150 Reasons Why Barack Obama Is the Worst President in History (19 page)

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation. (2012). Obama Budget Decimates Global AIDS Funding [Press release]. http://www.aidshealth.org/archives/news/obama-budget-decimates-global-aids-funding

122
“South Africa: 1,000 Protest Obama AIDS Funding Cuts, Says AHF”, Press Release via Reuters, 03/18/2013, (http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/18/ca-potus-aids-funding-idUSnBw7gB6XQa+116+BSW20130318)

123
AIDS Healthcare Foundation. (2012). Obama Budget Decimates Global AIDS Funding [Press release]. http://www.aidshealth.org/archives/news/obama-budget-decimates-global-aids-funding

124
Paul Bedard, “Gun Prosecutions Under Obama Down More Than 45 Percent,”
The Examiner
, 12/17/2012; http://washingtonexaminer.com/gun-prosecutions-under-obama-down-more-than-45-percent/article/2516175)

125
Source: FBI, Uniform Crime Reports, compiled by Disaster Center, accessed 04/02/2013; http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm

126
Jerry Seper, “Violent Crime Rises 18 Percent Nationwide,”
The Washington Times
, 10/17/2012; (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/oct/17/violent-crime-rises-nationwide-us-sees-first-year-/)

127
Perry Chiaramonte, “Forgotten by FEMA: Staten Island’s Sandy victims vent over lack of aid,”
Fox News
, 11/8/2012, (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/11/08/volunteers-step-in-for-fema-in-storm-ravaged-nyc-borough)

128
Keith Koffler, “Election Over, Obama Returns to Golf,”
White House Dossier
, 11/10/2012, (http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/11/10/election-obama-returns-golf/)

129
Dave Boyer, “Buffet Would Profit From Keystone Cancellation,”
Washington
Times
, 1/24/2012, (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/24/buffett-would-profit-keystone-cancellation)

130
Dave Boyer, “Buffet Would Profit From Keystone Cancellation,”
Washington
Times
, 1/24/2012, (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/24/buffett-would-profit-keystone-cancellation)

131
US Energy Information Administration, http://www.eia.gov/coal/ accessed 12/08/2012

132
Steve Mufson, “The Last Minute Obama-McCain Coal Debate,”
Washington
Post
, 11/3/2008, (http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/energywire/2008/11/the_last_minute_obama-mccain_c.html)

133
Michael Bastasch, “Report: More Than 200 Coal-Fired Generators Slated for Shutdown,”
Daily Caller
, 09/21/2012 (http://dailycaller.com/2012/09/21/report-more-than-200-coal-fired-generators-slated-for-shutdown/)

134
“Obama Administration Imposes Five-Year Drilling Ban on Majority of Offshore Areas,” House Natural Resources Committee, Press Release, 11/08/2011 (http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=267985)

135
Phil Taylor, “Obama Proposes Rollback of Shale Plans for Rocky Mountain West,”
Environment and Energy Publishing
, 02/03/2012 (http://www.eenews.net//files/08/10/01/f081001/public/Greenwire/2012/02/03/1)

136
Thomas Mullikin, “Obama EPA Set to Derail Fracking, Kill 1.7 Million Jobs,”
Washington Times
, 11/02/2012 (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/nov/2/mullikin-obama-epa-set-derail-fracking-kill-17-mil/)

137
Darrell Issa, “Obama’s Bad Policy, Harmful Regulations Add to Gas Prices,” US News and World Report, 05/27/2011, (http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2011/05/27/obamas-bad-policy-harmful-regulations-add-to-gas-prices)

138
Nicolas Loris, “Energy Exploration Would Create Jobs and Raise Revenue Without Raising Taxes,”
Heritage Foundation
, 09/08/2011, (http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/09/energy-exploration-would-create-jobs-and-raise-revenue-without-raising-taxes)

139
David Kreutzer, “Clean Energy: Cap and Trade Light,”
National Journal
, 02/01/2012, (http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/01/obamas-state-of-the-union-what.php)

140
Dave Juday, “Obama’s Muddled Energy Policy,”
National Review
, 05/02/2011, (http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/266131/obamas-muddled-energy-policy-dave-juday)

141
Liz Peek, “Obama’s Energy Plan: Costs Rise, Jobs Decline,”
Financial Times
, 03/05/2012, (http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2012/03/05/Obamas-Energy-Plan-Costs-Rise-Jobs-Decline.aspx)

