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White House invites Tea Party members to challenge it on transparency issues
The Hill ^ | 2/22/10 | Kim Hart

Posted on 02/22/2010 3:20:26 PM PST by Nachum

Edited on 02/22/2010 3:31:22 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

In an ironic twist, the White House is inviting the Tea Party movement to challenge it on government transparency.

White House Chief Technology Officer Andrew McLaughlin said Republicans and conservative Tea Party activists should strive to push the administration to make its policies more open.

He also suggested Tea Party activists, who have called for broad changes to the government, could push the GOP to be more aggressive on the issue.

“I would be thrilled to make this a type of political competition ... to see who can be more radical in their openness, in their data distribution models ... trying to prove to the citizens they can run a better government,” said McLaughlin, a former executive at Google.

He also said he would be “delighted if Republicans started pushing out great open-data models like the Conservatives have in the U.K.”

U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is leading a major push for the release of public data, while the Conservative Party's David Cameron is running on a platform of transparency and has vowed to publish details of every government contract online.

Republicans have been less emphatic about the need for collaboration between government and citizens through digital tools and online releases of data, McLaughlin said.

The Obama administration has made sharing government data with the public a priority through the launch of Data.gov, which publishes data sets online, and an open-government directive aimed at agencies.

President Barack Obama has directed his administration to make its spending of the $787 billion stimulus bill transparent, and has also made the list of the White House visitors’ log public.

But the Tea Party's momentum could push Democrats to do even more to increase government transparency and accountability.

“In this country, any protest is part of the game,” McLaughlin said. “The skepticism of government is part of the American character. I'd like to see us put that dynamic to work to be open and participatory.”

McLaughlin made the remarks Friday said at an event held by the think tank NDN and the New Policy Institute.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2010; certifigate; democrats; house; obama; party; tea; teaparty; transparency; white
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To: Nachum

He wants transparency, like he want the summit on Friday to be bi-partsan, after he has already written his own bill.


21 posted on 02/22/2010 3:45:19 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Nachum

Kindly provide the unredacted fight manifesto for the New York City Flyover by Air Force One last April, includiing the names and titles of all passengers, guests and flight crew.


22 posted on 02/22/2010 3:45:53 PM PST by reagandemocrat
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To: max americana; Mamzelle

Anytime the Left says something that sounds reasonable we can rest assured there is an ulterior motive, as you guys say. We also know the TEA PARTY is not a political party at all. Instead is a movement, a political uprising, and the name is a symbol for the uprising of the colonists.

The media, including some who are mildly conservative, don’t seem to understand that distinction. However, the media and the rest of the Left are trying to present it as a political party in hopes of it becoming one. That would split the conservatives and assure a win for the Democrats.

Challenging someone to speak for them is part of that effort.


23 posted on 02/22/2010 3:48:26 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government)
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To: Nachum

Taxed Enough Already is what it stands for, Mr President. “Transparency” is another issue, thats just another one of your campaign lies.


24 posted on 02/22/2010 3:48:30 PM PST by GeronL (Political Philosophy: I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
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To: Nachum; All
"White House invites Tea Party members to challenge it on transparency issues"


25 posted on 02/22/2010 3:48:54 PM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Mamzelle
Heh—he just wants to ID some leaders to Alinsky-ize them, a la Carville.Yup..I commented a few weeks back that the biggest problem for the leftists is the fact there is NOTHING to use their rules for radicals on with the TEApartiers. The desperately need someone to "freeze and ridicule"...
26 posted on 02/22/2010 3:51:06 PM PST by Michael Barnes (Call me when the bullets start flying.)
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To: Mamzelle
Heh—he just wants to ID some leaders to Alinsky-ize them, a la Carville.

That is excellent insight. Good call.

27 posted on 02/22/2010 3:51:41 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality.)
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To: colorado tanker
Once again, the White House decides to get into a fight on the opponent’s turf.

Another way to put it,

Once again, the White House decides to get into a fight with American Citizens.

28 posted on 02/22/2010 3:52:20 PM PST by Michael Barnes (Call me when the bullets start flying.)
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To: Nachum; All

Clinton Plotting Tea Party Counterattack

Big Government has learned that Clintonistas are plotting a “push/pull” strategy. They plan to identify 7-8 national figures active in the tea party movement and engage in deep opposition research on them. If possible, they will identify one or two they can perhaps ‘turn’, either with money or threats, to create a mole in the movement. The others will be subjected to a full-on smear campaign. (Has MSNBC already been notified?)

29 posted on 02/22/2010 3:52:46 PM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Nachum

This is like a rat circling a python.


30 posted on 02/22/2010 3:52:52 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS ... taxes, pain and slow death. Is this what you want?)
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To: cranked

Since he thinks he is a blend of superman and Jesus, he will say, I can see through walls, I just forgot the public couldn’t..
We can see through the wall in your head Uh_Bummer..


31 posted on 02/22/2010 3:54:20 PM PST by aeonspromise
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To: Nachum
White House invites Tea Party members to challenge it on transparency issues

Cool, bring your long form BC, barry.

32 posted on 02/22/2010 3:54:28 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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Serious question for the thread. Does anyone recall G.W., playing these types of games?

Obama is supposed to be the President for pete's sake. Is this really all they have to offer after barely over a year?

33 posted on 02/22/2010 3:56:44 PM PST by Michael Barnes (Call me when the bullets start flying.)
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To: Nachum

This is a veiled recon mission. They are looking for conservative targets to attack. They are the ones that have spouting about transparency and having none.....ya we should trust them? NOT!


34 posted on 02/22/2010 3:56:59 PM PST by kaizen
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To: Michael Barnes

Winning at any cost is the name of their game, even if it brings this country down.


35 posted on 02/22/2010 3:58:12 PM PST by kaizen
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To: Parley Baer

Regarding Zero’s birth certificate. Wouldn’t you think he’d lay this controversy to rest by just showing it? How simple would that be?


36 posted on 02/22/2010 3:59:41 PM PST by From The Deer Stand
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To: Nachum

LOL This administration only knows one game.... LIE... Just say it wasn’t you. You get caught just bold face lie.

The least transparent administration in history hypes itself as being the most transparent, next up Obama really is a fiscal conservative and has created the way forward for a future of government surplus...

LIAR, LIAR, LIAR...

This is the typical tact of Narcisistic totalitarian dictators like Obama.

Pay no attention to those gulags we have its just to house the global warming deniers because its for the good of the planet...


37 posted on 02/22/2010 4:00:58 PM PST by Typical_Whitey (Americans understand Oppressive Big Government is modern day Slavery.)
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To: Nachum

This would be why the Tea Party refuses to centralize under one umbrella. To do so would make it an easy target. Even if leads to some confusion sometimes or missed opportunities in elections better that then aid the liberals in their search and destroy mission.


38 posted on 02/22/2010 4:00:59 PM PST by Soul Seeker (?)
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To: Nachum
U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is leading a major push for the release of public data, while the Conservative Party's David Cameron is running on a platform of transparency and has vowed to publish details of every government contract online.

Had to be pushed a little before the UK government forced the release of the GW data. What's that you say, the UK government didn't release it, it was pirated out. Yeah transparency is a good slogan.

39 posted on 02/22/2010 4:02:27 PM PST by w1andsodidwe (How can you tell when the President is lying? When his lips move, of course.)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

Good post on the difference. A LOT of people still think it’s a “party” but it is indeed, a movement. Let’s keep it that way..


40 posted on 02/22/2010 4:02:33 PM PST by max americana
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