Trump vs President Obama and Pope Francis on Religion

President Obama on Gun Control

I applaud and support President Obama's stance and objectives and speech on gun control. No machine should ever be put above Human life nor give anybody a superior feeling of power. I say this as an FOID card holder and gun owner in IL.


I like Obama's quote on what former and late President Reagan said about gun control.


There are apx 88 guns for every 100 Americans in this country, we are well armed as it is. Too many needless deaths though, our gun culture is inferior compared to Japans, Canada's, Sweden, Israel and Switzerland.


An exception is that citizens in major city's that have gang activity and are not affiliated with any gangs and are in good standing, etc should be required to concealed carry guns at all times.

President Obama on Gun.Control

“We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction. When Americans are killed in mine disasters, we work to make mines safer. When Americans are killed in floods and hurricanes, we make communities safer. When roads are unsafe, we fix them to reduce auto fatalities. We have seat belt laws because we know it saves lives. The notion that gun violence is somehow different, that our freedom, our Constitution prohibits any modest regulation of how we use a deadly weapon, when there are law-abiding gun owners all across the country who could hunt and protect their families and do everything they do under such regulations. Doesn’t make sense." President Obama ☀

Message To Trump Audience Member

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You are misinformed, conspiracy minded and have obvious psychological issues that have manifested themselves in the form of fears, phobias, Islamophobia and racism plus speculation, fantasy and imagination in the fact that you believe that President Obama is a Muslim and not American.


He is not a Muslim and in fact did years of work for the Catholic Church in Chicago for 12 Parishes during the 1980's, plus attended a Christian Church for over 20 years and has stated numerous times that he is a Christian.


You sir and others have no right to lie, slander, make false accusations nor character assassinate our current President, a Christian and natural born U.S. Citizen.


Just because hid father was a Muslim does not mean he is and there is no proof, a court of law would claim here say on you.


Even Colin Powell remarked "So what if he's a Muslim?"


Shame on you.


You are what's wrong with America.

Food Stamps Help The American Economy

Food stamps help contribute to the American economy.


 They not only feed people esp children that need food and the disabled but they contribute to giving profits to food distributors, manufacturer's, suppliers, grocery chains and grocery truck drivers plus employees and food companies.


 It made me sad that President Obama cut $10 Billion on food stamps over 10 years but also that IL Gov. Bruce Rauner made even more cuts in food stamps

President Obama's Major Failure

To lower flags at half mast for the fallen Marines and sailor in Chattanooga.

Social Justice, Catholic Activism and our Supreme Court

Remember that there is nothing socialist in nature about free healthcare (Jesus was socialist in nature) and Hitler and Stalin persecuted gay people, executing ones in unofficial gay marriages, radical Islamic extremists do the same.


 Our Supreme Court is an extension of our Constitution and the rulings represent social experimentation turning into social progress and social justice (I say this as a Historian).
 Remember: President Obama did volunteer work for the RCC in Chicago for 12 Parishes during the 80's, his roots are Catholic activist in nature and represent social justice like Pope Francis.

President Obama on the passing of Beau Biden

A Statement From The White House About The Biden Family...

 "Michelle and I are grieving tonight. Beau Biden was a friend of ours. His beloved family – Hallie, Natalie, and Hunter – are friends of ours. And Joe and Jill Biden are as good as friends get.


 Beau took after Joe. He studied the law, like his dad, even choosing the same law school. He chased a life of public service, like his dad, serving in Iraq and as Delaware’s Attorney General. Like his dad, Beau was a good, big-hearted, devoutly Catholic and deeply faithful man, who made a difference in the lives of all he touched – and he lives on in their hearts.
 But for all that Beau Biden achieved in his life, nothing made him prouder; nothing made him happier; nothing claimed a fuller focus of his love and devotion than his family.
 Just like his dad.


 Joe is one of the strongest men we’ve ever known. He’s as strong as they come, and nothing matters to him more than family. It’s one of the things we love about him. And it is a testament to Joe and Jill – to who they are – that Beau lived a life that was full; a life that mattered; a life that reflected their reverence for family.


 The Bidens have more family than they know. In the Delaware they love. In the Senate Joe reveres. Across this country that he has served for more than forty years. And they have a family right here in the White House, where hundreds of hearts ache tonight – for Hallie, Natalie, and Hunter; for Joe and for Jill; for Beau’s brother, Hunter; his sister, Ashley, and for the entire Biden clan.


