Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama (born Aug. 4, 1961) is the first African American to be elected president of the United States. He was formerly the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois. He is married to Michelle Obama and has two daughters: Malia and... [more]

Barack Hussein Obama (born Aug. 4, 1961) is the first African American to be elected president of the United States. He was formerly the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois. He is married to Michelle Obama and has two daughters: Malia and Sasha.

 
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Written by damitajo1 on
Career Democrats (not just "outsider" liberal critics) are beginning to criticize President Obama's senior staff. The Hill , for example, reports that liberal and moderate Democrats in Congress blame Rahm Emanuel for the Obama administration's poor performance on healthcare reform. Although both sides point to Emanuel, they do so for different reasons. Moderates fault Emanuel for only seeking the support of a narrow band of politicians, like Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. Liberals, on the other hand, argue that Emanuel gave Senator Max Bachus too much time to negotiate with Republicans, like Senator Charles Grassley (who shamelessly joined Sarah Palin to condemn the ... Read Full Story
Written by thebigblacknewsblog on
White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, decided to stick it to FAILIN' Palin, by writing a grocery list on the palm of his hand. Ab-so-lute-ly brilliant! Gibbs' list included: Eggs, Milk, Bread (which was crossed out), Hope, Change. Once again, Palin has come under fire for being a simpleminded, loose-mouthed hypocrite. During her Tea Party Cult speech, she chided Obama for using teleprompters. Yet, she needed crib notes to remind her to mention uplifting American spirits. Anyone who needs to be reminded to say something encouraging during a political speech, should do the audience a favor and stay home. I keep trying to figure ... Read Full Story
Written by cbowler on
There is a difference between Sarah Palin and Robert Gibbs beyond the fact Palin has a brain and makes sense. The other differences are Gibbs probably used his hand for notes long before today, and he finally got caught. The other differences are he also has a teleprompter and he is whipped by Obama like a little beyotc ... Well I think you know what I mean. Here is a man, who serves another man who can't even make a coherent policy statement without a teleprompter, attacking Palin's hand notes. The dishonesty of the left once again with these hand notes is baffling. They ... Read Full Story
Written by mtpollack on
An article in today’s New York Times describes frustration amongst black activists over what they see as insufficiently preferential treatment from the President. Here’s an example: On Capitol Hill, members of the Congressional Black Caucus have expressed irritation that Mr. Obama has not created programs tailored specifically to African-Americans, who are suffering disproportionately in the recession. In December, some of them threatened to oppose new financial rules for banks until the White House promised to address the needs of minorities. “I don’t think we expected anything to change overnight because we had an African-American in the White House, but the fact still remains that ... Read Full Story
Written by sysmaya on
Sarah Palin manages to drive these voters towards the Democratic Party, as they are especially offended by the idea that women are so stupid that they will vote for another woman, regardless of how intellectually empty and unqualified she is. Fox Ne .. TAGS: palin | that | sarah | Read Full Story
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Ah yes. Our pal and elitist liberal/progressive snob Andrea Mitchell who inspired the creation of this blog decided to mock Sarah Palin’s use of “hand notes” over the weekend. On the MSNBC “Morning Joe”, which happens to be co-hosted by someone who thinks Abe Lincoln was a founding father, NBC “correspondent” Andrea Mitchell ridiculed Sarah Palin’s use of hand notes during her Tea Party Q. and A . by displaying some hand notes of her own. I’m still waiting for this snob’s mocking of Obama’s dependence on his teleprompter. Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2010/02/08/mitchell-mocks-palins-hand-notes#comments#ixzz0ezRLW7YN Related posts: Sarah Palin still on the whiny liberal media’s mind. Palin ... Read Full Story
Written by Onelove on
For the first time, I actually liked most of what Sarah Palin said during her speech at the Tea Party Convention in Nashville last weekend. That was fine until I realized, through various media outlets, that she had scribbled some notes in her hand. Andrea Mitchell mocked Palin this morning on MSNBC's "Daily Rundown" with notes written on her hand and she said that was "one of the most interesting things" from Palin's appearance over the weekend. Chuck Todd, a co-host of the "Daily Rundown," tried to defend Palin by saying, "we've all done notes." But Mitchell continued and said Palin's "cheat sheets" were ... Read Full Story
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A billboard advertisement with a photo of U.S. President Barack Obama wearing a Weatherproof brand jacket hangs in Times Square January 7, 2010 in New York City. The outerwear company used a licensed Associated Press news photo taken of the president in front of the Great Wall of China without clearance from the White House. (Getty Images) more pics » Passersby in New York gawked Thursday at a huge, unauthorized advertisement for jackets featuring President Barack Obama -- and the White House was not amused. The White House has a longstanding policy disapproving of the use of the president and first family's name and ... Read Full Story
Written by julianayrs on
In spite of the fact the State of the Union address on Wednesday appeared to underscore to many political pundits, Republicans, and Barack Obama critics (and foes) that the President fell short - his rallying team  insisted in an e-mail communication to me this evening that undoubtedly the universe was unfolding as it should (as my own Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau once eloquently noted in an hour of defeat). Why? After the speech (in which the President laid out his priorities for jump-starting job creation, fighting to restore economic security to American families, and changing the way business is done in Washington) he met with ... Read Full Story
 
