Why Do You Suppose Folks Perceive Obama as a bit Narcissistic?

Why would people think that?

Let us first look at the White House webpage of presidential autobiographies. I'm sure everyone (or most everyone) would agree that this is a useful and interesting source of knowlege about our Presidents. However, the site has recently been changed a bit. Here's some examples:

President Herbert Hoover: “President Herbert Hoover signed the bill founding the Department of Veterans Affairs July 21, 1930. President Obama is committed to making sure that the VA, the second-largest cabinet department, serves the needs.....

President Franklin D. Roosevelt: “On August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Today the Obama Administration continues to protect seniors....

President Dwight D. Eisenhower: “President Dwight Eisenhower established the President's Council on Youth Fitness on July 16, 1956....Today the Council is still going strong—with Olympians and professional athletes on board—working in conjunction with the First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative.....

President John F. Kennedy: "President John F. Kennedy famously suggested the American people: “Ask what you can do for your country.” In 1961, the Peace Corps was created, facilitating service among citizens working toward peace in developing countries. In 2011, President Obama celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with a Presidential Proclamation."

And one more:

President Ronald Regan: "In a June 28, 1985 speech Reagan called for a fairer tax code, one where a multi-millionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffet Rule."

Let us also look at President Obama's speech after the killing of Osama Bin Laden:

“Tonight, I can report . . . And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta . . . I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden . . . I met repeatedly with my national security team . . . I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action. . . . Today, at my direction . . . I’ve made clear . . . Over the years, I’ve repeatedly made clear . . . Tonight, I called President Zardari . . . and my team has also spoken. . .These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief . . . Finally, let me say to the families . . . I know that it has, at times, frayed. . . .”

And that of President Bush's after the capture of Saddam Hussein:

”The success of yesterday’s mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq . The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts.....The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime....Their work continues, and so do the risks. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate ‘em

So what do you think?

A Warren of Lies

Elizabeth Warren, who is running for a Senate seat in Massachusetts, has been in the news lately claiming that she is 1/32 Cherokee Indian.

She bases this claim, according to genealogists at the (apparently) famed New England Historic Genealogical Society, on an 1894 marriage certificate (which doesn't mention the words "American Indian" or some-such similar wording) and a 2006 family newsletter (which other learned genealogists dismiss as "nothing more than rumor").

Also presented for evidence of Native American ancestry is the fact that Warren's cousin, Janyce Rowsey, edited a cookbook entitled "Pow Wow Chow".

from Amazon.com

I kid you not---you can't make this stuff up.

Warren, despite nothing to back up her claims, yesterday reiterated her claims to have Cherokee ancestry on CNN.

Oh, Yeah--Let's Give Money to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, says Obama

President Obama is looking at ways to give the Egyptian government--run by the Muslim Brotherhood--up to $1.3 billion dollars in military aid this year.

The State Department just has to get around Congress' requirement that countries receiving military aid can only go to countries that give its citizens basic freedoms.

Secretary of State Clinton is supposed to "waive the requirement" next week.

The administration also plan to give $250 million dollars for "economic and political programs".

This is after the new Egyptian government has called for more belligerent actions against Israel last week, including deporting Israel's ambassador to Egypt, stopping natural gas exports to Israel, active "resistance" to Israel, and more.

Mrs. Pelosi (D-California) urged the administration on, saying that "the strength of Egypt, its stability, is important to the region and the world and we want to be helpful in that regard."
Remember when Obama said he would just bypass Congress?

Well, he has--and is.

Foolishness



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 Yesterday, President Obama campaigned on the promise he would issue an executive order to "expedite the southern half" of the Keystone Pipeline.

This is after Obama's all-out effort to quash the pipeline just recently.  Obama lobbied Congress hard to defeat it.

And Even More Ridiculous......

The southern half of the pipeline has already been approved and will begin construction  in June.

There's not a single thing Obama can do to "expedite" the pipeline.

He is simply "mis-speaking".

