Tag Archives: President Obama

President Slammed Paul Ryan in Address

Posted on January 21, 2013 at 4:19 pm by Bob Cesca

Ryan was sitting on the dais at the inauguration and the president attacked a slogan Ryan invented. President Obama took direct aim in his inaugural address at the Randian rhetoric that animates the politics of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s “Big Deal”

Posted on January 21, 2013 at 2:33 pm by Bob Cesca

Krugman: I’d suggest using this phrase to describe the Obama administration as a whole. F.D.R. had his New Deal; well, Mr. Obama has his Big Deal. He hasn’t delivered everything his supporters wanted, and at times the survival of his … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day

Posted on January 21, 2013 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

President Obama places his hand on the bibles of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. and is sworn into office for a second term. Michelle Obama is glowing.

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Barack Obama’s Second Inaugural Address

Posted on January 21, 2013 at 12:48 pm by Bob Cesca

Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of … Continue reading →

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An Invocation Speaker I Can Applaud

Posted on January 21, 2013 at 11:21 am by Bob Cesca

The Obama team’s selections for inaugural invocation speakers have been lacking. First, it was megachurch preacher Rick Warren in 2009, then, this year, Pastor Louie Giglio who wrote anti-gay remarks in the 1990s. Giglio withdrew from the post. But their … Continue reading →

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Republican Outreach

Posted on January 20, 2013 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Monte Wolverton In other news, two teams will be headed to the Superbowl after today! Also — some guy was sworn in for a second term as president. That’s important, too. I jest.

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Video: President Obama’s Oath of Office

Posted on January 20, 2013 at 1:59 pm by Bob Cesca
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Organizing for Action

Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

It has been a busy news week which saw President Obama unveil a sweeping proposal for gun control and the Republicans completely and utterly caving (and I hate that word) on the debt ceiling, but this may have been the … Continue reading →

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Socialism Has Come

Posted on January 17, 2013 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

via Bloomberg U.S. corporations’ after-tax profits have grown by 171 percent under Obama, more than under any president since World War II, and are now at their highest level relative to the size of the economy since the government began … Continue reading →

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Party of Reagan. Or Maybe Not.

Posted on January 16, 2013 at 3:10 pm by JM Ashby

President Obama referenced Ronald Reagan’s support of gun control during his press conference today so the right wing’s natural response is to claim Reagan only supported gun control because he had Alzheimer’s. From MSNBC’s interview with Erich Pratt of Gun … Continue reading →

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