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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and Vice President Joe Biden (R) attend an NCAA basketball game between Georgetown University and Duke University
Obama taking populist tone in fight over jobs
President Barack Obama is shifting his administration's emphasis to battling unemployment, the scourge that is hurting households nationwide and threatening to inflict heavy losses on Democrats in November's elections.
GOP revives 'soft on terror' charge
A series of recent controversies — capped by Friday’s decision to pull a key 9/11 trial out of Manhattan — is prompting Republicans to turn up the pressure on President Barack Obama, by resurrecting the kind of “soft on terrorism” charge that has dogged Democrats in the past. Obama large...
Iowahawk: If Music Be the Food of Love, Maestro Obama, Play On
Iowahawk Guest State of the Union Reviewby T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII It seems now scarcely possible that 15 months have transpired since I proclaimed my endorsement of Barack Obama on the pages of The National Topsider. continued
Obama Attends Washington Wizards Basketball Game
President Barack Obama took a break from politics Friday to sit courtside at a basketball game between his hometown team Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards. (Feb. 27)
The ‘Transformational’ President Plays Small Ball
Barack Obama ran for president to be a transformational leader like FDR, who came into office amid an economic crisis and passed sweeping legislation that fundamentally remade the government and country. Obama had no interest in the “small ball” presidency of Bill Clinton’s second ter...
MUST WATCH VIDEO!: Nikki Haley wins SC Gov. Debate!
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama couldn't pass up the chance to see a college basketball game between two top 10 teams. So on a snowy Saturday, Obama joined a sellout crowd to watch seventh-ranked Georgetown take on No. 8 Duke. Obama's personal assistant, Reggie Love, played basket...
Obama: Cutting Deficit as Important as Job Growth
Hammered by Republicans for billions of dollars in spending that added to the deficit, Obama outlined steps he said would rein in spending.WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Saturday that trimming budget deficits is as important as creating jobs, his top domestic priority this y...
Mysterious Bush-Bush-Obama meeting at the Oval Office this morning
President Barack Obama hosted a pair of Bushes this morning in the Oval Office: former President George H.W. Bush and his son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Two weeks ago, Jeb's brother, former President George W. Bush, was at the White House talking about Haiti relief with Obama and ex-Presid...
Rasmussen Daily: -12 (Overall 49A, 51D)
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 28% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -1...
Obama, Republicans clash in unusual session (Tip: Obama dislikes GOP attitude)
President Barack Obama on Friday engaged in a rare face-to-face showdown with Republican critics and testily accused them of trying to block his policies while urging them to "join with me" in creating jobs.The contentious 82-minute session showed the depth of the political divide tha...
Susan Collins Destroys Obama on War on Terror in GOP Weekly Radio Address
Maine Senator Susan Collins totally destroys Barack Obama over his administration's conduct of the war on terror in the Republican weekly radio address.Video hereNo need to elaborate. Read the text for a masterful take down of Obama.“Less than one hour. That’s right, less than one hour. “In...
Let Obama Be Obama?
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen is better than a stopped clock: He’s right more than twice a day. But even as a thoughtful liberal, he bears the burden of knowing many things that are not so. Ten years ago, he wrote a painfully honest column on Partial-Birth Abortion. He described thi...
Friday, Jan 29
Reality & Obama’s Reality: In-Depth Analysis of the President’s First State of the Union Address
On January 27th, 2010 President Barack Obama delivered his first official State of the Union Address. The speech to me had both a campaign feel, and a Carter-esque “Malaise speech” feel to it. I will explain that later on. In watching Barack Obama’s speech, there was a certain feel to it. It was...
Obama Calls on U.S. to Embrace Clean Nuclear Energy, Defies Opponents
Obama's State of the Union address was a pleasant surprise for nuclear proponents, but a not so pleasant one for critics in both partiesOne of the most active debates surrounding U.S. politics is whether U.S. President Barack Obama is doing too much or too little to break away from stale polit...
Obama Stumbles on North Korea
America now must be Asia's copilot, not its pilot During the presidential election in 2008, Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama said he would "pursue a tough, smart and principled national security strategy,"while "securing all nuclear weapons and materials from terro...
Orly Taitz Petitions District of Columbia Court
On Jan. 25, Dr. Orly Taitz petitioned the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for permission to question the Constitutional eligibility of Barack Obama to be president. She filed a “Motion for Leave of Court to file Quo Warranto,” listing herself as plaintiff and Obama as respond...
