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Dissent, thy name is Racism in Obamaland »

By pm317 on Sep 16, 2009 in Current Affairs | 160 Comments

I hate what Democrats, Obama supporters are doing to this country. Most recently it is President Carter who is fanning the flames of racism lit by Obama minions last year. Starting with his campaign, everyone who raised objections to his inexperience or lack of accomplishments got branded as being racists. There is nothing worse than [...]

The Master Orator and the Amateur »

By pm317 on Sep 13, 2009 in Current Affairs | 106 Comments

The one and only. No teleprompters, no nothing but just plain old intellect talking — President Clinton paying tribute to Walter Cronkite at a memorial service held on Wednesday.

President Clinton’s health care reform speech to the Congress from 1993 and more below the fold.

Czars, Czars Everywhere, not a Czar to Vet »

By pm317 on Sep 8, 2009 in Current Affairs | 91 Comments

Van Jones did not fill out the Questionnaire. Major Garrett (see video below) offers either Van Jones was not high ranking enough to fill out the questionnaire or that the vetting process broke down. Why are we, the tax payers paying these Czars if they are not high ranking and don’t have Obama’s attention? Me [...]

Resistance to Obama’s School Speech [Updated with Pink Floyd] »

By pm317 on Sep 7, 2009 in Current Affairs | 127 Comments

The controversy over President Obama’s planned address to U.S. public school children next week shows no signs of abating. In fact, in some places, it’s heating up.
Remember during the Democratic primaries, how many said their children wanted them to vote for him. In keeping with his community organizing training, Obama’s pattern has been to [...]

What is with the Whole Foods Nation? »

By pm317 on Sep 4, 2009 in Current Affairs | 106 Comments

You have heard about the boycott of the store Whole Foods Market by the Lefties. The CEO of Whole Foods Market, John Mackey wrote an Op Ed in the WSJ and dared to criticize Obama on his health care plan. He has a different view and proposes a different solution. Single Payer proponents don’t like [...]

Second Acts and Redemption »

By pm317 on Aug 29, 2009 in Current Affairs | 191 Comments

Who decides who deserves a second act?
I am fairly new to American history. Since Ted Kennedy’s death, I have learned a lot more of what he did (or didn’t do) in the accident he caused in Chappaquiddick which directly led to the loss of a life. In a confession video (See [...]

Obama’s Summer of Wee Wee »

By pm317 on Aug 26, 2009 in Current Affairs | 112 Comments

The author of this WSJ article, Foud Ajami has a more elegant title: Obama’s Summer of Discontent which I recommend for a full read but I will use a couple of thoughts and ideas from the article for my own contemplation.

American democracy has never been democracy by plebiscite, a process by which a leader is [...]

MO’s Wardrobe Malfunction? »

By pm317 on Aug 23, 2009 in Current Affairs | 217 Comments

Robin Givhan of WaPo concludes her article, entitled A Judgment Call That Comes Up A Bit Short, with this:
Avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically wise. But it does American culture no favors if a first lady tries so hard to be average that she winds up looking common.

Robin Givhan, the fashion [...]

Where did the Democrats go wrong? »

By pm317 on Aug 22, 2009 in Current Affairs | 96 Comments

He is giving up even before he started! “Obama is willing to be a one term president.”
Salon.com has this story, Obama ready to be a one term president?:
Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, told a local radio station recently about a conversation the two men had back in February. Boswell says the president told [...]

Obama’s Desperation »

By pm317 on Aug 20, 2009 in Current Affairs | 86 Comments

Look where hurricane Bill is heading! Isn’t Obama heading to Martha’s Vineyard this weekend for his umpteenth vacation? I think he is the kind of guy who would be upset if it rained on his parade. On the other hand, he must be used to that by now, especially the rain on his [...]

He lied to you, Suckers! »

By pm317 on Aug 13, 2009 in Current Affairs | 90 Comments

(Bumped up from Wednesday afternoon.)
Who fell for these words and voted for him? He played you like a violin, didn’t he? Would you vote for him again in 2012?

Where Is the Compassion? »

By pm317 on Aug 12, 2009 in Current Affairs | 189 Comments

(bumped up from early Wednesday morning)

Caring for disabled children must be stressful for parents. While they worry about their own mortality as they age, they have the additional burden of worrying about the future of their children who completely depend on them. One such parent is Mike Sola, who lost his cool in a town [...]

This is democracy, with a small d »

By pm317 on Aug 10, 2009 in Current Affairs | 57 Comments

I don’t have much else to add to what Leah from New Hampshire, C-SPAN caller says. Here we go:

This is democracy in action — Leah gets it and the questioner in the next video gets it.

He wants whom to shut up? »

By pm317 on Aug 9, 2009 in Current Affairs | 160 Comments

In a Virginia fundraiser for gubernatorial candidate Deeds, Obama said “But I don’t want the folks who created the mess to do a lot of talking. I want them to get out of the way so we can clean up the mess. I don’t mind cleaning up after them, but don’t do a lot of [...]

Love this guy! (& open thread) »

By pm317 on Aug 8, 2009 in Current Affairs | 91 Comments

There was a hero’s welcome for Bill Clinton in New York after he saved two damsels in distress.

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