Tag: President Obama

Second Class Citizens

Filed in National by on April 28, 2011 44 Comments

Reactions from African-Americans on the release of President Obama’s long form birth certificate.

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Obama’s Open Mic

Filed in National by on April 15, 2011 32 Comments

At Jason330’s request… Obama’s Bring It moment. Perhaps not realizing his mic was on, Obama’s private remarks were caught by CBS correspondent Mark Knoller, who was able to listen to through a live audio feed. “I said, ‘You want to repeal health care? Go at it. We’ll have that debate,” Obama said, describing his negotiations […]

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Video and Transcript of President Obama’s Speech Today

Filed in Delaware, National by on April 13, 2011 6 Comments

This is posted and linked for the folks (like me) who couldn’t watch or listen to the speech this afternoon. The video is about 43 minutes long. Link to the transcript at whitehouse.gov is also provided if you’d rather read it.

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Obama’s Speech

Filed in National by on April 13, 2011 68 Comments

President Obama’s speech is scheduled to begin at 1:35 today. I will try to live blog this in the comments – any commenter help would be greatly appreciated! Meanwhile, Greg Sargent compiles a list of educated guesses concerning today’s speech: * Obama set to draw sharp lines? Marc Ambinder reports that the President will lay […]

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The O’Reilly Obama Interview

Filed in National by on February 7, 2011 11 Comments

Before last night’s Superbowl, Bill O’Reilly did a ridiculous interview with President Obama.

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The Accomplishment Of The SOTU Address

Filed in National by on January 26, 2011 19 Comments

Reviews of the president’s speech were positive and insta-polls showed 92% approval.

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Liveblog the State of the Union Speech (Updated with Full Text of Speech)

Filed in National by on January 25, 2011 13 Comments

Fill up your glass with your favorite adult beverage and join us for some hot and heavy liveblogging.

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Pre-SOTU Open Thread

Filed in National by on January 25, 2011 0 Comments

State of the Union address tonight. We’ll have out liveblog going tonight.

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President Obama Has A Primary Opponent!

Filed in National by on January 21, 2011 11 Comments

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry plans to run against President Obama in the Iowa caucuses. This plan could not possibly fail.

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Reviews Of Obama’s Speech

Filed in National by on January 13, 2011 57 Comments

Reviews of Obama’s speech last night were overwhelmingly positive with some going further to say it made Sarah Palin’s speech look worse in retrospect.

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Getting Ready for the Gibbs Slap

Filed in National by on January 6, 2011 4 Comments
Getting Ready for the Gibbs Slap

In yesterday’s press conference, Robert Gibbs said, “I’m not going in order to be freed up to say a series of things that I might not otherwise say.” Except that it is the exact opposite of what he will do.

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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Revisited

Filed in National by on January 2, 2011 0 Comments
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Revisited

A historian looks at how the President’s control of foreign policy has only increased from the days of Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama. There is a long look at the Kennedy Administration which seems pivotal in any understanding of US foreign policy.

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Obama Hate Machine Goes Into Overdrive

Filed in National by on January 1, 2011 6 Comments
Obama Hate Machine Goes Into Overdrive

The vast right-wing network of lunatics goes from fifth to sixth gear for the 2012 Presidential Election

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