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To Shut Up the Critics: What Obama's Done in a Year.

Consider the record: A week before he was sworn in, Obama jammed part two of the bank bailout down the throat of his own party — a $350 billion accomplishment. Two days after he was sworn in, Obama banned the use of "harsh interrogation " and ordered the closing of Guantánamo. A day later, Obama reversed George W. Bush's funding cutoff to overseas family planning organizations — saving millions of lives with the stroke of a pen. Three days after that, Obama gave a green light to the California car-emissions standards that Bush had been blocking for six years — an important step on the road to cleaner air and a cooler planet. Two weeks after that, Obama signed the stimulus bill — a $787 billion accomplishment. Ten days after that, Obama formally announced America's withdrawal from Iraq. A week later — we're in early March now — Obama erased Bush's decision to restrict federal funding for stem-cell research. In April and June, Obama forced Chrysler and GM into bankruptcy. In June, Obama reset the tone of our relations with the entire Arab world with a single speech — an accomplishment that the Bush administration failed to achieve despite a series of desperate PR moves (anyone remember Charlotte Beers?) and a "public diplomacy" budget of $1 billion a year. Also in June, Obama unveiled the "Cash for Clunkers" program, a "socialist " giveaway that reanimated the corpse of our car industry — leading, for example, to the billion-dollar profit that Ford announced on Monday. I haven't even mentioned Sonia Sotomayor, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the order to release the torture memos, Obama's push for charter schools, his $288 billion tax cut, or the end of Bush's war on medical marijuana. Or the minor fact that he seems to have — with Bush's help, it must be said — stopped the financial collapse, revived the credit markets, and nudged the economy toward 3.5 percent growth in the last quarter. Oh, and one more thing: President Obama is now a month or two from accomplishing the awesome and seemingly impossible task that eluded mighty presidents like FDR, LBJ, and WJC — health-care reform.  (Nov 3, 2009 | post #1)

NewsChannel5.com Nashville

Black Male Enrollment On Rise At TSU - NewsChannel 5.com - Nash...

Beautiful!  (Oct 7, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

YouTube - The Obama Plan in 4 Minutes

Straight, concise and simple.  (Sep 28, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

New Mock Mayor is making history

This is great! Opportunity!  (Aug 3, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

New Oregon law to require minority interviews for coaching posi...

Rooney hires Tomlin and the rest in history. Pittsburgh Steelers win their sixth Superbowl!  (Jul 23, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

Teen Becomes Youngest African American Female To Complete Fligh...

Ahhhh. Positive, inspirational & motivational! Why do others post gossip and stereotypical articles? I will never know.  (Jul 15, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

African American Father's Day at the Lincoln Memorial

BTW I added "African American" into the title. The event has little to do with any particular race. read the article.  (Jun 15, 2009 | post #7)

Prison

Derived in part from The New York Times Bestseller 'The Covenan...

Another great effort!  (Jun 14, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

Twin Saginaw barbers spread healthy message

Another positive, inspirational & motivational story!  (Jun 9, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

CBCF Resource Guide on Recovery Funds for African Americans

This is a great resource to for those interested in stimulus funds.  (May 18, 2009 | post #1)

African-American

Where did all the guns come from?

Yes. yes. Yes. That is the question. Who is willfully distributing these guns!  (May 15, 2009 | post #2)

African-American

You Know You're A Troll When.....

Just keeping this thread fresh!  (May 14, 2009 | post #263)

African-American

Is it time to develop the phrase "Poor Black Trash?

The intention to develop the phrase was done in jest. What I was trying to do was spark conversation surrounding the phrase. It worked!!! Thanks for your contributions. Any more?  (May 14, 2009 | post #13)

African-American

Is it time to develop the phrase "Poor Black Trash?

I think you said what I was trying to say....better than I said it!  (May 13, 2009 | post #5)