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No “O” Keys Missing from White House Computers?

Posted by GayPatriotWest at 5:45 pm - January 21, 2009.
Filed under: Bush-hatred

Something tells me that as President Obama’s staff settles into their offices in the West Wing and Old Executive Office Building, they will find their computer keyboards intact.

Just another (comparative) reminder of the grace former President Bush’s Republican staffers showed to their Democratic succesors.

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  1. It’ll be great when we have the transition-inauguration where all the ‘S’ (or maybe ‘P’) keys are found to have been removed from the keyboards by petty, spiteful Obama staffers.

    Comment by ILoveCapitalism — January 21, 2009 @ 5:53 pm - January 21, 2009

  2. I’d never heard that about the Clinton to Bush transition…what a class act! So childish!

    Comment by David — January 21, 2009 @ 5:57 pm - January 21, 2009

  3. The Obama people are complaining that Bush’s staff somehow disabled the public comments telephone line coming into the White House. They have to be kidding. I didn’t even know that such a thing still existed.

    Comment by Charles — January 21, 2009 @ 6:37 pm - January 21, 2009

  4. http://archive.salon.com/politics/feature/2001/05/23/vandals/index.html

    The Clinton vandalism story is bogus. Even Bush’s people had to admit it was false.

    Looks like idiot wingers will believe anything though.

    Comment by Cokane — January 21, 2009 @ 6:57 pm - January 21, 2009

  5. Sorry, Cokane, the story is not bogus at all. Follow the link in my post which confirms it.

    Comment by GayPatriotWest — January 21, 2009 @ 7:12 pm - January 21, 2009

  6. It’s the left’s denial that’s bogus.

    Comment by V the K — January 21, 2009 @ 7:25 pm - January 21, 2009

  7. The Clinton trolls ripped the W’s off computer key boards, pulled hard line phone line wires out of the walls, and flung pizza against the walls of the west wing. Typically classless behavior of leftists.

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — January 21, 2009 @ 7:26 pm - January 21, 2009

  8. from your link dan–

    The accounting office said similar pranks were reported in prior transitions, including the one from Mr. Bush’s father to Mr. Clinton in 1993. ”We were unable to conclude,” it said, ”whether the 2001 transition was worse than previous ones.”

    Comment by rusty — January 21, 2009 @ 7:35 pm - January 21, 2009

  9. BREAKING NEWS according to drudge….
    Caroline Kennedy out as possible NY Senator.
    Apparently someone told her it would be like having a real job. You know 5 days a week, 8 hours a day including lunch, etc.
    http://www.nypost.com/seven/01212009/news/politics/caroline_kennedy_ends_senate_seat_bid_151234.htm

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — January 21, 2009 @ 7:42 pm - January 21, 2009

  10. Rusty, I was waiting for someone to catch that line. :-)

    Note the word “pranks” in that passage while the report acknowledges vandalism in 2001. The authors of the report may have be “unable to conclude” much of anything, but the evidence they provide is pretty clear. And the fact that they provide no evidence of vandalism in previous transitions.

    The point remains. “W” keys were removed or vandalized in 2001. There is no evidence (as of yet) of “O” keys removed this year.

    Comment by GayPatriotWest — January 21, 2009 @ 7:43 pm - January 21, 2009

  11. So, the first response of the left is to deny they did it. When confronted with evidence, they whine that someone else did it too.

    Good Lord, that’s how six year olds behave.

    Comment by V the K — January 21, 2009 @ 7:54 pm - January 21, 2009

  12. When told of the vandalism, Bush 43 told the investigators to move on and not prosecute anyone. One of his first efforts to be magnanimous. How’d that work out for him?

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — January 21, 2009 @ 8:04 pm - January 21, 2009

  13. Bush 43 told the investigators to move on and not prosecute anyone. One of his first efforts to be magnanimous. How’d that work out for him?

    Answer:
    George W. Bush = Charlie Brown
    Democrats = Lucy Holding Football

    Repeat for eight years.

    Comment by V the K — January 21, 2009 @ 8:10 pm - January 21, 2009

  14. So, the first response of the left is to deny they did it. When confronted with evidence, they whine that someone else did it too.

