Grabian News:
As President Obama prepares to wrap up his time in office, he’s recently taken to saying he’s “extremely proud” to leave office without any scandals besmirching his tenure. His political adviser, Valerie Jarrett, said the same earlier this week.
“The president prides himself on the fact that his administration hasn’t had a scandal,” Jarrett told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria matter-of-factly.
As ObamaCare now appears destined for the ash heap of history, the Obama Administration is clearly thinking about its legacy. And that likely explains the new talking point about Obama’s supposedly squeaky clean presidency.
What’s the reality?
As the news comes at us so quickly these days, it’s admittedly hard to keep track of everything that’s happened over the last eight years. The administration seems to recognize this. Whenever a scandal erupts, the strategy is delay, obfuscate, and punt until the matter fades into the slipstream of yesterday’s news. As Obama’s approval rating inched up toward the end of his time in office, his approach seems to be paying off.
To help refresh everyone’s memory, Grabien is now publishing what we think is the most exhaustively researched, chronologically comprehensive collection of every scandal that struck the Obama Administration.
As of this publication — which we plan to continue updating — the tally stands at: 633.
What’s our standard for inclusion? First, think back to America’s more innocent days, where scandals didn’t seem to come in such rapid-fire succession. The infamous Teapot Dome scandal — which rocked America for an entire decade — came about after an oil tycoon gave some cattle, and a loan, to the secretary of the Interior and was soon thereafter granted drilling rights on a Wyoming oil field. As you’ll see below, scandals of at least this magnitude have become an almost every-day occurrence.
Another way to look at it: If any of the below-listed stories were to have occurred when George Bush were president, would the major media treat them as scandalous? Recall the precedent: The biggest scandal per the major media at the time came when Pentagon staffer Richard Armitage leaked accurate information to the late columnist Robert Novak. If we view the stories below outside a partisan lens, they’ll certainly surpass that level of scandal.
Each item in this report includes a source as well as a link to a third-party news site containing more information.
And even as we tried to be as comprehensive as possible, the federal government is massive and it’s impossible to catch everything. If you’re aware of a scandal we missed, write us at tips@grabien.com (and include a link for a corresponding news account). We’ll continue updating this list in the days ahead.
Note: To sort by date, click the top of the date column. To sort by agency, click the top of the agency column.
Agency Date Description Source 1 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 04/01/2010 Obama’s ATF, in tandem with the DoJ, arranged for thousands of heavy assault rifles to make their way into the hands of Mexican narco warlords, setting the stage for a mass slaughter of Mexicans (more than 300 to date). The Washington Times 2 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 06/28/2011 The Obama Administration fired the ATF whistleblower who exposed the Fast and Furious scandal. Fox News 3 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 12/07/2011 Documents reveal Obama’s ATF used “Fast and Furious” as part of a campaign for more gun control. CBS News 4 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 12/15/2011 More than 1,000 guns from Obama’s “Fast and Furious” program remain lost. The Washington Times 5 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 12/09/2013 Obama’s ATF used mentally disabled teens to run drug-and-gun stings. Reason 6 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 09/25/2013 The DoJ’s internal watchdog says the ATF let a confidential informant keep as much as $5.2 million from illicit cigarette sales. CBS News
Let’s see… is 633 more than 0?
I would not consider all of these scandals. Many are just PP Judgment, ignorance and incompetency. The rest are scandals. I think they would all fit into these 3 categories.
And some pinhead with a pea sized brain claimed Obama was scandal free and squeaky clean just more proof liberal are delerious and demented from smoking too much wacky weed from their hookas