weeklystandard.com - 1/2/2009
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Just for fun, a brief year in review of Obama's legendary new openness and transparency with the press corps:
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Heart-ache video: The media’s unrequited love for Obama
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... They compliment him. They send him flowers. They make time for the little things, like asking him how his day was. Most of all, they listen . But all he wants is his waffle. Behold the agony of the jilted admirer, lovestruck even in the teeth of rejection. Exit question: Is the media the ultimate beta male? Click the image to watch. [image]
OBAMA: A year of transparency and access….
Instapundit —
OBAMA: A year of transparency and access.
Openness and transparency - Obama style
Sister Toldjah —
A look back …
Let’s not forget some other dodge and weave maneuvers on any number of issues related to his record by Team Obama during the course of the 2008 campaign.
A sign of things to come?
(Via MKH)
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7/31/08 - Eight watchdog groups find McCain more transparent about campaign donations than Obama
Mary Katharine Ham’s Yearly Review of Barack Obama’s Openness and Transparency With the Press
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... A brief year in review of Obama’s tiffs with press members who dare to ask tough questions. Feel the transparency.
Hilarious. Flap loves “The One” and “My Waffle.”
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Blue Star Chronicles —
... My Cotillion sister, Mary Katherine Ham, compiled a summary of Obama’s ‘openness and transparency’ with the press corp over the last year. You know. Like one of those ‘the year in review’ kind of videos. I found it at another Cotillion sisters website, ...
The Morning Scramble - 1/5/2009
No Runny Eggs —
I have to thank Mary Katharine Ham for today’s song…
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Oh, heck with it; I may as well include the first HamNation mash-up of 2009 just because I can (and should)…
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Before I get to the meat of the Scramble, Jessi Olson would like you to remember a friend of hers who made the ultimate sacrifice a year ago today, PFC Jason Lemke.
Rick Moran wonders whether the Mad Mullahs are in trouble. ...
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