Tag Archive | "White House Press"
Posted on 07 February 2013. Tags: Apparent Effort, Chained Cpi, Companion Bill, Federal Budget, Federal Pension, Gop House, Government Benefits, Kelly Ayotte, Medicare Eligibility, Medicare Premiums, Mitch Mcconnell, Obama, Pension Programs, Policy Effort, Public Relations Effort, Senate Democrats, Senate Floor, Senate Republican Leader, Sequester, White House Press
Republicans have been saying for some time that the spending cuts in the sequester are not ideal, and should be more targeted so that spending is still reduced by the same amount but our military is not hit as hard with cuts. House Republicans have passed measures to do just that and yesterday Sen. Kelly Ayotte [...]
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Posted on 05 February 2013. Tags: Average Household Income, Bipartisan Opposition, Democrat Leaders, Energy Prices, Environmentalist, Gas Tax Hike, Gasoline Costs, Gasoline Prices, Government Data, Hasty Decision, Keystone, Mitch Mcconnell, Multiple Times, Pocketbooks, Press Secretary, Senate Democrats, Senate Republican Leader, Three Decades, Wall Street Journal, White House Press
Though the economy continues to sputter along and many families are struggling, the Obama administration and Senate Democrat leaders are once again pushing policies to make energy even more expensive for Americans. According to The Wall Street Journal, “Gasoline prices took a big bite out of Americans’ pocketbooks in 2012. The average U.S. household paid [...]
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Posted on 06 September 2012. Tags: Administra, Campaign Adviser, David Axelrod, December 8, Electorate, Gallup Organization, Gallup Poll, Gallup Polls, Internal Emails, Justice Dept, Methodological Problems, Mitt Romney, Poll Data, Press Secretary, Retaliation, Robert Gibbs, Ron Brownstein, Secretary Robert, Senior Officials, White House Press
Yesterday I asked the question Is Gallup Skewing Polls Since Obama Justice Dept Filed Lawsuit? For me, I believe that Gallup Polls are not to be trusted. It turns out, I am not the only one with that opinion. In today’s Daily Caller, they have internal emails which I believe raise enough questions and concerns that [...]
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Posted on 26 July 2012. Tags: ABC, Carney, David Axelrod, Ed Henry, Fox News, Msnbc, National Security, Nbsp, Obama, Political Gain, Press Secretary, Prosecutors, Security Leaks, Senator Mccain, Seriousness, Spokesman, Weasel, White House, White House Press, White House Press Briefing
Listen to the weasel on the leaks! He won’t say for sure they were not behind leaks! When Asked If He Could “Say Flatly That Nobody From The White House Was Involved In The National Security Leaks That Are Being Investigated,” Spokesman Jay Carney Did Not Deny White House Involvement. FOX NEWS’ ED HENRY: “Can [...]
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Posted on 05 April 2012. Tags: Barack Obama, Blasts, Careful Study, Carney, Controversial Remarks, Election Year, Fter, Health Care Law, Healthcare Reform, Lexington Kentucky, Mitch Mcconnell, Precedents, Preemptive, Press Secretary, Reuters, Rotary Club, Senate Republican Leader, Tenor, Unprecedented Power, White House Press
Reuters wrote yesterday, “The White House was forced on the defensive on Wednesday as it sought to explain controversial remarks President Barack Obama made earlier in the week about the Supreme Court’s review of his signature healthcare reform law. . . . Obama expressed confidence on Monday that the Court would not take an ‘unprecedented, [...]
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Posted on 16 February 2012. Tags: Anna Eshoo, Building Confidence, Capital Formation, Claire Mccaskill, Companion Measure, Holdup, House Democrats, Investor Protections, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Pat Toomey, Regulatory Barriers, Richard Blumenthal, Robert Menendez, Roll Call Vote, Sec Rule, Sec Rules, Senate Dems, Senate Vote, Small Busines, White House Press
Jobs Bills: What’s The Holdup? Each Of These Popular Jobs Proposals Has Support From The Obama Administration And Over 400 Members In The House Small Company Capital Formation Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA); S.1544 / H.R.1070 OBAMA ADMIN SUPPORTS THE IDEA · “The President is putting forward responsible measures that will help growing businesses… [...]
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Posted on 21 October 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Bus Trip, Campaign Mode, Campaigning, Cloture Motion, Cnn, Joe Biden, Kate Bolduan, Laying The Foundation, Longshot, Major Component, President Joe, Reelection, Relentless Focus, Republican Senators, Roll Call Vote, Senate Democrats, Situation Room, White House Press, White House Press Briefing
Senate Democrats Block ‘Important’ Part Of President’s Plan, Another ‘Narrowly Targeted Exercise In 2012 Politics’ Senate Democrats Reject ‘Important’ Part Of The President’s Stimulus Bill. (S. 726, Roll Call Vote #178, Cloture Motion Rejected 57-43: R 47-0, D 10-41, I 0-2, 10/20/11) JAY CARNEY: ‘They’re All Important, They’re All Of Equal Value’ Q: [...]
