Never did understand why Barry got the Jewish vote in the second go around

Four things about Barry you can take to the bank. 

1. Barry hates Israel

2. He hates the military

3. He's a Muslim at worse, an atheist at best

4. When he says the Pledge of Allegiance he has his fingers crossed

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Angry over Netanyahu's planned speech, Dems hope to limit harm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress without President Barack Obama's blessing has angered Democratic lawmakers, but they see little remedy except to hope for minimal damage to their party and to US-Israel relations.

Democrats simmered in frustration last week as they faced a thankless choice between defending their president and defending the Jewish state they consider a crucial ally.

Some gleeful Republicans predicted Democrats' complaints about Benjamin Netanyahu's March 3 speech will drive Jewish voters to their party. Rep. Joe Wilson, a Republican member of the House Armed Services Committee, said Democrats are making a "catastrophic mistake" by protesting Netanyahu's plans. 

Netanyahu, flanked by then-House Minority Leader John Boehner and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, speaks to media on Capitol Hill in 2013 (Photo: AP

"Traditionally, supporters of Israel have been really even-handed in supporting candidates of both parties," Wilson said, but now "Democrats are slapping the friends of Israel in the face." Democrats reject such talk, saying Republicans have repeatedly overstated their appeal to Jewish voters. Obama got 78 percent of the Jewish vote in 2008, and 69 percent in 2012, according to exit polls. Congressional Democrats won two-thirds of Jewish votes in last fall's midterm elections, an especially bad year for their party. 

Republicans want to portray Democrats as less supportive of Israel, "but no matter how much they try, they can't move Jewish voters on this issue," said Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of the liberal pro-Israel group J Street. 

House Democrats say Republican Speaker John Boehner showed disrespect to the president – and perhaps cynical political goals – when he invited Netanyahu to address a House-Senate gathering next month. Presidents can't veto congressional speakers, but they usually are consulted. 

Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (Photo: AP)

Many Democrats object for three reasons: The invitation rebukes Obama; the speech, scheduled three weeks before Israel's elections, might be designed to boost Netanyahu's re-election hopes; and Netanyahu is certain to back new sanctions on Iran that the administration and Western powers argue could scuttle sensitive negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. 

The speech comes three weeks before the deadline for the US and its international partners to reach a framework nuclear agreement with Iran, one that could provide an outline for a more comprehensive deal to be finalized by late June. 

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Biden to miss Netanyahu speech to US Congress

Netanyahu says an accord could make it easier for Iran eventually to develop nuclear weapons. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Obama says he will reject any deal that doesn't safeguard Israel and other countries. Nonetheless, some congressional Democrats want tougher sanctions against Iran. But they weren't pleased by Netanyahu's acceptance of Boehner's invitation. Soon after its announcement, several Democratic senators postponed their push for new sanctions against Iran, giving Obama and the negotiators more time. Obama's chief concern about the break in protocol, his spokesman Josh Earnest said, "is to ensure that the strong relationship between the United States and Israel is protected from partisan politics." 

In the House, some Democrats say they won't attend Netanyahu's address. The way it was scheduled was "an affront to the president and the State Department," said Rep. John Lewis of Georgia. 

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington (Photo: AP)
(Used to have a Goldfish that made that same face)

Rep. GK Butterfield of North Carolina called Boehner's actions unprecedented, and said Netanyahu has "politicized" his US visit. 

