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I found these videos on Jimmy Akin’s Catholic blog.  They are amazingly good at illustrating Obama’s budget cuts and spending, so I thought I would share them with the PonderPost readers.  Enjoy!

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Tim Jones
Author: Tim Jones
Articles: 4
Website: http://therealtimjones.com
About: Internet Entrepreneur, Conservative, Dad, Husband, Disney Fan & Expert - Not necessarily in that order.

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During the Presidential campaign season we heard lots of talk about change. Barack Obama told us he would deliver change and, as President, that is exactly what he is doing. Few would doubt that he’s keeping that promise.

In no particular order, let’s look at some of the changes we’ve seen so far in these first 100 days.

  • Ordered the closure of Gitmo within one year (learn more).
  • Allowed travel and financial transactions to communist Cuba (learn more).
  • Ended harsh interrogation methods for terrorist detainees (learn more).
  • Releases secret Bush Administration documents about methods for handling terrorist prisoners (learn more).
  • Called for nuclear disarmament and an end to nuclear testing (learn more).
  • No longer calls the war against radical Islamic terrorists a “war on terror” (learn more).
  • Allows federal tax dollars to fund embryonic stem cell research (learn more).
  • Reverses the Mexico City policy and lifts the ban on federal funding of foreign abortions (learn more).
  • Speaks at the Catholic Georgetown University but asks them to cover up their Christian symbols (learn more).
  • Declares that the United states is not a Christian nation (learn more).
  • Massively increases spending and doubles the national debt (learn more).
  • Bows to the King of Saudi Arabia (learn more – includes photo & video) but not the Queen of England. [As President, he should not bow to any leader.]
  • Fires the CEO of a private corporation — GM (learn more).
  • Maintains control over banks by refusing the repayment of TARP money (learn more).
  • Buddies up to Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez (learn more – see photos below). [click to continue…]

Mike Allen
Author: Mike Allen
Articles: 3
Website: http://www.ponderstorm.com
About: Founder of PonderPost & Ponderstorm.com. Entrepreneur, husband & father, business owner. Pro-life, fiscal conservative from Mississippi. Admirer of Jesus. Conservationist. Limited government advocate.

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President Obama Giving Commencement Speech for Notre Dame

March 24, 2009

The University of Notre Dame has invited President Obama to give the commencement speech at the spring graduation ceremony.  Additionally, the university will bestow an honorary doctor of laws degree upon the President.
This has the Catholic community in quite a stir, as parishioners from both sides of the discussion weigh in.  On one side, many [...]

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The Obama & Biden Gaffe Machine

March 20, 2009

Everybody makes mistakes. As in life, in politics there is no exception to this axiom. However, while it is understandable that a new administration will make a few extra mistakes, some of the recent ones by Obama and Biden are being noted around the world. For example, British Telegraph.co.uk editor Toby Harnden’s “Top 10 Gaffes [...]

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