Open Thread: Will Grassroots Work Again for Obama?
With a poll earlier this month showing that an unnamed Republican candidate could beat President Barack Obama by a narrow margin if the election were held today, Obama's advisers are scrambling to find ways to win his reelection in 2012 amid a $14 trillion debt and three wars.
Obama's dismal poll numbers are leaving his nostalgic advisers grappling to assemble an astroturf campaign reminiscent of his successful 2008 grassroots campaign. As the National Journal's Josh Kraushaar explains, Obama's administration has made a series of critical moves over the past month that reflect their growing concern for Obama's chances in 2012.
Check out Kraushaar's thoughts on Obama's struggling 2012 campaign after the break, and let us know what you think in the comments.
According to Kraushaar, a number of signals from the White House this month show a campaign toiling to position itself as coming out ahead on a number of failures, namely the economy and jobs, and attempting to engage voting blocs not typically seen as hotbeds of Obama support.
1. Searching for an economic message. [...] This is a time when the president needs to find his inner Bill Clinton, and feel Americans’ pain. If he wants to be one of the few presidents to win reelection in a stagnant economy, he’ll have to devote less time to defending past policies, like the auto bailout, and more to offering specific solutions to help people get back to work. Think a 21st century version of FDR’s fireside chats.
But there are few signs that the president’s economic messaging has changed. Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz recently said Democrats own the economy, but they don’t seem to be adapting their message to the bad economy likely to face them in November 2012.
2. Doubling down on manufacturing. [...] While there has been a small uptick in manufacturing jobs, it’s hardly enough to be felt by the blue-collar electorate, who have been bearing the brunt of the recession and never viewed Obama too favorably in the first place. [...]
The president’s emphasis on green jobs doesn’t help. It’s tough for many steelworkers to see themselves producing solar panels. Clean-energy jobs may be the future, but they’re not seen by displaced workers as a panacea.
3. Fresh fundraising concerns. With a strong connection to the grassroots and expertise with social networking, President Obama’s reelection team mastered the art of hitting up small donors in the 2008 campaign.
But there are telltale signs that the grassroots army that propelled him is in a much less giving mood. It’s not a huge surprise; the bad economy has hit Obama’s small donors too. When you’re having trouble paying the bills, you’re not exactly pining to pitch in hard-earned money to help a powerful president. [...]
4. Raising the stakes in the upper South. Obama’s strategists are raising the stakes in the two battleground upper South states, North Carolina and Virginia.
They’ve never been critical cogs in a presidential strategy. If Team Obama sees them as such in 2012, it suggests the campaign is struggling in states that were comfortably on its side in 2008, particularly those in the Rust Belt.
Do you think Obama will be able to reinvigorate his grassroots support of 2008 to bring out the same level of support? Or do you think his young fan base has become jaded and changed their views during his past three years as president?
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don't underestimate
Submitted by Hoosier Conservative on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:37am.
the stupidity of people on welfare.
I hope I am wrong but I believe he will win again.
Nor....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:58am.
the desperation. Desperate people do desperate things.
Hate To Agree
Submitted by rammingspeed on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:13pm.
Hoosier Conservative, I'm betting on O winning again. The crowd of GOP candidates is a stupid joke. No amount of PR can erase that. And it doesn't look good for the future of republicans in politics. Who the hell wants to deal with the insanity the media flings at Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann?
Personally,
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:37am.
I would vote for a pile of turds over this monster.
After yesterday?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:52am.
At this point, since the Republican leadership has been rendered neutered, spineless, yellow-bellied, whatever, and they aren't out there actively responding to those BS comments he made(Rush isn't in a leadership position, even though he's responding all right), I don't know what to think anymore about anything.
Hell, the senators are saying they are going to work through the fourth of july weekend, and I have to ask, why?
