Scarborough Hits Liberals For Hypocrisy On Libya

In his opinion piece at Politico today, Joe Scarborough asks, "How can liberals call for Qadhafi's ouster when they opposed the war against Saddam?"

It's a good question! And it would have helped if Scarborough had, you know, identified some liberals who were taking that stance, so they could be asked that. You know, like, maybe a link, or something? So I could see such hypocrisy in action? This is apparently too much to ask.

But, okay! Scarborough says that "for a decade," President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney were compared to Hitler and Stalin, "condemned as an immoral beast who killed women and children to get his bloody hands on Iraqi oil," by anti-war activists and CODE PINK, etc. "But," Scarborough says, "in the morally murky afterglow of the Obama years, the certainty of these secular saints has melted away."

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Barack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham, and a black Kenyan father, Barack Obama Sr., who were both young college students at the University of Hawaii. When his father left for Harvard, she and Barack stayed behind, and his father ultimately returned alone to Kenya, where he worked as a government economist. Barack's mother remarried an Indonesian oil manager and moved to Jakarta when Barack was six. He later recounted Indonesia as simultaneously lush and a harrowing exposure to tropical poverty. He returned to Hawaii, where he was brought up largely by his grandparents. The family lived in a small apartment - his grandfather was a furniture salesman and an unsuccessful insurance agent and his grandmother worked in a bank - but Barack managed to get into Punahou School, Hawaii's top prep academy. His father wrote to him regularly but, though he traveled around the world on official business for Kenya, he visited only once, when Barack was ten.

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Barack Obama was born to a white American mother, Ann Dunham, and a black Kenyan father, Barack Obama Sr., who were both young college students at the University of Hawaii. When his father left for Harvard, she and Barack stayed behind, and his father ultimately returned alone to Kenya, where he worked as a government economist. Barack's mother remarried an Indonesian oil manager and moved to Jakarta when Barack was six. He later recounted Indonesia as simultaneously lush and a harrowing exposure to tropical poverty. He returned to Hawaii, where he was brought up largely by his grandparents. The family lived in a small apartment - his grandfather was a furniture salesman and an unsuccessful insurance agent and his grandmother worked in a bank - but Barack managed to get into Punahou School, Hawaii's top prep academy. His father wrote to him regularly but, though he traveled around the world on official business for Kenya, he visited only once, when Barack was ten.

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Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. father of Barak Obama

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Maya Soetoro, step sister of Barak Obama with Stanley Ann Dunham

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Birth Name

Barack Hussein Obama II

Nick Name

Barak Obama

Obama

Barry

Bama

Rock

The One

No Drama Obama

Date of Birth

August 4, 1961 (1961-08-04)

Age

49

Place of birth

Kapi'olani Maternity &amp, Gynecological Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Born day

Friday

Birthday/Birth Anniversary

August 4

Grew up

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Sex

Male

Hair Color

Black

Eyes Color

Black

Height

6' 1"

Zodiac sign

Leo

Barak Obama

Country

United States

Ancestry

Irish-Kenyan

Nationality

American

Citizenship

American

Race or Ethnicity

Black, Irish-Kenyan-American

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Residence

White House (Official)

Chicago, Illinois (Private)

Language Speaks

English

Religion

Christian

Website

www.barackobama.com

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Education(s)

Occidental College

Columbia University

Harvard Law School

Degree(s)

B.A. 1983; Columbia University

J.D. 1991, Harvard University

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Title

President of the United States

(44th President, incumbent, January 20, 2009 - present)

Occupation(s)

Community organizer

Lawyer

Constitutional law professor

Author

Political party

Democratic Party

Senator

Illinois, United States

(January 3, 2005 – November 16, 2008)

State Senator

Illinois State

(January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004)

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Status

Married

Spouse(s)

Michelle Robinson Obama (1992-present)

Son(s)

No

Daughter(s)

Malia Ann (1999)

Sasha (2001) 

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Father Name

Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. 

