Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Go ahead, get it off your chest.
Post Reply
User avatar
roymond
Beat It
Posts: 5188
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:42 pm
Instruments: Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Logic
Recording Method: Logic X, MacBookPro, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Submitting as: roymond, Dangerous Croutons, Intentionally Left Bank, Moody Vermin
Pronouns: he/him
Location: brooklyn
Contact:

Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by roymond »

President Obama issued stricter ethics rules as one of his first acts in office, a welcome move. But then to waive them so blatantly only two days later is pretty ... disappointing. Lobbyists should not hold these positions and this should not be an exception. William Lynn, a lobbyist for defense contractor Raytheon, should not be a viable candidate to hold the second highest job at the Pentagon.

First the Treasury nominee who "forgot" to pay his taxes, now this. I think we need to hold this President to his word and to the letter of his "vision". No one person is irreplaceable. Someone else exists that can fill this post.

The right is having a field day with this, as they should. I've written my senator (I'll write the other one after she takes office), and recommend you do the same. Find them here. Let's hope this President listens to the people. While I believe there should be waivers in unavoidable cases (at least provisions for it), this just doesn't sit well with me.
roymond.com | songfights | covers
"Any more chromaticism and you'll have to change your last name to Wagner!" - Frankie Big Face
User avatar
Caravan Ray
bono
bono
Posts: 8647
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:51 pm
Instruments: Penis
Recording Method: Garageband
Submitting as: Caravan Ray,G.O.R.T.E.C,Lyricburglar,The Thugs from the Scallop Industry
Location: Toowoomba, Queensland
Contact:

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Caravan Ray »

Oops - on first reading I thought you wrote "Reist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief". Strange gig for our hard-rocking young Canadian friend I thought. Barry must be a Genesis fan too.
User avatar
slats
Somebody Get Me A Doctor
Posts: 109
Joined: Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:20 pm
Instruments: guitar, bass, and a midi assortment
Recording Method: Logic Express 8 < MacBookPro < Apogee Duet
Submitting as: Slats - until I come up with something better
Location: Lawn Gyland, NY

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by slats »

roymond wrote:The right is having a field day with this, as they should. I've written my senator (I'll write the other one after she takes office), and recommend you do the same. Find them here. Let's hope this President listens to the people. While I believe there should be waivers in unavoidable cases (at least provisions for it), this just doesn't sit well with me.
It's funny that the right would have a field day with this. Robert Gates, the holdover SecDef from the Bush administration, is the man who personally requested that Lynn be appointed as his deputy. Whether he gets confirmed or not, it's clear he has influence.

Now I think that Obama was a little naive to implement these "no lobbyist" ethics rules, but once they've been implemented, he needs to abide by them. Otherwise he loses a little bit of his mojo.
User avatar
Reist
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 3066
Joined: Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:26 pm
Instruments: Drums, Guitar
Recording Method: Yamaha AW1600, Reaper
Submitting as: Therman
Location: Calgary
Contact:

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Reist »

Caravan Ray wrote:Oops - on first reading I thought you wrote "Reist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief". Strange gig for our hard-rocking young Canadian friend I thought. Barry must be a Genesis fan too.
Haha, I saw that too. Alas, it isn't true, but it's a hilarious notion for sure..
Hoblit
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 3669
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:48 pm
Pronouns: Dude or GURRRLLLL!
Location: Charlotte, NC ... A big city on its first day at the new job.
Contact:

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Hoblit »

Next best thing to lobbyists?

