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Category Archives: Barack Obama
One Pundit Says Obama’s Done A ‘Tremendous’ Job
I say Obama has done a dreadful job. He looks like the Second Coming of Jimmy Carter. He’s never displayed any ability to run anything. He’s just good at campaigning. No wonder he’s going on the road to campaign some … Continue reading →
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Tagged david axelrod, kid gloves, paul volcker, Rahm Emanuel, stimulus package, tim geithner
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Obama’s Reliance On Teleprompters
I wanted to take a cheap shot here and say this shows Obama is just an empty suit but I don’t think that’s the bottom line here. Rather, Obama is cautious. So far I believe his presidency is a disaster. … Continue reading →
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Tagged kathleen sebelius, new choice, obama, peoria ill, teleprompters, television camera
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Does Barack Obama Follow Astrology?
My yoga teacher says her sources say he does. She says it is no accident that Barack Obama’s big policy speech came on Tuesday night, the first night of the new moon (the first of Adar in the Jewish calendar). … Continue reading →
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Tagged daily meditation, meditation practice, new moon, orthodox judaism, policy speech, yoga teacher
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Why Are The Africans So Thrilled That Obama Was Elected President?
President Bush did more for the continent than any other president in history. The election of Barack Obama won’t make Africans’ lives any easier. It won’t change anything significant for them. I think they have their priorities wrong. If a … Continue reading →
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Tagged african poverty, american politicians, attendance award, dark continent, Dennis Prager, V S Naipaul
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Orthodox Jews Uneasy With Obama
Joe emails: Orthodox jews get an uneasy feeling from Barack Obama, and for obvious reasons. He has broken violently with George W. Bush on everything, and israel will obviously be included in things done differently. You can forget tacit approval … Continue reading →
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Tagged gold bullion, judea and samaria, orthodox jews, palestinian lands, settlement activity, state of israel
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Barack Obama – Hothouse Flower
Joe emails: "It sends the right message to conserve in the white house. Lyndon Johnson used to go around the White House shutting off lights. Call it OCD, but it says, hey, this is not my money, and I am … Continue reading →
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A Wartime Consigliere
Joe emails: Is it just me, or did we elect some kind of social science professor? The economy is tanking ridiculously, the world is swirling the bowl, and the body politic of the US looks like Luke Ford’s midsection. And … Continue reading →
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Tagged fat cats, fox news, luke ford, orthodox jews, Rush Limbaugh, treasury secretary
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George Mitchell
Joe emails: Obama has named a friggen dinosaur to be middle east envoy. George Mitchell is older than John McCain and probably has one foot in the grave and another on a banana peel. He is part Arab, which gets … Continue reading →
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Tagged al bab, ariel sharon, John McCain, mitchell1, random violence, street cred
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Why The Hubbub Bub?
I listened to Barack Obama’s inaugural address. It’s rare that I get much out of a politician’s speech but this speech was noteworthy for its utter lack of original insight. The speech contributed nothing to America and nothing to my … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, black president, cliches, Dennis Prager, hubbub, inspiring words, muslim world, party pooper, pretty face, utter lack, victory speech
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Young Obama Blamed America
Evan Gahr writes: You won’t find it in his memoir or any of the oodles of words written about him during the campaign, but this reporter has discovered a strikingly naive article Barack Obama wrote about the anti-war movement as … Continue reading →
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Tagged american foreign policy, Barack Obama, columbia magazine, moral clarity, radical islam, war mentality
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