White House Blog Part II: violation of federal law
Okay, I was about to let this White House Blog thing go. But now I realize that the White House is probably violating federal law. The blog is part of the White House's ".gov" site. The dot-gov domain is adminstered by the GSA, an independent federal agency which publishes strict guidelines for all government sites. The guidelines include:
No Political or Campaign Information: The Gov domain is for the operation of the government, not the political, political party, or campaign environment. No campaigning can be done using Gov Internet domains. The Gov Internet domain websites may not be directly linked to or refer to websites created or operated by a campaign or any campaign entity or committee. No political sites or party names or acronyms can be used. Separate webites and e-mail on other top-level domains (TLDs), such as .org, will have to be used for political activity. [emphasis mine]
So is the White House carefully avoiding political messages or mentioning party names? On today's blog, we see that "Deputy Communications Director Jen Psaki exposes the stunning hypocrisy of the Congressional Republicans in harping on small business in their agenda," and "Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer explains the key implications of the new agenda leaked from the Congressional Republicans." And that's just two recent posts. Keep scrolling down and it's basically an SEIU rally.
Here's a President allegedly concerned about corporations having an undue influence on campaigns, and he's using a government-funded blog to bash congressional Republicans 6 weeks before the general election! The GSA has the power to suspend .gov sites that violate the guidelines. Anyone want to join me in calling on the GSA to do its job here?
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May '10
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I am in. This is just another example of a blatant disregard for the law by the Obama administration.
Jun '10
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I'm with you -- post the site and let them feel the full wrath of Ricochetians .
(If it is true that Rush lurks among us, this may get big quick -- the EIB couldn't pass up that headline title)
Aug '10
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Excellent! More Obama hypocrisy.
Good job. Keep it comin'!
Aug '10
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I'm glad you pointed this out Adam, but is anybody surprised? The Messianic and self-deluded administration that floated into office on an enormous blimp of hubris and hot air - never showing the least interest in the Constitution, our laws, or traditions - has done much worse than this.
We'll be cleaning up, paying for, and suffering from their malevolent deeds for the rest of our lives, and the story will fill history books until Kingdom Come.
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Superb work, Adam! The more exposure, the better. Count me in too.
May '10
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Count me in!
One more example of our Dictator-in-Chief's disregard for something silly like the law. No wonder he and Hugo Chavez were bumping knuckles. They really are soul brothers.
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Excellent spirit everyone! Okay, let's try to storm the barricades. But if anyone happens to know a prominent politician or talk show host, I wouldn't say no to a little help.
May '10
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I already sent a link to Daily Caller tip line. I think @Ricochet could tip off the #tcot crowd... that ought to get things humming...
A little Twitter harrassment to @GovNewMedia and @usgsa also seem to be in order...
May '10
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U.S. News also printed this:
The White House Blog, the administration's Web site used mostly to explain President Obama's programs and help Americans wade through the federal bureaucracy, has taken a decidedly political pre-election tone. Some days a how-to guide to his government while on others a lively daily presidential diary, the blog has recently been used to punch GOP opponents and their ideas. In the past two weeks, for example, the blog has taken a shot at a GOP lawmaker's threat to shut down the government and Minority Leader John Boehner's back-and-forth on extending Bush-era tax cuts to the rich. Some GOP-ers question the use of a taxpayer-funded site to bash the GOP, but Democratic strategists say it's the only way for the White House to deliver its message unfiltered. "It's really become a 'must' in any effective communications strategy," says former Democratic Party spokeswoman Karen Finney, a U.S. News blogger. "Given the proliferation of the 24-hour news cycle, blogs, opinion journalism, and the ease with which misinformation is circulated as fact, how could they not?"
Sep '10
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Help desk email is registrar@dotgov.gov
Not sure if that is the place to complain (couldn't find anything specific to filing complaints), but, that's the one I hit up.
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Trace and Metzger: thanks for the tips. Interesting piece from US News. Nice to hear Democratic strategists talk about how the partisan blog is "necessary" - I don't suppose any of them explain how it's a legal use of taxpayer money.
And - wait a minute - the blog is supposedly "necessary" so that the White House can deliver its message "unfiltered"?? What? Because the hostile media is "filtering" the President's message? If this White House is concerned about media bias, then somebody's delusional. And it aint me.