Obama Teams Defends Panetta CIA Pick

He’s the president, do as your told. Senate intelligence committe? all they can ask is how much do you need, by are not informed on what’s being done. he don’t need your advice

The only thing Panetta knows about the CIA is how to get there in a car. A sorry pick by the ‘chosen one’.

Bruised egos

It looks like Obama is bringing back the RETIRED Clinton administration. Leon Panetta is 70.

Yes, everyone is correct Obama can do what he wants, he doens’t have to consider anyone else. He will be ‘concerned’ that they don’t understand.

Bad (read OLD) idea? Where IS the “change” here? Biden, Panetta, all of the Clinton retreads… 20th cetury answers to 21st century problems… Albeit after looking at the age of some of these folks, make that 19th century answers to 20th century problems! Good Lord! Obama is wet behind the ears, and his advisers are WAAY beyond their years! Yikes!

Outdated – and totally unqualified for the job at hand – another political IOU being cashed in, and the ones that suffer will be our troops and field officers.

I’m a yellow dog Democrat and a Washington political junkie, and I don’t recall a single appointment or nomination that was ever run by Congressional leaders for their approval prior to being announced, early courtesy notifications notwithstanding. Democratic leaders seem to idiotically be under some illusion that Obama’s Presidency is going to be one that is shared by all members of the Party. It will not be, nor should it be, nor has any prior presidencies been.

One president at a time. What a joke..!!!

Obama’s first major mistake was made with this choice.. A very dangerous decision with large negative consiquences……

How do you defend a stupid choice? Have ABC and a more stupid pic of George on the cover defending the pic…..
GEEZE….. ABC. GET A LIFE……

dear george:
stop trying to manufacture a story that isn’t there!
you keep on trying to stir up the pot – give it up.
try learning to do a bit of HONEST journalism instead of inuendo and rumormongering, okay?
jeeeesh!!!! better yet, why not look for another career – the age of yellow journalism is coming to an end. thank god!

The issue here is the cover-up of the shoot-down of TWA Flight 800 on July 17, 1996. Either Panetta was involved in the coverup, or he was one of those against it. Either way, the news of this coverup will come out sometime very soon. I believe the ‘anger’ and ‘confusion’ you see right now from those in DC surrounds this very sensitive issue. I hope the doors blow wide open on this topic immediately so that everyone will know the truth.

Lame, Lame, Lame>>>> God help us all….

See: http://flight800.org/cia_propaganda.htm

Panetta as CIA head?? What a joke. what qualifications does he have to lead a intelligence agency? Hahaaa… Obama is just selling out favours, he does not have a clue.

Obama sure isn’t the President of Change and not having four more years of Bush.
Instead he is the President of retreads and four more years of Clinton.

Let Obama make his picks and lets judge him after 4 years . Bush had 8 years screw everything up …

Mr. Panetta is 70. Obama has brought back from retirement the Clinton administration. What happened to “changing Washington”?

When the next terrorist attack occurs, I am holding Obama responsible because of his unqualified appointments in the intelligence area. This is serious business and there is no room for Obama to play politics. Obama just has no experience and doesn’t understand what is needed.

This is Obama’s first BIG mistake!!! When we are attacked again, remember Obama made this decision…..

Brian…You said…..”When the next terrorist attack occurs, I am holding Obama responsible because of his unqualified appointments in the intelligence area.”……..I agree with you.

1st, if you are unable to write or annunciate clearly, you shouldn’t be allowed to vote or speak on the issues.
2nd, if PEBO choses to tick off too many of his party, he won’t get anyone to be in the cabinet, as they must all be approved by the Senate. So he DOES need to consult with them, IF he wants his pick to get voted into office…or is that too complicated an explanation for your backwoods, Race to G.E.D-educated mind to grasp? Mouth-breather…sheesh

Robert Perkins — Do you work for the CIA or something? You have no idea what the top CIA job ‘demands’. I know what the American people demand — and that is to weed out all government corruption hiding behind the protective wall of ‘necessary’ secrecy. The CIA has abused much of its power over the last 40 years. I welcome an outsider like Panetta to clean the place up.

