On Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:36:45 -0600, Mitchell Holman says...
Post by Mitchell HolmanCarson is a serial liar.
Racist.
And Obama ISN'T????!!!???? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Obama lied about "... this not being a planned terrorist attack."
Obama lied about "As President I will recognize the Armenian
Genocide"...
Obama lied about "never being an ACORN trainer and never worked for
ACORN in any other capacity"...
Obama lied about "Denies healthcare is a new tax on all Americans"...
Obama lied about "Didn't know Jeremiah Wright was Radical"...
Obama lied about "Doctors choose amputation because they get better
compensation. Greedy Doctors taking out tonsils for more money."
Obama lied about "He would save the average family $8,000 in gas.
Obama lied about "Health Care deals will be covered on C-span"...
Obama lied about "I am immediately instituting PayGo "Pay as you go".
Obama lied about "I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August
3rd if we haven't resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be
the money in the coffers to do it."
Obama lied about "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully
execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the
best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the
United States."
Obama lied about "I don't have Lobbyists"...
Obama lied about "I had a uncle who was one of the, who was part of the
first American troops to go into Auschwitz and liberate the
concentration camps"
Obama lied about "I've done more to protect Israel's security than any
President ever."
Obama lied about "I think it's important for us to understand that the
Fast and Furious program was a field-initiated program begun under the
previous administration"
Obama lied about "I will Cut the Deficit in Half by end of my first
term"...
Obama lied about "I will not sign a plan that will add one dime to our
deficit -either now or in the future.
Obama lied about "I will walk the picket line with you if your right to
bargain is challenged"...
Obama lied about "I'll get rid of earmarks"...
Obama lied about "I've done more to protect Israel's security than any
President ever"...
Obama lied about "If you like your plan you can keep your plan. If you
like your doctor you can keep your doctor"
Obama lied about "Mitt Romney would deny gay people the right to adopt
children."
Obama lied about "My Green energy plan will create 5 million new jobs"
Obama lied about "My Wife Didn't Mean What She Said About Pride In
Country"...
Obama lied about "My budget will cut the deficit by $4 Trillion over 10
years."
Obama lied about "My father served in World War II."
Obama lied about "No Earmarks in the $787 Billion Stimulus"...
Obama lied about "No more wiretapping of citizens."
Obama lied about "Now suddenly if you don't have your papers and you
took your kid out to get ice cream, you can be harassed."
Obama lied about "Number one, we inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit...
that wasn't me."
Congress, under Democratic control in 2007 and 2008,
controlled the purse strings that led to the deficit Obama inherited.
Obama supported the emergency bailout package in Bush's final months - a
package Democratic leaders wanted to make bigger.
Obama lied about "President Obama does not have an "all of the Above"
energy strategy. He said so himself, under his plans electricity costs
would "skyrocket". He is beginning to get what he wants."
Obama lied about "Recovery Act will save or create jobs"...
Obama lied about "Reform will also rein in the abuse and excess that
nearly brought down our financial system. It will finally bring
transparency to the kinds of complex, risky transactions that helped
trigger the financial crisis."
Obama lied about "Republicans don't have a single idea that's different
from George Bush's ideas - not one."
Obama lied about "Romney and Ryan will gut Pell grants for low-income
college students."
Obama lied about "Seniors Making less than 50,000 will not have to pay
taxes"...
Obama lied about "The Health Care Package will pay for itself."
Obama lied about "The Rich don't pay their fair share"
Obama lied about "The fence between US and Mexico is nearly complete"...
Obama lied about "The people down in New Orleans... They don't care as
much about." Meaning our government, our people.
Obama lied about "Then you've got their plan, which is, let's have
dirtier air, dirtier water, less people with health insurance."
Obama lied about "This is not a tax"... UPDATE: The supreme Court has
now ruled the mandate to be a tax because the mandate would be
unconstitutional.
Obama lied about "Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to
fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place."
Obama lied about "Unemployment rate will be 8.5% without stimulus"...
Obama lied about "We began by passing a Recovery Act that has already
saved or created over 150,000 jobs."- caught cooking the books and now
changed to 'jobs supported' versus 'created/saved'
Obama lied about "We have run out of places in the US to drill for oil."
Obama lied about "We will go through our federal budget - page by page,
line by line - eliminating those programs we don't need, and insisting
that those we do operate in a sensible cost-effective way"...
Obama lied about "When a bill lands on my Desk, The American people will
have 5 days to review it before I sign it".
Obama lied about "Would have the most transparent administration in
History"...
Obama lied about "Would not vote for any bill supporting troop funding
without a firm withdrawal commitment from the Bush Administration"...
Obama lied about "You didn't build that"...
Obama lied about GOP Responsible for Obama Jobs Bill Not Passing - Dems
Rejected Jobs Bill
Obama lied about Obama met highly qualified out of work teacher Robert
Baroz. He wasn't out of work and Obama never met him.
Obama lied about being open for discussion "When it comes to discussion
on the budget, the President is determined to reply to any ideas with
the same dishonest rhetoric. Instead of talking about issues and fact,
he will villainize any plan different from his."
Obama lied about changing immigration laws in 1st year after election...
Obama lied about his association with Rev Wright...
Obama lied about job loses "I'm not going to make any excuses".
Obama lied about not raising taxes on those making less than $250,000...
Obama lied about the Trillion Dollar "Shovel Ready" bill.
Obama lied when he said, "I'm someone that promotes same sex
marriages"...
Obama told the TRUTH "I happen to be a proponent of a single payer
universal health care plan"...
1) Carried out military interventionism in Libya without Congressional
approval
In June 2011, U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) said that Obama
had violated the Constitution when he launched military operations in
Libya without Congressional approval.
In April 2014, Ralph Nader said that Obama should be impeached for his
actions in Libya.
2) Gave a no-bid contract to Halliburton cronies - just like Bush did
In May 2010, it was reported that the Obama administration had selected
KBR, a former subsidiary of Halliburton, for a no-bid contract worth as
much as $568 million through 2011, just hours after the Justice
Department had said it would pursue a lawsuit accusing the Houston-based
company of using kickbacks to get foreign contracts.
Don't be fooled by the words "former subsidiary." These are the same
Halliburton cronies that Bush gave a no-bid contract to.
3) Has an administration full of lobbyists, after promising he wouldn't
have any
On November 15, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Obama said that lobbyists
"... will not work in my White House."
However, by February 2010, he had more than 40 lobbyists working in his
administration. A list of them can be seen here.
4) Has close ties to Wall St., but pretends to support Occupy Wall St.
Although Obama claims to support the Occupy Wall St. movement, the truth
is that he has raised more money from Wall St. than any other candidate
during the last 20 years. In early 2012, Obama held a fundraiser where
Wall St. investment bankers and hedge fund managers each paid $35,800 to
attend. In October 2011, Obama hired Broderick Johnson, a longtime Wall
Street lobbyist, to be his new senior campaign adviser. Johnson had
worked as a lobbyist for JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Fannie Mae,
Comcast, Microsoft, and the oil industry.
5) Broke his promise to close Guantanamo Bay
6) Supported the $700 billion TARP corporate-welfare bailout just like
Bush
While Senator, Obama voted for the $700 billion TARP bank bailout bill.
The bailout rewarded irresponsible and illegal behavior. It redirected
resources from more productive uses to less productive uses. It punished
the hard working taxpayers who had played by the rules and obeyed the
law. It created horrible incentives, and sent the wrong message. The
bailout was evil because it rewarded the bad people and punished the
good people. No society that does this can expect to remain free or
prosperous. Instead of bailing out these corrupt corporations, we should
have let them cease to exist, like we did with Enron.
7) Waged the biggest war against medical marijuana of any president,
which was the opposite of what he had promised
In May 2008, Obama campaign spokesperson Ben LaBolt said that Obama
would end DEA raids on medical marijuana in states where it's legal.
Also in 2008, Obama said that he supported the "basic concept of using
medical marijuana for the same purposes and with the same controls as
other drugs" and that he was "not going to be using Justice Department
resources to try to circumvent state laws."
However, in February 2010, DEA agents raided a medical marijuana grower
in Highlands Ranch in Colorado, a state where medical marijuana is
legal. Also in February 2010, DEA agents raided a medical marijuana
dispensary in Culver City in California, a state where medical marijuana
is legal. In July 2010, the DEA raided at least four medical marijuana
growers in San Diego, California. Also in July 2010, the DEA raided a
medical marijuana facility in Covelo, California. Then in September
2010, the DEA conducted raids on at least five medical marijuana
dispensaries in Las Vegas, Nevada, where medical marijuana is legal. In
2011, the DEA conducted raids on medical marijuana in Seattle,
Washington, West Hollywood, California, and Helena, Montana, all places
where it is legal. In April 2012, the DEA carried out several raids on
medical marijuana in Oakland, California.
In February 2012, Rolling Stone magazine wrote that Obama's war against
medical marijuana went "far beyond anything undertaken by George W.
Bush." In April 2012, Mother Jones magazine wrote: "The president
campaigned on the promise that he'd stop federal raids on medical
marijuana operations that were in compliance with state laws, a vow that
Attorney General Eric Holder repeated after the election. But then the
Obama administration raided more than 100 dispensaries in its first
three years and is now poised to outpace the Bush administration's
crackdown record." In May 2012, the Washington Post wrote: "Obama has
become more hostile to medical marijuana patients than any president in
U.S. history." In May 2012, U.S. Congressperson Nancy Pelosi
(D-California) said she had "strong concerns" about Obama's forced
closure of five medical marijuana facilities in Pelosi's congressional
district. In April 2012, commenting on Obama's crackdown on medical
marijuana, U.S. Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) said, "I'm
very disappointed... They look more like the Bush administration than the
Clinton administration."
In July 2012, federal prosecutors filed civil forfeiture actions against
Harborside Health Center, a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, CA,
which claims to be the world's largest, and which claims to serve more
than 100,000 medical marijuana patients. In April 2012, federal agents
raided Oaksterdam University, an educational institution in Oakland, CA,
which teaches people about medical marijuana. In April 2012, federal
agents raided a medical marijuana facility which had been serving 1,500
patients near Lake Elsinore, CA. In June 2012, the Obama administration
filed asset-forfeiture lawsuits against two landlords who rented their
buildings to medical marijuana stores in Santa Fe Springs, CA. The Obama
administration also sent warning letters which threatened similar legal
action to dozens of other, nearby landlords. During the first seven
months of 2012, the DEA shut down 40 medical marijuana dispensaries in
Colorado, all of which had been operating in compliance with state and
local law.
In April 2013, the DEA raided four medical marijuana dispensaries in Los
Angeles, California. Also in April 2013, the DEA raided a medical
marijuana dispensary in San Diego, California. In July 2013, the DEA
conducted multiple medical marijuana raids in Washington state,
including the cities of Olympia, Tacoma, and Seattle. In August 2013,
the DEA raided People's Choice Alternative Medicine, a medical marijuana
facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In October 2013, the DEA raided 28
medical marijuana facilities in Michigan. In November 2013, the DEA
raided 12 medical marijuana facilities in Denver, Colorado.
In May 2012, ABC News reported that during Obama's youth, he often
smoked large quantities of recreational marijuana. Obama's marijuana
smoking wasn't even medical - it was recreational. And yet now, he is
taking large scale, widespread action to prevent people with AIDS,
cancer, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, and other illnesses, who have
prescriptions from their doctors, from using their prescription medicine
- how cold hearted can a person be?
8) Nominated a six-time tax cheater to head the government agency that
enforces the tax laws
Obama nominated Timothy Geithner, a repeat tax cheater, to head the
government agency that enforces the tax laws.
Prior to his nomination, Geithner had:
1) Illegally failed to pay more than $34,000 in social security and
medicare taxes
2) Illegally declared the cost of his children's summer camp as a form
of day care.
3) Illegally failed to pay the early withdrawal penalty when he took
money out of his retirement plan
4) Illegally declared non-eligible items as a charitable deduction
5) Illegally declared something which was ineligible as a small business
deduction
6) Illegally declared utility expenses which had actually been for his
personal use
9) Gave tax dollars to AIG executives, then pretended to be outraged
about it
Obama signed a "stimulus" bill that spent money on bonuses for AIG
executives. Prior to signing this bill, Obama had said, "when I'm
president, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not spending
money unwisely." However, after reading "line by line" and signing the
"stimulus" bill that protected the AIG bonuses, Obama pretended to be
shocked and outraged at the bonuses, and said, "Under these
circumstances, it's hard to understand how derivative traders at A.I.G.
warranted any bonuses at all, much less $165 million in extra pay... How
do they justify this outrage to the taxpayers who are keeping the
company afloat?" and also said that he would "pursue every single legal
avenue to block these bonuses."
10) Expanded Bush's unconstitutional government faith based programs
Obama expanded the federal government's faith based programs which had
been started by President George W. Bush.
11) Supported Bush's unconstitutional Patriot Act
In May 2011, Obama signed a renewal of the Patriot Act.
12) Increased the national debt more in one term than Bush did in two
The national debt increased more during Obama's first three years and
two months than it did during all eight years of George W. Bush's
presidency.
13) Agrees with Bush's support of unconstitutional, indefinite detention
of U.S. citizens without filing any charges
In December 2011, ACLU executive director Anthony D. Romero criticized
Obama for signing a bill that gave the U.S. government the power to
indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without any charges being filed or any
trial taking place.
14) Agrees with Bush's support of unconstitutional, warrantless
wiretapping
President Obama has defended warrantless wiretapping.
15) Avoided prosecution of Wall. St criminals
Although Obama had promised to prosecute Wall St. criminals, during his
entire first term, his administration did not file any criminal charges
against any of the top financial executives.
16) Had four U.S. citizens killed without judicial process
Obama had four U.S. citizens killed without judicial process.
The ACLU accused Obama of violating the U.S. Constitution for doing
this.
U.S. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) said that Obama's actions might be an
impeachable offense.
Ralph Nader wrote that Obama
"has extended the Bush doctrine by declaring his unilateral right, as
secret prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner, to destroy anybody,
anywhere in the world, including American citizens, suspected to be
engaged in alleged terrorist activities, all this vaguely and loosely
defined as anti-U.S. security."
17) Ordered private company to fire 1,000 employees
In 2011, after Boeing had hired 1,000 new employees to work at its new
factory in South Carolina, the Obama administration ordered Boeing to
shut down the factory, because the factory was non-union.
18) Stole money from retired teachers and police officers
During the Chrysler bankruptcy, Obama violated the Fifth Amendment and
more than 150 years of bankruptcy law by illegally treating secured
creditors worse than unsecured creditors. Some of these secured
creditors were retired teachers and police officers from Indiana.
Richard A. Epstein, a law professor at New York University School of
Law, wrote of this:
"Upsetting this fixed hierarchy among creditors is just an illegal
taking of property from one group of creditors for the benefit of
another, which should be struck down on both statutory and
constitutional grounds."
Todd Zywicki, Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law,
wrote that Obama's treatment of secured creditors was
"dangerous to the rule of law."
The Economist wrote that Obama's actions could
"establish a terrible precedent. Bankruptcy exists to sort legal claims
on assets. If it becomes a tool of social policy, who will then lend to
struggling firms in which the government has a political interest?"
Francis Cianfrocca, the CEO of Bayshore Networks, wrote that Obama's
actions were
"an astonishingly reckless abrogation of contract law that will
introduce a new level of uncertainty into business transactions at all
levels, and make wealth generation more difficult going forward... An
extraordinary uncertainty has been created when the most powerful man in
the world can rewrite contracts and choose winners and losers in private
negotiations as he sees fit. Since this is an unquantifiable
uncertainty, and not a quantifiable risk, its effect on business and
investor confidence will be large and unpredictable. As in the 1930s, a
time when government also cavalierly rewrote private contracts, the
prudent approach for business will be to invest minimally and wait for
another administration."
19) Supported release of convicted mass murderer
In 2010, Obama supported releasing Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset
al-Megrahi (who had been convicted of murdering 270 people) from prison.
20) Illegally put thousands of guns into hands of criminals
In Operation Fast and Furious, the Obama administration ordered gun
storeowners to illegally sell thousands of guns to criminals.
U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry was murdered with one of these
guns.
The murderer was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but his accomplices,
Eric Holder and Barack Obama, haven't even been arrested or charged.
21) Fired Inspector General for discovering that Obama's friend had
embezzled government funds
In June 2009, Obama fired Inspector General Gerald Walpin, after Walpin
accused Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson, an Obama supporter, of misuse of
AmeriCorps funding to pay for school-board political activities. In a
letter to Congress, the White House said that Walpin was fired because
he was "confused, disoriented, unable to answer questions and exhibited
other behavior that led the Board to question his capacity to serve." A
bipartisan group of 145 current and former public officials, attorneys,
and legal scholars signed a letter that was sent to the White House,
which defended Walpin, said the criticisms of him were not true, and
said that his firing was politically motivated. The letter can be read
here.
22) Lied about putting health care negotiations on C-SPAN
Although Obama had made a campaign promise to have all of the health
care reform negotiations broadcast on C-SPAN, he broke that promise
after he was elected.
The secrecy of these negotiations was so strong that U.S. Congresswoman
and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said, "We have to
pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it."
23) Lied about letting people keep their health insurance
Before Obamacare was passed, Obama said:
"No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the
American people... If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to
keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter
what."
Also before Obamacare was passed, Obama said:
"Here is a guarantee that I've made. If you have insurance that you
like, then you will be able to keep that insurance."
However, after Obamacare was passed, the Congressional Budget Office
said that the law would cause seven million people to lose their
employer provided insurance.
After Obamacare was passed, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
announced that it would drop health insurance for the children of more
than 30,000 low-wage home attendants. Mitra Behroozi, executive director
of benefit and pension funds for 1199SEIU stated
"... new federal health-care reform legislation requires plans with
dependent coverage to expand that coverage up to age 26... meeting this
new requirement would be financially impossible."
Also, after Obamacare was passed, the Franciscan University of
Steubenville dropped its coverage in response to the law.
Universal Orlando dropped its coverage for part time employees in
response to Obamacare.
In addition, after Obamacare was passed, Forbes reported
"The House Ways and Means Committee has released a new report that sheds
light onto how Obamacare incentivizes companies to dump their workers
onto the new law's subsidized exchanges."
Also after Obamacare was passed, MSN reported
"The Affordable Care Act mandate most commonly known as Obamacare has
some tight stipulations that, CNN says, are forcing health care
companies to rip up most of their current plans and draft new ones that
comply. According to a University of Chicago study, just about half of
the individual health care plans currently on the market won't cut it
once key provisions of the Affordable Care Act kick in next year."
Furthermore, it was reported that Obamacare would cause 58,000 Aetna and
UnitedHealth Group customers in California to lose their insurance.
In response to Obamacare, some employers have dropped coverage for their
employees' spouses. In August 2013, it was reported that UPS had
announced that it would be dropping 15,000 spouses of its employees from
its health insurance, and that it had cited Obamacare as the reason it
was doing this.
The chain of Wegmans supermarkets cancelled the policies of its part
time employees in response to Obamacare.
In July 2013, leaders of the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE sent a
letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi which said that Obamacare
"will shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits... these
restrictions will make non-profit plans like ours unsustainable... we can
no longer stand silent in the face of elements of the Affordable Care
Act that will destroy the very health and wellbeing of our members along
with millions of other hardworking Americans"
In August 2013, it was reported that 106,000 New Jersey citizens would
lose their health insurance because of Obamacare.
In September 2013, IBM announced that it would be switching 110,000 of
its retirees from their current IBM-provided health insurance to the
Obamacare exchanges.
In September 2013, Trader Joe's announced that, in response to
Obamacare, it would stop providing insurance to its part time employees.
In October 2013, it was reported that at least 146,000 people in
Michigan would be losing their insurance because of Obamacare.
In October 2013, it was reported that Florida Blue would be dropping
300,000 customers because of Obamacare.
In October 2013, it was reported that 491,977 individual insurance plans
in California would be canceled because of Obamacare.
In October 2013, it was reported that, in response to Obamacare, Home
Depot would stop providing insurance to its part time employees.
In October 2013, it was reported that Obamacare was forcing CareFirst
BlueCross BlueShield to cancel the insurance of 76,000 people in
Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., because their policies did not
meet the minimum requirements of Obamacare.
In October 2013, it was reported that hundreds of thousands of people in
Washington state would be losing their insurance because of Obamacare.
In November 2013, it was reported that nearly nearly 250,000 people in
Colorado would lose their insurance because of Obamacare.
In January 2014, it was reported that, in response to Obamacare, Target
was planning to stop offering insurance to its part time employees.
24) Lied about the cost of Obamacare
Before Obamacare was passed, Obama promised
"I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits - either now
or in the future. I will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit,
now or in the future, period. And to prove that I'm serious, there will
be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more
spending cuts if the savings we promised don't materialize."
However, after Obama signed it, the Washington Post reported that it
would add more than $340 billion to the budget deficit over the next
decade.
In March 2012, the Congressional Budget Office said that over the next
decade, Obamacare would cost twice as much as what Obama had promised.
In May 2013, it was reported that Obamacare's program for high risk
patients was more expensive than what Obama had promised.
25) Gave tax dollars to campaign contributors and lobbyists, and falsely
claimed the money was for "green energy"
In 2009 the Obama administration gave $535 million to Solyndra, claiming
that it would create 4,000 new jobs. However, instead of creating those
4,000 new jobs, the company went bankrupt. It was later revealed that
the company's shareholders and executives had made substantial donations
to Obama's campaign, that the company had spent a large sum of money on
lobbying, and that Solyndra executives had had many meetings with White
House officials.
It was also revealed that the Obama administration had already been
aware of Solyndra's financial troubles. For example, according to the
company's security filings in 2009, the company had been selling its
product for less than the cost of production. In 2010, Obama visited the
Solyndra factory and cited it as a role model for his "stimulus"
program, saying "It's here that companies like Solyndra are leading the
way toward a brighter and more prosperous future." The Washington Post
wrote of this, "Administration officials and outside advisers warned
that President Obama should consider dropping plans to visit a solar
startup company in 2010 because its mounting financial problems might
ultimately embarrass the White House." Solyndra was a private company,
but had been planning to use its government loans as a means of going
public - so when Obama knowingly overstated the company's condition in
order to help his friends at Solyndra, he broke the same law that Martha
Stewart had been sent to prison for breaking.
In September 2011, federal agents visited the homes of Brian Harrison,
the company's CEO, and Chris Gronet, the company's founder, to examine
computer files and documents. Also in September 2011, the U.S. Treasury
Department launched an investigation.
On September 13, 2011, the Washington Post reported on emails which
showed that the Obama administration had tried to rush federal reviewers
to approve the loan so Vice President Joe Biden could announce it at a
September 2009 groundbreaking for the company's factory. The company was
a hallmark of President Obama's plan to support clean energy
technologies.
The New York Times reported that government auditors and industry
analysts had faulted the Obama administration for failing to properly
evaluate the company's business proposals, as well as for failing to
take note of troubling signs which were already evident. In addition,
Frank Rusco, a program director at the Government Accountability Office,
had found that the preliminary loan approval had been granted before
officials had completed the legally mandated evaluations of the company.
The New York Times quoted Shyam Mehta, a senior analyst at GTM Research,
as saying "There was just too much misplaced zeal at the Department of
Energy for this company." Among 143 companies that had expressed an
interest in getting a loan guarantee, Solyndra was the first one to get
approval. During the period when Solyndra's loan guarantee was under
review, the company had spent nearly $1.8 million on lobbying. Tim
Harris, the CEO of Solopower, a different solar panel company which had
obtained a $197 million loan guarantee, told the New York Times that his
company had never considered spending any money on lobbying, and that
"It was made clear to us early in the process that that was clearly
verboten... We were told that it was not only not helpful but it was not
acceptable."
The Washington Post reported that Solyndra had used some of the loan
money to purchase new equipment which it never used, and then sold that
new equipment, still in its plastic wrap, for pennies on the dollar.
Former Solyndra engineer Lindsey Eastburn told the Washington Post,
"After we got the loan guarantee, they were just spending money left and
right... Because we were doing well, nobody cared. Because of that
infusion of money, it made people sloppy."
On September 29, 2011, the Washington Post reported that the Obama
administration had continued to allow Solyndra to receive taxpayer money
even after it had defaulted on its $535 million loan.
On October 7, 2011, The Washington Post reported that newly revealed
emails showed that Energy Department officials had been warned that
their plan to help Solyndra by restructuring the loan might be illegal,
and should be cleared with the Justice Department first. However, Energy
Department officials moved ahead with the restructuring anyway, with a
new deal that would repay company investors before taxpayers if the
company were to default. The emails showed concerns within the Obama
administration about the legality of the Energy Department's actions. In
addition, an Energy Department "stimulus" adviser, Steve Spinner, had
pushed for the loan, despite having recused himself because his wife's
law firm had done work for the company.
In January 2012, CBS News reported that Solyndra had thrown millions of
dollars worth of brand new glass tubes into garbage dumpsters, where
they ended up being shattered. Solyndra told CBS that it had conducted
an exhaustive search for buyers of the glass tubes, and that no one had
wanted them. However, CBS discovered that Solyndra had not offered the
glass tubes for sale at either one of its two asset auctions that took
place in 2011. In addition, David Lucky, a buyer and seller of such
equipment, told CBS that he would have bought the tubes if he had had a
chance to do so. Greg Smestad, a solar scientist who had consulted for
the Department of Energy, also agreed that the tubes had value, and had
asked Solyndra to donate any unwanted tubes to Santa Clara University.
Smestad stated, "That really makes me sad... Those tubes represent
intellectual investment. These could have had a better value to do
public good. I think they owed the U.S. taxpayer that."
Solyndra was not the only "green energy" company involved in this type
of fraud. After Obama gave Raser Technologies $33 million to build a
power plant, the company declared bankruptcy, and owed $1.5 million in
back taxes. After Obama gave Abound Solar, Inc. a $400 million loan
guarantee to build photovoltaic panel factories, the company halted
production and laid off 180 employees. After Obama gave Beacon Power a
$43 million loan guarantee to build green energy storage, the company
filed for bankruptcy. After Obama approved $2.1 billion in loan
guarantees for Solar Trust of America so it could build solar power
plants, the company filed for bankruptcy.
In April 2012, CBS News reported that Solyndra had left a substantial
amount of toxic waste at its abandoned facility in Milpitas, California.
In May 2014, it was reported that the building in Longmont, Colorado
that had been abandoned by Abound Solar in 2012 was still contaminated
with cadmium, a toxic metal which can cause cancer.
Although Obama stated that all of the "green energy" companies that
received taxpayer money were chosen "based solely on their merits," the
truth is that 71% of these grants and loans went to Obama donors and
fundraisers, who raised $457,834 for his campaign, and were later
approved for grants and loans totaling more than $11 billion. By
November 2011, the Energy Department's inspector general had begun more
than 100 criminal investigations related to Obama's "stimulus." Although
an "independent" review said that Obama had not done anything wrong, it
was later reported that Herbert M. Allison Jr., the person who had
conducted this "independent" review, donated $52,500 to Obama's
campaign.
26) Had "off the record" meetings with lobbyists
In June 2010, the New York Times reported that Obama administration
officials had held hundreds of meetings with lobbyists at coffee houses
near the White House, in order to avoid the disclosure requirements for
White House visitors, and that these meetings "reveal a disconnect
between the Obama administration's public rhetoric - with Mr. Obama
himself frequently thrashing big industries' 'battalions' of lobbyists
as enemies of reform - and the administration's continuing, private
dealings with them."
27) Falsely claimed to believe in public education
Although Obama said, "We need to uphold the ideal of public education,"
he expressed his true opinion of America's public education system by
sending his own children to private schools while living in Chicago and
Washington D.C.
28) Falsely promised that Obamacare would give people "the same kind of
insurance that Senator McCain and I enjoy"
In 2008, Obama said:
"If you don't have health insurance, you're going to be able to buy the
same kind of insurance that Senator McCain and I enjoy as federal
employees."
However, the New York Times reported:
"No patient gets closer medical attention than the president of the
United States. Wherever he goes, a doctor, nurse or paramedic trails a
few footsteps behind, ready for any medical need. It is the ultimate in
concierge medicine."
29) Shut down Amish farm
In February 2012, Obama shut down an Amish farm for selling
unpasteurized milk across state lines, even though the customers were
happy with what they were buying.
30) Rewarded his fundraisers by giving them federal jobs
Although Obama had promised to have "the most sweeping ethics reform in
history," and had often criticized the role of money in politics, the
truth is that after he was elected, he gave administration jobs to more
than half of his 47 biggest fundraisers.
31) Ignored constitutional requirements for appointees
In February 2009, U.S. Senator Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) expressed
concern that Obama's dozens of czars might violate the U.S.
Constitution, because they were not approved by the U.S. Senate. U.S.
Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisconsin) expressed a similar concern in
September 2009.
32) Gave tax dollars to corrupt private contractors to build 504 units
of mice infested, slum housing, with backed up sewage
While Obama was a state Senator in Illinois, he used tax dollars to
build 504 units of slum housing, which had mice and backed up sewage.
Federal inspectors graded the condition of the housing so bad that the
buildings faced demolition.
33) Used tax dollars to glorify murderers
The Obama administration spent $1.6 million to restore graffiti that
glorified communist murderers Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.
34) Falsely claimed that the U.S. Supreme Court had never overturned any
laws that had been passed by Congress
Despite having taught constitutional law at one of the most prestigious
law schools in the country, in April 2012 Obama falsely claimed that the
U.S. Supreme Court had never overturned any laws that had been passed by
Congress.
35) Supported new bailouts for speculators who caused housing bubble
In March 2012, Obama announced a new set of bailouts for speculators who
had caused the housing bubble.
36) Spent $205,075 on a shrubbery which nurseries sell for $16
During one of Obama's "stimulus" projects, $205,075 of combined federal
and local government funding was spent to relocate and care for a single
specimen of Arctostaphylos franciscana, a shrubbery which nurseries sell
for $16.
37) Spent taxpayer money to see if using cocaine helped rats to enjoy
the music of Miles Davis
Obama's administration funded a study to see whether or not rats'
enjoyment of the music of Miles Davis was increased when the rats were
high on cocaine.
38) Tried to outlaw family farms
In April 2012, the Obama administration proposed new regulations which
would prohibit farm children under 18 from working at grain elevators,
silos, feed lots, stockyards, and livestock auctions, as well as from
storing, marketing and transporting farm product raw materials. Critics
claimed that this would prevent children from the common practice of
working on their friends' and relatives' farms, and that farm children
did not need "help" from a community organizer in Washington.
39) Auctioned off ambassadorship to the Netherlands
In April 2012, Obama nominated Timothy Broas, who had "bundled" more
than $500,000 for Obama's 2012 campaign, to be U.S. ambassador to the
Netherlands.
40) Claimed that written tests are a form of "racial discrimination"
The Obama administration accused fire and police departments in
Jacksonville, Florida, New York City, and Dayton, Ohio of "racial
discrimination" because they required potential firefighters and police
officers to take a written test. Ten real examples of these "racist"
questions from the New York test can be read here.
41) Made the TSA even more abusive and ridiculous than it had been under
Bush
The Obama administration gave a very invasive patdown to a
three-year-old boy in a wheelchair, which caused the boy to tremble in
fear. The Obama administration gave an aggressive patdown to a
seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy. The Obama administration said
that a four-year-old girl was a "high security threat." The Obama
administration placed an 18-month-old girl on its no fly list. The Obama
administration gave a patdown to Henry Kissinger. The Obama
administration forced a 95-year-old cancer patient to remove her adult
diaper and fly without it. The Obama administration ripped open the
urostomy bag of a 61-year-old bladder cancer survivor, and forced him to
fly covered in his own urine. The Obama administration harassed a sick
3-year-old boy, and caused him to miss his flight.
42) Illegally demanded monetary payment for Freedom of Information Act
request
The Obama administration demanded that the Goldwater Institute pay
$78,935.80 before it would share public records which it had requested
under the Freedom of Information Act.
43) Fined public school $15,000 for selling soda
The Obama administration fined a high school $15,000 for selling soda to
students during lunch.
44) Conducted dangerous and illegal scientific experiments on sick
people without always informing them of the risks
In 2010 and 2011, the Obama administration conducted illegal scientific
experiments which exposed people to dangerous levels of toxins. Some of
these people had asthma and heart problems, and were exposed to levels
of pollutants as high as 50 times what the EPA considers to be safe .
The government did not always tell them about the risks of cancer and
death.
45) Closed the Vietnam Memorial for seven hours on Memorial Day so he
could have his picture taken
On Memorial Day 2012, Obama prevented Vietnam veterans and their friends
and families from visiting the Vietnam Memorial for seven hours so he
could have his picture taken.
46) Had the government take 60.8% ownership of General Motors
In July 2009, Obama had the government take 60.8% ownership of General
Motors, and fired the CEO.
47) Forced banks to give mortgages to people who could not afford to pay
them back, and collected $23,000 in legal fees for himself for doing so
While working as a "community organizer," Obama filed lawsuits which
forced banks to give mortgages to people with bad credit and low
incomes. As a result, many of these people ended up defaulting on their
mortgages. As their attorney, Obama collected $23,000 in legal fees for
himself.
Then in April 2013, during Obama's second term as President, the
Washington Post reported that President Obama was still pressuring banks
"to make home loans to people with weaker credit."
48) Stole money from retired Delphi employees
In 2009, Obama eliminated the pensions of 20,000 retired Delphi
employees.
49) Used taxpayer money to buy soda for $3.40 per can
During Obama's presidency, the federal government repeatedly purchased
soda for a cost of $3.40 per can. Obama did not express any desire to
switch to a cheaper seller, such as Costco, amazon.com, or Wal-Mart - or
to an even still cheaper seller such as a wholesaler. Instead, Obama
repeatedly forced taxpayers to pay these outrageous prices for soda.
50) Paid $7 million per household to connect people to the internet
Obama's "stimulus" paid to connect some households in Montana to the
internet, at a cost of $7 million per household.
51) Had a double standard for Bain Capital
Although Obama criticized Mitt Romney for his involvement with Bain
Capital, Obama hired Jeff Zients, a former consultant at Bain (and who
had an estimated personal wealth of $200 million) to be his budget
director.
52) Broke promise to teen campaign volunteers
Obama had promised to his teen campaign volunteers that if they each
spent nine hours going door to door on Obama's behalf, he would invite
them to attend his speech of September 6, 2012. However, after the teens
did the volunteer work, Obama broke his promise. One of these
volunteers, Madeline Frank, age 16, of Charlotte, North Carolina, said
of this "I've been looking forward to this for a really long time. I am
just feeling really let down and like bummed. It was kind of my dream to
see him speak, so definitely really sad."
53) Falsely claimed to know more about Judaism than any other President
Obama falsely claimed to know more about Judaism than any other
President.
54) Exempted wind farms from the penalties that other companies get for
killing birds
In May 2013, it was reported that Obama had fined oil and electric
companies for illegally killing endangered birds, but that he had never
fined wind power companies even though they had broken the exact same
laws.
55) Falsely claimed that he had never belonged to the New Party
Obama falsely claimed that he had never belonged to the New Party, which
is a third political party.
56) Supported punishing students based on their race instead of on their
behavior
Obama expressed support for a proposal which would punish students based
on their race instead of on their behavior.
57) Used "off the books" funding for military interventionism
In April 2009, antiwar activists who helped elect Obama accused him of
using the same "off the books" funding as his predecessor George W. Bush
when Obama requested an additional $83.4 billion from Congress for the
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - a provision which Obama had voted against
when he was a Senator.
58) Tried to silence criticism of auto-bailouts
The Obama administration pressured Ford Motor Company to stop airing a
TV ad that criticized Obama's bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler.
59) Dismissed charges of voter intimidation, despite video evidence
In May 2009, the Obama administration dismissed charges that had been
filed by the Bush administration against members of the New Black
Panther Party who had been videotaped intimidating voters and
brandishing a police-style baton at a Philadelphia polling station
during the November 2008 election. In August 2009, the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights demanded that the Justice Department explain why it
dismissed the charges. In July 2010, J. Christian Adams, a former lawyer
for the Justice Department, testified before the Commission on Civil
Rights that the case was dropped because the Justice Department did not
want to protect the civil rights of white people.
60) Falsely claimed to support the second amendment
Although Obama stated, "I have always believed that the Second Amendment
protects the right of individuals to bear arms," the National Rifle
Association gave Obama a rating of 'F' based on his voting record.
61) Nominated a communist who said 9-11 was an inside job
In September 2009, Obama's green czar Van Jones resigned after it was
reported that he was a self described "communist" and had blamed George
W. Bush for the September 11 attacks.
62) Falsely said he would not raise taxes on the poor and middle class
On September 12, 2008, Obama promised:
"I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than
$250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax,
not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your
taxes."
However, less than three months into his Presidency, he broke that
promise when he raised the cigarette tax. Studies show that poor people
are more likely to smoke than rich people.
63) Falsely said he wanted to simplify the tax code, when he actually
wanted to make it more complex
Although Obama said that he wanted to simplify the tax code, his
proposals would actually add thousands of pages to the tax code.
64) Oversaw some of the world's worst increases in corruption
In December 2010, Transparency International reported that corruption
was increasing faster in the U.S. than anywhere else except Cuba,
Dominica, and Burkina Faso.
65) Falsely said "This is the most transparent administration in
history"
In February 2013, Obama said, "This is the most transparent
administration in history."
However, that same month, ABC News White House reporter Ann Compton, who
covered Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, both Bushes, and
Obama, said "The president's day-to-day policy development... is almost
totally opaque to the reporters trying to do a responsible job of
covering it. There are no readouts from big meetings he has with people
from the outside, and many of them aren't even on his schedule. This is
different from every president I covered. This White House goes to
extreme lengths to keep the press away."
In July 2009, White House reporter Helen Thomas criticized the Obama
administration for its lack of transparency.
In October 2013, ABC News correspondent Ann Compton said that Obama was
the "least transparent of the seven presidents I've covered in terms of
how he does his daily business."
Also, this list contains a huge number of things that Obama has done
which contradict his statement.
66) Falsely claimed he would wait five days before signing bills
Although Obama had promised to wait five days before signing all
non-emergency bills, he broke that promise at least 10 times during his
first three months in office.
67) Falsely claimed "stimulus" spending would be transparent
Although Obama had promised that the website recovery.gov would list all
"stimulus" spending in detail, a 400 page report issued by the
Government Accountability Office stated that only 25% of the projects
listed on the website provided clear and complete information regarding
their cost, schedule, purpose, location and status.
68) Announced plans to send military to Australia
In November 2011, Obama announced that he would send 2,500 Marines to
Australia.
69) Falsely promised to accept public campaign financing and spending
limits
During the 2008 campaign, Obama broke his promise to accept public
campaign financing and the spending limits that came with it.
70) Tried to silence video on YouTube
In June 2011, Obama asked a Jewish singing group to remove its video
from the internet.
71) Rejected international help to clean up BP oil spill
After the BP oil spill, Obama rejected offers of cleanup help from
Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, the Netherlands,
Norway, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the
United Nations.
72) Falsely said he opposed government waste, when he actually loves it
On September 22, 2008, Obama said, "I am not a Democrat who believes
that we can or should defend every government program just because it's
there... We will fire government managers who aren't getting results, we
will cut funding for programs that are wasting your money and we will
use technology and lessons from the private sector to improve efficiency
across every level of government... The only way we can do all this
without leaving our children with an even larger debt is if Washington
starts taking responsibility for every dime that it spends." However,
Citizens Against Government Waste gave Obama a 2007 rating of only 10%,
and a lifetime rating of only 18%.
73) Nominated past frequent user of illegal drugs to keep illegal drugs
out of schools
In September 2009, it was reported that Kevin Jennings, Obama's
Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools,
had written about Jenning's own past frequent illegal drug use in his
2007 autobiography.
74) Avoids firing aides who owe back taxes
In January 2012, it was reported that 36 Obama aides owed a combined
total of $833,000 in back taxes.
75) Used Abbott and Costello style economics as a basis for national
policy
In 2010, Obama gave $16.3 million to First Solar, a company that
manufactures solar panels, so the company could sell solar panels to
itself.
76) Sent U.S. troops to Africa
Obama sent U.S. troops to Uganda, Congo, South Sudan and the Central
African Republic.
77) Made secret plans for his second term
In March 2012, when Obama was talking to Russian President Dmitri
Medvedev and did not know that the microphone was turned on, Obama
stated, "On all these issues, but particularly missile defense, this,
this can be solved but it's important for him to give me space... This is
my last election. After my election I have more flexibility."
78) Holds double standard for people who use crude and vulgar language
toward women
Concerned Women for America accused Obama of hypocrisy after Obama
criticized Rush Limbaugh for using crude and vulgar language to describe
Sandra Fluke, but Obama did not criticize Bill Maher (who had donated
one million dollars to an Obama PAC) for using the same kind of crude
and vulgar language to describe Sarah Palin.
79) Illegally gave Obamacare exemptions to unions that supported the
passage of Obamacare
Obama gave some organizations an exemption from some of the requirements
of Obamacare. Many of these organizations were unions that had supported
the passage of Obamacare, but now wanted exemptions from the very same
law that they wanted to force everyone else to obey. This reveals an
extreme level of hypocrisy among many of the supporters of Obamacare.
In addition, these exemptions are illegal, because the Constitution
requires the law to treat everyone the same.
The Washington Times wrote of this:
"Selective enforcement of the law is the first sign of tyranny. A
government empowered to determine arbitrarily who may operate outside
the rule of law invariably embraces favoritism as friends, allies and
those with the best-funded lobbyists are rewarded. Favoritism inevitably
leads to corruption, and corruption invites extortion. Ultimately, the
rule of law ceases to exist in any recognizable form, and what is left
is tyranny."
"The now-familiar monthly trickling down of new waivers is, at best, a
tacit admission that Obamacare is a failure. So far, seven entire states
and 1,372 businesses, unions and other institutions have received
waivers from the law. The list includes the administration's friends and
allies and, of course, those who have the best lobbyists."
"More than 50 percent of the Obamacare waiver beneficiaries are union
members, which is striking because union members account for less than
12 percent of the American work force. The same unions that provided
more than $120 million to Democrats in the last two elections and, in
many cases, openly campaigned in favor of the government takeover of
your health care, now celebrate that Obamacare is not their problem."
80) Defended Bush administration's unconstitutional, unwarranted use of
GPS device
In January 2012, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Bush
administration for having put a GPS tracking device on someone's car
without having a warrant, the Obama administration opposed the court
ruling
81) Opposes newspapers reporting the news
Obama spokesman Jay Carney criticized the Los Angeles Times for
publishing photographs of U.S. soldiers posing with corpses in
Afghanistan.
82) Supported Bush administration for fining CBS for showing Janet
Jackson's breast
Obama came out in favor of the FCC's fining of the CBS TV network
$550,000 for showing Janet Jackson's breast during the 2004 Super Bowl.
83) Allowed campaign contributors to bring lobbyists into White House
In April 2012, the New York Times reported, "Although Mr. Obama has made
a point of not accepting contributions from registered lobbyists, a
review of campaign donations and White House visitor logs shows that
special interests have had little trouble making themselves heard. Many
of the president's biggest donors, while not lobbyists, took lobbyists
with them to the White House..."
84) Falsely said that criminal background checks constituted "racial
discrimination"
In 2012, the Obama administration accused Pepsico of "race
discrimination" because it used criminal background checks to screen out
job applicants.
85) Was cited by nine states for committing 21 illegal acts
Attorneys General from nine states issued a report, titled "A Report on
Obama Administration Violations of Law," which cited 21 illegal acts
which had been committed by the Obama administration.
86) Tried to seize hotel because some of its customers had used illegal
drugs
The Obama administration tried to seize a mom-and-pop bed-and-breakfast
because some if its guests had used illegal drugs.
87) Falsely said his campaign was not funded by large donors
Although Obama has received many large campaign donations from corporate
executives and Hollywood celebrities, his spokesperson said that his
campaign was funded "not from huge donors at all."
88) Holds double standard for subsidizing solar power companies
Although Obama gave taxpayer money to numerous American solar power
companies, he placed a 30% tariff on solar panels imported from China,
because he was against the Chinese government giving subsidies to its
own companies.
89) Tried to create an administration full of tax cheaters
Obama nominated tax cheater Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and
Human Services. After Daschle said he didn't want the job, Obama then
nominated tax cheater Kathleen Sebelius for the same position. Obama
nominated tax cheater Nancy Killefer to be his administration's Chief
Performance Officer. Obama nominated tax cheater Hilda Solis to be the
Secretary of Labor. Obama nominated tax cheater Ron Kirk be the White
House Chief Trade Representative.
90) Hired a Communications Director who admires a mass murderer
Anita Dunn, Obama's White House Communications Director, said that one
of her favorite political philosophers was Mao Tse-tung, the Chinese
dictator who murdered tens of millions of innocent civilians.
91) Tried to replace science with political correctness
In July 2010, Charles Bolden, the administrator of NASA, said that Obama
had told him that the primary purpose of NASA was "to reach out to the
Muslim world."
92) Illegally made recess appointments when Congress was not in recess
In January 2012, Obama violated the Constitution by making four recess
appointments when Congress was not in recess. Recess appointments
themselves are constitutional, but only if they are made when Congress
is actually in recess.
In January 2013, a federal appeals court ruled that Obama's appointments
had violated the Constitution.
In May 2013, a second federal appeals court also ruled that Obama's
appointments had violated the Constitution.
In July 2013, a third federal appeals court also ruled that Obama's
appointments had violated the Constitution.
In June 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Obama's appointments
had violated the Constitution.
93) Said the health insurance mandate was not a tax, but later told the
Supreme Court that it was
Before Obama's health care reform was passed, he said that the mandate
was not a tax. However, after it was passed, the Obama administration
argued in front of the Supreme Court that the mandate really was a tax.
94 ) Lied about being his "brother's keeper"
Although Barack Obama likes to cite the Bible phrase "We are our
brother's keeper," when his real life poverty stricken brother George
Obama needed $1,000 for health care bills, Barack Obama refused to pay
it, so conservative author Dinesh D'Souza paid it.
95) Punishes hospitals for saving the lives of patients with heart
disease
Obama's health care reform contains a provision that reduces Medicare
payments to hospitals with high 30-day readmission rates. Sunil
Kripalani, MD, a professor with Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
said of this, "Among patients with heart failure, hospitals that have
higher readmission rates actually have lower mortality rates. So, which
would we rather have - a hospital readmission or a death?"
96) Supports guns for himself and his wife, but opposes them for
everyone else
On January 10, 2013, President Obama signed a bill that provides armed
guards to himself and his wife for the rest of the lives.
However, in 2004, when Obama was an Illinois state Senator, he voted
against allowing people in their own homes to use guns to protect
themselves and their families from rapists and murderers.
97) Falsely claimed that he "cut spending by over a trillion dollars in
2011?
On "Meet the Press" on December 30, 2012, Obama said:
"I cut spending by over a trillion dollars in 2011?
In reality, spending during that time period was not cut at all, and was
actually increased by $147 billion.
98) Practices environmental hypocrisy
In May 2008, Obama said, "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we
want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just
expect that other countries are going to say OK."
However, just one week later, Obama was photographed exiting an SUV.
In addition, Obama keeps the White House thermostat turned up so high
that David Axelrod, Obama's senior adviser, said, "He likes it warm. You
could grow orchids in there."
Environmentalists criticized Obama for eating Wagyu beef, which was
called "the Hummer of beef."
Obama had a chef fly round trip from St. Louis to Washington D.C. so he
could make Obama's favorite pizza.
99) Pressured public schools to replace Catcher in the Rye with a book
on window insulation
The Huffington Post reported that Obama's education policies
"are increasingly worrying English-lovers and English teachers, who feel
they must replace literary greats like The Great Gatsby and Catcher in
the Rye with Common Core-suggested 'exemplars,' like the Environmental
Protection Agency's Recommended Levels of Insulation."
100) Approved giving 20 F-16 fighter jets to a Sharia dictatorship
Obama approved giving 20 F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, which is a Sharia
dictatorship.
101) Falsely claimed that his "Cash for Clunkers" program would help the
environment
Although Obama claimed that his "Cash for Clunkers" program would help
the environment, it actually caused net harm to the environment. Because
the program required cars to be shredded instead of recycled, it wasted
24 million barrels of oil. Many of the cars that were destroyed were in
perfectly good condition. Because the program's minimum requirement for
so-called "fuel efficiency" was only 22 mpg, the reduction in pollution
was negligible.
102) Violated the very same campaign finance laws that he claims to
support
In January 2013, it was reported that Obama's campaign had been fined
$375,000 by the Federal Election Commission for violating campaign
finance laws.
103) Lied about how he had answered a questionnaire on gun control
In 1996, when Obama was answering a questionnaire on his political
views, one of the questions was "Do you support state legislation to:
ban the manufacture, sale and possession of handguns?"
Obama's answer to the question was "Yes."
However, in 2008, Obama said "My writing wasn't on that particular
questionnaire."
However, ABC News later reported that the questionnaire "appears to have
Obama's handwriting."
104) Falsely claimed that his 2013 inauguration was not funded by
lobbyists
Although Obama claimed that his 2013 inauguration was not funded by
lobbyists, its sponsors had actually spent $160 million on lobbying
during Obama's first presidential term.
105) Encouraged medical device manufacturers to lay off employees
In November 2012, it was reported that in response to the medical device
tax that is part of Obamacare, some medical device manufacturers had
announced plans to layoff employees, including Welch Allyn (275 planned
layoffs), Stryker (1,170 planned layoffs), and Medtronic (1,000 planned
layoffs).
In December 2012, Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry, and 15 other
Democrats who supported the passage of Obamacare wrote a letter to Harry
Reid, asking him to delay the tax on medical devices, claiming that the
tax would hurt job creation in their districts.
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare's medical device tax
had destroyed 14,000 jobs, and prevented an additional 19,000 new jobs
from being created.
106) Encouraged employers to switch their employees from full time to
part time
The New York Times reported that Obamacare
"sharply penalizes full-time employment in favor of part-time
employment."
In response to the employer mandate of Obamacare, some restaurants have
announced plans to switch some of their employees from full time to part
time, including some franchises of Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Wendy's,
Taco Bell, White Castle, and Fatburger.
Community College of Allegheny County switched 200 professors and 200
other employees from full time to part time in response to Obamacare.
