Changed the Culture of the Executive Branch

Within his first week, he signed an Executive Order ordering an audit of government contracts, and combating waste and abuse.   http://1.usa.gov/dUvbu5

Created the post of Chief Performance Officer, whose job it is to make operations more efficient to save the federal government money.   http://n.pr/hcgBn1

On his first full day, he froze White House salaries for the duration of the Great Recession.  http://cbsn.ws/2aNMqNN

He appointed the first Federal Chief Information Officer to oversee federal IT spending and efficiency. http://www.cio.gov

He committed to phasing out unnecessary and outdated weapons systems and signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, in an attempt to limit waste, fraud and abuse in the defense procurement and contracting systems. http://bit.ly/hOw1t1

He created the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. http://bit.ly/hwKhKa

Signed an Executive Order instructing federal agencies to review all federal regulations and remove any unnecessary and/or burdensome regulations from the books.  http://1.usa.gov/Lpo5bd

Dismantled the Minerals Management Service, thereby cutting ties between energy companies and the government.  http://nyti.ms/bw1MLu

Banned gifts from lobbyists to anyone in the Executive Branch.   http://bit.ly/fsBACN

Banned anyone from working in an agency they had lobbied in previous years and placed strict limits on lobbyists’ access to the White House.   http://nyti.ms/gOrznV

Held the first-ever first online town hall from the White House, and took questions from the public. http://bit.ly/2atEVct

Improved Treatment of Soldiers and Veterans

Provided active combat troops with better body armor.  http://bit.ly/hzSv2h

Created a Joint Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record program for military personnel, in order http://abcn.ws/1ghLrEshttp://abcn.ws/1ghLrEs to improve the quality of their medical care.  http://1.usa.gov/f4yaxW

Put an end to the Bush-era stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan beyond their enlistment date. http://nyti.ms/e2YQ7Q

Signed and implemented Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act, making more money available to enable better medical care for veterans. http://1.usa.gov/fN4ur1

With Congressional Democrats, oversaw largest spending increase in 30 years for Department of Veterans Affairs, for improved medical and extended care facilities for veterans.    http://1.usa.gov/gY8O3x

Implemented the Green Vet Initiative, which provides special funding to provide veterans with training in green jobs.  http://bit.ly/epwUQY

Initiated and signed a recruitment and employment plan to get more veterans into government jobs.  http://bit.ly/b48coi

Oversaw a $4.6 billion expansion of the Veterans Administration budget to pay for more mental health professionals.  http://bit.ly/gjzTxX

Signed the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act, which ensures that spouses of military personnel who are forced to move because their spouse is posted for military duty can avoid state taxes in their temporary residence.   http://bit.ly/1Gh0NX

Ordered improvements to access to mental health care for veterans, military personnel and their families.  http://1.usa.gov/TP7PVZ

Got Syria to dismantle its chemical weapons without military firing a single shot or dropping a single bomb. http://nyti.ms/1lVEkU7

Improved America’s Reputation Around the World

Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any previous president during his first six months in office.   http://bit.ly/hZycda

As he promised, he gave a speech at a major Islamic forum in Cairo early in his administration. http://nyti.ms/dKvY4g

Made a speech at a US mosque to demonstrate his commitment to religious rights and send a message to Muslims around the world.   http://cnn.it/1PGU1uI

Restored America’s reputation around the world as a global leader.   http://bit.ly/h743y7http://bit.ly/ho4TCr

Re-established and reinforced our partnership with NATO and other allies on strategic international issues.  http://1.usa.gov/e7QuDj

Closed a number of secret detention facilities. http://nyti.ms/rpUc9l

Improved relations with Middle East countries by appointing special envoys. http://1.usa.gov/tiGAGe

Pushed forward the first realistic Middle East peace strategy in more than a decade, without abandoning the two-state solution. http://wapo.st/1avyste

Pushed for military to emphasize greater development of foreign language skills.   http://bit.ly/AxUCLV

Improved Education and Educational Opportunities

Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, invested heavily in elementary, secondary and post-secondary education.   http://1.usa.gov/gGRIAr

Created the Race to the Top program, which encouraged states to come up with effective school reforms and rewards the best of them.   http://bit.ly/NHtZ7L

Oversaw major expansion of broadband availability in K-12 schools nationwide.   http://bit.ly/fNDcj3

