Posted on 06/15/2009 7:08:00 PM PDT by Crazieman
Obama blocks access to White House visitor lists... Developing...
Judas H priest.....................who is on there?
FILTH
It’s all about those Wednesday night cocktail parties for all their Dem/lib buds. They know the public is on to their $100 lb. Kobe beef and salmon with coucous extravaganzas... so they hide the list. Voila... no more nasty little news stories about their Louis the 14th spending habits.
Ok folks, I just did a search and found that Bush was sued by the Citizens for Reponsibility and Ethics in Washington for this information as well. The Judge determined Bush had to provide the information:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/17/visitor.logs/index.html
Think it’s only fair for CREW to get back to work to have Obama’s list released:
http://www.citizensforethics.org/
Here’s the contact page:
http://www.citizensforethics.org/about/contact
Maybe the Rev is coming to dinner?
Aren’t these records public?
Is our press going to use FOIA to get the lists?
What about his promises of transparency?
Hello? Hello? Does anyone outside of conservative thinkers care? :(
The 12th Imam resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Al Capone is hiding in one of the guest quarters no doubt... that’s the Chicago way.
Wonderful, thanks.
Do you have an EXACT quote of his statement on transparency?
If so, I’d deeply appreciate it. I tried to locate it online a while back and never could find anything but references to the quote.
“My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government...”
http://albanymediabias.blogspot.com/2009/05/from-transparent-and-open-to-put.html
You rock. THANK YOU so much!
I am a little confused on this. Is this a Bush era policy or something that Obama has made worse?
An even better link, from the White House:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment/
SUBJECT: Transparency and Open Government
Government should be transparent. Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing. Information maintained by the Federal Government is a national asset. My Administration will take appropriate action, consistent with law and policy, to disclose information rapidly in forms that the public can readily find and use. Executive departments and agencies should harness new technologies to put information about their operations and decisions online and readily available to the public. Executive departments and agencies should also solicit public feedback to identify information of greatest use to the public.
Tell you the truth, I was a little concerned after doing a search and found that Bush was sued for this information a couple of years ago. The judge ordered Bush to release the guest lists. So, I am unsure if this is normal practice or not. Do you know more on this subject? But, what is insulting - is that this administration has promised to be open and transparent and turns around and blocks information. Kind of like the recent firing of the IG. Not that it is surprising anymore, but still...
Even better. I appreciate your help very much.
transparency ping redux
Who is he worried about having on the secret list? His dealer or his male gym dates?
I think there is a natural tug of war between the branches on the release of this sort of information. While running for office, they make a big deal out of full disclosure and then clam up once elected. I am not sure this is news.
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