Clint Benjamin, an English professor at Community College of Allegheny
County, said that this would reduce his own monthly pay by $600.
Also in response to the employer mandate of Obamacare, other colleges
have announced plans to switch some of their employees from full time to
part time, including Florida's Palm Beach State College, Ohio's
Youngstown State University, and New Jersey's Kean University.
In Virginia, thousands of government employees had their hours reduced
because of Obamacare.
The Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh reduced the hours of 48 of its
employees in response to Obamacare.
Regal Entertainment Group, the largest chain of movie theaters in the
country, announced that it would be switching thousands of its employees
from full time to part time in response to the Obamacare mandate.
Utah's Granite School District reduced the hours of 1,200 of its
employees in response to Obamacare.
In response to Obamacare, many Wal-Mart stores have stopped hiring full
time workers.
In July 2013, leaders of the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE sent a
letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi which said that Obamacare will
"destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of
the American middle class... the law creates an incentive for employers to
keep employees' work hours below 30 hours a week. Numerous employers
have begun to cut workers' hours to avoid this obligation."
In response to Obamacare, Forever 21 reduced its employees' hours.
As of September 2013, more than 200 public-sector employers had reduced
their employees' hours in response to Obamacare.
Sea World reduced the weekly hours of its part time employees from 32 to
28 in response to Obamacare.
Lands' End limited its part time employees to 29 hours per week in
response to Obamacare.
As of September 2013, at least 34 universities and colleges had reduced
some of their employees' hours in response to Obamacare.
On October 23, 2013, Investor's Business Daily wrote:
IBD has a running list that now includes 351 employers that have opted
to cut work hours below 30 per week or take related steps to limit
liability under ObamaCare's employer mandate. Each entry is documented
with links to news sources and public records.
About 275 entries on IBD's list come from the public sector, including
more than 100 school districts.
107) Broke his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his
first term
On February 23, 2009, Obama said "Today, I'm pledging to cut the deficit
we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office." Obama broke
that promise.
108) Had Freedom of Information Act record worse than Bush's
In September 2012, it was reported that when it came to honoring
requests under the Freedom of Information Act, Obama's record was worse
than that of George W. Bush.
109) Supports installation of hidden cameras on private property without
a search warrant
In October 2012, Obama's Justice Department argued in favor of
installing hidden cameras on private property without a search warrant.
110) Used "stimulus" money to pay people to play cards, board games, and
video games
In October 2012, it was reported that LG Chem, a lithium-ion battery
plant in Holland, Michigan, was using money from Obama's "stimulus" to
pay its employees to play cards, board games, and video games.
111) Spent half a million tax dollars on "Prom Week" video game
In 2012, the Obama administration spent $516,000 on a video game called
"Prom Week."
112) Hypocritically paid his female employees less than his male
employees
Although Obama claimed to support equal pay for men and women, his own
administration paid its female employees 18% less than its male
employees.
113) Falsely said that Romney's pension was bigger than his own
During a debate in October 2012, Obama falsely stated that Mitt Romney's
pension was bigger than his own.
114) Has a double standard for investing in China and the Cayman Islands
Although Obama criticized Mitt Romney for having investments in China
and the Cayman Islands, Obama himself has investments in both of those
places.
115) Spent $27 million on "ineffective" pottery classes in Morocco
Obama spent $27 million on pottery classes in Morocco. The class used an
American teacher, but the translater who was hired did not actually know
how to speak English fluently, and made many mistakes. The instructor
often did not bring the right materials to class. The dyes and clays
that the instructor did use were not available in Morocco, which
prevented the students from being able to copy what they had learned. It
was concluded that the classes were "ineffective."
116) Caused large amounts of perfectly good food to be thrown into the
garbage
In one year, Obama's new school lunch program caused the schools in Lake
County, Florida, to throw away $75,000 of perfectly good fruits and
vegetables.
117) Accepted illegal campaign contributions from foreign citizens
During an experiment, a non-U.S. citizen attempted to make two $5
donations to both Obama's campaign website and Mitt Romney's campaign
website. While the Romney website rejected both donations, the Obama
website accepted them.
118) Labels opponents of TSA sexual harassment as "domestic extremists"
The Obama administration labels anyone who objects to the TSA's sexual
harassment as a "domestic extremist."
119) Lied about the Benghazi attack
In September 2012, after four U.S. citizens were killed in a terrorist
attack in Benghazi, Libya, the Obama administration falsely said that
the attack was a spontaneous protest against an anti-Muslim video at
YouTube.
CBS News reported that although it was obviously a terrorist attack, it
took an entire week before the Obama administration was willing to
acknowledge it as such.
The Washington Post reported that Obama had falsely said that he had
called it a terrorist attack from the very start.
After the attack began, someone (there is a debate over who this someone
was) ordered the nearby U.S. military to "stand down,", i.e., not offer
any assistance. Obama is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military.
Obama later falsely claimed that the "stand down" order had not been
made.
Although the Obama administration made a dozen revisions to its talking
points on this incident, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney falsely
stated that only a "single adjustment" had been made, and that it simply
involved changing the wording of "consulate" to "diplomatic facility."
ABC News published a complete list of all the changes to the talking
points, which can be read here.
Among the changes was the deletion of this entire paragraph:
"The Agency has produced numerous pieces on the threat of extremists
linked to al-Qa'ida in Benghazi and eastern Libya. These noted that,
since April, there have been at least five other attacks against foreign
interests in Benghazi by unidentified assailants, including the June
attack against the British Ambassador's convoy. We cannot rule out the
individuals has previously surveilled the U.S. facilities, also
contributing to the efficacy of the attacks."
Victoria Nuland, a State Department spokeswoman, played a key role in
the editing of the talking points. But instead of firing her for this,
Obama offered her a promotion.
The Obama administration asked Fox News to stop reporting on Benghazi.
120) Paid a train carrying biofuel to cross the U.S.-Canadian border 24
times without unloading
As part of Obama's "green energy" program, Obama used tax money to pay
for a train full of biofuel to cross the U.S.-Canadian border 24 times
without unloading its cargo.
121) Falsely said that "we got back every dime" of the bailout
In October 2012, Obama said that "we got back every dime" of the
bailout. However, at the same time, the Congressional Budget Office that
said there was still $24 billion that had not been paid back.
122) Spent $50,000 of taxpayer money on a George S. Patton impersonator
In the summer of 2011, the Obama administration spent $50,000 on a
George S. Patton impersonator
123) Spent $75,000 of taxpayer money on a bicycle
The Obama administration spent $75,000 of taxpayer money on a bicycle.
124) Complained to YouTube about an anti-Muslim video
In September 2012, the Obama administration phoned YouTube to complain
about an anti-Muslim video.
Ben Wizner of the ACLU said that of this, "It does make us nervous when
the government throws its weight behind any requests for censorship."
Eva Galperin of the Electronic Frontier Foundation said of this, "I am
actually kind of distressed by this... Even though there are all these
great quotes from inside the White House saying they support free
speech....by calling YouTube from the White House, they were sending a
message no matter how much they say we don't want them to take it down,
when the White House calls and asks you to review it, it sends a message
and has a certain chilling effect."
125) Falsely said that Fast and Furious was started when Bush was
President
In September 2012, Obama said that Fast and Furious had "begun under the
previous administration." In reality, Fast and Furious began in October
2009.
126) Is a "war criminal" who is "more aggressive, more illegal
worldwide" than Bush, according to Ralph Nader
In September 2012, Ralph Nader said that Obama was a "war criminal" who
was "more aggressive, more illegal worldwide" than George W. Bush.
127) Illegally refused to fire Kathleen Sebelius after she violated
campaign finance laws
In February 2012, Kathleen Sebelius, Obama's Secretary of Health and
Human Services, violated campaign finance laws. Although federal law
required Obama to fire Sebelius for her illegal activity, he refused to
do so.
128) Supports policies that hurt small businesses
In September 2012, a survery of small business owners showed that 69% of
them said that Obama's regulatory policies have hurt small businesses.
55% said that they would not start a business under the current
environment.
129) Spent $102,000 per year of taxpayer money on a "dog handler"
In September 2012, it was reported that Obama spent $102,000 of taxpayer
money each year on a "dog handler."
130) Refused to fire federal employee who sent email to 17,000 people
praising terrorist who wanted to destroy U.S.
In 2012, an employee of Obama's administration sent an email to more
than 17,000 federal employees which praised Che Guevara, a terrorist who
had wanted to destroy the U.S. Obama refused to fire the employee.
131) Called Fort Hood shooting "workplace violence" instead of "Islamic
terrorism"
After Nidal Malik Hasan shouted "Allahu Akbar!" and murdered 13 people
on U.S. soil, instead of referring to it as "Islamic terrorism," Obama
said that it was "workplace violence."
132) Falsely said that switching to electronic medical records would
make health care cheaper
Although Obama claimed that switching to electronic record keeping as
part of Obamacare would make health care cheaper, it actually made it
more expensive.
133) Spent $495,000 of "stimulus" money for ads on MSNBC
Obama spent $495,000 of "stimulus" money for commercials on MSNBC.
134) Lied about the cost of federal regulations
In September 2012, it was reported that the cost of federal regulations
to citizens and business owners was more than 20 times as much as what
Obama had said it was.
135) Broke his promise to pass immigration bill, and then lied about why
he broke it
In 2008, Obama promised that he would pass an immigration bill during
his first year in office. He broke that promise. He then blamed this on
Republicans, even though both the House and Senate were controlled by
Democrats during Obama's first year.
136) Made it much harder for start ups to raise capital and create jobs
In July 2010, Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act. The Wall St. Journal
wrote of this:
"Senator Chris Dodd's 1,400-page financial reform bill contains many
economic land mines, and here's one of the worst: Provisions that would
make it harder for business start-ups to raise seed capital."
"Currently, wealthy individuals who want to invest directly in a new
business can do so with minimum interference from regulators. The law
requires only that the investor be "accredited" by meeting thresholds
for net worth ($1 million) or income ($250,000). Entrepreneurs depend on
these "angel" investors, since many new businesses lack the collateral
for bank loans and are too small to interest venture capitalists. "
"Amazon, Yahoo, Google and Facebook all benefited from angel investors,
who typically target companies under five years old. According to a 2009
Kaufman Foundation study, such firms are less than 1% of all companies
yet generate about 10% of new jobs. Between 1980 and 2005, companies
less than five years old accounted for all net job growth in the U.S. In
2008, angels invested some $19 billion in more than 55,000 companies. "
"Mr. Dodd's bill would change all this for the worse. Most
preposterously, it would require that start-ups seeking angel
investments file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and endure
a 120-day review. Rare is the new company that doesn't need immediate
access to the capital it raises, and a four-month delay is the kind of
rule popular in banana republics that create few new businesses. "
"The Dodd bill also raises the net worth and income thresholds to $2.3
million and $450,000, respectively. The Angel Capital Association, a
trade group, estimates that these provisions would disqualify about 77%
of current accredited investors."
137) Paid six figure salaries to federal employees so they could watch
pornography all day long
In April 2010, ABC News reported:
"On a day when President Obama argued for more government regulation
over the financial industry, a new government report reveals that some
high-level regulators have spent more time looking at porn than policing
Wall Street. "
"The Securities and Exchange Commission is supposed to be the sheriff of
the financial industry, looking for financial crimes like Bernard
Madoff's Ponzi scheme. But the new report, obtained by ABC News, says
senior employees of the SEC spent hours on the commission's computers
looking at sites like naughty.com, skankwire, youporn, and others. "
"The investigation, which was conducted by the SEC's internal watchdog
at the request of Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, found 31 serious
offenders over the past two and a half years. Seventeen of the offenders
were senior SEC officers with salaries ranging from $100,000 to $222,000
per year. "
"Eight Hours a Day Spent on Porn Sites"
"One senior attorney at SEC headquarters in Washington spent up to eight
hours a day accessing Internet porn. When he filled all the space on his
government computer with pornographic images, he downloaded more to CDs
and DVDs that accumulated in boxes in his offices. "
"An SEC accountant attempted to access porn websites 1,800 times in a
two-week period and had 600 pornographic images on her computer hard
drive."
"Another SEC accountant attempted to access porn sites 16,000 times in a
single month."
In May 2014, Bloomberg News reported:
An employee at the Environmental Protection Agency downloaded more than
7,000 pornographic files onto a government computer and viewed them for
two to six hours a day, according to the agency's independent watchdog.
The employee caught viewing pornography is still on the payroll, earning
about $120,000 a year.
138) Spent tax dollars on a "mindreader"
Obama used taxpayer money to hire a "mindreader."
139) Used tax dollars to build a million dollar bus stop
Obama spent federal tax dollars to pay for part of the cost of a million
dollar bus stop which opened in Arlington, Virginia in March 2013.
Despite its huge cost, the bus stop can only accommodate 15 people, and
does not even protect them from the wind and rain.
140) Filed a lawsuit against a non-existent "monopoly" in the beer
industry
Although the number of breweries in the U.S. increased from 89 to 2,336
between 1978 and 2013, the Obama administration sued Anheuser-Busch
InBev, which already owned half of Mexico's Grupo Modelo, to prevent if
from buying the other half, despite the fact that there were no laws on
the books against such a purchase. The Obama administration's so-called
justification for this lawsuit against a law abiding company was that
the company might, possibly, maybe, break some unspecified law, at some
unspecified, distant point in the future.
141) Falsely said the sequester would cause janitors to take a pay cut
In February 2013, while talking about the sequester, Obama said
"The folks who are cleaning the floors at the Capitol - now that
Congress has left, somebody is going to be vacuuming and cleaning those
floors and throwing out the garbage - they're going to have less pay...
The janitors, the security guards, they just got a pay cut, and they've
got to figure out how to manage that. That's real."
CBS News reported that Obama's statement was false.
142) Falsely said that he goes skeet shooting "all the time"
At the beginning of Obama's second term, he said that he goes skeet
shooting "all the time." However, a witness said that when he saw Obama
go skeet shooting, Obama acted as if he had never fired a gun before,
that he appeared to be uncomfortable with a gun, and that he only stayed
for five minutes. In addition, during his first term, the media had
never reported on his alleged skeet shooting, although it never failed
to cover the more than 100 rounds of golf that he played during his
first term.
143) Gave special access to people who raised or donated $500,000
In February 2013, the New York Times reported that people who raised or
donated at least $500,000 to Organizing for Action, a political group
that supported Obama, would be given "the privilege of attending
quarterly meetings with the president, along with other meetings at the
White House."
144) Said the deficit had gone down when it had actually gone up
In February 2013, Obama said that the federal deficit had gone down by
$2.5 trillion since he had taken office. In reality, it had actually
increased by $5.9 trillion during that time.
145) Refused to make available necessary tax forms to taxpayers
On February 21, 2013, CBS News reported that the Obama administration
had not yet made available dozens of different tax forms that taxpayers
would need in order to meet the legal deadline of April 15 for filing
their taxes.
146) Nominated someone to be Secretary of the Treasury who had
participated in "the biggest tax scam on record"
Obama nominated Jack Lew to be Secretary of the Treasury. Lew had
previously invested in the Cayman Islands, which Obama had referred to
as "the biggest tax scam on record."
147) Adopted harmful new restrictions on prescription painkillers - even
though the House had already voted against them
After the U.S. House voted against new restrictions on prescription
painkillers, the Obama administration ignored the House's vote, and
adopted the new restrictions anyway. Dr. Lynn Webster, president-elect
of the American Academy of Pain Medicine said of these new restrictions,
"It will have an impact on a lot of patients who have been receiving
them for some time for legitimate purposes."
148) Rolled back union transparency rules
The Obama administration rolled back union transparency rules, which had
been created so that union members could find out how their union was
spending their union dues.
149) Tried to eliminate workers' right to a secret ballot when voting on
whether or not to unionize
Obama supported the elimination of workers' right to a secret ballot
when voting on whether or not to form a union
150) Gave "supervised release" to a convicted criminal who later went on
to murder a nun
Obama gave "supervised release" to a convicted criminal, who then went
on to murder a nun.
151) Falsely said that he did not propose the sequester
On October 22, 2012, Obama said, "The sequester is not something that
I've proposed." However, on February 22, 2013, the Washington Post
reported that "the automatic spending cuts were initiated by the White
House" and that "Obama personally approved of the plan."
152) Illegally refused to submit a budget on time during four of his
first five years
The President is legally required to submit a budget by the first Monday
in February. Obama broke this law during four of his first five years in
office. Since 1921, no President had missed this deadline more than
once.
153) Canceled White House tours for thousands of people so he could use
the money to play golf with Tiger Woods
During the sequester in early 2013, the Obama administration said it
would save $18,000 per week by cancelling all White house tours, despite
the fact that thousands of people had planned their vacations far in
advance. However, Obama had no problem with spending more than $1
million in tax money so he could go golfing with Tiger Woods for one
weekend.
154) Falsely said the Newton shooter used a "fully automatic weapon"
In April 2013, four months after Adam Lanza murdered 26 people at Sandy
Hook Elementary School, Obama falsely stated that the shooter had used a
"fully automatic weapon."
155) Broke his own deadline for creating healthcare exchanges
Three years after Obama signed Obamacare, the New York Times reported
that Obama would miss his own deadline for creating some of the
insurance exchanges for small businesses.
156) Falsely said that surgeons get paid between $30,000 and $50,000 for
amputating a leg
In August 2009, while trying to justify the passage of Obamacare, Obama
stated
"Let's take the example of something like diabetes, one of - a disease
that's skyrocketing, partly because of obesity, partly because it's not
treated as effectively as it could be. Right now if we paid a family -
if a family care physician works with his or her patient to help them
lose weight, modify diet, monitors whether they're taking their
medications in a timely fashion, they might get reimbursed a pittance.
But if that same diabetic ends up getting their foot amputated, that's
$30,000, $40,000, $50,000 - immediately the surgeon is reimbursed. Well,
why not make sure that we're also reimbursing the care that prevents the
amputation, right? That will save us money."
The American College of Surgeons responded to this by saying
"President Obama got his facts completely wrong. He stated that a
surgeon gets paid $50,000 for a leg amputation when, in fact, Medicare
pays a surgeon between $740 and $1,140 for a leg amputation. This
payment also includes the evaluation of the patient on the day of the
operation plus patient follow-up care that is provided for 90 days after
the operation. Private insurers pay some variation of the Medicare
reimbursement for this service."
157) Falsely said that doctors perform unnecessary tonsillectomies to
make more money In July 2009, Obama said
"Right now, doctors, a lot of times, are forced to make decisions based
on the fee payment schedule that's out there. So if ... your child has a
bad sore throat, or has repeated sore throats, the doctor may look at
the reimbursement system and say to himself, 'You know what? I make a
lot more money if I take this kid's tonsils out.'"
"Now, that may be the right thing to do. But I'd rather have that doctor
making those decisions just based on whether you really need your kid's
tonsils out or whether it might make more sense just to change - maybe
they have allergies. Maybe they have something else that would make a
difference."
The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery responded
by saying
"The AAO-HNS is disappointed by the President's portrayal of the
decision making processes by the physicians who perform these surgeries.
In many cases, tonsillectomy may be a more effective treatment, and less
costly, than prolonged or repeated treatments for an infected throat."
158) Purchased 2,717 mine resistant armor protected vehicles for use on
civilian streets in the U.S.
In March 2013 it was reported that the Obama administration had
purchased 2,717 mine resistant armor protected vehicles for use on
civilian streets in the U.S.
159) Spends $277,050 per year for three professional calligraphists
In March 2013, it was reported that Obama was spending $277,050 of tax
money per year for three professional calligraphists. It was also
reported that cheap computer software could produce the exact same
calligraphy for a tiny fraction of that cost.
160) Allowed 311,566 federal employees and retirees to get away with
$3.5 billion in unpaid federal taxes
In 2011, Obama allowed 311,566 federal employees and retirees to get
away with $3.5 billion in unpaid federal taxes.
161) Spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink
responsibly on the job
Obama spent $2.6 million to teach Chinese prostitutes how to drink
responsibly on the job.
162) Fined UPS $40 million because some of its customers had used UPS to
ship illegal drugs
In March 2013, Obama forced UPS to pay $40 million because some of its
customers had used UPS to ship illegal drugs.
163) Added 20,000 extra pages to Obamacare without Congressional
approval
After Obamacare was passed, Obama added 20,000 extra pages to it, even
though those extra 20,000 pages had not been voted on by Congress.
164 ) Signed health care reform law whose own authors called it a "huge
train wreck" that was "beyond comprehension"
U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), one of the authors of Obamacare,
said of it, "I just see a huge train wreck coming down."
U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), another author of the
law, said it was "beyond comprehension."
165) Eliminated disclosure requirements for most federal employees in
the executive and legislative branches
In April 2013, Obama eliminated the disclosure requirements for most
federal employees in the executive and legislative branches.
166) Waited until after the 2012 election to release unpopular Obamacare
rules
In April 2013, the New York Times reported:
... even fervent supporters of the law admit that things are going worse
than expected.
... the Obama administration didn't want to release unpopular rules before
the election.
Everything is turning out to be more complicated than originally
envisioned.
A law that was very confusing has become mind-boggling... Americans are
just going to be overwhelmed and befuddled. Many are just going to stay
away, even if they are eligible for benefits.
167) Made it easy for people to fraudulently collect $50,000 by falsely
claiming to be "farmers"
In April 2013, the New York Times reported
the Obama administration's political appointees at the Justice and
Agriculture Departments engineered a stunning turnabout: they committed
$1.33 billion to compensate...
The deal... was fashioned in White House meetings... the $50,000 payouts
to
black farmers had proved a magnet for fraud.
the claims process prompted allegations of widespread fraud and
criticism that its very design encouraged people to lie... Agriculture
Department reviewers found reams of suspicious claims, from
nursery-school-age children and pockets of urban dwellers, sometimes in
the same handwriting with nearly identical accounts of discrimination.
As a senator, Barack Obama supported expanding compensation for black
farmers, and then as president he pressed for $1.15 billion to pay those
new claims.
In 16 ZIP codes in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and North Carolina,
the number of successful claimants exceeded the total number of farms
operated by people of any race in 1997, the year the lawsuit was filed.
Those applicants received nearly $100 million.
In Maple Hill, a struggling town in southeastern North Carolina, the
number of people paid was nearly four times the total number of farms.
More than one in nine African-American adults there received checks. In
Little Rock, Ark., a confidential list of payments shows, 10 members of
one extended family collected a total of $500,000, and dozens of other
successful claimants shared addresses, phone numbers or close family
connections.
In Arkansas, prosecutors rejected a test case against a Pine Bluff
police officer who had admitted lying on his claim form.
in one ZIP code in Columbus, Ohio, nearly everyone in two adjoining
apartment buildings had filed, according to the former high-ranking
agency official.
She cinched the claim, he said to a ripple of laughter, by asserting
that her father had whispered on his deathbed, "I was discriminated
against by U.S.D.A."
168) Tried to rig federal auctions of radio spectrum space
In April 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration was trying
to rig federal auctions of radio spectrum space in a manner that would
favor Sprint and T-Mobile, and make it harder for AT&T and Verizon.
169) Put someone in jail for making an anti-Muslim video
In May 2013, Politico reported:
"Nakoula Basseley Nakoula deserves a place in American history. He is
the first person in this country jailed for violating Islamic
anti-blasphemy laws."
"You won't find that anywhere in the charges against him, of course. As
a practical matter, though, everyone knows that Nakoula wouldn't be in
jail today if he hadn't produced a video crudely lampooning the prophet
Muhammad."
"In the weeks after the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi that
killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three others, the Obama
administration claimed the terrorist assault had been the outgrowth of a
demonstration against the Nakoula video. The administration ran public
service announcements in Pakistan featuring President Barack Obama
saying the U.S. had nothing to do with it. In a speech at the United
Nations around this time, the president declared - no doubt with Nakoula
in mind - 'The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet
of Islam.'"
"After Benghazi, the administration was evidently filled with a fierce
resolve - to bring Nakoula Basseley Nakoula to justice. Charles Woods,
the father of a Navy SEAL killed in Benghazi, said Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton told him when his son's body returned to Andrews Air
Force Base: 'We will make sure that the person who made that film is
arrested and prosecuted.'"
"Lo and behold, Nakoula was brought in for questioning by five Los
Angeles County sheriff's deputies at midnight, eventually arrested and
held without bond, and finally thrown into jail for a year. He sits in
La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution in Texas right now, even as the
deceptive spin that blamed his video for the Benghazi attack looks more
egregious by the day."
170) Oversaw IRS whose employees illegally targeted conservative groups
In May 2013, the Washington Post reported that the IRS had illegally
targeted conservative groups for additional reviews. Organizations with
the words "tea party" or "patriot" were singled out for harassment, such
as requiring them to provide a list of donors, details about their
internet postings on social networking websites, and information about
their family members.
When this was first reported by the media in May 2013, Lois Lerner, who
heads the IRS division that had conducted these illegal activities,
claimed that only low level employees had known about it, and that no
high level IRS officials had known about it. However, soon afterward,
NPR reported that an Inspector General report showed that Lerner had
been lying, and that she herself had actually been aware of it since
June 29, 2011. Even worse, during March and April of 2012, Lerner
herself had actually written such letters to fifteen different
conservative groups. One of these letters can be read here.
While testifying in May 2013, Lerner said, "I have not done anything
wrong. I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or
regulations. And I have not provided false information to this or any
other congressional committee." However, afterward, she invoked her
fifth amendment right to remain silent. The Washington Post reported
that there was disagreement as to whether or not Lerner's statement
constituted a waiving of her fifth amendment right to remain silent.
Soon afterward, she was placed on paid administrative leave. At a later
hearing in March 2014, Lerner again invoked her fifth amendment right to
remain silent.
In September 2013, a House committee released several of Lerner's
emails, which showed that she had targeted tea party groups, and that
she had asked that their applications be delayed. In one of the emails
from 2011, she had written "Tea Party Matter very dangerous."
In September 2013, after having been on paid leave for four months,
Lerner had still not been fired by Obama.
In October 2013, it was reported that newly discovered emails proved
that Lerner had violated federal law by giving the Federal Election
Commission confidential tax information of several Tea party groups.
The Washington Post reported that IRS officials at the IRS headquarters
in Washington D.C. had sent such letters to conservatives groups.
Reuters reported that higher level IRS officials had taken part in
discussions about it as early as August 2011. However, 21 months later,
on May 10, 2013, the Washington Post reported that President Obama had
not done anything to investigate or fire the IRS employees who had
engaged in this illegal harassment. As of May 14, 2013, none of the IRS
employees who engaged in any of this illegal behavior had been
disciplined, despite the fact that higher level IRS officials had known
about their illegal behavior at least since August 2011. Despite all of
these media reports about the involvement of high level IRS officials,
in February 2014, Obama said that these things had come from "a local
office."
On May 15, 2013, it was reported that Steven Miller, the acting IRS
commissioner, had resigned. However, it was also reported that his
assignment would have ended in early June anyway. He resigned - Obama
did not fire him.
The IRS gave out confidential information about conservative groups.
ProPublica wrote:
"The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups
applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election
released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups
to ProPublica late last year."
"In response to a request for the applications for 67 different
nonprofits last November, the Cincinnati office of the IRS sent
ProPublica applications or documentation for 31 groups. Nine of those
applications had not yet been approved-meaning they were not supposed to
be made public."
"No unapproved applications from liberal groups were sent to
ProPublica."
President Obama either lied about when he first knew about this - or was
too busy playing golf and attending fundraisers to read the memos that
were sent to him. The Daily Caller wrote:
"White House press secretary Jay Carney said in a press conference
Tuesday that the White House was notified about the IRS targeting tea
party groups 'several weeks ago.' This comes a day after President Obama
said he found out about it from news reports on Friday of last week."
"During a press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on
Monday, President Obama was asked about the IRS scandal. He responded,
'I first learned about it from the same news reports that I think most
people learned about this. I think it was on Friday.' "
"However, Carney said Tuesday that first a report had to be compiled by
the IRS's inspector general and then when it was completed, it was
passed on to the administration."
"'A notification is appropriate and routine and that is what happened
and that happened several weeks ago,' Carney said."
When Media Trackers, a conservative organization, applied to the IRS for
non-profit status, after waiting 16 months, it got no response. But when
it reapplied with a liberal sounding name, it got approval in just three
weeks. Yahoo wrote:
"In May 2011, Drew Ryun, a conservative activist and former Republican
National Committee staffer, began filling out the Internal Revenue
Service application to achieve nonprofit status for a new conservative
watchdog group."
"When September 2012 arrived with still no word from the IRS, Ryun
determined that Media Trackers would likely never obtain standalone
nonprofit status, and he tried a new approach: He applied for permanent
nonprofit status for a separate group called Greenhouse Solutions, a
pre-existing organization that was reaching the end of its determination
period."
"The IRS approved Greenhouse Solutions' request for permanent nonprofit
status in three weeks."
Politico reported:
"The same Internal Revenue Service office that singled out Tea Party
groups for extra scrutiny also challenged Israel-related organizations,
at least one of which filed suit over the agency's handling of its
application for tax-exempt status."
"The trouble for the Israel-focused groups seems to have had different
origins than that experienced by conservative groups, but at times the
effort seems to have been equally ham-handed."
The IRS asked conservative groups what books they were reading.
Although the IRS went 18 months or longer without responding to
conservative organizations' applications, the IRS demanded that these
same organizations answer the IRS's intrusive questions within a few
weeks.
After the Waco Tea Party sent an application to the IRS, the IRS waited
19 months to respond. In its response, the IRS asked for printouts of
its web page and social networking sites, copies of all of its
newsletters, bulletins and fliers, and copies of all stories written
about it. The IRS also asked for transcripts of its radio interviews.
As one example of how the IRS treated conservative organizations
differently from liberal ones, Politico reported:
"Chris Littleton, one of the co-founders of the Ohio Liberty Coalition,
said the group got a grilling from the IRS when it submitted its
application, in letters the group has posted on its website. The IRS
also gave him so much grief when he tried to apply for tax-exempt status
for another group, American Junto, that 'we just gave up on it,' he
said."
"But when he submitted an application for a third group - Ohioans for
Health Care Freedom, now renamed Ohio Rising - 'it went through just
fine,' Littleton said. 'They never asked a single set of questions.'"
After the Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriots sent in their application,
it took two years for the IRS to respond. The IRS response included 35
questions. When the group's cofounder called the IRS, the IRS agent
claimed that he had their group's file right in front of him. But when
the group's confounder asked the IRS agent a question, the IRS agent
asked, "What's your group's name again?"
Tea Party groups who spoke with each other said they were all getting
the same questions from the IRS.
The Washington Post reported that some IRS employees were "ignorant
about tax laws, defiant of their supervisors, and blind to the
appearance of impropriety."
In 2012, the IRS leaked confidential information about Mitt Romney to
the co-chairman of President Obama's re-election committee.
For a 27 month period that began in February 2010, the IRS gave exactly
zero approvals to Tea Party organizations that had sent in applications.
During that same time period, numerous liberal organizations with names
including words such as "progress" or "progressive" did get approval.
After True the Vote, a conservative organization which was founded by
Catherine Engelbrecht, sent its application to the IRS, the IRS went
three years without responding. During that three year period,
Engelbrecht and her family's small manufacturing business were audited
by the IRS, and were investigated by OSHA, the ATF, and the FBI.
Democratic U.S. Senators pressured the IRS to target conservative
groups. In May 2013, U.S. News & World Report wrote:
"Over the last three years, Democratic senators repeatedly and publicly
pressured the IRS to engage in the very activities that they are only
now condemning today. At the same time, Republicans repeatedly and
publicly warned against this abuse of government power and pointed to a
series of red flags that strongly suggested conservative political
organizations were being targeted by the IRS. Those warnings were
deliberately ignored by the Obama administration and Democratic leaders
in Congress."
"From Max Baucus to Chuck Schumer to Jeanne Shaheen, key Senate
Democrats publicly pressured the IRS to target groups that held
differing political views and who, in their view, had the temerity to
engage in the political process. The IRS listened to them and acted."
In order to get approval, the IRS required members of Coalition for Life
of Iowa, a pro-life organization, to sign a promise to avoid protesting
in front of Planned Parenthood.
The IRS asked Christian Voices for Life, a pro-life organization,
questions about its prayer vigils.
According to the official White House visitor's log, during Obama's
first four years as President, IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman made 157
visits to the White House. This is more visits to the White House - by a
very large margin - than any other cabinet member during Obama's first
term. By comparison, during the four years that Mark Everson was IRS
commissioner when Bush was president, Everson made only one visit to the
White House.
Shulman donated $500 to the Democratic National Committee in October
2004.
During Congressional testimony that had taken place in March 2012,
Shulman falsely said that the IRS had not targeted conservative groups.
Shulman's wife, Susan L. Anderson, is the senior program advisor for
Public Campaign, a liberal organization. The Dailer Caller wrote of this
group:
Public Campaign receives "major funding" from the pro-Obamacare alliance
Health Care for America NOW!, which is comprised of the labor unions
AFL-CIO, AFSCME, SEIU, and the progressive activist organization Move
On, among others.
Public Campaign also receives funding from the liberal Ford Foundation,
the Common Cause Education Fund, and Barbra Streisand's The Streisand
Foundation, among other foundations and private donors.
Stephen Seok was one of the IRS agents who wrote threatening letters to
conservative groups. After doing so, he was given a promotion.
In June 2013, it was reported that two IRS employees had violated
government ethics rules at a 2010 conference when they received $1,100
in free food and other items. One of them was Fred Schindler, the
director of implementation oversight at the IRS Affordable Care Act
office. The other was Donald Toda, a California-based employee. Obama
did not fire them. Instead, he gave both of them paid leave. By
comparison, in 1981, President Reagan fired 11,359 air-traffic
controllers who had been illegally striking.
In June 2013, it was reported that The National Organization for
Marriage, a conservative organization, had forensic evidence which
proved that its donors' private information had been illegally leaked by
the IRS. The IRS employees who illegally leaked this private information
could get five years in prison. However, Obama refused to file any
charges against these IRS criminals.
The IRS illegally leaked the private information of Christine O'Donnell
the same day that she announced that she would run for U.S. Senate as a
tea party candidate.
According to White House visitor logs, Obama met with Colleen Kelley,
the president of the National Treasury Employees Union, on March 31,
2010. The very next day, IRS employees who belonged to that union union
started to target tea party organizations.
In June 2013, Associated Press claimed that the IRS had targeted liberal
groups, but refused to actually name any of those liberal groups.
In July 2013, it was reported that Obama had met with a key IRS official
who was involved in the targeting just two days before the key official
had told his colleagues how to target tea party groups. The Daily Caller
reported:
The Obama appointee implicated in congressional testimony in the IRS
targeting scandal met with President Obama in the White House two days
before offering his colleagues a new set of advice on how to scrutinize
tea party and conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.
IRS chief counsel William Wilkins, who was named in House Oversight
testimony by retiring IRS agent Carter Hull as one of his supervisors in
the improper targeting of conservative groups, met with Obama in the
Roosevelt Room of the White House on April 23, 2012. Wilkins' boss,
then-IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman, visited the Eisenhower Executive
Office Building on April 24, 2012, according to White House visitor
logs.
On April 25, 2012, Wilkins' office sent the exempt organizations
determinations unit "additional comments on the draft guidance" for
approving or denying tea party tax-exempt applications, according to the
IRS inspector general's report.
Jon Stewart said of this:
"Well, congratulations, President Barack Obama. Conspiracy theorists who
generally can survive in anaerobic environments have just had an algae
bloom dropped on their f***ing heads, thus removing the last arrow in
your pro-governance quiver: skepticism about your opponents."
Michael Macleod-Ball, chief of staff at the ACLU's Washington
Legislative Office, said of this:
"Even the appearance of playing partisan politics with the tax code is
about as constitutionally troubling as it gets. With the recent push to
grant federal agencies broad new powers to mandate donor disclosure for
advocacy groups on both the left and the right, there must be clear
checks in place to prevent this from ever happening again."
In January 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
chosen Barbara Kay Bosserman to head the investigation of the IRS's
targeting of tea party groups. Bosserman had donated more than $6,000 to
Obama's two presidential campaigns.
In January 2014, it was reported that since Sarah Palin had announced
her candidacy for vice-President in 2008, the IRS had harassed her
father six different times. Prior to that, the IRS had never contacted
him during the 50 years that he had worked. The report did not specify
how many of these six incidents happened under President Bush, or how
many happened under President Obama.
In January 2014, it was reported that during the FBI's so-called
"investigation" of the IRS's harassment of tea party groups, the FBI had
not actually interviewed any tea party groups.
In January 2014, it was reported that the IRS had demanded that Friends
of Abe (a conservative organization whose members work in the
entertainment industry) give the IRS enhanced access to its security
protected website (which included its secret membership list), even
though such a demand was not standard IRS procedure. In addition, even
though the organization had applied to the IRS for tax free status two
years earlier, the IRS had still not made a decision regarding the
application.
In February 2014, Obama said that there was "not even a smidgeon of
corruption" in the IRS's actions.
In February 2014, it was reported that during Obama's presidency, 100%
of the established 501(c)(4) groups that had been audited by the IRS
were conservative.
In February 2014, when Fox News's Bill O'Reilly asked Obama about the
IRS harassment of tea party groups, Obama said "These kinds of things
keep on surfacing, in part because you and your TV station will promote
them."
In May 2014, it was reported that tea party donors had been audited by
the IRS at ten times the rate of the general population.
In May 2014, it was reported that the IRS had illegally ignored four
Freedom of Information requests from Judicial Watch between May 2013 and
October 2013. Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit in October 2013, and was
finally able to get the information in May 2014. It showed that the
orders for the IRS to harass tea party members had come from IRS
headquarters in Washington D.C. It also showed that U.S. Senator Carl
Levin (D-Michigan) had pressured the IRS to shut down tea party
organizations.
In June 2014, the IRS claimed that Lerner's emails to outside agencies
from January 2009 through April 2011 had been "lost" when her hard drive
"crashed." Also in June 2014, the IRS claimed to have "lost" the emails
from six additional IRS employees who were relevant to this scandal when
their hard drives "crashed." One of these IRS employees was Nikole Flax,
who had been chief of staff to former IRS commissioner Steven Miller.
Flax had made 31 visits to the White House during the time that the IRS
had been targeting tea party groups. However, a private company called
Sonasoft had a contract with the IRS since 2005 to back up all of the
IRS's emails. The company keeps multiple and redundant backup copies of
all the IRS's emails. The company advertised itself by saying "If the
IRS uses Sonasoft products to back up their servers why wouldn't you
choose them to protect your servers?" In addition, Norman Cillo, an Army
veteran who had worked in intelligence, and who had also worked as a
program manager at Microsoft, listed six reasons why the IRS's claim
about "losing" the emails must be false. Also, federal law requires the
IRS to keep permanent, backup copies of all of its emails at an external
location. And finally, the NSA has copies of all of the emails.
Although federal law requires the IRS to keep permanent, backup copies
of all of its emails at an external location, in June 2014, it was
reported that the IRS has canceled its email archiving contract with
Sonasoft weeks after Lerner's computer "crashed."
In June 2014, it was reported that emails showed that Lerner had
suggested that the IRS audit U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).
In June 2014, the IRS admitted that it had illegally given out
information about the conservative group National Organization for
Marriage.
In July 2014, it was reported that Lerner had called Republicans
"crazies" and "assholes" in her emails.
In July 2014, it was reported that after Lerner's hard drive "crashed,"
the IRS deliberately destroyed it, without making any attempt to recover
her emails. Top IRS officials told Congressional investigators that the
hard drive was irreparably damaged before they destroyed it. However,
IRS technical experts who had examined the hard drive before the IRS
destroyed it said that this was not true, and that the data could have
been recovered. Bruce Webster, partner at Provo, Utah-based IT
consulting and expert witness firm Ironwood Experts, who has served as a
consulting and IT expert in more than 80 civil lawsuits, said of this:
"... the IRS has no excuses for having handled this so poorly... This
happens all the time... There are little storefront companies in just
about every major city that can do this and there are forensic companies
that can restore files and even do higher end recovery of data."
In August 2014, the IRS admitted in a court filing that it had
deliberately destroyed Lerner's Blackberry after her computer "crashed."
In addition, an IRS official admitted, under penalty of perjury, that
Lerner's Blackberry had contained the same emails that had been on her
computer.
In August 2014, the IRS finally admitted, under penalty of perjury, that
Lerner's emails had never really been "lost." The IRS said the "missing"
emails had been on its backup system all along.
On November 5, 2014, it was reported that the IRS had admitted to the
court that it had not even tried to find Lerner's "missing" emails in
its backup system.
On November 21, 2014, it was reported that the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration had obtained as many as 30,000 of
Lerner's "missing" emails from IRS disaster recovery tapes.
171) Spent $402,721 on underwear that detects the presence of cigarette
smoke
In May 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had spent
$402,721 on underwear that detects the presence of cigarette smoke.
172) Rewarded one of his biggest campaign fundraisers by nominating him
for the ambassadorship to Canada
In April 2013, it was reported that Obama had nominated Bruce Heyman to
be the ambassador to Canada. During Obama's election campaign, Heyman
had raised more than $1 million for Obama.
173) Hired a retarded man to sell illegal drugs and guns, and then
arrested him for doing so
In April 2013, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported:
"ATF agents running an undercover storefront in Milwaukee used a
brain-damaged man with a low IQ to set up gun and drug deals, paying him
in cigarettes, merchandise and money, according to federal documents
obtained by the Journal Sentinel."
"For more than six months, federal agents relied on Chauncey Wright to
promote 'Fearless Distributing' by handing out fliers as he rode his
bike around town recommending the store to friends, family and
strangers, according to federal prosecutors and family members."
"Wright, unaware that the store was an undercover operation being run by
agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, also stocked shelves with shoes, clothing, drug
paraphernalia and auto parts, according to his family."
"Once authorities shut down the operation, they charged the 28-year-old
man with federal gun and drug counts."
"Wright's IQ measures in the 50s, about half of a normal IQ, according
to those familiar with him. Wright's score is classified as mildly or
moderately disabled, depending on the IQ scale used."
174) Secretly obtained phone records from Associated Press reporters and
editors
In May 2013, Associated Press reported:
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records
of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news
cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented
intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.
The records obtained by the Justice Department listed outgoing calls for
the work and personal phone numbers of individual reporters, general AP
office numbers in New York, Washington and Hartford, Conn., and the main
number for AP reporters in the House of Representatives press gallery,
according to attorneys for the AP. It was not clear if the records also
included incoming calls or the duration of calls.
In all, the government seized the records for more than 20 separate
telephone lines assigned to AP and its journalists in April and May of
2012. The exact number of journalists who used the phone lines during
that period is unknown but more than 100 journalists work in the offices
where phone records were targeted, on a wide array of stories about
government and other matters.
In a letter of protest sent to Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday,
AP President and Chief Executive Officer Gary Pruitt said the government
sought and obtained information far beyond anything that could be
justified by any specific investigation. He demanded the return of the
phone records and destruction of all copies.
"There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection
of the telephone communications of The Associated Press and its
reporters. These records potentially reveal communications with
confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities
undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to
AP's newsgathering operations, and disclose information about AP's
activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right
to know," Pruitt said.
Soon afterward, it was reported that obtaining these phone records had
required approval from Eric Holder, Obama's Attorney General.
This has had a very dangerous and harmful effect on the media's ability
to report the news. In June 2013, Gary Pruitt, the president and chief
executive of Associated Presssaid:
"Some longtime trusted sources have become nervous and anxious about
talking with us... In some cases, government employees we once checked in
with regularly will no longer speak to us by phone. Others are reluctant
to meet in person ... This chilling effect on newsgathering is not just
limited to AP... Journalists from other news organizations have personally
told me that it has intimidated both official and nonofficial sources
from speaking to them as well."
175) Asked contractors to disclose their political donations before
bidding on government contracts
In April 2011, Obama asked contractors to disclose their political
donations before bidding on government contracts.
176) Tried to deport German family that had fled Germany over Hitler's
ban on homeschooling
In Germany in 1938, Adolf Hitler outlawed homeschooling. He said "Give
me a child when he's seven and he's mine forever."
Hitler's ban on homeschooling is still in effect today. In 2006,
Katharina Plett was arrested for homeschooling her own children. Her
husband and their children fled the country. In 2008, Juergen and
Rosemary Dudek were sentenced to 90 days in jail for homeschooling their
own children.
Uwe and Hannelore Romeike and their homeschooled children fled Germany
after the police showed up at their house to enforce Germany's ban on
homeschooling. They came to the United States in 2010 and were granted
political asylum, which gave them legal permission to live in the U.S.
as political refugees However, in March 2013, the Obama administration
argued in federal court in favor of deporting them and sending them back
to Germany. This means that Obama does not consider them to be political
refugees, and that he does not consider Germany's policy of jailing
homeschooling parents to be a form of persecution.
177) Said, "We're gonna punish our enemies, and we're gonna reward our
friends"
Obama said (the bolding is mine)
"If Latinos sit out the election instead of saying, 'We're gonna punish
our enemies, and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on
issues that are important to us' - if they don't see that kind of
upsurge in voting in this election - then I think it's going to be
harder. And that's why I think it's so important that people focus on
voting on November 2nd."
This is a rare instance of a promise that Obama has actually kept
instead of broken. A huge number of the things on this list can be
explained by that one simple sentence that Obama said.
178) Falsely accused a law abiding news reporter of being "an aider and
abettor and/or co-conspirator" in a criminal investigation
James Rosen is a law abiding reporter for Fox News. However, the Obama
administration falsely labeled him as "an aider and abettor and/or
co-conspirator" in a criminal investigation when it applied for a
warrant to read his emails.
The New York Times wrote of this:
With the decision to label a Fox News television reporter a possible
"co-conspirator" in a criminal investigation of a news leak, the Obama
administration has moved beyond protecting government secrets to
threatening fundamental freedoms of the press to gather news.
Leak investigations usually focus on the source, not the reporter. But,
in this case, federal prosecutors also asked a federal judge for
permission to examine Mr. Rosen's personal e-mails, arguing that "there
is probable cause to believe" Mr. Rosen is "an aider and abettor and/or
co-conspirator" in the leak.
Though Mr. Rosen was not charged, the F.B.I. request for his e-mail
account was granted secretly in late May 2010. The government was
allowed to rummage through Mr. Rosen's e-mails for at least 30 days.
Michael Clemente, the executive vice president of Fox News, said on
Monday that it was "downright chilling" that Mr. Rosen "was named a
criminal co-conspirator for simply doing his job as a reporter." Bruce
Brown, the executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of
the Press, added on Tuesday that treating "routine news-gathering
efforts as evidence of criminality is extremely troubling and corrodes
time-honored understandings between the public and the government about
the role of the free press."
Obama administration officials often talk about the balance between
protecting secrets and protecting the constitutional rights of a free
press. Accusing a reporter of being a "co-conspirator"... shows a heavy
tilt toward secrecy and insufficient concern about a free press.
The Washington Post wrote of this:
The Rosen affair is as flagrant an assault on civil liberties as
anything done by George W. Bush's administration, and it uses technology
to silence critics in a way Richard Nixon could only have dreamed of.
To treat a reporter as a criminal for doing his job - seeking out
information the government doesn't want made public - deprives Americans
of the First Amendment freedom on which all other constitutional rights
are based. Guns? Privacy? Due process? Equal protection? If you can't
speak out, you can't defend those rights, either.
Beyond that, the administration's actions shatter the president's
credibility and discourage allies who would otherwise defend the
administration against bogus accusations such as those involving the
Benghazi "talking points." If the administration is spying on reporters
and accusing them of criminality just for asking questions - well, who
knows what else this crowd is capable of doing?
My Post colleague Ann E. Marimow, who broke the Rosen story, obtained
the affidavit by FBI agent Reginald Reyes seeking access to Rosen's
private e-mails. In the affidavit, Reyes stated that "there is probable
cause to believe that the reporter has committed or is committing a
violation" of the law against national security leaks. The affidavit
detailed how the FBI had monitored Rosen's comings and goings from the
State Department and tracked his various phone calls with the suspected
leaker, analyst Stephen Jin-Woo Kim.
Rosen's supposed crime? Reyes got his evidence from an e-mail from the
reporter: "I want to report authoritatively, and ahead of my
competitors, on new initiatives or shifts in U.S. policy, events on the
ground in [North Korea], what intelligence is picking up, etc. .?.?. I'd
love to see some internal State Department analyses. .?.?. In short:
Let's break some news, and expose muddle-headed policy when we see it,
or force the administration's hand to go in the right direction, if
possible."
That is indeed compelling evidence - of good journalism.
Obama is establishing an ominous precedent.
179) Asked Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate himself for lying
under oath
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath. He said that he had
nothing to do with monitoring the emails of Fox News reporter James
Rosen. But it turns out that it was Holder's own signature on the search
warrant.
Even the liberal Huffington Post said that Holder should be fired over
this.
Holder could get five years in prison.
So, did President Obama fire Holder?
Of course not!
Instead, Obama asked that Holder be investigated - not by an independent
investigating committee - but by Holder himself!
I can see it now...
Obama: "Did you lie?"
Holder: "No."
Obama: "OK. That's good enough for me. You're cleared of any
wrongdoing."
180) Used Obamacare to illegally give the IRS additional powers without
approval from Congress
In May 2013 the Washington Post wrote:
The law allows the Department of Health and Human Services to set up
federal health exchanges in the holdout states. But the statute makes no
mention of the IRS providing credits and subsidies through federal
exchanges.
The IRS resolved this conundrum by denying its existence. In a May 2012
regulatory ruling, it asserted its own right to provide credits outside
the state exchanges as the reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous
law. But the language of the law is not ambiguous. And health scholars
Jonathan Adler and Michael Cannon, in an exhaustive recent analysis,
find no justification for the IRS's ruling in the legislative history of
Obamacare. "The statute," they argue, "and the lack of any support for
the IRS rule in the legislative record put defenders of the IRS rule in
the awkward position of arguing that it was so obviously Congress'
intent to offer tax credits in federal exchanges that despite a year of
debate over the PPACA, it never occurred to anyone to express that
intent out loud. A better explanation is that the PPACA's authors
miscalculated when they assumed states would establish exchanges."
So: The IRS seized the authority to spend about $800 billion over 10
years on benefits that were not authorized by Congress. And the current
IRS scandal puts this decision in a new light. What was the role of
politics in shaping this regulatory decision? What pressure was applied?
