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Obama's Nefarious Right-wing Plot Revealed! [View all]
Obama's Nefarious Right-wing Plot Revealed!
by Troubadour
Some people (like me, for instance) have argued at various times that President Obama has done a great job working with the political environment he inherited - and the current Republican Congress that we, progressive heroes that we are, gave him - but no more! For I have uncovered the most insidious and monstrously conceived conspiracy in the history of our republic, and Barack Obama is right at the center of it. Its accomplices are throughout the world, in every government, every academic center, every seemingly credible media outlet, and even in me. Yes, this is partly a confession of my role in the plot, and I've chosen to come clean now and be purged of my guilt. You see, it's all part of a scheme called Operation Opposite, where the President achieves progressive results only as a cynical ploy to not achieve progressive results. It's all very devious and diabolical, I think you'll agree.
1. Ending the Iraq War.<...>
2. Twelve billion dollars in new funding to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.<...>
3. Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, welcome gays into the military, and appointed more openly gay officials than any president in history.<...>
4. Passed $789 billion in economic stimulus in 2009.<...>
5. Created more private sector jobs in 2010 than during all 8 of Bush's years.<...>
6. Voluntary disclosure of White House visitors for the first time in US history.<...>
7. Appointed first Latina to the US Supreme Court.<...>
8. Promoted social responsibility through creation of serve.gov, a national database of volunteer opportunities.<...>
9. Reversed 'global gag rule', allowing US aid to go to organizations regardless of whether they provide abortions.<...>
10. Signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, giving the FDA the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco for the first time.<...>
11. Signed New START Treaty - nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia.<...>
12. Increased average fuel economy standards from 27.5mpg to 35.5mpg, starting in 2016.<...>
13. Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers.<...>
14. Provided travel expenses to families of fallen soldiers to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB.<...>
15. Reversed the policy of barring media coverage during the return of fallen soldiers to Dover Air Force Base.<...>
16. Launched recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, providing transparency and allowing the public to report fraud, waste, or abuse.<...>
17. Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America's Veterans.<...>
18. Signed the (2009) Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which provides health care to 11 million kids -- 4 million of whom were previously uninsured. <...>
19. Issued executive order to repeal Bush era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.<...>
20. Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with paralysis<...>
- more -
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/15/1053626/-Obamas-Nefarious-Right-wing-Plot-Revealed!
by Troubadour
Some people (like me, for instance) have argued at various times that President Obama has done a great job working with the political environment he inherited - and the current Republican Congress that we, progressive heroes that we are, gave him - but no more! For I have uncovered the most insidious and monstrously conceived conspiracy in the history of our republic, and Barack Obama is right at the center of it. Its accomplices are throughout the world, in every government, every academic center, every seemingly credible media outlet, and even in me. Yes, this is partly a confession of my role in the plot, and I've chosen to come clean now and be purged of my guilt. You see, it's all part of a scheme called Operation Opposite, where the President achieves progressive results only as a cynical ploy to not achieve progressive results. It's all very devious and diabolical, I think you'll agree.
1. Ending the Iraq War.<...>
2. Twelve billion dollars in new funding to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.<...>
3. Extended benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees, welcome gays into the military, and appointed more openly gay officials than any president in history.<...>
4. Passed $789 billion in economic stimulus in 2009.<...>
5. Created more private sector jobs in 2010 than during all 8 of Bush's years.<...>
6. Voluntary disclosure of White House visitors for the first time in US history.<...>
7. Appointed first Latina to the US Supreme Court.<...>
8. Promoted social responsibility through creation of serve.gov, a national database of volunteer opportunities.<...>
9. Reversed 'global gag rule', allowing US aid to go to organizations regardless of whether they provide abortions.<...>
10. Signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, giving the FDA the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of tobacco for the first time.<...>
11. Signed New START Treaty - nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia.<...>
12. Increased average fuel economy standards from 27.5mpg to 35.5mpg, starting in 2016.<...>
13. Signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, restoring basic protections against pay discrimination for women and other workers.<...>
14. Provided travel expenses to families of fallen soldiers to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB.<...>
15. Reversed the policy of barring media coverage during the return of fallen soldiers to Dover Air Force Base.<...>
16. Launched recovery.gov to track spending from the Recovery Act, providing transparency and allowing the public to report fraud, waste, or abuse.<...>
17. Provided the Department of Veterans Affairs with more than $1.4 billion to improve services to America's Veterans.<...>
18. Signed the (2009) Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, which provides health care to 11 million kids -- 4 million of whom were previously uninsured. <...>
19. Issued executive order to repeal Bush era restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.<...>
20. Signed the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act, the first piece of comprehensive legislation aimed at improving the lives of Americans living with paralysis<...>
- more -
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/15/1053626/-Obamas-Nefarious-Right-wing-Plot-Revealed!
Obama 2012!
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