Why do they even bother, because the Democrats in the senate, especially Dingy Harry, will just claim that the Republicans are being obstructionists and etc and blame them for the sky being blue, BLAH BLAH BLAH. So what's the point? The Dems had control for 2 years. But it doesn't matter at this point. Even if the Republicans had control, we've seen evidence that they will go spineless at the drop of a hat. Sure, the freshmen like Rubio might show some enthusiasm and energy but they'll get whipped down by the likes of McConnell.
Ugh, the whole thing makes me sick.
-Jon
Don't count the Repub's out
Submitted by bassndude on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:57am.
Don't count the Repub's out so quick Jon. If the Republicans can keep the Dems in DC, that will be doing us a favor. Less time for them to get out and lie to their folks at home. The key will be to see what passes. If the republicans blink, then I will call them spineless. If not...well, lets wait and see, uh?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
Right now, if you put Mickey
Submitted by bassndude on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:58am.
Right now, if you put Mickey Mouse on the ballot in the republican slot, Mickey would be our next president.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal/troll!!
"Grass roots"?????
Submitted by almostacowboy on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:00am.
Grass roots had nothing to do with him being elected. I heard more people say that they had voted for him simply to be part of an historic event - electing the first black (well, half-black) President.
Talk about "Made Up News"
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:01am.
Has anyone else been totally shocked by the idiotic cover of NewsWeek?
A "What If" poor dead Di had lived. Do these people have no shame? They even imagine her Facebook account.
This isn't journalism. There is no news, well actually there is news, but none that the MsM wishes to report (self-destruction of their Savior Bambi)....so just make up some news!
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Oh, for crying out loud!!
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:15pm.
Oh, for crying out loud!!
If they would report on Fast
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:01pm.
If they would report on Fast and Furious it would fill at least a months worth of issues.
On the Fast and Furious front , Rep Issa denied Cummings a platform by not allowing a minority hearing. All they wanted to do was talk about gun control. The F&F hearings are not about gun control. So Cummings is having a forum today with speakers like Scmuck Shooomer and a bunch of gun grabbers. Cummings kangroo court
I want to take you back to hearings that Scmuckie had years ago. The lady testifing lost both of her parents during the Luby's massacre in Killen, TX. This lady had a gun in her car but was not allowed to carry into the Ludy's. Look at the expression on Scmuckie's face during here testimony.
Hey Rick, Here is a cleaner
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:26pm.
Hey Rick,
Here is a cleaner version of the clip of the women putting UpChuck Schumer in his place.
Scube
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:44pm.
Thanks that is better. I hope that people get the point that Scmuckie does not give a tinker's damn about the right to protect oneself. He probably has a personal bodyguard. It not ok for Joe Sixpack to have the same protection.
Rick, Schumer is a lying
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:23pm.
Rick,
Schumer is a lying hypocrite.
Not only does Schumer carry a handgun, the New York City Police Department also provides armed escorts for the good senator.
I truly wish the NYS GOP would but up a strong candidate against him next time he is up for re-election.
He will definitely get the welfare vote because many of those
Submitted by no tingly legs on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:03am.
folks are just leeches feeding off society's producers. He'll even get the votes of dead people in close states where the Dems have to manufacture votes. But most unemployed people who want to work but can't find jobs because of Dear Leader's gross mismanagement of the economy will, instead of believing the bovine excrement he reads off his teleprompter, use their brains and realize what a charlatan Obama is. They will then vote accordingly. Let's just hope that the Republicans can produce a candidate who, unlike McCain, actually wants to win and will call out Obama for the failure he was, is and will be. No more Mr Nice Guy crap where you can't even mention Obama's middle name.
Obama is going solely for the moocher, leech, and tick vote
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:04am.
His speech yesterday was a big step in that direction - never mind that eeeeeeeeeeevil corporate CEOs are only on 16% of the flights corporate jets make.
(BTW: That was the most disgusting press conference I have ever seen a president do).
If my fears are correct and there are enough among us who now depend on government for their very existence, Obama's reelection will be assured.
