Comments on: WH ethics exemptions would have made WaPo salons A-OK

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By: Soccer Dad

Soccer Dad — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:45:05 +0000

“Monumental” “lapse”…

The Washington Post’s ombudsman, Andrew Alexander does some digging and discovers that the Post’s publisher and editor have been somewhat less than forthright about the Post’s proposed “salons.” While Brauchli and Weymouth say they should have rea…

By: rmgraha

rmgraha — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:12:24 +0000

Obama issued a subsequent executive order that introduced a number of exemptions to his more highly-touted EO. The exemptions would have allowed officials to attend the Washington Post salons without repercussion

This is obviously Obambi’s attempt to get more money to his homies in the press (I’m sure the Post would take a huge rake-off). You know, keeping the liars and spin-meisters in business.

By: bflat879

bflat879 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:08:01 +0000

How many people, on the Washington Post staff, are in on Rahm Emanuel’s little morning coffee klatches? Why would the White House think this isn’t normal operating procedure for the press? Hell, the press has already lowered their standards to get him elected, this really isn’t that much lower.

By: volsense

volsense — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:10:53 +0000

Anything is acceptable to the Great Deceiver as long as the truth is not involved. We could be watching the most corrupt administration in our nation’s history. Obama is incapable of the truth. World leaders openly smirk as this buffoon proves that a eunuch lives in the White House. He spends more time humbling our nation overseas than being positive about who we are. It would help if he was an American, which he is clearly not.

By: Seven Percent Solution

Seven Percent Solution — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:14:42 +0000

” “the unique constitutional role of the press in gathering and disseminating information,””

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By: Loxodonta

Loxodonta — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:13:59 +0000

This most definitely calls for a Salon Czar.

Knucklehead on July 11, 2009 at 12:41 PM

I suggest:

The getalifes are in charge.

Del Dolemonte on July 11, 2009 at 12:54 PM

By: Socratease

Socratease — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:08:12 +0000

So, Obama has turned the press into a political graft laundering business? No wonder they love him so, they’ve become made men through his brand of “ethics”.

By: patrick neid

patrick neid — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:58:46 +0000

This goes back to my earlier contention that the Post had some kind of signal from the White House. I say that because they had already put prices on certain heads. The range as reported was $25k to $200K. The basic point I’m making is that when the email leaked they already had a business plan drawn up. They would not waste their time unless they had it all pre-approved.

By: Del Dolemonte

Del Dolemonte — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:54:37 +0000

The getalifes are in charge.

By: RalphyBoy

RalphyBoy — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:53:32 +0000

The exemptions would have allowed officials to attend the Washington Post salons without repercussion, rubbing elbows with the lobbyists Obama demonized during the campaign:

Something I noticed long ago is that a certain personality type (a type that you can not trust when you’re not there), will preemptively lie about something that they intend to do.
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It frequently comes as an unprompted denial of an intention or desire… Later, it becomes obvious that the deed has been done, just as it was said that it would not be… Obama is a classic example of this personality type. Whenever he announces that he will not be committing an act, expect him to do the deed in excess.
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Not sure if there is a psychological term for that trait (liar of course, but the whole preemptive thing seems like something more to me), and if there is a pathology here I’m sure that it’s baaaad…
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By: Fuzzlenutter

Fuzzlenutter — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:49:54 +0000

Typical Obama Regime…

By: Caper29

Caper29 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:46:44 +0000

The White House did not answer honestly about ~~WaPo’s salons.~~ [insert issue here]

FIFY

Save yourself some time and just pin a post at the top of the page with this intro.

By: volsense

volsense — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:46:32 +0000

When the lies and deceptions of this administration become so obvious, it becomes clear ethics are out of the question. The only rules that Obama recognizes are “The Rules for Radicals” that his mentor Saul Alinski presented as guidelines to destroy the middle class. Alinski hated the middle class because he thought they were tools of the upper class to keep the poor oppressed. GOOGLE: Saul Alinski Barrack Obama Lucifer. Alinski dedicated his book to Lucifer as he felt the devil was the first community organizer. Check it out.

By: Romeo13

Romeo13 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:44:55 +0000

How does this fly under equal protection?

This gives the Press a pass on rules and laws… a pass that others do not have.

The Press has special PROTECTIONS, but somehow that has been spun into special PRIVELEGE.

By: Knucklehead

Knucklehead — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:41:28 +0000

The White House did not answer honestly about WaPo’s salons.

So what else is new?

This most definitely calls for a Salon Czar.

By: myrenovations

myrenovations — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:41:16 +0000

So, Obama signed one EO in front of the cameras and to great applause and then signed a negating EO behind the scenes to private applause?

By: allahallahoxenfree

allahallahoxenfree — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:40:43 +0000

Read this about Obama’s Paul Ehrlich following “Science Czar”
Calls for sterilization via drinking water for “undesirables”

h/t Ace

http://zombietime.com/john_holdren/

By: Archimedes

Archimedes — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:38:45 +0000

There are no “rules” applying to Czars! They are answerable only to the Obamanable One!

By: cmsinaz

cmsinaz — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:37:10 +0000

Obama issued a subsequent executive order that introduced a number of exemptions to his more highly-touted EO

move along now, nothing to see here….sheesh!

By: William Amos

William Amos — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:36:40 +0000

Enjoythe Hilarity of the Huffington Post

This breaking news begs the question as to how long has this been going on and what other national news organizations are engaged in such activities? What should the general public do to express our tremendous outrage at the undermining of our democracy? I, for one, will not subscribe to the Washington Post. But how can we come together as citizens of our great democracy and make them feel the impact of their action? Thank God, literally, for new media such as the Huffington Post and Politico

By: William Amos

William Amos — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:35:50 +0000

In utter hilarity Huffington Post blames the Washington Post for this fiasco Its the Evil "Big Media" out to undermine the courageous Obama administration.

By: d1carter

d1carter — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:34:59 +0000

Do these rules apply to czars?

By: GarandFan

GarandFan — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:34:05 +0000

The White House did not answer honestly about WaPo’s salons.

Are we beginning to see the pattern yet?