181) Used environmental regulations to shut down an ambulance while it
was taking a patient to the hospital
In May 2013 the Washington Post reported:
A Wednesday shootout on the streets of Washington Highlands left a cop
injured and a carjacking suspect dead. But before the suspect expired,
he went on an unusual ambulance ride that involved moving him from one
vehicle to another on the shoulder of Interstate 295. While this might
appear to be another story of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
dysfunction, the story is rather more complicated. As WUSA-TV explains,
newer-model diesel engines are required by federal regulations to have
emission-control features that, in some circumstances, require the motor
to shut down for "regeneration" - a process in which the exhaust system
burns off trapped soot. The need for regeneration can be unpredictable.
The transfer to a second ambulance delayed 34-year-old Nathaniel McRae's
arrival at a hospital by seven minutes. FEMS insists the wait did not
play a role in his death.
182) Had "a serious management problem" with his refusal to fire bad
workers
A 2011 USA Today article on federal employees states:
"The federal government fired 0.55% of its workers in the budget year
that ended Sept. 30 - 11,668 employees in its 2.1 million workforce."
"White-collar federal workers have almost total job security after a few
years on the job. Last year, the government fired none of its 3,000
meteorologists, 2,500 health insurance administrators, 1,000
optometrists, 800 historians or 500 industrial property managers."
Wow! Those must be excellent workers, right?
Actually, no. The article also says:
"San Francisco State University management professor John Sullivan, an
expert on employee turnover, says the low departure rates show a failure
to release poor performers and those with obsolete skills. 'Rather than
indicating something positive, rates below 1% in the firing and layoff
components would indicate a serious management problem,' he says."
A serious management problem?
So who exactly is the highest ranking manager of the federal government?
It's President Obama.
183) Illegally solicited donations from health insurers
In May 2013, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
solicited donations from health insurers to help pay for Obamacare. Such
soliciting is illegal.
184) Chose an economic advisor who wanted roads and bridges to be built
by unqualified workers
Obama chose to have Robert Reich be his economic advisor. Regarding
Obama's "stimulus," Reich said:
"I am concerned, as I'm sure many of you are, that these jobs not simply
go to high skilled people... And therefore, in my remarks I have suggested
to you, and I'm certainly happy to talk about it more, ways in which the
money can be - criteria can be set so that they money does go to others...
people who are not necessarily construction workers or high-skilled
professionals."
185) Pressured unions to reduce the amount of health insurance coverage
for their employees
In May 2013, the New York Times reported:
Say goodbye to that $500 deductible insurance plan and the $20
co-payment for a doctor's office visit. They are likely to become
luxuries of the past.
Expect to have your blood pressure checked or a prescription filled at a
clinic at your office, rather than by your private doctor.
Then blame the so-called Cadillac tax, which penalizes companies that
offer high-end health care plans to their employees.
Although the tax does not start until 2018, employers say they have to
start now to meet the deadline and they are doing whatever they can to
bring down the cost of their plans. Under the law, an employer or health
insurer offering a plan that costs more than $10,200 for an individual
and $27,500 for a family would typically pay a 40 percent excise tax on
the amount exceeding the threshold.
Tom Leibfried, a legislative director for the A.F.L.-C.I.O., one of the
unions whose plans are vulnerable to the tax, says the demands that
workers pay more for their care is a perennial aspect of labor
negotiations. "We're very concerned about the hollowing out of benefits
in general," he said. "What the excise tax will do is just fuel that."
186) Falsely said "We believe in the free market"
In June 2013, Obama said, We don't think that top-down solutions are the
right way to go. We believe in the free market. We believe in a light
touch when it comes to regulations. - See more at:
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-we-dont-want-tax-all-businesse
s-out-business#sthash.NDb17lc6.dpufWe believe in the free market. We
believe in a light touch when it comes to regulations.
"We believe in the free market."
Obama was lying. The free market means that in the business world, it is
the customers, not the government, who pick winners and losers. But this
list contains a huge number of instances where Obama tried to use the
government to pick winners and losers in the business world.
187) Falsely said "We believe in a light touch when it comes to
regulations"
In June 2013, Obama said, "We believe in a light touch when it comes to
regulations."
He lied. For example, after Obamacare was passed, Obama added 20,000
extra pages of regulations to to it.
188) Said Catholic schools are "divisive" but did not say the same thing
about other religious schools
In June 2013, Obama said:
"If towns remain divided - if Catholics have their schools and buildings
and Protestants have theirs, if we can't see ourselves in one another
and fear or resentment are allowed to harden - that too encourages
division and discourages cooperation."
I can understand why a person might criticize religious schools in
general - although I myself happen to think that religious schools are a
superior alternative to public schools. But for Obama to single out one
religion in particular as being divisive, while not saying the same
thing about all religious schools in general, is a double standard.
189) Favored a new tax on Christmas trees so the money could be used to
subsidize Christmas trees
In November 2011, Obama proposed a new tax on Christmas trees, so that
the money could be used to subsidize Christmas trees. If this had been a
Rube Goldberg cartoon it would have been funny. But to suggest it as an
actual government policy is absurd.
190) Betrayed the people of the city that helped him launch his
political career
As part of his effort to get Obamacare passed, Obama repeatedly promised
that people could keep their current health insurance if they liked it.
More than any other city, the people of Chicago helped to get Obamacare
passed. Chicago is where Obama chose to live when he first got into
politics. The people there launched his political career and voted him
into office.
And this is how Obama repays them. In May 2013, the Chicago Tribune
reported:
Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to start reducing health insurance coverage
next year for more than 30,000 retired city workers and begin shifting
them to President Barack Obama's new federal system.
The move is aimed at saving the city money
Once the phaseout is complete, those retired workers would have to pay
for their own health insurance or get subsidies under the Affordable
Care Act. The city-subsidized coverage is particularly important to
retired workers who aren't yet eligible for Medicare
Henry Bayer, executive director of the American Federation of State,
County and Municipal Employees Council 31, said the uncertainties of the
Affordable Care Act and the state insurance exchanges they would create
make the city's plan hard to assess.
"This uncertainty will cause anxiety and fear for tens of thousands of
seniors who gave their working lives to public service - men and women
whose retirement savings are already under attack in the name of
'pension reform.'" Bayer said.
191) Proposed military interventionism in Syria
In June 2013, Obama proposed that the U.S. get involved in Syria's
military conflicts.
192) Planned to use military snipers to shoot innocent lions and
cheetahs in the wild
In June 2013, Obama was planning to use military snipers to shoot
innocent lions and cheetahs in the wild.
However, after the media reported on his plans, Obama got embarrassed,
and cancelled his plans.
193) Refused to fire or prosecute more than 1,000 IRS employees who
illegally used their IRS credit cards for their own personal use
During Obama's first term, more than 1,000 IRS employees illegally used
their IRS credit cards for personal purchases, but Obama refused to fire
or prosecute them.
194) Defended intelligence chief who lied under oath
In March 2013, James Clapper, the director of national intelligence,
falsely stated under oath that the NSA was not gathering data on
millions of U.S. citizens. In June 2013, after it was reported that
Clapper had lied under oath, Obama defended him, instead of firing him.
195) Had the Secret Service visit a law abiding citizen who had
criticized his policies on Twitter
In April 2013, Obama sent the Secret Service to visit the home of Tom
Francois, a law abiding citizen who had criticized Obama's policies on
Twitter.
The Secret Service admitted that Francois had not made any threats
against Obama.
196) Had the IRS grant special, illegal favors for his brother's
so-called "charity"
In May 2013, the Dailer Caller reported that the IRS had taken the
"unprecedented" step of approving a non-profit application within just
one month. In this particular case, the application was from the Barack
H. Obama Foundation, a so-called "charity" which was headed by Malik
Obama, Barack Obama's brother.
In addition, the IRS illegally gave retroactive approval for the
organization's tax exempt status. Prior to getting this approval, the
organization had illegally solicited tax deductible donations even
though it did not have legal approval to do so.
197) Raised the interest rate on student loans to pay for Obamacare
Obamacare raised the interest rate on students loans from 5.3% to 6.8%.
The money is used to fund Obamacare.
198) Refused to fire or prosecute 15 IRS agents who illegally seized the
medical records of 10 million people
In March 2011, 15 IRS agents illegally seized the medical records of 10
million people without a warrant. Obama refused to fire or prosecute
them.
199) Hired 16,500 new IRS agents to run Obamacare
In June 2013, it was reported that Obama had hired 16,500 new IRS agents
to run Obamacare.
200) Tried to reward wasteful IRS spending with an increase in funding
In June 2013, Danny Werfel, Obama's new nominee to head the IRS, asked
Congress for an increase in funding. At the same time, NPR reported on
this waste of taxpayer money at an IRS conference:
Some of the 2,600 attendees received benefits, including baseball
tickets and stays in presidential suites that normally cost $1,500 to
$3,500 per night. In addition, 15 outside speakers were paid a total of
$135,000 in fees, with one paid $17,000 to talk about "leadership
through art," the committee said.
Considering how the IRS wasted all that money on luxury hotel rooms and
worthless speeches, Werfel really had some nerve asking Congress for
more money. By proposing to reward wasteful spending with a budget
increase, Werfel proved that he is incompetent to head the IRS. The fact
that Obama nominated such an incompetent person does not surprise me one
bit.
201) Illegally bypassed Congress to delay Obamacare's employer mandate
As the Obamacare law was written, the employer mandate was to begin in
January 2014. This is what the law said when it was passed by the House
and Senate, and signed by President Obama.
However, in July 2013, Obama delayed the employer mandate part of
Obamacare until January 2015. Obama did this without approval from
Congress.
For Obama to change a law that was passed by Congress, without first
getting approval from Congress, is a violation of the Presidential oath
that Obama took to uphold and defend the Constitution.
What Obama did here is an action of a dictator, not an action of a
President whose power is limited by a written constitution.
If Obama can get away with this, then it sets a horribly dangerous
precedent, and means that the President can arbitrarily make any change
to any law that has been passed by Congress, without first getting
approval from Congress.
202) Made it too hard for some doctors to continue their practices
In July 2013, ABC News reported that some doctors were shutting down
their practices in response to Obamacare.
Dr. Robert WcWilliams, an obstetrician/gynecologist with more than 5,000
patients, said:
"It's going to be run by bureaucrats - and it's going to be run by
politicians - who have no idea what is in your best interests, then I'm
getting out."
203) Falsely told Africans that contaminated water is a smaller problem
than global warming
In July 2013, while speaking in Johannesburg, South Africa, President
Obama said that global warming was "the biggest challenge we have
environmentally" and that it was worse than "dirty water, dirty air."
However, according to the World Health Organization, while global
warming kills 140,000 people each year, air pollution kills 3 million
people per year.
According to UNESCO, each year, contaminated water causes 4 billion
cases of diarrhea, 120,000 cases of cholera, 300 million cases of
malaria, 12 million cases of typhoid, 6 million cases of trachoma, 200
million cases of schistosomiesis, and more than 1 billion incidents of
intestinal parasites.
You know what's worse than global warming? How about living your entire
life without ever having access to a toilet?
The World Health Organization says that dirty water is "the leading
cause of disease and death around the world."
That Obama would downplay these problems shows how scientifically
illiterate he is.
That he would do so while giving a speech in Africa, which has the
highest rate of water borne illness of any continent, shows how
thoughtless and insensitive he is.
204) Spent $630,000 of taxpayers' money to get more Facebook "likes"
In July 2013, it was reported that Obama had spent $630,000 of
taxpayers' money in order to get more Facebook "likes."
205) Declared that hacking was an act of war, then hacked the EU
In 2011, the Obama administration issued a statement which said that
when one country hacked another country's computers, the hacking
constituted an "act of war."
In July 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had hacked
computers which were owned by the European Union.
206) Said "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon"
In Florida, after a school security camera showed Trayvon Martin marking
graffiti, a search of his backpack showed that it contained 12 pieces of
women's jewelry, including silver wedding rings, and earrings with
diamonds. The backpack also had a screwdriver, which is often used as a
tool by burglars. Martin said that the jewelry belonged to a friend, but
refused to say who that friend was.
Why would a teenage boy bring a backpack full of silver wedding rings
and diamond earrings to school? Do Martin's millions of defenders really
think that he was not a burglar?
The fact that Martin was in possession of stolen jewelry at school is
perfectly in line with George Zimmerman's claim on the 911 call that
Martin was acting suspiciously. And there had been quite a few
burglaries in the area recently.
Also on the 911 call, Zimmerman had said that Martin was acting as if he
was on drugs. Martin's autopsy showed that there was THC in his system.
And while other parts of marijuana can stay in the system for weeks
after it's smoked, the THC only stays in the person's system for a few
hours. Therefore, Martin was indeed high when Zimmerman saw him.
So Trayvon Martin was a burglar, used illegal drugs, broke Zimmerman's
nose, and smashed Zimmerman's head against the concrete.
And how does Obama respond to all of this?
Obama said:
"If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
207) Falsely said that Secretary of State John Kerry had not been on his
yacht during the regime change in Egypt
In July 2013, the Obama administration falsely said that Secretary of
State John Kerry had not been on his yacht during the regime change in
Egypt.
Evan after CBS news presented the Obama administration with photographic
evidence that Kerry had been on his yacht during that time, the Obama
administration still continued to falsely claim that Kerry had not been
on his yacht.
CBS News reported:
On Thursday night, CBS News obtained a photo of Kerry on his boat and
sent it to the State Department, asking whether they still stand by
their denial that Kerry was on a boat.
The response: "Yes."
208) Said "the planet will boil over" if African citizens adopt a first
world standard of living
In July 2013, Obama said "the planet will boil over" if African citizens
adopt a first world standard of living. "the planet will boil over
209) "Among those who Strongly Approve of the president, more fear the
Tea Party than radical Muslims."
In June 2013, Rasmussen conducted a poll to find out what people
considered to be the "nation's top terror threat."
Reporting on the results of the poll, Rasmussen wrote:
"Among those who Strongly Approve of the president, more fear the Tea
Party than radical Muslims."
210) Illegally forced 2,200 privately owned auto dealerships to close,
which destroyed 120,000 jobs
In 2009, Obama illegally forced 2,200 privately owned auto dealerships
to close. These dealerships had employed 120,000 people.
211) Subsidized the production of alcoholic beverages
In June 2013, Breitbart reported:
The USDA Rural Development agency also touted a program to subsidize the
Wine Barn LLC in "marketing and increasing production of its Kansas
produced wine." That cost $25,000. The USDA Rural Development also said
it would hand $300,000 to the Mackinaw Trail Winery in Michigan,
$100,000 for the Appleton Creek Winery in New York, $162,500 for the Old
Westminster Winery in Maryland, and tens of thousands of dollars to
wineries in Nebraska and Iowa.
Liquor is the name of the game for the USDA, apparently - they're also
subsidizing the production of vodka in North Carolina, Bloody Mary mix
in West Virginia, and hard cider in Virginia.
212) Gave 23,994 tax refunds worth a total of $46,378,040 to illegal
aliens who all used the same address
In 2011, the IRS gave 23,994 tax refunds worth a total of $46,378,040 to
illegal aliens who all used the same address in Atlanta, Ga.
213) Sued private businesses for using "racist" criminal background
checks to screen employees
In June 2013, the Obama administration filed lawsuits against Dollar
General and BMW for using criminal background checks to screen
employees. The Obama administration claimed that such background checks
were "racist."
214) Used tax money to pay federal employees to organize protests
against George Zimmerman
In March and April of 2012, Obama used tax money to pay federal
employees to organize protests against George Zimmerman.
215) Illegally continued giving foreign aid to Egypt after it had a coup
Federal law requires that U.S. foreign aid to Egypt be ended if and when
Egypt has a coup. However, after Egypt had a coup in July 2013, the
Obama administration said that it would continue giving foreign aid to
Egypt.
216) Broke promise to end Bush's surveillance of U.S. citizens who were
not suspected of committing a crime
In August 2007, Obama promised that he would end Bush's surveillance of
U.S. citizens who were not suspected of committing a crime. However, in
June 2013, such surveillance was still being conducted.
217) Spent $3 million to study the health risks of dating Mexican
prostitutes
In July 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had spent $3
million to study the health risks of dating Mexican prostitutes.
218) Lied about the cost of IRS conferences
In June 2013 it was reported that the Obama administration had lied
about the cost of IRS conferences. While the actual cost was $50
million, the Obama administration had claimed that the cost was only 1%
of that mount.
219) Spent $890,000 per year on service fees for bank accounts that had
no money
In April 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration was
spending $890,000 each year on service fees for bank accounts that did
not have any money in them. At the time, the government had 13,712 empty
accounts which it was supposed to have closed, but which it had kept
open anyway.
220) Spent $34 million to construct a new military headquarters in
Afghanistan after U.S. military commanders said they did not want it
After U.S. military commanders said in 2010 that they did not want a new
headquarters in Afghanistan, the Obama administration spent $34 million
to build it anyway.
221) Falsely said that his scandals were "phony"
In July 2013, Obama said
"With an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony
scandals, Washington has taken its eye off the ball."
These scandals are not "phony." I have cited a huge number of sources in
this list to show that these scandals are real.
222) Falsely guaranteed that people could keep their doctor
Before Obamacare was passed, Obama said:
"Here is a guarantee that I've made... If you've got a doctor that you
like, you will be able to keep your doctor."
However, in July 2013, the Obama administration said that people "may"
be able to keep their doctor.
223) Falsely said the auto bailouts prevented Detroit from going
bankrupt
Obama falsely stated that the auto bailouts prevented Detroit from going
bankrupt.
224) Illegally seized a privately owned gun from a law abiding citizen
After a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty, the Obama administration
announced that it would seize his gun. This violated the double jeopardy
clause of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the takings clause of the
fifth amendment.
225) Broke his promise to have real time verifiability of Obamacare
subsidies
In July 2013, Investor's Business Daily wrote:
Meanwhile, the administration tacitly admitted last week that its
promise of real-time verification of a consumer's eligibility to buy
subsidized coverage at an ObamaCare exchange wasn't exactly panning out.
Under ObamaCare, only those who don't have access to "affordable"
insurance at work can buy coverage in an exchange, and only those below
certain income levels are eligible for tax subsidies.
Rather than a high-tech instant check, the administration told states
they could simply take the applicants' word for it when it comes to
their employer-provided coverage, as well as their "projected annual
household income," without the need for "further verification."
226) Signed health care reform whose rules contradicted each other
Obamacare allows insurance companies to charge higher premiums for
smokers. At the same time, it prohibits insurance companies from
charging more than three times as much for older people as it does for
younger people. In June 2013, Obama's computer programmers said that
they had been unable to write a computer program that simultaneously
agreed with both of these rules.
227) Signed a health care reform plan that is so horrible that even the
IRS agents who run it don't want to participate in it
Obama hired 16,500 new IRS agents to run Obamacare.
But Obamacare is so awful that even the IRS agents who run it don't want
to participate in it.
In July 2013, the National Treasury Employees Union, which represents
the IRS employees who will be running Obamacare, provided a form letter
to its members to send to their Congressmen. The letter stated:
"I am very concerned about legislation that has been introduced by
Congressman Dave Camp to push federal employees out of the Federal
Employees Health Benefits Program and into the insurance exchanges
established under the Affordable Care Act."
When asked about this, IRS chief Daniel Werfel responded by saying:
"I don't want to speak for the NTEU, but I'll offer a perspective as a
federal employee myself and a federal employee at the IRS. And that is,
we have right now as employees of the government, of the IRS, affordable
health care coverage. I think the ACA was designed to provide an option
or an alternative for individuals that do not. And all else being equal,
I think if you're an individual who is satisfied with your health care
coverage, you're probably in a better position to stick with that
coverage than go through the change of moving into a different
environment and going through that process. So I think for a federal
employee, I think more likely, and I would - can speak for myself, I
would prefer to stay with the current policy that I'm pleased with
rather than go through a change if I don't need to go through that
change."
228) Tried to tax small businesses at a higher rate than corporations
Obama raised the top tax rate on small businesses to 39.6%, and tried to
lower the top tax rate on corporations to 28%.
229) Illegally prevented individual employees of small businesses from
choosing their own plan during the first year of Obamacare
Obamacare requires that individual employees of small businesses be
allowed to choose their own insurance plan during the first year of
Obamacare. However, in March 2013, the Obama administration announced
that it would not be allowing them to make this choice during the first
year.
230) Falsely said that Obamacare had not hurt jobs
In July 2013, the Obama administration said that Obamacare had not hurt
jobs.
However, in the real world, in response to the medical device tax that
is part of Obamacare, some medical device manufacturers have announced
plans to layoff employees, including Welch Allyn (275 planned layoffs),
Stryker (1,170 planned layoffs), and Medtronic (1,000 planned layoffs).
In December 2012, Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry, and 15 other
Democrats who supported the passage of Obamacare wrote a letter to Harry
Reid, asking him to delay the tax on medical devices, claiming that the
tax would hurt job creation in their districts. The New York Times
reported that Obamacare "sharply penalizes full-time employment in favor
of part-time employment." In response to the employer mandate of
Obamacare, some restaurants have announced plans to switch some of their
employees from full time to part time, including some franchises of
Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Wendy's, Taco Bell, White Castle, and
Fatburger. Community College of Allegheny County switched 200 professors
and 200 other employees from full time to part time in response to
Obamacare. Clint Benjamin, an English professor at Community College of
Allegheny County, said that this would reduce his own monthly pay by
$600. Also in response to the employer mandate of Obamacare, other
colleges have announced plans to switch some of their employees from
full time to part time, including Florida's Palm Beach State College,
Ohio's Youngstown State University, and New Jersey's Kean University. In
Virginia, thousands of government employees had their hours reduced
because of Obamacare. The Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh reduced the
hours of 48 of its employees in response to Obamacare. Regal
Entertainment Group, the largest chain of movie theaters in the country,
announced that it would be switching thousands of its employees from
full time to part time in response to the Obamacare mandate. Utah's
Granite School District reduced the hours of 1,200 of its employees in
response to Obamacare. In response to Obamacare, many Wal-Mart stores
have stopped hiring full time workers. In response to Obamacare, Forever
21 reduced its employees' hours. As of September 2013, more than 200
public-sector employers had reduced their employees' hours in response
to Obamacare. Sea World reduced the weekly hours of its part time
employees from 32 to 28 in response to Obamacare. Lands' End limited its
part time employees to 29 hours per week in response to Obamacare. As of
September 2013, at least 34 universities and colleges had reduced some
of their employees' hours in response to Obamacare. In September 2013,
it was reported that in response to Obamacare, Indiana University would
be laying off 50 of its employees and switching them to a temp agency.
In July 2013, leaders of the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE sent a
letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi which said that Obamacare will
"destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of
the American middle class... the law creates an incentive for employers to
keep employees' work hours below 30 hours a week. Numerous employers
have begun to cut workers' hours to avoid this obligation."
231) Falsely said that health insurance premiums would be reduced by
$2,500 per family by the end of his first term
In February 2008, Obama said:
"We are going to work with you to lower your premiums by $2,500. We will
not wait 20 years from now to do it, or 10 years from now to do it. We
will do it by the end of my first term as president."
However, by the time his first term was over, family premiums had gotten
bigger, not smaller. The increase was $3,065 per family.
232) Illegally gave Obamacare waiver to Massachusetts
In August 2013, Obama gave an Obamacare waiver to Massachusetts.
This waiver was illegal for two reasons. First, the waiver was not
approved by the U.S. Congress. Second, the U.S. Constitution requires
that the federal government treat all states the same.
233) Betrayed the unions that helped him to get elected
In January 2013, the Wall Street Journal reported:
Some Unions Grow Wary of Health Law They Backed
Labor unions enthusiastically backed the Obama administration's
health-care overhaul when it was up for debate. Now that the law is
rolling out, some are turning sour.
Union leaders say many of the law's requirements will drive up the costs
for their health-care plans and make unionized workers less competitive.
Among other things, the law eliminates the caps on medical benefits and
prescription drugs used as cost-containment measures in many health-care
plans. It also allows children to stay on their parents' plans until
they turn 26.
Some 20 million Americans are covered by the health-care plans at issue
Top officers at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the AFL-CIO
and other large labor groups plan to keep pressing the Obama
administration to expand the federal subsidies to these jointly run
plans, warning that unionized employers may otherwise drop coverage. A
handful of unions say they already have examined whether it makes sense
to shift workers off their current plans
"We are going back to the administration to say that this is not
acceptable," said Ken Hall, general secretary-treasurer for the
Teamsters, which has 1.6 million members and dependents in health-care
plans. Other unions involved in the push include the United Food and
Commercial Workers International Union and Unite Here
Sheet Metal Workers Local 85 in Atlanta, which has about 1,900 members.
Next year it must lift the $250,000 annual cap on the amount it will pay
for medical claims. The law's requirements will add between 50 cents to
$1 an hour to the cost of members' compensation package
234) Illegally changed Obamacare to benefit members of Congress and
their staff
Obamacare was passed by the House and Senate, and signed by President
Obama.
Three years later, members of Congress and their staff complained that
Obamacare was going to cost them a lot of money, and said that this
would likely cause a brain drain among their staff. In response to this,
Obama made changes to Obamacare so that these things would not happen.
However, Obama's actions were illegal, because he made these changes
without Congress voting on them first.
The New York Times wrote of this:
... the language of the health care law requires Congressional employees
to obtain health insurance through an exchange created by the law, but
other parts of the federal legal code restrict the ability of the
federal government to pay the usual employer share for group insurance
programs approved by the Office of Personnel Management.
A straightforward reading of the law thus means that Congressional staff
members, starting in January 2014, will have to obtain insurance through
the Affordable Care Act but pay for it on their own without the normal
contribution from their employer - Congress. This would be a
multi-thousand-dollar income hit for those affected... many... would
potentially feel the pain, giving rise to concerns over a potential
brain drain of Congressional staff members finding other employment.
... the federal personnel office initially ruled that Congressional staff
members would not be eligible for the subsidies, and then changed this
decision under pressure from the White House...
235) Told General Mills to stop making true claims about Cheerios
For quite some time, advertisements for the breakfast cereal Cheerios
made the true and accurate claim that eating Cheerios lowers a person's
cholesterol.
However, even though this claim is true and accurate, in May 2009, the
Obama administration ordered General Mills, the maker of Cheerios, to
stop making this claim in its commercials.
236) Illegally avoided enforcing the required income verification of
people who receive subsidies for Obamacare exchanges
Even though Obamacare requires the government to verify the income of
people who receive subsidies for Obamacare exchanges, in August 2013 it
was reported that Obama would not be verifying their incomes.
237) Placed a 40% tax on so-called "Cadillac" insurance plans
Obamacare includes a 40% tax on so-called "Cadillac" insurance plans. In
August 2013, unions that supported the passage of Obamacare complained
about this tax.
238) Made medical care for special needs children more expensive
In August 2013, it was reported that Obamacare would make it more
expensive for the parents of special needs children to pay for their
children's medical equipment and specialized private schools that cater
to their medical needs.
239) Responded to the Benghazi attack by going back to bed, and then
later got up and headed off to Las Vegas for a fundraiser
In September 2012, after Obama found out that U.S. citizens were being
killed in Benghazi, Libya, he went back to bed. After he got up in the
morning, he went off to Las Vegas for a fundraiser.
240) Illegally delayed the caps on out of pocket health care payments
without Congressional approval
As it was passed by the House and Senate and signed by Obama, Obamacare
sets caps on the out of pocket payments that people pay for health care,
and these caps were legally required to take effect in January 2014.
However, in August 2013, Obama delayed these caps until January 2015.
Because Obama imposed this delay without it first being approved by
Congress, Obama's action was illegal. The President does not have the
legal authority to change an Act that was passed by Congress, without
that change first being approved by Congress. What Obama did here is not
the act of a President whose power is limited by a written constitution,
but is, instead, the action of a dictator.
241) Holds a double standard when it comes to supporting "gun free"
zones
In December 2012, a petition at whitehouse.gov stated:
"Eliminate armed guards for the President, Vice-President, and their
families, and establish Gun Free Zones around them"
"Gun Free Zones are supposed to protect our children, and some
politicians wish to strip us of our right to keep and bear arms. Those
same politicians and their families are currently under the protection
of armed Secret Service agents. If Gun Free Zones are sufficient
protection for our children, then Gun Free Zones should be good enough
for politicians."
The Obama administration rejected the proposal.
242) Outlawed the low-premium, high-deductible health insurance that
some people prefer
Obamacare bans to the low-premium, high-deductible health insurance that
some people prefer.
243) Lied about how many people he had helped to protect from mortgage
fraud
In August 2013, it was reported that less than one month before the 2012
election, the Obama administration had lied about the number of people
that it had helped to protect from mortgage fraud, as well as the total
amount of money involved. In August 2013, when the truth was revealed,
Newsbusters reported:
"Thus, the number of defendants fell by 80% from what DOJ claimed less
than a month before the presidential election. The number of victims
fell by 76%. The amount of losses involved dropped by over 90%."
244) Falsely said the NSA review was being conducted by an "independent"
body
In August 2013, Obama said that he would establish an "independent"
investigation of NSA surveillance.
However, three days later, it was reported that this so-called
"independent" investigation would be run by James Clapper, who had
falsely testified to Congress that the NSA was not collecting
information on U.S. citizens.
245) Used tax money to pay for a separate flight just for his dog
In August 2013, Obama forced taxpayers to pay for a separate airplane
flight just for his dog Bo.
246) Closed off public roads so he could buy books
In August 2013, Obama had public roads closed to the public so he could
go to a bookstore. Why didn't he just order the books online?
247) Gave illegal EPA exemption to one oil refinery, and would not say
which refinery it was
The EPA has a very expensive ethanol mandate that applies to all oil
refineries. However, in August 2013, it was reported that Obama had
given one oil refinery an exemption from this mandate.
This exemption is illegal for two reasons. First, the exemption was not
approved by Congress. And secondly, the Constitution requires that
federal laws apply equally to everyone.
In addition, Obama refused to say which refinery it was that received
this exemption, which is completely contrary to his repeated promises of
"transparency."
248) Created new fines for charitable hospitals that give treatment to
uninsured people
In August 2013, it was reported that Obamacare creates new fines for
charitable hospitals that give treatment to uninsured people.
249) Blamed poverty on zip codes instead of on behavior
In July 2013, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said:
"Unfortunately, in too many of our hardest-hit communities, no matter
how hard a child or her parents work, the life chances of that child,
even her lifespan, is determined by the ZIP Code she grows up in. This
is simply wrong."
However, let's consider two groups of people in the U.S. The first group
has a poverty rate of 2%. The second group has a poverty rate of 76%.
The first group consists of people who followed all three of these
steps:
1) Finish high school.
2) Get a full-time job.
3) Wait until age 21 and get married before having children.
The second group consists of people who followed zero of those three
steps.
Among people who follow all three of these steps, the poverty rate is
2%.
Among people who follow zero of these steps, the poverty rate is 76%.
(My source for that information is this article, which refers to this
PDF, and the relevant data is on page 15 of the PDF. The study uses data
from the U.S. Census Bureau.)
250) Nominated a telecommunications lobbyist and Obama fundraiser to
head the FCC
In May 2013, Obama nominated Tom Wheeler to head the FCC. Wheeler had
previously been the head of the National Cable and Telecommunications
Association, which is a lobbying organization for the cable TV industry.
He had also been the head of CTIA, a lobbying organization for cellphone
carriers. In addition, he had also been a fundraiser for Obama.
251) Tried to violate defendants' right to a fair trial
In August 2013, Reuters reported:
A secretive U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration unit is funneling
information from intelligence intercepts, wiretaps, informants and a
massive database of telephone records to authorities across the nation
to help them launch criminal investigations of Americans.
Although these cases rarely involve national security issues, documents
reviewed by Reuters show that law enforcement agents have been directed
to conceal how such investigations truly begin - not only from defense
lawyers but also sometimes from prosecutors and judges.
The undated documents show that federal agents are trained to "recreate"
the investigative trail to effectively cover up where the information
originated, a practice that some experts say violates a defendant's
Constitutional right to a fair trial. If defendants don't know how an
investigation began, they cannot know to ask to review potential sources
of exculpatory evidence - information that could reveal entrapment,
mistakes or biased witnesses.
"I have never heard of anything like this at all," said Nancy Gertner, a
Harvard Law School professor who served as a federal judge from 1994 to
2011. Gertner and other legal experts said the program sounds more
troubling than recent disclosures that the National Security Agency has
been collecting domestic phone records. The NSA effort is geared toward
stopping terrorists; the DEA program targets common criminals, primarily
drug dealers.
"It is one thing to create special rules for national security," Gertner
said. "Ordinary crime is entirely different. It sounds like they are
phonying up investigations."
252) Threatened internet service providers with contempt of court if
they did not install surveillance software
In August 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
pressured internet service providers to install surveillance software,
so that it could monitor internet traffic without a warrant. Internet
service providers who did not cave in to this pressure were threatened
by the Obama administration with contempt of court. This violated the
Constitution's ban on warrantless searches. In addition, the executive
branch does not have the legal authority to declare contempt of court,
as this power is reserved exclusively for the judicial branch.
253) Sued Louisiana to keep low income blacks trapped in bad schools,
and lied about why he did it
In August 2013, the Obama administration sued Louisiana to try to bring
an end to its school voucher program - a program which had just been
passed in 2012.
Under the Louisiana program, both of the following criteria had to be
met in order for a student to get a school voucher. First, the student
must come from a family whose income is below 250% of the poverty level.
And second, the current public school that the student is attending must
be rated as "C" or below.
86% of students who received vouchers had used those vouchers to flee
from public schools which had been rated as "D" or "F."
Only the most vulnerable children were eligible for the vouchers - the
poorest students attending the worst schools.
Obama's reason for filing the lawsuit was that "many of those vouchers
impeded the desegregation process."
However, in response to Obama's claim that the vouchers discriminated
against blacks, Louisiana Education Superintendent John White pointed
out that almost all of the students using the vouchers were black, and
said that "it's a little ridiculous" for Obama to claim that these
vouchers caused discrimination against blacks. The Washington Post
reported that 90% of the students who receive the vouchers are black.
It's also worth noting that only students whose parents request such
vouchers are eligible to participate in the voucher program. Obama is
therefore claiming that parents want their own children to be
discriminated against. Obama is extremely wrong on this. These parents
do not want their children to be discriminated against. In reality, what
these parents want is for their children to have a chance at a better
education.
This also makes Obama a hypocrite, because while he was living in both
Chicago and Washington D.C., he always sent his own children to private
schools. Does Obama really want us to believe that he subjected his own
children to racial discrimination by sending them to private schools?
254) Encouraged 40,000 longshoremen to quit the AFL-CIO
In September 2013, it was reported that 40,000 longshoremen had quit the
AFL-CIO, and that they had cited Obamacare as one of their reasons for
doing so.
255) Paid $67 million to so-called "volunteers"
In August 2013, it was reported that Obama has paid $67 million to
so-called "volunteers" to teach people about Obamacare.
256) Illegally used Obamacare to fund pre-K education without approval
from Congress
In August 2013, it was reported that Obama had illegally used Obamacare
to fund pre-K education without approval from Congress.
257) Obama's "hunger-free" program left students feeling hungry
In December 2010, Obama signed the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act,"
which limited school lunches to a maximum of 850 calories. Students
complained that this so-called "hunger-free" program left them feeling
hungry.
258) Signed health care reform that is so terrible that less than 3% of
federal employees want to join it
In August 2013, it was reported that less than 3% of federal employees
wanted to participate in Obamacare.
259) Avoided doing background checks on Obamacare "navigators"
In August 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration would not
be doing background checks on Obamacare "navigators," despite the fact
that these "navigators" would have access to people's personal, private,
and financial information.
260) Illegally paid White House interns less than minimum wage
In June 2013, a federal court ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures had
violated the minimum wage law by using unpaid interns. Two months later,
it was reported that the Obama administration was using unpaid interns.
In addition to this being illegal, it also makes Obama a hypocrite,
because he had previously spoken out in favor of raising the minimum
wage.
261) Said broccoli was his favorite food
In July 2013, Obama said that broccoli was his favorite food. However,
before he made this claim, even though the media showed many pictures of
him eating, and even though there were many articles published about the
foods that he ate, as far as I know, none of those pictures or articles
ever showed or mentioned him eating broccoli. While this may seem
trivial, it shows that there is nothing - absolutely nothing at all -
that Obama is not willing to lie about.
262) Illegally missed half of Obamacare's deadlines
In August 2013, it was reported that Obama had illegally missed 41 of
Obamacare's 82 deadlines.
263) Tried to give illegal Obamacare subsidies to unions without
Congressional approval
In August 2013 it was reported that Obama was trying to give illegal
Obamacare subsidies to unions, without approval from Congress.
264) Made it harder for writers, actors, artists, and musicians to
obtain health insurance
In September 2013, the Weekly Standard reported:
Nancy Pelosi waxed rhapsodic in 2010 as she imagined the benefits of
Obamacare: "Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a
photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in
order to have health insurance."
But as Obamacare begins to kick in, artists, photographers, writers, and
other members of the "creative class" who have access to health
insurance programs through numerous professional organizations will lose
that coverage.
Up until now professional organizations have worked with insurance
providers to craft reduced-rate plans for their members. But thanks to
the fine print in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA), on January 1, 2014, many of these plans will fail to pass legal
muster.
The College Art Association website posted a notice this month: "The New
York Life Insurance Company recently informed CAA that it will no longer
offer catastrophic healthcare coverage previously available to CAA
members."
The Entertainment Industry Group Insurance Trust (TEIGIT) website posts
the following notice: "All individual and/or Sole Proprietor Health
Insurance will terminate January 1, 2014. This includes plans acquired
as Members of our Affiliated Associations & their groups." Those
affiliated associations include the American Federation of Television
and Radio Artists, the Dramatists Guild, the Graphic Arts Guild, NY
Women in Film and Television, and many others.
This will affect huge numbers of freelance artists, musicians, disc
jockeys, and so forth.
freelance artists, designers, and musicians forced to enter the
state-run exchanges are far more likely to see their rates go up
Pelosi's vision of a world full of carefree artists, musicians, and
writers is a mirage and becoming fainter the closer we get to January 1.
265) Banned the sale of flavored cigarettes, but gave an exemption to
the most dangerous flavor
In September 2009, the Obama administration banned the sale of flavored
cigarettes, but exempted menthol from the ban. Although I am opposed to
this ban, it's this exemption that I find to be the most troubling. If
Obama thinks that flavored cigarettes are so dangerous that they deserve
to be banned, then why did he exempt one particular flavor?
The Obama administration later announced that menthol cigarettes were
more dangerous than other flavors such as cherry, cloves, chocolate,
coconut, and cinnamon, but still continued to exempt menthol from the
ban. If Obama thinks that flavored cigarettes are so dangerous that they
should be banned, then why did he knowingly continue to give an
exemption to the most dangerous flavor?
266) Tried to censor the Washington Post
In August 2013, the Washington Post reported:
The Obama administration referred all questions for this article to John
DeLong, the NSA's director of compliance, who answered questions freely
in a 90-minute interview. DeLong and members of the NSA communications
staff said he could be quoted "by name and title" on some of his answers
after an unspecified internal review. The Post said it would not permit
the editing of quotes. Two days later, White House and NSA spokesmen
said that none of DeLong's comments could be quoted on the record and
sent instead a prepared statement in his name. The Post declines to
accept the substitute language as quotations from DeLong.
267) Dumbed down math education to make wrong answers acceptable
In August 2013, the Daily Caller reported:
Quick: what's 3 x 4?
If you said 11 - or, hell, if you said 7, pi, or infinity squared -
that's just fine under the Common Core, the new national curriculum that
the Obama administration will impose on American public school students
this fall.
In a pretty amazing YouTube video, Amanda August, a curriculum
coordinator in a suburb of Chicago called Grayslake, explains that
getting the right answer in math just doesn't matter as long as kids can
explain the necessarily faulty reasoning they used to get to that wrong
answer.
"Even if they said, '3 x 4 was 11,' if they were able to explain their
reasoning and explain how they came up with their answer really in, umm,
words and oral explanation, and they showed it in the picture but they
just got the final number wrong, we're really more focused on the how,"
August says in the video.
268) Broke his promise to label genetically modified food
Before the 2008 election, Obama promised to require labeling of
genetically modified food. He broke that promise.
269) Asked the Supreme Court to allow warrantless cell phone searches
In August 2013, the Obama administration asked the U.S Supreme Court to
allow warrantless cell phone searches.
270) Used an armed SWAT team to check for water pollution
In September 2013, the Alaska Dispatch reported:
When agents with the Alaska Environmental Crimes Task Force surged out
of the wilderness around the remote community of Chicken wearing body
armor and jackets emblazoned with POLICE in big, bold letters, local
placer miners didn't quite know what to think.
Did it really take eight armed men and a squad-size display of
paramilitary force to check for dirty water? Some of the miners, who run
small businesses, say they felt intimidated.
Miners suggest it might have been better all around if officials had
just shown up at the door - as they used to do - and said they wanted to
check the water.
The EPA has refused to publicly explain why it used armed officers as
part of what it called a "multi-jurisdictional" investigation of
possible Clean Water Act violations in the area.
271) Purchased 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition for the Department of
Homeland Security to use in the U.S.
In March 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
purchased 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition for the Department of
Homeland Security to use in the U.S.
272) Released 2,837 convicted sex offenders from prison
In September 2013, the Obama administration released 2,837 convicted sex
offenders from prison.
Although the Obama administration had released these sex offenders in
response to a court order to alleviate prison overcrowding, it could
have released non-violent drug offenders instead. See #7 on this list
for how Obama has carried out the biggest war against medical marijuana
of any President in history.
Apparently, Obama thinks that people with doctors' prescriptions for
medical marijuana are a bigger threat than rapists and child molesters.
273) Refused to fire or prosecute Obamacare employee who released
private info of 2,400 people
In September 2013, it was reported that an Obamacare employee had
released the private information of 2,400 people. Obama refused to fire
or prosecute this Obamacare employee.
274) Tried to monitor 80% of all credit card transactions
In September 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration was
trying to monitor 80% of all credit card transactions.
275) Tried to censor the AFL-CIO
In September 2013, Associated Press reported:
The AFL-CIO on Wednesday approved a resolution critical of parts of
President Barack Obama's health care law in spite of efforts by White
House officials to discourage the labor federation from making its
concerns so prominent.
The strongly worded resolution says the Affordable Care Act will drive
up the costs of union-sponsored health plans to the point that workers
and employers are forced to abandon them. Labor unions still support the
law's overall goals of reducing health costs and bringing coverage to
all Americans, the resolution says, but adds that the law is being
implemented in a way that is "highly disruptive" to union health care
plans.
Some individual unions have complained about the law's impact for
months. The resolution marks the first time the nation's largest labor
federation has gone on record embracing that view. Unions were among the
most enthusiastic backers of the law when it passed in 2010.
A labor official told The Associated Press that White House officials
had been calling labor leaders for days to urge them not to voice their
concerns in the form of a resolution.
276) Falsely said that he had not declared a "red line" on Syria
In August 2012, while talking about Syria, Obama said:
"A red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons
moving around or being utilized."
However, in September 2013, while talking about Syria, Obama said:
"I didn't set a red line."
277) Falsely gave himself credit for John Kerry's idea about Syria
In September 2013, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry suggested that
Syria turn over all of its chemical weapons to an international body.
The Obama's administration initially responded to Kerry's statement by
saying that Kerry had not been serious, and that his statement had just
been a "rhetorical" answer to a hypothetical question.
However, after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that
Kerry's idea made sense, Obama falsely stated that he had talked about
the idea a week earlier.
278) Made it more difficult and bureaucratic for restaurant employees to
collect automatic tips from parties of eight or more
In September 2013, the Obama administration announced new paperwork
requirements for restaurants that collect automatic tips from parties of
eight or more. These new regulations create additional paperwork for
restaurants each and every time a party of eight or more leaves an
automatic tip. It also means that restaurant employees would have to
wait extra time to receive these automatic tips from parties of eight or
more. In addition, in some cases, restaurant employees might not get any
tip at all from some parties of eight or more, because their employer
might decide that the paperwork is too burdensome, and stop collecting
automatic tips altogether.
There's also the fact that Obama imposed these new regualations without
approval from Congress, which means that Obama's actions were illegal.
279) Secretly and illegally reversed NSA restrictions without approval
from Congress
In September 2013, the Washington Post reported:
The Obama administration secretly won permission from a surveillance
court in 2011 to reverse restrictions on the National Security Agency's
use of intercepted phone calls and e-mails, permitting the agency to
search deliberately for Americans' communications in its massive
databases, according to interviews with government officials and
recently declassified material.
In addition, the court extended the length of time that the NSA is
allowed to retain intercepted U.S. communications from five years to six
years - and more under special circumstances, according to the
documents, which include a recently released 2011 opinion by U.S.
District Judge John D. Bates, then chief judge of the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Together the permission to search and to keep data longer expanded the
NSA's authority in significant ways without public debate or any
specific authority from Congress. The enlarged authority is part of a
fundamental shift in the government's approach to surveillance:
collecting first, and protecting Americans' privacy later.
The court decision allowed the NSA "to query the vast majority" of its
e-mail and phone call databases using the e-mail addresses and phone
numbers of Americans and legal residents without a warrant, according to
Bates's opinion.
The court in 2008 imposed a wholesale ban on such searches at the
government's request, said Alex Joel, civil liberties protection officer
at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). The
government included this restriction "to remain consistent with NSA
policies and procedures that NSA applied to other authorized collection
activities," he said.
280) Encouraged employers to use temp agencies
In September 2013, it was reported that in response to Obamacare,
Indiana University would be laying off 50 of its employees and switching
them to a temp agency.
In June 2013, Time magazine wrote:
Why Temp Agencies Are Learning to Love the Affordable Care Act
Staffing companies like Robert Half International and On Assignment have
seen their stock prices soar since President Obama's reelection in
November, as the election made it nearly certain that the implementation
of the law would continue as planned. "In general [Obamacare] is viewed
as something that will lead to increases in the penetration rate of
temporary workers," says Tobey Sommer, an analyst with SunTrust Robinson
Humphrey. Firms like Robert Half International are especially well
positioned to benefit from the law, Sommer says, because they specialize
in small and medium-sized companies, the very sort that may be using
temporary workers to help them stay below that all-important 50-worker
mark.
There's also an opening for staffing companies to present themselves as
experts in the labor rules of the Obamacare law, and as a resource that
other businesses can turn to for help with its many rules and
regulations. "The increasing burden of these regulations will cause some
clients to throw up their hands and say, 'I can't deal with all of
this," says Sommer. And when that happens, a full-service staffing
company could be the perfect place to seek help navigating the unknown
waters of Obamacare.
281) Encouraged layoffs of health care workers
In September 2013, it was reported that in response to Obamacare, Emory
Healthcare, which is in Georgia, would be laying off more than 100 of
its employees.
In September 2013, it was reported that in response to Obamacare, the
Cleveland Clinic would be laying off some of its employees.
282) Encouraged insurance companies to reduce their customers' choices
of doctors and hospitals
In September 2013, the Los Angeles Times reported:
The doctor can't see you now.
Consumers may hear that a lot more often after getting health insurance
under President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
To hold down premiums, major insurers in California have sharply limited
the number of doctors and hospitals available to patients in the state's
new health insurance market opening Oct. 1.
New data reveal the extent of those cuts in California, a crucial test
bed for the federal healthcare law.
These diminished medical networks are fueling growing concerns that many
patients will still struggle to get care despite the nation's biggest
healthcare expansion in half a century.
Consumers could see long wait times, a scarcity of specialists and loss
of a longtime doctor.
In September 2013, the New York Times reported:
... under President Obama's health care law... many insurers are
significantly limiting the choices of doctors and hospitals available to
consumers.
From California to Illinois to New Hampshire, and in many states in
between, insurers are... restricting the number of providers who will
treat patients in their new health plans.
... insurers... have created smaller networks of doctors and hospitals
than
are typically found in commercial insurance.
Consumers should be prepared for "much tighter, narrower networks" of
doctors and hospitals, said Adam M. Linker, a health policy analyst at
the North Carolina Justice Center, a statewide advocacy group.
In a new study, the Health Research Institute of PricewaterhouseCoopers,
the consulting company, says that "insurers passed over major medical
centers" when selecting providers in California, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky and Tennessee, among other states.
Juan Carlos Davila, an executive vice president of Blue Shield of
California, said the network for its exchange plans... did not include the
five medical centers of the University of California.
Daniel R. Hawkins Jr., a senior vice president of the National
Association of Community Health Centers, which represents 9,000 clinics
around the country, said: "... insurers have shown little interest in
including us in their provider networks."
Dr. Bruce Siegel, the president of America's Essential Hospitals,
formerly known as the National Association of Public Hospitals and
Health Systems, said insurers were telling his members: "We don't want
you in our network. We are worried about having your patients, who are
sick and have complicated conditions."
In New Hampshire, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a unit of
WellPoint, one of the nation's largest insurers, has touched off a furor
by excluding 10 of the state's 26 hospitals from the health plans that
it will sell through the insurance exchange.
283) Encouraged a hospital to close
In September 2013, WCYB reported:
Jonesville, Va. - A local hospital is closing its doors.
Wellmont Health System is citing unprecedented changes in health care as
the reason for closing Lee Regional Medical Center.
Company officials say three reasons led to the decision reimbursement
cuts associated with the Affordable Care Act, extremely low community
use of the hospital and a lack of consistent physician coverage.
Lee Regional will cease all operations on October 1.
284) Required doctors to ask patients sexual questions and put their
answers in an electronic database
In September 2013, it was reported that Obamacare requires doctors to
ask patients personal questions about their sex lives, and to put their
answers into an electronic database. Doctors who avoid doing this will
be penalized.
Dr. Adam Budzikowski, a New York cardiologist, said these sex question
were "insensitive, stupid and very intrusive," and that he could not
think of any reason why a cardiologist would need such information.
Dr. Richard Amerling, an associate professor of medicine at Albert
Einstein Medical College, said that a patient's medical record should be
"a story created by you and your doctor solely for your treatment and
benefit," and that Obamacare turns doctor appointments "into an
interrogation, and the data will not be confidential."
The New York Civil Liberties Union said that these requirements were a
violation of patients' privacy.
