official DNC blogger for Alaska, I’m sure you agree with us that the need for good ethics in government rises above mere party partisanship.

Therefore, in the same spirit which you filed an ethics complaint against your state’s governor for wearing a jacket which displayed the logo of a snowmobile manufacturer, we are most interested in learning when you intend to file your complaint with the U.S. Attorney General’s office against this clearly unethical federal employee.

Your attention to this matter is appreciated. Since you are only interested in good and ethical government, we are confident that you will do the right thing. After all, we are sure that you are a person of personal integrity and that you expect that same integrity from all of our elected officials, regardless of political party affiliation.

Yours for ethical government,

- JP


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She could file that complaint

Deskpilot (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 6:55PM EST (link)

every day, but U.S. governmental policies come no where close to being open and transparent like AK’s. Additionally, BHO has circled the wagons of defense around him in more layers than a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier had during the cold war. The largest of these wagon trains is the media itself. Their circle of protection is as large and intimidating as the Capitol beltway (I95/i-495)the beltway is.
The receiving mail orderly at the appropriate governmental office would run those documents through the first shredder they could find, and never even log them in.
Linda Kellen Biegel (is that like beagle, as in inseam sniffing lapdog?) has neither the will, intestinal fortitude, but most importantly, not the marching orders from Geo. Soros to claim any misstep by anyone other than Gov. Palin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evb489N11Q4

Maybe she’ll file a complaint about our former federal employee providing favorable support for the FDNY.
Don’t hold your breath

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can still read it in English, You’re Welcome
Deskpilot, AM(H)1 (AW), USN (Ret)

 

Interesting that he wore a jacket at all in July

Scope (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 6:57PM EST (link)

aren’t we in a crises with Gorebal Warming? Rush said today that he wore the opposing teams jacket, because it would be a foil against any boos of him as the president. Josh, the picture is priceless- he looks like a pansy arse!

 

My husband just said that the jacket was to hide the "VEST"

Scope (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 7:05PM EST (link)

He also said that he should have been wearing a salmon colored jacket when he sees this picture.

I second that idea

tjexcite (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:08PM EST (link)

even though it was the safest place in all of North America. There is always heaven forbid a John Hinckley or Mark David Chapman waiting somewhere. even more as it was in front of millions.

When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all

 
 

what's up with the 'mom' jeans and girly throw?

Old_Crow (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 7:08PM EST (link)

“Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.” — James Madison

Obama was raised by his grandmother

izoneguy (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 7:17PM EST (link)

and I don’t think Frank Marshall Davis knew anything about baseball.

The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.

 
 

That picture...

The Grognard (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 7:20PM EST (link)

…demands a photoshop caption contest. Stick some glasses on him, and he looks like Erkle (from that stupid TV show) tossing out the first pitch.

Hello

angryred Wednesday, July 15th at 8:05PM EST (link)

I was just going to type that! He looks like he’s saying “ohhh, ahhh, throw ball, throw..”

1-20-13 Hope for Change

 
 

You'll Have to Sweeten the Offer

reaganiterepublicanresistance Wednesday, July 15th at 7:20PM EST (link)

Literally-

Throw in a dozen donuts and the “Diva” will do whatever she’s told…
just as soon as she’s done scarfing them down, of course

http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/

 

great toss

Hammer2008 (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 7:23PM EST (link)

… I just like how CNN and other venues were quick to distort how the president threw the ball over homeplate…

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Too much noise! “Noise! You’ll have noise enough before long. The Regulars are coming out.” ~ Paul Revere (April 18th, 1775′s eve…)

Troll alert!

Scope (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:08PM EST (link)

Did you wear your glasses when you saw what you saw? Or, did you miss the “girly throw” that probably couldn’t get much past his position?

 

Troll alert!

Scope (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:08PM EST (link)

Did you wear your glasses when you saw what you saw? Or, did you miss the “girly throw” that probably couldn’t get much past his position?

reading comp alert....

Aaron Gardner (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:25PM EST (link)

Hammer is not a troll, just look at his posting history Scope, or his sigline, or the fact that his comment was talking about how CNN distorted the pitch to make Obama look better.

conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!

“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat


 
 
 

When you're right...

stoicsophist Wednesday, July 15th at 7:24PM EST (link)

…you’re right. That ethics complaint against Pailin is pretty stupid, and could almost be filed against any high-profile politician who ever wore anything with a logo on it. The sponsorshp angle gives it a slightly different wrinkle, but no a significant one.

I do not consider the below to be an example of violent behavior from the pro-health care rationing side.

