Did you forget? Obama’s 5 biggest Scandals
Jan 8, 2017 15:44:16 #
President Barack Obama’s longtime adviser Valerie Jarrett made an embarrassing and flat-out false statement to CNN Sunday when she claimed, “The president p***es himself on the fact that his administration hasn’t had a scandal.”
Do people actually believe this garbage?
Since the Obama administration seems to have forgotten the last eight years of a scandal, The Horn News is here to help.
Here are five of Obama’s biggest, most infamous scandals from his presidency.
#1 – Fast and Furious
One of Obama’s first scandals was a failed attempt to track Mexican drug cartels. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (AFT) participated in a “gunrunning” operation in which they allowed guns to be sold to Mexican drug cartels with the goal of recovering them at crime scenes.
The Obama administration failed miserably when they lost track of an estimated 2,000 weapons after they crossed the border.
In other words, Obama armed the Mexican drug cartels with no benefit to America whatsoever.
#2 – IRS targeting conservative groups
In 2013, the Internal Revenue Service revealed that conservative political groups applying for tax-exempt status were subject to intense scrutiny solely based on their political affiliation. It became apparent that groups were targeted if their names included words like, “tea party”, “patriot”, “constitution”, and “liberty”.
While the IRS blamed it on low-level employees, they deferred releasing a list of the specific targeted organizations until 2016 when they were accused of avoiding the release.
Upon release, a judge ruled the allegations were substantial, and the IRS would take four-times longer to process tea-party applications.
A pretty big scandal Jarrett seems to be ignoring.
#3 – B******i
B******i is one of the biggest scandals of Obama’s presidency that contributed to the Democratic Party’s loss in the 2016 e******n. On September 11th, 2012, four Americans were k**led in B******i, Libya, and what followed was a slew of lies. The Obama administration claimed that an anti-Muslim YouTube video caused protests resulting in the attack, when in reality there was no protest that night.
The administration repeated these claims again and again, continuously lying to the American people.
When then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was questioned about the event, she claimed she never saw a message from the late Ambassador warning that they could not defend themselves against a “coordinated attack.” Had Clinton done her job properly, the lives of those American heroes could’ve been spared.
#4 – “Keep your doctor” Obamacare
Obama touts the Affordable Care Act as one of his greatest accomplishments, but it has been an utter failure since its inception. He famously promised, “You can keep your doctor” — which has been proven to be a lie.
Premiums have been consistently spiking year after year, make the Affordable Care Act not so affordable. All of the wonderful aspects that Obama promised turned out to be lies, making Obamacare one of his biggest scandals.
#5 – VA death list
One of the worst mistakes of the Obama administration resulted in the death of thousands of our nation’s heroes. After veterans risked their lives to protect American freedom, they faced insane wait times to receive care promised to them by the Veterans Administration.
A VA inspector general’s report revealed that 800,000 records were left sitting in the agency’s system for enrollment, 307,000 of which belonged to veterans who died while waiting to be processed.
One veteran who passed away waited to be processed for an astounding 14 years! Obama’s lack of care for veterans will go down in history as one of the biggest, most costly scandal of Obama’s administration.
#6. Of course I would add giving Iran cash without congress approval as well as most recently giving them 150 fighter planes at the top of the list.
Do people actually believe this garbage?
Since the Obama administration seems to have forgotten the last eight years of a scandal, The Horn News is here to help.
Here are five of Obama’s biggest, most infamous scandals from his presidency.
#1 – Fast and Furious
One of Obama’s first scandals was a failed attempt to track Mexican drug cartels. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (AFT) participated in a “gunrunning” operation in which they allowed guns to be sold to Mexican drug cartels with the goal of recovering them at crime scenes.
The Obama administration failed miserably when they lost track of an estimated 2,000 weapons after they crossed the border.
In other words, Obama armed the Mexican drug cartels with no benefit to America whatsoever.
#2 – IRS targeting conservative groups
In 2013, the Internal Revenue Service revealed that conservative political groups applying for tax-exempt status were subject to intense scrutiny solely based on their political affiliation. It became apparent that groups were targeted if their names included words like, “tea party”, “patriot”, “constitution”, and “liberty”.
While the IRS blamed it on low-level employees, they deferred releasing a list of the specific targeted organizations until 2016 when they were accused of avoiding the release.
Upon release, a judge ruled the allegations were substantial, and the IRS would take four-times longer to process tea-party applications.
A pretty big scandal Jarrett seems to be ignoring.
