Ok, now show me how many requests were made in those years.

In fiscal year 2009, 17 major governmental agencies refused to release information, claiming legal exemptions, 466,872 times, an increase of nearly 50 percent from the previous year, according to a review of requests conducted by The Associated Press. In 2008, the government refused 312,683 requests made under the Freedom of Information Act, AP reported.

The AP examined the 2008 and 2009 budget year FOIA reports from the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury and Veterans Affairs; the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Federal Reserve Board.

That doesn't mean anything.
If, for example 1,000,000 REQUESTS were made in 2009 and 400,000 turned down compared to 500,000 REQUESTS made in 2008 and 300,000 turned down, which year is more transparent?

Desperate to make Obama your punk, aren't you lettuce?

From the AP story:

The agencies cited exemptions at least 466,872 times in budget year 2009, compared with 312,683 times the previous year, the review found. Over the same period, the number of information requests declined by about 11 percent, from 493,610 requests in fiscal 2008 to 444,924 in 2009. Agencies often cite more than one exemption when withholding part or all of the material sought in an open-records request.

Lettuce, note that there has been a DECREASE in the number of requests. Does this answer your question, or are you still punking for Obama?

"Agencies often cite more than one exemption when withholding part or all of the material sought in an open-records request."

Back to square one. Math is hard, huh Jimmah?

That's the kind of reasoned discourse I expect from the likes of you.

"When you refuse to accept an argument, you become nothing but a ideological pea-brained fool."

Gotta love the self-retorting retort, pea-brain.

". Maybe you should just butt-fuck the but-monkey. "

Is that what they do in Spokane, Jimboy?

"When you refuse to accept an argument..."

You will be assimilated.

Sincerely,
The Borg (Spokane chapter)

I hope he enjoys his vacation.

Letus, if you feel this way about Spokane, remember these wise words:

Have you noticed when you argue with an idiot he will drag you down to his level then beat you with experience?

Unless he gets dumped, that is.

Check and mate.

"That doesn't mean anything."
#3 | Posted by LetUsPrey

FF

You flunk outta sophomore statistics too, KB?

"Agencies often cite more than one exemption when withholding part or all of the material sought in an open-records request."

Back to square one. Math is hard, huh Jimmah?

#7 | Posted by LetUsPrey

So, you are essentially "arguing" that the Obama administration has a substantially higher number of situations where multiple expemptions are cited to deny a single request than the Bush administration?

The percentage of requests dropped a full 11%, YET the total number of denials are up substantially.

This is all coming from a President who touted transparency. He's transparent all right; he's transparently opaque and secretive.

Obama's credibility is tanking at an almost unfathomable rate. He is STILL spouting all of that feel-good rhetoric that got him elected, but his actions are polar-opposite.

His approval would probably be at least 5 points lower if the MSM didn't literally hang out in his shorts.

Just this week he actually made the statement that his healthcare plan would save a bunch of businesses 3000% in healthcare savings. Three THOUSAND percent! Think about that for a moment. There is no way the MSM would have let Bush get away with the same statement. Hell, it probably would have garnered a half dozen front-page stories in the Times.

If, for example 1,000,000 REQUESTS were made in 2009 and 400,000 turned down compared to 500,000 REQUESTS made in 2008 and 300,000 turned down, which year is more transparent?

#3 | Posted by LetUsPrey at 2010-03-16 07:12 PM2008 was more transparent. Try reading the article.

An Associated Press review of Freedom of Information Act reports filed by 17 major agencies found that the use of nearly every one of the law's nine exemptions to withhold information from the public rose in fiscal year 2009, which ended last October.
...

All told, the 17 agencies reviewed by AP reported getting 444,924 FOIA requests in fiscal 2009, compared with 493,610 in fiscal 2008."

AAHHHHHHHH

just look and read all of the crawfishing going on here from the obama orgasmatons...
face it...the hope and change as far as things like this was all a sham and a lie.

"The way to make government responsible is to hold
it accountable and the way to hold it accountable
is to make it transparent so that the American
people can know exactly what decisions are being
made, how they are being made and whether their
interests are being well-served. The directives
I am giving my administration today on how to
interpret the Freedom of Information Act will
do just that. For a long time now, there has
been too much secrecy in this city. The old rules
said that if there was a defensible argument for
not disclosing something to the American people,
then it should not be disclosed. That era is now
over. Starting today, every agency and department
should know that this administration stands on
the side not of those who seek to withhold
information, but those who seek to make it
known. ...the mere fact that you have the legal
power to keep something secret doesn't mean
you should always use it."
-Pres. Barack Obama, 01-2009

"It's no coincidence that one of the most
secretive administrations in our history has
favored special interests and pursued policies
that could not stand up to the sunlight. As
president I am going to change that."
-Sen. Barack Obama, 11-2008, while
campaigning for the presidency

2008 had more FOIA requests but less exemptions than 2009.

#19 | Posted by LIVE_OR_DIE

Which is precisely why Obamabots, outside of trolls like Lettuce, are avoiding this thread like the plague.

Lettuce is one of the 19-percenters. He has to do his duty, even though he knows the futility of it.

I hope he enjoys his vacation.

#11 | Posted by LetUsPrey

Back to flagging people who kick your ass, Sally?