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And the biggest joke in US history continues:


White House under fire for adding Obama policy plugs to past presidents' bios

The Obama White House is drawing ridicule for appending the official online biographies of nearly every president over the last century in order to link President Obama's accomplishments to the former commanders in chief.

The Obama team went into the pages of U.S. presidents dating back to Calvin Coolidge to add friendly looking "Did you know?" fact boxes to the end of their bios. Those additions were used to plug a host of Obama administration initiatives, ranging from the health care overhaul to the so-called "Buffett Rule" to his green-energy policies.

For instance, the following line was added to the official bio of the late President Ronald Reagan: "In a June 28, 1985, speech, Reagan called for a fairer tax code, one where a multimillionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffett Rule."

The White House is coming under heavy criticism from conservatives for the changes, and not just to Reagan's page.

Late Tuesday, the White House defended itself, claiming the staff was merely adding links to other pages.

"No biographies have been altered," a White House official told Fox News. "We simply added links at the bottom of each page to related whitehouse.gov content, which is a commonly used best practice to encourage people to browse more pages on a site."

The additions do include links, but they're more than that. Each one finds a way to tout an Obama administration policy or practice in the process.

There's this at the bottom of the Franklin D. Roosevelt biography, for instance:

"On August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Today the Obama administration continues to protect seniors and ensure Social Security will be there for future generations."

And this, at the end of President Lyndon Johnson's, drawing a link between his signing of Medicare and Obama's signing of the health care overhaul:

"President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare into law in 1965 -- providing millions of elderly health care stability. President Obama's historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, strengthens Medicare, offers eligible seniors a range of preventive services with no cost-sharing, and provides discounts on drugs when in the coverage gap known as the 'donut hole.'"

The changes also link Harry Truman's call for civil rights to the Obama administration's push to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." And they link Jimmy Carter's creation of the Department of Energy to Obama's push for an "all of the above" energy approach today.

The Obama accomplishments cited range from the significant to the mundane.

On the bio of John F. Kennedy, the Obama staff cited the current president's decision to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with a "presidential proclamation," as a way to link the current administration to Kennedy's -- which launched the Peace Corps.

The only post-Coolidge president whose page is so far untouched is that of Gerald Ford.

Conservative blogs and publications ripped the White House Tuesday for the move, even starting a Twitter hashtag #ObamaInHistory to mock him. The Republican National Committee launched a tumblr page called: "Obama in History -- World Changing Events You Didn't Know Obama Played A Part In."

The page goes on to show pictures of Obama standing with historical figures ranging from Einstein to Elvis to The Beatles. It also shows Obama at the Berlin Wall and Stonehenge.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...-plugs-to-past-presidents-bios/#ixzz1v7aDl4iY
 

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I heard today that the Senate voted 99-0 against one of Obama's bills.

What the White House is doing sounds eerily familiar to a tactic Joseph Stalin used once he assumed and consolidated all power in Russia. Started re-writing history. Naming Leningrad, Stalingrad and claiming that he was responsible for their victory in their Civil War etc.
 
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I heard today that the Senate voted 99-0 against one of Obama's bills.

What the White House is doing sounds eerily familiar to a tactic Joseph Stalin used once he assumed and consolidated all power in Russia. Started re-writing history. Naming Leningrad, Stalingrad and claiming that he was responsible for their victory in their Civil War etc.

lol

Good Lord what some people say
 

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I heard today that the Senate voted 99-0 against one of Obama's bills.

What the White House is doing sounds eerily familiar to a tactic Joseph Stalin used once he assumed and consolidated all power in Russia. Started re-writing history. Naming Leningrad, Stalingrad and claiming that he was responsible for their victory in their Civil War etc.

You are dumb.
 

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Does anyone care of Bob doesn't wake up tomorrow?


I know of an entire forum that would be throwing a going away party for him lol
 

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Whenever I see a post by Cythim or 2233 I flash back to ...

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Whenever I see a post by Cythim or 2233 I flash back to ...

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That is because you are as dumb as Bob and dbair. None of those labels apply to me but that is how you see me because you cannot free yourself from the yoke of oppression your political leaders have cast around your neck. If I champion clean energy I must but just another typical liberal. Funny that in other forums I bash Michael Moore, oppose gun control, or support the use of the military and am just another typical conservative. You probably don't even know what a liberal is, you just continue to push the Rush way of thinking, that anything that opposes you bust be an evil liberal idea.
 

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That is because you are as dumb as Bob and dbair. None of those labels apply to me but that is how you see me because you cannot free yourself from the yoke of oppression your political leaders have cast around your neck. If I champion clean energy I must but just another typical liberal. Funny that in other forums I bash Michael Moore, oppose gun control, or support the use of the military and am just another typical conservative. You probably don't even know what a liberal is, you just continue to push the Rush way of thinking, that anything that opposes you bust be an evil liberal idea.


I imagine it's you so much that you have to strive to present yourself as not it and it comes across as the hateful pissant you are.
 

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Wow, you really need to broaden your horizons and be open to debate.


You and Cythium never debate. It's your way or I'm a racist, bigot, close minded, fool. See above photo that points out just what you are doing now.
 

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I'm not sure why you keep saying Rush. I may have listened to Rush Limbaugh 3 times in the last 20 years. You have the brain capacity of a squirrel force fed shit all it's life.
 
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You and Cythium never debate. It's your way or I'm a racist, bigot, close minded, fool. See above photo that points out just what you are doing now.

Never once said any of those things. (until you posted your picture)
 

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I'm not sure why you keep saying Rush. I may have listened to Rush Limbaugh 3 times in the last 20 years. You have the brain capacity of a squirrel force fed shit all it's life.

Because I am judging you the exact same way you judge me. If you hate the evil liberals and their dirty, hippy ways you must be a dedicated follower of Rush.
 

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Because I am judging you the exact same way you judge me. If you hate the evil liberals and their dirty, hippy ways you must be a dedicated follower of Rush.


Ah, so you are doing what you always do. Troll with absolutely nothing to back it up. Just like a liberal. I bet you voted for Kerry 5 times didn't you?
 
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