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David Barton, Rick Green and Matt Barber Agree “Not Voting for Romney is a Sin”

July 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

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SMH: Right wing evangelicals David Barton, Rick Green and Matt Barber agree that not voting for Romney is a sin:

A few months ago, David Barton and Rick Green invited early’Mitt Romney supporter Jordan Sekulow onto their “WallBuilders Live” program to make the case why Religious Right votes can and should be excited about supporting Romney in the general election.’ Sekulow made the case that Romney would nominate good [...]

Today, Barton and Green invited Barber on to the program to make this case to the WallBuilders listeners and the general consensus among all three was that it was a sin for any Christian not to vote for Mitt Romney:

Barber: We are admonished in Scripture to be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Now the wise thing to do is to go in and support Mitt Romney because, again, the alternative is catastrophic.

Green: Absolutely. And like you said, not voting is not only a dereliction of duty, it’s really anti-Biblical. It’s actually being the servant, remember the parable where they gave the talents? It’s being the one that buried their talent. Well that was described in the Bible as being a wicked and slothful servant. I don’t want to be that one, man, I want to be one of the other guys.

Barber: Well, absolutely. Well, it’s worse than that; not voting is essentially a vote for Barack Obama because it fails to cancel out a vote for Barack Obama so it’s absolutely a dereliction of duty.

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Barton: I don’t care if Romney calls himself a Mormon [and] Obama calls himself a Christian. Here’s my question: where are you on judges, because Isaiah 1:26 says the righteousness of a land is determined by the judges of the land. Who’s more biblical on judges? Romney or Obama?

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Barton: James 4:17; when you know what’s right to do and you don’t do it, that is sin.

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President Obama Wants to Visit Atlanta Movie Set of Jackie Robinson Film “42″ Starring Chadwick Boseman

June 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
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President Obama Wants to Visit Movie Set of “42″ Film About Baseball Great Jackie Robinson (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

President Barack Obama heads back to Atlanta for more fundraising this week and he reportedly wants to visit the set of “42″ the movie about baseball great Jackie Robinson, Deadline reports. Chadwick Boseman plays the baseball great, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier by joining the Dodgers in 1947. The movie also stars Harrison Ford as Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey. The movie is wrapping up some final background scenes in Atlanta last this week. It has been filming in Birmingham, Chattanooga and Macon.

“Well, of course I said it would be OK,” Legendary Entertainment chief Thomas Tull told Deadline. He has donated $35,800 to the Obama Victory Fund 2012, Deadline reported.

You will recall President Obama’s campaign was aided greatly when he visited Atlanta in March for a fundraiser hosted by Tyler Perry. He reportedly raised more than $734,000 from a number of fundraisers in Atlanta that month.

President Obama Wants to Visit Atlanta Movie Set of Jackie Robinson Film 42 Starring Chadwick Boseman
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Commerce Secretary John Bryson Resigns After Two Car Hit-And-Run Accidents Blamed on “Seizure”

June 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment

NEWSFLASH:  More headaches for President Obama as Commerce Secretary John Bryson informed employees on Thursday that he has given the White House his letter of resignation. You will recall John Bryson claimed to have had a seizure when in a two-car hit-and-run in California. He said he has given his letter of resignation to President Obama saying, “I have come to the conclusion that I need to step down to prevent distractions from this critical mission.” In other words, there’s more than a seizure involved in his multiple car accident.

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Obama Administration to Stop Deporting Some Young People Who Came to US as Children with Illegal Immigrants

June 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Obama Administration to Stop Deporting Some Young People Who Came to US as Children with Illegal Immigrants

BREAKING NEWS:  Obama administration to stop deporting some young people who came to U.S. as children of illegal immigrants.  That’s the right thing to do, but it’s ironic that this comes right in the heart of the election campaign. The election-year initiative is aimed at young people who have led law-abiding lives and “addresses a top priority of an influential Latino electorate that has been vocal in its opposition to administration deportation policies.”

The initiative will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It also bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the so-called DREAM Act, a long-sought but never enacted plan to establish a path toward citizenship for young people who came to the United States illegally but who have attended college or served in the military. Source

Um, a lifeline to the Obama campaign to appease Hispanic voters? Can Mitt Romney top this? Better yet, is the president bypassing Congress yet again? President Obama plans to discuss the new policy Friday afternoon from the White House Rose Garden. Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano is also expected to make an announcement. Seems like the Chicago way of doing things is in motion. Just saying.

