Wednesday at the Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall, in Fort Myer, VA, while President Barack Obama spoke at the farewell in honor of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, the largely military audience was notably silent through multiple jokes by Obama,
Army Sgt. Jordan Vaughn (Ret.), who served in the same company as Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and participated in the search for Bergdahl, said that “it really seems like they’re [the Army] dragging their feet” on the investigation into Bergdahl’s actions on
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) blasted the Obama administration, claiming they were allowing dangerous illegal immigrants to stay in the country in the wake of a murder of a store clerk by an illegal immigrant on Wednesday’s “Fox & Friends” on
Fox News Strategic Analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters (Ret.) declared that the White House doesn’t “give a damn about our military” in a discussion on Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. When Hannity asked Peters
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich sat down with Breitbart’s own Steven K. Bannon and Alexander Marlow during a special edition of Breitbart News Sunday covering the weekend Iowa Freedom Summit. Gingrich focused in on the heart of his Saturday speech, addressing foreign policy with a special emphasis on the worldwide crisis of radical Islam, a fight that Newt says America is losing in the world today.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) criticized President Obama for being “petulant” and “childish” by refusing to meet with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday’s “On the Record” on the Fox News Channel. Paul defended House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) extending an
Congresswoman and Iraq War veteran Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) blasted Secretary of State John Kerry for his recent remarks on the causes of terrorism, saying that if Kerry believes that, the solution to terrorism would be “to give them [terrorists] a
Sunday in New Delhi, India, President Barack Obama explained to India Prime Minister Narendra Modi he will get more sleep by his sixth year. Obama said, “He’s right, though, we can’t tell you everything that we talked about. Although I
On Saturday, Judge Jeanine Pirro, host of the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” criticized President Obama and Michael Moore during a monologue on Chris Kyle. Pirro initially criticized Michael Moore and discussed the impact of “American Sniper” “Leftist
Columnist Charles Krauthammer declared that President Obama “has less personal sympathy for Israel” than any president in Israel’s history on Friday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. “I think this president has less personal sympathy for Israel than any
USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page said that President Obama “has an obligation to talk to more traditional media,” something that he does not do enough, while defending the president’s post-State of the Union interviews with YouTube stars on Saturday’s
Mort Zuckerman, US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the New York Daily News, declared that America’s credibility in the Middle East had been “virtually eliminated” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” After fellow panelist Tom Rogan argued
US News and World Report Chairman and Editor-in-Chief and publisher of the New York Daily News, Mort Zuckerman argued that President Obama’s economic plan “doesn’t address what is happening in this country” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” While Zuckerman said that
President Barack Obama touted “middle-class economics,” which he defined as “the idea that this country does best when everyone gets their fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules” during his Weekly
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) declared that, during his State of the Union, “the President threatened the United States Congress more than he threatened Iran” on Friday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “in the State of the Union speech, the President threatened the
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) said that President Obama “shouldn’t be taking any side” on “local issues” of racial bias in law enforcement on Friday’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Channel. Responding to comments the
Talk radio host and author of “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin argued on Thursday that President Obama must believe that the resignation of Yemen’s pro-American president is “swimmingly good” because Obama painted a rosy picture of foreign affairs during his
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) talked about foreign policy, offering criticism of President Obama’s foreign policy while arguing that he was qualified to handle foreign affairs on Thursday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. Walker began by declared “we
Talk radio host and author “The Liberty Amendments,” Mark Levin predicted Congressional Republicans will not defund the president’s executive action on immigration or Obamacare this year on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “When it comes to Obamacare, why
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that the State of the Union reminded him of “Alice in Wonderland” on Wednesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “Last night’s speech reminded me of one of my young daughter’s favorite stories, which is ‘Alice
Columnist Charles Krauthammer argued that President Obama was saying “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan, period” on Wednesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. Krauthammer said that the reason for the dispute between the president
Congresswoman and Iraq War veteran Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) said that President Obama’s continued refusal to use the phrase “Islamic extremism” gives her “great concern” because “unless you clearly identify your enemy, then you cannot come up with a very effective
Talk radio host Laura Ingraham argued that “Barack Obama doesn’t have to lobby the Republicans on immigration” and that the president did not spend much time discussing his executive action because “you don’t shove it in their faces when you’re
Another State of the Union speech; another empty pageant of “signals” sent by selecting special guests; another chance for President Obama’s party to create a brief illusion of popularity by furiously applauding pronouncements that will be forgotten within days; and another wish list of billion-dollar spending proposals designed to make the opposition party look bad by blocking them. None of it has anything to do with responsible government, and only the political class will pay much attention.
It is not unusual for U.S. presidents to reference the pope in their State of the Union addresses. President Obama’s decision to quote Pope Francis in Tuesday’s address follows on Lyndon Johnson’s citation of Pope Paul VI in 1968 and Bill Clinton’s reference to Pope John Paul II in 2000.
