Remember when President Obama said his would be the most transparent presidency ever, you don't, well that is understandable because his has been the most obfuscating, duplicitous and dishonest presidency ever. Not even Richard Nixon was a secretive as Obama. If we only knew what has been going on behind closed doors in the White House these past seven years the public would, in my opinion, be astounded, maybe we will some day. But as dishonest as the Obama administration has been, can you, in your wildest dreams, imagine what a second Clinton administration will be like.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/obama-promised-transparency-but-his-administration-is-one-of-the-most-secretive/2016/05/24/5a46caba-21c1-11e6-9e7f-57890b612299_story.html
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Misusing the FOIA
The Freedom of Information Act, a so called Watergate statute, was passed so that the public could find out what their government is doing, it has nine exemptions so that what the government considers sensitive or potentially embarrassing information can be redacted from documents provided under the FOIA. The use of the nine exemptions has become an art form at Executive Branch agencies, Congress and the Judiciary are not covered by FOIA, what has also evolved is the art of avoiding the FOIA request by creating non-government records, for instance the use of non-government computers to conduct government business. Here is what a typical release under the FOIA looks like:
Cheaters always win!
Note to the NY Times which slamed Donald Trump's "motor mouth style" but completely missed the fact that Hilary was wearing an induction ear piece during last night's so called "town hall" with Matt Lauer - try just reporting what happened - just try it once please. For those who do not know an induction ear piece is typically worn by actors so they can be prompted during live performances if they forget a line, I will leave it to the reader to decide why Hilary was wearing one during a live interview, oh by the way, the NYPD which handled security for last night's event confirmed that she was wearing the IEP. Next up - will she be allowed to wear an IEP during the upcoming live Presidential debates?
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