This is not the same America that threw Jihad Jimmy out on his bum in 1980, as we have raised a whole generation of Americans since that do not have the most basic understanding of the economics of their own employment, and who believe it is the responsibility of the government to take care of them.
And we are stupid enough as a nation to allow these people to vote.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Speaking of Corporate Jets, Dave
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:38pm.
Allow me to do the math...not for you, but for the liberals here, who are math challenged.
Obama's "big idea" is thus....it will obtain a $3 billion dollar savings in his projected $4 trillion dollar reduction over ten years.
3,000,000,000 / 4,000,000,000,000 = .00075
That, my friends, is the sum total of the budget "savings" Obama will achieve by his "soak the rich" corporate jet solution.
Now, as a hypothetical, suppose you were trying to achieve a savings of $1,000 over the next ten years. How much will you need to save every year, for the next ten years, in order to have wiped out your debt in ten years? (Since this is a simple example, we will leave interest out of the equation).
That's correct....you'll need to "save" $100 a year, each and every year, for the next ten years, to achieve your goal of $1,000 at the end of ten years. (We're keeping this example really easy).
Now, if we apply Obama's "ten year savings", per the math above, we get our ten year savings number:
$1,000 x .00075 = 75 cents
That's right....in our little example, Obama's brilliant plan has gained us a grand total of seven and a half cents a YEAR in savings.
The guy is such a genius!
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aw come on
Submitted by Hoosier Conservative on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:41pm.
You mean money is all about, like, math and stuff? That's too hard. Why can't we base it on something liberals understand, like soft fuzzy feelings inside?
I personally know 50 people
Submitted by Joe C Camel on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:05am.
I personally know 50 people who voted for Obama, due to the "historic: nature of the election. NOW, once they have seen their stupidity, they will not repeat that mistake. Not sure it will make a difference, but, maybe enough will / can turn the tide against this man.
A Little Boo Boo
Submitted by paragrouper on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:08am.
"With a poll earlier this month showing that an unnamed cadaver could beat President Barack Obama by a narrow margin if the election were held today, Obama's advisers are scrambling to find ways to win his reelection in 2012 amid a $14 trillion debt and three wars."
There, I fixed it for you.
Neal Boortz has a new Herman Cain bumper sticker
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:14am.
And it's perfect.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
OMO!
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:37am.
I shouldn't have laughed....but I did, out loud.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
I suppose it depends upon the (R) nominee...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:30am.
IMHO (and referencing only those declared candisates) - If a "RINO" like Romney, Pawlenty, Gingrich, Huntsman, or Johnson is the choice... Obama wins again.
If relatively single issue candidates such as Santorum or Paul are nominated... Obama might lose or worse might win.
If a "Tea-Party" candidates like Cain or Bachmann get the go-ahead... Obama is toast.
But the real key to victory is to take control of the Senate and strengthen numbers of conservative House members. I am really praying that a lot of the RINO's currently serving get "primaried," but I'm not seeing that movement happen right now.
Huma drops the Weiner?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:33am.
NY Post says she's getting away for awhile.
You mean
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 11:58am.
Huma let go of her weiner?
obama does not feel your pain
Submitted by ohio granny on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:08pm.
obama does not feel your pain because he has gone on a spending spree with our money. He lives in a house provided by the taxpayers. He travels on an airplane priovided by taxpayers. He does not have to pay for an ofice.
His wife, kids, friends travel the globe at taxpayer expense. He and family are deprived of nothing, everything provided (most of it) at taxpayer expense.
He is totally clueless regarding how the middle class lives. He is clueless because all his adult life he has basically lived off taxxpayers because of the jobs he has chosen.
Idiotic study from Harvard: July 4th parades are for GOP.
Submitted by drsamherman on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:30pm.
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/06/30/harvard-...
Within the article, you will see a link to the actual Harvard study.
Who in the world pays for trash research like this? Must be a Soros or Tides Foundation pile of manure. Sums up the liberal-dominated academic environment nicely: set low standards and meet them.
