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Majority Of Americans Say US Standing In The World Dropped Under Obama
This story made a sound emanate from me that can best be described as one part chortle and one part guffaw. All that crap Obama campaigned on about “restoring America’s standing in the world” hasn’t worked out so well. Not that I’m surprised by that.
Keep in mind this is a James Carville poll:
The Democracy Corps-Third Way survey released Monday finds that by a 10-point margin — 51 percent to 41 percent — Americans think the standing of the U.S. dropped during the first 13 months of Mr. Obama’s presidency.
“This is surprising, given the global acclaim and Nobel peace prize that flowed to the new president after he took office,” said pollsters for the liberal-leaning organizations.
Actually, it’s not a surprise at all. Americans are not as stupid as liberals would like to believe. We know when Europe is gushing over our president and giving him a Nobel peace prize for doing nothing — something is not right.
When Europe is in love with us we’re doing something wrong. The only time Europe is in love with us is when we’re not doing what must be done to protect ourselves and the free world from danger. It means we’re not ruffling feathers or rocking the boat like we should be. It means we’re becoming pussies like them.
Here’s more of the poll: (emphasis mine)
The Democrats’ gap on national security has widened on several other fronts:
• “Keeping America safe”: Democrats now trail by 13 points (34 percent to 47 percent.) The gap was just 5 points in July 2008.
• “Ensuring a strong military”: Democrats trail by 31 points (27 percent to 58 percent.)
• “Making America safer from nuclear threats”: Democrats trail by 11 points (34 percent to 45 percent,) “despite the president’s strong actions and speeches on steps to reduce nuclear dangers,” the pollsters said.
That last one really makes me laugh. It really shows just how completely out of touch Democrats are. They can’t understand why Obama’s promise to cut America’s nuclear stockpile in half doesn’t make Americans feel safer.
We should be replacing some of our nukes with next generation nukes and bolstering our deterrent just as Russia and China are doing.
The bottom line here is that Barack Obama will be a one-term president (and a piss poor one at that) if he doesn’t wise up and start acting like a real leader. We don’t need some pussy ass ACLU law professor spewing failed liberal policies at us from behind a teleprompter.
In short, the president needs to grow a pair and move to the center. It’s time to stow Nancy “Stretch” Pelosi and “Dingy” Harry Reid under the rear axle of his old campaign bus.
-Chris Jones
Obama’s New Missile Defense Logo Features Odd Crescent
I wasn’t going to do this story at first, because I thought maybe I was just crazy and there’s really nothing to it. But I see now that pretty much everyone came to the same conclusion as I did.
The Obama administration has unveiled the new logo for our Missile Defense Agency. I’m not sure what was wrong with the old logo, but I see a lot wrong with the new one.
The very first thought that flashed into my mind when I saw the new logo was that it resembled the Islamic star and crescent. The second thing I noticed was how closely the colors match up with the ubiquitous Obama logo (why our president has a logo to begin with remains a mystery).
Here’s the old logo:
Here’s the symbol for Islam:
I’m not one to start pushing conspiracy theories, but it sure looks like the new MDA logo is the crescent and star morphing into the Obama logo. Could be just a coincidence, but I don’t put anything past this radical administration.
For the record, I DO NOT believe President Obama is a Muslim. However, I do believe he’s sympathetic to Muslims and looks for ways to appease them.
WaPo: Why Is Obama Killing The D.C. Voucher Program?
On The WaPo’s blog Fred Hiatt wants to know why Obama is killing the D.C. school voucher program:
The Obama administration said it was going to respect science and respond to evidence — a contrast, many Democrats said, to the previous regime. So why is President Obama killing off the program that offers the best chance to find out if school vouchers work?
Hiatt goes on to say the D.C. voucher program could have settled the debate once and for all on whether school voucher programs work. So far the results have been positive from an academic and parental standpoint. With another couple of years of funding we could have a conclusive answer about voucher programs.
But the most important part of Hiatt’s piece is the last part. It shows me that Fred Hiatt gets it or at least is starting to get it. Rational debate about school vouchers is not in the cards with this administration.
…the Obama administration seems to be doing everything it can to wind down the program. Why? Early research results have been positive — certainly in terms of parental satisfaction, but also for achievement. Maybe the Democratic Party, and the teachers union leaders who support it, would rather not see any more evidence.
That is exactly right. The teachers union doesn’t give a shit if kids learn or not. Their only concern is whether teachers stay employed. If your kid drops out of school in the 10th grade totally illiterate, so what? At least his/her teacher has a job.
When students are allowed to leave the deadly DC war zones they call public schools and get a real education at half the price through a voucher, that costs failing teachers their jobs!
I really do wonder though about our president. A man who preaches about social justice and “spreading the wealth around” but has no problem kicking all the poor kids out of the very school he recently enrolled his own daughters in.
Not only should that be an outrage to the entire country, it should be an outrage to the black community, Hispanic community, and minority communities everywhere.
Wouldn’t the ultimate “social justice” be to allow the poor black and brown kids in DC the chance to get the same education as his own daughters are getting? The same education Chelsea Clinton was treated to as a child?
It seems to me there’s a shit load of hypocrisy and outright corruption taking place here. Playing politics with the lives of America’s children is disgusting and Barack Obama should be ashamed.
Having said that, I bet the parents who are so outraged that Obama kicked their kids out of private school will still vote for him in 2012.
Pretty sad.
Video: Obama’s 2010 State Of The Union Speech
Here’s President Obama’s State Of The Union speech in full:
Basically, it was an hour of lies, distortions, and phony rhetoric — as usual.
Indonesia Considers Tearing Down Obama Statue
It was only one month ago that a fabulous bronze statue was unveiled in Jakarta, Indonesia of President Obama. The statue of “Little Barry” depicts Obama as a young boy when he lived in Indonesia for four years.
