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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
12. Or
Wed Dec 28, 2011, 11:07 PM
Dec 2011

"Monday, May 16, 2011 "

...maybe relying on information that predates the release I linked to by about four months doesn't debunk said release.

Still, what does an article by Glenn Greenwald have to do with the actual facts of the case in the release?

Oh, here's another release:

GAP Praises White House Commitment to Whistleblowers
on September 22, 2011.

(Washington, DC) -- The Government Accountability Project (GAP) today praised Tuesday’s White House release of the U.S. National Action Plan that emphasizes intensified support for protection of federal employee whistleblowers. The plan is part of a new global transparency initiative by the Obama administration.

GAP Legal Director Tom Devine commented, “We welcome President Obama’s much-needed, renewed support for government whistleblower rights. The last election was supposed to be a voter protest against government fraud, waste and abuse. But the newly-elected House majority has not even introduced a bill to provide rights for whistleblowers who risk their careers for those goals.”

The White House commitment was as follows (italicized):

Strengthen and Expand Whistleblower Protection for Government Personnel

Employees with the courage to report wrongdoing are a government’s best defense against waste, fraud and abuse. Federal law clearly prohibits retaliation against most government employees who blow the whistle, but some employees have diminished protections, and judicially-created loopholes have left others without an adequate remedy. To address these problems, we will:
  • Advocate for Legislation to Reform and Expand Whistleblower Protections. Recently, Congress nearly enacted legislation that would eliminate loopholes in existing protections, provide protections for employees in the intelligence community, and create pilot programs to explore potential structural reforms in the remedial process. The Administration will continue to work with Congress to enact this legislation.

  • Explore utilization of Executive Branch Authority to Implement Reforms if Congress is Unwilling to Act. Statutory reform is preferable, but if Congress remains deadlocked, the Administration will explore options for utilizing executive branch authority to strengthen and expand whistleblower protections.”
more

http://www.whistleblower.org/press/press-release-archive/1506-gap-praises-white-house-commitment-to-whistleblowers


Greenwald is a one-note clown.

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I ProSense Dec 2011 #1
The "massive re-regulation" is ignored because it's mainly in your fantasy. JackRiddler Dec 2011 #3
Sure ProSense Dec 2011 #5
There's a difference between regulations and criminal law MFrohike Dec 2011 #49
pffffttttt.... SidDithers Dec 2011 #2
here we go again. la-dee-da. Whisp Dec 2011 #4
Maybe if the bankers would become whistleblowers, the Justice Dept would go after them. Karmadillo Dec 2011 #6
Or ProSense Dec 2011 #7
Or Karmadillo Dec 2011 #10
Or ProSense Dec 2011 #12
Or Karmadillo Dec 2011 #15
What ProSense Dec 2011 #19
What Karmadillo Dec 2011 #21
. ProSense Dec 2011 #28
. Karmadillo Dec 2011 #29
. ProSense Dec 2011 #30
Stop! Rex Dec 2011 #42
Or if they smoke a doobie. SfromCanada Dec 2011 #58
Obama. Baaaad!!11 tridim Dec 2011 #8
HA!!!! Rex Dec 2011 #43
Oustanding!!!! JoePhilly Dec 2011 #59
Why han't the Republican majority in the House dealt with this? Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #9
I acknowledge your persistent and unending personal attacks on DU'ers with a nice big ignore! Better Believe It Dec 2011 #11
Good one...see yeah! Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #14
"your tireless efforts to undermine Obama's re-election on this board. " girl gone mad Dec 2011 #16
No problem. Old and In the Way Dec 2011 #20
Oh the drama!!11! girl gone mad Dec 2011 #23
The "smartest guy on the hill" sounds like an asshat bhikkhu Dec 2011 #13
A good place to start would have been reinstating Glass-Steagall dflprincess Dec 2011 #17
The Dodd-Frank Bill is stronger in many ways than Glass-Steagall bhikkhu Dec 2011 #22
Dodd-Frank does not separate investment from commercial banking as Glass-Steagall did dflprincess Dec 2011 #26
oh bullshit - Dodd Frank is much stronger - it handles banned from Kos Dec 2011 #27
The article I linked to & quoted was not written by Matt Taibbi dflprincess Dec 2011 #31
What do you think of the Volker Rule in that context? bhikkhu Dec 2011 #36
Interesting dflprincess Dec 2011 #37
LMFAO.. yeah D/F would be much stronger SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #32
Thanks for the article - I hadn't seen that bhikkhu Dec 2011 #34
Your wikipedia link isn't working. And please read "Blowing a Hole in Dodd-Frank" Better Believe It Dec 2011 #18
...and a newer article about how that ended up working out: bhikkhu Dec 2011 #24
Matt Taibbi - Jackass, Tampon, and Mental Midget - but Rolling Stone pays him banned from Kos Dec 2011 #25
And you have no facts to refute him so SomethingFishy Dec 2011 #33
That's obviously his best and only shot! Better Believe It Dec 2011 #35
He had no facts to refute treestar Dec 2011 #46
LOL - not all of us here are above the age of 21, lol. closeupready Dec 2011 #48
That is pathetic. hifiguy Dec 2011 #60
"no prosecutions"... boppers Dec 2011 #38
The Wall Street bankstars are whining everyday about all their pals who are going to prison. Better Believe It Dec 2011 #39
Goalposts: boppers Dec 2011 #52
Prosecutions of Wall Street financial crimes are at hifiguy Dec 2011 #61
And goal posts again: "a much lower level" boppers Dec 2011 #63
+1...nt SidDithers Dec 2011 #44
du rec. nt xchrom Dec 2011 #40
Kick Better Believe It Dec 2011 #41
If something is not illegal, it can't be prosecuted treestar Dec 2011 #45
Sorry, but fraud is still illegal. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #50
Fraud is illegal, but requires proof treestar Dec 2011 #55
Just keep shifting the goal posts. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #62
Yes, because if there is no deterrent to stealing big money, closeupready Dec 2011 #47
Obviously true. Quantess Dec 2011 #51
I don't remember Obama using the phrase "not illegal", which is cited as a direct quote in the OP. Nye Bevan Dec 2011 #53
Here you go . . . gratuitous Dec 2011 #54
Do you normally remember every word or phrase President Obama utters? Better Believe It Dec 2011 #57
Recommended Autumn Dec 2011 #56
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