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Obama escape the Oval Office again
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He attended a basketball game and fed his face. President Obama attended todays Oregon State-George Washington University basketball game to cheer on his brother-in-law, Beavers coach Craig Robinson. The first lady, Malia and Sasha Obama, and President Obamas mother-in-law Marian Robinson were in attendance as well. ...1 day ago -
Obama’s Thanksgiving dinner has 50 guests
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but no visit to our military – only a couple phone calls. The Obamas are having an equally plentiful meal. In addition to the traditional turkey, the family is having a honey baked ham. There will also be two kinds of stuffing (oyster and cornbread), macaroni and cheese, and six -- yes, six -- different kinds of ...2 days ago -
George Washingtons 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
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Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a ...3 days ago -
Security breach at Obama’s 1st state dinner
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Heard there were cuts to the Secret Service. Tareq and Michaele Salahi appear to have taken a more direct route to fame by allegedly gatecrashing President Obamas first White House dinner on Tuesday night. The US Secret Service is investigating how the couple, who its spokesman, Ed Donovan, confirmed were not on ...3 days ago -
Happy Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. I wish everyone a very safe and happy holiday. I hope that you’re able to spend it with your loved ones. This is short list, it is not exhaustive. This is what I’m thankful for: I’m thankful for a wonderful, loving wife and family . I could not be more blessed. ...3 days ago -
Planned Parenthood director quits
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A preborn child fighting for it’s life changed her mind. Abby Johnson quit her job. That simple act has become a national news story because Johnson, 29, was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who said she experienced a "change of heart" while participating in an abortion procedure. "I had ...4 days ago -
No support for Obamacare
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Majority of the people know it will raise costs and harm quality of HC. Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June. The latest ...4 days ago -
Under the big top – Obama’s 1st state dinner
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His “big” circus tent did include republicans. Its being billed as the mother of all dinner parties as President Obama has invited 400 of his closest friends tonight to the first state dinner of his presidency at the White House. You might ask where are 400 guests going to sit down and eat dinner in the White ...4 days ago -
Kentucky Census Worker wasn’t hanged by rightwing nutbags
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Will Democrat Underground admit their error? Something horrible happened to Bill Sparkman, who worked part-time as a Census worker in rural southeastern Kentucky. He was found dead. Tied to a tree. Preliminary tests show he died of asphyxiation. A speculative rumor spread by the Associated Press that Sparkman may ...4 days ago -
As Obamacare goes forward, Obama’s approval rating is at all time low
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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 27% of the nations voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15. This is the lowest Approval ...5 days ago -
Another subservient bow by Obama
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He thinks we are not one of the greatest countries in the world. Obama remarks on meeting the Premier: Well, Mr. Premier, I want to thank you very much for your hospitality and this meeting. And I want to send my regards not only from my delegation but also from the American people. Now, I can tell you that those ...5 days ago -
T-Shirt: "Pray for Obama - Psalm 109:8"
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Only lefty loonies would think that means a death threat. A crop of bumper stickers and T-shirts emblazoned with that call to prayer for the president have appeared for sale recently online through make-it-yourself outlets such as Zazzle.com and CafePress.com. And most of the "Pray for Obama" slogans are ...5 days ago -
Obama: "I never know what Im allowed to do."
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He escapes from his presidential duties too soon. President Barack Obama is getting used to leaving events before they end — even when he doesnt have to. Obama on Monday mistakenly left a White House ceremony honoring two activists work in Zimbabwe. After finishing his remarks in the East Room, he walked with ...5 days ago -
Citizen Gore is the Citizen Kane of Global Warming
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Lord Monckton says GW believers should be arrested for fraud. Lord Monckton, who challenged Al Gore on man-made climate change and was rebuffed by a gaggle of peevish Democrats, wants the climate “scientists” caught red-handed fiddling with climate stats prosecuted. “They are not merely bad scientists — ...5 days ago -
HR4120: The “Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest States” Act
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No, let the Islamic Extremists “friends” come visit via Ohare airport. H. R. 4120 To prohibit the transfer of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to facilities in Midwestern States, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the `Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act. No individual detained ...5 days ago -
Franken Versus the Hudson Institute
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This is an old item from late October, but its great and I never got around to posting it. The short clip is from a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on medical debt. Senator Al Franken is questioning Diana Furchtgott-Roth of the right-wing Hudson Institute. Shes claimed that (as Think Progress puts it) "moving ...5 days ago -
Macy’s to Add Limbaugh, Franken to Thanksgiving Day Lineup
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NEW YORK. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will for the first time feature living personalities this year as Rush Limbaugh and Al Franken were added to list of colorful ballons that bring joy to children as they float through the streets of Manhattan in the traditional start to the holiday season. “I love ...1 week ago -
Racist Obama billboard in Denver?
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No. In bad taste, maybe. Wolf Interstate Leasing in Wheat Ridge, Colorado has put up a billboard insinuating that President Obama is somehow tied to Jihadists and the Fort Hood shootings. The billboard features cartoons that show a caricatured President morphing from a suit-wearing politician into a turban-wearing ...1 week ago -
Burkha Barbies
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This should unite the Islamic Extremists and the western feminists but the feminists wont say a work about this.. One of the worlds most famous childrens toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha. Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in ...1 week ago -
Walz shows off ‘Bobble Rep’ iPhone app
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Franken, Bachmann, Walz and Ellison "Bobble Reps" Asked at Saturday’s Netroots Minnesota conference what blogs he follows, Rep. Tim Walz pulled out his iPhone and rattled off a few sites: Talking Points Memo, Bluestem Prairie, MN Publius and others. Then he showed off his favorite iPhone app — a new one ...1 week ago
