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Originally Posted by verklingen
^ isn't everything released to the press -- i.e. "press releases" -- absolutely controlled by whatever agency is putting it out? what makes our current administration a special case? good god the cynicism i'm seeing in respose to every issue or non-issue is simply staggering.
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Yes, the White House (under any administration) releases what they want us to know and doesn't release what they don't want us to know.
Pre-chewed, carefully phrased, and designed for maximum gain.
I think though that what distinguishes this situation is that the current administration pompously tries to claim the moral high ground by claiming openness, honesty, and transparency in an effort to cut through the very behaviors they themselves are engaging in.
It's the nature of the beast and to expect anything less would be naive. There are no surprises here and there certainly isn't any "change".
-Hedons