Showing posts with label State of the Union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State of the Union. Show all posts

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Who? No, they're "on the run."

January 24, 2015 al Qaeda , Barack Obama 0 Comments
Al Qeada's Absence From State Of The Union Cause Concern

KRNV, Jan. 21, 2015

For the first time since 2001, Al Qaeda was not mentioned in the annual State of the Union address. It is the same terror organization claiming responsibility for the attack at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo earlier this month.

Critics contend it is one more sign that America's elected leaders just do not get it.

Read more: www.mynews4.com

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Changes the meme a bit, doesn't it?

January 24, 2015 Barack Obama , Daily Mail 1 Comments
Barack Obama's 'Struggling Mom' Rebekah Erler Was Once A Democratic Organizer

Daily Mail, Jan. 21, 2015

Now, with Erler back in the spotlight, people are paying attention to her not-so-typical work history after Obama used her as an example of how things have improved for America's middle class under his leadership. Erler was among among 22 people whose whose stories of tragedy or triumph highlight an issue or public policy and who were invited to the State of the Union by the White House.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk

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Friday, January 23, 2015

Move over ISIS, step aside al-qaeda

January 23, 2015 Barack Obama , China 0 Comments
Obama: No Greater Threat To Future Than Climate Change

Madison Park, Jan. 21, 2015, CNN

A critical UN Climate Change Conference will be held in Paris in December this year, aimed at reaching a legally-binding, international climate agreement.

"This is a pivotal year for advancing the climate effort both at home and internationally, and the president's continued leadership is essential on both fronts," said Bob Perciasepe, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions.

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Giving up that fight?

January 22, 2015 2nd Amendment , Barack Obama 0 Comments
Obama Makes No Mention Of Guns In State Of The Union Address

Sabrina Siddiqui, Jan. 21, 2015, Huffington Post

He also took limited executive action last year to strengthen the federal background checks system. But his failure to even mention the word "guns" in his most high-profile speech of the year is an acknowledgement that gun control is currently dead at the federal level, particularly under a GOP-controlled Congress.

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They likely collaborated

January 22, 2015 Catalina Camia , Hillary Clinton 0 Comments
Hillary Clinton Tweets Support For Obama's Economic View
Catalina Camia, Jan. 21, 2015, USA Today

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s response to the State of the Union was a simple tweet hailing President Obama’s comments on the economy.

Clinton, a likely presidential candidate and former secretary of State, made no mention of foreign policy in her tweet. Like Obama, she stressed the need to “step up and deliver for the middle class.”

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

What, are you surprised?

January 21, 2015 Barack Obama , Executive Privilege 1 Comments
Obama Calls For Civility, Then Immediately Taunts Republicans Over His Two Presidential Wins

Stephen Dinan, Jan. 20, 2015, Washington Times

Mr. Obama’s two separate veto threats in his speech this year is tied for the most in any State of the Union going back at least a century. President George W. Bush also issued two veto threats in 2008, and President Clinton issued two in 1996. 

But Mr. Obama’s threat may have been the broadest, with one of his threats covering everything from immigration to tweaking Obamacare to revamping the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reforms.

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The state of our union is strong...the state of our union is strong...

January 20, 2015 Barack Obama , Illegal Aliens 0 Comments
Obama's State Of The Union Guests Include An Illegal Alien

Stephen Dinan, Jan. 19, 2015, Washington Times

Anita McBride, who served as chief of staff for first lady Laura Bush, said the president, first lady and other key staffers squirrel away ideas throughout the year based on letters they receive or people they meet.

“They’re looking to select individuals who reflect, from their perspectives in a positive way, their issues and priorities they have for the American people, and also reflect the generosity, the compassion, the example of the American spirit,”

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Friday, January 9, 2015

WHAT?!?

January 09, 2015 Allie Grasgreen , Barack Obama 0 Comments
Obama To Propose Two Free Years Of Community College For Students
Allie Grasgreen, Jan. 8, 2015, Politico

So far, that plan doesn’t have an official price tag — other than “significant,” according to White House officials. If all 50 states participate, the proposal could benefit 9 million students each year and save students an average of $3,800 in tuition, the White House said.

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Thursday, April 10, 2014

The 77% Lie —And Why Obama Keeps Telling It

April 10, 2014 Equal Pay , Mika Brzezinski 0 Comments

By Larry Elder, Apr. 2. 2014

A quick way to kill debate is to accuse your political adversary of "lying."

Still, it's hard to figure out what else propels President Obama to falsely assert, yet again, that employers rip off female employees by paying them 23 cents less per dollar than men — for doing the same work.

In his last State of the Union address, Obama said:

"Today, women make up about half our workforce. But they still make 77 cents for every dollar a man earns. That is wrong, and in 2014 it's an embarrassment. A woman deserves equal pay for equal work. She deserves to have a baby without sacrificing her job."
See, the president begins the statement with a fact. That is, women on the whole make 77 cents on the dollar compared to the earnings of men, on the whole.

But here, as he has other times, Obama has added for the same work, or, as in this case, "equal pay for equal work." This makes the statement not only flat-out false, but insultingly so.

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski echoed Obama:
"Of course, women get paid 77 cents for every dollar men earn for the same exact job, so it's something that needs to be rectified, obviously."

(Now, according to the Daily Beast, at $2 million, Mika makes half of what Scarborough makes. Time to hire a new agent perhaps, but it does not excuse falsely telling women that they face a 23-cent ovary discount.)

Even the federal government — that Obama serves as chief executive — knows this is nonsense.

In 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor found that, after controlling for obvious education and job differences, the gender "wage gap" shrank to only 95%. The Labor Department report also noted women often make different choices than men:

"A greater percentage of women than men tend to work part-time. Part-time work tends to pay less than full-time work. A greater percentage of women than men tend to leave the labor force for childbirth, childcare and elder care.

"Some of the wage gap is explained by the percentage of women who were not in the labor force during previous years, the age of women, and the number of children in the home.

"Women, especially working mothers, tend to value 'family friendly' workplace policies more than men. Some of the wage gap is explained by industry and occupation, particularly, the percentage of women who work in the industry and occupation."


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