What is Obama going to do in order to deflect attention away from his ever-increasing list of scandals, investigations, etc? Morning Bell: The Obama Investigations... You wouldnt know it if you solely paid attention to the mainstream media, but while President Barack Obama attempts to sell the country on hundreds of billions in new stimulus spending and $1.5 trillion in new taxes, his Administration is smack in the middle of several growing scandals: the Operation Fast and Furious gun-running debacle and the crony capitalism wrongdoing involving Solyndra and LightSquared. In the fall of 2009, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which is overseen by President Obamas Department of Justice, launched an effort to sell weapons to small-time gun buyers in the hopes of tracing them to major weapons traffickers along the southwestern border and into Mexico. Their effort, which is known as Operation Fast and Furious, failed terribly. Around 1,500 of the guns went unaccounted for, about two-thirds of those guns ended up in Mexico, a border patrol agent was shot and killed with weapons that were sold as part of the operation, 57 Fast and Furious weapons have been connected to at least 11 violent crimes in the U.S., and in Mexico an unconfirmed toll of at least 200 people have been killed or wounded with other weapons linked to the botched effort. Save for recent reports from CBS News and the Los Angeles Times, and earlier reporting by ABC News, the mainstream media has largely ignored the story and the White House press corps has not bothered to ask the President or press secretary Jay Carney about the scandal since July 5 thats 78 days, and over 40 press briefings, without one single related question. Meanwhile, congressional hearings were held, top officials associated with the operation were removed from their positions, and a third individual resigned. In the latest news, Mexican officials are complaining that, to this day, the United States has not offered an explanation about Fast and Furious, much less an apology. And yesterday, CBS News reported that a series of secretly recorded audio tapes thought to have been recorded in March reveal that an Arizona gun dealer and an ATF agent involved in the operation were worried about the unraveling scandal. Turning from guns to butter, another scandal has cropped up, this one involving the solar panel manufacturing company Solyndra, which received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Energy Department as part of President Obamas green jobs spending spree. The President lauded the company when he spoke at the unveiling of its new factory in May of last year. But now, little more than a year later, it stands bankrupt and plans to lay off more than 1,000 employees. Days after it filed for bankruptcy, the FBI raided the companys offices and the homes of its executives. The Obama Administration had a lot riding on Solyndra and the promise it offered. The President had made green energy a centerpiece of his failed plan to boost job growth in the United States, likening his effort to Americas moonshotthe space race following the Soviet Unions launch of Sputnik. The import of the companys bankruptcy was evident in a January 31 e-mail between Office of Management and Budget staff regarding Solyndra optics. In the e-mail, the staff discussed what it would look like if the company went belly-up down the road, its implications for the 2012 elections, and how an earlier default might give the Obama Administration some credit for fiscal discipline. Then theres the story of LightSquared, a wireless start-up company backed by billionaire Democratic donor Philip Falcone. The Daily Beast reports that military officials fear that the companys technology could interfere with GPS signalsand that two U.S. officials allege the White House tried to influence their [congressional] testimony to rush key testing, to LightSquares benefit. Enter the investigations. Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said Tuesday that his committee plans to investigate government loans to private companies made by the Obama Administration, according to The Hill. I want to see when the president and his cronies are picking winners and losers, Issa said. Now, Reuters reports that Solyndras chief executive and chief financial officer will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer questions at the hearing on Friday. A cross-border gun-running scandal, deaths in the United States and Mexico, staff removals and resignations, secret audio recordings, complaints from foreign officials, hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, bankruptcy, an FBI raid, campaign donors, and allegations of inappropriate White House influence in congressional testimony. There are serious questions coming out of Washington. Its time the media start demanding answers. Source
They are starting to pile up, aren't they. To me the biggest scandal is how he's gone behind the scenes and around Congress and done as he pleases. Increasing the size/budget of govt, regulations massively increased, using the DOJ for his personal agenda, hidden tax increases in every direction.... The man is TOXIC.
LOL, remember when the WH Insider predicted a huge scandal in the Obama administration and all the lefties came outta the woodwork to protest? Looks like our insider was not only right... he underestimated the situation. Pick a scandal, any scandal! No shoving, folks... plenty to go around!
I don't think most people pay attention to the scandals, they're too busy worrying about the economy. People are losing their homes, unemployment is over 9%, and the US credit rating has been downgraded. Unless Obama pulls a rabbit out of his hat and works some sort of economic miracle, I think he's going to be "One and Done".
...and Obama is so worried about re-election, he ignores everything that ails us. Let's hope you are correct about "One and Done".
Mexico is a great ally in the war on drugs and they do good buisness for gun sales. This is how it works; Mexico drug industry sells the USA citizen weed and cocaine, While in the USA the Mexican drug industry reps purchase ammunition and firearms from mobile Western and Southern gun shows, They return to Mexico with money, ammunition, and guns. Eventually, the Mexican Polica and Federale bust some of the drug industry representatives, and confiscate their ammo, firearms, and money. The drug industry reps then go back to the USA to sell more pot and coke, they buy more guns, ammo, and return with more money. This cycle goes on and on. The current CIA propaganda of weapons is minor. The Mexican Federale confiscated over 98,000 firearms over the past 6 years from the drug industry, and over 98% of those firearms were traced back to the USA. So this hype of government selling a few guns is just media blitz to get the viewer excited. If you want to see real war on drugs and weapon confiscation, watch the Mexico TV news, they always, are busting drug transporters and taking their stash. Money and ammo too. The USA is like a child when it comes to busting the drug cartels, the Mexican Federales do a much better job. The USA may confiscate a hundred weapons from these Mexican, while the Mexican Police confiscate thousands of american guns.
Mexico receives much of its illegal contraband from Central America. Your 98% number is not a reality, but just a ill-conceived number pushed around by the media.
Oh, is this the scandal they were predicting? Because recently you claimed it was something involving Pelosi. It must be nice to not have to support your charges and just hope and pray they eventually come true.
Obama scandals don't compare with Watergate... Obama Scandals Not Comparable to Watergate May 31, 2013 - Newsman Tom Brokaw told MSNBC Thursday that the current scandals surrounding the Obama administration are not comparable to Watergate, which he called "a constitutional crisis of the highest order.
I don't know, how about bring up something new that attacks the GOP character, in order to draw attention away from the actual problems at hand?
Nobody was killed in Watergate, unlike Benghazi. - - - Updated - - - The Democratic way: Smoke and Mirrors.
It gives you some perspective when you see a thread that's almost two years old talking about the scandals that are going to bring down the Obama administration in the near future.
That's a funny joke right there. Just a few weeks ago, it was the GOP on the defensive about gun control, and now they're the offensive on a totally unrelated topic.
