The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
The administration cited more legal exceptions it said justified withholding materials and refused a record number of times to turn over files quickly that might be especially newsworthy. Most agencies also took longer to answer records requests, the analysis found.
The government's own figures from 99 federal agencies covering six years show that half way through its second term, the administration has made few meaningful improvements in the way it releases records despite its promises from Day 1 to become the most transparent administration in history.
The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
The administration cited more legal exceptions it said justified withholding materials and refused a record number of times to turn over files quickly that might be especially newsworthy. Most agencies also took longer to answer records requests, the analysis found.
The government's own figures from 99 federal agencies covering six years show that half way through its second term, the administration has made few meaningful improvements in the way it releases records despite its promises from Day 1 to become the most transparent administration in history.
:Yawn: I am shocked, I tell you, shocked..... :Snooze
I'm almost as shocked as the Bush/Cheney White House refusing to release the list of energy summit reps that had open access to the Oval Office.... :Yawn:
LadyJazzer wrote: :Yawn: I am shocked, I tell you, shocked..... :Snooze
I'm almost as shocked as the Bush/Cheney White House refusing to release the list of energy summit reps that had open access to the Oval Office.... :Yawn:
Another slow-news-day for outrage-of-the-day?
When did "W" say he would be the most transparent administration ever?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
I don't think I can say it better than Deke. At least right now. H/T deke.
"Why is it that you obamaphiles are so totally hypocritical? Why when a democrat does something horribly wrong you give them a pass by pointing your crooked little fingers at Bush. It was wrong for Bush to do it but it's OK for obama to do it because Bush did it too? ......[/quote]
It is also pretty worn out. I think it is time to stand up to the fascists in the government or just give it up and declare yours self one of them.
:YeahThat: But why waste keystrokes on Obamabots? No facts are going to cause as much as a quiver in the faith of the Obamabots. Facts don't matter, the truth is irrelevant, and nothing anyone has to say that isn't compliant with Barry's current story could possibly be true. The sky is green and the grass is blue because Barry says so (today, stand by for updates - things change as they become convenient to the current circumstances).
I can explain it to you but I can't understand it for you.
"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the Government take care of him; better take a closer look at the American Indian." - Henry Ford
Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges; When the Republic is at its most corrupt the laws are most numerous. - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
So much for most of Obuma's promises. Have to hope it hits the average American hard and they see how deceptive he has been.
Grady wrote:
The Obama administration more often than ever censored government files or outright denied access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.
The administration cited more legal exceptions it said justified withholding materials and refused a record number of times to turn over files quickly that might be especially newsworthy. Most agencies also took longer to answer records requests, the analysis found.
The government's own figures from 99 federal agencies covering six years show that half way through its second term, the administration has made few meaningful improvements in the way it releases records despite its promises from Day 1 to become the most transparent administration in history.
BlazerBob wrote: I don't think I can say it better than Deke. At least right now. H/T deke.
"Why is it that you obamaphiles are so totally hypocritical? Why when a democrat does something horribly wrong you give them a pass by pointing your crooked little fingers at Bush. It was wrong for Bush to do it but it's OK for obama to do it because Bush did it too? ......
It is also pretty worn out. I think it is time to stand up to the fascists in the government or just give it up and declare yours self one of them.
Gee, if I'd supported Bush, TWICE, I'd be trying to shift the hypocrisy to the other party too. Why, when Bush did SO MUCH that was so horribly wrong you give them a pass and change the subject...
BlazerBob wrote: I don't think I can say it better than Deke. At least right now. H/T deke.
"Why is it that you obamaphiles are so totally hypocritical? Why when a democrat does something horribly wrong you give them a pass by pointing your crooked little fingers at Bush. It was wrong for Bush to do it but it's OK for obama to do it because Bush did it too? ......
It is also pretty worn out. I think it is time to stand up to the fascists in the government or just give it up and declare yours self one of them.
Gee, if I'd supported Bush, TWICE, I'd be trying to shift the hypocrisy to the other party too. Why, when Bush did SO MUCH that was so horribly wrong you give them a pass and change the subject...
Whatever. You can't defend Obama on his own merits or lack of them alone, can you?
