Obama's Abuse of Power

Barack Obama weaponized the FBI, CIA, DOJ, and DNI against his political enemies.

They impeached the wrong guy.

— thebradfordfile™ (@thebradfordfile) May 8, 2020

Yup.

Joe Biden's Big Lie

Joe Biden: "Know what I was most proud of? For eight years, there wasn't one single hint of a scandal or a lie." pic.twitter.com/7TuDrnaUD0

— The Hill (@thehill) June 13, 2019

WHAT A LOAD!

Obama's Scandals - EMBARRASSING

Obama says his administration had no embarrassing scandals during his presidency.

WHAT?

Obama’s leaked M.I.T. speech shows he took a swipe at President Trump, reportedly saying there were no scandals from his administration pic.twitter.com/falmgRZPWo

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) February 27, 2018

"We didn’t have a scandal that embarrassed us” - Barack Obama pic.twitter.com/1nmlXBznTf

— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) February 27, 2018

Robert Mueller - Special Counsel

Robert Mueller to oversee Russia election probe as special counsel https://t.co/oCgyXU9eIb

— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 17, 2017

The Democrats aren't going to be satisfied with this. This won't get them to shut up. I don't expect the anti-Trump blitzkrieg to ebb at all.

How did Obama get away with no special counsel ever being named to investigate his many scandals?

The Democrat/Leftist media machine ignored Obama's wrongdoing. Republicans didn't demand that Obama be held accountable.

They don't listen to their base.

Republicans need to grow a spine, quickly.

Krauthammer: Obama, the VA, and 'Elementary Competence'

The VA scandal is really going to test the Leftist media and other Obama hacks.

Are they going to turn a blind eye to this scandal as well, and give Obama a pass yet again?

Apparently, the abuse of our vets doesn't faze them.

Charles Krauthammer gets down to brass tacks when commenting on Obama and the way he manages his string of scandals and failures.

From The Right Scoop:

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: He acts as if – and this is the same with the IRS, with the eavesdropping on the AP and all these other scandals with the Obamacare launch – as if he stumbled upon the presidency and discovered all this horrible stuff his happening.

He’s in charge of these departments. At some point you’ve got to ask where has he been and where is the competence, the elementary competence he promised when he ran in 2008?

It is incredible just how shameless these Leftists are. They are willing to ignore anything in order to prop up Obama.

We're talking about our vets here!

Michelle Obama and "Dr." Jill Biden are always yapping about caring for our veterans.

What a load!

If the government can't manage the VA properly and provide adequate care for our vets, it's crazy to believe ObamaCare will function effectively.

The fact is Obama is a horrible president, worse than Jimmy Carter. This administration is unbelievably awful.

By refusing to acknowledge that reality, Leftists lose all credibility.

Sunshine Week

"Sunshine Week: A time for reflection and resolve"

"My love affair with public records"

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Only Fox News Hits 'Spectacular Failure' of Obama Transparency Claim; Networks Yawn

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Great coverage from @BillWeirCNN and @JimSciutto on @CNN right now-- pic.twitter.com/sw5pKSBjmZ

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 19, 2014

Yeah, transparency.

SNL: Obama Depression, Paxil Second-Term Strength (Video)

Obama needs help. He's being crushed under the weight of scandal after scandal, and failure after failure.

He's no doubt suffering from presidential depression.

The perfect anti-depressant for Obama: Paxil Second-Term Strength, "the the only anti-depressant strong enough for an embattled second-term."

"So you can get back on your feet and start running the country again. With Paxil you'll feel like you're giving a speech on a college campus in 2008, or getting bin Laden all over again."

"And Paxil's Second-Term Strength treats a whole range of symptoms-- like Benghazi, the NSA scandal, the IRS scandal, the AP scandal, the Petraeus scandal, that time Jay-Z and Beyonce went to Cuba, and of course, Obamacare website problems."



There is a problem with Paxil Second-Term Strength.

WARNING: PAXIL IS NOT COVERED BY OBAMACARE
WE PROMISED THAT IT WOULD BE, BUT IT'S NOT.
AND FOR THAT, WE APOLOGIZE.


Here's video:

AG Eric Holder and the Press

When I see headlines referring to Attorney General Eric Holder (Obama's right-hand liar or, if you wish, misleader, perjurer, hitman, etc.) as the "AG," I think of the AG products building at the Wisconsin State Fair.

