Barack Obama Columns on Townhall
Mon. May 21
Kathryn Lopez:
Love, Freedom And The 'War on Women'
On his initial road to the White House, President Obama sold himself as "change we can believe in." A day after Mother's Day this year, he ran with that terminology in a commencement speech at Barnard, an all-women's college in New York. That he spoke at Barnard and not his neighboring alma mater of Columbia was, of course, by design. For the "change" at heart of his reelection campaign relies heavily on claiming that a war is being waged on women by those who oppose his radical, menacing health-care legislation.
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Mon. May 21
Michael Barone:
Obama Pursues Higher Tax Rates, Growth Be Damned
In the run-up to this weekend's G-8 summit at Camp David, journalists have unfavorably compared European "austerity" with Barack Obama's economic policies.
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Mon. May 21
Lurita Doan:
Obama’s Pro-Growth Illusion
Barack Obama claims to be pro-growth. So does Greece, Spain, and almost everyone else. Why? Because admitting preference for the alternative—crushing, heavy-handed government interference that kills initiative and destroys wealth—is not attractive to any citizen of any country.
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Sun. May 20
Gary McCaleb:
No Rights of Conscience for Military Chaplains?
When President Obama prepared to repeal the “don’t ask don’t tell” policy in July 2011, defenders of marriage and religious freedom warned that the repeal would open Pandora’s Box.
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Tags: DADT, Military, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, chaplains
Sat. May 19
Steve Deace:
America's Mixed Message on Homosexuality
In a culture as divided as ours, it’s rare to have a majority on both sides of the debate see something the same way, but it appears as if both a majority of traditionalists (conservatives) and progressives (liberals) have made the same mistake.
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Sat. May 19
John C. Goodman:
Out of Ideas
"Out of ideas; out of excuses." That’s Mitt Romney’s critique of Barack Obama. I’d like to second that indictment.
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Tags: Health Care, Media and Culture, Medicare, Medicaid, Barack Obama
Fri. May 18
Rich Galen:
Talking (or Not) About Marriage
After Vice President Joe Biden backed President Barack Obama into a corner on same sex marriage there has been a flurry of activity surrounding the issue, but not much - if any - coming out of House or Senate Republicans.
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Fri. May 18
John Hawkins:
15 Facts That Even Obama's Biggest Supporters Should Be Able To Admit Are True
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts." -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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Tags: Government Spending, Debt, Deficit, Unemployment, Barack Obama
Fri. May 18
Jonah Goldberg:
Generation Pap
This is the season of generational twaddle. At graduation ceremonies across the country, politicians, authors, actors and businessmen take to the stage to tell young people they are fantastic simply because they are young. This year, the ritual is more pathetic than usual because there's a presidential election in the offing.
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Tags: Politics, Youth Vote, Barack Obama, Education, Youth
Fri. May 18