“I have believed the best of every man,” wrote the poet William Butler Yeats, “And find that to believe it is enough to make a bad man show him at his best or even a good man swing his lantern higher.”


Beau Biden believed the best of us all. For him, and for his family, we swing our lanterns higher.


 Michelle and I humbly pray for the good Lord to watch over Beau Biden, and to protect and comfort his family here on Earth." —President Obama on the passing of Beau Biden

The Insanity That Is Texas

Let me be blunt, or blunter than I’ve already been: anybody, anybody, who believes President Obama is about to send the United Nations to invade Texas, declare martial law, and herd Texans into FEMA Death Camps Of Death cleverly hidden in a secret network of continent spanning tunnels linking Wal-Marts across the nation, anybody who believes this ridiculous howling bullshit in any way whatsoever should be darted with powerful tranquilizers, netted from black helicopters, pumped full of happy juice before they start eating their own feces, and installed in a dark padded cell where the most dangerous thing they encounter each day is a small plastic cup of institutional butterscotch pudding pushed through a small opening in the bottom of the door with a stick. Jade Helm: The Insanity that Ate Texas ☀

President Obama on Selma

"Selma is not just about commemorating the past. Selma is now." President Obama ☀

When Christians get defensive...

"When Christians get defensive and indignant about being reminded of the sins of our ancestors like slavery and the crusades, it indicates that we don’t really believe that Jesus died for those sins. There is nothing morally superior about Christians. We simply have a powerful resource in Jesus’ cross for being humble and truthful about our past and present shortcomings. The response of many Christians to President Obama’s prayer breakfast remarks suggests that they haven’t yet put their faith in Jesus’ cross." Morgan Guyton via azspot.net

President Obama: "cause I won both campaigns"

...in the State of the Union address just now, President Obama says he's going to do what's best for America because he doesn't have any more campaigns to run, to which the Republican dominated Congress applauds.
 Obama responds, "I know, cause I won the last two elections."
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President Obama's SOTU Address last night

Was fantastic.


"To CEO's and business owners: if you want something done, hire a Veteran."


"I won both campaigns" quote


"Try feeding or supporting a family on less then 15k a year"


"We will continue the fight against ISIS"


President Obama talked about free speech and other pressing matters as well.


The Republicans and conservatives will continue to oppose him, even though he is a moderate middle of the road, in many ways conservative like GWB.


And no he is not dividing our country but right wingers are.

President Obama and Cuba Quote

"Ah, Republicans . . . you hate this whole renewal of diplomatic relations with Cuba, because, well, we all know how much you cherish the freedoms we enjoy here (except, ya know, contraception . . . and abortion . . . oh, and religion) - but anyway, can I just point out the hypocrisy of this position, considering that Republican aides (including presidential hopeful Rubio's aide) took all-expense-paid trips to China this summer . . . ? I'm thinking nobody is gonna look to China as a bastion of civil liberties - except maybe Republicans, right now, as they attempt to justify their motherfucking hypocrisy . . . .
" Friend Julie Kindal Driscoll via Facebook

Wagging The Dog

"Wagging the dog is so easy in America. I expect the same thing to happen in 2016:
 1) Make sure the Democratic candidate is pro-war, pro-spying, and pro-corporate welfare. Ask them to make extremely liberal speeches, and even pretend not to be as stated above.


 2) Make an inflammatory frivolous campaign against him or her. Be intentionally racist if the candidate is black, sexist, if a woman. Make fun of everything. Create straw man arguments (like question their citizenship, or religious affiliation). Attack their mother.


 3) Watch otherwise liberal individuals flock to that Democrat's defense, not because they agree with their policies, but because he is being brutally and unfairly attacked.
 4) Sit back and enjoy the results: More war, broad based investigation of every citizen without judicial oversight, and big fat corporate kick backs on policies that only benefit corporations and not the American public (i.e. drone wars, or shifting the profits from doctors to health insurance companies).
 See, a lot easier than attempting to push a conservative candidate through the election system on a Republican ticket where they belong!


