President Obama

Illinois Senator Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States and the first African American President on January 20th, 2009 after his charismatic style, eloquent public speeches, and message of change helped him win the November 2008 election.

Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden also benefited from a strong grass roots political organization and public backlash against some of the perceived mistakes of the previous Bush administration.

President Obama has inherited wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, an economic slump and a variety of simmering domestic issues. In February of 2009, President Obama signed into law a $787 billion dollar stimulus package targeted at kick-starting the economy. Early in his presidency he has sought to overturn some of George W Bush's more controversial decisions, more specifically related to the ban on stem cell research and the existence of the Guantanamo Bay prison facility.

You'll find both Obama's supporters and detractors blogging about our 44th president at sites like Bartcop and Radioactive Liberty.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “President Obama”

• How low can he go? Obama gives Japans Emperor Akihito a wow bow

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 783
  How low will the new American president go for the worlds royalty? This photo will get Democrat President Obama a lot of approving nods in Japan this weekend, especially among the older generation of Japanese who still pay attention to the royal family living in their downtown castle. Very low bows like this are a ...
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• Obama: Don’t turn the Fort Hood shootings into ‘political theater’

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 159
  By Sam Youngman The Hill.com Even as he travels through Asia, President Barack Obama said Saturday that he has ordered a full investigation of what happened last week at Fort Hood, Texas, and he promises accountability for mistakes made that allowed the tragic shootings. The president, in his weekly radio ...
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• Obama: Dont turn Fort Hood hearings into political theater

  
  CNN Political Ticker — Authority: 849
  WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama cautioned members of Congress Saturday not to politicize questions surrounding the November 5 shootings at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. "I know there will also be inquiries by Congress, and there should," Obama said in his weekly radio and Web address. "But all of ...
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• Weekly remarks: Mark Kirk says this healthcare bill raises costs, taxes; Obama vows full Fort Hood probe

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 783
  Remarks by Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois, as provided by Republican National Committee Good morning, this is Congressman Mark Kirk of Illinois. When I returned home from active duty in Afghanistan, I dedicated my congressional service to helping families with health care. We can lower health care costs and provide ...
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• Solar Powered Lies

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 548
  By Alan Caruba I lived in Florida for some five years between attending the University of Miami and returning after service in the Army for a job I left on news of JFK’s assassination. Some five years ago my older brother, a resident of Boynton Beach, urged me to relocate. As the exit doors of the Palm Beach ...
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• Petraeus Supports Obama’s Extended Time on Afghan Strategy

  
  Obama-Mamas.com — Authority: 476
  By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service Army Gen. David H. Petraeus spoke at the Navy Memorial here as part of the American Veterans Center Annual Conference. As attention shifts to Afghanistan, Petraeus said, people must remember that Afghanistan is not Iraq. “All counterinsurgencies are local,” he ...
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• Presidential Proclamation - America Recycles Day Full Text

  
  Obama-Mamas.com — Authority: 476
  President Obama proclaimed November 15 America Recycles Day . Celebrating its 12th year, the day marks the opportunity for millions of Americans to pledge to increase their recycling habits at home and buy products made with recycled materials. You can participate by attending a recycling event , or sign the online ...
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• U.S. - Japan Statement World Without Nuclear Weapons Full Text

  
  Obama-Mamas.com — Authority: 476
  The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan welcome the renewed international attention and commitment to achieve the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons and confirm their determination to realize such a world. They welcome, in this context, the recent United Nations ...
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• Obama: U.S. Won’t Be "cowed by North Korea"

  
  i-live videos — Authority: 154
  Ομπάμα: ΗΠΑ δεν θα είναι "cowed από τη Βόρεια Κορέα" Obama Πρόεδρος δήλωσε ότι η εποχή της αμερικανικής αποχώρησης στην Ασία έχει τελειώσει. Επίσης, προειδοποίησε ότι οι ΗΠΑ και οι ...
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• 9/11 Mastermind and 4 other Guantanamo Bay Detainees will go to Trial in Civilian Courthouse in New York - SAY WHAT!!!

