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Where’s Waldo? Thanks, Obama (10 Photos)

Imgur user jenkinl1302 has created a gallery of Obama pointing out exactly where Waldo is in various scenes. Is he being helpful? Is he ruining it? That’s your call; to me this is just good ol’ Internet humor. Jenkinl1302 says he got the idea from fellow Imgurian @staleman. As for ‘Thanks Obama’, the phrase is…

Article quoting Obama: Approval drop due to racial animus; Guffaws ensue

http://twitter.com/#!/kesgardner/status/425052718588121089 In an interview with The New Yorker, President Obama is quoted as agreeing that “racial animus,” as Bloomberg News worded it in their headline, may be holding down his approval rating: http://twitter.com/#!/jaketapper/status/424995564758249472 Here’s the full quote from the The New Yorker article: Obama lost among white voters in 2012 by a margin greater than…

Here’s Sharyl Attkisson blasting Obama admin, CDC on Ebola travel bans

http://twitter.com/#!/mj1356/status/519877401749123072 Arrogant? Why, they must be talking about the Obama administration. I still haven't heard the administration explain the supposed downside to temporarily shutting incoming flights from Ebola-infected nations. — Sharyl Attkisson (@SharylAttkisson) October 8, 2014 Huh. Good question. Here are some theories: @SharylAttkisson "But we cannot discriminate against people on the basis that they…

Pres. Do-Nothing says nothing in Syria statement; Was this the reason?

http://twitter.com/#!/lilwolf30/status/514424044360564736 Nope. Well, the glowing ears AND the halo. But that’s about it. So I gather that Obama said pretty much nothing. — Carla Bond (@carlabond) September 23, 2014 So Obama just said nothing — AKahn (@akahnnyc) September 23, 2014 Well obama just said nothing we didn't already know #syria — bechamilton (@bechamilton) September 23,…

British Comic Thinks He Can Just Bash Our Country. He Can, He Does, And He's Freaking Brilliant.

This is a bit longer than your average Internet video, but it’s a bit more brilliant, as well. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kye2oX-b39E?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=560&h=315] Read more: http://upworthy.com/british-comic-thinks-he-can-just-bash-our-country-he-can-he-does-and-hes-freaking-brilliant

President’s uncle’s story contradicts White House account

http://twitter.com/#!/RBPundit/status/407977183982804992 Onyango “Omar” Obama, 69, today testified at a deportation hearing that his nephew, Barack Obama, stayed with him in the ’80s while a student at Harvard Law School. That story, though, contradicts the White House’s account, which says that the two men never met. http://twitter.com/#!/jtuohey21/status/407956213104914432 Maria Sacchetti, immigration reporter for the Boston Globe, live-tweeted…

A Hollywood Actor Wants People To Stop Denying A Certain Controversial Issue

These days, Tony Goldwyn is best known as Fitz Grant, the ethically challenged POTUS in the popular TV show “Scandal.” He may only play a politician on TV, but his interest in politics is becoming a more prominent theme of his work. He’s directing a new show called “The Divide,” a fictional story that delves…

WH marks chief of staff’s birthday with pic of President Ego [photo]

http://twitter.com/#!/exjon/status/407684563171692544 Is there any occasion the White House won’t turn into an ego stroke for the narcissist in chief? Whether it’s honoring Rosa Parks, Neil Armstrong, JFK or his own chief of staff, it’s all about Obama. Always: http://twitter.com/#!/FitzFox5DC/status/407711996919177216 White House photographer Pete Souza notes that Denis McDonough’s daughter is also pictured in that photo.…

President Obama: “The Death Of Michael Brown Is Heartbreaking”

The president weighs in on the death of the Missouri teenager, as violence between protesters and police continues. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { if (BF_STATIC.bf_test_mode) localStorage.setItem(‘posted_date’, 1407875971); }); BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById(“update_posted_time_3416040”).innerHTML = “posted on ” + UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(1407875971); }); View this image › Police officers in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 11 Mario Anzuoni / Reuters President Obama…

Obama asks UN speakers not named ‘Obama’ to avoid exceeding allotted time

http://twitter.com/#!/EFettmann/status/514791108988395520 President Obama is participating in meetings at the United Nations today, and is working to keep things on schedule while he chairs a Security Council meeting: Pres Obama urges leaders at UN Security Council meeting to keep their remarks brief. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 24, 2014 After 14 min Argentina speech Pres Obama…

Secret Service surprised by man with gun in elevator with president

http://twitter.com/#!/ByronYork/status/517051150118289408 On the same day that her testimony before the House Oversight Committee had people calling for the resignation or firing of Secret Service director Julia Pierson, the Washington Examiner is reporting that the president in September rode in an elevator with an armed CDC security officer not knowing the man had a gun. EXCLUSIVE: Secret Service allowed…

GOP Congressman: Obama “Getting Close” To Impeachment

“People say, ‘should the president be impeached?’ I say, we’re getting close to that.” Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aB9BHQdCXX8. youtube.com Republican Rep. Tom Marino of Pennsylvania says President Obama is “getting close” to impeachment. “People say, ‘should the president be impeached?’ I say, we’re getting close to that,” the Marino said in a video posted on…