#3 – B******i
B******i is one of the biggest scandals of Obama’s presidency that contributed to the Democratic Party’s loss in the 2016 e******n. On September 11th, 2012, four Americans were k**led in B******i, Libya, and what followed was a slew of lies. The Obama administration claimed that an anti-Muslim YouTube video caused protests resulting in the attack, when in reality there was no protest that night.
The administration repeated these claims again and again, continuously lying to the American people.
When then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was questioned about the event, she claimed she never saw a message from the late Ambassador warning that they could not defend themselves against a “coordinated attack.” Had Clinton done her job properly, the lives of those American heroes could’ve been spared.
#4 – “Keep your doctor” Obamacare
Obama touts the Affordable Care Act as one of his greatest accomplishments, but it has been an utter failure since its inception. He famously promised, “You can keep your doctor” — which has been proven to be a lie.
Premiums have been consistently spiking year after year, make the Affordable Care Act not so affordable. All of the wonderful aspects that Obama promised turned out to be lies, making Obamacare one of his biggest scandals.
#5 – VA death list
One of the worst mistakes of the Obama administration resulted in the death of thousands of our nation’s heroes. After veterans risked their lives to protect American freedom, they faced insane wait times to receive care promised to them by the Veterans Administration.
A VA inspector general’s report revealed that 800,000 records were left sitting in the agency’s system for enrollment, 307,000 of which belonged to veterans who died while waiting to be processed.
One veteran who passed away waited to be processed for an astounding 14 years! Obama’s lack of care for veterans will go down in history as one of the biggest, most costly scandal of Obama’s administration.
#6. Of course I would add giving Iran cash without congress approval as well as most recently giving them 150 fighter planes at the top of the list.
Jan 8, 2017 16:45:53 #
1) Fast and Furious - That's not a scandal. That's an honest attempt at a sting that some lower echelon nobody in the middle of screwed up by "losing" the records of who got the guns.
2) IRS "targeting" conservative groups. Not really. Political activist groups aren't 501(9)(c) eligible in the first place.
3) B******i - Oh please! That was never a scandal except for the scandal of Republicans down-funding the security of ALL embassies and consulates. Besides, Obama only had one such event on his watch. Georgie had how many? Twelve? Attacks on Embassies happen. It's up to the host country to provide actual protection. Six years and how many hundreds of millions of dollars in investigations and the House came up with...?
4) Keep your doctor. It wasn't some Obamacare rule that ordered separation between doctors and patients. It was the fact that the policies in effect did not meet any sort of real standard. How would you like to have a $20,000 deductible? In addition, Obamacare did result in lower payments, especially for specialists. There was a surge of doctors opting out.
5) VA Death List. Your own last point gives the lie to your entire premise (In case you don't remember: "...waited to be processed for an astounding 14 years!") Obviously a long-standing problem.And from my brother's experience, from at least the '70s. Again a down-funding issue of long standing and mostly Republican instigation.
6) Here's a scandal - fighting a war for six years off the books and blaming one's successor for the Deficit addition when he puts it ON the books.
7) Here's another scandal - Starting a war for no good reason, totally destroying a country's infrastructure and k*****g 4,000+ Americans and 100,000 or more of the target country's citizens, just to make a profit for your Vice President's employer.
Shall I go on?
2) IRS "targeting" conservative groups. Not really. Political activist groups aren't 501(9)(c) eligible in the first place.
3) B******i - Oh please! That was never a scandal except for the scandal of Republicans down-funding the security of ALL embassies and consulates. Besides, Obama only had one such event on his watch. Georgie had how many? Twelve? Attacks on Embassies happen. It's up to the host country to provide actual protection. Six years and how many hundreds of millions of dollars in investigations and the House came up with...?
4) Keep your doctor. It wasn't some Obamacare rule that ordered separation between doctors and patients. It was the fact that the policies in effect did not meet any sort of real standard. How would you like to have a $20,000 deductible? In addition, Obamacare did result in lower payments, especially for specialists. There was a surge of doctors opting out.
5) VA Death List. Your own last point gives the lie to your entire premise (In case you don't remember: "...waited to be processed for an astounding 14 years!") Obviously a long-standing problem.And from my brother's experience, from at least the '70s. Again a down-funding issue of long standing and mostly Republican instigation.
6) Here's a scandal - fighting a war for six years off the books and blaming one's successor for the Deficit addition when he puts it ON the books.
7) Here's another scandal - Starting a war for no good reason, totally destroying a country's infrastructure and k*****g 4,000+ Americans and 100,000 or more of the target country's citizens, just to make a profit for your Vice President's employer.
