Ok, now why did he do that? Couldn't he just schedule a 40k a plate dinner in Hollywood. Throwing good money after bad jsut doesn't make sense.....and, how is this news.

Interesting article, mainly the first two words:

http://web.archive.org/web/20040627142700/eastandard.net/headlines/news26060403.htm

Whats that, Michelle?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7Rp_Ghv6k

Maybe someone should tell Obama that between Michelle and Barack they can donate $10,000. Where is Michelle's donation? BTW, why is this even a thread?

Rick Scott the governor of Florida spent 30 million of his own money to buy the election. He still can't tie his own shoes and is campaigning for money early as he won by a slim margin despite huge spending. Money does not mean spit, it's who you are inside.

The 5K by Obama is symbolic and nothing more. Let mongers spin what they want as Mitty has a closet of individual suits that cost more.

...then Mitt the Copycat donated $5,000,000 to his own campaign and was caught cheating the system.

Mitt is just a rightwing reactionary and doesn't understand the nuances of the system, and is caught pants down and his arse bare (bare behind?).

Ido, nice to see people reward the Republican Party for doing nothing during a serious recession by voting them all back in, in November. The Republicans were banking on people blaming the president, instead of themselves. Things just come easy to the GOP, doesn't it? They say something and their sheep believe them.

The less they do in the GOP, the more people blame the president. Republican voters fall for it time and time again. And now as an added bonus, we have voter suppression in the GOP and people like Sheldon Adelson, who desperately wants a war with Iran. So he gives Romney millions. In other words, he buys Romney.

Mitt is your guy yet all he is is a puppet. So aren't the GOP voters. They always were. It would never occur to them to speak up against all this money or voter suppression.

Unlike President Obama and the Democratic voters. We don't want to buy this election. It's undemocratic.

Ido, that was a Great Post!

I'm waiting for another Obama 'Executive Order' allowing himself to donate more $ to himself and allowing him to sell some of Mooshell's expensive shoes (purchased on our dime) to fund more TV ads that are ineffective!

Barry is nervous and so are the FR libbies! That makes me smile!

Obama donates five-thousand dollars ($5,000) to his own campaign......

How many of you liberals on this left-wing board could come up with five dollars ($5) to donate to his cause????

Yep, Obummer's JUST like you!.....LOL

If this thread doesn't prove how out of touch this socialist is, you are just delusional!

Ralph Cerchione tweet/Obama Diary:

Justice Dept investigating all major banks for LIBOR could easily locate untaxed $21 to $32 trillion hidden overseas.

Hey @Feisty - I guess reading comprehension is not your strong suit, of course I am yet to figure out if you even have a strong suit. I say this because of your obviously wrong comment that "... Willard who earns $57K per day, hasn't donated a dime to his campaign." The article clearly say that "According to Romney aides, he and his wife each donated $75,000 to the Romney re-election effort including the RNC and Romney Victory Fund in May." Not only has he given to his own campaign, between him and his wife they have given 30 times more to his campaign than the Obamas have to his. I guess Romney feels a little more strongly about winning than Obama does since he is willing to put up far more of his own money. Obama, following his usually pattern, is mostly just interested in spending other people's money!!!

To run this article as a news story is a joke. It is once again NBC finding any excuse they can to publish a story about Obama to try and make him look good. They need to start classifying these non-news stories as in-kind contributions to the campaign and force Obama to report them as such. To keep it fair, the same of course would apply to Fox and the Romney camp.

Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL

SO?

What is the point of this thread other than to inflame the already angry right wing hornets?

AWWWWWWW poor little Deadhead, let me get you a WAAAAAHHHHMBULANCE!

The parties over Libbies. Barrack Hussein soaked the last few pennies out of you and conned you into believing in his Hopey Changey nonsense in 2008. Now you realize it's really Ropes & Chains, we all hope you'll change your irrational belief in this charlatan.

For over 3 1/2 years he has systematically destroyed whatever chance we had of making this a difficult recovery initially and by now we should be accelerating. Instead we're mired down in more massive debt, more joblessness, more homelessness and more helplessness.

It's time to send this inexperienced, incompetent back to the war zone known as Chicago where he and Rahm can continue to watch what Liberals do to American cities, ruin them. We real Americans understand your self-pity as you realize what a horrible mistake you made in 2008.