142
“Obama and Reid’s Energy Tax Puts Ideology Above Economics,” Pete Sepp,
US News and World Report
, 03/07/2012, (http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/on-energy/2012/03/07/obama-and-reids-energy-tax-puts-ideology-above-economics)

143
Reid J. Epstein, “Division over platform at DNC,”
Politico
, 9/5/2012, (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/80801.html)

144
John Hull, “Obama barely acknowledges terrorist shooting at Family Research Council,”
Examiner
, 8/15/2012, (http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-barely-acknowledges-terrorist-shooting-at-family-research-council)

145
Walter Hickey, “Obama Really Wishes He Never Gave This Speech About the Debt Ceiling,”
Business Insider
, 01/14/2013 (http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-voted-against-debt-ceiling-increase-2006-2013-1)

146
Talman Bradley, “Obama White House Discloses Two More Lobbyist Waivers Granted,”
ABC News
, 03/10/2009, (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2009/03/obama-white-hou/)

147
“Support Human Mission to Moon by 2020,”
Politifact
, 02/15/2010, (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/339/support-human-mission-to-moon-by-2020/)

148
“Reduce earmarks to 1994 levels,”
Politifact
, 2/19/2010, (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/431/reduce-earmarks-to-1994-levels/)

149
“No Proposal to End Taxes for Seniors Making Less Than $50,000,”
Politifact
, 04/15/2009, (http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/24/end-income-tax-for-seniors-making-less-than/)

150
Josh Gerstein, “President Obama Hails Return to PAYGO,”
Politico
, 02/13/2010, (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/32921.html)

151
Mary Bruce, “Obama Argues Rising Gas Costs are Not His Fault,”
ABC News
, 02/25/2012, (http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/02/obama-argues-rising-gas-costs-are-not-his-fault/)

152
“Obama Unveils Plan to Wean Americans Off Foreign Oil,”
Montreal Gazette
, 8/5/2008, (http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=9ffe2146-39a6-4aa2-bd31-5c868b744214)

153
“Pipeline Politics: Misguided Obama Blocks Keystone Pipeline,”
Chicago Tribune
, 01/19/2012, (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pipeline-20120119,0,3017097.story)

154
Greg McDonald, “Flashback: Obama Argued Against Mandate in 2008,”
Newsmax
, 03/29/2012, (http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Obamacare-Clinton-mandate-court/2012/03/29/id/434199)

155
Todd Beamon, “Rules Issued for Obamacare’s Individual Mandate,” Newsmax, 01/30/2013, (http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/individual-manage-regulations-issued/2013/01/30/id/488132)

156
Jenny Percival, “Barack Obama compares oil spill to 9/11,”
Guardian
, 6/14/2010, (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/14/barack-obama-oil-spill-911)

157
Joe Newby, “Tucson event more political rally than memorial service,”
Examiner
, 1/13/2011, (http://www.examiner.com/article/tucson-event-more-political-rally-than-memorial-service)

158
Jim Hoft, “Gross. Barack Obama Uses Sandy Hook Massacre to Push Tax Hikes (Video),”
Gateway Pundit
, 12/19/2012, (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/12/gross-barack-obama-uses-sandy-hook-massacre-to-push-tax-hikes-video/)

159
Chip Reid, “Obama Reneges on Health Care Transparency,”
CBS News
, 01/07/2010, (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-6064298.html)

160
Charlotte Davis, “Reconciliation and Obamacare A ‘Bad Mix,’”
The Foundry
, 2/8/2010, (http://blog.heritage.org/2010/02/18/reconciliation-and-obamacare-a-%E2%80%9Cbad-mix%E2%80%9D/)

161
Ray Locker, “Republican’s Health Vote a ‘Decision of Conscience’,”
USA Today
, 11/09/2009, (http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-11-08-cao-votes-yes-for-health-bill_N.htm)

162
Sam Baker, “HHS finalizes over 1,200 waivers under healthcare reform law,”
The Hill
, 01/06/12, (http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/202791-hhs-finalizes-more-than-1200-healthcare-waivers)

163
Paul Conner, “Labor unions primary recipients of Obamacare waivers,”
Daily Caller
, 1/6/2012, (http://dailycaller.com/2012/01/06/labor-unions-primary-recipients-of-obamacare-waivers/)

