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WASHINGTON, D.C. -  Many fans who tuned in to watch Super Bowl XLVIII suddenly saw President Obama sitting in the White House talking to FOX  talk show host  Bill O'Reilly. Most of the viewers at first wondered if there had been some kind of electronic glitch that caused the  television  channel to change. But low and behold it was not a FOX network glitch. It was a carefully orchestrated ploy by the so called  Fair and Balanced network. Bill "The Pill" O'Reilly went after the president like a cheetah chasing down a gazelle. The extremely tall  Bill-O  asked the president about all of the vacations he has been taking. President Obama said that he deserved every single one of them. O'Reilly then asked him why he doesn't give Vice-President Joe Biden more duties to perform. The president told the FOXER that Joey Biden already does more in one day than (Rush) Limbaugh, (Greta) Van Susteren, (Megyn) Kelly, and he (O'Reilly) do...

Obama has violated campaign finance laws numerous times but only his political enemies are targeted. All the information below is well sourced and based on credible media sources and commentary short linked in Red bold. No propaganda, No conspiracy, Just the truth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Politico reported: D’Souza, an outspoken critic of Obama, was arrested for violating campaign finance laws. Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative author and political commentator, was arrested and indicted on charges of campaign finance fraud on Thursday. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office said that D’Souza made “illegal contributions to a United States Senate campaign in the names of others” and “[caused] false statements to be made to the Federal Election Commission in connection with those contributions.” Some Notable books and documentaries from Dinesh D’Souza on the Obamanation...

I wanted to come out here, first of all, to tell you that Jay is prepared for all your questions and is very much looking forward to the session. The second thing is I want to let you know that over the next couple of weeks, there’s going to obviously be a whole range of issues -- immigration, economics, et cetera -- we'll try to arrange a fuller press conference to address your questions. The reason I actually wanted to come out today is not to take questions, but to speak to an issue that obviously has gotten a lot of attention over the course of the last week -- the issue of the Trayvon Martin ruling. I gave a preliminary statement right after the ruling on Sunday. But watching the debate over the course of the last week, I thought it might be useful for me to expand on my thoughts a little bit. First of all, I want to make sure that, once again, I send my thoughts and prayers, as well as Michelle’s, to the family of Trayvon Martin, and to remark on the incredible grace and d...

  Joshua Rivera A CISPA-stopping petition receives enough signatures to warrant a response, the Kindle Fire HD gets a price drop, a Twitter Music app is rumored to be on the way, and Adobe plans to stop selling physical copies of its Creative Suite. Stop CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act)   A White House petition urging that the presidential administration stop CISPA (the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) has just crossed the 100,000 signature threshold needed to garner a response. While there isn't any yet, now's a good time to  familiarize yourself with CISPA and why technology rights groups think it should be stopped.  [The White House] Amazon Launches Kindle Fire HD 8.9" in Europe and Japan; Introduces New, Lower Price   Today Amazon announced that it's lowering the price of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" in the US to start at $269 for Wi-Fi models and $399 for 4G models. Starting today, the tablet will also be available in ...

The Marine Corps Times previews its cover story about anti-Obama Marines at their 'Battle Rattle' blog. According to the article, of the 792 active-duty troops and mobilized reservists who responded to this year's Military Times Poll, 44 percent said that they disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job as commander in chief. The article cites hot button issues such as repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," relaxing restrictions of women in combat, and steep budget cuts, behind the disapproval numbers. The report highlights the recent controversy over a Tea Party Facebook page operated by active Marine Sgt. Gary Stein. The full article is available only to Marine Times subscribers. by Charlie Spiering  Commentary Staff Writer  

In a show of moral support, President Barack Obama called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke on Friday defending her in the face of conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh's "reprehensible ... personal and crude" attacks on her, the White House said. The conversation, which lasted for "several minutes," came after Limbaugh branded Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" for her support of women having access to birth control, Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, said. The president made the call right before Fluke was scheduled to appear on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports. Obama "wanted to offer his support to her," said Carney. "He wanted to express his disappointment that she has been the subject of inappropriate personal attacks, and to thank her for exercising her rights as a citizen to speak out on an issue of public policy." Fluke appeared on the "Today" show Friday morning to talk about the inciden...

