Obama Administration Scandal List; Updated 6-11-13

UPDATE, 6-11-13: Too much data. Only new scandals will be added daily, at the top of the list, then moved to the bottom in due time.

UPDATE, 5-23-13: New additions will be placed at the top of the list daily, then moved to the bottom of the list in a day (or so).

Today's Addition(s):

A. Scandal number five: Insider-trading probe of Medicare announcement reveals hundreds of HHS employees had secret info
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/10/scandal-number-five-insider-trading-probe-of-medicare-announcement-reveals-hundreds-of-hhs-employees-had-secret-info/

B. Psst: There are four separate scandals going on at EPA right now
http://hotair.com/archives/2013/06/10/psst-there-are-four-separate-scandals-going-on-at-epa-right-now/

C. SNOOPING CONCERNS EMERGE OVER CONGRESSIONAL BLACKBERRIES SERVICED BY VERIZON
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6274381712003139086#editor/target=post;postID=921921445208355230;onPublishedMenu=postsstats;onClosedMenu=postsstats;postNum=2;src=link

D. What If China Hacks the NSA's Massive Data Trove?
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6274381712003139086#editor/target=post;postID=921921445208355230;onPublishedMenu=postsstats;onClosedMenu=postsstats;postNum=2;src=link

E. CBS News: U.S. State Department Cover-Ups Range From Prostitution Charges to Drug Rings
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6274381712003139086#editor/target=post;postID=921921445208355230;onPublishedMenu=postsstats;onClosedMenu=postsstats;postNum=2;src=link

F. White House Calls for 'Paycheck Fairness,' But Pays Female Staffers 13% Less
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/joe-schoffstall/white-house-calls-paycheck-fairness-pays-female-staffers-13-less

G. Watchdog: Thousands of feds sign off on own travel cost
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2531588#.UbcYP3gouu0.twitter

H. EPA 'Mistakenly' Gives Names of Farmers to Radical Groups
http://nation.foxnews.com/2013/06/10/epa-mistakenly-gives-names-farmers-radical-groups

I. Wow: IRS Claims Law Protecting the Privacy of Taxpayer Information Also Protects the Privacy of Those Who Violate Taxpayer Privacy
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/340776.php


They are coming in too fast to keep track of. Gotta make a list.

It cannot possibly be a true surprise that a man who was raised by Communists, taught the values of Alinsky, declared his own values to be consequentialist, wanted positive rights (only those specifically allowed by government), went to black liberationist church for 20 years and denied any influence from it, and concealed all his records from birth through college... that such a man would provide such anti-liberty governing when given the chance. All these things were known prior to the first election of obama, at least by anyone who did the slightest personal vetting of the man. The MSM cannot have "not known". They are actually cut of the same cloth. And now their hero has turned on them, too.

1. DOJ Fast and Furious: hundreds killed via gunwalking by US Gov’t and Holder; no one cares anymore.

Agent: I was ordered to let u.s. guns into mexico:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/03/03/eveningnews/main20039031.shtml

DOJ leaks in order to smear Fast and Furious whistleblower.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/20/DOJ-Inspector-General-confirms-US-Attorney-DOJ-headquarters-leaked-documents-to-smear-Fast-and-Furious-whistleblower

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/20/watchdog-report-says-doj-official-retaliated-against-furious-whistle-blower/?cmpid=cmty_twitter_fn

2. DOJ racist favoritism (Black Panthers Skate); also Pigford.
Holder Denies Allowing Pigford Fraud
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/15/Eric-Holder-Denies-Allowing-Pigford-Fraud

3. DOJ collusion with Leftist spinners

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/09/18/emails-show-holder-justice-department-colludes-with-lefist-outfit-to-attack-pjm-writer/

http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/18/emails-reveal-justice-dept-regularly-enlists-media-matters-to-spin-press/

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/05/22/journolists-irs-angle-begins-to-gel/

4. State Dept Benghazi

http://washingtonexaminer.com/state-department-shuts-down-benghazi-questions-youll-have-to-take-my-word-for-it/article/2529622