(born - 1936, Kanyadhiang village, Rachuonyo District, Kenya Colony, died - automobile accident, 24 November 1982, occupation - Kenyan senior governmental economist, Religion - Islam, later Atheis)

Mother Name

Stanley Ann Dunham 

(born - November 29, 1942, Wichita, Kansas, United States, origin : Ireland, marriage with Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. - 1961, divorced - 1964, educations - BA, MA, Phd. University of Hawaii, occupation - Anthropologist, another marriage with Lolo Soetoro, Geologist, Indonesian and child - Maya Soetoro 1970, Phd. Writer,1965 divorced - 1980, died - November 7, 1995)

Step mother(s)

1. Kezia Aoko
2. Ruth Nidesand
3. Jael Otien

Brother(s)

No

Half-brother(s)

1. Abongo (Roy) Obama
2. Abo Obama
3. Bernard Obama
4. Mark Ndesandjo
5. David Ndesandjo
6. George Obama

Sister(s)

No

Half-sister(s)

Auma Obama

Maya Soetoro (with Stanley Ann Dunham)

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"I don't want to give them the keys back," Obama said.

In another move aimed at stabilizing the still-shaky economy, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will introduce a new $200 billion tax cut giving businesses across the country an incentive to buy new equipment in the short term, according to a senior administration official.

The tax cut would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of new investments in plants and equipment made between now and the end of 2011, according to the senior administration official.

The new tax cut will be in addition to a $100 billion permanent extension of the business tax credit for research and development, as well as $50 billion in new infrastructure spending included in a package that the president will officially unveil Wednesday during an economic speech in Cleveland, Ohio.

The $100 billion tax credit proposal was reported by CNN on Sunday while Obama himself disclosed the infrastructure spending Monday in a fiery speech at a Labor Day event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in which he tried to draw a sharp contrast with Republican economic plans.

"I don't want to give them the keys back," Obama said. "They don't know how to drive ... They're going to pop it into reverse and have special interesting riding shotgun and we'd be right back in the ditch."

The leaks of a flurry of Obama proposals in just the last 36 hours show just how anxious White House officials are to show the president is on top of trying to rescue the still-faltering economy at a time when Democrats strategists are privately starting to panic that their majorities in both the House and Senate may now be up for grabs.

Altogether, the three new Obama proposals add up to $350 billion, which is starting to creep up to nearly half the size of the $787 billion stimulus plan the president pushed through Congress in the first 100 days of his administration.

A package of that size could call into question the insistence of top White House aides that they are not putting together a "second stimulus" package. The packaging of the proposals carries great political weight because if the new plan is seen as a new stimulus program it could give Republicans new ammunition that the first plan did not work as well as advertised.

Nevertheless, all three proposals face an uncertain fate in a Congress that is still out of session for its August recess and when it comes back to work next week will only be in session for a few weeks before the election.

In addition to the compressed calendar, the president has to contend with Republicans who are itching to deny him a last-minute victory, and Democrats who are racing to get home again to campaign full-time.

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We get to grade President Barack Obama!

The CNN National Report Card: First 100 Days premieres tonight Wednesday, April 29 (8pm ET). This show is for viewers where WE get to rate President Barack Obama on his first 100 days.
Led by anchors Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper, John King and Soledad O’Brien, the show will gauge the public’s opinion on how President Obama and other elected officials have handled their first 100 days in office, as well as how the country is progressing on significant issues.

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Bo'Bama!

Everyone, say hello to Bo'Bama!

Bo, a Portuguese water dog, moved into the White House this past weekend, but he will officially be presented to the First Family today. The Obamas will get their picture taken with Bo, as well.

Oh, if Bo pees on someone during this welcome ceremony, he gets an automatic WIN FOR LIFE award.

And he wears a lei!

Kal Penn Takes Sabbatical from Acting to Serve Obama Administration

Kal Penn, star of House on Fox network is taking a sabbatical from acting to work for the President. Yes, the real President. To free him up from his role on the show House, the producers had his character, uncharacteristically shoot himself. And why? They couldn't have given him a little more respect?