The speaker of the House and the vice president traditionally sit behind the featured guest during a congressional address. But the White House said Friday that Vice President Joe Biden will be traveling abroad that day. Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York, Congress' only Jewish Republican, said if lawmakers boycott Netanyahu's speech, "it's a horrendous, irresponsible message to send to Israel." He called Israel "a free, democratic society thriving in an area of the world where radical Islamic extremism is growing most rapidly." Zeldin predicted many more Jewish voters will embrace Republicans because of Obama's policies regarding Israel. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, another critic of the speech's arrangements, says she will attend. Lawmakers often skip such addresses for different reasons, she said, so even if some seats are empty, "don't even think in terms of the word 'boycott.' Members will go or they won't go, as they usually go or don't go." Pelosi and other top Democrats have hinted they want Netanyahu to postpone his speech until after Israel's elections, and/or hold it somewhere other than Congress. Conservatives see little incentive to do that. Boehner is happy to have Democrats grouse while Israel's leader addresses a Republican-run Congress, they say. And Netanyahu probably benefits politically by speaking to Congress and criticizing Iran. Obama and Netanyahu have clashed repeatedly over the years, even though both say a close US-Israel alliance is essential. Only days ago, the White House again criticized Israel's policy of building Jewish settlements on West Bank and East Jerusalem areas that Palestinians claim. Obama says a Mideast peace deal must include a Palestinian state based on territory Israel captured in 1967, with "mutually agreed upon swaps" to ensure Israel's security. Netanyahu rejects a return to those borders, and the Jewish settlements complicate efforts to divide territory. 

Obama has no plans to meet with Netanyahu during his US trip.

Never did understand why Barry got the Jewish vote in the second go around

Wonder why they call him the Messiah...

Recently Barry gave a speech at The National Prayer Breakfast Conference expounding on religion... a subject he has little knowledge of unless you consider Reverend's Wright and Sharpton "men of the cloth". To be fair he did make some remarks criticizing radical Islam but instead of making ISIS the primary target and the rest of the Muslim terrorists he had to revisit the Crusades and Jim Crow laws trying to compare/justify the atrocities committed by Islam in the here and now. In todays world does anyone really care what happened hundreds of years ago during the Crusades? By the time he finished your left with the sense he considers himself to be  the only true religion. 

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This is the same guy who treats Iran better than Israel. Pelosi all but said yesterday the Dem’s are going to boycott Netanyahu when he speaks before Congress. These are the same liberals who loved OWS and had no problem with Ahmadinejad giving a speech at Columbia. 

Speaking of Columbia these are some of their more notable left-wing progressives..and a few to the left of that! 

 Barry

FDR

Allen Ginsburg

 Eric Holder

 Howard Dean

 Howard Zinn

 Bill de Blasio

Wonder why they call him the Messiah...

Brian Williams forced to admit he was NOT shot down in the Iraq War:

First Hillary and now Williams

Liberal Déjà vu

Lies...It runs in their blood

Hillary Clinton describing her 1996 Bosnia visit: 

"When we arrived in Bosnia on March 25, 1996, I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."

Several news outlets disputed the claim and a video of the trip, showed Clinton walking from the plane, accompanied by her daughter.

They were greeted by a young girl in a small ceremony on the tarmac and there was no sign of tension or any danger.

In 2008 when she was running against Barry she said, "I did make a mistake in talking about it, you know, the last time and recently," Clinton told reporters in Pennsylvania where she was campaigning before the state's April 22 primary. She said she had a "different memory" about the landing.

"So I made a mistake. That happens. It proves I'm human, which, you know, for some people, is a revelation."

My revelation is this. How in the f---could anyone POSSIBLY make a mistake as to whether or not you were shot at?

Congrats to Williams for joining the Liars Club. Can't say I'm surprised.

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Brian Williams forced to admit he was NOT shot down in the Iraq War: NBC anchor apologizes after angry soldiers reveal he LIED in Nightly News about 2003 helicopter ambush story

On Friday Brian Williams claimed during a news item that he was aboard a helicopter that was hit during the 2003 invasion of Iraq

Soldiers who were present during the incident have denied that the NBC anchor was anywhere near the aircraft

In fact Williams arrived about an hour later on another helicopter after the crippled craft had made an emergency landing

'Sorry dude, I don't remember you being on my aircraft,' responded one ex-soldier on the Nightly News' Facebook page

Another man, who claimed to be on Williams' aircraft said he had been 'calling him out on this for a long time with no response'

Williams has been quick to deny that he is attempting to 'steal anyone's valor' and has blamed the 'fog of memory over 12 years' for his mistake

He apologized on the air during Wednesday's program and called his mistake a 'bungled attempt' to honor a soldier

This isn't the first time Williams has lied about the incident - in 2013 he told Letterman that he was on one of two helicopters that were hit 

By David Mccormack For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:45 EST, 4 February 2015 | Updated: 06:32 EST, 5 February 2015

NBC news anchor Brian Williams has been forced to admit that he wasn't aboard a helicopter hit and forced down by enemy fire during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

The Nightly News anchor has often repeated the war story over the past 12 years about how the aircraft he was on was forced down by enemy fire. 

