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Category Archives: Barack Obama
Obama Is Toast
Joe emails: Obama is misfiring on several cylinders, but only one that matters: First, he has lost his ability to cut losses among white males. His ability to maintain a merely significant disadvantage is gone. But, white males are big … Continue reading →
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Barack Obama – Pragmatist?
On his radio show Wednesday, Dennis Prager said: “It is almost infinitely easier to damage than to construct. It is very hard to make a good country. The left-wing instinct is to tamper. The further left you go, the worse … Continue reading →
Kudos to Obama’s Brother
Chaim Amalek emails: Subject: Coming soon to America (Once Again, Islam Shows the Way) Kudos to the President’s 52 year old muslim brother in Kenya. I’ll bet you can’t get away with that in Thailand. From AP: NAIROBI, Kenya – … Continue reading →
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Welcome to the White House: A Metaphor for Budgetary Excess
Curious to know why the federal government is a monetary sinkhole? Well, follow the money! That admonition, which comes from the cinematic depiction of Deep Throat in All the President’s Men, is even more true in our actual lives. In … Continue reading →
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Carly For Senate
The New York Times headline yesterday was: “Paladino Attacks Gays In Brooklyn Speech” The NYT has since changed it to: “Paladino Laces Speech With Antigay Remarks” On his radio show today, Dennis Prager says: “I would be happy to address … Continue reading →
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Tagged carly fiorina, Dennis Prager, dennis returns, dennisprager, extra marital affair, extra marital affairs, georgetown university, indian givers, orthodox jews, single by choice, tim scott, wife sam
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Michelle Obama Can’t Handle Being First Lady
That’s why she’s been drinking excessively reported the National Enquirer a few weeks ago. Matt Drudge has been hammering on the Obama marriage for months. I suspect he’s on to something. Now we have this report from the Daily Mail … Continue reading →
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The Road
Post-apocalyptic movies such as The Road and The Book of Eli give me an eery feeling that I am watching the future of the United States. I don’t know if we can undo the damage that Obama has wrought. Report: … Continue reading →
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Tagged brink of collapse, bubble puppy, Dennis Prager, gender confusion, nightmarish visions, post apocalyptic movies, public deficit, subprime mortgage crisis, visions of the future
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Barack Obama’s Marriage Kaput?
I’ve noticed various stories on the Drudge Report over the past couple of months that indicate the president’s marriage is in trouble. This past week, I saw: White House reporters abuzz over wedding ring-less president… ‘It’s getting repaired’… On January … Continue reading →
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Only Half Of Those Polled Regard Obama As A Christian
Here’s the news story. My thought — there’s little that is distinctively Christian about Obama. On his radio show today, Dennis Prager says: Here are some possible reasons. * The only church we have him associated with celebrated race more … Continue reading →
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The Slave Mentality
The Ibn Ezra (medieval Jewish commentator) said that Moses would not have attracted the respect he did among the Israelies if he had grown up as one of them (instead he was raised in Pharoah’s court). In his 1995 lecture … Continue reading →
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