Instead Kal will earn more respect serving the nation as Associate Director to the White House Office of Public Liason. Where Kal easily earned over 40,000.00 per episode on House, he'll be lucky if he earns more than 40,000.00 in his position at the White House. But for Kal, it's not about the money. "There's not a lot of financial reward in these jobs. But, obviously, the opportunity to serve in a capacity like this is an incredible honor."

Penn, has been silently making a name for himself as a serious actor despite his comedic roles by strangly enough becoming a political speaker. Although Penn defines himself as neither a Democrat or Republican he has solidly thrown his hat into the ring of political activism in respect to helping his own constiuents, that of the Asian-Pacific community.

It all started with one of Kal's own friends. Penn tells the story of a friend in Texas earning minimum wage at a trucking company. Back in 2004, his friend got a call from Halliburton and was offered $90,000 to drive a truck in Iraq for one year. "I remember thinking that it was really sad that in the world’s richest, most powerful country, the only two options we could offer our friend for a college education is minimum wage or 90 grand in a war zone," said Penn. "So the cynical independent side of me got even more cynical. I looked at why politics operate the way they do and how politicians operate the way they do."

Penn's job will be as a liason to the working Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, and since he is an actor by trade he will focus on the groups related to the arts, so don't expect to see Kal at a podium near you. Kal has the background for it, despite what he may appear. Films like Harold and Kumar don't exactly underscore his education. Political Science was a favorite of his in High School and he studied international affairs at Stanford University. Kal has also taught (Images of Asian Americans in the Media) at the University of Pennyslvania.

A New World Order By US President Barack Obama

The United States is still the same country it was a year ago, give or take about 6 million jobs. But its international branding campaign, as led by the new President, Barack Obama, is so different that the rest of the world might be forgiven if it has to do a double take.

Most of the hallmarks of the foreign policy of George W. Bush are gone. The old conservative idea of "American exceptionalism," which placed the U.S. on a plane above the rest of the world as a unique beacon of democracy and financial might, has been rejected. At almost every stop, Obama has made clear that the U.S. is but one actor in a global community. Talk of American economic supremacy has been replaced by a call from Obama for more growth in developing countries. Claims of American military supremacy have been replaced with heavy emphasis on cooperation and diplomatic hard labor. (Read "Obama in Europe: Facing Four Big Challenges.")

The tone was set from Obama's first public remarks in London on Wednesday, at a press conference with Prime Minister Gordon Brown, where the American President said he had come "to listen, not to lecture." At a joint appearance with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Baden-Baden on Friday, a German reporter asked Obama about his "grand designs" for NATO. "I don't come bearing grand designs," Obama said, scrapping the leadership role the U.S. maintained through the Cold War. "I'm here to listen, to share ideas and to jointly, as one of many NATO allies, help shape our vision for the future."

On Thursday night, after the G-20 summit ended, Obama took so many questions from the foreign press, including British, Indian and Chinese reporters, that a group of them applauded when he left the stage. Two American reporters asked Obama for his response to the claim by Brown that the "Washington consensus is over." Obama all but agreed with Brown, noting that the phrase had its roots in a significant set of economic policies that had shown itself to be imperfect. He went on to talk about the benefits of increasing economic competition with the U.S. "That's not a loss for America," he said of the economic rise of other powers. "It's an appreciation that Europe is now rebuilt and a powerhouse. Japan is rebuilt, is a powerhouse. China, India - these are all countries on the move. And that's good."

At a town hall in Strasbourg, France, Obama stood before an audience of mostly French and German youth and admitted that the U.S. should have a greater respect for Europe. "In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world," he said before offering other European critical views of his country. "There have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive."

The contrast is striking. Only four years ago, George W. Bush, in his second Inaugural Address, described what he called America's "considerable" influence, saying, "We will use it confidently in freedom's cause." Bush's vision of American power was combative and aggressive. He said the U.S. would "seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture." He continued, "We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom."

