{"id":3407,"date":"2009-04-06T21:57:22","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T02:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=3407"},"modified":"2013-04-17T19:43:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T23:43:43","slug":"you-gotta-protect-the-ones-you-serve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/political-ironing\/04\/06\/you-gotta-protect-the-ones-you-serve\/","title":{"rendered":"You Gotta Protect The One&#8217;s You Serve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/thisishistorictimes.com\/2009\/02\/one-ring-to-rule-them-all\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"378\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/obama-and-executive-privilege.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"obama-and-executive-privilege\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/obama-and-executive-privilege.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/obama-and-executive-privilege-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/obama-and-executive-privilege-500x339.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/a><em>Comic from <a href=\"http:\/\/thisishistorictimes.com\/2009\/02\/one-ring-to-rule-them-all\/\">This Historic Times<\/a><\/em><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Remember these promises during Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FWrHGL13rZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Followed by some action <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2009\/POLITICS\/02\/04\/obama.executive.pay\/index.html\">during the bank bailouts&#8230;<\/a> when populist pressure was mounting:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Pledging to take &#8220;the air out of golden parachutes,&#8221; President Obama announced Wednesday that executives of companies receiving federal bailout money will have their pay capped at $500,000 under a revised financial compensation plan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But whaaaaaa, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/04\/03\/AR2009040303910.html?hpid=topnews%C3%A2%C2%8A%C2%82=AR\">not so much when no one is looking<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The Obama administration is engineering its new bailout initiatives in a way that it believes will allow firms benefiting from the programs to avoid restrictions imposed by Congress, including limits on lavish executive pay, according to government officials.<\/p>\n<p>Administration officials have concluded that this approach is vital for persuading firms to participate in programs funded by the $700 billion financial rescue package.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh, and remember how he was opposed to Bush&#8217;s consolidation of powers in the executive branch and the NSA wiretapping program:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B6fnfVJzZT4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Turns out that once you get those powers, you aren&#8217;t so opposed to them, so <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eff.org\/press\/archives\/2009\/04\/05\">now&#8230;<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Obama administration formally adopted the Bush administration&#8217;s position that the courts cannot judge the legality of the National Security Agency&#8217;s (NSA&#8217;s) warrantless wiretapping program, filing a motion to dismiss Jewel v. NSA late Friday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is in essence a tacit endorsement of Bush&#8217;s policies saying the judicial branch cannot shut down warrantless wiretapping, so better check your phone to make sure no one&#8217;s listening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See Also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/propagandadetox.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/obama-administration-seeks-to-help-wall.html\">Obama Administration Seeks to Help Wall Street Circumvent the Executive Pay Restrictions that Obama Has Been Advocating in Public<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/leisureguy.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/06\/very-very-bad-from-obama-administration\/\">Very, very bad from Obama Administration<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/riverdaughter.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/06\/obama-worse-than-bush\/\">Obama = Worse than Bush<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/susiemadrak.com\/2009\/04\/06\/13\/38\/no-comment-14\/\">No Comment<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newshoggers.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/obama-invokes-state-secrets-over-wiretapping-lawsuit.html\">Obama invokes &#8220;State secrets&#8221; over wiretapping lawsuit<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/politics.theatlantic.com\/2009\/04\/_judging_by_his_campaign.php\">Decoding Obama Law<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boom2bust.com\/2009\/04\/06\/tarp-may-cost-167-billion-more-than-estimated\/\">TARP May Cost $167 Billion More Than Estimated<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thecrit.com\/2009\/04\/07\/former-sl-regulator-absolutely-a-banking-bailout-coverup\/\">Former S&#038;L Regulator: Absolutely A Banking Bailout Coverup<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/generik.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/some-changes-i-can.html\">Some Changes I Can&#8217;t Believe In<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/atheonews.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/us-watchdog-calls-for-bank-executives.html\">US watchdog calls for bank executives to be sacked<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/axisofright.com\/2009\/04\/06\/once-youre-tarped-theres-no-going-back\/\">Once You\u2019re TARPed There\u2019s No Going Back<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boom2bust.com\/2009\/04\/06\/bailout-protestors-march-near-wall-street\/\">Bailout Protestors March Near Wall Street<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allamericanblogger.com\/6968\/obama-looking-to-launder-bailout-money-to-avoid-the-pay-for-performance-plan\/\">Obama Looking to Launder Bailout Money to Avoid the Pay for Performance Plan?<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/pulsemedia.org\/2009\/04\/06\/resist-or-become-serfs\/\">Resist or Become Serfs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[tags]barack obama, obama administration, ceo caps, caps in ceo pay, compensation, bonuses, bank bonuses, nsa wiretapping program, bush wiretapping, warrantless wiretapping, executive powers, policy, position, hypocrisy, campaign promises[\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comic from This Historic Times Remember these promises during Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign? Followed by some action during the bank bailouts&#8230; when populist pressure was mounting: Pledging to take &#8220;the air out of golden parachutes,&#8221; President Obama announced Wednesday that executives of companies receiving federal bailout money will have their pay capped at $500,000 under a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":530,"featured_media":18836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>You Protect The Ones You Serve: Obama Reverses Positions on CEO Executive Pay Caps and the NSA Wiretapping Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Contradicting his campaign promises, Barack Obama has allowed banks and firms receiving bail out money to circumvent bonus caps and has continued Bush&#039;s NSA warrentless 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