Obama met with lobbyists outside of the White House to keep it secret from public view

Gee, what a surprise.

W.H. meets lobbyists off campus

Caught between their boss’ anti-lobbyist rhetoric and the reality of governing, President Barack Obama’s aides often steer meetings with lobbyists to a complex just off the White House grounds — and several of the lobbyists involved say they believe the choice of venue is no accident.

It allows the Obama administration to keep these lobbyist meetings shielded from public view — and out of Secret Service logs kept on visitors to the White House and later released to the public.

“They’re doing it on the side. It’s better than nothing,” said immigration reform lobbyist Tamar Jacoby, who has attended meetings at the nearby Jackson Place complex and believes the undisclosed gatherings are better than none.

That some TRANSPARENCY AND CHANGE right there is it not?

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That some TRANSPARENCY AND CHANGE right there is it not?

Well maybe he promised TRANSPARENCY AND CHANGE in the WH..
So now all the dirty stuff is done outside the WH..

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S & F

Man, you are on a roll!

I just read about this and was reaching for the new thread button and ...

Keep it up.



Transparency must mean to obama, "I'm perfectly clear about trying to hide these activities".

And "change" must mean to obama, "change of venue" - a shell game with the very same lobbyists HE PROMISED wouldn't be there.

Next, watch and see. obama will keep his promise to close Gitmo by simply RENAMING IT.

It should be obvious by now everything this guy says will turn out to be the complete opposite.
ex. Transparency = Blatancy.