On the May 14, 2013 Drudge Report, the headline was
"When it Rains." It seems that the recent revelations of
incompetence and corruption in the Obama administration are causing a
torrential downpour for this administration.
First, we had the testimonies of the whistle blowers who
were eyewitnesses on the ground during the attacks on our consulate in Benghazi
on September 11. The testimonies may have come as a surprise to low
information voters, but to those of us that work hard staying informed there
were no surprises. We understood that these attacks were not some spontaneous
attack caused by some video for people participating in some spontaneous attack
would not have shown up with missile launchers and mortars. No this was a
well-planned attack that resulted in four deaths including our ambassador who
requested help, but was ignored.
Second, we have the admission by the IRS that they targeted tax-exempt
organizations since 2010 that contained the words tea party or patriot. Obama
has promised to "get to the bottom of this" claiming he knew little
about it. However, we have now discovered that this administration
actually condoned investigations of these organizations. It appears the
real goal here was to render conservative groups powerless that helped
Republicans gain control of the House and take away the Senates super majority. They probably feared an active tea party
would lead to the defeat of Obama in the 2012 Presidential election. Similar
abuses led to the drawing up of articles of impeachment against President Nixon
over Watergate.
Thirdly, we have the AP scandal. The government tapped
twenty phones affecting around 100 reporters. The administration believed
they were within their rights to tap these phones believing these reporters may
have received some top-secret information and posed a national security threat.
Well, if they did, it would only mean that someone in the administration
leaked it to them in which case the administration needs to investigate itself
and fire those involved instead of listening in on conversations of the
constitutionally protected free press.
These scandals are serious and need to be investigated but
we cannot depend on the mainstream media to report on these scandals, which is
where we come in. I do not intend to
keep quiet about the corruption and incompetence of this administration and
will be sharing through this blog what I am able to find. I also encourage every informed voter to do
what the mainstream media refuses to do by blogging, using social media, and
good old-fashioned word of mouth.
We may not be able to
depend upon the mainstream media to keep this going but we do have Fox News,
the blogosphere, and talk radio to keep us informed. I also recommend writing, emailing, and
calling your representatives to let them know you are aware of these scandals
and demand that they form a special committee with subpoena power and the power
to place witnesses under oath. We also
need to hire a special prosecutor to insure the administration does now stonewall
the congress in its investigations. Unfortunately,
the Attorney General would have to hire a special prosecutor which is highly
unlikely.
In our democratic republic, where we the people elect our
leaders, transparency in our government is important. This is why the first amendment is in our constitution
insures that the people and the media are free to report any corruption or
incompetency they see in their government.
Unfortunately, political correctness has prevented many from speaking up
out of fear of being called racist. We
also have a mainstream media that believes its job is to shield this
administration by not reporting its failures, incompetence, and corruption,
creating a formula for disaster. We need
those of us who take the time to keep informed to fearlessly speak up.
Join me as we do our part in bringing out the truth of this
corrupt and incompetent administration.
Our goal must be to inform the uninformed so in the next election people
make an intelligent choice based on truth and not political hype.
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