America Needs An Improved Hiring Climate
A year ago Barack Obama inherited a recession brought on by financial panic after the collapse of the housing bubble. The market crash was made worse by Wall Street shenanigans and recklessness at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Job losses followed. In response, Obama pushed through a stimulus...
Illinois, new Massachusetts setback for Obama? (LET'S HOPE SO ...)
CHICAGO – If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in the neck that never seems to go away. --- Republicans have reason to be optimistic. Officials from both parties say Illinois vot...
Obama to stump for Bennet in Colorado
The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will visit Colorado in February to attend an event with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. ... Bennet faces former Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff in the primary. Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton and Weld County District Attorney Ken Buc...
Obama to Republicans: 'work with me' (You bunch of Bolsheviks!)
BALTIMORE, Maryland (AFP) – President Barack Obama Friday chided Republicans for portraying his health reform plan as a "Bolshevik plot" and for saying he wanted to do "crazy stuff that is going to destroy America." In a highly unusual televised question-and-answer session, Obama tol...
Obama accuses GOP of demonizing health overhaul (as a "Bolshevik plot")
BALTIMORE – President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans of portraying health care overhaul legislation as a "Bolshevik plot." ... The 1917 revolution in Russia brought the Bolsheviks to power. Vladimir Lenin and Josef Stalin were among the leaders.
ANGRY Obama Lashes Out at House Republicans– Tells Them “I Am Not an Ideologue” (Video)
An angry Barack Obama met with House Republicans today at their retreat in Baltimore and attacked them for voting against his very radical and failed economic plans for restructuring America. To their credit not one single House Republican voted for the gigantic Stimulus Bill, the reco...
GOP freshman congressman stands up to accuse Obama of broken promises; president pushes back
A freshman congressman from Utah challenged President Barack Obama, accusing him of breaking promises to block lobbyists from his administration and to eliminate spending on pet projects.
Obama, Republicans Spar at GOP Event
BALTIMORE—In a face-to-face encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on health care, economic stimulus and other major issues. Republicans pushed back on taxes and spending, and accused Mr. Obama of not taking their ideas seriously.
President Obama rumbles with House GOP
BALTIMORE — President Barack Obama on Friday accused Republicans of portraying health care reform as a "Bolshevik plot" and telling their constituents that he’s "doing all kinds of crazy stuff that's going to destroy America." Speaking to House Republicans at their annual policy retr...
Illinois, new Massachusetts setback for Obama?
If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in the neck that never seems to go away. His former Senate seat, already stained by an ethics scandal, is a major takeover target for Republi...
Grasping at Straws: Olbermann Claims Obama 'Arrogant' Label a Racist Euphemism
A lot of leading thinkers on the right have warned about this, but now with President Barack Obama no longer enjoying high approval ratings and many of his defenders with their back against the wall, the race card is being deployed as one of the last lines of defense. And one of the most bizarr...
The Obamarang. [Victor Davis Hanson dissects, deconstructs, ridicules and demolishes Zero’s lies]
All politicians fudge on their promises. But this president manages to transcend the normal political exaggeration and dissimulation. Whereas past executives shaded the truth, Barack Obama trumps that: on almost every key issue, what Obama says he will do, and what he says is true, is a c...
Three Important Reasons Why Obama's Demagoguery Will Fail
It's the economy, stupid." Or is it? We know this shopworn cliché is true because none other than Mr. Health Care Reform himself, Barack Obama, made the economy the featured item in his State of the Union address. But then, saying the economy is front and center to Mr. Obama misstates his real in...
Thursday, Jan 28
Has Obama become bored with being president?
This is about the time Barack Obama becomes bored with his job. He's in his second year as president, and he's discovered that even with all the powers of office, he can't do everything he wants to do, like remake America. Doing stuff is hard. In the past, prosaic work has held little appeal for O...
Alito and Obama Face Alleged Breaches of Etiquette
Now we know why the Supreme Court doesn't want cameras in the courtroom. At Wednesday night's State of the Union address, cameras cut to a reaction shot from the six justices in the audience when President Barack Obama mentioned the court's Jan. 21 decision striking down limits on corporat...
