Author: TSO

There’s a pretty good article in Politico about the Blue on Blue fight shaping up in the NY Senate race between Kirsten Gillibrand and Harold Ford:

In a statement, Gillibrand took aim at the Wall Street-friendly Democrats who have pledged to back Ford’s candidacy, including the billionaire husband-and-wife team of Steve Rattner and Maureen White.

Anyone is “more than welcome” to run against her this year, she said, adding:

“That includes a former Tennessee congressman … and Merrill executive who has an anti-choice and anti-LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] record and whose candidacy is being floated by a few Wall Street insiders.”

As if to demonstrate their differing styles, the Ford campaign responded to that tough statement with the rhetorical equivalent of a two-by-four.

“If the unelected senator and tobacco industry apologist has a new strategy based on distorting Harold’s support for abortion rights and gay rights, then she’s not only a puppet of the party bosses, she’s a desperate liar,” Ford spokesman Davidson Goldin said.

I’ve always been a bit of a fan of Ford’s because he is capitalism friendly, and he used to appear on FoxNews even before it became the ratings behemoth it is now. And while I don’t always agree with him on everything, he always seemed very honest.

Now, my question is this: Just who the hell would vote for Gillibrand? Admittedly I vote based on how I trust and respect more, so I am skewed from the start, but does anyone know a single position that Gillibrand has taken that is non-negotiable? When she represented upstate she was a moderate to conservative who opposed illegal immigration, was pro-gun etc. As soon as she got a Senate seat, she just shifted every position she had to the left. Now, I totally get representing your constituency, but if she is so easily swayed, why get a politician when any hired lawyer would do? She doesn’t seem to have a single position that she espouses that isn’t based on her political situation. Go ahead and show me i am wrong.

And listen to this mealy mouthed bullshit she espoused to the NYT to explain it:

In a lot of these issues, it’s a case of learning more and expanding my view,” Ms. Gillibrand said in an interview after the meeting.

Is this some sort of OJT or something? Why didn’t you learn more about it BEFORE the people of the Albany area hired you to represent them?

She’s a deplorable person, and I would argue the reason that people hate politicians is because they stand for nothing, and their person exemplar would be this lady.

I’ve been working with ABC News reporter Kevin Quinn at KTRK ABC 13 in Houston of the case of General Ballduster McAnus. He is doggedly on this guys track. But, he can’t do it alone. From an email:

Could you go back please and ask any of those who recognized this person and know/knew him if they would be willing to talk to us today?

I need a more solid link to the name than what I have…and I’m afraid anonymous bloggers saying so won’t meet the standard for airing that name.

Feel free to forward my info along…

Now, he’s referencing here. of course, the anonymous tipster who gave us the name the other day. I kind of disagree with him regarding having sufficient proof of who this guy is. I’ve got reams of info, but his standard of proof as a TV reporter is higher than mine as a blogger, so I get that. So this is a shout out to all you Houston Folks. Send Kevin an email, get in touch with him ASAP. We need to take this clown down.

Kevin’s email can be found at the bottom of his bio page linked above.

Oh, and Michael Tenzin Chophak McManus or whatever you want to call yourself today, the outer and inner security is in place, and the takedown team is enroute. You feeling the heat yet? Your best move is to come clean now, and claim some psychological issues.

Although we didn’t have any updates yesterday, it doesn’t mean we are done with this clown. i talked to an ABC news guy in Houston several times yesterday, and am still using my Google Fu powers to find new stuff.

Got a tip from Texas Gun Geek that confirmed my earlier specualtion, something called a “Wink People Search” lists “Michael Tenzin Chophak McManus” as:

Personal Security Detail / Bodyguard at Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Jun 2007 – Present

Debating calling the office for a comment, but we’ll see. Meanwhile, hopefully my SF guys will come through with some info today.

Conspiracy watch over! Amherst reports. My apology to the fine folks there, all 3 of them. Go UMASS!

Very interesting here. I hate to be conspiracy minded, but I am writing this at 9:49, and while everyone else in the state has largely reported, Amhearst has not. Now, not even CLOSE to being able to turn the results. But, possible that they are holding out to slow down swearing him in? Or did they hold hoping that they would be the margin? Or can people outside UMASS not count?

We’ll see…but rather odd.

It is OVAH.

9:02, popping a Guinness, despite the loss of New Marlborough by a hundred vote margin, Brown has this in the bag.

Boston cite went down, but the numbers were good.

Brown: 103,633
John Kerry Martha Coakley: 93,019

As of 8:44 it is turning uglier for Mahtha. I am wearing my Curt Schilling Bloody Sock:

Brown: 249,106
Coakley: 216,117

Will update often.

I am following the race results on HERE.

Move your cursor all the way left, and all the way down. Hunt around for New Marlborough. That is TSO’s home town. It will be blue. At least I assume it will be blue. If not, I may return to walk door to door thanking folks. I could be done by noon.

UPDATE: This post went up, and the FBI called me 7 mins later. They say that:
1) they are working on it
2) They never told a reporter that no one called
3) They will not discuss any info related to this case

Um, yeah. Now that they know it will be on TV, we should get some forward movement. I don’t want to take it out on the FBI, but damn…..telling the TV station I never called pissed me off.

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Called at 8:30, couldn’t get passed a secretary, but who promised me a call back.

Talked to a reporter at 2, was told that he just talked to the FBI and they said no one had contacted them about this.

I called back, transferred to the “Duty Agent in Charge” where it rang 63 times and I hung up.

I called back, transferred again, got a voicemail.

