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How to comprehend the $100 million Obama promises to cut from his $3 trillion budget.

Former Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen supposedly said, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” That was obviously decades ago because billions are almost meaningless in today’s Washington, DC.

When President Obama sternly announced that he had ordered his cabinet to trim their budgets by $100,000,000, it sounded impressive. Lots of zeroes.

But in reality, $100,000,000 is truly a drop in the bucket. Here’s a great video demonstrating how truly insignificant Obama’s promise is.

Source: Breitbart TV

Joe Biden banned from White House Twitter account

Joe Biden + Twitter = potential gaffes galore
Joe Biden + Twitter = potential gaffes galore

The White House announced that it now has a Twitter account. They picked up 7,000 followers in first four hours.

Here, as a public service, are the tweets they wouldn’t let Joe Biden make:

Swine flu is bad. Don’t let your kids ride trains. Make them ride in limos like mine do.

We need socialized medicine so everyone can get subsidized hairplugs.

Why didn’t that guy stand up when I asked him to?

The most important thing facing the middle class is a three letter word: J-O-B-S.

Barack Obama is a very clean black guy. Much cleaner than Clarence Thomas.

How come I wasn’t one of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People? I’m better looking than Michelle.

I said Hillary Clinton was more qualified to be Vice President than I am. But what the hell, so is almost anyone.

My wife hates it when I toot. Do you think she’ll mind if I tweet?

If the British Prime Minister doesn’t want those 25 DVDs, I’ll take ‘em. That Jim Carrey cracks me up.

What’s wrong with bowing to the Saudi king? It’s not like Obama kissed his ass or anything.

We honestly don’t ask much of our government. But we pray that they let Joe Biden tweet.

Robert Gibbs talks nonsense, reporters don’t like it

Press secretary Robert Gibbs tried to tap dance around a question yesterday, but in a major surprise, the press didn’t let him get away with it.

AP reporter Jennifer Loven and ABC’s Jake Tapper pressed Gibbs to explain why President Obama bragged about saving $100 million in his proposed budget when he had downplayed $8 billion in earmark spending several weeks ago.

It wasn’t pretty. Gibbs eventually adopted the strategy of talking and talking and talking until everyone forgot what the question was.

Source: ABC News via RealClearPolitics.com

Robert Gibbs drones on, White House reporter drops off

You’re the press secretary for the most powerful man on the planet. You’re in the middle of the greatest financial crisis in generations. Terrorists threaten the future of the world. Under the circumstances, people hang on your every word.

Unless you’re Robert Gibbs, the president’s press secretary. He smirks, he snarls, he smears, but even that isn’t enough to keep reporters from falling into deathlike trances during his daily press briefings.

One member of the White House press corps actually fell asleep yesterday. You can see her over the left shoulder of the reporter asking the question in this video.

It’s still a bit of a mystery who the heavy-lidded journalist may have been, but press corps observers say it appears to be Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Meckler, who is pregnant.

Our first inclination is to say, “Cut her some slack. She’s pregnant.” But upon further reflection, we’d like to amend that to, “Cut her some slack. She was listening to Robert Gibbs.”

Source: WJNO Radio and Gawker

Obama press secretary misses mood of country, disses Rick Santelli

The Obama administration has been hiring journalists left and right. But Rick Santelli probably shouldn’t bother sending over his resume.

At a White House press conference today, Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked for the president’s reaction to Santelli’s outburst on the floor of the Chicago commodities exchange yesterday. Two things stood out about his answer.

First he said everyone at the White House got a good laugh out of it.

Then he concluded his longer remarks by saying, “I’m sure Mr. Santelli doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”

Every time Obama announces more of his “stimulus” program, the stock market plunges anew, announcing rather clearly that Wall Street thinks it’s Mr. Obama who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

UPDATE (4:15PM PST): Continue reading “Obama press secretary misses mood of country, disses Rick Santelli”

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