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”

• Obama and GOP differ over recipe for jobs, economy

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 162
  By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL AP WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and a top House Republican acknowledged in holiday messages Thursday the economic struggles facing Americans this Thanksgiving but offered starkly different recipes for relief. Obama and Rep. Mike Pence, ( R-IN ), singled out U.S. service members ...
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• Did they crash the Inauguration, too?

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 490
  November 26, 2009Source: Reliable Sources AMY ARGETSINGER & ROXANNE ROBERTSThe State Dinner crashers, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, may have been doing this for a while.In addition to their incriminating State Dinner photos, there are two other interesting photos.Here they are inside the glass-enclosed presidential ...
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• He wont be skinny much longer: What President Obama had for Thanksgiving dinner

  
  Top of the Ticket — Authority: 820
  Of course, its easier if youre not doing any of the cooking yourself. Or turkey carving. Or serving. So President Obama only had about 50 folks over to the White House for Thanksgiving dinner tonight. During the day the president called 10 military members around the world to wish them a happy holiday. If ...
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• Thanksgiving Evening - St. Sylvester, Abbot - November 26th, 2009

  
  Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland — Authority: 142
  RORATE CÆLI >> It is not licit to deny communion on the tongue due to H1N1 The Curt Jester >> The heck with Black Friday (Hooray! Someone finally said it!) The League of Bearded Catholics >> Tasty AND Stylish WDTPRS >> CDWDS responds on question of H1N1 and ...
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• CNN FINALLY Reports ClimateGate — To Downplay It Of Course

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 579
  By Noel Sheppard ( Bio | Archive ) November 26, 2009 – 12:20 ET newsbusters.org It only took CNN six days to notice the growing international scandal known as Climategate , and when it finally reported on the matter, it predictably did so by downplaying the significance. Maybe even more embarrassing ...
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• Couple Crashes Obama State Dinner

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 433
  Embedded video from CNN Video Security in an Obama America? Worrisome .
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• ClimateGate turns up the heat under Climate Change Profiteer Fear Mongers!

  
  22MOON.COM — Authority: 491
  . . . Global Tricks: Climate Change we can’t believe in? November 26th, 2009 RUSSIATODAY.COM . . Copenhagen will host experts and world leaders in December to ...
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• CNN Radio: The Afghanistan announcement

  
  CNN Political Ticker — Authority: 843
  CNN Political Editor Mark Preston and CNNs John Lisk discuss President Obamas announcement on Afghanistan next week... and talk a little turkey, too.
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• Obama to Target Cars in Greenhouse-Gas Proposal at U.N. Climate Change Summit

  
  Car Reviews & Car Buying Blog — Authority: 164
  Heres something else to be thankful for today: A big part of the greenhouse-gas emissions reductions President Obama will propose when he attends the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month will be through sharp increases in vehicle fuel efficiency. Carol Browner, the White House climate czar, said ...
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• Chris Matthews Actually Criticizes Obama!

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 433
  Damn. You know things are bad when your No. 1 stan is starting to turn on you.
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• The Obama Girls Save A Turkey

  
  Knocked Up Celebs — Authority: 559
  The Obama girls are smiling Thanksgiving thanks to the pardon they got from dad, President Obama , for a turkey named Courage. “I was planning to eat this sucker,” the President joked . “Thanks to the interventions of Malia and Sasha , Courage will be spared this terrible – and delicious – fate.” ...
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• Team Obama: Only Statists need apply

  
  DPGI - the aftermath — Authority: 141
  The Enterprise Blog: Help Wanted, No Private Sector Experience RequiredA friend sends along the following chart from a J.P. Morgan research report. It examines the prior private sector experience of the cabinet officials since 1900 that one might expect a president to turn to in seeking advice about helping the ...
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• Perseverance with Vision in Zimbabwe

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 659
  By persevering the egg walks on legs. (Ethiopian Proverb) Perseverance through an unpredictable and often perilous political process is ‘cracking the shell’ of power that was once thought invincible. This week after missing the deadline set by regional leaders, the three main…
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• Obama May Make a Stopover at Copenhagen Climate Change Summit with Promises of Emission Cut down

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 599
  On his way to collect Nobel Peace Prize on 10th Dec President Obama is likely to make a quick stopover in Copenhagen on 9th Dec to attend international climate change meeting.  Not only would he be attending a meeting, he is expected to announce reduction of greenhouse gases by US in the coming years. Of course this ...
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• POTUS Thanksgiving message (text)

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 490
  November 26, 2009Pardons “Courage” (video)POTUS Thanksgiving message and weekly address all in one.WASHINGTON – In the midst of these challenging times for our nation, President Barack Obama used his weekly address to express gratitude to America’s military men and women and their families, and give thanks for ...
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• Obama’s Poll Numbers Plummet

  
  race42008.com — Authority: 649
  Approval/disapproval numbers for Obama courtesy of SurveyUSA . Obama’s numbers have plummeted in the swing States of Virginia and Missouri and are even in the blue States in the Pacific north-west. Alabama 38/59 California 53/38 Kansas 38/58 Kentucky 38/58 Missouri 38/58 New York 53/39 Oregon 47/47 Virginia ...
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• State Dinner crashers?

  
  Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias — Authority: 490
  November 26, 2009This is truly hard to believe. An uninvited couple got past the Secret Service and crashed the State Dinner.Worse – the SS didn’t even realize it until the couple posted photos on Facebook (below).The Washington Post evidently saw the posted photos and emailed the couple to ask why they weren’t ...
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• In Thanksgiving message, Obama spotlights economic response

  
  CNN Political Ticker — Authority: 843
  Washington (CNN) - In his weekly Internet and radio address released on Thanksgiving Day, President Obama is mixing politics and policy with typical holiday sentiments. Less than a week before Obama is set to announce his decision on troop levels in Afghanistan, the president paid tribute to the U.S. military and ...
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• Still, don’t know much about history…

  
  DPGI - the aftermath — Authority: 141
  Obama misses the first Thanksgiving Day by 74 years, go figure.Hot Air: Obamateurism of the Day
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• President Obama Thanksgiving Youtube Full Text Weekly Address

  
  Obama-Mamas.com — Authority: 432
  For centuries, in peace and in war, in prosperity and in adversity, Americans have paused at this time of year to gather with loved ones and give thanks for life’s blessings. This week, we carry on this distinctly American tradition. All across our country, folks are coming together to spend time with family, to ...
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