Transparency Troubles: Secrecy concerns mount for Obama in 2nd term

Fox News ^ | July 13, 2013

[jazusamo]

Secret courts. Secret emails. Phone surveillance. Drones. The list of cloak-and-dagger tactics employed by the Obama administration -- and those that preceded it -- keeps growing, as NSA leaker Ed Snowden feeds classified materials to the media and other reports show the extent of the U.S. government's more opaque dealings.

The latest was a report by The Associated Press that said the administration had military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Usama bin Laden’s hideout transferred to the CIA, where they would be harder to uncover by the press and public.

If this were any other administration, perhaps the fallout would be minimal. But President Obama ran on a message of open government. When he was sworn into office in 2009, he declared his presidency would be “the most open and transparent in history.”

Now in his second term, those claims have been challenged by a host of revelations -- from controversies over secret mails to the steady drip of information about NSA surveillance. FoxNews.com takes a look at six controversies that have clouded the transparency message.

• 1Secret Emails

[Yaelle]

This needs to get into the mainstream. It’s a simple concept that even the low info voters can understand.

Guess what? Obama bought you a cellphone for the same reason that guy bought you a burger last night. They both said they loved you and wouldn’t lie to you, baby.

[Liz]

TX Congressman Says Obama’s Under Investigation By House, Senate & FBI
Freedom Outpost ^ | July 10, 2013 | Tim Brown / FR Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 by EXCH54FE

Congressman Kenny Marchant (R-TX), whose district includes several areas around Dallas and Ft. Worth and who is a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means and its Subcommittee on Oversight, received a letter from a reader over at Obama Release Your Records, who goes by the name of “Dougster” venting his frustration and desire for articles of impeachment to be brought against Barack Hussein Obama.

Marchant replied, stating that Obama is “under the most scrutiny” and being investigated by the House, the Senate and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Marchant indicated that as he views what is taking place with the investigations it is important for him to know the views and concerns of his constituents. “I share your outrage over the multiple scandals involving the Internal Revenue Service, the State Department, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and other agencies under this Administration,” he wrote. “Each is alarming and each warrants a high degree of scrutiny.”

He went on to elaborate that when articles of impeachment are introduced, the House Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction to consider theme and collect critical information. From there, they would decide whether to move forward with charges that amount to “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

If those things were settled, those articles of impeachment would then be presented to the House for a vote and, if passed, be sent to the Senate where a 2/3 majority vote would be required to remove Obama from office. Frankly, unless the Democrats believe they are going to be taken down with Obama that is not likely to happen.

“There are currently investigations underway in the House, the Senate, and at the FBI to gather as much information from the Administration as possible.(Excerpt) Read more at freedomoutpost.com ...

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Obama's not a president---he's an investor. In Chicago criminal
politics, getting into office is seen as a lucrative investment.

"Let 'em investigate---our offshore holdings look mighty good."

[jazusamo]

Obama's not a president---he's an investor. In Chicago criminal politics, getting into office is seen as a lucrative investment.

That's correct.

[Liz]

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...” What came after the Declaration of Independence was the "bill of particulars" against the colonial ruler--King George III ---that justified the declaration and subsequent colonial rebellion.

“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance,” reads one of Jefferson’s indictments against the king.

An early American description of the monstrous govt we, the people now live under---capable of extraordinary crimes against its people.

<><> there's Benghazi

<><> state dept's coverup of sex scandals---obstructing justice---scrubbing investigations

<><> Holder's DOJ (labeling journo Rosen a criminal--monitoring AP, and USSC and Congress' Verizon blackberries)

<><> IRS targeting inoocents (enraging legions of IRS haters)

<><> IRS stealing 60 million private medical records

<><> HHS' Sibelius strong-arming Obamacare insurance providers for money

<><> NSA snooping---infuriating millions of young twitter/facebook users

<><> IRS sending $45 Million/that's 32,000 EITC refunds to illegals at ONE address.

<><> Letting Snowden globe-trot w/ US secrets

<><> EPA using phantom email accounts

<><> Fast and Furious gun-running; savage drug cartels kill two American border patrol agents

<><> Ohaha giving 5 million henchmen top security clearance---w/ no oversight WRT Ntl security implications

<><> govt wiretaps rose 71% last year alone

<><> O using drones to shoot down Americans

<><> monstrous TSA travesties.

<><> Solyndra and other green money-laundries

<><> sucking up to gays and other predator/perverts

<><> forcing the Boy Scouts to admit gays.

<><> vile Ohahacare--the tyrant forced to delay one onerous provision.

<><> forcing primitive populations w/ Third World loyalties upon democracy

[jazusamo]

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[jsanders2001]

Yeah about that “transparency” thing...

Seems like the Left bought the Brooklyn bridge from this guy:

“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.

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.”

[hal ogen]

Just why aren’t nobama and his minions in prison?

[TurboZamboni]

Second IRS employee pleads the 5th at Oversight hearing.
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/26/second-irs-employee-pleads-the-5th-at-oversight-hearing/

The Most Transparent Administration In Human History Sure Likes To Plead the Fifth.
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/04/17/gop_the_most_transparent_administration_in_human_history_sure_likes_to_plead_the_fifth_huh

The compilation “I plead the 5th” video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RIlql4Cr0KE

[jazusamo]

Bump.