The more resistance I see from the Washington elite (Rockefeller, Feinstein, etc), the more I KNOW this pick is perfect. The Washington elite do NOT want an outsider leafing through their secret and untoward histories. This is exactly what an outsider like Panetta will do, and he’ll probably uncover a great deal of illegal activity by the CIA. I am personally looking forward to the uncovering of the CIA’s role in the cover-up of the shoot-down of TWA Flight 800.
Panetta was Clinton’s chief of staff when the shoot down occurred, but he resigned shortly thereafter. He must have been one of the few people against the cover-up. I glean this because there is so much resistance to his pick in Washington. Obama knows what’s up and he’s working for the people to hold the liars accountable.
See: http://flight800.org/cia_propaganda.htm

Katmando said, “Do you really think that if there are illegal activities that benefit the U.S. interests that Pannetta will find out?” YES.
See: http://flight800.org/eye.html

This is Conspiracy Theory 101…there is NO HARD EVIDENCE to support these claims. Do you realize how many “eyewitness accounts” of events turn out to be incorrect, as an example in a trial? People “read into what they see” to make it make sense.
Again, if there are ‘other’ activities, do you not believe the current staff responsible will hide those to ensure the programs continue???

Panetta is a great choice!
Panetta is by far better than the one bush pick for his UNPROVOKED Iraq bush war, which killed and wounded tens of thousands of Americans!
Americans aren’t served by un-intelligent agents who manufacture intelligence that cause an INCOMPETENT and wild President to send thousands of Americans to early graves in Iraq!

Panetta is quite qualified to lead the CIA despite the fact that he is not an insider, and perhaps because of that. He has stated his crystal clear opposition to torture! THAT’S why Obama picked him. America needs leaders with principle for a change. Feinstein has known about US torture for years and has not fought very strongly against it. She is useless and her opinion is irrelevant. Obama was smart enough to not even bother with the input of this washed up old crone.

How dare anyone question the Messiah! His picks come from upon high and mean change for the country!
No one should ever question the Messiah’s wisdom and recycled Clinton administration appointments. Feinstein should repent for questioning His Holiness the President Elect.

vancav said, “…and Sandy Berger sneaking confidential intel docs out of the National Archives in his sock, might be something of a threat to national security and personal privacy”
Exactly! Berger was stealing documents that exposed the government’s role in hiding the fact that TWA 800 was shot down by a missile. The missile shoot down was not covered up very well at all (because cover ups are very hard to do). But the involvement of the CIA producing a video to hoodwink the public into believing the 600 eyewitnesses were wrong was all that was needed for the press to stop investigating it. I think Obama is being brilliant here. This pick is going to unwedge the TWA 800 cover up.

Thank heavens they did not listen to Sen. Feinstein. and thank heaven Obama picked someone who has NOT had much to do with the ‘intelligence’ community this last decade or more.
the intelligence community is fetid. its moral corruption and professional dopiness is matched only by the Bush Dept of Justice. NO ONE WHO HAS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CIA SHOULD BE PROPOSED FOR THIS OR ANY SENSITIVE POSITION in govt.
Feinstein has it exactly backwards.
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brendan ,
Son, you & all these liberal bleeding heart fools better hope that none of these terrorist groups decides that our annoited PEBO is completely clueless.
You can whine & fuss til hell freezes over (Didn’t Al Gore say that was supposed to alreadty have occured??), the fact remains in the world today, our first line of defense is our intelligence gathering community. If Obama screws that up, your going to be begging for the Bush years to return. No one will really ever know just how many times attacks on the US were thwarted since 9/11, just as you will never know if it would have your family who may have suffered if those attacks had not been stopped.
All this BS about how your rights have been curtailed by Bush and how “bad” we are for using “questionable methods” to obtain information is such a load of cr@p. How many of you who love to run to that nice safe moral high ground would just as quickly hurt another human being if you knew they had information about your abducted wife or child ?
It would be nice is everyone in the world played by the rules. The truth is when your fighting an enemy who loves to use civilian casualties as weapons, you have to throw out those rules.

