Barack Obama Skips More than Half of his Daily Intelligence Meetings, Yet Touts His Foreign Policy Experience on the Campaign Trail

The absentee President … Priorities?

During Barack Obama’s first 1,225 days in office, Obama attended his PDB, Presidential Daily Brief, just 536 times, or 43.8% of the time. So you think that is a poor attendance rate, during 2011 and the first half of 2012, his attendance became even less frequent, falling to just over 38%. So much for making being informed a priority. What could be more important? Weasel Zippers opines, he [Obama] has bigger issues to worry about, namely fundraising, golfing and campaigning. Also reported at the Lonely Conservative, former Bush administration officials told Thiessen he held these meetings six days a week without fail. Obama has more important things to do, like try to save his job.

President Obama is touting his foreign policy experience on the campaign trail, but startling new statistics suggest that national security has not necessarily been the personal priority the president makes it out to be. It turns out that more than half the time, the commander in chief does not attend his daily intelligence meeting.

The Government Accountability Institute, a new conservative investigative research organization, examined President Obama’s schedule from the day he took office until mid-June 2012, to see how often he attended his Presidential Daily Brief (PDB) — the meeting at which he is briefed on the most critical intelligence threats to the country. During his first 1,225 days in office, Obama attended his PDB just 536 times — or 43.8 percent of the time. During 2011 and the first half of 2012, his attendance became even less frequent — falling to just over 38 percent. By contrast, Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush almost never missed his daily intelligence meeting.

Hmm, but yet the Obama spin machine has presented the narrative and optic that Obama is large and in charge.Of course many of us know better from Obama who leads from behind. However, in this case he is not even present, yet some how the president “brilliantly runs” meetings that he is not even attending.

Yet Vietor also directed me to a Post story written this year in which Obama officials discuss the importance of the intelligence meeting and extol how brilliantly the president runs it. “Obama reads the PDB ahead of time and comes to the morning meeting with questions.

Not so consistently, it seems. Since Obama officials have actively promoted the way the president runs his daily intelligence meeting as evidence of his national security leadership (even releasing a photo of him receiving the briefing on an iPad), it is fair to ask why he skips the daily meeting so often.

Makes one just scratch their head at the aloofness and arrogance of not attending such and important daily meeting. UNREAL.

United States Drops to No. 7 in 2012 Global Competitiveness Index Report, US Dropped for 4th Year in a Row

Yeah, here is yet another reason why President Barack Obama needs to be a one term president. The United States has now dropped to #7 in the 2012 Global Competitiveness Index report. Thanks President Obama. The US has dropped for the fourth year in a row because of exploding debt and deficits. Another four years of Obama and his $16 trillion debt and climbing should take the US out of the top 10 or even lower.

The U.S. dropped to No. 7 on the World Economic Forum’s newly released 2012 Global Competitiveness Index report. Switzerland retained its top position as the most competitive nation, followed by Singapore, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.

Asian countries continue to be among the most competitive—and many are gaining strength. Among the top 20, five are from Asia. Compared to last year’s ranking, Singapore retains its No. 2 spot, Hong Kong gained two positions, Taiwan remains No. 13, Korea advanced five spots and Japan

However, leaders in Washington have a bit of work to do to help America regain the top ranking . The report argues that the country’s drawbacks have “deepened since past assessments,” says the report. It points to a business community critical toward public and private institutions, a lack of trust in politicians, and a concern “about the government’s ability to maintain arms-length relationships with the private sector.”

What a novel concept that the economies decline occurs when business is demonized by the government. As reported at The New American, the American economy’s sharp decline in recent years is due to, among other problems, a lack of trust in government and politicians, especially by businesses.

