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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) recently quipped that President Barack Obama wouldn’t be able to pass the citizenship test because he doesn’t understand the United States economic infrastructure and how capitalism works. RELATED: GOP Rep Steve King: I’ve Never Heard Of Girls Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape, Incest This is not King’s first time trying to other President […]

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  During a speech about the economy on Wednesday in  Kansas City, Mo., President Barack Obama delivered a few words for all of his haters.

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One of President Barack Obama‘s top advisers said that he expects House Republicans will file articles of impeachment against the president. On Friday, Dan Pfeiffer, told reporters, the lawsuit filed by House Speaker John Boehner over executive actions taken by the president on health care would not be enough to satisfy some conservatives in Congress. […]

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Why more people need to know about the Supreme Court’s recent decision that will allow unlimited money to be poured into elections and what we can do to address it. File this in the category of “under the radar.”  There’s a lot that gets covered in the news and with the news cycle running all […]

President Barack Obama (pictured) has turned part of his focus on improving the economy through the development of jobs. This week, the President will unveil a series of plans in order to bring improvements to the nation’s infrastructure. SEE ALSO: Obama Seeks Governors’ Support On Immigrant Kids The Obama administration has taken ambitious leaps to […]

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WATCH: Denver Man Asks Obama If He Wants a Hit of Pot President Barack Obama visited Denver, Colorado Tuesday evening and while he was there, some strange stuff happened. For one, this guy asked him, “Want a hit, man?” and posted the video of the president laughing in response on Instagram. Read more. Texas Rangers […]

A Norfolk, Neb., Independence Day float stirred up quite a bit of controversy for depicting Barack Obama’s presidential library as a dilapidated outhouse. The float took the blatant presidential degradation a step further by depicting a likeness of our nation’s leader as a zombie-like creature who stood outside the makeshift building guarding it, according to The Omaha World-Herald. SEE ALSO: […]

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During remarks last week at an event celebrating LGBT Pride month, President Barack Obama joked that the White House pies are so good that there must be crack cocaine in them. The POTUS and First Lady Michelle Obama were lauding the exquisite confections of out-going White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses, who was in attendance with his husband […]

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Many have said then-Senator Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election as a result of his campaign’s social media engagement, but Rev. Jesse Jackson begs to differ. During this year’s annual Rainbow Push Coalition Conference, Rev. Jackson said Pres. Obama’s win in 2008 was a result of his 1988 run for the White House. Jackson explained Obama […]

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Members of the GOP can’t seem to get enough of using slavery to compare and contrast everything under the sun. Rep. Tim Walberg is the latest Republican to use slavery in an attempt to describe something in America. We can now add spare time and elective entertainment to the list of things that Republicans have compared […]

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Republicans are threatening legal action against President Barack Obama over his use of executive orders. Speaker of the House, John Boehner announced this past week week that he would file a lawsuit against the president to “compel” him to enforce existing law. ” President Obama responded to his Republican detractors saying, “They don’t do anything except block me […]

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President Barack Obama revealed what he loves most about being president during the White House Summit on Working Families. The top perk may not be what you think!