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Obama releases Visitors Logs on a Friday with a CRUCIAL caveat that makes it meaningless

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debbierlus Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:21 PM
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Obama releases Visitors Logs on a Friday with a CRUCIAL caveat that makes it meaningless

"The records reflect only those names that members of the public specifically requested information about from the White House Counsel's office and so is skewed in the direction of famous individuals who are a matter of public interest or controversy. The White House's comprehensive voluntary disclosure policy covers the period from Sept. 15, 2009 onwards, but not the earlier months of the administration"

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/10/30/white_ho...

Given that the negotiations with big pharm and big insurance executives and lobbyists were held PRIOR to these dates, this is pretty sorry.

Actually, pathetic would be a better word.

:freak:
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   This is openness?  virgogal   Oct-30-09 10:28 PM   #1 
   Only us little folk need to be held accountable ya know. Like at airports, wire taps, etc  The Straight Story   Oct-30-09 10:31 PM   #3 
   Changieness  AllentownJake   Oct-30-09 10:29 PM   #2 
   That's an awesome coinage!  Cronus Protagonist   Oct-30-09 10:40 PM   #5 
      I thought it was good  AllentownJake   Oct-30-09 10:48 PM   #7 
   That didn't take long  apples and oranges   Oct-30-09 10:35 PM   #4 
   What was that word? Oh yeah - transparency. nt  polichick   Oct-30-09 10:40 PM   #6 
   Obama is more closed than my husband!  greennina   Oct-30-09 10:50 PM   #8 
   Compared to what we had before...which was zip..zero..nothing for 8 yrs..I think its a start  HipChick   Oct-30-09 10:53 PM   #9 
   Sorry, something is not > nothing. Only everything is > nothing  HughMoran   Oct-30-09 10:56 PM   #10 
   The WH already released the names that you are talking about....  FrenchieCat   Oct-30-09 11:41 PM   #11 
 
virgogal (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:28 PM
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1. This is openness?
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:31 PM
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3. Only us little folk need to be held accountable ya know. Like at airports, wire taps, etc
We should trust our government in how they don't trust us.

Our lives are open books to them for the sake of security, their lives and dealings need to stay secret to protect us.
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-30-09 10:29 PM
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2. Changieness
I believe another DUer coined that term the other day.
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:40 PM
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5. That's an awesome coinage!
I think this will stay with us for a while.
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Fri Oct-30-09 10:48 PM
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7. I thought it was good
really made a lot of people pissy.
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apples and oranges (53 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:35 PM
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4. That didn't take long
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:40 PM
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6. What was that word? Oh yeah - transparency. nt
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greennina (175 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:50 PM
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8. Obama is more closed than my husband!
It sucks.
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HipChick (572 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:53 PM
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9. Compared to what we had before...which was zip..zero..nothing for 8 yrs..I think its a startUpdated at 12:43 PM
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 10:56 PM
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10. Sorry, something is not > nothing. Only everything is > nothing
It's the new logic.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Fri Oct-30-09 11:41 PM
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11. The WH already released the names that you are talking about....Updated at 6:59 PM
Back in July....

White House releases list of health executive visitors
July 23, 2009
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/23/nation/na-healt...

I remember this because there was big stink made at DU right right then...

Guess we get another big stink now, hey?.... by you implying that those names
that were already released haven't been released...

and most folks fall into the memory hole....conveniently as they follow their DU leaders.
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