Here’s ThinkProgress reports:

Under the president’s “deferred action” executive order, students in the U.S. who are already in deportation proceedings or those who qualify for the DREAM Act and have yet to come forward to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials, will not be deported and will be allowed to work in the United States.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says:

Our Nation’ s immigration laws must be enforced in a strong and sensible manner. They are not designed to be blindly enforced without consideration given to the individual circumstances of each case. Nor are they designed to remove productive young people to countries where they may not have lived or even speak the language. Indeed, many of these young people have already contributed to our country in significant ways. Prosecutorial discretion, which is used in so many other areas, is especially justified here.

Mitt Romney says:  NOTHING so far but I am sure that self-deportation is still on the table for him. This puts pressure on him to take a position, but we all know how Mitt Romney rolls — Mr. Flip-flopper. It should be noted that this initiative closely mirrors a similar proposal by Florida Republican Marco Rubio, who many view as a leading contender for Mitt Romney’s running mate.

Here’s the policy in a nutshell: The about 800,000 undocumented illegal young people if they meet the following requirements:  They have to had graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED or served in the military, have no criminal record, be younger than 30 and have been brought to the U.S. under the age of 16, “by no fault of their own,” Janet Napolitano said on a conference call with reporters this morning. These immigrants will have an opportunity to obtain work permits, which will give them legal status in the U.S.

One thing that’s troubling with the executive order is the fact that criminal illegals may avoid deportation. The president’s executive order states that the illegal young people “not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.” So, what constitutes a significant misdemeanor?

It will be interesting to see how the Republicans will react, since they could potentially further alienate Hispanic voters even further.  The Obama administration is using its executive authority to implement the DREAM Act, which the Republicans used to support, but are playing politics as usual. For the record, my family and I migrated here legally. I do not condone illegal immigration one iota, but children who are brought here with their parents should not be punished for their parents’ actions, when they are underage. The Republicans are just playing politics, but how they wiggle around this slap in the face by the Obama administration will be interesting to watch, since the proposal was outlined by their rising star Marco Rubio.

Now, if President Obama could attack the anemic economy with similar boldness and resolve, then maybe people wouldn’t be so cynical over his bypassing Congress and waving an olive branch at the Hispanic population, much like he did with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community when he embraced same sex marriage. Oh by the way, will he go to bat for the black community? Um, how could I forget. They will vote for him any way, so why should he bother?

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Bill Clinton’s 2010 Words “Give Us Two More Years, If Doesn’t Work Vote Us Out” Could Haunt Obama

June 14, 2012 by 1 Comment

Prophetic words from former president Bill Clinton in 2010 — “‘Democrats are saying something like this: We found a big hole tht we did not dig.  We didn’t get it filled in 21 months, but at least we quit digging. Give us two more years. If it doesn’t work, then vote us out.” Clinton made the comments during a speech in Cleveland that Democrats deserved two more years to fix the economy. It ironic that he uttered those words on the same spot where President Obama will deliver his speech on the econmy today.

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Woman Slaps Tom Barrett in Face After Stinging Loss to Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin Recall Election (VIDEO)

June 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Woman Slaps Tom Barrett in Face After Stinging Loss to Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin Recall Election (VIDEO) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

After a stinging loss in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election Tuesday night, an angry woman slaps Tom Barrett, Scott Walker’s Democratic opponent, in the face. The woman was reportedly upset that he conceded to Walker so quickly, while people were still voting.  If the Democrats had worked a little harder, including President Obama possibly making an appearance with Barrett, rather than sending a tweet, then the outcome could have been different or if not, Democratic supporters would have been happy he tried.Watch the video of Tom Barrett getting bitch-slapped (assaulted):

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Maureen Dowd Turns on Obama: “White House Hard Place to Go on a Vision Quest, Storm Brewing”

June 3, 2012 by 5 Comments
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Maureen Dowd Turns on Obama: "White House Hard Place to Go on a Vision Quest, Storm Brewing" (Drudge Report)

MAUREEN DOWD TURNS ON OBAMA:  New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd seems to have turned on President Obama, like many prominent supporters such as former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, saying “the White House is a very hard place to go on a vision quest, especially with a storm brewing.” The whole hope and change thingy Obama ran on in 2008 is a distant memory and actually quite laughable today, that’s in Maureen Dowd’s opinion. But was it fair of her to have held President Obama to such high expectations? I guess Obama will lose sleep over Maureen Dowd turning on him. Um, stop the presses, Maureen Dowd is no longer “dreaming of a Superhero.”

