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[[Image:Officialportrait.jpg|thumb|right|Official portrait of Barack Obama, released 2009-01-14]] | [[Image:Officialportrait.jpg|thumb|right|Official portrait of Barack Obama, released 2009-01-14]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==About== |
| − | + | Senator [[Barack Obama]] was [[2008 US presidential election|elected]] [[President of the United States]] in [[2008 US presidential race|2008]], in a major landslide victory. He is the first [[African-American]] to be elected to this office or even nominated for it by a major political party. | |
| − | === | + | ===Pages=== |
====topics==== | ====topics==== | ||
| − | * There | + | * There were fears Obama might be [[/assassination|assassinated]] during his candidacy or presidency. |
| − | + | * Obama's [[/birth certificate]] was repeatedly demanded by Republicans trying to build a case that Obama is not legally qualified to be president, beginning during the closing days of the race; these arguments continued throughout his presidency. | |
| − | + | * [[/criticism]] of Obama | |
| − | * | + | * [[/impeachment]]: [[Conservoid]]s chronically wanted to impeach Obama for supposedly doing stuff that [[George W. Bush]] ''actually'' did but which they apparently believe Bush [[moralitarianism|couldn't possibly have done because he was moral]]. |
| − | * [[/ | + | ** {{anonuser|173.216.197.177}} [http://issuepedia.org/index.php?title=Barack_Obama&diff=21698&oldid=prev replaced much of this sentence] with the text "only Obama is 100% worse, spending more money than all presidents, COMBINED." This is not a true statement.[[category:whitewash attempts]] |
| − | * [[/writings]]: pieces written | + | * [[Obamamisia]], i.e. hatred directed against Obama, has been a problem ever since he rose to national prominence by running for president |
| + | * [[/writings]]: pieces written or spoken by Obama | ||
| + | * ''see also [[cwre:Myths/Obama]]: myths about Barack Obama and the Obama-Biden administration'' | ||
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====phases==== | ====phases==== | ||
* [[/academia]]: Obama's academic career | * [[/academia]]: Obama's academic career | ||
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* [[/victory]]: reactions to the historic event | * [[/victory]]: reactions to the historic event | ||
* [[/transition]]: transitioning from [[George W. Bush|Bush]] to Obama | * [[/transition]]: transitioning from [[George W. Bush|Bush]] to Obama | ||
| − | + | * [[Obama-Biden administration]]: presidential administration | |
===Related Pages=== | ===Related Pages=== | ||
* [[McCain vs. Obama]]: comparison of the two major [[2008 US presidential race|2008]] candidates | * [[McCain vs. Obama]]: comparison of the two major [[2008 US presidential race|2008]] candidates | ||
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** [[Wolf Blitzer]]: "I want you to raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States." | ** [[Wolf Blitzer]]: "I want you to raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States." | ||
** [[Barack Obama]]: "This is the kind of question that is designed precisely to divide us. You know, you're right. Everybody is going to learn to speak English if they live in this country. The issue is not whether or not future generations of immigrants are going to learn English. The question is: How can we come up with both a legal, sensible [[US immigration|immigration policy]]? And when we get distracted by those kinds of questions, I think we do a disservice to the American people." [http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/to-catch-a-wolf] | ** [[Barack Obama]]: "This is the kind of question that is designed precisely to divide us. You know, you're right. Everybody is going to learn to speak English if they live in this country. The issue is not whether or not future generations of immigrants are going to learn English. The question is: How can we come up with both a legal, sensible [[US immigration|immigration policy]]? And when we get distracted by those kinds of questions, I think we do a disservice to the American people." [http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/research/rockridge/to-catch-a-wolf] | ||
| − | * '''2007-02-11''' In response to ''60 Minutes'' correspondent Steve | + | * '''2007-02-11''' In response to ''60 Minutes'' correspondent Steve Kroft's question: "Would you advocate the use of military force to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons?": '''"I think we should keep all options on the table..."''' ([[google:%22I+think+we+should+keep+all+options+on+the+table.%22|sources]]; related: [[potential US invasion of Iran]]) |
===Humor=== | ===Humor=== | ||
* '''2008-03-19''' [http://www.theonion.com/content/news/black_guy_asks_nation_for_change Black Guy Asks Nation For Change]: Obama [[political framing|framed]] as a panhandler | * '''2008-03-19''' [http://www.theonion.com/content/news/black_guy_asks_nation_for_change Black Guy Asks Nation For Change]: Obama [[political framing|framed]] as a panhandler | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 5 August 2021
About
Senator Barack Obama was elected President of the United States in 2008, in a major landslide victory. He is the first African-American to be elected to this office or even nominated for it by a major political party.
