What will Obama’s first cliche of the State of the Union Address (#SOTU) be? Check the odds here!


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Monday, January 23rd at 6:53PM EST

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Try your hand at picking the first cliche that Barack Obama will use during the State of the Union Address.

It may be the only way to stay interested enough to slog through it.
Find the cliche and the morning line odds at The Political Commentator here: http://bit.ly/A8Q7ih
(hint: Life is like a box of chocolates is 250/1)
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TGIF: Friday politicians and alcoholic beverage segment!


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Friday, January 6th at 4:42PM EST

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Each Friday The Political Commentator selects one politician and matches him or her up with the wine or spirits selected just for them. Todays politician is retiring Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank with the drink of choice…

Find out at The Political Commentator here.

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Two bio-terrorism headlines you never want to see in the same place!


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Wednesday, December 21st at 3:08PM EST

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At the same time a highly contagious strain of bird flu was created in a petri dish in Denmark, US funding for bio-terror security is cut! http://bit.ly/uk1mJT


Iranian nuclear weapons program: Articles reminding Obama of (one of) the forgotten crisis!


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Friday, September 2nd at 12:31PM EST

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From The Political Commentator, written by Michael Haltman

Reelection aside, the Iranian nuclear weapons program still needs to be addressed!


Out of sight, out of mind is the business as usual Washington approach to impending crises.
A perfect example was the debate over the debt ceiling being raised when all involved parties knew that it needed to be addressed long before the 11th hour was reached.
Obama preoccupation with issues that don’t seem to include foreign policy and national security!

At the current time, and most likely for the foreseeable future, President Obama has his sights set on one thing, and one thing only: the 2012 presidential election!
Issues such as the US economy and jobs creation will take center stage for the President, only in the context of how it can either help or hurt him politically.
Issues that are not on the radar of the electorate will tend not to be on his radar either.
This includes the Middle East, the Iranian nuclear weapons program, the porous border with Mexico and anything else that has to do with foreign policy and national security.
If however, polling data starts to indicate that the American public is concerned with one or more of these issues, why then so will the President.
Labor Day weekend reminder reading for the President on the Iranian nuclear weapons program!
Find the suggested Obama reading list at The Political Commentator here.
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Comedy video: Robert Reich on the US with a B+ credit rating! Funny until…


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Sunday, August 21st at 6:01PM EST

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Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor, explains the potential impact to the country of each U.S. credit rating downgrade to a final rating of B+!


This is an amusing video until the end when uber-liberal and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich takes it in the wrong direction by stating that the only way out of our economic and fiscal crisis is for the federal government and other governmental entities to continue to spend, spend, spend and then spend some more!
Isn’t that what got us here in the first place?
Watch the video at The Political Commentator here.
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Animated Video: Obama versus Reagan on the role of government


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Sunday, August 21st at 5:56PM EST

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Barack Obama has found a new angle by invoking the name of Ronald Reagan into his rhetoric about government, but what would Ronald Reagan think about that?

And what would Ronald Reagan think about Barack Obama?

I have said it before and will say it again in the months leading up to the 2012 presidential election that the rhetoric and platitudes from Barack Obama cannot cloud the reality of the record that he has created.
Actions speak louder than words!
Watch the video at The Political Commentator here.
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“Peaceful” Day of Rage on Wall Street planned for September 17!


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Saturday, August 20th at 9:30AM EST

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Is a “Peaceful” Day of Rage an oxymoron and will the protesters be peaceniks or anarchists?


Could the recent UK style violent protest in the streets be coming to America?
What exactly is the purpose of the U.S. Day of Rage called for September 17 on Wall Street in New York and who is behind it? Very good questions!
Some partners of the movement include groups with less than peaceful sounding names such as European Revolution, Take the Square and Stop the Machine Create a New World.
Reasons why social unrest may occur

These are some of the reasons that social unrest and accompanying chaos could potentially occur, but are any of these the reasons why the group organizing this Wall Street event is doing it?
Read the article at The Political Commentator here.
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Video: Saturday science on the Placebo Effect


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Saturday, August 20th at 9:14AM EST

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While placebos typically are used in health related areas, could those drinking the Obama Kool-Aid actually be suffering from some type of placebo effect as well?

