Category: Hoodwinking
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Nov 3, 2009 in ACORN, Bamboozling, Bush administration, California, Campaign promises, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Dick Cheney, Energy Policy Act of 2005, Flip Flopping, General Election, George Bush, George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Lobbyists, MSNBC, Media Bias, MoveOn.org, Oprah, President Barack Obama, Richard Daley, Tax stimulus package, Ted Kennedy, Tom Daschle, Transparency, Unions, William Ayers, Women, World | 21 Comments
You may recall that when Bush was president, it was like pulling teeth trying to find out just who had visited the White House. Let’s just say he dug in his heels a bit on releasing that information. Maybe it had something to do with Cheney’s “secret” Energy Meeting, who knows, but it [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 30, 2009 in Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Bill Clinton, Campaign promises, Censorship, Current Affairs, Daily Kos, Dick Cheney, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Fox News, France, Freedom of Speech, George Bush, Germany, Hoodwinking, Huffington Post, Lobbyists, Louisiana, MSNBC, Media, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, New York Times, Obama's Media Censorship, President Barack Obama, Public Finance, Republicans, TOTUS | 63 Comments
That is a question I have asked myself time and time again since Obama took office on a number of issues, including expanding the Faith Based Initiatives, or my fave, the incredibly unConstitutional “Prolonged Detention” of American Citizens, holding them in custody indefinitely without charges.
Turns out I am not the only one who [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 19, 2009 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Censorship, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, David Plouffe, Fox News, Governance, Hoodwinking, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Obama Comrades | 101 Comments
Thus proclaims the White House Communications Director, Anita Dunn. Of course, many of us actually knew this already, or strongly suspected that was the case. How nice to have someone in Obama’s administration, someone pretty high up,confirm it:
President Obama’s presidential campaign focused on “making” the news media cover certain issues while rarely communicating [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 18, 2009 in Andrew Sullivan, Bamboozling, Bill Clinton, Bloggers, Campaign promises, Civil Liberties & Rights, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Don't Ask Don't Tell, GLBT, Gay Rights, Hoodwinking, Human Rights, John McCain, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Rev. James Meeks | 30 Comments
Well, Obama is pandering to the GLBT community again. He gave a speech to the Human RIghts Campaign Friday, October 9th. Personally, I think he was trying to ward off the big-ass march planned against him in DC byt the GLBT community. It didn’t work, I might add. Seems some folks [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 16, 2009 in ABC News, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Depression, Economy, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, Fox News, Governance, Harry Reid, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Housing & Housing Crisis, Insurance Policies & Industry, Iran, Iraq, President Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Unemployment, Unemployment/Jobs | 80 Comments
One just has to wonder what prompted the child in the video below to ask Obama the question he did. Maybe people in his household were decrying the lack of it, or maybe this child was picking up on the animosity in the air, or maybe he just wanted to share the good news [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 15, 2009 in Andrea Mitchell, Campaign promises, Current Affairs, DNC, Emperor's Clothing Syndrome, Europe, Flip Flopping, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, MSNBC, Media Handling of Story, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Presidential Candidates, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | 154 Comments
Okay, I admit it - I have tried to be in total denial about the following interview of Secretary of State Clinton and Ann Curry. My aunt sent me the pertinent quote earlier this week, and I just didn’t want to believe it. I still don’t want to believe it, to be honest. [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 13, 2009 in Abuse, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Bush administration, Campaign promises, Current Affairs, Flip Flopping, Foreign Affairs, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Human Rights, Obama's Broken Promises, Pakistan, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Sara in Italy, UN Human Rights Council, Women and Children | 23 Comments
Dr. Sima Samar. Now, some of you may know who she is already. For those who do not, or for those who are want to learn more, this is for you. (H/t to my aunt for sending me a mini biography on her, and to American Girl in Italy for mentioning her [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 12, 2009 in Current Affairs, Hoodwinking, President Barack Obama | 56 Comments
I am still on the road, but I have a short piece to illustrate that a LOT of people are a bit surprised that the Nobel Peace Prize Committee is now handing out the Prize for just saying what one wants to do instead of actually DOING something. Except, thankfully, or at least, right this [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 5, 2009 in Afghanistan, Bamboozling, CNN, Civil Liberties & Rights, Current Affairs, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Obama Comrades, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Rev. James Meeks, Soldiers/Veterans | 35 Comments
That’s the headline I saw Monday morning at AOL . Of course my response was, “Whaaa” For real?? How fortuitous since General McChrystal is saying we need more troops in Afghanistan! Is this true??” And then I read the article. The short answer is, “No.”