The Obama administration said that patients who wished to keep their
information out of the electronic database should pay in cash.
285) Listed wrong prices for Obamacare
On September 20, 2013, just 10 days before the Obamacare exchanges were
legally required to be ready, it was reported that they had the wrong
prices.
286) Made it easier for people to commit health care fraud
In September 2013, CNBC reported:
Deep staff cuts are hitting a federal agency responsible for
investigating health care fraud just as Obamacare is due to kick in,
leaving less people to investigate an ever-growing crime that costs
taxpayers billions of dollars.
And in a perverse twist, the funding cuts at the Health and Human
Services Department's Inspector General's Office might save money in the
short term for the U.S. taxpayer. But over the long run, more money that
could have been recouped from the fraud cases now going unpursued, is
being left on the table, the agency said.
For every $1 spent on health-care fraud probes, nearly $8 is recouped in
fines, restitution or settlements, according to HHS.
287) Included a so-called "family glitch" in his health care reform
In September 2013, USA Today reported:
A so-called "family glitch" in the 2010 health care law threatens to
cost some families thousands of dollars in health insurance costs and
leave up to 500,000 children without coverage, insurance and health care
analysts say.
That's unless Congress fixes the problem, which seems unlikely given the
House's latest move Friday to strip funding from the law, which is also
called the Affordable Care Act.
Congress defined "affordable" as 9.5% or less of an employee's household
income, mostly to make sure people did not leave their workplace plans
for subsidized coverage through the exchanges. But the "error" was that
it only applies to the employee - and not his or her family. So, if an
employer offers a woman affordable insurance, but doesn't provide it for
her family, they cannot get subsidized help through the state health
exchanges.
That can make a huge difference; the Kaiser Family Foundation said an
average plan for an individual is about $5,600, but it goes up to
$15,700 for families.
288) Made it harder for Canadian politicians to get health care
Canada has had so-called "universal health care" for a long time.
However, when Robert Bourassa, the premier of Quebec, Canada, needed
cancer treatment, he came to the United States and paid for his health
care with his own money.
And when Canadian Liberal MP Belinda Stronach needed cancer treatment,
she also came to the United States and paid for her health care with her
own money.
And when Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams needed heart
surgery, he, too, came to the United States and paid for his health care
with his own money.
Now that Obama has given the U.S. so-called "universal health care,"
where will Canadian politicians go when they get sick?
289) Gave married couples an annual tax of up to $11,028 for being
married instead of single
In front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Obama administration argued that
Obamacare is a tax.
According to the Obamacare calulator, Obamacare places an annual tax on
married couples for being married instead of single. The amount of this
tax depends upon the ages, incomes, and parental status of the married
couple.
According to the Obamacare calculator, the extreme case of this tax
occurs with a 60-year-old married couple with no children, where the two
spouses have identical incomes totaling $62,041 per year. Under this
scenario, according to the Obamacare calculator, Obamacare gives them an
annual tax of $11,028 for being married instead of single.
290) Gave people an annual tax increase of up to $12,214 for earning one
more dollar of income
In front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Obama administration argued that
Obamacare is a tax.
Obamacare gives some people a tax increase if they increase their income
by one dollar. The amount of this tax increase depends upon the person's
age, income, and marital status.
According to the Obamacare calculator, the extreme case of this occurs
with a 64-year-old married couple with a combined income of $62,041.
Under this scenario, according to the Obamacare calulator, Obamacare
gives them an annual tax increase of $12,214 when their income increases
by one dollar, in the case of their income going from $62,040 to
$62,041.
This amounts to a marginal tax rate of 1,221,400%. That's not a typo -
the marginal tax rate on that one dollar of additional income is more
than one million per cent.
291) Refused to fire IRS employees who "lost" $67 million from Obamacare
"slush fund"
In September 2013, it was reported that IRS employees had "lost" $67
million from a "slush fund." Obama refused to fire those employees.
Obama had created the "slush fund" as part of Obamacare.
292) Refused to fire ATF employees who "lost" 420 million cigarettes
In September 2013, it was reported that ATF employees had "lost" 420
million cigarettes. Obama refused to fire them.
293) Falsely said his mother's insurance company had refused to pay for
her cancer treatment
During the 2008 election campaign, Obama falsely said that his mother's
health insurance company had refused to pay for her cancer treatment.
294) Had 19.5 million fake Twitter followers
As of September 2013, Obama had 19.5 million fake Twitter followers.
295) Illegally delayed online registration of Obamacare for small
businesses
Obamacare requires that the online registration for small businesses be
ready by October 1, 2013. However, five days before that date,
Associated Press reported that this deadline would not be met.
296) Encouraged 30,000 Puget Sound grocery workers to vote in favor of
authorizing a strike
In September 2013, a union representing 30,000 employees at Safeway,
Fred Meyer, QFC, and Albertson's in the Puget Sound area of Washington
state voted in favor of authorizing a strike. Union members said that
one of their reasons for voting in favor of the strike was that their
employers were trying to switch their part time employees form employer
provided insurance to the Obamacare exchanges.
297) Waived the U.S. ban on arming terrorists
In September 2013, the Washington Examiner reported:
Obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition
President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent
the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to
provide military assistance to "vetted" opposition groups fighting
Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.
Some elements of the Syrian opposition are associated with radical
Islamic terrorist groups, including al Qaeda
The law allows the president to waive those prohibitions if he
"determines that the transaction is essential to the national security
interests of the United States."
298) Caused a family's monthly insurance premium to increase from $333
to $965
Andy and Amy Mangione and their two sons live in Louisville, Kentucky.
In September 2013, they received a letter from Humana, their insurance
company, which said that Obamacare would be causing their monthly
premium to increase from $333 to $965.
299) Caused Michelle Malkin's family to lose their health insurance
policy
In September 2013, conservative writer Michelle Malkin, who has always
opposed Obamacare, wrote:
Like an estimated 22 million other Americans, I am a self-employed
small-business owner who buys health insurance for my family directly on
the individual market. We have a high-deductible PPO plan that allows us
to choose from a wide range of doctors.
Or rather, we had such a plan.
Last week, our family received notice from Anthem BlueCross BlueShield
of Colorado that we can no longer keep the plan we like because of
"changes from health care reform (also called the Affordable Care Act or
ACA)." The letter informed us that "(t)o meet the requirements of the
new laws, your current plan can no longer be continued beyond your 2014
renewal date."
This isn't just partisan business. It's personal. Our cancellation
letter states that Anthem is "not going to be selling new individual PPO
plans." When we asked whether we could keep our children's doctors, an
agent for Anthem told my husband and me she didn't know.
300) Tried to force Little Sisters of the Poor and other Catholic
organizations to violate their religious principles
In September 2013, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty sued the Obama
administration on behalf of Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic
charity. Other Catholic organizations were also represented in the
lawsuit.
Sister Loraine Marie said of this lawsuit:
"We cannot violate our vows by participating in the government's program
to provide access to abortion-inducing drugs."
Mark Rienzi, one of the lawyers representing these Catholic
organizations, said:
"These women just want to take care of the elderly poor without being
forced to violate the faith that animates their work. The money they
collect should be used to care for the poor like it always has - and not
to pay the IRS."
301) Signed health care reform that broke his promise not to increase
taxes on families making less than $250,000 a year
On September 12, 2008, Obama promised:
"I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than
$250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax,
not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your
taxes."
In 2010, Obama signed Obamacare.
In 2012, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Obama administration
argued that Obamacare is a tax.
302) Pushed millions of working people "into a regulatory health
coverage no man's land"
In February 2013, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (Democrat-Oregon) said:
"We've got millions of people - working-class, middle-class people - who
are going to be pushed into a regulatory health coverage no man's land.
They are unable to afford the family coverage through their employer and
ineligible for the subsidy that could be used by dependents on the
exchange."
303) "Unfairly" forced federal lawmakers and their aides to participate
in the same health care reform as everyone else
In June 2013, U.S. Congressman John Larson (Democrat-Connecticut) said
that it is "not fair" to force federal lawmakers and their aides to
participate in the same health care reform as everyone else.
304) Encouraged SEIU union to go on strike
The Service Employees International Union supported Obama in both
elections, and also supported the passage of Obamacare.
However, in September 2013, member of the Chicago chapter of the SEIU
went on strike over jobs cuts that were caused by Obamacare.
305) Removed promise of "free" health care from Obamacare website
In September 2013, the Obamacare website removed its promise of "free"
health care.
306) Exposed the hypocrisy of MSNBC host Ed Schultz
After Obamacare was passed, MSNBC host Ed Schultz praised it almost
every day for three years. However, on Sepotember 26, 2013, just five
days before the Obamacare exchanges were to begin, Schultz said that
unions should be exempt from it.
307) Punished people who were unable to accurately predict their income
a year in advance
Obamacare requires people to predict their income a year in advance. If
their prediction is wrong, they can be punished by the IRS.
308) Created Obamacare website where less than 1% of the people who
visited on its first day actually registered for Obamacare
U.S. Congressman Congressman Jim Himes (Democrat-Connecticut) said that
out of the 28,000 people from Connecticut who had visited the Obamacare
website on its first day, only 167 had actually signed up for Obamacare.
309) Obama administration falsely said it did not know how many people
had enrolled in Obamacare
On October 3, 2013, the third day that the Obamacare website was in
operation, White House spokesman Jay Carney said that "7 million" people
had visited the Obamacare website so far. However, when asked how many
of those people had actually enrolled in Obamacare, he said, "We don't
have that data."
Carney was lying. Of course the Obama administration had that data. CBS
News was able to get a copy of that data, and reported that during the
first 24 hours after the Obamacare website went online, only six people
had used the website to enroll in Obamacare.
310) Broke promise that Obamacare "navigators" would not go door to door
On October 1, 2013, the very first day that Obamacare registration was
taking place, the Obama administration broke its promise that Obamacare
"navigators" would not go door to door.
311) Created Obamacare website where reporters from various news
agencies were unable to register on its first day
On October 1, 2013, a CNN reporter was unable to register at the
Obamacare website.
On October 1, 2013, an MSNBC reporter was unable to register at the
Obamacare website.
On October 1, 2013, a reporter from the Tennessean was unable to
register at the Obamacare website.
312) Created Obamacare phone line that was answered by "navigators" who
had no training
President Obama signed Obamacare in March 2010. The Obama administration
had three and a half years to hire and train the "navigators" who answer
the Obamacare phone line.
However, on October 1, 2013, one of the "navigators" who answered the
Obamacare phone line said "We have not been trained yet."
313) Created Obamacare website that can't handle as much traffic as a
website which is run by one guy in his pajamas from his apartment
drudgereport.com is run by Matt Drudge, who runs the website in his
pajamas from his apartment. I've visited his website just about every
day since the late 20th century. It runs very well. His website has
gotten as many as 45 million hits per day.
On the first day of the Obamacare website, it had 5 million visitors. It
could not handle that amount of traffic.
314) Created Obamacare phone line where "navigators" told people to go
to a building that turned out to be empty
Obamacare "navigators" who answered the Obamacare phone line told people
to go to a building that turned out to be empty.
315) Created Obamacare phone line with a number that when spelled out is
"F*** YO"
When spelled out, the Obamacare phone number is "F*** YO."
This is not a complaint on my part. On the contrary, I consider this to
be truth in advertising. For once, the Obama administration is telling
us the truth about Obamacare.
316) Tried to censor a book about the "Fast and Furious" scandal
In October 2013, the ACLU announced that it would be defending John
Dodson's first amendment right to free speech, against the Obama
administration, which was trying to prevent Dodson from publishing a
book about Obama's "Fast and Furious" scandal.
317) Michelle Obama said she could not tweet as often after the federal
shutdown caused layoffs of her 16 "assistants," who have salaries as
high as $172,200
Michelle Obama has 16 taxpayer funded "assistants," whose salaries are
as high as $172,200.
During the government shutdown in October 2013, her 16 "assistants" were
laid off, and her twitter account said:
"Due to Congress's failure to pass legislation to fund the government,
updates to this account will be limited."
318) Hypocritically blocked Texas's voter ID law for being "racist"
In March 2012, Obama's Justice Department blocked Texas's voter ID law,
claiming that it was "racist."
However, the very same Obama Justice Department that did this, also
requires photo ID for everyone who enters it. In this video, beginning
at 2:39, we see that a security guard at Obama's Justice Department
requires photo ID for everyone who enters.
319) Falsely said that his negotiating over the debt ceiling would be
unprecedented
In October 2013, Obama falsely said that his negotiating over the debt
ceiling would be unprecedented.
320) Blocked access to outdoor memorials and monuments during the
government shutdown, even though it would have been cheaper to leave
them open
During the government shutdown in October 2013, Obama shut down the
Vietnam Memorial, despite the fact that it would have been cheaper to
leave it open.
Obama also shut down the World War II Memorial. Obama used metal fences
and yellow police tape to block the entrances.
Obama put up orange cones to prevent drivers from stopping and taking
pictures of Mount Rushmore.
Obama put up yellow police tape in front of the Lincoln Memorial to
prevent people from entering.
During previous government shutdowns, these memorials and monuments had
remained open.
Since it's more expensive to close these outdoor memorials and monuments
than it is to leave them open, I have to wonder what Obama's reason was
for shutting them down.
321) Kicked people out of their privately owned vacation homes on
federal land during government shutdown
During the government shutdown in October 2013, Obama forced people to
leave their privately owned vacation homes along Lake Mead. The
privately owned homes were situated on land owned by the federal
government. All of the homes in question were vacation homes, not
primary residences, so no one was forced into homelessness.
Nevertheless, there was no legitimate justification for Obama to do
this.
322) Forced private businesses on federal land to close during
government shutdown
During the October 2013 government shutdown, Obama forced privately
owned marinas, restaurants, inns, and concessions stands which were
situated on federal land to close. Although the Obama administration
claimed that this was done because the government did not have enough
money to allow them to stay open, the government actually spent extra
money to have federal guards prevent people from entering these private
businesses.
323) Kept one of his favorite golf courses open during government
shutdown
During the October 2013 government shutdown, while Obama was busying
closing federal parks, monuments, and memorials, he made one exception -
he allowed one of his favorite golf courses to stay open.
324) Spent $98,670 to build an outhouse
In September 2013, the Obama administration spent $98,670 to build an
outhouse at the Swede Park Trail Head in Alaska.
325) Engages in "a sign of leadership failure"
In March 2006, Senator Obama said:
"The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit
is a sign of leadership failure."
However, in September 2013, President Obama argued in favor of raising
the debt ceiling.
326) Used armed guards to imprison law abiding tourists inside a locked
building at Yellowstone National Park
During the October 2013 government shutdown, Obama used armed guards to
imprison law abiding tourists inside a locked building at Yellowstone
National Park.
327) Illegally denied death benefits to the families of dead U.S.
soldiers
During the October 2013 government shutdown, Obama illegally denied
death benefits to the families of dead U.S. soldiers. Prior to the
government shutdown, the funding for these death benefits had already
been authorized by law.
328) Spent $47,174 on a mechanical bull during government shutdown
During the October 2013 government shutdown, while Obama was busy
closing parks, memorials, and monuments, and denying death benefits to
the families of dead U.S. military personnel, he did manage to spend
$47,174 on a mechanical bull.
329) Seized $35,000 from a law abiding owner of a grocery store without
any warning , explanation, or charges
For 30 years, Terry Dehko has been legally operating a grocery store
near Detroit, Michigan. In January 2013, the Obama administration seized
$35,000 from Dehko's bank account, without giving any warning or
explanation, and without charging Dehko with any crime.
330) Ran "the most closed, control-freak administration I've ever
covered"
For the past 20 years, David Sanger has been a New York Times reporter
stationed in Washington, D.C. In October 2013, he said:
"This is the most closed, control-freak administration I've ever
covered."
331) Fined a runner $100 for running in Valley Forge
During the October 2013 government shutdown, the Obama administration
fined a runner $100 for running in Valley Forge.
332) Ordered Claude Moore Colonial Farm to shut down, even though it was
privately funded
During the October 2013 government shutdown, the Obama administration
ordered Claude Moore Colonial Farm to shut down, even though it was
privately funded.
333) Ordered a volunteer to stop cleaning up the National Mall
During the October 2013 government shutdown, the Obama administration
ordered Chris Cox, a volunteer, to stop cleaning up the National Mall.
334) Told students to remove two amendments from the "outdated" Bill of
Rights
As part of Obama's "Common Core" education program, students in a
sixth-grade history class in Bryant, Arkansas, were told to removed two
amendments from the "outdated" Bill of Rights.
335) Ordered people to appear in federal court because they had entered
the Grand Canyon
During the October 2013 government shutdown, the Obama administration
ordered people to appear in federal court because they had entered the
Grand Canyon.
336) Ordered volunteers to stop bringing therapy dogs to visit sick
children in the hospital
During the October 2013 government shutdown, the Obama administration
ordered volunteers to stop bringing therapy dogs to visit sick children
in the hospital.
337) Had veterans arrested for visiting the Vietnam Memorial
During the October 2013 government shutdown, Obama had veterans arrested
for visiting the Vietnam Memorial
338) A "lead navigator" for Obamacare falsely told applicants that they
must provide their credit score
In October 2013, Anne Packham, a "lead navigator" for Obamacare, falsely
told applicants that they had to provide their credit score.
339) Created Obamacare website which "looks like nobody tested it"
President Obama signed Obamacare in March 2010. He had three and a half
years to create and test the Obamacare website.
However, in October 2013, CBS News quoted Luke Chung, an online database
programmer who supports Obamacare, as saying the following about the
Obamacare website:
"It wasn't designed well, it wasn't implemented well, and it looks like
nobody tested it... It's not even close. It's not even ready for beta
testing for my book. I would be ashamed and embarrassed if my
organization delivered something like that."
340) Obamacare's first publicized "enrollee" turned out to be a
Democratic activist who had not actually enrolled in Obamacare
After the Obamacare website went online, the media tried and tried to
find someone who had actually enrolled, but could not find anyone,
because the website was so badly designed.
After much searching, they finally reported that they had found someone
- a 21-year-old guy from Georgia named Chad Henderson.
On October 3, 2013, the Washington Post reported:
Meet Chad Henderson, the Obamacare enrollee tons of reporters are
calling
Ask and, apparently, you shall receive.
Just moments after writing a blog post Thursday morning, about the lack
of information on Obamacare enrollees, Enroll America reached out with
contact information for Chad Henderson, a 21-year-old in Georgia who had
successfully enrolled in coverage on the federal marketplace.
It was a little difficult to reach Henderson, mostly because so many
other reporters wanted to talk to him. "I'm supposed to talk to the
Chattanooga Times Free Press in a half hour," Henderson said. "And The
Wall Street Journal is supposed to call."
Luckily, Henderson managed to squeeze me in for a few minutes. He's a
student at Chattanooga State University who lives across the state
border in Flintstone, Ga.
Politico reported:
Rare health exchange enrollee gets 15 minutes of Obamacare fame
Chad Henderson, a college student who is one of the few people to have
signed up for health insurance on a federal exchange, is having his 15
minutes of Obamacare fame.
But wait.
It turns out that Henderson had not actually enrolled in Obamcare.
In addition, Henderson is actually a member of Organizing for Action,
the organization that ran Obama's election campaign.
341) Said it's "unfair" to ask for Obamacare enrollment numbers just one
week after Obamacare website went online
U.S. Congressional reperestentative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
(Democrat-Florida) is the chairperson for the Democratic National
Committee. When a reporter asked her how many people had enrolled in
Obamacare during its first week, she said it was "unfair" to ask that
question so early.
When a new movie comes out, we know how many people bought tickets in
the first week. When a new video game, or a new CD, or a new book comes
out, we know how many people bought it in the first week.
But when a news reporter asks "the most transparent administration in
history" how many people signed up for its new health care program
during its first week, we are told that such a question is "unfair."
342) Declined to idenifty the private contractors who screwed up the
Obamacare website
When the New York Times asked the Obama administration to identify the
private contractors who had screwed up the Obamacare website, the Obama
administration refused to answer.
343) Refused to answer why businesses, but not individuals, were able to
delay the Obamacare mandate for a year
When Jon Stewart asked Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius why businesses, but not individuals, were able to delay the
Obamacare mandate for a year, Sebelius refused to answer.
344) Gave people Obamacare "rate shock"
Many news sources, including the Washington Post, the Christian Science
Monitor, Investor's Business Daily, the Daily Caller, CBS News, Forbes,
CNN, the San Jose Mercury News, and the San Francisco Chronicle, have
been reporting on something called Obamacare "rate shock."
For example, Tom Waschura, a self employed engineer who lives in Portola
Valley, California, said that he supports Obamacare, and that he voted
for Obama in both elections.
However, on October 5, 2013, Waschura said:
"I was laughing at Boehner - until the mail came today."
"I really don't like the Republican tactics, but at least now I can
understand why they are so pissed about this. When you take $10,000 out
of my family's pocket each year, that's otherwise disposable income or
retirement savings that will not be going into our local economy."
This next quote is one of the funniest things that I've heard anyone say
about Obamacare so far. It comes from Cindy Vinson, a retired teacher
from San Jose, California, who said that she supports Obamacare, and
that she voted for Obama in both elections. This is what she said in
October 2013, after she found out that Obamacare would be causing her
insurance premium to increase:
"Of course, I want people to have health care. I just didn't realize I
would be the one who was going to pay for it personally."
CNN reported:
One North Carolina reader was upset to learn her current $267 a month
plan was being canceled and the cheapest option on the exchange would
cost her family $750 a month. They don't qualify for a subsidy.
"Obamacare is a nightmare for my family," she wrote.
345) Made sure that Obamacare "rate shock" did not happen until after
the 2012 election
Obamacare was deliberately written so that Obamacare "rate shock" would
not occur until after the 2012 election.
On October 9, 2013, Obama's approval rating was only 37%. Obamacare
"rate shock" was a significant factor in this low approval rating. If
Obamacare "rate shock" had happened in October 2012 instead of in
October 2013, it's highly unlikley that Obama would have won the 2012
election.
346) Had the Obamacare website built by cronies instead of by qualified
programmers
Obama had the Obamacare website built by cronies instead of by qualified
programmers.
347) Used 55 different contractors to build the Obamacare website
Instead of choosing just one contractor or a few contractors who could
properly build the Obamacare website, Obama decided to spread the work
out over 55 different contractors, which made it much harder to get all
the parts to run together properly.
348) Waited until after the 2012 election to issue major rules for the
Obamacare website
Obama signed the Obamacare law in March 2010. The law requires the
online exchanges to be up and running by October 2013. So Obama had
three and a half years to get the website ready.
However, Obama waited until after the 2012 election to release some of
the major rules for how the website was supposed to be designed. So
instead of having three and a half years to get the website ready, Obama
made sure the programmers had less than one year.
349) New York Times reporter was never able to log in to Obamamacare
website during more than 40 attempts over 11 days
During more than 40 attempts to log in to the Obamacare website over a
period of 11 days beginning on October 1, 2013, a New York Times
reported was never able to log in.
350) Hired illegal immigrant as Obamacare "navigator"
Obama hired an illegal immigrant to work as an Obamacare "navigator."
351) Hired someone with an outstanding arrest warrant as Obamacare
"navigator"
Obama hired someone with an outstanding arrest warrant to work as an
Obamacare "navigator."
352) IRS collected taxes but did not send out refunds during government
shutdown
During the October 2013 government shutdown, the IRS collected taxes but
did not send out tax refunds.
353) Prevented Catholic volunteers from practicing their religion at
military bases during government shutdown
During the October 2013 government shutdown, the Obama administration
prevented Catholic volunteers from practicing their religion on military
bases.
354) Spent more than $500 million to build unusable Obamacare website
Obama spent more than $500 million of taxpayers' money to build the
unusable Obamacare website.
355) Refused to fire Kathleen Sebelius, even after the failure of the
Obamacare website
Even after the Obamacare website failed, Obama still refused to fire
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.
356) There is "no reasonable expectation of privacy" at Obamacare
website
The source code for the Obamacare website states:
"You have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding any
communication or data transiting or stored on this information system.
At any time, and for any lawful Government purpose, the government may
monitor, intercept, and search and seize any communication or data
transiting or stored on this information system. Any communication or
data transiting or stored on this information system may be disclosed or
used for any lawful Government purpose."
357) Requires users to reveal private info before shopping at Obamacare
website
Legitimate shopping websites such as amazon.com allow users to browse
merchandise without having to enter their personal information. However,
the Obamacare website requires users to enter their name, social
security number, and other personal information before they are allowed
to look at the insurance plans.
358) Michelle Obama refused to pick vegetables from her own garden
without federal help
During the October 2013 government shutdown, Michelle Obama decided to
avoid picking her own vegetables from her own garden, and instead,
allowed them to rot.
Reuters reported:
In the famous White House kitchen garden, tomatoes are rotting on the
vine. Herbs have gone to seed. And the sweet potatoes - a favorite of
President Barack Obama - have become worm food.
It's another impact of the government shutdown, one that only the fox
and the many squirrels that live on the White House grounds could love.
359) The Obamacare website is "a hacker's wet dream"
John McAfee, the computer programmer who founded McAfee, Inc., said the
Obamacare website is "a hacker's wet dream."
360) Caused a leukemia patient to lose his insurance
Michael Cerpok lives in Fountain Hills, Arizona. He has leukemia.
In 2012, his health care cost more than $350,000. But because he had
insurance, he only had to pay $4,500 of that amount.
However, in October 2013, his insurance company sent him a letter which
said that because of Obamacare, his insurance policy would be canceled
on January 1, 2014.
361) Added 11 million words of regulations to Obamacare, which is 30
times as many words as the law itself
The regulations that Obama addded to Obamacare after he signed it are 11
million words long. That's 30 times as many words as the actual
Obamacare law that Obama signed in March 2010. Because Obama added these
11 million words without approval from Congress, his actions are
illegal.
362) Threatened to arrest people for telling jokes
In October 2013, the Obama administration announced the following on
loudspeakers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas:
"Inappropriate remarks or jokes concerning security may result in your
arrest."
363) Changed Obamacare registration deadline at the last minute
For three and a half years, the Obama administration repeatedly said
that people had to register for Obamacare by March 31, 2014.
However, in October 2013, the Obama administration changed that deadline
to February 14, 2014.
364) Ignored the successful methods of eHealthInsurance.com
The website eHealthInsurance.com has been successfully selling health
insurance since 1998. The website is simple and easy to use.
However, when Obama created the Obamacare website, he chose to ignore
the successful methods that are used by eHealthInsurance.com.
365) For two weeks, CNN reporter was never able to log in to Obamacare
website
During the first two weeks of October 2013, a reporter from CNN
repeatedly tried to log in to the Obamacare website, and was never able
to log in.
366) Paid $500 per gallon for gasoline
In October 2013 it was reported that the Obama administration had paid
$500 per gallon for gasoline.
367) Referred people to uncertified Obamacare "navigagtors" and
"assisters"
In October 2013, the Obamacare website referred people to uncertified
"navigagtors" and "assisters."
368) While the Obamacare website was not working, 700 counterfeit
Obamacare websites were working
It's not Obama's fault that criminals created 700 counterfeit Obamacare
websites. However, it is interesting to note that while the Obamacare
website was not working, those 700 counterfeit websites were working.
369) Asked Blue Cross Blue Shield not to release Obamacare exchange
numbers
On October 22, 2013, three weeks after the failed Obamacare website went
online, the Obama administration asked Blue Cross Blue Shield not to
release information on the number of people who had signed up for their
policies through the Obamacare website.
370) 100% of Senate Democrats up for reelection planned to support a
delay in Obamacare's individual mandate
On October 23, 2013, CNN's Dana Bash tweeted:
"new: senior dem source tells me to expect every sen dem running in 2014
to back @JeanneShaheen proposal to delay #ACA enrollment deadline"
371) Sold aircraft carrier for scrap metal for one cent
In October 2013 it was reported that the Obama administration had sold
the 1,067-foot long U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Forrestal for scrap metal
for one cent, to a Texas company called All Star Metals.
372) Obamacare website gave wrong prices
In October 2013, CBS News reported:
A new online feature can dramatically underestimate the cost of
insurance.
In some cases, people could end up paying double of what they see on the
website.
Industry executives CBS News spoke with could not believe the government
is providing these estimates, which they said were useless and could
easily mislead consumers. They also said that the website repeatedly
states the actual prices could be lower, but it makes no mention that
they could be higher.
373) Obamacare website sent false information to insurance companies
In October 2013, it was reported that the Obamacare website was sending
false information to insurance companies
374) Threatened to punish people for not buying health insurance from a
website that wasn't even working
The Obama administration threatened to impose tax penalties on people
who did not buy health insurance from the Obamacare website, even though
the website was not working.
375) In the first two weeks of the Obamacare website, "no more than
5,000? enrollees had successfully completed the enrollment process
Two weeks after the Obamacare website went online, it was reported that
"no more than 5,000? enrollees had successfully completed the enrollment
process.
376) Falsely said "No one is more frustrated than I am" regarding the
Obamacare website
On October 21, 2013, regarding the failure of the Obamacare website,
Obama said:
"No one is more frustrated than I am."
Obama has absolutely no right to be "frustrated" about any of the
Obamacare webstie's problems, because he is the person who chose to
cause those problems in the first place.
It was Obama who signed a 2,600 page law that he hadn't read.
It was Obama who added an additional 20,000 pages of regulations that he
hadn't read to Obamacare without Congressional approval.
It was Obama who chose to hire cronies instead of competent programmers
to create the Obamacare website.
It was Obama who waited until after the 2012 election to issue some of
the main rules for the Obamacare website, which gave the programmers
less than one year to comply with those rules, instead of the three and
half years they would have had if Obama hadn't waited.
It was Obama who falsely said that the price of annual family insurance
premiums would fall by $2,500.
It was Obama who falsely told people that they could keep their
insurance if they were happy with it.
It was Obama who gave employers a huge financial incentive to switch
their full time employees to a part time, 29 hour week.
It was Obama who refused to fire Secretary of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius after the Obamacare website failed.
Every thing that's bad about the Obamacare website is the direct result
of choices that Obama made.
Obama has no right to be "frustrated" at the website's failure.
You want to know the people who really do have the right to be
"frustrated" at Obamacare's problems? It's the people who have opposed
Obamacare from the start. It's the people who predicted that these
problems would happen. It's the people who called the bluff from the
very start on Obama's many lies about Obamacare. These are the people
who have the right to be "frustrated" at Obamacare's problems.
And yet somehow, not only does Obama falsely say that he is
"frustrated," but he also falsely says that he is more frustrated than
anyone else.
The people who are truly "frustrated" are the millions of people who
were against Obamacare but are now being forced to participate in it.
Obama owns this - he created it. He has no right to be "frustrated"
about it.
377) Obamacare website was built using 10-year-old technology
The Obamacare website was built using 10-year-old technology.
378) Required note from doctor for a mother to feed her own child
A federal preschool program sent a note home to the parents of the
students. The note said:
Dear Parents,
I have received word from Federal Programs Preschool pertaining to
lunches from home. Parents are to be informed that students can only
bring lunches from home if there is a medical condition meriting a
specific diet, along with a physicians note to that regard.
I am sorry for any inconvenience. If you have any questions concerning
this matter, please contact [name redacted], the Health Coordinator for
Federal Programs Preschool at [number redacted].
379) Obamacare website violates copyright laws
The Obamacare website violates copyright laws.
380) Repeatedly promised that the Obamacare website would be ready on
October 1, 2013
This video shows Kathleen Sebelius, Obama's Secretary of Health and
Human Services, repeatedly promising that the Obamacare website would be
ready on October 1, 2013.
381) Called the Obamacare website "the easiest, most consumer friendly
website to use"
Beginnging at 0:44 in this video, Kathleen Sebelius, Obama's Secretary
of Health and Human Services, calls the Obamacare website "the easiest,
most consumer friendly website to use."
382) Obamacare website had between 10 and 20 times as many lines of code
as it should have had
The Obamacare website has 500 million lines of code.
Dave Kennedy, the CEO of information-security company Trusted Sec, said
that a website for a project on the scale of Obamacare should actually
have between 25 million and 50 million lines of code.
383) Jared Polis opposes delaying Obamacare's individual mandate for the
entire country, but favors such a delay for his own district
U.S. Congressional representative Jared Polis (Democrat-Colorado) voted
against delaying Obamacare's individual mandate for the entire country,
but later requested such a delay for his own district.
When Polis requested a special delay for his own district, he said:
"We will be encouraging a waiver. It will be difficult for Summit County
residents to become insured. For the vast majority, it's too high a
price to pay."
384) Gave a no-bid contract to CGI Federal to build the Obamacare
website
Obama gave a no-bid contract to CGI Federal to build the Obamacare
website.
385) Broke promise to have Spanish version of Obamacare website up and
running on October 1, 2013
Obama broke his promise to have a Spanish version of the Obamacare
website up and running by October 1, 2013.
386) Broke promise that Spanish version of Obamacare website would be up
and running by "mid October" 2013
After Obama broke his promise to have the Spanish version of the
Obamacare website up running by October 1, 2013, his administration made
a new promise to have it up and running by "mid-October." However, Obama
broke that promise too - as of October 25, 2013, the Spanish version of
the website was still not up and running.
387) Fired an Obamcare phone operator for truthfully answering a
caller's question
In October 2013, a caller to the Obama phone line asked:
"Have you ever gotten anyone who really likes it yet?"
The phone operator, a woman named Earline Davis, answered:
"Um, not really."
Davis was fired for her answer.
388) Gave contract for Obamacare website to Michelle Obama's college
classmate
Instead of having the Obamacare website built by someone who was
qualified, Obama had it built by CGI Federal, a company that was run by
Toni Townes-Whitley, who attended Princeton University with Michelle
Obama.
389) Spent $634 million for Obamacare website as of October 1, 2013,
even though it was only supposed to cost $94 million
The Obamacare website was originally supposed to cost $94 million.
However, when it went online on October 1, 2013, it had already cost
$634 million.
390) New York Times writer gave Obama a grade of 'F' for rollout of
Obamacare website
On October 25, 2013, New York Times writer Uwe E. Reinhardt wrote:
"... who exactly should be assigned the F for the troubled rollout of
HealthCare.gov?"
"Once elected, a president becomes chief executive of a giant federal
enterprise. Anyone familiar with corporate management would have thought
that for as ambitious and technically a complex project as the initial
rollout of HealthCare.gov - so important to many uninsured Americans and
so politically important to the White House - the chief executive would
have remained in very close touch with the management team overseeing
the project and thus would have been briefed daily or at least weekly on
the progress of the project and especially on any problems with it."
"... the blame for the disastrous rollout of HealthCare.gov goes to its
entire management team, to be sure, but primarily to the chief executive
on top of that project. In my view, not only the proverbial buck stops
on the chief executive's desk, but, for the management of this
particular project, the grade of F goes there as well."
391) Said "Don't believe what you've heard" regarding criticism of
Obamacare
On October 25, 2013, regarding the various criticisms of Obamacare,
Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius said:
"Don't believe what you've heard."
In other words, the Obama administration says we shouldn't believe the
Washington Post, the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle,
Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR,
Politico, the Wall St. Journal, the Christian Science Monitor,
Investor's Business Daily, Forbes, the BBC, Huffington Post, the Nation,
Mother Jones, or New Republic.
392) Closed a public beach and prevented a private charity from raising
money for art in the schools
For the past 30 years, a privately run charity in San Francisco called
Leap has had a charity event where they build sand castles to raise
money to support art in the schools. In 2012, this contest raised more
than $250,000 for art in the schools.
However, during the October 2013 government shutdown, Obama closed the
public beach where the charity event was to take place, and prevented it
from happening.
393) Monitored phone calls of 35 world leaders
In October 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders.
394) Refused to answer question about whether or not Obama
administration had monitored Angela Merkel's phone
In October 2013, the New York Times wrote:
... yesterday, Der Spiegel reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel
asked Mr. Obama "for a thorough explanation of serious indications that
U.S. intelligence agencies had declared her private mobile phone to be a
target in their operations."
The White House press secretary, Jay Carney said, "The president assured
[Merkel] that the United States is not monitoring and will not monitor
the communications" of the chancellor." Please note: IS not monitoring
and WILL NOT monitor. The allegation, unaddressed, was that the United
States HAD been monitoring her calls (until it was caught in the act).
395) Hacked the email of Mexican presidential candidate
In October 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
hacked the email account of Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Peña
Nieto, who later won the election.
396) Illegally seized documents from reporter Audrey Hudson
Audrey Hudson is a reporter who lives in Shady Side, Maryland. In 1986,
her husband, Paul Flanagan, was convicted of resisting arrest. Because
of this, he is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
In August 2013, federal agents entered their home, with a warrant that
specifically said they were allowed to search for firearms. However, the
federal agents illegally seized documents that belonged to Hudson, which
were not listed on the warrant.
397) Required law abiding citizens to purchase insurance coverage for
treatment for heroin addiction
Obamacare requires law abiding citizens to purchase coverage for
treatment for heroin addiction.
398) Required men to purchase insurance coverage for maternity care
Obamacare requires men to purchase coverage for maternity care.
399) Obamacare website could not even handle "just a few hundred people"
at the same time
The Washington Post reported that during testing, the Obamacare website
could not even handle "just a few hundred people" at the same time.
400) Falsely blamed the Obamacare webstie's problems on too much traffic
The Obama administration blamed the problems of the Obamacare website on
too much traffic.
However, the Washington Post reported that during testing, the Obamacare
website could not even handle "just a few hundred people" at the same
time.
In addition, CBS News quoted Luke Chung, an online database programmer
who supports Obamacare, as saying the following about the Obamacare
website:
"It wasn't designed well, it wasn't implemented well, and it looks like
nobody tested it... It's not even close. It's not even ready for beta
testing for my book. I would be ashamed and embarrassed if my
organization delivered something like that."
401) "Health insurance cancellation notices soar above Obamacare
enrollment rates"
On October 24, 2013, the Daily Caller reported:
Health insurance cancellation notices soar above Obamacare enrollment
rates
Hundreds of thousands of Americans who purchase their own health
insurance have received cancellation notices since August because the
plans do not meet Obamacare's requirements.
The number of cancellation notices greatly exceed the number of
Obamacare enrollees.
402) Was still falsely claiming that people could keep their insurance
on October 28, 2013
Even as late as October 28, 2013, the Obama administration was still
falsely claiming that people could keep their insurance if they liked
it.
403) Kathleen Sebelius falsely said that Obama did not know about the
Obamacare website's problems before October 1, 2013
On October 22, 2013, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius said that Obama did not know about the Obamacare website's
problem's before October 1, 2013.
However, on October 30, 2013, CNN reported that Obama had known about
the defective Obamacare website a month before it went online.
404) Before Kathleen Sebelius ran Obamacare website, she had long track
record of failure at running websites in Kansas
In October 2013, the Daily Caller reported that before Obama hired
Kathleen Sebelius to run the Obamacare website, she had had a long track
record of failure at running websites when she was governor of Kansas.
Kansas state representative Scott Schwab said of this:
"We pretty much expected HealthCare.gov to fail, because she has a
pattern of failing on these big initiatives."
405) Federal employees who tested Obamacare website gave it their
approval
Federal employees who had tested the Obamacare website before October 1,
2013, gave it their approval.
406) Said he was "mad" over botched Obamacare website, but refused to
fire anyone
Obama said he was "mad" over the botched Obamacare website, but refused
to actually fire anyone over it.
407) Kathleen Sebelius said "I don't work for" the people whose taxes
pay her salary
On October 24, 2013, Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen
Sebelius said:
"The majority of people calling for me to resign I would say are people
who I don't work for."
408) Obamacare website had only six enrollments in the first 24 hours
During the first 24 hours after the Obamacare website went online, only
six people used the website to enroll in Obamacare.
409) Obama falsely blamed insurance companies for canceling policies
that did not meet Obamacare's minimum requirements
Obamacare requires all insurance policies to cover pre-existing
conditions, maternity care, treatment for heroin addiction, and certain
other things.
Therefore, based on simple logic, any policies that do not cover these
things are rendered illegal by Obamacare, and must be canceled.
The Washington Post said of this:
"Beginning Jan. 1, the new plans must cover 10 essential benefits
including pediatric care, prescription drugs, mental-health services and
maternity care. In general, policies that don't offer those can't be
sold after 2013."
However, after insurance companies canceled these policies, Obama blamed
the cancellations on the insurance companies instead of on Obamacare.
410) Obama administration told insurance company executives not to
criticize Obamacare
On October 30, 2013, CNN reported that the Obama administration had told
insurance company executives not to criticize Obamacare.
411) In July 2010, Obama knew that Obamacare would cause millions of
people to lose their insurance, but he continued to falsely say they
could keep it
On October 28, 2013, NBC reported that in July 2010, Obama had known
that Obamacare would cause millions of people to lose their insurance,
but that he continued to falsely say that they could keep it.
412) Obamacare covers "a narrow network of doctors and hospitals"
On October 29, 2013, CNN reported that Obamacare covers "a narrow
network of doctors and hospitals."
413) Obama knew about the defective Obamacare website a month before it
went online, but he let it go online anyway
On October 30, 2013, CNN reported that Obama had known about the
defective Obamacare website a month before it went online.
414) Valerie Jarrett falsely said "Nothing in Obamacare forces people
out of their health plans"
On October 28, 2013, Valerie Jarrett, Obama's senior advisor, tweeted:
"Nothing in Obamacare forces people out of their health plans."
However, the very next day, CBS News reported:
CBS News has learned more than two million Americans have been told they
cannot renew their current insurance policies - more than triple the
number of people said to be buying insurance under the new Affordable
Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.
415) Kathleen Sebelius said the Obamacare website "has never crashed" at
the exact same time that it was crashing
On October 30, 2013, while giving federal testimony on the Obamacare
website, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that
the Obamacare website
"has never crashed."
However, at the exact same time that Sebelius was making her statement,
the Obamacare website said:
"The system is down at the moment."
"We are experiencing technical difficulties and hope to have them
resolved soon. Please try again later."
416) "Top Hospitals Opt Out of Obamacare"
On October 30, 2013, U.S. News and World Report reported that "Top
Hospitals Opt Out of Obamacare"
417) Obama falsely said that using the Obamacare website would be like
shopping at amazon.com
Before the Obamacare website went online, Obama falsely said that using
it would be like shopping at amazon.com.
418) Obama said Obamacare could cause premiums to "fall by as much as
3,000%"
At 1:17 in this video, Obama says:
"your employer, it's estimated, would see premiums fall by as much as
3,000%"
419) Threatened to prosecute someone for selling "Department of Homeland
Stupidity" coffee mugs
Merchant Dan McCall sells items that parody the U.S. government, such as
coffee mugs that say "Department of Homeland Stupidity." Although such
parody speech is protected by the first amendment, the Obama
administration sent him a "cease and desist" letter, and threatened to
prosecute him if he did not stop selling the products.
420) Monitored phone calls and emails regarding future Pope Francis
In October 2013, it was reported that during late 2012 and early 2013,
the Obama administration had monitored phone calls and emails which
concerned future Pope Francis before and during the Vatican conclave at
which he was chosen to be the next Pope.
421) Used drones to kill dozens of civilians in Yemen and Pakistan
In October 2013, the Washington Post reported that Obama, the
Commander-in-Cheif of the U.S. military, had used drones to kill at
least 57 civilians in Yemen, and at least 31 civilians in Pakistan. In
December 2013, the Guardian reported that an additional 15 civilians in
Yemen had been killed by a U.S. drone.
422) High ranking Obama administration official said the U.S. is an
"Islamic country with an Islamically compliant constitution"
Mohamed Elibiary is a member of the Department of Homeland Security
Advisory Council. In October 2013, a Twitter user asked him:
"show me just ONE example of an Islamic country where non Muslims are
treated with equality."
Elibiary responded by Tweeting:
"America and yes I do consider the United States of America an Islamic
country with an Islamically compliant constitution. Move On!"
423) Obama "puts a chill on what is really a healthy discourse between
journalists and their sources"
In October 2013, New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson said:
"... the Obama administration has initiated seven criminal leak
investigations... these seven leak investigations are more than double,
all of the criminal leak investigations in all administrations before
the Obama administration. And it puts a chill on what is really a
healthy discourse between journalists and their sources. And it's our
sources who mainly risk going to prison."
424) Obamacare website sent some people the eligibility letters of other
people
In November 2013, it was reported that the Obamacare website had sent
some people the eligibility letters of other people - people who were
total strangers, who lived in other states.
425) Falsely said that his promise of letting people keep their
insurance had included the words "if it hasn't changed since the law
passed"
On June 15, 2009, Obama said:
"That means that no matter how we reform health care, we will keep this
promise to the American people: If you like your doctor, you will be
able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan,
you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take
it away, no matter what."
However, on November 4, 2013, Obama said:
"Now, if you have or had one of these plans before the Affordable Care
Act came into law and you really liked that plan, what we said was you
can keep it if it hasn't changed since the law passed."
426) Three people built a healthcare exchange website that works
On November 2, 2013, it was reported that three people in San Francisco
- George Kalogeropoulos, Ning Liang, and Michael Wasser - had read about
the defective Obamacare website - which had cost $634 million - and
decided to try and build their own health care exchange website that
actually worked. And they succeeded. Their website actually works. It's
located at http://www.thehealthsherpa.com/
427) White House gave itself waiver which allowed the Obamacare website
to go online, despite the fact that it was deemed to be a high security
risk
Four days before the defective Obamacare website went online, the White
House gave itself a waiver which allowed the website to go online,
despite the fact that it was deemed to be a high security risk.
428) Denied saying that people could keep their insurance even though it
was on video from more than 20 different occasions
Obama denied saying that people could keep their insurance even though
it was on video from more than 20 different occasions. The video of him
saying it more than 20 different times can be seen at
429) Broke his promise to "call out" people who lie about Obamacare
In September 2009, Obama said:
"If you misrepresent what's in this plan, we will call you out."
However, as of November 2013, Obama has not "called himself out" for
lying about what was in Obamacare. He has not "called himself out" for
falsely saying that people could keep their insurance. He has not
"called himself out" for falsely saying that families' premiums would
fall by $2,500 by the end of his first term. He has not "called himself
out" on any of his many Obamacare lies that are on this list.
430) Gave CGI Federal new contracts after the launch of its defective
Obamacare website
CGI Federal is the company that created the defective Obamacare website,
which went online October 1, 2013. After that date, the Obama
administration gave new contracts to the company.
431) Obama apologized - not for lying - but for the fact that people
believed his lie
On November 7, 2013, NBC News reported:
President Obama said Thursday that he is "sorry" that some Americans are
losing their current health insurance plans as a result of the
Affordable Care Act, despite his promise that no one would have to give
up a health plan they liked.
"I am sorry that they are finding themselves in this situation based on
assurances they got from me," he told NBC News in an exclusive interview
at the White House.
"We've got to work hard to make sure that they know we hear them and we
are going to do everything we can to deal with folks who find themselves
in a tough position as a consequence of this."
432) On November 8, 2013, the White House website still said, "If you
like your plan you can keep it"
On November 8, 2013, the White House website still said, "If you like
your plan you can keep it"
433) Obama used fraudulent accounting to overstate the number of people
who had "enrolled" in Obamacare
In November 2013, the Washington Post reported:
Who counts as an Obamacare enrollee? The Obama administration settles on
a definition.
The fight over how to define the new health law's success is coming down
to one question: Who counts as an Obamacare enrollee?
Health insurance plans only count subscribers as enrolled in a health
plan once they've submitted a payment. That is when the carrier sends
out a member card and begins paying doctor bills.
When the Obama administration releases health law enrollment figures
later this week, though, it will use a more expansive definition. It
will count people who have purchased a plan as well as those who have a
plan sitting in their online shopping cart but have not yet paid.
434) In June 2010, the Obama administration estimated that 93 million
people would lose their insurance because of Obamacare
In June 2010, the Obama administration estimated that 93 million people
would lose their insurance because of Obamacare.
435) Obamacare czar Ezekiel J. Emanuel said people should skip their
free annual Obamacare physical exam because it was "basically worthless"
Before Obamacare was passed, Obama said that it would provide a free
annual physical exam for everyone. However, after Obamacare was passed,
Obamacare czar Ezekiel J. Emanuel said that people should skip this exam
because it was "basically worthless."
436) Five minute CNN video of Obamacare supporter complaining and
complaining and complaining about her insurance being canceled
Here's a five minute CNN video of an Obamacare supporter complaining and
complaining and complaining about her insurance being canceled:
437) In December 2013, Obama gave unions even more illegal exemptions
from Obamacare
In December 2013, it was reported that Obama had illegally exempted some
unions from some of the Obamacare fees, without approval from Congress.
438) Obamacare website gave someone's password, address, and social
security number to three complete strangers
In November 2013, MKOV reported that the Obamacare website had given the
password, address, and social security number of a woman in St. Louis,
Missouri, to three complete strangers.
439) Obamacare "navigators" encouraged applicants to lie about their
income and smoking
In November 2013, undercover video footage showed Obamacare navigators
encouraging applicants to lie about their income and smoking status. A
second video with more examples was also released.
440) "4 Things The US Government Accomplished In Less Time Than A
Working Obamacare Website"
In November 2013, camharris.us reported:
4 Things The US Government Accomplished In Less Time Than A Working
Obamacare Website
From the day that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act went
into effect to the morning that the federal healthcare exchange went
live, 1288 days passed. 3 years, 6 months, and 8 days. In all that time,
our federal government could not construct a website that actually
worked, and we are still waiting for a final product.
Here are 4 things the United States government accomplished in less time
than it has taken to build a working website:
1. We Fought World War I
April 6, 1917-November 11, 1918
1 years, 7 months, 6 days
2. We Fought A Bigger War
December 7, 1941-May 8, 1945
3 years, 5 months, 2 days
3. We Built The Bomb
June 17, 1942-July 16,1945
3 years, 1 month
4. We Orbited A Man Around The Earth
October 7, 1958-February 20, 1962
3 years, 4 months, 13 days
441) Falsely claimed credit for the increase in domestic oil production
During Obama's Presidency, domestic oil production increased, and the
Obama administration claimed credit for it. However, this increase only
happened on privately owned land and state owned land, which Obama had
no control over. On land that is owned by the federal government, oil
production actually went down.
442) Falsely said "I actually respect the Constitution."
In 2007, Obama said:
"I actually respect the Constitution."
