“If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn't you feel that way now that he's President Obama? You know there's something wrong with the kind of job he's done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him.” IfsKnowsWayFeelsKindDoneFeelingsJobsFeltPresidentBarackExcitementPresident Obama Author:Mitt Romney
“Internationally, President Obama has adopted an appeasement strategy. He believes America's role as leader in the world is a thing of the past. I believe a strong America must - and will - lead the future.” WorldBelieveAmericaPastStrongI BelievePresidentLeaderRolesStrategyPresident ObamaAdoptedAppeaseAppeasementStrong America Author:Mitt Romney
“President Obama instituted the most anti-growth, anti-investment, anti-jobs measures that we have seen in our lifetime. Now he called his agenda ambitious, I call it reckless.” JobsGrowthPresidentLifetimeInvestmentUsaAgendasPresident ObamaAmbitiousReckless Author:Mitt Romney
“On one of the most personal matters of our lives, our health care, President Obama would turn decision making over to government bureaucrats. He forced through Obama-care and I will repeal it.” MatterGovernmentCareTurnsPresidentDecisionOur LivesHealth CareDecision MakingPresident ObamaBureaucratsPersonal MatterObama Care Author:Mitt Romney
“President Obama orders religious organizations to violate their conscience. I will defend religious liberty and overturn regulations that trample on our first freedom.” FirstsOrderPresidentReligiousLibertyConscienceOrganizationPresident ObamaRegulationReligious Liberty Author:Mitt Romney
“Our problem with President Obama isn't that he's a bad person. By all accounts, he too is a good husband, and a good father - and thanks to lots of practice, a pretty good golfer.” PersonsProblemFatherPresidentPracticeHusbandAccountsThanksPresident ObamaGolfersGood FatherGood Husband Author:Marco Rubio
“Unfortunately, President Obama's failed policies of new regulations, higher taxes, and Obamacare and his anti-business rhetoric have hit Hispanics especially hard. Big government really hurts those who are trying to make it.” TryingHardBigsGovernmentPresidentHurtPolicyHigherTaxesPresident ObamaRegulationRhetoricObamacareBig Government Author:Marco Rubio
“Back in 2008, candidate Obama called a $10 trillion national debt 'unpatriotic' - serious talk from what looked to be a serious reformer. Yet by his own decisions, President Obama has added more debt than any other president before him, and more than all the troubled governments of Europe combined. One president, one term, $5 trillion in new debt.” GovernmentPresidentTermDecisionSeriousEuropeDebtCandidatesPresident ObamaReformersNational DebtUnpatriotic Author:Paul Ryan
“While President Obama shirks his responsibility to advance solutions to our fiscal challenges, he can no longer hide from the merciless math of the balance sheet. Conservatives have made certain of that.” MadeCertainPresidentChallengesResponsibilityBalanceSolutionsMathPresident ObamaSheetsBalance SheetsShirk Author:Paul Ryan
“Seven hundred and sixteen billion dollars, funneled out of Medicare by President Obama. An obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed, all to pay for a new entitlement we didn't even ask for. The greatest threat to Medicare is Obamacare, and we're going to stop it.” AsksParentPresidentPayHundredDollarsThreatSevenBillionsObligationPresident ObamaGrandparentEntitlementObamacareMedicareSixteenParents And Grandparents Author:Paul Ryan
“President Obama clearly cannot run on his record. All he's offering is more of the same. That's not good. Look at the economy. It's stagnating. And so, what they're now going to try and do is bring this campaign down to little things, distractions, distortions, smear, fear, anger, frustration.” TryingLooksLittlesRunningPresidentEconomyRecordsAngerCampaignsFrustrationLittle ThingsDistractionPresident ObamaOfferingLooking GoodDistortionAnger FrustrationSmear Campaigns Author:Paul Ryan
“Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies - an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus. All of this new government spending was sold as 'investment.'” GovernmentLawPresidentOfficePercentIncreaseInvestmentSpendingAgencyPresident ObamaStimulusGovernment SpendingNew GovernmentGovernment Agencies Author:Paul Ryan