On Thursday, Bill Clinton once more telegraphed that he considers Obama a lightweight who should not have bested his wife. Bluntly contradicting the Obama campaign theme that Romney is a heartless corporate raider, Clinton told CNN that the Republican’s record at Bain was “sterling.”

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The president who started off with such dazzle now seems incapable of stimulating either the economy or the voters. His campaign is offering Obama 2012 car magnets for a donation of $10; cat collars reading “I Meow for Michelle” for $12; an Obama grill spatula for $40, and discounted hoodies and T-shirts. How the mighty have fallen.

Once glowing, his press is now burning. “To a very real degree, 2008’s candidate of hope stands poised to become 2012’s candidate of fear,” John Heilemann wrote in New York magazine, noting that because Obama feels he can’t run on his record, his campaign will resort to nuking Romney.

In his new book, “A Nation of Wusses,” the Democrat Ed Rendell, the former governor of Pennsylvania, wonders how “the best communicator in campaign history” lost his touch. Source

Nothing Bill and Hillary Clinton do and say is by accident. This tag team is too shrewd and calculating to be taken lightly as we have seen through the years. Bill Clinton pulled a Cory Booker after praising Mitt Romney’s business record as “sterling” as opposed to Obama’s thin business record. Even though he tried to walk back those comments, it was a slap to the Obama campaign and shows how little regard former president Clinton seems to have for the Obama presidency. I have been shocked at how off-message the Obama campaign is and it seems they are unable to replicate that campaign success they had in 2008. There are a number of issues that seem to dog this president, with the sluggish economy being front and center. I am not sure if anyone can swoop in and fix this mess in a short period of time. The sad reality is that people are impatient and want to see results right away or else they will run into the arms of the other side.

I’m not excusing Obama’s obvious missteps, of which there are many. He seems to interject himself in issues that have nothing to do with the presidency, such as the Trayvon Martin case and gay marriage. He is clearly out of his league in this election cycle and it’s a sad commentary from that resolute and cocky politician we saw in 2008 going toe-to-toe with Bill and Hillary Clinton. He is being slapped on either side by both Republicans and Democrats, many of whom were serving in Congress during the Bush administration, essentially giving him a blank check to wreck the economy. This mess isn’t all Obama’s fault and we saw, from the start, the Republicans wanted him to fail and refused to work with him.

I must also say that on the flip-side, Mitt Romney is no bastion of hope and change in America. He is the consummate flip-flopper, who was a mediocre governor, at best. Mitt Romney doesn’t care one iota about the middle class, since that doesn’t show from his years as governor of Massachusetts. Sorry, but I don’t believe Mitt Romney has the “Midas touch” but he could beat Obama in November given the ugly economic reality we face. To echo the AP, “a spring slowdown in hiring and a rise in the unemployment rate are weighing on President Barack Obama, while enhancing Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s argument that the incumbent is in over his head.” Sadly, this election won’t come down to who is best able to lead the country, but who can beat his chest the loudest.

I am not looking forward to November 2012. This election is going to bring out the worst in both President Obama and Mitt Romney, with people on Main Street caught in the middle. The eight year administration of George W. Bush should serve as a backdrop for Mitt Romney and the Republicans to explain why voters like you and I should trust them so quickly to stand up for all Americans again. Memories of rising health care costs, wage stagnation, a real estate bubble, the near collapse of Wall Street and financial markets linger and are still painful. Sorry, but we have a dilemma on who to trust to best meet our needs. Yeah, Maureed Dowd is right, a storm is brewing….

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Anemic Economic Recovery Could Shape Presidential Campaign by Making Race All About Obama’s Handling of Economy

June 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The weak unemployment could end up being a milestone around the necks of President Obama and the Democratic Party and giving a win to Mitt Romney and the Republicans in November if things don’t turn around, fast. Jobless benefits are running out for the long-term unemployed, including Rhode Island, West Virginia and New York. Five million Americans remain out of work for six months or longer. This is a weak jobs recovery and it could work against the Democrats.

