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A Firing Offense?
Politico ^ | November 18, 2009 | Ben Smith

Posted on 11/18/2009 11:28:32 AM PST by sr4402

Obama, speaking to CBS in Beijing, says he's "furious' about the stream of leaks characterizing the Afghanistan deliberations...

CHIP REID: “Firing offense??”

THE PRESIDENT: “Absolutely" M

What's odd about this is that many of the leaks (though certainly not all) have seemed deliberate, in tandem with Flickr photo releases from the meetings and in line with a message that Obama is considering deeply. And indeed, leaking has been a signature of the transition from the Plouffe/campaign era to a governing era run by Rahm Emanuel, who talks frequently to the press and whose hiring was one of the first major Obama leaks. Leaks from more senior officials make lower-level staffers, in turn, feel that it's not actually a firing offense

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cultureofcorruption; enemiesofobama; journalism; leaks; nixon; nixonlegacy; obamalegacy; obamao; obamathugs; plumbers; underthebus
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Obama Discovers Leakers. Looks like his professional leakers are biting him in the A$$
1 posted on 11/18/2009 11:28:32 AM PST by sr4402
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To: sr4402

And how, exactly, is he going to fire Senator Leahy?


2 posted on 11/18/2009 11:30:30 AM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Jay Rockefeller.


3 posted on 11/18/2009 11:31:34 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Sarah Palin - For such a time as this)
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To: sr4402
From the comments section of the article:

Once again, dishonest Obama speaking from the other side of his mouth. It's not odd, it's consistent with how Obama works and the intellectually dishonest way he conducts policy debate. This whole thing is about Obama and the democrat's POLITICAL power, nothing more, and for Obama to talk in terms of "life and death," is laughable. He uses leaks for "trial balloons," then polls the policy to see how it will effect him and his cronies. He lies when he says he is upset about the leaks and anyone who does not believe that is a naive fool.

Posted By: cee | November 18, 2009 at 07:41 AM

Someone out there understans how this works.

4 posted on 11/18/2009 11:39:36 AM PST by An Old Man (Use it up, Wear it out, Make it do, or Do without.)
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Leaky Leahy? Yeah perhaps he too will big is boss on the A$$ too. Funny, that’s Dingy Harry. Nice Image.


5 posted on 11/18/2009 11:42:22 AM PST by sr4402
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To: sr4402

Leaky Leahy? Yeah perhaps he too will bite is boss on the A$$ too. Funny, that’s Dingy Harry. Nice Image


6 posted on 11/18/2009 11:42:54 AM PST by sr4402
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To: sr4402

Kevin Jennings did it. No, really.


7 posted on 11/18/2009 11:47:03 AM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: Anitius Severinus Boethius

Depends..


8 posted on 11/18/2009 11:47:38 AM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: sr4402
This guy surrounds himself with the most despicable pack of human trash available, then he wonders why they have no loyalty to their puppet king?
9 posted on 11/18/2009 11:47:43 AM PST by 1776 Reborn (Test kids and politicians (bigger idiots) on the Constitution!)
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To: 1776 Reborn

There is and never will be HONOR among thieves...


10 posted on 11/18/2009 11:52:43 AM PST by sniper63 (Silent and stealthy - one shot - one kill)
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To: sniper63
True. I think before very long we will some of these rats abandoning the O ship and writing tell-alls to save their own butts. Particularly if criminal investigations seem likely.
11 posted on 11/18/2009 12:02:05 PM PST by 1776 Reborn (Test kids and politicians (bigger idiots) on the Constitution!)
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To: sr4402

He should fire himself on the grounds of incompetency, stupidity, criminal behavior, being an anti-American traitor, being a communist, having insufferable arrogance, and hate crimes against Conservatives!


12 posted on 11/18/2009 12:04:08 PM PST by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: sr4402; Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; ...
Obama, speaking to CBS in Beijing, says he's "furious' about the stream of leaks characterizing the Afghanistan deliberations...

CHIP REID: “Firing offense??”

THE PRESIDENT: “Absolutely" M

Will the media take Obama to task for having an "enemies" list and using plumbers to plug the leaks?

13 posted on 11/18/2009 12:06:18 PM PST by a fool in paradise (I refuse to "reduce my carbon footprint" all while Lenin remains in an airconditioned shrine)
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To: a fool in paradise

I knew it, Tricky Dick.


14 posted on 11/18/2009 12:10:50 PM PST by sr4402
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To: sr4402

And we, the American people, have discovered our president is a liar. Can we fire him?


15 posted on 11/18/2009 12:18:24 PM PST by Carley (OBAMA IS A MALEVOLENT FORCE IN THE WORLD)
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To: An Old Man

what a great post !! This is sooo true!!!


16 posted on 11/18/2009 12:34:44 PM PST by MissDairyGoodnessVT (=^..^= =^..^= =^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
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To: a fool in paradise

Hmmmm. The Nixon formula.

Impeach Biden. Then impeach 0bama.


17 posted on 11/18/2009 1:50:19 PM PST by null and void (We are now in day 301 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: null and void
"Impeach Biden."

Unfortunately, "being a doofus while in office" is not yet a 'High Crime.'

18 posted on 11/18/2009 1:54:29 PM PST by editor-surveyor (The beginning of the O'Bomb-a administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
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To: sr4402

Deep Throat, is that you??


19 posted on 11/18/2009 2:37:26 PM PST by redhead (They are running SCARED, folks! :o) Check out the Halfbaked Sourdough at mukluk.wordpress.com)
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To: sr4402
Looks like his professional leakers are biting him in the A$$

That seems easy for a one of them snakes to bite him in the ass when he's most vulnerable. This is when he goes in a hole in the ground rather than using a toilet. The snake will spit it out, however.

A Kenyan training we can believe in!

20 posted on 11/18/2009 2:51:34 PM PST by melancholy (Hey Marxists, don't Crap & Tread on me. Zer0's defeat is now in progress.)
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