55. Matthew Vadum, “Obama Gives $446 Million to ACORN Veteran,” FrontPageMag.com, June 12, 2012, http://frontpagemag.com/2012/matthew-vadum/obama-gives-446-million-to-acorn-veteran/.
56. David Martosko, “Nonprofit Executive Overseeing the White House’s Obamacare Youth Video Contest is the Disgraced ACORN Group’s Former Top Lobbyist,” Daily Mail (U.K.), August 19, 2013, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2397611/Nonprofit-executive-overseeing-White-Houses-Obamacare-youth-video-contest-disgraced-ACORN-groups-lobbyist.html.
57. “Judicial Watch Releases Special Report: ‘The Rebranding of ACORN,’ ” JudicialWatch.org, September 28, 2011, http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-releases-special-report-“the-rebranding-of-acorn”/.
58. Josh Gerstein, “President Barack Obama: ‘Due Process’ in Drone Strikes,” Politico.com, September 7, 2012, http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2012/09/obama-us-seeks-due-process-in-drone-strikes-134889.html.
59. Jo Becker and Scott Shane, “Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will,” NYTimes.com, May 29, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/29/world/obamas-leadership-in-war-on-al-qaeda.html.?pagewanted=all.
Conclusion
1. Ed Morrissey, “Obama: Say, There Was a Little ‘Sloppiness’ in State Department Security, Huh?,” HotAir.com, December 31, 2012, http://hotair.com/archives/2012/12/31/obama-say-there-was-a-little-sloppiness-in-state-department-security-huh/.
2. Josh Gerstein, “Barack Obama Vows Action on Fast and Furious Gun Program,” Politico.com, October 18, 2011, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66289.html.
3. Billy Hallowell, “ ‘Outrageous’: Obama Vows Full Investigation, Accountability Amid IRS Intimidation Furor,” TheBlaze.com, May 13, 2013, http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/13/obama-vows-full-investigation-of-outrageous-irs-intimidation-people-have-to-be-held-accountable-i-will-not-tolerate-it/.
4. Fred Lucas, “Obama Calls for DOJ Review of Leak Investigations,” CNSNews.com, May 23, 2013, http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-calls-doj-review-leak-investigations.
5. Deep Harm, “Obama Appoints James Clapper to Oversee ‘Independent’ NSA Review,’ ” DailyKos.com, August 12, 2013, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/13/1230832/-Obama-appoints-James-Clapper-to-oversee-independent-NSA-review.
6. “Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Transparency and Open Government,” WhiteHouse.gov, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment.
7. “Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin,” WhiteHouse.gov, July 19, 2013, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/07/19/remarks-president-trayvon-martin.
8. Ed Morrissey, “Obama: Sacked Consulate and Dead Ambassador ‘Bumps in the Road,’ ” HotAir.com, September 24, 2012, http://hotair.com/archives/2012/09/24/obama-sacked-consulate-and-dead-ambassador-bumps-in-the-road/.
9. Fred Lucas, “WH Clarifies: Obama Told CNN Espanol in March He Heard About ‘Fast and Furious’ ‘On the News,’ ” CNSNews.com, October 5, 2011, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/wh-clarifies-obama-told-cnn-espanol-march-he-heard-about-fast-and-furious-news.
10. Katie Pavlich, “Obama on IRS Scandal: I’ve Got No Patience with It,” Townhall.com, May 13, 2013, http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/05/13/obama-on-irs-scandal-ive-got-no-patience-with-it-n1593814.
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12. Margaret Hartmann, “Obama to Leno, ‘We Don’t Have Domestic Spying,’ ” NYMag.com, August 7, 2013, http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/08/obama-to-leno-we-dont-have-domestic-spying.html.
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16. Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, 1784, http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch10s9.html.
17. Rotella v. Wood, 147 F.3d 438 (2000).
18. Arie J. Lipinski, “Combating Government Corruption: Suing the Federal Government Via a Proposed Amendment to the Civil RICO Statute,” Valparaiso University Law Review 46, no. 1 (Fall 2011): 169–210.
