Category: Barack Obama

The Gettysburg Address Today

Posted on by Michael Fell

On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called it a “monumental act.” He said Lincoln was mistaken that “the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Rather, the Bostonian […]

 

Obama: “Lower Gas Prices? Who Cares? I Don’t”

Posted on by William Teach

At least Jimmy Carter attempted to sorta say he cared about high gas prices. Obama can’t even work up a bit of empathy (NY Times) With his re-election fate increasingly tied to the price Americans are paying at the gas pump, President Obama asked Congress on Thursday to end $4 billion in subsidies for oil […]

 

Uh Oh: Politico Discusses The Carter/Obama Comparison

Posted on by William Teach

It’s never a good thing when a Democrat leaning news source compares Obama to Carter, even if the two writers, Bob King and Darren Goode, work hard to say ” hey, no, he’s really not the same as Carter. No No No!” Just the very fact that the comparison is brought up seals the comparison. […]

 

Obama administration refused to help pro-democracy forces in Iran

Posted on by Wintery Knight

From: Investors Business Daily. Excerpt: During their brutally suppressed protests in 2009, Iranian freedom fighters sent the White House an urgent memo calling for help. Under Obama, America ignored it. ‘So now, at this pivotal point in time, it is up to the countries of the free world to make up their mind,” Iranian opposition leaders […]

 

Cantor And Fincher Triple Dog Dare Obama With JOBS Act

Posted on by William Teach

Late Monday night, an opinion piece by GOP Representatives Eric Cantor and Stephen Fincher was published at The Politico, highlighting the GOP’s JOBS Act. After a bit of background into the importance of small businesses in the jobs market, and the regulations and red tape that block them (and the pair avoid playing the Blame […]

 

Good News: DHS Spending $11 Million Scouring Web for People Criticizing… DHS

Posted on by Doug Ross

I’d have loved to have heard the shrieks of indignation coming from The New York Times and the rest of the leftist infrastructure had John Ashcroft and other Bush administration officials engaged in this kind of outrageous behavior. No double standards here, folks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been paying a defense contractor […]

 

72% Think Health Insurance Mandate Is Unconstitutional

Posted on by William Teach

I think Team Obama has finally found their new slogan “who cares about that pesky old Constitution” (Boston Herald) Nearly two years after President Barack Obama signed his landmark health care package into law, three-quarters of registered voters believe the law’s requirement that every American carry health insurance is unconstitutional, according to a new survey. […]

 

Chop Licking: How Obama Uses Falsehoods to Advance His Policies

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

Last week we all got a great lesson in how the left promotes a lie to make Republicans the enemy and this time President Obama was a chief participant. This is how the game is played: the left-leaning media establishment makes a claim about how rotten Republicans are and Obama then echoes the claim and […]

 

Who’s Up For Another Round Of Obama Talks Regarding Energy Prices?

Posted on by William Teach

Jazz Shaw terms this “Obama prepares to fight gas prices with new bumper sticker“. I’m not so sure, because our feckless president doesn’t seem to be taking even that much action (Daily Herald)President Barack Obama will try to head off the political impact of rising gasoline prices as Republicans vow to make the price at […]

 

Absolutely no spin at all: how the AP reports Obama’s hostage crisis in Egypt

Posted on by Doug Ross

My, doesn’t the Associated Press bring an even hand to this story? Official: US seeks end to Egypt NGO case in days By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A senior U.S. official says the Obama administration is in “intense discussions” with Egypt to resolve the legal case against 16 American democracy advocates […]

 

Who’s Offering Economic Solutions?

Posted on by Michael Fell

Given America’s growing national debt, now in excess of $15 trillion: http://www.usdebtclock.org/ A per capita government debt that’s worse than Greece’s: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/chart-america-s-capita-government-debt-worse-greece_631797.html Unemployment numbers “officially” listed at 8.5%: http://www.bls.gov/bls/newsrels.htm#OEUS Petroleum prices trending higher, adding pain at the pump for consumers while decreasing money available to them for spending on vital necessities like food and shelter: […]

 

Obama Uses Weekly Address To Blame Self For Rising Gas Prices

Posted on by William Teach

Just kidding. He whines about Republicans and blames oil companies Hello, everybody. Is it just me, or does that address, which he uses every week, seem rather unpresidential? Then again, look who we’re talking about. These days, we’re getting another painful reminder why developing new energy is so important to our future. Just like they […]

 

Joe Biden: “Hey, Let’s Put Osama On Obama 2012 Bumper Stickers”

Posted on by William Teach

He’s the gift that keeps giving (Washington Times) The quest marches on for a bumper sticker for the 2012 Obama campaign, and Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. believes the slogan should highlight the death of Osama bin Laden. At a fundraiser in Manchester, N.H., Thursday night, Mr. Biden offered this suggestion for the campaign’s 2012 […]

 

Hitler Youth Would Tell You That Your Moms Lunch Sux Too!

