Archive for 'Obama'
Another president, another devil
Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro is following in the footsteps of his predecessor Hugo Chavez by referring to the president of the United States in satanic terms.
It was Chavez, after all, who stood at the podium of the UN General Assembly in 2006 and, referring to then-President Bush, said: “The devil came here yesterday. And it [...]
Posted: May 6th, 2013 under Latin America, Obama.
“I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist I used to be”
As it happens I think both Sarah Palin and Tom Brokaw have a point about how glittery, celebrity-obsessed and overly-cozy the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner has become.
Nonetheless President Obama did his annual shtick at the event last night.
The bit toward the end about the new Spielberg film “Obama” starring Daniel Day-Lewis is pretty [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2013 under Obama, Wingnuttery.
For the record
It was on April 14, 2012, that rock musician Ted Nugent, a member of the National Rifle Association board of directors, said the following:
“If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. Why are you laughing? Do you think that’s funny? That’s [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2013 under Guns, Obama.
In which I take the side of a Republican against Obama
After being repeatedly assured by Fox News that President Obama is a dedicated socialist, it came as a shock to me to read a report by the Knoxville, Tennessee, News-Sentinel:
In the 2014 budget submitted to Congress, the [Obama] administration says it “intends to undertake a strategic review of options for addressing [the Tennessee Valley Authority’s] [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2013 under Obama, Stateside.
Too soon to tell
Guest post by Eyal
Israel’s political landscape over the past few weeks has been characterized by two major developments: President Barack Obama’s visit and speech and the return of Harry’s Place after almost a week of absence.
Naturally, the latter has been greeted with mass rallies, dancing in the streets, and a general consensus that it is [...]
Posted: April 2nd, 2013 under Israel, Obama.
Yes, that really is Michelle Obama
Is Barack a lucky man, or what?
Posted: February 23rd, 2013 under Obama.
“The era of liberalism is back”
Those were the chilling words uttered by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell after he heard President Obama’s inaugural address on Monday.
It just so happens that a movie camera was aimed at me when I read McConnell’s words, and here is how I reacted:
McConnell elaborated:
“An unabashedly, far left-of-center inauguration speech certainly brings back memories of the [...]
Posted: January 25th, 2013 under Obama, Stateside.
Bush and Obama: rhetoric and reality
I’ll have more to say about President Obama’s inaugural address later. But first:
Long-time readers of this blog may recall that even though I supported George W. Bush’s opponent in the 2004 presidential election, I was favorably impressed by much of his 2005 inaugural address. I observed:
Large parts of President Bush’s inaugural address could have been [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2013 under Human Rights, Obama.
Obama inauguration II
Although President Obama was (as required by the Constitution) officially sworn in for a second four-year term on Sunday (you’ll notice the Chief Justice read from a card this time), he’ll do it again today for show. And poetry will be recited. And prayers offered. And songs sung. And he’ll make a speech. And there [...]
Posted: January 21st, 2013 under Obama.
Hysteria greets Obama’s executive orders on gun violence
At least three congressmen, a former attorney general and the head of a national gun owners’ group have said that impeachment may be in order for President Obama because he dared to sign some executive orders designed to curb gun violence.
One of the congressman, Steve Stockman of Texas, called Obama’s anti-gun violence efforts “an existential [...]