Doc Sam,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:40pm.
LOL - You beat me to it by nine minutes.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
I dunno, Doc,
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:53pm.
I think it's obvious that freedom-loving patriots who celebrate America, independence, and our exceptional history are more likely to be Rs than Ds.
Is it just the idiocy in spending money to figure out something so obvious that amuses?
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
It is the waste of money that irks me.
Submitted by drsamherman on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:51pm.
We already know that water is wet. Some studies exist simply to provide publication credits--this was one of them. Of course, some at Hahvahd need to be reminded that there is a world outside of Cambridge.
Fashion time
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:45pm.
Aunt Esther paints in a $695 pair of pants. I need Blonde or one of you other ladies here to tell me what makes these worth more than 50 bucks. I know that she has a big hiney but you could by 4 yards of silk for a lot less than that.
That is just obscene
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:49pm.
There's no other word for it Rick.
I get my favorite jeans....the "store brand" at Macy's. They're $25, come in beautiful colors....and I have to keep my mom out of them.
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Macy's has good stuff
Submitted by Hoosier Conservative on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:50pm.
but I am partial to GAP's jeans
oh good Lord
Submitted by Hoosier Conservative on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:49pm.
Those pants are hideous.
Motherbelt, duck tape over here please!
Yes, but
Submitted by HockeyKid on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:08pm.
is she also wearing the $575 sandals that are recommended to go with the $695 "my kids painted on my" jeans?
Clearly, she's bent on getting her reparations while the gettin's good.
I also wonder if she realizes that $695 is almost 5% of per capita GDP for Botswana. I take it back--I don't wonder at all. She's as clueless, avaricious, and pompous as her idiot husband.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
his grassroots require a new
Submitted by jkwtrading on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:48pm.
his grassroots require a new check for welfare from US.
US Recognizes Brotherhood
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:49pm.
H/T to Drudge, did anyone not see this coming? I was wondering when it was going to happen. So what's next, make plans to enact Sharia in this country after all?
US Recognizes Muslim Brotherhood
Of course, the title should be "Soetoro Recognizes Brotherhood."
What's it going to take, these guys are violent and have committed acts of terrorism before? And yes, I know they've had contact with previous presidents under the guise of "peace" and etc, but they ARE terrorists, they even aligned with Hitler prior to and during WW2!
-Jon
liberals have short memories
Submitted by Hoosier Conservative on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:56pm.
I remember arguing with my liberal friends back in April, saying the MB was in on the "revolutions" in north Africa, and I remember them telling me America would make sure the moderates won. Yeah, that lasted a real long time. /sarc
Egyptian Military
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:02pm.
I'm still wondering if the Egyptian Military is going to allow them the power that they are seeking. I haven't heard too much about it lately. Wasn't it the Egyptian Military that has the final say on what happens with politics in that country?
It concerns me because the military have enough armor and weapons to take on Israel alone. And you can be damn sure the MB would love to use those weapons.
This is one more thing to add to the list of impeachment charges that will NEVER be brought up against Soetoro.
-Jon
Missing the point...
Submitted by retrocon on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 12:50pm.
For Chicago dems, "grassroots" has a different meaning...
It's literally getting out the cemetary vote.
And they ARE good at that.
Ready for Obamawar No. 6?
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:05pm.
Obama is.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:55pm.
I got this weird scenerio about the use of drones. Let's say the the liars from the Southern Poverty Law Center claim that Bubba has a milita holded up in a cabin in the remote mountains of Idaho. Bambi tell the ATF he wants them out. Would he authorize the use of a drone? He scares the hell out of me the way he uses our intelligence folks. And they had the nerve to call Bush a cowboy.
rick,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:59pm.
I have been wondering along those lines as well.
I wouldn't put anything past these goobers.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:36pm.
We might not be that far out there. Houston PD using drones. So called survallence now- armed later. Makes you wonder it our fourth amendent rights are now BS.
rick, I'm beginning to wonder about the entire Constitution
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:57pm.
