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Showing posts with label Newspaper Article. Show all posts

Monday, December 26, 2016

ANOTHER TOP TEN LIST FROM BARACK OBAMA

We continue our series of "Top Ten" lists - - - the "Greatest Hits" of Barack Obama - - - taken from the web site "Please Cut The Crap", which lists 400 accomplishments of the first openly bi-racial President. Each claim comes with a link that allows you to check out the basis of the claim.

Don't let the "Fake News History Team" re-write the story of what actually happened under the Obama Administration. It was truly one of the best periods of modern American life, despite the continual efforts of the Republican Elite Class to distort the picture. Trump inherits a peaceful nation with a steadily growing economy. If the status quo is not maintained, the fault is with Trump, not Obama.


Specific Examples of Economic Improvement

As of October 2016, a record 73 consecutive months of overall job growth. http://on.msnbc.com/1TKFCPQ

As of August 2016, Unemployment drops below 5% for the first time in eight years and without a significant bubble, remains below 5% all year so far. 4.9% http://on.msnbc.com/1TKFCPQ

As of October 2016, there have been 80 consecutive months of private sector job growth. http://1.usa.gov/1Xhizho

In April 2016, new unemployment claims hit their lowest level since 1973. As of September 2016, they remain at 43-year lows. That means lower than at any time during Saint Reagan’s Administration. http://yhoo.it/2eaIPbf http://nyti.ms/1YhZEBk,

Since February 2010, when unemployment peaked, 15.6 million non-farm private sector jobs have been created. http://1.usa.gov/1Xhizho

Contrary to GOP rhetoric, most of the new jobs created have been full-time, not temporary. http://bit.ly/2dF7pjO

Oversaw a reduction in the federal budget deficit by two-thirds since taking office. http://bit.ly/1xKMmjY

Reduced the federal budget deficit from 9.8% of GDP in Fiscal Year 2009 under Bush, to 2.5% of GDP in FY 2015. http://bit.ly/2cI4ABV

Scolds Congress and gets a $305 billion highways bill passed. This bill has the added benefit of created hundreds of thousands of new jobs and creating incentives for green cars. http://bit.ly/1NsL2Zq

Stock market has reached record highs, restoring most of the economic losses felt during the Bush Recession. http://bit.ly/1z4FAtL
400 Accomplishments of Obama
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Friday, December 23, 2016

TEN MORE GREAT THINGS DONE BY BARACK OBAMA

We continue our series of "Top Ten" lists - - - the "Greatest Hits" of Barack Obama - - - taken from the web site "Please Cut The Crap", which lists 400 accomplishments of the first openly bi-racial President. Each claim comes with a link that allows you to check out the basis of the claim.


Staved Off a Bush Depression, Improved the Economy

  • Pushed through and signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as “the stimulus package.” He also launched recovery.gov, a website that allows taxpayers to track spending from the Act. http://bit.ly/2aw6HGt
  • By the end of his first year, the economy created and sustained 2.1 million jobs and the ARRA stimulated the economy by 3.5%.  http://reut.rs/i46CEE
  • He guided the massive TARP financial and banking rescue plan and forced financial organizations to pay back virtually all bailout money. http://bit.ly/2alXjlV
  • In 2010 alone, more jobs were created than had been created during Bush’s eight years. http://bit.ly/hrrnjY
  • In February 2016, GM was in such good financial shape, they gave a share of the profit to each worker, with checks up to $11,000.   http://detne.ws/1mk7Jry
  • Signed the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which helped millions of Americans avoid preventable foreclosures and provided $2.2 billion to combat homelessness and stabilize the housing market. http://bit.ly/2aiFCbi
  • Through the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, he and Congressional Democrats provided tax credits to first-time home buyers, which helped the U.S. housing market recovery.   http://bit.ly/dZgXXw     http://bit.ly/2aOGmVM
  • Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, saved at least 300,000 education jobs, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors that would have otherwise been lost.  http://1.usa.gov/ez30D
  • Provided funding to states and the Department of Homeland Security to save thousands of police and firefighter jobs from being cut during the recession. http://bit.ly/g0IKWR
400 Accomplishments of Obama
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

TEN GREAT THINGS DONE BY BARACK OBAMA

Before we officially reach the end of the Barack Obama Era, we should take time to remember for posterity those things that he did as President that were actually very good for America. How many of us listened to the awful things said about him during his term of office only to "bite our lips" and let the silly comments go by the wayside? Who among us thought that the wing-nut crowd would get in position to literally rewrite history with their nonsense?