Now, there is growing discontent with the statue and some are calling for its removal or relocation.
More than 55,000 people have joined a Facebook page demanding the government take down the statue.
Members of the "Take Down the Barack Obama Statue in Menteng Park" group on Facebook say Obama has done nothing for Indonesia.
"Barack Obama has yet to make a significant contribution to the Indonesian nation. We could say Obama only ate and s (expletive) in Menteng. He spent his subsequent days living as an American," the web page says.
"For the dignity of a sovereign nation, Barack Obama’s monument in Menteng Park must be removed immediately."
The childhood connection and his knowledge of a few words of Indonesian made Obama popular in the mainly Muslim country of 234 million people.
I’m just wondering what exactly they thought Barry was going to do for them. It really is amazing how much phony hype there was surrounding Barack Obama when he became president.
Obama To Senate: Wait For Brown To Be Seated
President Obama said in an interview with George Stephanopoulos that will air tonight that the Senate should not try and move on health care until Scott Brown is seated. He said the people of Massachusetts have spoken and that must be respected.
(hat tip ABC News)
Video: Obama Enjoys Bush Bashing Sermon At New Church
Barack Obama and his family attended church Sunday in Washington. After listening to 20 years of racism and hate from Jeremiah Wright, it must have been nice for them to hear some Bush-bashing from the pulpit. The pastor at Vermont Avenue Baptist Church just couldn’t resist throwing some barbs at the former president.
Whatever happened to talking about Jesus at church? Why is the pulpit now the preferred place to hear partisan political ranting?
I can’t think of a single time I’ve ever heard my pastor attack a current or former president (or any other politician) from the pulpit.
(hat tip Gateway Pundit)
Video: Obama Promising To Put Health Care Reform On C-SPAN
He didn’t just promise it once, but eight different times. Instead, he chose to go with the smoke filled room approach.
(hat tip Michelle Malkin)
Weekly Standard: Damage Control In 5 Easy Steps!
The Weekly Standard has The White House playbook on handling a crisis and it’s funny — because it rings so true.
Step 1: Deny seriousness of issue.
Step 2: Deny any admin responibility/failure.
Step 3: Have spokespeople convey O’s feelings to public.
Step 4: Blame Bush admin.
Step 5: Concede the issue days later.
Another thing that chaps my ass is all of Obama’s golf playing. Obama has already played more golf in 11 months than Bush did in 8 years.
I don’t generally take issue with a president having some down time, but the left made an issue out of it anytime Bush came within visual range of a golf cart. Obama is constantly teeing off and the left is dead silent.
Video: Barack Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech
Here is President Obama’s complete Nobel Peace Prize speech. It’s actually not a bad speech. Given the setting and circumstance he used some surprisingly tough language in the first part. I’m not sure how much of what he said he really believes, but I never do.
Ironically, his Peace Prize speech is the least apologetic of any overseas speech he’s given thus far.
Why Does Obama Keep Snubbing Our Greatest Ally?
Barack Obama’s foreign policy choices (and his domestic ones) have been deeply disturbing to many. His decision to increase troop levels in Afghanistan is probably the first good thing he’s done since taking office.
Most disturbing is his treatment of our allies. The president campaigned on “restoring America’s image in the world” and “repairing” relationships with our allies, etc. I knew at the time all that was BS, but I never imagined he would do the exact opposite.
Nile Gardiner writes in the Daily Mail about the abhorrent treatment of Britain by President Obama from the moment he took office. It seems as though he’s gone out of his way to insult or snub Britain at every opportunity.
The latest snub came in President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan at West Point. Gardiner points out that Obama never once mentioned Britain or her 10,000 troops once in his 40-minute speech.
Last week, when President Obama got to his feet at the U.S. West Point military academy to outline his administration’s plans for America’s future in Afghanistan, one subject was conspicuous by its total absence from his 40-minute speech.
For while he made much of the surge in troop numbers and the controversial phased withdrawal planned for 18 months’ time, there wasn’t a single mention of America’s main ally in the region, Britain.
Never mind that we have 10,000 troops on active service there – far more than any other of America’s so-called allies – and never mind that 237 of our brave soldiers have already lost their lives there, Great Britain wasn’t even a footnote.
Given the level of sacrifice by British troops, it was the most extraordinary and insulting oversight.
Gardiner is absolutely right. The U.K. is truly America’s greatest ally. No other country on earth has shed more blood alongside America than Britain. When America goes to war so does Britain. British troops have been involved in fierce battles of late in Afghanistan and taken heavy casualties. The least our president can do is acknowledge their presence.
Nile goes on to point out that this is not a singular incident. One of Obama’s first acts as President was to order a bust of Winston Churchill removed from the Oval Office.
Not long after that, the British Prime Minister was treated like a third world nobody when he visited Washington. He was denied an official joint press conference in the Rose Garden and given a gift of 25 dvds that only play on American players.
Obama is also a big supporter of EU policies that treat Europe as a whole and threaten the sovereignty of Britain and other EU nations.
It’s no coincidence that some of Obama’s closest advisers on European affairs, both inside the Pentagon and the State Department, are fervent believers in the idea of a federal Europe and are certainly helping those leading the charge towards a European super-state.
As a result, the Obama administration has already given its enthusiastic support to the Lisbon Treaty, the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, and the European Security and Defence Policy – all pan-EU initiatives.
…The threat to an independent, sovereign Britain is clear and yet, remarkably, the country leading that threat is our oldest ally.
It’s ironic that a man who campaigned on repairing alliances is doing so much to damage them. For some reason President Obama prefers talking to our enemies and giving the middle digit to our friends.
-Chris Jones
