Now he gets a prize for transparency in government. Oh, wait - you didn't hear about that? No reason you should have, I suppose...
President Obama finally and quietly accepted his “transparency” award from the open government community this week — in a closed, undisclosed meeting at the White House on Monday.
The secret presentation happened almost two weeks after the White House inexplicably postponed the ceremony, which was expected to be open to the press pool.
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No way this could pass for fiction. Nobody would buy it.
"Sure, we're both using English words, but we are not speaking the same language."
Lessee...
Nobel Peace Prize: Continues to prosecute two undeclared wars. Launches major cruise missile and air assault against a third country without even talking to Congress.
Transparency Award: Press barred.
What's next? Slapping TS/SCI labels on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
Who knows, Carl, but trifecta status has already been reached. Just one possible candidate for the third one is here:
"As senior Obama administration officials discuss prosecuting Julian Assange, and as Sen. Joe Lieberman suggests the New York Times should be investigated for espionage, the U.S. State Department puts out a press release celebrating World Press Freedom Day."
Hey, Kevin,
Trifecta? Let's go all out. How 'bout the administration calling for new rules and laws to "stop the flow of arms to Mexico" as the ATF _facilitates_ gunrunning?
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/a-journalist-s-guide-to-project-gunwalker
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/a-journalist-s-guide-to-project-gunwalker-part-two
Or backtracking a little, the "transparency" admin assigning people to block DoJ FOIAs.
Or..
We could go on all day.
-sigh-
Damn, this is just getting downright funny. I thought the whole 'physically locked a reporter in a closet' was crazy enough but it just keeps getting better and better.
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