Democrat Wants Answers on Obama Passport Breach (Waxman wants answers)

[sabra]

Source: ABC News


Senior House Dem Gives Monday Deadline to Know Identity of Firm Involved in Peeking at Obama's Passport Records


A senior House Democrat wants to know the name of the as-yet-unnamed State Department contracting firm involved in illicitly peeking at Barack Obama's passport records.

"I...believe this information should be made publicly available," wrote House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., in a letter today to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Waxman also asked Rice to identify the workers involved in the snooping.

Three State contract employees improperly accessed the passport records of presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., earlier this year, the State Department revealed yesterday following a reporter's query.

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On Friday, Rice personally apologized to Obama for the incidents.

Waxman gave Rice a Monday deadline to respond to his request. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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[SoFlaJet]

1. Hey Henry

don't hold your fucking breath...this cabal is not real big on anybody telling THEM what to do

[habitual]

2. I'll give you 3 days, do you hear me??? 3 DAYS

and if you don't have them on my desk in 3 DAYS sharp then i'll extend it for 5 more days to allow you to prepare a thorough answer. Further extensions are absolutely out of the question unless the first extension expires, in which case we reserve the right to further extend our demands.

[nels25]

3. AH - Crickets chirping

based on thier past performance I would be the response he receives would be someting along the lines of YEAH RIGHT!

We shall see

[onehandle]

4. Go Henry! Keep this in the headlines. Give voters doubts about voting Republican.

Anything to bury the problems with NY Governors.

[BlueFireAnt]

5. What could possibly be in them?

What could be in them that could be used against him? This could actually be some nosey employees that just got caught. Or they could have been looking to score a big payday with the repugs on the off chance their was something that could be teisted to use against him. I just don't see anything damning in them.

[AndyTiedye]

6. Ding Ding Ding!

Or they could have been looking to score a big payday with the repugs on the off chance their was something that could be teisted to use against him.

We have a winner!

[irish.lambchop]

7. The issue is privacy.

Have you ever filled out an application for a passport? If so, you are already aware of what information is contained in your file at the State Department.

[BlueFireAnt]

8. I've never had to fill one out.

All of my overseas travel was done onboard a Navy vessel. Until I got kicked out, that is. Fuckers.

[irish.lambchop]

9. Hello, then from a Navy brat!

Passport apps require social security number, parents' info, mother's maiden name, place of birth, original birth cert, etc.

[BlueFireAnt]

11. But what info could be in there that could be used agiainst him.

Does it show everywhere he's traveled or something?

[irish.lambchop]

12. I never said that there is anything to be 'used against him' -

it is an issue of privacy. The 'snoopers' - whether their actions were politically nefarious or not remains to be seen - violated the Privacy Act.

[BlueFireAnt]

21. I'm not saying that it's no big deal. They should be canned.

I work in insurance, privacy act out the ying yang. I just don't understand what these nosey Nancy's were looking for.

[heliarc]

13. Mother's maiden name and social

can be used to get into his personal finances, I would imagine.,.. Hey, my big question here is why do "contract employees" get that kind of access? What kind of "contract employees" are working for the US state department? And the headline in LBN states that they were "Officials" Why the F are contract employees considered officials. This administration has totally sold us out to the highest (or sometimes lowest) bidder.

[irish.lambchop]

15. I agree.

I would like to know the names of the contracted companies and their ties/history to this administration. Is rather ironic to hear a State Dept. spokesperson saying that they value our privacy and that what happened is unacceptable all the while illegally wiretapping us.

[rocktivity]

16. In Obama's case, I can't help but believe they were looking for something in particular

After all, they tried THREE times in THREE months with THREE DIFFERENT people!

:headbang:
rocknation

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

19. Dates of Passport Breaches and Election related dates

Dates of Passport Breaches and Election related dates
03.20.08 -- 9:26PM // link | recommend (32)

Nuggets
A few more details about the Obama passport breach.
According to a new piece out in the Post from Glenn Kessler,

the breaches occurred
Jan. 9th,
Feb. 21st and
March 14th.

That would be
the day after the New Hampshire primary,
the day of the Democratic debate in Texas and
the day the Wright story really hit.


--Josh Marshall

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/184677.php

[BlueJessamine]

10. All 3 Candidates' Passport Files Breached

(AP) -- The passport files of the three presidential candidates - Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain - have been breached, the State Department said Friday.

It is unacceptable that it happened a first time to any candidate. For there to be three seperate breaches is outrageous.

The State department is investigating it themselves, while Bush's Justice Department monitors.

Hopefully Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi will show support to Rep. Henry Waxman's investigation.

[rocktivity]

14. Oh, but haven't you heard? It wasn't JUST Obama

The passport file of McCain was breached, too, and Hillary's was breached LAST YEAR! That's PROOF that there's no partisan conspiracy going on--shame on you for "politicizing" an already bad situation by thinking otherwise!

:eyes:
rocknation

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

17. Hilary's was "breached" during a training session unlike Gramps and Obama's

SO nothing happened to Hillary's information, it was during training, not
unfettered unaccounted for "breaching".

[RantinRavin]

18. So in an attempt to cover their tracks

They went in to all 3 of them.

[rocktivity]

20. So it WAS the same contractor!!!

Shouldn't they have been investigated (if not FIRED) after the second breach (Obama's first, if it's true that Hillary was breached in 2007)? They were allowed to continue to stay in business after sending at least FOUR people who effectively PILFERED from them? The owner is probably a big-bucks contributor to the Bush monarchy--that would explain the lack of interest in replacing them.

:headbang:
rocknation

[hisownpetard]

22. Exactly!!

[fascisthunter]

23. We Now Know Bush is Spying on Democrats Illegally

for political purposes and is using the Patriot Act as a way to do so as well.

It's time to impeach him.