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===negative actions=== | ===negative actions=== | ||
| − | * violations of | + | * '''violations of journalistic integrity''' |
| − | ** '''2013-05-13''' [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/phone-records-of-journalists-of-the-associated-press-seized-by-us.html?hp&pagewanted=all&_r=0 Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S.] | + | ** '''2013-05-13''' |
| − | * promised increased transparency, but has generally worked against it | + | *** [[URL/to file::http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/phone-records-of-journalists-of-the-associated-press-seized-by-us.html?hp&pagewanted=all&_r=0|Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S.]] |
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| + | * '''promised increased transparency, but has generally worked against it''' | ||
** [[2009-03-12 Obama Administration Declares Proposed IP Treaty a National Security Secret]] | ** [[2009-03-12 Obama Administration Declares Proposed IP Treaty a National Security Secret]] | ||
** [[2011-04-28 Obama Administration punishes reporter for using multimedia]] | ** [[2011-04-28 Obama Administration punishes reporter for using multimedia]] | ||
** '''2012-07-31''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/07/31/the-most-transparent-administration-in-history-strikes-again/|The Most Transparent Administration in History Strikes Again]] ''"A court has allowed them to continue to pretend that documents that were already made public are still so secret that they are not subject to the [[Freedom of Information Act]]."'' | ** '''2012-07-31''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/07/31/the-most-transparent-administration-in-history-strikes-again/|The Most Transparent Administration in History Strikes Again]] ''"A court has allowed them to continue to pretend that documents that were already made public are still so secret that they are not subject to the [[Freedom of Information Act]]."'' | ||
| + | ** '''2012-11-14''' [[URL/to file::http://reason.com/archives/2012/11/14/obama-transparently-disappointing|Obama: Transparently Disappointing]] | ||
** '''2013-05-13''' [[URL/to file::http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/most-transparent-administration-in-histo|Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping]] | ** '''2013-05-13''' [[URL/to file::http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/most-transparent-administration-in-histo|Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping]] | ||
| − | * promised to protect [[whistleblower]]s, but instead has vigorously prosecuted them while letting perpetrators go free | + | * '''promised to protect [[whistleblower]]s, but instead has vigorously prosecuted them while letting perpetrators go free''' |
** '''2012-09-05''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/05/obama-doj-no-justice-for-torture-victims/|Obama DOJ: No Justice for Torture Victims]] | ** '''2012-09-05''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/05/obama-doj-no-justice-for-torture-victims/|Obama DOJ: No Justice for Torture Victims]] | ||
** '''2012-09-06''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/06/only-whistleblowers-held-accountable-for-torture/|Only Whistleblowers Held Accountable for Torture]] | ** '''2012-09-06''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/06/only-whistleblowers-held-accountable-for-torture/|Only Whistleblowers Held Accountable for Torture]] | ||
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** persecution of Manning, now in solitary confinement | ** persecution of Manning, now in solitary confinement | ||
** persecution of [[Julian Assange]] | ** persecution of [[Julian Assange]] | ||
| − | * refuses to prosecute torturers (also see above links) | + | * '''refuses to prosecute torturers''' (also see above links) |
| − | * fought for executive authority to detain indefinitely | + | * '''fought for executive authority to detain indefinitely''' |
** '''2012-09-11''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/11/judge-smacks-down-obama-on-gitmo-access/|Judge Smacks Down Obama on Gitmo Access]] ''"...A [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-appointed judge ... has issued a ruling ... hammering the Obama DOJ for seeking to deny attorneys representing [[Gitmo]] detainees access to their clients."'' | ** '''2012-09-11''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/11/judge-smacks-down-obama-on-gitmo-access/|Judge Smacks Down Obama on Gitmo Access]] ''"...A [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-appointed judge ... has issued a ruling ... hammering the Obama DOJ for seeking to deny attorneys representing [[Gitmo]] detainees access to their clients."'' | ||
** '''2012-09-19''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/19/obama-fights-for-executive-authority-to-detain-indefinitely/|Obama Fights for Executive Authority to Detain Indefinitely]] | ** '''2012-09-19''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/09/19/obama-fights-for-executive-authority-to-detain-indefinitely/|Obama Fights for Executive Authority to Detain Indefinitely]] | ||
| − | * cracked down on medical marijuana providers, even those in full compliance with state law | + | * '''cracked down on medical marijuana providers, even those in full compliance with state law''' |
** '''2012-07-12''' [[URL/to file::http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/12/515448/justice-department-harborside-medical-marijuana/|Justice Department Seeks To Close World's Largest Medical Marijuana Shop]] | ** '''2012-07-12''' [[URL/to file::http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/07/12/515448/justice-department-harborside-medical-marijuana/|Justice Department Seeks To Close World's Largest Medical Marijuana Shop]] | ||
| − | * continued or expanded [[George W. Bush|Bush]]'s policies in the [[war on terror]], including torture and warrantless domestic spying | + | * |
| + | * '''continued or expanded [[George W. Bush|Bush]]'s policies in the [[war on terror]], including torture and warrantless domestic spying''' | ||
** '''2012-04-20''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/04/20/obama-betrays-promises-on-drugs-again/|Obama Betrays Promises on Drugs. Again.]] | ** '''2012-04-20''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/04/20/obama-betrays-promises-on-drugs-again/|Obama Betrays Promises on Drugs. Again.]] | ||
** '''2012-04-24''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/04/24/bush-obama-and-the-national-surveillance-state/|Bush, Obama and the National Surveillance State]] | ** '''2012-04-24''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/04/24/bush-obama-and-the-national-surveillance-state/|Bush, Obama and the National Surveillance State]] | ||
** '''2012-05-07''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/05/07/former-gitmo-prosecutor-hammers-obama-holder/|Former Gitmo Prosecutor Hammers Obama, Holder]] | ** '''2012-05-07''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/05/07/former-gitmo-prosecutor-hammers-obama-holder/|Former Gitmo Prosecutor Hammers Obama, Holder]] | ||
| − | * continues to promote [[abstinence-based education]] | + | * '''continues to promote [[abstinence-based education]]''' |
** '''2012-05-04''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/05/04/obama-administration-still-funding-ignorance-only-sex-ed/|Obama Administration Still Funding Ignorance Only Sex Ed]] | ** '''2012-05-04''' [[URL/to file::http://freethoughtblogs.com/dispatches/2012/05/04/obama-administration-still-funding-ignorance-only-sex-ed/|Obama Administration Still Funding Ignorance Only Sex Ed]] | ||
| − | * has ordered the killing of American citizens without due process | + | * '''has ordered the killing of American citizens without due process''' |
| − | * generally has a very bad record on upholding civil liberties (in some ways, worse than Bush), despite his background as a constitutional scholar and his pledge to uphold the rule of law | + | * '''generally has a very bad record on upholding civil liberties''' (in some ways, worse than Bush), despite his background as a constitutional scholar and his pledge to uphold the rule of law |