The October employment / jobless rate figures have just been released, and it’s great news for Americans. The number of Americans unemployed has fallen to its lowest rate in seven years. At a mere 5%, the new unemployment figures make it likely that the Federal Reserve with raise interest rates soon. According to NBC News, […]
President Obama compared Republicans to Grumpy Cat on Friday, adding that “they’ve constructed this entire separate reality like the Twilight Zone.” The comments were part of an effort “to portray his party’s presidential aspirants as optimistic and civil, while accusing the GOP’s presidential candidates of being glum and divisive.“ Speaking to about 500 supporters at […]
Arguably, the most memorable moment of the 2012 presidential campaign centered around conspiracy theories about the Sept. 11 attacks on U.S compounds in Benghazi which claimed the lives of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith, and two CIA contractors, Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty. Responding to a question about […]
In an inspired keynote speech at an awards dinner for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in Washington, President Obama criticized Republican presidential candidates for “turning the clock back” on issues like immigration reform Obama proclaimed that America is better off “by most standards” than when he took office in 2009, and he questioned why “some folks [Republicans] are so […]
In the wake of another senseless mass shooting, a visibly frustrated President Barack Obama addressed the nation, calling on the people and Congress to make a change. During his speech Obama contrasted efforts to combat terrorism with the lack of action on senseless gun violence. “We spend over 1 trillion dollars and pass countless laws […]