You voted for Barrack Hussein to pretend you weren't racists, hopefully you won't do it again and prove you're fools also.

By the way, I wouldn’t recommend you donate any more to Barrack Hussein, your ROI is horrible from 2008’s donations, don’t make the same mistake twice.

To all liberals~

Atlas Shrugged has come true...

Thanks,

John Galt

Mitt the Monkey needs to release his tax returns.

Let's make some more noises on this.

Tax returns have nothing to do with leadership, and Mitt has already released what is required.

On the other hand, I think it is telling that this thread starts with inflamed leftie rhetoric complaining about right wing posters, when none had posted. It looks like the first 4 or 5 posts at least were lefties ranting about the right and Romney, when the story was about a paltry $5k Obama donates to himself out of his millions.

Keep ranting, it's amusing. To see you all, what maybe 30 or so who keep billy goating about Romney, when your own clown has spent far more time golfing than he has with his jobs counsel.

Our President is a fundraiser, not a leader. He is a guy who gives speeches to inflame, not to lead. He complains, whines, accuses, calls names, ridicules, all of which are not traits of a leader.

And now his sycophants in the media are screaming at Romney in public in Europe, embarrassing themselves and exposing their rabid leftie lunacy. It is really something to see as NBC and CNN continue to lose marketshare because no one is watching or listening to their biased drivel.

Republicnsforobama- You mean the interview that Sen. Reid did with the Huffington Post. The one where even in the article it states that Sen. Reid admitted to not being sure if the allegations are true, and refusing to name the alleged tipster, making it impossible for anyone to confirm the claim was even made in the first place. Yea, doesn't sound very credible.

Hey Rage Against: Snopes already debunked the "wayback" article you highlighted:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/ap.asp

So Obama has donated $5,000 to his own campaign. Where is "The Church Lady" when you need her ?

WELLLL ISN'T THAT SPECIALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MSDNC considers this "newsworthy" how ???????????????????????????????????????????????????

This proves what the conservatives have known for a long time, Obama's only real concern is getting re-elected !

Dead-Head,

You are the angry one on this site, always spewing your venom. You didn't seem to mind Hussein getting his billion dollars in 2008 from donors and reneging on his promise to use public funding. Continue to have an agitated day!

Feisty: Get off the bar stool !!!

He has done NOTHING to get re-elected...he is

• THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES......bar none

Ever notice that Feisty Red Head and her clones always seem to be first to comment somehow on a public feed yet when Libs don't like facts they call those that post it Trolls or claim those are paid people for the GOP.

Feisty: Obama has plenty of "fat cat" donors too. Does the name George Soros ring a bell?

P.S. I'm still waiting on Obama's college records. What is he hiding???

I have never seen anyone except Feisty "restored" by MSNBC wonder why. A bit of prejudice or is she on the pay roll?

Averoni: Ya! He is definitely hiding something. AND it must be big. Who's afraid of a 20 year old transcript and LSAT scores when you are already a CEO?

Obama is a war criminal and he should be impeached.

Obama has:

Signed the NDAA bill into law allowing the assassination of any us citizen without trial (yes, I know it's been around for a long time but Obama signed it into law even though it's unconstitutional)

Obama has killed hundreds of innocent people (including 3 Americans) with drone strikes he has ordered in Pakistan And Yemen.

Obama has raised the National debt Nearly $5 TRILLION.

Obama has allowed almost 1 Million ILLEGAL aliens to become legal citizens (thanks to those he allowed to become citizens, they have committed 19 murders and 142 sex crimes)

Google Search "Dreams from my REAL father" and you'll see, Obama's father was a failed communist who's dream was to DESTROY America, at age 18, Obama went to a MARXIST school.

The President talks of "walking the walk". Well I want the President to "walk the walk" concerning his promises regarding the economy. Without conditions, to include any action of congress, the President promised the nation that the 2012 federal deficit will not exceed 229.27 billion dollars yet his own White House is predicting a deficit of more than 1.3 trillion dollars. Because the federal government is already more than 15 trillion dollars in debt, I estimate that this more than 1 trillion dollars more than what the President promised that the federal government will have to borrow this year, will end up costing the tax payers more than 9 trillion dollars to repay over the next 170 years. Our President's $5,000 donation to his own campaign is not going to solve the problem. I want our President to "walk the walk" and explain how he is going to keep his promise regarding the 2012 federal deficit. I want the President to present a realistic plan for the federal government to get out of debt. The tax payers need to be told how much all this federal debt is going to end up costing them. So Mr. President, "lets walk the walk" on the economy. All hail the Chief!

