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Subscribe to RSSPresident Obama holds an event on the economy in Cleveland, OH, and he speaks at 1:15 pm ET.
“Trying to drown out the Republican din Tuesday night, President Obama said his first three years in office have shown he is making good on his 2008 campaign pledge to bring hope and change,” the New York Daily News writes. “‘In some ways, I’m actually more optimistic now than I was when I first ran, because we’ve already seen change take place,’ Obama said in a Web chat with Democrats in Iowa, who held their own caucus, albeit symbolic, on the same night as the GOP. ‘And part of what 2012 is about is ... reminding the American people of how far we’ve traveled.’
More: “Obama used the video talk to tick off the promises he has kept since he won the contested Iowa Democratic caucus in 2008: ending the Iraq War and expanding the number of people with medical insurance and a variety of middle-class tax break.”
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this story is a joke right? typical bias PSMNBC fluff!
where's the real story of his failures and corrpution and payoffs and
socialist progressive movement to CHANGE America?
Obama makes pretty speeches and is quite charismatic. Then again, so is a snake-oil salesmen. The medicine he's selling for change is sickening our country even more.
The Narcissist-in-Chief is at it again. No sooner than the Iowa caucuses are over, then he must run to that state and make his presence known.
Does anyone care to bet how many days after the New Hampshire primary before Obama shows up there ? I will bet he shows up in New Hampshire in no less than a week after the Republican primary. He is sooooooooo scared of losing his power that he will DO ANYTHING to get re-elected.
The media has focused on President Obama's opposition, breathlessly interviewing primary voters, as if Republican voters are more important than Democratic voters.
I got news for you. I'm a Democrat and I support Barack Obama, and so do millions of other people in this country. The Republicans gave us two terms of George Bush, and now they want to foist a billionaire creep on us, who promises to bring back jobs by doing exactly what George Bush did, which drove jobs away. My God, if President Obama had allowed the auto industry to go bankrupt, as the Republicans say they would have, thousands and thousands more people would have lost their jobs and we'd be in a deep Depression now, instead of on the road to recovery.
It's funny to watch Ervin, Jim and RationalOne tie themselves in knots. The clown show continues here at FR.
it's always funny to hear conservatives talk about "corrpution and payoffs" (spelled corruption).
Is Barak Obama dumb? or does he just put on an act to make Joe Biden feel normal?
Last week, I read a few articles on Obama's "ground game" in Iowa- the goal was to best Bush's showing in 2004. Bush, by the way, had three thousand out to caucus for him.
It took quite a search for me to discover that, despite the web address to the remaining cult members, Obama fell short of his goal.
Well short. Like, a third.
He got 1094 true believers to show up.
This was to be a test of the ground game- how well he could mobilize his troops. Well, I guess now we know.
Obama shelved in 2012.
NoJo, you are dull on the first read, posting this twice takes the sheen to a wordy beige. You must be standing in the pale glow of Mitt-lite.
egads? someone watches too much fox!
President Obama was the real winner of the Iowa caucus last night - a "menage-a-trois" win for Republican candidates just shows how divided conservatives are!
U.S. citizens were the real winners last night. Iowa voters spoke and Americans all across this country got to see the results.
Leave it to a libbie to turn politics into sexual innuendo as an attempted put-down. It's all you've got ..... Obama's poor record in handling the economy and unemployment while accelerating national debt will be his downfall. Speeches and villifying Republicans will only carry his sorry butt so far.
120,000 Iowa voters spoke but could not reach a consensus. True, Bachmann and Perry can likely be counted out, but with such a close outcome, Republicans have a way to go before they narrow it down to just one nominee. It would be helpful for their cause if they didn't try to mix conservative government concepts with conservative social issues...they're counter-intuitive.
lol.....he must mean how he screwed the American people out of our Health Savings Accounts with Obamacare.
How dilusional can this guy be??
And yet another nugget on the Muslim-In-Chief from MSN homepage no less....
What an assinine post michael1969.
How long have you suffered this debilitating state of denial and loss of reality????
