Obama on Christianity

Gutierrez: Gingrich, Obama, Catholics, Contraception and Tall People

The Awesome Quote Going Around About Women's Rights From Barack Obama

Obama's Republican Oil Plan and Gas Prices

Romney Vs Obama

Lmfao!

Reforming a Recalcitrant Military

Reforming a Recalcitrant Military: " At a time when too many of our institutions have let us down, they [the Armed Forces] exceed all expectations. They're not consumed with personal ambition. They don't obsess over their differences. They focus on the mission at hand. They work together ... When you put on that uniform, it doesn't matter if you're black or white; Asian, Latino, Native American; conservative, liberal; rich, poor; gay, straight. When you're marching into battle, you look out for the person next to you, or the mission fails ... you know that there's someone behind you, watching your back.
-President Barack Obama, State of the Union Address, January 24, 2012.

During my first few months in Iraq, my sergeant assaulted and harassed me so much I couldn't take it any more. So I decided to report him. But when I turned him in, they said, "The one common factor in all these problems is you. Don't see this as a punishment, but we're going to have you transferred." Then that same sergeant was promoted right away. I didn't get my promotion for six months ... Everybody's supposed to have a battle buddy in the army, and females are supposed to have one to go to the latrines with, or to the showers - that's so you don't get raped by one of the men on your own side. But because I was the only female there, I didn't have a battle buddy. My battle buddy was my gun and my knife.
-Army Specialist Chantelle Henneberry, 172 Stryker Brigade

Grover Norquist To Obama: Extend Bush Tax Cuts Or Be Impeached

Grover Norquist To Obama: Extend Bush Tax Cuts Or Be Impeached: "You almost have to admire the chutzpah of Grover Norquist. For a man with no elected office and lacking the billions of the Koch brothers, Norquist exerts a phenomenal amount of influence on American politics. From his ability to force the entire GOP to pledge not to raise taxes under any circumstances (except on the Middle Class and poor, of course) to his latest act of arrogance in essentially threatening the President of the United States, Norquist is quite sure of himself...."

I Want Obama To Win

Obama's Level-Headed Response To Pro-Life Radicals

Kansas GOP House Speaker ‘Prays’ That Obama’s ‘Children Be Fatherless And His Wife A Widow’

Kansas GOP House Speaker ‘Prays’ That Obama’s ‘Children Be Fatherless And His Wife A Widow’: "ThinkProgress reported last week that Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal (R) was forced to apologize to First Lady Michelle Obama after forwarding an email to fellow lawmakers that called her “Mrs. YoMama” and compared her to the Grinch.

Earlier that same week, the Lawrence Journal-World was sent another email that O’Neal had forwarded to House Republicans that referred to President Obama and a Bible verse that says “Let his days be few” and calls for his children to be without a father and his wife to be widowed...."

What an ass.

Giving Obama The Credit He Deserves For Defending The 99%

Giving Obama The Credit He Deserves For Defending The 99%: "Over the past 12 months, Americans were subjected to, and learned about, the extremists in the Republican Party who have lurched so far to the right that Ronald Reagan would be considered a Liberal. After assessing the economic damage Republicans caused nearly every American throughout 2011, 99% of the population can be grateful that Democrats control the Senate and that President Obama is in the White House.

Although Democrats are not perfect, they served as a barrier to unbridled tax cuts for the rich and more importantly; more drastic cuts to programs that 99% of Americans depend on. The difference between Democratic ideology and Republican’s hard-right, unregulated free market capitalism and government privatization is stark and without Democrats, Americans’ economic situation would be far worse. The events in Wisconsin and Florida, with Republican assaults on public employees, unions, and voters are but a glimpse of what happens when the GOP controls the executive and both houses of a legislature...."

Three myths about the detention bill

Three myths about the detention bill: "Condemnation of President Obama is intense, and growing, as a result of his announced intent to sign into law the indefinite detention bill embedded in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). These denunciations come not only from the nation’s leading civil liberties and human rights groups, but also from the pro-Obama New York Times Editorial Page, which today has a scathing Editorial describing Obama’s stance as “a complete political cave-in, one that reinforces the impression of a fumbling presidency” and lamenting that “the bill has so many other objectionable aspects that we can’t go into them all,” as well as from vocal Obama supporters such as Andrew Sullivan, who wrote yesterday that this episode is “another sign that his campaign pledge to be vigilant about civil liberties in the war on terror was a lie.” In damage control mode, White-House-allied groups are now trying to ride to the rescue with attacks on the ACLU and dismissive belittling of the bill’s dangers.

For that reason, it is very worthwhile to briefly examine — and debunk — the three principal myths being spread by supporters of this bill, and to do so very simply: by citing the relevant provisions of the bill, as well as the relevant passages of the original 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force (AUMF), so that everyone can judge for themselves what this bill actually includes (this is all above and beyond the evidence I assembled in writing about this bill yesterday)..."

If Obama signs this into law, I'm going to be super pissed.

Obama Drops Veto Threat Over Military Authorization Bill After Revisions

Obama Drops Veto Threat Over Military Authorization Bill After Revisions: "WASHINGTON — President Obama will not veto a military authorization bill that contains several disputed provisions about the treatment of terrorism prisoners, the White House announced Wednesday, signaling a likely end to a political battle over detainees and executive power.

The administration had threatened to veto versions of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 passed by the House and the Senate, arguing that provisions would open the door for the military to perform policing functions inside the United States, and that they would infringe on executive branch powers...."

Obama: Wall Street Did Nothing Illegal

What the hell Obama?! Seriously?!

Echoing Occupy, with Robert Reich - Countdown with Keith Olbermann

It's about time Obama!

"Hey Obama, Can't You Hear? People are Dying in Tahrir."

Obama & Occupy Wall Street Police Brutality

Occupy Protesters Urge Obama To Stand Up Against Police Brutality

Occupy Protesters Urge Obama To Stand Up Against Police Brutality: "At his speech in New Hampshire today, Occupy Wall Street protesters interrupted the president and urged him to take a stand against police brutality.

The protesters chanted, “Mr. President, over 4000 peaceful protesters have been arrested. While bankers continue to destroy the American economy,” they were then interrupted by Obama supporters, chanting the president’s name. Obama got control of the room before things went too crazy, and said, “Listen, I’m going to be talking about a whole range of things today, and I appreciate you guys making your point. Let me go ahead and make mine. I’ll listen to you. You listen to me.”

In a written statement the protesters said, “Over 4000 peaceful protesters have been arrested. While bankers continue to destroy the American economy. You must stop the assault on our 1st amendment rights. Your silence sends a message that police brutality is acceptable. Banks got bailed out. We got sold out.”..."

I do believe that our political leaders (for the most part) should stay out of the OWS movement. But the fact that nothing has been said about the police brutality is pretty pathetic. We condemn other nations for it, and now we're doing it ourselves. Egypt has also justified their police brutality because they see how our police is treating the OWS protestors.

If you want to see how hypocritical our officials are being, watch this video:

http://undergroundpolitictimes.blogspot.com/2011/10/i-am-not-moving.html

Success of 'Occupy' Evident in Detractors Tactics

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Bye Bye Bush Doctrine: Obama Got Gadhafi Without A Single US Ground Troop

Bye Bye Bush Doctrine: Obama Got Gadhafi Without A Single US Ground Troop: "President Obama proved once and for all that the right wing belief in military might over all else is wrong by removing Qaddafi without deploying a single US ground troop...."