Posts Tagged ‘Obama’
Fact Check for last nights Obama speech.
Pittsburge Post - (AP) President Barack Obama used only-in-Washington accounting Wednesday when he promised to overhaul the nation's health care system without adding "one dime" to the deficit. By conventional arithmetic, Democratic plans would drive up the deficit by billions of dollars. The president's speech to Congress contained a variety [...]
Obama slams ‘outrageous myths’ about health care
CNN - Facing a recent erosion of public support for health-care overhaul, President Obama lashed out at his opponents Saturday for spreading "outrageous myths" on the Internet, television, and at town hall forums. Republican leaders, in turn, said it was Obama who is guilty of playing "fast and loose with the facts." They repeated their [...]
President Obama’s Tonight Show Interview!
I watched it last night and it was awesome to see our sitting president on TV like that. He did make a bad comment about the special olympics and his bowling, but I don't think he was meaning anything bad by it. It was just a off-the-cuff remark that he should have thought about before he spoke. Anyway click link to go to NBC.com to watch the full [...]
Artist of famous ‘Obama Hope’ poster arrested.
Shepard Fairey, the controversial street artist riding a roller coaster of publicity with his red, white, and blue posters of President Barack Obama, was arrested last night on his way to DJ an event kicking off his exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Fairey, a 38-year-old known for his countercultural style, was arrested on two [...]
Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States.
This is a historic day. President Obama was sworn in as our 44th President and President Bush heads home to Texas. The change over was smooth with some minor delays and Obama mishap when swearing in, but overall it was a day that I'm glad to be alive to see with my own eyes. No matter how you voted or what side of the issues you are on, we as [...]
Obama to GITMO: u so outa luk. Now di ina fyr
NBC5.com - Obama will order GITMO shut down during his first week in office. That executive order is expected during Obama's first week on the job — and possibly on his first day, according to two transition team advisers. Both spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Obama's order will direct [...]
Two Former US Presidents, a sitting President, and the President-Elect walk into a bar….
CNN.com - President-elect Barack Obama, President Bush and all of the surviving past presidents got together Wednesday for a historic meeting at the White House. "One message that I have, and I think we all share, is that we want you to succeed. Whether we're Democrat or Republican, we care deeply about this country," Bush told Obama before [...]
Obama to Secret Service: Pimp My Ride!
Cnn.com - Shortly after taking the oath of office, Obama will climb into the Mother of All Hybrids -- part car, part truck and, from the looks of it, part tank. In keeping with recent tradition, the Secret Service will place a brand-new presidential limousine into service January 20 to drive the new president on the 2-mile jaunt down [...]
Obama’s NSA and CIA Picks?
I think the headline sums it up: Obama’s Top NSA And CIA Picks: Harsh On Israel, Sympathetic To Iran And Hezbollah. Well that was totally unpredictable wasn’t it? General James L. Jones is widely rumored to be Obama’s preferred candidate to be White House National Security Adviser... Jones prepared a report on Israel’s policies in the [...]
