Posts Tagged ‘Presidential Daily Briefing’
Michelle Obama’s Schedule || Week of April 22, 2012
Here’s Michelle’s schedule for next week. Notice the official events which ensure that taxpayers will pick up many of the trips’ costs, even though each excursion has campaign stops. The Florida official event looks like a meet and greet at the airport.Mrs. Obama thanks you for your contribution.Based on an announcement from the White House: Tuesday, April 24, 2012Omaha, Nebraska 12:00 PM CT – Delivers the keynote address at Girls Inc. of Omaha’s 12th annual lunch in support of the work that the organization does to inspire girls and young women to be “Strong, Smart and Bold.” . . . She will deliver remarks commending Girls Inc. for their work to support young women and girls. Inspired by the Let’s Move! initiative, Girls Inc.’s teenagers will present Mrs. Obama with [...]
Who Can Resist Waffles?
I’m sorry, I’m going stop, I promise.H/T to BigFurHat at OwnTheWorld.com.Related Posts:Exclusive! Obama, Hillary on Flight Home from CartegenaJust Another Lazy Afternoon at the White House Top Ten Things Obama Will Do if Obamacare is Struck DownTop Ten Surprising Things Obama Told NetanyahuTop Ten Alternatives to Apologizing to AfghanistanTagged as: Obama, photos, Satire
Quote of the Day || April 20, 2012
Friday, May 11 || Offers the commencement address at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia Saturday, May 12 || Delivers the commencement address at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina Sunday, June 17 || Delivers the commencement address at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon
Live Stream || Carney Briefing – April 19, 2012
Friday, May 11 || Offers the commencement address at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia Saturday, May 12 || Delivers the commencement address at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina Sunday, June 17 || Delivers the commencement address at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon
Quote of the Day || Thursday, April 19, 2012
“People are like, ‘Dog tastes like chicken.’ But actually, it tastes more like hamster.”- Barack ObamaA note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote Related Posts:Quote of the Day || April 18, 2012Quote of the Day || April 16, 2012Quote of the Day || April 13, 2012Quote of the Day || April 10, 2012Quote of the Day || April 4, 2012Tagged as: quote of the day
Does Obama Have Confidence in Secret Service Chief?
I don’t think so.At least, any confidence he might have is contingent on what we find out.White House Press Secretary Jay Carney played the artful dodger on the question Tuesday, and apparently none of the White House press corps picked up on it.We’re back to, “It depends on what the meaning of the words ‘is’ is.”Here’s why.Carney was asked Tuesday, “Does the President feel that if these allegations are confirmed that the director of the Secret Service, Director Sullivan, should step down?”He answered:The President has confidence in the director of the Secret Service. Director Sullivan acted quickly in response to this incident and is overseeing an investigation as we speak into the matter. Beyond that, I’m not going to, as the President did not, speculate about [...]
Little-Known DOJ Cell Watches Trayvon Martin Protests
A largely unknown group of Justice Department officials has inserted itself into the local Florida protest movement surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin, assisting the protestors and attending their meetings and rallies.While the officials are tasked with preventing racial violence, it appears that in carrying out their duties, they have provided significant assistance to those protesting the killing of Martin, who black, by George Zimmerman, who is half white and half Hispanic.The officials are members of the DOJ’s Community Relations Service, also known as “The Peacemakers,” a special unit established under the 1964 Civil Rights Act and empowered to act to mitigate local tensions between ethnic groups.From the CRS website:It is the only Federal entity dedicated to assisting [...]
Obama to Kill Two Political Birds With One Stone
Updated 9:22 am ETThis is fantastic. A brilliant maneuver by the West Wing political operation. I’m deeply moved.The White House just announced that President Obama this morning will materialize in the Rose Garden to tell everyone that he is “cracking down” on manipulation of the oil market by financial profiteers.This is very elegant. Pretend you are doing something about gasoline prices while ALSO sticking it to evil rich people gorging themselves on investment income by manipulating the markets.It’s a campaign two-fer. If the “crackdown” actually does anything to reduce the price at the pump please wake me and let me know. Meanwhile, Obama gets to gin up the proletariat against Wall Street.Thank you David Plouffe, you are a political genius. I’m glad to see you’ve got [...]
Obama Stands His Ground at Latin Summit
President Obama at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia defied Latin American leftists and the AFL-CIO, which means, all in all, he had a pretty good summit.The United States insisted that Fidel Castro be excluded from the proceedings, and Obama stuck to his guns.We have discussed in the OAS the pathway whereby Cuba can fully participate in some of these regional forums. But the fact of the matter is, is that Cuba, unlike the other countries that are participating, has not yet moved to democracy, has not yet observed basic human rights.He even got a little prickly, failing to, shall we say, bow to other world leaders.I am sometimes puzzled by the degree to which countries that themselves have undergone enormous transformations, that have known the oppression of [...]
Did Obama Pay a Lower Rate Than His Secretary?
Updated 1:10 pm ETPresident Obama paid a total federal tax rate in 2011 on adjusted income of $789,674 that may be lower than that of his secretary, even though she earned substantially less.Obama has spent the past week touting the Buffett Rule, which calls on those who make $1 million – just a little more than Obama made – to pay at federal tax rate of at least 30 percent. The rule was inspired by Buffett’s comment that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary.The most recent information about salary regarding Obama’s secretary is for his former secretary, Katie Johnson, who is listed by the White House as having made $90,000 in 2010.According to Wikipedia, Johnson is 31 years old and now attends Harvard Law School. I don’t know about her personal life or what her [...]
