How you doing, everybody?
- These are the 2000s. - Right now.
More specifically, 2010.
The Chinese horoscope says it's the Year Of The Tiger.
Yeah, sounds good.
The Earth Hour is celebrated in more than 4,000 cities
in 125 countries around the globe
to raise awareness about climate change.
Guys, lights please!
In Los Angeles, Kathryn Bigelow becomes
the first woman in history to ever win an Oscar
for director of the movie The Hurt Locker.
Yeah, another tale about the war.
Meanwhile, in Vancouver, Canada,
the 21st Winter Olympic Games are celebrated.
Now, please take a look at this.
This is ice skating.
Maybe the finest blend between arts and sports.
Now look at this guy.
- Great to have you here. - Thank you.
This is John Garvin Weir.
And this is the moment the world would get to know
Johnny Weir, the superstar.
You know, fashion, for me, it's art.
It isn't just something you put on your back.
Well, for the Winter Olympics,
we're usually bundled up so much.
In Vancouver, I was having really a lot of trouble
keeping my cool in that many clothes.
Johnny has a long résumé.
Two times Olympian.
Television analyst.
Entertainer. Writer.
Fashion reference.
Pop culture icon.
You name it.
I'm not fashion forward, I'm fashion extra forward.
Johnny has made his way with a provocative style
and a clear voice.
Fashion is a way to show, "This is me, this is who I am,
"this is what I love".
And then maybe, or maybe not, you'll hear my voice,
but at least you'll remember who I am.
While looking for the difference,
Johnny has found his true self.
And that's why everybody loves this guy.
He has been awarded and recognised
as an advocate of goodwill.
Catalogued by many as a force of nature,
Johnny and his looks are a model
of the global influence of an athlete's brand.
I think that making a statement
is what most athletes strive for.
You want that moment of glory in front of the world,
so you have to be memorable in a different way.
(FASHION MOMENTS JOHNNY WEIR)
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Top 5 Reasons Why Vince McMahon Is WRONG About Finn Balor - News WWE - Duration: 5:21.
Top 5 Reasons Why Vince McMahon Is WRONG About Finn Balor - News WWE
5 HIS HISTORY IN JAPAN The WWE doesn't give much credit to wrestlers who make their name in Japan and then come to North America.
You can see it in the lack of push given to guys like Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows or the fact WWE believes they need to rebrand and remarket a guy like Shinsuke Nakamura.
Yes, not every WWE fan knows the product in Japan, but McMahon shouldn't ignore the legacies these wrestlers have created either. Balor was one of, if not the most popular wrestler in Japan for years.
It's the sole reason Triple H went out and signed Balor (then Price Devitt) to a contract in NXT.
Balor has a loyal fanbase from a market the WWE is losing out to and McMahon has long wanted to do better in the Asian market. WWE would be wise to embrace his history there, not ignore or hide it.
4 THE BALOR CLUB Some might call the "Balor Club" name cheesy because it's an obvious take or variation on another faction name very similar (one that Balor started), but there is no denying the fact that Balor has a bunch of fans who consider themselves part of the Balor Club.
At one point, it was rumored that he was second in merch sales to only Roman Reigns. Even still, after months of no real push to the main event scene, you can see fans everywhere sporting Balor's stuff.
His popularity is undeniable and unless his merch sales have plummeted, you'd think McMahon might use people wanting his gear as a sign fans have a keen interest in Balor doing well.
3 THE DEMON KING Admittedly, McMahon likes "The Demon King" persona of Finn Balor. Unfortunately, it appears that's the only thing he likes.
The word is that McMahon finds Balor too vanilla and boring when he isn't the "Demon King", but it would be unwise to turn Balor into that alter-ego full time.
If WWE did so, it wouldn't be long before Balor was viewed in the same way Goldust or Kane are now. The "Demon King" would grow stale and that would be bad.
That said, "The Demon King" still has massive market appeal and fans absolutely love it. They love his entrance, the love his body and face paint and they look forward to when he breaks out the character.
It would a shame to relegate that to a mid or lower card status. 2 HIS IN-RING ABILITY Like Dolph Ziggler (who Balor has recently been compared to), Balor is a great in-ring performer. McMahon just doesn't seem to think that's enough.