During a report on Friday, Williams went further and said that the aircraft he was on had actually been hit - a claim that quickly prompted denials from soldiers who were present.

On Wednesday, Williams apologized during his NBC Nightly News bulletin and said that he was 'mistaken'. Later that evening he didn't seem too worried about the furor as he enjoyed a New York Rangers game with his good friend Tom Hanks.

Brian Williams forced to admit he was NOT shot down in the Iraq War:

The only one missing in this story is Friar Tuck

In new budget, Robin Hood proposing 14 percent tax on overseas profits to fund infrastructure projects

Nothing new here. 
His whole budget is based on taking money from those that do and giving it to those that don’t. This is the same guy who promised to cut the deficit in half during his first term. Based on his own projections (lies) it is now damn near quadruple from what he said he was going to be. And now he wants to spend even more!

Ryan said it best:

"What I think the president is trying to do here is to, again, exploit envy economics," Ryan said. "This top-down redistribution doesn't work."

BTW…if they allow Barry to put a tax on overseas profits how long do you think it would stay at 14%? This is a can of worms better left unopened.

Seriously there’s just no end to the amount of money the government can spend. Let’s start with the WH.

The White House includes: six stories and 55,000 ft² (5,100 m²) of floor space, 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, twenty-eight fireplaces, eight staircases, three elevators, five full-time chefs, a tennis court, a (single-lane) bowling alley (officially called the Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley), a movie theater (officially called the White House Family Theater), a jogging track, a swimming pool, and a putting green. 

I know, I know...Barry's can't be held accountable for the WH. But just to site an example lets say this administration wanted all new doorknobs in the WH. Do you think they’re going to call Lowes or Home Depot? Of course not. The first thing they’re going to ask is….are these people unionized? Then they would promptly pay 10 times the amount they should have. Now magnify this small-scale example every time the government spends money.

The insidious nature of liberals is truly astounding if not intoxicating to many Americans. They use their own greed against them. ... If you don't have money its because the rich took it from you. You're the causality in all this... It's not your fault... Let us work for you to get it back... 

It works every time.

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President Obama will on Monday give Congress his $4 trillion spending plan for fiscal 2016 that includes a request for billions of dollars in much-needed public works projects -- an idea that has bipartisan support but little backing for the proposed tax increases to fund such efforts.

Obama will propose a six-year, $478 billion public-works program for highway, bridge and transit upgrades, with half of it to be financed with a one-time, 14 percent tax on U.S. companies' overseas profits.

The tax would be due immediately. Under current law, those profits are subject only to federal taxes if they are returned, or repatriated, to the U.S., where they face a top rate of 35 percent. Many companies avoid U.S. taxes on those earnings by simply leaving them overseas.

The tax is part of a broader administration plan to cut corporate tax breaks and increase taxes on the country's highest wage-earners to pay for projects to help the middle class.

Members of the GOP-controlled Congress and other fiscal conservatives have dismissed the overall plan since elements of it were announced several weeks ago -- part of a White House strategy to win support prior to the president's State of the Union address, in which more details were released, and a campaign-style tour in several states ahead of Monday's release.

Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan, the new chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, told NBC's "Meet the Press," as he has said in recent weeks, that he was willing to work with the administration to see if both sides can "find common ground on certain aspects of tax reform."

However, he disapproved on the president's budget plan.

"What I think the president is trying to do here is to, again, exploit envy economics," Ryan said. "This top-down redistribution doesn't work."

Obama's budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 will offer an array of spending programs and tax increases that Republicans now running Congress have already dismissed as nonstarters.

