by whitehouseon Apr 6, 2012
President Obama speaks about the women who have shaped his life, and explains why his Administration has worked to consider the needs of women in girls in every decision it makes. April 6, 2012
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Reject the radical Republican budget … Democrats.org
Yesterday our President had a few choice words for the radical Republican budget championed by Rep. Paul Ryan. He called it “so far to the right it makes the Contract with America look like the New Deal.”
From Medicare to Social Security, health care to education, the GOP is ready to cut to the bone some of our most basic government services — while not asking for a dime more from the wealthiest Americans.
President Obama called it what it is: “A Trojan horse… Disguised as deficit reduction plans, it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country.”
This isn’t just Paul Ryan’s budget — it’s also Mitt Romney‘s platform.
Let’s fight it. Add your name alongside mine to reject the Ryan budget. WWW.democrats.org
Here’s just a few of the things that would happen to Americans with the budget the GOP is backing.
Medicare? They’d throw it out the window, and give seniors a voucher that would amount to the second-cheapest health care plan in their community. Education? This plan would lay off thousands of teachers nationwide, and drastically cut financial aid — actually making college more expensive than it currently is. Investments in clean energy? Cut by a fifth.
WWW.democrats.org
In the President’s words: “Gutting the very things we need to grow an economy that’s built to last — education and training, research and development — it’s a prescription for decline.”
Perhaps even more telling are the things they’re fighting to protect: four billion annually in taxpayer-funded subsidies for giant oil companies that don’t need it; increases in defense spending completely beyond what the Pentagon even asked for; and even more tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.
So let’s break it down. This budget isn’t for the 98% of Americans making under $250,000 a year.
Who is it for? It’s laden with special interest kickbacks and protections to keep the status quo going for those on top.
Yesterday, the President said he’s going to fight against this budget until the other side starts listening. It’s our job to back him up.
WWW.democrats.org
Send a strong message to Ryan and the Republicans pushing this budget. Reject it outright today:
Thanks,
Patrick
Patrick Gaspard
Executive Director
Democratic National Committee
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Google … In the White House
by whitehouseon Apr 2, 2012
Members of the Google Art project and the Google Street View team recently came to the White House to create a new way for people to tour the White House. Take a look at the process that went into creating a 360 degree virtual walk through of the White House public tour.
In their continuing effort to make the White House more accessible, President Obama and the First Lady have teamed up with the Google Art Project. People all over the world can now take a 360-degree tour of the White House’s public rooms. The White House is the only building in the world that is simultaneously the home of a head of state, the executive office of a head of state, and is regularly open to the public for tours.More
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Special message to Planned Parenthood & Supporters … from President Obama
by PPVoteson Mar 27, 2012
President Obama knows how important women’s health is, and he respects the right of every woman to make her own medical decisions.
Watch the video to see his special message to Planned Parenthood Action Fund supporters — and then sign our letter thanking him for standing strong for women’s health:
Already, 20 million women have received preventive care without a co-pay because of the health care reform law. When the health care reform law is fully implemented, women will no longer be discriminated against by insurance companies, and essential services including cancer screenings, birth control, and HIV testing and counseling will be covered with no co-pays.
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a message to Mark Oxner – Alan Grayson just say NO to Racism
 Someone Please Explain This to Mark Oxner.
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In 2010, my opponent Dan Fanelli ran a TV ad arguing that white people should not be “pulled out of line at the airport,” because it’s an “invasion of our privacy,” and it’s “time to stop political correctness.”
Apparently, Fanelli had never heard of white terrorists Timothy McVeigh or Ted Kaczynski. But he may have heard later about Jared Loughner, who killed six people in his attempted assassination of Rep. Gabby Giffords, and Anders Breivik, who killed 93 people in Norway.
Well, the Silly Season is upon us again. My opponent Mark Oxner has topped Dan Fanelli.
Oxner is running an ad depicting Barack Obama, our first African-American President, as the captain of a slave ship. Populated by white children in chains.
The ad does feature some utterly incoherent, random references to “corporate subsidies,” “free healthcare,” bank bailouts, “the 99 percent,” Guy Fawkes, Cialis and “my husband’s solar company.” Much like a fevered, quick-cut dream of a junkie, strung out on meth. Or Glenn Beck. One or the other.
But the centerpiece of the ad is a maniacal photoshopped image of President Barack Obama, shouting “uh, no questions on this ship.” Plus a tight close-up of two 10-year-old white girls, in chains, rowing furiously. And in case you missed that oh-so-subtle point, there are balloons with the President’s campaign logo gently floating up and down, and the ship is called the “U.S.S. Obamaboat.”
In other words, prejudiced, demented garbage.
And I’m in the ad; my head is photoshopped onto the body of a parrot. Because, as everyone knows, I never have any thoughts of my own.
When Oxner posted this ad on YouTube, he understandably disabled the “like/dislike” ratings function, perhaps knowing that in Fanelli’s case, “dislike” beat out “like” by 10-to-1. Oxner also has assiduously deleted the cascade of criticism that was posted.
But he can’t censor the entire Internet. What did people say about Oxner’s ad? Well, I’ll give you a hint. If you google “Oxner racist,” you get 26,000 hits. Alternet called it “overt racism.” The Huffington Post called it “bizarre.” Facebook, without even bothering to comment on it, simply banned it.
Why is Mark Oxner running for Congress? Because KKK Grand Wizard David Duke isn’t a Florida resident?
I try really hard to give people good reasons to vote for me. Things I stand for. Things I care about. Things I’ve done. Things I’m going to do. But Mark Oxner has provided one of the best reasons I can think of: if I’m elected to Congress in November, then Mark Oxner won’t be.
We have set up a special ActBlue page, in honor of Mark Oxner, called “Beat the Bigot.” Because in every election, even if there isn’t always someone to vote for, there’s always someone to vote against. If you are just as disgusted with racist cranks like Mark Oxner as I am, then click here, and do something about it.
Courage,
Be a Seed for Change 
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