Tag: President Obama
Obama’s Egypt Speech
The man knows how to give speeches. Full text of the speech here. Steve Benen at the Washington Monthly highlights this portion, about the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world: “[J]ust as America can never tolerate violence by extremists, we must never alter our principles. 9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country. […]
Oops! RNC Accidentally Releases Their Sotomayor Talking Points To The… Media!
Honestly, can these people walk and chew gum at the same time? At the very least they should consider banning their members from using technology. Whoops. The Republican National Committee (RNC) has apparently inadvertently released its list of talking points on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Included on the released […]
Quote of the Day
Vietnam teaches several lessons, the first of which is that the United States can have normal relations with countries whose political systems and ideologies it rejects. That is as true of Cuba and Iran today as it was of Vietnam or China. — Roger Cohen
Obama’s Notre Dame Speech
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_pvUoLnRU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVbzQC0qjHU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cia9WR2Zj4Q&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT0jT2b0JIY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Here’s the part of the speech concerning abortion, where so much of the controversy was occurring. It’s very wise and well written. Will the anti-abortion crowd reach out to him? As I considered the controversy surrounding my visit here, I was reminded of an encounter I had during my Senate campaign, […]
Quote Of The Day
But one of the things I’ve actually been encouraged by—and I learned during the campaign—was the American people, I think, not only have a toleration but also a hunger for explanation and complexity, and a willingness to acknowledge hard problems. I think one of the biggest mistakes that is made in Washington is this notion […]
Quote of the Day
Like most Americans, we have not yet seen the images [new torture photos] and don’t know what they’ll portray. But until they’re made public, they seem likely only to inflame the imaginations of America’s friends and enemies. The worst will be assumed. And let’s not forget Obama’s promise, on his second day in office, to […]
Notre Dame, Obama and The Gipper
Back at the end of March, we had a little post about some trouble brewing at Notre Dame and its invitation to the President of the United States to be its commencement speaker. You see among the conservative Catholics — the 21 percenters — they cry that this invitation flies in the face of a […]
24 Percent
A recent Pew Research Center poll shows that America, in general, is very happy with President Obama. Turns out that the Republican Party with their sore loser cries, tea bags and faux indignation could only muster a top off at 24% unfavorable rating toward America’s president. Compare this to the Worst.President.Ever had a 35% unfavorable […]
One More Thing To Blame Obama For
The Grateful Dead — as reunited as they can be, I suppose — back on tour. Oy. Do.Not.Want. AND — Did.Not.Vote.For. Who do I see for Impeachment proceedings? The Only Band That Matters One more — not exactly a proper video, but a bunch of clips from Westway set to White Man (In the Hammersmith […]
Quote of the Day with Photograph
I think President Obama is an intelligent man, compared to the previous U.S. president. – Presidente Hugo Chávez
Thursday’s Open Thread
As I get ready to visit an old rat whose fondness of children is too Jacksonesque for my taste and his friend, a mumbling duck who is a bit too comfortable with his sexuality, I present to you Thursday’s Open Thread. In case you didn’t stop by Delaware Liberal yesterday, you missed us taking down […]
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