If Obama cared about the people then he would of taken enough time to make Obama Care Fair, but he just passes what he wants, if he paid for his own insurance like I do, then he would care more. He needs to be out!

The man has asked newlyweds to give up their wedding gifts. He's begged for money more than ANY potus in history. If you had a record to run on, you would not need to be begging for donations....

People vote with their pocketbooks....Barry knows this and he's worried.

This thread is useless!

On a happier note.......Feisty, have a hell of a time in Vegas....win big!

Of Course I do Feisty. Of course I do.

Say hi to Mark and Domenico from me while you all are in Vegas, Feisty.

Hope you win big and if you do remember you have to claim it on your taxes. (Or stash it in an offshore account. Take your pick)

"But the issue of campaign finance is no laughing matter for team Obama (which includes the Obama Campaign, Obama Victory fund and the Democratic National Committee) which has been outpaced in fundraising for the past two months by team Romney (the Romney Campaign, the Republican National Committee and the Republican National Committee Victory Fund)." No laughing matter? I am laughing my ass off...........

which has been outpaced in fundraising for the past two months by team Romney (the Romney Campaign, the Republican National Committee and the Republican National Committee Victory Fund)." No laughing matter? I am laughing my ass off...........

geter - And you're talking about O throwing good money after bad. No! I'm LMFAO.....

Republican National Committee Victory Fund)."

That's a real joke!!!

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Hey GT, did not know that about the casinos and the tax forms. I have never been to Vegas and don't go to casino's. Never quite understood the allure of giving your money away.

Although, I guess some people enjoy it so more power to 'em.

Never quite understood the allure of giving your money away.

WCA -

Look at it as a contribution. You give your money to Adellson, and he in turn gives it to Mitt. This way, you help Mitten's and have fun doing it.....Perfect huh!

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GT - It depends on how and what games you win the money on. For instance if you win big at "Black Jack, craps, roulette and other table games you do not get a 1099G (gambling winnings) from a casino. Besides you can deduct your losses as long as they don't exceed your winnings. Winnings from slots, keno, bingo and bonuses from table games are only issued a 1099G if they exceed a certain amount. Can't remember exactly but it is around $2000.

only issued a 1099G if they exceed a certain amount.

Even if your winnings are less than the amount that generates a 1099G, you still claim those amounts on your taxes, right? Because reporting winnings -even if they aren't reported - is the right thing to do, right?

Black pastors group launches anti-Obama campaign around gay marriage

By Dan Merica, CNN

Washington (CNN) – A group of conservative black pastors are responding to President Barack Obama’s support of same-sex marriage with what they say will be a national campaign aimed at rallying black Americans to rethink their overwhelming support of the President, though the group’s leader is offering few specifics about the effort.

The Rev. Williams Owens, who is president and founder of the Coalition of African-Americans Pastors and the leader of the campaign, has highlighted opposition to same-sex marriage among African-Americans. He calls this campaign “an effort to save the family.”

“The time has come for a broad-based assault against the powers that be that want to change our culture to one of men marrying men and women marrying women,” said Owens, in an interview Tuesday after the launch event at the National Press Club. “I am ashamed that the first black president chose this road, a disgraceful road.”

At the press conference, Owens was joined by five other black regional pastors and said there were 3,742 African-American pastors on board for the anti-Obama campaign.

When asked at the press conference for specifics about the campaign – funding, planned events and goals – Owens said only that the group’s first fundraiser will be on August 16 in Memphis, Tennessee. But Owens insisted that “we are going to go nationwide with our agenda just like the president has gone to Hollywood.”

I bet he wishes he'd have held onto his money now!

Romney 2012!!! Yeah Baby!!!

carrot top is going to Vegas? I wonder if she has tickets to the real Carrot Tops lounge act... she could be his stunt double if she lost a few pounds!

Guess she has a few pennies left after her generous contribution to the DNC!

Just more proof of just how much Obama likes to spend and waste money, so expect more if he manages to pull out the election in November.

