Category: October 2009

They started it, not us. That’s the claim President Obama’s Communications Director is making against Fox News. However, the spark that ignited the current verbal war can be traced back to a CNN interview, where Anita Dunn called Fox News “a wing of the Republican Party.” Whilst Dunn is being cheered on by Obama supporters…

On Sunday, The 76 year old Nation of Islam leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan, warned his followers against complacency on President Barrack Obama’s Election as the first black President. “This can pacify you and lull you to sleep in a dangerous time, making you think that we live in a post-racial America – when the opposite…

Spearheading the bid to win in a century old Republican bastion are President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. Unlikely as it seems, the race is shaping up as a test of a struggling GOP. The Democratic candidate, 60 year old Bill Owens goes up against 49 year old Republican Dierdre Scozzafava, a state…

Adopting a wait-and-see approach will be the stance of the White House as Congressional Negotiators look for a deal on Health care legislation. The legislation aims to place a cap on Insurance premiums or Tax benefits and advisors said that The White house would not commit to it until a solution is found. When asked…

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good morning. THE PRESIDENT: We often speak about AIDS as if it’s going on somewhere else. And for good reason — this is a virus that has touched lives and decimated communities around the world, particularly in Africa. But often overlooked is the fact that we face a serious…

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hello, everybody. I just want to welcome the Minister Mentor of Singapore. This is one of the legendary figures of Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries. He is somebody who helped to trigger the Asian economic miracle. Singapore has been an outstanding friend and ally of the United States for many, many…

Virginia and New Jersey, two states President Barack Obama has worked to keep in the hands of the Democrats. But all that could change this Election Day, if the handful of Mayoral and Congressional races and a Same Sex Union initiative don’t go the way the Democrats want them to go. Risking political embarrassment if…

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Please, have a seat. Before I begin, I want to just acknowledge two people who are working extraordinarily hard on behalf of small businesses. First of all, the administrator of our Small Business Administration, Karen Mills, is here. (Applause.) The other individual who is on his way and will be…

12:05 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, guys. Thank you very much. Please, have a seat. Thank you so much. Well, first of all, let me thank Lew Hay and his visionary leadership at Florida Power & Light. It’s an example of a company that is doing well by doing good. And I think it’s…

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Today I am proud to announce the newest members of my national security team. I just met with them in the Oval Office, and I’m very pleased to have two extraordinary Americans — Senators Chuck Hagel and David Boren have agreed to serve as co-chairmen of my Intelligence Advisory Board…