So we start this series of "Top Ten" lists, taken from the web site "Please Cut The Crap", which lists 400 accomplishments of the first openly bi-racial President. Each claim comes with a link that allows you to check out the basis of the claim. (Too bad we can't force Donald Trump to post links along with his crazy claims, eh?)



He changed the Culture of the Executive Branch

  • Within his first week, he signed an Executive Order ordering an audit of government contracts, combating waste and abuse.   http://1.usa.gov/dUvbu5

  • On his first full day, he froze White House salaries for the duration of the Great Recession.  http://cbsn.ws/2aNMqNN

  • He committed to phasing out unnecessary and outdated weapons systems and signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, in an attempt to limit waste, fraud and abuse in the defense procurement and contracting systems. http://bit.ly/hOw1t1

  • Signed an Executive Order instructing federal agencies to review all federal regulations and remove any unnecessary and/or burdensome regulations from the books.  http://1.usa.gov/Lpo5bd


  • Banned anyone from working in an agency they had lobbied in previous years and placed strict limits on lobbyists’ access to the White House.   http://nyti.ms/gOrznV


  • Restored the 30-day time frame for former presidents to review records and eliminated the right for the vice president or family members of former presidents to do the reviews, giving the public greater access to historic White House documents, and curtails the use of executive privilege to shield them. http://1.usa.gov/gUetLb

  • Improved the Freedom of Information Act and issued new guidelines to make FOIA more open and transparent when processing FOIA requests.  http://1.usa.gov/gjrnp2

  • Provided the first voluntary disclosure of the White House Visitors Log in history.  http://1.usa.gov/hQ7

400 Accomplishments of Obama
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Friday, December 2, 2016

LETTER FROM JASON ASKS TRUMPISTS TO EXPLAIN



Another great article out of the Dallas Morning News. This one is by Jason Darr, and it originated as a post on his Facebook page. It's a letter to those folks, seemingly good and decent before the election, who voted for Trump despite his racist Nazi threats.

The Letter From Jason summarizes the view of many who cannot understand why otherwise good-hearted, seemingly intelligent, often college-educated people could actually vote for Trump. Even if they did "hold their nose".

We don't have the answers yet, only the questions. The burden to explain their vote rests on those who voted for Trump. The burden to ask the questions - - - indeed, the patriotic duty to do so - - - rests squarely on our shoulders.

Reading this letter may help you address those in your social circle who pulled the inexplicable lever on Election Day. Or you can just link or print the letter verbatim and send it directly to the Trumpist in question.




Another Great Article!





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TOP TWENTY TIPS TO DEFEAT THE NEXT HITLER



Great article this week from the Dallas Morning News (links above). That's one of the old-school Republican newspapers that broke tradition to endorse Hillary Clinton earlier this year.

This is basically a step-by-step guide to resisting the rise of fascism in America. There are 20 tips, with explanations for each suggestion. The list is summarized below, minus the details:


1. Do not obey in advance.
2. Defend an institution.
3. Recall professional ethics.
4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words.
5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
6. Be kind to our language.
7. Stand out.
8. Believe in truth.
9. Investigate.
10. Practice corporeal politics.
11. Make eye contact and small talk.
12. Take responsibility for the face of the world.
13. Hinder the one-party state.
14. Give regularly to good causes, if you can.
15. Establish a private life.
16. Learn from others in other countries.
17. Watch out for the paramilitaries.
18. Be reflective if you must be armed.
19. Be as courageous as you can.
20. Be a patriot.

To give you an idea what the details look like, three of the suggestions are listed below:

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don't fall for it.

8. Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

17. Watch out for the paramilitaries. When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching around with torches and pictures of a Leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-Leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the game is over.

This is a great article!



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