White Collar Auto

In other news President Obama SPENT $6000 in campaign monies on lunch today.

Proving, if nothing else, that he is consistent.

Hmmmmmm, maybe Moochelle can donate that nifty little outfit she wore to Buckingham Palace. The $6800 jacket and $1050 skirt should help run a few more ads telling lies about Barrack Husseins accomplishments.

Romney 2012

Well, at least we know that money will go to good use. Like paying off former Obama acquaintances in order to silence them, like Obama's half-brother in Kenya, or Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Oh, didn't you know that Obama has a half-brother back in Kenya? Living in a slum in Nairobi?

It seems that Obama never talked to him since he became president, and never even lifted a finger to help his brother George Obama, until someone in the media caught wind of the story, and then the Obama campaign paid the half-brother a small amount in order to keep silent. Look it up!

And Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who in a recent interview said that he believed that Obama was still a Muslim (and remember, Wright knew Obama for over twenty years!) also accused the Obama people of offering to pay him 150,000$ to keep silent. It's all on tape and you can watch and hear the interview on Fox News. Thank goodness for Fox News, ey MSNBC... ;)

It seems that Reverend Jeremiah Wright was causing problems for President Barack Obama's campaign back in 2008, and now new details have emerged alleging that the then-candidate tried to convince his former pastor to keep quiet.
The retired pastor, who came under fire after an old sermon where he said that the September 11 terrorist attacks were 'America's chickens coming home to roost', said that he was offered $150,000 to stay silent until the election was over.
Journalist Edward Klein interviewed Mr Wright and included their conversation in his new book, The Amateur.

LMAO, look at those Govt. Workers spending all that money. Michelle Obama, trying to relate to us with a $6800.00 jacket. It wasn't too long ago those libs, were complaining about Mrs Romney's $900 dollar silk shirt. Fat girl, is spending money like she's married to Mitt Romney. How many of you blue collars, spend $6800.00 on a jacket? How many vacations have you been on? They sure relate to you don't they???

let see the maths of billionaire Koch brothers,wanted to give Mitt Romney 20 million donation.But the election campaigne donation law,only limited $ 5,000 cash contribution per person.

Let's see if you can guess what the following events have in common: a super-secret conference hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers; a concert with $10,000 tickets featuring Mariah Carey; an uber-luxe weekend golf retreat in Deer Valley, Utah.

Here the Question of 4th grade maths as follows:(those who can answer correctly win free flight, hotel,and cash for GOP upcomming convention .)

How many affliated party members are required to attend (including some trolls here,did ever getting those free concert tickets before) needed to make that contribution of $20 million to Mitt Romney, if a single ticket cost $10,000 ?

So does it matters ? what ever Laws,we might currently have ? its all

"Theatre of Opera show",let it be Tax's Code,Gun law,etc, all these loopholes of the rich and famous game.

Ps. How Koch brothers & Mitt Romney able to alter from "Donation" as "Business" its pure Fox's Entertaiments

News98

-another rereg posting useless, unsupported facts. I wish this site would go after all these multiple accounts because they contribute nothing to a conversation.

News, you're talking out of both sides of your mouth. You blast Obama for sending his kids to private school, typically reserved for those with money, and then you call him a communist. Sounding a little jealous and petty all at once.

hahahaha .. he got permission from his wife..

he seems like a small man who needs to constantly get permission.. i wonder if his hands shake when hes asking his wife if may go play basketball.

pathetic

joshua

Such a class act, in every measurable way. Nobody ever expected the TeaLoser contingency to understand anything other than cowboy politics anyway...

Is his drunk driving illegal alien Uncle Onyango illegally making contributions to Obama's campaign like Aunt Zeituni did in 2008?

Only 5,000.00? What sort of political favors does Obama think he can get for only 5K?

JFK;

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

BHO;

Ask not what you can do for yourself, ask what your government can give you.

Above all, ask for more of what someone else has.

Even the left leaning media is running out of defense excuses for Obama. Any one find it odd that MSNBC was touting the new slogan "Lean Forward," a bit ago and now Obama new slogan is "Forward." Kinda like Custer leading the forward charge at The Little Big Horn

It's a puff piece meant to draw the attention of morons to the YouTube video explaining to them step-by-step how to empty their pockets.

News? hardly.

Fools and their money are soon parted.

