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The Presidential "Stink Eye"

I saw this on The Drudge Report yesterday and thought it would be great to post here.

I've never noticed it before, but it's pretty creepy.

As the summer begins, White House watchers have spotted a new look by President:

Obama: The Evil Eye!

Staffers have joked about the menacing glance, which comes when the president meets with world leaders who are not aligned with his progressive view.

White House photographers have captured the "evil eye" in recent weeks, during sessions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Colombia's Alvaro Uribev.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi got hit with the commander's malocchio last week in the Oval office.

And at least one White House reporter has been on the receiving end of the daggers during a press conference.

Obama "hope" of Muslim world

In this video report by Lara Logan, she details expectations for Barack Obama, who recently revealed his own Muslim roots (an accusation that was reported as a smear during the presidential campaign), as he begins his trip to the Middle East today:

"America's new leader has raised the hopes of Muslims all over the world - who now expect so much of one man."

SOURCE:
Obama Reaches Out To Muslim World - CBS News.

RELATED:
Obama Has Never Been A Muslim, And Is a Committed Christian
"Know the Facts" -- barackobama.com

TASTELESS: Obama Laughs at Rush Death Joke

What was he thinking?

In case you haven't heard...

There were several conservative character assassinations in a drive-by shooting during the White House Corespondent's Dinner.

Sarah Palin.

Michael Steele.

And Rush Limbaugh.

Always presidential, Obama lapped up the hate as comedian actress-turned-hate-spewer Wanda Sykes expressed hope that Rush Limbaugh's kidneys would fail.

And that Limbaugh was a terrorist on 9/11.

Praying Nationally

Today, Christians across the States are participating in the National Day of Prayer, an annual day set aside to petition the Throne for one central issue: His mercy on our country.

The National Day of Prayer Task Force further defines the event:

[O]n the 58th National Day of Prayer...millions will unite in prayer as thousands of events will take place from coast to coast. The theme for this year is "Prayer... America's Hope" and is based on the verse from Psalm 33:22 which states: "May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you."

On their website, there's also a feature called 7x7, which is basically a prayer guide for 7 areas of need over one week: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family.

Over the last 20 years, Presidents have reverenced this event with honor. Though it had been a floating holiday since 1952, President Regan officially set the holiday on the first Thursday in May.

George W. Bush made the day a huge event at the White House, inviting Christian leaders to a ceremony in the East Room in the White House.

Our current President?

Not so much.

Spot the Obama -- 5/1/09

Welcome once again to another installment of SPOT THE OBAMA.

Armed with my trusty iPhone camera, I roam the land documenting my encounters of "Obamania," along the way.

I do not seek out the mania, it comes to me.

All bearing some the likenesses of U.S. President No. 44, his wife, children or countless combinations.

These are my findings.

Location:
Some airport terminal newstand
Date: March 9, 2009

In the middle of the Phoenix airport, I went into random newstand (which will remain nameless, because I can't remember the name.) While I was looking at reading material, I stumbled into an elaborate shrine to Obama, sporting over 10 items:

 

OUTRAGE: Terror in the Skies Over NYC

UPDATE 3/29/09:

Government knew $328,835 photo-op would cause mass panic.

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Here at Rant Rav!ngs, we have been very critical of President Obama, and rightfully so.

We are committed to commentating on societal attrocities, and his presidency so far has seen plenty.

Now after his first 100 days, we have decided to dial back our coverage, and get back to business as usual.

From now on, only monumental, newsworthy items will be featured here.

But then THIS happens.

This is absolutely unbelievable and inexcusable!

To give New Yorker's a terror-filled flashback of the traumatic 9/11 just for a "photo op" of the Statue of Liberty is absurd.

And now Obama is once again passing the buck.

He's feigning ignorance about the whole ordeal.

Teleprompter Pranks Obama Again

"Go ahead. Move it up."

See for yourself, before it disappears.

"President Obama’s speech at the National Academy of Sciences Monday morning hit a brief snag when Obama got ahead of his script...

...“In addition to John – sorry, the – I just noticed I jumped the gun here,” Obama said, pausing for several seconds as he looked at the prompter. “Go ahead. Move it up. I had already introduced all you guys.”

SOURCE:
POLITICO 44 | A Living Diary of the Obama Presidency.

Spot the Obama -- 4/26/09

Welcome back to another installment of SPOT THE OBAMA.

Armed with my trusty iPhone camera, I roam the land documenting my encounters of "Obamania," along the way.

Clothing accessories. Magazines. Graphic novels.

All bearing some form of likeness to Barack, Michelle, or the Obama family.

These are my findings.

Location:
Mall of Louisiana
Date: March 13, 2009

During a leisurely stroll through the Mall of Louisiana, I was minding my own business when I ran across this:

Hope will travel on your shoulder everywhere, with the Barack Obama tote bag!

I stopped to ask the female vendor (who did not speak much English herself) if she knew of any other places in the mall that I could by Obama merchandise, since it's so rare. She seemed confused, but mentioned her stand was the only one to peddle the "hope" tote bag.

Infanticide Supporter to Speak at Notre Dame

Dictionary.com defines Infanticide as:

1.	the act of killing an infant.

2.	the practice of killing newborn infants.

3.	a person who kills an infant.

And in a related story...

The University of Notre Dame has a tradition of inviting new presidents to speak at graduation. But this year's selection of President Barack Obama has been met by a barrage of criticism that has left some students fearing their commencement ceremony will turn into a circus.

Many Catholics are angered by Obama's planned appearance at the May 17 ceremony because of his decisions to provide federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and international family planning groups that provide abortions or educate about the procedure.

SOURCE:
Criticism over Obama invite mounts at Notre Dame.

Photo: (ABC News Photo Illustration)

Obama budget deficit "four times" larger than Bush's

President Barack Obama's budget would produce $9.3 trillion in deficits over the next decade, more than four times the deficits of Republican George W. Bush's presidency, congressional auditors said Friday.

The new Congressional Budget Office figures offered a far more dire outlook for Obama's budget than the new administration predicted just last month — a deficit $2.3 trillion worse. It's a prospect even the president's own budget director called unsustainable.

In his White House run, Obama assailed the economic policies of his predecessor, but the eye-popping deficit numbers threaten to swamp his ambitious agenda of overhauling health care, exploring new energy sources and enacting scores of domestic programs.

SOURCE:
AP: Obama budget could bring $9.3 trillion in deficits