more hope and change, part ix

[del]

WASHINGTON — It's hardly the image of transparency the Obama administration wants to project: A workshop on government openness is closed to the public.

The event Monday for federal employees is a fitting symbol of President Barack Obama's uneven record so far on the Freedom of Information Act, a big part of keeping his campaign promise to make his administration the most transparent ever. As Obama's first year in office ends, the government's actions when the public and press seek information are not yet matching up with the president's words.

The Associated Press: PROMISES, PROMISES: A closed meeting on openness

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjA_RtsBfAo[/ame]

 

[PixieStix]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JGGKmtMPkE[/ame]

 

[garyd]

Do these people even stop to think about what they are doing?

 

[LibocalypseNow]

"Hope" and "Change" are merely simple mantras for simple minds. Nuff said.

 

[Si modo]

It looks like 'transparency' is the new 'read my lips'.

 

[rightwinger]

I "hope" the economy would improve....... We got it

I wish healthcare would change.......We got it


I wish we could change the US image around the world.......We got it

 

[WillowTree]

I "hope" the economy would improve....... We got it

I wish healthcare would change.......We got it


I wish we could change the US image around the world.......We got it

our image has changed that's for sure,, "weak pissant" that's what we look like..