Obama, by contrast, is looking for collaboration. He is looking to build a collective vision, not to impose an American one. And the response has been notable, from the endless flashbulbs that fired off at his town hall to the cheers of spectators who lined his motorcade routes and gathered outside his events in London. At the end of Obama's Friday press conference, French President Nicolas Sarkozy addressed the issue directly, speaking through an interpreter. "It feels really good to be able to work with a U.S. President who wants to change the world and who understands that the world does not boil down to simply American frontiers and borders," he said. "And that is a hell of a good piece of news for 2009."

President Obama Scheduled To Appear On Leno

Holy presidents! In a rare move, President Obama will appear on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this Thursday as part of his larger tour through Southern California. Bet Jay Leno is screaming with joy, his ratings will probably be through the roof. There has never been a president in office that has appeared on a late night show before this scheduled appearance. Interesting. Obama is hitting the late-night comedy circuit to pitch his economic recovery plan.

According to the New York Times, the Leno appearance is unusual but not totally unprecedented: "Presidential candidates often appear on television shows when they're trying to get elected, but once successful, it is rare to find a commander in chief appearing on TV shows except as joke fodder." The president, who remains personally popular despite growing questions about his policies, is banking on the chance to broaden his audience beyond cable news junkies and political elites. Will you tune in? Tell us how you're being affected by this economy of ours. Leave a comment.

Rising debt and Barack Obama's effort to rescue the economy

U.S President Barack Obama was hit with another wave of grim financial news yesterday, amid signs that his Administration is in danger of being overwhelmed by the scale of the economic crisis.

As he outlined a $75 billion (£52 billion) plan to halt home repossessions across America, evidence emerged of the enormous struggle Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary, is having to come up with a detailed solution to stabilise the stricken banking sector.

Chrysler and General Motors also said that they needed up to $22 billion more in government funds to avoid collapse, leaving Mr Obama the difficult decision of whether to keep pumping taxpayers' money into the carmakers.

The motor industry received $17.4 billion in federal funds in December. Its bankruptcy could cause millions of job losses. Mr Geithner and Lawrence Summers, the White House economic adviser, must determine by March 31 whether the companies' plans for long-term survival are viable.
n another sign of the depth of the recession a report showed that construction of homes and applications for future projects dropped by 17 per cent last month to a record low.

At the heart of the internal battle inside the Treasury Department is what to do with the estimated $2 trillion of toxic and mostly mortgage-related debt that is threatening to topple the entire banking sector – the bedrock of US capitalism.

When Mr Geithner announced his plan to stabilise the financial sector last week it was received badly because it was so short on detail. The heart of the strategy – his prescription to remove the bad debt off the banks' books – was to entice private investors to buy up the toxic assets. He gave no firm proposals, however, about how the loans would be valued and how the private sector would be co-opted.

It has now emerged that Mr Geithner was deliberately vague at his press conference because he had a change of mind and suddenly began to pursue a different course.

He decided that his original plan to use government funds to buy up the toxic assets was too expensive and exposed taxpayers to too much risk, and that using the private sector was the best option.

At the same time Mr Geithner is working on the plan with a significant shortfall in staff. Only a month into his presidency Mr Obama has yet to nominate any mid-level Treasury officials.

Other departments – some still even without a Cabinet secretary – are about to be inundated with billions of dollars from the stimulus Bill signed by Mr Obama on Tuesday but with not enough staff to determine how to spend it.

Alan Greenspan, the former Chairman of the Federal Reserve and once the leading proponent of deregulation and less government in the markets, increased pressure on Mr Geithner yesterday when he said that a temporary nationalisation of some banks could be necessary. He called the crisis in the banking sector a “once in a hundred years” event.

Mr Obama's home foreclosure plan would allow many of the nine million Americans who are threatened with eviction to refinance or restructure the mortgages to reduce their monthly payments. He said that his plan was needed to avoid “even greater havoc”.

The President said that the home repossession crisis “is unravelling homeownership, the middle class and the American Dream itself. But if we act boldly and swiftly to arrest this downward spiral, every American will benefit”.