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Originally posted by threerings:
+++http://www.drudgereport.com/flashaot.htm

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"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

Not so much like a cheerleading session townhall meeting on the Iraq war at a VFW where the really tough questions get asked.

+++http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-financial-regs16-2009jun16,0,4262249.story

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...But critics say the easing of the financial crisis that gripped the country last year appears to have reduced the momentum for some of the most far-reaching proposals, such as merging several banking regulatory agencies...

Shame about that easing thing. We need to stop demonizing and regulating great Americans like the traders at the AIG Financial Producst division--they'll do right by the American People all by themselves, right?

+++http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31373407/ns/politics-white_house/

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These same arguments, made by the Bush administration, were rejected twice by a federal judge. The visitor logs are created by the Secret Service and maintained by the Secret Service, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in 2007 and again this January. CREW had requested records of visits to the Bush White House, as well as the residence of Vice President Dick Cheney, by leaders of Religious Right organizations.

The Bush administration appealed Lamberth's decision, and the Obama administration has continued to press that appeal.

"It is the government's position," the Secret Service wrote last week to msnbc.com in denying access to the visitor logs, "that the vast majority, if not all, of the records ... are not agency records subject to the FOIA. Rather, these records are records governed by the Presidential Records Act" and "remain under the exclusive legal custody and control of the White Office and the Office of the Vice President. After the resolution of this litigation, we will respond further to your request if necessary."

Hope..change...openness..you got it.

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Originally posted by Yooper_tj:

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Originally posted by threerings:
+++http://www.drudgereport.com/flashaot.htm

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"ABCNEWS alone will select those who will be in the audience asking questions of the president. Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience."

Not so much like a cheerleading session townhall meeting on the Iraq war at a VFW where the really tough questions get asked.

+++http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-financial-regs16-2009jun16,0,4262249.story

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...But critics say the easing of the financial crisis that gripped the country last year appears to have reduced the momentum for some of the most far-reaching proposals, such as merging several banking regulatory agencies...

Shame about that easing thing. We need to stop demonizing and regulating great Americans like the traders at the AIG Financial Producst division--they'll do right by the American People all by themselves, right?

+++http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31373407/ns/politics-white_house/

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These same arguments, made by the Bush administration, were rejected twice by a federal judge. The visitor logs are created by the Secret Service and maintained by the Secret Service, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in 2007 and again this January. CREW had requested records of visits to the Bush White House, as well as the residence of Vice President Dick Cheney, by leaders of Religious Right organizations.

The Bush administration appealed Lamberth's decision, and the Obama administration has continued to press that appeal.

"It is the government's position," the Secret Service wrote last week to msnbc.com in denying access to the visitor logs, "that the vast majority, if not all, of the records ... are not agency records subject to the FOIA. Rather, these records are records governed by the Presidential Records Act" and "remain under the exclusive legal custody and control of the White Office and the Office of the Vice President. After the resolution of this litigation, we will respond further to your request if necessary."

Hope..change...openness..you got it.

Indeed--far more than we've had for years.

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So, Obama meets the Bush standard? GREAT!

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Originally posted by Yooper_tj:

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So, Obama meets the Bush standard? GREAT!

Kinda figured that's where you were going.

I'm out.

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Originally posted by dman1948:
counter point to what? The truth? Obama is doing the same thing as Bush, how do you counter point that? LIE?

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Originally posted by samh32:

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Originally posted by aggie_swife:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by samh32:

Samh32,
Where did you find this picture/clip? This is great! I'd love to be able to use it at the beginning of school. My students would love it!

AW

My boss sent it to me after I ask her for a raise! J/K

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Originally posted by 10tenths:
When we want real transparency, it is nowhere to be found. Instead, we get a speech of BS and constant pictures of the man.

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Originally posted by aggie_swife:

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Originally posted by samh32:

Samh32,
Where did you find this picture/clip? This is great! I'd love to be able to use it at the beginning of school. My students would love it!

AW

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Originally posted by skinman13:
So much for the no bashing policy...

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Originally posted by skinman13:
So much for the no bashing policy...

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Originally posted by SeaWitch1220:

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Originally posted by skinman13:
So much for the no bashing policy...

Yeah, that lasted about five minutes eh?

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Originally posted by threerings:
I started this thread well before the new policy.

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Originally posted by SeaWitch1220:

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Originally posted by threerings:
I started this thread well before the new policy.

I don't know about Skin, but I wasn't talking about you. Having a problem with President Obama's policies is perfectly okay. I've got problems with lots of his policies. Spirited debate about his policies is not the problem...

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Originally posted by 10tenths:
Yep, he does appear in all of the media far too much. It is reminiscent of all totalitarian regimes; North Korea, Venezuela, etc. Yet, there is no real information to be found in these media displays. That is the point. When we want real transparency, it is nowhere to be found. Instead, we get a speech of BS and constant pictures of the man. That is the stuff of a cult of personality.

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Originally posted by skinman13:
So much for the no bashing policy...

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Originally posted by threerings:

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Originally posted by SeaWitch1220:

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Originally posted by threerings:
I started this thread well before the new policy.

I don't know about Skin, but I wasn't talking about you. Having a problem with President Obama's policies is perfectly okay. I've got problems with lots of his policies. Spirited debate about his policies is not the problem...

fair enough

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Originally posted by m551sheridan:

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Originally posted by 10tenths:
When we want real transparency, it is nowhere to be found. Instead, we get a speech of BS and constant pictures of the man.

that pretty much hit the nail on the head... the man is drunk on the power/celebrity status bigtime, and within the year it is going to bite him and he can't even see it coming... and his followers are just that - sheep on the bandwagon. Just watch how fast they unload.

I may be wrong, and if so I will be the first to "own-up" but this man is destroying our country.

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines dont have that problem." Pres. Reagan, 1985.

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Originally posted by skinman13:
So much for the no bashing policy...

"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines dont have that problem." Pres. Reagan, 1985.