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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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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Iraqi Al-Qaeda Group Calls For Holy War In Egypt - MyStateLine.com

Iraqi Al-Qaeda Group Calls For Holy War In Egypt - MyStateLine.com

(Dubai) -- An Iraq-based al-Qaeda group is calling for holy war and jail breaks in Egypt. In a statement posted on Islamist websites Tuesday, the Islamic State of Iraq urged Egyptian Muslims to topple Egypt's government as punishment for not imposing strict Islamic law.

The terror group said, quote, "If the people of Islam die trying to reach this goal, it is better for them than having a tyrant who rules them with laws other than God's Sharia law." It added, quote, "the doors of martyrdom have opened." The statement came out the same day Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman revealed al-Qaeda-linked militants are among the many prisoners who have broken out of Egypt's jails since the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule began more than two weeks ago.

The Iraqi al-Qaeda group told Egyptian Muslims not to rest until all prisoners are turned loose and all the prisons are destroyed.

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'Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb'

'Al-Qaida on brink of using nuclear bomb'

Al-Qaida is on the verge of producing radioactive weapons after sourcing nuclear material and recruiting rogue scientists to build "dirty" bombs, according to leaked diplomatic documents. A leading atomic regulator has privately warned that the world stands on the brink of a "nuclear 9/11". Security briefings suggest that jihadi groups are also close to producing "workable and efficient" biological and chemical weapons that could kill thousands if unleashed in attacks on the West. Thousands of classified American cables obtained by the WikiLeaks website and passed to The Daily Telegraph detail the international struggle to stop the spread of weapons-grade nuclear, chemical and biological material around the globe.

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