According to the WEF survey, the American economy’s sharp decline in recent years is due to, among other problems, a lack of trust in government and politicians — especially by businesses — as well as declining macroeconomic and political stability. More important to the latest drop in the rankings this year, however: increasing fears over the U.S. economy’s fiscal health as the federal government continues to borrow more than a trillion dollars per year with no end in sight

But that is not all. The wild federal deficit spending projected to reach $1.1 trillion this year and the incredible failure to urgently address it contributed too, as evidenced by rating agencies’ decisions to slash their credit outlook on U.S. government debt last year. There is also the looming “fiscal cliff” economists keep warning about as massive tax hikes — so-called “Taxmageddon” — approaches quickly.

“A number of weaknesses are chipping away at its competitiveness … the U.S. fiscal imbalances and continued political deadlock over resolving these challenges,” another WEF economist, Jennifer Blanke, told CNBC. “If you look at competitiveness, what we are talking about is productivity. It’s countries that are productive that can support the sorts of rising living standards and high wages that everyone is looking for.”

Daily Commentary – Tuesday, September 11, 2012 – Retiring Car Dealership Owner Gives Employees $1000 For Each Year of Employment

• It is the Michigan car dealer owners way of thanking his employees

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11 Years Later … September 11, 2001, Do Not Ever Forget What Happened that Fateful Day … Always Remember the Heroes

AMERICA, AS MANY TRY TO DIVIDE US, DO NOT EVER FORGET WHAT UNITES US AND MAKES THE UNITED STATES THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

In  Memory of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and the heroes that inspired a nation. It has been 11 years to the day of that fateful September morning in 2001 where in an instant our lives and world changed forever. More than 3000 people lost their lives in NYC at the World Trade Center, in Washington, DC as flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon and in a field in Shanksville, PA where heroes aboard Flight 93 took matters into their hands and said “NO to terrorism”.  We saw pure evil and we saw the best of people. The heroism of those who responded to the terrible terrorist and cowardice acts will never be forgotten as well. Fireman, police, paramedics and first responders running into buildings to help their fellow man, perishing in their efforts.

Remember in your head the evil  that caused this day; however, always remember in your heart the heroes that rose up to show what makes America, America.  God Bless the men, women, victims and heroes who were lost on 9/11. God Bless the families that had their lives forever altered on that terrible day. As the years go by, we continue and will always we celebrate those who died far too soon. Too many children grew up without dads and moms.  So many brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and grand parents lost.

As George W. Bush stated, “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot shake the foundation of America.  These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” Today our Nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, And we responded with the best of America.”

To the the many Americans who lost loved ones, knew someone who was affected by the terrorist attacks and those who simply just rose up to support in prayers those who died that day, please do not ever forget. I will ask all … Do you Remember?

GOD BLESS YOU ALL. We remember Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham, Jeremy Glick, Sandra Bradshaw, Tom Burnett and all the heroes aboard Flight 93. Average Americans who rose up against terrorism, LETS ROLL!!!

CREW
Lorraine G. Bay, 58, East Windsor, N.J.
Sandra W. Bradshaw, 38, Greensboro, N.C.
Jason Dahl, 43, Denver, Colo.
Wanda Anita Green, 49, Linden, N.J.
Leroy Homer, 36, Marlton, N.J.
CeeCee Lyles, 33, Fort Myers, Fla.
Deborah Welsh, 49, New York, N.Y.

