And Bernanke is his biggest blunder in Taibbi’s brutal flash forward: “Barack Obama, a once-in-a-generation political talent whose graceful conquest of America’s racial dragons en route to the White House inspired the entire world, … Instead of reining in Wall Street, Obama has allowed himself to be seduced by it, leaving even his erstwhile campaign adviser, ex-Fed chief Paul Volcker, concerned about a ‘moral hazard’ creeping over his administration . …

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If Barack Obama were truly seeking to apply Eisenhower’s wisdom, he would need to examine whether his Afghan plan is not the very kind of “spectacular and costly action” against which Eisenhower once warned. … In recent years, I myself have become nearly consumed with admiration for Eisenhower’s farewell words, which inspired both my 2006 film Why We Fight and my 2008 book The American Way of War. But it was troubling for me to hear the speech cited in the context of an …

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Sasha Abramsky: Inside Obama’s Brain - Is Barack Obama a faux populist? Is he a player of politics-as-usual masquerading as an agent of change? Is he a do-nothing centrist frittering away… 4 hours ago … TIME on Ugandan anti-gay campaign - TIME: The bill has an American genesis of sorts, inspired to a large extent by the visits of U.S. evangelicals who are involved with a movement that promot… 9 hours ago …

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Not since Marley and Lennon has there been such a voice in music for social justice, peace, and love as Michael Franti. When I see Barack and Michelle dancing to “Yell Fire” or “Lies”, I’ll renew my hope that we will be okay!Thanks Michael! ….. Well, with your phoney-baloney, lying, inept, deceitful, clue-less, misguided, demagogic, and stooge for a president (Barack Obama), failing so miserably, I can understand why your panties are all in knot. Adios fools. …

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Americans and the world have been offered Hope for change we can believe in, but instead, we’re now getting a dose of Indonesian-style KKN (perhaps a throwback to his days of schooling in Jakarta). 2010 will be a watershed year, … Barack Obama was still just the president-elect when it happened, but the revolting and inexcusable $306 billion bailout that Citigroup received was the first major act of his presidency. In order to grasp the full horror of what took place, …

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A Tennessee town is keeping its distance from Facebook comments by its mayor claiming that “Muslim” President Barack Obama deliberately blocked the screening of A Charlie Brown Christmas. The Town of Arlington, a Memphis suburb, …. Antagonist V. V. Argost’s delightfully dark demeanor brings a level of creepiness to the series that makes the Saturdays’ plight all the more interesting and the Vincent Price inspired voice work by Corey Burton is simply stellar. …

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Barack Obama is about to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace. This despite the fact that he has done nothing to diminish the illegal and immoral occupation of Iraq. Despite the fact that he has heavily increased the war in Afghanistan, another illegal …. I’m no Gore or Suzuki to be sure, nor will I ever have a hope in hell of convincing enough people they need to change their attitudes towards the planet to make a real difference, but I *am* one of those people who put …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Republican opposition on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he’s still hoping for bipartisan support for his efforts to use financial bailout money to help small businesses and bring down …. His questionable stratagem highlighted another of the left’s key machinations, one which has proven eminently effective in securing their objectives: the implementation of a communist-inspired model for our educational system that is …

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Just last week, I received an e-mail from someone who said he was inspired to come out of the closet after seeing one of my paintings. That just blew me away! Those are the kinds of things I never dreamed would happen when I first started this series, especially since at that time …. It depicts Barack Obama and Joe Biden as the superhero team Batman and Robin, with their archenemies Penguin and Catwoman (looking suspiciously like McCain and Palin) looming in the corner. …

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Some hope. Some change. Obama, like John Kerry in 2004, has turned out to be an echo, not a choice. Just like any other politician who wants power in the corporatist dictatorship that is the American Empire. As long as the empire exists, America will never be … The 19th-century “Indian wars” against the Native Americans, which inspired the Westerns, have finally reached the borders of India itself.) Back to The Space Helmet Show… Posted by Dennis Jernberg at 8:20 PM …

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