“President Obama is the kind of politician who puts promises on the record, and then calls that the record. But we are four years into this presidency. The issue is not the economy as Barack Obama inherited it, not the economy as he envisions it, but this economy as we are living it.” YearsKindPresidentEconomyIssuesRecordsFourPoliticianPromiseBarackPresident ObamaFour YearsPresidency Author:Paul Ryan
“This debt crisis coming to our country. The wall and tidal wave of debt that is befalling our nation. Medicare and Social Security go bankrupt within ten years, we have a debt that is looming so high that in the last year of President Obama's budget just the interest payments on our debt is $916 billion dollars.” YearsCountryLastsNationsSocialPresidentInterestSecurityWallTenCrisisDollarsWaveDebtBillionsOur CountryBudgetsPresident ObamaLast YearSocial SecurityPaymentMedicareLoomingTidal WavesDebt Crisis Author:Paul Ryan
“When it comes to jobs, President Obama makes the Jimmy Carter years look like good old days. If we fired Jimmy Carter then, why would we rehire Barack Obama now?” IfsYearsLooksJobsPresidentBarackPresident ObamaJimmyCarterOld DaysGood Old Days Author:Paul Ryan
“Every now and then, President Obama sorta drops his veil. He's less coy about his philosophy, he sort of reveals his true governing philosophy, what he really believes.” BelievePhilosophyPresidentPresident ObamaNow And ThenVeilsGoverning Author:Paul Ryan
“President Obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. He said, well, 'I haven't communicated enough.' He said his job is to 'tell a story to the American people' - as if that's the whole problem here? He needs to talk more, and we need to be better listeners?” PeopleIfsNeedsWellsLongMadeSaidEnoughWholeStoriesProblemMightJobsPresidentMistakeHavensPresident ObamaLong AgoListeners Author:Paul Ryan
“President Obama's reckless defense cuts that are hanging over our cloud, hanging over the horizon could put almost 44,000 jobs at stake right here in Pennsylvania. we are not going to let that happen. You know why? Because No. 1, national defense is the first priority of the federal government.” KnowsFirstsGovernmentHappensJobsPresidentCuttingCloudsDefensePrioritiesHorizonStakesPresident ObamaFederal GovernmentRecklessPennsylvaniaNational Defense Author:Paul Ryan
“So, in Europe, they're cutting people's retirement and health benefits. And that's what we want to avoid from happening. They're raising taxes, entering a recession. That's the kind of economic program that President Obama has put in place.” PeopleWantKindPresidentCuttingEconomicTaxesBenefitsHappeningsEuropeProgramRetirementPresident ObamaEnteringRecessionsHealth BenefitsRaising Taxes Author:Paul Ryan
“You're going to hear a lot from President Obama and yes, from Joe Biden, you're hearing a little bit about Medicare these days. What they will not tell you is they turned Medicare into a piggybank to fund 'Obamacare.' They took $716 billion dollars to pay for the 'Obamacare' program.” LittlesBitsPresidentPayLittle BitProgramDollarsHearingBillionsThese DaysFundPresident ObamaObamacareMedicareBiden Author:Paul Ryan
“With the NDAA, his failure to close Guantanamo Bay and the ramping use of drones, President Obama looks suspiciously like President Bush, a man on a quest for American Empire.” MenLooksUsePresidentEmpiresPresident ObamaQuestsPresident BushDronesGuantanamoGuantanamo BayAmerican Empire Author:Justin Sane
“Watching President Obama apologize last week for America's arrogance - before a French audience that owes its freedom to the sacrifices of Americans - helped convince me that he has a deep-seated antipathy toward American values and traditions.” LastsAmericaValuesPresidentAudienceSacrificeWeekTraditionArroganceConvincePresident ObamaApologyApologizingAmerican ValuesAntipathy Author:Rick Santorum
“President Obama once said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob.” WantSaidAmericaPresidentCollegeElectionPresident ObamaSnobPresidential Election2012 Election Author:Rick Santorum
“I think I'm the best candidate not just to beat President Obama, but to do what is necessary to get this country going, a conviction conservative who can rally the American public around a common set of values.” ThinkingCountryValuesPresidentCommonBeatsConservativeConvictionCandidatesPresident Obama Author:Rick Santorum
