Romney, at his fundraiser near San Diego, said Obama was “taking Americans on a course that is extremely foreign to us.” “One would suggest that government knows better than free people,” he said. “It’s a pathway to become like Europe, and Europe doesn’t work there. It’s never going to work here. It’s even possible we [...]
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While aboard Air Force One on Wednesday evening, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney read more quotes from a transcript of Obama’s “CBS News” interview, which makes up one portion of a larger package in this Sunday’s edition of “60 Minutes.” From the pool report: “I think most Americans, Democrats or Republicans, understand that there [...]
Continue reading …President Obama pushed back against Mitt Romney’s accusation that his administration mishandled its response to the Libya crisis, noting that Romney bungled basic facts in his Tuesday night statement. “There’s a broader lesson to be learned here: Governor Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later and as president one of [...]
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Brad Pitt and his mother clearly have different political views. In an interview with The Telegraph, the “Moneyball” star lent his support to Barack Obama, noting the president’s controversial backing of same-sex marriage. “I am an Obama supporter and I’m backing his election campaign,” Pitt said at a screening of his forthcoming film “Killing Them Softly” [...]
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In Florida for his bus tour on Sunday, President Barack Obama made an unannounced stop at Big Apple Pizza and Pasta in Ft. Pierce. There, the shop’s owner, Scott Van Duzer, lifted the president off the ground: Obama entered the shop saying, “Scott, let me tell you, you are like the biggest pizza [...]
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(AP)WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s campaign says Mitt Romney’s selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate shows a commitment to “budget-busting tax cuts” for the wealthy and “greater burdens” on the middle class and seniors. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina calls Ryan is the “architect of the radical Republican House budget” proposal [...]
Continue reading …An electronic billboard in Caldwell, Idaho is making headlines, the Statesman reports: An electronic board on Franklin Road in Caldwell juxtaposes photos of James Holmes, accused of killing 12 in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last week, with President Obama. About Holmes, it says: “Kills 12 in a movie theater with assault rifle, everyone freaks [...]
Continue reading …‘Dark Knight Rises’ Colorado Shootings:. President Obama, Mitt Romney React; Cell Phone Video Emerges
July 20, 2012 1 Comment
The White House/Getty Images “As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family,” Obama said following the early morning shooting. (HR)In the wake of the nightmare shooting at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater screening of The Dark Knight Rises that left at least 12 dead and 38 [...]
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(Thedailybeast)Perhaps the expected financial success of his new movie, The Dark Knight Rises, had Morgan Freeman feeling particularly generous. The actor pulled a Bill Maher and donated $1 million last month to Priorities Action USA, the super PAC supporting President Obama’s reelection. In a statement, Freeman explained his massive donation. “Pres. Obama has done a [...]
Continue reading …(GlobalGrind) Ohio resident Stephanie Miller was emotional when she had the chance to meet President Obama this week. During her quick face-to-face with the Commander-in-Chief, the Ohio voter personally thanked the President for passing a health care overhaul, relating the story of her late sister’s battle with cancer. Miller told reporters her sister passed away from colon [...]
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