Arizona: Barack Obama

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Anti-Defamation League has released the following ADL Special Reports: Rage Grows in America: Anti-Government Conspiracies

Introduction: A Year of Growing Animosity

Since the election of Barack Obama as president, a current of anti-government hostility has swept across the United States, creating a climate of fervor and activism with manifestations ranging from incivility in public forums to acts of intimidation and violence.

What characterizes this anti-government hostility is a shared belief that Obama and his administration actually pose a threat to the future of the United States. Some accuse Obama of plotting to bring socialism to the United States, while others claim he will bring about Nazism or fascism.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

In this segment of The Word entitled "The Money Shot," Stepen Colbert argues for the "lead standard" -- replacing the dollar with bullets, "backed by the irrational fear of Barack Obama."

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Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

Christina Romer, Chairwoman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors, writes On Today's GDP Numbers:

Data released [Thursday] by the Commerce Department show that real GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of the year. This is in stark contrast to the decline of 6.4 percent annual rate just two quarters ago. Indeed, the two-quarter swing in the rate of growth of 9.9 percentage points was the largest since 1980. Analysis by both the Council of Economic Advisers and a wide range of private and public-sector forecasters indicates that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 contributed between 3 and 4 percentage points to real GDP growth in the third quarter.

Posted by AzBlueMeanie:

The Media villagers and Beltway bloviators inform us of their conventional wisdom (CW) that Republicans will enjoy a mid-term election resurgence in 2010. First of all, when was the last time that CW was correct? Anyone? That's what I thought.

Secondly, the Beltway media elites have always shilled for the GOP, win or lose. These over-paid media elites have a vested financial interest in maintaining their Republican allies in Congress who protect the multi-billion dollar media conglomerate monopolies that pay their salaries. Ben Bagdikian - New Media Monopoly

No, the real political story of our time is not a GOP resurgence, but the GOP brand fail and the political civil war within the conservative movement.