Cheney says VP office is not part of Executive Branch

I heard a story on CNN tonight about an executive order Bush made that requires classified information originating from the executive branch to be documented in the national archives. Whats the crooks solution? Declare that the VP office isn't part of the executive branch and not comply!!!! OMG . Also there have been reports of Cheney wanting to abolish an oversight panel!! Read the article on CNN

Cheney accused of efforts to abolish oversight panel

Somehow the article seems a bit exagerated doncha think?

Here is EXECUTIVE ORDER 13292.

Mod Edit: Fixed Link.

[edit on 22/6/2007 by Mirthful Me]

Cheney says VP office is not part of Executive Branch
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Uha. Seems to me VP USA Cheney is in there to direct, mis-direct and find loop holes to hide his bosses business when required. I remember when Cheney was Bush Seniors' Def Sec and he seemed so honest -- wondering what happened?

Dallas

Thanks for the fix MM.

Cheney says VP office is not part of Executive Branch

See? Thats exactly what I was talking about. Take a quote, from someone else. Change or abbreviate it, and viola, instant scandal. Exagerative BS.

The real quote was from chief of staff, David Addington. Not Cheney. The quote was then cut in half so that it doesn't even reflect what the point of the quote was. And people fall for this all the time.

Wasn't the actual quote: "The Vice President’s office does not believe it is included in the definition of ‘agency’ as set forth in the order,” nor is it an “entity within the executive branch that comes into the possession of classified information"?

Cheney did not say that his office was not part of the Executive Branch in that quote, did he?

Now if people want to argue the actual contents of the quote, no problem. But why did CNN go to the trouble of the exageration, bluff and bluster?

Anyone?

[edit] Ah, I see that CNN just quoted William Leonard, director of the Information Security Office, National Archives as saying that Cheney said he was not part of the Executive Branch. So it seems that William Leonard did the misquote, and CNN wrote the article in such a way that people come off with the idea that Cheney actually said it.

Such a petty little thing for William Leonard to do, just because he doesn't get the access he thinks he is entitled to.

I mean, come on. Mr. Leonard can't really think that quote meant that the VP's office isn't part of the Executive Branch can he? But if he really does, what the heck is he doing in the Information Security office, and who did he pay to get that job?



[edit on 6/22/07 by makeitso]

So its a misquote who cares. The point is that Cheney's office (cheney or is subordinates) feel that they can obey the law when it suits them. This has been reported by more than just CNN. Do a search. It may be exaggerated thats what news is. However, it doesn't change the fact that the VP office isn't trying to circumvent reporting measures in place. And with Leonard being a gov't employee he cannot make baseless accusations. Rather he can, be he will have to suffer the consequences.

I mean, come on. Mr. Leonard can't really think that quote meant that the VP's office isn't part of the Executive Branch can he? But if he really does, what the heck is he doing in the Information Security office, and who did he pay to get that job?

No he doesn't think so thats why he reported it to the attorney general.
He apparently has letters saying "VP is not entity within executive branch" from Cheney's office.

Look it up.....SEDITION.....and tell me this isn't what the are/trying to do!!??!! Seriously, this needs much more discussion.