“The decision he made with Usama bin Laden was a tactical decision. It wasn't a strategic decision. The strategic decision was made by President Bush to go after him. What President Obama has done on his watch, the issues that have come up while he's been president, he's gotten it wrong strategically every single time.” MadeDonePresidentDecisionWatchesIssuesCome UpPresident ObamaPresident BushStrategicBin LadenTactical Author:Rick Santorum
“President Obama is closing the prescription drug doughnut hole. He strengthened Medicare! He extended the life of the program by eight years. And what Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan won’t admit is that their plan would require current seniors to pay, on average, $600 more each year for prescription drugs.” YearsPresidentPayPlansDrugProgramAverageCurrentsEightHolesPresident ObamaGovernorsSeniorClosingRomneyPrescriptionsMedicareCongressmanDoughnutPrescription DrugsGovernor Romney Author:Debbie Wasserman Schultz
“I voted for President Bush. I voted for President Clinton and although I do want my vote back, I voted for President Obama.” WantPresidentVoteClintonPresident ObamaPresident BushPresident Clinton Author:Gene Simmons
“I'm a big supporter of President Obama.” BigsPresidentPresident ObamaSupporter Author:Russell Simmons
“Contrary to what President Obama said in his inaugural address, going on Medicare and food stamps does not strengthen us. Just ask people who are fourth-generation welfare recipients.” PeopleDoeSaidAsksPresidentGenerationsContraryWelfareAddressesPresident ObamaFourthStampsMedicareInauguralInaugural AddressFood StampsWelfare Recipients Author:Mark Skousen
“I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive, strong, and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch, the antithesis of leadership.” ThinkingHas BeensImportantStrongPresidentQualityPolicyConsistentPresident ObamaRomneyAntithesisEtch A Sketch Author:Eliot Spitzer
“President Obama is doing the right thing by offering young immigrants, most often in this country through no action of their own, a chance to live and work openly, free from the fear of deportation.” CountryActionYoungPresidentChanceRight ThingImmigrantsPresident ObamaOfferingDoing The Right ThingDeportation Author:Eliot Spitzer
“President Obama has outsourced a major portion of the U.S. space program to the Russians. That's national policy. Taxpayer money. So let's stop playing games with this outsourcing distortion and talk about the fact that when we need is a president that knows how to manage big enterprise and create jobs.” KnowsNeedsFactsBigsJobsGamesPresidentSpaceKnow HowPolicyMajorsProgramManageEnterprisePresident ObamaPortionsTaxpayersDistortionPlaying GamesSpace ProgramOutsourcingOutsourced Author:John Sununu
“Mitt Romney has made it clear that he believes that President Obama was born in the U.S.” BelieveMadePresidentBornClearMade ItPresident ObamaRomney Author:John Sununu
“At President Obama's direction, the U.S Department of Agriculture is working hard to unleash the power of America's innovators and entrepreneurs to build a green energy economy.” HardAmericaEnergyPresidentWorkEconomyGreenEntrepreneurDepartmentPresident ObamaAgricultureInnovatorsGreen Energy Author:Tom Vilsack
“President Obama's fight for rural America is personal. He was raised by a single mom and grandparents from Kansas. He hails from a farming state, Illinois.” StatesAmericaFightingPresidentMomRaisedPresident ObamaGrandparentFarmingSingle MomHailKansasIllinoisRural America Author:Tom Vilsack
“In his first year in office, President Obama pulled us back from the brink of the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression and worked to lay a new foundation for economic growth. The president identified three key strategies to build that lasting prosperity: innovation, investment, and education.” YearsFirstsThreeGrowthPresidentEconomicKeysOfficeInnovationCrisisFoundationStrategyLaysInvestmentProsperityLastingPresident ObamaEconomic GrowthGreat DepressionEconomic Crisis Author:Tom Vilsack
