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Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles. Obama said in a pre-Super Bowl interview on NBC that his administration is creating more than 250,000 jobs a month, the most since 2005, and a reversal from the 750,000 jobs the economy was losing three years ago. The president said American manufacturing still needs a boost and "We have got to make sure we are pushing American energy, not just oil and gas, but clean energy." Obama also said the country needed to return to "old-fashioned...

President Obama will accept the Democratic Party’s nomination for a second term at Charlotte’s 74,000-seat Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 6, party officials announced Tuesday. The Democratic National Convention will kick off at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Labor Day, Sept. 3, and Obama’s speech on the final night at the massive outdoor stadium would aim to replicate his 2008 acceptance at Invesco Field in Denver. But Obama’s appearance at a stadium named after a bank he criticized last fall for imposing fees on debit cards could provide a touch of political awkwardness. Meantime, Democratic Party officials said the convention,...

It's one of the most famous and widely shared pieces of music in history. Handel intended his oratorio "Messiah" for Lent, and it was first performed just after Easter 1742. But over the centuries, public performances of the masterwork became a rite of Christmas. It is 270 years since Handel composed the classic, yet crowds continue to gather and listen, once again, for hours. Today's audiences typically reserve that kind of time for a Lady Gaga concert or the opening of a new "Mission Impossible" movie. What explains the enduring attraction of Handel's "Messiah"? For one thing, the sheer beauty...

The eight days of Chanukah this year begin on Tuesday the 20th of December. The Jewish historian Josephus gives an account of the history:The First Chanukkah (December 164 BCE)Key excerpt:["And on the twenty-fifth day of  the month Kislev, which the Macedonians call Apellaios, they lighted the lights [phôta] that were on the menorah, and offered incense upon the altar, and laid the loaves upon the table, and offered whole burnt offerings upon the new altar. As it happened, these things took place on the very same day on which, three years before, the divine worship had been reduced to an impure and...

Some of the most brilliant people who have ever lived have believed in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and, in one sense, over half the world accepts it today. "The answer to that question would explain history for me." – Atheist Larry King on his show's 25th anniversary (June 5, 2010), on whether Jesus was virgin born. Some of the most brilliant people who have ever lived have believed in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and, in one sense, over half the world accepts it today.[1] Its historicity is equal to that of any declaration in the Gospels.[2]...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- On the same day President Barack Obama will visit Orlando, the city unveiled the first part of a roadway project named after him. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony that showcased President Barack Obama Parkway, near the Mall at Millenia. Phase I connects President Barack Obama Parkway north of Conroy Road to Metrowest Boulevard, a mile-and-a-half stretch that includes lighting, sidewalks and on-street bike lanes. Shingle Creek Trail, used by pedestrians and bicyclists, was also extended.

Barack Obama is so doomed politically that he sits behind his desk in the Oval Office with a vulture on each shoulder. And every day at noon, Joe Biden comes in dressed as the Grim Reaper and they all play gin. I know this because the poll gods tell me this. A recent McClatchy/Marist poll says that 49 percent of voters say they definitely plan to vote against Obama in 2012. In addition, 52 percent of Americans think the Republican candidate will win (even though they don’t know who the Republican candidate will be). And nearly one out of every...

According to the Talmud (Sanhedrin 97), Mashiach will arrive before the Jewish year 6000. This means the full range of spectacular prophecies and supernatural events associated with the End of Days must occur within the next 228 years. According to Michah (7:15), our future redemption will resemble the redemption from Egypt. Yalkut Shimoni (2:806) unequivocally states this is what Rabbi Dosa means when he mentions that the period of Mashiach will last 400 years. This corresponds to the Covenant of the Parts, in which Avraham was told his children would be in Egyptian exile for 400 years. According to Maharsha,...

As we approach the 2012 presidential election, the issue of religion co-mingling with politics has become central. Momentarily, though, let's set that debate aside and accept, for better or worse, this is the way things currently work. Gov. Rick Perry of Texas has, early in his candidacy, outrun all other contenders for the Republican nomination when it comes to drawing Christianity into the mix. "Many," Perry claimed in 2008, "want to recognize Jesus as a good teacher, but nothing more. But why call him 'good' if he has lied about his claims of deity?" The "many" Perry specifically referred to...

They say that perception is important, especially in politics. So even though Obama’s new, tricked-out bus for his three-day, Midwest bus tour was purchased through a U.S. retailer, the fact that it was made in Canada will surely raise some eyebrows. Rumors started swirling this week on blogs and in comment sections that Obama’s bus — nicknamed “Greyhound One” — was not American-made, which is ironic considering part of the president’s goal on the tour has been to talk about jobs and getting Americans back to work. The (Canucklehead Obama bus-ted! (PHOTOS) the large vehicles were originally built in Canada...

White House Commie complains,“Lincoln, they used to talk about him almost as bad as they talk about me.” Barry, you will be remembered less than the dog feces on the White House lawn!

At a fundraiser in New York, Obama likened his efforts to reform government to those of Andrew Cuomo, but then Obama also compared what he was going through to the trials and tribulations of Martin Luther King, Jr. (via Sam Foster): Before leaving, Obama likened himself to one more figure. Martin Luther King, Jr.“I think that we forget when he was alive there was nobody who was more vilified, nobody who was more controversial, nobody who was more despairing at times,” he said.

I’d put money that the map they’re looking at in the White House isn’t any different from this one. Why does it look like this? Not from the polls, believe it or not. Longtime readers know I don’t put much stock in those this far out, and don’t much discuss them before the summer of the election year. I barely look at them. Instead, fives rules of thumb: 1. President Obama will not win any states he didn’t win in 2008. 2. North Carolina and Indiana are gone for the Democrats. Indiana was a fluke — due to proximity to...

“Well, at this point I have not,” Sanders said. “But I am now giving thought to doing it. You know, I think you know the names out there as well as I do. And I think the American people have got to be engaged. It’s not just me or anybody else here in Washington. There are a lot of smart honest progressive people who I think can be good presidents.”Sanders said such a challenge was necessary since in his estimation, the president had begun to take his position as the party leader for granted. And I think one of the...

WASHINGTON—Ushering in the largest decrease in auto fuel consumption since the 1970s, President Barack Obama and automobile manufacturers Friday announced a deal that will save drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes. The agreement pledges to double overall fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, bringing major under-the-hood changes for the nation's automobiles starting in model year 2017. Cars and trucks on the road today average 27 miles per gallon. "This agreement on fuel standards represents the single most important step we have taken as a nation to reduce our dependence on...

BANKSVILLE, Pa. -- Police said a man who was arrested in Banksville earlier this month told officers that he was the "Messiah" and that he wished to kill women. According to police, Mahmoud Aqueel was standing in the middle of Crane Avenue on July 6, throwing rocks at women's cars as they passed by. The victims said their cars were dented and scratched. After Aqueel was taken into custody, police said he requested that officers called him "T-Rex" and that "everyone would be sorry for what they had done."

Many Republicans are unhappy with their choices for president, especially after Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declined to run. But the ideal GOP candidate was on display in Washington last week.

Newsweek Editor Wins 'Obamagasm' Award: Obama 'Sort of God' Monday, May 09, 2011 By Eric Scheiner (CNSNews.com) - The Media Research Center held it’s 2011 Gala and DisHonors Awards event this past Saturday. The DisHonors awards recognizes and roasts the liberal media’s worst moments, with winners in several different categories and an overall ‘winner’ with a ‘Quote Of the Year’. In the “Obamagasm Award” category, the winner was Newsweek Editor Evan Thomas who said, “Reagan [at the 1984 D-Day commemoration] was all about America, and you talked about it. Obama is, ‘We are above that now. We're not just parochial,...

So....after spending time creating this piece I did a Google search for candy ads to see if there was anything else I could do for this, and I came across this... So much for my original idea...thanks for beating me to it iOwnTheWorld. On the plus side, if my brain goes where they go on ideas I must not be doing that badly with them.Happy Easter! Let's not let some dumb chocolate bunnies...↑...get in the way of celebrating the rising of the real messiah.:-)

...The president's visit threatens to disrupt Holy Thursday activities at St. Augustine Catholic Church, which is across the street from Sony Pictures in Culver City. Trish Gusman, the parish business manager, said she has heard — but has been unable to confirm — that police will be closing off streets in a wide area around the church. That would make it difficult for parishioners to reach St. Augustine's on one of the holiest days of the year, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper. "We haven't been able to get information from the Police Department or City Hall to find out what times...

So, is he "The One" who will bring sanity back to the nation, or is he the next "Ross Perot"? We do see him arguing vociferously about a birth certificate. He is hemming and hawing about running for office and his numbers place him second in the running to the king of RINO's Mitt Romney. Conservatives all over the internet are grinning like possums eating bumble bees and somehow Mr. Trump finds himself on every liberal talk show. From The View, to an MSNBC interview, "The Donald" is making his case that Obama is a "scam artist" and that "his...

Today, Republicans got some good news from the Sunshine State. A new poll of Florida voters shows President Obama faring poorly in hypothetical re-election match-ups. He trails both former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) and former Governor Mike Huckabee by five percentage points. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-trails-in-new-florida-poll-2011-4#ixzz1JGcwB8Bo

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.(Revelation 6:1-2)In John’s vision, we have been escorted into the very throne room of God himself, and we have beheld wonderful, and mysterious things. God has granted this vision to his servants,that we may know the things which must...

The world was shocked and repulsed by the brutal terrorist slaying of five members of the Udi Fogel family as they slept in their beds this month. The terrorists broke into the Fogel home, and slit the throats of Udi, the father, and baby Hadas, and stabbed 4- year old Elad in the heart. They then killed Yoav,an eleven year old boy, as he read in bed, and overpowered Ruth, the mother of the family as she emerged from the bathroom. Did I mention that the world was repulsed by this act of wanton barbarity ? I meant to say...

It’s nearly impossible to hear or read about the prospective 2012 Republican presidential candidates without the nasty F word being mentioned. No — not that word. Flawed. All the 2012 GOP challengers are continuously dismissed in the media. It’s like little laser beams are focused on each ostensibly fatal flaw, blinding voters to the totality of the candidate’s career and achievements:

Prominent rabbis from the Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox sector have offered their own curious interpretations for the upheaval that is spreading through the Middle East, stating that the events are a clear proof that a higher power is at work. Orthodox Lithuanian sector in Bnei Brak, as blaming the instability in the region on contemptuous attitudes towards Torah study. "Recently it appears that there is a powerful effort to destroy and agitate the world of the Torah, through various attempts to prosecute kollels and yeshiva students," Steinman said. "When you try to agitate the world of the Torah, God agitates the world."...

From the 1974 album: "Starless and Bible Black" this song written over 35 years ago draws some interesting parallels to Obama. When you think about Obama's history and some of the things that define his personality, the words hit spot on in a quite unnerving fashion. Thats all I'm gonna say. Except. WHOOOooo Scary.

TEN REASONS WHY ISAIAH 53 CANNOT REFER TO ISRAEL Compiled by Jonathan Sacks The passage known as “Isaiah 53” actually begins at Isaiah 52:13 and includes the entire 53rd chapter of Isaiah. This passage speaks in detail of the life, suffering, and death of Messiah. (This passage is quoted below.) The overwhelmingly dominant Jewish view throughout history has been that this extended passage speaks of Messiah. (See “What Rabbis Have Said about Isaiah 53.”) Therefore, the Jewish view of the Messiah traditionally has included the understanding that the Messiah would suffer and die as the ultimate kaparrah (atonement) for the...

Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.(Psalm 2:5-6)The LORD shall speak unto the Kings of the earth in wrath, He will trouble them, addressing the true heart of the controversy, which is Lordship. Who is the true Lord of the earth? He speaks directly to those elites, the so called ‘Kings of the earth and their Rulers’ who would construct for themselves a new godless world order, an updated Tower of Babel, a godless world Unity, “I have appointed my...

On Nov.13 2010 unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. Over 100 participants in this awesome Christmas Flash Mob. This is a must see! This flash mob was organized by http://www.AlphabetPhotography.com to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Special thanks to Robert Cooper and Chorus Niagara, The Welland Seaway Mall, and Fagan Media Group.

There are five stages in the grieving process from Denial to Acceptance. American liberals are now moving through their own five stages of dealing with the decline and fall of the myth of Obama. The last time they had invested this much in a politician was the Kennedy Administration, yet there is no assassin’s bullet to explain the fall of Camelot for them here. Instead they have to come to terms with the reality of Obama’s failure.

This may have already been posted but check the link the picture is simply priceless.

Dear xxxxxx, Every year, our family tries to come up with a fun way to wish Barack a happy birthday. And this August 4th, when he turns 49, I have something new in mind. This has been a big -- and hectic -- year for him. After signing the Affordable Care Act and Wall Street reform into law -- and completing his first year as president -- I think it's safe to say we will remember it for a long time. And I know full well how much he credits this movement, and the work of supporters like you, for...

Obama on Monday told residents in Theodore, Alabama, that “it’s going to take time for things to return to normal.” “This region that’s known a lot of hardship will bounce back just like it’s bounced back before. We’re going to do everything we can, 24/7, to make sure communities get back on their feet. “And in the end, I am confident that we’re going to be able to leave the Gulf Coast in better shape than it was before.”

Irrespective of their politics, flawed leaders share a common trait. They generally remain remarkably oblivious to the harm they do to the nation they lead. George W. Bush is a salient recent example, as is former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. When it comes to foreign policy, we are now witnessing a similar phenomenon at the Obama White House. Here is the Obama pattern: Choose a foreign leader to pressure. Threaten him with dire consequences if he does not bend to Washington's will. When he refuses to submit and instead responds vigorously, back off quickly and overcompensate for failure by...

While Dodd lies about the lack of safety devices on the oilrig and tries to blame Bush for the disaster in the Gulf, at least two of Obama's greatest supporters, appear to have finally begun to turn on the Messiah, for his lack of concern and leadership.

New book out on stands in Japan which took many by surprise: Title: "Obama Shitsugen De Manabu America" (オ�マ失言�学�アメリカ), by Marie Nishimori (KK Bestsellers (2010/5/15) ISBN-10: 4584132372 ISBN-13: 978-4584132371 Subtitle: "Top 101 Gaffes of Barack Obama" Background: As in many countries overseas, Japan went absolutely crazy two years ago at the prospect of a "President" Obama. Once he won, a whole cottage industry came alive, selling (hawking) CDs and texts of speech upon speech by He Who Must Be Worshipped, The Messiah, teaching Japanese everything from "the spirit of Change and Hope possible in Great America", to "correct English pronunciation...

Pray For The Peace Of Jerusalem~The Prophet Zechariah Zechariah Chapter 6 The Four Chariots 1. Now I lifted up my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains were bronze mountains. 2. With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, 3. with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot strong dappled horses. 4. Then I spoke and said to the angel who was speaking with me, "What are these, my lord?" 5. The angel replied to me, "These are the...

In his book entitled Satan in Goray, Isaac Bashevis Singer recounts the tragedy of a town whose hopes had been abysmally dashed when they discovered that the man they deemed messiah was, in fact, a fraud. The novel begins with gruesome descriptions of massacres, the gory details which Singer drew almost word for word from records of the infamous 1648 pogroms by Chmelnicki where tens of thousands of Jews were brutally murdered. It was a precursor to the evils of Hitler. The real focus in Satan in Goray, however, is on the recovery of the remote town of Goray. After...

The afternoon service at Poale Zedeck synagogue on Tuesday had drawn to a close, and some of the congregants lingered to listen to the rabbi speak in what should have been a tranquil moment. "We heard what sounded like a bomb," said Marcia Robkin, who rushed to the doors with dozens of other temple-goers, fearing the worst. Maybe the landmark synagogue at Phillips and Shady avenues in the heart of Squirrel Hill had been targeted, they thought. Maybe it was a hate crime. Outside, they saw a smoke-billowing car halfway up the steps, metal handrails, a lantern, and a concrete...

I carried some rather potent messianic fantasies with me from childhood, which I felt I had to control otherwise they might get me into trouble. -George Soros Obama’s boss, George Soros discovered his own narcissism at an early age. Robert Slater, in his unauthorized biography of Soros– Soros, The Life, Times & Trading Secrets of the World’s Greatest Investor : “Yet, what is one to make of a child who believed he was God?” Slater posits that such grandiose thoughts in childhood, if they were the “fleeting dreams of a small child” might be understandable if Soros had given any...

Two Messianic leaders give their views on the meaning of Passover JERUSALEM (ANS) -- Pesach (Passover) is celebrated by Jews the world over from March 29 - April 6, 2010 - with the first Seder, the Passover meal, with symbolic foods, prayers and stories retelling Jews' exodus from slavery in Egypt and freedom from bondage through God. In a message sent to ANS by Messianic leaders, Daniel Rozen in Jerusalem and David Silver in Haifa City, they said: "As you will have be aware from the news over the last week, the situation has once again intensified, and this year...

The world will have an extraordinary opportunity to look upon an undistorted, never-before-seen, moving 3-D portrait of a man who many think is the crucified Jesus Christ. In just one week, graphic experts will bring to life an imprint on the holy relic known as the Shroud of Turin, believed by millions to be the burial shroud of Christ. The Shroud of Turin bears the full-body, back-and-front image of a crucified man that is said to closely resemble the New Testament description of the passion and death of Christ. The 14-foot cloth long has posed mysteries because of its age...

Write a parody to the tune of Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville. Here are two examples from Pajama Media. “Wasting again, my friends here in Obamaville, waiting for those lost high-pointed polls. Some people claim the economy is to blame, but I know – it’s Bush’s fault!”

A Glimpse Into the Future... Obama's LAST Day in Office By Opiate of the People Comrades, recently I called in a favor from an apparatchik in Colonel 7.62's department and obtained a combination Visa to The Future™ and hall pass. I was wondering what kind of glorious utopia awaits us when Chairman Obama's work is done well underway and Changeable Hopeyness has taken hold. With the benefit of the top-secret technology in the Department of Chronological Warfare (and a couple of cartons of cigarettes), I was able to take a look... The date: January 20, 2019*, Chairman Obama's last full...

In June of 2009 an e-mail was sent to subscribers concerning a little known Rabbinic prophesy according to Israel Today. According to this article, Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel was a top Talmudic scholar in Germany. Just before he died in the year 1217 he prophesied that the Ottoman Turks would rule over the holy city of Jerusalem for eight jubilees. That is 400 years (8 x 50). The Ottoman Turks did take control of Jerusalem 300 years after the Rabbi’s death in 1517 and as according to the prophecy, the Ottoman Turks then lost Jerusalem 400 years later in 1917....

It’s sad to think that for many of people Christmas means nothing more than parties, decorations, holidays and time off work. As Christians we see more to this time of year; it’s a blessed reminder of the birth of Jesus Christ. Our hope is founded in this baby; a baby that was born to save mankind. Our hope in him is real.

I have a questions to all of you knowledgable Biblical Scholars out there and it relates to the so-called Messianic Prophecy in the Book of the Prophet Isaiah. It is relevant as we celebrate the Christmas Season. “Does Isaiah 7:14 contain a prophecy of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ? Some suggest that Isaiah’s statement should be correctly translated as a ‘young woman’ (not necessarily a ‘virgin’) of his day, who would conceive and give birth to a child, and that this event would be a sign to Hezekiah. It is then further said that Matthew took that text and...

For those who concluded that Marxist Muslim Barack Hussein ObamaHussein Obama would become the global messiah, take a breather. At least thus far the Anointed One at the Copenhagen flop were not mesmerized by the charismatic one. No mob hysteria. No tears streaming down adoring faces. No Oprah Winfreys fawning his every move.