DATELINE: SearchMeville, May 6 – One of the questions being asked in the revitalized Benghazi investigation is the whereabouts of President Obama during the attack. We know about his schedule earlier in the day. It centered around commemorating the September 11, 2001 attack. After that, things get a little hazy. According to a self-described communications “bureaucrat” who helped edit the Rice talking points, Obama was in the White House during the attack. The President was briefed initially in the Oval Office. After that, the bureaucrat couldn’tRead more…
DATELINE: Sorryville, Apr 30 – Only 34% of Americans in the latest poll approve of President Obama’s handling of the escalation of hostilities in Ukraine. Many more believe that the hostilities are handling him. The larger group is right and here’s why. It seems like a year ago, but it was only on March 17 that President Obama imposed sanctions for the annexation of Crimea. Seven Russians, including two in Putin’s inner circle, had their assets in the U.S. frozen. They were also banned from entering theRead more…
DATELINE: Leakieville, Apr 21 – The term, Pullet Surprise, as a mangling of Pulitzer Prize, was coined in 1969 to refer to humorous blunders. In 1997, Warner Brothers used the term as the title of a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon. The plot of the Looney Tunes six-minute short had nothing to do with the Prize. It was all about chickens. As used in this article, Pullet Surprise is a combination of both prior uses. It refers to the major blunder made last week by the Pulitzer Prize juryRead more…
DATELINE: Sloganville, Apr 8 – President Obama will sign a few more executive orders this week. This bunch will impose more regulations on federal contractors. They are part of his “year of action” announced during the 2014 State of the Union address. This “year of action” is the President’s declaration of independence from Congress. He’s tired of seeing his partisan desires thwarted by the legislative branch. So, he’s striking out on his own, going his own way, doing his own thing, all by himself. IfRead more…
DATELINE: Frenzyville, Apr 1 – The Obamacare signup deadline came and went on Monday. It was pretty much unusual business as usual on the website – long periods of unavailability and notices of delays for those surfing the site. I use the word “surfing” because no one knows what site visitors are actually up to. Are they just looking around, trying out the sign up process with no intention of finishing, trying to finish without paying, trying to pay. Who knows? According to HHS, noRead more…
DATELINE: Naiveville, Mar 26 – President Obama is on a foreign tour this week trying to sell the efficacy of a unified U.S. – European front against Russian aggression in Ukraine. His speeches are flowery and the reception warm and enthusiastic, at least from the handpicked audiences. None of this is surprising. After all, our President won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for public speaking, which beats, by far, any other medal offered for stump oratory. In foresight, the award was very unfortunate for twoRead more…
