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President Barack Obama says Donald Trump's rallies pale in comparison to the crowds his own drew — including a Missouri event that drew 100,000 — during his first run for the White House. "Sometimes you hear folks say, 'oh, that rally is big,'" Obama said at a Democratic gathering in Texas last Saturday.... SNIP "I say, I don't know. We had some pretty big rallies. In 2008, we had rallies with 50,000, 80,000, 100,000 people. I'm not bragging, I'm just saying we had some big rallies," he said, the Examiner reports. "I'm just saying."

Hours after the Supreme Court ruling, the Pentagon announced that it would move to quickly extend all benefits given to opposite sex spouses to same-sex couples including medical, dental and housing allowances. Defense officials also said that same sex spouses would have the same rights to be buried alongside war veterans buried at Arlington National Cemetery. “The Department of Defense, will move very swiftly, expeditiously, on implementing the law, the decision of the Supreme Court,” said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. “We think it’s the right decision, and we’re looking forward to taking that decision and implementing the required next steps.”...

Hillary, Obama and the Cult of Alinsky: "True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism, Alinsky taught. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within. Alinsky viewed revolution as a slow, patient process. The trick was to penetrate existing institutions such as churches, unions and political parties.... Many leftists view Hillary as a sell-out because she claims to hold moderate views on some issues. However, Hillary is simply following Alinsky’s counsel to do and say whatever it takes to gain power. ... Obama spent years teaching workshops on the Alinsky method. In 1985 he began

NEW YORK (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama asked women on Monday to support Democrats in next month's midterm elections, urging them not to lose faith in her husband's vision for the country even if they are frustrated by the poor economy and slow pace of change he promised. "I know that a lot of folks are still hurting. And I know for so many people, change has not come fast enough. Believe me, it hasn't come fast enough for Barack, either," the first lady told supporters at a fundraiser in New York for the Democratic National Committee and an...

President Barack Obama, campaigning tomorrow in Massachusetts for Gov. Deval Patrick, can only hope things will turn out better than they did the last time he campaigned here. That was when, not counting two fundraisers, he stumped the state for fellow Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley who, despite the president's endorsement, was beaten by Republican Scott Brown in January's special election to fill the seat of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. No doubt Obama hopes history will not repeat itself with his friend Patrick. Read more: http://www.lowellsun.com/peterlucas/ci_16346510#ixzz12Ry6j8Jz