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Credit: Comedy Central

Jon Stewart Skewers Obama For His Hypocrisy On Transparency

NOT THAT IT'S WORTH WASTING OUR BREATH OVER, OR THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO, BUT BARACK OBAMA'S RECORD ON GOVERNMENT OPENNESS IS LAUGHABLE.

Thank God for good government watchdog Jon Stewart who called Obama out last night for his administration's "weird" penchant for secrecy at the same time mocking the Prez's first campaign video.

"This's been an administration that's prosecuted more whistleblowers in two years than in the preceding 40 years. That meets with lobbyists across the street from the White House so they don't have to disclose their meetings with lobbyists. And, this is true, censored nearly 200 pages of internal emails about their efforts to make government more transparent."

Stewart's verbal spank comes just days after the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a report slamming Obama political appointees for "politicizing" the Freedom Of Information (FOI) process.

The document details how Obama appointees are systematically delaying FOIA requests.

“Political appointees do not have a right to stop or delay releases of information through FOIA because they find them embarrassing, inconvenient, or politically sensitive,” Issa said in a statement. “There is no place for this kind of interference in a process designed to create transparency and accountability in government.”

Check out Stewart's smack below.

Tags: Politics , Television

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