Oversaw major expansion in school construction.  http://bit.ly/fYwNrV

Signed an executive order that expanded recognition and funding for historically black colleges and universities.  http://on.thegrio.com/1rD50gc

Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, put $5 billion into early education, including Head Start. http://1.usa.gov/tzT2Rr

Signed the Democratic-sponsored Post-9/11 GI Bill, also known as GI Bill 2.0, to improve veterans’ access to education.  http://bit.ly/hPhG7J

Oversaw expansion of the Pell Grants program, to expand opportunity for low and middle income students to go to college.  http://bit.ly/hI6tXz

Signed and implemented the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which provided an extra $12.2 billion in funds.  http://1.usa.gov/dQvtUe

Took major new steps to protect students from ineffective for-profit colleges through “gainful employment” measures, whereby schools have to demonstrate that its students actually find work to get federal aid.  http://1.usa.gov/jkzQe2

Repeatedly increased funding for student financial aid, and at the same time cut the banks completely out of the process, thus us creating greater accountability.   http://bit.ly/gYWd30  http://bit.ly/e9c7Dr http://bit.ly/eEzTNq

Reformed student loan program, to make it possible for students to refinance at a lower rate.  http://nyti.ms/dMvHOt

Created a rating system for colleges, so that those applying for student financial aid know better what they’re paying for.   http://bit.ly/14Dn7UL

Led a bipartisan effort to reform the federal approach to education and essentially repeal “No Child Left Behind.”   http://cbsn.ws/2780qXu

Addressed the Environment While Dealing with Energy Needs

Doubled federal spending on clean energy research. http://bit.ly/iN0sCE

Pushed through a tax credit to help people buy plug-in hybrid cars.   http://bit.ly/j8UP5Y

Created a program to develop renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that will produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents.   http://1.usa.gov/fgfRWq

Reengaged in the climate change and greenhouse gas emissions agreements talks, and proposed one himself. He also addressed the U.N. Climate Change Conference, officially reversing the Bush era stance that climate change was a “hoax.”  http://bit.ly/dX6Vj3   http://bit.ly/fE2PxK  http://nyti.ms/hfeqvv

Fully supported the initial phase of the creation of a legally-binding treaty to reduce mercury emissions worldwide.  http://bit.ly/eJ6QOO

Required states to provide incentives to utilities to reduce their energy consumption.  http://bit.ly/lBhk7P

Under Obama, our dependence on foreign oil has dropped to its lowest rate since 1985, and continues to drop. http://1.usa.gov/1p6kTUy

Meanwhile, oil consumption is way down because of reduced driving and higher mileage standards. http://ti.me/1z4HFG8

Improved siting, review and permitting stations for power plants, in an attempt to seriously improve the nation’s electric grid.   http://1.usa.gov/1l8zNqn

Reengaged in a number of treaties and agreements designed to protect the Antarctic.  http://bit.ly/fzQUFO

Created tax write-offs for purchases of hybrid and electric vehicles.   http://bit.ly/glCukV

Established a quadrennial review of our energy infrastructure, to encourage a modernization of the grid, and to encourage the transition away from fossil fuel use.  http://1.usa.gov/1nx2oMo

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Mandated that federal government fleet purchases be for fuel-efficient American vehicles, and encouraged that federal agencies support experimental, fuel-efficient vehicles.   http://1.usa.gov/hmUSbk http://1.usa.gov/fLWq5c http://bit.ly/h5KZqy

Encouraged BP to pay $20 billion to establish Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to reduce the need for taxpayer funds to be used for compensation and clean up.   http://wapo.st/ds2BxT (Note: it took 20 years to get $1.3 billion for the Exxon Valdez spill. )

Oversaw and pushed through an amendment to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 authorizing advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  http://1.usa.gov/yTRYVo

Actively tried to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to eliminate the liability limits for those companies responsible for large oil spills. http://nyti.ms/bxjDi3

Became the first President to simply say “Climate Change is a fact,” and set up the first federal government protocols for dealing with the impacts of climate change.  http://1.usa.gov/1b7V67B

Initiated Criminal and Civil inquiries into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  http://nyti.ms/bVuB7a

Asserted federal legal supremacy to bar Texas from authorizing new refinery permits on its own.http://bit.ly/ww8eMd

Set up new, stricter standards severely limiting power plant emissions, curring them to 68% of 2005 levels by 2030.  http://1.usa.gov/1mML2M3

