Category: Barack Obama

Obamacare Costs $1.9 Trillion AND Still Leaves 30 Million Uninsured

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Since the 5-4 decision to uphold Obamacare as constitutional through the taxing authority of Congress, the CBO gave their final grade. . : But it’s not biggie. : This entire overhaul is “deficit neutral” and will save money in the long run. : That’s what the Left try to sell us. : Even Joe Six Pack knows that something […]

 

Surprise! Democrat Media Complex Silent on Appalling Economic Report

Posted on by Matt Vespa

President Obama’s failed policies has yielded more disappointment. : The : American economy only grew a meager 1.5% in the second quarter and we still have unemployment above 8%. : As opined today by Mort Zuckerman of U.S. News and World Report: The unemployment rate under President Obama has averaged over 9 percent. Under George W. Bush, his […]

 

Heh! Obama Says He’ll Get The Economy “Going Full Guns”

Posted on by William Teach

At a $40,000 a head fundraiser Monday night (weird how the Occupiers weren’t outside protesting) Obama said (Politico) “I’m confident that we are running a good campaign” and will continue to do so, but Democrats are “being outspent substantially,” he told 60 donors, who gave $40,000 each. Though Obama said he doesn’t anticipate being able […]

 

Brandon Darby Exposes Negligence At DOJ In Handling Of Child Sex Slave Cases

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Former left wing activist and Breitbart contributor Brandon Darby opined a disturbing column on July 30th detailing his efforts to get the FBI and the Department of Justice to act more diligently on child sex trafficking in the United States. : The findings point to outright negligence. The column, which is featured in Townhall Magazine, is […]

 

Government or Business?

Posted on by Michael Fell

A review of history shows that smaller government and lower tax rates consistently prove more fiscally sound and achieve greater success at stimulating economies than do the big government, big spending policies of the current administration and fellow “progressive” Democrats. The White House’s agenda is disastrous for economic growth and stability. Much of what the […]

 

C.S. Monitor Wonders if Every Romney Campaign Ad is ‘Racist’

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

The Christian Science Monitor apparently thought it was doing the country a public service by laying out rules by which to judge whether or not a Mitt Romney ad is “racist,” but in its five questions to ask yourself about Mitt Romney’s ads, the magazine essentially laid out criteria that makes any ad Romney has […]

 

Valerie Jarrett Blocked Three Bin Laden Kill Raids

Posted on by Matt Vespa

We’ve all seen the brilliance of Obama’s Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett, in action. : She stated that unemployment stimulates the economy and the distribution of the related checks is good for the economy. : How far gone would you have to be to believe this drivel? : However, in the realm of foreign affairs, it’s more unbelievable.:  According […]

 

100 Days Left Till General Election

Posted on by William Teach

It’s crunch time….once the summer is really over (Washington Post) There are 100 days left in what, at times, has seemed like an endless presidential election. And these are the bewildered sounds of the Undecided American, trying to decide. “I know Obama says he has put people back to work, and I don’t dispute that,” […]

 

Before the Dawn

Posted on by Michael Fell

A national poll showing a 59/35 percent disapproval rating demonstrates how declining confidence in American economic performance has led business owners to turn on the White House.:  With the Oval Office insisting that the country cannot afford to continue the current tax rates for individuals making over $200,000 and couples making more than $250,000, aka […]

 

Boehner Dares Obama To Make Gun Control Recommendations

Posted on by William Teach

A double shot from the Washington Post this morning, which says that House leaders open to gun law debate ….The comments echoed the sentiments of lawmakers and the president’s own aides, who said this week that Obama is unlikely to push for new gun legislation because of strong opposition in Congress. But House Speaker John […]

 

Liberal World: “You Didn’t Build That” And “It Worked” Are “Ambiguous”

Posted on by William Teach

It’s rather cute how the media continues to prostitute itself for Team Obama. Deluded and absurd would also be words we could use. Oh, look, here’s the Washington Post’s Aaron Blake: Context be damned: Obama’s ‘It worked’ quote should work for Republicans Context is dead. Long live context. For the second time in two weeks, […]

 

Uh-Oh B-Ho

Posted on by Matt Vespa

In the aftermath of the “you didn’t build that” comments, it : should be no surprise that his collectivist rhetoric hurt his approval ratings amongst business owners. : According to Gallup, Obama’s approval amongst this demographic has dropped from 41% to 35%, he’s in a dead heat: with Romney, and Rasmussen has Romney taking the lead by four […]

 

Christian Science Monitor Bashes Romney for ‘Racist’ Ads Using… Racial Stereotypes?!

Posted on by Matt Vespa

Some liberals would have you believe that just because you can’t see it on the surface, Mitt Romney’s campaign ads are brimming with racism. What’s funny about this analysis, if you could call it one, is that it seeks to combat racism by being racist. : It’s like the Voter ID narrative the left is pushing […]

 

“New” Obama Ad: “It’s a scary time to be a woman”

Posted on by William Teach

Apparently, “it’s a scary time to be a woman” because Romney might want to reduce the amounts of abortions because some people are irresponsible when having sex The Washington Post’s Rachel Weiner calls this a new add, though I’ve seen it run a few times here in North Carolina. I even mentioned this in a […]

 

Obama Brings Up Gun Control, Wants Others To Do The Work

Posted on by William Teach

We’ve learned many things about (NMP) Obama during his 3 1/2 years in office: one of them is that he loves to make pronouncements about something needing to be done, but he’s rarely willing to do the hard work himself, instead, outsourcing the job to others, whether they want to or not. Obviously, doing the […]

 

Quite the Endorsement: Hugo Chavez Praises Obama, Denounces Romney; Will Media Report?