Here is the [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Sep 29, 2009 in ABC News, ACORN, Abuse, Afghanistan, Bamboozling, Bill of Rights, Censorship, Chicago, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Flip Flopping, Foreign Affairs, Fox News, George Stephanopoulos, Hoodwinking, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Soldiers/Veterans, Women and Children | 76 Comments
That would be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking out about violence against girls and women at the U.N. After the ad nauseum speeches of President Obama, this is an incredibly refreshing change, even though the subject is intense, to say the least. Still, this one has substance, and isn’t “just words.” [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Sep 24, 2009 in Cult, Education, George Bush, Hoodwinking, New York State, Obama Comrades, President Barack Obama | 116 Comments
You are not going to believe this video below. I don’t care what your political persuasion is, this should ring alarm bills, raise red flags, and generally cause major concern.
If this isn’t indoctrination, I don’t know what is:
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Sep 22, 2009 in Bamboozling, Current Affairs, Democrats, Hoodwinking, New York State, Pandering, President Barack Obama | 61 Comments
You may have heard that this weekend, the White House strongly suggested that David Paterson, the current governor of New York, really shouldn’t consider a run in 2010. You know, the way only Chicago politicians can: leak out a strong encouragement, deny that they did any such thing, and make it seem like they [...]
By Ani on Sep 9, 2009 in Arrogance, Bank Bailouts, Bill of Rights, Cult, Hoodwinking, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama's Media Censorship, President Barack Obama, Unemployment | 141 Comments
Camille Paglia’s article in Salon, Too late for Obama to turn it around? is a scathing assessment which drips disappointment and dare I say it, a sense of betrayal. Most surprising is that eight months after Obama’s inauguration, this accomplished writer has arrived at the same place most of us were 18 months ago [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Aug 25, 2009 in Campaign promises, Current Affairs, Hoodwinking, Medicare, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Social Security, Universal Health Care | 143 Comments
My good friend and neighbor, let’s call him, Roger, depends entirely on his pitifully small Social Security check as well as Medicare. He called up his senators and representative yesterday, and also sent all three of them this e-mail:
I am stunned that the Obama administration has the nerve to refuse to give senior and [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 22, 2009 in Air America Radio, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Flip Flopping, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Huffington Post, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Obama's Broken Promises, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Universal Health Care | 68 Comments
Yes, yes he has. Here’s the video of TYT pondering this question in light of the recent “revelations” of Obama’s duplicity:
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 19, 2009 in Abuse, Africa, Bamboozling, Current Affairs, Feminism, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Gender Bias, Hoodwinking, MSM, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Misogyny, Obama's Broken Promises, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Washington Post, Women and Children, World News | 48 Comments
Faithful NQ reader, CG, mentioned recently that the Washington Post actually did a very nice article on Secretary Clinton’s recent trip to Africa. Well, you coulda knocked me over with a feather. This morning, in my daily “DipBlog” from the State Department, sure enough, there it was, along with a link to an [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 4, 2009 in Chelsea Clinton, Crime, Current Affairs, DNC, David Shuster, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Flip Flopping, Gay Rights, Gender Bias, Hate Speech, Hoodwinking, Media, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Misogyny, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama's Priorities, President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Washington Post | 16 Comments
You may have seen this report of Gay youth who were murdered in Tel Aviv:
The spontaneous march in response, the solidarity evident, brought tears to my eyes.
While we are on the subject of the GLBT community, as of this writing, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, 332 service members have been dismissed under DADT [...]
By American Girl in Italy on Jul 28, 2009 in Air America Radio, Bamboozling, Flip Flopping, Hoodwinking, Sara in Italy | 21 Comments
Obama speaks out against rushing things through Congress - complains that “nobody has any idea what’s in them and nobody has read them.”
BARACK OBAMA: …When you rush these budgets that are a foot high and nobody has any idea what’s in them and nobody has read them.
RANDI RHODES: 14 pounds it was!
BARACK OBAMA: [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 2, 2009 in Current Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Rendition, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Sara in Italy | 52 Comments
Recently, well, for the past five months anyway, people have been wondering just where Obama was going to make his church home in the DC area. Oh, he tried out a place or two, but you know, there are actual, real people there, and so much media focus, that he just couldn’t get into [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 19, 2009 in Backtrack Obama, Bamboozling, Current Affairs, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Flip Flopping, GLBT, Gay Rights, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Obama's Broken Promises, Pandering, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Universal Health Care | 24 Comments
Oh, the irony is just too rich. Some of you may have heard that President Obama decided the other day, after getting hammered by the LGBT community over DADT and DOMA, to grant LGB federal employees partner benefits by Executive Decision. Kind of. First, it begs the question, if he could have [...]