‘U.S. Politics’ Archives
Obama – The Future of our Fight against Terrorism – Speech Text
The Future of our Fight against Terrorism Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery National Defense University May 23, 2013 As Prepared for Delivery -- It’s an honor to return to the National Defense University. Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served in uniform since 1791– standing guard in the early days of the Republic, and contemplating the future of warfare here in the 21st century. For over two centuries, the United States has been bound together by founding documents that defined who we are as Americans, and served as our compass through every type of change. Matters of war and peace are no different. Americans are deeply ambivalent about war, but having fought for our independence, we know that a price must be paid for freedom. From [...]
Recent IRS revelations open a door to overhauling a corrupt tax system
The proof is in the pudding time for the IRS to go! By Doc Vega The recent discoveries of wrong doing within an agency that has abused, terrified, and violated the US Constitution for decades since its questionable inception by a progressive Wilson White House is at the crossroads. This draconian nightmare of a federal entity that has mismanaged taxation and given itself a dirty and hated reputation has been used by Congress and the Senate to confiscate our prosperity through threat and intimidation. This government sanctioned mafia has been allowed to run amuck and terrify US citizens while also being used as a political tool of many progressive administrations to suppress their political rivals. The fallacy of the US tax code Each and every year Americans are compelled to [...]
Obama Appoints Daniel Werfel as Acting Commissioner of IRS
President Obama Appoints Daniel Werfel as Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced the appointment of Daniel Werfel as Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue, effective Wednesday, May 22. As Acting Commissioner, Mr. Werfel will lead efforts to ensure the IRS implements new safeguards to restore public trust and administers the tax code with fairness and integrity. Mr. Werfel has agreed to serve through the end of the fiscal year. President Obama said, “Throughout his career working in both Democratic and Republican administrations, Danny has proven an effective leader who serves with professionalism, integrity and skill. The American people deserve to have the utmost confidence and trust in their government, and as we work to [...]
Video: Eric Holder: “I don’t Know” but “You Cannot Know What I Know”
Eric Holder: "I don't Know" - then he ends with, "you cannot know what I know"
The battle for American exceptionalism
Remember the sacrifices of our forefathers who bequeathed to us a great society to share and uphold! By Doc Vega There is a siege underway in the United States. It is a battle being fought on several fronts. It is a war of ideology. The conflict is based upon the interpretation of the role of government in our lives and the rights we consider to be inalienable (God given). We who were taught to value our freedom and independence are in direct conflict with those who feel entitled to receive benefits from the government no matter how much the bureaucrats tax and regulate us. Universal truth Whereas Americans who value self-reliance and the concept that our rights are not granted to us by the government, they believe our rights are bound to us at birth. A right to pursue [...]
Obama Statement on IG Report on IRS Scandal
Statement by the President I have now had the opportunity to review the Treasury Department watchdog’s report on its investigation of IRS personnel who improperly targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. And the report’s findings are intolerable and inexcusable. The federal government must conduct itself in a way that’s worthy of the public’s trust, and that’s especially true for the IRS. The IRS must apply the law in a fair and impartial way, and its employees must act with utmost integrity. This report shows that some of its employees failed that test. I’ve directed Secretary Lew to hold those responsible for these failures accountable, and to make sure that each of the Inspector General’s recommendations are implemented quickly, so that such [...]
Transcript: White House Press Briefing – IRS – DOJ – Benghazi May 14, 2013
THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY (transcript) May 14, 2013 MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. I appreciate your attendance. And I have no announcements to make at the top, so I'll go straight to the Associated Press. Q Thanks, Jay. For fear of stating the obvious, the White House right now is confronting a confluence of issues -- Benghazi talking points, IRS reviews of political groups, Justice Department review of journalists’ phone records. And in every instance, either the President or you have placed the burden of responsibility someplace else. On the Benghazi talking points, it’s been political motivations on the Hill. On the IRS, it’s been the bureaucrats at the IRS. [...]
IRS caught but it goes deeper than that
An intentionally draconian agency used to spy on conservatives by the Obama White House! By Doc Vega The hits just keep on coming and so it is over the recent Obama administration disclosure over IRS improprieties and Constitutional violations. Now the why’s and wherefores have been uncovered. The recent exposure of the IRS being used by the Obama administration to punish the President’s enemies by illegally providing personal tax return information to liberal organizations and news agencies to further the leftist cause along with the Obama presidential campaign, is becoming even more incriminating! We already know that the Cincinnati office was leaking tax information and violating the privacy of many conservative people and organizations. After the IRS claimed that [...]
President Obama’s Schedule May 13 – 17, 2013
President Obama's Schedule for the Week of May 13, 2013 On Monday May 13 In the morning, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom at the White House. The Prime Minister’s visit will highlight the fundamental importance of the U.S.-UK relationship – through which together we address a broad range of shared global and regional security concerns. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting. Later in the morning, the President and Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom will hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden. The joint press conference is open press. In the afternoon, the President will travel to New York City. The departure from the South Lawn and the arrival at John F. Kennedy International [...]
Transcript: White House Press Briefing – Benghazi – IRS – May 10, 2013
PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY James S. Brady Press Briefing Room MR. CARNEY: Good Friday afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. I appreciate your patience. Before I take your questions, I just wanted to note, because it’s been reported, we did, as many of you know, have a background briefing here at the White House earlier. I think 14 news organizations were represented, ranging from online to broadcast TV, print and the like. And we do those periodically. We hope that participants find them helpful. I will say that no one here believes that briefings like that are substitute for this briefing, which is why I’m here today to take questions on whatever issues you want to ask me about. And with that, I will go to the [...]
