Ann Arbor, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2010 – 11:40 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. (Laughter.) It is great to be here in the Big House — (applause) — and[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama at Funeral Service for Dr. Dorothy Height
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2010 – 10:40 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Let me begin by saying a word to Dr. Dorothy Height’s sister, Ms. Aldridge. To some, she was a mentor. To all, she was a friend. But to you, she was family, and my family offers yours[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Wall Street Reform in Quincy, Illinois
Quincy, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2010 – 3:44 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) It’s good to be home. (Applause.) It is good to be back in Quincy! Thank you, everybody. Thank you. It is good to be back in Quincy! (Applause.) We’ve got some special guests here I want to[Read More…]
Glenn Beck Attacks Churches That Promote Social Justice And Urges Listeners To Leave Them
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Glenn Beck has repeatedly attacked the concept of social justice and churches that promote it, asserting that it is "code language for Marxism" and warning that "when you see those words, run." In fact, numerous churches and religious faiths, as well as prominent religious scholars, espouse social justice, including[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Discussion on Insurance Reform at Bipartisan Meeting on Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2010 – 12:12 P.M. EST REPRESENTATIVE BOEHNER: Mr. President, I’d like to yield to Dr. Boustany to continue this conversation about insurance reform. REPRESENTATIVE BOUSTANY: Thank you, Leader Boehner, and thank you, Mr. President. I come at this as a physician, a cardiovascular surgeon with over 20[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Race to the Top at Graham Road Elementary School
Falls Church, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2010 – 10:25 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. You guys look really cute in those chairs. (Laughter.) I am pleased to be joined today by my outstanding Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, at Graham Road Elementary School, one of Virginia’s finest schools. And here at Graham[Read More…]
Alaska’s Half-Term Governor Makes Half-Baked Debut As Fox News Contributor
Commentary By Karl Frisch This week, Sarah Palin, the half-term governor of Alaska-turned-Facebook terror analyst, joined Fox News as a contributor — the third such politician eyeing a bid for the GOP nomination in 2012 now working at the right-wing cable network. Palin’s appearances on Fox News this week are[Read More…]
Glenn Beck: Media Matters’ 2009 Misinformer of the Year
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Glenn Beck’s well of ridiculous was deep and poisonous before he launched his Fox News show, but the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States — and the permissive cheerleading of his Fox News honchos — uncorked the former Morning Zoo shock jock’s unique brand of[Read More…]
Glenn Beck and the Paranoid Style
Commentary By Simon Maloy "The modern right wing … feels dispossessed: America has been largely taken away from them and their kind, though they are determined to try to repossess it and to prevent the final destructive act of subversion. The old American virtues have already been eaten away by[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of December 14, 2009
Quality Classic Health & Fitness Center members (left to right) Jane Mattio, Judy Sopiarz, Diane Cash and Kathy Murphy chat during the gym’s Member Appreciation event Saturday. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– December 14, 2009. Hard to believe that Holiday Season is right around the corner. No need to[Read More…]