“President Obama has expressed his commitment to responsible stewardship of our land, water, and other natural resources. And one way of restoring the land to its natural condition is what we are doing here today - breaking pavement for the People's Garden.” PeopleWayTodayPresidentWaterNaturalLandConditionsCommitmentResourcesGardenResponsibleOne WayPresident ObamaStewardshipNatural ResourcesRestoringPavement Author:Tom Vilsack
“Today, President Obama is making smart investments in clean energy - wind, solar, biofuels - as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports thousands of jobs, not in the Middle East, but in the Midwest.” TodayJobsEnergyPresidentSupportMiddleWindSmartStrategyCleanInvestmentEastPresident ObamaMiddle EastMidwestClean EnergyBiofuels Author:Tom Vilsack
“It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress.” PeopleStillsReasonJobsLastsThreePresidentEconomyClearMonthsAskingKillingCongressAgendasAlliesPresident ObamaPursuedThree MonthsNew Job Author:John Boehner
“House and Senate Republicans are now united in adopting earmark bans. We hope President Obama will follow through on his support for an earmark ban by pressing Democratic leaders to join House and Senate Republicans in taking this critical step to restore public trust.” HousePresidentUnitedLeaderStepsSupportRepublicanDemocraticCriticalPresident ObamaSenateCornyBansAdoptingFollow ThroughPublic TrustEarmarksDemocratic Leaders Author:John Boehner
“President Obama believes in a level playing field.” BelievePresidentLevelsFieldsPresident ObamaPlaying FieldsLevel Playing Field Author:Elizabeth Warren
“Well, first of all, we've got to get away from being offended by the truth. We've seen a 41 percent increase in food stamp recipients across the United States of America since President Obama was sworn in in January 2009. That has nothing to do with black, white, Hispanic or whatever. It's a fact, and we need to, you know, deal with that.” KnowsNeedsFirstsWellsStatesFactsAmericaBlackPresidentWhiteUnitedDealsUnited StatesPercentIncreaseGet AwayPresident ObamaUnited States Of AmericaStampsOffendedJanuaryHispanicBlack WhiteFood Stamps Author:Allen West
“I'm not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black person to hold our president accountable for his actions.” ShouldBelievePersonsActionI BelieveBlackPresidentCriticismPresident ObamaTreasonBlack Person Author:Cornel West
“We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people.” PeopleNeedsNamesStrongPresidentPoorPressureDemocraticPresident Obama Author:Cornel West
“As President Obama is inaugurated for a second time, the biggest political surprise is that gun control is now key to his political legacy.” PoliticalPresidentKeysGunSurpriseLegacyPresident ObamaGun Control Author:Juan Williams
“Hikes in the debt ceiling - without any political demands from the opposition party - had been routine until President Obama took office.” PoliticalPresidentPartyDemandOfficeDebtOppositionRoutinePresident ObamaCeilingsDebt CeilingOpposition Parties Author:Juan Williams
“There is absolutely zero chance that ObamaCare will be repealed while Democrats control the Senate and President Obama is in the White House.” HousePresidentChanceWhiteDemocratWhite HouseZeroPresident ObamaSenateObamacare Author:Juan Williams
“There is no debating that, under President Obama, corporate profits are at their highest levels in decades.” PresidentLevelsHighestProfitDecadesCorporatePresident Obama Author:Juan Williams
“For the first time since 2007 there is political momentum behind fixing the immigration system. President Obama in his State of the Union speech reached out to the right-wing by saying illegal immigrants seeking citizenship will have to pay taxes, learn English and get in line behind people who are trying to enter the United States. legally.” PeopleTryingFirstsStatesPoliticalPresidentLinesUnitedPayBehindsUnited StatesTaxesSpeechFirst TimeWingsUnionsSeekingImmigrationImmigrantsIllegalPresident ObamaCitizenshipMomentumRight WingFixingIllegal Immigrants Author:Juan Williams
“President Obama and Secretary Duncan have made stronger teacher evaluation a key part of their education reform efforts. Under their signature plan, called 'Race to the Top,' states can win federal support for schools by improving teacher evaluations.” MadeStatesSchoolWinningPresidentEffortRaceSupportTeacherPlansKeysStrongerReformPresident ObamaSecretaryImprovingSignaturesEvaluationEducation ReformDuncan Author:Juan Williams