However, this list contains a huge number of examples which prove that
Obama's statement is false.
443) Senator Obama repeatedly voted in favor of funding the Iraq War
In March 2007, the Boston Globe reported:
Obama defends votes in favor of Iraq funding
Senator Barack Obama yesterday defended his votes on behalf of funding
the Iraq war
Obama has voted for all of the president's war funding requests since
coming to the Senate
444) Banned Navy SEALs from wearing the "Don't Tread on Me" Navy Jack
patch on their uniforms
For more than 200 years, the "Don't Tread on Me" Navy Jack flag has been
a well respected symbol of the U.S. Navy.
However, in October 2013, the Obama administration banned Navy SEALs
from wearing a patch of it on their uniforms.
445) Gave 655 "tax refunds" to a single address in Lithuania, and 343 to
a single address in Shanghai
In 2012, the Obama administration gave 655 "tax refunds" to a single
address in Lithuania, and 343 to a single address in Shanghai.
446) Banned the linking of terrorism to radical Islam during training of
anti-terrorism agents
Although the Fort Hood shooter, the shoe bomber, and underwear bomber,
and 100% of the 9-11 terrorists were all radical Muslims, the Obama
administration enacted a ban on associating terrorism with radical Islam
during training exercises of anti-terrrorism agents.
447) During Obamacare's first month, only 106,185 people enrolled
On November 12, 2013, it was reported that during October 2013, only
106,185 people had enrolled in Obamacare. And even this pathetically low
number is fraudulently overstated, because it includes people who had
left insurance policies in their shopping cart without paying for them.
No legitimate online retailer counts unpaid items left in the shopping
cart as a sale.
448) Less than 1% of Massachusetts citizens who lost their insurance
because of Obamacare have signed up for a new policy at the Obamacare
website
On November 9, 2013, the Boston Herald reported:
Just weeks before a Jan. 1 enrollment deadline, state officials admitted
yesterday that just 1 percent of the 150,000 Bay Staters facing canceled
heath insurance under Obamacare rules have signed up for new plans.
Massachusetts Health Connector officials told the Herald that only 549
applicants - out of the 150,000 Bay Staters forced to switch their
health plans to comply with Obamacare rules - are poised to receive
insurance through the new system.
449) "The Obamacare Exchange Scorecard: Around 100,000 Enrollees And
Five Million Cancellations"
On November 12, 2013, Forbes reported:
The Obamacare Exchange Scorecard: Around 100,000 Enrollees And Five
Million Cancellations
HHS has released the official numbers here. The HHS report states that
only 26,794 people enrolled in the federal exchange-which amounts to 23
per state per day-and 79,391 enrolled in the state-based exchanges, for
a total of 106,185.
In the market for individually-purchased health insurance, more than 4.8
million Americans have received notices that their preexisting plans are
soon to be illegal, and will be cancelled. Many more cancellation
notices are imminent.
450) Obama told insurance companies to break the law
On November 14, 2013, after insurance companies had canceled policies
that did not meet the minimum requirements of Obamacare, Obama told them
to restore these policies. However, he did this without Congress voting
to approve these changes to Obamacare. The President does not have the
legal authority to change a law that was passed by Congress, without
those changes first being approved by Congress.
451) Obama falsely said "In the first month alone, we've seen more than
100 million Americans already successfully enroll in the new insurance
plans"
On November 18, 2013, Obama said:
"In the first month alone, we've seen more than 100 million Americans
already successfully enroll in the new insurance plans."
In reality, the actual number was 106,185.
452) Jessica Sanford, whom Obama had cited as an Obamacare success
story, later said she could not afford to buy an Obamacare policy
Jessica Sanford is a a self-employed single mother from Washington
state, who earns slightly less than $50,000 a year, and has not had
health insurance for 15 years.
On October 21, 2013, Obama cited Sanford as an Obamacare success story,
because she would be able to purchase an Obamacare policy for herself
and her son for only $169 per month.
However, a month later, it was reported that the Obamacare website had
quoted the wrong price for Sanford. Her true, actual price was $621. She
said that she could not afford this, and that she would just pay the
penalty instead.
453) Video shows students at historically black college complaining that
Obamacare caused them to lose their insurance
Bowie University is a historically black college in Maryland. This video
shows students from the college complaining about how Obamacare caused
them to lose their insurance:
454) "Obama brings chilling effect on journalism"
In October 2013, Associated Press reported:
Obama brings chilling effect on journalism
A report finds the U.S. government's aggressive prosecution of leaks and
efforts to control information are having a chilling effect on
journalists and government whistle-blowers.
The Committee to Protect Journalists released its first examination of
U.S. press freedoms Thursday, focusing on changes under the Obama
administration.
Leonard Downie Jr., a former executive editor of The Washington Post,
wrote the 30-page analysis entitled "The Obama Administration and the
Press." Downie interviewed reporters and editors who described a
chilling effect in which "government officials are increasingly afraid
to talk to the press."
Those suspected of discussing classified information are subject to
investigation, lie-detector tests and scrutiny of telephone and email
records.
455) Sued a trucking company that fired Muslim truck drivers for
refusing to drive trucks carrying alcoholic beverages
In May 2013, the Obama administration sued Star Transport, Inc., a
trucking company based in Morton, Illinois, because it fired Muslim
truck drivers who had refused to drive trucks that were carrying
alcoholic beverages.
456) Gave personal information of thousands of bookstore customers to
dozens of federal agencies
In November 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
given the names, social security numbers, and other personal information
of thousands of bookstore customers to dozens of fedeal agencies,
including the IRS, CIA, NSA, and FDA.
457) Created fake unemployment statistics before the 2012 election
Soon before the 2012 election, the Obama administration created fake
statistics to make the unemployment rate appear lower than it actually
was.
458) "White House blocks access to Obama events, news groups say"
In November 2013, McClatchy reported:
White House blocks access to Obama events, news groups say
The nation's largest news organizations lodged a complaint Thursday
against the White House for imposing unprecedented limitations on
photojournalists covering President Barack Obama, which they say have
harmed the public's ability to monitor its own government.
The organizations accuse the White House of banning photojournalists
from covering Obama at some events, and then later releasing its own
photos and videos of the same events.
"Journalists are routinely being denied the right to photograph or
videotape the president while he is performing his official duties,"
according to a letter the organizations sent to the White House. "As
surely as if they were placing a hand over a journalist's camera lens,
officials in this administration are blocking the public from having an
independent view of important functions of the executive branch of
government."
"You are only seeing what they want you to see," said Lucy Dalglish, the
dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of
Maryland.
the news organizations stressed that they're referring only to
presidential activities of a "fundamentally public nature," not private
or restricted events, including ones that may affect national security.
Examples cited in the letter are Obama's meetings with the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus on July 10, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on
July 29 and Pakistani human rights activist Malala Yousafzai on Oct. 11.
In each case, journalists weren't allowed - and sometimes were unaware -
of the event. The White House later released written summaries of the
events, along with photos taken by a government photographer.
On Thursday, the presidents of the American Society of News Editors and
the Associated Press Media Editors sent a letter to their members urging
them to stop using handout photos and video from the White House.
"We must accept that we, the press, have been enablers," the letter
says. "We urge those of you in news organizations to immediately refrain
from publishing any of the photographs or videos released by the White
House, just as you would refuse to run verbatim a press release from
them."
Harry Walker, the director of the McClatchy-Tribune Photo Service, said
opening access to events was "the foundation for journalism, not just
photojournalism."
The letter was signed by 38 news organizations, including all the major
broadcast and cable networks, wire services, online services and
newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post and the
McClatchy Co., which owns 30 daily newspapers across the nation.
459) Three days after the Egyptian government murdered dozens of
Egyptian civilians, the Obama administration announced it would give
military aid to the Egyptian government, which, soon afterward, murdered
hundreds of additional Egyptian civilians
On April 12, 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
just given four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, and that it had also given
them eight others on earlier dates.
On July 8, 2013, it was reported that the Egyptian government had
murdered at least 51 Egyptian civilians who had been protesting against
the Egyptian government.
Three days later, it was reported that the Obama administration would be
giving four additional F-16 fighter jets to the Egyptian government.
On July 27, 2013, it was reported that the Egyptian government had
murdered at least 72 additional Egyptian civilians who had been
protesting against the Egyptian government.
On August 15, 2013, it was reported that the Egyptian government had
murdered more than 600 additional Egyptian civilians who had been
protesting against the Egyptian government.
460) Spent $1.5 million to help women in Brazil quit smoking
In August 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration would be
spending $1.5 million to help women in Brazil quit smoking.
461) "NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds"
In August 2013, the Washington Post reported:
NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds
The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its
legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the
agency broad new powers in 2008, according to an internal audit and
other top-secret documents.
Most of the infractions involve unauthorized surveillance of Americans
or foreign intelligence targets in the United States, both of which are
restricted by statute and executive order.
The NSA audit obtained by The Post, dated May 2012, counted 2,776
incidents in the preceding 12 months of unauthorized collection,
storage, access to or distribution of legally protected communications.
462) Announced plans to illegally regulate greenhouse gas emissions
without approval from Congress
In August 2013, the Obama administration announced that it planned to
regulate greenhouse gas emissions without approval from Congress.
Without approval from Congress, Obama's actions would be illegal.
463) Refused to answer question about whether or not people who don't
buy insurance should be put in jail
The Obama administration argued in front of the Supreme Court that the
Obamacare mandate was a tax. Obama hired 16,500 new IRS agents to run
Obamacare. In this video, ABC News asked Obama whether or not he thinks
that people who don't buy insurance should be put in jail. Obama refused
to answer the question. Even after the interviewer asked Obama the
question a second time, Obama still refused to answer it.
464) An estimated 70% of California doctors will not participate in
Obamacare
In December 2013, the California Medical Association estimated that 70%
of California doctors would not be participating in Obamacare.
465) California's Obamacare website gave out the contact information of
tens of thousands of people without their permission
In December 2013, it was reported that California's Obamacare website
had given private insurance agents the names, addresses, phone numbers,
and email addresses of tens of thousands of people without their
permission.
466) Made it easy for a future Republican President to give every U.S.
citizen a permanent Obamacare waiver, without approval from Congress
The President does not have any legal authority to change the law
without those changes first being approved by Congress. However, this
list contains many examples of Obama making changes to Obamacare without
approval from Congress. Some of these changes involve Obama giving
Obamacare waivers to unions who supported the passage of Obamacare.
Other changes include Obama delaying certain parts of Obamacare. Obama
made these changes illegally, because they were not approved by
Congress. With a small number of exceptions, Democrats have not
criticized Obama for doing this.
Therefore, in the future, if a Republican President were to give
permanent Obamacare waivers to every U.S. citizens without approval from
Congress, the vast majority of Democrats would be hypocrites if they
objected to it.
467) Obamacare encourages patients to rig the system to rip off doctors,
repeatedly, year after year after year
In November 2013, Forbes reported:
Obamacare has... a 90-day grace period. This means people can buy an
Obamacare policy, have costly procedures done and then cancel the policy
within 90 days. If the cancellation comes during the first 30 days, the
insurer is responsible for trying to collect payment, but after that,
doctors are on their own. They would have to spend time and money
chasing patients for payments. California Healthline reported that
deadbeats "would not receive a fine, a premium rate increase or a
repayment order. They also would not be barred from purchasing another
subsidized plan during the next enrollment period." No other type of
health insurance has a 90-day grace period like this.
468) Tech experts said that a properly working Obamacare website should
not have cost more than $10 million, whereas the defective version built
by Michelle Obama's incompetent Princeton classmate had actually cost
$634 million
Instead of hiring competent programmers to create the Obamacare website,
Obama hired CGI Federal, a company that was run by Toni Townes-Whitley,
who attended Princeton University with Michelle Obama. When the
defective Obamacare website went online on October 1, 2013, it had
already cost $634 million.
However, David Kennedy, president of the technology firm TrustedSec,
said that even if the Obamacare website had worked properly, it should
not have cost more than $10 million. Luke Chung, president and founder
of the technology firm FMS, said he agreed with Mr. Kennedy.
469) Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, and several other Democratic Senators
who voted for Obamacare, have exempted their own staff from Obamacare
In December 2013, Yahoo News reported:
Harry Reid exempts some of his Senate staff from Obamacare exchanges
One of the biggest public supporters of the Affordable Care Act has
reportedly decided that some of his staff should be exempted from the
new law.
CNN reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is the only top
congressional leader to exempt some of his staff from having to buy
insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges.
Yahoo News has reached out to the offices of all 100 U.S. senators to
see if any other members have exempted committee staff from the federal
exchange. So far, the offices of 42 senators have responded to our
inquiry, with 37 saying that the senator and their entire staff will
switch over to the exchanges in January.
The offices of Ron Wyden, Tim Johnson, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray and
Thomas Carper, all Democrats, said they were exempting some of their
staff. Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, has not responded.
470) In a contest for videos to promote Obamacare, the Obama
administration gave first prize to a video called "Forget About the
Price Tag"
The Obama administration held a contest where it asked people to make
videos to support Obamacare. The Obama administration awarded first
prize to a video called "Forget About the Price Tag." The video can be
seen at
471) Broke his promise to have the Obamacare website fixed by November
30, 2013
On October 25, 2013, White House spokesman Jeffrey Zients said:
"By the end of November, the vast majority of consumers will be able to
successfully and smoothly enroll through Healthcare.gov"
However, on December 1, 2013, the New York Times reported:
Insurers Claim Health Website Is Still Flawed
The problem is that the systems that are supposed to deliver consumer
information to insurers still have not been fixed. And with coverage for
many people scheduled to begin in just 30 days, insurers are worried the
repairs may not be completed in time.
"Until the enrollment process is working from end to end, many consumers
will not be able to enroll in coverage," said Karen M. Ignagni,
president of America's Health Insurance Plans, a trade group.
The issues are vexing and complex. Some insurers say they have been
deluged with phone calls from people who believe they have signed up for
a particular health plan, only to find that the company has no record of
the enrollment.
472) Democratic aides who supported the passage of Obamacare said their
new Obamacare premiums are "simply unacceptable"
In December 2013, Politico reported:
Older Hill aides shocked by Obamacare prices
Veteran House Democratic aides are sick over the insurance prices
they'll pay under Obamacare, and they're scrambling to find a cure.
"In a shock to the system, the older staff in my office (folks over 59)
have now found out their personal health insurance costs (even with the
government contribution) have gone up 3-4 times what they were paying
before," Minh Ta, chief of staff to Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), wrote to
fellow Democratic chiefs of staff in an email message obtained by
POLITICO. "Simply unacceptable."
In the email, Ta noted that older congressional staffs may leave their
jobs because of the change to their health insurance.
473) Members of Congress and their staff are exempt from the income
limits for Obamacare subsidies that apply to everyone else
Most people are eligible for Obamacare subsidies only if their income is
no more than 400% of the poverty level. For a family of four, 400% of
the poverty level is $94,200. A family of four with income higher than
that amount it not eligible for an Obamacare subsidy.
However, members of Congress and their staff are exempt from this limit.
Members of Congress are paid $174,000 a year. Because of their special
exemption, a middle aged member of Congress who is married and has
children, will get a special Obamacare subsidy of $10,000.
474) Obamacare website often doesn't tell insurance companies about
customers who "bought" insurance
On December 1, 2013, the New York Times reported:
Some insurers say they have been deluged with phone calls from people
who believe they have signed up for a particular health plan, only to
find that the company has no record of the enrollment.
475) Obama's nominee to head the IRS has "little tax experience"
In December 2013, Reuters reported:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel hearing on President Barack
Obama's nominee to head the Internal Revenue Service was set to resume
Wednesday after it was abruptly halted on Tuesday at a Republican
senator's request, committee aides said.
John Koskinen, a 74-year-old lawyer with little tax experience chosen by
Obama to take over the beleaguered IRS, traveled up to Capitol Hill to
face the Senate Finance Committee, but the session did not last long.
476) Obama said we should raise the minimum wage, but barackobama.com
advertised for "unpaid" interns
In February 2013, Obama said:
"Tonight, let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one
who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the
federal minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. This single step would raise the
incomes of millions of working families. It could mean the difference
between groceries or the food bank; rent or eviction; scraping by or
finally getting ahead. For businesses across the country, it would mean
customers with more money in their pockets. In fact, working folks
shouldn't have to wait year after year for the minimum wage to go up
while CEO pay has never been higher. So here's an idea that Governor
Romney and I actually agreed on last year: let's tie the minimum wage to
the cost of living, so that it finally becomes a wage you can live on."
However, barackobama.com advertised for "unpaid" interns. The bolding is
mine:
https://my.barackobama.com/page/s/organizing-for-action-hq-internship-ch
icago
HQ Internship Opportunity:
OFA is now accepting applications for full-time and part-time HQ Interns
for the Spring 2014 and Summer 2014 HQ Internship Programs in Chicago,
IL. HQ Interns will have the unique opportunity to work closely with
staff in advancing the President's agenda. Departmental placements
available include Grassroots Organizing, Training, Issue Campaigns,
Digital, Press and Finance. Please include your departmental placement
preferences in your cover letter. Accepted HQ Interns will be paired
with departments based on their stated interest, qualifications and
availability. This is a 14-week, unpaid internship program.
Please note that our Washington, D.C. location is not our primary
location and has a limited number of staff and, accordingly, internship
positions available. As a result, we are no longer considering
candidates for this location.
The ideal candidate is a highly motivated individual with a strong
desire to learn and a deep commitment to OFA's mission. Requirements of
the candidate include:
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
Strong desire to learn and work in the field of public service,
grassroots organizing, and political engagement
Strong project management skills
Detail oriented, thinking critically and creatively
Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced environment
Strong commitment to changing the world
Spring Program Dates: January 2014 - May 2014
Summer Program Dates: May 2014 - August 2014
If you are interested in volunteering in your state, consider applying
to the Organizing for Action Organizing Fellowship Program.
Organizing for Action is an equal opportunity employer.
477) Falsely said that he had never lived with his drunk driving,
illegal alien uncle
In 2011, the Obama administration said that Obama had never lived with
his drunk driving, illegal alien uncle. However, in December 2013, it
was reported that Obama actually had lived with him.
478) In New York City, thousands of Obama voting, well educated, upper
class professionals complained about losing their insurance because of
Obamacare
In December 2013, the New York Times reported:
With Affordable Care Act, Canceled Policies for New York Professionals
Many in New York's professional and cultural elite have long supported
President Obama's health care plan. But now, to their surprise,
thousands of writers, opera singers, music teachers, photographers,
doctors, lawyers and others are learning that their health insurance
plans are being canceled and they may have to pay more to get comparable
coverage, if they can find it.
"I couldn't sleep because of it," said Barbara Meinwald, a solo
practitioner lawyer in Manhattan.
Ms. Meinwald, 61, has been paying $10,000 a year for her insurance
through the New York City Bar. A broker told her that a new temporary
plan with fewer doctors would cost $5,000 more, after factoring in the
cost of her medications.
Roy Lyons, managing director of Marsh U.S. Consumer, an insurance
brokerage, said he had heard complaints from physicians, lawyers,
pharmacists and optometrists.
Among those affected are members of the Authors Guild; the Advertising
Photographers of America; the Suzuki Association of the Americas, a
music teachers organization; the Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators; the New York City Bar Association; and the New York County
Medical Society.
It is not lost on many of the professionals that they are exactly the
sort of people - liberal, concerned with social justice - who supported
the Obama health plan in the first place. Ms. Meinwald, the lawyer, said
she was a lifelong Democrat who still supported better health care for
all, but had she known what was in store for her, she would have voted
for Mitt Romney.
It is an uncomfortable position for many members of the creative classes
to be in.
"We are the Obama people," said Camille Sweeney, a New York writer and
member of the Authors Guild. Her insurance is being canceled, and she is
dismayed that neither her pediatrician nor her general practitioner
appears to be on the exchange plans. What to do has become a hot topic
on Facebook and at dinner parties frequented by her fellow writers and
artists.
"I'm for it," she said. "But what is the reality of it?"
479) Washington state's Obamacare website stole money from people's
checking accounts
In December 2013, KGW reported that the Obamacare website for Washington
state had stolen money from people's checking accounts.
480) Illegally ordered insurance companies to cover "customers" who had
never paid any premiums
In December 2013, Obama ordered insurance companies to cover "customers"
who had never paid any premiums. Obama's action was illegal because it
violated the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment. It was also illegal
because he did not have approval from Congress.
481) Millennials who voted for Obama and supported the passage of
Obamacare did not want to purchase Obamacare insurance for themselves
In December 2013, it was reported that most of the Millennials who had
voted for Obama and had supported the passage of Obamacare did not want
to purchase Obamacare insurance for themselves.
482) Obamcare website violated federal security laws
In December 2013, it was reported that the Obamacare website was in
violation of federal security laws.
483) Refused to answer questions about how many of Obamacare's so-called
"enrollees" had actually paid their first month's premium
On December 11, 2013, more than two months after the Obamacare website
had gone online, the Obama administration still refused to answer
questions about how many of Obamacare's so-called "enrollees" had
actually paid their first month's premium. Instead, the Obama
administration was still fraudulently counting as "enrollees" people who
had put Obamacare policies into their shopping cart without actually
paying for them. No legitimate online retailer counts unpaid items left
in the shopping cart as sales.
484) Illegally delayed Obamacare's online SHOP enrollment by one year
In November 2013, it was reported that Obama had delayed Obamacare's
online SHOP enrollment by one year. Because Obama did this without
approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
485) Ten different Obamacare "customer service" representatives refused
to let cancer survivor Lynn Baklor sign up for Obamacare
Lynn Baklor lives in Maryland, and is a survivor of breast cancer. Over
a period of two months, she spoke on the phone with ten different
"customer service" representatives from Obamacare, and none of them
allowed her to sign up for Obamacare. The Obamacare website was not
working either. A WBAL news report on her situation can be seen at
486) Obama's nominee to head the defense department said he did not know
much about the military
In January 2013, Chuck Hagel, Obama's nominee to head the defense
department, said he did not know much about the military.
487) Federal judge said Obama's bulk collection of phone records was
unconstitutional
In December 2013, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon said that
Obama's bulk collection of phone records violated the fourth amendment's
prohibition against unreasonable searches. It was Edward Snowden, a
former NSA employee, who had first revealed to the public that Obama had
been engaging in this unconstitutional activity.
488) Gave out even more illegal Obamacare waivers
On December 19, 2013, Obama gave exemptions from the Obamacare mandate
to people whose insurance had been canceled due to Obamacare. Because
Obama gave out these exemptions without approval from Congress, his
action was illegal.
489) Obamacare creates a new 2% tax on every insurance plan
Obamacare creates a new 2% tax on every insurance plan. This breaks
Obama's promise that he would not raise taxes on families making less
than $250,000 per year.
490) Obamacare requires some people to pay 19% of their income for
premiums
In December 2013, the New York Times reported:
A 60-year-old living in Polk County, in northwestern Wisconsin, and
earning $50,000 a year, for example, would have to spend more than 19
percent of his income, or $9,801 annually, to buy one of the cheapest
plans available there.
491) Six Democratic Senators who voted for Obamacare complained that it
was causing voters in their districts to lose insurance
In December 2013, six Democratic Senators who had voted for Obamacare
wrote a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius,
complaining that Obamacare was causing voters in their districts to lose
insurance.
492) Admitted that the so-called "Affordable" Care Act was actually
"unaffordable" for some people
In December 2013, the Obama administration admitted that the so-called
"Affordable" Care Act was actually "unaffordable" for some people.
493) 53% of people without insurance disapprove of Obamacare
In December 2013, the New York Times reported:
Americans who lack medical coverage disapprove of President Obama's
health care law at roughly the same rate as the insured, even though
most say they struggle to pay for basic care, according to the latest
New York Times/CBS News poll.
Fifty-three percent of the uninsured disapprove of the law, the poll
found, compared with 51 percent of those who have health coverage. A
third of the uninsured say the law will help them personally, but about
the same number think it will hurt them, with cost a leading concern.
494) Under certain circumstances, Obamacare recipients between the ages
of 55 and 64 can have their homes seized by the government after they
die
Under certain circumstances, when someone between the ages of 55 and 64
participates in Obamacare, then after they die, the government can seize
their home, preventing their children from inheriting it.
495) PolitiFact repeatedly changed its rating of Obama's promise that
people could keep their insurance, based on how many Presidential
elections he still had left
PolitiFact is a left wing organization that rates the truthfulness of
statements made by politicians. Regarding Obama's promise that people
could keep their insurance, PolitiFact has given out three different
ratings.
In October 2008, when Obama still had two Presidential elections coming
up, PolitiFact rated his statement as "true."
In June 2012, when Obama only had one more Presidential election coming
up, PolitiFact rated his statement as "half true."
In December 2013, when Obama could no longer run for President ever
again, PolitiFact rated his statement as "lie of the year."
In all three of these cases, PolitiFact was rating the exact same
statement. So why did they keep changing their rating? The best
explanation that I can think of is that as Obama had fewer and fewer
Presidential elections coming up, they were willing to be more and more
accurate in their ratings. So only when he was no longer able to run for
President again, were they finally willing to admit the truth about his
statement.
496) Obamacare supporters at Democratic Underground later complained
about it
For some really hilarious displays of shock and outrage by supporters of
Obamacare at how it's harming people, check out these threads at
Democratic Underground: one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven.
497) Commander-in-Chief Obama adopted lower military standards so
unqualified women could serve in combat
In December 2013, NPR reported:
Starting Jan. 1, every woman in the Marines Corps was supposed to meet a
new physical standard by performing three pullups. But that has been put
off.
The three pullups is already the minimum required for all male Marines.
Now the Marine Corps has postponed the plan, and that's raising
questions about whether women have the physical strength to handle
ground combat, which they'll be allowed to do beginning in 2016.
Why does this matter?
Well, the same NPR article continued:
The Marine Corps has been using it to test upper body strength for men
for more than 40 years. And that upper body strength, they say, is
necessary to serve in ground combat: to pull yourself out of a canal in
Afghanistan, to climb over a mud wall, to carry an ammunition box.
And a CNS News article on the subject stated:
Pull-ups have been used to test Marines' upper body strength for over 40
years. The ability to pull-up one's own body weight over a bar shows the
upper body strength that, in combat, is needed to lift fallen comrades,
pull one's self over a wall, and carry heavy munitions. Combat Marines
also carry a pack that weighs around 90 pounds, with gunners carrying an
additional 50 or 60 pounds.
In other words, this qualification is by no means trivial. On the
contrary, this involves skills that are necessary in combat - necessary
for saving the soldier's own life, as well as for saving the lives of
other soldiers.
Obama, who is Commander-in-Chief of the military, is saying that he's
perfectly OK with allowing unqualified women to go into combat, even if
it means that their lack of qualifications could end up killing them, as
well as killing other U.S. soldiers who depend on them.
498) Had double standard for hate crime laws
When someone participated in the so-called "knockout game," the Obama
administration filed hate crime charges when a white person attacked a
black person, but not when a black person attacked a white person.
499) Tried to prevent federal judge from ruling on NSA surveillance
In December 2013, the Obama administration tried to prevent a federal
judge from ruling on NSA surveillance efforts.
500) Illegally tried to avoid disclosure of a foreign aid directive that
he had signed
In December 2013, a federal judge ruled that Obama's attempt to avoid
disclosure of a foreign aid directive that he had signed in 2010 was
illegal.
501) Forced a woman to undergo a strip search, an observed bowel
movement, and a CT scan without a warrant
In December 2012, federal agents forced a New Mexico woman to undergo a
strip search, an observed bowel movement, and a CT scan, all without a
warrant.
Laura Schauer Ives, the legal director for the New Mexico ACLU, said of
this:
"What is truly frightening about this incident is that it could have
happened to anyone... The failed drug war and militarized border region
have created an environment in which law enforcement officials
increasingly inflict extreme and illegal searches on innocent
Americans."
502) Spent $914,000 to study fictional romance
In December 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
spent $914,000 to study "romance as told in novels, films, comics,
advice books, songs, and internet fan fiction."
503) Spent $65 million on television ads to promote tourism in New York
and New Jersey
In December 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
spent $65 million on television ads to promote tourism in New York and
New Jersey
504) Spent $1.5 million per year to tell the movie industry how to
portray the FBI in movies
In December 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
spent $1.5 million each year to tell the movie industry how to portray
the FBI in movies.
505) Threatened to fine Catholic nuns over Obamacare's birth control
mandate, all the way to the Supreme Court
Little Sisters of the Poor is a group of Catholic nuns that runs hospice
care, i.e., medical care for people who are dying.
Obama doesn't like letting these nuns practice their freedom of
religion. He threatened to fine them for violating Obamacare's birth
control mandate, and planned to take his meddling all the way to the
Supreme Court.
506) Michelle Snyder, the Obama official who oversaw the building of the
defective Obamacare website, announced her retirement soon after the
website's defective rollout
In December 2013, Michelle Snyder, the Obama official who oversaw the
building of the defective Obamacare website, announced her retirement.
Obama did not fire her. By retiring, she will be allowed to collect her
full pension and benefits.
507) AmeriCorps "volunteers" support Obamacare but want an exemption for
themselves
AmeriCorps is a federal agency that pays so-called "volunteers" to do
"charity" work.
In December 2013, it was reported that the insurance that AmeriCorps
provided to its "volunteers" did not meet Obamacare's minimum standards,
and that, as a result, these "volunteers" may have to pay the Obamacare
tax penalty for not having insurance.
Abby Grosslein, an AmeriCorps "volunteer" who lives in New Orleans,
said:
"It would be nice if the government waived the penalty."
Note she she did not say that the penalty was wrong, or that the penalty
should be repealed. Instead, she merely wants certain people to be
exempt from the penalty. This is typical of the huge number of examples
on this list of liberals who support Obamacare for everyone else, but
want exemptions for themselves.
508) Falsely said that he had never set a target of 7 million Obamacare
enrollees by March 31, 2014
In June 2013, the Obama administration said that its goal was to have 7
million Obamacare enrollees by March 31, 2014.
However, in December 2013, the Obama administration claimed that it had
never said such a thing.
509) May force thousands of volunteer firefighter departments to close
In Janaury 2014, it was reported that thousands of volunteer firefighter
departments might be forced to close because they could not afford the
cost of Obamacare.
510) Falsely said that 2.1 million people had signed up for private
insurance under Obaamacare by the end of 2013
At the end of December 2013, the Obama administration claimed that 2.1
million people had signed up for private insurance under Obamacare.
However, this number included people who had left the insurance in their
shopping cart without actually paying for it. No legitimate online
retailer counts as sales items that people had left in their shopping
cart without paying for.
511) Self described "cheerleader" for Obamacare says she can't afford it
for her and her son
In January 2014, CBS News reported:
One Oregon mother says that she is unable to afford health insurance for
her and her 18-month-old son because it's too expensive.
The woman - who wishes to remain anonymous - tells KOIN-TV that she
originally championed President Barack Obama's signature health care law
because she thought it would help people in her situation.
"I've been a cheerleader for the Affordable Care Act since I heard about
it and I assumed that it was designed for people in my situation," she
told KOIN. "I was planning on using the Affordable Care Act and I had
done the online calculator in advance to make sure I was going to be
able to afford it."
512) Obamacare website can't handle it when someone has a new baby
In January 2014, Associated Press reported:
For now, the HealthCare.gov website can't handle new baby updates
513) Supports bailouts for private insurance companies
In January 2014, it was reported that Obamacare includes bailouts for
private insurance companies.
514) Wal-Mart's insurance was better and cheaper than Obamacare
In January 2014, it was reported that the insurance that Wal-Mart had
been giving its employees was better and cheaper than Obamacare.
515) Made it far more expensive for parents of disabled children to pay
for their health care
The Davert family lives in Bay City, Michigan. They have twins with
brittle bone disease.
Under their children's old insurance, the combined expenses for the two
children were capped at $2,500 per year. However, Obamacare forced their
old insurance to be canceled. Under their new Obaamacare insurance, the
combined expenses for the two children are capped at $10,200 per year.
516) Illegally extended the Obamacare enrollment deadline for people
with preexisting conditions
In January 2014, Obama delayed the Obamacare enrollment deadline for
people with preexisting conditions. Because Obama did this without
approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
517) Gave illegal Obamacare subsidies to people in the 36 states that
did not set up their own state exchanges
Only 14 states created their own Obamacare exchange.
As the Obamacare law was written, it says that Obamacare subsidies are
to be given out
"through an Exchange established by the State."
Despite the wording of the Obamacare law, Obama illegally gave Obamacare
subsidies to people in the 36 states that did not set up their own
exchanges.
518) Caused Bill Clinton's favorite Washington D.C. restaurant to shut
down its buffet
Filomena is Bill Clinton's favorite Washington D.C. restaurant. On
January 1, 2014, it shut down its buffet because of Obamacare.
519) Illegally delayed Obamacare's rules on equal coverage
Obamacare prohibits private employers from giving better insurance to
top executives than to other employees. In January 2014, Obama delayed
this provision of Obamacare. Because Obama did this without approval
from Congress, his action was illegal.
520) Told reporters to stop reporting his low poll numbers
In Decmember 2013, Joel Benenson, Obama's pollster, told reporters to
stop reporting Obama's low poll numbers.
521) Falsely said that he had met his half brother only recently
Obama first met Mark Obama Ndesandjo, his half bother, in the 1980s.
However, in 2013, Obama said that the two had recently met for the first
time.
522) Spent $544,338 for an "Enhanced Company Profile" on LinkedIn
In January 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had spent
$544,338 for an "Enhanced Company Profile" on LinkedIn.
523) Illegally tried to force private businesses to post pro-union
notices
In January 2014, two federal appeals courts struck down Obama's attempt
to force private businesses to post pro-union notices.
524) In 2013, Obamacare caused a net reduction in the number of people
who had insurance
On January 1, 2014, the Daily Caller reported that during 2013,
Obamacare had caused a net reduction in the number of people who had
insurance.
525) Criticized the Daily Caller for truthfully reporting that in 2013,
Obamacare had caused a net reduction in the number of people who had
insurance
On January 1, 2014, the Daily Caller reported that during 2013,
Obamacare had caused a net reduction in the number of people who had
insurance. On January 2, 2014, the Obama administration criticized the
Daily Caller for truthfully reporting this information.
526) Obamacare website had such horrible security that it was hacked by
one person in less than four minutes with nothing but a regular web
browser
In January 2014, hacking expert David Kennedy was able to hack into the
Obamacare website in less than four minutes, using nothing but a regular
web browser. During that time, he was able to access the private
information of 70,000 people.
527) Obamacare website is exempt from laws that require other websites
to report security breaches to their customers
The Obamacare website is exempt from laws that require other websites to
tell their customers when their private information has been breached.
528) Less than one third of Obamacare enrollees were previously
uninsured
In January 2014, it was reported that less than one third of the people
who had enrolled at the Obamacare website were previously uninsured.
529) Gave early release to a lawyer who had been convicted of aiding
Islamic terrorists
In December 2013, the Obama administration gave early release to Lynne
Stewart, who had been convicted of aiding Islamic terrorists.
530) Forced U.S. taxpayers to bailout Fiat, an Italian company
In January 2014, it was reported that some of the money that Obama had
used to bailout Chrysler ended up being used to bailout Fiat, an Italian
company.
531) U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 against Obama administration's attack
on religious freedom
The Obama administration tried to force Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical
Lutheran Church and School in Redford, Michigan, to hire someone whom it
did not want to hire. In January 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0
against the Obama administration's attack on religious freedom.
532) Revoked trademark protection for the Washington Redskins' name
because some people thought it was offensive
In June 2014, the Obama administration revoked trademark protection for
the Washington Redskins' name because some people thought it was
offensive.
This sets a horrible precedent.
Just about every R-rated movie includes content that someone would
consider offensive, whether that content be violence, sex, profanity,
etc. The same can be said for the content of many books, the lyrics of
many songs, the content of many paintings, etc. If any copyright,
patent, trademark, etc., can be revoked because someone finds it
offensive, then I can't even begin to imagine how much damage this would
cause to the concept of intellectual property, as well as to the arts,
sciences, music, literature, movies, etc.
There is no such thing as a right to not be offended. The whole point of
protecting free speech in the first place is to protect speech that some
people might find offensive. If we only protected speech that was dull,
bland, and non-controversial, there wouldn't be much point to having
such protection in the first place.
533) Said Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard was no longer a
"significant threat" to the United States, and planned to release him
In January 2014, the Obama administration said that Mahmoud Abd Al Aziz
Al Mujahid, Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard, was no longer a
"significant threat" to the United States, and planned to release him.
534) Lied about his involvement with ACORN
During a 2008 debate with John McCain, Obama falsely said that the only
time he had ever been involved with ACORN was when he had represented
them in a lawsuit where they tried to get Illinois to adopt a
"motor-voter" law.
In realty, there were several other times that Obama had been involved
with ACORN.
For example, Obama had taught leadership training sessions for ACORN.
In addition, Obama had also worked as an organizer for Project Vote, an
ACORN offshoot. The New York Times quoted Obama as saying:
"Even before I was an elected official, when I ran Project Vote voter
registration drives in Illinois, Acorn was smack dab in the middle of
it."
Furthermore, Obama had been on the board of directors of the Woods Fund
when it gave ACORN $75,000 in 2001, and $70,000 in 2002.
Also, during the 2008 primary campaign, Obama's campaign had given
Citizens Services Inc., an ACORN affiliate, more than $800,000 for "get
out the vote" efforts. However, Obama's campaign had falsely told the
FEC that the money was for "staging, sound, lighting."
535) Although Obama complains about income inequality, his own policies
have made income inequality even worse
In January 2014, President Obama complained about income inequality,
Wall St., wealthy investors, and bankers.
However, while Senator, Obama had voted for the $700 billion TARP bank
bailout bill, which worsened the problem of income inequality, and
forced poor and middle class taxpayers to bail out the very same Wall
St., wealthy investors, and bankers that Obama had complained about.
Obamacare has also worsened the problem of income inequality because it
has caused many employers to replace full time jobs with part time jobs
in order to avoid the Obamacare employer mandate.
536) Accused lenders of "racism" without actually knowing the races of
the people who had been "discriminated" against
In January 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
accused lenders in the auto industry of "racism." However, the auto
industry does not report or keep track of the race of the people whom it
lends money too, and the Obama administration's accusation of "racism"
was based on guessing the races of the people who had borrowed money.
537) Illegally gave out private info of farmers and ranchers
In July 2012, the Obama administration illegally gave out the home
addresses, phone numbers, GPS coordinates, and medical histories of up
to 100,000 agricultural workers.
538) Proposed giving wind farms 30 year permits to kill bald and golden
eagles
Federal law prohibits the killing of bald and golden eagles, regardless
of whether the killing is done on purpose or by accident. However, in
January 2014, the Obama administration proposed giving wind farms 30
year permits that would allow them to kill these birds.
539) Allowed members of the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist
organization, to skip TSA screening
The Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist organization. In April 2012, the
Obama administration allowed members of the Muslim Brotherhood to skip
TSA screening.
Meanwhile, the Obama administration gave a very invasive patdown to a
three-year-old boy in a wheelchair, which caused the boy to tremble in
fear. The Obama administration gave an aggressive patdown to a
seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy. The Obama administration said
that a four-year-old girl was a "high security threat." The Obama
administration placed an 18-month-old girl on its no fly list. The Obama
administration gave a patdown to Henry Kissinger. The Obama
administration forced a 95-year-old cancer patient to remove her adult
diaper and fly without it. The Obama administration ripped open the
urostomy bag of a 61-year-old bladder cancer survivor, and forced him to
fly covered in his own urine. The Obama administration harassed a sick
3-year-old boy, and caused him to miss his flight.
540) Obama's nominee for ambassador to Norway "displayed total
ignorance" about Norway, but he did raise more than half a million
dollars for Obama's 2012 campaign
In January 2014, the Norway edition of The Local reported that George
Tsunis, Obama's nominee for ambassador to Norway, had "displayed total
ignorance" about Norway during a U.S. Senate hearing. At the same time,
the Huffington Post reported that Tsunis had raised more than half a
million dollars for Obama's 2012 campaign.
541) Obamacare encourages employers to limit the size of their workforce
to no more than 49 employees
Obamacare's employer mandate only applies to employers with 50 or more
employees. This gives employers an incentive to limit the size of their
workforce to no more than 49 employees.
542) Spent $2,797,979 so people in Veitnam could watch television
In January 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had spent
$2,797,979 so people in Veitnam could watch television.
543) Obama had anti-Obama filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza arrested for
violating campaign finance laws, even though Obama himself had violated
campaign finance laws three different times without being arrested
In August 2012, Dinesh D'Souza released 2016: Obama's America, a movie
that was critical of Obama.
In January 2014, D'Souza was arrested for violating campaign finance
laws.
In May 2014, D'Souza pled guilty to violating campaign finance laws.
In September 2014, D'Souza was sentenced to live in a halfway house for
eight months, pay a $30,000 fine, perform 260 days of community service,
and receive counseling.
However, even though Obama himself had violated campaign finance laws on
three different occasions (see here, here, and here), Obama never had
himself arrested.
Numerous legal experts have said that D'Souza's arrest was politically
motivated.
Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz said of D'Souza's arrest:
"This is clearly a case of selective prosecution for one of the most
common things done during elections, which is to get people to raise
money for you...If they went after everyone who did this, there would be
no room in jails for murderers."
"This is an outrageous prosecution and is certainly a misuse of
resources. It raises the question of why he is being selected for
prosecution among the many, many people who commit similar crimes... This
sounds to me like it is coming from higher places. It is hard for me to
believe this did not come out of Washington or at least get the approval
of those in Washington."
Former Federal Election Commissioner David Mason said of D'Souza's
arrest:
"What struck me first was that it is unusual in cases like these for the
FBI to go out and actually arrest someone, simply because it is not
necessary... And even less so in this case because [D'Souza] has enough
prominence that it is fairly obvious that he is not a flight risk.
White-collar indictments are made lots of times without an arrest being
made."
Commenting on D'Souza's arrest, former acting U.S. attorney general
George Terwilliger of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius said that there were
"legitimate questions that could be asked about the political motivation
for bringing the case."
Dominic Gentile of Gordon Silver, an expert on the enforcement of
campaign finance law, conducted extensive research on other people who
had done the same thing as D'Souza, and concluded:
"Twenty thousand dollars?"I've never heard of a $20,000 criminal case
for campaign finance violations."
Those legal experts are correct. The real reason D'Souza was arrested
was because he made an anti-Obama movie. As long as Obama never makes an
anti-Obama movie, Obama will never be arrested for this three violations
of campaign finance law.
544) Obamacare makes it harder for patients to get knee replacements,
hip replacements, angioplasty, bypass surgery, and cataract operations
In January 2014, it was reported that Obamacare makes it harder for
patients to get knee replacements, hip replacements, angioplasty, bypass
surgery, and cataract operations.
545) Obama's administration is "the most secretive White House that I
have ever been involved in covering"
In January 2014, New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson said that
Obama's administration
"is the most secretive White House that I have ever been involved in
covering, and that includes - I spent 22 years of my career in
Washington and covered presidents from President Reagan on up through
now, and I was Washington bureau chief of the Times during George W.
Bush's first term."
546) Made even more illegal changes to Obamacare
In February 2014, the New York Times reported:
The "employer mandate," which was originally supposed to take effect
last month, had already been delayed to Jan. 1, 2015, and now the
administration says that employers with 50 to 99 employees will not have
to comply until 2016 - allowing Democrats to placate business concerns
and pushing the issue well beyond this year's midterm elections.
In addition, the administration said the requirement would be put into
effect gradually for employers with 100 or more employees. Employers in
this category will need to offer coverage to 70 percent of full-time
employees in 2015 and 95 percent in 2016 and later years, or they will
be subject to tax penalties.
Because Obama did this without approval from Congress, his action was
illegal.
547) Illegally banned employers from firing any of their employees to
avoid the Obamacare mandate
In a February 2014 article about Obamacare's employer mandate, the
Washington Post reported that Obama had banned employers from "cutting
back on positions just to fall below the threshold." Because Obama did
this without approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
548) Obamacare caused sick children in Seattle, Washington, to lose
access to doctors
In February 2014, CBS News reported that Obamacare had caused sick
children in Seattle, Washington, to lose access to doctors.
In the report, Dr. Sandy Melzer said:
"The exclusion of a major provider like Seattle Children's from a major
insurance network in this market is unprecedented... We're seeing denials
in care, disruptions in care. We're seeing a great deal of confusion,
and at times, anger and frustration on the part of these families who
bought insurance, thinking that their children were going to be covered,
and they've in fact found that it's a false promise."
The report can be seen here:
549) Falsely said that Obamacare "will cover every American"
In June 2007, Obama said
"I will sign a universal health care bill into law by the end of my
first term as president that will cover every American."
However, in September 2013, the Washington Post reported
"The Congressional Budget Office estimated back in 2012, before the
Supreme Court even gave states the option of opting out of the Medicaid
expansion, that there would be 27 million people who lacked health
insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act."
550) Obamacare's tax on tanning salons applies to gym members who never
use the gym's tanning salons
Obamacare includes a tax on tanning salons, and this tax applies to gym
members who never use the gym's tanning salons.
551) Although Obama sued states for their "racist" requirement of voter
ID, Obamacare requires ID
Obama's Justice Department blocked Texas's voter ID law, claiming that
it was "racist." Obama also sued North Carolina for requiring voter ID.
However, Obamacare requires people to provide ID.
552) Falsely said, "When I'm president, I will go line by line to make
sure that we are not spending money unwisely"
In September 2008, Obama said,
"When I'm president, I will go line by line to make sure that we are not
spending money unwisely."
However, if you search this list for the word "spent," you will find
many examples of Obama wasting the taxpayers' money.
553) Obama refused to file charges against Hilda Solis, his Secretary of
Labor, for illegally avoided reporting thousands of dollars worth of
free private jet travel
In February 2014, it was reported that during conformation hearings in
2009, Hilda Solis, Obama's Secretary of Labor, had illegally avoided
reporting to the Federal Election Commission the thousands of dollars
worth of free private jet travel that she had been given by the
International Union of Operating Engineers. Obama refused to file any
charges against her.
554) Obama falsely said, "That's the good thing about being president, I
can do whatever I want."
In February 2014, Obama said:
"That's the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want."
Obama was lying. In truth, the powers of the President are defined and
limited by the U.S. Constitution. Obama does not have the legal
authority to do whatever he wants. Unfortunately, that hasn't stopped
him from doing a huge number of illegal things that are on this list.
555) Obama's nominee for ambassador to Argentina has never been to
Argentina, but did raise more than $500,000 for Obama's re-election
campaign
In February 2014, it was reported that Noah Mamet, Obama's nominee for
ambassador to Argentina, had never been to Argentina, but that he had
raised more than $500,000 for Obama's re-election campaign.
556) Falsely claimed he never said he wanted to "fundamentally transform
the United States of America"
Five days before the 2008 election, Obama said:
"We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States
of America."
You can see and hear him saying those exact words in this video:
However, on February 2, 2014, Obama told Bill O'Reilly that he never
said those words. Here is the transcript from the interview:
O'Reilly: OK. I got a letter from Kathy LaMaster, Fresno, California. I
said I would read one letter from the folks, all right?
Obama: All right.
O'Reilly: "Mr. President, why do you feel it's necessary to
fundamentally transform the nation that has afforded you so much
opportunity and success?"
Obama: I don't think we have to fundamentally transform the nation.
O'Reilly: But those are your words.
557) Spent $464,272 to find out why gay men in Peru get Syphilis
In February 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
spent $464,272 to find out why gay men in Peru get Syphilis.
558) Obamacare may cause the government to seize homes from the estates
of poor people
Between 1993 and 2013, the state of California seized $978.5 million
worth of assets from the estates of medicaid recipients.
Obamacare requires everyone in the U.S. whose income is less than 138%
of the poverty level to enroll in medicaid.
Based on those two pieces of information, it seems likely that Obamacare
will result in the homes of quite a few poor people being seized by the
government.
In February 2014, the Los Angeles Times reported:
One thing the ACA didn't change was Medicaid's estate recovery rule.
Under a law enacted in 1993, states are required to seek recovery from
the estates of deceased enrollees for the costs of long-term care, such
as nursing-home care. The recovery rule applied to those who received
that care when they were 55 and older, or who were permanently
institutionalized at any age.
Medicaid eligibility for the expanded programs is based on income alone,
which means there might be some new members with low incomes but sizable
illiquid estates, such as homes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The prospect of asset seizures raises people's hackles, especially since
under the Affordable Care Act, those earning less than 138% of the
poverty level may be offered no choice for subsidized health insurance
except Medicaid.
On the whole, the estate recovery program hasn't been a big moneymaker
for government at any level. Since 1993, California has collected $978.5
million
559) Contradicted his own advice that everyone in California should
conserve water during the drought
In February 2014, when there was a drought in California, Obama said:
"It can't just be a matter of there's going to be less and less water so
I'm going to grab more and more of a shrinking share of water... Instead
what we have to do is all come together and figure out how we all are
going to make sure that agricultural needs, urban needs, industrial
needs, environmental and conservation concerns are all addressed."
However, during this very same drought, Time magazine reported:
On Saturday, Obama played at the Sunnylands estate, built by the late
billionaire Walter Annenberg, which features a nine-hole course that is
played like 18 holes. The following day he golfed at billionaire Oracle
founder Larry Ellison's 19-hole Porcupine Creek. On Presidents' Day,
Obama hit the links at Sunnylands once again.
The 124 golf courses in the Coachella Valley consume roughly 17% of all
water there, and one-quarter of the water pumped out of the region's
at-risk groundwater aquifer... Each of the 124 Coachella Valley courses,
on average, uses nearly 1 million gallons (3.8 million L) a day because
of the hot and dry climate, three to four times more water per day than
the average American golf course.
560) Falsely claimed to have increased the number of deportations of
illegal immigrants
In April 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had falsely
claimed to have increased the number of deportations of illegal
immigrants.
561) Illegally changed the immigration laws to allow entry into the U.S.
by immigrants who had supplied "limited material support" to terrorists
In February 2014, Obama changed the immigration laws to allow entry into
the U.S. by immigrants who had supplied "limited material support" to
terrorists. Because Obama did this without approval from Congress, his
action was illegal.