Grilled Cheese, baked potatoes, maple cotton candy, Usinger brats on pretzel buns with kraut, ice cream sundaes, dried cranberries dipped in dark chocolate on a stick--



Thank you, media.

About Eric Holder's meeting with the "FREE" press:

Attorney General Eric Holder's plans to sit down with media representatives to discuss guidelines for handling investigations into leaks to the news media have run into trouble.

The Associated Press issued a statement Wednesday objecting to plans for the meetings to be off the record. "If it is not on the record, AP will not attend and instead will offer our views on how the regulations should be updated in an open letter," said Erin Madigan White, the AP's media relations manager.

The New York Times is taking the same position. "It isn't appropriate for us to attend an off-the-record meeting with the attorney general," executive editor Jill Abramson said in a statement.

Like the New York Times and the Associated Press, CNN will decline the invitation for an off-the-record meeting. A CNN spokesperson says if the meeting with the attorney general is on the record, CNN would plan to participate.

The Huffington Post's Washington bureau chief, Ryan Grim, also said he will not attend unless the meeting is on the record. "A conversation specifically about the freedom of the press should be an open one. We have a responsibility not to betray that," Grim told CNN.

It is absurd to have a meeting about freedom of the press that is off-the-record.

It's especially ridiculous to publicize the meeting.

The Obama administration is fumbling like crazy.

Do the Leftist media deserve credit for refusing to be lapdogs for Obama?

Too soon to tell if they will show some real independence and quit the disgrace of being an arm of the Obama administration.

The Leftist media may soon return to the cozy confines of Obama's lap.

Obama: 'Hey' Give Me Money

My good buddy Barack sent me the following email, subject line "Hey":

Mary --

1,332 days. That's how many days I have left as president.

If you factor in the political circus around the midterm elections and eventually the next presidential campaign getting started, the days to focus Congress and the media on the work that needs doing are even fewer.

My administration can do many things at once: Right now, public servants are doing everything from helping people find jobs, to researching cures, to keeping us safe. And you and people like you across the country can mobilize around many issues at once -- immigration reform, gun safety, climate change, marriage equality.

But here's the thing: Our opponents know that Congress and the media tend to focus on one thing at a time.

More importantly, they know that if they can amplify or invent anything that distracts from our agenda, that's one more day burned off the clock.

That's their strategy. Ours must be to not get distracted. The stakes are too high, and the time is too short.

Say you're in today:

http://my.barackobama.com/Are-You-In

Thank you,

Barack

1,332 days.

That's not good, but it's better than 1,333.

I think it's offensive that Obama considers Benghazi and his IRS scandal and his AP/James Rosen records scandal to be invented distractions.

No, Barack, I'm not in.

Jim Sensenbrenner: Holder Should Resign

Did Attorney General Eric Holder lie under oath?

Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee believe that Holder intentionally misled them.

Jim Sensenbrenner, Republican representative from Wisconsin, is calling for Eric Holder's resignation.

If Holder doesn't resign, Sensenbrenner thinks Obama should fire him.

From The Hill:

The House Judiciary Committee is investigating whether Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath during his May 15 testimony on the Justice Department’s (DOJ) surveillance of reporters.

The panel is looking at a statement Holder made during a back-and-forth with Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) about whether the DOJ could prosecute reporters under the Espionage Act of 1917, an aide close to the matter told The Hill.

“In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material — this is not something I’ve ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy,” Holder said during the hearing.

However, NBC News reported the following week that Holder personally approved a search warrant that labeled Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen a co-conspirator in a national security leaks case.

...Rep. James Sensenbrenner Jr. (Wis.), the second-ranking Judiciary Committee Republican, told The Hill that Holder should resign.

He accused the attorney general of misleading the panel during the investigation of the “Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation, and again when he claimed to not know about the AP probe.

“As we saw in Fast and Furious and are seeing now, Attorney General Holder refuses to hold himself accountable,” Sensenbrenner said. “He misled the Judiciary Committee under oath when he said he had not heard about Fast and Furious and he misled us again when he claimed to be unaware of the AP scandal. The head of DOJ should be someone the American people can trust. Attorney General Holder should resign.”

There's no way Holder would resign or Obama would pressure him to leave if criticism is coming only from Republicans.

However, it appears that Holder may be in trouble, given that the outcry now includes Leftist politicians and media outlets.

From FOX News:

The Republican criticism of Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department -- first, over the failed Fast and Furious gun-tracking operation and now, the subpoena of reporters’ phone and email records -- is growing to include outcry from liberal media outlets and Democrats.