Strengthened the Endangered Species Act.  http://bit.ly/hscjsH

Strengthened protection for wildlife, and expanded enforcement of laws against wildlife trafficking.  http://1.usa.gov/1fce1Ai

Obama EPA improved boiler safety standards to improve air quality, and save 6500 lives per year. http://bit.ly/jYH7nt

Through the EPA, attemped to take steps to severely limit the use of antibiotics in livestock feed, to increase their efficacy in humans. http://bit.ly/fBuWd2

Through new EPA regulations, he created a pretext for closing the dirtiest power plants in the country, by limiting emissions of mercury and other toxic gasses.  http://bit.ly/rQCIgA

Increased funding for National Parks and Forests by 10%  http://bit.ly/fbJPjY

There’s a Lot More! (I don't want to take up more space. Go in and find out for yourselves. And please don't encourage any more denigration of our President's accomplishments. He was voted in by the people of the United States of America -- he has certainly done his job !

Nominated Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor is the first Hispanic Justice in the court’s history, and the women represent only the third and fourth women to serve on the court, out of a total of 112 justices.  http://huff.to/eOChg6http://bit.ly/i02wgP

Appointed the most diverse Cabinet in history, including more women than any other incoming president.   http://bit.ly/dX6vNB

Loosened the rules and allowed the 14 states that legalized medical marijuana to regulate themselves without federal interference.   http://huff.to/eQfa7j

Signed national service legislation, increasing funding for national service groups, including triple the size of the Americorps program.   http://bit.ly/idgQH5

Signed a bill that provided $4.3 billion in additional assistance to 9/11 first responders.  http://bit.ly/o7cWYS

Placed major restrictions on the ivory trade in a bid to prevent the wholesale slaughter of elephants in Africa.  http://ti.me/292Z4Gg

Thank you so much Rutumi,
for taking the time to explain all of the good that
President Obama has done for our country.   

I appreciate your time and effort.... 

You are a better person than I am,  for I
have given up participating in this political
forum mainly because of the pure hatred and
callous rhetoric  that the majority here
now feel for  President Obama and his
Wife Michelle. 

It will not be long before we will have a new
President,  but I feel that the vicious
slandering of her will continue,  so I refuse
to be a part of it.   

You have done your home work and you
have done a great job.      It is
refreshing for me to come in here and
read your  posts.
 

Again Thank You Rutumi !

Sandy
 

     

Yes, Rutumi, so much homework.......you bet.  I can google too.

http://pleasecutthecrap.com/obama-accomplishments/

You work like the normal Liberal.

When is the last time you looked at Department of Labor stats?  And know what the U-3 vs U-6 stats are?

I do hope you stick with the forum, but be advised, I am a devout Conservative
and Trump supporter.

I see that you are from Oslo, is that in Norway?  I see you refer to yourself as a U.S. citizen.  Are you?  Really makes no difference, just curious.

Now for a little hand wringing.  Seems Rasmussen may disagree with other national polls.

snip.....
At the close of a week that began with him trailing by seven points, Donald Trump still holds a slight lead over Hillary Clinton in today’s White House Watch survey despite a flurry of news reports alleging a history of sexual harassment on his part.
snip.....

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch_oct14

Want to know what a weak President has done:

Nuclear war 'IMMINENT' as Russia tells citizens to find out where the closest bunkers are

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/721008/Russia-America-nuclear-war-Putin-Obama-bunker-fallout-shelter-Syria-Bashar-al-Assad

And to conclude this post, another poll:

U.S. Satisfaction Remains Low Leading Up to Election


    28% are satisfied with the direction of the U.S.
    8% of Republicans and 49% of Democrats are satisfied
    Satisfaction similar to level seen before 2012 election

http://www.gallup.com/poll/196388/satisfaction-remains-low-leading-election.aspx?g_source=Election%202016&g_medium=newsfeed&g_campaign=tiles

Courtesy of Wikileaks:


....snip....
    * 1 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) was the only candidate at a recent event not to cover his heart during the national anthem and he has stopped wearing an American flag pin.

    * 2 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) benefited from a land deal from a contributor who has been indicted for corruption.

    * 3 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) would personally negotiate with the leaders of terrorist nations like Iran and North Korea without preconditions.

