This is one consequence of the Left lemming like acceptence of Clintonian lies over sex.... To is a lie is no longer consider a lie... But if an opponent does not hue the line with 20/20 hindsight vision, it is the BIG LIE... http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/special-editorial-reports/Court-records-contradict-Obama-HUD-nominee-Sims-44042437.html >>> “I didn’t conceal anything, so you’re absolutely wrong on that,” he said. >>> “I was not fined $120,000. As a matter of fact, it’s interesting because >>> there is nothing in the court record at all involving me personally. I >>> never was involved in that at all. There’s nothing—nothing regarding my >>> conduct. I didn’t conceal a thing. I did order the release of documents >>> after they were discovered, but I never concealed anything.” But Washington state court records flatly contradict Sims. “The office of Ron Sims, King County Executive” was listed as the respondent in a January court ruling. Writing for the majority in Yousoufian v. Sims, Justice Richard Sanders said requested information was withheld from the plaintiff and fines should be levied. “The unchallenged findings of fact demonstrate King County repeatedly deceived and misinformed Yousoufian for years. King County told Yousoufian it produced all the requested documents, when in fact it had not,” the opinion said. “King County told Yousoufian the information was located elsewhere, when in fact it was not. After years of delay, mispresentation, and ineptitude on the part of King County, Yousoufian filed suit; nevertheless, it would still take another year for King County to completely and accurately respond to Yousoufian’s original request, well past the purpose of his request, the referendum on public financing of a sports stadium.” The ruling also noted that “the trial court found King County could have complied with Yousoufian’s PRA [Public Records Act] request within ‘five business days’ following Yousoufian’s initial request.” Armen Yousoufian, the plaintiff, asked for records of government studies that examined costs connected with the proposed Seattle Seahawks stadium. This request was made a few weeks before King County residents voted on a referendum to raise taxes by $300 million to help finance the new stadium, according to Americans for Limited Government (ALG), a conservative activist group opposed to the Sims HUD nomination. King County was ordered to pay Yousoufian $120,000, the largest fine in state history, ALG said. There is no question that Sims is the main defendant in this case, despite what he told the television crew, said Carter Clews, ALG’s communications director. The records could have been released in a timely fashion that would help serve the public interest but instead this took years, costing millions of dollars in litigation, he said. “He’s being Clintonesque in his words,” said Richard McCarty, an ALG researcher. “He’s trying to say it’s his office that has been fined but not him personally, but he’s the one responsible here.” --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
