Category Archives: Barack Obama

At Last, a “New” Presidential Candidate Progressives Can Support (Or So We Wish)

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

A fellow claiming to be President Barack Obama spoke about the economy today in Osawatomie, Kansas.  Although this person looked like President Obama, he did not sound like the centrist President we’ve seen in office the last three years. The … Continue reading →

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Special Education

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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Are You Frogs Feeling Warm in This Pot?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Even Bush and Cheney wouldn’t (or couldn’t) go this far in disregarding the Bill of Rights. President Obama says you can be indefinitely imprisoned without charges for crimes you might commit in the future. Hang on as we descend into … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Does This Apply to America, Mr. President?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

 Additional thoughts from President Obama: “The people of Egypt have rights that are universal. That includes the right to peaceful assembly and association, the right to free speech, and the ability to determine their own destiny. These are human rights. And the United … Continue reading →

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Go Ahead, Make My Day

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Arlen Grossman
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BPR Quote of the Day: Iraq Promise Kept…….Almost Three Years Late

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“I will promise you this: that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do.  I will get our troops home.  We will bring an end to … Continue reading →

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Truman vs. Obama

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Some political observers have recently compared President Obama’s more assertive tone of late to Harry Truman. For example: Heading into a tough re-election campaign, President Barack Obama has been railing against Congress to pass his jobs plan and casting Republicans … Continue reading →

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“On Election Day, whoever wins, we lose.”

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The Men We Trusted to Lead Us by Robert Scheer Truthdig, Sep 28, 2011 Now he tells us. On Wednesday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke referred to the nation’s unemployment rate as a “national crisis,” an obvious if depressing fact of life … Continue reading →

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Chomsky: Banks Are Being Paid Off for Putting Obama in Office

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Noam Chomsky explains how Obama and his policies came to be, and how it all fits into our political system. Chomsky on Liberal Disillusionment with Obama

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A Republican Sweep in 2012?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Significant trends point to a Republican Party  sweep of the 2012 elections, bringing with it the most right-wing government in American history. Just as Scott Brown’s upset win in the January 2010 Massachusetts Senate special election foretold the decisive GOP … Continue reading →

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