INDEX
ABC News
Hicks comment to, 51
and Israeli-Iranian relations, 132
and Libyan uprising, 27–28
and Obama comments about Fast and Furious Operation, 71
and Obama’s enemies list, 93
Abu Ghraib, 13
Abu Obeida al-Jarrah Brigade, 33
accountability
and congressional elections, 212
and IRS activities, 105–9, 207
Obama’s Wisconsin comments about, 158
of presidency, 7–10
Accountability Review Board (ARB): Benghazi report by, 48–50, 53, 54, 56, 58
Adams, David S., 45
Adams, J. Christian, 185–86
Adelson, Sheldon, 103
Affordable Care Act. See Obamacare
Affordable Housing Centers of America (AHCOA), 199
Afghanistan
al-Qaeda in, 31, 52
Ben Qumu in, 28–29
Navy SEALs shot down in, 120–21
Taliban in, 21
AFL-CIO, 90, 162, 168
Africa Command, U.S., 41
aftermath
of Benghazi, 41–42, 53–56, 58–59
of Fast and Furious Operation, 78–82, 83
of IRS activities, 113–16
about leaks, 135–36, 155
and rewards and punishments, 3–4
agencies, federal
increase in number of, 8
number of employees in, 8
See also specific agency
Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, 21–22
Akin, Ali Sait, 39
Al Arabiya, 140
al-Awlaki, Anwar, 205
al-Hasidi, Abdel-Hakim, 25
al-Libi, Abu Yahya, 38
al-Qaeda
and Benghazi, 26, 38, 39, 52
CIA staff connections to, 152
“decimation” of, 43, 55
Espionage Act and, 19
gunrunning to groups linked to, 29–32
heightening of terror threats from, 56
in Iraq, 21
“kill list” for, 127–28
leaks about terror plots of, 123–25, 126
Libya and, 25–26
Obama administration’s willingness to work with, 34
Obama’s support for rebels linked to, 27–28
and Syria, 24
See also September 11, 2001; specific person or nation
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), 25
Alexander, Christopher, 22
Alexander, Donald, 91
Alexander, Keith, 142
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, 107
American Bar Association, 105
American Center for Law and Justice, 99
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 148, 154, 183
American Future Fund, 96
American International Group (AIG), 193–94
American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, 128–29
American Issues Project, 96–97
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), 98, 99, 102, 106
Americans for Tax Reform, 169
AmeriCorps, 188–90
Andrew, John A., III, 89
Andrews Air Force Base: Benghazi ceremony at, 18, 19, 44
Annenberg, Moe, 89
Ansar al-Sharia, 34, 39, 45
anti-Semitism, 103
antiballistic missile sites, Israeli: leaks about, 134
AOL, 143
Apple, 143
appointments, Obama administration and Congress-Obama relations, 166
and Energy Department, 170–72
pledge for, 158
recess, 166, 168
SEIU and, 165–68
and stimulus package, 170
See also specific person
”Arab Spring,” 20–24, 34, 204, 208
Argonaut Ventures, 170–71
Arizona: immigration laws in, 196–97, 208
Arizona State University: Obama speech at, 87
Armitage, Richard, 205
Arms Control Export Act (AECA), 19, 24, 27, 42, 58, 61–62, 83
Assad, Bashar, 23, 24
Associated Press (AP)
Clinton comments to, 56
Justice Department and, 2, 14, 125–26, 208, 210
leaks and, 2, 14, 123–26, 127, 208, 210
and Zimmerman–Trayvon Martin case, 180
Association of Community Organizations for Reform (ACORN), 198–200
AT&T, 149
ATF. See Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Attkisson, Sharyl, 50, 51, 69–70, 76–77, 78–79, 209
Authorization for Use of Military Force (2001), 57
automobile industry: bailout of, 162–65
Avenger, Inc., 97
Avila, Jamie, 67
Axelrod, David, 92, 208
Ayers, Bill, 128
Azerbaijan, 131–32
Bacigalupo, James, 35
Baer, Greg, 192
Baier, Bret, 29, 123
Baker, Isaac, 93
balance of power, 213
Bank of America, 192, 194
banks: Obama’s meeting with CEOs of, 192
