Gaps in White House Visitor Log Explained

A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 16 April 2011 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Despite pledges that his Administration would be “the most transparent in history,” logs of who comes and goes to confer with the President and his staff at the White House have glaring omissions.

Presidential Press Secretary Jay Carney attributed the incomplete record to “efforts to serve conflicting objectives. On the one hand, we want to be as open as possible. On the other, we want to respect an individual’s right to privacy. So, we tried to compromise by allowing those who preferred that their visits not be acknowledged to opt out of having their names recorded.”

Concerns that the selective reporting of who visits with the President could undermine trust in the Administration was taken in stride by Carney. “It basically boils down to whether you have faith in the honesty of the President,” Carney said. “If you do, you accept that some things must remain private. If you don’t, you’re going to be demanding documentary proof of everything just like the ‘birthers’ are about where the President was born. Is having to produce papers to verify stuff the kind of country we want to live in? I think not. I believe the American people trust the President to tell them what they need to know for the good of the country.”

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[Lazamataz]

John, Obozo promised us the most transparent administration in history.

He's right; we can see RIGHT through him.

[afraidfortherepublic]

On the other, we want to respect an individual’s right to privacy.

Monica Lewinsky...

[Let_It_Be_So]

"I believe the American people trust the President to tell them what they need to know for the good of the country.”

 

Carney, for Obama: "Trust me!  I promise I'll tell you what you need to know.!!!  "

[missnry]

I believe the American people trust the President to tell them what they need to know for the good of the country.”

Well that just settles it then! Let's just call it "conditional transparency" then!

[Jack Hydrazine]

Leftists love doublespeak. Transparency = opacity.

[dfwgator]

I believe the American people trust the President to tell them what they need to know for the good of the country.”

I believe the AmericanGerman people trust the PresidentFuhrer to tell them what they need to know for the good of the country.

[newheart]

No doubt the actual logs are being held in the Rose Mary Woods Memorial Log and Audio Tape Backup Vault.

[Castigar]

“efforts to serve conflicting objectives. On the one hand, we want to be as open as possible. On the other, we want to respect an individual’s right to privacy. So, we tried to compromise by allowing those who preferred that their visits not be acknowledged to opt out of having their names recorded.”

Translation - We were hiding as much as possible. We chose what you got to see and what you didn’t because we don’t wnat you to know what we are up to.

Really now, would this explanation have worked for George
Bush?

[Liz]

And, besides....... we don’t give a fig about government rules, the US Constitution, and the average American.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

this is in direct contradiction of the purpose of the WH visitor logs, wtf?

[angelsonmyside]

bump

[Yardstick]

Three cheers for SATIRE!

[asinclair]

FTA: we want to respect an individual’s right to privacy

If the individual is worried about privacy, he can simply not see the President. Problem solved.

Indeed, by not seeing the President he also doesn't have to go through the Secret Service investigations, too.

[philman_36]

Shoot! Read it before the ping else I'd have known. Missed it by that much!
Read the header just before replying so no egg defoliant today for me.

[Onelifetogive]

At a quick count, you appear to be ahead 12-1. This thread is becoming a blowout!

Nice job.

[Erasmus]

Your workload must be onerous, and I sympathize; these days there is just a glut of subjects!

It reminds me of that cartoon from the 90's, showing the cartoonist himself slumped over a spilt bottle of ink at his drawing board, a victim of Clinton Fatigue.

≤}B^)

[philman_36]

He's right; we can see RIGHT through him.

[RowdyFFC]

Psyche!

[Erasmus]

...which (blast the luck!) was stored in Fukushima Number 1 Unit.