Well, particularly after Iowa, I suppose ranting insults, spin, and RNC talking points is all the anti-American President crowd has left to hold to.
My condolenses.... NOT!!!!
Oh please liberal morons.....lol
I have directly quoted remarks made by Obama....from a story on First Read....cited a real consequence from The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act....Quoted a story from the New York Times .....that was posted on MSN's homepage......lmao....you putz
You may not enjoy the "assinine" comments but they are all from your circus tent.
Michael, your icon is offensive to me. I suggest you change it, if you want to be taken seriously, or maybe you just oppose the President because you are full of hate?
Amy,
Please tell me the difference between my avatar depicting Mr. Obama as a joker and all of the liberal comments and avatars that depicted Mr. Bush as an idiot or a cowboy?
Do that and my "icon" will be changed immediately with you getting full credit for showing me the light.
I think your picture is cute Michael but I would suggest you use a little less eye shadow and perhaps a more flesh toned base.
Of course you know that President Bush is an idiot and does like to dress up like a cowboy?
lol James....good one, but it appears my challenge will go uncontested.
Michael we'd have to lie to say Bush wasn't an idiot and a cowboy. Remember he is from Texas, nothing good ever came out of Texas.
Suit yourself, you want to harm your "cause," keep your ugly icon, it says more about you than it does President Obama, the Democrat who restored our reputation abroad after two terms of Republican mis-rule.
anybody else notices the belligerent stupid arrogance of conservatives who post here?
michael1699 gets his talking points from conservative media and repeats them as if he was a parrot.
..."Not as stupid as you think"
I think you're as stupid as you appear by your posts.
You liberals are cute.....misguided, but cute.
Tell ya what....I'll make the challenge easier for you.
Simply post a link where you chastised fine folks like Fiesty Redhead for her avatar depicting the Fox News logo with the words "Dumb Fux" overlayed.
Short of that, I'm not sure how your aurguments hold any water. Hypocrisy comes to mind.
Hey Michael, if that is your look, go for it. You probably live in NYC or SanFran so you blend right in anyhow.
Wow....James, I'm getting the feeling you're a few fries short of a Happy Meal....but hey, if you're smiling today, God bless!
michael1969 Having fun today? Did you stay up all night thinking you were going to show everyone here up? Cool, good for you. Boy all I can say keep it up. Your doing a good job. I've had a good laugh reading your posts. It just shows the right wing nut jobs are out. Thank You for your the biggest joke here!
Morons.
I pointed out a few items of the day....
Mr. Obama's heath care law (that 70% of Americans opposed) GREATLY reduces my ability to sock away pre-tax dollars fo my own health savings account (unlimited pre-Obamacare to $2500 per year as of 12-31-12) and this administration is making great strides to "heal" our relationship with the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD!
Are you kidding me?!?! Then to top it off, on 12-31-11 Mr. Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2012 fiscal year with one new "tool".....The ability to detain anybody...ANYBODY including American citizens indefinately! And you liberals bitched about Bush?!?!
Mere childs play compared to this Joker.
Now all of the First Read liberals want to bitch about a picture on my account used to illustrate this joker without ONE word defending what I have pointed out. Don't scratch your head to hard when this cat gets smoked in the November election.
Even the liberals can't defend him....lol...TFF
Lean Forward Libs!....It won't hurt a bit
Too easy.....don't need any sleep to out-wit a liberal.
Socialism is simple....Capitalism takes work
Can't defend him? Coming from the party of bush/cheney, No insult taken.
Well, michael1969; please allow ME to point out "a few items of the day..."
Oh, and Bob numbers: things in Iowa didn't go to suit you last night?
Wouldn't doubt it a bit considering the opinions you have. [Reference # 4.10 above concerning what YOU think....]
michael1969 LOL LOL LOL Right wing Moron all you did was say the same old s#!t you people say when you come here. LOL LOL LOL Get the tea bag out of your mouth your choking on it!
