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Less than one year into Barack Obama’s second term, the emerging story of the Obama presidency isn’t the racial barriers crossed and the would-be liberal renaissance. It hasn’t been defined by the old conservative versus liberal paradigm. The real story of Obama’s presidency has been that of a moderate administration, attempting to govern in an increasingly radical country. From health care to war, from the budget and taxes, to treaties and terrorism, President Obama has encountered an emerging extremism the likes of which few presidents before him have seen. Each of the president’s policies and every major national [...]

In case you missed it, on Thursday afternoon President Obama delivered a speech on his administration's future agenda for national security, specifically detailing the boundaries in which he will approach usage of drones and transferring of Gitmo detainees. Mid-way through his speech at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., Medea Benjamin, the leader of the human rights activist group Code Pink, stood up and interrupted the president's speech with shouts of "Abide by the rule of law — you’re a constitutional lawyer!" How she got into the event exactly is still unknown. The presser was not open [...]

Oh Alex Jones. I feel our relationship is getting a wee bit stale. I mean, it's just become a bit rote and predictable. You don't send me flowers anymore, and it's like we can't have a national disaster anymore without you and your friends pondering whether or not the government caused it on purpose as part of some nefarious plan to, um, I don't know. Mess with Oklahoma? For funsies? Yesterday on his show, a grandmother who had been a fan of Jones' "since he was a young man" called to inquire about the possibility of [...]

Deep on page 2 of a relatively run-of-the-mill article about Obama in today's New York Times was a small quote, directly attributed (but anonymously sourced) that President Obama wants to "go Bulworth" – a reference to a 1998 Warren Beatty political comedy where a president goes somewhat hip-hop and speaks his mind. Here's the quote: Yet Mr. Obama also expresses exasperation. In private, he has talked longingly of “going Bulworth,” a reference to a little-remembered 1998 Warren Beatty movie about a senator who risked it all to say what he really thought. While Mr. Beatty’s [...]

What the fuck happened to Barack Obama? Many Americans may be asking that question, which I will address toward the end of the article. First, we should recap the president's recent troubles. We know now (as if we really had any doubts before) that his State Department distorted the truth coming out of the Benghazi embassy attack. We know that the IRS, an executive agency, targeted Tea Party tax-exempt groups with audits, and have now learned from the Associated Press that its reporters were surveilled by the Department of Justice. If you are a Democrat and [...]

Did you know that we are nearing THE VERY END OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION? Hmmm? And that the end of Western Civilization is going to happen because sometimes the President brings up race sometimes and is not congratulatory enough to football players who love Jesus? It's true, at least according to Tea Party favorite Rep. Steve King of Iowa. He took the time to explain all of this in a grandiose speech on the House floor last week. He started off his speech by explaining that President Obama "threw a wedge down" on issues of race by [...]

Rush Limbaugh is just a freaking parody of himself. He really is. The thing that's always surprising to me is that I know that if I were to imagine what terrible, convoluted thing he would say about a given topic, it would not be nearly as bizarre as what he actually says. If I had to have guessed what terrible thing Limbaugh would say about the Ohio kidnappings, I would have figured he'd say something along the lines of "Oh, they were totally asking for it! All women secretly want to be kidnapped and raped repeatedly and kept in a [...]

The best part about some hardcore conservative gun lovers is the hyperbolic statements about "pro life" while simultaneously getting mindboners about shooting women in the face—as with this zombie woman above, named " The Ex ." The website is quoted as saying: "To discriminate against Women by not having them represented in our product selection would be just plain sexist." So would having a shooting target that bleeds oh my god who are we as a people when did our reality become a sudden dick salad what the fucking fuck, people. This is, of course, [...]

The highlight of Saturday night's White House Correspondence Dinner, for me, did not take place at the Washington Hilton Hotel but, rather, on Twitter. When former reality TV star Sarah Palin attempted a troll tweet that brought her back nothing but a volcano of heinous @-replies , I thought the night couldn't get much better than that. Of course, I wasn't really paying attention to the WHCD dinner in the first place. But on Monday I watched Steven Spielberg's bit about casting Daniel Day-Lewis in an upcoming Obama biopic, and, I gotta say, it's as clever as [...]

