Obama- Please Tell Me You're Joking

[lame54]

http://crooksandliars.com/logan-murphy/obama-appoints-loyal-bushie-dana-peri

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gpxs-A7_KeHNXFlGtrDZ-QzIw-Fw

Obama taps former Bush aide to key government post
(AFP) – 1 day ago
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has tapped a former top aide of his predecessor George W. Bush to a key post on a board overseeing government-sponsored international broadcasting.
Dana Perino, the first Republican woman to serve as White House press secretary, was appointed late Wednesday to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
"I'm honored by the president's announcement and I'm looking forward to serving on the bipartisan board, if I'm confirmed," Perino said.
She currently serves as chief issues counselor for the United States at international public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and as a contributor to the Fox News Channel, which has sparred with the Obama administration over the past several months.
Created in 1994, the BBG oversees all of the US government's non-military international broadcasting outlets, including Voice of America, Alhurra television, Radio Sawa, TV Marti, Radio Free Asia and Radio Free Europe.

[dionysus]

1. he had to appoint a republican, it is the rule of the panel.

everyone is jumping on this seemingly without knowing this fact.

now you can argue he should have appointed someone better, but these are republicans we're talking about. not much (or anything) to choose from if you're looking for someone with brains...

[lame54]

3. now that I know that fact...

can I still fucking jump?

she has proven herself, many times, to be full of shit

[dionysus]

8. yes, you can, she is an idiot. then again they all are...

[LynneSin]

4. +1 - thank you for that clarification

:D

[notesdev]

5. clarify please

Are you saying that it would be against the law for him to appoint a politically unaffiliated independent to the post? That these posts are specifically reserved for members of the two parties, and the 40%+ of Americans who are not members of either party are not eligible?

[dionysus]

6. I don't know, that's what I read here on several threads on this topic.

[unapatriciated]

29. nope it's not against the law it's just tradition as Allenjake pointed out down-thread.

(b) Composition of Board
(1) The Board shall consist of 9 members, as follows:
(A) 8 voting members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) The Secretary of State who shall also be a voting member.
(2) The President shall appoint one member (other than the Secretary of State) as Chairman of the Board, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) Exclusive of the Secretary of State, not more than 4 of the members of the Board appointed by the President shall be of the same political party.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec...

He could appoint an independent, green, hell a socialist if he wanted to.

[NYCGirl]

30. And I'm sure those greens and socialists would sail through the Senate

confirmation, right?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcasting_Board_of_Governors#Organizational_structure

[unapatriciated]

36. maybe not, I was just pointing out it was not the law.

There are other republicans he could have picked. Why Perino? Is he sending out an Olive Branch to Fox noise?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXzy2Lm6SaI

Obama's relationship with the right reminds me of my last marriage. Funny thing the harder I tried to do everything his way the more he found fault with me.

[notesdev]

35. link is broken

but thank you for the clarification.

So the bottom line is that he didn't need to appoint a Republican at all, never mind a member of the previous administration.

The evidence that the two-party system is really a one-party system continues to accumulate...

[unapatriciated]

37. here is the link

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec_22_00006203----000-.html

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[dionysus]

10. LOL. yes, i agree dole's mummy would be better...

[tabatha]

2. Yes, this is bad as the other side passing judgment

without knowing all the facts.

Malloy was having conniptions about it last night - and I thought, did he not read up about it?

[unapatriciated]

28. the fact is he did not have to appoint a republican.

The rules do not say that there has to be four Republicans, it states no more than 4 members "shall be of the same political party." He could have picked an independent or someone from the green party.

(b) Composition of Board
(1) The Board shall consist of 9 members, as follows:
(A) 8 voting members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) The Secretary of State who shall also be a voting member.
(2) The President shall appoint one member (other than the Secretary of State) as Chairman of the Board, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) Exclusive of the Secretary of State, not more than 4 of the members of the Board appointed by the President shall be of the same political party.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec...

[RaleighNCDUer]

9. It is not that he is appointing a Republican - it is that he is appointing THIS republican.

After seeing her shovel one blatant lie after another out of the Bush Whitehouse it is clear she does not have the ethics to be entrusted with any position of influence.