Just look back at the last Adminstrations so called “experience” in Intelligence! Weapons of Mass Destruction which got us into a War that was based on Oil Profits, and has left our Economy in Shambles! I will give the new guy credit and trust in the President’s choice. We need new ideas and people in the Administration!

I love how some of you who aren’t qualified to operate a gas pump, let alone to give critical thought to very complex political matters sling around these ridiculous baseless accussations and asinine name-calling, as if you have the slightest clue about anything. This is the kind of board where you can wake up in a good mood about people and the world and in a matter of 60 seconds completely lose faith in mankind.

Mike_C: You said a mouthful. What change in Washington. Obama really duped the American public but he didn’t dupe me because I didn’t vote for him. I could read him like a book without the cover. He is very slick and cunning. He knew how to fool everyone and the American public let themselves be taken for a ride. Hillary knows more than he hasn’t learned yet and so does the Clinton people. Let’s see how this country goes for the next four years. His choices are not the best, Emanuel, Napolitano, Solis, and Richardson who stepped down, Biden for VP and others. He has some poor judgment in his picks.

Example A.
It’s as if, you’re not even paying attention to what Obama is doing. You realize that many of the powers that be in your party support many of his appointments, right? And it’s understandable that somebody who supported George Bush would think that every president is merely a puppet, but this is certainly not the case with Obama and many people have gone on record indicating as much. But just go on talking and talking without so much of a shred of fact or reason.

Silky,
That is the difference between you and those of us who are making legit points here. You cant handle the fact these are ligit criticisms are therefore resort to the talking points.
In fact, I listen to and watch many of the liberal pundants. Perhaps you should also try the same thing, listening to all points of view. Liberals have this funny thing, its all ok as long as you agree with me, if you dont, then you are mean spirited, biased, partissan,…etc.
Try actually reading many of the liberal posts on these sites. There are a few people willing to actually engage in real discussions, but mostly they are Bush is greatest evil of all time and the rest seem to spend their time explaining to the rest of us what “change” is.
The facts are Obama won with a certain message. He ran a fantastic campaign, perhaps the best of my lifetime (near 50yrs), but now the fairy tale ends. The harshness of reality hits home. He must do something he has NEVER, EVER done before. He must form a government that can actually operate and work on our problems. He promised “Change”, but never really defined what that change would be. So pardon us for pointing out that his definiton of change seems to equal retread.

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I support the appointment of Mr. Leon Panetta – I think President Elect Obama
has done a very good selection – Mr.Panetta is very intelligent,honest and dedicated citizen to the service of our country – I think is one of the most
complete and experienced person in all
areas of government – And I challenge any one to prove the contrary. It is not good to be blind by selfish motives
Congratulations Mr.PEBO on this choice

what’s the problem – how can you say that Obama is the greatest President ever, when he isn’t even President yet? Doesn’t he actually have to BECOME President first? Or do you have a crystal ball? And your definition of ‘greatest’ may be far different than other people’s definitions.

“he has ZERO experience at forming a government & and actually governing.”
And that’s not a change? Give him some time. His decisions so far have far and wide been applauded. Let’s give him some room to work before judging him, shall we?

Silky,
He is getting his chance, but just as in the past when liberals were critical of conservatives and there choices & decisions…the wheel comes full circle. He is just another politician and deserves to be treated as such.
I am not the one who ran around screaming change for past 2 years. It is up to him to lay out that change. Remember the “t” word. That means no one shopuld be guessing about what change is, he is supposed to be telling us. He was more than happy to slam every Bush policy during the campaign, its kind weak to hide behind the “we only have one president at a time ” line now! He can lay out his plan for all to see. I mean the details, not the fluff on his website.
I plan to hold him to HIS standards, not mine or yours. He is the one who has been touting “transparency” as one of the corner stones of his administration.
Maybe if he had used that transparency edict on his appointees, he would have avoided the embarassment caused by Richardson. He should have posted those 63 question papers each of his appointees were required to fill out on the net. Maybe someone outside his team would have informed him that Richardson was under investigation (assuming that Richardson did not disclose that fact).

Silky, I couldn’t have said it better. I usually don’t post on these things, but I had to give you your PROPTS