Written by Rodwilliams on
Media Matters is a media watchdog group that only watches the conservative end of the media, looking for outrageous utterances from Rush Limbaugh or inaccuracies on Fox News. I seldom think they have anything of substance to report but I subscribe to Media Matters so you want have to. The following from Media Matters is interesting.You've got to hand it to Fox News contributor Sarah Palin. After all, there aren't many people who can make news with a single Facebook post. Her status updates are like catnip for journalists and media types. Media Matters: The politically motivated selective-victimhood of Sarah Palin From Media Matters ... Read Full Story
In a biting opinion article, the reliably unpredictable L. Douglas Wilder said yesterday that President Barack Obama should overhaul his staff and oust Timothy M. Kaine as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. “I am an admirer of Tim Kaine, whom I backed in his current position and as one of my successors as Virginia governor and even recommended for the vice presidency,“ Wilder wrote in a piece posted to Politico’s Web site.  
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is urging President Barack Obama to fire Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine, another former Virginia governor. Wilder wrote of Kaine, in a column for the Politico news Web site, that "the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee is the wrong job for him." In an [...]  
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Democrats in Congress are holding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel accountable for his part in the collapse of healthcare reform. The emerging consensus among critics in both chambers is that Emanuel’s lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The share of the blame comes as cracks are beginning to show in Emanuel’s once-impregnable political armor. Last week he had to apologize after a report...  
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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs mocked Sarah Palin during a press briefing today, according to the AP (via Breitbart), by showing reporters the words "hope" and "change" written on his hand at the start of his remarks. The AP notes the press corps reaction: Many in the room, where President Barack Obama had spoken just moments before about the need for bipartisanship, groaned at the political shot.  
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This time in the Hill: Democrats in Congress are holding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel accountable for his part in the collapse of healthcare reform. The emerging consensus among critics in both chambers is that Emanuel’s lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. The share of the blame comes as cracks are [...]  
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According to The Hill, Democrats on Capitol Hill are focusing their ire on Rahm:Democrats in Congress are holding White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel accountable for his part in the collapse of healthcare reform.The emerging consensus among critics in both chambers is that Emanuel’s lack of Senate experience slowed President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.The share of the blame comes as cracks are beginning to show in Emanuel’s once...  
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Wealth' to his far-left followers. In his writings, Obama was a Marxist communist who grew up in Muslim Indonesia after coming to America from North Africa via Honolulu, Hawaii. Obama's father, Barack Hussein Obama Sr., was an official in the corrupt  
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WASHINGTON - As President Barack Obama's health care overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress, aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton's failed attempt at reform in the 1990s are adamant that the Democrats can't afford another health care disaster.  
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Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has directed enrichment of a portion of that country's stockpile of uranium to 20 percent. Experts regard this as a significant step forward for Iran's nuclear weapons program. The reaction of Defense Secretary Robert Gates seems significant: At a news conference with French Defense Minister Herve Morin, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised President Barack Obama's attempts to engage the Islamic Republic...  
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WASHINGTON — Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress. Aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton's 1990s plan to cover all Americans, then labored in vain to pass it into law, are adamant that the Democrats can't afford another [...]  
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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama (born Aug. 4, 1961) is the first African American to be elected president of the United States. He was formerly the junior U.S. Senator from Illinois. He is married to Michelle Obama and has two daughters: Malia and Sasha.

