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Finally Obama Shows Fire In The Belly! (VIDEO)

September 8, 2011

In the midst of rumors of a possible 9/11 Al Qaeda threat from Pakistan, President Obama asked the Congress tonight to “Pass (his) American Jobs  Act,” as a necessary step to get the economy moving by reforming regulations and hiring incentives  especially for small businesses, and a larger payroll tax cut as a relief measure [...]

Tagged as: Obama Addresses Congress On American Jobs Act, Obama Jobs Plan, Obama Shows Fire In The Belly, Reformed Liberal, The Grauntlet Has Been Thrown Down By Obama, Threat of Al Qaeda as 9/11 Approaches, Video and Transcript of Obama's Address To Congress

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Obama Losing Base Could Spell Defeat In 2012?

May 13, 2011

Despite his jump in the polls from the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Obama continues to struggle to keep his  base  in tow.  His handling of the BP crisis has affected his standing among environmentalists, the lackluster recovery sees continued 9% unemployment and further decline in the housing market that worries the middle class, cutbacks in social programs [...]

Tagged as: 2012 Elections, Black Coalition, cornell west, NY Times/CBS Poll, Political Parties & 2012 Election, Tea Party and 2012 Elections, Upcoming Elections and Republicans, Upcoming Elections and The Democrats

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Wanted Dead Or Dead

May 8, 2011

All the talk of not wanting to spike the ball somehow creates a false impression of nobility when it comes to the death  of Osama bin Laden.  The truth of the matter is that most covert operations, if not all, are a messy business with success determined by stealth, cunning, and in most cases brute force.  Had not [...]

Tagged as: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda and Yemen, Bush, Fighting Terrorism, Interrogation, Obama, Osama bin Laden photos, Pakistan, waterboarding

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Obama’s Decision Not To Reveal bin Laden’s Photos Is Ill-Advised!

May 4, 2011

They removed Osama bin Laden’s  body and buried it at sea so that in death his grave would not be a pilgrimage site; yet, President Obama’s decision not to release the photos of his body will not only give fodder to the conspiracy theorists, but sets up the possibility of attaching a mysticism, as improbable [...]

Tagged as: Breaking News, Butasforme Reformed Liberal, conspiracy theorists, muslims, not releasing photos bad idea, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, photo of bin Laden's body, reasons for releasing photos of OBL, Rep. Andre Carson

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Obama Is Weak

March 18, 2011

The ENGLISH are calling Obama weak : Don’t they get ESPN in England?  Didn’t they see the fact that Obama’s Pen is Mighty on ESPN? Obama’s pen is mighty — how is that going to help the nuclear disaster in Japan. How is that going to change housing starts (lowest in history) and the falling [...]

Tagged as: Benghazi, Failed Presidency, Ground War in Libya, Housing Starts, Japan, libya, Obama, U.K.Sees Obama As Weak

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U.S. Foreign Relations Still Marked by Bargains With The Devil (VIDEO)

February 8, 2011

As Condoleezza Rice pointed out the Bush approach to foreign relations with Hosni Mubarak was one of “stability at the expense of democracy.” These so-called devil bargains between the U.S. and dictators, Middle East expert Aaron Miller, explains are ones that fundamentally hold“…that as long as autocrats helped advance U.S. interests by maintaining stable relations with [...]

Tagged as: bargain with devil, Egypt wafd party, Hillary Clinton, Lara Logan, Mounir abdel-nour, Mubarak, Obama, Reformed Liberal, The Charlie Rose Show, U.S. Foreign Policy

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In Your Face

August 24, 2010

Heated exchanges, protests, and inflamed rhetoric have surrounded the issue of the potential muslim cultural center and prayer room.  Although it isn’t exactly at Ground Zero, and it can’t be defined as a mosque; nevertheless, this real estate transaction is ill-advised and inappropriate. Some in the news media have argued that this is a New [...]

Tagged as: Ground Zero, Muslim Cultural Center near Ground Zero, Obama, Political Commentary, World Trade Center

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

July 5, 2010

Read between the lines of the Rolling Stone article that resulted in the resignation of 4 star General McChrystal, and you will see that even the military has reservations about the inexperience of its Commander-in-Chief.  Consider this 4th of July that the first Commander-In-Chief was George Washington, a proven leader of men in the field, not [...]

Tagged as: Afghanistant, Counterinsurgency, McChrystal Resignation, Obama, Obama Administation, Reformed Liberal, War on Terror

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Recent Terrorist Threat Exposes Why Closing Gitmo Is Unwise

January 5, 2010

Yemen is a hotbed of terrorist activity and where are we releasing prisoners from Gitmo to? That’s right–Yemen. What was the destination of the plane with terrorist suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on board?  East Coast, West Coast?  No, Detroit Michigan in the Midwest. Where is the new facility planned to be built to hold the [...]

Tagged as: Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda and Yemen, Detroit Michigan, Gitmo Closing, Guantanamo, Midwest Terror Alert, Obama, Reformed Liberal, Terrorist Threat Increases Need For Gitmo, Thomas Illinois, Thomas Illinois Planned Prison for Terrorists, Umar Farouk Abdulmuttallab, Yemen

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