tomder55
Mar 31, 2011, 03:24 AM
President Obama accepted the 'Transparancy 'Award Monday from 'OMB Watch'.
OMB Watch | Promoting open government, accountability, and citizen participation since 1983 (http://www.ombwatch.org/)
The ceremony was performed in a closed door secret meeting in the White House . Attendees were Gary Bass of OMB Watch, Tom Blanton of the National Security Archive, Danielle Brian of the Project on Government Oversight, Lucy Dalglish of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Patrice McDermott of OpenTheGovernment.org.
No press were in attendance.
Evidently he was honored on the hope of some future transparancy
“And in that sense, one could say it resembles the award at the Nobel Peace Prize,” Aftergood said. “It's not because Obama brought peace to anyone but because people hoped he would be a force for good in the world, and maybe that's the way to understand this award.”
http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/not_a_secret_anymore_a00ccd98-0d9e-4822-8936-168f3a51b959.html
OMB Watch | Promoting open government, accountability, and citizen participation since 1983 (http://www.ombwatch.org/)
The ceremony was performed in a closed door secret meeting in the White House . Attendees were Gary Bass of OMB Watch, Tom Blanton of the National Security Archive, Danielle Brian of the Project on Government Oversight, Lucy Dalglish of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Patrice McDermott of OpenTheGovernment.org.
No press were in attendance.
Evidently he was honored on the hope of some future transparancy
“And in that sense, one could say it resembles the award at the Nobel Peace Prize,” Aftergood said. “It's not because Obama brought peace to anyone but because people hoped he would be a force for good in the world, and maybe that's the way to understand this award.”
http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/not_a_secret_anymore_a00ccd98-0d9e-4822-8936-168f3a51b959.html