When told that Rush Limbaugh was once again calling out the White House on the unconstitutional government takeover of Chrysler and GM, Robert Gibbs started in with an attack on Rush. Gibbs: “Look, Rush Limbaugh and others wanted to walk away
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Video: White House wants another war with Rush – (Expose Obama)
Obama says it could be worse at a speech yesterday in Racine, WI. According to Obama, Unemployment could be 15 percent, and not 9.6 percent as it is. Lucky Us! His argumentation is that of a kindergartner
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(Video) Obama on Unemployment: "At least its not 12 or 13 or 15." – (Expose Obama)
Here is video of Illinois Democrat Rep. Phil Hare saying the U.S. Constitution “is near and dear to me,” just one day after having been caught on video saying he “doesn’t worry about the Constitution,” when asked where in the Constitution the Congress had the authority to pass ObamaCare.
Here are some Quick Facts on ObamaCare for you to refer to, or print out at any time you’d like. ObamaCare Quick Facts: Causes 9 million people to lose the insurance they now have; Increases the already bloated deficit by $260 billion over the next decade when all the components are included; Adds $371 billion to the deficit by not including the Medicare physician fee schedule change, also known as the “Doc Fix” provision; Raises taxes by $569 billion on small businesses and creates a new marriage penalty with new income and investment taxes; Cuts Medicare by $523 billion; Increases premiums by 10% for people without employer-based insurance; Expands the power of the IRS to enforce a government mandate that requires Americans to purchase government-approved insurance; and After all the spending is done and the bill is fully implemented, 23 million people will still be uninsured in 2019.
“If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor … If you like your coverage, you can keep your coverage.” Barack Obama repeatedly offered these promises to audiences across the US in campaigning for ObamaCare, but Ron Williams, CEO of Aetna, begs to differ. Williams provides health insurance to over 36 million people, and he has one message for Charlie Rose and the US — expect change: Will insurance premiums go up?
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Aetna CEO warns: Expect price hikes, bankruptcies, and policy changes – (Audacity of Hypocrisy)
Pundita writes on her blog: March 10, 2010, (U.K.) Guardian: Nearly a quarter of a million people in north-eastern Spain were without power yesterday after the heaviest snowfall in decades brought major disruption to the region. A metre (3 feet) of snow fell in the Pyrenees leaving 6,000 travellers stranded and blocking up to 40 roads on
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Pundita: Snow on Barcelona’s beach. What’s next? – (The Real Obama)
Under world’s greatest cities, deadly plates Scientists say Port-au-Prince tragedy is sure to be repeated Megacities are something new on the planet. Earthquakes are something very old. The two are a lethal combination, as seen in the recent tragedy in Port-au-Prince, where more than 200,000 people perished — a catastrophe that scientists say is certain to be repeated somewhere, and probably soon, with death tolls that once again stagger the mind.
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The Next "Big one" – (Political Hotwire)
A year ago, Barack Obama’s true believers were euphoric.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A record 20 million-plus people collected unemployment benefits at some point in 2009, a year that ended with the jobless rate at 10 percent. As the pace of layoffs slows, the number of new applicants visiting unemployment offices has been on the decline in recent months.
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20 million-plus collect unemployment checks in ‘09 – (Audacity of Hypocrisy)
An overhead view of the ball that will drop in Times Square. NYT “One minute before midnight, as the famous New Year’s Eve Ball descends from the flagpole atop One Times Square in New York City, an estimated one million people will be watching and counting in a ceremony that dates back to 1906. “This is the
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New Year’s Eve – Crystal Ball – Blue Moon Open Thread – (The Real Obama)
A revolutionary new operation which could effectively cure high blood pressure has been developed by scientists, offering hope to hundreds of thousands of sufferers. In what is being hailed as the most exciting development in the field for 50 years, doctors can treat the condition with a simple procedure in under an hour
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Revolutionary operation could ‘cure’ high blood pressure – (Political Hotwire)
By Bill McMorris, Franklin Center for Public Integrity ? The Stimulus is so great it is saving jobs for people who don’t even exist Just how big is the stimulus package? Well for one, it has doubled the size of the House of Representatives, according to recovery.gov, which says that funds were distributed to 440 congressional districts that do not exist. According to data retrieved from recovery.gov, nearly $6.4 billion was used to “create or save” just under 30,000 jobs in these phantom congressional districts–almost $225,000 per job
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$6.4 Billion Stimulus Goes to Phantom Districts – (Expose Obama)
By Lori Montgomery, Washington Post Grandma’s care will be deeply cut under Obamacare A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending — one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama’s proposed overhaul of the nation’s health-care system — would sharply reduce benefits for some senior citizens and could jeopardize access to care for millions of others, according to a government evaluation released Saturday. The report, requested by House Republicans, found that Medicare cuts contained in the health package approved by the House on Nov
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Obamacare would reduce senior care – (Expose Obama)
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday that the Obama administration will push for “immigration reform” by giving the estimated 14 million people who are in the United States illegally “fair pathway to earned legal status.” “A tough and fair pathway to earned legal status will mandate that illegal immigrants meet a number of requirements—including registering, paying a fine, passing a criminal background check, fully paying all taxes and learning English,” Napolitano said Friday at a panel discussion at the liberal Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. “These are substantial requirements that will make sure this population gets right…
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Napolitano Announces Obama Administration Plan to Give Amnesty to Illegal Aliens – (Free Republic)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can’t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended
By James Rowley, Bloomberg Pelosi continues to push forward: come 2010 she will have no idea what hit her Undeterred by Republican election triumphs in Virginia and New Jersey, Democratic leaders put the U.S. House on a path to vote as early as Saturday on the most sweeping overhaul of health-care policy in four decades
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Pelosi Plunges Ahead, Undeterred by Republican Wins – (Expose Obama)
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday, Obama said, completing a process begun during the Bush administration
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Obama lifts ban on US entry for those with HIV – (Audacity of Hypocrisy)