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Vicki McClure Davidson | January 5, 2011

  Guess Robert Gibbs’ stepping down as White House press secretary makes Barack Obama’s decision to run for reelection (*gasp!*) official. Last week, Gibbs was being coy in interviews, but made references that Obama’s bid was unofficial. No longer. Surprise, surprise! Gibbs will be joining exiting advisor David Axelrod in assisting with Obama’s attempt at [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 20, 2010

  Denial ain’t just a river in Egypt, boys and girls. Maybe dethroned-Speaker Nancy Pelosi is sharing her taxpayer-funded liquor stash with Dear Leader these days. That could explain the “what in the heck is he talking about?” delusional pep talk Captain Clueless delivered to his liberal election volunteers. The president simply doesn’t comprehend — [...]

Category: Business & Economy, Government, Media & Communication, Social and Political Climate | 4 Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | May 27, 2010

In his flip-flopping press conference today — the first he’s had in six months where the press is permitted to ask him questions — Pres. Barack Obama unabashedly took full credit for his team supervising all the actions of remediation of the oil spill, saying that he has been on top of it since “Day [...]

Category: Business & Economy, Environment and Earth, Government, Media & Communication, Social and Political Climate, Videos, Audio Files | 9 Comments »
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