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EPA Loses Top Official Over “Crucify” Remarks
Al Armendariz, the top EPA administrator in the South and Southwest region has left his post after “crucify them” remarks he made in 2010 surfaced online last week. Republicans immediately jumped on Armendariz’s comments after they were discovered, demanding his immediate resignation. During comments about the EPA’s enforcement policies Armendariz explained that during the Middle [.
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EPA Official Resigns After 'Crucify Them' Remarks -- Networks Ignored It, Unlike the Bush Era
AP reports that EPA bureaucrat Al Armendariz has resigned after “Republicans targeted him” over his 2010 remarks on videotape comparing the agency’s enforcement strategy to Roman crucifixions. This was a hot story in conservative ci... Read Post
EPA's Armendariz and The Demonstrative 'Crucifixion': A Case in Point
As Charlie noted below, EPA regional administrator Al Armendariz has “resigned” after video surfaced of him waxing lyrical on his desire to “crucify” particular oil-and-gas companies pour encourager les autres: In a letter to EPA Ad... Read Post
EPA Official Responsible For “Crucify” Comments Resigns
Inevitable: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word “crucif... Read Post