 So go ahead and support Obomba and continue supporting the Turncoatcrat Democrats in 2016. And best of all, keep falling for those "Conservative" warmonger tricks. Boy do they love making you think that they are sincere, as you keep blindly doing their bidding... After all, a REAL liberal in power could ruin EVERYTHING they've built up since Reagan, and if the military cash cow were to run dry, and the money were to go to public works and social projects, now that would leave a lot of their friends looking for legitimate work..." Friend Sam via facebook

Immigration Assumptions And Omissions

"1.I don’t believe Americans grasp how racist the origins of immigration law truly is. For nearly the first entire half of the nation’s history, there were not any relevant immigration restrictions — if you were of the “right” race (white) and “right” religion (Protestant Christian). There literally was no issue with Waspish folk coming and going. The first immigration restrictions were levied against Chinese migrants and those of Southern European (and Irish, who shared the “wrong” religion, Catholicism). It also coincided with pogroms and mob violence against such groups that were viewed as poisonous intruders. So when anti-immigration lobbyists trumpet this “rule of law”, they’re really resting on an ugly legacy.

2.Even today, while we’ve shed most of that ugliness, there still remains great injustice in immigration law. For certain countries of origin (Cuba), if you plant your feet on US soil, you’re automatically legal. Not so for all the other Latin American nations, most of which features governments of a far more oppressive nature. Or if you can throw a baseball, brandish a hockey stick, or shoot a basketball exceptionally well, you’re in. Or if you’re blessed with abundant wealth. I concede, that for many Americans, this framework of immigration law is a natural democratic consensus on who is worthy to enter, but to a Jesus follower, it is backwards to the truth of the Gospel.

3.An oft-repeated argument against more open immigration is one of economics — that the costs of adding people is staggering and would be a drain on the nation’s coffers, and especially detrimental to lower and middle class workers. But this is a vivid illustration of faulty zero sum economic thinking — that there’s a static economic pie, and more folks carving out slices means less for all. Truth is, the economics are much more dynamic — vibrant immigration means more economic activity (growing the pie), greater velocity of money (multiplying the pie), and a larger pool from which creativity and innovation can arise. In fact, it’s a large part on how America attained greatness. And today, in the US (as well as other western nations), we have a growing imbalance in the ratio of younger workers to older retirees. Wouldn’t more open immigration be a natural sensible treatment?

4.It is pointed out that America already has the most generous immigration policy in the world. This is true, but I am disturbed that this trope is brandished against meaningful reform. That because the US is better than most (or all) other countries, we need to do nothing (or focus on punitive measures). But that would be like nations in the 19C refusing to abolish slavery (or apply any other social justice remedy) because we’re more humane than those other countries already in how we treat slaves, the downtrodden, etc.

5.Capital, money, electronic bits can move freely across political borders in the 21C. Why should human beings be treated less than? The human right to migration should be as fundamental as the right to freedom of expression and freedom from discrimination on grounds of gender, race, religion, or sexuality."


Via azspot.net

If President Obama Were A White Man... On Immigration

If President Obama were white and had been playing on a level field, Congress would have passed immigration reform long ago. For now we can just hope that the hatred by the Republican Party for our first black president doesn’t drive us to the brink of ruin—again—as they shut down our government and/or try to undermine healthcare reform, all just to get even with the black man they swore to destroy. Meanwhile President Obama is managing to govern anyway, even if only through executive orders, pushed to govern by extreme means by his extremist and irrational opponents. And his action seems more in keeping with the spirit of Thanksgiving than the bitter opposition to welcoming the stranger in our midst is" Frank Schaffer Also we are a nation of immigrants." Frank Schaffer


We all have ancestors that either came from Europe, Africa, the UK, Australia, Russia, the Middle East, China, Japan, Italy, Mexico, South America,etc

Right Wing Fallacies

So many right wingers claim snopes.com news items are not true when in fact they are, thoroughly researched by an educated couple that are not even registered Democrats nor liberals. Plus with sources provided. This also reminds me (see article Obama Is A Republican, from The New American Conservative, I think) of claims of (non existent) voter fraud in the last two elections even though President Obama won fair and square through grassroots movements and large numbers of minority voter turnout (hell GWB never even contested giving the Presidency to Obama, unlike he did with Al Gore back in 2000).

azspot.net Quote on President Obama

“I don’t expect any conservatives to recognize the truth of Obama’s fundamental conservatism for at least a couple of decades—perhaps only after a real progressive presidency. In any case, today they are too invested in painting him as the devil incarnate in order to frighten grassroots Republicans into voting to keep Obama from confiscating all their guns, throwing them into FEMA re-education camps, and other nonsense that is believed by many Republicans. But just as they eventually came to appreciate Bill Clinton’s core conservatism, Republicans will someday see that Obama was no less conservative."-Bruce Bartlett ☀
via azspot.net