    * 4 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) voted against allowing people to use handguns to defend themselves against intruders.

    * 5 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) plans to raise taxes by 180 (one hundred and eighty) billion dollars a year to pay for his government-run health care plan

    * 6 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) voted repeatedly against emergency funding bills for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Yes, he just loves and supports our troops, sure he does
    * 7 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh)’s father was a Muslim and Obama grew up among Muslims in the world’s most populous Islamic country.

    * 8 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) is ranked as one of the ten most liberal members of the Senate because of his support of issues like gay adoption.

    * 9 (Other)
    * 10 (All)
    * 11 (None)
    * 12 (Don’t know/refused)

    * 13 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) voted against requiring medical care for aborted fetuses who survive the procedure.

    * 14 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) supports giving driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants

    * 15 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh) described his former use of cocaine as using “a little blow.”

...snip.....

http://therightscoop.com/wikileaks-emails-reveals-hillary-campaign-pushing-muslim-obama-narrative/

Why Barack Obama Is a Classic Underachiever

...snip...
To deflect criticism for his underachieving recovery, the president wants people to get angry - angry at the system, at the GOP, at the wealthy â€" at anyone but him. That’s why, instead of pledging to work with employers to boost hiring or with investors to create vehicles for new infrastructure, the president suggests that those struggling to get by are somehow victims of discrimination, an un-level playing field, a rigged system. Maybe, they are instead victims of Obama’s failed policies.
...snip
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2013/12/12/Why-Barack-Obama-Classic-Underachiever

To whom it may concern:

No, I didn't Google -- a friend in Norway, where I live, sent me the URL. And yes, I am an American (I can show my birth certificate -- if I can find out were I put it), and yes, I will be voting. Have done so in every major election. And, yes, I think Donald is a disaster. Also, I do not think Hillary is the complete answer to America's needs right now, but definitely a better choice.

I am afraid the earth can't take much more of our fracking and continued use of oil and coal as if nothing is happening, destruction of rain forests and other major changes to the environment, warring and fighting, and hate, and and....  "Stop the world, I want to get off," or something like that, was a play?
But there is nowhere to go. We have to do the best we can to leave something for our grand kids.

I recently read a book by Kurt Vonnegut (Slapstick, from 1976). It actually gives a good picture of what the U.S.A. could turn out sometime int he future. Scary.

Well, good night, sleep well.

Quote from: rutumi on October 13, 2016, 03:25:43 PM
Have just watched an hour on TV of a scary performance from West Palm Beach. To get my sanity back, I took to the internet. Didn't that Obama person ever do anything?

http://pleasecutthecrap.com/obama-accomplishments/

Halkel: Re post #219: This is where I posted the URL (my post #199) 

Good Morning rutumi.  Hope your day has been going well.  Kinda interesting to converse with an ex patriot, although I gave serious thought at one time of becoming one myself, my wife is born/raised in England and of course has a ton of relations still in Jolly Old England.  Glad I didn't now, the expense of living there is sky high and my retirement would even start to cover the same standard I enjoy here in Texas

I noticed in your original post you spoke of a "scary performance" you watched on TV, I assume you are speaking of a Trump speech.  What did you find "scary".  Also I was wondering do you find these "ladies" now coming forward credible in their accusations?   Also maybe you could explain the following article, the differences.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article108304112.html

I suppose the snow will be flying in your part of the world before long.  How long have you lived over there?  When in the Air Force I had always hoped to be stationed in Norway with NATO, but not to be.  Got Turkey instead, not exactly Norway.....

Around and around the merry-go-ground goes, where it stops no body knows.

Busted: Trump Sex Allegations Full of Holes
Evidence points to political motivation behind claims

http://www.infowars.com/busted-trump-sex-allegations-full-of-holes/

You gonna make accusations, make sure you got the checkable facts straight.

And.........

Trump Sexual Assault Accuser Sent Glowing Email To His Assistant In April


http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/15/trump-sexual-assault-accuser-sent-glowing-email-to-his-assistant-in-april/#ixzz4NAe8SiOX

And........

HERE IT IS=> List of Debunked Groper Allegations by Corrupt Media Against Donald Trump

snip.....
The Democrat-media complex carpet bombed Donald Trump with several alleged groping stories this week from several women.

