President Obama finally and quietly accepted his “transparency” award from the open government community this week — in a closed, undisclosed meeting at the White House on Monday.

The secret presentation happened almost two weeks after the White House inexplicably postponed the ceremony, which was expected to be open to the press pool.

This time, Obama met quietly in the Oval Office with Gary Bass of OMB Watch, Tom Blanton of the National Security Archive, Danielle Brian of the Project on Government Oversight, Lucy Dalglish of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Patrice McDermott of OpenTheGovernment.org, without disclosing the meeting on his public schedule or letting photographers or print reporters into the room.

“Our understanding going into the meeting was that it would have a pool photographer and a print reporter, and it turned out to be a private meeting,” Bass told POLITICO.

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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic

I saw a report recently about Homeland Security memos, and allegations that FOIA documents were being politically vetted before release was approved. They may feel that now isn't the best time to give this any play at all.

But oh yes, the irony!

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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

LOLOL, I heard that on the radio but I thought it was a joke!
They actually did that?

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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY
Yup.  They actually did.

And I can't understand it, really, unless they didn't want attention given to some of the secretive things that they have done, and didn't want the juxtaposition to introduce even more cognitive dissonance into their supporters.

But this is just so ... damn ironic (hat tip Heretic) ...

Firm

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ORIGINAL: rulemylife

Ever think it was because people like you slammed him for getting the Nobel Peace Prize, which by the way is not a competition.

So maybe he should have turned down both because he was simply unworthy in the eyes of conservatives?

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ORIGINAL: rulemylife

Ever think it was because people like you slammed him for getting the Nobel Peace Prize, which by the way is not a competition.

So maybe he should have turned down both because he was simply unworthy in the eyes of conservatives?

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ORIGINAL: rulemylife

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ORIGINAL: FirmhandKY
Yup.  They actually did.

And I can't understand it, really, unless they didn't want attention given to some of the secretive things that they have done, and didn't want the juxtaposition to introduce even more cognitive dissonance into their supporters.

But this is just so ... damn ironic (hat tip Heretic) ...

Firm

Oooohhhh.........I like big words.

They make you sound important Firmy.