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Time Traveling Journalism, Two Articles from 2014: Trickle Down Eatonomics & NRA Press Release
Time travel news channeling? Yes. Don’t smirk, I did it. Here’s the inarguable proof: February 10, 2014: TRICKLE DOWN FEEDING A 2014 Wall Street Journal excerpt, in consequence of Mitt Romney’s election and the 2012 election triumph of Tea Partiers in Congress: “The White House is pleased to announce President…
Obama backs ending Olympic ‘medal tax’
WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday backed legislation designed to spare triumphant Olympic athletes a nasty surprise — a tax on medals they bring home from the London Games. President Barack Obama “supports that bill. If it were to get to his desk, he would support it,” said White…
White House wants Romney to explain Israel remarks
WASHINGTON — The White House called Monday on Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to explain recent remarks including his apparent endorsement of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a position that counters US policy. Romney, in the midst of a three-nation tour, gave a speech Sunday in Jerusalem where he hailed the…
Slow growth leaves White House race wide open
Weak consumer spending stunted US growth in the last quarter, data showed Friday, leaving the race for the White House wide open and putting discussion about more economic stimulus firmly on the Fed’s agenda. The Commerce Department reported second-quarter growth fell to 1.5 percent from 2.0 percent in the previous…
Obama’s drug czar: White House is ‘interested’ in medical marijuana
Gil Kerlikowske, President Barack Obama’s drug czar, claimed recently that the White House is “interested in the potential marijuana may have” in medicine – but in an odd feint, he also insisted that the drug war’s Nixon-era prohibition policies are “based on science and research, not ideology or politics.” Responding to a…
U.S. Commerce Sec. to take leave after car accidents
US Commerce Secretary John Bryson has taken medical leave, after he was found unconscious following two mysterious hit-and-run car accidents, possibly caused by a seizure, the White House said. Bryson, 68, is under investigation over two incidents in Californiaon Saturday, where he was traveling privately without his security detail. Authorities say neither alcohol nor drugs are suspected.…
Obama’s collaboration with Big Pharma exposed
WASHINGTON — In order to secure his sweeping 2010 health care reforms, US President Barack Obama’s staff oversaw an unusually close collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry, documents show. Republicans in the House of Representatives have uncovered a trove of emails and other memos showing how the Obama administration coordinated its…
McCain leads lawmaker fury over classified data leaks
WASHINGTON — The White House helped touch off a row with John McCain Wednesday after it said the senior Senate Republican was “grossly irresponsible” for accusing top members of the Obama administration of leaking classified information. McCain, Barack Obama’s rival in the 2008 presidential contest, had blasted the White House…
White House threatens to veto cyber security bill CISPA
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday announced that President Barack Obama would veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), unless important changes were made to the controversial cyber security bill. “The Administration is committed to increasing public-private sharing of information about cybersecurity threats as…
Obama’s popularity abroad on the wane, survey finds
WASHINGTON — US leadership has lost some of its luster abroad, suggesting President Barack Obama can’t count on as much global euphoria as he gears up for a fierce reelection campaign, a new survey found Thursday. The report card was particularly dire from Serbia and Iran where approval ratings for…
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