Obama cuts hamas a check! (Spending we can believe in)

THE BRIEFING ROOM/THE WHITE HOUSE ^ | 2/2/09 | Press secretary

[Tigen]

Monday, February 2nd, 2009 at 4:11 pm Relief for Gaza President Obama signed a memorandum today directing more than $20 million for "urgent refugee and migration needs" in Gaza.

You can read the full text of the memorandum below.

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THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ­ For Immediate Release February 2, 2009 January 27, 2009 Presidential Determination

No. 2009-15

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT: Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration

Needs Related to Gaza

By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (the "Act"), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601), I hereby determine, pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Act, that it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the Act in an amount not to exceed $20.3 million from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for the purpose of meeting unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs, including by contributions to international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations and payment of administrative expenses of the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State, related to humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

BARACK OBAMA

[Tigen]

I dont know what to say!

[Peanut Gallery]

is this a sick joke?

[Cindy]

Nothing you can say without getting banned.

What you would say anyway is what anyone with commonsense is thinking.

[Cindy]

Background Link with ongoing updates:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2154771/posts

[sonofagun]

Payback for election contributions?

[ritewingwarrior]

Some of us knew that Obama was in the bag for the terrorists. It is amazing that when he has the opportunity to give money to refugees, that Hamas comes to mind first. What about Darfur? what about a dozen other areas in South America or Africa?

He is a hypocrite and moving forward with his agenda to strengthen the muslim extremists.

[Earthdweller]

All while putting wording in the fascist bacon bill that Christians are not allowed to speak on College campuses across the country.

Is there one person still under the delusion that this man is a centrist?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Hamas said thank you by firing another missile into Israel today.

[appleseed]

That $20 mill. will buy a whole new supply of rockets and mortars for the terrorists. With 0bama and Iran supplying the Gaza terrorists with money and weapons, I think they sense that Benjamin Net. is gonna win big on Tuesday.

[blueplum]

how much did he emergency authorize for Kentucky?

[gondramB]

Are we sure the money went to Hamas rather than to American, Israeli or Euro relief organizations?

[dougNYC]

I had to click on the link in the title to believe it. This is real, and I disagree with the move by his hOliness. Just my personal opinion. Real news is how this compares with prior aid to ‘Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza.’

In other words is this new policy or just the typical behavior of our governmant?

God bless all.

[DYngbld]

Are we sure the money went to Hamas rather than to American, Israeli or Euro relief organizations?

Most likely the money will go through USAID. They will insure it (mostly) goes to relief aid. (www.USAID.gov)

[HollyB]

That’s exactly right, but Obama thinks their going to have a nice lunch and dinner and medical treatment. What stupidity - and he’s got to know and yet does this anyway.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

A job held by Obama during high school(W-2 form) was dipping ice cream at a local Baskin & Robbins.

I hope people start waking up to this clown’s activities now because this is going to be a very ROCKY ROAD w/NUTS on top.

[YOUGOTIT]

That is what they voted for so that is they way it is and it will get worse. It is a shame to support terrorist but it is done in Chicago so what is one to expect.

[Diogenesis]

Is there a terrorist group which Obama does NOT support?

Is there anything for US security which Obama does support?

Is there anything Obama has done which would not have been done
if the terrorists had somehow sent a Manchurian candidate to trick us and become POTUS?

Today is Pres. Reagan's birthday.
Remember him as an American President who did not coddle terrorists, like the Democrats and Obama.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream.
It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same,
or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children
and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."
President Ronald Reagan

[Earthdweller]

That is just a great picture. I miss him.

[montesquiue]

I am so freaking angry?! Where is Zero??? At the spa. Does he think we are just going to take this? What a fraud.

Grab your pitchforks, folks!

[appleseed]

“related to humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza.”

No we’re not sure but considering 0’s first 3 weeks, First interview with Arab news, closing Gitmo, dropping charges on Cole bomber, secret communications with Palestinian contacts before the election - makes me wonder about his motives.