PASSENGERS
Christian Adams, 37, Biebelsheim, Germany
Todd Beamer, 32, Cranbury, N.J.
Alan Beaven, 48, Oakland, CA
Mark K. Bingham, 31, San Francisco, Calif.
Deora Frances Bodley, 20, San Diego, Calif.
Marion Britton, 53, New York, N.Y.
Thomas E. Burnett Jr., 38, San Ramon, Calif.
William Cashman, 57, North Bergen, N.J.
Georgine Rose Corrigan, 56, Honolulu, Hawaii
Patricia Cushing, 69, Bayonne, N.J.
Joseph Deluca, 52, Ledgewood, N.J.
Patrick Joseph Driscoll, 70, Manalapan, N.J.
Edward P. Felt, 41, Matawan, N.J.
Jane C. Folger, 73, Bayonne, N.J.
Colleen Laura Fraser, 51, Elizabeth, N.J.
Andrew Garcia, 62, Portola Valley, Calif.
Jeremy Glick, 31, Hewlett, N.J.
Lauren Grandcolas, 38, San Rafael, Calif.
Donald F. Greene, 52, Greenwich, Conn.
Linda Gronlund, 46, Warwick, N.Y.
Richard Guadagno, 38, of Eureka, Calif.
Toshiya Kuge, 20, Nishimidoriguoska, Japan
Hilda Marcin, 79, Budd Lake, N.J.
Nicole Miller, 21, San Jose, Calif.
Louis J. Nacke, 42, New Hope, Pa.
Donald Arthur Peterson, 66, Spring Lake, N.J.
Jean Hoadley Peterson, 55, Spring Lake, N.J.
Waleska Martinez Rivera, 37, Jersey City, N.J.
Mark Rothenberg, 52, Scotch Plains, N.J.
Christine Snyder, 32, Kailua, Hawaii
John Talignani, 72, New York, N.Y.
Honor Elizabeth Wainio, 27, Watchung, N.J.
Olga Kristin Gould White, 65, New York, N.Y.

Many in the media say that the pics and videos of that day are too disturbing to show and that we will never heal. Sorry I disagree, if we fail to learn from history, we are destined to repeat it. Please do not ever forget.

Initial Bulletins as it transpired that September Day

Tribute to 9-11

GOD BLESS AMERICA – LEE GREENWOOD

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I’d worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I wont forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.

And I gladly stand up,
next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land,
God bless the USA.

God bless the victims of 9-11, their families and loved ones. God bless the heroes who gave their lives for others. You shall never be forgot. You represent the best of America.

CNN Poll Has Obama Up by 6% Over Romney, But Is He? New Skewed, Bias Poll by the MSM Samples Democrats 50.4%, Republicans 45.4% & Independents at 4.2%

Who needs Democrat voter fraud, when we have Democrat skewed polling fraud …

A CNN poll following the DNC convention has President Barack Obama up by 6% over Mitt Romney. Wow, that’s a big post convention bounce. It seems almost unbelievable, too good to be true for Obama and Democrats. Certainly seems to be great news for Obama at face value. However, as many of us have come to realize when it comes to the corrupt liberal media complex, they cannot be trusted.

A new survey indicates President Barack Obama moved up four points following the Democratic National Convention last week, and now has a six point advantage over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

According to a CNN/ORC International Poll (PDF) released Monday, 52% of likely voters nationwide back the president, compared to 46% for Romney. Just before the convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Obama was tied with Romney 48%-48%.

If you thought the CNN polling numbers were a bit far fetched, guess what, they were. As reported at the Examiner, the CNN ORC International was incredibly skewed to Democrats. How bad did CNN skew the poll? Take a look, the sample for the CNN/ORC poll includes 50.4% Democrats and 45.4% Republicans and appears to have only 4.2% independents. Seriously? This should be considered polling fraud. The liberal media takes a fraudulent poll like this and then makes it part of the news cycle. All based upon a purposeful misrepresentation of the fact.

The latest CNN/ORC poll released today shows a wider lead for President Obama than the previous CNN/ORC poll but it is doubly skewed. It massively under-samples independents while it also over-samples Democratic voters. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll official reports Obama at 52 to percent and Mitt Romney at 46 percent. Unskewed, the data reveals a 53 percent to 45 percent lead for Romney.

This new CNN/ORC survey, unlike many other analyzed, not only over-samples Democratic voters, but also massively under-samples independent voters, to produce a result more favorable to Barack Obama. This survey’s sample includes 397 registered Republicans and 441 registered Democrats. But the survey included a total of 822 registered voters, leaving only 37 independent voters at most. The survey clearly under-sampled independent and Republican voters.

The reality is that if a more accurate number of Republicans and Independents were included the poll would show Mitt Romney leading 53 percent to 45 percent for Obama. Ain’t that amazing? It just does not fit the liberal MSM narrative to get Obama reelected.