Actually, I have been wondering about it for some time.
I have seen almost no repubs in congress pointing out where the feds are clearly violating the provisions of that document, and you don't hear much at the state level, either.
If people in positions of power don't start speaking our about this sort of thing - like cops tasering granny, sending SWAT teams after school clildren, arresting kids for bringing an aspirin to school, etc., etc., we are going to all wake up in a police state at some point.
I have been seeing more and more instances of law enforcement at several levels trampling the 4th Amendment rights of American citizens.
Did you know that, thanks to the drug "war" and the Patriot Act, your home can now be searched without a warrant, and they aren't required to even tell you they were in your home until months after the fact?
Who knows what "evidence" they might turn up, particularly in the domiciles of those tagged as political enemies?
And that is not being paranoid, as the government already uses the IRS, and other agencies, to go after people they don't like, and have been doing it for years.
Just ask Herman Cain, who had the audacity to challenge Billy Jeff on national TV, and soon after went through one of the most anal IRS audits ever carried out.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
I'm Not At All Confident
Submitted by rammingspeed on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:08pm.
It will boil down to the GOP candidate. If we get one (Bachmann, Palin, to name just two examples) who is easily ridiculed, even on irrelevant issues, Obama wins. Period. Maybe even in a landslide, even if the the landslide includes a slide over the cliff. There are too many idiots who can vote.
good idea, ramming
Submitted by Hoosier Conservative on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:33pm.
Just nominate Lindsey Graham and get it over with.
You really think idiots would possibly consider voting against Obama, no matter what happens on the GOP side? The GOP could nominate Abe Lincoln reincarnated, and Obama will still get 99% of the minority vote.
I am sick and tired of conservatives making their choice, like geeky chess club members in high school, based on whom the cheerleaders will tease a little less.
You can't make this idiotic stuff up, folks!
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:10pm.
According to CNS.com, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) made the following comments at a Congressional hearing about the DREAM (or Nightmare) Act yesterday. "When I look around this room, I see America's future, our doctors, our teachers, our nurses, our engineers, our scientists, our soldiers, our congressmen, our senators, and maybe our president," Mr. Durbin remarked before asking the young people in the room to stand if they were "undocumented" aliens who would be eligible under the DREAM Act. Apparently, a large portion of the audience stood!
Folks, you can't make this stuff up. Mr. Durbin, you moron, have you actually read the Constitution? You have to be a natural-born citizen to run for President! Mr. Durbin is yet another uber-liberal whose ignorance is astonishing.
That is something. Durbin
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:51pm.
That is something. Durbin kissing asses of illegals while Elijah Dawkins, a war hero, sits in jail for falsifing a a passport. He didn't know he was nto an American citizen. What is so funny is that he got a high security clearance from the Navy.
If he had been sitting around sucking this country dry on welfare he would have gotten a pass. Where is Alan West and Marco Rubiio? Maybe they will see his story and do something about it.
When are they plan on checking Bambi's passport? It is probably false too.
Right now you do
Submitted by Model850 on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:16pm.
You have to be a natural-born citizen to run for President!
Yes, right now. See, Doofus Dickie and his cohorts probably plan on suspending that pesky little bit of the Constitution just as soon as they can. Hell, they likely plan on revoking the entire Constitution and writing a new one more palatable to their socialist tastes.
Compared to Obombo's ignoring Congress
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:28pm.
and just doing whatever the hell he wants, the natural-born thing is a relatively minor issue at this point IMO.
He thinks he the Emperor, not the president.
Obama: Change You Can Step In
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:12pm.
See, it says so right there on the sign.
(h/t: Boortz.com)
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dennis the Spinach kisses him some Arab ASSad
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:26pm.
It figures.
This man is nothing more than a useful idiot.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
I ♥ Marco Rubio
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:53pm.
I ♥ Marco Rubio
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J, I caught that a little while ago
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:39pm.
