The Obama Flip Flops

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Obama: For the Filibuster Before he was Against it

www.tpnn.com/obama-for-the-filibuster-before-he-was-against-it/

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Annotating Obama’s 2006 speech against boosting the debt limit

“I think if you look at the history, getting votes for the debt ceiling is always difficult, and budgets in this town are always difficult.”

— President Obama, news conference, Jan. 14, 2013

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. government can’t pay its own bills. ... I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.”

— Then-Sen. Barack Obama, floor speech in the Senate, March 16, 2006

www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/annotating-obamas-2006-speech-against-boosting-the-debt-limit/2013/01/14/aa8cf8c4-5e9b-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html

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5 of President Obama's Latest Flip-Flops

www.usnews.com/news/washington-whispers/slideshows/5-of-president-obamas-latest-flip-flops

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Barack Obama on Surveillance, Then and Now

During his presidential campaign he reinforced these earlier stances by promising to "strengthen privacy protections for the digital age and … harness the power of technology to hold government and business accountable for violations of personal privacy." Though our Obameter tracking of this promise notes that his specific pledges pertained more to safeguards against commercial privacy infringements than governmental intrusions, he did promise to protect citizens’ privacy. As of Jan. 14, this promise was "in the works," as both Obama and Congress considered various measures to protect and define individuals’ Internet privacy.

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But in July 2008, Obama voted for a bipartisan compromise bill updating the FISA statute that granted telecommunications companies legal immunity in these cases. Though this prompted a backlash among his more liberal supporters, Obama defended his decision at the time, calling the bill a "marked improvement over last year’s Protect America Act" and saying it provided "effective intelligence collection tools with appropriate safeguards."

Meanwhile, on a topic related to the recent leak about surveillance, Obama promised in 2008 to increase protections for whistleblowers. Obama has improved conditions for some whistleblowers, such as government workers who report fraud, waste and abuse within federal agencies. But he has not succeeded in enacting any structural reforms, so we rated this promise as a Compromise last year. The notable exceptions to these improved conditions, however, are whistleblowers from the national security apparatus — whistleblowers like Edward Snowden. As noted in the Obameter ruling, individuals who have leaked information from the intelligence or national security communities have generally been prosecuted under the Espionage Act and enjoy none of the protections other whistleblowers do.

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Flash Back 2007 : Obama on "Executive Privilege"

www.nationalreview.com/articles/303538/hiding-behind-executive-privilege-editors

www.infowars.com/obama-once-attacked-hiding-behind-executive-privilege/

The Flip Flop :

Obama invokes executive privilege over Fast and Furious documents

June 20, 2012|By Richard A. Serrano

WASHINGTON — Just as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was about to vote Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for documents in the flawed Fast and Furious gun-tracking case, President Obama asserted executive privilege and backed up the attorney general’s position in refusing to turn over the material

articles.latimes.com/2012/jun/20/news/la-pn-obama-invokes-executive-privilege-over-fast-and-furious-documents-20120620

The "Fast & Furious" Fiasco

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"Operation Fast and Furious"

Fast and Furious’ Explodes:

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Obama Administration : Firearms Entering Mexico

"Operation : Fast and Furious"

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