Mom: (under her breath to baby) smile and look innocent damnnit

Guil: Seriously, folks I have no idea what I am doing, but I do know I just saved a bunch of money by switching to Geico.

Photo: Smile for the camera cute little kid….

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On Monday, May 14th, 2007, former Special Agent Darlene Fitzgerald, Author of “BorderGate” spoke on Capital Hill. Fitzgerald described retaliation by her agency when she and her task force blew the whistle on corruption and gross mismanagement within the U.S. Customs Service. She detailed the terrorist threats created by this corruption, mismanagement and the lack of border and port security. “Twenty-five to forty tons of contraband entered the U.S. uninspected by anyone,” said Fitzgerald to a packed room. Fitzgerald ended her testimony by quoting the famous French free thinker Voltaire: “It is dangerous to be right when government is wrong.”

This was the beginning of Washington Whistleblower’s Week in Washington, D.C. in support of the Whistleblower Protection Act and the No Fear Act II. Both bills will result in tighter controls that will protect whistleblowers from abusive retaliation by their agencies and managers, and provide much needed government accountability. Whistleblowers and support organizations from all over the country gathered to submit their testimony before Congressional panels. The events were sponsored by The Government Accountability Project (GAP), The No Fear Coalition, the National Whistleblower Center, and many others. The press conference aired live on C-SPAN 3, and C-SPAN radio. The event was also covered by the Public Broadcast System, PBS (to be aired at a later time), The Hill Magazine, the Democratic Underground and numerous other news journals. Also present at this event was the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Democratic Congressman John Conyers who is now serving his 21st term in Congress along with Senator Charles Grassley and Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner.

On May 15th, Fitzgerald again gave live testimony before a Congressional Tribunal in support of legislation entitled “The No Fear Act РTwo.” Fitzgerald stated, “After 20 years of combined law enforcement experience, in 1999 I resigned from my agency. I refused to work for an agency who had managers that were worse than the people I put in jail!” This modern day “Serpico” laid out chilling testimony of corruption and gross mismanagement that places us all at risk. Present on this panel were: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee who sits on the Judiciary Committee; Rep. Albert R. Wynn; Tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand, Ph.D who’s own experience formed the basis for the motion picture “The Insider”; Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Founder of the No Fear Coalition; Former FBI Agent Michael Germain, representing the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and author of “Think like a Terrorist”; Tom Devine, Gap Legal Director; Joan Claybrook, President of the Senate Homeland Security Staff; Steve Kohn, President, National Whistleblower Center; Colleen Rowley, TIME Person of the Year and former FBI Agent; Susan Wood, former Director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Bogdan Dzakovic, Former FAA Red Team Leader and whistleblower, just to name a few.

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BY: Peter Ferrara & Attorney Austin Price

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