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President Barack Obama has brought a more relaxed style to the White House, according to Sheryl Gay Stolberg of the New York Times, among other things going suit coat-less in the Oval Office and allowing others to do the same. Obama critics will probably hold this against him and mark him down as disrespecting the presidency. But the Oval Office is an office after all, even if it is the world's most famous one. At bottom, it is a work space albeit it holds an almost sacred place in the hearts of many Americans. Most Americans probably won't begrudge Obama...

Last night the President of the United States of America crawled on his hands and knees begging the Muslim World to "forgive" the US. OK maybe he didn't beg, but his performance on Al-Arabiya Arab TV last night was certainly that of a dhimmi Read sections of the interview below along with some commentary about his errors and omissions:

Where were you born Mr. Obama? This was the question raised in an article by Diana West, a columnist for the Washington Times on Dec. 20, 2008. In her article, she attempted to summarize the background of the Obama birth certificate controversy. This article should be of primary interest to all U.S. citizens because our Constitution requires that our president must be a natural-born citizen of the U.S. This raises the question: Is Mr. Obama a natural-born citizen of the U.S.? None of the information provided to date answers this question. With all the investigative agencies in this country and...

Barry Soetoro/Barack Hussein Obama with Grandma in Kogelo, KenyaA photograph of Barry's school enrollment describing him as a "Muslim" with an "Indonesian" citizenship.

The media fawning over Obama never ends. The latest tingly feeling they are getting is over his orders for openness. The day after inauguration, The Associated Press ran an article with the headline “Advocates Praise Obama Move on Disclosure.” The lead was, “Government watchdogs are cheering President Barack Obama's move to change how open records laws are interpreted as a sign of greater disclosure of agency information than during the Bush administration.” The article explains, “In the late 1970s, Carter's attorney general, Griffin Bell, issued guidance to err on the side of releasing information. Under Reagan, William French Smith came...

It has been interesting following the American politics. API feared that the new president would easily impose leaders on  the Kenyan people. That fear has now gone after listening to the president’s inauguration address a number of times.The man is inclusive and he has demonstrated that when making appointments selecting even some politicians who were his critics.API has written a personal letter today to President Obama congratulating him for having demonstrated inclusiveness as soon as he took office.During the campaign, API was one of the media outlets that criticised the President and that brought many Americans to API site because...

The White House is promising new reviews of the "obligations" to the government by broadcasters who "occupy the nation's spectrum" just as the president has targeted conservative talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh for a public attack, raising concerns over the possible restoration of the "Fairness Doctrine," a policy that failed as unneeded and unconstitutional two decades ago. Paul Ibrahim of NorthStarWriters.com cited Obama's warning to congressional Republicans that "you can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done" in suggesting the president has become the "driving force" because a new "systematic" plan to "intimidate and demonize Obama's opponents." That...

Remember during the 2004 presidential debates, liberal/Democrat Bush-haters were floating conspiracy theories that Bush was wired and that Karl Rove or Dick Cheney were feeding him lines?Then you’d think the same liberals/Democrats would be slightly more than appalled by President Obama’s puppet-master. White House counsel Greg Craig standing right there in plain view in Obama’s recent public appearances, including the one where he signed the executive order to close Guantánamo Bay. Even worse, on more than one occasion Obama had to turn to Craig to get lines fed to him. And the still fawning media couldn’t have cared less.So who...

Is Geithner really the only man who can do the job? During the hothouse days of the presidential campaign, Joe Wurzelbacher became famous because he got Barack Obama to confess that he likes to spread the wealth around. Better known as Joe the Plumber, the Toledo, Ohio, laborer became the target of bottomless venom and scorn because he seemed like an obstacle to Obama’s coronation. One of the main talking points, particularly among left-wing bloggers, was that Wurzelbacher was a tax cheat because, it was revealed by ABC News, he had a tax lien of $1,182 for back Ohio state...