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama, (born Jan. 17, 1964) is an attorney and the wife of Barack Obama. Michelle was born in Chicago and can trace her lineage to pre-Civil War black slaves in the American South.

Malia Obama

Malia Ann Obama, (born 1998) is the oldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama. Her Secret Service codename is "Radiance."

Sasha Obama

Sasha Obama (born 2001) is the youngest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama. She is also the youngest child to live in the White House since John F. Kennedy, Jr. Sasha's Secret Service nickname is "Rosebud."

Madelyn Dunham

Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham (born October 26, 1922 – November 2, 2008) was Barack Obama's maternal grandmother. She was married to Stanley Dunham and gave birth to Ann Dunham Soetoro. Madelyn and Stanley raised Barack Obama from age 10 in Hawaii, where she died Nov. 2, 2008, just two days before Obama was elected president.

Ann Dunham Soetoro

Ann Dunham Soetoro (born Nov. 29, 1942 - Nov. 7, 1995) was born Stanley Ann Dunham and was later known as Ann Obama; S. Ann Dunham Soetoro; and Ann Dunham Sutoro. She was an anthropologist born in Kansas. She married Barack Obama, Sr. in 1961 before giving birth to Barack Obama, Jr. The two soon divorced after Obama Sr. went to study at Harvard. She later married Lolo Soetoro in 1967 and gave birth to Maya Soetoro-Ng.

Barack Obama, Sr.

Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (born 1936 - Nov. 24, 1982) was a Kenyan economist who studied at the University of Hawaii and later at Harvard. Obama was briefly married to Ann Dunham Soetoro, who gave birth to the couple's only child together: Barack Obama, Jr.

George Obama

George Hussein Onyango Obama, (born c. 1982) is the youngest son of Barack Obama, Sr., who died while George was only a few months old. He is the half brother of U.S. president Barack Obama. His mother is a Kenyan named Jael who now lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Malik Obama

Malik Obama (born c. March 1958) is the eldest son of Barack Obama, Sr. and the half-brother of Barack Obama. Malik was born to Barack Obama, Sr.'s first wife, Kezia. He is a successful businessman who still lives in Kenya though frequently visits the United States. He was Barack Obama's best man at his wedding to Michelle Obama.

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Maya Kassandra Soetoro-Ng (born Aug. 15, 1970 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is the daugther of Ann Dunham Soetoro, and the half sister of Barack Obama. She is a high school history teacher in Hawaii.

More Family Members
  • Stanley Dunham - maternal grandfather (1918-1992)
  • Charles T. Payne - maternal great-uncle (born 1925)
  • Lolo Soetoro - stepfather (1936-1987)
  • Hussein Onyango Obama - paternal grandfather (1895-1979)
  • Habiba Akumu Obama - paternal grandmother
  • Sarah Obama - paternal step-grandmother (born 1922)
  • Kezia Obama - step-mother (born 1940)
  • Abo Obama - half-brother (born 1968)
  • Auma Obama - half-sister (born 1960)
  • Bernard Obama - half-brother (born 1970)
  • Ruth Ndesandjo - Barack Obama Sr.'s third wife (born in U.S. c. 1940)
  • Mark Ndesandjo - half-brother
  • Zeituni Onyango - half-sister (born May 29, 1952)
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