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On the Transition, There is No Comparison

Robert I. Grundfest — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:47:03 +0000

It is inevitable that United States Presidents are compared not only to who served before them, but to those who came after them. If these past few weeks are any guide to the next four years – if Trump can avoid impeachment and conviction – then we can start making room for Barack Obama on […]

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Obama on Russia’s Election Hacking – “We need to take actions and we will”

Ezra Grant — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:22:25 +0000

In a radio interview with NPR, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, made it clear that Russia’s involvement in the United States election process will not go without a direct response from the United States. “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our […]

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Poll – Republicans Love for Putin Grows Since Russian Hack Was Revealed

Ezra Grant — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:24:45 +0000

Since the CIA revealed that Russia and Vladimir Putin hacked into our election with the sole purpose of electing Donald Trump, Republicans have found a new love and respect for Russia’s leader. Putin, who has been accused by the CIA of personally interfering in the US election to help Donald Trump win because he holds a ‘vendetta’ […]

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Obama on Trump – He’s “Flying Blind” by Not Accepting Daily Intelligence Briefings – Video

Ezra Grant — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:55:45 +0000

President Obama met with Trevor Noah from The Daily Show and spoke about the recent news that Donald Trump is refusing daily intelligence briefings. According to the president, any president-elect who refuses daily intelligence briefings is “flying blind.” “I think the president-elect may say one thing and do another once he’s here because the truth of […]

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Obama Orders a “Full Review” Of Russia’s Hacking of US Presidential Election

Ezra Grant — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:07:07 +0000

The Hill is reporting that President Barack Obama has ordered a “full review” before he leaves office of the cyberattacks that plagued this year’s presidential election, a top White House official said Friday. The announcement by Lisa Monaco, Obama’s counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, follows repeated demands from congressional Democrats for more information about the […]

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Obama’s Brother Congratulates “President Trump” – says “God is Great!”

Ezra Grant — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 15:24:08 +0000

At a little after 2am, the brother of the current President took to twitter to congratulate the man he supported in the elections. Sporting a “Make America Great Again” Trump cap, Obama’s brother tweeted, “CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD IS GREAT! CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT TRUMP! GOD IS GREAT! — Malik Obama (@ObamaMalik) November 9, 2016

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Obama on Trump – If your closest advisers don’t trust him to tweet, how can we trust him with the Nuclear codes?”

Ezra Grant — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:28:33 +0000

President Obama laid out a simple truth today while doing his final campaigning for Hillary Clinton. Revealing that Donald Trump’s campaign advisers took away Trump’s twitter account over the weekend, the President asked; “If your closest advisers don’t trust him to tweet, how can we trust him with the Nuclear codes?” I haven’t heard it said so […]

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Boy With Cerebral Palsy Kicked Out of Trump Rally Meets Obama – PIC

Ezra Grant — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 17:27:31 +0000

“Make America Great Again…” yea, but without those others. You know, those others who are not like us, who look different and who act different. A little 12-year-old boy with cerebral palsy found out the hard way that Trump and his supporters don’t want his contribution to making America great. JJ Holmes and his mother […]

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Sean Hannity is Now a Fan of Louis Farrakhan – Video

Ezra Grant — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:13:29 +0000

It’s Sean Hannity. He works at Fox News, so nothing he says should be taken seriously. That said, Hannity attacked Obama in 2008 after news broke that the church Obama attended gave an award to Farrakhan. Hannity concluded that there was an obvious association between Obama and Farrakhan, and the “racism and anti-Semitism” Farrakhan exhibited […]

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Obama on Trump Tape – It’s “Disturbing” and “Unbelievable Rhetoric” – Video

Ezra Grant — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 23:33:33 +0000

Here is something amazing, something you’ve never seen or heard of before – the President of the United States had to comment on a the words of a Republican presidential nominee, who said that he sexually assault women and that he gets away with it because of his fame. While campaigning for Tammy Duckworth in […]

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Chris Wallace Praised “How Quickly” Trump Ended The Birther Issue – Video

Ezra Grant — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 01:40:23 +0000

Fox’s Chris Wallace can sometimes be sane… or maybe it’s just an act. I’ve watched his various interviews on numerous occasions and at times wondered why he worked at Fox. But he works at Fox News where a level of bias is necessary for employment, a clear bias that was on full display in this […]

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Poll: Obama’s Approval Ratings Continue to Rise

Ezra Grant — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 01:10:08 +0000

His numbers are up again, and for good reason! He’s been a great president thus far! The last time that President Obama’s approval rating in Washington Post-ABC News polling was as high as it is in our new survey was six months after he took office. At 58 percent, Obama’s approval is 15 points higher […]

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Obama Calls Out Republican Leaders for Failure to Denounce Donald Trump

Ezra Grant — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 19:24:18 +0000

It has been a disastrous campaign from day one but somehow, maybe because he said all the things that stroke the Republicans’ ego, Donald Trump managed to outwit and outlast all the other contenders for president.But when Trump decided to take on Gold Parents, Khizr and Gazala Khan, whose son died in Iraq while defending […]

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Obama Slams Trump – Your Twitter Account Does Not Qualify You for President

Ezra Grant — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:57:46 +0000

Donald Trump is a prolific tweeter. He has mastered the art of sitting behind a computer screen and attacking people in 180 characters. The conservative trolls love him for that and have anointed him the chosen one to be the next president. But apparently being good at Twitter is not a constitutional requirement to be president. The […]

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Watch – President Obama Slams Donald Trump’s Unconstitutional Muslim Ban – Video