Benghazi scapegoat speaks out
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/20/exclusive-hillary-s-benghazi-scapegoat-speaks-out.html

More Benghazi Whistleblowers
http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2013/05/21/pjm-exclusive-ex-diplomats-report-new-benghazi-whistleblowers-with-info-devastating-to-clinton-and-obama/

Benghazi Suspects ID'ed but Administration won't nab them because it doesn't want to send them to gitmo
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/05/21/benghazi-suspects-idd-but-administration-wont-nab-them-because-it-doesnt-want-to-send-them-to-gitmo/

White House suppressed Benghazi data: "...the White House Counsel’s office, which is led by Kathryn Ruemmler, advised the officials to not release any information to the public out of fear it could be used against them in any subsequent investigations and other legal complications."
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mhastings/advisers-urged-obama-early-on-to-release-comprehensive-bengh

Patraeus might present info on prior warnings of threats to Benghazi which were edited out of WH talking points.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/petraeuss-role-in-drafting-benghazi-talking-points-raises-questions/2013/05/21/db19f352-c165-11e2-ab60-67bba7be7813_story.html

5. IRS targeting enemies

IRS releases personal data
http://www.propublica.org/article/irs-office-that-targeted-tea-party-also-disclosed-confidential-docs

IRS religious profiling
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/05/politics/irs-graham-letter/

IRS targeting journalists
http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2529471

Did DOJ use false information to obtain warrants? Rep. Goodlatte wants to know.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/05/31/rep-bob-goodlatte-fox-news-did-eric-holder-commit-perjury


IRS operatives in the media
http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/18/emails-reveal-justice-dept-regularly-enlists-media-matters-to-spin-press/

IRS war on women http://www.althouse.blogspot.com/2013/05/i-was-just-stay-at-home-mother-i-was.html

IRS demands no opposition to Planned Parenthood; reveal content of prayers http://washingtonexaminer.com/congressman-irs-asked-pro-life-group-about-the-content-of-their-prayers/article/2529924

http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2013/05/19/irs-to-pro-life-groups-you-know-youre-gonna-have-to-give-up-this-whole-protest-thing-right/

IRS used by Durbin
http://pjmedia.com/blog/durbin-asked-irs-shulman-to-probe-several-conservative-501c4-groups-in-2010/

IRS used by Schumer and Franken
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/17/flashback-schumer-franken-urged-irs-to-target-tea-party-in-2012/

Treasury and higher-ups knew
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324767004578488833834357540.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/300573-dem-ex-irs-chief-lied-to-congress

IRS steered 2012 election to Obama by eliminating some competition
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/report-irs-deliberately-chose-not-fess-scandal-election_724711.html

IRS and Harry Reid
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/16/did-the-irs-give-romneys-tax-returns-to-harry-reid/

IRS targeted conservative Hispanic groups
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2013/05/16/irs-allegedly-targeted-latino-run-conservative-group/#ixzz2TSlLopHG

IRS is co-managed by union bosses
"The fact that, under Executive Order 13522, federal agencies are being co-managed by union bosses and it appears that the perpetrators of the IRS scandal are likely to be members of the IRS union makes one wonder how coordinated the attacks were–especially as four of the alleged perpetrators are claiming their bosses made them do it."

The union, NTEU, is partisan to Obama and the Left.

http://www.redstate.com/2013/05/16/meet-the-partisan-union-behind-the-partisan-internal-revenue-service/

IRS is sued by CA organization for the theft of 60,000,000 medical documents, including including medical records of all California state judges.
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/irs-face-lawsuit-over-theft-60-million-patient-health-records

IRS suddenly approves Tea Party applications
http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/05/16/irs-approved-dozens-of-tea-party-groups-once-congressional-scrutiny-began/

IRS demanded names of high school and college students trained by conservative group
http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/05/15/document-irs-ordered-conservative-educational-group-to-turn-over-a-list-of-high-school-and-college-students-it-trained/

