President Obama Quotes - Page 11

• In the end, no single group will mean defeat for the Democrat and victory for the Republican in 2016. But President Obama's troubling legacy - a weakened coalition and growing ranks of alienated white voters - could mean a serious post-presidential hangover for Democrats.

  Byron York

  Hangover, Mean, White

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• President Obama flew to China a few days ago and announced a joint environmental pact with the communist regime. The United States will reduce its carbon emissions substantially over the next 11 years. China will do absolutely nothing but hope that its emissions decline after 2030.

  Erick Erickson

  Years, Carbon Emissions, Environmental

  Erick Erickson (2016). “The Wrong Type of Values”, p.60, Creators Publishing

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• Like so much of President Obama's decisions over the past six years, this is another photo-op with a compliant press that does not matter and will do little.

  Erick Erickson

  Past, Years, Decision

  Erick Erickson (2016). “The Wrong Type of Values”, p.60, Creators Publishing

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• Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that's changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record with veterans among any president in my lifetime.

  Wesley Clark

  Party, Thinking, Long

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• If Scott Brown can win in a state that President Obama won by 26 points, I can win in a district that Obey won by just 20 points against an unknown, underfunded challenger in the Democratic landslide of 2008. It means there is not a single Democrat in the country who is safe.

  Sean Duffy

  Country, Mean, Winning

  "Could Obey Be Coakley’d?". Interview with Kathryn Jean Lopez, www.nationalreview.com. January 21, 2010.

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• If President Obama really wants to hurt the Syrian government, don't send cruise missiles. He should send over some of his economic advisers.

  Jay Leno

  Hurt, Government, President

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• There has been plenty to criticize about President Obama’s handling of the economy. Yet the overriding story of the past few years is not Mr. Obama’s mistakes but the scorched-earth opposition of Republicans, who have done everything they can to get in his way - and who now, having blocked the president’s policies, hope to win the White House by claiming that his policies have failed.

  Paul Krugman

  Mistake, Past, Winning

  "Debt, Depression, DeMarco" by Paul Krugman, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 3, 2012.

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• Republican secretaries of state from Kissinger to Baker, Powell to Rice, President Bush, 71 United States Senators all supported President Obama's new START treaty, but not Mitt Romney.

  John F. Kerry

  President, United States, Bakers

  John Kerry's speech to the Democratic National Convention, www.washingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.

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• The White House softball team played the pro-marijuana lobbyists' team and lost 25-3. Still no word yet on which side President Obama played for.

  Jay Leno

  Softball, Team, Marijuana

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• President Obama's health care law raided Medicare in the tune of five hundred million dollars to create a new program.

  Mario Diaz-Balart

  Law, President, Tunes

  "Face the Nation" with Bob Schieffer, www.cbsnews.com. August 5, 2012.

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• President Obama likes to talk about the Buffett Rule. Well, here's a Buffett Rule that all Americans should be able to support: mom and pop businesses should not pay a higher tax rate than Fortune 500 corporations like Warren Buffett's.

  Rob Portman

  Mom, Support, President

  "Portman Gives GOP Weekly Address: "We're Going Broke" Under Obama". www.realclearpolitics.com. July 14, 2012.

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• I think what people are looking for right now is not the kind of pizzazz and pop that perhaps we thought we got in 2008. Certainly, President Obama offered that. What they want now is someone who can work closely with Congress and get things done.

  Rob Portman

  Thinking, People, President

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• And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court.

  Cecile Richards

  President, Cabinets, Court

  "Cecile Richards DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.

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• The president recognizes that funding global health is good for national security, domestic health and global diplomacy. Consequently, President Obama has steadily increased funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, which was created by President Bush and has strong bipartisan support.

  Ezekiel Emanuel

  Strong, Support, President

  "The HIV/AIDS Fight Needs Cooperation, Not Division" by Ezekiel Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., www.huffingtonpost.com. July 21, 2010.

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• President Obama has repeatedly urged Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for those earning more than $250,000 a year. Increasing rates on top earners is an obvious way to raise revenue from those who can afford it most.

  Christina Romer

  Cutting, Years, President

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• Raising the minimum wage, as President Obama proposed in his State of the Union address, tends to be more popular with the general public than with economists.

  Christina Romer

  President, Minimum Wage, Unions

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• President Obama is a principled man who has worked hard to put healthcare and a good education in the reach of millions of Americans and believes that everyone who works hard and plays by the rules, should have a fair shot at the American dream.

  Cristina Saralegui

  Dream, Believe, Hard Work

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• What President Obama has done so masterfully of late is to say, in so many words, "I'm signing this executive order permitting federal funding for stem cell research, but I realize that many good, moral people are opposed to this, and I don't take that lightly." I think we can be more civil and empathetic in our discussions of public policy, and I hope my book can be a contribution to that tone.

  Kevin Roose

  Book, Thinking, People

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• I think President Obama has always been a little bit underestimated. Some of the things he's done with foreign policy have been unassailable. Getting us out of Iraq, killing Osama Bin Laden.

  Willie Geist

  Thinking, Iraq, President

  Source: www.gq.com

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• Under President Obama's new health care law, Medicaid will become a very different health coverage program than first envisioned.

  Fred Upton

  Law, President, Different

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• An imposing wall prominently divides the visions of President Obama and congressional Republicans when it comes to economic growth and creating jobs. Solyndra is on one side and the Keystone pipeline is on the other.

  Fred Upton

  Jobs, Wall, Creating

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• Again, if I was going to call Romney and the Republicans stupid, I'm certainly not going to call the Democrats and President Obama stupid.

  Antonio Villaraigosa

  Stupid, President, Republican

  "David Axelrod and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa defend President Obama's economic record". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. September 02, 2012.

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• Betty White met with President Obama at the White House. President Obama invited Betty personally because she's great with animals. And the president's still having a tough time house-training Joe Biden.

  Craig Ferguson

  Animal, White, House

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• No one is looking at what President Obama is wearing. Michelle Obama cannot Instagram a bikini pic like what my girl Instagrammed the other day.

  Kanye West

  Girl, Hate, President

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• Most Americans will be horrified that President Obama is compromising our deterrent to chemical and biological attacks on this country. Our allies will also be troubled by his aspiration to eliminate U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.

  Frank Gaffney

  Country, Europe, President

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