New York Times: “The weak employment report on Friday held the potential to reshape the presidential campaign, members of both parties said, lifting Mitt Romney’s efforts to make the race all about President Obama’s handling of the economy and making it harder for Democrats to break through in their efforts to define Mr. Romney on their terms.”

Washington Post: “Friday’s dismal jobs report and some unexpected words from Bill Clinton delivered a bracing reminder to President Obama and his advisers that the election remains primarily a referendum on his record and that their path to victory may lie less in trying to discredit Republican Mitt Romney and more in winning a battle of ideas with their Republican rival.”

I am sure Rev. Al Sharpton is ticked off at Bill Clinton for pulling a Cory Booker move in a roundabout way, by giving some credit to the Republican presidential candidate. Nothing the Clintons do is by accident and this was a wake-up call to Obama that you can’t possibly think you’ll coast to an easy victory in November.

We can’t lose sight of the fact that the anemic economic recovery could shape the campaign and take Obama off message to the benefit of Mitt Romney. The black community has been hit harder than any other race, with unemployment numbers for May coming in at 13.6%. I don’t understand why more blacks haven’t come out and voiced their concern or displeasure that the Obama administration has done nothing for this voting bloc or has even given us the time of day by campaigning in a black community. On the flip-side, Obama needs to remind the electorate that he inherited a mess and it will take more than four years to literally rise from the wreckage.

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Romney Campaign Releases His Birth Certificate Showing His Father Born in Mexico, Double Standard with Obama?

May 30, 2012 by 1 Comment

The Romney campaign releases his birth certificate. So, now we have definitive proof that Mitt Romney was born in America but his father was born in Mexico. Um, isn’t there a terrible double standard on Obama’s father being born in Kenya and all the mess that he isn’t a natural born American? How could I forget. Obama is biracial and Mitt Romney is white, so the black guy is always in the wrong.

It is also ironic that the campaign released the birth certificate to Reuters (but Romney won’t releases his tax records) just hours before his fundraiser with carnival barker Donald Trump. Um, is this the long form birth certificate and where’s the proof that this is valid?

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The birth certificate of Repbulican presidential hopefull Mitt Romney is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters May 29, 2012. (Reuters / HANDOUT)

Mitt Romney and his team didn’t release this just because it’s the right thing to do. They released it to continue to appeal to the birther movement and the fringe in the Republican Party who believe Obama was born in Kenya. Despite all his lies, I would have given Mitt Romney a second look as a viable presidential contender, but getting down in the muck is unbecoming. So, is Mitt Romney really a birther or just another political hypocrite?

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Gallup Poll: U.S. Veterans Overwhelmingly Support Romney Over Obama 58% to 34%

May 28, 2012 by 8 Comments

A recent Gallup survey finds that U.S. veterans overwhelmingly support Romney for president by a whopping 58% to 34%, while nonveterans give Obama a four point edge, 48% to 44%. It’s interesting to note that U.S. veterans make up about 13% of the U.S. population and are usually older males.

It’s ironic that veterans would go for Mitt Romney in such overwhelming numbers, when we have seen him repeatedly avoid discussing social issues, many of which returning veterans grapple with on a daily basis — high unemployment, substandard medical care, financial woes, etc. You see, Mitt Romney is running his campaign according to the wishes of a narrow sliver of the Republican Party — the right wing evangelicals. He seems not to have few thoughts on illegal immigration (self-deportation came up during a presidential candidate debate), activist judges or even global warning. He simply pins his hopes solely on the economy, just where the ultra-right wing wants it. But that’s about to blow up in his face. You see, President Obama would rather not focus on the weak economy but on social issues.

It also doesn’t bode well for Mitt Romney that anyone with a gripe can form a super-PAC, and take him off his message, should they highlight an issue that’s uncomfortable for him, as we saw with the resurrection of Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright. It took Mitt Romney off his message and he had to waste a big chunk of time addressing the racially-motivated dig against Obama. You will recall the Romney campaign, rather than stand up to the right wing evangelicals, immediately fired an openly gay foreign affairs staffer. Well, Mitt Romney had better be prepared to be dragged into one social issue fracas after another. The Obama campaign team will make sure of that and I suspect, some super-PACs will too. The sad reality is the right wing evangelicals won’t allow Mitt Romney to run the type of campaign he probably would have run.

Here are some tweets from Romney right wing evangelical supporter Bryan Fischer:

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