Shall I go on?
Jan 8, 2017 17:42:28 #
Here's some more, just off the top of my head:
Rosengate: The Justice Department suggested that Fox News reporter James Rosen is a criminal for reporting about classified information and subsequently monitored his phones and emails.
Potential Holder perjury I: Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress he had never been associated with "potential prosecution" of a journalist for perjury when in fact he signed the affidavit that termed Rosen a potential criminal.
Potential Holder perjury II: Holder told Congress in May 2011 that he had just recently heard about the Fast and Furious gun walking scheme when there is evidence he may have known much earlier.
Sebelius demands payment: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius solicited donations from companies HHS might regulate. The money would be used to help her sign up uninsured Americans for Obamacare.
The Pigford scandal: An Agriculture Department effort that started as an attempt to compensate black farmers who had been discriminated against by the agency but evolved into a gravy train delivering several billion dollars in cash to thousands of additional minority and female farmers who probably didn't face discrimination.
GSA gone wild: The General Services Administration in 2010 held an $823,000 training conference in Las Vegas, featuring a clown and a mind readers. Resulted in the resignation of the GSA administrator.
Veterans Affairs in Disney World: The agency wasted more than $6 million on two conferences in Orlando. An assistant secretary was fired.
Sebelius violates the Hatch Act: A U.S. special counsel determined that Sebelius violated the Hatch Act when she made "extemporaneous partisan remarks" during a speech in her official capacity last year. During the remarks, Sebelius called for the e******n of the Democratic candidate for governor of North Carolina.
Solyndra: Republicans charged the Obama Administration funded and promoted its poster boy for g***n e****y despite warning signs the company was headed for bankruptcy. The administration also allegedly pressed Solyndra to delay layoff announcements until after the 2010 midterm e******ns.
The Justice Department was accused of using a racial double standard in failing to pursue a v**er intimidation case against Black Panthers who appeared to be menacing v**ers at a polling place in 2008 in Philadelphia.
Obama has repeatedly been accused of making end runs around Congress by deciding which laws to enforce, including the decision not to deport i*****l i*******ts who may have been allowed to stay in the United States had Congress passed the "Dream Act."
Rosengate: The Justice Department suggested that Fox News reporter James Rosen is a criminal for reporting about classified information and subsequently monitored his phones and emails.
Potential Holder perjury I: Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress he had never been associated with "potential prosecution" of a journalist for perjury when in fact he signed the affidavit that termed Rosen a potential criminal.
Potential Holder perjury II: Holder told Congress in May 2011 that he had just recently heard about the Fast and Furious gun walking scheme when there is evidence he may have known much earlier.
Sebelius demands payment: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius solicited donations from companies HHS might regulate. The money would be used to help her sign up uninsured Americans for Obamacare.
The Pigford scandal: An Agriculture Department effort that started as an attempt to compensate black farmers who had been discriminated against by the agency but evolved into a gravy train delivering several billion dollars in cash to thousands of additional minority and female farmers who probably didn't face discrimination.
GSA gone wild: The General Services Administration in 2010 held an $823,000 training conference in Las Vegas, featuring a clown and a mind readers. Resulted in the resignation of the GSA administrator.
Veterans Affairs in Disney World: The agency wasted more than $6 million on two conferences in Orlando. An assistant secretary was fired.
Sebelius violates the Hatch Act: A U.S. special counsel determined that Sebelius violated the Hatch Act when she made "extemporaneous partisan remarks" during a speech in her official capacity last year. During the remarks, Sebelius called for the e******n of the Democratic candidate for governor of North Carolina.
Solyndra: Republicans charged the Obama Administration funded and promoted its poster boy for g***n e****y despite warning signs the company was headed for bankruptcy. The administration also allegedly pressed Solyndra to delay layoff announcements until after the 2010 midterm e******ns.
The Justice Department was accused of using a racial double standard in failing to pursue a v**er intimidation case against Black Panthers who appeared to be menacing v**ers at a polling place in 2008 in Philadelphia.
Obama has repeatedly been accused of making end runs around Congress by deciding which laws to enforce, including the decision not to deport i*****l i*******ts who may have been allowed to stay in the United States had Congress passed the "Dream Act."
Jan 8, 2017 17:45:04 #
Mohawk742 wrote:
There was a surge of doctors opting out.
Hardly surprising. How would you react if someone tried to cut your pay by 75%?