White House officials were not authorized, by name, to discuss the budget, but described the proposal to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.

The proposal improves on an idea that the administration has pushed since the summer of 2013. The administration's budget last year proposed a smaller four-year bridge-and-highway fund. While it paid for it by taxing accumulated foreign earnings, it did not specify a formula.

This time, the budget will call for the one-time tax on the up to $2 trillion in estimated U.S. corporate earnings that have accumulated overseas. That would generate about $238 billion, by White House calculations. The remaining $240 billion would come from the federal Highway Trust Fund, which is financed with a gasoline tax.

The former chairman of the House Ways and Means, now-retired Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., proposed a similar idea last year with a lower mandatory tax, but the plan did not make headway in Congress.

At issue is how to get companies to bring back some of their foreign earnings to invest in the United States. The current 35 percent top tax rate for corporations in the United States, the highest among major economies, serves as a disincentive and many U.S. companies with overseas holdings simply keep their foreign earnings abroad and avoid the U.S. tax.

Under Obama's plan, the top corporate tax rate for company profits earned in the U.S. would drop to 28 percent. While past foreign profits would be taxed immediately at the 14 percent rate, going forward new foreign profits would be taxed immediately at 19 percent, with companies getting a credit for foreign taxes paid.

Most U.S. companies and Republican lawmakers prefer a "territorial" tax system employed by most developed countries, in which companies are taxed only on income earned within a country's borders. That difference could be a major hurdle to a broad overhaul of corporate taxes.

Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., have proposed paying for highway and bridge fixes by letting companies voluntarily pay taxes on foreign earnings at a one-time low rate of 6.5 percent. The White House opposes such voluntary "tax holidays," however, and critics say that without broader tax fixes, such holidays simply encourage companies to park their foreign profits overseas.

Other lawmakers have proposed boosting the Highway Trust Fund with a higher gasoline tax, an idea considered more palatable now that gas prices are low. However, the president is opposed to that idea.

The Obama plan proposes a 75 percent increase in funding for projects such as light rail and other public transportation systems. It also would nearly double spending on grants for local road, rail, transit and port projects. Since 2009, Congress has approved more than $4.1 billion for the competitive grants; the budget asks for $7.5 billion over six years.

Obama is releasing his budget as the federal deficit drops and his poll numbers inch higher. Though Republicans will march ahead on their own, they ultimately must come to terms with the president, who wields a veto pen and has threatened to use it.

Obama is proposing to ease painful, automatic cuts to the Pentagon and domestic agencies with a 7 percent increase in annual appropriations. He wants a $38 billion increase for the Pentagon that Republicans probably also will want to match. But his demand for a nearly equal amount for domestic programs sets up a showdown that may not be resolved until late in the year.

Another centerpiece of the president's tax proposal is an increase in the capital gains rate on couples making more than $500,000 per year. Obama wants to require estates to pay capital gains taxes on securities at the time they are inherited. He also wants to impose a fee on the roughly 100 U.S. financial companies with assets of more than $50 billion.

Obama would take the $320 billion that those tax increases would generate over 10 years and funnel them into middle-class tax breaks, expanded child care and a free community college program.

Altogether, the White House calculates that Obama's tax increases and spending cuts would cut the deficit by about $1.8 trillion over the next decade, according to people briefed on the basics of the plan. For 2016, the Obama budget promises a $474 billion deficit, about equal to this year. The deficit would remain less than $500 billion through 2018, but would rise to $687 billion by 2025 -- though such deficits would remain manageable when measured against the size of the economy.

The only one missing in this story is Friar Tuck

Al-Qaeda, Hamas, ISIS, Boko Haram are terrorist organizations....

But the Taliban is not? What is there to be gained by making this distinction/deception? We all know they're corrupt, terrorist, son-of-bitches. Wasn't it the Taliban who refused to turn over Bin Laden after 911? 

Eric Shultz WH liar...I mean spokesman.

Al-Qaeda, Hamas, ISIS, Boko Haram are terrorist organizations....