    Haven’t we seen that 99,000,000 times on this blog? But thanks for pointing it out. I mean, it’s messed up.

    Comment by ILoveCapitalism — January 21, 2009 @ 8:29 pm - January 21, 2009

  15. There is also the furniture that left the White House wound up in Chappaqua, NY. I think is stealing federal property.

    Comment by patriotmom — January 21, 2009 @ 8:37 pm - January 21, 2009

  16. Silly patriot mom…..when libs steal furniture that isn’t theirs it isn’t stealing, it’s it’s it just isn’t.

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — January 21, 2009 @ 9:46 pm - January 21, 2009

  17. Good Lord, that’s how six year olds behave.

    Isn’t that the truth.

    GPW went to Disneyland on Tuesday. But he came back. Leftists live there in their minds alongside their intellectual betters Goofy, Dopey, and Dumbo.

    Comment by Attmay — January 21, 2009 @ 10:42 pm - January 21, 2009

  18. .when libs steal furniture that isn’t theirs it isn’t stealing, it’s it’s it just isn’t.

    From Disney’s Robin Hood (paraphrased) “I never rob. I merely borrow from those who can afford it!”.

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — January 22, 2009 @ 2:22 am - January 22, 2009

  19. Cokane, and other libs,

    Looks like its time for a little lesson on how the liberal media handles the truth. You are correct that the media reported that the Clinton vandalism never really happened and that they cite the GAO report as evidence.

    PLEASE keep in mind this is exactly how they dealt with the 9/11 Commission report, the senate select intelligence committee report and basically every report and court ruling that came out for the past 8 years….

    Here is what the conclusion of the GAO report ACTUALLY says:

    “Damage, theft, vandalism, and pranks occurred in the White House complex during the 2001 presidential transition. Incidents such as the removal of keys from computer keyboards; the theft of various items; the leaving of certain voice mail messages, signs, and written messages; and the placing of glue on desk drawers clearly were intentional acts. However, it was unknown whether other observations, such as broken furniture, were the result of intentional acts, when and how they occurred, or who
    may have been responsible for them. Further, with regard to stolen items, such as the presidential seal, because no one witnessed the thefts and many people were in the White House complex during the transition, it was not known who was responsible for taking them. Moreover, regarding other items reported missing, such as doorknobs, cellular telephones, and
    television remote controls, it was unknown whether all of them were thefts, and if they were, who was responsible for taking those items and when they were taken. Further complicating our attempt to determine the amount of damage that may have occurred was the lack of documentation directly corroborating some observations and our inability to reconcile certain observations only a few hours apart in locations where some people saw damage, vandalism, or pranks and where others saw none.”

    Which makes it patently clear that Salon and the rest of the liberal media were blatantly lying.

    So how is it that the liberal media claimed to be citing the report as evidence? They intentionally ignored the conclusion outright, dug through the text of the report, and found this quote, which was given before the investigation even took place, and took the part they quote out of that context to make it sound as though they were saying that there was no vandalism by the clintons when all they were really saying was no one had recorded it yet:

    We subsequently asked EOP and the General Services Administration (GSA) whether they had any information that may be responsive to your request. On April 18, 2001, the director of the Office of Administration (OA),1 an EOP unit, wrote us a letter indicating that the White House had no record of damage that �may have been deliberately caused by employees of the prior [a]dministration� and that �.�repair records do not contain information that would allow someone to determine the cause of damage that is being repaired

    The full GAO report is Here.

    This is how the liberal media behaves on a regular basis, its how they reported on the 9/11 investigations, its how they reported the Iraq war, its how they report court decisions, its how they report katrina, its how they report everything, so that ignorant rubes such as yourselves will swallow it whole and keep pulling that Democrat lever.

    Lies and the lying liars who tell them…. are liberals.

    Comment by American Elephant — January 22, 2009 @ 6:12 am - January 22, 2009

  20. Well said, AE. The bottom line, for me, is this: ANYONE who feels compelled to destroy property that is paid for by the taxpayers should be punished for it. There is absolutely no reason to make the American People foot the bill for immature fits of vandalism and temper tantrums. It boils down to being a responsible, respectful person–and isn’t that what Obama talked about in his Inaugural Address? Being responsible for your actions?