It's not that Balor is boring, because he isn't. It's not that Balor can't talk, because he can. McMahon just doesn't look at talented wrestlers who aren't big guys the same way a lot of fans do.
If McMahon would just let Balor run in matches with the likes of AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn or other top wrestlers in the company, he might be surprised how much the fans get into it.
Balor can absolutely go in the ring. You don't want to alienate all your talent who have the most skill in that regard.
1 THE BULLET CLUB The Bullet Club is a like cuss word to Vince McMahon. The reason? Because the Bullet Club is hugely popular and he didn't come up with the idea.
He can't use it, he can't steal it he can't market or make money off of it and it irks him. It doesn't change the fact that Balor is wildly popular because of his association with that group.
Balor was one of the founding members of the Bullet Club and the WWE Universe is begging WWE to put Balor back together with Gallows and Anderson (two other founding members).
Vince needs to at least try and see what comes out of that partnership before he throws the baby out with the bath water. No one knows how good that group could be until they try it.
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WHY IS THE DOJ DOWNPLAYING REPORTS OF PROOF LINKING OBAMA AND CLINTON TO RUSSIAN CORRUPTION - Duration: 9:51.
WHY IS THE DOJ DOWNPLAYING REPORTS OF PROOF LINKING OBAMA AND CLINTON TO RUSSIAN CORRUPTION
Following the release of the identity of the FBI informant, Justice Department officials
in recent days said that informant William Campbell�s prior work won�t shed much
light on the U.S. government�s controversial decision in 2010 to approve Russia�s purchase
of the Uranium One mining company and its substantial U.S. assets.
However, The Hill�s John Solomon has reviewed 1000s of new memos from an FBI informant that
clearly show illegal activity surrounding a Russian plot to corner the American uranium
market, ranging from corruption inside a U.S. nuclear transport company to Obama administration
approvals that let Moscow buy and sell more atomic fuels.
FBI informant Campbell, acting as a consultant trying to help Rosatom overcome political
opposition to the Uranium One deal, gathered evidence for six years, and, according to
the more than 5,000 pages of documents from the counterintelligence investigation, there
are a number of evidenciary links betweeen corrupt Russians, President Obama, and Hillary
Clinton�
The Hill�s John Solomon details that Campbell documented for his FBI handlers the first
illegal activity by Russians nuclear industry officials in fall 2009, nearly a entire year
before the Russian state-owned Rosatom nuclear firm won Obama administration approval for
the Uranium One deal.
�The attached article is of interest as I believe it highlights the ongoing resolve
in Russia to gradually and systematically acquire and control global energy resources,�
Rod Fisk, an American contractor colleage working for the Russians, wrote in a June
24, 2010 email to Campbell.
Part of the goal was to make Americans more reliant on Russian uranium before a program
that converted former Soviet warheads into U.S. nuclear fuel expired in 2013, according
to documents and interviews.
Russia�s ambitions including building a uranium enrichment facility on U.S. soil,
the documents show.
The FBI task force supervising Campbell since 2008 watched as the Obama administration made
more than a half dozen decisions favorable to the Russian�s plan, which ranged from
approving the sale of Uranium One to removing Rosatom from export restrictions and making
it easier for Moscow to win billions in new commercial uranium sales contracts.
The favorable decisions occurred during a time when President Obama and Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton were pursuing a public �reset� to improve Moscow relations, a
plan that fell apart after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Multiple congressional committees recently got permission from the Justice Department
to interview Campbell after The Hill reported last month the existence of his informant
work.
Lawmakers want to know what the FBI did with the evidence Campbell gathered in real time
and whether it warned President Obama and top leaders before they made the Russian-favorable
decisions, like the Uranium One deal.
Since Campbell�s identity emerged in recent days, there have been several statements by
Justice officials, both on the record and anonymously, casting doubt on the timing and
value of his work, and specifically his knowledge about Uranium One.
However, as The Hill�s John Solomon crucially details, the more than 5,000 pages of documents
reviewed by The Hill directly conflict with some of the Justice officials� accounts.