If we are going to help the republicans regain any modicum of sanity we need to NOT appoint the Bushistas, but support the reality-based wing of their party (if it can be found).

[dionysus]

11. yes, but off the top of my head i can't think of a single decent one

[lame54]

12. thanks for the unrec...

whoever you are

or is it whom?

[dionysus]

14. i'll rec it for you.

[LynneSin]

17. I suggest EVERYONE unrec this thread

Since the implication is that Obama picked a Republican over a democrat.

The position required that he pick from the other party ie, a republican. He was not allowed to choose from his own party.

Nuff said!

[lame54]

20. that's your interpretation...

Obama picks a lot of repugs

this thread is about the specific choice of Perino

[mikelgb]

13. ya didn't you read the rulez?! It was mandated that he pick Perino.

seriesly I read them

[AllentownJake]

15. There is a tradition for appointments on these boards

Where the law requires a split of Republicans and Democrats. The Senate Minority Leader gets to pick the appointments of the party that does not control the White House. It isn't a law, just a tradition.

That being said, given Mitch and his Parties willingness to politicize the President's appointments, it might be a welcome shot across the bow for the President to tell Mitch to fuck himself on one or two of these picks.

[LynneSin]

16. EARTH TO DU: OBAMA HAD TO PICK A REPUBLICAN

Nuff said.

I think there are enough replies that have the details as to why it was a republican but it is the requirement that it is of the opposite party.

[lame54]

18. Is she the only republican?...

[LynneSin]

19. They are all vile

it's nothing I'd get upset over if you ask me.

[lame54]

21. but you're upset over this thread

[LynneSin]

26. I'm upset that people think Obama picked her over a democrat

that's all

[unapatriciated]

32. not being allowed to pick a Democrat does not equal having to pick a republican.

(b) Composition of Board
(1) The Board shall consist of 9 members, as follows:
(A) 8 voting members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) The Secretary of State who shall also be a voting member.
(2) The President shall appoint one member (other than the Secretary of State) as Chairman of the Board, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) Exclusive of the Secretary of State, not more than 4 of the members of the Board appointed by the President shall be of the same political party.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec...

[unapatriciated]

25. then why didn't he draw a name out of a hat?

[myrna minx]

23. *Any* person he picked would generate outrage here.

[RaleighNCDUer]

24. Then why didn't he pick a Republican, instead of a Bushite?

There must be a few of them left.

[unapatriciated]

27. That's simply not true.

The rules do not say that there has to be four Republicans, it states no more than 4 members "shall be of the same political party." He could have picked an independent or someone from the green party.

(b) Composition of Board
(1) The Board shall consist of 9 members, as follows:
(A) 8 voting members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(B) The Secretary of State who shall also be a voting member.
(2) The President shall appoint one member (other than the Secretary of State) as Chairman of the Board, subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
(3) Exclusive of the Secretary of State, not more than 4 of the members of the Board appointed by the President shall be of the same political party.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode22/usc_sec_22_00006203----000-.html

I think Valtin at kos has it right it's quid pro quo .

The Hill also reports that the appointment came at the urging of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). What kind of quid pro quo is that about? I'm sure that Bush flack Perino will fit in just fine on the "bipartisan" panel. It's a good place for her, as these government sponsored broadcasting outlets have always been about propaganda
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/11/18/805849/-WTF-Obama-Appoints-Bush-Press-Secty.-Dana-Perino-to-Broadcast-Board

[Jane Austin]

31. Even Thom Hartmann doesn't get this.

He had it on his show yesterday as one of his crazy things.

[Bluenorthwest]

22. Perino is just so stupid

This enshrinement of the mediocre and the promotion of those who are known to be under informed is harmful to the country. There are millions of Republicans in this country. Thousands more qualified than the likes of Perino. Just shameful.

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34. Earth to DU Part II -- when a Democratic President has to appoint a repug, the repugs get to choose

which repug. As stated upthread, it's usually the Senate minority leader. Blame him for picking dumb Perino.

[dionysus]

38. how dare you spoil a good poutrage!