Yeah, Rubio really laid into Obama. :-)
That is what the repubs need to start doing if they are going to have a chance, which is why Romney, Huntsman, and the other RINOs will be a disaster unless they get blown out early in the primaries.
I haven't seen any MSM reaction as yet, but I'm sure they will imply Rubio's comments were somehow racist.
That's all they have left to defend this dangerous president with.
Truly pathetic.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Just for You, Dave
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:48pm.
(I stole it from one of Rick's links):
Pay Attention, Elephants!
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
I thought about posting it
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:57pm.
I thought about posting it but I didn't. Glad you did.
A bit above I posted the story of Elijah Dawkins. Do you have any more information on this? i picked it up over at This ain't hell but you can see it from here
rick,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 3:00pm.
I caught that on Drudge yesterday, and was totally disgusted.
What is happening to this country?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Nice piece in the Journal
Submitted by bkeyser on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 1:59pm.
Obama's Real Revenue Problem
Pop culture fads rarely last
Submitted by Rusty Shackleford on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:04pm.
Pop culture fads rarely last 4 years, but Pokeman and sagging, oversized pants are the exceptions. Obama should consider himself lucky his popularity lasted longer than Silly Bandz.
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Bill Maher: The Joy Behar of HBO.
Paul Krugman: The Joy Behar of The New York Times.
Back to his roots again?
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 2:52pm.
So, Obama is trying to get back to his roots again? Let's see, he has African roots, Irish roots, and Hawaiian roots. Now he's after the grassroots? This guy has more roots than a prairie!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Oh, by the way
Submitted by CobraMan on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 3:10pm.
Oh, by the way, Obama's reliance on "grassroots" doesn't surprise me at all. Roots, after all, take from the environment, for their own convenience. They don't return anything until they finally rot away.
Also, grassroots are very superficial. Just like Obama, they don't have any depth.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
FOX NEWS
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 3:45pm.
GET THE HELL OFF THIS CASEY ANTHONY CRAP AND GET BACK TO THE NEWS. Obama and the DemocRATS are taking us to hell and you are reporting crap such as that. This is no different than any other murder trial going on now in the US.
Glenn Beck's last day at Fox. Don't nomrally watch but I might today.
On second thought they could save some money by bringing Whoraldo home.
When Liberals Attack
Submitted by Free Stinker on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 3:28pm.
I've been meaning to work on this for some time, and I'm sure we will need this in the run-up to the election as team Obama gets more and more desperate. I'll add to this as I find more items.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Free
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 3:49pm.
Did you know our Obama hind tit sucking governor hired Who are you Bob to oversee the porkulus?
You gotta hand it to
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:03pm.
You gotta hand it to Democrats. They just REFUSE to go away!
Great idea, Free!
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:02pm.
And I think you should call it the "Ongoing history of liberal civility."
Keep it handy for quick emailing to whichever media gasbag is ranting about the violent rhetoric (not actions!) coming from the right!
I have their economic
Submitted by jessieH on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:08pm.
I have their economic message; GO TO HELL!
Republicans need to sit back and let it happen-the debt ceiling
Submitted by ricklail on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:09pm.
When you have a SOB that is so arrogant he refuses to talk to his opponents then it is time to sit back and let him destory himself.
Oh how the mighty have fallen
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:19pm.
Tiger Woods now hawking heat rub in Japan.
With all that radiation flying around over there, do they even need heat rub?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Post of the Day, Dave....
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:59pm.
If you can't stand the heat in the kitchen...
Get off the island!
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Turbo Tax Timmy about to jump ship?
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:35pm.
If true, good riddance.
Maybe he'll go wreck something else now that he has finished his role of helping to totally wreck our economy.
Anyone who wants to hit the nation's largest block of employers with higher taxes, fees, and regulations - especially during a failing economy that he helped bring about, in order to keep from having to 'shrink government,' should not be allowed anywhere near the reigns of power.
In fact, they should be tarred, feathered, and run out of town on a rail.