In other words, are people who are told that they should believe the words of Barack Obama and not the reality of his actions and who then do it, actually suffering through some type of politically induced placebo effect?
Everything you wanted to know about Placebo Effect

Watch the video at The Political Commentator here.
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Obama’s postcard greetings from Martha’s Vineyard! (political humor)


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Friday, August 19th at 5:14AM EST

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President Obama would like to share the experience of Martha’s Vineyard with those less fortunate Americans who are living hand to mouth by sending these postcards from his vacation.

Enjoy!

Read the article and checkout the postcards at The Political Commentator.

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The Battle of the Bulge and War on Terror


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Monday, January 25th at 5:39AM EST

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From New York Homeland Security, Michael Haltman

The Greatest Generation Forward to Generations Baby Boomer and X


Although a little slow on the uptake, the United States came to understand the necessity for winning World War II. There was no option for losing, as we faced an enemy led by a leader, Hitler, bent on world domination and in the creation of a world order that was defined by his beliefs of what it should be.

The leaders of the nation and of our allies made decisions that were based on the defeat of an enemy that they knew had to be defeated. These were not easy decisions, as these types of decisions never will be. But they were made not only for the near-term defeat of the enemy, but for what they hoped would be the long-term preservation of our way of life.

Religious Extremists and the Obama Way

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”  George Santayana

Today, our leaders take a different approach in protecting not only our homeland security, but also the security of the world. It was actually an approach that was attempted with Hitler, but that of course failed miserably as you cannot negotiate with men such as that.

Today, we are playing the game of appeasement, procrastination, negotiation, diplomacy and the mushy carrot and stick approach with an enemy that does not play by these rules. In the same way that Hitler was more than happy to sign the Non-Aggression pact with Russia, Iran is more than happy to string us along, saying one thing and do another because they are aware of the world’s lack of resolve for dealing with this problem.

The problem, however, will not go away, but will only become worse as this enemy thrives on what it views to be weakness and capitulation. They do not play by the Marquis of Queensbury Rules or by the rules of the Geneva Convention. To go at them in this way is the equivalent of trying to blow a bunker buster bomb out of the sky with a water pistol as it is descending right on top of you.

·      We had our contemporary Pearl Harbor on September 11, 2001, yet instead of fighting back we call our conflict “overseas contingency operations”.
·      Instead of keeping these terrorists at Gitmo where we can keep the United States safe, we look to ship them to the mainland and back to their countries of origin.
·      Instead of pumping them for every last piece of potentially actionable information they may have, we read them their Miranda Rights and bring them into one of the most congested cities in the world to stand trial.
·      Instead of taking matters of national security into our own hands, we farm it out to an organization, the United Nations, that unfortunately could not locate its’ own butt with both hands.
·      Instead of letting our enemy now that we mean business, we set deadlines for action that we have no intention of keeping.
·      Instead of acting like the superpower that we are in making our own security decisions, we cede this power to a consensus among allies, some of whom are false.
·      We politicize decisions that are military in nature, so that they either get decided in a way to placate the ACLU or left-wing of the Democrat Party, or they never get decided at all.
·      Instead of strengthening our intelligence gathering capability, the leadership seeks to marginalize it.
The Allied Victory at The Battle of the Bulge Marked The Beginning Of The End For The German War Machine

At a time when veterans of World War II are dying at a rate some estimate to be over 1,000 a day, it is important to remember them and their sacrifice. It is also important to remember the end of one of the fiercest battles of World War II, one that inflicted a devastating blow to the Nazi war machine. While this battle did not mark the end of the war in Europe, it was the beginning of the end for Germany. The battle I speak of is the Battle of the Bulge.

The battle began on December 16, 1944 and ended on January 25, 1945, with the German loss of men and aircraft paving the way for it’s ultimate surrender and the end of the war in Europe only months later.

Battle Devastating In The Number Of Lives Lost, Yet Critical To The Security Of The World

Numbers vary as numbers often will, but the death toll of American soldiers killed in this long, drawn out battle totals close to 20,000 with over 80,000 wounded. These soldiers of the Greatest Generation need to be continually remembered and thanked. Thanked for their sacrifices as well as for their contributions to the lives we are able to lead today.  

From New York Homeland Security at the Examiner
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