Sorta like when Obama insists that the pipeline's environmental impact hasn't been adequately vetted by the State Department.

It's simply not true.

The pipeline has undergone a three-year study to make sure it meets all the safety regulations. 

And when Nebraska expressed concerns about the pipeline crossing its Ogallala Aquifer and Sand Hills region, the pipeline was changed.

Despite the fact the the Department of State had already said there was no danger,

AND that multiple pipelines already cross these areas.

The Real Problem: The Executive Branch is Out-of-Control

Here's the real deal:

The office of the President is grabbing all sorts of power that it does NOT have.

The push against the Roman Catholic church is simply the latest salvo against our rights as citizens.  The Roman Catholic church's belief is that contraception and possible abortificant pills are wrong.  Thus, Roman Catholic institutions don't offer these medications as part of their insurance plans.

Forcing them to offer these is against their official religious beliefs.  And, despite President Obama's so-called accommodation, this is what is happening.  Religious beliefs are being trampled upon. 

Whether Roman Catholic institutions "pay" for birth control or not, they are being forced to participate in this.  This "accommodation" is extremely disingenuous.

Let's take this one step at a time.

This is NOT an issue of whether most women (including Roman Catholic women) want contraception.  Apparently, most women practice contraception in America. 

This is NOT an issue of Catholic bishops forcing their beliefs down others' throats.  The bishops are not going to prevent any woman from obtaining birth control.  Period.

This is NOT an issue of preventing women from obtaining birth control.  Birth control is easily available.  Even more importantly, birth control is not really a health issue (despite what so many are touting), nor should it necessarily be an insurance issue.  Pregnancy  is not a disease.  And health insurance is for preventative care (such as mammograms and pap smears) or for very expensive or catastrophic medical expenses.  Birth control is not a catastrophic medical expense.

Let's look at this from another direction---

What right does President Obama have to force insurers to provide medications for free?

Absolutely none. 

Uh, Mr. Obama, Birth Control Isn't the Problem



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President Obama supposedly fixed the problem of forcing Catholic institutions to provide contraceptive and abortion services against their beliefs.

Now Catholic institutions will just have to buy health insurance that provides contraceptive and abortion services without cost to said Catholic institutions.  That's right, for free.

But the  insurance for Catholic hospitals, universities and etc. will still have those provisions.

And, who will pay for these services? One guess.

That's right!! The rest of us!!

But this is NOT the Basic Problem.

The problem is that the President has no constitutional power to tell religious institutions what they will or will not do.

NOR does he have the power to tell any of us what will or will not purchase.

NOR does he have the power to make laws.

NONE of this is constitutional.

Please go and take a look at this art work.

Hey! Did You Know????

Well, you probably didn't.

No one is reporting this little item.  Not the mainstream media, not the majority of the conservative media.

You have to search to find this little nugget:

That President Obama was subpoenaed last week in Georgia over his eligibility to run for President.



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And no, it wasn't about where he was born.

Contrary to what you might be thinking, the issue is whether Obama is a "natural born" citizen.  You see, his father, according to the birth certificate that Obama finally came up with (rather quickly, after all the hullaballoo about not being able to find it!) was NOT a U.S. citizen.

And according to the Supreme Court, in Minor vs. Hzppersett (1874), "natural born" citizens--who are eligible to be President of the United States--are those "children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners."

That is, you are a "natural born" citizen if BOTH of your parents are U.S. citizens.

But, even that isn't really the issue.

The issue is that Obama feels himself above the law of our country.

Obama's attorney stated the President didn't have to attend.

The judge replied, in so many words, "show me where the President doesn't have to obey the law."   (My paraphrase)

So the lawyer went up to the state level and tried to get the President excused.  Sorry, said the Georgia Secretary of State, that's a judicial issue--go hash it out with the judge.

And so, Obama just ignored the judge.


President Obama did not show up for court, nor did he send any legal representation.  He just decided that the subpoena was not binding on him, the President. 

So, is our President above the law?  Seems so.