What a busy week for President Barack Obama!! He was fired up and ready to go after his vacation to advocate for Health Care Reform. He did so in many ways, from taking his case from the heart of Washington out on the road to Minneapolis, Minnesota where a fired up crowd showed their hunger for the reform. During his speech the President chose to rise above the noise, and the misinformation, and pettiness that his opponents have blown it way out of porportion about this reform. Here is some of what he had to say to the crowd. ” Health Care Reform will benefit those who already have insurance ending discrimination Read more…
Hi Everyone,
I hope you are doing well. This week in Washington all is quiet.
Congress is still on break, and the First family left in the middle of the week to go to Camp Davis to make up for their interrupted Martha’s Vineyard vacation.
The only thing I found on the news stations and blogs is that the government is concerned about the spread of the H1N1 flu. They keep reminding us all that when Read more…
This week The Obama family began it’s vacation in Martha’s Vineyard.
They kept a low profile but Barack Obama was seen on the golf course a couple of times and Michelle went out with the girls one day.
The media around here kept asking is he going to be visiting with Ted Kennedy while he is here? At first their was no response to the question, and then came the news that Ted Kennedy had passed away on August 26th. Read more…
I don’t know which gripe bothered me the most this week. Between a certain group of snobs calling First Lady Michelle Obama’s fashion choice to wear shorts on a hiking trip in Arizona in August at the Grand Canyon inappropriate!!! Hello?
Or the constant talking and bickering over this Health Care Reform. It has brought me to the point of cluelessness.
All I can say is the Obama family vacation on Martha’s Vineyard is well deserved. They arrived there today. Read more…
I have, once again, been accused of not having “Family Values” because of my declaration of being not only a registered Democrat, but (heaven help us!) a Liberal Democrat at that. This is becoming so very tiresome and also concerns me that people paint each other with such wide brushes. Further, it got me to thinking about what, exactly, are “Family Values” and why do I not have any? The general opinion is that Republicans have ‘it’ and Democrats…eh, not so much.
“Family Values” is a feel good phrase, bandied about primarily during elections. Visions of Momma in an apron Read more…
This week was filled with town hall meetings about Health Care Reform, In case you did not see them on the news you are lucky!
There were all these people yelling at the Congress who took time out to answer their questions .
I watch MSNBC when the soap opera’s are on, but I am now thinking if this keeps going on I may go back to watching the soap operas.
The only happy thing I thought this week that happened for President Read more…
This week there were two major accomplishments for President Barack Obama.
First there was the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee with the Help of Bill Clinton. I personally watched their reunion with their families on TV and could not help but cry along with them.
The President called the families when he learned that the journalists were on the plane home, and described Read more…
This week after the recent controversy about the arrest in Cambridge Massachusetts, the President , Vice President, and Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James Crowley met in the Rose Garden of the White House for a beer. Every one was Read More...
The President is Coming, The President is Coming!!!!
No I am really not that excited LOL. Even though my chances would probably be slim and none, there is a small part of me that would love the opportunity to see him and his family in person.
I live about two hours from where they are staying. The are heavily protected but since I have followed his presidency I have seen them come out to meet the people. Read more…
This week was pretty quiet for the President. For the most part he continued his efforts to deal with Senators and Representatives of both parties in good faith, he met with Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine and democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska and they Read More...
This week the President and his family visited Ghana in Africa, Russia and The Pope in Italy. It was a new beginning in our relationships
with these countries.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama signed documents to reduce nuclear arms at the Kremlin in Moscow Monday, July 6, 2009. Read more…
This week the President was focused on passing the Health Care Reform Act. He appeared on all the important news programs, such as Good Morning America, and world news tonight.
I find it a little confusing so I searched for something to simplify it for us. What I do know as of now the main point of contention is the price. The President wants to pass it so there is $1.6 Trillion dollars to make it work. The Congress does not want to spend more than $1 Trillion, so the costs will need to be hashed out. Read more…
This Fathers day the President took some time out to recognize the importance of Father’s Day. He opened up to Parade Magazine and this is some of what he shared. “In many ways, I came to understand the importance of fatherhood through
its absence, both in my life and in the lives of others. I came to understand that the hole a man leaves when he abandons his responsibility
to his children is one that no government can fill. We can do everything possible to provide good jobs and good schools and safe streets for our kids, but it will never be enough to fully make up the difference. That is why we need fathers to step up, Read more…
The highlight of this week with The President and American was the at home terrorist attack.
This is the President’s Statement on the incident.
