Negative Space: President Barack Obama
- 2012 Campaign Issues; Republicans urge Obama to act on gasoline prices
- New York Times criticizes Obama, airs Republican grievances over gas prices: “Is President Obama’s policy causing an inflationary spiral? Gas prices are a pocketbook issue, and polls show they are a concern across the country, with many saying gas prices have caused a financial hardship and some even calling it a crisis.”
- Barack Obama’s creepy campaign
- What does Obama think his relationship is with his supporters?
- Broken windows at the ATM
- I had my own personal broken window this week. Not a big fan of obstructing progress for make-work jobs.
- Defaulting on our debt is an executive choice
- If we default on any debt payments, it is because the White House has made the choice to default. There is no need to default even if the debt ceiling isn’t raised for a long time.
- He’s not telling the truth, entirely
- Isn’t “not telling the truth, entirely” kinda like “lying”?
- Markos Moulitsas accuses President of assassinating Arizona rep
- Daily Kos chief claims President Obama’s exhortation to followers to “bring a gun” triggered assassination attempt.
- Medical marijuana: a policy ripe for the harvest
- Enough weasel words to make a fur coat; that pretty much describes the new Justice Department guidelines.
- Obama staff caught in sex trafficking scandal!
- One of President Barack Obama’s top donors, which also provided his administration several key staffers, has been caught in a sex-trafficking scandal in New York and other east coast cities.
- Obama’s late conversion on Libya
- He should have asked. He had the votes. It was—a few weeks ago, at least—the right thing to do.
- Poll gives Obama his worst marks yet
- Six months before election day, Americans have a bleaker view of the country’s direction than at any time in more than three decades, and they attribute it to President Obama’s handling of gasoline prices and the rest of the economy.
- President Obama switches parties
- President Obama, angered over the Democratic Senate’s inability to pass basic legislation, says he will become a Republican.
- President Obama talks about NCLB
- In tough economic times, President Obama unveils a new NCLB program to ensure fairness “from Main Street to Wall Street.” Stephen Price Blair goes to the White House to discuss this new program with the President.
- A return to dictator-friendly diplomacy?
- Is the United States returning to propping up strong-men in its foreign relations?
- Russ Feingold: Progressives United Against Voter Influence
- May 31: For Senator Russ Feingold, Wisconsin was a wake-up call. For the rest of us, it was the 2008 presidential election.
- Vote on performance, not promises
- If you’re disappointed that President Obama is the same wheeler-dealer he was when he was a Senator, take it as a lesson for future elections: vote performance and record, not promises.
- Why “we don’t have a plan” is selfishly incompetent
- The Obama White House tells congress, “we don’t have a plan, but we don’t like your plan” when confronted with the destruction of the United States economy by 2027. Why can’t we continue to live large and then fix the problem in 2027?
More Information
- Let’s Talk About the Real Issues, Mr. President
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“This latest ad is quite odd, but also quite telling. It shows that our President sure seems fearful of discussing the economy, energy prices, and all the other problems people need addressed.” (Memeorandum thread)
- Why not challenge Palin to a debate, Mr. Obama?
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“So, how about it, Mr. President? Your cowardly attempts to whip up your base by demonizing a private citizen have led to her gracious extension of an offer to repeat this garbage to her face. How many great leaders of American history have tried to run against the vice-presidential candidate from the previous ticket, after they retired from all elected offices? Here’s your chance to convince us what a brilliant strategy that is!”
- American Crossroads: “Great”
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“Obama’s record doesn’t match his rhetoric on his accomplishments.”
- Memebusters! The Osama Bin Laden Edition
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“Genes carry hereditary information. MEMES carry cultural information. Problem is, many memes are defective—they’re based on falsehoods. We used to have an immune system—called the ‘press’—that caught errors. Now the ‘press’ generates most of the falsehoods themselves.”
