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Category Archives: Barack Obama
Michelle’s Vacation
Joe emails: Is this 2010 or 1962. It appears pretty obvious to me that the Obama marriage is a farce, and this trip by Michelle is a total travesty. I know couples where the wives go off on their own … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama
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Tagged attention whore, avi weiss, chess puzzles, putting on the ritz, sex addict, star retreat
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Not That Muslim!
A Lukeford.net correspondent reports that at an Orthodox shul in Los Angeles on Shabbos morning, when the time came to say a prayer for the American government and the president, one Jew loudly said, “Not that Muslim!” My friend says: … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Orthodoxy
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Tagged american government, correspondent reports, orthodox jews, orthodox shul, peace process, yitzchak rabin
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The Bottom Line
Joe emails: Obama must be gotten rid of in 2012. His continued presence is bad for the Jews, Israel and America. The Republicans have no credible candidate with any appeal to minorities and youth, and their votes matter. The question … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama
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Tagged baby boom, candidacy, Dennis Prager, hillary rodham clinton, jew, minority candidate, mother in law, muslim parents, nuptials, obama, president joe
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NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World
From Fox News: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his “foremost” mission as the head of America’s space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world. Though international diplomacy would seem well outside NASA’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Blacks, Dennis Prager, Islam, Politics
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Tagged al jazeera, buddhist world, charles bolden, Charles Krauthammer, Dennis Prager, foremost mission, fox news, international diplomacy, nasa administrator
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Rabbis For Obama
Joe emails: Got balls? Put this on your site. Below is a list of California Rabbis who endorsed Obama in an open letter – copied below, vouching to Jews he was a stalwart friend of Israel – Their silence now … Continue reading →
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Tagged mendecino ca, rabbi ben kamin, rabbi laura geller, rabbi lawrence kushner, rabbi michael lerner, reuven firestone
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Prager Was Right
I was listening to Dennis Prager yesterday interview William Bennett. Like tens of thousands of conservatives, Bennett expected that Barack Obama would govern as a political moderate. Dennis Prager predicted he would govern as a leftist. Prager was right. I … Continue reading →
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Mr President
Did you notice how during the healthcare summit yesterday all the politicians called Barack Obama “Mr. President” but Barack called all the other politicians by their first names? On his radio show yesterday, Dennis Prager said he knows many politicians … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, Dennis Prager, first names, John McCain, mr president
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Divine Providence
Joe emails: Once could point to the past year in American politics as a better proof of the existence of God than the ontological proof. Upon inauguration, Obama was in a high earth orbit. The press was as smitten as … Continue reading →
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Tagged earth orbit, existence of god, nationalized health care, ontological proof, prime time press conference, proof of the existence of god
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Did Wall Street Cause The Crash?
During his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama blasted the bank bailout. It seems clear that Obama and the Democrats will make banks and Wall Street their enemy in the run-up to the 2010 elections. It … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Dennis Prager, Economics, Thomas Sowell
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Tagged bank bailout, Barack Obama, boom and bust, Dennis Prager, financial bailout, tom sowell
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Dennis Prager: Private Remarks Should Not Be Made Public
On his radio show Jan. 11, 2010, Dennis Prager said about U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid’s remarks about Barack Obama being more electable because he was a light-skinned black man who only spoke with a “negro dialect when he … Continue reading →
Posted in Barack Obama, Blacks, Dennis Prager, Politics
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Tagged Dennis Prager, leader trent lott, republican senate, senate majority leader, senate majority leader harry reid, strom thurmond
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