562) Falsely said Obamacare would not cover illegal aliens
In September 2009, Obama said:
"There are also those who claim that our reform effort will insure
illegal immigrants. This, too, is false - the reforms I'm proposing
would not apply to those who are here illegally."
However, in February 2014, the Spanish version of California's Obamacare
website said:
"No temas si eres indocumentado/a y quieres inscribir a tu familia en un
seguro médico."
In English, this means:
"Fear not if you are undocumented and want to enroll your family in
health insurance."
563) A judge who was nominated by Obama confused the Declaration of
Independence with the U.S. Constitution in one of her rulings
In December 2010, Obama nominated Arenda L. Wright Allen to be on the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
In a February 2014 federal court ruling, judge Allen wrote
"Our Constitution declares that 'all men' are created equal"
Those words are in the Declaration of Independence, not the
Constitution.
It's perfectly understandable why a person with no legal training might
make this mistake. But for a federal judge, there's no excuse.
564) Although Obama has always supported the U.S. income tax, he
complained about the fact that U.S. Olympic athletes had to pay income
taxes on their winnings
Obama has always supported the U.S. federal income tax. However, during
the 2012 summer Olympics, and then again during the 2014 winter
Olympics, Obama complained about the fact that U.S. Olympic athletes had
to pay income taxes on their winnings.
565) Planned to illegally put government bureaucrats inside TV stations
and newspaper offices to monitor their activities
In February 2014, Ajit Pai, a commissioner of the Federal Communications
Commission, wrote the following in the Wall St. Journal:
Last May the FCC proposed an initiative to thrust the federal government
into newsrooms across the country. With its "Multi-Market Study of
Critical Information Needs," or CIN, the agency plans to send
researchers to grill reporters, editors and station owners about how
they decide which stories to run.
... the FCC's queries may be hard for the broadcasters to ignore. They
would be out of business without an FCC license...
... why does the CIN study include newspapers when the FCC has no
authority to regulate print media?
Also in February 2014, the Washington Examiner wrote:
The First Amendment says "Congress shall make no law... abridging the
freedom of speech, or of the press..." But under the Obama administration,
the Federal Communications Commission is planning to send government
contractors into the nation's newsrooms to determine whether journalists
are producing articles, television reports, Internet content, and
commentary that meets the public's "critical information needs." Those
"needs" will be defined by the administration, and news outlets that do
not comply with the government's standards could face an uncertain
future. It's hard to imagine a project more at odds with the First
Amendment.
If the FCC goes forward, it's not clear what will happen to news
organizations that fall short of the new government standards. Perhaps
they will be disciplined. Or perhaps the very threat of investigating
their methods will nudge them into compliance with the administration's
journalistic agenda. What is sure is that it will be a gross violation
of constitutional rights.
566) Illegally raised the minimum wage for employees of federal
contractors
In February 2014, Obama raised the minimum wage for employees of federal
contractors. Because he did this without approval from Congress, his
action was illegal.
567) Obamacare requires pizza restaurants to post the calorie counts for
34 million different combinations of pizza toppings
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare requires pizza
restaurants to post the calorie counts for 34 million different
combinations of pizza toppings.
568) Commander-in-Chief Obama allowed U.S. soldiers to wear Islamic
beards, turbans, and hijabs as part of their military uniform
In January 2014, Commander-in-Chief Obama began allowing U.S. soldiers
to wear Islamic beards, turbans, and hijabs as part of their military
uniform.
569) Illegally gave Massachusetts another Obamacare waiver
In February 2014, Obama gave Massachusetts a three month extension to
fix its defective Obamacare website and get people enrolled in
Obamacare. This was illegal for two reasons. First, Obama did it without
approval from Congress. And second, the Constitution requires that
federal law apply equally to every state.
570) Obamacare prevented Chris Dunn, who was in terrible pain, from
getting back surgery
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare had prevented Chris
Dunn, of Sonora, California, who was in terrible pain, from getting back
surgery.
571) Obamacare caused leukemia patient Julie Boonstra to lose her
insurance
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare had caused leukemia
patient Julie Boonstra, of Michigan, to lose her insurance. A video of
her can be seen here:
572) Obamacare caused lupus patient Emilie Lamb to lose her insurance
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare had caused lupus
patient Emilie Lamb to lose her insurance, and that her new insurance
was costing her an extra $6,000 a year in higher premiums and co-pays. A
video of her can be seen here:
573) More than 12,000 Congressional staffers enrolled in Obamacare's
"small-business" exchange even though they did not own or work for a
small business
In February 2014, it was reported that more than 12,000 Congressional
staffers had enrolled in Obamacare's "small-business" exchange even
though they did not own or work for a small business.
574) Obamacare caused cancer patient and Republican U.S. Senator Tom
Coburn to lose his oncologist
Tom Coburn is a Republican U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. He voted against
Obamacare. He has prostate cancer. In January 2014, it was reported that
Obamacare had caused his insurance coverage to be reduced, and his
oncologist was no longer covered. Coburn started paying out of his own
pocket to continue seeing the doctor who was treating his cancer.
575) Obamacare's 29 hour work week disproportionately hurt women
In January 2014, the New York Times wrote:
A "29er" refers to someone working 29 hours per week, the maximum that
an hourly employee can work and still be considered part time by the
federal government, as defined under the Affordable Care Act.
Part-time employees do not create a health-insurance requirement or a
penalty for their employer, which gives large and small employers an
incentive to reduce at least some employees' hours to 29 hours.
I used the Census Bureau's data to put together a sample of people
likely to be 29ers over the next couple of years, based on working 30 to
37 hours per week before this year and not having health insurance
available through a spouse (if married). Women outnumber men more than 2
to 1 among likely 29ers. The 29ers are also likely to be less than 30
years old.
Naturally, working fewer hours means less pay. By disproportionately
reducing women's work hours, health reform may have the unintended
consequence of increasing the gap between men's and women's wages and
salaries.
576) Some Obamacare "navigators" had been previously convicted of
identity theft
In January 2014, it was reported that some Obamacare "navigators" had
been previously convicted of forgery. In August 2013, it had been
reported that the Obama administration would not be doing background
checks on Obamacare "navigators," despite the fact that these
"navigators" would have access to people's personal, private, and
financial information. Obama considers background checks to be "racist."
577) WTAE shows small business employees complaining about the high cost
of Obamacare
WTAE is the ABC TV station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In this video,
they show small business employees complaining about the high cost of
Obamacare:
578) "Public Sector Cuts Part-Time Shifts to Bypass Insurance Law"
In February 2014, the New York Times reported:
Public Sector Cuts Part-Time Shifts to Bypass Insurance Law
Cities, counties, public schools and community colleges around the
country have limited or reduced the work hours of part-time employees to
avoid having to provide them with health insurance under the Affordable
Care Act, state and local officials say.
Among those whose hours have been restricted in recent months are police
dispatchers, prison guards, substitute teachers, bus drivers, athletic
coaches, school custodians, cafeteria workers and part-time professors.
In Medina, Ohio, about 30 miles south of Cleveland, Mayor Dennis Hanwell
said the city had lowered the limit for part-time employees to 29 hours
a week, from 35. Workers' wages were reduced accordingly, he said.
Lawrence County, in western Pennsylvania, reduced the limit for
part-time employees to 28 hours a week, from 32. Dan Vogler, the
Republican chairman of the county Board of Commissioners, said the cuts
affected prison guards and emergency service personnel at the county's
911 call center.
In Virginia, part-time state employees are generally not allowed to work
more than 29 hours a week on average over a 12-month period. Thousands
of part-time state employees had been working more than that
To hold down the work hours of school bus drivers, Vigo County has
reduced field trips for children and cut back transportation to athletic
events. School employees who had two part-time jobs totaling more than
30 hours a week - for example, bus driver and basketball coach - were
required to give up one of the jobs.
The Obama administration says "there is absolutely no evidence" of any
job loss related to the Affordable Care Act.
The American Federation of Teachers lists on its website three dozen
public colleges and universities in 15 states that it says have
restricted the work assignments of adjunct or part-time faculty members
to avoid the cost of providing health insurance.
The University of Akron, in Ohio, has cut back the hours of 400
part-time faculty members who were teaching more than 29 hours a week,
said Eileen Korey, a spokeswoman for the school.
579) Kathleen Sebelius falsely said "There is absolutely no evidence -
and every economist will tell you this - that there is any job loss
related to the Affordable Care Act."
In February 2014, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen
Sebelius said:
"There is absolutely no evidence - and every economist will tell you
this - that there is any job loss related to the Affordable Care Act."
However, in November 2012, in response to the Obamacare's medical device
tax, some medical device manufacturers announced plans to layoff
employees, including Welch Allyn (275 planned layoffs), Stryker (1,170
planned layoffs), and Medtronic (1,000 planned layoffs).
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare's medical device tax
had destroyed 14,000 jobs, and prevented an additional 19,000 new jobs
from being created.
In December 2012, Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry, and 15 other
Democratic hypocrites who supported the passage of Obamacare wrote a
letter to Harry Reid, asking him to delay the tax on medical devices,
claiming that the tax would hurt job creation in their districts.
580) "Labor union officials say Obama betrayed them in health-care
rollout"
In January 2014, the Washington Post reported:
Labor union officials say Obama betrayed them in health-care rollout
Leaders of two major unions, including the first to endorse Obama in
2008, said they have been betrayed by an administration that wooed their
support for the 2009 legislation with promises to later address the
peculiar needs of union-negotiated insurance plans that cover millions
of workers.
Their complaints reflect a broad sense of disappointment among many
labor leaders, who say the Affordable Care Act has subjected union
health plans to new taxes and mandates while not allowing them to share
in the subsidies that have gone to private insurance companies competing
on the newly created exchanges.
After dozens of frustrating meetings with White House officials over the
past year, including one with Obama, a number of angry labor officials
say their members are far less likely to campaign and turn out for
Democratic candidates in the midterm elections.
"We want to hold the president to his word: If you like your health-care
coverage, you can keep it, and that just hasn't been the case," said
Donald "D." Taylor, president of Unite Here, the union that represents
about 400,000 hotel and restaurant workers and provided a crucial boost
to Obama by endorsing him just after his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton
had won the New Hampshire primary.
Taylor and Terry O'Sullivan, president of the Laborers' International
Union of North America, laid out their grievances this week in a terse
letter to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate
Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.), saying they are "bitterly
disappointed" in the administration.
581) Illegally seized more than one million dollars in tip money from a
stripper
In January 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
illegally seized more than one million dollars in tip money from a
stripper.
582) Part of the Obamacare website was created by a "repressive
dictatorship" in Eastern Europe
In February 2014, it was reported that part of the Obamacare website was
created by Belarus, a "repressive dictatorship" in Eastern Europe.
583) 70% of California doctors boycotted Obamacare, but California's
Obamacare website falsely said they were participating
In December 2013, it was reported that 70% of California doctors were
boycotting Obamacare. However, many of these doctors were falsely listed
on California's Obamacare website as participating in Obamacare.
584) A self described "complete fan of the Affordable Care Act" who had
cancer complained that Obamacare had caused her to lose coverage for her
oncologist
Danielle Nelson lives in Aliso Viejo, California. She has non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. After she found out that Obamacare had
caused her to lose coverage for her oncologist, she said:
"I'm a complete fan of the Affordable Care Act, but now I can't sleep at
night."
585) Caused U.S. ranking in the World Press Freedom Index to fall by 14
places in just one year
The World Press Freedom Index in an annual ranking of countries created
by Reporters Without Borders. During just one year of Obama's
presidency, from 2013 to 2014, the U.S. ranking on the list fell by 14
places, dropping from #32 to #46.
586) During Obama's first five years as President, marketable U.S. debt
more than doubled
During the five year period that ended at the end of January 2014,
marketable U.S. debt increased from $5.7 trillion at to $11.8 trillion.
587) Obama gave Oregon $304 million to build its defective Obamacare
website that enrolled zero people
Obama gave Oregon $304 million to build its defective Obamacare website.
As of February 28, 2014, exactly zero people had signed up at Oregon's
Obamacare website.
588) Illegally shut down a privately owned farm in Tehama County,
California
In early 2013, the Obama administration shut down Duarte Nursery in
Tehama County, California, without due process.
589) Obamacare's medical device tax destroyed or prevented the creation
of 33,000 jobs
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare's medical device tax
had destroyed 14,000 jobs, and had prevented an additional 19,000 new
jobs from being created.
590) A convicted terrorist who murdered two people was hired as an
Obamacare "navigator"
In Israel, Rasmieh Yousef Odeh was convicted of putting a bomb in a box
of candy on a grocery store shelf, which killed two people. In 2013, she
was hired as an Obamacare "navigator." Obamacare "navigators" are not
subject to federal background checks, because Obama considers them to be
"racist."
591) Harry Reid falsely said that "all" Obamacare horror stories were
"untrue"
In February 2014, Senate majority leader Harry Read said:
"There's plenty of horror stories being told. All of them are untrue."
You can see him saying it here:
He was lying. This list contains many true Obamacare horror stories.
592) Congressman Gary Peters threatened to revoke the licenses of TV
stations if they continued airing an anti-Obamacare ad
In February 2014, Congressman Gary Peters (D-Michigan) had his lawyers
sent a letter to TV stations, threatening to revoke their licenses if
they continued airing an anti-Obamacare ad. The ad can see seen here:
http://youtu.be/Kpjyr1x7mC0
593) Obamacare caused Catherine Blackwood to lose coverage for her
cancer medications
Catherine Blackwood lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and manages the
Family Medicine Center. She has cancer. In November 2013, Obamacare
caused her to lose her insurance policy that had been paying for her
cancer medications. Her new Obamacare policy does not cover her cancer
medications.
594) Approved giving 200 Abrams tanks to a Shariah dictatorship
Obama approved giving 200 Abrams tanks to Egypt, which is a Shariah
dictatorship.
595) Obamacare won't let people switch from one Obamacare plan to
another
Andrew Robinson lives in Orlando, Florida. In early 2014, after he
enrolled in one Obamacare plan, he changed his mind and decided that he
wanted a different plan. Over a period of several weeks, he spent 50
hours on the phone trying to cancel his original Obamacare plan, but was
not allowed to do so.
596) Falsely said "You can't say the Affordable Care Act has killed job
growth"
In February 2014, White House health care adviser Phil Schiliro said:
"You can't say the Affordable Care Act has killed job growth."
However, in November 2012, in response to the medical device tax that is
part of Obamacare, some medical device manufacturers announced plans to
layoff employees, including Welch Allyn (275 planned layoffs), Stryker
(1,170 planned layoffs), and Medtronic (1,000 planned layoffs).
In February 2014, it was reported that Obamacare's medical device tax
had destroyed 14,000 jobs, and prevented an additional 19,000 new jobs
from being created.
In December 2012, Al Franken, Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry, and 15 other
Democrats who supported the passage of Obamacare wrote a letter to Harry
Reid, asking him to delay the tax on medical devices, claiming that the
tax would hurt job creation in their districts.
597) A doctor summed up Obamacare in one sentence
In August 2012, Dr. Barbara Bellar of Chicago, Illinois, summed up
Obamacare with the following sentence:
"So, let me get this straight (this is a long sentence), we're going to
be gifted with a healthcare plan we are forced to purchase, and fined if
we don't, which purportedly covers at least ten million more people,
without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS
agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand
it, passed by a congress that didn't read it, but exempted themselves
from it, and signed by a president who smokes, with funding administered
by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we will be taxed
for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which
has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen
by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's
broke... so what the blank could possibly go wrong?"
You can see a video of her saying it here:
598) Tried to shut down organic farms that had not done anything wrong
In February 2014, the Los Angeles Times reported:
Now, farmers are discovering that the FDA's proposed rules would curtail
many techniques that are common among organic growers, including
spreading house-made fertilizers, tilling cropland with grazing animals,
and irrigating from open creeks.
Suddenly, from small family operations nestled in the foothills of
Appalachia to the sophisticated organic-grower networks that serve Los
Angeles and San Francisco, the farms that celebrity chefs and
food-conscious consumers jostle to buy from are facing an unexpected
adversary.
They're fighting back. Even though full enforcement of the rules is
still years away, they are warning customers that some farms would have
to close.
"They are going to drive farms out of business," said Dave Runsten,
policy director for Community Alliance with Family Farmers in Davis,
Calif.
"The consumer groups behind this don't understand farming," Runsten
says. "They talk out of both sides of their mouth. They demand these
one-size-fits-all regulations, then say, 'I don't want to hurt those
cute little farmers at the farmers market. I shop at the farmers
market.' It is frustrating."
Many farmers who take part in the locally grown food movement argue that
contamination is a problem of industrial-sized farms and that some of
the practices the FDA might ban actually make consumers safer.
599) Illegally put the medical and financial information of more than
5,000 veterans on the internet, after ignoring warnings about problems
with security
In February 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
illegally put the medical and financial information of more than 5,000
veterans on the internet, after ignoring warnings about problems with
security.
600) New York Times and Ralph Nader criticized Obama for illegally
seizing private property and violating disclosure laws
In February 2014, the New York Times and Ralph Nader criticized Obama
for illegally seizing assets from shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, and for illegally avoiding disclosing this information to
shareholders.
The fifth amendment requires that compensation be given for such
seizures, but Obama did not do this.
Federal disclosure laws require that shareholders be informed of this
information immediately, but Obama waited more than three years to tell
them.
In February 2014, the New York Times wrote:
Would you buy stock in a company that barred you from sharing in its
future earnings? Of course not. Participating in the upside is what
stock ownership is all about.
And yet, as of December 2010, holders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
common stock were subject to such a restriction by the United States
government. They didn't know it at the time, though, because the policy
was not disclosed.
This month, an internal United States Treasury memo that outlined this
restriction came up at a forum in Washington.
The memo was addressed to Timothy F. Geithner, then the Treasury
secretary, from Jeffrey A. Goldstein, then the under secretary for
domestic finance. In discussing Fannie and Freddie, the beleaguered
government-sponsored enterprises rescued by taxpayers in September 2008,
the memo referred to "the administration's commitment to ensure existing
common equity holders will not have access to any positive earnings from
the G.S.E.'s in the future."
The memo, which was produced in a lawsuit filed by Fannie and Freddie
shareholders, was dated Dec. 20, 2010. Securities laws require material
information - that is, information that might affect an investor's view
of a company - to be disclosed. That the government would deny a
company's shareholders all its profits certainly seems material, but the
existence of this policy cannot be found in the financial filings of
Fannie Mae. Neither have the Treasury's discussions about the future of
the two finance giants mentioned the administration's commitment to shut
common stockholders out of future earnings.
In February 2014, Ralph Nader wrote:
"What legal authority does the Administration have, as this section of
the memo intimates, to completely wipe out shareholders - even after
taxpayers have been repaid (as is likely to happen soon)?"
"Contrary to this statement, neither the memo - nor Treasury's actions
by unilaterally amending the PSPAs - leaves one with the impression that
this point in the memo is meant to highlight the importance of repaying
the taxpayers. It seems to be setting a precedent for using and abusing
the GSEs' shareholders."
"Taxpayers should recoup their investment in the GSEs; but the
Administration does not have to wipe out shareholders in order for this
to happen."
"This need not be an issue of choosing taxpayers over shareholders. The
federal government has similarly recouped taxpayer money used to bailout
other corporations (A.I.G., Citigroup, etc.) involved in the financial
collapse, but has allowed the shareholders of those companies to share
in their recovery. The same should be the case with the GSEs."
601) Illegally gave Obamacare subsidies to people who bought insurance
from somewhere other than the Obamacare website
As it was passed by Congress, Obamacare only gives subsidies to people
who buy insurance at the Obamacare website. However, in February 2014,
Obama allowed people who bought insurance from somewhere other than the
Obamacare website to get these subsidies. Because Obama made this change
without approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
602) An estimated 65% of small businesses that already had insurance
will pay higher premiums because of Obamacare
In February 2014, it was reported that an estimated 65% of small
businesses that already had insurance would pay higher premiums because
of Obamacare.
603) Allowed anti-gay Muslim preacher who wants homosexuals to be
executed into the U.S. to spread his message to mosques in 17 U.S.
cities
Sheikh Mohammad Rateb al-Nabulsi is a Muslim preacher from Syria who has
called for homosexuals to be executed. In March 2014, Obama gave him a
visa so he could spread his message to mosques in 17 U.S. cities.
604) Illegally gave unions an exemption from Obamacare's "reinsurance"
tax
Obamacare includes a so-called "reinsurance" tax. In March 2014, Obama
gave unions an exemption from this tax. This was illegal for two
reasons. First, Obama made this change without approval from Congress.
And second, the Constitution requires that laws apply equally to
everyone.
605) Illegally delayed Obamacare's minimum standards for certain
insurance policies until after the 2016 election
Obamacare's minimum standards for insurance policies were required to
take effect on January 1, 2014. However, in March 2014, Obama delayed
these standards for certain insurance policies until after the 2016
election. Because Obama did this without approval from Congress, his
action was illegal.
606) Illegally extended Obamacare's open enrollment period for 2015
In March 2014, Obama extended Obamacare's open enrollment period for
2015. Because Obama did this without approval from Congress, his action
was illegal.
607) Unite Here said Obamacare "threatens the middle class with higher
premiums, loss of hours, and a shift to part-time work and less
comprehensive coverage."
Unite Here is a union that represents 300,000 employees in the hotel and
restaurant industries. It supported Obama in both elections.
In March 2014, Unite Here said:
"If employers follow the incentives in the law, they will push families
onto the exchanges to buy coverage. This will force low-wage service
industry employees to spend $2.00, $3.00 or even $5.00 an hour of their
pay to buy similar coverage."
"... the ACA threatens the middle class with higher premiums, loss of
hours, and a shift to part-time work and less comprehensive coverage."
"Obamacare will cost our members the equivalent of a significant pay cut
to keep their hard-won benefits."
"... it will inevitably lead to the destruction of the health care plans
we were promised we could keep."
608) Doctor who survived breast cancer said "Under Obamacare, I'd be
dead."
Dr. Katherine Albrecht lives in Nashua, New Hampshire. After she was
diagnosed with breast cancer, doctors at her local hospital told her
there was nothing they could do for her. So, she went to experts at the
Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston, Massachusettes, who saved her life.
She later received follow up care at Cornell Breast Cancer Center in New
York City. Her insurance paid for her treatment at both of these
out-of-state facilities.
Afterward, her insurance policy was canceled, because it did not meet
Obamacare's minimum requirements.
Her new, Obamacare-compliant policy does not cover treatment in Boston,
New York, or any other out-of-state medical facility.
She said of this:
"Under Obamacare, I'd be dead."
609) Tried to censor the Center for American Progress
In March 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had called
the Center for American Progress to complain about its accurate report
that Obama's troop surge in Afghanistan had more troops than the highest
number during Bush's presidency.
610) Told border guards to run away from illegal immigrants who were
throwing rocks
In March 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had told
border guards to run away from illegal immigrants who were throwing
rocks at them.
611) Illegally read the emails of two law abiding, adult citizens who
were engaged in a consensual sexual relationship
In February 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
illegally read the emails of two law abiding, adult citizens who were
engaged in a consensual sexual relationship.
612) Tried to prevent Florida from removing ineligible people from its
voter rolls
In March 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had tried
to stop Florida from removing ineligible people from its voter rolls.
613) Threatened to veto a bill that would require the President to
enforce federal laws
In March 2014, it was reported that Obama had threatened to veto a bill
that would require the President to enforce federal laws.
614) Obamacare refused to provide insurance to a business which had paid
its Obamacare premiums for three months
United Reported Publishing is a business in Folsom, California. As of
March 2014, it had paid its Obamacare premiums for the past three
months, but had not received the insurance that it had paid for. When
the company called the Obamacare customer service phone number to try to
find out why, the Obamacare customer service refused to do anything to
help them.
615) Threatened to fine a law abiding citizen $75,000 a day for legally
building a stock pond on his own private property
Andy Johnson lives in Wyoming. He obtained a permit to legally build a
stock pond on his own private property. However, in March 2014, it was
reported that the Obama administration had threatened to fine him
$75,000 a day for building it.
616) Skipped National Security meeting so he could attend a film
festival
In March 2014, it was reported that Obama had skipped a National
Security meeting so he could attend a film festival.
617) Prohibited Catholic military personnel from practicing their
religion during off-duty hours
In March 2014, it was reported that Commander-in-Chief Obama had
prohibited Catholic military personnel from practicing their religion
during off-duty hours.
618) Got even worse regarding his violations of the Freedom of
Information Act
In 2013, Obama's violations of the Freedom of Information Act were even
worse than during the previous years of his presidency.
619) Illegally changed Obamacare's medical loss ratio provision
Obamacare has a medical loss ratio provision which requires insurers to
spend at least 80% of premiums on health care. In March 2014, Obama
changed this percentage. Because Obama made this change without approval
from Congress, his action was illegal.
620) Tried to censor the ACLU and NAACP
In March 2014, it was reported that the ACLU and the NAACP had
criticized the Obama administration's proposal for new regulations that
would restrict the speech of non-profit organizations during election
campaigns.
621) Gave up U.S. control over certain aspects of the internet.
The U.S. invented the internet. However, in March 2014, it was reported
that Obama had given up U.S. control of certain aspects of the internet.
622) Democratic Underground's WilliamPitt said Obamacare caused his wife
to lose coverage for her multiple sclerosis medicine, and called Obama a
"used-car salesman"
In March 2014, Democratic Underground's WilliamPitt wrote: (I have
redacted the vulgar language from the original)
What I've learned about the Affordable Care Act
What I've learned after a three-month war with these fiends: the ACA
says the insurance companies cannot deny coverage to those with
pre-existing conditions, which is true as far as it goes. But they can
deny coverage for the life-saving medications necessary to treat those
conditions. The insurance company I signed up with through the ACA
exchange just denied coverage of my wife's multiple sclerosis
medication. We're "covered," to the tune of $700 a month...just not for
what she really needs.
A cozy loophole, that.
F*** you, insurance industry.
F*** you, Mr. President, you piece of s*** used-car salesman.
From my heart and soul, f*** you.
623) More than one third of people who receive Obamacare subsidies will
have to repay part or all of their subsidy when they do their taxes the
following year
In March 2014, it was reported that more than one third of people who
receive Obamacare subsidies will have to repay part or all of their
subsidy when they do their taxes the following year.
624) Illegally rewrote the Freedom of Information Act to prevent the
release of politically sensitive documents
In March 2014, it was reported that in April 2009, Obama had rewritten
the freedom of Information Act to prevent the release of politically
sensitive documents. Because Obama did this without approval from
Congress, his action was illegal.
625) Man received $407,000 in medical bills for care that he had
received after his Obamacare policy had taken effect
Larry Basich lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He started paying his Obamacare
premiums in November 2013, for coverage that was supposed to start on
January 1, 2014. He paid his premiums every month. However, in March
2014, he was billed $407,000 for medical care that he had received
during January and February 2014.
626) Under Commander-in-Chief Obama, the military kept track of
civilians' parking tickets, traffic citations, and fender-benders
In March 2014, it was reported that under Commander-in-Chief Obama, the
military was keeping track of civilians' parking tickets, traffic
citations, and fender-benders.
627) Obama Motors refused to recall defective cars that killed 12 people
In July 2009, Obama had the government take 60.8% ownership of General
Motors.
In December 2013, ownership of Obama Motors was returned to the private
sector.
In March 2014, it was reported that during the time that Obama had been
in charge of Obama Motors, he refused to recall defective cars that had
killed 12 people. This is very unusual, because typical car recalls
happen before anyone dies.
628) Proposed illegally building skyscrapers out of wood
In March 2013, Obama proposed building skyscrapers out of wood. To do so
would be in violation of numerous safety regulations and building codes,
not to mention the laws of physics.
629) Falsely accused Matt Drudge of lying when Drudge said he had just
paid his Obamacare tax
Since Matt Drudge runs a business, he pays his income taxes on a
quarterly based. However, in March 2014, after Drudge truthfully
commented on this, the Obama administration falsely accused him of
lying.
630) New York Times reporter James Risen said Obama was "the greatest
enemy of press freedom that we have encountered in at least a
generation"
In March 2014, New York Times reporter James Risen said Obama was:
"the greatest enemy of press freedom that we have encountered in at
least a generation"
631) Spied on Chinese politicians and companies
In March 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had spied
on Chinese politicians and companies
632) Eric Holder illegally avoided reporting and paying taxes on his use
of government aircraft for personal trips
In March 2014, it was reported that Attorney General Eric Holder had
illegally avoided reporting and paying taxes on his use of government
aircraft for personal trips.
633) Illegally delayed the Obamacare enrollment deadline
Obamacare sets the enrollment deadline at March 31, 2014. However, a
week before this deadline, Obama granted extensions. Because Obama did
this without approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
634) Obamacare author said it will cause most employers to stop offering
insurance
In March 2014, the New York Times reported:
Why Employers Will Stop Offering Health Insurance
Here's a prediction: By 2025, "fewer than 20 percent of workers in the
private sector will receive traditional employer-sponsored health
insurance." The source of this claim? Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, in his
just-published book, "Reinventing American Health Care."
Dr. Emanuel is an accomplished oncologist, medical ethicist and academic
(and contributing opinion writer to The New York Times). And, of course,
he's no stranger to politics: He helped craft the Affordable Care Act as
a health policy adviser to the Obama administration, when his brother,
Rahm, now the mayor of Chicago, was chief of staff.
... he argues, the so-called Cadillac tax on especially generous health
plans, set to take effect in 2018, will help pave the way by
discouraging companies from offering those plans.
635) Conducted a DEA raid on someone's home based on the fact that she
had purchased a 16 ounce bottle of fertilizer at a gardening store
In October 2013, the DEA raided the home of a woman in Shorewood,
Illinois, based on the fact that she had purchased a 16 ounce bottle of
fertilizer at a gardening store.
636) Used more than 200 armed agents and snipers to confront a farmer
who was trespassing on federal land
In April 2014, the Obama administration used more than 200 armed agents
and snipers to confront a farmer who was trespassing on federal land.
637) Ordered a high school to undo improvements that parents had made to
its bleachers
Plymouth Canton Community Schools is a high school in Michigan. The
students' parents used their own money to improve the bleachers at the
school's baseball field. In March 2014, the Obama administration ordered
the school to undo these improvements.
638) Spied on private companies in Germany
In March 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had spied
on private companies in Germany.
639) Spied on 122 world leaders
In March 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had spied
on 122 world leaders.
640) California's Obamacare website gave people voter registration cards
that were pre-marked as Democrat
In March 2014, it was reported that California's Obamacare website had
given people voter registration cards that were pre-marked as Democrat.
641) Secretly gave military equipment to Russia after Russia invaded
Ukraine
In March 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
secretly given military equipment to Russia after Russia invaded
Ukraine.
642) Released 68,000 convicted criminal aliens in one year
In 2013, the Obama administration released 68,000 convicted criminal
aliens.
643) Obama's press secretary had Soviet communist propaganda posters on
the walls of his house
In April 2014, it was reported that Jay Carney, Obama's press secretary,
had Soviet communist propaganda posters on the walls of his house.
644) Obama administration removed info from its own website about why it
wanted a farmer to get off of federal land
In April 2014, the Obama administration used more than 200 armed agents
and snipers to confront a farmer who was trespassing on federal land.
After the standoff had been going on for several days, it was reported
that the Obama administration had been planning to let a Chinese company
use the land to build a solar farm, and that the Obama administration
had removed information about these plans from its own website.
645) Obamacare caused a Kansas hospital to layoff 15 employees
In April 2014, it was reported that Obamacare had caused Newman Regional
Health hospital in Emporia, Kansas, to layoff 15 employees.
646) Voted against requiring medical care for babies who were born alive
after botched abortions
In Illinois, it was discovered that an abortion clinic was refusing to
provide medical care to babies who were born alive after botched
abortions - medical workers at the clinic were letting these babies die.
When Obama was an Illinois state senator, he voted against requiring
medical care for these babies who were born alive after botched
abortions.
647) Targeted companies with Republican CEOs so the Justice Department
could block their mergers
In April 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
targeted companies with Republican CEOs so the Justice Department could
block their mergers.
648) Of the 7.1 million people who enrolled in the Obamacare exchanges,
only 20% had been previously uninsured
In April 2014, it was reported that of the 7.1 million people who had
enrolled in the Obamacare exchanges, only 20% had been previously
uninsured.
649) Illegally regulated banks in Canada and Europe, and illegally
required them to violate the privacy of their own citizens
In March 2010, Obama signed the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act,
which takes effect on July 1, 2014. This law imposes new regulations on
banks in Canada and Europe, and requires them to violate the privacy of
their own citizens. The U.S. Constitution does not give these powers to
the U.S. President.
650) Proposed 442 different tax increases as of April 14, 2014
As of April 14, 2014, President Obama had proposed 442 different tax
increases.
651) Obamacare caused a woman who was six months pregnant to lose
coverage for her obstetrician
Susan Estrich is a law professor at the University of Southern
California. In April 2014, she said that Obamacare had caused her
pharmacy technician, who was six months pregnant, to lose coverage for
her obstetrician.
652) Obamacare caused New York City brain surgery patient to lose all
her doctors and anti-pain medications
Margaret Figueroa lives in New York City. She has had four brain
surgeries. On January 1, 2014, Obamacare caused her to lose all her
doctors and anti-pain medications. Three months later, she said:
"I have been in pain. I've been vomiting. I lost 22 pounds. The pain is
unbearable."
653) Obamacare pediatric dental coverage for Scot Vorse's two children
covered zero dentists within a 100 mile radius
Scot Vorse lives in Los Angeles, California. He purchased Obamacare
pediatric dental coverage for his two children. However, when he
searched the Obamacare website for dentists who were covered by his
children's policy, it said that there were zero participating dentists
within a 100 mile radius.
654) Obama voters in San Francsico area complained that Obamacare does
not actually give them access to a doctor
Mountain View, California, is part of the San Francisco area, where
Obama won both elections by a huge percentage. In April 2014, Obama
voters in this area complained that Obamacare did not actually give them
access to a doctor.
655) Illegally shot and killed cattle, and lied about the reason why
In April 2014 in Nevada, the Obama administration illegally shot and
killed cattle, in violation of a court order. Although the cattle had
been safely enclosed inside a fenced area, the Obama administration
falsely claimed that the cattle had been running around loose and were a
threat.
656) Illegally rounded up wild horses so they could be sent to a
slaughterhouse, and lied about the reason why
In April 2014 in Wyoming, the Obama administration rounded up wild
horses so they could be sent to a slaughterhouse, despite the fact that
these wild horses were legally protected from such actions. The Obama
administration falsely claimed that these wild horses were not actually
wild.
657) Threatened to veto a bill that would change Obamacare's defintion
of "full time" from 30 hours per week to 40
Obamacare's employer mandate only applies to "full time" employees,
which Obamacare defines as those who work at least 30 hours per week.
This has encouraged many employers to reduce their employees' weekly
hours to 29. In response to this, in April 2014, the U.S. House of
Representatives passed a bill that redefines Obamacare's definition of
"full time" work to 40 hours per week. Obama threatened to veto this
proposal.
658) Forced New Jersey to eliminate its FamilyCare Advantage health care
program
In 2008, New Jersaey started running a program called FamilyCare
Advantage, which provided affordable health insurance to families.
However, in 2014, Obamacare forced New Jersey to eliminate this program.
659) Obama's State Department "misplaced and lost" $6 billion
In April 2014, it was reported that Obama's State Department had
"misplaced and lost" $6 billion.
660) Obamacare patient got rejected by all 96 doctors that she contacted
In an April 2014 article in Ebony magazine, Danielle Kimberly wrote:
As a proud new beneficiary of the Affordable Health Care Act, I'd like
to report that I am doctorless. Ninety-six. Ninety-six is the number of
soul crushing rejections that greeted me as I attempted to find one.
It's the number of physicians whose secretaries feigned empathy while
rehearsing the "I'm so sorry" line before curtly hanging up.
661) Ann Coulter said her friend's sister died because of Obamacare
In February 2014, Ann Coulter said that her friend's sister died because
she could not afford to get medical care, because her insurance had been
canceled because of Obamacare.
662) Obama ad falsely said women get paid 77 cents on the dollar for
doing the "same work" as men
In June 2012, an Obama ad said:
"President Obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for
doing the same work as men isn't just unfair, it hurts families."
While women do indeed get paid 77 cents for every dollar that a man
gets, it is not for the "same work." The Huffington Post reported that
the claim that women get paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the "same
work" as men is wrong: the comparison is not for the "same work," the
comparison does not adjust for education, job, experience, hours worked
per week, etc., and when you do adjust for those things, the gap
disappears. People who claim that the gap exists count a male lawyer and
a female librarian as having the "same" job, even though lawyers earn
far more than librarians.
663) Tea party donors were audited by the IRS at ten times the rate of
the general population
In May 2014, it was reported that tea party donors had been audited by
the IRS at ten times the rate of the general population.
664) Obama gave taxpayers' money to Obamacare contractor to hire
employees to do nothing
In May 2014, it was reported that Obama had given taxpayers' money to
Serco, an Obamacare contractor, to hire employees to do nothing. The
more employees that Serco hired to do nothing, the more taxpayer money
it got from Obama. At the time of the report, Serco was still hiring new
employees.
665) Obamacare customers filed class action lawsuit because even though
they had paid their premiums, they did not receive the coverage that
they had paid for
In April 2014, a class action lawsuit was filed in Nevada by Obamacare
customers because even though they had paid their premiums, they did not
receive the coverage that they had paid for.
666) Obama hired a top criminal attorney as his new White House council
In April 2014, it was reported that Obama had hired Neil Eggleston, a
top criminal attorney, as his new White House council.
667) Broke his promise to end Bush's policy of circumventing Congress
In 2008, Obama said:
"The biggest problems we're facing right now have to do with George Bush
trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go
through Congress at all. And that's what I intend to reverse when I'm
president of the United States of America."
However, as of February 2014, Obama had broken that promise 168 times.
668) Said "Earth Day is about taking action" and then burned more than
35,000 gallons of fuel
On Earth Day 2014, the Obama administration said:
"Earth Day is about taking action"
Obama then spent the day burning more than 35,000 gallons of fuel.
669) Obama's Department of Health and Human Services spent $146 each
month for each employee for email
In April 2014, it was reported that the Department of Health and Human
Services was spending $146 each month for each employee for email.
670) Removed 1.5 million medical orders from waiting lists at Veterans
Administration hospitals without actually providing any medical care
In May 2014, the Washington Examiner reported:
More than 1.5 million medical orders were canceled by the Department of
Veterans Affairs without any guarantee the patients received the
treatment or tests they needed, the Washington Examiner has found.
Since May 2013, veterans' medical centers nationwide have been under
pressure to clear out 2 million backlogged orders for patient care or
services.
They were given wide latitude to cancel unfilled appointments more than
90 days old. By April 2014, the backlog of what the agency calls
"unresolved consults" was down to about 450,000.
What happened to other 1.5 million appointments is something that no
one, including top officials at the veterans' agency, can answer.
In May 2014, CNN reported:
At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix
Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a
secret waiting list.
The secret list was part of an elaborate scheme designed by Veterans
Affairs managers in Phoenix who were trying to hide that 1,400 to 1,600
sick veterans were forced to wait months to see a doctor, according to a
recently retired top VA doctor and several high-level sources.
671) Falsely said that he found out about long waiting lists at Veterans
Administration hospitals on the news in 2014
In May 2014, the Obama administration said that it had just found out
about the long waiting lists at Veterans Administration hospitals on the
news.
However, Obama had previously talked about this problem in 2008.
672) Sued a trucking company because it would not allow an alcoholic
employee to drive a truck
In September 2011, the Obama administration sued Old Dominion Freight
Line because it would not allow an alcoholic employee to drive a truck.
673) Sued a private company for using the same kind of background checks
as the Obama administration
In 2012, the EEOC sued Kaplan, a for-profit education company, for using
credit checks on its employees, which were described as being "the same
type of background check that the EEOC itself uses."
674) Defended a Muslim airline that illegally bans Israeli Jews from
flights that originate in the U.S.
In 2013, a passenger who wanted to fly from New York to London on Kuwait
Airways was illegally rejected by the airline for being an Israeli Jew.
The passenger filed a discrimination complaint with the Obama
administration. The Obama administration dismissed the complaint,
claiming that the airline was subject to Kuwaiti law, and not U.S. law,
even though the flight originated in the U.S.
675) Illegally seized money from the bank account of a law abiding
grocery store
Terry Dehko is a law abiding citizen who owns a grocery store in Fraser,
Michigan. 35% of the store's sales are done in cash. The store regularly
deposits this cash into a bank account. In January 2013, the Obama
administration illegally seized the contents of the store's bank
account.
676) Illegally pressured banks to close the accounts of porn stars
In May 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had illegally
pressured banks to close the accounts of porn stars.
677) Huffington Post said Obamacare will leave 40 million Americans
uninsured
In February 2014, the Huffington Post reported that Obamacare would
leave 40 million Americans uninsured.
678) Obamacare is illegal because it originated in the Senate instead of
in the House
The Obama administration argued in front of the Supreme Court that the
Obamacare mandate was a tax.
The U.S. Constitution requires all tax bills to originate in the House,
but Obamacare originated in the Senate.
679) Moved control of the Census Bureau from the commerce secretary to
the White House
In March 2009, Obama moved control of the Census Bureau from the
commerce secretary to the White House. Larry Sabato, a professor at the
University of Virginia, said of this:
"The last thing the census needs is for any hard-bitten partisan (either
a Karl Rove or a Rahm Emanuel) to manipulate these critical numbers...
Partisans have a natural impulse to tilt the playing field in their
favor, and this has to be resisted."
680) Changed questions in the census to falsely inflate the number of
people who gained insurance from Obamacare
In April 2014, the New York Times reported:
Census Survey Revisions Mask Health Law Effects
The Census Bureau, the authoritative source of health insurance data for
more than three decades, is changing its annual survey so thoroughly
that it will be difficult to measure the effects of President Obama's
health care law in the next report, due this fall...
... the new questions are so different that the findings will not be
comparable...
An internal Census Bureau document said that the new questionnaire
included a "total revision to health insurance questions" and, in a test
last year, produced lower estimates of the uninsured. Thus, officials
said, it will be difficult to say how much of any change is attributable
to the Affordable Care Act and how much to the use of a new survey
instrument.
"We are expecting much lower numbers just because of the questions and
how they are asked," said Brett J. O'Hara, chief of the health
statistics branch at the Census Bureau.
681) Illegally created a new Obamacare rule and penalty without approval
from Congress
In May 2014, the New York Times reported:
Many employers had thought they could shift health costs to the
government by sending their employees to a health insurance exchange
with a tax-free contribution of cash to help pay premiums, but the Obama
administration has squelched the idea in a new ruling. Such arrangements
do not satisfy the health care law, the administration said, and
employers may be subject to a tax penalty of $100 a day - or $36,500 a
year - for each employee who goes into the individual marketplace.
Obama's actions here are illegal. There is nothing in Obamacare that
gives Obama or the IRS the power to prohibit employers from dumping
employees onto Obamacare exchanges, or for fining them $100 a day per
employee for doing so. The President does not have the legal authority
to change the law without those changes first being approved by
Congress.
682) Obamacare forced colon cancer survivor Janet Grigg to lose her
doctor. Her new Obamacare policy covers zero doctors within a 400 mile
radius of her home.
Janet Grigg lives in Oklahoma and is a survivor of colon cancer.
Obamacare caused her to lose coverage for her doctor. Her new Obamacare
policy covers zero doctors within a 400 mile radius of her home. You can
see a video of her at
683) Paid $150 per gallon for green jet fuel
In May 2014, it was reported that the Pentagon had paid $150 per gallon
for green jet fuel.
684) Gave $20 million loan to an Obama donor and "very good friend" of
Joe Biden to open a Porsche dealership in Ukraine
In May 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had given a
$20 million loan to John Hynanksy to open a Porsche dealership in
Ukraine. Vice President Joe Biden has referred to Hynanksy as "my very
good friend." Hynanksy has donated to Obama's campaign.
685) Obama broke the same law that Martha Stewart had gone to prison for
breaking
Solyndra's shareholders and executives made substantial donations to
Obama's campaign, the company spent a large sum of money on lobbying the
Obama administration, and its executives had many meetings with Obama
White House officials. Afterward, Obama gave $535 million of taxpayers'
money to Solyndra. Before Obama gave the money to Solyndra, Obama had
already been aware of Solyndra's financial troubles. For example,
according to the company's security filings in 2009, the company had
been selling its product for less than the cost of production. In 2010,
Obama visited the Solyndra factory and cited it as a role model for his
"stimulus" program, saying "It's here that companies like Solyndra are
leading the way toward a brighter and more prosperous future." The
Washington Post wrote of this, "Administration officials and outside
advisers warned that President Obama should consider dropping plans to
visit a solar startup company in 2010 because its mounting financial
problems might ultimately embarrass the White House." Solyndra was a
private company, but had been planning to use its government funding as
a means of going public - so when Obama knowingly overstated the
company's condition in order to help his friends at Solyndra, he broke
the same law that Martha Stewart had been sent to prison for breaking.
686) Refused to explain why he waited two years to label Boko Haram as a
terrorist organization
In 2011, an organization called Boko Haram bombed the Abuja U.N.
headquarters. However, the Obama administration waited two years to
label it as a terrorist organization, and would not explain why it
waited.
687) Falsely claimed that Republicans had "filibustered about 500 pieces
of legislation"
In May 2014, Obama falsely claimed that Republicans had "filibustered
about 500 pieces of legislation."
688) Refused to prosecute Hilda Solis, his labor secretary, for
violating campaign finance laws
In March 2012, Hilda Solis, Obama's labor secretary, illegally asked
federal employees to donate to Obama's campaign. Obama refused to
prosecute her.
689) Illegally ordered two Secret Service agents to leave their White
House post and guard the home of a top official's aide
During the summer of 2011, the Obama administration illegally ordered
two Secret Service agents to leave their White House post and guard the
home of a top official's aide.
690) Spent $194,788 to study how transwomen use Facebook
In April 2014, the Obama administration spent $194,788 to study how
transwomen use Facebook.
691) Illegally released five "high risk" Taliban terrorists
Federal law requires the President to notify Congress 30 days before
releasing terrorists. However, in May 2014, Obama released five "high
risk" Taliban terrorists without giving advance notification.
692) Under Commander-in-Chief Obama, a military deserter was given
promotions instead of a court-martial
In June 2009, private first class Bowe Bergdahl deserted his post.
Afterward, instead of being court-martialed, he was promoted to the rank
of specialist in June 2010, and later promoted to the rank of sergeant
in June 2011.
693) Falsely said a military deserter had been "captured on the
battlefield" and had served "with honor and distinction"
In June 2009, private first class Bowe Bergdahl deserted his post.
However, in June 2014, Susan Rice, Obama's national security adviser,
said that Bergdahl had been "captured on the battlefield" and had served
"with honor and distinction."
694) Commander-in-Chief Obama did not know that the letter "p" in the
word "corpsman" was silent
Commander-in-Chief Obama pronounced the letter "p" in the world
"corpsman" twice in less than a minute. For a young child who is
learning how to read, such a pronunciation makes perfect sense. But for
the Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful military in the world, it is
inexcusable.
695) Referred to the Taliban Five as "gentlemen"
At 3:25 in this video from June 2014, Marie Harf, the deputy
spokesperson for Obama's State Department, refers to the five
then-recently released Taliban terrorists as "gentlemen."
696) Illegally invited, encouraged, and allowed tens of thousands of
unaccompanied minor illegal immigrants to enter and stay in the U.S.,
and then pretended to be surprised when they showed up
In 2012, the Obama administration announced that unaccompanied minor
illegal immigrant children would not be deported.
In January 2014, the Obama administration placed an advertisement
requesting contract services to care for 65,000 "unaccompanied alien
children." The advertisement can be read here. However, afterward, when
these illegal immigrants entered the U.S., the Obama administration
pretended to be surprised at their arrival.
They are largely from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
95% of them said the main reason they came was because of Obama's new
promise for amnesty.
In June 2014, Associated Press reported:
The number of unaccompanied minors detained on the U.S. border has more
than tripled since 2011.
The migrants also uniformly said they decided to head north because they
had heard that a change in U.S. law requires the Border Patrol to
swiftly release children and their mothers and let them stay in the
United States.
The Central American minors who cross the border alone have generally
been released into the care of relatives already in the U.S...
... many are reporting in calls back home that they're free to move around
the U.S.
Also in June 2014, Associated Press reported:
The Obama administration has released into the U.S. an untold number of
immigrant families caught traveling illegally from Central America in
recent months - and although the government knows how many it's
released, it won't say publicly.
Senior U.S. officials directly familiar with the issue, including at the
Homeland Security Department and White House, have so far dodged the
answer on at least seven occasions over two weeks, alternately saying
that they did not know the figure or didn't have it immediately at hand.
"We will get back to you," the Homeland Security deputy secretary said
Friday.
The figure is widely believed to exceed 40,000 since October. It's
believed to be slightly below the roughly 52,000 children caught
traveling illegally from Central America over the same period, an
extraordinary increase since last year that is driving a humanitarian
crisis at the border.
Instead of returning these illegal immigrants to south of the border,
the Obama administration made plans to ship some them to Virginia and
New York.
In June 2014, the Obama administration announced that it would give
$254.6 million to the countries that sent these illegal immigrants to
the U.S. Obama was planning to reward illegal immigration by subsidizing
it. Whatever you subsidize, you get more of it. When you subsidize
illegal immigration, you get more of it.
697) Falsely claimed to have "lost" Lois Lerner's emails
In June 2014, the IRS claimed that emails from Lois Lerner (a high level
IRS employee) to outside agencies from January 2009 through April 2011
had been "lost" when her hard drive "crashed." However, a private
company called Sonasoft had a contract with the IRS since 2005 to back
up all of the IRS's emails. The company keeps multiple and redundant
backup copies of all the IRS's emails. The company advertised itself by
saying "If the IRS uses Sonasoft products to back up their servers why
wouldn't you choose them to protect your servers?" In addition, Norman
Cillo, an Army veteran who had worked in intelligence, and who had also
worked as a program manager at Microsoft, listed six reasons why the
IRS's claim about "losing" the emails must be false. Also, federal law
requires the IRS to keep permanent, backup copies of all of its emails
at an external location. And finally, the NSA has copies of all of the
emails.