Jan 8, 2017 17:46:32 #
EL
Loc: Massachusetts
buffalo wrote:
President Barack Obama’s longtime adviser Valerie ... (show quote)
All BIG scandals that none of his followers will admit to. Think about it though....if you don't want it to be called a scandal, you have to admit this man was seriously STUPID. How can anyone with a brain not be able to plan these things to work properly? I have to go with you and call them scandals, though because they did come to light. What does one call all these seriously stupid moves other than a scandal? Unless of course, you have less of a brain than Obama the wimp. He's the worst president we've ever had by far. Wonder what failures we haven't heard about yet.
Jan 8, 2017 18:51:37 #
Mohawk742 wrote:
1) Fast and Furious - That's not a scandal. That's... (show quote)
If you don't see the scandals in all of those you quoted your blind to t***h.This war you speak of was pushed by a man namred george tennent who guarantied the wmds were there.he was a hold over of bush who kept and a dam democrat.but you might not know that obama is the cause of the problems in the middle east by with drawing all the troops from iraq agains his generals advise.you might as well admit that obama is the biggest screw up in us history along with the thw whole demorat party.
Jan 8, 2017 20:35:36 #
It mattered not a whit when Obama pulled the troops out of there. Whenever he did it, Iraq was gonna come apart like a trick box. George W. Bush created an unsolvable mess the day he sent troops in there.
Jan 9, 2017 01:37:31 #
Jan 9, 2017 07:56:16 #
First, a definition:
Scandal
NOUN
An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
A state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger.
Remember those two definitions.
Regardless how 'honest' the attempt was, it was still "an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage".
IRS bureaucrats are tasked with processing all interactions in a prompt and courteous manner. This was neither prompt or courteous. In actuality, it was "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger".
The 'embassy' at B******i was actually a small-arms distribution center and a cover for a CIA gunrunning operation in aid of the so-called 'Muslim Brotherhood' in an attempt to o*******w the Ghadaffi regime in Libya. Because of the stellar security surrounding a certain Secretary of State's email communications, the entire world knew exactly what was going on. The US government left those people to die, as such it was "An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong" and "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible", both causing "general public outrage or anger". Lying about it didn't help, either.
"It was the fact that the policies in effect did not meet any sort of real standard". Let me rephrase that a little: The politicians who were interfering with the healthcare market, that was made dysfunctional specifically because of government interference, produced a nearly 1000-page bill that instituted policies that "did not meet any sort of real standard". These people dumped nearly 1000 pages of rules and regulations on an entire industry and failed to "meet any sort of real standard". I would most certainly describe that as "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger". I'd go further and assert that 'public outrage or anger' is putting it very mildly. As for a "surge of doctors opting out", how would you like to get a 75% pay cut? There's another 'scandal'.
[quote=Mohawk742]5) VA Death List. Your own last point gives the lie to your entire premise (In case you don't remember: "...waited to be processed for an astounding 14 years!") Obviously a long-standing problem.And from my brother's experience, from at least the '70s. Again a down-funding issue of long standing and mostly Republican instigation.
"Obviously a long-standing problem. And from my brother's experience, from at least the '70s. Again a down-funding issue of long standing and mostly Republican instigation". Given. This was a problem from way back that should never have been allowed to continue, not by any administration. That does not detract from the fact that it is "an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong" and "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible", both "causing general public outrage or anger".
I won't comment on those last two. Those aren't Obama's scandals. By the way, just so you know, pointing to someone else' shortcomings does not detract from the subject at hand.....
Scandal
NOUN
An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
A state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger.
Remember those two definitions.
Mohawk742 wrote:
1) Fast and Furious - That's not a scandal. That's an honest attempt at a sting that some lower echelon nobody in the middle of screwed up by "losing" the records of who got the guns.
Regardless how 'honest' the attempt was, it was still "an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage".
Mohawk742 wrote:
2) IRS "targeting" conservative groups. Not really. Political activist groups aren't 501(9)(c) eligible in the first place.
IRS bureaucrats are tasked with processing all interactions in a prompt and courteous manner. This was neither prompt or courteous. In actuality, it was "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger".
Mohawk742 wrote:
3) B******i - Oh please! That was never a scandal except for the scandal of Republicans down-funding the security of ALL embassies and consulates. Besides, Obama only had one such event on his watch. Georgie had how many? Twelve? Attacks on Embassies happen. It's up to the host country to provide actual protection. Six years and how many hundreds of millions of dollars in investigations and the House came up with...?
