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Obama Correct in Saying ‘I didn’t raise taxes once’

February 7th, 2011 · No Comments

During an interview that aired just before the big game on Super Bowl Sunday, President Barack Obama made the following claims to Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly:  “I didn’t raise taxes once.  I lowered taxes over the last two years.  I lowered taxes for the last two years.” And he’s right!  He’s raised ‘em a [...]

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Obama’s Post-Presidential Ambitions Revealed?

February 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments

When it comes to discussions of the 2012 presidential election, many believe President Barack Obama will be a one-term wonder in the mold of Jimmy Carter.  But could the recent turmoil in Egypt be a sign that “O” has post-presidential ambitions in Egypt?  Just askin’. FYI: If you enjoy this blog and want to keep [...]

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Should President Obama Have Same Internet ‘Kill Switch’ Used to Silence Opposition in Egypt?

January 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Earlier this week, a U.S. Senate committee approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some fear will, if it becomes law, give the President Barack Obama the authority to shut down parts of the internet.  In the video below, we see what happens when a government — in this case, Egypt — has the power to [...]

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Pipeline ‘Matter of Critical National Interest’

January 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments

One can hardly blame leaders of the nation’s oil and natural gas industries for feeling the need to be aggressive when it comes to combating the Obama Administration’s all-out war against fossil fuels exploration.  Today, officials at the American Petroleum Institute called on the U.S. Department of State to approve the Keystone Pipeline Project as [...]

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Tea Party Movement Goes Global (Update)

January 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Little did CNBC reporter Rick Santelli know how far his message would carry after he issued a call for a Chicago Tea Party from the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Feb. 19, 2009.  After spreading across the United States during the past 23 months, it appears that a grassroots movement, similar to the Tea [...]

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Obama Fails to Mention Inflation in SOTU Address

January 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is the text of a news release issued today by the National Inflation Association. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last night did not make one single mention of inflation, when it is the belief of the National Inflation Association that massive price inflation (especially food inflation) will become America’s [...]

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Obama Brings Out Transparency Pledge – AGAIN!

January 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment

I just about fell out of my chair when I heard President Barack Obama repeat the pre-election transparency promise that he has never fulfilled as president.  It reminded me of a Jan. 7, 2010, post in which I shared video/audio of C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb talking about how President Obama’s campaign-trail pledge to broadcast hearings [...]

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