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Obama: I'm Not Promoting the Mosque, but the Right to Build It

And yes, he's going to swim in the Gulf

(Newser) - Now that he's waded into the controversy over the Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero, President Obama today sought to clarify his position, notes Politico : “I was not commenting and I will not comment on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque there,” he...

Mosque Speech Brilliant or Misguided?
 Mosque 
 Speech 
 Brilliant or 
 Misguided? 
quick takes
Aug 14, 2010 10:44 AM CDT

Mosque Speech Brilliant or Misguided?

Bloggers on the left see it as one of Obama's best moments

(Newser) - President Obama's decision to support an Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero (summary here , full transcript from the Washington Post here ) is today's hot topic among bloggers. A few takes from the left and right:
  • Glenn Greenwald, Salon : "This is one of the most impressive and commendable
...

Obama Supports Mosque Near Ground Zero

President cites 'commitment to religious freedom'

(Newser) - President Obama tonight forcefully endorsed building a mosque near Ground Zero, saying the country's founding principles demand no less. "As a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," Obama said, weighing in for...

Obama to Sign $600M Border Security Bill

Indian firms complain about footing the bill for beefed-up border security

(Newser) - The Senate reconvened yesterday to pass a $600 million bill aimed at bolstering border security. The bill, which President Obama will sign into law Friday, will fund the hiring of 1,000 extra Border Patrol officers and 500 immigration and customs agents and pay for more unmanned drones to patrol...

Jersey Shore Boardwalk Game Targets Obama

Pitch-at-prez game ripped as 'disrespectful'

(Newser) - A boardwalk game that allows visitors to hurl baseballs at a likeness of President Obama is causing controversy in the town where Jersey Shore is filmed. Some say the game—a variation on the age-old "break-a-plate" game—is disrespectful, and the crude likeness of Obama is offensive, while others...

All Hail the Sports Nut-in-Chief
 All Hail the Sports Nut-in-Chief 
DANA MILBANK
Aug 10, 2010 10:35 AM CDT

All Hail the Sports Nut-in-Chief

Obama's jock-a-riffic weekend riles Dana Milbank

(Newser) - The only difference between the boys and the presidents is the scale of their jockalicious birthday weekends, and Barack Obama just threw himself a doozy, a predictably cranky Dana Milbank writes for the Washington Post. The president kicked it off with a round of golf with the boys, kept the...

Obama, NBA Stars Play Hoops for Troops

'Wounded warriors' watch; reporters boxed out

(Newser) - President Obama played basketball today with a constellation of NBA stars and a ringer from the national champion UConn women's team. Service members injured in action and participants in the White House mentoring program watched, but the press pool waited outside, the Washington Post reports. Retired stars Magic Johnson and...

Bill Clinton Is Back as a Political Force

He may be more influential than Obama this fall

(Newser) - Bill Clinton's political stock dropped while he was on the campaign trail with Hillary in 2008, but he's clearly resurrected it, writes Joshua Green in the Boston Globe . In fact, with President Obama's approval rating on the downswing, Clinton "has emerged as the surrogate of choice for embattled Democrats....

Amusement Firm Yanks Obama Target Practice

Carnival game had president's likeness

(Newser) - Visitors to Pennsylvania fairs recently had an interesting new target to shoot at—a black man holding a "health bill" and wearing a belt buckle of the presidential seal. Hmmm, who could that be? "I guess we made an error in judgment and we apologize for that,"...

The Accidental Tourist Becomes President
The Accidental Tourist Becomes President
opinion
Aug 4, 2010 1:41 PM CDT

The Accidental Tourist Becomes President

Obama's 'cool detachment' is wearing thin

(Newser) - Barack Obama is the Macon Leary of politics, writes Michael Gerson. Leary is the buttoned-up central character in Anne Tyler's Accidental Tourist who lives a life of "structure and rationality." Obama's much-ballyhooed "cool detachment" may have been refreshing for a time, but Gerson thinks it—and the...

