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‘Some letters say [I’m] a terrible president’: Obama dines with writers

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http://twitter.com/#!/nedrapickler/status/494291027197313025 Preceding a speech tomorrow on the economy, President Obama dined with selected letter writers Tuesday at Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue in Kansas City, Mo. We’re guessing they were the kind of letter writers who just want to tell their stories, and not the kind who inform Obama he’s a terrible president. Others think he’s a handsome president. http://twitter.com/#!/Goldfarb/status/494289448146698241 WH Pool Rpt from Arthur Bryant's, KC. "He's so handsome, oh my God!" a woman exclaimed. "I'm paying for her food," Pres Obama said.— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) July 30, […]

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Josh Earnest uses physics to explain lack of fundraiser transparency

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http://twitter.com/#!/RightGlockMom/status/525002156420923393 The White House has for years been a laugh-a-minute when it came to defending their lousy record on transparency. Today, Press Secretary Josh Earnest added to the pile: .@PressSec cites "Heisenberg principle" as the reason reporters excluded from covering Pres Obama's Q&A sessions with Dem donors. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 22, 2014 The “Heisenberg Principle” must trump the “historic levels of transparency” pledge. Heisenberg principle says the mere act of observing an event changes it. @presssec says reporters would change donor Q&A with POTUS. — […]

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WTF: Obama to host dinner tonight for ‘fasting’ PM of India

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http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/516563982413758465 Well, at least taxpayers should save a little bit of money on this dinner: .@markknoller Thoughtful. — Sandy (@RightGlockMom) September 29, 2014 @markknoller so…. Everybody is going to eat in front of him & his entourage? Nice hospitality. — Alexis Metro (@Mrs__Met) September 29, 2014 More on Prime Minister Modi’s visit: In 2005, Modi was denied a visa to enter the US, tied to riots in the Indian State of Gujarat in which he was the top elected official. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 29, 2014 […]

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‘Hope, change, and … urging?’ Jay Carney says Obama’s got advice for Iraqi government

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http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/478931030791827456 This afternoon, Jay Carney took a moment to reassure that despite all appearances to the contrary, President Obama is confronting the Iraq crisis head-on: http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/478929506988990465 Ongoing work by Top. Men. Meantime, according to Carney, Obama has some advice for the troubled Iraqi government: http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/478930170095886336 How has no one thought of this before? http://twitter.com/#!/ChelsTXNorton/status/478931265232437249 Insightful stuff as usual, White House! http://twitter.com/#!/MrAyeDee/status/478930959589314560 http://twitter.com/#!/ChristyLynnLSU/status/478947742316642305 He’ll have to get back to you. http://twitter.com/#!/mmkvien/status/478951767666094081 @redsteeze Obama doctrine: Kum ba yah, my lord, Kum ba yah! Kum ba yah, my lord, Kum […]

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‘Big bad mom jeans’: Obama issues stunningly pathetic warning to Ukraine

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http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/436220214452441088 Now that he’s finished watching “The Monuments Men,” President Obama finally has time to address the situation in Ukraine. Today at a summit in Toluca, Mexico, he issued what he probably figured was a pretty stern warning to the Ukrainian government: http://twitter.com/#!/MajorCBS/status/436222526927024128 http://twitter.com/#!/NewsBreaker/status/436218398884626432 The strongest possible terms? Hardly. http://twitter.com/#!/josephkoss/status/436221157893623809 What an absolute joke. Why would any country take a clown like him seriously? http://twitter.com/#!/jonbabad/status/436221582969552896 http://twitter.com/#!/seanagnew/status/436221444092329984 We’re pretty appalled. We’re also suffering from a severe case of déja vu: http://twitter.com/#!/akhanukov/status/436220371205767168 http://twitter.com/#!/TracyJeffords/status/436221600980295680 http://twitter.com/#!/afburnett/status/436220966017196032 http://twitter.com/#!/largelatteplz/status/436221541379244032 http://twitter.com/#!/BecketAdams/status/436223214487109632 http://twitter.com/#!/Doc_0/status/436222210676916226 You’d better […]

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‘WTF is a ‘promise zone’?’: Obama’s latest idea promises nothing but failure — and mockery

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http://twitter.com/#!/hboulware/status/421362507807068162 Another day, another stupid-ass initiative from Team Obama. http://twitter.com/#!/GFVAMom/status/421370949296869376 Today, it’s something called “promise zones”: http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/421366654333767681 http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/421370016148115456 http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/421370316334436352 From WhiteHouse.gov: In a country as great as this one, a child’s zip code should never be what determines his or her opportunity. The government can’t fix this on its own, but it can be a much better partner in helping local leaders develop policies that improve education, protect the most vulnerable, and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit. That’s what we’ll be doing in these Promise Zones, where the federal government will partner […]

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Oh snap! CBS News’ Mark Knoller zings Obama’s book purchases

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http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/406852639658217472 CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller took to Twitter to report on President Obama’s Small Business Saturday shopping trip. http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/406854107891503104 http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/406856112130899968 Obama picked up over a dozen books, but Knoller noticed something glaringly absent from the list provided by the White House. http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/406857550416445440 Funny ’cause it’s oh-so-true! Obama can always borrow “Web Sites for Dummies” from his pal Kathleen Sebelius, but he’s got other books to get to first. http://twitter.com/#!/SamLitzinger/status/406860587054804992 Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/11/30/oh-snap-cbs-news-mark-knoller-zings-obamas-book-purchases/

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‘Found a strategy?’ Obama to attend 3 fundraisers and wedding of MSNBC host

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http://twitter.com/#!/SMadurski/status/505327965794598912 President Obama might have “no strategy” to deal with ISIS, but when it comes to fundraisers, those plans are etched in stone: http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/505327582632771584 http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/505328161069215744 The ISIS strategy can wait, apparently, but a plan for fundraising? Formulated! http://twitter.com/#!/garyalan82/status/505327968806510592 http://twitter.com/#!/GlendaMcRose/status/505328343072653312 http://twitter.com/#!/RCannon74/status/505330418925977601 http://twitter.com/#!/dascottfamily/status/505330076553334784 http://twitter.com/#!/BethRushing/status/505330557455466496 And after three fundraisers Friday, is it back to the White House to hammer out an ISIS strategy? Not so fast: http://twitter.com/#!/markknoller/status/505328508290498560 Priorities! (note: see update below) http://twitter.com/#!/JoeC1776/status/505329743903064065 http://twitter.com/#!/jasonhsv/status/505332951018930176 Odds are very good. Update: Obama will return to DC after attending tonight’s fundraisers. He will […]

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