 

Why not throw in the donuts and Dinner at Jay Ramras' Restaurant?

Section9 Wednesday, July 15th at 7:28PM EST (link)

I do hear that Jay’s hotel is actually a nice place, although I’m not sure how the food is at the restaurant.

Perhaps Art Chance might play restaurant critic?

“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it”-Winston Churchill

It's quite a nice restaurant.

Achance (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:38PM EST (link)

Sits out on the Chena River, you can eat on the deck and tie your boat up in summer or drive your snow machine up in winter. The menu specialty back in the Blue-eyed Arab days of Oil Boom Alaska was two cheeseburgers and a bottle of Dom Perignon for, I think, $150. The menu said something like, “we serve it because we can.” Gotta admit, I had it one night under circumstances about which I’d rather not provide further details.

In Vino Veritas

Ramras actually has two restaurants

AKSteveB (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 9:26PM EST (link)

One is the one Art mentioned, the other is a chicken wings place with waitresses outfitted as Hooters girls would be, if they shopped at Wal-Mart (good wings though).

Hell is other people – Sartre

Nothing like the trashy side! nt

Achance (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 9:38PM EST (link)

In Vino Veritas

I will bet you that Jay makes a killing off the wings place.

Section9 Wednesday, July 15th at 10:30PM EST (link)

It’s Alaska, after all.

Gotta have your wings!

When I get up there, I swear I have to try Jay’s restaurant, just so I can say that I ate at Jay Ramras’ restaurant before he ran for U.S. Senate.

“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it”-Winston Churchill

My old Daddy always said that you never lose money

Achance (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:07PM EST (link)

by underestimating people’s taste.

I’m proud to say that I’ve never eaten “wings.” Jay’s an OK guy and maybe he will be a senator, presuming of course we still have elections a few years from now. Now that we have perfect people in the government, there really doesn’t seem much further need for elections, does there?

In Vino Veritas

Stop that, Art. You're scaring me.

Section9 Thursday, July 16th at 10:08AM EST (link)

Seriously, the H.L. Mencken in you comes out when you reflect on the Bambi crowd. Scary when thinking about the True Believers who run D.C. now.

“History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it”-Winston Churchill

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I think it's very clear...

lthurwitz (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 7:55PM EST (link)

that basketball is his sport. Jump shot is much better than his arm, that’s for sure.

Except that his style is somewhat suitable to WNBA.

Rod_Patrick (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:14PM EST (link)

No pun intended to the courageous people of women’s basketball.

 
 

He's effiminate in that pic. That's all. nt

Rod_Patrick (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:10PM EST (link)

Maybe Michelle should have thrown the pitch with her "perfect" arm....

izoneguy (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:17PM EST (link)

n/t

The point cannot be made often enough: Modern liberalism, as embodied in the Obama presidency, is the defender of the status quo. And the status quo is a road to economic ruin. Political forces cannot redistribute the wealth that the economic system does not produce.

LOL! nt

Rod_Patrick (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:18PM EST (link)
 

I saw on the news...

Mario (Diary) Thursday, July 16th at 3:28AM EST (link)

They said on the news that he was recently a broad, so that probably explains it.

 
 

All Star game not traditional for US Pres.--MLB invited Obama

katesmith (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:17PM EST (link)

The last president to throw in an All Star game was Gerald Ford. It’s not a traditional venue for US pres. MLB operates a legal monopoly and views itself as a global political force. They want to continue to rob people without government interference. They went to Obama, invited him to the game this year with the bait that they’d promote his social agenda of volunteerism. Am. Thinker had good piece about it. MLB sold off last year’s All Star game to global warming profiteers.

You're right.

Josh Painter (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:45PM EST (link)

I stand corrected, as does the post.

- JP

“An armed society is a polite society” – Robert A. Heinlein, “Beyond This Horizon” (1942)

 
 

White House also doesn't want media filming Obama playing basketball, either

SoFiMil (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:19PM EST (link)

The White House didn’t let the media film Obama playing basketball on the White House basketball court. I wonder why? Probably he’s not as good as his handlers say he is.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/05/do-you-want-you.html

www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com

"Probably he’s not as good as his handlers say he is."

TNJim (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:21PM EST (link)

Well, that would fit in with everything else…

Activism: What to do after the TEA party rally. Unified Patriots

 

Well, somebody told me that he looked like doing a "dirty dancing" rather than getting it rough on the court.

Rod_Patrick (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:23PM EST (link)

That is one of my favorite movies, please don't sully it...

penguin2 (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 9:06PM EST (link)

by associating him with it! He’s ruining everything else he touches, what am I to do?