“It seems to me clear that the actions of the department have in fact impaired the First Amendment,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said earlier this month. “Reporters who might have previously believed that a confidential source would speak to them would no longer have that level of confidence.”

The congresswoman has been joined in her concerns by Democratic commentators and the liberal-leaning Huffington Post, which recently ran a giant headline saying it’s time for Holder to go.

If the Leftists don't join forces with the Republicans on this one, then they are granting Obama and his team unbridled power to trample on our rights and acknowledging their complete lack of respect for the Constitution.

Leno: Weiner Joke

JAY LENO: I'm sure you know by now Anthony Weiner, the peter tweeter - you know that whole story - well, he announced he is running for mayor of New York City. But he's having some problems. A lot of Democrats are distancing themselves from him. They say he doesn't represent the party. What are they talking about? Doesn't represent the party? Every day, the White House gets caught with their pants down. He couldn't be more representative of the party.

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Leno's Anthony Weiner jokes from 2011 here.

Leno: Lois Lerner, Obama Scandal Jokes

JAY LENO: White House officials continue to insist that President Obama knew nothing about the IRS scandal until we all heard about it in the news last week. They said because there was an investigation underway it would have been inappropriate to tell him. And besides, he was too busy not knowing anything about Benghazi to not know anything about this...

So, the president didn't know about Benghazi, didn't know about the IRS scandal, didn't know about the AP scandal. Do you know what this means? They took 'don't ask, don't tell' out of the Pentagon and moved it into the White House.

A woman named Lois Lerner, she is head of the tax-exempt organization division of the IRS, she testified before a congressional committee earlier today. She pled the Fifth and refused to answer questions. Somebody from the IRS refusing to answer questions... You know, we should deadline her. We should tell her she needs her answers in writing by some specific date, like, oh, maybe April 15th! Maybe that's a good date. And then, maybe charge her a penalty for every day that she's late.

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Jimmy Fallon continues his comedy blackout of Obama's trio of major scandals. Instead of even remotely touching on this big news in the country, what everyone is talking about, Fallon started his monologue with a lame 'Joe Biden is an idiot' joke. JOE BIDEN!

Pathetic.

Leno: Kids Ask Obama Questions (Video)

Leno: Obama's Benghazi, IRS, and AP Scandals

JAY LENO: President Obama gave a commencement address at Morehouse College over the weekend - great speech, very inspiring. He told the young graduates 'your future is bright,' unless of course they want jobs, then they're totally screwed. But other than that...

Michelle Obama also gave a commencement address at a high school in Nashville, Tennessee. The first lady said about her husband, she said, 'I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures.' And today she was offered her own show on FOX News. So how about that? It's amazing! Amazing!

A Chicago man has set a new Guinness Book World Record for the longest Ferris Wheel ride. He went to 48 hours, 48 hours straight riding the Ferris Wheel at Chicago's Navy Pier. About the only other way to go around and around in a circle that many times is to read the official report on Benghazi. That's about the only way to go around and around.

The White House has admitted that President Obama's Chief of Staff had advance warning the IRS was targeting conservative groups but never told the president. Well, President Obama says the first time he heard about the IRS scandal and the AP phone records scandal, the first time he about it was from the media. See that's why President Obama holds press conferences - not to explain what's going on, to find out what's going on.

Yikes!

Jay Carney White House Live Stream Link

A live stream of Jay Carney's White House press briefing can be found on C-SPAN.

Usually, there's a "watch now" link on the WH home page, but not today.

Why the change?

Perhaps the White House doesn't want to direct visitors to the mess.

Jay Carney, Obama, the First Amendment, the Press

Once again during the press briefing today, Jay Carney insists that Obama is a "strong defender of the First Amendment.

It's driving me nuts!!!

He repeats that BS. He was saying that last week and he's saying it again.

Note to Carney: Saying something doesn't make it true.

Obama's record is abysmal when it comes to defending the First Amendment.

Obama has waged war on the First Amendment.


Another thing Carney keeps saying: "It was not appropriate to notify the president" and "I can't comment on an on-going investigation."

NOT APPROPRIATE TO TELL THE PRESIDENT THE IRS WAS TARGETING CONSERVATIVE CITIZENS???

What a load of crap!

Carney claims he learns about scandals when he reads about them in the newspaper, Obama's source.

It appears that the White House is blaming the media. If the media don't report, it doesn't merit Obama's attention.

Ridiculous! But not surprisisng. The game plan is to keep Obama in the dark to keep his hands clean. BAD PLAN!