Barack H. Obama Foundation, 107
Barkan, Alexander, 90
Bartlett, Dewey, Jr., 171
Bates, John, 148
Battles, Thomas, 182
Baucus, Max, 98, 108, 164
BBC News, 201
“Be on the Look Out” (BOLO) list, 101–2, 110
Beck, Glenn, 100
Becker, Craig, 166, 167–68
Belhadj, Abdel Hikim, 26
Bell, Derrick, 128
Bell, George T., 90
Bellota Canyon (Arizona): bandit activity in, 61
Ben Ali, Zine El Abidine, 22, 23, 24
ben Hassine, Seifallah, 38
Ben Qumu, Sufyan, 28–29
Ben-Yishai, Ron, 132
Benghazi (Libya)
aftermath of, 41–42, 53–56, 58–59
al-Qaeda influence in, 26, 38, 39, 52
American deaths in, 1, 18, 25, 42, 44, 46–47, 53, 57, 204, 213
attack on U.S. mission at, 37–42
Ben Qumu and, 29
blame for attack at, 41–53, 58, 110, 112, 204
charges about, 19–56
CIA and, 30, 32, 39, 40, 45, 48, 50
closing arguments about, 56–59
cover-up for, 18, 20, 42–53, 58, 204
elections of 2012 and, 18, 43, 44, 51, 52, 58
Espionage Act and, 24, 42
and gunrunning in Middle East/Africa, 24, 30, 32–37, 39, 46, 203–4
investigations concerning, 1, 3, 47–50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58
involuntary manslaughter and, 19–20, 37
and Islamist terrorists as security forces at Benghazi, 33–37
and media as willing accomplices, 209
Obama’s whereabouts during attack at, 3, 41, 49
opening argument about, 18
and pre-attack activities, 32–37
RICO Act and, 20, 58
role of mission at, 32
and security at Benghazi mission, 1, 33–37, 45, 48, 49–50, 58
silencing of witnesses about, 1, 47, 50–53, 58, 122
and staffing of mission, 35, 39
terrorism and, 43, 44–45, 46, 52
whistle-blowers about, 42, 48, 53, 155, 204
White House comments about, 1, 46, 47–48, 49, 53, 206–7, 208
YouTube, 42–47
Bennet, Michael, 99
Bensinger, Peter, 197
Bertini, Catherine, 48
Bhargava, Deepak, 199–200
Biden, Joe “Uncle Joe,” 119–20, 121, 122, 133, 140, 171
bin Laden, Osama
death of, 43, 49, 56, 118–20, 124, 137, 165, 208
Klein comment about, 96
leaks about, 205
black churches, IRS activities and, 104
Blackwell, Morton, 106–7
Blagojevich, Rod, 160, 161, 208
Blair, Dennis, 127
blame
for Benghazi, 41–53, 58, 110, 112, 204
on Congress, 196–97
for domestic surveillance program, 145–49
for Fast and Furious Operation, 69–70, 74, 76, 204
on gun shops, 69–70
immigration issues and, 196–97
and investigations, 3
and IRS activities, 105, 110–11, 112, 116
about leaks, 134
on low-level employees, 3–4, 13, 48, 78, 105, 110–11, 134, 212
Block, Sharon, 168
Bloomberg, 132
Board of Tax Appeals, 88
Boehner, John, 73, 150
Boeing, 166–67
BOLO list (IRS), 101–2, 110
Bolton, John, 132
Bon Jovi, Jon, 175
Booz Allen Hamilton, 2, 145
Border Patrol, U.S., 61, 67, 68, 197
Boston Marathon, 153–54
Boswell, Eric, 53
Boundless Informant (NSA program), 145
Boustany, Charles, 100
Boyer, Peter, 194
Boyle, Matthew, 209
Breitbart, Andrew, 199
Breitbart News, 103, 209
Brennan, John, 124–25, 127
Breslan, Paul, 91
Breuer, Lanny, 64, 72, 74, 80, 194
bribery
benefits of, 206
charges about, 159–76
closing arguments about, 176–77
illegal gratuity and, 159–60, 176
intent and, 159–76
and media as willing accomplices, 210
opening arguments about, 158–59
RICO Act and, 176, 212
U.S. code about, 157, 159
See also specific incident
BrightSource Energy, 171
British Petroleum, 195
Broaddrick, Juanita, 91
Broadwell, Paula, 55
Brooks, David, 150–51
Brown & Root, 89
Brown, Corrine, 180–81
Brown, Lawrence, 188, 189, 190
Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 129
Buell, Samuel, 5
Bugliosi, Vincent, 13
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): Fast and Furious Operation and, 63–70, 74–81
Burger, Anna, 165
Burke, Dennis, 63, 64, 67–68, 71, 77, 78, 80–81
Burns, William, 134
Bush (George W.)
