Christie Demands Chesimard’s Extradition
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has written to President Barack Obama demanding that fugitive Joanne Chesimard be extradited from Cuba as a condition of the United States normalizing relations with the communist island nation 90 miles from our border, according to a report on FoxNews Sunday.
A video of the FoxNews report was posted on Christie’s Youtube channel and was promoted by twitter by the Governor. Christie posted his letter to the President on twitter two minutes prior to the FoxNews report.
Posted: December 21st, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Barack Obama, Chris Christie, Cuba, New Jersey, News, NJ State Police, U.S.-Cuba relations | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Barack Obama, Chris Christie, Christie letter to Obama re Joanne Chesimard extradition, JoAnne Chesimard, NJ State Police, Trooper Werner Foerster | 1 Comment »President Obama should reconsider phasing out aircraft at Lakehurst, Smith says
LAKEHURST — When President Obama visits Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Monday to thank American service members, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith wants the Commander in Chief to use the time to also reconsider plans phase out certain refueling aircraft. In a letter sent Friday to Obama, Smith (R-4th Dist.) said the “misguided proposal” of phasing out KC-10… Read the rest of this entry »President Obama to visit N.J. military base Monday
TRENTON — President Obama is scheduled to visit New Jersey Monday with an appearance at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to thank military service members and Department of Defense civilians for their service, the White House confirmed today. The base in amalgam of the United States Air Force’s McGuire Air Force Base, the United States Army’s Fort Dix… Read the rest of this entry »New Defense Chief Will Have to Do More With Less
Ashton Carter, a former senior Pentagon official said to be the top choice to succeed Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, is going to have a big and thankless job ahead of him if history—and a telling congressional hearing Tuesday about the war in Syria—are any guide. Administration officials told Newsweek that President Obama sees Carter as a… Read the rest of this entry »Obama girls learn what all presidential kids do: They get slammed
WASHINGTON — The children of presidents have long captured the imagination of Americans — and criticism. A TV anchor said Chelsea Clinton had been “pimped out” by her parents. A radio talker called Amy Carter ugly. Susan Ford had her dates critiqued. Children of presidents back to Lincoln and beyond have been rhetorical targets — almost… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 2nd, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Barack Obama | Tags: Elizabeth Lauten, Obama daughters, Presidents' Children | 25 Comments »
Former Democratic Senator Torches Obama
Former Senator Robert Torricelli. Screenshot via NJTV
In an interview with NJTV’s Michael Aron broadcast this weekend, former U.S. Senator Bob “the Torch” Torricelli inferred that Barack Obama was not prepared ready to be President of the United States and that his policies have caused irreparable harm in the Middle East.
Torricelli said that Obama is risking the last two years of his administration by issuing his immigration Executive Order and he blamed Obama for the Democrats loss of the United States Senate.
The remarkably frank 28 minute interview can be viewed here.
Posted: November 23rd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Barack Obama | Tags: Barack Obama, Bob "The Torch" Torricelli, Bob Torricelli, Michael Aron, New Jersey, NJTV | 6 Comments »Obama immigration order draws split GOP response from possible candidates
BOCA RATON, Fla — . President Barack Obama’s expected action on immigration is exposing different approaches in the Republican Party, evident Wednesday as six potential candidates for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination differed in how they would ease the nation’s immigration crisis. Appearing at a meeting of the Republican Governors Association, the six possible candidates were… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 20th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Barack Obama | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Barack Obama, Immigration, Republican Governors Association | 17 Comments »
Would an Obama immigration order be on firm legal ground?
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is about to flex his muscles on immigration; perhaps, skeptics believe, past the breaking point. As chief of the executive branch, Obama enjoys considerable authority to act on his own in certain areas, including national security and immigration. His predecessors, Republicans and Democrats alike, have employed similar powers. But as the… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 19th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Barack Obama, Immigration | Tags: Barack Obama, Executive Action, Executive Order, Immigration | 1 Comment »
Obama’s political legacy fading fast
WASHINGTON — The Obama legacy wasn’t supposed to unfold this way. Barack Obama was changing the political map, pushing the Democratic Party into the South and the Mountain West. He was building a new social network that would endure long after an Obama presidency. And he was building a new Democratic coalition for a new age,… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 18th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Barack Obama | Tags: Barack Obama, Legacy | 7 Comments »