IRS Employee: Everything Comes From the Top
http://washingtonexaminer.com/anonymous-cincinnati-irs-official-everything-comes-from-the-top./article/2530001?custom_click=rss&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

IRS's Lois Lerner takes the Fifth
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20130522/DA6E7MA81.html

IRS tabled "True the Vote's" application for three years, after the organization observed voter fraud.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/348961/true-vote-files-suit-against-irs-ian-tuttle

IRS targets 69% of adoptive families (in defense of Planned Parenthood, who kills rather than adopts out?)
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/frenchrevolution/2013/05/22/the-irs-targets-adoptive-families/

Lois Lerner has a history of harassment (at Federal Elections Commission).
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/irss-lerner-had-history-harassment-inappropriate-religious-inquiries-fec_725004.html?page=3

Inspector General withheld IRS targeting info so it "wouldn't be leaked to the public"
http://washingtonexaminer.com/emails-show-how-treasury-delayed-alerting-congress-to-tea-party-targeting/article/2530314

Legal opinion and samples of IRS harassment letters.
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6274381712003139086#editor/target=post;postID=3560762172719155651;onPublishedMenu=overview;onClosedMenu=overview;postNum=1;src=link

Jay Carney lies about the IRS profiling having stopped in 2012: ACLJ represents parties still profiled today
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/349066/it-didn%E2%80%99t-end-ian-tuttle

Pic: Lois Lerner is the face of the IRS
http://twitchy.com/2013/05/23/arrogance-is-bliss-whats-up-with-lois-lerners-obama-face/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter

Pelosi blames (who else) George Bush for IRS targeting Tea Parties
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/nancy-pelosi-george-bush_n_3326029.html

IRS Org chart puts Ingram and Lerner at center of power. Cindy Thomas signed off on sending confidential tax documents to ProPublica
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/23/EXCLUSIVE-IRS-Org-Chart-Puts-Ingram-and-Lerner-At-Center-of-Power?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Lois Lerner Lied
http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/lois-ive-done-nothing-wrong-lerner-signed-irs-letters-harassing-tea-party-groups/

"Lois Lerner Told Republican in 1996: “Promise me You Will Never Run Again, and We’ll Drop This (FEC) Case”
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/05/breaking-lois-lerner-told-republican-in-1996-promise-me-you-will-never-run-again-and-well-drop-this-fec-case/

Head of IRS went to White House FAR more than any other administration official (with graph)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/30/boy-the-head-of-the-irs-went-to-the-white-house-a-lot.html

6. AP and other media phone taps

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/05/15/white-house-answer-leads-to-more-questions-in-the-ap-scandal/

Justice investigated NYT reporter
http://news.yahoo.com/justice-department-investigated-york-times-reporter-too-185853445.html

7. WH taps phones of Congress

http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2013/05/15/would-you-believe-the-administration-bugged-the-phones-in-the-house-of-representatives/

8. Sebelius’ Obamacare

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/14/lamar-alexander-sebelius-fundraising-arguably-an-even-bigger-issue-than-iran-contra/

Sebelius under fire
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/05/24/Sebelius-Defends-another-Administration-Misstep.aspx#page1

HHS "Fusion Centers" target everyone (even ACLU), but not terrorists
http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/24/even-politicians-tire-of-failure-prone-f

Sebelius' Navigators: more snitches
http://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2013/05/29/obamacare-navigators-another-sebelius-snitch-brigade-n1608092

9. EPA political favoritism

http://washingtonexaminer.com/article/2529609#.UZIq1hQ69Ts.twitter

http://www.althouse.blogspot.com/2013/05/i-was-just-stay-at-home-mother-i-was.html

http://cei.org/news-releases/epa-gives-info-free-big-green-groups-92-time-denies-93-fee-waiver-requests-biggest-con

10. Press conflict of interest

http://hotair.com/archives/2013/05/13/top-cbs-abc-cnn-execs-all-have-relatives-working-as-advisors-for-white-house/

