Category Archives: obama

lies and liars

It is no surprise to find out that politicians have been known (on occasion) to stretch the truth just a bit.  During his election campaign, President H. W. Bush famously told the American people there would be “No New Taxes”… … Continue reading

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projecting prejudice

Obama must really have a distain for the average Israeli citizen.  In a recent interview with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, when asked why he thought so many Israeli’s felt anxiety toward him, he responded, “some of it may just be … Continue reading

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racial double standards

I found out something interesting over the weekend.  From the Washington Times: It turns out that Harry Reid using the ‘N’ word in reference to Obama’s dialect (or lack thereof) is actually a statement “[I]n the context of saying positive … Continue reading

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No Private Sector Experience Required

Just wanted to RE-TWEET this blog post over at the American Enterprise Institute.   You wonder why our economy hasn’t turned around??  Well, it might be that nobody in the Obama administration has any experience in the private sector… and … Continue reading

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the mess he inherited…

I found this little gem in James Taranto’s “Best of the Web Today”.  When discussing Obama’s ‘unprecedented’ whining about the “mess” his predecessor left him… Taranto responds: The blame-Bush mantra, of course, is an echo of Obama’s own rhetoric. So … Continue reading

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Narrative Dissonance

This guy understands Obama.  From The Nation: The truth is that Barack Obama has a penchant for these narratives and yet an inclination to rise above them. Two grand but antithetical stories about the same problem, awaiting him and his … Continue reading

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Steele’s censure

Shelby Steele isn’t pulling punches on the Sotomayor pick. [T]he Sotomayor nomination shows that Mr. Obama has no idea what a post-racial society would look like. In selling himself as a candidate to the American public he is a gifted … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s economic message

It turns out that when you raise taxes on businesses… you push American jobs overseas.  Here’s Steve Ballmer yesterday: June 3 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steven Ballmer said the world’s largest software company would move some employees … Continue reading

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