Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’
Requiem for ‘Hope and Change’
None of this matter to American liberalism, which is based on feelings not fact. Michelle Obama made this clear in her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Oprah asked if Michelle thought Barack produced the “hope” that is presidency was “all about.” Michelle said yes:
“Yes, I do. Because we FEEL the difference now … See, now we are FEELING what not having hope FEELS like, you know. Hope is necessary. It is a necessary concept . . . What do you give your kids if you can’t give them hope?” [Emphasis mine].
Feelings are what count, not facts.
Read MoreThe chutzpah of hope
The definition of chutzpah is ‘shameless audacity; impudence.’
No president in recent memory has employed chutzpah more than the current occupant.
He gave us a parting shot of chutzpah in his interview with NPR this week:
Read MoreThe progression of ‘hope and change’
Let us restore checks and balances
We’re not a banana republic, despite Barack Obama’s best efforts. We’re the United States of America, a nation with a superior system of governance because of a system of checks and balances. It’s time to restore these checks and balances to their proper place.
Read MoreObama’s flea flicker
As the Obama administration comes blessedly down to its last few weeks, I’d like to rerun this blogpost from September of 2013 when Obama’s indecision let Syria “cross the red line.”
Read MoreLiberal historian blames Democratic election repudiation on racism
“I don’t think it has anything to do with him personally, except that he’s a black man. The election of Trump was a gut-level response to what many Americans interpreted as an insult eight years ago, and have been seething against ever since. The only way you can see Trump as somehow Obama’s fault is Obama’s very being. It’s ontological.”
Read MoreFDR and his fellow presidents talk about God
What do you do when your country is attacked? Turn to God.
I’ll never forget after 9/11 how people flocked back to my church and churches all over this great nation. People just showed up.
We wanted to be together in our time of need.
Presidents are just the same.
On this 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, I’d like to share some of the quotes from American presidents on God and religion, with a special emphasis on President Franklin Roosevelt:
Read MoreWhile Obama mocks Trump, Trump acts
Trump initiates a good piece of public policy
Donald Trump said anyone who goes to work for his administration is banned from becoming a lobbyist for five years after they leave government service. Morris said Bill Clinton did the same thing, and then rescinded the order right before he left office!
Read MoreThe Cuban ‘wishful’ crisis
Quiner’s Diner continues to look back at Fidel Castro’s legacy with the U.S. by re-running this blogpost from December of 2014…
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