But the problem pjam09 is that Obama is a fool and it is U.S. money soon parted.

Duh! OOOOOO 5,000.00 can the meathead spare it? He's really getting desperate, LOL!!!!

However beginning on August 1, or at the next renewal date, the following services will be completely covered by the insurance companies:

■Well-woman visits.

■Gestational diabetes screening that helps protect pregnant women from one of the most serious pregnancy-related diseases.

■Domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling.

■FDA-approved contraceptive methods, and contraceptive education and counseling.

■Breastfeeding support, supplies, and counseling.

■HPV DNA testing, for women 30 or older.

■Sexually transmitted infections counseling for sexually-active women.

■HIV screening and counseling for sexually-active women.

The greater focus on preventative measures will allow women to make health decisions to stay healhty and have a higher likelihood of catching potentially serious conditions earlier, and reduce crushing medical bills.

How wonderful is this for women and men who respect women!....Effective tomorrow 1 Aug 2012!

"Well-woman" visits? what on earth is that? and 5 different types of counseling?

This should totally help reduce health insurance premiums. (sarcasm)

How awful this is for every American taxpayer who will have to pay for it.

I thought women wanted to attain equality, not be a special protected class that needs to have things given to them because they can't possibly provide for themselves. It must be because they are disabled by their genitals.

What's next, free tire changes because they're too delicate to service their cars?

I wonder if the government will be able to deliver medical services as cost effectively as they deliver mail!

The well woman visits include mamograms, blood pressure, cancer screening, etc.......

How awful this is for every American taxpayer who will have to pay for it.

The Affordable Care Act dings the Big Insurers to provide the services free of co-pay for those who have insurance.......

You're already paying, so encourage your state legislators to embrace the Affordable Care Act for the uninsured.

So, I guy worth over eight million donates five thousand? Guess he doesn't have much faith in who he's backing!

Chilled,

Companies don't pay for anything. Policy holders will pay for those things with their increased premiums.

Encourage your legislators to embrace the AFC act to penalize/tax the uninsureds, once a sympathetic group, now called freeloaders by the powers that be.

At least Obama does it openly. Mitt probably does it a deceptively just like the Republican party.Deceptive. "POLITICS WITHOUT PRINCIPLE."

Rich: Re-read the article. It clearly states Romney donated to his own campaign. You and Feisty need to read more than the headlines if you're going to comment.

@Tim W. - $5,000 was the maximum he was allowed by federal law - he, like everyone else, follows the law. You, unlike good intelligent people, simply do not read the entire article.

And he's not one to twist the rules to bend them so he can donate more than he's normally legally allowed. He follows the law - you Pubbies just twist it to suit yourself at any time you need it to.

Since 5k is all that is allowed, how do Mitt and Ann give 75K? Even with counting all 7 of the Romneys it would only be 35K allowed.

I know, he's donated to the Republican party too and his super PACs.

Funny how Mitt Romney had to go overseas to do fundraising. I wonder which country he sold out the U.S.A. to?

Yeah, that's what I don't get, Debbie. The numbers seem unreasonable once you realize that law and understand that Romney is somehow using a loophole to donate that much to his own campaign.

Either he's breaking the law, or he's using a loophole that we haven't found and that we need to find - and close. FAST!

I would hope you don't support some rich man buying himself an unfair election win. Even if he didn't get away with it, we need to remove the loophole so nobody even thinks of ATTEMPTING to buy the presidency using money. That's not election - that's bribery and outright corruption.

What will that clown Rev. Al say when he finds out that Obamacare requires you to have ID to receive it. I suppose he'll stupidly blame Bush for keeping poor people from getting health care. What a moron!!

@chilled-

Woohoo! Free stuff!! Hey wait...these things still cost money & the people who provide these services still get salaries. Who pays for it, then? Yup...everybody pitching in for those premiums (working middle class & companies that employ them). Still cheering?

Additionally, if the only reason you have tests done is because they're free, you obviously didn't care much about 'healthcare' and your own health in the first place.

$5,000 when he charges self-righteous, fake, Hollywood actors $40,000 a plate for a meal?

It's not at all surprising that Obama draws the line on spending when the money comes from HIS OWN pocket instead of the pockets of the taxpayers.

