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Let's all wish our youthful president a belated happy birthday. Barack Obama turned 48 Tuesday. May he be forever young in the minds of the American people. Those of us who have been around for a while know that the office of the president of the United States seems to age our leaders at an accelerated pace. You've always heard that one "dog year" equals seven human years, but unlike man's best friend, there is no universally recognized measure for "president years." I'd like to establish such a standard because I'm concerned about the disconcerting signs that President Obama is...

Who let this out of the kitchen?To those who say there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans I have another item to add to the million already compiled. A Republican First Lady would never order such a hideous, comical birthday cake to celebrate her husband's birthday. The Obama's were supposed to be the new "glam" power couple in the White House But with Michelle dressing in something that looks like it came out her daughters' art class when she visited Westminster Abbey in London I guess we shouldn't be too surprised at this: "44?" He's the 44th President but...

This tacky monstrosity can't belong to Obama, can it? Maybe this is just wild conjecture here -- and we all know how much everyone loves opinions in Serious Journalism -- but isn't Barack Obama's birthday cake hideously ugly? This is not at all in line with Obama's sleek, skinny-tie persona, and frankly, we're shocked. It looks like the Cake Boss's disgruntled ex karate-chopped the frosting bag. Decorated with the presidential seal, the layer cake also is accompanied by various pies, including pecan, huckleberry, Key lime and coconut cream, plus a cheesecake. How'd this happen? Michelle wears $540 Lanvin sneakers to...

Glenn Beck's "The Story Of Barack Obama" On His Birthday" (You Tube)

People stop to pose for photos in front of the World's Largest Beaded Photo Mosaic of U.S. President Barack Obama on display in front of the White House in Washington, August 3, 2009. The project, created with over 372,600 beads by 1000 fourth grade students from across the U.S., was made in honor of Obama's 48th birthday ...

...Obama told her to make a wish on the candle: "You have to blow it out to make it come true." "She and I also had a common birthday wish. She said she hopes for a real health care proposal," Obama joked. "I will leave it up to you, Helen, how you wish to distribute the cupcakes."

People gather in front of the World's Largest Beaded Photo Mosaic of U.S. President Barack Obama on display in front of the White House in Washington, August 3, 2009. The project, created with over 372,600 beads by 1000 fourth grade students from across the U.S., was made in honor of Obama's 48th birthday which will be celebrated tomorrow.

WASHINGTON — As President Obama turns 48 today, a few celebrations are on tap inside the White House, including a quiet breakfast with his family, lunch with Democratic senators in the State Dining Room, and dinner with his wife and a few friends. The noisier commotion over his birthday is taking place outside the White House. As most of the political conversation in Washington and across the nation has been devoted to health care, the economy and even the president’s first nomination to the Supreme Court, a small set of detractors have been obsessively fixated by this date in history:...

‘Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedez Benz,” Janice Joplin once warbled. The Lord, presumably, has other things on His mind, but Uncle Sam is happy to pitch in for a new Benz under the incontestably harebrained “Cash for Clunkers” program, which already has run through its first billion dollars and which the solons in Washington may dump more billions into. Cash for Clunkers was sold as a greenish stimulus for the suffering car-sales business. If your old car is sufficiently thirsty for gasoline, and the new one is sufficiently thrifty, the federal bursary will dispense to you either...

Battling bad storms here. This has been the craziest year for weather.

From the US Secretary of State's web site. Daily Appointments Schedule for August 3, 2009 Washington, DC August 3, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman Daily Appointments Schedule Monday, August 3, 2009 10:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a Secure Video Conference on Iran. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 11:15 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Nasser Judeh, Foreign Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE) 11:45 a.m. Secretary Clinton holds a joint press availability with His Excellency Nasser Judeh, Foreign Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. (OPEN PRESS COVERAGE) Pre-set...

News fairly unbalanced. We report. You decipher. President Barack Obama today celebrated his 48th birthday with a retroactive declaration of statehood for Kenya, his father's homeland and the nation where some skeptics say he was born on August 4, 1961. Conspiracy theorists, collectively called 'birthers' by those who trust the president's version of events, say Obama has refused to release his official birth certificate, so no one can be sure that he's a 'natural born' U.S. citizen, or even that he's at least 35 years old and, therefore, Constitutionally qualified for the office. By declaring Kenya a U.S. state retroactive...

WND Editor Joseph Farah has produced the first major DVD documentary on the critical issues surrounding the constitutional eligibility of Barack Obama to serve as president – but it wasn't easy. In fact, during the course of shooting and editing "A Case of Eligibility," the award-winning filmmaking team, including veterans of many controversial movie projects, made the unusual request to keep its identity secret for fear of retribution from the administration. "That's how hot this topic is," said Farah. "That's how hot this movie is." "A Case of Eligibility" is expected to ship to customers on Aug. 4, the date...

FROM THE DESK OF Gary G. Kreep Barack Hussein Obama's "birthday" is coming up in just two weeks -- on August 4th... so we have a special birthday surprise planned for him, and I would like YOU to take part. FAX All 50 State Attorneys General To Investigate Obama's Birthday FRAUD: https://secure.conservativedonations.com/usjf_faxag/?a=2737 According to published reports, Barack Obama's legal team has been paid over one million dollars, so far, to STOP anyone from seeing ANY of his actual identification documents, or many other documents: * Actual long-form birth certificate (NOT an easily-forged electronic copy of a short-form document that is...