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God. – Benjamin Franklin
When Good stands up to Evil, Evil blinks. – Vassar Bushmills

Conservative Education: Suggested Reading List

Activists Taking Action: Unified Patriots

lol....'Dirty Dancing' with Barry...

speciallist (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:11PM EST (link)

pic later

Cancel, Cancel! nt

Xasteius (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:34PM EST (link)

Don’t leave the party, hijack it back!

The only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box.

I don’t want to be Reagan. I want to be a Chance/Soros hybrid.

Here's one you might have missed...

speciallist (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:42PM EST (link)

I am super jealous I didn’t come up with this…

http://www.redstate.com/speciallist/2008/10/17/obamadible-thoughts-friday-open-thread/

 
 
 

Oops.

Rod_Patrick (Diary) Thursday, July 16th at 8:07PM EST (link)

Sorry! LOL!

 
 
 
 

They used to call that "Throwing like a girl"

Raven (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:22PM EST (link)

And his outfit makes him look like some suburban mom who has let herself go…

“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36

LOL (nt)

Thrhheggeegwc Jjtkylkfofud (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:14PM EST (link)

and in that vein

bk (Diary) Thursday, July 16th at 5:08AM EST (link)

Key moment is at 1:45…

Here’s a fitting t-shirt – and it’s even in the White Sox “colors”.

 
 

I've seen some women's softball pitchers

Josh Painter (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:48PM EST (link)

who throw with “authority.” So “throw like a girl” now means an 8-year-old girl who has never seen a baseball or softball before and throws like it.

- JP

“An armed society is a polite society” – Robert A. Heinlein, “Beyond This Horizon” (1942)

 

Josh, try apples to apples.

Achance (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 8:57PM EST (link)

Now, first, I think the complaint over the Arctic Cat jacket was BS, but there is a point and it is a point you obfuscate in this post.

Sarah Palin’s husband receives some considerable financial support from Arctic Cat, the manufacturer of snow machines that he uses. She actually has asked APOC and the Ethics Attorney to be releived of reporting just how much Todd Palin receives. Lots of really good people have foregone running for office in Alaska because they don’t want to disclose their spouse’s income or client list. If Sarah Palin bouth that jacket at the Arctic Cat dealer, that’s one thing. If she received it from Arctic Cat because of Todd’s relationship with Arctic Cat, that is another, and it is a reportable gift or compensation under the Ethics Act. You know the Ethics Act, Josh, the one she’s so proud of amending to clean up all us old boys.

Now, if Comrade Obama or a member of his family is being paid to do something for the White Sox and they gave him that jacket, you have some ethics issues with him too. If they gave him the jacket in the expectation that he would do something for him, and he performs on that expectation, there is a federal ethics issue. If they gave him the jacket and he took it home, there is probably some gift reporting obligation but it has been too long since I was a fed and I don’t remember the limits.

The truth is always good enough.

In Vino Veritas

Are you actually apologizing for the Democrats? (nt)

Neil Stevens (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 9:18PM EST (link)

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Read the RedState Posting Rules

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“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder

No, Neil, I'm saying that it isn't a parallel comparison.

Achance (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 9:35PM EST (link)

What Josh is saying is apples to oranges unless he can say that BHO is deriving some benefit from the White Sox or from whatever the sneaker maker was. Most of us wear labels around, public figures wear labels; Gov. Palin’s Naughty Monkey shoes and whatever those eyeglasses were made both companies famous. That is no big deal. However, if Gov. Palin had been in a financial relationship with Naughty Monkey rather than just buying them at a shoe store in Juneau, there’d be an issue.

Todd Palin has a financial relationship with Arctic Cat and Sarah Palin is responsible under the Ethics Act for that relationship. If she bought the Arctic Cat jacket at the dealer, it is no different from the Ralph Lauren pony that used to be on a lot of my dress shirts back when I worked for government. But, if Arctic Cat gave Todd or her that jacket because of Todd’s relationship with them and it is worth over, I think $50, and I assure you it is, then it is a reportable gift under the Ethics Act.

She made this world, Neil. She was Little Miss Ethical, Miss Open and Transparent, Miss Investigate Me. Maybe I’ll scan and post the s#$tgram I got from her Ethics Attorney so people here will understand a little better. I’ve never filed one against her, something I can’t say for her against me, but I’ll guaran-damn-tee you that if I did, I’d win.