The 'embassy' at B******i was actually a small-arms distribution center and a cover for a CIA gunrunning operation in aid of the so-called 'Muslim Brotherhood' in an attempt to o*******w the Ghadaffi regime in Libya. Because of the stellar security surrounding a certain Secretary of State's email communications, the entire world knew exactly what was going on. The US government left those people to die, as such it was "An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong" and "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible", both causing "general public outrage or anger". Lying about it didn't help, either.
Mohawk742 wrote:
4) Keep your doctor. It wasn't some Obamacare rule that ordered separation between doctors and patients. It was the fact that the policies in effect did not meet any sort of real standard. How would you like to have a $20,000 deductible? In addition, Obamacare did result in lower payments, especially for specialists. There was a surge of doctors opting out.
"It was the fact that the policies in effect did not meet any sort of real standard". Let me rephrase that a little: The politicians who were interfering with the healthcare market, that was made dysfunctional specifically because of government interference, produced a nearly 1000-page bill that instituted policies that "did not meet any sort of real standard". These people dumped nearly 1000 pages of rules and regulations on an entire industry and failed to "meet any sort of real standard". I would most certainly describe that as "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible and causing general public outrage or anger". I'd go further and assert that 'public outrage or anger' is putting it very mildly. As for a "surge of doctors opting out", how would you like to get a 75% pay cut? There's another 'scandal'.
[quote=Mohawk742]5) VA Death List. Your own last point gives the lie to your entire premise (In case you don't remember: "...waited to be processed for an astounding 14 years!") Obviously a long-standing problem.And from my brother's experience, from at least the '70s. Again a down-funding issue of long standing and mostly Republican instigation.
"Obviously a long-standing problem. And from my brother's experience, from at least the '70s. Again a down-funding issue of long standing and mostly Republican instigation". Given. This was a problem from way back that should never have been allowed to continue, not by any administration. That does not detract from the fact that it is "an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong" and "a state of affairs regarded as wrong or reprehensible", both "causing general public outrage or anger".
Mohawk742 wrote:
6) Here's a scandal - fighting a war for six years off the books and blaming one's successor for the Deficit addition when he puts it ON the books.
7) Here's another scandal - Starting a war for no good reason, totally destroying a country's infrastructure and k*****g 4,000+ Americans and 100,000 or more of the target country's citizens, just to make a profit for your Vice President's employer.
Shall I go on?
7) Here's another scandal - Starting a war for no good reason, totally destroying a country's infrastructure and k*****g 4,000+ Americans and 100,000 or more of the target country's citizens, just to make a profit for your Vice President's employer.
Shall I go on?
I won't comment on those last two. Those aren't Obama's scandals. By the way, just so you know, pointing to someone else' shortcomings does not detract from the subject at hand.....
Jan 9, 2017 09:17:33 #
Mohawk742 wrote:
1) Fast and Furious - That's not a scandal. That's... (show quote)
Only if you take that joint out of your mouth, you dumbass SOB. I'm a Vietnam veteran who did 2 tours. It took me ten years to get any benefits from the VA. "Deny, deny, wait until I die." You ever heard that phrase? Probably not, you were too busy trying to find you next bag of weed. POS!
ssgtgood USMC
Jan 9, 2017 11:25:38 #
Michael Rich
Loc: Lapine Oregon
A lot of his own zombie's in all honesty will be relieved at his absence from the white House
Jan 10, 2017 17:51:24 #
All this talk about scandals will amount to nothing, unless prosecutions follow. The " BIG " picture to remember is " Democrats you lost, get over it, stop whining "
Jan 15, 2017 09:40:33 #
EL wrote:
All BIG scandals that none of his followers will a... (show quote)
None will admit to is right!! And willing to v**e in a person that lives with daily scandals that are far more than just scandals but she's establishment g*******t material so it doesn't matter..
Jan 15, 2017 09:42:31 #
ssgtgood wrote:
Only if you take that joint out of your mouth, you dumbass SOB. I'm a Vietnam veteran who did 2 tours. It took me ten years to get any benefits from the VA. "Deny, deny, wait until I die." You ever heard that phrase? Probably not, you were too busy trying to find you next bag of weed. POS!
ssgtgood USMC
ssgtgood USMC
You go ssgt..!!!
He obviously never served!! Let alone know the true facts....😡
Jan 15, 2017 09:49:29 #
buffalo wrote:
President Barack Obama’s longtime adviser Valerie ... (show quote)
Good post Buffalo~~
Here's a few more to go with them...
Holder and of course BO Care too has got to be his worst brainless move against the citizens of this " free country"...
https://www.google.com/amp/www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/02/18-major-scandals-obama-presidency/amp/
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