It was recently reported that President Barack Obama’s campaign arm, Organizing for America, was assisting Democrats in the Wisconsin recall campaigns. On July 22, Organizing for America State Field Director Michelle Kleppe sent an email to supporters informing them that
President Obama this Tuesday stated his case for increased taxes on “the rich” as part of his solution to balance the deficit. “Keep in mind,” he assured the American people, “that under a balanced approach, the 98% of Americans who
To the unrestrained amusement of the completely disengaged Democrats in the Senate and White House, the House Republican Leadership spent all day yesterday, indeed all week, beating the heck out of their conservative, Tea Party contingent to vote for an
From The Associated Press: An intensive endgame at hand, Republican leaders abruptly postponed a vote Thursday night on legislation to avert a threatened government default and slice federal spending by nearly $1 trillion. “The votes obviously were not there,” conceded
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney appeared on MSNBC.
The Portuguese language has a word, saudade, which which describes “a deep emotional state of nostalgic longing for something or someone … A stronger form of saudade may be felt towards people and things whose whereabouts are unknown, such as
“I know you’re creating a thing here for Fox.” “That’s not what I’m doing. You know better than that.” Apparently, asking the President as to the whereabouts of his party’s plan is “creating a thing” for Fox.
The Columbia Journalism Review is a self-appointed “ombudsman” of the press. It’s mission statement is as follows: Columbia Journalism Review’s mission is to encourage and stimulate excellence in journalism in the service of a free society. It is both a
With most eyes turned to our president playing chickie with the ship of state, and for the past few days the tragedy in Norway, it’s easy to lose sight of another monstrous Obama debacle unfolding right under our noses. Known
Circular firing squads are very helpful…when they’re done on the other side of the aisle. That is why Democrats are so happy lately, sitting back and watching all the Republican in-fighting over deft ceiling deals. Sadly, Republicans have been all
Fox Nation: On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney welcomed correspondent Ed Henry to the Fox seat by calling his question a “Republican talking point,” and touching off a heated series of exchanges. At Wednesday’s briefing, Carney seemed to
It wasn’t that long ago that George W. Bush was president. Perhaps you remember him: he’s the president whom the mainstream media (MSM) blamed for making up reasons to go to war in Iraq, for giving tax cuts to the
Last week “Mr. Cool” lost his cool. Barack Obama, frustrated at his inability to strike a deal with Republicans in Congress on raising the debt ceiling, stormed out of a meeting saying, “enough is enough.” As of today, the negotiations
Does President Obama approve of the SEIU/ACORN-led economic terrorism campaign that is now directed at JPMorgan Chase? It seems like a reasonable question to ask. SEIU is President Obama’s favorite union and ACORN is his favorite community organizing outfit. The
It was just over two and half years ago that the Obama administration entered the White House under promises of transparency and restoring America’s image abroad. Yet now we know that at the same time they were promising these things,
OBAMA: Ryan’s the one who’s giving their caucus spine. And he still won’t budge? VALERIE JARRETT: No, sir. His family . . . release them? OBAMA: Not yet. Give it another day or two. Let Mrs. Ryan have formula for
On July 26, 2011, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois) was arrested outside of the White House after refusing to move when asked by authorities. Gutierrez, who sat in front of a sign that read “Stop Separating Our Families” with a line
MRCTV: Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Illinois) was arrested outside of the White House after refusing to move when asked by authorities.Gutierrez, who sat in front of a sign that read “Stop Separating Our Families” with a line of protesters, refused to
Ed Henry’s first exchange as Fox News WH correspondent was certainly a memorable one, ending with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney derisively advising him “You should go on the air and tell your viewers there’s nothing to worry about
Imagine my surprise when, during Fareed Zakaria’s monologue on how the tea party is “extreme” and unyielding, a familiar sight flashed onto the screen, a backdrop for his critical opinion of the tea party movement: my costumed husband and his
The House GOP and the Senate Democrats are crafting a plan on the debt ceiling. The White House is AWOL. So much for leadership.
The President is used to flexing his muscles and storming the public airwaves whenever he wants to sell skeptical Americans on socialist economic policies. The White House and media have before refused the GOP an opportunity to present a dissenting
Regardless of where you stand on the budget debate the most fascinating result has been the undeniable realization that President Obama has been marginalized and is now fighting for a seat at the table. I believe it is a first
From Jennifer Rubin in The Washington Post: A Republican aide e-mails me: “The Speaker, Sen. Reid and Sen. McConnell all agreed on the general framework of a two-part plan. A short-term increase (with cuts greater than the increase), combined with
Highlights of Speaker John Boehner’s appearance on Fox News Sunday. The Speaker talked tough on the GOP efforts to reduce federal spending in exchange for a raise in the debt ceiling. Video clips in this compilation include the Speaker saying