Their Lawyers!
User avatar
Billy's Little Trip
Odie
Posts: 12090
Joined: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:56 pm
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums, Skin Flute
Recording Method: analog to digital via Presonus FireBox, Cubase and a porn machine
Submitting as: Billy's Little Trip, Billy and the Psychotics
Location: Cali fucking ornia

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Billy's Little Trip »

Their lawyers, the other guys lawyers. What's the difference, they're all the same. All we can do is hope they battle in our best interest. Many Americans right now feel they will not. But it's hard to filter through all of the conservative propaganda at the moment.
HeuristicsInc
Beat It
Posts: 5297
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:14 pm
Instruments: Synths
Recording Method: Windows computer, Acid, Synths etc.
Submitting as: Heuristics Inc. (duh) + collabs
Pronouns: he/him
Location: Maryland USA
Contact:

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by HeuristicsInc »

Jeez, I was a little worried about Biden's history there. I guess I was right to worry.
-bill
152612141617123326211316121416172329292119162316331829382412351416132117152332252921
http://heuristicsinc.com
Liner Notes
SF Lyric Ideas
Hoblit
Hot for Teacher
Posts: 3669
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:48 pm
Pronouns: Dude or GURRRLLLL!
Location: Charlotte, NC ... A big city on its first day at the new job.
Contact:

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Hoblit »

Billy's Little Trip wrote:Their lawyers, the other guys lawyers. What's the difference, they're all the same. All we can do is hope they battle in our best interest. Many Americans right now feel they will not. But it's hard to filter through all of the conservative propaganda at the moment.
Read the story and see WHO'S lawyers we're talking about. Because there is a slight and very relevant difference.
HeuristicsInc wrote:Jeez, I was a little worried about Biden's history there. I guess I was right to worry.
-bill
I don't want to pull a "I told ya so" or even a Sober's "I CALLED IT" type attitude, but I knew it was one of Biden's agendas and stated so here on the boards some time ago. And just TRY and tell me that it's not one of his agendas linked directly to 'copyright lobbyist'. Because you'd be wrong.
User avatar
Billy's Little Trip
Odie
Posts: 12090
Joined: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:56 pm
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums, Skin Flute
Recording Method: analog to digital via Presonus FireBox, Cubase and a porn machine
Submitting as: Billy's Little Trip, Billy and the Psychotics
Location: Cali fucking ornia

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Billy's Little Trip »

I'm sure if you go back through my political opinions here, you'll see my concerns for Biden. In one of my rambles, may not have been here on SF, I even went so far to say that Biden will be the first guy to put a hit on Obama and he has had a calculated plan from the moment he manipulated his way into his strategic position. It's funny, because every time I talk to a McCain supporter, they always say, "well, at least with Obama we got Biden." That should explain a lot. If you ask me, Biden is a plant. :wink:

paranoid conspiracy theory rant off
Lord of Oats
Ice Cream Man
Posts: 1194
Joined: Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:35 pm
Location: Gainesville, Florida

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Lord of Oats »

I know assassination sounds really glamorous, but I think one of the primary goals of whatever conspiracy exists is to make the tax code more regressive. The corporatacracy, military-industrial complex, illuminati if you want to sound like a whackjob, whatever you want to call them, doesn't need to kill anyone, because the guys in office are their guys. They probably didn't even kill JFK.
"81 songs and 569 posts in 4 months. You don't mess around when it comes to messing around." - fluffy
User avatar
Caravan Ray
bono
bono
Posts: 8647
Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:51 pm
Instruments: Penis
Recording Method: Garageband
Submitting as: Caravan Ray,G.O.R.T.E.C,Lyricburglar,The Thugs from the Scallop Industry
Location: Toowoomba, Queensland
Contact:

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Caravan Ray »

Billy's Little Trip wrote:Biden is a plant.
:shock: You mean....like a triffid!?!?!?
User avatar
Billy's Little Trip
Odie
Posts: 12090
Joined: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:56 pm
Instruments: Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums, Skin Flute
Recording Method: analog to digital via Presonus FireBox, Cubase and a porn machine
Submitting as: Billy's Little Trip, Billy and the Psychotics
Location: Cali fucking ornia

Re: Resist Obama's nominee to be deputy Pentagon chief

Post by Billy's Little Trip »

Caravan Ray wrote:
Billy's Little Trip wrote:Biden is a plant.
:shock: You mean....like a triffid!?!?!?
yes, like a triffid. Biden is a triffid. :?
Post Reply