Ezra Grant — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 00:31:50 +0000

There are some who say what President Obama did today was unprecedented. But when Donald Trump – the leader of the Republican party and Republican presidential candidate – continually misleads his followers with unconstitutional talk of religious tests for Muslims entering the United States, then the sitting president had no choice but to stand up and smack down […]

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“I’m With Her” – President Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton – Video

Ezra Grant — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 23:03:35 +0000

I still don’t agree with the way the media portrayed Bernie Sanders, painting him as a bothersome nobody who should have wrapped up his campaign on January 2nd and leave the stage. But Bernie got some respect today when he met with President Obama. It was a meeting that many Bernie fans respected and appreciated. […]

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Donald Trump Fanatic Arrested with Bombs After Threatening Barack Obama

Ezra Grant — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:28:14 +0000

Donald Trump and the Republican party just lost a vote as John Roos, one of Trump’s biggest fans, is now in custody. A fanatical Donald Trump supporter, who was arrested by the FBI in Oregon this week after repeatedly threatening to kill President Barack Obama and federal agents, had multiple pipe bombs in his home, authorities […]

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8 Year Old Flint Resident Writes Obama, Obama Responds

Ezra Grant — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:56:10 +0000

Mari Copeny, an eight year old resident in Flint Michigan who was affected by Republican Governor Rick Snyder’s decision to use led contaminated pipes for Flint’s water system, wrote a letter to President Obama and got a response from the leader of the free world. Hello my name is Mari Copeny and I’m 8 years […]

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The Reality Show Election Just Got Very Real

Robert I. Grundfest — Sun, 03 Apr 2016 15:53:20 +0000

It is true that political discourse has taken a wildly unpredictable and extremely troubling turn in this country, but just when it seems that the shouting match will get louder, along comes a politician who is calm, focused, steely, intelligent, moral and principled. Who is this person? The current occupant of the Oval Office. A […]

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Watch President Obama Dancing ‘The Tango’ in Argentina – Video

Ezra Grant — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:35:38 +0000

The description on the video said he was “kinda forced” into doing this dance Wednesday during a state dinner held in his honor in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It kinda shows. Video

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AIPAC Slams Donald Trump for his Anti-Obama Comments

Ezra Grant — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 22:37:21 +0000

Donald Trump used his American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) speech yesterday to further some of his campaign noise, noise that included his usual knock against President Obama. And while some of his noise fell on a few welcoming ears in the audience, the organizers and president of AIPAC later issued a statement, rebuking Trump and […]

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Bill Clinton Slams Obama – Calls the Last 8 Years “Awful” – Video

Ezra Grant — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 02:41:04 +0000

While on the campaign trail stumping for his wife Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton took an unnecessary shot at President Obama, calling the last 8 years under Mr. Obama “awful!” While urging the crowd to vote for Hillary, Bill said, “if you believe we’ve finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy […]

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Watch Live – Obama and Castro Hold Joint Conference – Video

Ezra Grant — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:26:48 +0000

Another history making event.

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Obama Warns Republicans – Democrats Could Block Your Nominees Too

Ezra Grant — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 01:17:54 +0000

If they can do it to us, why can’t we do it back to them? That is the message President Obama has for Senate Republicans who have vowed not to hold hearings on his Supreme Court nominee Judge Garland , and the President shared his concerns on this very dangerous precedent Republicans have embarked on. On […]

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GOP Senator to GOP Pals – “Man Up” and Vote on Obama’s Nominee

Ezra Grant — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:19:15 +0000

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) took a swing at his party Friday, saying Republicans need to “man up” and give Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland a vote, The Hill reports. “Just man up and cast a vote. The tough thing about these senatorial jobs is you get yes or no votes. Your whole job is to either say […]

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President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee is…

Ezra Grant — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 14:27:33 +0000

The Constitution of the United States command the president of the United States to appoint nominees for the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Obama is fulfilling his Constitutional duties. President Obama will announce federal appeal court Judge Merrick Garland on Wednesday as his nominee for the Supreme Court, according to reports. Garland, 63, […]

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Cast of “Hamilton” Visits White House – Raps With Obama – Video

Ezra Grant — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 02:54:37 +0000

Well, the President didn’t actually rap, although he started things off by telling the drummer to “drop the beat.” The president then holds up cue cards with certain words and “Hamilton” star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda dropped the freestyle. Watch Wait for it… 🎤⬇ #Bam4Hamhttps://t.co/vpwTuNf5zn — The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 15, 2016

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Carson Doubles Down – Barack Obama “was, you know, raised white”

Ezra Grant — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 22:35:49 +0000

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson was awarded a little spotlight from the media today when he said that President Obama was not raised like a typical African-American, but was “raised white.” Carson then went on CNN and doubled down on that original statement. “I grew up in Detroit, and I grew up in Boston. In […]

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Rafael Cruz Warns – Obama will Destroy America in 30 Years with Supreme Court Nomination

Ezra Grant — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:44:39 +0000

Exactly. Just as the President has gone door to door to suppress our Second Amendment Rights and confiscate our guns, and the way he has used Obamacare to destroy America’s economic system, and the way Mr. Obama has created death panels to decide who gets healthcare and who dies in the waiting room. Remember all […]

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President Obama Speaks At a U.S Mosque – Video

Ezra Grant — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 03:09:27 +0000

President Obama did what no other American president has ever done – visited a Mosque right here in the United States. Why you asked? To combat the hate some Republicans and the Republican presidential candidates are throwing against the entire Muslim community or, to quote the President, to combat the “inexcusable political rhetoric against Muslim-Americans.” “Let […]

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