In Vino Veritas

I'll say this, she has one definite talent

AKSteveB (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:52PM EST (link)

she gets the obsessives on both sides. We’ve talked about the PalinBots ad nauseum, but some of her local enemies are pretty out there too. The email request and the Troopergate complaints are/were utterly valid. Most of the rest are such nonsense that the fact that there were and are legitimate ethical issues has gotten lost. I kind of envy whatever it is about her that manages to make so many people utterly batsh*t.

Hell is other people – Sartre

 
 
 
 

Hey Josh:

Brian Simpson (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 9:51PM EST (link)

Add these to your list of offenses:

and


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What's wrong with the 2nd one?

Bill S (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 9:53PM EST (link)

;-)

“It’s such a fine line between stupid, and clever.” – David St. Hubbins

You know what's funny

Brian Simpson (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 10:03PM EST (link)

Those two pictures are about two years apart (2004 in St. Louis and 2006 in DC) and tell me if I’m crazy here. Isn’t Bush wearing the same pants and same shoes in both?


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He's got great mechanics....

speciallist (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 10:07PM EST (link)

I betcha he’s not afraid to throw inside.

He really does Speciallist...;^)

Aaron Gardner (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 10:19PM EST (link)

He makes Obama look like the hack that he is. Heck Obama probably had to burn a Kool after all that exertion

conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!

“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat


Exactly right. nt.

randy streu (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 10:42PM EST (link)
 
 
 
 

Tell Biegel.

Josh Painter (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 10:03PM EST (link)

- JP

“An armed society is a polite society” – Robert A. Heinlein, “Beyond This Horizon” (1942)

 

My Dad George is really an All-American dude.

Rod_Patrick (Diary) Thursday, July 16th at 8:10PM EST (link)

Of-course, Obambi is just a phony Bruno in baseball.

 
 

The real crime

americenema (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 10:53PM EST (link)

The real crime is that the leader of the free world is throwing like a girl. No, actually I know girls that throw better than that. He looks like he’s tip toeing through the tulips. Probably has never slung a baseball in his life! He was too busy slinging dope on the corner.

Time to Flush the BS out of Washington

 

Is it wrong for me to find it funny that our first Black President does the"white man's overbite"??...nt

Aaron Gardner (Diary) Wednesday, July 15th at 11:29PM EST (link)

conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!

“We’d be much better off if We The People had desired small government enough to keep it.” acat


 

Celtic Diva

Dencal26 Thursday, July 16th at 8:17AM EST (link)

First of all I am always a little skeptical when someone calls themself a “DIVA” and after seeing photos of this woman I now know why. She should be sued by citizens of Alaska for wasting taxpayer dollars on worthless frivolous lawsuits. Lets start a fund to sue this DIVA.

 

Another castrated metro "man."

constitutionalistconservative Thursday, July 16th at 10:25AM EST (link)

It is pretty sad being a 35 year old man that has grown up watching many of his male friends and family members turn into a bunch of effeminate metro “men.” Knowing guys are shaving their chest, legs, plucking their eyebrows, wearing makeup, getting manicures, pedicures and adding more hair product to their hair than the oil that spilled out of the Valdez is driving me nuts! The liberal MSM and extreme women’s lib movement have castrated today’s men.

What’s worse is the fact that President Obama makes the “men” I reference above look like Brutus from Popeye.

Oh, and by the way President Obama, my 100 lb wife can throw a pitch better than that!

Believing the American way is the ONLY way!

Live with Character; by doing the right thing whether people are watching or not!

 

As soon as I saw the Obama

LibRick (Diary) Thursday, July 16th at 10:38AM EST (link)

pitch and the White Sox jacket, I turned to my wife and said, “Maybe there should be an ethics investigation.” Of course that’s absolutely ridiculous but it really underscores the impossible situation Governor Palin was forced to contend with.

 

Poor Ms. Celtic Diva

jocelyn Thursday, July 16th at 5:36PM EST (link)

Palin pulled her (as well as the other dems in Alaska) meal ticket and 15 minutes of fame.

I hope she tries something AFTER Palin steps down and gets sued into oblivion.

 

I tried to post a response yesterday

celticdiva Friday, July 17th at 7:49PM EST (link)

…and it didn’t work.

So, I posted it at the blog http://divasblueoasis.com

 

Friday night entertainment-The Cletic Diva

Scope (Diary) Friday, July 17th at 8:39PM EST (link)

and I gotta tell ya girl, you do need to do something about that body mass. This is surely a case of Palin jelousy. Have any more ethics complaints, stories, hope and change kinds posts there melting “diva.