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Barack Hussein Obama: US "one of
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OBAMA'S MOST PERILOUS LEGAL
PICK By MEGHAN CLYNE

Is there any doubt that Obama
wants to destroy America?

A Downbeat Obama Can Send
Spending Down by Jack Neff

Why first term Senators should
not be President - Words Count.

Financial Rescue Nears GDP as
Pledges Top $12.8 Trillion
By Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry

It would have been cheaper to not
collect taxes for the whole year.
But that would give power to you,
not the politicians.  Wake up already!!!

Ex-Sen. Stevens' Conviction To
Be Voided by Nina Totenberg

The DEMs got what they wanted -
His Senate Seat. What will AG Holder
do to the lawyers at Justice?

Lawmakers Have Long Rewarded
Their Aides With Bonuses
By BRODY MULLINS and LOUISE RADNOFSKY

Do as I say, not as I... Aw just shut
up and pay, we'll do what we want
with your confiscated tax money.

Al Gore snubs Earth Hour
By Kleinheider
Al is one of the biggest phony,
hypocrite, pork politicians out there.
His Energy Consumption, Buys Carbon
Credits from himself
, and Plane Trips

Sen. Dodd Admits Adding Bonus
Provision to Stimulus Package
by Trish Turner
  2008 TOP PIGS:
Obama took $104,000+ from AIG.
Dodd took $103,000+ from AIG.
GIVE IT BACK TO YOUR BOSS,
THE TAXPAYERS.

Obama's $500,000 book bonanza
by Jim McElhatton and Christina
Bellantoni
- This guy has no shame.
Obama and his friends are getting
rich at YOUR expense... Transparent???

Guantanamo Detainees May Be
Released in U.S. By EVAN PEREZ

Attack and try to kill our soldiers...
Get a free trip to America...
Talk about illegal immigration.

Obama climate plan could
cost $2 trillion by Tom LoBianco

More smoke and mirrors...
Sucking the money out of YOU!

Commerce pick tied to China
cash by Bill Gertz and Jerry Seper

Another nominee with a conflict
of interest.

Officials: Afghanistan Taliban
leader was at Gitmo
By PAMELA HESS

Released so they can plot
to kill more of our soldiers.

Pelosi Made Repeated Requests
for Military Aircraft, Documents
Show
Fly your friends and family
courtesy of the Air Force...
Hope she's paying those carbon offsets...

‘Manchurian Candidate’ Starts War
on Business By Kevin Hassett

Once we start...we will never stop,
...until the government runs out of
money.

Obama's British 'Gift Gaffe' Not
Reported By U.S. Media
by Warner Todd Huston

How can he be so stupid...

BUDGET BACKLASH: Thousands Rally
At City Hall by Hazel Sanchez

This is only the start of it...
Take money from one to give to another.

A Nation of Cowards
by Walter E. Williams

Some startling statistics and
conclusions....

Exploding Debt Load For Bunch
Of Freeloaders by Charles Hurt

20% of wage earners pay 85% of taxes.

EPA says farm dust requires
regulation by Marco Santana

Another moronic conclusion that
will just cost you more money...

Washington sends $1 food
stamp checks to 250,000

What a waste of our tax dollars.
Gaming the Stimulus Package already...

Cramer Rails Against Stimulus,
Mortgage Plan, Geithner - Video

Jim Was the first one to say
Bernanke knew nothing...
Now he's at it again....

Text of Pres. Obama speech
to Joint Session of Congress

Jindal Responds To Obama's Address

Buffett Watch: The Oracle
Sells America by Jim Cramer

Jim call's out Warren Buffet for selling
while telling us to buy US...Isn't he
a good friend and advisor of Barack?
Tells you what Warren thinks of
Barack's economic policies...

 

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Venezuela Chavez says "Comrade"
Obama more left-wing - Reuters

Enough Said...

Sotomayor Video: Judges Make
Policy, Latinas Better Than Whites
By Kenneth D. Williams
She deserves a good Borking...

Sebelius admits errors, pays $7,000
in back taxes By ERICA WERNER

Another Tax cheat in the Cabinet.
If all the DEMs paid their taxes,
there would be no deficit...

'I'm having a very good crisis,'
says Soros as hedge fund managers
make billions off recession

Does it surprise anyone that Obama's
benefactor is making billions.  He was
bashing Halliburton while buying
the stock too.

Robert Knight: Obama's porn king
at Justice 
If he was a Republican,
the DEMS would crucify him.
This should make you SICK.

Obama Received a $104,332
"Bonus" from AIG
by Dan Spencer

Wonder if Obama will return the
political contributions?

The American Legion Strongly
Opposed to President's Plan to
Charge Wounded Heroes for
Treatment

Can you doubt Obama's contempt
for the military?  Shameful....

Congress approves massive
$410B spending Bill
By Andrew Taylor

These hypocrite pigs pile
on the pork with your money...
Are you mad yet????

Clinton Announces Million-Dollar
Scholarship Program for
Palestinian Students

No vouchers for U.S. citizens,
but plenty for them...

Deception at Core of Obama
Plans By Charles Krauthammer

Clever politics, but intellectually
dishonest to the core...

Obama's Radicalism Is Killing
the Dow by Michael Boskin

Crisis offers new chance
for climate: Clinton

This should disgust you...
Politicians taking advantage
of REAL suffering for political gain.

Cramer: My Response To The
White House By Jim Cramer

First Rush, then Santelli, now Cramer.
Standard Obama Playbook will
not work on Cramer either.

AFL-CIO Union Execs Hold
Winter Meeting at Luxury
Miami Resort - Video

Hope Barney and Chris go after them...

Charity tax limits upset many
The arrogance is stunning...
GOV'T will confiscate your money
and give it to charities of their choice.

The National Ponzi Scheme
by Walter E. Williams

Concise and Correct.
We are being scammed...

Arctic Sea Ice Underestimated
for Weeks Due to Faulty
Sensor
By Alex Morales

So the readings are not credible,
but we must believe the hypothesis
is still correct.  Ignore the accuracy.
Just believe what we tell you.

White House objects
to 'rant' on its housing
plan
By BEN FELLER

Saul Alinksy in Action...
Ridicule, Dismiss, and Divert...
Santelli is spot on with his comments.
Disagree with this White House and
you are ranting, stupid, and attacked.
Do you really deserve to pay for the
widescreens bought via bad loans?

Obama Stimulus Saves
Microsoft Billionaire Hundreds
Of Millions by Nicholas Carlson

This is the RiverBend's Cable Co...
Will the media characterize this
as tax cuts for the wealthy....

Obama confronts a choice
on copters by Peter Baker

Will Obama spend $11 Billion
while other CEO's are chastised
for corporate jets?

Ruin Your Health With
the Obama Stimulus Plan:

By Betsy McCaughey

Read this article about porker
David Obey (D-WI) and his plan
for Milwaukee School's after CK's.

Obama's 95% Illusion
It depends on
what the meaning
of 'tax cut' is....

43 Million Tax Returns are Zero,
15 Million More Don’t File at All,
Obama wants to add 17 Million
More to that List

Transportation secretary
says taxing how much we
drive may replace gasoline
tax By JOAN LOWY

Obama's Rhetoric Is
the Real 'Catastrophe'
by Bradley Schiller

Another one on the mark from
the Wall Street Journal...

U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7
Trillion on Bailout Programs
(Update1) By Mark Pittman and
Bob Ivry  $4 BILLION for ACORN...

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