Comments on: Obama admin denies FOIA requests more than Bush http://www.hopeandfail.com/2010/03/16/obama-admin-denies-foia-requests-more-than-bush/ Keeping track of the mistakes, gaffes, lies & broken promises of the Obama administration Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:08:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.hopeandfail.com/2010/03/16/obama-admin-denies-foia-requests-more-than-bush/#comment-1934 Tom Wed, 19 May 2010 18:08:07 +0000 http://www.hopeandfail.com/?p=832#comment-1934 Actually, the number of requests has dropped by 11 percent — Obama has not received "twice as many" FOIA requests. Actually, the number of requests has dropped by 11 percent — Obama has not received “twice as many” FOIA requests.

]]> By: Me http://www.hopeandfail.com/2010/03/16/obama-admin-denies-foia-requests-more-than-bush/#comment-1920 Me Sat, 15 May 2010 16:03:01 +0000 http://www.hopeandfail.com/?p=832#comment-1920 Of course Obama's administration has denied more FOI requests, he's received almost twice as many! Barring that, as a democrat (mostly) any denial that's not security related bothers me. Hope and Change sound good to me, but where's the change? Bush was dictatorial in his "leadership," truly abused their power and were untouchable, and I expected much more from Obama in at least becoming transparent. Still, I take a shill for the unions 1000 times over before I accepts a shill for corporate interest that continue to make bank off the sweat, blood, and tears of teh average man, woman, and child. Sorry, but facts are facts, and I refuse to promote corporate billionaires. Also, the whole fiscal conservative mantra of trickle-down or promotion of business is healthy has pretty much crapped the bed now that whatever profits are realized through corporate welfare and tax breaks are no longer EVER returned to the U.S. economy, maybe 0.04% at best these days. It's all flowing from the working man's account to foreign investment. We will be looking back at the republican leadership debacles as times that destroyed what was the U.S. Corporate greed, and political power grabbing (to later land themselves multi-million dollar jobs) are what the republicans are about. The Dems aren't innocent, they are controlled as well by lobbyist interest, only, those are largely human well being related, not profit motivated. Capitalism when allowed to run the country as has happened under the GOP is a complete and utter failure. Every collapse has been the direct result of deregulation, sometimes on the part of the Dems, too. Libertarians talk a good game, but they're nothing more than pawn of corporations, they do the dirty work as the Goldman Sachs of the world pull their heart strings. You want real change? Quit crying about crap like this and get real, place blame where it belongs, on all sides. What is needed is finance reform that gets elections out of the hands of corporations and unions, and back to the people. Zero corporate or special interest campaigning, 100% entirely citizen funding, with caps so no one person receives and unfair share of influence. There's absolutely no good reason why you would not support this. The right to petition government and freedom of speech are both applicapable, but both are already regulated within reason. Limiting corrupting outside influence is a perfect reason in application. Support the Fair Elections Now Act. Of course Obama’s administration has denied more FOI requests, he’s received almost twice as many! Barring that, as a democrat (mostly) any denial that’s not security related bothers me. Hope and Change sound good to me, but where’s the change? Bush was dictatorial in his “leadership,” truly abused their power and were untouchable, and I expected much more from Obama in at least becoming transparent. Still, I take a shill for the unions 1000 times over before I accepts a shill for corporate interest that continue to make bank off the sweat, blood, and tears of teh average man, woman, and child. Sorry, but facts are facts, and I refuse to promote corporate billionaires. Also, the whole fiscal conservative mantra of trickle-down or promotion of business is healthy has pretty much crapped the bed now that whatever profits are realized through corporate welfare and tax breaks are no longer EVER returned to the U.S. economy, maybe 0.04% at best these days. It’s all flowing from the working man’s account to foreign investment. We will be looking back at the republican leadership debacles as times that destroyed what was the U.S. Corporate greed, and political power grabbing (to later land themselves multi-million dollar jobs) are what the republicans are about. The Dems aren’t innocent, they are controlled as well by lobbyist interest, only, those are largely human well being related, not profit motivated. Capitalism when allowed to run the country as has happened under the GOP is a complete and utter failure. Every collapse has been the direct result of deregulation, sometimes on the part of the Dems, too. Libertarians talk a good game, but they’re nothing more than pawn of corporations, they do the dirty work as the Goldman Sachs of the world pull their heart strings.

You want real change? Quit crying about crap like this and get real, place blame where it belongs, on all sides.

What is needed is finance reform that gets elections out of the hands of corporations and unions, and back to the people. Zero corporate or special interest campaigning, 100% entirely citizen funding, with caps so no one person receives and unfair share of influence. There’s absolutely no good reason why you would not support this. The right to petition government and freedom of speech are both applicapable, but both are already regulated within reason. Limiting corrupting outside influence is a perfect reason in application. Support the Fair Elections Now Act.

]]> By: Five Days? Nah… « insignificant thoughts http://www.hopeandfail.com/2010/03/16/obama-admin-denies-foia-requests-more-than-bush/#comment-1543 Five Days? Nah… « insignificant thoughts Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:28:43 +0000 http://www.hopeandfail.com/?p=832#comment-1543 [...] the Associated Press reports that the Obama administration blocked Freedom of Information Act requests at a higher rate than the Bush [...] [...] the Associated Press reports that the Obama administration blocked Freedom of Information Act requests at a higher rate than the Bush [...]

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