Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week 71: Transparent as a Bucket of Mud

“Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this Presidency” Barack Hussein Obama

Our Orator of Empty Rhetoric-in-Chief set a new record for time between major Press Conferences hosting a session last Thursday 308 days since his last meeting with the White House press corps. Congratulations, y’all beat W’s record by 104 days.

Sure enough seems to us the hope/change/believe gang is about as transparent as a bucket of mud the likes they unsuccessfully used to plug that big oil spill one mile down in the Gulf of Mexico. After all, this is the same bunch that promised monthly news conferences, Socialized Medicine meetings on CSPAN and an open door bipartisan approach to governance.

Instead, what we really got here is hyper-partisan; closed door backroom deals; “Secret Shadow Government” of 40 plus so called Czars; strong arm political tactics with the likes of ACORN and National Unions intimidating and threatening any and all who dare oppose their Marxist/Socialist agenda; a Propaganda Campaign that would make Lenin, Mao and Castro proud; all of which is secretly being orchestrated by the President of these here United States with assistance from his Democrat comrades in Congress.

So when you consider their secret agenda and gross incompetence dealing with current crisis including the oil spill; unemployment; North and South Korea on the brink of war; a further chilling with our goods friends from Israel; an ongoing criminal illegal alien nightmare; exploding debt; a growing scandal involving Rohm Emanuel, Bill Clinton, Senatorial Candidate Joe Stupak and more than likely the Kingpin hiself our Briber of Senatorial Candidates-in-Chief; and the rumor Mr. Obama has increased from a 1 to 2 pack a day habit for stress management purposes it’s no surprise they’ve ducked answering directly to the press for the last 308 days.

Typical to form our Expert Reader of the Teleprompter-in-Chief spent the first 1/3 of the Press Conference making irrelevant remarks about the oil spill pointing fingers and assigning blame. No leadership on the most important issue, in parlance ole Uncle Joe can appreciate, SOLVING THE F…ING PROBLEM.

Following are excerpts from this farce of a Press Conference:

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Before I take your questions, I want to update the American people on the status of the BP oil spill -- a catastrophe that is causing tremendous hardship in the Gulf Coast. But as this will primarily only effect the deep red States of the South which are populated with a bunch of GOP supporting no count white trash and them Cajuns or Coonasses as they refer to themselves in Louisiana it will be a cold day in hell before I lift a finger to help these yahoos.

The American people should know that from the moment this disaster began, the federal government has been in charge of the response effort. As far as I’m concerned, BP is responsible for this horrific disaster, and we will hold them fully accountable on behalf of the United States as well as the people and communities victimized by this tragedy. We will demand that they pay every dime they owe for the damage they’ve done and the painful losses that they’ve caused. And we will continue to take full advantage of the unique technology and expertise they have to help stop this leak.

• So in other words BP gets all the responsibility with none of the authority – Big government management best practices at it’s totally inefficient best

As we devise strategies to try and stop this leak, we're also relying on the brightest minds and most advanced technology in the world. We're relying on a team of scientists and engineers from our own national laboratories and from many other nations -- a team led by our Energy Secretary and Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Stephen Chu. And we're relying on experts who've actually dealt with oil spills from across the globe, though none this challenging.

• Seriously doubt Dr. Chu’s Global Warming fanaticism is going to help clog up that hole

So we'll continue to do whatever is necessary to protect and restore the Gulf Coast. For example, Admiral Allen just announced that we're moving forward with a section of Governor Jindal's barrier island proposal that could help stop oil from coming ashore. It will be built in an area that is most at risk and where the work can be most quickly completed. The fact it took us two weeks to make this decision is certainly no indication that we aren’t all over this situation like white on rice.

And in the meantime, I should also say that Americans can help by continuing to visit the communities and beaches of the Gulf Coast. I was talking to the governors just a couple of days ago, and they wanted me to remind everybody that except for three beaches in Louisiana, all of the Gulf's beaches are open. They are safe and they are clean. Just be sure to bring a gas mask and brillo pads to scrub those pesky tar balls out from between your toes.

For years, there has been a scandalously close relationship between oil companies and the agency that regulates them. That's why we've decided to separate the people who permit the drilling from those who regulate and ensure the safety of the drilling. It certainly not our fault, its W’s of course. The fact this well was approved on my watch still doesn’t release my predecessor of responsibility for this disaster.

We've talked about doing this for decades, and we've made significant strides over the last year when it comes to investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The House of Representatives has already passed a bill that would finally jumpstart a permanent transition to a clean energy economy, and there is currently a plan in the Senate -- a plan that was developed with ideas from Democrats and Republicans -- that would achieve the same goal.

• Never missing the opportunity to take advantage of a crisis this bunch is poised to nationalize the Energy industry and shove their Socialist Cap and Tax Bill down our throats.

All right. I'm going to take some questions. I'm going to start with Jennifer Loven.

