Teacher tells student he could be ARRESTED for criticising Obama (but says Romney is fair game)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147382/Teacher-tells-student-arrested-saying-bad-Obama.html North Carolina teacher said student couldn’t ‘disrespect’ President in her classroom She said ‘arrests have been made for speaking poorly of George W. Bush’ but Mitt Romney gibes were fine When student said he had a right to say what he wanted, teacher replied, ‘Not about him you don’t’ By Christine Show PUBLISHED: 22:32 […]

Terror warning as Obama says war in Afghanistan is over raising fears insurgents could strike back

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147842/Terror-warning-Obama-says-war-Afghanistan-raising-fears-insurgents-strike-back.html ‘The Afghan war as we know it is over,’ declares President Obama PM concurs, saying plans for withdrawal are ‘on track and on target’ But senior British official admits it is unrealistic to say country is secure By Tim Shipman PUBLISHED: 17:52 EST, 21 May 2012 | UPDATED: 17:52 EST, 21 May 2012 Afghanistan […]

Obama: JPMorgan Is ‘One of the Best-Managed Banks’

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-jpmorgan-one-best-managed-banks-214359921–abc-news-politics.html By Mary Bruce | ABC OTUS News – 9 hrs ago Lou Rocco / ABC News Just hours after a top JPMorgan Chase executive retired in the wake of a stunning $2 billion trading loss, President Obama told the hosts of ABC’s “The View” that the bank’s risky bets exemplified the need for Wall Street reform. […]

More of the Same

By  Jeremiah W. Pinkard | Blogger from The Blue Scholar Blog | Monday, May 14, 2012 Novemer 2008 Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images. George Dubya Bush and Obama are more alike than either would publicly admit. When Obama first took office I had cautious optimism. I hoped that unlike so many of his […]

Economic meltdowns, global warming, and no end to Guantanamo: How the world is disappointed in Obama’s performance (and his broken promises)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143663/Barack-Obama-How-president-disappointed-world-broken-promises.html Obama reached zenith of popularity at 2008 Berlin rally However, other countries now disappointed after expectations not met in President’s first term By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 22:42 EST, 12 May 2012 | UPDATED: 22:42 EST, 12 May 2012 In a world weary of war and economic crises, and concerned about global climate change, the […]

‘We have a clear path to fulfill our mission in Afghanistan’: President Obama gives TV address from Kabul on exact anniversary of bin Laden’s death (but is it just shameless electioneering?)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138104/President-Obama-address-U-S-Afghanistan-year-death-bin-Laden–SEALs-slam-taking-credit-killing.html President’s war address thanked US troops and outlined plans to end combat operations. ‘I will not keep Americans in harm’s way a single day longer than is absolutely required for our national security,’ said President Obama. ‘But we must finish the job we started in Afghanistan, and end this war responsibly,’ said Mr Obama. […]

Conspiracy theorists cry foul after Andrew Breitbart’s ‘coroner’ dies of arsenic poisoning

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2138216/Conspiracy-theorists-foul-Andrew-Breitbarts-coroner-dies-arsenic-poisoning.html By Emily Anne Epstein PUBLISHED: 22:36 EST, 1 May 2012 | UPDATED: 22:46 EST, 1 May 2012 Just two months after conservative firebrand Andrew Breitbart died of a sudden heart attack, a Los Angeles coroner has died of suspicious circumstances. Sources told the Los Angeles Times that Michael Cormier, 61, appears to have died […]

‘Forward’: Obama borrows from Chairman Mao for his new campaign slogan

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137378/Forward-revealed-Obamas-new-campaign-slogan.html Barack Obama has moved on from his 2008 ‘hope and change’ campaign with the message that there is still more work to do going forward Motto has strong similarities to MSNBC’s slogan: ‘Lean Forward’ Critics also point to Chinese Communist leader Chairman Mao’s Great Leap Forward The announcement comes before the president’s re-election rallies […]

Obama has held more re-election fundraisers than previous five Presidents combined as he visits key swing states on ‘permanent campaign’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2136851/Obama-held-fundraisers-previous-Presidents-combined-visits-key-swing-states-permanent-campaign.html By Toby Harnden PUBLISHED: 07:41 EST, 29 April 2012 | UPDATED: 14:16 EST, 29 April 2012 Barack Obama has already held more re-election fundraising events than every elected president since Richard Nixon combined, according to figures to be published in a new book. Obama is also the only president in the past 35 years […]

Colombian ambassador demands apology from Obama after secret service sex scandal ‘ruined reputation of Cartagena’ (where prostitution is legal)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137116/Colombian-ambassador-Gabriel-Silva-demands-Obama-apology-Cartagena-sex-scandal.html Gabriel Silva wanted a ‘clear expression of remorse’ from White House By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:57 EST, 29 April 2012 | UPDATED: 19:13 EST, 29 April 2012 Colombia’s diplomat in the U.S. has demanded that President Obama say sorry for the secret service sex scandal  – which he claimed has damaged the reputation […]