Mayor James noted that he would have fired any aide who engaged in similar conduct, only to face statements by the club's manager that the mayor had himself been to the club twice.
What used to be aspirational started becoming an in-your-face statement of conspicuous consumption.
The decision to go there amounted to a bold, in-your-face statement of confidence, and it underscored the pronounced difference during these final hours between the styles of Mr. Bush and Mr. Gore.
To Mr. Rove, the gathering will be an opportunity to journey into the citadel of the Democrats and make an in-your-face statement about the strength of the president and his party.
It was a game-face statement - an effort by Fay, who now heads the International Climate Change Partnership (ICCP), to remind us that no one really knows what will happen next - in part because Trump offered little in the way of discernible policy on any issues, let alone environment.
Dr. McHugh has testified on behalf of accused sexual abusers, including at least one priest, who faced the statements of adults who said they had repressed memories of molestation for years before recovering them.
On a day when Tripoli witnessed this brazen and deadly attack, reporters were faced with statements from competing political blocs who seemingly tried to capitalise on the incident.
"The Eurogroup reiterates its commitment to assist Greece in its adjustment effort in order to address the many challenges the economy is facing," the statement said.
He later stated that Google could face a "statement of objections" - the formal path towards a fine that could equate to 10% of the company's global revenue, or about $6bn£3.7bnbn).
"We are really worried by the detentions and harassment that people who take part in protests are facing," a statement by 15 rights activists said on Sunday.
Some of the defiant "in your face" statements to the crisis emerging from members of Israel's right wing coalition are troublesome.