President Obama:
I am shocked and saddened by the shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. This outrageous act reminds us that we must remain vigilant against anti-Semitism and prejudice in all its forms. No American institution is more important to this effort than the Holocaust Museum, and no act of violence will diminish our determination to honor those who were lost by building a more peaceful and tolerant world. Today, we have lost a courageous security guard who Read more…
This week the President Barack Obama set out to visit Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He then traveled to Cairo, Egypt and Paris and Germany. While he was in Germany he placed a flower at a memorial at Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp, a camp where his great uncle helped to free the Jews. When his great uncle returned from his service, in a state of shock saying little and isolating himself for months on end from family and friends, he was
alone with the painful memories that would not leave his head.
Next the President spoke at the 65th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. Read more…
This week the President chose his nominee for the Supreme Court. This may be his first and only during his Presidency. I am sure you have all heard he picked Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
Some republicans are already up in arms, and finding fault with her. This week in his weekly video address the President had this to say in her defense. “Judge Sonia Sotomayor accumulated more experience on the federal bench than any incoming Supreme Court Justice in the past 100 Read more…
This week The President’s biggest issues were Security and Values, and A New Era for Credit Cards. The Security and Values issue came up when he chose to close Guantanamo by stating this in his address. “For the first time since 2002, we’re providing the necessary resources and strategic direction to take the fight to the extremists who attacked us on 9/11 in Afghanistan and Pakistan. We’re investing in the 21st century military and intelligence capabilities that will allow us to stay one step ahead of a nimble enemy. We have re-energized a global non-proliferation regime to deny the world’s most dangerous people access to the world’s deadliest weapons. And we’ve launched an effort to secure all loose nuclear materials within four years. We’re better protecting Read more…
This week The President broke new ground with the Hispanic community by holding the first Spanish speaking online town hall. This
is consider a smart move because the next election is said to have a high Latino vote.
For the first time Read More...
The highlight of this week was President Obama’s meeting with President Karzai of Afghanistan, then with President Zardari of Pakistan. In a speech following the meeting the President said “We meet today as three sovereign nations joined by a common goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al Qaeda and its extremist allies in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their ability to operate in either country in the future.
I still can’t figure how Read more…
This week the President hit his milestone of 100 days.
As I read many report cards on his progress the over all marks are high. Most political commentators gave him an A. Paul Begala a democratic strategist said it the best I thought when he Read More...
This week was filled with firsts for the President. On Monday the 20th the President held his first cabinet meeting. President Obama emphasized the importance of cutting out waste in our government and using that money
to reinvest in our economy, it is necessary for our recovery. He also said he is proud of what his cabinet has accomplished so far.
For example, the Veterans Affairs has canceled or delayed 26 conferences, saving nearly $17.8 million, and they’re using less expensive alternatives Read more…
After months of speculation the news is out!
There is another male in the Obama Family this week. His name is Bo, a six-month old Portuguese water dog and a gift from Senator and Mrs. Kennedy to Sasha and Malia. He is sooo cute. Bo’s fur makes it almost appropriate for him to attend formal functions. It is as if he is dressed in a tuxedo. Read more…
This past week has been historical. President Obama has inspired hope all around the world by making a new beginning with American and Foreign relationships. Early meetings with Prime Minister Gordon Brown indicate this as he said to President Obama, “Your first 70 days in office have changed America, and you’ve changed America’s relationship with the world”.
The President and First Lady Michelle Obama had a nice meeting with Queen Elizabeth. I couldn’t Read More...
I am telling you this Guy is tiring sometimes to follow, as soon as I finish writing an article there is more breaking news. The funny thing is now that I am writing about him weekly I have dreams that I am at the White House with him and his family, very strange I know.
I just finished watching MSNBC coverage of President Barack Obama signing into law The Land Management Act which will protect our nationl parks and landmarks.
He mentioned The Dana and Christopher Reeves Paralysis Act Read more…
What a week for President Barack Obama.
From AIG to Gee I am sorry. I got a laugh out of his response to Jay Leno about life in Washington. “It is like being on American Idol and everyone is Simon Cowell”. A good perception in order to survive Read More...
This week at the White House a major milestone was passed. It is something I know Americans feel strongly about. Some folks have their reservations, but all in all I think it is a giant leap to healing many diseases. The President said “A debt Read More...
This week we all heard some encouraging news from President Barack Obama. On Monday he will sign an executive order to lift the limits of federal funding on stem cell research. Hopefully this will Read More...
Hi Everyone,
I hope you are doing well this week, I was watching MSNBC yesterday and they were discussing the higher tax rate for the wealthy. Many people view it as a double edged sword, If we tax them at a Read More...
I was talking today to my brother and he asked me if I watched the town meetings last week in Florida? I told him I only saw a clip of the women who needed housing. He told me about a man who stood up and asked President Barack Obama if he could raise Read More...
Hi Everyone,
This week as we celebrated Abe Lincoln’s 200th birthday there was a major accomplishment that took place for President Obama and our country. Here is some of what he said in his Saturday video address, Read More...
