| Barack Obama is Brilliant Thread; HUH? | |
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| Baldo | Feb 2 2012, 01:47 AM Post #466 |
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Obama Exploits the Navy SEALs There may be political value in detailing how our special forces hunted bin Laden, but doing so threatens troop safety and future missions. By LEIF BABIN (Mr. Babin is a former Navy SEAL officer who served three tours in Iraq, earning a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He left active duty six months ago.) America's premier Special Operations force is once again in the headlines after a team of Navy SEALs rescued two hostages from captivity in Somalia last week. Elite U.S. forces have carried out such operations periodically over the past decade, always with skill and bravery. The difference in recent months is that the details of their work haven't remained secret. On the contrary, government officials have revealed them for political gain—endangering our forces in the process. The floodgates opened after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden last May, and the Obama administration's lack of discretion was on display again at last week's State of the Union address. As President Obama entered the House chamber, in full view of the cameras, he pointed to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and exclaimed: "Good job tonight, good job tonight." Clearly something had happened that he wanted the world to know about. After delivering his speech, which included multiple references to the bin Laden raid, the president again thanked Mr. Panetta. "That was a good thing tonight," he said as if to ensure that the viewing public, if they missed it initially, would get it a second time around. Sure enough, shortly thereafter, the White House announced the successful rescue of the hostages in Somalia by U.S. Special Operations forces. Vice President Biden appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" to highlight the success the next morning, and Mr. Panetta also publicly praised it. Then came the "anonymous U.S. officials" to provide extensive details of who conducted the raid and how. As with the bin Laden operation, the top-secret unit that carried it out was again front-page news, as were its methods and tactics. Our special operators do not welcome this publicity. In fact, from conversations I've had in recent days, it's clear they are dismayed by it....snipped http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204740904577193024150056072.html |
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| Baldo | Feb 5 2012, 12:54 PM Post #467 |
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Oopsy Nobel peace prize jury under investigation STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Nobel Peace Prize officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations they have drifted away from the prize's original selection criteria by choosing such winners as President Barack Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012 awards closed Wednesday. The investigation comes after persistent complaints by a Norwegian peace researcher that the original purpose of the prize was to diminish the role of military power in international relations. If the Stockholm County Administrative Board, which supervises foundations in Sweden's capital, finds that prize founder Alfred Nobel's will is not being honored, it has the authority to suspend award decisions going back three years — though that would be unlikely and unprecedented, said Mikael Wiman, a legal expert working for the county. Obama won in 2009, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo won in 2010, and last year the award was split between Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen..... .....Fredrik Heffermehhl, a prominent researcher and critic of the selection process, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that "Nobel called it a prize for the champions of peace.""And it's indisputable that he had in mind the peace movement, i.e. the active development of international law and institutions, a new global order where nations safely can drop national armaments," he said Especially after World War II, the prize committee, which is appointed by the Norwegian Parliament, has widened the scope of the prize to include environmental, humanitarian and other efforts, he said. For example, in 2007 the prize went to climate activist Al Gore and the U.N.'s panel on climate change, and in 2009 the committee cited Obama for "extraordinary efforts" to boost international diplomacy. "Do you see Obama as a promoter of abolishing the military as a tool of international affairs?" Heffermehl asked rhetorically...snipped http://news.yahoo.com/nobel-peace-prize-jury-under-investigation-152500580.html |
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| kbp | Feb 13 2012, 07:20 PM Post #468 |
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CURL: Here comes Obama’s magic budget Great column here! Remember the budget "baseline" accounting trick????? ...iiiiiiiiiiit's back! |
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| kbp | Feb 13 2012, 08:10 PM Post #469 |
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He's Barry's man, so his brilliance is Barry's...
That's the answer ...it will prevent companies from avoiding the embedded cost of high taxes by producing in other countries ...well, in about 99% of them that are lower than the USA! |
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| Baldo | Feb 13 2012, 10:35 PM Post #470 |
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"we need a global minimum tax" Please explain why people thought Obama was "..the smartest president ever..?" What an idiot! Of course we know it will never pass and is just part of an election campaign platform. OR worse, what if he actually thinks its a good idea?
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| kbp | Feb 22 2012, 06:50 PM Post #471 |
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$40,000 "brick" Brilliant Barry knew more than I when he gave away taxpayers money to build battery plants. If he could just sell more cars, they might make billions off the "bricks" ...and the return on taxpayer dollars invested will look great! |
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| LTC8K6 | Feb 22 2012, 11:02 PM Post #472 |
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Assistant to The Devil Himself
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http://www.courageinamerica.com/2012/02/secret-obama-memo-wanted-800-billion.html
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Edited by LTC8K6, Feb 22 2012, 11:04 PM.
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| kbp | Feb 23 2012, 12:06 AM Post #473 |
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...and where was it they found these idiots to solve the problem? That's one he!!uva difference they had no real plans for to compare, just pulling the numbers out of their *** Edited by kbp, Feb 23 2012, 12:07 AM.
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| Baldo | Feb 23 2012, 12:26 AM Post #474 |
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Amazing huh? Obama still is pulling those numbers out his magic place. Sending a Budget to Congress which has no basis in reality... that won't be voted on by the Senate because the Democratic Majority Leader Reid doesn't dare put his Democratic colleagues on record during an election year. We will have gone through a complete 4 year term of a Presidency with one Budget passed in 2009. The world's largest economy and they can't pass a budget? Any CEO would be fired & indicted for that. Creating deficits which will bury our future. |
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| kbp | Feb 23 2012, 12:46 AM Post #475 |
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These numbers from the "magic place" were an act submitted before he got a chance at a budget, that was their next big failure! |
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| kbp | Feb 27 2012, 07:54 PM Post #476 |
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He just has Ben print more "resources". I have a plan; end the fed's involvement, reduce taxes to match the budget he spends on education, then reduce it more after he fires all that work for the fed's in education. Looks like a windfall to me. |
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| Baldo | Feb 27 2012, 08:35 PM Post #477 |
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Hay I have an idea! Why not have Michelle cancel a few vacations and we can save a lot of money and spend it on teacher's salaries instead? |
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| Kerri P. | Feb 28 2012, 03:33 PM Post #478 |
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I'll give owebama credit for this. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/28/report-government-wasting-tens-billions-dollars-annually-on-duplication-overlap/ Report: Government wasting 'tens of billions' of dollars annually on duplication, overlap Published February 28, 2012 | FoxNews.com As lawmakers across the Capitol hear appeals Tuesday from Obama administration secretaries pleading for their budgets, duplication and overlap in dozens of areas of government is wasting "tens of billions of dollars annually," a new government report shows. According to the Government Accountability Agency's 2012 annual report, nearly every department of the Executive Branch has room for improvement. The report, which gives 51 areas and recommends 130 actions, follows a 2011 GAO report that showed 81 areas and 176 actions to be taken to "reduce or eliminate unnecessary duplication, overlap, or fragmentation or achieve other potential financial benefits." snip.... |
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| Mason | Feb 28 2012, 04:52 PM Post #479 |
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. How many times did he fall back on trimming all the waste in Govt to pay for his this and that. I always said, if he hasn't stopped the waste by now, what is he waiting for? This guy is about changing our System of Gov't fundamentally - and doing it through massive spending never seen before on Earth. . |
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| kbp | Feb 28 2012, 07:21 PM Post #480 |
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Curing the "duplication, overlap" problem involves government layoffs. Considering the fact Barry has created more of the "duplication, overlap" and has a big JOBS problem, my guess is he's out on trimming there. |
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