    It would seem that the outgoing administration has more respect for the transition process and their successors than Clinton’s people ever had.

    Comment by jellibean — January 22, 2009 @ 9:56 am - January 22, 2009

  21. I myself would have left the “O” but removed the “A”…

    Comment by The other Peter H — January 22, 2009 @ 10:31 am - January 22, 2009

  22. OMG. I know this is an overly broad generalization, but… conservatives just don’t do humor. That said, I will give Bush the same credit I’ve given him through his presidency: he and Laura are both graceful people. While the Blair House-thing may not have measured up to the standards they set for themselves, they have otherwise been very cordial, polite and graceful during the transition. Beyond that… I’m sorry… you’re obsessing over keyboard keys? And… what? That somehow impunes all liberals, as opposed to just some Clinton staffers who were pulling a practical joke? Yeesh.

    Comment by CR — January 22, 2009 @ 10:58 am - January 22, 2009

  23. I was kinda hoping they would remove the “O” from one keyboard, then set it right beside it with a stickey note that said “Ha Ha”. This could have become a fine tradition, alas.

    Comment by sonicfrog — January 22, 2009 @ 11:29 am - January 22, 2009

  24. just some Clinton staffers who were pulling a practical joke?

    Yeah, I often vandalize homes and offices as a “practical joke” on my friends.

    Comment by V the K — January 22, 2009 @ 12:08 pm - January 22, 2009

  25. [...] No “O” Keys Missing from White House Computers? [...]

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  26. Thanks AE I love it when conservatives try to “educate” libs. Most of the time it doesn’t take though. They are not open minded to being educated.

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — January 22, 2009 @ 1:48 pm - January 22, 2009

  27. I’m sorry… you’re obsessing over keyboard keys? And… what? That somehow impunes all liberals, as opposed to just some Clinton staffers who were pulling a practical joke? Yeesh.

    Um, who the hell represents liberals if not their own freaking administration??? And it was a lot more than keyboard keys, it was vandalized offices, furniture, I think the report says they did well over $100,000 damage.

    You are represented by children because your ideology is childish.

    Comment by American Elephant — January 22, 2009 @ 6:57 pm - January 22, 2009

  28. Michael Medved made a great point yesterday talking about a recent interview of Helen Thomas. She said she was born a liberal, has always been a liberal and will die a liberal.

    Medved pointed out that we are all born liberals. We are born needing to be nursed, changed, and completely taken care of by others. Its just that some of us grow up.

    Comment by American Elephant — January 22, 2009 @ 7:00 pm - January 22, 2009

  29. AE chronicles the $100,000 vandalism, and didn’t mention the millions of dollars of furniture, portraits etc taken by the Clintons. After this was discovered, the staff embarassed, asked that they be returned. They really didn’t think the Clintons would try to take off with Lincolns bed, Washintons writing desk etc. The Clinton White House was very very different. Setting very low standards. From interns to vandalism to thievery.

    Comment by Gene in Pennsylvania — January 22, 2009 @ 7:25 pm - January 22, 2009

  30. And wasn’t there a report of a ghey Clinton staffer having sex on his desk in the White House, and the White House staff decorating the WH Christmas tree with condoms?

    It really was a trailer park in the Clinton years.

    Comment by V the K — January 22, 2009 @ 8:33 pm - January 22, 2009

  31. [...] the Bushes left the White house, there were no “O” keys missing. Sounds like Dubya et al were more than slightly classier than the Clintons et [...]

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  32. #28 – Of course, when Helen Thomas was born, the earth was just cooling.

    Sorry, couldn’t resist. ;-)

    Regards,
    Peter H.

    Comment by Peter Hughes — January 23, 2009 @ 11:44 am - January 23, 2009

  33. The Bushes,(43) had the moving van in early and were all moved out well before Inauguration Day, except for a couple of suitcases, as a convenience for the Obamas. I don’t think that there was ever such a gracious and classy transition before.
    The Bushes went far out of their way to make it easy for the Obamas, and to do what they could to prepare them for the transition. Staff was asked to work with the transition staff. They were repaid with digs in the inaugural speech, and classless stuff posted on the White House website.

    Comment by the elephant's child — January 25, 2009 @ 5:27 am - January 25, 2009

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