Since its inception in 1953, every new president has attended The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball – until now. The ball was created for President Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration to honor recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. The event is sponsored by the American Legion and co-sponsored by 13 other veteran's service organizations, including the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Military Order of the Purple Heart. And while 48 of the nation's 99 living recipients of the Medal of Honor attended the event, reports the Cleveland Leader and various self-attested attendees of the ball, newly...

One Hundred Tons of Garbage Collected After Obama Inauguration One-hundred tons of trash were collected by city and federal sanitation workers after President Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration in Washington, D.C. Cristina Corbin FOXNews.com Friday, January 23, 2009 The scene looked more like the leftovers of a massive college frat party. Heaps of plastic bottles, food wrappers, soda cans, and newspapers, which blanketed the National Mall Wednesday morning, were a stark contrast to the stateliness and splendor of President Barack Obama's inaugural ceremony a day before. One hundred tons of trash were collected by city and federal sanitation workers, according to...

Robert Gibbs is going down by the bow at the second Obama Administration presser. When asked about the missile strike in Pakistan by one reporter, Gibbs stunned ther reporters by stating, "This Administration is not going to comment on ongoing military actions." After a short silence, the reporter asked, "You mean we won't get any comments on our military actions under Obama?" to which Gibbs repeated, "Not at this time. Next question." To the question about bi-partisan support for the next bail-out package, Gibbs replied that "whether it passes with any Republican support or not, all people will remember is...

BREAKING NEWS! The Shocking Secrets That Could Destroy Obama's PresidencyI don't read much tabloid journalism, but they have been pretty good lately with political scandals. I was grocery shopping yesterday at Wal Mart and noticed this article as I passed through the check out. I bought the magazine, and was very relieved to see in print the Globe asking the eight questions most on my mind these past few weeks as I have researched Barack Obamas past. The questions ranged from his citizenship status to his ties to the death of Donald Young. I was really pleased to finally see...

Transparency is a hard thing to do these days. Press mad. Prez mad. Everybody take a breath.

President Obama appears to be maintaining in office his tactic cultivated during the election campaign of studied ambiguity. On day one of the New World Order, he set about destroying the Bush apparatus for fighting terrorism. That is indeed what he had said he would do. Accordingly, as expected he declared he would shut Guantanamo. But he went further and signed other executive orders designed to increase the rights of enemy combatants. One such order in particular has raised eyebrows. As Fox News reported: The executive order says everyone in custody should be questioned under the Army Field Manual, which...

WASHINGTON -- President Obama paid a surprise visit to members of the White House press corps Thursday evening when he walked through their working area of the West Wing, but he quickly became agitated when he was confronted with a question by one of the journalists. According to reports, when the Politico's Jonathan Martin asked the president about his nominee for deputy secretary of defense, William Lynn, Obama refused to answer, saying he was not there to take questions. "I came down here to visit. I didn't come down here -- this is what happens. I can't end up visiting...

Here is video of President Barack Obama stopping by the White House Briefing Room just to chum it up with the White House Press Corps. At the 3:20 mark of the video, one of the reporters dares to ask the President a question, and Obama was clearly not happy. He tells them, "I can't end up visiting you guys if every time I come down here I get grilled." Grilled? One reporter asked one question. Obama seems to think he should be able to just "hang out" with the press corps with the unspoken understanding that when he wants to...

Obama Says No to the Party of No January 24th, 2009 By ROBERT STEIN Print At the White House yesterday, the President made it clear that his Inaugural message to Muslims “on the wrong side of history”–that “we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist”–applies to Congressional Republicans as well. Responding to Rep. Eric Cantor’s objection to the proposal to increase benefits for low-income workers who don’t owe federal income taxes, Obama reminded him of the November election results. “I won,” he said. “I trump you on that.” He also suggested to Cantor, John Boehner,...

Hmmmm. On January 16, 2008, Obama had an approval rating of 83%, which was during the transition, a time when Obama didn't actually do anything (remember "No comment - there is only one president at a time"). Today, a week later, he is at 68%. What could account for this sudden plunge in popularity? More . . .