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C’mon Doc. You know that he promised to be the most transparent administration in our time, and he has been the most obfuscating and misleading administration in our time. He promised to make sure bills have at least 72 hours for the public to see before he signs them, but the PPACA didn’t have even 24 hours before he signed that sucker into law. Meh.
Unfortunately this is one of the valid complaints against the President. Whatever silliness about PPACA aside, transparancy was supposed to be a capstone for the administration, it hasn’t happened.
So wait, is the complaint that he’s not spending more time giving press conferences to answer inane questions about Boehner’s tanning creams and Benghazi? Or is the complaint that the press corps doesn’t get to be all touchy feely with an administration that busy trying to get things done. This particular administration has, for the most part, opened up the flow of information from the government to the people and made IT more accessible. Heck Glenn, you could even start a petition if you like. But don’t expect BHO to sit down and have a beer with you.
McCoy picked up on something Rush has been pointing out recently….how Obama manages to sneak his agenda into actions by others (a staff member is supposed to have told Congress to do the Sequester thingey) so that Obama’s fingerprints do not tie him to the results that the majority of Americans dislike. - Obama wants to be the Wizard behind the curtain….or the Cheshire Cat….“love me” and “never mind what I have caused”…..(failure in Benghazi….adding $6 Trillion to the debt…taking more vacations and spending more money living in the White House than most predecessors….etc)
IMO the most UNtransparent episode during the 4th year of Obama’s regime was the president’s and the secretary of state’s whereabouts after 5 PM Eastern Time just 90 minutes into the 8 hour seige at Benghazi…..? (9/11/12) - And where are the “transparent” answers and records to enlighten Congress and the American people about what exactly did the top leaders contribute to the handling of that Al Qaeda successful attack and the murders of 4 Americans, including our Ambassador…?
No, the issue is that Obama and his crew have specifically controlled the flow of information to the press corps. He tells them what to report, and threatens to shut them out if they don’t report what he wants them to report. His promises of transparency are going up in smoke, right along with those mirrors that got him elected and then re-elected. He takes credit for things that weren’t his ideas that work, and deflects blame when things are clearly his fault but he doesn’t want the negative press. The problem is also the fact that Americans today have the attention span of a 2-year-old. You can easily distract them to pay attention to something else.
Hmm, remember when the “righties” got all bent because they thought too much info on the bin Laden raid hit the press? This administration has been several orders of magnitude ahead of BUSHCO when it comes to transparency, like all the lies propagated to start the war on Saddam, that they knew full well were total lies, over two years before launching the invastion.
Now the “media” are bitching because they didn’t get to ride in his golf bag when he played a round with Tiger. Then there’s all the really “classified” material at State and DOD, that the “media” suddenly feel should be public?
Yes, no doubt about it, Obama should run any potential Al Qaeda target past Rush, Coulter, and O’Reilly so they can put it on the air before any mission is launched.
Obama is at the height of his power and popularity. Lets see how he dose on his second term. Even Eisenhower was not all that popular in his second four years.
O ran on being open and transparent. He claimed ALL bills would be posted on the internet. Hasn’t happened and never will. He is a liar of the worst kind.
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Comments (30) (Please sign in to comment)
DrCanuck said, 3 months ago
….doesn’t work…
Wraithkin said, 3 months ago
C’mon Doc. You know that he promised to be the most transparent administration in our time, and he has been the most obfuscating and misleading administration in our time. He promised to make sure bills have at least 72 hours for the public to see before he signs them, but the PPACA didn’t have even 24 hours before he signed that sucker into law. Meh.
Wraithkin said, 3 months ago
Oh, an adendum to my previous comment. Worth a read.
David
said, 3 months ago
Unfortunately this is one of the valid complaints against the President. Whatever silliness about PPACA aside, transparancy was supposed to be a capstone for the administration, it hasn’t happened.
singlespeed said, 3 months ago
So wait, is the complaint that he’s not spending more time giving press conferences to answer inane questions about Boehner’s tanning creams and Benghazi? Or is the complaint that the press corps doesn’t get to be all touchy feely with an administration that busy trying to get things done. This particular administration has, for the most part, opened up the flow of information from the government to the people and made IT more accessible. Heck Glenn, you could even start a petition if you like. But don’t expect BHO to sit down and have a beer with you.
Dycel
said, 3 months ago
@singlespeed
Forgot to mention the faux noise created sudo-scandals to feed the bus bunny minions lust for hypocrisy!
disgustedtaxpayer said, 3 months ago
McCoy picked up on something Rush has been pointing out recently….how Obama manages to sneak his agenda into actions by others (a staff member is supposed to have told Congress to do the Sequester thingey) so that Obama’s fingerprints do not tie him to the results that the majority of Americans dislike.
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Obama wants to be the Wizard behind the curtain….or the Cheshire Cat….“love me” and “never mind what I have caused”…..(failure in Benghazi….adding $6 Trillion to the debt…taking more vacations and spending more money living in the White House than most predecessors….etc)
nusbickel said, 3 months ago
His litter box = Middle Class America
disgustedtaxpayer said, 3 months ago
IMO the most UNtransparent episode during the 4th year of Obama’s regime was the president’s and the secretary of state’s whereabouts after 5 PM Eastern Time just 90 minutes into the 8 hour seige at Benghazi…..? (9/11/12)
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And where are the “transparent” answers and records to enlighten Congress and the American people about what exactly did the top leaders contribute to the handling of that Al Qaeda successful attack and the murders of 4 Americans, including our Ambassador…?
Wraithkin said, 3 months ago
@singlespeed
No, the issue is that Obama and his crew have specifically controlled the flow of information to the press corps. He tells them what to report, and threatens to shut them out if they don’t report what he wants them to report. His promises of transparency are going up in smoke, right along with those mirrors that got him elected and then re-elected. He takes credit for things that weren’t his ideas that work, and deflects blame when things are clearly his fault but he doesn’t want the negative press. The problem is also the fact that Americans today have the attention span of a 2-year-old. You can easily distract them to pay attention to something else.
Never mind the man behind the curtain indeed.
dtroutma
said, 3 months ago
Hmm, remember when the “righties” got all bent because they thought too much info on the bin Laden raid hit the press? This administration has been several orders of magnitude ahead of BUSHCO when it comes to transparency, like all the lies propagated to start the war on Saddam, that they knew full well were total lies, over two years before launching the invastion.
Now the “media” are bitching because they didn’t get to ride in his golf bag when he played a round with Tiger. Then there’s all the really “classified” material at State and DOD, that the “media” suddenly feel should be public?
Yes, no doubt about it, Obama should run any potential Al Qaeda target past Rush, Coulter, and O’Reilly so they can put it on the air before any mission is launched.
Urban Space Cowboy said, 3 months ago
Obama is a cool cat. A Good Cartoon.
jack75287 said, 3 months ago
Obama is at the height of his power and popularity. Lets see how he dose on his second term. Even Eisenhower was not all that popular in his second four years.
Ms. Ima said, 3 months ago
O ran on being open and transparent. He claimed ALL bills would be posted on the internet. Hasn’t happened and never will. He is a liar of the worst kind.
David
said, 3 months ago
@disgustedtaxpayer
Limbaugh is a digusting vile waste of skin. Nothing he says has value. Those who listen to him are fools.