Obama Tax Plan: President Goes All In on Confiscation
President Obama released his blueprint for the federal budget Monday. Unsurprisingly, it is expected to boost federal spending far higher than recent years.
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Fmr Def Sec: Obama’s Goal to Destroy ISIS is ‘Unrealistic’ and ‘Unattainable’
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates criticized President Obama’s goal to destroy the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) jihadist group as “unrealistic” and “unattainable.”
Pats D-Back Calls Out Barack Obama
New England Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner called out the president of the United States after Sunday night’s Super Bowl victory.
Chuck Hagel: White House Pressured Me to Release Guantanamo Prisoners
WASHINGTON — Outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in an interview with CNN, indicated that he felt pressure from Obama’s White House to release detainees from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
MSNBC Compares Obama Budget to Oprah Car Giveaway
On Monday, MSNBC host Ronan Farrow compared President Obama’s recently-unveiled budget to Oprah Winfrey’s famous 2004 car giveaway. Farrow summarized the Obama budget as “basically, you get the money and you get the money, you all get the money! Just
America Falling Behind the New Cold War over Arctic Oil
President Obama’s plans to designate one of the largest oil fields in U.S. as “wilderness,” is foolhardy at best—and may be anti-American at worst. When you look at the bigger story, you have to wonder on whose side he stands in the new “cold war.”
Budget Committee Republicans: Obama’s Budget ‘Not A Serious Plan’
Congressional Republicans are panning President Obama’s budget proposal, noting it offers big tax increases, but would never balance.
Obama’s Corporate Tax Raid Would Sack the Elderly
Posturing as champion of needed public investments and fairness, President Obama wants new taxes on the overseas earnings of American businesses. That would kill jobs and punish retired Americans.
Obama: ‘Breakdown In Order’ in Middle East
President Obama said that while “we are safer” there has been a “breakdown in order” in the Middle East in an interview broadcast on Monday’s “Today” on NBC. “Yemen’s a tough situation. This is a country that’s always been fragile,
How Secure Is Valerie Jarrett’s Position in the Obama Administration?
No official seems to hold more power over Barack Obama than Ms. Jarrett–someone who never has been fully vetted by investigative journalists and by America’s national security apparatus.
Obama to Hit U.S. Multinational Businesses with Billions in Taxes
On Monday, President Barack Obama’s budget will include a proposal to impose new taxes on trillions of dollars in profits accumulated by U.S. companies who do business overseas.
In CNN Interview, Obama Commits to Appeasement
On Sunday, President Barack Obama explained his stance on radical Islam to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria–and in the process, showed exactly why it is that the U.S. is losing to Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Iran. Obama believes, against all available evidence, that only a small minority of Muslims share the political beliefs of Islamist terror groups. And he is wedded to a particular tactic–the so-called “surgical” strike–that precludes any commitment of troops, giving the enemy wide freedom of action.
Obama Touts Economic Proposals in Pre-Super Bowl Interview
In the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview, President Barack Obama discussed the Chicago Bears, beer, snacks and politics from the White House kitchen with “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie. Obama touted his economic policy vision set forth in his State of
Obama Won’t Call Terror Fight a War on Radical Islam
Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” President Barack Obama “rejected the notion” that the war on terrorism is any kind of “religious war” against radical Islam. Obama said, “I think that the way to understand this is, there is an
Gates: Best Presidents Don’t Think They Are Smartest Guy in the Room
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was asked what question he would ask potential presidential candidates, he said the greatest presidents were all men who “never considered themselves the smartest guy in the room.”
CNBC’s Cramer: ‘Absolutely Zero’ Chance Any Obama’s Taxes Happening
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer laughed as he said repeatedly there was”absolutely zero” chance any of the tax increases President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address would happen. Cramer
Obama: I’ve Made the US Stronger, More Prosperous, Safer, More Influential
On CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” President Barack Obama said he was most proud of “saving the American economy” and he is”very confident that America is stronger, more prosperous, safer, and more influential today than it was when I took office.”
Paul Ryan: Obama Exploiting ‘Envy Economics’ with Tax Plan
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said President Barack Obama is exploiting “envy economics,” with his proposed tax increases on the wealthy. In discussing the president’s plan to tax inheritance Ryan said, “I think it is
McCain: Obama’s Expectations Responsible for Strain with Israel
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said President Barack Obama’s “very unrealistic expectations” on Israel have created the worse relationship he has seen in his “lifetime.” In discussing House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) invitation to
Breitbart’s Dr. Sebastian Gorka on the Obama Military Strategy: ‘Alice in Wonderland’
Appearing on Fox News this morning to discuss a viable strategy to defeat radical Islamist ideology, Breitbart National Security editor and Major General Horner Chair of Military Theory at the Marine Corps University Dr. Sebastian Gorka described the Obama administration’s approach to fighting radical Islam as “fantasy: Alice in Wonderland.”
Obama: My Budget ‘Refuses to Play Politics’ with Homeland Security
President Obama touted his budget proposal to Congress, arguing it “refuses to play politics with our homeland security” on Saturday. Transcript as Follows: “Hi, everybody. At a moment when our economy is growing, our businesses are creating jobs at the
Maher, Poitras: Obama ‘Perhaps the Worst President’ on Press Treatment
HBO host Bill Maher and filmmaker Laura Poitras, who worked with Glenn Greenwald on the Edward Snowden story, dubbed President Obama “perhaps the worst president we’ve had on clamping down on the press” on Friday’s “Real Time.” Maher began by
Maher Criticizes Obama For Lecturing India On Women’s Rights, Not Saudi Arabia
HBO’s “Real Time” host Bill Maher criticized President Obama for lecturing India on their women’s rights record while ignoring human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia on Friday. “President Obama had a busy week overseas. He was in India and gave
The Obama Era Has Been Very, Very Good for Iran
When trying to make sense of Barack Obama’s foreign policy, it is difficult to escape the conclusion that a great deal of it has been meant to reward, placate, or at least avoid angering Iran.
Michelle Obama Defends ‘American Sniper’
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke out against critics of American Sniper on Friday, saying the film is a “complex, emotional depiction of a veteran and his family.”