This idiot clearly doesn't get it.
BTW - That linked Bloomberg story on Geithner is full of bull:
As Obama’s presidency progressed, and the economy began to recovery, Geithner’s stature grew.
I say BS, as this recession is now in it's 38th month, and Timmy is about two feet shorter than when he started.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Is it Possible?
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:00pm.
To grow stature from peon to midget?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
J,
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 6:59pm.
Well, it sure seems little Timmy managed to pull it off in this instance.
LOL - Maybe he can write a book about it in between TurboTax tutorial sessions.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Final Day Glenn Beck is on Fox
Submitted by Hoosier Conservative on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 4:54pm.
Kind of disappointed NB didn't mention it yet.
Obama's grass roots movement
Submitted by jkwtrading on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 5:02pm.
Obama's grass roots movement last weekend was hard at it in Philly robbing Sears to get supplies for the new movement.
Is Hamas next?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 6:19pm.
So the Dick-tator in chief is now calling for recognition of a terrorist organization(Muslim Bro-Hood), is Hamas not too far behind?
Just one more example of consorting with our enemies.
-Jon
Media Matters????????
Submitted by stevepipe on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 6:39pm.
Can anyone win against OBAMA with the MSM TOTALLY with him? Whatever his complete failures, the voters won't hear about it.
Then there is the full-court press for AMNESTY. Plenty of grateful votes here to sweep him into a 2nd term?
Time to circle the wagons!
Submitted by Crew Dawg 64 on Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:19pm.
In order to beat President Obama next year there are several things that Republicans must do, first diversify the ticket, Bachman and Cain seems to be a winning combination. Next, FULLY back the ticket and don't let the liberal media divide the party. Finally realize that there is no way to bust through liberal thought processes especially if they are being spoon fed by the MSM, so lets hope a lot of independents watch FOX news. Like my aunt replied when asked how in the world could Al Franken be elected to congress, "Democrats would elect a brick if they thought it would win."
Obama finally protect borders
Submitted by Agnostic on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 11:27am.
Of course by treating an ally, Israel, as a terrorist nation while simultaneously removing NK from the same list we are continuing the current administrations goals of isolating the US and increasing the relevancy of any nation wishing for the destruction of the US. Ayres and Wright must be proud!
"As a matter of policy, (list on page 18 accounts prior to that) according to the inspector general’s report, citizens of Israel and other “specially designated countries” are subjected to a special security screening called a “Third Agency Check” (TAC) when they are actually detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the division of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing the immigration laws."
Add in the recognition of the Muslim Brotherhood (admitted assassins) and the current administration has seriously shifted the alliances of the US away from any nation that would actually hold any allegence for the US.
impeach for this too
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 12:21pm.
This is also yet another reason this bogus potus needs to be removed from office. Treating our allies like enemies and treat our enemies like allies with wide open arms to welcome them.
What's next? And what won't Congress do about it yet again?
-Jon
jon,
Submitted by Agnostic on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 12:28pm.
In these things especially Congress is entirely powerless even if they actually had the numbers to do something. This is department driven and answerable only to the administration in charge.
As long as the Democrats control the Senate and we have a liberal supportive media there will be nothing that can make the administration answer for these types of policies. That is one of many reasons that voting is so important.
Maybe so
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 12:33pm.
But the Senate votes to approve of the department heads, don't they have the power to vote them out? I find it hard to believe that except for the hard-liners like Schumer and Durbin that the other senators would be party to allowing communications with such a group, even if the Dems control it.
-Jon
jon,
Submitted by Agnostic on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 2:25pm.
Once approved the heads of the departments are there until they step down, removed by executive or until the end of their term. Even if you have someone good at the top of the department they still take their orders from the Executive Branch. Funding is the only way and that is far from cut an dry because it is an established line item and not a special funding.
Understood
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 4:00pm.
Got it, thanks. I'm not ashamed to be informed or corrected.
-Jon