Judge Interrupts Sale of Prez, Palin Condoms

Vendors must pull out of biz without permits

(Newser) - Vendors hawking goofy Sarah Palin and President Obama condoms are not protected—at least from New York City courts. A judge has ruled that the vendors are not exempt from rules requiring business permits to sell the goods, regardless of "political" messages on the packages, reports the New York ...

Democrats, Blaming This Guy Won't Help
 Democrats, Blaming 
 This Guy Won't Help 
OPINION
Aug 3, 2010 12:45 PM CDT

Democrats, Blaming This Guy Won't Help

Angry voters are going to blame the guy in charge

(Newser) - President Obama and Democrats are harping on a new theme as the midterm elections approach: voting for Republicans is the same as voting for a return of the ruinous policies of George W. Bush. They're wasting their breath, writes Steve Kornacki for Salon . Democrats will get trounced no matter what...

Girl, 12, Finds All Presidents Related Except...

...Martin Van Buren

(Newser) - So where did Martin Van Buren come from? He's the only US president that doesn't share a common ancestor, according to a 12-year-old California girl who spent months combing through scores of names and family histories. BridgeAnne d'Avignon has put together a family tree for the commanders-in-chief,...

Palin: Brewer Has 'Cajones' Obama Lacks on Immigration
 Palin: Obama Has No 'Cojones' 
Aug 2, 2010 5:59 AM CDT

Palin: Obama Has No 'Cojones'

Ex-Alaska gov has anatomical explanation for their differences

(Newser) - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is able to take on illegal immigration because she has the "cojones" that President Obama "does not have," Sarah Palin said yesterday on Fox News Sunday. The former Alaska governor also ripped Obama for suing to block the new Arizona immigration law without...

Palin Writes Tax Figure on Hand to 'Avoid' Looking Stupid

'Liberals will say I don't know what I'm talkin' about'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is writing on her hand again, this time so she can remember a tax hike number while she skewers the Democrats on Fox TV. She lambasted President Obama's move to let the Bush administration's tax cuts for the rich expire at the end of the year, and claimed...

If I Believed Media, I Wouldn't Like Me, Either: Palin

Joe McGinniss needs to get a life; Pelosi's on the warpath

(Newser) - Two of the most divisive women in US politics took to the Sunday shows today, with Sarah Palin dismissing a recent poll that showed 50% of independents viewed her unfavorably. "If I believed everything I read or heard in the media, I wouldn't like me either," she said...

How Obama Can Save His Presidency
 How Obama Can 
 Save His Presidency 
william kristol
Jul 31, 2010 12:47 PM CDT

How Obama Can Save His Presidency

In three simple steps!

(Newser) - President Obama is on the path to a "failed presidency," writes William Kristol, but luckily for him, Kristol offers three easy steps to success in the Weekly Standard :
  • Freeze the Bush tax cuts for 2 years: "There would be some ineffectual sniping from the left, but it
...

Obama: Rangel Should Quit
 Obama: Rangel 
 Should Quit  
Jul 31, 2010 7:49 AM CDT

Obama: Rangel Should Quit

Rangel: The hell I will

(Newser) - Charlie Rangel might sleep just perfectly at night, but President Obama is calling the ethics charges against him "very troubling," and wants the 80-year-old to step down—like now. "He's somebody who's at the end of his career. I'm sure that what he wants is to be...

Drunk Snooki Arrested While Filming Jersey Shore

Maybe you've heard, Season 2 of MTV hit just started

(Newser) - Nicole Polizzi, aka Snooki, was arrested this afternoon and charged with disorderly conduct, TMZ reports . The Jersey Shore star ran afoul of the law in Seaside Heights, NJ, where the MTV show was filming. She had been seen at the beach earlier in the day drinking Coke out of a...

Obama, Stop Snubbing Progressives
Obama, Stop Snubbing Progressives
Paul Krugman
Jul 30, 2010 12:24 PM CDT

Obama, Stop Snubbing Progressives

This one's easy: Pick Elizabeth Warren

(Newser) - President Obama is having well-documented troubles with progressives , partly because their "sky-high expectations" have collided with political reality, writes Paul Krugman. But the president deserves a fair share of the scorn because of his "consistent snubbing of those who made him what he is." The latest: his...

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