OBAMA before and after

Compare Obama the candidate versus Obama the President - we deserve better!


  As Candidate (promised)                      As President (delivered)

1. Pacifist                                   Libya 
2. against raising debit ceiling       raise debt ceiling 
3. against Bush foreign policy      endorsed Bush foreign policy
4. immigration reform                  sue Arizona 
5. inclusion of all citizens              polarization by race, by religion
6. pro-business                           anti-business
7. equal opportunity for all           increase in food stamps & redistribution of wealth
8. cool under fire                         arrogance and condescension
9. full employment                       inflation and more unemployment
10. balanced budgets                    $&$%@^%*$**&^*
11. transparency in government      $&$%@^%*$**&^*
12. economic growth                    bureaucratic regulations
13. hope and change                     fear and worry 
14. defeat of Patriot Act                extended without comment
15. leadership                               follower
16. Constitutionalism                     Regulations
17. national energy policy               *&(**&%%^&###@%$#^%^$#
18. global respect of USA              Apologizing for USA
19. Christain                                  pro-Muslim
20. economic prosperity                 economic misery 
21. accountability                           $&$%@^%*$**&^*            

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PressTV - 'Iran, Ecuador revolutionary nations'

PressTV - 'Iran, Ecuador revolutionary nations'

He said the days of the current world order are numbered, and that Iran and Ecuador play a key role in creating a new world order. "Those who ruled the world for 300 years should not be allowed to impose themselves on nations again with a new façade," said the president. The Ecuadorian parliament speaker, for his turn, said the two countries are on the same front when it comes to fighting imperialism and reclaiming their rights, and that Tehran and Quito follow common goals in the international arena.

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PressTV - Iran censures brutality of 4 Arab states

PressTV - Iran censures brutality of 4 Arab states

Members of Iran's Parliament (Majlis) have condemned the recent violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters by the governments of Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Morocco.

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Recent revolts vow declining US power

PressTV - Recent revolts vow declining US power

Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi has described recent regional developments as a sign of declining US power in the region and the world. The chairman of the Iran's Majlis (parliament) Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy said the deep and strategic developments in the region were in the interest of regional nations.

Boroujerdi made the remarks in a meeting with Ecuador's Parliament Speaker Fernando Cordero on Wednesday, Fars News Agency reported. Following the collapse of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, waves of pro-democracy protests are spreading across the Middle East.

At least 1,000 people were killed in Tripoli on Monday by airstrikes conducted by the Libyan military in a desperate effort meant to quell the popular uprising, according to some reports. The International Federation for Human Rights says as many as 400 others have also been killed since the onset of protests in the North African country on February 15.

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EU Parliament seeks Iran Majlis ties

PressTV - EU Parliament seeks Iran Majlis ties

Chair of the European Parliament's Iran delegation Barbara Lochbihler has called for the expansion of ties with Iran and cooperation with Iran's Parliament (Majlis). In a meeting with the Spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Iran's Parliament (Majlis), Kazem Jalali, the European Parliament official called for the expansion of economic ties with the Islamic Republic as a "stable country in the region," IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Jalali, who is in Germany on a three-day visit, briefed the European officials on Iran's stance toward the recent revolutions in North African and Arab countries. Jalali also recommended that Iran's Parliament and the European Parliament exchange views on important issues such as the latest developments in Afghanistan, Iraq, North Africa, as well as on counter-narcotic strategies, energy security, terrorism, and regional security.

 Lochbihler, who is also the representative of Germany's Green Party in the European Parliament, welcomed the proposal. On Saturday, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, stressing the importance of promoting dialogue and cooperation with the Islamic Republic. The German minister also expressed his country's willingness to hold talks with Iran in the future, saying Berlin seeks ways to expand relations with Tehran on international issues.

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US must be removed from Islamic world: Khamenei | The New Age Online

US must be removed from Islamic world: Khamenei | The New Age Online: "Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslims to 'remove' the US from the Islamic world.

'The main problem in the Muslim world is the presence of the United States. It is the biggest problem. We need to address that,' he told a gathering of Shiite and Sunni scholars in Tehran for an international conference on Islam.

'It is necessary to remove the US from the Islamic world,' the all-powerful cleric and Islamic republic's commander-in-chief said, adding that the country's arch-foe was currently weak.

Khamenei urged Muslims worldwide to preserve the 'people's movement in Egypt,' saying it was the duty of both the people and dignitaries of Arab nations and the entire Islamic community.

He reiterated that the Arab revolts were 'Islamic' and must be consolidated.

'The enemies try to say that the popular movements in Egypt, Tunisia and other nations are un-Islamic, but certainly these popular movements are Islamic and must be consolidated,' he said.

Khamenei also urged that 'the conspiracy of enemies to create differences between Sunnis and Shiites' be confronted.

On February 4, in his Friday prayer sermon, Khamenei called for an Islamic regime to be installed in Egypt, a week before that country's strongman Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

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