There's a big difference between "engaging in a criminal investigation" and being aware that there is an investigation.

It's insane.

This administration is either utterly incompetent or the least transparent ever. Are they a pack of idiots or a pack of liars? Both?

Obama: Morehouse Commencement Address (Video)

Yesterday, Obama delivered a commencement address at Morehouse College, a "historically black college."

He used his address to hammer the point that he's a black man.

Obama spoke of "Jim Crow laws and racism of the 40s and 50s."

I suppose he's more comfortable looking back then dealing with the mess he's made in the present.

He likes to hold himself up as the ultimate role model for young black men.

"But along with collective responsibilities, we have individual responsibilities. There are some things, as black men, we can only do for ourselves. There are some things, as Morehouse Men, that you are obliged to do for those still left behind. As Morehouse Men, you now wield something even more powerful than the diploma you’re about to collect -- and that’s the power of your example."

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"We know that too many young men in our community continue to make bad choices. And I have to say, growing up, I made quite a few myself. Sometimes I wrote off my own failings as just another example of the world trying to keep a black man down. I had a tendency sometimes to make excuses for me not doing the right thing. But one of the things that all of you have learned over the last four years is there’s no longer any room for excuses."

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"And I will tell you, Class of 2013, whatever success I have achieved, whatever positions of leadership I have held have depended less on Ivy League degrees or SAT scores or GPAs, and have instead been due to that sense of connection and empathy -- the special obligation I felt, as a black man like you, to help those who need it most, people who didn’t have the opportunities that I had -- because there but for the grace of God, go I -- I might have been in their shoes. I might have been in prison. I might have been unemployed. I might not have been able to support a family. And that motivates me."

Obama - black man.

It's sad that it's 2013 and he keeps talking about his race. That's a choice Obama has made. It's unfortunate. He could focus on the content of his character but he prefers to emphasize the color of his skin.

Since he's made the choice to go that way, let's talk about his race.

It bothers me that Obama doesn't care to identify with the racial heritage he received from his mother.

In his address, Obama said, "I was raised by a heroic single mom, wonderful grandparents -- made incredible sacrifices for me."

Very nice.

Why didn't Obama say, "I was raised by a heroic single WHITE mom, wonderful WHITE grandparents -- made incredible sacrifices for me"?

If Obama is going to focus on his race, he should define himself truthfully. He's a black man and a white man.

I wish Obama would put race aside and be a decent role model. The fact is he doesn't want to put race aside and he's an awful role model.

I don't think anyone who lies repeatedly and then lies about lying is a good role model.

Obama refuses to take responsibility for his actions and inactions. He blames others for his failings.

Race is irrelevant.

The Benghazi cover-up, the IRS scandal, and the AP scandal have nothing to do with "the world trying to keep a black man down."

Obama needs to rid himself of that mindset and quit making excuses.



Here's the White House transcript of his remarks.

Here's the complete video of Obama's Morehouse commencement address:

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3

Obama: Move On

"It’s up to you and all the people across the country to tell the people in Washington, focus on getting stuff done."—President Obama

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 17, 2013

This bugs me.

Obama wants his minions to tell their representatives in Washington that they should let the string of major scandals drop and move on.

How about no?



I want "the people in Washington" to protect me and my family and my fellow citizens from an out of control, massive government and an abusive president run amok. I want accountability. I want the truth. I want the Constitution upheld.

Focus on that, Obama.

Leno: Obama IRS, AP, Benghazi Scandal Jokes

JAY LENO: This week will mark the 37th time House Republicans have tried to repeal ObamaCare. You know, if Republicans really want to do away with ObamaCare, they should endorse it as a conservative non-profit. Let the IRS take it down.

Today, President Obama announced the appointment of a man named Daniel Werfel as the new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue. The other guy was fired. See, they're called "acting" commissioner because you have to act like the scandal doesn't involve the White House.

A lot of critics are now comparing President Obama to President Nixon. The good news for Obama: At least he's no longer being compared to President Carter.

It has not been a good week for President Obama. He's got Benghazi, the IRS scandal, this AP records scandal, and worst of all, the Chicago Bulls got eliminated by the Miami Heat. You know what that means - LeBron James is going to get audited by the IRS. You know that's going to happen.

Obama and Nixon

The difference between Obama and Nixon is that Obama will require "I am not a crook" on prompter.

— Dennis Miller Show (@DennisDMZ) May 16, 2013