Here are 14 more reasons I’m sooo glad I didn’t vote for Obama

The complete list can be found at https://danfromsquirrelhill.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/obama-252/

Here are the new entries:

958) Obamacare czar Ezekiel J. Emanuel said people should skip their free annual Obamacare physical exam because it is “basically worthless”

Before Obamacare was passed, Obama said that it would provide a free annual physical exam for everyone. However, after Obamacare was passed, Obamacare czar Ezekiel J. Emanuel said that people should skip this exam because it was “basically worthless.”

959) Social Security Administration broke its promise to “immediately” stop collecting debts from the children of people who had been wrongly paid decades earlier

In April 2014, the Social Security Administration said it would “immediately” stop collecting debts from the children of people who had been wrongly paid decades earlier. However, in December 2014, it was still making such collections.

960) Awarded a grant to create a video game which involves the player “consensually slapping her girlfriend in the face”

In 2013, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded a grant to create a video game which involves the player “consensually slapping her girlfriend in the face.”

961) Illegally seized $33,000 from law abiding restaurant owner Carole Hinders

In 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had illegally seized $33,000 from Iowa restaurant owner Carole Hinders, even though she had not been charged with any crime.

962) “Ecuador Family Wins Favors After Donations to Democrats”

In December 2014, the New York Times reported:

Ecuador Family Wins Favors After Donations to Democrats

The Obama administration overturned a ban preventing a wealthy, politically connected Ecuadorean woman from entering the United States after her family gave tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic campaigns, according to finance records and government officials.

The woman, Estefanía Isaías, had been barred from coming to the United States after being caught fraudulently obtaining visas for her maids. But the ban was lifted at the request of the State Department under former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton so that Ms. Isaías could work for an Obama fund-raiser with close ties to the administration.

963) During Obama’s first six years as President, new rules issued by the EPA contained 43 times as many words as the Gutenberg Bible

During Obama’s first six years as President, new rules issued by the EPA contained 43 times as many words as the Gutenberg Bible.

964) For four years after a new NASA rocket program was cancelled, Obama continued construction of a $349 million test facility that had been started by President Bush

In 2007, when Bush was President, NASA started constructing a $349 million test facility for a new rocket program in Gulfport, Misissippi. In 2010, the rocket program was canceled. However, the construction of the test facility continued for four more years. In June 2014, the construction was finished, at which point the test facility was shut down, never having been used.

965) Hired a convicted thief to work at HUD, who then went on to steal more than $800,000 of taxpayers’ money

After Brian Thompson was convicted of theft, HUD hired him as a GS-13 loan guarantee specialist, for an annual salary of nearly $90,000. He then went on to embezzle more than $800,000 of taxpayers’ money. The Obama administration said that criminal background checks were a form of “race discrimination.”

966) Spent $33,341 to find out if gay and lesbian couples lived near stores that sold cigarettes

In December 2014, the Obama administration spent $33,341 to find out if gay and lesbian couples lived near stores that sold cigarettes.

967) Allowed his friend Al Sharpton to avoid being prosecuted for long term non-payment of millions of dollars of taxes

During Obama’s first six years as President, his friend Al Sharpton visited the White House 72 times. In 2009, Sharpton owed $1.1 million in back taxes. As of November 2014, Shaprton owed more than $4.5 million in back taxes.

968) Although carbon dioxide is the bottom of the food chain, John Holdren, Obama’s science adviser, said we should try to get its emissions “close to zero by 2100″

Carbon dioxide is the bottom of the food chain. All plants and algae need to consume it in order to live. Every living person and animal emits it. However, in December 2014, John Holdren, Obama’s science adviser, said we should try to get carbon dioxide emissions “close to zero by 2100.”

969) Used taxpayers’ money to fund a “blacks only” meeting for the All African People’s Revolutionary Party

In December 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had given taxpayers’ money to the All African People’s Revolutionary Party to fund a “blacks only” meeting in Portland, Oregon.

970) Lied about the rate of economic growth

Although the economic growth rate during the third quarter of 2014 was 2.7%, the Obama administration falsely claimed that it was 5.0%.

971) Eric Schultz, Obama’s Deputy Press Secretary, falsely said “We don’t give concessions to terrorist organizations”

In May 2014, Obama released five “high risk” Taliban terrorists in exchange for U.S. military deserter Bowe Bergdahl. However, in January 2015, Eric Schultz, Obama’s Deputy Press Secretary, said, “We don’t give concessions to terrorist organizations.”