So screw them. I mean, sure, it’s only a slam dunk, why should they bother. Not important I suppose. Besides, they haven’t gotten any calls on it at their phone at (713) 693-5000. Not important.

Not like I saved everything on computer on this guy, or even drafted up a memo on it.

Synopsis:
On December 12, 2009 at 2030 local time, Michael Patrick McManus was filmed at the George R. Brown Convention Center. He was there attending the Annise Parker for Houston Mayor Victory Party. In the photos, Mr. McManus was wearing the Dress Blue uniform of an Infantry officer. Here is one of those pictures:

[picture]

Among other decorations, he is wearing:

Round Patch, right side says “Central Intelligence Agency.”

Awards:
Around the neck is the British Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
2 Distinguished Service Cross, Air Medal, Flying Cross, 2 Silver Stars, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal.

Devices:
SAS crest (Special Air Services of the UK), CIB w/ 2 stars, Master jump wings, Helo pilot badge, Air assault wings, Pathfinder

Rank: Brigadier General

LAW:
United States Code, Title 18, Chapter 33
§ 704. Military medals or decorations
(a) In General.— Whoever knowingly wears, purchases, attempts to purchase, solicits for purchase, mails, ships, imports, exports, produces blank certificates of receipt for, manufactures, sells, attempts to sell, advertises for sale, trades, barters, or exchanges for anything of value any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the armed forces of the United States, or any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, or the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration or medal, or any colorable imitation thereof, except when authorized under regulations made pursuant to law, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

(b) False Claims About Receipt of Military Decorations or Medals.— Whoever falsely represents himself or herself, verbally or in writing, to have been awarded any decoration or medal authorized by Congress for the Armed Forces of the United States, any of the service medals or badges awarded to the members of such forces, the ribbon, button, or rosette of any such badge, decoration, or medal, or any colorable imitation of such item shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

(c) [Omitted, not pertinent to Mr McManus]

(d) Enhanced Penalty for Offenses Involving Certain Other Medals.— If a decoration or medal involved in an offense described in subsection (a) or (b) is a distinguished-service cross awarded under section 3742 of title 10, a Navy cross awarded under section 6242 of title 10, an Air Force cross awarded under section 8742 of section 10, a silver star awarded under section 3746, 6244, or 8746 of title 10, a Purple Heart awarded under section 1129 of title 10, or any replacement or duplicate medal for such medal as authorized by law, in lieu of the punishment provided in the applicable subsection, the offender shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

Explanation:

Does this man, born 14 August 1964 look like he could have fought in Viet Nam? No. So he can’t he a CIB with 2 stars, that is merely one part. All the other is crap as well.

Evidence suggests that he served in the 230th MP Company from roughly December of 1987 through October of 1990.

I need info on that company, and/or some contacts. Can anyone find out where they were stationed, where they deployed, etc?

Holy shit what a mess this is. I even have more info now, a lot of it contradicting himself.

Start in the beginning:

1969 (??mistype??) – 1981 Singapore American School
1981 – 1984 Hamdan High School in Connecticut
1984 November, Enlists in the military
1984 to 1985, DLI

*Wait, hold the busses. How did he get to DLI after (at best) 8 weeks? If he went in NOV 1, and he arrived at DLI Dec 31, did he do basic in 7 weeks? Or do they now do Basic at DLI?*

1985 Soldier of the Year, DLI
1986 “While stationed in Frankfurt, Germany in 1986, then-Sergeant McManus served as Then-General Colin Powell’s personal bodyguard and interpreter.”
1988-1993 Purdue University
June 3, 1993 Comes out of the closet at event in SF.

*From the release:

Currently serving in the U.S. Army Reserves as part of the Special Operations Forces Command, Capt. McManus reports directly to the Pentagon, and holds a top secret security clearance.

So wait, he wouldn’t get a degree for another few months, and yet he is an O3? Fast mover that one. When did he have time to work Special Ops with all the promotion ceremonies? WTF?????*

1994-1995 JFKSWCS

*So he comes out of the closet and they send him to Special Ops school? You would have thought someone might have caught that, no?*

1995-1997 Assumption University.

*Undercover for Spec Ops with the Thai Royal Family no doubt.*

1997 – 1999 Samaya Corp. But, he was also busy getting his Masters Degree from Yale at the same time.

Yale University, Attended 1997 – 1999, Class of 1999, Master’s Degree, Cognitive Psychology

*Busy man this one. Must have a high midiclorian level. He’s a gay Yoda mascarading as a Buddhist monk from a Catholic school.*

1999 – 2005 Stanford University.
*Jesus, 6 year plan after whipping through Assumption, Yale, Purdue? WTF over?*
FEB 2004, First Retirement from Military, as an Lieutenant Colonel.
May 2007 – Sep 2007 PSD for Member of Congress
APR 2008 – Sep 2008 Olympics Educator, Psychologist, Jock Washer.
Feb 2008 – Second Retirement date. Still LTC.
Oct 2008 – Present Genewise Life Sciences

Dec 12, 2009

Location: George R. Brown Convention
Occasion: Annise Parker for Houston Mayor Victory Party
Date shot: 12/12/2009 Time shot: 2030 hrs

*Sometime in the intervening time from Feb 2008 to Dec 2009 he was promoted 2 grades. I’m guessing roughly on Dec 11 around 11pm.*

Jan 14, 2010, He celebrates Birthday.

Jan 18, 2010 He sees the elephant.

Jan 19, 2010 Elephant takes a ginormous shit on his head.

Jan 19, 0830 Hours central time, Houston FBI contacted.

To be continued. Now, anyone see where I left that fahkin elephant?