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Posted on 12 August 2011. Tags: Air Force One, Bipartisan Support, Countries In Asia, Free Trade Agreements, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, John Thune, Nancy Pelosi, New Jobs, Offi, Open Markets, Pointing Fingers, Press Gaggle, Press Secretary, Roadblock, South Korea, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Time Congress, Trade Bills, Trade Deals, White House Press
Yesterday, President Obama told a crowd of workers in Michigan, “Send a message to Congress to come to an agreement on trade deals that will level the playing field and open markets to our businesses –- so we can sell more goods to countries around the world. . . . Those trade bills are teed [...]
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Posted on 02 May 2011. Tags: Chilling Effect, Draft Proposal, Executive Order, Federal Contract, First Amendment Rights, Gop Senators, Government Contractors, Government Work, Livelihood, Muzzle, Political Critics, Political History, Political Party Affiliation, Press Secretary, Prospective Contractors, Republican Senators, Spending Money, Susan Collins, Washington Post, White House Press
The Washington Post reports today, “Republican senators are asking President Obama to drop plans to sign an executive order forcing government contractors to disclose donations to groups participating in political activities, saying the White House shouldn’t use a company’s political history to determine if they’re eligible for government work. A draft proposal on the [...]
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Posted on 21 April 2011. Tags: Barack Obama, Draft Executive, Draft Proposal, Draft Rules, Executive Order, Federal Candidates, Federal Contracts, Government Contractors, Hans Von Spakovsky, Independent Expenditures, Midterm Elections, Pajamas Media, Political Contributions, Political Speech, Press Secretary, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, White House Press, Wsj
Reuters, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal all report today on the story former FEC commissioner Hans von Spakovsky broke at Pajamas Media yesterday about the Obama administration’s attempt to circumvent Congress and implement portions of the partisan DISCLOSE Act by executive order. The Washington Post writes, “President Obama is considering an [...]
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Posted on 30 July 2010. Tags: Appearance, Barack Obama, Correspondents Dinner, Health Care Provision, House Minority Leader John Boehner, Jersey Shore, John Boehner, John Mccain, Leader John Boehner, Minority Leader John Boehner, Mongrel, Mtv, Punchline, Shore Star, Snookie, Watergate, White House, White House Press
In his appearance on The View yesterday, Barack Obama was asked about Jersey Shore star Snookie. The Mongrel-in-Chief claims he did not know who she was. From Gawker.com: Asked for his opinion on Snooki (who voted for John McCain) the president claimed ignorance. However, a mere two months ago he dropped Snooki’s name in a [...]
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Posted on 06 May 2010. Tags: American Capitalism, American Thinker, Congressman David Obey, Fox News, Gop Turnout, Holy Crap, Joel Rogers, Ken Cuccinelli, Kim Kardashian, Lester Kinsolving, Michelle Malkin, News Hound, Newsbusters, Oil Spill, Right News, Riots In Greece, Turnout Advantage, Ultra Liberals, White House Press, White House Press Corps
The Virginia Right! News Hound surfs the ‘net to take the pulse of the world every day. The links published below are opinions and takes on the news that we find interesting. By design, these links are mostly outside of the Mainstream Media. This feature is designed to save you the time of sifting through dozens of websites and blogs. Buckle up. It is going to be a bumpy ride!
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Posted on 11 February 2010. Tags: Acorn, Black Panthers, Brutality, Bush Illegal Wiretaps, Christmas Holiday, Eric Holder, Google, Hawaii Today, Holiday In Hawaii, Iranian Citizens, Islamic Regime, Mixed Messages, Oppressive Regime, Peaceful Protests, Press Secretary, Protests In Iran, Robert Gibbs, Secretary Robert, Tea Parties, White House Press
Fearing more brutality in Iran, the Obama administration urged the Islamic Regime to allow the peaceful protests. If you recall, last December during protests in Iran Obama said:
“The United States joins with the international community in strongly condemning the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens, which has apparently resulted in detentions, injuries, and even death,” Obama told journalists in a break from his Christmas holiday in Hawaii.
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Posted on 27 July 2009. Tags: Birth Certificate, Confusion, Funny, Hawaii, Live Birth, Mainstream Media, National Emergency, National Guard, Place Of Birth, President Bush, Press Secretary, Proof, Robert Gibbs, Secretary Robert, Snopes, Upi, White House, White House Press
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is getting testy over questions of President Obama’s place of birth. He claims nothing will
stop the people that doubt his birthplace was on US soil.
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Posted on 02 July 2009. Tags: Amazing Stuff, Confrontations, Emotional Side, Helen Thomas, Kool Aid, Main Stream, Obama, Objectivity, Openness, Outsiders, Prostitutes, Robert Gibbs, Row Seat, Stone Age, Stream Media, Subconscious, Town Hall Meetings, Unwashed Masses, White House Press, Youtube
In one of the most bizarre confrontations I have seen by members of the White House Press, Chip Reid from CBS and Helen Thomas from the Stone Age were all over Robert Gibbs and the Obama Town Hall meeting. When I watched this, my jaw literally dropped. The emotional side of my brain pushed the [...]
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