I reached dangerous levels of nerdocity last night, as I was in my glory glued to C-Span watching The White House Correspondent's Dinner. For those from Brockton, it's the annual White House roast session where all of media comes together to basically watch a roast. Bill O'reilley, Tavis Smiley, and Arianna Huffington all in the same room getting shit on. I literally lol'd throughout Obama and Conan's routines. Light one up and N.T.F.O. (Nerd The Fuck Out) Barry came out to "All I Do Is Win" and set shit off [...]

President Obama was on hand at what he called a " Texas-sized party " in Dallas today for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library . Along with other former presidents Obama was tasked with giving a speech that celebrated the man and the legacy of George W. Bush. Which seems slightly awkward for Obama to do, since his whole candidacy for president was kind of based on being the anti-Bush—on restoring America's credibility at home and its image abroad. Bush left office with his reputation in tatters, one of the lowest-approved presidents ever, with [...]

President Obama gave an interview to "The Today Show" just a few hours before the Boston Marathon on Monday, and with all the hullabaloo over the last week, they just got around to airing it today. Most of it was the usual fare about gun control and diplomatic strategy with North Korea and blah blah, but he did have one brilliant quip about how he and Michelle plan to convince their kids not to get tattoos: "What we’ve said to the girls is, ‘If you guys ever decided you’re going to get [...]

In case you didn't hear (or maybe you did and you're just reading this in some sort of nostalgia for what took place an hour ago, most likely in sepia tone) the AP Twitter account got hacked, tweeting out an erroneous tweet. But this wasn't any ordinary tweet, dear reader. Oh no. Check out the top one: So, that happened. You'd think that one wrong tweet couldn't do much harm, but it in fact took the DOW down 150 whole points in a matter of seconds: [...]

Only hours after we learned that a Mississippi Republican senator who looks a lot like the dad from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" received a poisoned letter in Washington from someone who is probably totally crazy, more bogus fan mail has been sent to the U.S. Capitol. A Secret Service spokesperson announced that a "suspicious substance" was found in another letter that was addressed to the president. The parcel is still being screened, says the FBI. "To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance," reads the letter to [...]

Jay-Z's "Open Letter" has to be the first Soundcloud upload to receive comment, within a week, from both the White House press office and the President himself. In an interview with Savannah Guthrie aired this ... read more �

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President Obama gave his second press conference inside of 24 hours in regards to the bombing at the Boston Marathon on Monday. "We know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of members and took the lives of others, including an eight-year-old boy," he told members of the press Tuesday morning. "Given what we now know, the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism. What we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why ... We're at the beginning of our investigation. It will take time to follow every lead, but we will find out." [...]

Bill O'Reilly isn't petty. He just wants to know why Obama had the sheer gall to call what happened in Boston yesterday a "tragedy," because he should have said terrorism or something? I don't know, it's Bill O'Reilly. I do not purport to know his ways. Are terrorism and tragedy two incompatible things? If they are, I admit to being caught unawares. Via Crooks and Liars And another thing! Like so many freaking people on the social media yesterday, O'Reilly is pointing out all the other horrific, violent incidents [...]

Harlem native MC, Immortal Technique, sat with HardKnockTV to share his opinion on couple of issues, including growing up on Hip-hop, President Obama, Prison Life, Mormonism and many others. Check him out below. Watch: [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]

Sobre a sua suposta polémica visita não autorizada a Cuba com Beyoncé, Jay-Z responde com  o tema “Open letter”, carregadíssimo de teor político, tecendo assim uma crítica feroz ao governo de Obama, bem como ao senado americano. Gravado em sessões contínuas, contou com a ajuda de Timbaland e Swizz Beatz, resultando num tema forte e pujante. Afinal, ainda se faz música de intervenção, de luta pelos direitos, sobretudo um dos mais fundamentais do ser humano – a liberdade de expressão. Carlos Oliveira

• Life+Times - JAY Z "Open Letter"

Open Letter , a música nova do Jay-Z, saiu hoje de manhã após rumores nessa madrugada. Se os versos de Jay ainda alcançam expectativas não importa, afinal, a letra da faixa foi pauta hoje na coletiva de imprensa da Casa Branca. Ao contrário do que o rapper diz, o Secretário desmentiu qualquer envolvimento de Obama na viajem de Hov à Cuba. Desnecessário, lógico, mas ainda sim dá pra sacar o nível do negócio. Stream rola logo abaixo via Soundcloud.

• Life+Times - JAY Z "Open Letter"