698) Obama's so-called "indepentent" investigator of the Solyndra
scandal donated $52,500 to Obama's campaign
Although a so-called "independent" review said that Obama had not done
anything wrong in the Solyndra scandal, it was later reported that
Herbert M. Allison Jr., the person who had conducted this "independent"
review, donated $52,500 to Obama's campaign.
699) Gave bonuses to employees who created Oregon's defective Obamacare
website
Obama gave Oregon $304 million to build its defective Obamacare website.
As of February 28, 2014, exactly zero people had signed up at Oregon's
Obamacare website.
However, in June 2014, it was reported that the employees who had built
Oregon's defective Obamacare website had been given $650,000 in taxpayer
funded bonuses.
700) Gave news organizations the secret identity of the CIA's top
officer in Kabul
In May 2014, the Obama administration gave news organizations the secret
identity of the CIA's top officer in Kabul.
701) Obama nominated a judge who had written memos in favor of using
drones to kill U.S. citizens without a trial, and Obama would not let
people read those memos
In May 2014, Obama nominated David J. Barron to a seat on the United
States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Before that, when Barron
was an official in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, he
had written two memos arguing in favor of using drones to kill U.S.
citizens without a trial. When it was requested that these memos be made
public, Obama refused to do so.
702) In 2013, Obama released hundreds of illegal aliens who had been
convicted of violent crimes
In 2013, the Obama administration released hundreds of illegal aliens
who had been convicted of violent crimes. The violent crimes that they
had been convicted of included 193 murder convictions, 426 sexual
assault convictions, 303 kidnapping convictions, and 1,075 aggravated
assault convictions.
703) Obama's Department of Agriculture ordered submachine guns with 30
round capacity
In May 2014, the Department of Agriculture ordered submachine guns with
30 round capacity. The order can be read here.
704) Illegally pressured banks to stop doing business with gun sellers
In May 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had imposed
new regulations on banks which pressured them to stop doing business
with gun sellers. Because Obama did this without approval from Congress,
his actions were illegal.
705) Illegally seized industrial hemp seeds
In May 2014, the DEA illegally seized industrial hemp seeds in Kentucky.
706) Falsely promised to end the problem of long waiting lists at
Veterans Administration hospitals
In 2008, Obama falsely promised to fix the problem of long waiting lists
at Veterans Administration hospitals.
707) Obama's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau holds its meetings in
secret
In 2010, Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act, which created the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, which holds its meetings in secret.
708) Falsely said he was "madder than hell" about long waiting lists at
Veterans Administration hospitals
In May 2014, Denis McDonough, Obama's chief of staff, said that Obama
was "madder than hell" about long waiting lists at Veterans
Administration hospitals. However, even though Obama had talked about
this problem in 2008, he had not done anything to fix it during his
first five years as President.
709) Illegally ignored Judical Watch's Freedom of Information requests
regarding Fast and Furious
Obama illegally ignored Judicial Watch's Freedom of Information requests
regarding Fast and Furious.
710) Illegally ignored Judicial Watch's Freedom of Information requests
regarding the Benghazi attacks
Obama illegally ignored Judicial Watch's Freedom of Information requests
regarding the Benghazi attacks.
711) Gave $499,479 of taxpayers' money to an organization that published
a list of "Pitfalls of Working With White People"
In May 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had given
$499,479 to Beyond Diversity Resource Center, a New Jersey organization
that published a list of 29 "Pitfalls of Working With White People."
Some of these "pitfalls" said that white people "ask stupid questions,"
"are arrogant," "say something stupid," and "get too friendly too fast."
712) Obama's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped conducting
employee evaluations because they were "racist"
In May 2014, it was reported that the Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau had stopped conducting employee evaluations because they were
"racist." The agency's new policy would pay all employees as if they had
received the highest score. This new policy will cost more than $5
million.
713) Fined Toyota $1.2 billion for the non-existent "problem" of
"unintended acceleration" after a government study proved that Toyota
had done nothing wrong
Beginning in 2009, there were media reports that Toyota cars had a
"problem" called "unintended acceleration." Allegedly, when drivers
stepped on the break, their cars would go faster instead of stopping.
However, this "unintended accelelarion" was happening far more often
with elderly drivers than with other drivers, which suggested that the
problem was caused by the driver hitting the wrong pedal, and not by
some defect in the car. In February 2011, a study by NHTSA and NAA
proved that Toyota was innocent. The study can be read here. U.S.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, "The verdict is in. There is
no electronic-based cause for unintended high-speed acceleration in
Toyotas." However, despite Toyota's innocence, Obama fined them $1.2
billion.
714) Proposed that Hawaii's legal system treat people differently
depending on their race
In May 2014, it was reported that Obama had proposed that Hawaii adopt
different taxing, spending, and law enforcement policies for people,
depending on their race.
715) Spent $430,000 of taxpayers' money to renovate a house in Detroit,
and then sold it for $80,000
In May 2014, it was reported that the Obama adminitration had spent
$430,000 to renovate a house in Detroit, and then sold it for $80,000.
716) Illegally violated Freedom of Information request regarding the
closing of Mt. Rushmore during the October 2013 federal shutdown
During the federal shutdown of October 2013, South Dakota governor
Dennis Daugaard proposed using state and private funds to keep Mount
Rushmore open, but the Obama administration did not allow this to
happen. In October 2013, National Review filed a Freedom of Information
request on this subject, but the Obama administration illegally ignored
the 20 day deadline for providing this information, and did not provide
it until May 2014.
717) Union that represents 16,500 border patrol agents complained that
Obama was forcing them to change the diapers of illegal aliens
In June 2014, the union that represents 16,500 border patrol agents
complained that Obama was forcing them to change the diapers of illegal
aliens.
718) Turned U.S. military bases into day care centers for illegal aliens
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had turned four U.S. military
bases into day care centers for illegal aliens.
719) Prohibited a U.S. Congressman from visiting a U.S. military base in
his own state that was being used to house illegal aliens
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
prohibited U.S. Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-Oklahoma) from visiting
Ft. Sill, a military base in Lawton, Oklahoma, which the Obama
administration was using to house illegal aliens.
720) Spent $252 per day per child to house illegal aliens
In July 2014, it reported that the Obama administration was spending
$252 per day per child to house illegal aliens.
721) Flew illegal aliens to Massachusetts and then released them
In June 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had flown
illegal aliens to Massachusetts and then released them.
722) Fraudulently declared meadow jumping mouse "endangered" in order to
hurt ranchers
On May 24, 2014, Wikipedia's article on the meadow jumping mouse stated:
The meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) is the most widely
distributed mouse in the subfamily Zapodinae. It may be found from the
Atlantic coast, to the Great Plains, as far north as the arctic tree
lines in Canada and Alaska, and as far south as Georgia, Alabama,
Arizona, and New Mexico.
The meadow jumping mouse is currently not in any kind of danger.
According to the IUCN Red list, it is widely spread, common, and not
declining throughout most of its extensive range. It is also present in
many protected areas, and so does not have any major threats of it
becoming an endangered species.
However, on July 3, 2014, the Daily Caller reported:
Feds Declare Mouse Endangered, Family Might Lose Everything
A family's livestock enterprise in New Mexico is in danger of being
completely shut down now that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has
declared the meadow jumping mouse to be an endangered species...
The new regulations came into effect from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service last month, and as a result, the U.S. Forest Service is
considering installing 8-foot high fences to protect the mouse, which
would permanently prevent the Lucero family's livestock from grazing.
The family is already in possession of grazing permits from the federal
government, but the permits become irrelevant in the event that a new
species is declared endangered.
The Lucero family has had their livestock graze on the land in the Santa
Fe National Forest for more than a century, starting first with sheep,
but then switching to cattle in the 1920s.
Obama's declaration of this animal as being "endangered" is contrary to
all scientific evidence, and is just a cover for his war on ranchers.
723) After cancer patient Linda Rolain paid her Obamacare premiums,
Obamacare refused to pay for her medical treatment, and she died
Linda Rolain lived in Las Vegas. She had brain cancer. After she paid
her Obamacare premiums, Obamacare refused to pay for her medical
treatment, and she died.
724) Sued a private company for "discrimination" because it required its
employees to speak English
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had sued
Wisconsin Plastics, Inc. for "discrimination" because it required its
employees to speak English.
725) Gave thousands of illegal aliens bus tickets to the U.S. city of
their choice
In June 2014, it was reported that Obama had given thousands of illegal
aliens bus tickets to the U.S. city of their choice.
726) "Thugs Run L.A. Classrooms, Thanks To Obama Suspension Ban"
In July 2014, Investor's Daily reported:
Thugs Run L.A. Classrooms, Thanks To Obama Suspension Ban
As we predicted, the Obama regime's anti-suspension policy is
backfiring. Los Angeles teachers complain unsuspended violent kids are
intimidating them and effectively ruling their classrooms.
In 2011, the Education Department accused the Los Angeles Unified School
District of discriminating against black boys, who were suspended for
bad behavior at a disproportionate rate. The agency ordered it to reduce
suspensions in the hopes that unruly minority students would stay in
school and graduate.
Last year, Los Angeles schools became the first in the state to ban
"willful defiance" as grounds for suspension. As a result, their overall
suspension rate dropped to 1.5% from 8% in 2008.
Offenders just aren't being sent home at the same rate they were before
the federal order. And they're getting younger and bolder.
"Last week I was terrified and bullied by a fourth-grade student," a
teacher at an urban L.A. school said. "The black student told me to
'back off, bitch.' I told him to go to the office and he said, 'No,
bitch, and you and no one can make me.'"
Complained another LAUSD teacher:
"Kids aren't even suspended for fights or drugs."
Even threats against teachers are ignored, as administrators' hands are
tied by the new policy. Knowing there won't be consequences, thugs can
control the classroom, disrupting lessons for other kids, including
minorities, who want to learn.
727) Sent 200 U.S. troops to Iraq in June 2014, even though the Iraq War
had allegedly ended in December 2011
In June 2014, Obama sent 200 U.S. troops to Iraq, even though the Iraq
War had allegedly ended in December 2011.
728) Served cake on Air Force One, but pressured public schools to ban
it
In June 2014, Obama served cake on Air Force One, but pressured public
schools to ban it.
729) Threatened to arrest doctors and nurses if they talked about the
contagious diseases that illegal aliens were bringing into the U.S.
In July 2014, the Obama administration threatened to arrest doctors and
nurses if they talked about the contagious diseases that illegal aliens
were bringing into the U.S.
730) Illegally violated the religious freedom of Catholic business
owners by forcing them to pay for birth control
In June 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Obama had illegally
violated the religious freedom of Catholic business owners by forcing
them to pay for birth control.
731) Obama wanted poet Maya Angelou put in jail because she used a gun
to protect herself from someone who was trying to break into her home
In an interview with Time magazine, poet Maya Angelou said that she once
used a gun to protect herself from someone who was trying to break into
her home. When Obama was a state senator in Illinois, he voted against
allowing people in their own homes to use guns to protect themselves and
their families from murderers and rapists. Obama wanted Maya Angelou put
in jail because she used a gun to protect herself, in her own home, from
an intruder who could have been planning to rape and murder her.
732) Obama's Justice Department investigated a parade float that was
critical of Obama
In July 2014, the Justice Department launched an investigation into a
parade float that was critical of Obama.
733) Awarded a $50 million contract to put illegal aliens in a resort
hotel with an indoor Olympic sized swimming pool, an outdoor swimming
pool, Jacuzzis, a sauna, a steam room, tennis courts, racquetball
courts, Wi-Fi, and cable TV
In July 2014, the Obama administration awarded a $50 million contract to
put illegal aliens in a resort hotel with an indoor Olympic sized
swimming pool, an outdoor swimming pool, Jacuzzis, a sauna, a steam
room, tennis courts, racquetball courts, Wi-Fi, and cable TV.
734) Allowed illegal aliens into the U.S. without performing proper
medical screening
In July 2014, the Obama administration allowed illegal aliens into the
U.S. without providing proper medical screening.
735) "Border Patrol Agent Hospitalized with Pneumonia Caught from an
Illegal Immigrant, Expected to Have Lifelong Complications"
In July 2014, National Review reported:
Border Patrol Agent Hospitalized with Pneumonia Caught from an Illegal
Immigrant, Expected to Have Lifelong Complications
A Border Patrol agent from the Laredo, Texas, Sector has been
hospitalized for seven days with bacterial pneumonia, which the agent
contracted while processing illegal immigrants, officials from National
Border Patrol Council 2455 tell National Review Online.
Agent Jarrad Seely, vice president of NBPC 2455, says the agent is
expected to have chronic asthmatic symptoms for life, according to
information relayed by the agent. The illness has so swollen the agent's
throat that it's difficult for the agent to speak, Seely says.
"It's a very traumatic experience for [the agent] and [the agent's]
family," he says. "[The agent's] got small children." He says that it's
too soon to tell if the agent will be able to make a full recovery and
return to work, and says the agent was healthy prior to processing the
immigrants.
736) Allowed illegal aliens with active cases of tuberculosis, scabies,
lice, and chicken pox to enter the U.S.
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had allowed illegal aliens with
active cases of tuberculosis, scabies, lice, and chicken pox to enter
the U.S.
737) Put illegal alien children into foster homes in the U.S. without
doing proper background checks of the foster parents
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had put
illegal alien children into foster homes in the U.S. without doing
proper background checks of the foster parents.
738) Less than a month after Obama allowed illegal alien Pedro Alberto
Monterroso Navas to enter the U.S., Navas murdered someone in Louisiana
On June 26, 2014, illegal alien Pedro Alberto Monterroso Navas was
caught trying to enter the U.S. The Obama administration released him,
and allowed him to stay in the U.S. On July 13, 2014, Navas murdered
someone in Louisiana.
739) Falsely said "... we would not make any decisions about transfer of
any detainees without consulting with Congress."
In June 2013, White House press secretary Jay Carney said:
"... we would not make any decisions about transfer of any detainees
without consulting with Congress."
However, in May 2014, the Obama administration broke this promise.
740) Repeatedly violated a judge's orders to stop destroying NSA records
that could have been used to prove that the NSA had broken the law
In June 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
repeatedly violated a judge's orders to stop destroying NSA records that
could have been used to prove that the NSA had broken the law.
741) Noam Chomsky said Obama "... seems determined to demolish the
foundations of our civil liberties."
In June 2014, Noam Chomsky said that Obama
"... seems determined to demolish the foundations of our civil
liberties."
742) Encouraged college students to take out loans that they could not
afford to pay back
In 2010, Obama signed a law that limited the monthly payments for
student loans to 10% of their discretionary income, and would forgive
all remaining debt after 20 years of payments. Since students know they
won't have to pay back the money, this encourages them to borrow more
money than they could afford to pay back.
743) Illegally expanded student debt forgiveness
in June 2014, Obama expanded student debt forgiveness. Because Obama did
this without approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
744) Broke his promise to end no-bid contracts above $25,000
In January 2010, it was reported that Obama had broken his promise to
end no-bid contracts above $25,000.
745) Planned to free an al Qaeda terrorist because he had started doing
yoga
In June 2014, it was reported that Obama was planning to free an al
Qaeda terrorist because he had started doing yoga.
746) Obamacare call center employee left confidential info of Obamacare
customers at a deli
In June 2014, it was reported that an employee of an Obamacare call
center had left a backpack containing handwritten notepads at a deli in
Hartford, Connecticut. The notepads contained names, addresses, and
social security numbers of 151 Obamacare customers.
747) Obama proposed housing almost 30,000 illegal aliens in the U.S. for
one year for $126,000 each, would is 200 times the cost of flying them
back to their home country
In July 2014, Obama proposed spending $3.8 billion to house almost
30,000 illegal aliens in the U.S. for one year. That works out to
$126,000 to house each illegal alien for one year. Flying them back to
their home country would only cost 1/200th of that amount.
748) In the name of "diversity," Obama chose a non-pilot to head the Air
Force in the Pacific
In July 2014, in the name of "diversity," Obama chose a non-pilot to
head the Air Force in the Pacific. A retired pilot explained why this
was a terrible thing for Obama to do:
"It is because you make operational decisions that require the
understanding of what you are going to ask pilots to execute in combat
where the wrong decisions mean the difference between life and death."
749) In the name of "protecting" the environment, Obama made it harder
for firefighters to fight wildfires
In July 2014, it was reported that in the name of "protecting" the
environment, Obama made it harder for firefighters to fight wildfires.
750) In the name of "safety," Obama banned the use of wood in
cheese-making, even though it has zero safety risk when done properly
In June 2014, in the name of "safety," the Obama administration banned
the use of wood in cheese-making, even though it has zero safety risk
when done properly.
Chris Roelli, a Wisconsin cheese maker, said of this:
"... the flavor produced by aging on wood cannot be duplicated. This is a
major game changer for the dairy industry in Wisconsin, and many other
states."
"We do not have a viable option available to us that will do the same
things that the wood does to the cheese... The wood provides a way of
controlling moisture, wood provides flavor, and the wood provides a
stable environment for the beneficial microbes to grow that allow the
cheese rind to develop."
"Wood has been used in cheese making in Europe for thousands of years,
from day one of cheese... it would severely hamper what we are doing at
this point. 85% of the product I manufacture is made to be aged on
wood."
751) Veterans Administration hospital spent $20 million on solar panels
while its patients died from lack of treatment
In June 2014, it was reported that the Phoenix VA Health Care System
spent $20 million on solar panels while as many as 40 of its patients
died while waiting for care.
752) Prohibited members of Congress from bringing cameras or audio
recorders when they visited a shelter housing illegal aliens
In June 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
prohibited members of Congress from bringing cameras or audio recorders
when they visited a shelter housing illegal aliens.
753) Threatened to arrest border patrol agents if they talked to
reporters
In June 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
threatened to arrest border patrol agents if they talked to reporters.
754) Allowed known gang member illegal aliens to enter the U.S.
In June 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had allowed
known gang member illegal aliens to enter the U.S.
755) Covered up deaths at a Veterans Administration hospital to make its
statistics look better
In June 2014, CNN reported:
Records of dead veterans were changed or physically altered, some even
in recent weeks, to hide how many people died while waiting for care at
the Phoenix VA hospital, a whistle-blower told CNN in stunning
revelations that point to a new coverup in the ongoing VA scandal.
"Deceased" notes on files were removed to make statistics look better,
so veterans would not be counted as having died while waiting for care,
Pauline DeWenter said.
756) Punished a whistleblower for exposing abuse of patients at a
Veterans Administration hospital
In June 2014, it was reported that Val Riviello had worked at a Veterans
Administration hospital in Albany, New York for 28 years, first as as a
nurse, and later as a nursing manger. She had always been considered an
outstanding employee. However, after she exposed the abuse of patients,
she was moved to an office cubicle, was prohibited from working as a
nurse or as a nursing manager, and faced a possible 30 day suspension
without pay.
757) "Military Bans Bibles But Forces Soldiers to Adhere to Ramadan
Rules"
In June 2014, the Getaway Pundit reported:
Military Bans Bibles But Forces Soldiers to Adhere to Ramadan Rules
The US Air Force kicked Christian Gideon's volunteers off base in March.
The Bibles were too offensive and violated the separation of church and
state rule.
But US military personnel are expected to adhere Islamic practices
during Ramadan.
758) Obama supporters who repeatedly criticized Bush's "tax cuts for the
rich" don't seem to care that Obama signed a two year extension of them
Obama supporters who repeatedly criticized Bush's "tax cuts for the
rich" don't seem to care that Obama signed a two year extension of them.
759) Veterans Administration employees avoided helping veterans so they
could work on Obamacare
In July 2014, it was reported that Veterans Administration employees had
avoided helping veterans so they could work on Obamacare.
760) U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Obama did not have the legal
authority to tell churches who their ministers should be
In January 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that Obama did not
have the legal authority to tell churches who their ministers should be.
761) Illegally seized raisins from farmers
Ever since FDR's New Deal, every President, including Obama, has been
seizing raisins from farmers without paying them the compensation that
was required by the takings clause of the fifth amendment.
762) Prohibited members of the media from bringing cameras or audio
recorders when they visited a shelter housing illegal aliens
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had prohibited members of the
media from bringing cameras or audio recorders when they visited a
shelter housing illegal aliens.
763) Falsely blamed the shrinking economy on winter weather
In July 2014, Obama blamed the shrinking economy on the previous
winter's weather. However, during four of the five worst winter storms
since 1947, the economy got bigger, not smaller.
764) Even after illegal alien gang members admitted to having committed
torture and murder, Obama still allowed them into the U.S.
In July 2014, it was reported that even after illegal alien gang members
admitted to having committed torture and murder, Obama still allowed
them into the U.S.
765) Allowed illegal alien gang members to spray graffiti on the walls
of a federal building
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had allowed illegal alien gang
members to spray graffiti on the walls of a federal building.
766) 38 media organizations complained to Obama about his lack of
transparency
In July 2014, 38 media organizations sent a letter to Obama complaining
about his lack of transparency. The letter can be read here.
767) Prohibited school children from sending U.S. troops Christmas cards
that said "Merry Christmas" or "God Bless You"
In December 2013, it was reported that the Obama administration had
prohibited school children from sending U.S. troops Christmas cards that
said "Merry Christmas" or "God Bless You."
768) Filed charges against FedEx because some of its customers had
shipped prescription medications without a prescription
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had filed
charges against FedEx because some of its customers had shipped
prescription medications without a prescription.
769) Illegally gave Obamacare waivers to U.S. territories
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had given Obamacare waivers to
U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, etc.,), which
exempted them from certain Obamacare regulations. Because Obama did this
without approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
770) Secretly flew four planeloads of illegal aliens to Massachusetts
without notifying local communities
In July 2014, it was discovered that the Obama administration had
secretly flown four planeloads of illegal aliens to Massachusetts
without notifying local communities.
771) Illegally aided and abetted the smuggling of illegal aliens
After Obama ordered border patrol agents not to talk to the media,
border patrol agent Hector Garza ignored the gag order, and told CNN
that Obama was aiding and abetting the smuggling of illegal aliens. The
CNN report can be seen at
772) Sent hundreds of unaccompanied illegal alien children to Chicago
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had sent
hundreds of unaccompanied illegal alien children to Chicago.
773) Pulled 70% of border patrol agents off their patrols and made them
do paperwork instead
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had pulled
70% of border patrol agents off their patrols and made them do paperwork
instead.
774) Allowed illegal aliens to fly on commercial airlines without proper
ID
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration was allowing
illegal aliens to fly on commercial airlines without proper ID
775) Falsely said "Today border security is stronger than it ever has
been."
In July 2014, the Obama administration said:
"Today border security is stronger than it ever has been."
Many of the entries on this list prove that the Obama administration was
lying.
776) Allowed illegal alien gang members to use a federal building as a
recruitment center for gangs
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration was allowing
illegal alien gang members to use a federal building as a recruitment
center for gangs.
777) Spent as much as $1,000 each on beds for illegal alien children
In July 2014, Sylvia Burwell, Obama's Secretary of Health and Human
Services, said the government was spending as much as $1,000 each on
beds for illegal alien children. amazon.com has many fine children's
beds for far lower prices.
778) Ordered a U.S. Congressman to stop criticizing Obama's policy on
illegal aliens
In July 2014, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) told CNN that the
White House had called him and ordered him to stop criticizing Obama's
policy on illegal aliens. The CNN report can be seen at
779) Falsely said that his policies had not caused an increase in
illegal immigration
In July 2014, Obama falsely said that his policies had not caused an
increase in illegal immigration.
780) Gave taxpayers' money to terrorists who launched rockets at Israel
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had given taxpayers' money to
terrorists who launched rockets at Israel.
781) Helen Thomas said Obama's administration was less transparent than
Nixon's
In July 2009, White House reporter Helen Thomas said:
"The point is the control from here. We have never had that in the White
House. And we have had some control but not this control. I mean I'm
amazed, I'm amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency
and have controlled... Nixon didn't try to do that... They couldn't
control
(the media). They didn't try. What the hell do they think we are,
puppets? They're supposed to stay out of our business. They are our
public servants. We pay them."
782) "The president's day-to-day policy development... is almost totally
opaque"
In February 2013, ABC News White House reporter Ann Compton, who covered
Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, both Bushes, and Obama, said:
"The president's day-to-day policy development... is almost totally opaque
to the reporters trying to do a responsible job of covering it. There
are no readouts from big meetings he has with people from the outside,
and many of them aren't even on his schedule. This is different from
every president I covered. This White House goes to extreme lengths to
keep the press away."
783) Obama is the "least transparent of the seven presidents I've
covered"
In October 2013, ABC News correspondent Ann Compton said that Obama was
the
"least transparent of the seven presidents I've covered in terms of how
he does his daily business."
784) "The Obama administration has been extremely controlling and
extremely resistant to journalistic intervention."
In October 2013, Michael Oreskes, a senior managing editor at Associated
Press, said:
"the Obama administration has been extremely controlling and extremely
resistant to journalistic intervention."
785) Gave one of his campaign donors and fundraisers an exemption from
rules that govern airway auctions
In July 2014, Obama gave Grain Management LLC an exemption from rules
that govern airway auctions. The company is controlled by David Grain,
who had donated more than $60,000 to Obama's campaign and the Democratic
National Committee in 2008, and $22,500 in 2012, and had raised between
$200,000 and $500,000 for Obama's campaign during the 2008 election.
786) Tried to keep White House emails secret during the
Breitbart-Sherrod libel lawsuit
In July 2014, during the Breitbart-Sherrod libel lawsuit, the Obama
administration tried to keep the relevant White House emails secret.
787) NSA often shared private photos of people who were under
surveillance
In July 2014, the New York Times reported that the NSA often shared
private photos of people who were under surveillance.
788) Contradicted his own claim that he had learned about many of his
scandals from the news
Before July 2014, Obama had said that he had learned about many of his
scandals from the news. However, in July 2014, he said that he doesn't
watch the news, because
"Whatever they're reporting about, usually I know."
789) Gave Obamacare policies and subsidies to non-existent people with
fake ID
In July 2014, it was reported that Obamacare had given policies and
subsidies to non-existent people with fake ID.
790) Obama's fundraiser prevented a woman in labor from getting to the
hospital
In July 2014 in Los Angeles, Obama's fundraiser prevented a woman in
labor from getting to the hospital.
791) Falsely said "It's pretty hard to find an economic measure where
we're not significantly better off." In July 2014, Obama said:
"It's pretty hard to find an economic measure where we're not
significantly better off."
However, in May 2014, it had been reported that the labor participation
rate had fallen to its lowest level since 1978. Furthermore, in April
2014, one million discouraged workers quit looking for a job. In
addition, during Obama's "recovery," median annual household income fell
by 4.4%, the poverty rate went up, the percentage of the population on
food stamps increased, the home ownership rate fell, and income
inequality got bigger.
792) Pressured schools to stop having bake sales
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
pressured schools to stop having bake sales.
793) Served his own guests lunch with more than 3,000 calories, but
limited students' school lunches to 850 calories
In December 2010, Obama signed a law that limited students' school
lunches to no more than 850 calories. However, at his iauguration in
January 2013, he served his guests a lunch that contained more than
3,000 calories.
794) Pointed a loaded gun at Iowa Boy Scouts troops, confiscated one of
their cameras, and threatened to put them in prison
In July 2014, at the Canada-Alaska border, Obama's border patrol pointed
a loaded gun at Iowa Boy Scout troops, confiscated one of their cameras,
and threatened to put them in prison.
795) For four years, IRS supervisors were too dumb to notice that their
own employee was embezzling money from the IRS
In mid-2009, IRS employee Yetunde Oseni was given an IRS credit card for
work related purchases. Over the next four years, she used it to
purchase hundreds of items for herself from amazon.com, including a
chocolate fondue fountain, Bollywood movies, Pampers, Harlequin romance
novels, Omaha Steaks, Apple Bottoms skinny jeans, mango body wash, a
Ginsu knife set, a snow-cone maker, a pinata, and two trench coats.
During those four years, her supervisors were too stupid to notice the
fake receipts that she was giving them for these purchases.
796) Lent $105 million of taxpayers' money to build an aquarium in
Fortaleza, Brazil
In July 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had lent
$105 million of taxpayers' money to build an aquarium in Fortaleza,
Brazil.
797) Spent $34 million of taxpayers' money to try to convince the people
of Afghanistan to grow and eat soybeans, even though it's not part of
their traditional diet, and the climate does not favor it
Between 2010 and 2014, the Obama administration spent a total of $34
million of taxpayers' money to try to convince the people of Afghanistan
to grow and eat soybeans. The Obama administration ignored the warnings
from agronomists that the country's climate was not appropriate for
growing soybeans. In addition, soybeans are not part of the traditional
Afghan diet.
798) "Surveillance Programs Hinder Journalists, Lawyers, Report Says"
In July 2014, the Wall St. Journal reported:
Surveillance Programs Hinder Journalists, Lawyers, Report Says
Large-scale U.S. surveillance programs hinder the ability of journalists
to communicate confidentially with sources and restrain lawyers from
adequately representing clients, according to a report issued Monday by
two advocacy groups.
As a result, journalists and lawyers face challenges-both to their
ability to disseminate information and to hold the U.S. government
accountable-said the report by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil
Liberties Union. The groups said the government's "massively powerful
surveillance apparatus" limits and jeopardizes the privacy required by
both groups."
Journalists and their sources, as well as lawyers and their clients, are
changing their behavior in ways that undermine basic rights and corrode
democratic processes," it said.
799) Purchased gears for $8,123.50 each, even though they could have
been purchased for $445.06 each
In July 2014, it was reported that the Pentagon had purchased gears for
$8,123.50 each, even though they could have been purchased for $445.06
each.
800) Hundreds of thousands of machine guns and rifles that Obama gave to
Afghanistan were "missing"
In July 2014, it was reported that hundreds of thousands of machine guns
and rifles that Obama had given to Afghanistan were "missing."
801) Obama illegally ignored Obamacare author Jonathan Gruber's comments
that subsidies only apply to state exchanges
On January 18, 2012, Jonathan Gruber, a Massachusetts Institute of
Technology economist who helped write Obamacare, said:
"What's important to remember politically about this is if you're a
state and you don't set up an exchange, that means your citizens don't
get their tax credits."
You can see him saying it in this video. Link set to start video at
31:25, the relevant point:
On January 10, 2012, Gruber said:
"... if your governor doesn't set up an exchange, you're losing hundreds
of millions of dollars of tax credits to be delivered to your
citizens..."
You can hear him saying it in this video. Link set to start at 1:16, the
relevant point:
So how is it that the federal government is giving subsidies through the
federal exchange?
It's because under the corrupt leadership of President Obama, the IRS
illegally gave itself new power without approval from Congress.
802) Paid dozens of federal paralegals $60,000 to $80,000 a year even
though they had no work to do
On July 31, 2014, the Washington Post reported:
Dozens of federal employees at an obscure agency that handles appeals of
patent applications went years with so little work to do that they
collected salaries - and even bonuses - while they surfed the Internet,
did laundry, exercised and watched television, an investigation has
found.
The employees, paralegals making $60,000 to $80,000 a year, were idle
with full knowledge of their immediate bosses and multiple layers of
managers and judges who "sat on their hands" waiting for work to give
them, a year-long probe by the Commerce Department inspector general's
office uncovered.
803) Obama illegally allowed the IRS to strike a deal with atheists to
monitor churches
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had illegally allowed the IRS
to strike a deal with atheists to monitor churches.
804) Refused to prosecute federal employees who committed time and
attendance fraud
In July 2014, it was reported that Obama had refused to prosecute
federal employees who committed time and attendance fraud.
805) Used the Department of Homeland Security to raid the home of
someone who was not suspected of terrorism
In July 2014, the Department of Homeland Security raided the home of
Jennifer Brinkley of North Carolinian, even though she was not suspected
of terrorism.
806) Falsely accused the Pennsylvania State Police of "employment
discrimination against women" because it held male and female applicants
to the same standard
In July 2014, Obama's Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the
Pennsylvania State Police, accusing it of "employment discrimination
against women," because it held male and female applicants to the same
standard.
807) Helped Hamas obtain the construction materials that it used to dig
its terror tunnels
In August 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had helped
Hamas obtain the construction materials that it used to dig its terror
tunnels.
808) Obama's Securities and Exchange Commission bypassed the courts,
which is unconstitutional
In August 2014, it was reported that Obama's Securities and Exchange
Commission had bypassed the courts, which is unconstitutional.
809) Obama's "transparency" website was missing information about how
$619 billion had been spent
In August 2014, it was reported that Obama's "transparency" website was
missing information about how $619 billion had been spent.
810) Repealed the 1983 ban on Libyans receiving training as pilots and
nuclear scientists in the U.S.
In August 2014, Obama repealed the 1983 ban on Libyans receiving
training as pilots and nuclear scientists in the U.S.
811) Hid important information from federal torture report
In August 2014, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) accused the
Obama administration of hiding important information from a federal
report on torture.
812) Criticized corporations for using legal methods to reduce their
taxes
In August 2014, Obama criticized corporations for using legal methods to
reduce their taxes.
813) Illegally planned to change the tax laws without approval from
Congress
Article I, section 7 of the U.S. Constitution states:
"All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives"
President Obama took the following oath at both of his inaugurations:
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of
President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
You can see him taking the oath here:
In addition, Obama has a Harvard Law degree.
Furthermore, Obama taught constitutional law at the University of
Chicago Law School for twelve years.
However, in August 2014, Associated Press reported:
"Aiming to sidestep a logjam in Congress, the Obama administration is
looking for steps it could take on its own to prevent American companies
from reincorporating overseas to shirk U.S. taxes, officials said
Tuesday."
814) "US inspectors general say gov't has blocked access"
In August 2014, Associated Press reported:
US inspectors general say gov't has blocked access
Independent watchdogs of dozens of federal agencies decried on Tuesday
what they said were Obama administration efforts to delay or stall their
investigations.
A letter to Congress from a broad cross-section of inspectors general
cites specific instances in which watchdogs for the Justice Department,
Environmental Protection Agency and the Peace Corps said they were
denied timely access to documents and other information while doing
their investigations. The letter says other inspectors general have
faced similar obstacles, and that congressional action may be needed to
ensure cooperation from government agencies.
815) Lied about the reason U.S. corporations incorporate overseas
In August 2014, Obama said the reason U.S. corporations incorporate
overseas is that
"They're basically renouncing their citizenship and declaring they're
based somewhere else, just to avoid paying their fair share."
Despite Obama's claim, these corporations are still paying taxes to the
U.S. government on the profits that they earn in the U.S. The only tax
they are avoiding is the U.S. tax on the profits that they earn
overseas. But the U.S. is the only major country in the world that taxes
overseas profits.
816) Helped one corporation use a certain tax loophole, but later
criticized other corporations for using the exact same tax loophole
In 2009, the Obama administration helped Delphi, a U.S. corporation,
reduce its taxes by declaring it to be a British company. However, in
2014, Obama criticized other U.S. corporations for doing the exact same
thing.
817) Said we should pass an equal pay law, while ignoring the fact that
such a law has already been in place since 1963
In August 2014, Obama said we should pass a law that requires men and
women to be paid the same for doing the same work. However, such a law
has already been in place since 1963.
818) Bombed Iraq in August 2014, even though the Iraq War had allegedly
ended in December 2011
In August 2014, Obama bombed Iraq, even though the Iraq War had
allegedly ended in December 2011.
819) Lied about the reason he sent U.S. troops to Iraq
In June 2014, when Obama sent U.S. troops to Iraq, he said they would
only have an advisory role, and would not participate in combat.
However, in August 2014, he ordered those troops to bomb Iraq.
820) Lied about which President removed U.S. troops from Iraq
Obama repeatedly gave himself credit for the withdrawal of U.S. troops
from Iraq that happened in late 2011. However, in August 2014, he blamed
the troop withdrawal on Bush. I'm not going to say which of Obama's two
statements is true, and which is a lie. But one of them must be a lie.
821) Illegally tried to block a Freedom of Information release of the
video that shows Michael Brown committing theft and assault
On August 15, 2014, NRP reported:
[Ferguson Police Chief Thomas] Jackson said he had gotten numerous
Freedom of Information Act requests from the media to release the video.
"I had to release it," he said.
"I had been sitting on it and too many people put in FOIA requests for
it and I had to release it," he said.
On August 16, 2014, CBS News reported:
Feds opposed releasing Ferguson robbery video
Federal authorities opposed Friday's release of a surveillance video
showing a man resembling Michael Brown committing a robbery at a
convenience store in Ferguson, Mo., CBS News correspondent Bob Orr
reports.
The Justice Department asked Ferguson police not to release the video,
believing that it would roil the community further, and were able to
successfully prevent the video from being released Thursday, the U.S.
law enforcement official said.
Friday's release occurred over the objection of federal authorities, the
official said.
Here is the video that Obama illegally tried to prevent people from
seeing:
822) Obama sued Bank of America because it did exactly what he had told
it to do. Obama then gave some of the settlement money to left wing
groups that he had worked for.
While working as a "community organizer," Obama filed lawsuits which
forced banks to give mortgages to people with bad credit and low
incomes. As a result, many of these people ended up defaulting on their
mortgages. As their attorney, Obama collected $23,000 in legal fees for
himself.
Then in April 2013, during Obama's second term as President, the
Washington Post reported that President Obama was still pressuring banks
"to make home loans to people with weaker credit."
However, in August 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration
had sued Bank of America for giving mortgages to people who could not
afford to pay them back, and the bank had agreed to pay $16.6 billion in
order to avoid further prosecution from the federal government.
In August 2014, it was reported that Obama had given some of the
settlement money from Bank of America to left wing organizations
including the National Council of La Raza, Operation Hope, and National
Community Reinvestment Coalition. These groups used to be known,
collectively, as ACORN. In the past, these organizations had pressured
banks to give mortgages to people who could not afford to pay them back.
In addition, Obama had worked with ACORN in the past. Obama had
represented them in a lawsuit where they tried to get Illinois to adopt
a "motor-voter" law. On top of that, Obama had taught leadership
training sessions for ACORN. Also, Obama had worked as an organizer for
Project Vote, an ACORN offshoot. Furthermore, Obama had been on the
board of directors of the Woods Fund when it gave ACORN $75,000 in 2001,
and $70,000 in 2002. Finally, during the 2008 primary campaign, Obama's
campaign had given Citizens Services Inc., an ACORN affiliate, more than
$800,000 for "get out the vote" efforts.
823) 47 out of 73 Inspectors General wrote a letter to Congress
complaining about Obama's lack of transparency
In August 2014, 47 out of 73 Inspectors General wrote a letter to
Congress complaining about Obama's lack of transparency. The letter can
be read here.
824) Illegally treated independently owned McDonald's franchises as a
big corporation
In July 2014, the Obama administration illegally treated independently
owned McDonald's franchises as a big corporation.
825) Broke his promise not to take any vacations during his presidency
In 2008, Obama falsely promised not to take any vacations during his
presidency. You can see the video of him saying it at
826) Operated an illegal lottery
During Obama's 2008 campaign, he used a lottery to raise money, which is
illegal.
827) Obama's lottery fraudulently continued to sell tickets after one of
the winners had already been chosen
In 2008, Obama's lottery fraudulently continued to sell tickets after
one of the winners had already been chosen.
828) Veterans Administration spent $399 million of Obama's "stimulus" on
green energy while patients were dying due to lack of care
In August 2014, it was reported that the Veterans Administration had
spent $399 million of Obama's "stimulus" on green energy while patients
were dying due to lack of care.
829) Obama's so-called "recovery" actually hurt blacks, women, and the
poor
In August 2014, the Wall St. Journal wrote:
If the Obama recovery had been as strong as the average of the previous
10 postwar recoveries, 13.9 million more Americans would be working
today and the average real per capita income of every man, woman and
child in America would be $6,308 higher.
But the real scorecard on the Senate Democrats elected in 2008 is in the
Census Bureau's Current Population Survey data. While all Democrats
claimed to be champions of the middle class and defenders of minorities
and women, census data show how their program did not live up to their
campaign promises.
Since the Senate Democratic Class of 2008 took control, the average real
income of the poorest one-fifth of American families has declined every
year, falling to $15,534 in 2012 from $16,962 in 2008 (the 2013 data
will be released Sept. 16). The average real income of the lowest
quintile of Americans is now below the level it was in 1968, the year
when the War on Poverty began its spending surge.
The next-highest income quintile, often referred to as the working
class, has also experienced a continuous decline in real income since
January 2009. The average income of these Americans has fallen 6.5% and
is now $1,182 lower than it was when President Reagan left office.
The third quintile-America's middle class-has seen its average income
decline to $62,464 from $65,672. More than half of this decline has
occurred since the recovery officially began in the second quarter of
2009.
Under the Obama administration, the median income of women has fallen
more during the recovery than it did during the recession, an
unprecedented economic failure in postwar America.
The real median income of African-American households has fallen by
9.5%, more than any other major census classification.
830) Obama criticized local police for using the military gear that he
had given them
In 2013, the Obama administration gave nearly $450 million of military
gear to local police. However, in 2014, Obama criticized local police
for actually using that military gear.
831) Obama's "job training" program left many participants unemployed
and in debt
In August 2014, it was reported that Obama's "job training" program had
actually left many of its participants unemployed and in debt.
832) Obama helped fund the construction of a solar power plant that
incinerated as many as 28,000 birds each year
Obama gave Ivanpah a $1.6 billion federal loan guarantee to build a
solar power plant. After the plant began operation, it incinerated as
many as 28,000 birds each year. During an early inspection, it was
discovered that the birds killed by the plant included "a peregrine
falcon, a grebe, two hawks, four nighthawks, and a variety of warblers
and sparrows."
833) Illegally ignored a subpoena which had ordered the release of 1,300
pages of information on Fast and Furious
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder illegally refused to release 1,300
pages of information on Operation Fast and Furious, even after he had
been subpoenaed to do so.
834) Cause of Action sued twelve federal agencies for violating the
Freedom of Information Act
In August 2014, Cause of Action, a civic watchdog group, sued twelve
federal agencies for violating the Freedom of Information Act.
835) Banned school cafeterias from serving the following nutritious
foods:
Obama banned school cafeterias from serving the following nutritious
foods:
grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup
spaghetti with meatballs
turkey sandwich
hard boiled eggs
falafel with flatbread and rice pilaf
pasta primavera with roasted vegetables and olive oil
hummus
836) Set limits on how much milk and juice students could drink at
school cafeterias
Obama limited elementary school students to eight ounces of milk or
juice at school cafeterias, and limited middle school students to twelve
ounces.
837) Forced school cafeterias to throw away more than one billion
dollars worth of perfectly good fruits and vegetables
Obama required that fruits and vegetables be placed on students' lunch
trays, even if the students did not want to eat them. The food that they
didn't eat was then thrown into the garbage. In September 2014, it was
reported that Obama had forced school cafeterias to throw away more than
one billion dollars worth of perfectly good fruits and vegetables.
838) Exempted his own children from the very same food rules that he
forced everyone else's children to follow
While Obama was busy forcing everyone else's children to obey a very
strict and very ridiculous set of food rules, he allowed his own
daughter to have bacon and eggs covered in a buttery sauce, with no
fruits and no vegetables.
839) Falsely claimed that his "Cash for Clunkers" would help the auto
industry
Although Obama claimed that his "Cash for Clunkers" program would help
the auto industry, it actually hurt the auto industry, because it
encouraged buyers to purchase vehicles that were less profitable than
what they would have purchased if the program had not been in effect.
840) 46% of doctors gave Obamacare a "D" or an "F"
In a September 2014 survey by the Physicians Foundation, 46% of doctors
gave Obamacare a "D" or an "F."
841) Spent taxpayers' money on elevator operators
Obama spent taxpayers' money on elevator operators so U.S. Senators
wouldn't have to press the buttons themselves.
842) When Obama's approval rating was only 35%, he said, "All around the
country, wherever I see folks, they always say... you're so great."
In September 2014, when Obama's approval rating was only 35%, he said:
"All around the country, wherever I see folks, they always say, oh,
Barack, we're praying for you - boy, you're so great."
843) Although Obama banned school vending machines from selling sugary
snacks with more than 200 calories, he allowed a White House vending
machine to sell honey buns with 590 calories
Although Obama banned school vending machines from selling sugary snacks
with more than 200 calories, he allowed a White House vending machine to
sell honey buns with 590 calories.
844) Illegally transported two illegal aliens
In October 2014, Obama gave two illegal aliens a ride. Giving a ride to
an illegal alien is a crime that could get the person as much as five
years in prison.
845) Falsely said it was "unlikely" that anyone from Africa with Ebola
would fly to the U.S. because the "necessary precautions" were being
taken
On September 16, 2014, Obama said:
"First and foremost, I want the American people to know that our
experts, here at the CDC and across our government, agree that the
chances of an Ebola outbreak here in the United States are extremely
low. We've been taking the necessary precautions, including working with
countries in West Africa to increase screening at airports so that
someone with the virus doesn't get on a plane for the United States. In
the unlikely event that someone with Ebola does reach our shores, we've
taken new measures so that we're prepared here at home."
However, on September 19, 2014, just three days after Obama made the
above statement, the only thing that Liberian Ebola patient Thomas Eric
Duncan had to do to get past these "necessary precautions," was to lie
on an airport questionnaire. After Duncan lied, he was allowed to fly
from Liberia to Dallas, Texas.
846) Refused to answer reporter's question about whether or not the
first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. was a U.S. citizen
On September 30, 2014, during a press conference, the Obama
administration refused to answer a reporter's question about whether or
not an Ebola patient who traveled from Liberia to Dallas, Texas, was a
U.S. citizen. Afterward, the Liberian government identified the patient
as Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian citizen.
847) Allowed people under "quarantine" for having had contact with an
Ebola patient to go to the store
Although the Centers for Disease Control had placed people who had come
into contact with Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan under "quarantine,"
it allowed them to go to the store during their so-called "quarantine."
848) As President, Obama urged Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import
Bank and said it "pays for itself," after having previously referred to
it as "corporate welfare" during his election campaign
During his 2008 election campaign, Obama said the Export-Import Bank was
"corporate welfare." However, in 2014, he urged Congress to reauthorize
it, and said it "pays for itself."
849) Cornel West said of Obama: "He posed as a progressive and turned
out to be counterfeit. We ended up with a Wall Street presidency, a
drone presidency."
Cornel West, a professor at Union Theological Seminary, said of Obama:
"He posed as a progressive and turned out to be counterfeit. We ended up
with a Wall Street presidency, a drone presidency."
850) Ordered reporters to stop filming Michelle Obama on a public
sidewalk at Martha's Vineyard
In August 2014, the Obama administration ordered reporters to stop
filming Michelle Obama on a public sidewalk at Martha's Vineyard.
851) Illegally pressured banks to stop doing business with pawn shops
and payday lenders
In August 2014, Obama pressured banks to stop doing business with pawn
shops and payday lenders. Because Obama did this without approval from
Congress, his actions were illegal.
852) Illegally pursued an international climate agreement without
approval from Congress
In August 2014, Obama illegally pursued an international climate
agreement without approval from Congress.
853) Continued Bush's illegal policy of trying to force New York Times
reporter James Risen to reveal his confidential source
Obama continued Bush's illegal policy of trying to force New York Times
reporter James Risen to reveal his confidential source.
854) Ordered a reporter not to talk to the people in the crowd at a
Michelle Obama event
In September 2014, the Obama administration ordered a reporter not to
talk to the people in the crowd at a Michelle Obama event.
855) Falsely said that U.S. intelligence agents had "underestimated"
ISIS
In September 2014, Obama said that U.S. intelligence agents had
"underestimated" ISIS. However, during three previous occasions, Obama
had been given information which was contrary to his September 2014
claim.
856) Falsely said that a travel ban on people from Ebola infected
countries could make the Ebola outbreak worse
In October 2014, CDC Director Tom Frieden said that a travel ban on
people from Ebola infected countries could make the Ebola outbreak
worse. However, the first people to contract Ebola in the U.S. got it
from Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian Ebola patient who had flown to the
U.S.
857) Falsely told nurse who had cared for Ebola patient and who had a
fever that it was OK for her to fly on a commercial flight
In October 2014, the CDC told Amber Vinson, a nurse who had cared for
Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, and who had a fever, that it was OK
for her to fly on a commercial flight. However, after she took the
flight, she was diagnosed with Ebola, and the CDC started to monitor the
132 passengers.
858) Lied about the results of an Ebola study that had been funded by
his own administration
After a federally funded study concluded that there was a nearly 25%
chance of Ebola reaching the U.S. in September 2014, Obama said:
"First and foremost, I want the American people to know that our
experts, here at the CDC and across our government, agree that the
chances of an Ebola outbreak here in the United States are extremely
low."
859) Said you can give, but can't get, Ebola on a bus
In October 2014, CDC Director Tom Frieden said that you cannot get Ebola
on a bus, but also said that people with Ebola should not ride on buses
because they might give Ebola to someone else.
860) The first 500 U.S. soldiers that Obama sent to Africa to fight
Ebola were given only four hours of Ebola-related training
In October 2014, it was reported that the first 500 U.S. soldiers that
Obama had sent to Africa to fight Ebola had been given only four hours
of Ebola-related training.
861) Obama's Ebola czar had zero background in medicine or health care,
but was a "key player" in Obama's Solyndra con game
In October 2014, it was reported that Ron Klain, Obama's newly appointed
Ebola czar, had zero background in medicine or health care, but was a
"key player" in Obama's Solyndra con game. (See #25 on this list for a
thorough explanation of Obama's Solyndra con game.)
862) Broke his promise to finish his first term in the U.S. Senate and
not run for President in 2008
Obama broke his promise to finish his first term in the U.S. Senate and
not run for President in 2008.
863) Obama's biggest lie of all
President Obama falsely took the following oath at both of his
inaugurations:
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of
President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
864) Broke his promise to "walk on that picket line with you as
President of the United States of America"
On November 3, 2007, Obama falsely said:
"And understand this: If American workers are being denied their right
to organize and collectively bargain when I'm in the White House, I'll
put on a comfortable pair of shoes myself, I'll will walk on that picket
line with you as President of the United States of America. Because
workers deserve to know that somebody is standing in their corner."
865) Spent $466,642 of taxpayers' money to find out why obese teenage
girls have a hard time getting dates
In October 2014, it was reported that Obama had spent $466,642 of
taxpayers' money to find out why obese teenage girls have a hard time
getting dates.
866) Planned to illegally let thousands of Haitians into the U.S.