Even though most Americans have become very frustrated with this economy, the reality is that the vast majority of them still have no idea just how bad our economic decline has been or how much trouble we are going to be in if we don't make dramatic changes immediately.  If we do not educate the American people about how deathly ill the U.S. economy has become, then they will just keep falling for the same old lies that our politicians keep telling them.  Just "tweaking" things here and there is not going to fix this economy.  We truly do need a fundamental change in direction.  America is consuming far more wealth than it is producing and our debt is absolutely exploding.  If we stay on this current path, an economic collapse is inevitable.  Hopefully the crazy economic numbers from 2011 that I have included in this article will be shocking enough to wake some people up. At this time of the year, a lot of families get together, and in most homes the conv...

Well, I want to start by thanking a few folks who've joined us today. We've got the mayor of Osawatomie, Phil Dudley is here. We have your superintendent Gary French in the house. And we have the principal of Osawatomie High, Doug Chisam. And I have brought your former governor, who is doing now an outstanding job as secretary of health and human services – Kathleen Sebelius is in the house. We love Kathleen. Well, it is great to be back in the state of Tex – [laughter] – state of Kansas. I was giving Bill Self a hard time, he was here a while back. As many of you know, I have roots here. I'm sure you're all familiar with the Obamas of Osawatomie. Actually, I like to say that I got my name from my father, but I got my accent – and my values – from my mother. She was born in Wichita. Her mother grew up in Augusta. Her father was from El Dorado. So my Kansas roots run deep. My grandparents served during World War II. He was a soldier in Patton's army; she...

NEWS 8 EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON — News 8 sat down with President Barack Obama at the White House Monday afternoon to discuss the economy, immigration and his approval rating. The president this week is talking up his deficit reduction plan with town hall meetings in Western states. He met with News 8 for a few minutes to explain why he thinks his plan is better than the deficit reduction plan pushed by Republicans in the House, and why he wants to pitch his plan hard in Texas. The president said his mix of spending cuts and tax increases on the wealthy offer a balanced approach compared to the Republicans who want cuts in spending and taxes. We met the president in the Map Room of the ground level of the White House, where he said his deficit reduction plan is better — with its higher taxes on the rich coupled with cuts. "We can take a more balanced approach, consistent with what my fiscal commission put forward, which says $2 trillion worth of cuts." But in T...

LOUISVILLE — Vice President Joe Biden rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt and told dozens of GE Appliances and Lighting employees Monday that the federal government's stimulus package has been good for their company and country. The Democratic vice president took a shot at critics of the $862 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which Republican U.S. Senate nominee Rand Paul has used as a favored example of excessive government spending. Backed by Democrats in Congress, the stimulus package includes tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions. "I love these guys who say government should stay out when we're in deep crisis, like some of the people you're hearing from in this state and other places," Biden said to cheers from GE employees. GE is making a $600 million investment to expand manufacturing at the nearly 60-year-old Appliance Park in Louisville. It is being supported by $24.8 million in ...

Tweet this To succeed in Afghanistan, we’ll need the support of the likes of Abdul Sattar Abu Risha. He was the daring tribal sheik in Anbar province whose pivot against al-Qaida in the summer of 2006 began to turn the Iraq War. He marshaled other tribal leaders in what grew into a nationwide anti-al-Qaida movement. Sattar acted knowing that the Americans had his back. “Instead of telling (the Iraqis) that we would leave soon and they must assume responsibility for their own security,” Col. Sean MacFarland, who worked with Sattar, has explained, “we told them that we would stay as long as necessary to defeat the terrorists.” Sattar trusted President George W. Bush, and admired him “for sticking to his principles despite public opinion.” All of this is recounted in the new book on the Anbar revolt, “A Chance in Hell,” by Jim Michaels. As Mark Moyar writes in a review in The Wall Street Journal, it was only by winning the confidence of elites like Sattar - who was ...