Tag: President Obama

Tuesday, February, 19, 2013

NYC  public school bus drivers of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1181, serving the largest school district in the nation, will be reporting back to work  from their strike Wednesday just in time for the kids to return to school after mid-winter recess. Drivers for non-public schools will start Tuesday. All in all the city spent about $20.6… Continue reading Tuesday, February, 19, 2013

President Obama: “I Actually Don’t Think We Should Ban Handguns”

President Obama used his recent Google hangout appearance to calm the nerves of some in the NRA who have been fooled into thinking that the government is “coming to take away their guns.” It’s a lie told by NRA’s CEO and chief lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre. A lie that is then regurgitated by Congressional Republicans in their effort… Continue reading President Obama: “I Actually Don’t Think We Should Ban Handguns”

Monday, February 18, 2013

Cold as a witch’s tit in New York today, 18 degrees! And since it’s a federal holiday, practically everything is closed so no need to go outside…that’s my excuse and I’m standing behind it… President Obama has declared a presidential proclamation citing February 2013 National Black History Month, commemorating and honoring the 50th Anniversary of… Continue reading Monday, February 18, 2013

President’s Weekly Address: Reigniting The Engine of Economic Growth – The Middle Class

The President’s weekly address can be summed up in this statement: No one in America should work full-time and raise their children in poverty. The statement is part of the address as President Obama called on Congress to do what is necessary to bring jobs back to America to “help grow and strengthen the middle class.”

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

So Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he’s retiring, the first papal resignation in 600 years!  At 84 and ailing (it was recently revealed he had a pacemaker for years, the battery being replaced only a few weeks ago) The Pope stated not wanting to go out like his predecessor Pope John Paul II, who died of heart failure while still… Continue reading Wednesday, February 13, 2013

On The Subject of Drones…

President Obama‘s Administration is looking to secure the same policy to declare war as the George Bush Administration had before him. Whats different about Obama’s policy is that war will be carried out not by soldiers on the ground, dispatching in huge battalions to remote areas of the world risking life and limb, but with the technological advancement of The… Continue reading On The Subject of Drones…

President’s Weekly Address – Working Together To Avoid The Sequester

The President; Over the last few years, Democrats and Republicans have come together and cut our deficit by more than $2.5 trillion through a balanced mix of spending cuts and higher tax rates for the wealthiest Americans. That’s more than halfway towards the $4 trillion in deficit reduction that economists and elected officials from both… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – Working Together To Avoid The Sequester

The Boy Scouts See The Light

Hey Boy Scouts! Guess what? You’ve had gay scouts and gay scoutmasters for years. You’ve given them badges and congratulated them on excellent fundraising and (get this) rewarded them for exemplary moral behavior, helping others, being patriotic and making their parents proud. These gay scouts have also met legislators, built structures for community organizations, worked… Continue reading The Boy Scouts See The Light

Official Photo Of President Obama Skeet Shooting

So it’s true. The White House is responding to critics who questioned whether President Obama has ever been skeet shooting. White House Senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer tweeted out this picture on Saturday morning after much skepticism about the president’s claim that he participates in the sport “all the time.” “POTUS shoots clay targets on the… Continue reading Official Photo Of President Obama Skeet Shooting

President’s Weekly Address: Working Together To Grow The Economy

President Obama called on Congress to work together and come up with bipartisan ways to pay down the debt and grow the economy. We began this year with economists and business leaders saying that we are poised to grow in 2013.  And there are real signs of progress:  Home prices are starting to climb again. … Continue reading President’s Weekly Address: Working Together To Grow The Economy

President Obama’s Ratings Goes Way Up After Election

President Obama is riding a wave of personal popularity into his second term, with his highest favorability ratings since his first year in office, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Fully 60 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of Obama in the new poll, up slightly from October but a clear shift in… Continue reading President Obama’s Ratings Goes Way Up After Election