In October 2014, Obama announced that he would let thousands of Haitians
into the U.S., even though Congress had not approved it.
867) Created a fake Facebook account using a woman's name and photos
without her permission
In October 2014, it was reported that the DEA had created a fake
Facebook account using a woman's name and photos without her permission.
868) Obama's new Ebola czar did not attend his very first Ebola meeting
In October 2014, Ron Klain, Obama's newly appointed Ebola czar, did not
attend his very first Ebola meeting.
869) Did not answer reporter who asked what the Ebola czar knew about
Ebola
Ron Klain was Obama's Ebola czar. In October 2014, White House press
secretary Josh Earnest refused to answer a reporter who asked "What does
Ron Klain know about Ebola?"
870) Banned U.S. flights to Israel, and lied about the reason for the
ban
In July 2014, the the Obama administration banned U.S. flights to
Israel, based on the Obama administration's false claim that Hamas
rockets were being fired at the Israeli airport. Once this lie was
exposed, the flight ban was lifted.
871) Planned to illegally let illegal aliens join the U.S. military
In October 2014, it was reported that Obama was planning to illegally
let illegal aliens join the U.S. military.
872) Planned to illegally give guns to illegal aliens
In October 2014, it was reported that Obama was planning to illegally
give guns to illegal aliens.
873) Refused to answer reporters' questions about the cost of his
fundraising trips
In October 2014, White House spokesman Eric Schultz refused to answer
reporters' questions about the cost of Obama's fundraising trips.
874) Spent $667,000 of taxpayers' money to study the health benefits of
watching reruns on television
In October 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had spent
$667,000 of taxpayers' money to study the health benefits of watching
reruns on television.
875) Spent $600,000 of taxpayers' money to find out why chimpanzees
throw their poop
In October 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had spent
$600,000 of taxpayers' money to find out why chimpanzees throw their
poop.
876) Spent $350,000 of taxpayers' money to study the importance of
imagination while golfing
In October 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had spent
$350,000 of taxpayers' money to study the importance of imagination
while golfing.
877) Lied about the results of an investigation into White House
employees' involvement with a prostitute in Cartagena, Colombia
On April 23, 2012, White House press secretary Jay Carney said that
there were
"... no specific, credible allegations of misconduct by anyone on the
White House advance team or the White House staff."
"Nevertheless... out of due diligence, the White House Counsel's office
has conducted a review . . . [and] came to the conclusion that there's
no indication that any member of the White House advance team engaged in
any improper conduct or behavior."
However, in October 2014, it was discovered that Carney had been lying.
878) Tried to help illegal aliens get driver's licenses
In September 2014, the Obama administration tried to help illegal aliens
in Arizona get driver's licenses.
879) CDCs "enhanced screening" allowed an Ebola patient to ride the New
York City subway
Craig Spencer is a U.S. doctor who, as a participant in Doctors Without
Borders, went to Guinea to treat Ebola patients. After he got back to
the U.S., he passed the so-called "enhanced screening" that the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control gives to all returning travelers from West
Africa. After he passed this "enhanced screening," he rode on the New
York City subway system, went to a bowling alley, and rode in a taxi.
After that, he tested positive for Ebola. CDC Director Tom Frieden said
that people with Ebola should not ride on mass transit because they
might give Ebola to someone else.
880) CDC said health care workers being "quarantined" for possible
exposure to Ebola could go "jogging in the park"
In October 2014, the CDC said that health care workers being
"quarantined" for possible exposure to Ebola could go "jogging in the
park."
881) Illegally hacked into and monitored the computer of CBS reporter
Sharyl Attkisson
In October 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
illegally hacked into and monitored the computer of CBS reporter Sharyl
Attkisson.
882) Was "more restrictive" and "more dangerous" to the press than any
other president in history
In October 2014, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page said that
Obama was "more restrictive" and "more dangerous" to the press than any
other president in history.
883) "This administration exercises more control than George W. Bush's
did."
In October 2013, Bob Schieffer, a TV news anchor for CBS, as well as its
chief Washington correspondent, said, "This administration exercises
more control than George W. Bush's did."
884) Stopped telling reporters what wine he was serving
Historically, the White House has always told reporters what wine it was
serving. However, after the media reported that one of the wines served
by the Obama administration had originally sold for $115 per bottle
bottle and was selling for $399 per bottle at the time it was served,
the Obama administration stopped telling reporters what wines it was
serving.
885) Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber said Obamacare was passed due
to "lack of transparency" and "the stupidity of the American voter"
In October 2013, Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber said:
"This bill was written in a tortured way to make sure CBO did not score
the mandate as taxes. If CBO [Congressional Budget Office] scored the
mandate as taxes, the bill dies. Okay, so it's written to do that. In
terms of risk rated subsidies, if you had a law which said that healthy
people are going to pay in - you made explicit healthy people pay in and
sick people get money, it would not have passed... Lack of transparency is
a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the stupidity of the
American voter or whatever, but basically that was really really
critical for the thing to pass....Look, I wish Mark was right that we
could make it all transparent, but I'd rather have this law than not."
886) Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber lied to the New York Times in a
disclosure contract that he signed
In January 2010, the New York Times wrote:
Corrections
January 9, 2010
Editors' note
On July 12, the Op-Ed page published an article by Jonathan Gruber, a
professor of economics at M.I.T., on health insurance and taxation. On
Friday, Professor Gruber confirmed reports that he is a paid consultant
to the Department of Health and Human Services, and that his contract
was in effect when he published his article. The article did not
disclose this relationship to readers.
Like other writers for the Op-Ed page, Professor Gruber signed a
contract that obligated him to tell editors of such a relationship. Had
editors been aware of Professor Gruber's government ties, the Op-Ed page
would have insisted on disclosure or not published his article.
887) When M.I.T. economics professor Jonathan Gruber wrote a
pro-Obamacare opinion piece for the Washington Post, he did not disclose
the fact that the Obama administration had paid him $392,000 to help
write Obamacare
In December 2009, when M.I.T. economics professor Jonathan Gruber wrote
a pro-Obamacare opinion piece for the Washington Post, he did not
disclose the fact that the Obama administration had paid him $392,000 to
help write Obamacare.
888) Obama ordered Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber to lie about
Obamacare's Cadillac tax
In July 2009, Obama ordered Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber to lie
about Obamacare's Cadillac tax.
889) Falsely said that he had never worked with Obamacare architect
Jonathan Gruber at the White House
Although the Obama administration said that Obama had never worked with
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber at the White House, White House
visitor logs show that Obama and Gruber were together in the same room
in the White House for nearly four hours on July 20, 2009.
890) Nancy Pelosi gave Obamacare waivers to 38 restaurants, nightclubs,
and hotels in her own Congressional district
Although Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-California) voted for Obamacare,
in April 2011, she gave Obamacare waivers to 38 restaurants, nightclubs,
and hotels in her own Congressional district.
891) Falsely said, "If you actually took the number of Muslim Americans,
we'd be one of the largest Muslim countries in the world."
In June 2009, Obama said:
"If you actually took the number of Muslim Americans, we'd be one of the
largest Muslim countries in the world."
However, at the time Obama made his statement, there were 57 countries
that had more Muslims than the U.S.
892) Illegally ignored Judicial Watch's Freedom of Information Request
regarding the FCC's plan to put government bureaucrats inside TV
stations and newspaper offices to monitor their activities
In November 2014, the Obama administration illegally ignored Judicial
Watch's Freedom of Information Request regarding the FCC's plan to put
government bureaucrats inside TV stations and newspaper offices to
monitor their activities.
893) Announced plans to illegally send 1,500 U.S. troops to Iraq in
November 2014, even though the Iraq War had allegedly ended in December
2011
In November 2014, Obama announced plans to send 1,500 U.S. troops to
Iraq, even though the Iraq War had allegedly ended in December 2011.
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) said of this:
"I do not think president has the ability under current authority to
authorize 1,500 troops without Congress acting."
894) Falsely said he would not send U.S. troops to Iraq
In June 2014, Obama said he would not send U.S. troops to Iraq. However,
in November 2014, he announced plans to send 1,500 U.S. troops to Iraq.
895) In Obama's own words, his actions on illegal aliens mean that he is
"ignoring the law"
In September 2013, Obama said that if he allowed illegal aliens to stay
in the U.S. without approval from Congress, it would mean that
"... I'll be ignoring the law..."
However, in November 2014, Obama said he would allow up to five million
illegal aliens to stay in the U.S., even though he did not have approval
from Congress.
896) In Obama's own words, he has declared himself to be "emperor of the
United States"
In February 2013, when Obama was talking about what he could and
couldn't do for illegal aliens when Congress was not cooperating with
him, he said:
"This is something that I have struggled with throughout my presidency...
The problem is, is that I'm the president of the United States, I'm not
the emperor of the United States. My job is to execute laws that are
passed."
However, in November 2014, Obama said he would allow up to five million
illegal aliens to stay in the U.S., even though he did not have approval
from Congress.
897) Falsely said "All we're saying is we're not going to deport you."
In Obama's November 2014 immigration reform speech, he said:
"All we're saying is we're not going to deport you."
However, Associated Press responded with the following:
"He's saying, and doing, more than that. The changes also will make
those covered eligible for work permits, allowing them to be employed in
the country legally and compete with citizens and legal residents for
better-paying jobs."
898) Falsely said "... this summer, there was a brief spike in
unaccompanied children being apprehended at our border."
In Obama's November 2014 immigration reform speech, he said:
"... this summer, there was a brief spike in unaccompanied children being
apprehended at our border."
However, Associated Press responded with the following:
"... it was more than a 'brief spike.' The number of unaccompanied
children apprehended at the border has been on the rise since the 2011
budget year. That year about 16,000 children were found crossing the
border alone. In 2012, the Border Patrol reported more than 24,000
children, followed by more than 38,800 in 2013. In the last budget year,
more than 68,361 children were apprehended."
899) Falsely said "... what I can guarantee is that we will have in the
first year an immigration bill that I strongly support and that I'm
promoting. And I want to move that forward as quickly as possible."
In 2008, Obama said:
"... what I can guarantee is that we will have in the first year an
immigration bill that I strongly support and that I'm promoting. And I
want to move that forward as quickly as possible."
He broke that promise.
900) Obama used the Department of Homeland Security to buy thousands of
pairs of underwear for illegal aliens, even though none of them were
actually terrorists
Although the Department of Homeland Security was created to protect the
U.S. from terrorism, Obama used it to purchase thousands of pairs of
underwear for illegal aliens, none of whom were terrorists. This
included 4,800 in size 2X-Large, 4,800 3X-Large 4,800 4X-Large, 3,600
5X-Large, and 2,400 in size 6X-Large, which are for men who weigh as
much as 500 pounds.
901) Emails prove that the Obama administration pressured CBS News to
stop airing reports by Sharyl Attkisson
On October 3, 2011, CBS News aired a story by Sharyl Attkisson which
showed that Attorney General Eric Holder had lied under oath regarding
Fast and Furious. The report can be seen at:
On October 4, 2011, Holder's top press aide, Tracy Schmaler, wrote the
following in an email to White House Deputy Press Sectary Eric Schultz:
"I'm also calling Sharryl's [sic] editor and reaching out to Scheiffer.
She's out of control."
Schultz responded with an email that said:
"Good. Her piece was really bad for the AG."
Afterward, CBS made it harder and harder for Attkisson to do reports on
Fast and Furious, and she eventually quit her job at CBS.
902) Gave employers a $3,000 annual incentive, per employee, to hire
illegal aliens instead of U.S. citizens
Obamacare, when combined with Obama's November 2014 executive amnesty,
gives employers a $3,000 annual incentive, per employee, to hire illegal
aliens instead of U.S. citizens.
903) Falsely overstated the number of Obamacare signups by incorrectly
including dental subscribers
In November 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
falsely overstated the number of Obamacare signups by incorrectly
including 380,000 dental subscribers.
904) Falsely said that his "Power Africa" plan had achieved 25% of its
goal during its first 17 months
In June 2013, Obama announced a new program called "Power Africa," with
a goal of building 10,000 megawatts of new electricity generation in
Africa. In November 2014, the organization claimed that it had reached
25% of that goal. However, some of that claimed amount included
electricity plants that had already been built before the plan was
created. Also, some of that claimed amount included electric plants that
had not been built at all, which had merely been written down on
contracts that had been signed with the promise of getting built in the
future.
905) Gave $100,000 of taxpayers' money to one of his campaign donors to
build an urban garden that never actually got built
When Obama was a state Senator in Illinois, he gave $100,000 of
taxpayers' money to Kenny B. Smith, an Obama campaign donor, to build an
urban garden that never actually got built. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote
of this:
"... what was supposed to be a six-block stretch of trees and paths is now
a field of unfulfilled dreams, strewn with weeds, garbage and broken
pavement."
906) IRS employees who did not pay their taxes were still eligible for
bonuses
In 2014, IRS employees who did not pay their taxes were still eligible
for bonuses.
907) Falsely said that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would be
"shipping Canadian oil to world markets, not to the United States"
In November 2014, Obama said that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline
would be
"... shipping Canadian oil to world markets, not to the United States."
Afterward, PolitiFact responded with:
We asked several energy economics experts, and they believe that quite a
bit - if not most - of the Keystone XL crude oil will be bought and used
by American refineries.
"It's difficult to say with any certainty, but it is most likely that
most would be refined in the U.S.," said Kenneth Medlock, an expert in
energy economics at Rice University in Texas.
A recent State Department report argues that it would not be
"economically justified" for Canada to primarily export its Keystone XL
oil to countries other than the United States, when there are plenty of
American refineries to consume it.
Some independent refineries - particularly those in the upper Midwest,
but also in Texas - are in desperate need of crude oil, said Charles
Ebinger, a senior fellow in energy security at the Brookings
Institution. Currently, the refineries have to import crude from places
like Venezuela and Mexico - though it would be cheaper and better for
overall energy security to buy from a North American source, rather than
pay high transport costs.
On Nov. 17, TransCanada told Reuters, it "makes no business sense for
our customers to transport oil down to the U.S. Gulf Coast, pay to
export it overseas but then pay to transport millions of barrels of
higher-priced oil back to the U.S. refineries to create the products we
rely on."
Ebinger added that many American refineries are geared to use heavy
crude, which is what Keystone would transport from Canada's tar sands.
908) Illegally obtained, and illegally released, confidential tax
information about the Koch Brothers
In August 2010, the Obama administration illegally obtained confidential
tax information about the Koch Brothers from the IRS. White House
economic advisor Austan Goolsbee illegally released this confidential
information to the media.
909) After three private companies did exactly what Obamacare told them
to do, the Obama administration sued them for violating the Americans
with Disabilities Act
Obamacare encourages employers to offer their employees financial
incentives to engage in healthy behaviors, such as quitting smoking,
losing weight, etc. However, in November 2014, it was reported that the
Obama administration had sued Honeywell International and two smaller
companies for doing exactly that. The Obama administration claimed that
by doing what Obamacare told them to do, they were violating the
Americans With Disabilities Act.
910) November 2014 Gallup poll showed that Obamacare made health care
less affordable, which is the opposite of what Obama had promised
President Obama signed Obamacare in March 2010. In November 2014, the
Daily Caller reported:
Gallup: Peak Number Of Americans Delaying Medical Care Over Costs
One in three Americans has put off seeking medical treatment in 2014 due
to high costs, according to Gallup - the highest percentage since Gallup
began asking the question in 2001.
Thirty-three percent of Americans have delayed medical treatment for
themselves or their families because of the costs they'd have to pay,
according to the survey. Obamacare, of course, had promised that it
would help make health care more affordable for everyone, but the number
of people who can't afford a trip to the doctor has actually risen three
points since 2013, before most Obamacare provisions took effect.
The hardest-hit: the middle-class. Americans with an annual household
income of between $30,000 and $75,000 began delaying medical care over
costs more in 2014, up to 38 percent in 2014 from 33 percent last year;
among households that earn above $75,000, 28 percent delayed care this
year, compared to just 17 percent last year.
911) Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber secretly told the Democratic
governor of Wisconsin that Obamacare would make premiums more expensive,
at the same time that Obama was telling everyone it would make them less
expensive
In November 2014, it was reported that in 2010, when Obama was telling
everyone that Obamacare would make premiums less expensive, Obamacare
architect Jonathan Gruber secretly told Jim Doyle, the Democratic
governor of Wisconsin, that Obamacare would make premiums more
expensive.
912) Obama nominated the defender of a convicted cop killer to be the
head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
In 2014, Obama nominated Debo Adegbile to be the head of the Justice
Department's Civil Rights Division. Previously, Adegbile had worked as a
lawyer for Mumia Abu-Jamal, who had been convicted of murdering a
Philadelphia police officer. After Abu-Jamal had been sentenced to
death, Adegbile got the death sentence overturned.
913) Illegally made it easier for illegal aliens who were convicted of
domestic violence, sexual abuse, burglary, unlawful possession or use of
a firearm, drug dealing, and drunk driving, to stay in the U.S. after
they finish their prison sentence
In November 2014, Obama made it easier for illegal aliens who were
convicted of domestic violence, sexual abuse, burglary, unlawful
possession or use of a firearm, drug dealing, and drunk driving, to stay
in the U.S. after they finish their prison sentence. Because Obama did
this without approval from Congress, his action was illegal.
914) After Palestinian terrorists murdered four Jews at a synagogue in
Jerusalem, Obama said, "too many Palestinians have died"
In November 2014, after Palestinian terrorists murdered four Jews at a
synagogue in Jerusalem, Obama said, "too many Palestinians have died."
915) As part of Obama's "stimulus," he gave google billionaires a $1.6
billion loan guarantee to build a solar power plant that only produced
half as much electricity as what they had predicted
Ivanpah is a solar power company owned by Google, BrightSource Energy,
and NRG.
In April 2011, as part of Obama's "stimulus," Obama gave Ivanpah a $1.6
billion loan guarantee to build a solar power plant.
In November 2014, when the plant was up and running, Associated Press
reported that it was producing only "about half of its expected annual
output." The California Energy Commission blamed this failure on
"clouds, jet contrails, and weather."
In November 2014, Ivanpah asked Obama for a $539 million bailout.
Google is owned by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. At the time they
requested this $539 million bailout, Page was the 19th richest person in
the world, with assets of $30.4 billion, and Brin was the 20th richest
person in the world, with assets of $30 billion.
916) Photographs from 2007 show Obama marching with and speaking to the
New Black Panther Party
These photographs from 2007 show Obama marching with and speaking to the
New Black Panther Party.
917) Refused to prosecute members of the New Black Panther Party for
their plot to commit murder and bombing
In a November 2014 undercover sting operation, the St. Louis police sold
a fake bomb to members of the New Black Panther Party, who thought they
were buying a real bomb. They tried to buy two additional bombs, but the
EBT card that they were using did not have enough money on it. They were
planning to murder Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson and St. Louis
County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch, and bomb the Gateway Arch.
Normally, the federal government would have charged them with terrorism.
However, the Obama administration refused to charge them with terrorism,
or with plotting to commit murder and bombing. The only charges filed by
the federal government were for making false statements when they
attempted to purchase two 0.45 caliber pistols. The federal indictment
made no mention whatsoever of their plot to commit murder and bombing.
918) Refused to explain why he nominated a campaign fundraiser who knew
nothing about Hungary to be the ambassador of Hungary
In December 2014, Colleen Bell became the new U.S. ambassador to
Hungary, even though she had been unable to name even one strategic
interest the U.S. had with Hungary during her conformation hearing. When
ABC reporter Jon Karl asked White House spokesman Josh Earnest why Bell
was given this position, Earnest refused to answer. Bell had helped
raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Obama's 2012 campaign.
919) Falsely said that letting illegal aliens stay in the U.S. "will
help secure the border"
In December 2014, the Obama administration released a fact sheet which
falsely said that letting illegal aliens stay in the U.S. "will help
secure the border."
920) Refused to pay Obamacare navigators for work that they had done
more than half a year earlier
In November 2014, it was reported that some Obamacare navigators had not
been paid for work that they had done at the beginning of the year.
921) Forced some people to buy an Obamacare policy even though they were
also enrolled in Medicare
In December 2014, it was reported that some people were being forced to
buy an Obamacare policy even though they were already enrolled in
Medicare. When these people tried to cancel their Obamacare plans, they
were unable to do so.
922) After police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown,
Obama ignored the testimony from seven black witnesses, and the forensic
evidence
On October 23, 2014, the Huffington Post reported:
Over a half-dozen black witnesses who have testified before a grand jury
deciding whether to indict the police officer who killed Michael Brown
have provided testimony that "largely supports" Ferguson Police Officer
Darren Wilson's account of events...
... forensic evidence showed that Brown's blood was on the gun... other
evidence was consistent with Wilson's account of the shooting...
Based on this testimony and evidence, a St. Louis County grand jury
decided on November 25, 2014, that it would not file charges against
officer Wilson.
When Obama expressed his disappointment with the grand jury's decision,
he made no reference to these "witnesses" or "evidence." The complete
text of Obama's statement can be read here.
In addition, after the grand jury announced its decision, the Obama
administration said that it would continue its own investigation of
officer Wilson.
923) For some families, Obamacare's "affordable" insurance can cost them
"almost a quarter of their family income"
In December 2014, NPR reported:
Don Benfield of Taylorsville, N.C., makes $11 an hour...
The situation only gets worse if Benfield decided to add his wife to his
employer policy. Adding her would nearly triple the annual cost, driving
it up to $6,200 a year, almost a quarter of their family income.
924) Illegally told employers that they could not dump their sick
employees onto Obamacare exchanges
Obamacare allows employers to dump their sick employees onto Obamacare
exchanges. However, in December 2014, the Obama administration told
employers that they were not allowed to do this. Because Obama made this
change to Obamacare without approval from Congress, his action was
illegal.
925) Illegally ordered for cash benefits to be given to illegal aliens
In November 2014, Obama ordered for cash benefits to be given to illegal
aliens. Because Obama did this without approval from Congress, his
action was illegal.
926) Released 30,862 foreign criminals into U.S. cities and
neighborhoods during fiscal year 2014
During fiscal year 2014, Obama released 30,862 foreign criminals into
U.S. cities and neighborhoods.
927) Deported less than 1% of illegal aliens during fiscal year 2014
During fiscal year 2014, Obama deported less than 1% of the illegal
aliens who were living in the U.S.
928) Falsely said "the good book says don't throw stones at glass
houses"
In December 2014, Obama falsely said, "The good book says don't throw
stones at glass houses."
929) Illegally made it easier for illegal aliens to vote in U.S.
elections
According to federal law, if an illegal alien with a child born in the
U.S. wants to apply to become a U.S. citizen, the illegal alien must
leave the U.S. and wait 10 years before their U.S. born adult child can
sponsor them for citizenship. If and when they eventually do become a
U.S. citizen, they would then be allowed to vote in U.S. elections.
However, in November 2014, Obama eliminated this 10 year waiting
requirement. Because he did this without approval from Congress, his
action was illegal.
930) "I'm an Obama supporter. But Obamacare has hurt my family.
Obamacare has been far more frustrating than I'd ever dreamed."
In December 2014, the Washington Post wrote:
I'm an Obama supporter. But Obamacare has hurt my family.
Obamacare has been far more frustrating than I'd ever dreamed.
By Catherine Keefe
December 10, 2014
Obamacare brought us new health insurance options, but cost us our more
affordable plans.
In November 2013, Jim learned his small-business policy would be
canceled because it didn't comply with the new mandate to cover
pediatric dentistry and maternity care.
The individual plan I had with Blue Cross was canceled, too.
We learned patience, but we couldn't keep our doctors.
We had applied online and sent copies of our passports to California
Covered for verification, but we received no bill, no confirmation of
our coverage, no insurance cards. Jim spent an hour and a half on hold
once before getting disconnected. He tried again the next day, waiting
another two hours before getting disconnected.
... the urologist wouldn't accept our new Blue Shield plan - even though
the Blue Shield website said he did.
We have no choice to opt out of the required pediatric dentistry or
maternity coverage we'll never use...
931) Skipped 57% of his daily intelligence briefings during his first
term
During Obama's first term, he skipped 57% of his daily intelligence
briefings.
932) Obama said 20% of female college students are sexually assaulted,
but a study by his own Department of Justice said the actual number was
0.61%
Obama said 20% of female college students are sexually assaulted, but a
study by his own Department of Justice said the actual number was 0.61%.
The 20% figure came from a study that counted "attempted forced kissing"
as sexual assault.
933) Illegally used a racial double standard to decide who would get
prosecuted for growing and selling marijuana
In December 2014, the Obama administration said that it would not
prosecute Native Americans for growing and selling marijuana. This
exemption is illegal for two reasons. First, the exemption was not
approved by Congress. And secondly, the Constitution requires that
federal laws apply equally to everyone.
934) The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 against the Obama administration's
claim that international law superseded U.S. law
In 1993, the U.S. adopted an international treaty called "Convention on
the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of
Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction." The purpose of this treaty
was to deal with the possible widespread use of chemical weapons against
large numbers of people by terrorists.
However, the Obama administration used this treaty to prosecute a woman
who, after finding out that her husband had had an affair with another
woman, used toxic chemicals to contaminate the mailbox and car of that
other woman. The Obama administration argued that international law
superseded U.S. law. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that this crime
fell under the jurisdiction of state government, and not the
international treaty.
935) Harvard faculty members who supported the passage of Obamacare
later complained that they had to pay for it
In January 2015, the New York Times reported:
For years, Harvard's experts on health economics and policy have advised
presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation
at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the
Harvard faculty, and the professors are in an uproar.
Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the heart of the
378-year-old university, voted overwhelmingly in November to oppose
changes that would require them and thousands of other Harvard employees
to pay more for health care. The university says the increases are in
part a result of the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act, which
many Harvard professors championed.
The faculty vote came too late to stop the cost increases from taking
effect this month, and the anger on campus remains focused on questions
that are agitating many workplaces: How should the burden of health
costs be shared by employers and employees? If employees have to bear
more of the cost, will they skimp on medically necessary care, curtail
the use of less valuable services, or both?
In Harvard's health care enrollment guide for 2015, the university said
it "must respond to the national trend of rising health care costs,
including some driven by health care reform," in the form of the
Affordable Care Act. The guide said that Harvard faced "added costs"
because of provisions in the health care law that extend coverage for
children up to age 26, offer free preventive services like mammograms
and colonoscopies and, starting in 2018, add a tax on high-cost
insurance, known as the Cadillac tax.
Richard F. Thomas, a Harvard professor of classics and one of the
world's leading authorities on Virgil, called the changes "deplorable,
deeply regressive, a sign of the corporatization of the university."
Mary D. Lewis, a professor who specializes in the history of modern
France and has led opposition to the benefit changes, said they were
tantamount to a pay cut. "Moreover," she said, "this pay cut will be
timed to come at precisely the moment when you are sick, stressed or
facing the challenges of being a new parent."
Jerry R. Green, a professor of economics and a former provost who has
been on the Harvard faculty for more than four decades, said the new
out-of-pocket costs could lead people to defer medical care or
diagnostic tests, causing more serious illnesses and costly
complications in the future.
"It's equivalent to taxing the sick," Professor Green said. "I don't
think there's any government in the world that would tax the sick."
"It seems that Harvard is trying to save money by shifting costs to sick
people," said Mary C. Waters, a professor of sociology. "I don't
understand why a university with Harvard's incredible resources would do
this. What is the crisis?"
936) Nominated someone for attorney general who had illegally used
secret sentencing procedures to reward criminals for their cooperation
In January 2015, it was reported that Loretta Lynch, Obama's nominee for
attorney general, had illegally used secret sentencing procedures to
reward criminals for their cooperation.
937) Although Obama said Obamacare would reduce the number of E.R.
visits, a Harvard study showed there was actually an increase
Before Obamacare was passed, Obama said it would reduce the number of
emergency room visits. However, a study published by Harvard University
in January 2014 showed that Obamacare had actually caused an increase in
emergency room visits.
938) Although Obama claims to be against income inequality, he dined at
a restaurant that charges $500,000 to be a "Charter Member," and $50,000
to be a "Special Member"
Although Obama claims to be against income inequality, in January 2015
he dined at a restaurant that charges $500,000 to be a "Charter Member,"
and $50,000 to be a "Special Member."
939) Gave federal employees in Cannes, France, a travel allowance of
$702 per day, even though a three star hotel in that city only cost
about $100 per night
In December 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
given federal employees in Cannes, France, a travel allowance of $702
per day, even though a three star hotel in that city only cost about
$100 per night.
940) Illegally seized seven bows from the Budapest Festival Orchestra at
JFK International Airport based on a false accusation that they were
made from ivory
In June 2014, the Obama administration illegally seized seven bows from
the Budapest Festival Orchestra at JFK International Airport based on a
false accusation that they were made from ivory. At the time, all seven
bows had documentation with letters and and photographs from their
makers which proved that they did not contain any ivory.
941) Illegally destroyed 13 handmade flutes belonging to Boujemaa Razgui
at JFK International Airport based on a false claim that they were
"fresh" bamboo
In December 2013, the Obama administration illegally destroyed 13
handmade flutes belonging to Boujemaa Razgui at JFK International
Airport based on a false claim that they were "fresh" bamboo.
942) Spent $550 million of taxpayers' money on "improvements" to the
FBI's IT system which actually made it worse
In September 2014, it was reported that the FBI had spent $550 million
of taxpayers' money on "improvements" to its IT system which actually
made it worse.
943) Falsely said the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant "is not
Islamic"
In September 2014, Obama falsely said the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant "is not Islamic."
944) Signed a law that allows unions to cut the retirement benefits of
their workers and retirees if the plan is 20% or more underfunded
In December 2014, Obama signed a law that allows unions to cut the
retirement benefits of their workers and retirees if the plan is 20% or
more underfunded.
945) Forced a pair of U.S. Army captains to change their wedding plans
at the last minute so he could play a round of golf
In December 2014, Obama forced a pair of U.S. Army captains to change
their wedding plans at the last minute so he could play a round of golf.
946) After Vermont paid Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber $80,000 for
his "research assistants," Gruber refused to provide the names, W-2's,
and other information to prove that these "research assistants" actually
existed
In November 2014, after Vermont paid Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber
$80,000 for his "research assistants," Gruber refused a request to
provide the names, W-2's, and other information to prove that these
"research assistants" actually existed.
947) Obama said that it's wrong to criticize a man who raped a child
When Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, was 53 years old, he raped a girl
who was either nine or ten years old at the time.
In September 2012, Obama said:
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
You can see him saying it at
948) Falsely said "My job is to communicate to the American people that
the Muslim world is filled with extraordinary people who simply want to
live their lives and see their children live better lives"
In 2009, Obama said:
"My job is to communicate to the American people that the Muslim world
is filled with extraordinary people who simply want to live their lives
and see their children live better lives."
However, there is nothing in the U.S. Constitution which says that that
is part of the President's job.
949) Although 44% of college graduates were already working at jobs that
did not require a college degree, Obama proposed that even more people
go to college
In January 2015, Obama proposed that anyone with a C+ average should get
two years of free tuition at community college. However, in June 2013,
44% of college graduates were already working at jobs that did not
require a college degree.
950) Commander-in-Chief Obama gave female Navy recruits an exemption
from getting a mandatory short haircut when they arrive at boot camp
Although Obama claims to believe that women and men should be treated
the same, in January 2015 Commander-in-Chief Obama gave female Navy
recruits an exemption from getting a mandatory short haircut when they
arrive at boot camp.
951) Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber said "The real substance of
cost control is all about a single thing: telling patients they can't
have something they want."
In October 2009, Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber wrote:
"The real substance of cost control is all about a single thing: telling
patients they can't have something they want."
Although liberals ignored Gruber's remark, two months earlier, in August
2009, they were very critical of Sarah Palin's claim that Obamacare
would result in "death panels."
I don't know if Palin's claim about "death panels" is true or false. But
I do know that the liberals who criticized Palin's statement while
ignoring Gruber's statement were being hypocritical.
952) Announced plans to illegally create a new retirement plan
In January 2014, Obama announced that he would order the Treasury to
create a new retirement plan. Because Obama was planning to do this
without approval from Congress, his plan was illegal.
953) Only 9% of the illegal aliens that Obama had freed during the
border surge of 2012-2014 showed up for their mandatory court appearance
In December 2014, it was reported that only 9% of the illegal aliens
that Obama had freed during the border surge of 2012-2014 showed up for
their mandatory court appearance.
954) Obama gave funding to the Free Syrian Army, which is controlled by
Al-Qaeda
In December 2014, it was reported that Obama had given funding to the
Free Syrian Army, which was controlled by Al-Qaeda.
955) Obamacare illegally gave the President powers that were not
permitted by the Constitution
In December 2014, the American Spectator wrote:
The Constitution does not permit Congress to cede its legislative powers
to any other branch of the government. Yet, this is precisely what the
Democrats did in the case of IPAB. Prior to the passage of Obamacare
only Congress had the power to make changes to Medicare's payment rates
or coverage. But PPACA transferred that power to IPAB, an Executive
branch body whose members will be appointed by the President.
956) Instead of prosecuting Alissa Starzak for stealing classified
documents from the CIA, Obama nominated her to be the U.S. Army's top
lawyer
In December 2014, it was reported that Alissa Starzak had stolen
classified documents from the CIA. However, instead of prosecuting her,
Obama nominated her to be the U.S. Army's top lawyer.
957) Obama refused to fire or prosecute NSA employees who illegally used
the NSA's spying technology to spy on their romantic partners
In December 2014, it was reported that Obama had refused to fire or
prosecute NSA employees who illegally used the NSA's spying technology
to spy on their romantic partners.
958) Social Security Administration broke its promise to "immediately"
stop collecting debts from the children of people who had been wrongly
paid decades earlier
In April 2014, the Social Security Administration said it would
"immediately" stop collecting debts from the children of people who had
been wrongly paid decades earlier. However, in December 2014, it was
still making such collections.
959) Awarded a grant to create a video game which involves the player
"consensually slapping her girlfriend in the face"
In 2013, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded a grant to create a
video game which involves the player "consensually slapping her
girlfriend in the face."
960) Illegally seized $33,000 from law abiding restaurant owner Carole
Hinders
In 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had illegally
seized $33,000 from Iowa restaurant owner Carole Hinders, even though
she had not been charged with any crime.
961) "Ecuador Family Wins Favors After Donations to Democrats"
In December 2014, the New York Times reported:
Ecuador Family Wins Favors After Donations to Democrats
The Obama administration overturned a ban preventing a wealthy,
politically connected Ecuadorean woman from entering the United States
after her family gave tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic
campaigns, according to finance records and government officials.
The woman, Estefanía Isaías, had been barred from coming to the United
States after being caught fraudulently obtaining visas for her maids.
But the ban was lifted at the request of the State Department under
former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton so that Ms. Isaías
could work for an Obama fund-raiser with close ties to the
administration.
962) During Obama's first six years as President, new rules issued by
the EPA contained 43 times as many words as the Gutenberg Bible
During Obama's first six years as President, new rules issued by the EPA
contained 43 times as many words as the Gutenberg Bible.
963) For four years after a new NASA rocket program was cancelled, Obama
continued construction of a $349 million test facility that had been
started by President Bush
In 2007, when Bush was President, NASA started constructing a $349
million test facility for a new rocket program in Gulfport, Misissippi.
In 2010, the rocket program was canceled. However, the construction of
the test facility continued for four more years. In June 2014, the
construction was finished, at which point the test facility was shut
down, never having been used.
964) Hired a convicted thief to work at HUD, who then went on to steal
more than $800,000 of taxpayers' money
After Brian Thompson was convicted of theft, HUD hired him as a GS-13
loan guarantee specialist, for an annual salary of nearly $90,000. He
then went on to embezzle more than $800,000 of taxpayers' money. The
Obama administration said that criminal background checks were a form of
"race discrimination."
965) Spent $33,341 to find out if gay and lesbian couples lived near
stores that sold cigarettes
In December 2014, the Obama administration spent $33,341 to find out if
gay and lesbian couples lived near stores that sold cigarettes.
966) Allowed his friend Al Sharpton to avoid being prosecuted for long
term non-payment of millions of dollars of taxes
During Obama's first six years as President, his friend Al Sharpton
visited the White House 72 times. In 2009, Sharpton owed $1.1 million in
back taxes. As of November 2014, Shaprton owed more than $4.5 million in
back taxes.
967) Although carbon dioxide is the bottom of the food chain, John
Holdren, Obama's science adviser, said we should try to get its
emissions "close to zero by 2100?
Carbon dioxide is the bottom of the food chain. All plants and algae
need to consume it in order to live. Every living person and animal
emits it. However, in December 2014, John Holdren, Obama's science
adviser, said we should try to get carbon dioxide emissions "close to
zero by 2100."
968) Used taxpayers' money to fund a "blacks only" meeting for the All
African People's Revolutionary Party
In December 2014, it was reported that the Obama administration had
given taxpayers' money to the All African People's Revolutionary Party
to fund a "blacks only" meeting in Portland, Oregon.
969) Lied about the rate of economic growth
Although the economic growth rate during the third quarter of 2014 was
2.7%, the Obama administration falsely claimed that it was 5.0%.
970) Eric Schultz, Obama's Deputy Press Secretary, falsely said "We
don't give concessions to terrorist organizations"
In May 2014, Obama released five "high risk" Taliban terrorists in
exchange for U.S. military deserter Bowe Bergdahl. However, in January
2015, Eric Schultz, Obama's Deputy Press Secretary, said, "We don't give
concessions to terrorist organizations."
971) The "most transparent administration in history" said it won't let
the public see its 332 page net neutrality plan until after the FCC
voted on its implementation
In February 2015, the Obama administration said that it would not let
the public see its 332 page proposal for net neutrality until after the
FCC voted on its implementation.
972) Obama's 332 page net neutrality plan contained excessive levels of
taxation and regulation
Republican FCC Commissioner Ajit Paisaid said that Obama's net
neutrality plan was 332 pages long, and that
"It gives the FCC the power to micromanage virtually every aspect of how
the Internet works..."
"The plan explicitly opens the door to billions of dollars in new taxes
on broadband... These new taxes will mean higher prices for consumers and
more hidden fees that they have to pay."
"The plan saddles small, independent businesses and entrepreneurs with
heavy-handed regulations that will push them out of the market... As a
result, Americans will have fewer broadband choices. This is no
accident. Title II was designed to regulate a monopoly. If we impose
that model on a vibrant broadband marketplace, a highly regulated
monopoly is what we'll get."
The Daily Caller reported:
In his initial cursory overview of the plan, the commissioner said it
would hinder broadband investment, slow network speed and expansion,
limit outgrowth to rural areas of the country and reduce Internet
service provider (ISP) competition.
973) "President Obama's 2016 budget targets retirement accounts"
In February 2015, MSN published this article titled "President Obama's
2016 budget targets retirement accounts."
974) Tax Policy Center, a liberal think tank, said Obama's proposed
"middle class" tax cut was actually an increase in taxes for the middle
class
In January 2015, Tax Policy Center, a liberal think tank, said that
Obama's proposed "middle class" tax cut was actually an increase in
taxes for the middle class. Specifically, it said Obama's policy would
result in a seven dollar tax increase for the middle quintile.
975) Bill Maher said Obama "... is perhaps the worst president we've had
on clamping down on the press"
In January 2015, Bill Maher said Obama...
"... is perhaps the worst president we've had on clamping down on the
press."
976) George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley
said of Obama, "... many of his actions... are violations of his oath of
office"
In January 2015, George Washington University Law School professor
Jonathan Turley said of Obama:
"The effort to establish unilateral authority presents an existential
threat to our system of government. Although the President has insisted
that he is merely exercising executive discretion, any such discretion
by definition can only occur within the scope of granted authority and
only to the extent that it is not curtailed by the language of the
Constitution. This includes his obligation to faithfully execute the
law. U.S. Const. art. II, § 3, cl. 4. Some of the President's actions
can be viewed as within permissible lines of discretion. However, many
of his actions cannot and are violations of his oath of office. That
oath is not merely an affirmative pledge to defend the Constitution but
to yield to its limitations on his own authority. To put it simply, that
was the deal struck on January 20, 2013."
977) Julie Moreno borrowed $14,000 to pay for cataract surgery because
her Obamacare policy refused to pay for it
In February 2015, it was reported that Julie Moreno of Mountain View,
California, borrowed $14,000 to pay for cataract surgery because her
Obamacare policy refused to pay for it.
978) Lied about the unemployment rate
In February 2015, Gallup CEO Jim Clifton wrote:
The Big Lie: 5.6% Unemployment
Here's something that many Americans - including some of the smartest
and most educated among us - don't know: The official unemployment rate,
as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, is extremely misleading.
Right now, we're hearing much celebrating from the media, the White
House and Wall Street about how unemployment is "down" to 5.6%. The
cheerleading for this number is deafening. The media loves a comeback
story, the White House wants to score political points and Wall Street
would like you to stay in the market.
None of them will tell you this: If you, a family member or anyone is
unemployed and has subsequently given up on finding a job - if you are
so hopelessly out of work that you've stopped looking over the past four
weeks - the Department of Labor doesn't count you as unemployed. That's
right. While you are as unemployed as one can possibly be, and
tragically may never find work again, you are not counted in the figure
we see relentlessly in the news - currently 5.6%. Right now, as many as
30 million Americans are either out of work or severely underemployed.
Trust me, the vast majority of them aren't throwing parties to toast
"falling" unemployment.
There's another reason why the official rate is misleading. Say you're
an out-of-work engineer or healthcare worker or construction worker or
retail manager: If you perform a minimum of one hour of work in a week
and are paid at least $20 - maybe someone pays you to mow their lawn -
you're not officially counted as unemployed in the much-reported 5.6%.
Few Americans know this.
Yet another figure of importance that doesn't get much press: those
working part time but wanting full-time work. If you have a degree in
chemistry or math and are working 10 hours part time because it is all
you can find - in other words, you are severely underemployed - the
government doesn't count you in the 5.6%. Few Americans know this.
There's no other way to say this. The official unemployment rate, which
cruelly overlooks the suffering of the long-term and often permanently
unemployed as well as the depressingly underemployed, amounts to a Big
Lie.
979) Instead of deporting illegal aliens, the Obama administration spent
taxpayers' money to give them hormone therapy
In January 2015, it was reported that instead of deporting illegal
aliens, the Obama administration spent taxpayers' money to give them
hormone therapy.
980) Illegally gave 982,000 work permits to illegal aliens and other
foreign nationals who were not legally qualified for admission
During Obama's first six years as President, he illegally gave 982,000
work permits to illegal aliens and other foreign nationals who were not
legally qualified for admission.
981) Obamacare customer service telephone number connected an Obamacare
customer to "someone reading off a script in the Philippines"
In November 2014, a New York Times article on Obamacare said that Health
Republic Insurance was
... a new co-op plan created under the law, for people who lived in the
area.
In February 2015, the New York Times wrote:
Compounding the problem is the lack of basic information to shop
effectively. When Andrea Greenberg, a New York lawyer, called the help
line of Health Republic to clarify the difference between two plans, she
found herself speaking to someone reading off a script in the
Philippines. "I was really outraged," she said. "This is an important
decision with potentially dire consequences. It's not like you're
choosing a sweater."
982) During the first year that Obamacare was in effect, the percentage
of U.S. citizens who said they had trouble affording health care
increased from 36% to 46%
In February 2015, the New York Times wrote:
A recent New York Times/CBS poll found that 46 percent of Americans said
they had trouble affording health care, up 10 percentage points in just
one year.
983) A year after Obamacare took effect, the New York Times wrote, "For
still others, the new fees are so confusing and unsupportable that they
just avoid seeing doctors"
A February 2015 New York Times article on Obamacare said:
"For still others, the new fees are so confusing and unsupportable that
they just avoid seeing doctors."
984) Although Obamacare gives employers an incentive to reduce their
employees' hours, Obama criticized companies that actually responded to
this incentive
Because Obamacare's employer mandate only applies to employees who work
30 or more hours per week, it gives employers an incentive to reduce
their employees' hours to 29 hours per week.
In July 2013, the New York Times reported that Obamacare
"... sharply penalizes full-time employment in favor of part-time
employment."
In July 2013, leaders of the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE sent a
letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi which said that Obamacare will
"... destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone
of the American middle class... the law creates an incentive for employers
to keep employees' work hours below 30 hours a week. Numerous employers
have begun to cut workers' hours to avoid this obligation."
Although it was Obama himself who signed Obamacare into law in March
2010, in February 2015 Obama said:
"... when I hear large corporations that make billions of dollars in
profits trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an
excuse for cutting back workers' wages, shame on them."
985) Falsely said, "There is no reason for an employer who is not
currently providing health care to their workers to discourage them from
either getting health insurance on the job or being able to avail
themselves of the Affordable Care Act."
In February 2015, Obama said:
"There is no reason for an employer who is not currently providing
health care to their workers to discourage them from either getting
health insurance on the job or being able to avail themselves of the
Affordable Care Act."
However, in the same article, Reuters explained that there is indeed
such a reason:
"The Affordable Care Act requires companies with more than 50 employees
to pay for health insurance for people who work 30 hours a week or more.
Reuters has reported that some businesses are keeping staffing numbers
below 50 or cutting the work week to less than 30 hours to avoid
providing employee health insurance."
986) In February 2015, Democrats who voted for Obamacare complained that
people actually had to pay for it
In February 2015, Associated Press reported:
Democrats seek relief from health law penalties
Senior Democrats seek sign-up extension for people facing health law
penalties
Three senior House members told The Associated Press that they plan to
strongly urge the administration to grant a special sign-up opportunity
for uninsured taxpayers who will be facing fines under the law for the
first time this year.
The three are Michigan's Sander Levin, the ranking Democrat on the Ways
and Means Committee, and Democratic Reps. Jim McDermott of Washington,
and Lloyd Doggett of Texas. All worked to help steer Obama's law through
rancorous congressional debates from 2009-2010.
"Open enrollment period ended before many Americans filed their taxes,"
the three lawmakers said in a statement. "Without a special enrollment
period, many people (who will be paying fines) will not have another
opportunity to get health coverage this year.
"A special enrollment period will not only help many Americans avoid
making an even larger payment next year, but, more importantly, it will
help them gain quality health insurance for 2015," the lawmakers added.
987) "Top teacher" said she resigned because of Obama's Common Core and
Obama's continuation of Bush's No Child Left Behind
In February 2015, Stacie Starr, winner of the 2014 "Top Teacher" award
by "Live with Kelly and Michael," said that she was resigning because of
Obama's Common Core and Obama's continuation of Bush's No Child Left
Behind. She did not quit teaching per se. Instead, she resigned her
official teaching position, and said she would be focusing her efforts
on alternative systems of education that were not controlled by the
federal bureaucracy.
988) Gave out even more illegal exemptions to Obamacare
In February 2015, Obama gave out even more exemptions to Obamacare.
Because he did this without approval from Congress, his action was
illegal.
989) Sent false tax information to 800,000 Obamacare enrollees
In February 2015, it was reported that the Obama administration had sent
false tax information to 800,000 Obamacare enrollees.
990) Falsely said that "economic grievances" were a cause of terrorism
In February 2015, Obama said that "economic grievances" were a
contributing factor to terrorism. However, in the real world, many
terrorists come from middle class and wealthy backgrounds.
991) Illegally continued part of his illegal amnesty program even after
a federal judge blocked it
In February 2015, the Obama administration continued part of its illegal
amnesty program even after a federal judge blocked it.
992) Department of Energy spent taxpayers' money on a casino night, a
Super Bowl party, a golf tournament, a banquet on a dinner cruise boat,
and dinner at the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Between April 2013 and September 2014, the Department of Energy spent
taxpayers' money on a casino night, a Super Bowl party, a golf
tournament, a banquet on a dinner cruise boat, and a dinner at the
NASCAR Hall of Fame.
993) Advised border patrol agents to release drunk drivers
In February 2015, the Obama administration advised border patrol agents
to release drunk drivers.
994) Made it possible for illegal aliens to collect back tax refunds
even if they had never actually paid any taxes
In February 2015, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told Congress that
Obama's amnesty program for illegal aliens made it possible form them to
collect back tax refunds even if they had never actually paid any taxes.
995) After an Islamic terrorist who murdered four Jews at a kosher
supermarket in France said he had specifically targeted them because
they were Jewish, Obama falsely said the attack was "random"
In January 2015, an Islamic terrorist named Ahmedy Coulibaly murdered
four Jews at Hyper Cacher, a kosher supermarket in France.
The Jerusalem Post reported:
Coulibaly called a French TV station from the kosher supermarket and
said he was an al-Qaida terrorist and that he chose the kosher
supermarket because he wanted to kill Jews.
However, Obama said the murders were "random."
996) Broke his promise to release a 28 page document which allegedly
proved that the Saudi Arabian government had supported the September 11,
2001 terrorist attacks
In September 2014, it was reported that Obama had broken his promise to
release a 28 page document which allegedly proved that the Saudi Arabian
government had supported the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
997) Pressured colleges to adopt sexual harassment rules that were so
bad that 28 Harvard Law School professors signed a letter of protest
In February 2015, it was reported that the Department of Education had
pressured colleges to adopt sexual harassment rules that were so bad
that 28 Harvard Law School professors signed a letter which criticized
the rules for being "inconsistent with many of the most basic principles
we teach" and for giving accused people "the absence of any adequate
opportunity to confront witnesses and present a defense." The complete
text of the letter can be read here.
998) Illegally refused to provide annual reports on ways to reduce the
complexity of the tax code
In January 2015, it was reported that the IRS had illegally refused to
provide annual reports on ways to reduce the complexity of the tax code.
999) Illegally implemented net neutrality rules
In February 2015, the Obama administration implemented net neutrality
rules. Because Obama did this without approval from Congress, his action
was illegal.
1,000) Falsely said there were "nearly 7 million American Muslims in our
country"
In June 2009, Obama said there were
"nearly 7 million American Muslims in our country"
However, in June 2009, PolitiFact wrote:
We are using numbers from the CIA Online World Factbook, a highly
regarded government source for global statistics. It's updated twice a
month, and we're relying on the latest version. By the World Factbook's
count, Muslims in the United States make up about 0.6 percent of the
population. That's around 1.8 million.
A "teabagger" is a male Liberal Democrat who performs fellatio on another
male Liberal Democrat... either sucking his balls or laying his genitals
on his partner's face. <snicker>