11. Punishing whistleblowers

http://thelead.blogs.cnn.com/2013/05/14/why-you-should-care-about-whistleblowers/

12. Ideological punishment

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/05/14/flashback-obama-targeted-gibson-boeing

Gibson Guitar Intimidation
http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/052313-657569-gibson-guitar-raid-like-tea-party-intimidation.htm

13. ObamaCare lies and fails

http://washingtonexaminer.com/op-ed-what-is-to-be-done-reveal-and-replace-obamacare/article/2529777

http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/05/15/cbo-obamacare-costs-double-to-1-8-trillion-in-first-decade/

ObamaCare is failing at the start, and illegal gov't actions are trying to save it.
http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/22/the-obamacare-nightmare-scenario

ObamaCare conflict of Interest: Medical record Co. CEO in charge of your records.
http://michellemalkin.com/2013/05/22/the-obama-crony-in-charge-of-your-medical-records/

ObamaCare unintended consequences: Skinny coverage to void fines
http://bighealthreport.com/8264/employers-offering-skinny-coverage-to-side-step-obamacare-fines/

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/another_enormous_obamacare_oops_vY4KousCRUXPprm4FgGc2I

House votes to repeal ObamaCare, 229 to 195; bill moves to Senate

ObamaCare rate to increase in CA by up to 146%; Aetna CEO says rates can double.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/05/30/rate-shock-in-california-obamacare-to-increase-individual-insurance-premiums-by-64-146/

14. FIRST: WE HAVE TERRORISTS IN THE WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM? SECOND: WE LET THEM FLY COMMERCIAL IN THE U.S.? Yep. The country’s in the very best of hands.

15. Solyndra, et. al.

16. Financial rape of GM bondholders and investors as company was given to the union.

17. Debt transfer to future generations
Chuck Bently: The REAL scandal is Profli-Gate (runaway federal spend-borrow-spend)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/05/22/forget-the-irs-and-benghazi-heres-the-real-scandal/

18. ICE releases hundreds of illegal aliens with criminal records.

http://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/05/17/ice-admits-hundreds-of-illegal-immigrants-with-criminal-records-released/

19. Perpetual War, not won

http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2013/05/pentagions-special-operations-chief.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10065802/Al-Qaedas-Syrian-wing-takes-over-the-oilfields-once-belonging-to-Assad.html

20. Cornering the market on ammunition possession via Homeland security purchases of war-quantities. Even cops can't get ammo.

21. NLRB non-recess appointment

http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-nlrb-appointments-declared-unconstitutional-by-another-appeals-court

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/second-appeals-court-finds-obama-recess-appointment-is-unconstitutional/2013/05/16/272770ba-be57-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html

Senate GOP asks Supreme Court to invalidate Obama's "recess" appointments
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/labor/302217-senate-gop-ask-supreme-court-to-invalidate-recess-appointments

22. Coming soon: a fully nuclear Iran. (Obama: "I never bluff" is blinking madly).

23. Assassinating a US citizen without due process.
US admits killing Americans in drone strikes, and killing groups of men based on presumptions of association with Al Qaeda, regardless of collateral damage to civilians:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/us/us-acknowledges-killing-4-americans-in-drone-strikes.html?_r=0

Obama: Drones vs. trials: "Obama turned more than a few heads by declaring his “strong preference” for “the detention and prosecution of terrorists” over sending an armed robot to end their lives. It’s hard to know what to make of that. The simplest interpretation is that it’s a lie. Whatever Obama’s preferences are, he has killed exponentially more people than he has detained and prosecuted."
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/05/detention-fubar/


24. Obama's phony SS#, issued in a state in which Obama never resided. Never mind his phony birth document.

25. DOJ attacking Reporters

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328031/Report-Justice-Department-targeted-TWO-Fox-News-reporters-producer-talking-government-sources.html

Holder approved seizure of FOX emails
http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/23/18451142-holder-okd-search-warrant-for-fox-news-reporters-private-emails-official-says?lite