administration appointments of, 166
approval ratings of, 9–10
Ben Qumu and, 29
elections of 2008 and, 162
executive privilege assertions by, 73
gun walking and, 74
Iran and, 22, 132–33
labor unions and, 162
litigation against, 213
media relations with, 13
press and, 13
scandals and, 13
surveillance policies of, 139–41, 143, 144, 149, 154, 155–56
weaknesses of, 204
Bush, Jeb, 55–56
BuShitler, 13
business community, concessions from, 192–95, 206
BuzzFeed, 51
Cairo, Egypt, Obama’s trip to, 20–21
Cambridge (Massachusetts) Police Department: Gates case and, 187–88
Cameron, David, 24, 195
Cameron, Simon, 176
Camp, Dave, 113–14
Campaign Legal Center, 114
Capone, Al, 208
Cardozo, Nate, 125
Carney, Jay
and AP case, 126
and Benghazi, 1, 46, 47–48, 49, 53, 206–7
and Fast and Furious Operation, 73
and Gosnell trial, 208
and IRS activities, 108, 112, 113
and Israeli-Iranian nuclear program, 133
and leaks about terror plots of al-Qaeda, 124, 208
Onion parody of, 2
scandal comments by, 2–3, 15
Caron, Paul, 87
Carter, Jimmy, 129, 204
Carville, James, 91
Casa, Olinda, 65–66
CBS, 175, 209
CBS Evening News, 93
CBS News
Benghazi and, 40, 43, 46–47, 50, 51, 209
and Fast and Furious Operation, 69–70
and hacking of journalists, 77
Cefalu, Vince, 77–78
Center for Community Change, 199–200
Center for Individual Freedom, 169
Center for Public Integrity (CPI), 169–70
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Armitage-Plame incident, 205
Belhadj capture by, 26
and Benghazi, 30, 32, 39, 40, 45, 48, 50
and Boston Marathon information, 153
BuShitler and, 13
and gunrunning in Syria, 30–31
leaks and, 119, 124, 133, 136
and Libyan uprising, 27
Petraeus as head of, 55
and Rosen–North Korea case, 122
Snowden revelations and, 152
and staff connections to terrorist organizations, 152
surveillance programs and, 144, 149
in Turkey, 30–31
Chaffetz, Jason, 37, 50–51, 120–21
Chait, Mark, 69, 70, 79
Chamber of Commerce, U.S., 98
Chambliss, Saxby, 152
charges
about bribery, 159–76
about conspiracy and espionage of Obama administration, 19–56
about IRS activities, 87–116
about manslaughter count, 61–82
about obstruction of justice, 184–200
about surveillance programs, 141–54
about unauthorized disclosure of information, 121–35
Chávez, Hugo, 86
checks and balances: importance of, 213
Cheney, Dick, 150