Posted on by Matt Vespa

If you haven’t heard of Barack Obama’s newest endorsement, you’re seriously missing out! : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave his blessing to the 44th president and he should be proud. : I’m not at all insinuating that this election and the one to be held later this year in Venezuela are similar at all, but when a […]

 

Transparency? Obama’s Secretive Soros-Funded Money Machine

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Ever since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, left-wingers and Democrats have been braying for center right and conservative organizations, PACS, and super PACS to reveal their donors, the libs claiming that such “transparency” is good for American politics. But as far as these people are concerned, “disclosure” is only to be forced on others […]

 

Obama Conference Call Ignoring Administration’s Syria Stagnation

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

President Obama’s reelection team held a conference call recently. The call was meant as an attack on Mitt Romney’s trip abroad, a trip meant to burnish his foreign policy creds. But one thing that team Obama seemed to want to ignore was Obama’s own foreign policy failures in Syria. And so the civil war in […]

 

A New Attitude Yes, More Confidence? No

Posted on by Michael Fell

The current Oval Office occupant has claimed, and while speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno continued to claim that under his stewardship people have a new attitude towards and more confidence in America. “Four years ago, I stood before you at a time of great challenge for our nation. We were […]

 

Walmart Moms Are Key In 2012

Posted on by Matt Vespa

The 2012 election is currently in a dead heat. Americans are evenly split with 46% favoring President Obama and 45% favoring Mitt Romney. : This current election cycle just crossed the 1 billion dollar mark and 9% of the electorate is still undecided. :  One of those groups that can tip the balance and: could pose a […]

 

Thin Skinned President Whines About Having His “Vision Distorted”

Posted on by William Teach

Someone needs to put on their big boy and big girl pants, because, actually, we know what Obama’s vision is. We’ve been forced to live with it for 3 7/12’s years (The Hill) President Obama slammed his opponent Mitt Romney on Monday night, accusing the presumptive GOP nominee of trying to “distort my vision.” The […]

 

The United Penn States of America

Posted on by Michael Fell

Penn State University was the deserving recipient of unprecedented sanctions by the NCAA in response to the child sexual molestation scandal caused by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.:  The school was fined $60 million, the football program’s scholarships were cut for four years, a four-year postseason ban was imposed, and the team was forced to […]

 

Hill Poll: Most Find Obama To Blame For Crummy Economy

Posted on by William Teach

The Blame Bush rhetoric has gotten old and stale (The Hill) Two-thirds of likely voters say the weak economy is Washington’s fault, and more blame President Obama than anybody else, according to a new poll for The Hill. It found that 66 percent believe paltry job growth and slow economic recovery is the result of […]

 

Solyndra Republicans, Why the GOP Cannot be Trusted

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

On Friday, July 20, Politico reported that GOP leadership in the House beat back an attempt by recalcitrant members of their own caucus to continue to quietly support the sort of pork spending that gave us Solyndra in the first place. House GOP leadership has been beating the Democrats up for the pure wasteful spending […]

 

Good Grief: Win A Chance To Have Obama In Your “Holiday Card”

Posted on by William Teach

First we had the gift registry, attempting to raise cash. That went over like a fart during a wedding ceremony. He’s tried to raise money off his birthday parties, Michelle’s, you name it. Then there’s this (via The Lonely Conservative from iOwnTheWorld) (Photo from iOwnTheWorld) Looking for a new holiday card picture? Enter now for […]

 

New Taxes You’re Going To Pay To Fund Obamacare

Posted on by Michael Fell

Henry Blodget, writing for businessinsider.com,:  shares some:  valuable information that will come in handy:  when debating with “progressive” useful idiots whether obama”care”tax is really a tax or not. “Here are some of the new taxes you’re going to have to pay to pay for Obamacare: -A 3.8% surtax on “investment income” when your adjusted gross […]

 

New Romney Ad Bashes Obama On “You Didn’t Build It”

Posted on by William Teach

This is one that should be on TV from now till election day…..that is, until (NMP) Obama says something else off script that exposes exactly who he is (via Instapundit) James Taranto explains Obama’s resentment in an article worth the read, and also notes Meanwhile, @BarackObama tweets a quote attributed to somebody identified only as […]

 

Obama Did Build This…

Posted on by Matt Vespa

  To no one’s surprise, Obama treated his donors well after the 2008 election. : He may not have built a small business that employed people, but he’s sure good at building a culture of corruption that ends in more folks being sent to the unemployment line. :  However, for a candidate who campaigned as a […]

 

How’s That “progressive” Deal Working Out For You?

Posted on by Michael Fell

According to the Labor Department, jobless claims for unemployment benefits surged 34,000 to 386,000.:  Figures for the prior week were revised upwards to 352,000 from the 350,000 previously reported.:  This makes every time since the current administration seized power that previously reported unemployment numbers were later revised upwards. Meanwhile, factory activity fell shy of expectations […]