From the White House web site:
My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.
Here’s an example of Obama’s “unprecedented level of openness in Government.”
Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, holds one of many redacted documents submitted by DOJ in response to the committee’s subpoenas about Fast & Furious.
Watch the 7 minute video of Issa repeatedly asking Weich, who’s the highest level person who authorized Fast & Furious, while Weich keeps repeating a dodge about the inspector general looking into it.
More on Fast & Furious:
Bob Owens, Gunwalker: From Obama’s Inauguration to Issa’s Report
Patrick Richardson, Obama Admin’s Comments on ‘Gunrunner’ Scandal Strain Credulity
Mike McDaniel, What — and Who — Made ‘Gunwalker’ Tick?
Howard Nemerov, Obama’s ATF: Too Busy Gun Smuggling to Arrest Criminals?
For me a bigger pattern is emerging about the narrative Obama was developing for a massive gun control crackdown. But it involves a much wider concerted attack on the entire right wing of the American nation…
In broad strokes, here is the loose outline of the Obama propaganda approach to create not only the anti-gun meme, but a larger orchestrated attack against the right, of which the anti-gun plank is simply one plank:
Feb 2009 – Rick Santelli makes the first rant which is widely credited with launching the March 2009 – first evidence that the scheme was forming or already formed when Hillary began proposing a direct linkage between gun violence in Mexicoand gun sales in the US.
April 2009 – Napolitano asserts that Rightwing Christian militias are ominously on the rise… Pose the greatest terror threat to the USA. Later this same month she posits that returning US vets pose a huge risk of terrorism, along with anti-federal white groups.
Throughout 2009 election cycle, the administration and the propaganda organs waged jihad against the right in the form of attacks on the nascent Tea Party, accusing it relentlessy of “extremist” views, “racism”, and extreme violence. No evidence emerged to substantiate these slanders.
Mid to late 2009 & onward Gunrunner scheme is clearly up and running fully – articles begin appearing in the NYT WaPo and other administration propaganda organs linking gun violence in Mexico to guns in the US, as well as ominously referring to a growing menace from dangerous Rightwing militias. Administration was obviously looking for incidents of “Rightwing violence” to pin on the right, find ding none they relentlessly smear the Tea Party. Despite Fort Hood in Nov 2009, or the “underpants bomber” in Dec 2009, rather than acknowledging Jihad, Obama glossed over these incidents and continued the relentless propaganda campaign against the Right, guns, Christian militia.
2010 March Napolitano antes up and arrests a Michigan “Rightwing Christian Militia” group. Throughout the year articles keep appearing asserting that violence in Mexico is linked to gun sales from the US.
2010 throug Nov 2010 – attacks escalate against Tea Party, and wild hysterical accusations continue to be made by the MSM propaganda arms of the Left throughout the election cycle.
2011 January – Gabby Giffords is shot by a maniac and the MSM propaganda machine instantly equates Sarah Palin, icon of the Right, “Tea Party rhetoric”, and out-of-control US guns for the attack.
Anyway – this is the pattern I see – and it’s concerted, deliberate, and coordinated with major media to propagate the narrative.
This cynical treacherous and evil crap is coming straight from the top – straight from the Chicago Organizer.
And then there was Obama’s cagey comment that “We’re working on gun control… underneath the radar.”
Looks like the radar picked it up.
The closer you fly to your target/destination the more likely you are to be seen on the radar. Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. Keep your eyes open and be ever ready to call out evil.