Guest essay by Eric Worrall
h/t John, Daily Caller – Lisa Jackson, who may have broken federal law by using a fake email alias during her tenure as EPA chief, has demanded more EPA transparency.
Apple’s Lisa Jackson says the EPA hasn’t changed, leadership has changed
Apple’s Vice President Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives Lisa Jackson has a lot to say about the Environmental Protection Agency. She served as the administrator of the EPA during Obama’s first term, and she now thinks Donald Trump’s administration is causing a great threat to the agency.
“The Environmental Protection Agency is, to me, an extension of the Department of Defense,” she said. “It protects something really important in this country, which is a huge competitive advantage. We have clean air to breathe, water to drink and land to develop and build on.”
“And I just have to say the EPA hasn’t changed. There’s a leadership change, which is beyond politics in my mind. The EPA has been run by Democrats, by Republicans, but has never, in its history that is 40+ years old, been run by someone who seems to be determined to do the one thing that could destroy its credibility, which is not making it transparent.”
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Lisa Jackson stepped down from her role as EPA chief in 2012, in the middle of the “Richard Windsor” scandal, when it was discovered she was using the alias Richard Windsor in some EPA email correspondence. Lisa Jackson, who now works for Apple Computers, denies that she used the alias to try to circumvent Federal record keeping laws.
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This cow is right up there with Loretta Lynch who started to prosecute people under the RICO Act and had to bring it to a sudden halt when she realized the RICO Act violator was the guy who sent her that prosecutory demand letter. Remember that one?
Such fine people there were in that administration! Sometimes, the stuff really does float to the top and stay there until it’s flushed.
While the Obama administration was far more open with the corruption (who was going to stop them? Obviously, no one.), there has never been a “transparent” president or congress or cabinet probably in the history of the US. When people talk about the press “hiding things”, FDR and his inability to walk or stand for very long that was very effectively hidden by the press, JFK and his illnesses and medications, LBJ who came to Washington broke and left a milionaire (you can substitute a lot of names in that one) all come to mind. Most divisive president? Not Obama—he didn’t rule over a civil war. There’s no evidence that politics has ever been “clean”, just sometimes dirtier than others.
They all do it so therefore it is OK. I get it.
‘Obama—he didn’t rule over a civil war’
Don’t kid yourself – he’s still trying.
Why are all of the Obama/Clinton people so similar?
The mendacity and ineptness of Jackson, Wasserman-Schultz, Learner, Brazille, Holder, Rice…….. on and on.
Ever study the USSR? Better yet, read Animal Farm?
She gave herself a royal name on her illegal server while implementing industry and job killing regulations justified by a theory. And now she is claiming the EPA is cut in stone and she wants transparency.
I doubt her job at Apple is any more than a figurehead appointment for political favors and Apple will not allow her to damage the company like she did the country.
President Trump was elected, in part, to undo those regulations that are damaging to the US and its citizens.
Jeff Sessions, phone home.
Lisa jackboot Jackson sez; ““The Environmental Protection Agency is, to me, an extension of the Department of Defense”. Yeah, we noticed. Except it isn’t, and for good reason. That way lies tyranny. Oh wait, that’s what you wanted.
This has been a very effective strategy……….accuse somebody that you disagree with of doing what you do/did wrong.
Climate change deniers got that name for looking at all the data, including the fact that global climate models were consistently projecting temperatures too warm vs observations.
Those denying this and other indisputable scientific facts were claiming: “The science is settled/debate is over” and if you disagree…….even if you are right and can show the data, you are a denier.
Effective marketing strategy 101 in today’s world that features non critically thinking masses that are led by narrative’s that sound as if they have an honorable objective………..”Transparency of the EPA”……….”Save the planet from human caused climate change”…….”hold Exon Mobile accountable for hiding their knowledge of human caused climate change” “People that disagree with human caused climate change are criminals, blocking the defenders of life from accomplishing their mission”. “Save the polar bears”
Here is a better one: Save us from the fraudulent marketing schemes that intentionally mislead people with junk science and lies to accomplish an agenda.
I am disgusted. When will someone prosecute all of these left over rats both in and out of the current administration? Justice delayed is justice denied.
Lisa Jackson disguising herself as Dick Windsor in her emails? With all the talk of transgender bathrooms these days, maybe Lisa Jackson joined the crowd and thinks she’s a man. Or, with the last name of Windsor, maybe she’s a relative of the Queen of England…
The far more serious issue with what Jackson is saying it that some how the EPA and its staff are sacrosanct. Like most of those on the Left it doesn’t matter to her and I bet many working at the EPA that federal agencies are in the executive branch and work ultimately for the President and those he appoints. Sadly, it is nearly impossible to fire a federal employee, so the present administration will find it difficult to change the “culture” at the EPA. So years back Whitman tried to implement measurable performance standards. Staff fought her tooth and nail and ultimately won. Jackson is trying to sell the idea to I assume the environmental base that the Trump administration is going to do way with all regulations on everything. Again she doesn’t appreciate that Congress has not repealed nor has Trump asked for a repeal of our Clean Water, Clean Air, etc Acts. Anything to keep the bases stirred up. Remember the 2018 mid-terms are a little over a year away.
Another prominent EPA figure that should be in jail, but instead was heralded off with great bows by Obama.
Drain the Swamp! Better be careful though, she might take the knee at the next opportunity and claim that ‘White privilege ‘ made her do it!