Sharyl Attkisson embodies everything the media is supposed to be: tireless, tenacious, truth-driven, and utterly fearless. Despite knowing well how the Obama administration treats reporters who get in the way, Attkisson has nevertheless refused to let the White House off the hook for its systematic stonewalling. Today, she took to Twitter to remind her followers that the White House has a major transparency problem — and she didn’t hold back:
Obama Admin. still hasn't provided requested http://t.co/MY8hg4C4JL security test info & enrollment figures under Freedom of Info reqeusts.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
And they still haven't granted our request for access to http://t.co/MY8hg4C4JL fix sites…
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
…though the White House did give access last week to hand-picked, private corporate I.T. executives. Just not the public/press.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
Funny, that.
Here's the protest letter news organizations sent White House re: unprecedented restrictions on media: http://t.co/LMkSnh8jnt
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
The letter is signed by CBS, ABC, NBC, New York Times and many other outlets.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
White House spokesman Jay Carney has said they are working on the concerns.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
Of course they are.
White House still hasn't authorized release of Benghazi-night White House photos which we requested a year ago.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
In fact, White House hasn't responded to any of our calls on the matter in the past year.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
Your tax dollars fund the White House photo operation and are funding the http://t.co/MY8hg4C4JL efforts that we are restricted from seeing.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
That should outrage every American.
This article by Ron Fournier contrasts photos taken by official White House photog vs. news photos: http://t.co/uhLl9j3DDp
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) December 4, 2013
Maybe we sound like a broken record, but in this case, we don’t care. We can’t emphasize this enough:
Follow @SharylAttkisson.
— Dr Hugo Hackenbush (@MangyLover) December 4, 2013
Do it.
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