The State Of President Obama (w/Naples, Florida Tea Party information)
Barack Obama just finished his first State of the Union Address. Actually, Obama made it clear it's all about him.....not the disgust and mistrust of the people directed towards the federal government. I felt it was bland, unemotional (even though he told countless American stories that alleg...
State of the Union: Barack Obama Gets An F for World Leadership["Stunning Indifference" To Security]
State of the Union: Barack Obama Gets An F for World Leadership By Nile Gardiner January 28th, 2010 As expected, Barack Obama’s 70 minute State of the Union address focused heavily on the economy and the domestic political agenda. This was hardly surprising in the aftermath of last week’s...
Obama pleads for civility, cooperation (Like the same "civility and cooperation" given to Bush?)
Trying to bury a year of polarization, President Barack Obama on Thursday escalated his appeal for politicians and voters alike to settle differences without tearing each other apart. His plea: "Let's start thinking of each other as Americans first." Obama made sure to weave that messag...
President Obama State of the Union and Jobs, Education, and Deficits
In his first State of the Union Address, Barack Obama addressed how the Government can change the lives of the American people. He addressed a number of concerns and scolded Republicans, Democrats, and the Supreme Court alike. He attempted a heartfelt approach to show that he feels the pai...
Democrats suddenly interested in Obama birth certificate
Senate campaign director plots to derail Republican candidates... During this year's U.S. Senate races, it will be Democrats raising the issue of President Obama's eligibility to occupy the Oval Office. Politico reported Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chief Robert Menendez i...
Obama Hints Israeli Nationalists Hinder Peace
IsraelNN.com) Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's coalition partners are preventing him from going as far as he would like to in peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, US President Barack Obama said Thursday. Obama was speaking at a town hall meeting in Tampa, Florida. Answ...
Obama v. the Supremes
In the case of Barack Obama v. Supreme Court of the United States, that was some oral argument on Wednesday night. With the Justices arrayed a few feet in front of him in the House chamber, President Obama blistered their recent decision defending free political speech for corporations and...
Obama takes retooled agenda on road after speech (New and Improved! More quips&smirks per speech!)
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday he would not rest until U.S. businesses were hiring again, as he took his recast agenda on the road and sought to dig out of his deepest political rut since taking office. The day after a State of the Union address in which he tr...
Senators try to raise climate bill from ashes (dropping cap-and-trade system being considered)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senators are examining ways to fashion a climate control bill to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, which might not include a cap-and-trade system, key senators said on Thursday. President Barack Obama called for a "comprehensive" bill during Wednesday's State...
Obama budget ends return-to-moon plan (but then who will visit Marvin The Martian?)
President Barack Obama is essentially grounding plans to return astronauts to the moon and instead is sending NASA in new directions with roughly $6 billion more. A White House official confirmed Thursday that when next week's budget is proposed, NASA will get an additional $5.9 billion...
President Obama`s State of the Union Address: Confusion and Indignation
Jan 28, 2010 President Obama`s State of the Union Address: Confusion and Indignation The President’s first State of the Union Address was an appropriate reflection of his first year in office: rhetorically ambitious, pragmatically muddled, ideologically dangerous, and surprisin...
Can Obama get any other Democrats elected?
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama built a powerful campaign organization and got himself to the White House. Now, as head of the Democratic Party, he's expected to get other Democrats into office, too. But, judging by his one-year track record, he's not getting it done. The list of White House f...
Monday, Apr 20
Obama, CIA chief patch up interrogation-memo rift
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and his CIA chief buried differences on Monday over the release of classified documents on waterboarding, even as former Vice President Dick Cheney kept the debate alive. Obama visited CIA headquarters and told agency employe...
Monday, Sep 15
More Obama Resume Inflation: His Days at Business International
Sweetness & Light (S&L) has the goods (HT Michelle Malkin) on yet another instance of resume enhancement in a Barack Obama book. It is also yet another example of something an inquisitive media has failed to discover in the 21 months since an Obama presidential run became likely. I...
Friday, Sep 12
Barack Obama Embellishes His Resume
Barack’s story may be true, but many of the facts are not. His larger narrative purpose requires him to embellish his role. I don’t buy it. Just as I can’t be inspired by Steve Jobs now that I know how dishonest he is, I can’t listen uncritically to Barack Obama now that I know he’s willing to bend t...