Q Thank you, Mr. President. This is on, right?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes.

Q You just said that the federal government is in charge, and officials in your administration have said this repeatedly. Yet how do you explain that we're more than five weeks into this crisis and that BP is not always doing as you're asking, for example with the type of dispersant that's being used? And if I might add one more; to the many people in the Gulf who, as you said, are angry and frustrated and feel somewhat abandoned, what do you say about whether your personal involvement, your personal engagement, has been as much as it should be either privately or publicly

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'll take the second question first, if you don't mind. The day that the rig collapsed and fell to the bottom of the ocean, I had my team in the Oval Office that first day. Those who think that we were either slow on our response or lacked urgency don't know the facts. This has been our highest priority since this crisis occurred. The fact we took a long Memorial Day weekend, I’ve played golf 12 times since the rig blew and we’ve spent 100’s of hours preparing for Paul McCartney’s visit to the White House didn’t divert our attention for one minute from this disaster.

But from Thad Allen, our National Incident Coordinator, through the most junior member of the Coast Guard, or the under-under-under secretary of NOAA, or any of the agencies under my charge, they understand this is the single most important thing that we have to get right.

• As tragic as this disaster is we’d hope a Islamic terrorist attack with WMD might take priority

Jake Tapper.

Q Thanks, Mr. President. You say that everything that could be done is being done, but there are those in the region and those industry experts who say that's not true. Governor Jindal obviously had this proposal for a barrier. They say that if that had been approved when they first asked for it, they would have 10 miles up already. There are fishermen down there who want to work, who want to help, haven't been trained, haven't been told to go do so. There are industry experts who say that they're surprised that tankers haven't been sent out there to vacuum, as was done in '93 outside Saudi Arabia. And then, of course, there's the fact that there are 17 countries that have offered to help and it's only been accepted from two countries, Norway and Mexico. How can you say that everything that can be done is being done with all these experts and all these officials saying that's not true?

THE PRESIDENT:

Now, it's going to be entirely possible in a operation this large that mistakes are made, judgments prove to be wrong; that people say in retrospect, you know, if we could have done that or we did that, this might have turned out differently -- although in a lot of cases it may be speculation. But the point that I was addressing from Jennifer was, does this administration maintain a constant sense of urgency about this, and are we examining every recommendation, every idea that's out there, and making our best judgment as to whether these are the right steps to take, based on the best experts that we know of. And on that answer, the answer is yes -- or on that question, the answer is yes. As long as dealing with this mess doesn’t interfere with my golf, long weekends and concerts at the White House.

Chuck Todd.

Q. And then also, can you respond to all the Katrina comparisons that people are making about this with yourself?

PRESIDENT. Hey man, during Katrina W flew over on his way back from a fundraiser to DC to actually work on solving the problem. I had my dance card already punched with bball, golf, vacations and McCartney.

Last question, Major.

Q Thank you, Mr. President. Good afternoon.

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon.

Q Two issues. Some in your government have said the federal government's boot is on the neck of BP. Are you comfortable with that imagery, sir? Is your boot on the neck of BP? And can you understand, sir, why some in the Gulf who feel besieged by this oil spill consider that a meaningless, possibly ludicrous, metaphor?

Secondarily, can you tell the American public, sir, what your White House did or did not offer Congressman Sestak to not enter the Democratic senatorial primary? And how will you meet your levels of expressed transparency and ethics to convey that answer to satisfy what appear to be bipartisan calls for greater disclosure about that matter? Thank you.

THE PRESIDENT: There will be an official response shortly on the Sestak issue, which I hope will answer your questions.

Q From you, sir?

THE PRESIDENT: You will get it from my administration. And it will be coming out -- when I say "shortly," I mean shortly. I don't mean weeks or months. With respect to the first --

Q Can you assure the public it was ethical and legal, sir?

THE PRESIDENT: Of course not. If it was ethical, legal and an isolated incident we wouldn’t have stonewalled and buried the story for the last 6 months.

Q The spill?

THE PRESIDENT: This spill. The Gulf is going to be affected in a bad way. And so my job right now is just to make sure that everybody in the Gulf understands this is what I wake up to in the morning and this is what I go to bed at night thinking about.

Q With all due respect Mr. President you said the same thing about jobs, the troops, protecting us from terrorist and saving the proverbial Main Street. Care to make a clarification for the record sir?

THE PRESIDENT: Truth be told I go to bed at night and wake in the morning thinking about how much wealth I can redistribute; how much of the economy can I nationalize; how much money can we really borrow from China; how many smokes can I sneak today; and what manner of calamity can I blame on W. Today.

All right. Thank you very much, everybody

A passionate belief in Marxist/Socialist doctrine sure enough might be the only truly transparent aspect of the Obama Administration. That and their total lack of honesty, integrity, leadership capability, competency, sense of shame and honor just to mention a few we happened to observe during last Thursday’s so called Press Conference.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes