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MSNBC's Keith Olbermann has repeatedly made excuses for Hasan by saying he was the "victim of a hate crime".

With the issue he has positioned to be his crowning achievement as president at a crossroads, Barack Obama once again called on his former rival to help him follow through. Former President Bill Clinton told a room full of Democratic senators Tuesday that passing health care reform — which he failed to do 15 years ago — is not only a moral issue but also “an economic imperative.” Clinton argued that even “the most cold-hearted person” ought to support health care reform simply from an economic standpoint. He reminded Democrats of the political momentum their failure to pass reform in...

As the most gifted orator of his generation, President Obama finds speechmaking perhaps his most potent political tool. It propelled him to national prominence in 2004 and to the White House in 2008. And whenever he needs to calm economic fears or revive stalled health care legislation, he takes to the lectern. It may be too soon to reach such conclusions. The Democrats who lost last week, after all, had fatal flaws all their own. But the results do suggest that Mr. Obama’s addresses these days may not resonate quite the way they did. Speeches that once set pulses racing...

Former President Bill Clinton speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, following the weekly caucus luncheons where he spoke to the Democrats Senators about health care reform.

Serrin Foster / Cecile Richards Washington D.C., Nov 10, 2009 / 06:47 am (CNA).- Planned Parenthood has condemned the addition of the Stupak/Pitts Amendment to the U.S. House’s proposed health care reform legislation, saying it would undermine private health plans that cover abortion. One pro-life leader said the criticism, which characterized pro-lifers as hijackers, was an ‘over the top’ attempt at self-promotion.Cecile Richards, President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, claimed in a Nov. 7 statement that the Stupak Amendment to Congress’ proposed health care bill has further reach than the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for...

Attorney General Eric Holder has agreed to give a keynote speech next week to a Michigan group which includes the local branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations even though the FBI has formally severed contacts with the controversial Muslim civil rights organization. On Nov. 19, Holder is scheduled to speak in Detroit to the first annual awards banquet of Advocates and Leaders for Police and Community Trust, a coalition of several dozen law enforcement and community groups. An online registration form for the event includes the Council on American Islamic Relations-Michigan on a list of “official & participating organizations.”...

John Edwards' $400 Haircut Tip Came From Obama Campaign 4:59 pm November 10, 2009 Remember John Edwards' famous $400 haircut? It was that story, leaked to Politico back in April of 2007, that helped bring down Edwards as a "man of the people" kind of candidate in his second bid for the White House. And where did that tip come from? The Obama campaign. Politico's Ben Smith, who initially reported the "hair apparent" story, writes that David Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama's race for the White House, fesses up to the Obama campaign's role in leaking the story: I was...

WASHINGTON – The euphoria of 2008 is over: America is in a funk. Elected last November on a wave of optimism, President Barack Obama now finds himself governing an increasingly pessimistic country in recession while muscling through Congress a health care reform overhaul and weighing whether to commit more troops to the 8-year-old Afghanistan war. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll shows that Americans grew slightly more dispirited on a range of matters over the past month, continuing slippage that has occurred since Obama took office as the year began. They were more pessimistic about the direction of the country. They...

When it announced that it was giving the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama last month, the Nobel Committee praised the president for his efforts on climate change. It also said in its citation that, with Mr. Obama now in office, a "multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position" and "dialogue and negotiations" are the preferred instruments for conflict resolution. This commendation raises concerns for many observers, including me, who believe in American exceptionalism, and who agree with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright that we are the "indispensable nation." Preserving and defending our values at home and promoting them...

The President of leisure has a pretty slow day Monday, highlighting the point that no pressing business kept him from celebrating the fall of communism 20 years after the Berlin Wall fell. Jim Gerraghty of The Campaign Spot on National Review goes over the official schedule for our leader yesterday: Just look at the man's schedule: He had a 10 a.m. daily briefing from the intelligence community, a 10:30 a.m. economic daily briefing, an 11 a.m. meeting with senior advisers . . . and then, right after that, at 6:45 in the evening, he had to sign an executive...

I want to see the whole thing. Every American should demand to see the whole damned thing. And then you need to demand to know the names of every higher-ups in the military and the government who read or saw this thing and did nothing about it. I’m talking about the chilling slide presentation that Fort Hood jihadist Nidal Hasan gave at Walter Reed Hospital while a senior-year psych resident in June 2007. The Washington Post publishes details of the slide presentation, though not the original document itself. [Update: Good! WaPo publishes the full slide presentation here.] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2009/11/10/GA2009111000920.html Goodbye, “Do...

When it comes to discussing controversial issues, the Obama administration's idea of dialogue is a curiously one-way affair. According to an Oct. 26 administration court filing, a lawsuit by fired AmeriCorps Inspector General Gerald Walpin should be dismissed without a trial because the White House already has participated in the "political dialogue" with Congress required by the statute governing IG dismissals. It's odd, then, that the administration continues stonewalling Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, long a champion of independent IGs. On June 10, the Obama administration fired Mr. Walpin, without explanation, just after he filed two reports alleging White...

OOPs, it looks as if the NY Times is going to get the "Fox News" treatment. Yes THAT NY Times "the bible of liberalism." Yesterday the "Old Grey Lady" ran a story about how some democrats are concerned that Obamacare will not bring down the costs of healthcare and may bankrupt the economy: WASHINGTON — As health care legislation moves toward a crucial airing in the Senate, the White House is facing a growing revolt from some Democrats and analysts who say the bills Congress is considering do not fulfill President Obama’s promise to slow the runaway rise in health...

Our president refuses to call the brutal massacre of 13 innocent unarmed Americans (12 soldiers + 1 civilan) and shooting of 29 innocent others an act of terrorism, despite Hasan’s previous praises of suicide bombers, his attempts to contact al Qaeda, and his shouts of “Alahu Akbar” as he slaughtered so many defenseless Americans at Ft. Hood.

President Obama's speech at the Fort Hood memorial. What do you think? Does he mean what he's saying? Did these soldiers get the speech they deserved? President Obama's speech. Click here.

The lies from our so called leaders in regards to the Islamic terrorist attack on Fort Hood continue. Today Islam loving Obama, states that "No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favor," Obama, did you happen to miss these sections of the Islamic scriptures? From the Koran. 008.012 YUSUFALI: Remember thy Lord inspired the angels (with the message): "I am with you: give firmness to the Believers: I will instil terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers: smite ye above their necks and smite all their finger-tips off them." 008.013...

Subject: Fwd: FW: This Sunday at 9:00 pm easternIt may be that Fox has been holding this information back due to the sensitivity of it and out of courtesy.  But, Obama has taken on Fox and it appears they are ready to spill the ugly beans of truth about the background of this individual who has had an extremely radical past.I'm not going to miss it and I hope you won't either. This should prove interesting!!This Sunday Fox news, is going to air a very important documentary about Barack Obama, Sunday night at 9 PM Eastern.The report will go back...

April 17, 2009 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington , DC 20500 Mr. Obama: I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally. You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America . You are responsible to the citizens of the United States ... You are not responsible to the peoples...

He is politically tone deaf. He is incapable of course corrections. He is incapable of error. Charting these three points brings us to a leader that may commit our country to a path down which all the howls of protest will go unheard. We will be hurt as a country. And for the first time, I am not so sure the scar that is Obama will heal in my lifetime.

Check out my latest video! How many times does He say the word 'I'? I lost count! Watch as our Narcissist-in-Chief makes EVERYTHING, from His inaugural address to Memorial Day to Ramadan to His address to school children to the Fort Hood terrorist attack, all about Him. -Palm Tree Doc (http://palmtreedoc.blogspot.com)

The U.S. drops its support for Honduran former president Manuel Zelaya. Hugo Chávez says nothing, a development in itself.The October 30 Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord (translated here), under which the United States and other nations are to recognize the results of the November 29 Honduran elections, was hailed by the U.S. government and by the Organization of American States (OAS) as “as bringing an end to a months-long political crisis.” It seems to have fizzled because former President Manuel Zelaya insisted that he be reinstated before the unity government took office. Under the accord, the unity government took office, as scheduled,...

Most clear thinking Americans view the Ft. Hood massacre for what it is: a disturbed, Islamic radical enacting a jihad on U.S. soldiers. Our country's most foremost leftists are not clear thinkers. They have shown a disturbing trend of making excuses and blaming others for Nidal Malik Hasan's act of terrorism.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "Well, look, we -- we have seen, in the past, rampages of this sort. And in a country of 300 million people, there are going to be acts of violence that are inexplicable. Even within the extraordinary military that we have -- and I think everybody understands how outstanding the young men and women in uniform are under the most severe stress -- there are going to be instances in which an individual cracks. I think the questions that we're asking now and we don't have yet complete answers to is, is this an individual who's acting in...

John Limbert will be the senior Iran official at the State Department, replacing Dennis Ross, who has moved to the National Security Council (and who has not been heard from publicly since). Should America be concerned? Yes. Limbert is not a neutral arbiter; he serves on the advisory board of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). What is the National Iranian American Council? The Council is widely considered the de facto lobby for the Iranian regime in America. It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels "patience" regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program. The...

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This Administration just doesn't get it, refusing to call the Fort Hood attack an act of terrorism. We are at war, whether they choose to ignore it or not. But on this topic, they remain the equivalent of the flat-Earthers. This should come as no surprise, of course, from the crew that declared an end to the Global War on Terror immediately upon assuming power, but at that time hope remained that it was just political posturing. We now have more than enough evidence to conclude that the Obama administration remains one of the few groups in America that do...

SEOUL, South Korea – A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said. The first naval clash between the two sides in seven years broke out just a week before President Barack Obama is due to visit Seoul, raising suspicions the North's communist regime is trying to ratchet up tensions to gain a negotiating advantage. There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. South Korea's YTN television reported that one North Korean...

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Gerald Walpin, the AmeriCorps inspector general fired by the White House in July during his probe of Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, has been cleared of a complaint by the acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento that he had acted improperly.

After months of attempting to arrange a meeting with President Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was finally about to secure one. There was a delay, however, in the date of the meeting as the Obama Administration sought to establish pre-conditions on the part of Israel before actually holding the meeting.

After a summer of silence, News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch has piped up to say that his newest Fox News star, Glenn Beck, "was right" when he called President Obama a racist in July even if he was wrong to say it. "On the racist thing, that caused a [unintelligible]," Murdoch said in an interview with his Sky News Australia over the weekend, referring to Beck's claim which seems to have been prompted by Obama's reaction to the controversial arrest of African-American scholar Henry Louis Gates. "But [Obama] did make a very racist comment about blacks and whites and so...

Unemployment has soared above 10 percent, but that figure doesn't count those forced to work part-time, those who have given up in despair, young people who were never able to get hired. There are now 25 million people unemployed. For African Americans, it is worse. African Americans are experiencing a silent depression. Unemployment is more than 18 percent; underemployment even higher. And among black teens, unemployment is more than 40 percent. This is combined with a staggering loss of wealth among what was the emerging African-American middle class -- a group devastated by the collapse of the housing bubble. African-Americans...

...Plans had been put in place years ago to steal the nomination. Delegates in Texas over allocated to black districts and under allocated to Latino districts? Check. ACORN hired to rig the caucuses? Check. Nancy Pelosi agreed to Chair the Convention and sign the bogus Certifications of Nomination swearing to state election officials he is Constitutionally eligible for the job so they would print his name next to the D on the general election ballot? Check. Now, if everything went according to plan, she would drop out after Super Tuesday. Six (6) months later, he would be swept into nomination...

But this is what should awaken Obama's conscience: The protestors chanted something new this time. As they dodged the blows of the militia, they chorused: "Obama! Obama! Either you're with them or you're with us."

The jihadi movement has never made any bones about the fact that it intends to destroy western civilization from within using the West's own principles as weapons against it. This is why, for instance, that radical Islamists have been angling to institute Sharia "law" inside England and Canada and to a lesser extent in the U.S.A. But this effort isn't even necessary when, in the U.S. for instance, a large part of the political class cannot even agree upon what the word "sacrifice" means for its own, much less find themselves able to define the terms of enemies to their...

Chairman Obama: "I think the general broad principle is simply that people who are paying for their health insurance aren't subsidizing folks who simply choose not to until they get sick and then suddenly they expect free health insurance."

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President Obama, stinging from criticism of what opponents have called his "apology tour" to places like Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, announced that he will visit Georgia next year to heal the wounds from America's Civil War. Obama's visit will begin in Atlanta on September 2, where Sherman's march began and later that day he will visit Savannah, where Sherman concluded his march on December 22, 1864. Along the way, Sherman conducted total warfare and burned everything in sight, including private homes and businesses. By Sherman's own estimate, his army caused over $100 million in property damage in Georgia alone. Off...

Sarah Palin’s new book, “Going Rogue,” is due to hit bookstores Nov. 17th but already CafePress.com – a website that mirrors “public opinion via t-shirts” – has already noticed a huge increase in Palin-themed offerings. There are close to one million (960,000 to be exact) Palin items available. Palin is in a league all her own as compared to the 685,000 items for Hillary Clinton and mere 386,000 for Vice President Joe Biden. (You know that has to kill him.) Expect to see the Palin products keep rising as she promotes her book…

Reagan is dead but if we let his legacy, achievements and ideology die… so too are we. Every GOP politician and conservative commentator must demand that Obama apologize for ignoring Reagan’s part in the fall of the wall. It is a game changer because Obama’s slight crystallizes all the various issues we face today. Reagan faced a recession and knew the answer was getting the government off our backs. He understood the issues with socialized medicine and the liberties lost. He recognized evil, called it evil and opposed it. He was proud of America, not embarrassed by it. He saw...

The White House's top communications aide is stepping down at the end of the month and will be replaced by her deputy.

Payroll employment among for-hire trucking companies in October dropped 0.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from September levels – slightly more than the decline the month before. Employment is down 9.3 percent from October 2008, according to preliminary figures released Friday, Nov. 6, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the estimated 7,500 jobs lost in October, the trucking industry has lost more than 91,000 jobs since the end of 2008 – a decline of 6.8 percent. Job cuts since July 2008 – just before the current decline – total 141,400. The BLS numbers reflect...

Obama Wants to Weaken Abortion Funding Ban in Health Care Washington, DC -- In an interview on Monday, President Barack Obama refused to support an amendment in the health care bill that would ban taxpayer funding of abortions. Obama said he didn't want to change the "status quo" on abortion and added there is "more work to do" on the bill. http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5644.html

There was one world leader absent for today’s commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Surprisingly enough, it’s President Barack Obama, who found time last year to give a campaign speech there last year, which Der Spiegel summed up as “People of the World, Look at Me”. The White House has cited a packed schedule, though looking at it he had nothing much on yesterday (brief chat to reporters about healthcare – by far his biggest priority) and just blah briefings and a bill signing today until a metting this evening with Benjamin Netanyahu. This...

Mr. Obama said, “penalties are appropriate for people who try to free ride the system and force others to pay for their health insurance.”

This really takes the cake: “What I think is appropriate is that in the same way that everybody has to get auto insurance and if you don't, you're subject to some penalty, that in this situation, if you have the ability to buy insurance, it's affordable and you choose not to do so, forcing you and me and everybody else to subsidize you, you know, there's a thousand dollar hidden tax that families all across America are -- are burdened by because of the fact that people don't have health insurance, you know, there's nothing wrong with a penalty.” -...

Those who hated former President Bush worked untiringly in the hours subsequent to the 9/11 attacks running down the man and his administration. No example of this could be more clearer than the scoffing and ridicule that the president received for his none reaction on September 11, 2001 when the president sat in a scheduled event in a Florida class room reading to children and then suddenly it was whispered in his ear that a second plane commandeered by terrorist had hit the other New York tower. Countless jokes and parodies have been made of the 2 to 7 minutes...

NyPo's John Crudele reports on the latest numbers from Shadow Government Stats and fills in a bit more on how the government is able to whittle down the number to 10.1%: My friend John Williams of Shadow Government Stats thinks the true unemployment rate would be 22.1 percent if everyone -- all discouraged former workers, encouraged, involuntary part-timers and the like -- were included. Here are more numbers to fry your brain and cause a temporary sense of helplessness. The government's household survey (the one from which the unemployment rate of 10.2 percent comes) showed a "decline in employment" of...