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President Obama has stabilized the economy which was turned over to him in free fall by his predecessor. It is about time the republicans look up from their insane mailings and notice the truth of our economy. It is coming back and President Obama has worked hard to make it so.
The republicans wanted to allow the American automotive industry to disappear but President Obama would not allow that to happen.
The republicans wanted our financial sector to crash into ruin but President Obama would not allow that to happen.
The republicans wanted people without health care or the ability to purchase health insurance to dissapear from site but President Obama would not allow that to happen. Fifty million more Americans are on-track to health care coverage, thanks to President Obama.
The republicans wanted Wall Street to write their own rules, even after they drove us into the ditch, but President Obama made sure that Wall Street knows there are limits to acceptable damge from their quarter.
President Obama has worked to make the US more energy secure. The green energy initiative has sprouted as we now have electric vehicles in our selection of vehicles to purchase and wind, solar and geothermal projects have exceeded goals. Both oil and natural gas production have increased yearly.
President Obama has even made British Petroleum clean up their own mess and make amends to those devastated by their careless management of drilling rigs.
While the republicans spent the last three years tearing the nation down our president stood against them and improved the condition for many Americans.
Thank you James! Watching the Republican primary has made me crazy, especially listening to Mitt Romney declare he will "bring back jobs! Thousands of them!" using the same tactics that drove them away in the first place.
Romney declares he would have let the American automotive industry die instead of bailing them out, and how would that have helped the economy? All three American auto companies are profitable, for the first time since 2004, thanks to President Obama. We're back, baby!
Romney is a clever man and very capable of spinning lies toward his gains. To me this is expected from serial runners for political office.
What Romney has to be called on is his personal influence in the cannibalization of American industry through his equity fund fiasco. he stole billions from the working Americans as he sent our industry overseas. Romney is very much one of the characters who devastated our manufacture base.
If Romney is the republicans man it should be interesting watching them try to sell the devastation of our economy as a positive.
Amy B. you sound like you never took any ecnomics classes.
Thanks James for your posting which is true. I will add that the Republicans main objective during the recession was to make it worst (NUMBER ONE PRIORITY - DEFEAT PRESIDENT OBAMA), they don't care about making the country better with an African American in charge, they are to afraid that another intelligent African American will come along later with their actions, they can say African American's can't lead. They would hate for him to succeed. President Obama has already succeeded as far as I'm concern, he did what he could with what he had. CHANGE THE CONGRESS NOW!!!
Bob, you can't even spell economics.
Who cares what President Hope Dope says? He's a one term loser who's only accomplishment has been to make Jimmy Carter presidential by comparison.
Well I'm glad Amy that you agree with me on that point....Obama is a one term loser that will be considered the worst president in history. I think we can all agree on that point. (He is highly regarded in Red China and Russia though)
Thank you Mr. President, for a job well done.
Obama /Biden 2012
DITTO!!!!!
DUMBO!
yes thank you mr. presidenta! for the con job you put on these
people who still believe in your fairytale socialist utopia!
oh i believe too now! i also believe in trolls, giants, monsters,
ufos, bigfoot, flying pigs, easter bunny, santa claus, yellow
brick road, world will end in 2012, chicken with lips, monkeys
will rule the world one day, global warming, al gore, pelosi,
barney frank isn't gay, free healthcare, cars, boats, houses,
homes, college, food, little green cars that don't run on any
kind of power etc......i believe....hahahhahhha
ervin Thank you. In your words I believe your choking on your own tea bag!
Mr. Cohen you haven't seen nothing yet!!! The president is about to take off and get this economy back going full blast within the next six months especially with the Republicans being put to the test of do they want to get the deficit deal done and have tax increases or be a a do nothing congress.
Congress, they say, is the opposite of progress. It has never been more clearly obstructive since the 1860's. Republicans want to tout "leadership failure" and lack of progress, which they have been working hard to bring about. The more people get hurt, the better they believe their plan will work. They are so anti-populist that they publicly oppose consumer protection, measures to improve the economy, and all job creation legislation. Employment will begin a faster recovery if Republicans in Congress are fired this fall.