Google gives emails to DOJ

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/co-conspirator-fox-news-reporter-james-rosens-private-emails-given-to-justice-dept-by-google/

Fox News phone records seized
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/05/21/Report-DOJ-Seized-Records-of-Five-Fox-News-Phone-Records
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/05/looking-more-and-more-like-a-doj-war-on-fox-news-not-just-james-rosen/

Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping To ACLU
http://reason.com/blog/2013/05/13/most-transparent-administration-in-histo

26. I nearly forgot: ACORN scandal.

27. The use of "Czars" to circumvent Congressional approval process for government operatives.

28. U.S. borders are porous, still.

29. Bailouts for bankers; none in prison. Many are political donors.

30. Posse Comitatus is disemboweled: Enclosure 3.1.b

http://publicintelligence.net/dod-civilian-law-enforcement/

31. Administration ignores requests made under the FOIA Act

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-28/obama-cabinet-flunks-disclosure-test-with-19-in-20-ignoring-law.html

32. Weaponized Journalism: Journolist as arm of the Obama thought control machine

https://twitter.com/arishapiro/status/336925791155789824

33. Homeland Security won't enforce law.
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/06/15/12238794-obama-administration-wont-seek-deportation-of-young-illegal-immigrants?lite

34. Whistleblower: State Dept sold Stinger Missiles to Al Qaeda; Stevens was in Benghazi to buy them back
http://nation.foxnews.com/benghazi/2013/05/21/new-benghazi-whistle-blowers-making-devastating-new-claim

35. Obama's unauthorized warfare:

"President Obama not only unilaterally dispatched forces to Libya (hello, Benghazi!), he didn’t even bother to follow up 90 days later with a request for authorization, as specified under the War Powers Act."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/22/obama-s-war-on-journalism-an-unconstitutional-act.html

36. Original White House war on Fox News in 2009

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/12/white-house-escalates-war-words-fox-news/

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703932904574511541363270618.html

http://go.bloomberg.com/multimedia/bloomberg-checks-obama-transparency/

37. Judge orders Google to comply with FBI's secret NSL demands:

A federal judge tells the company to comply with the FBI's warrantless National Security Letter requests for user details, despite ongoing concerns about their constitutionality.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57587003-38/judge-orders-google-to-comply-with-fbis-secret-nsl-demands/

38.The FBI Changes Its Story (Again) on the Ibragim Todashev Shooting

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/fbi-changes-its-story-again-ibragim-todashev-shooting/65750/
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/yet-another-explanation-for-the-killing-of-ibragim-todashev/276421/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2333101/Friend-Boston-Marathon-bomber-UNARMED-killed-FBI-agent-confess-triple-murder.html

39. Obama orders US to draw up overseas target list for cyber-attacks

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/07/obama-china-targets-cyber-overseas

“The 18-page Presidential Policy Directive 20, issued in October last year but never published, states that what it calls Offensive Cyber Effects Operations (OCEO) "can offer unique and unconventional capabilities to advance US national objectives around the world with little or no warning to the adversary or target and with potential effects ranging from subtle to severely damaging".

It says the government will "identify potential targets of national importance where OCEO can offer a favorable balance of effectiveness and risk as compared with other instruments of national power".

The directive also contemplates the possible use of cyber actions inside the US, though it specifies that no such domestic operations can be conducted without the prior order of the president, except in cases of emergency.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/07/obama-china-targets-cyber-overseas

40. NSA, PRISM and FISA

http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_print.html

Justice Department Fights Release of Secret Court Opinion Finding Unconstitutional Surveillance
Government lawyers are trying to keep buried a classified court finding that a domestic spying program went too far.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/06/justice-department-electronic-frontier-foundation-fisa-court-opinion

NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily
Exclusive: Top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/nsa-phone-records-verizon-court-order

How the Gov't Lies With Numbers. So a single order issued to Verizon Business Solutions in April covered metadata for every phone call made by every customer. That’s from one order out of what will probably be about 200 reported in next year’s numbers.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/06/nsa-n

UPDATED as new info emerges.