Posted on by Tiffiny Ruegner

My Dad is 1st generation American with his parents emigrating from Germany in the mid 50’s. Having grown up in a post WWII America where Germans were viewed suspiciously and as underclass citizens, his views have definitely been shaped from an interesting perspective. Dad and his siblings were always the “Axis” in Axis and Allies, […]

 

Obama Thinks You’re Stupid: Pushes Algae For Fuel

Posted on by William Teach

He does, he really does (Via The Lonely Conservative) (Washington Examiner) President Obama admitted today that he does not have a “silver bullet” solution for skyrocketing gas prices, but he proposed alternative energy sources such as “a plant-like substance, algae” as a way of cutting dependence on oil by 17 percent. “We’re making new investments […]

 

Tax Law Provision Could Keep Supreme Court From Making Obamacare Decision Till 2015

Posted on by William Teach

Perhaps this is one of the reasons Team Obama is arguing that the mandate is a tax (USA Today) Next month’s challenge to the Obama-sponsored health care law could affect the care available to most Americans, alter the balance of power between Washington and the states and remain a flash point through this presidential campaign. […]

 

Obama To Propose 28% Corporate Tax Rate, Go After Oil And Gas Companies

Posted on by William Teach

If you remember, Obama announced as part of his campaign style budget that he was going to push for corporate taxes in line with peer nations, which would have put the rate at about 20%. Well, his love of high taxes didn’t quite allow him to get there (Washington Post) President Obama on Wednesday plans […]

 

Obama To Take Victory Lap On Payroll Tax Extension, Forgets To Do One Thing

Posted on by William Teach

Despite having done zip regarding the extension of the payroll tax cut (which will decrease the available money available for Social Security), his typical leading from behind, Campaigner In Chief Obama is taking a victory lap today (ABC News) President Obama will spend this morning touting the agreement to extend the payroll-tax cut and urging […]

 

“progressives” Don’t Care if Americans Suffer at the Pump

Posted on by Michael Fell

There’s widespread consensus in the United States that America needs to become less dependent on foreign oil. America’s growing, ongoing dependence on foreign sources puts her at ever-greater risk in an unstable world. This instability drives the costs higher. “progressives” who feel an overwhelming compulsion to immediately replace America’s existing carbon economy with a green […]

 

Happy Belated Third Birthday, Stimulus!

Posted on by William Teach

I knew there was something else I wanted to write about Friday. The 3rd anniversary of Obama’s massive, pork laden, campaign donor hookup entitled the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, otherwise known as The Stimulus That Didn’t. It’s rather strange that neither Obama nor any Democrats talked about how great Stimulus was yesterday (IBD) Without […]

 

Today’s Top Story!

Posted on by Michael Fell

The “progressive” Party Pravda, in concert with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney and with permission from their overlords at Media Matters for America, announced today that construction of a ladder to heaven is scheduled to begin next spring, immediately after the current administration begins its second term. Funding will require implementation of a 100% […]

 

Tyranny

Posted on by Michael Fell

Of late, much has been made about the current administration’s attack on First Amendment Rights. Attacks have been made on religious liberties (see healthcare mandate on contraception in religious affiliated institutions) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/us/catholic-bishops-criticize-new-contraception-proposal.html and freedom of the press (see White House and Media Matters coordinate attacks on FOX News) http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/12/inside-media-matters-sources-memos-reveal-erratic-behavior-close-coordination-with-white-house-and-news-organizations/ While it may be correct to […]

 

GOP Slaps Obama Around On Gas Prices

Posted on by William Teach

And The Politico is not particularly happy about it, but has a rather difficult time defending Obama Gasoline prices are on the rise, and Republicans are licking their chops. It’s a familiar refrain: Once again, GOP lawmakers and conservative commentators are on the attack, blaming President Barack Obama for higher prices at the pump. And […]

 

CNN’s Jack Cafferty Now Dissing Obama On The Economy And Debt

Posted on by William Teach

It only took him over three years to realize that Obama is a perpetual liar whose promises have a quick expiration date (CNN) President Obama has broken a promise to the American people to cut the deficit in half. His latest budget forecasts a $901 billion budget deficit for 2013. If you add in the […]

 

Obama Programming Media Matters, or is it the Other Way Around?

Posted on by Warner Todd Huston

-By Warner Todd Huston There has been a lot of chatter about the blockbuster report at DailyCaller.com revealing the extent to which the self-proclaimed “media watchdog” outfit Media Matters for America is joined at the hip with the White House. Many are shocked at just how much Obama is seemingly programming the media with the […]

 

Congress Reaches Tentative Deal On “Temporary” Payroll Tax Extension

Posted on by William Teach

Of course, many in the media and the Democrat Party (but, I repeat myself) are portraying this as Republicans caving. Pretty much because this is about the only thing that Obama has done that is actually popular, to a degree. Why removing money from the Social Security fund is popular, I’m not sure (Washington Post) […]

 

Obama Budget: Help Rich Buy Volts, Hurt Poor D.C. School Kids

Posted on by William Teach

In what should surprise no one, Obama’s budget panders to the .000001% who might consider purchasing a Chevy Pyre (via Hot Air) (Daily Caller) The White House intends to boost government subsidies for wealthy buyers of the Chevy Volt and other new-technology vehicles – to $10,000 per buyer. That mammoth subsidy would cost taxpayers $100 […]

 

Thin Skinned President Re-Launches A Re-Branded “Attack Watch”

Posted on by William Teach

This is Obama’s version of “if you see something, say something,” except, in this case, they aren’t referring to watching for actual people who have designs on say, blowing up an airplane with a crotch bomb or coming across the border illegally, no, my friends, POTUS is more concerned with people saying stuff about POTUS. […]

 

Obama’s Budget: More Tax, Borrow and Spend

Posted on by Michael Fell

The White House presented its 2012 budget Monday. A $3.8 trillion proposal which includes $1.43 trillion in new taxes on households whose incomes meet or exceed $250,000 (note: this is the new “progressive” definition of millionaires and billionaires), a fourth straight year of $1 trillion-plus deficit spending (which will require yet more borrowing), and new […]

 

Obama Chief Of Staff: Catholics Can Give It Up, We Have Spoken

Posted on by William Teach

General Secretary Obama has spoken (CBS News) President Obama’s top aide addressed the latest controversy over contraception coverage, saying on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” Sunday that the latest iteration of the new rule, which was announced Friday, will go forward. “We’re going to go ahead and implement it,” White House Chief of Staff Jack […]