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Is Smoker-in-Chief Giving Up Cigarettes Today?

November 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment

A cloud is hanging over the Oval Office as Americans wonder whether or not Smoker-in-Chief Barack Obama is giving up cigarettes during today’s Great American Smokeout.
Truth be told, one would hardly know the event that takes place annually on the third Thursday of November is taking place today.
As of this posting at noon Central today, [...]

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Great Photo to Start the Day: Nobel Shrimp’

November 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

After President Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize for Peace for less than two weeks of work in the Oval Office, the once-prestigious award has become as easy to get as an order of shrimp tacos.
Hat tip: Jasmine via Doug Ross

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TIME Gets It Right on Motive Behind Peace Prize

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments

Believe you me, it’s a rare occasion when I agree with the folks at TIME.  Today, however, is one of those occasions.  The lead paragraph of their article, Obama’s Nobel: Another Slap at George W. Bush, sums up accurately the reason why the current occupant of the Oval Office won a once-prestigious award despite having [...]

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Seven More Awards Due President Barack Obama (Update)

October 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Citizens of the world awoke to find President Barack Obama had won both the Nobel Peace Prize and two Cy Young Awards.  Because no one likes surprises, I’ve combed the internet to uncover news about seven more awards (below) our nation’s 44th president will receive this year:
7.  World Series MVP — By way of Executive [...]

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Obama Hints at Fairness Doctrine on Sunday Shows

September 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Brace yourselves, conservatives:  While President Barack Obama used his appearances on the Sunday talk shows to push for government-run health care, he also fired what could be considered an Oval Office “missile” aimed squarely at conservative talk radio.

During a poignant segment of his interview the president that was broadcast on FACE the NATION this morning [...]

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