  
  AubreyJ.org — Authority: 134
  Early this morning, while President Obama was out of the country I might add, his Administration went and gave the 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 4 other Guantanamo Bay detainees the FULL power of our legal system. Their prayers have truly been answered by Obama giving them all the tools they could ...
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• Obama: U.S. Won’t Be "cowed by North Korea"

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 172
  President Obama declared that an era of American disengagement in Asia is over. He also warned that the US and its Asian partners "will not be cowed" by North Koreas continued defiance over its nuclear weapons program. (Nov.
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• Beck Finds Conservative Black Voters That Voted For Obama!–We All Make Mistakes

  
  Pronk Palisades — Authority: 432
  Glenn Beck Show – Nov 13, 2009 – Pt 1 of 6 Glenn Beck Show – Nov 13, 2009 – Pt 2 of 6 Glenn Beck Show – Nov 13, 2009 – Pt 3 of 6 Glenn Beck Show – Nov 13, 2009 – Pt 4 of 6 Glenn Beck Show – Nov 13, 2009 – Pt 5 of 6 Glenn Beck Show – Nov 13, 2009 – Pt 6 of ...
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• Another GTL™ Open Post Friday: Is Sarah Palin “Dumb”? Should 9/11 Terrorist “Mastermind” Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (”KSM”) Be Tried As A Civilian? Should The Obama Administration Legalize Illegal Mexican Aliens? SOUND OFF HERE

  
  The Gun Toting Liberal — Authority: 124
  THE Gun Toting Liberal Reaches Out To His Fellow Commentators -Slash- Co-Bloggers And Readers To Furnish Their Opinions On Any Of The Above, Below, Or Anything Else Political One Wishes To O-Pine On…My apologies — it’s been quite awhile yet again since the last time I’ve... This is only a comment summary. ...
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• The man who will make us more popular in the world

  
  Letters in Bottles — Authority: 511
  Remember how President Obama was going to make the US the popular kid at the table again? Hatoyama has promised to halt a Japanese naval mission supporting the US-led war in Afghanistan, review basing agreements for 47,000 US troops stationed in Japan, and explore the possibility of a new Asian trading block that ...
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• Gay Benefits in Health Bill

  
  Gayboomers — Authority: 128
  Lower taxes for gay couples who receive health benefits from employers. Nutrition labeling requirements for snack food sold in vending machines and many restaurants. A new program to teach parents how to interact with their children.Representative Jim McDermott proposed a tax change on domestic-partner benefits.Those ...
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• Liberal Wraft: A Post by Conservative Girl with a Voice

  
  PalinTwibe — Authority: 439
  Carrie Prejean is so right when she recently said there is a double standard when it comes to the treatment conservative women and liberal women receive from the media and people in general. Here is what Carrie told NBCs Meredith Vieira regarding this obvious double standard: "Well, I think its important for people ...
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• Celebrity Friday: President Obama In Alaska

  
  The Mad Professah Lectures — Authority: 437
  President Obama is on a trip to Asia. On his way he stopped by a military base in Alaska and met the troops . Have a good weekend, MadProfessah is on a business trip in Washington, DC until Tuesday so blogging may be a bit erratic.
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• NewsBusted: How Did Obama Make History?

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 813
  In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: Obama’s Historic Election, President Obama’s Weight Loss, Department of Homeland Security, Illegal Immigrants, Rachel Maddow, HBO’s Obama Documentary, Dog Carbon Footprints, Jon Gosselin, and Rude Americans.
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• Fucking Obama and his compromise bipartisanship bullshit.

  
  vegansaurus! — Authority: 579
  Remember when everybody made a big stink about Michelle Obama’s organic vegetable garden? Remember how tons of progressive yuppies thought it was, like, the coolest thing ever? Well, evidently, just because the Obamas don’t want their arugula drenched with hormone-altering chemicals and toxic sludge doesn’t ...
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• Surging Through the Khyber Pass and into a quagmire - Cmon Obama, Lets have a real buildup in Afghanistan!

  
  Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to Iraq — Authority: 137
  This article, by Richard Lee, was posted to The Rag Blog, November 11, 2009 To Barack Obama: Let’s have a military buildup! You can show those crazy-ass generals at the Pentagon that you aren’t just a chicken-shit weenie from Harvard. You gotta do it right, however. Stop waffling about a measly 40,000 or 44,000 ...
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