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In a new message from Al-Qaida #2 Ayman al-Zawahri  he called Barack Obama and secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice “house negroes”. Also saying they are not honorable black Americans like Malcom X. It’s a good insight into how they view Barack Obama and this upcoming administration. Could it be they will hate this administration more than they did the Bush Administration ?  I know it’s crazy but these guys aren’t exactly known for their reasoning. I am also curious if the Obama administration will continue to use Al-Qaida as the boogieman like the Bush administration has. Or if they will actually treat them as the threat that they are and hunt down the leaders and break that terrorist organization once and for all.

Source: MSNBC.com

Very good article over at Reason by Radley Balko. Asking if Barack man enough to put forth the true change that has been promised? It’s a right that many Presidents have hidden behind and I think it’s time for it to go. The time for the government to be held accountable is upon us. The job of the President of the United States of America is wildly considered the most important job in the world. Shouldn’t it also be the most honest and transparent? It would help prove that Barack Obama really wants change and isn’t full of shit.

Source: Reason.com

That’s the word on the street right now and I think that it’s a very strong statement of unity if it’s true. It would pull the democratic party together and make it much stronger. I would be interested to see how the Republicans feel about this. Will it make them want to go after the Obama administration even more? We all know how much they love the Clintons.
Source: CNN.com

The fed is refusing to report on who they have given nearly $2 Trillion of our tax dollars to. It’s a damn shame that they are allowed to operate above the law like this. They are a huge part of why we are in the situation that we’re in. I say it’s time to fire everybody at the fed and start from scratch. We need to take our country back people. It’s never going to get fixed as long as the same people are in power. Use your vote like you did on November 4th and elect people that actually love this country and are not looking to get as much pork as they can for their district. We need people that are willing to look at the big picture and take tough stands for the betterment of this country. Bloomberg has filed a lawsuit to get access to the list and I will report here as soon as I hear something.

Source: Bloomberg.com

I know we are in dire times but I also hope this isn’t a sign of things to come. It’s never a good sign when a president uses executive orders to avoid congress. I hope that Barack is very careful with his use of these powers over his term. I am understanding of the need to get things moving. I don’t fault him for it at all. But at the same time I think it’s something that we all have to keep an eye on.

Source: Breitbart.com

Barack Obama apologizes to Nancy Reagan for making a joke a her expense (HERE) . All seems to be well now that he’s past his first gaffe as potus-elect. Glad to see he was able to apologize and I hope there are not to many more careless remarks. I would love to see Barack reach his full potential but he’s not going to if he behaves like this.

Source: Politico.com

At todays press conference Barack Obama called on the following journalsts. Nedra Pickler (AP), Lee Cowan (NBC), Jake Tapper (ABC), Chip Reid (CBS), Karen Bohan (Reuters), John McCormick (Chicago Tribune), Lynn Sweet (Chicago Sun-Times), Candy Crowley (CNN), Jeff Zeleny (New York Times).

It was a short presser but could this be a sign of things to come? Is this the change that we’ve all been waiting for? Is Barack punishing Fox News for it’s years of Republican bias? I report you decide. Makes you wonder after he threw the republican reporters off his plane a week ago. Is it going to be Baracks way or no way?

Source: Mediabistro.com and FoxNews.com

In his first press conference Barack Obama insulted one of the most revered icons of the Republicans Nancy Reagan. He made a remark about talking to only the living presidents and not doing the seance thing like Nancy Reagan. Not a huge deal and it was meant as a joke but not a very good start to the new regime.

Source: Breitbart.tv

The main reason for today’s press Conference was to discuss the current economic crisis in this country. His major point was that he wanted to push out another stimulus package a.s.a.p. I think this is a mistake. We just wasted $700 billion dollars on the bankers that has done nothing to fix the problem.

We need to focus on fixing the main reasons behind this crisis, Namely regulating the banks and holding the people responsible for all this accountable. Like Barney Frank, Henry Paulson and all the other scumbags that put us in this mess for their own gain.

If they don’t fix the problems first any economic stimulus will be a waste in my opinion. This country can’t afford any more mistakes and i think rushing money out just for the sake of getting money out there is a huge mistake. I know it’s a tough spot for Barack Obama to be in but he’s going to have to be willing to make tough decisions if he really wants to be an agent of change. I hope for this countries sake he’s willing to make tough decisions that most politicians are not willing to.

Source: Breitbart.com

It’s about to start and you can see a live stream of it

here

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream3

Here

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/live.html?chanId=4&openAIR=true

and Here

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22886841#22886841

I’ll have more on this press conference later.

Yesterday Barack Obama was congratulated on his victory by nine presidents and prime ministers. According to an Obama aide the calls were from Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. After the world tension we have had over the last 6 years thanks to President Bush, This is very refreshing. Heck Barack even got a congratulations from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The first such gesture like that since 1979. It could mean nothing but maybe just maybe it’s a step towards peaceful times between the two countries.

Source: Bostonherald.com and Msnbc.com

Here is a nice little piece written by Michelle Obama. Sure it’s a little bit of a fluff piece but I though I would blog about it as it gives us a little insight into the woman and her priorities. Time will tell how she actually preforms her duty. But I think she more than deserves our support and respect right now.

Source: Timesonline.co.uk

Just wanted to report that the first post-election press conference for Barack Obama will be held this friday after a meeting with his team of economic advisers. I will report on that as soon as it happens.

Source: Reuters.com

Just an update from yesterdays post (Here) Aides to Rahm Emanuel have confirmed that he’s going to accept the Chief of Staff position for Barack Obama. Smart choice in my opinion as he’s tough and has good ties with Israel. Should be a very nice addition to the team for Barack Obama. This pick is not surprising just wanted to follow up and confirm.

Source: Cnn.com

That’s the word coming out of Politico.com today. I think it’s a good choice for Obama considering how instrumental Robert was to his campaign.

Source : Politico.com