Comments on: Transition Transparency Issue #3: Obama’s Foundation and ChoicePoint http://ariwriter.com/transition-transparency-issue-3-obamas-foundation-and-choicepoint/ Strategies and tips on social media and online marketing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve Rhodes http://ariwriter.com/transition-transparency-issue-3-obamas-foundation-and-choicepoint/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 Steve Rhodes Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:28:26 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=978#comment-2185 It is a media company (other properties include the New Scientist & Variety), not MI5. I'm sure it passed FBI muster. And perhaps the Obama transition team just needs more copy editors (something media companies should also do though sadly, they've been cutting copy editors). They've been planning the transition for months. It is probably just language (perhaps even from before Biden was picked) that didn't get changed. It is a media company (other properties include the New Scientist & Variety), not MI5.

I’m sure it passed FBI muster.

And perhaps the Obama transition team just needs more copy editors (something media companies should also do though sadly, they’ve been cutting copy editors).

They’ve been planning the transition for months. It is probably just language (perhaps even from before Biden was picked) that didn’t get changed.

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://ariwriter.com/transition-transparency-issue-3-obamas-foundation-and-choicepoint/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Ari Herzog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:10:44 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=978#comment-2166 I don't question mergers and acquisitions by transnational firms, but it's slightly odd that a British-owned (or any non-American owned) company is checking personal data of presidential appointees. And the Obama-Biden Transition Project was named such before Election Day, so while your assumption is valid, that begs the question how far back this Foundation was called such. I don’t question mergers and acquisitions by transnational firms, but it’s slightly odd that a British-owned (or any non-American owned) company is checking personal data of presidential appointees.

And the Obama-Biden Transition Project was named such before Election Day, so while your assumption is valid, that begs the question how far back this Foundation was called such.

]]> By: Steve Rhodes http://ariwriter.com/transition-transparency-issue-3-obamas-foundation-and-choicepoint/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Steve Rhodes Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:24:48 +0000 http://www.ariwriter.com/?p=978#comment-2146 You make it sound nefarious that ChoicePoint is owned by a British company. Most people aren't familiar with Reed Elsevior, but many have heard of Lexis-Nexis, the Lancet, and Gray Anatomy. And perhaps Foundation instead of Project was a mistake (or even on an earlier draft). You make it sound nefarious that ChoicePoint is owned by a British company.

Most people aren’t familiar with Reed Elsevior, but many have heard of Lexis-Nexis, the Lancet, and Gray Anatomy.

And perhaps Foundation instead of Project was a mistake (or even on
an earlier draft).

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