Pages
topics
- There were fears Obama might be assassinated during his candidacy or presidency.
- Obama's /birth certificate was repeatedly demanded by Republicans trying to build a case that Obama is not legally qualified to be president, beginning during the closing days of the race; these arguments continued throughout his presidency.
- /criticism of Obama
- /impeachment: Conservoids chronically wanted to impeach Obama for supposedly doing stuff that George W. Bush actually did but which they apparently believe Bush couldn't possibly have done because he was moral.
- anonymous user 173.216.197.177 replaced much of this sentence with the text "only Obama is 100% worse, spending more money than all presidents, COMBINED." This is not a true statement.
- Obamamisia, i.e. hatred directed against Obama, has been a problem ever since he rose to national prominence by running for president
- /writings: pieces written or spoken by Obama
- see also cwre:Myths/Obama: myths about Barack Obama and the Obama-Biden administration
phases
- /academia: Obama's academic career
- /senate: Obama's career as the senator from Illinois
- /campaign for the presidency
- /victory: reactions to the historic event
- /transition: transitioning from Bush to Obama
- Obama-Biden administration: presidential administration
Related Pages
- McCain vs. Obama: comparison of the two major 2008 candidates
Links
Reference
Official
Projects
- Eyes on Obama: seems generally pro-Obama (domain registered to Imran Media, a company in Menlo Park, California)
- Obama 2.0: ostensibly a site which "digs a little deeper" into Obama, by which they apparently mean criticism. Seems generally conservative and pro-big-business.
Filed Links
News
- 2014/06/08 [L..T] Obama on Obama on Climate
- 2014/03/04 [L..T] Obama to Republicans: You're Right, Let's Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit
- 2014/02/20 [L..T] Is Obama Trying to Control the News with FCC Monitoring?
- 2013/08/15 [L..T] Ender's Game Author Orson Scott Card Goes Off on Another Insane Rant «"Obama is, by character and preference, a dictator," Card wrote before comparing the President of the United States to Adolf Hitler. "Obama will claim we need a national police force in order to fight terrorism and crime. The Boston bombing is a useful start, especially when combined with random shootings by crazy people."» «And then he added that Obama will reassert his power through puppet dictators.»
- 2013/03/24 [L..T] Debunking Almost Every Republican Lie Against President Obama
- 2011/07/13 [L..T] What Happened to the $2.6 Trillion Social Security Trust Fund? "I cannot guarantee that those checks [he included veterans and the disabled, in addition to Social Security] go out on August 3rd if we haven't resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it." "...either Obama and Geithner are lying to us now, or they and all defenders of the Social Security status quo have been lying to us for decades. It must be one or the other."
News & Views
- 2007-11-14 4Barack by Lawrence Lessig
- 2007-08-10 How the Democrats Blew It in Only Eight Months by Alexander Cockburn, The Nation: 'Then Obama drew even fiercer fire by saying he would take nukes off the table in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. "I think it would be a profound mistake for us to use nuclear weapons in any circumstance," Obama told the AP on August 2, adding, after a pause, "involving civilians." Then he quickly said, "Let me scratch that. There's been no discussion of nuclear weapons. That's not on the table."' Well, at least he's flip-flopping in the right direction.
- 2007-05-07 Racism lurks in the shadows for Obama by Leonard Pitts, Jr.: more about racism in the US than about Obama; cross-posted.
- 2007-04-22 Obama: Blacks as guilty as Imus (cross-posted to racism in the US)
Quotes By
- 2007-06-03
- Wolf Blitzer: "I want you to raise your hand if you believe English should be the official language of the United States."
- Barack Obama: "This is the kind of question that is designed precisely to divide us. You know, you're right. Everybody is going to learn to speak English if they live in this country. The issue is not whether or not future generations of immigrants are going to learn English. The question is: How can we come up with both a legal, sensible immigration policy? And when we get distracted by those kinds of questions, I think we do a disservice to the American people." [1]
- 2007-02-11 In response to 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft's question: "Would you advocate the use of military force to keep Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons?": "I think we should keep all options on the table..." (sources; related: potential US invasion of Iran)
Humor
- 2008-03-19 Black Guy Asks Nation For Change: Obama framed as a panhandler