For instance, both Attorney General Jeff Sessions in testimony last week and Deputy Attorney
General Rod Rosenstein in a letter to the Senate last month tried to suggest there was
no connection between Uranium One and the nuclear bribery case.
Their argument was that the criminal charges weren�t filed until 2014, while the Committee
of Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) approval of the Uranium One sale occurred
in October 2010.
�The way I understand that matter is that the case in which Mr. Mikerin was convicted
was not connected to the CFIUS problem that occurred two to three years before,� Sessions
testified to the House Judiciary Committee last week, echoing Rosenstein�s letter from
a few weeks earlier.
But investigative records show FBI counterintelligence recorded the first illicit payments in the
bribery/kickback scheme in November 2009, a year before the CFIUS approval.
�There is zero doubt we had evidence of criminal activity before the CFIUS approval,
and that Justice knew about it through NSD [the natural security division],� said a
source with direct knowledge of the investigation.
This clear conflict has angered a number of Republican congress members (not so many Democrats)�
�Attorney General Sessions seemed to say that the bribery, racketeering and money laundering
offenses involving Tenex�s Vadim Mikerin occurred after the approval of the Uranium
One deal by the Obama administration.
But we know that the FBI�s confidential informant was actively compiling incriminating
evidence as far back as 2009,� Rep. Ron DeSantis, (R-Fla.) told The Hill.
�It is hard to fathom how such a transaction could have been approved without the existence
of the underlying corruption being disclosed.
I hope AG Sessions gets briefed about the CI and gives the Uranium One case the scrutiny
it deserves,� added DeSantis, whose House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees
is one of the investigating panels.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a similar rebuke last
week to Rosenstein, saying the deputy attorney general�s first response to the committee
�largely missed the point� of the congressional investigations.
�The essential question is whether the Obama Justice Department provided notice of the
criminal activity of certain officials before the CFIUS approval of the Uranium One deal
and other government decisions that enabled the Russians to trade nuclear materials in
the U.S,� Grassley scolded.
The Hill documents numerous attempts at misinformation and �fake news� attempting to downplay
or obfuscate documented evidence from Campbell of the timing of events.
Most critically, The Hill points out that Campbell�s debriefing files also show he
regularly mentioned to FBI agents in 2010 a Washington entity with close ties to Bill
and Hillary Clinton that was being paid millions to help expand Tenex�s business in the United
States.
The entity began increasing its financial support to a Clinton charitable project after
it was hired by the Russians, according to the documents.
Campbell engaged in conversations with his Russian colleagues about the efforts of the
Washington entity and others to gain influence with the Clintons and the Obama administration.
He also listened as visiting Russians used racially tinged insults to boast about how
easy they found it to win uranium business under Obama, according to a source familiar
with Campbell�s planned testimony to Congress.
And� In recent days, news media including The Washington
Post and Fox News anchor Shepard Smith have inaccurately reported another element of the
story: that Uranium One never exported its American uranium because the Obama administration
did not allow it.
However, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorized Uranium One to export through a
third party tons of uranium to Canada for enrichment processing, and some of that product
ended up in Europe, NRC documents state.
A Uranium One executive acknowledged to The Hill that 25 percent of the uranium it shipped
to Canada under the third-party export license ended up with either European or Asian customers
through what it known in the nuclear business as �book transfers.�
It is clear by their desperation, that someone is trying to hide something as in leaked stories
late last week, Justice officials anonymously questioned Campbell�s credibility pointing
to episodes of drinking and reckless driving.
However, The Hill�s sources familiar with the full body of Campbell�s work said they
expect he can provide significant new information to Congress.
�Will he be able to prove that we knew Russia was engaged in criminal conduct before Uranium
One was approved, you bet,� the source said.
�Were the Russians using political influence and pulling political levers to try to win
stuff from the U.S. government, you bet.
Was he perfect, no one in this line of work is.
But we were focused on much larger issues than just that.�
All of which still leaves us asking � why is the Justice Department downplaying this
evidence and not moving forward with the probe?
Two immediate scenarios are possible � first, the rot is so deep and pervasive that the
establishmentarians left are forcing the hands of the few; or second, the Deep State has
Sessions by the balls.
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