More Secrecy from the Obama camp. The power went out during Barack Obama’s family’s Hawaiian vacation but that had to be kept a secret too. According to an AP article (see link below) the Obama camp: “...initially refused to release a timeline of events, such as when power was lost and restored. They have declined to discuss specific preparations for the president-elect's 12-day visit, citing security concerns.”
Security concerns...really? It’s a pretty sure bet that the NEIGHBORS know what time the lights went out and came back on. In fact, the same article even mentions the neighbors when Obama spokesman Ben LaBolt said “Power to the compound went out around 7 p.m. Friday and was restored just before 6 a.m. Saturday, about the time as that of the neighbors”.
I even saw a news report on TV where a reporter failed to get an answer from the Obama camp as to when the power went out and came back on. The reporter then went to a neighbor and got the answer. Looks like the Obama camp forgot to tell the neighbor that it was a “state secret”.
In another article (see second link below) Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann said three generators had been installed earlier for Mr. Obama's rented compound. He said a fourth generator which Governor Linda Lingle had sent for Mr. Obama was turned away, but the power company later set up a bigger one in the neighborhood in case it was needed.
Turned away? Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle happens to be a REPUBLICAN. There’s some reaching across the aisle for you. One human reaches out and offers help to another human just to be helpful and their offer is rejected. If she was a Democrat would the generator have been rejected? The polite thing to do, whether the generator was needed or not, would be to graciously accept the gift and then return it with a “thank you” once the power was back on.
For a guy who promised “transparency” in Washington he sure keeps a lot of secrets. For a guy who’s modeled his Presidency after Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy he sure acts a lot like Richard M. Nixon.
http://news.aol.com/article/power-outage-hits-oahu-as-obama-visits/287851
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/27/national/main4687493.shtml
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