Governor Romney isn't putting his own cash into the campaign this time around...maybe because he himself no longer believes in a victory?

vinyl - Mittens isn't that stupid. He'll let the other suckers lose their money.....

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Obama didn't contribute in 2008....read the full story.

maybe because he himself no longer believes in a victory?

Because he doesn't need to contribute to his own campaign. Actual supporters and donors are doing that.

The President, however...? Where did all of his donors go?

vinyl45's - Wonderful job at reading comprehension. (sarcasm)

"According to Romney aides, he and his wife each donated $75,000 to the Romney re-election effort including the RNC and Romney Victory Fund in May."

$150,000 from Romneys vs. $5,000 from B.O. ... Now who "no longer believes in victory"?

Not to mention Romney's money did not come from the taxpayers, which is all that the Obama's have ever used. Dems love to give other people's money away, but none of their own.

Hey, GT.

I agree we need real campaign reform. McCain/Feingold was never a good idea - good intention - just bad legislation. Citizen's United supports free speech. Can't get rid of that.

How about this: For every dollar donated to a political campaign, half goes to the campaign, and half goes to feed or lift up the poor, send an underprivileged kid to school, help pay for daycare for a single mom or dad, even pay down the debt.

Hillary Clinton/Elizabeth Warren 2016!!!

Now that's what the U.S.A. needs.

Obama/Biden 2012 Now!!!

Elizabeth Warren is a liar (Indian heritage), an extreme liberal (actual author of "you didn't build that"), and an idealist with no common sense. Saying the U.S. needs her is like saying people need hemorrhoids !

Deborah- I'm in for that line up, let the women straighten this country out!

Jim-Sorry but "you didn't build that is in regards to infrastructure" silly boy!

Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid-2012

Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Reid 2012 ..... that's right ! I forgot .... there really are 4 stooges !

Harry, Bo and Squirrelly (aka "botox nancy") are the equivalent of Larry, Moe and Curly.

Joe "the gift that keeps on giving" Biden must be ZEPPO .... lord knows his mind is ZZZZZZAPPED !!!

How about each president only gets one term. That'll cut down on the re-election pandering and maybe something would get done. Also lets limit the campaign to only a few months and make a rule that each campaign gets the same amount of money to spend on ads. Also it would be nice if the candidates could come to a gentleman's agreement and not air attack ads; just focus on the issues.

averon1, if that happened, Obama would most certainly be toast. Obama has to attack, he cannot run on his dismal record.

Marijuana should be legalized. It would cripple the violent Mexican drug cartels, give American farmers a lucrative new crop to grow, and could provide millions of new tax revenue to the federal govt.

what happened, you are a liar! In March 2010, President Obama donated all $1.4 million of his Nobel Prize award to 10 different charities-mostly on educational opportunities.

The most money -- $250,000 -- went to Fisher House, which provides housing for families of patients being cared for at major military and VA medical centers.

The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund, which raises money for long-term relief efforts in Haiti following that country's devastating earthquake, received $200,000.

$125,000 went to six different charities:

-- College Summit, which partners with schools with the goal of increasing college enrollment;

-- The Posse Foundation, which awards scholarships to "public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes";

-- The United Negro College Fund, which offers scholarship and internship programs for more than 60,000 students per year;

-- The Hispanic Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships and offers outreach support to the Hispanic community;

-- The Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation, which offers scholarships and leadership curriculum to young people from Appalachia;

-- And the American Indian College Fund, which distributes scholarships to American Indian students and provides support for tribal college needs.

Two charities were awarded $100,000 each. One is AfriCare, which offers programs in Africa addressing health and HIV/AIDS, food security and agriculture, and water resource development. The other is the Central Asia Institute, which promotes education and literacy in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan with a focus on education girls.

"These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad helping students, veterans and countless others in need," President Obama said in a release. "I'm proud to support their work."

A White House spokesman tells CBS News that Mr. Obama is avoiding tax liability for the prize money by not accepting the award himself.

CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports that the president is letting the Nobel Committee distribute the prize money according to his list of charities. He will not get tax deductions for the donations.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20000311-503544.html

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You can't really blame Republicqans for not knowing facts. After they watch Fox News.You know the people who know less about politics then someone who watches no news at all.Mental cripples.

More like a mistake.

Jeffrey, there are no words to describe what you are. Vote for Romney. You belong to today's GOP.