164
Charlie Spierling, “Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell received Obamacare waiver for REI,”
Examiner
, 2/7/2013, (http://washingtonexaminer.com/interior-secretary-nominee-sally-jewell-received-obamacare-waiver-for-rei/article/2520821)

165
Jeffrey Young, “Health Care Costs To Exceed A Record $20,000 Per Year For Families With Insurance, Study Says,”
Huffington Post
, 5/15/12, (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/health-care-costs-record_n_1516380.html)

166
Kathryn Smith, “Businesses Brace For Health Care Cost Increase, Report Says,”
Politico
, 8/8/12, (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/79494.html)

167
Byron Tau, “Papa John’s: ‘Obamacare’ will raise pizza prices,”
Politico
, 8/7/2012, (http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/08/papa-johns-obamacare-will-raise-pizza-prices-131331.html)

168
Janean Chun, “John Metz, Denny’s Franchisee And Hurricane Grill & Wings Owner, Imposes Surcharge For Obamacare,”
Huffington
Post
, 11/14/2012, (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/john-metz-hurricane-grill-wings-dennys_n_2122412.html)

169
“An Analysis of Health Insurance Premiums Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,”
Congressional Budget Office
, 11/30/2009, (http://www.cbo.gov/publication/41792)

170
Julian Pecquet, “CBO report says healthcare law could cause as many as 20M to lose coverage,”
The Hill
, 03/15/12, (http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/216223-cbo-millions-of-americans-could-lose-their-employer-coverage)

171
2012 Annual Report Of The Boards Of Trustees Of The Federal Hospital Insurance And Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds,”
Social Security & Medicare Trustees Report

172
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, “Medicare Official Doubts Health Care Law Savings,”
Associated Press
, 1/26/11, (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/41277495/ns/health-health_care/t/medicare-official-doubts-health-care-law-savings)

173
Stephen Ohlemacher, “Finances look worse for Medicare, Social Security,”
Associated Press
, 5/14/11, (http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2011-05-13-2916218767_x.htm)

174
“The GOP’s New York Spanking,”
Wall Street Journal
, 5/26/11, (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520804576345442590223566.html)

175
Editorial, “Return Control To The Patient,”
The Tampa Tribune
, 10/15/11, (http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2011/oct/15/meopino1-return-control-to-the-patient-ar-272052/)

176
Julie Reiskin, “The wrong way to fix Medicare spending,”
Denver Post
, 5/5/2011, (http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_17993137)

177
Steve Gelsi, “Boeing Cutting 30% of Executives at Defense Unit,”
Marketwatch
, 11/2/2012; (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/boeing-cutting-30-of-executives-at-defense-unit-2012-11-07)

178
Kavita Kumar, “Energizer to Slash Workforce by 10 Percent, Close Three Factories,”
St Louis Post-Dispatch
, 11/08/2012; (http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/energizer-to-slash-workforce-by-percent-close-three-factories/article_2a72c60e-29e8-5a71-94c9-2d4a3b34a0fe.html)

179
Steven Mufson, “After Obama Reelection, Murray Energy CEO Reads Prayer, Announces Layoffs,”
Washington Post
, November 9, 2012, (http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-09/business/35505834_1_coal-slurry-prayer-web-site)

180
Henry Blodget, “Exclusive: Layoffs at Groupon,”
Business Insider
, 11/08/2012, (http://www.businessinsider.com/groupon-layoffs-2012-11)

181
Scott Sloan, “Stanford Brake to Layoff 75,”
Lexington Herald-Leader
, 11/07/2012, (http://www.kentucky.com/2012/11/07/2398967/brake-company-in-stanford-laying.html)

182
Gregory J. Wilcox, “Updated: Rocketdyne Lays Off 100 – Mostly in San Fernando Valley,”
LA Daily News
, 11/08/2012, (http://www.dailynews.com/business/ci_21952197/rocketdyne-lays-off-100-mostly-san-fernando-valley)

183
Paul Bedard, “Jobs shock: Mass layoffs at 3-year high,”
Examiner
, 1/2/2013 (http://washingtonexaminer.com/jobs-shock-mass-layoffs-at-3-year-high/article/2517456#.UOY377njk44)

184
Neil Shirley, “Shirley: Medical Device Tax Will Impact Jobs and Costs,”
Ventura County Star
, 10/27/2012, (http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/oct/27/shirley-medical-device-tax-will-impact-jobs-and/)