The media clearly did not fact check these stories. They ran the stories no matter how farfetched they were. It is clear from the number of stories dropped in the last week that this was a coordinated effort, probably from inside the Hillary Clinton campaign. The goal was not to present facts to the public. Their goal was to destroy Donald Trump.

In 2008 the Democrat media hit Republican John McCain with similar allegations. Vicki Iseman, the woman named in the hit piece, settled with The New York Times after the election.

So, it is clear that this is a commonly used tactic by Democrats â€" use the media to slander and destroy their opposition before the election.
Snip........

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/10/list-debunked-groper-allegations-corrupt-media-donald-trump/

Some of you may not be aware of the contents of the emails being leaked.  So.....

Rigged Debates: Wikileaks Emails Confirm Media in Clinton’s Pocket
Clinton's people asked for all sorts of special treatment from the DNC and the pressâ€"and they got it
By Michael Sainato • 10/14/16 3:30pm

snip......

And then there’s the overly docile press, who were so eager to help Clinton get elected. In one email chain discussing the upcoming release of exchanges between Clinton and writer Sidney Blumenthal, insiders noted that the Associated Press appeared to be willing to allow the Clinton campaign to plant favorable stories. “[T]hey are considering placing a story with a friendly at the AP (Matt Lee or Bradley Klapper), that would lay this out before the majority on the committee has a chance to realize what they have and distort it,” wrote Nick Merrill, the Clinton campaign’s traveling press secretary.

Snip......

http://observer.com/2016/10/rigged-debates-wikileaks-emails-confirm-media-in-clint

* 7 Obama (owe-BAHM-uh)’s father was a Muslim and Obama grew up among Muslims in the world’s most populous Islamic country.

Just LOVE this, proving that The U.S.A. is then the world's most populous Islamic country. (Is it really?)

Didn't he grow up in Kenya?

Well, looks like it is Hillary's turn to be raked over the coals.....

Hillary Fixer Breaks Ranks: I Arranged Sex Trysts For Her â€" With Men & WOMEN
Shocking revelations from Clinton bag man!

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/celebrity/hillary-clinton-lesbian-sex-claims-vince-foster-fixer/

The "women" part is really no shocker, open secret she is Lesbian.

And then.....

WATCH: New BOMBSHELL video just released by James O’Keefe on MASS VOTER FRAUD


http://therightscoop.com/watch-new-bombshell-video-just-released-james-okeefe-mass-voter-fraud/

So, Trump didn't lie, it's rigged.

Our un-bias media.........

Hill’s Shills: Leaks Have Exposed Journalists In Clinton’s Corner

...snip.....
The Daily Caller has previously reported on a leak provided by Guccifer 2.0 which contains an invite to an off-the-record cocktail party the Clinton campaign that 37 journalists from 14 outlets attended. The outlets represented were ABC, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, Daily Beast, Huffington Post, MSNBC, NBC, New Yorker, New York Times, People, Politico, Vice, and Vox. In that same leak, the Clinton campaign described New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman as a “friendly journalist” who they have had “tee up stories.” The Clinton campaign said that they have “never been disappointed” with Haberman.
...snip....
http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/11/hills-shills-leaks-have-exposed-journalists-in-clintons-corner/

More proof that the election is rigged.......go Trump

Obama -- grew up in Hawaii, Indonesia, and by the age of 18, was living in North America proper. Just for the record.

Hal, t.v. makes me despondent. So I will keep praying for God to rule...Americans are sure messed up.

What say you? Has the cat got your tongue?

An establishment in panic

Pat Buchanan: Ruling class fears the people won't accept its political legitimacy
Published: 15 hours ago

http://www.wnd.com/2016/10/an-establishment-in-panic-2/

Clinton and the Media.......

Clinton Press Secretary Caught on Camera Planting Softball Question With Reporter
Footage underscores Trump's claim that media is helping to rig the election

http://www.infowars.com/clinton-press-secretary-caught-on-camera-planting-softball-question-with-reporter/

I want you to look at the video of Hillary, look at her eyes and mouth, she is doped up.  She is running on empty and when the steroids or whatever they are pumping her up with runs out.......pffffffffttt......that's it.

Well, just well.  This conduct is really not new for Hillary, but something that most Hillary supporters just want to ignore. Abusive, foul mouthed and self-centered to the Nth.  Honesty is a dirty word in her vocabulary.

Meltdown.............................

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=_NfFAaPZqs8&app=desktop