However time has come to start proclaiming the accomplishments and achievements of President Obama who I feel has not gotten the public traction for the good he has undertaken especially in support of the middle class.

Let’s start with this:
#1 Big Oil’s new ad attacking President Obama
In a battleground state ad, the American Energy Alliance is falsely claiming that President Obama is actively trying to make gas prices higher. Why would they want to tear down the President? Because he’s working to end the $4 billion in taxpayer subsidies to big oil companies. And because he’s working with automakers to nearly double fuel economy standards by 2025, which will save families over $8,000 at the pump over the life of their car. What others would call a smart, commonsense move, they’re calling “government invention at its worst.” It’s pretty clear that this front group is looking out for only one set of interests — their own. It’s up to us to make sure they don’t succeed at misleading Americans. (www.attackwatch.com/big-oil-launches-a-misleading-ad-campaign-about-the-presidents-energy-recor?source=20120403_sc_tt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20120403_sc_tt)

#2 Infographic: Big Oil gets a hand from… Mitt Romney
This week, we also dug in a little on where the GOP candidates stand on Big Oil. Mitt Romney’s front and center in supporting them — he would protect their $4 billion in taxpayer-funded subsidies, and his new tax plan would’ve granted them even more in tax breaks, to the tune of $2.7 billion in 2011 alone. He would even give free rein to oil speculators by repealing Wall Street reform. We crunched the numbers and created this infographic. Check it out, and make sure others see it, too: (www.keepinggophonest.com/romneys-big-oil-alliance-means-billions-in-subsidies-for-oil-companies?source=20120403_sc_tt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20120403_sc_tt)

#3 Video: Romney lies about the President on fiscal responsibility
What’s the easiest way to show someone’s lying? Their words vs. the truth, back-to-back. Check out this video featuring Mitt Romney’s attempt to twist the President’s words about fiscal responsibility, followed right up by exactly what the President said. (www.attackwatch.com/pants-on-fire-romney-manipulates-the-presidents-words-on-the-deficit?source=20120403_sc_tt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20120403_sc_tt)

#4 Keeping his Word: Manufacturing
Vice President Joe Biden is back on the campaign trail and recently spoke with factory workers in Davenport, Iowa, saying, “I come here today with a very, very simple message: Manufacturing is back.” We noted the occasion with a video about how President Obama kept his word from four years ago when he said, “To those who think that the decline of American manufacturing is inevitable or that manufacturing has no place in the 21st century economy, we say right here and right now that the fight for manufacturing’s future is the fight for America’s future.” A report yesterday shows American manufacturing expanding for the 32nd consecutive month. Watch the video, then ask your friends to check it out, too:

The President and Vice President have been fighting to bring back
manufacturing jobs — though Mitt Romney said the President was “out of touch” for suggesting that young people pursue these jobs. But when we take a look at Mitt Romney’s jobs record, we can see that he’s shipped jobs overseas, and even chosen to invest some of his money there. So before he tries again to tout his jobs record at Bain Capital or as governor of Massachusetts, fight back — with the facts:

#5 Five times Romney’s flunked on foreign policy
Mitt Romney has exhibited a significant lack of knowledge when it comes to foreign policy. From saying he’d like to continue to stay in Afghanistan when most Americans disagree, to calling Russia our “number one geopolitical foe,” we put together his top five foreign policy blunders. Pass them on:(www.keepinggophonest.com/five-times-romney-flunked-on-foreign-policy?source=20120403_sc_tt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20120403_sc_tt)

#6 What happens if we repeal Obamacare
To cap off the two-year anniversary of Obamacare, we put together a video highlighting what would happen if any of the leading GOP candidates got their way and repealed it. Watch the short video, then share it with friends and family. This is one thing we need to make sure people know:(www.keepinggophonest.com/the-republican-plan-to-repeal-obamacare-and-what-that-means-for-millions-of?source=20120403_sc_tt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=20120403_sc_tt)

A STERLING CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE AND A SOLID-GOLD 2012.

My Dear Friend,
First and foremost you need to toss Fox. Several things have to be kept in mind about President Obama: #1 the Republicans are on the record as of the inauguration night affirming that the highest priority for the Republican party is to deny Obama a second term, no matter what – regardless of the impact on legislation. You must remember that in this country the President proposes but the congress disposes. Their game plan is too not do anything that would give the President credit much less a victory- for anything: that includes rejecting his proposing legislation that they, the Republicans at times originally put forth and/or supported. The R’s will not negotiate anything but cut, cut, cut. There is no negotiation only capitulation to their demands. They bitch about Obama not creating jobs but then reject his plan that includes several elements they put forth or previously supported. They reject it and then with the cuts eliminate thousands of jobs when the cuts happen and people are let go: teachers, police, firefighters and ricochet all the way down the line to the local neighborhood family owned and operated business. Really cynical jerks. Furthermore recall that Obama inherited TWO wars and as a candidate made commitments to wind them down. The withdrawal from Iraq that the R’s are bitching now about is the deadline set by BUSH. Obama is following that deadline the R’s all supported and now rejects. Cynical jerks. The R’s refuse any sort of tax increase on those making over 1 million a year – many of those R’s fit that category and are trying to protect their own money. It is amazing that they moan and groan over taxes as though they are the only ones to have to pay them, and Democrats don’t. Amazing. Amazingly selfish and mean. Then the increase in wealth among the richest is 273% in the last ten years, while 1 out of every 5 Americans now needs help to eat in many areas. The chasm between rich and poor in America is growing wider. Corporations are awash in money but are not investing it, of course they are still lavishing multi-million bonuses on CEO’s who have resigned, been pushed out or otherwise not earned it.

GW Bush set this mess in motion in 2001 when instead of paying down the national debt with the huge surplus Clinton left, decided to give a tax break, mostly favoring the super rich. The Republicans o so often like to lecture on not spending what one does not have – how about paying what you owe before giving the money away in tax cuts? On top of it GW removed the banking regulations that had been put in place to check abuse and voilá the abuse grew to the emergency we have today…. Nice no? Then furthermore the R’s are rumbling and making waves wanting to move on a few of their long standing agenda items: bust the unions, eliminate minimum wage, since 1938 they have wanted to zap social security and since 1964 eliminate Medicare.

So you think what Fox and the Republicans are railing against the President is brainwashing you – you are more right than wrong. If you wonder about supporting the President and the Democrats in the next election JUST CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE…. And ask if pushing middle class to the edge of poverty, eliminating the support system in place between Americans and the corporate greed and abuse, squeezing the basic elements of the quality of life we have come to enjoy in this country, just ask yourself if that is the way to go.

Are you really selfish enough and mean enough to vote Republican??

Stephen Colbert had an interesting observation I want to close with..
“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we’ve got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don’t want to do it”

Would Jesus be a good Republican in today’s party??

Karl Rove was the “architect” behind George W. Bush’s re-election, and now he’s here to boost Rob McKenna’s campaign for Governor.

Backed by the Tea Party, the Koch Brothers, and now, Karl Rove, Rob McKenna can’t hide the fact he isn’t the moderate he pretends to be. Yet, many people still don’t know about McKenna’s ties to the extreme right.

You can help us change that. Please join Ambassador Joe Wilson at a rally outside the Washington State Republicans’ “Blueprint for Success” fundraiser, where we’ll tell Karl Rove and Rob McKenna that dirty politics don’t belong in our Governor’s mansion.

What: Reject Rove Rally with Ambassador Joe Wilson

When: Tuesday Ocober 18, 5:30pm

Where: Outside of the Bellevue Westin
Corner of 6th St. and 104th Ave., Bellevue

Stop No-Background-Check Gun Shows

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