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PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/01/10/a-c-spaner-in-the-works-or-read-my-lips-for-obama/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 08:27:43 -0400A C-SPANer in the works, or "Read my lips" for Obama<![CDATA[Why did George H.W. Bush lose to Bill Clinton in 1992? Doubtless you could adduce several reasons, including “it’s the economy, stupid.” But there was also the matter of a broken promise: “Read my lips: no new taxes.” Enterprising observers have compiled an illuminating collage of President Obama promising not to negotiate health care “reform” “behind closed doors.” He would bring “all parties together,” he said in one of his exhibitions of campaign foreplay, “broadcasting those negotiations on CSPAN so that the American people can see what the choices are.” During the campaign, CSPAN was his mantra: the objective correlative of his promise to make his administration the most “open and transparent” ever. It was Andrew Breitbart, I believe, who first connected these dots:]]>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:18:30 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2010/01/10/a-c-spaner-in-the-works-or-read-my-lips-for-obama-n116194