New Documents Show Whitman Lied About Ground Zero Danger

[Jcrowley]

Whitman Lied About Ground Zero Danger, New Documents Reveal

I never thought much of former EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman, especially regarding EPA's fatally weak warnings about the hazards of the smoke and dust coming off the collapsed World Trade Center towers, and her inability to stand up to the White House's orders to soften the initial 9/11 press releases about the safety of the air in lower Manhattan.

But disappointment and anger is turning to outrage with newly released documents showing that Whitman actually conspired with the White House to falsely reassure New Yorkers that the air was safe. In 2003, Whitman's then-spokeswoman, Tina Kreisher, was asked by an Environmental Protection Agency internal investigator "whether there was a conscious effort to reassure the public .

"Ms. Kreisher said there was such an effort. This emphasis 'came from the administrator and the White House,' " according to newly released quotes from EPA papers.

Hugh Kaufman, an EPA senior policy analyst, told The Post yesterday, that Kreisher "blew the whistle not just on the White House, but on Whitman as well," Not only that, but Whitman apparently had financial interests in reassuring the public that all was well and that lower Manhattan could safely be reoccupied. Meanwhile, Whitman's newly released financial-disclosure forms show that she said seven months before 9/11 that she would not get involved in any issue related to the finances of the Port Authority - which owns the WTC site - because she or her family owned PA bonds. Its finances could be impacted by lawsuits growing of the cleanup.

"I understand the following interests that belong to me, my spouse or my children present a conflict of interest," Whitman wrote at the time. She then listed various investments, including the bistate agency.

http://spewingforth.blogspot.com/2006/09/whitman-lied-about-ground-zero-danger.html

[FogerRox]

1. Didnt she quit to spend time with her family?

[Jcrowley]

3. Don't they all?

:beer:

[Horse with no Name]

5. It's funny you ask that

Apparently Ms. Todd-Whitman has branched out and is trying to take her party back from the Neocons.
Perhaps the lies she was forced to tell broke her allegiance to these criminals.
Check it out:
http://www.mypartytoo.com/

>>>snip
Inspired by a drive to get back to the fundamentals of the Republican Party, Governor Christie Whitman created the political organization It's My Party Too, which advocates for the historic Republican principles of liberty, individual responsibility, and personal freedom.

IMP-PAC's vision is a Republican Party that is unified by the basic tenets of fiscal responsibility and personal freedom, but that allows for diverse opinions on social issues by its members.

IMP-PAC members consider themselves True Conservative Republicans. Republicans who believe that our elected officials have a responsibility to their constituents to spend their money wisely. We believe that government should have a limited role in American’s personal lives. And we believe in a strong national defense.

It's My Party Too PAC or IMP-PAC is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally conservative, socially inclusive Republican candidates at all levels of government. Governor Whitman also created a 527 to advance the issues that help define Real Conservative members of the Republican Party.

IMP-PAC is NOT defined by one issue. We believe, as you can see through our diverse Advisory Board Members, that people who believe in the core Republican values can find common ground on social issues.

[FogerRox]

7. Shes tryin to wash the bad taste out of her mouth of 1st responders

who are on their death bed. Shes tryin to wash her hands. Good for her. Pffft. I voted for FLorio.

[lapfog_1]

8. It's kinda funny to see the former senior cabinet members

rat out *.

Starting with O'neil and SOS Powell, Tom Ridge sort of left saying that the "terra alerts" might have been politically
motivated. Now Whitman should come forth about the air quality.

Course, for me, I'll never forgive any of them (except O'neil) for whoring for the criminal cabal in the first place.

[eleny]

2. K&R

[silverweb]

4. So where are the indictments?

n/t

[Stargazer99]

6. And you conservative Republicans bite for it.

You cannot trust your government to be honest with you and they endanger you in all areas and STILL you support this administration. What's the matter? You think you won't be hurt just the common man? How stupid can you get?

[FogerRox]

9. LOL, How stupid can you get?

Pretty effin stupid I guess.

[Captain Hilts]

10. The old documents also show that "Twisty" Whitman lied. nt