Plus, you get Karl Rove, Sheldon Adelson, Dick Cheney, the Koch Brothers, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, John Boehner, Jan Brewer, the entire tea party gang and the all war mongers you could possibly need in your lifetime.

And as an added benefit, no democracy.

You shouldn't be allowed to post here.

This is what Jeffrey Parent wrote a few months ago:

Do you know why Obama doesn't have a birth certificate? Because he is a clone of Hitler.

I don't support Obama, but I must say that is the most asinine thing I've seen posted on Newsvine. Just because Obama is following Hitler's example of how to take over a Democratic Republic, it doesn't mean he's a clone of Hitler, just means he read how Hitler did it and liked what he read.

what happened, I don't believe it is President Obama who is attempting to stop people from voting. It is not President Obama trying to do away with our democracy. Nor is it President Obama who is stating that black people are inferior to white people.

It's the GOP who is saying and doing these things.

btw, I don't believe I've ever seen a black person in Romney's circle. Ever. And aren't all of his ads full of just white people?

Which should make his supporters very happy btw.

President Obama on the hand is quite the opposite.

Pat this is where you are sadly mistaken.

December 31, 2011 Obama signed a Bill into law that gives the military police power over the civilian population and the bonus is that they don't have to comply with Constitutional protections afforded every citizen of this country.

Last week it was reported that the first 3 Marine Battalions were being trained as police.

January Obama signed a Bill into law that makes peaceful protest a felony that carries with it a maximum 10 year prison sentence when a military tribunal or civil court convicts you.

It was reported that internment camps are being built in the south and that closed military base are being converted to internment camps.

In March Obama issued an executive order that gives him the authority to declare Marshal Law at his own discretion.

Max the national debt to the debt ceiling, shut the government down, declare Marshal law and what do you have? All the needed elements in place for a take over of our constitutional Government and the means to suppress civil unrest.

You might want to rethink your thinking as there is a whole lists of indicators this could happen. Why would Obama be signing all these Bills into law that strip us of our constitutional protections if he wasn't planning to implement them against us?

The next executive order he signs will be a proclamation naming him king of the United States of Obama.

Jeffrey: You lose credibility when you post "stupid" comments.

Sorry Pat but there are more questions about Obama's background than answers. Why is it that we know much more about Romney's background than BHO's.... the guy that's occupying the White House! How sick is that!

Both he and his wife are either liars or were telling the truth that he was born in Kenya as they've admitted (pre 2008).

Either he was lying in his 'memoir' about his frequent drug use including not just pot, but cocaine or he was telling the truth. What is it?

He was elected because of Bush's mistakes and the fact that he promised 'Hope and Change'... what he delivered was a slap in the face to the nation! That is Barry Hussein's legacy...!

And the lies of his administration are too numerous to list here.... we all are waiting for the truth! But probably won't get the answer until after he's sent packing back to Chicago!

Well that's a very strange statement to be making. I was on this board a week ago until 2AM defending the president against all the racists here who said that the president only cared about black people.

A rich man's arrogance. Interesting choice of words.

Fool, go to bed.

"OdumbodaPrez"

People like you aren't happy unless you're humiliating someone. This time it's you. Idiot.

Pat

Obama is worth $10 million and he's been know to show his arrogance from time to time. What better example of it is his declaring himself the first Black president when the reality is he's half and half.

What better example of his arrogrance is the pathitic gestures he's making to the African community now, when for 3.5 years the African communities have been worse off under Obama than Bush.

What better example of his arrogance is that when he's before a white campaign crowd or fund raiser, he acts white and when he's before an African American crowd or fund raiser he acts black.

And what better show of arrogance is Obama's claims that he is working for the middle class when the reality is he is destroying the middle class with his destablizing of our government from his never ending, ever growing debt crisis.

Knock off the racist statements and go vote for Romney. The pure white candidate, who has not done one single thing, for all the money he has, for this country. Nothing.

He's buying the election. And on top of it, he's clueless. As are you. Vote Republican to ensure that nothing will be done for any of us (white or black) for years and years.

Pat Boston MA

Can't handle the facts of what Obama is doing to this country? This white racist voted for Obama and was a democrat for 45 years who was extremely active in local politics for over 15 years.

Obama embarrassed me out of the democratic party because he's more of a Republican than a democrat with his bailouts to the rich and his Obamacare that protects the profits of the rich insurance men over the well being of the people of this country.

There isn't an ounce of shame in Obama about that fact, but the worse part is, he expects the African Americans to put him back in the White House.

That's what you call a rich man's arrogance.

What better example of it is his declaring himself the first Black president when the reality is he's half and half.

These aren't the words of someone who voted for Barack Obama. btw, the arrogance is with the GOP Congress who don't want to do anything for the black or the white or anyone in this country. It is they who don't want to raise taxes on the rich. It is they who want to cut programs for working families, black and white. It is they who want to continue to gut school programs.

President Obama is president to all Americans, regardless of color.

Send a note to John Boehner or Paul Ryan or Mitch McConnell or Grover Norquist and tell them they aren't doing anything to help the blacks. And if they decide by some miracle to actually help out those who need it the most, I think you will find President Obama 1,000% behind them.

Too bad it's never going to happen. The GOP are only interested in preserving the status quo for the rich. People who pay attention know that. And they are going to re-elect President Obama.

Pat

Any Democrat with half a brain wouldn't be supporting Obama with what he is doing to your civil liberties. The facts show Obama isn't President to all American or the African Amerrican communities wouldn't be worse off under Obama than they were under Bush.

You can't handle the facts of what Obama is doing to this country, so you strike out at me. Typical Obama supporters. Bury you head in the sand and if you are lucky, you won't end up in one of those internment camps Obama is having built.

I hate to tell you this, but Pat is making an a$$ out of you. Quit while you're ahead. What happened is what you will be saying in Nov. Maybe with an extra word like What the F happened.

I hate to tell you this, but Pat is merely playing the race card, junior. If he is making an a$$ out of anyone, then perhaps he should look in the mirror.

By the way genius, it was Barack Obama who, in essence said "What the F happened" after the elections in Nov, 2010. Barack Obama said "We got shellacked". You Dems still have NO CLUE as to why that happened.

It's called buying an election.

It is called "U.S. Taxpayer Reaction" to Democrats abuse of power ramming through Obamacare.

yep Bush great words of wisdom

no.no my bad..fool me once shame on me..fool me twice shame on you

elvis

Well Bush couldn't have done all those things you cry about without the support of the Democratically controlled congress that gave him the means to do it.

Are we going to see you make a butt hole of yourself again to night?

Did her new blouse look like the one that could only have been the results of an egg, mustard and ketchup food fight.

you mean the rest of the anti-Christ party will be fulfilled

Better yet, why do the poor hate the rich? Without the rich, the poor have a non-existent Sugar Daddy. No Sugar Daddy, no handouts. Capish?

You push the redistribution thing too far and the rich start to alter their behavior. Altered behavior that removes available assets from the poor. It's as plain as the ears on an elephant, or on Obama.

JFK;

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

BHO;

Ask not what you can do for yourself, ask what your government can give you.

Above all, ask for more of what someone else has.

Most People only have CHANGE left and no HOPE.

Elvis,

The rich do not hate the poor. They want people to be responsible for their actions. Please explain to me why a gentleman in Tennessee can father thirty children and complain to the the state that he can only pay $ 1.50 per child in support. I tell you what, why don't you adopt Octamom's eight children. From what I understand California is broke.

hahahaha not in hahah funny just hahahahaha

Mr. Owens, meet me at Chic-Fil a Tomorrow. Lunch is on me.

Hey Tea, not for nothing but thats Rev. Owens and "3,742 African-American pastors on board for the anti-Obama campaign." -- This is big! Obama just @!$%# in his hat!

What does it say about a man when his supporters finally see him for what he is. Now that's a sad commentary indeed. Sad for him, great for America.

What is big is the fact that African Americans are worse off under Obama than under Bush. It takes gall for Obama to expect that they will support him. These pathetic little gestures Obama is making towards African Americans to get their support is just that, pathetic gestures to con voters.

Yes, the $1.4 million prize money he told the world he neither earned nor deserved. Goes to show what kind of man Obama really is. There were peoples on that list who had dedicated their life's to the cause of peace and civil rights and risked torture and imprisonment for their cause and Obama took the money from them.

It's no wonder the world has a low opinion of us, they think we are all arrogant selfish people like Obama.