Crimes Against Liberty

by David Limbaugh

  34 John Kartch, “Obama’s $250,000 Tax Pledge Timeline,” Americans for Tax Reform, November 2, 2009; available at: http://www.atr.org/obamas-tax-pledge-timelinebr-descending-read-a3897# [accessed June 28, 2010].

  35 Jim Hoft, “Stunner. Obama Now Says He’s ‘Agnostic’ On Raising Taxes On Those Making Less Than $250,000,” Gateway Pundit, February 11, 2010; available at: http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2010/02/stunner-obama-now-says-hes-indifferent-on-raising-taxes-on-those-making-less-than-250000 / [accessed June 28, 2010].

  36 John Kartch, “Obama Floats a VAT: Admission Explains Attempt to Alter Tax Pledge,” Americans for Tax Reform, April 21, 2010; available at: http://www.atr.org/obama-floats-vat-br-admission-explains-a4814 [accessed June 28, 2010].

  37 Steny Hoyer, “Easy Way vs. Correct Way on Budget,” The Hill’s Congress Blog, June 22, 2010; available at: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/104679-easy-way-vs-correct-way-on-budget [accessed June 28, 2010].

  38 “Obama Calling ‘Bluff’ of Those Complaining about Deficits and Debt,” Real Clear Politics; video available at: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/06/27/obama_calling_bluff_of_those_ complaining_about_debt_he_created.html [accessed June 28, 2010].

  39 John Kartch, “Obamacare: By the Numbers,” Americans for Tax Reform, March 18, 2010; available at: http://www.atr.org/obamacare-numbers-a4664 [accessed June 28, 2010].

  40 Rep. Dave Camp, “Democrats Have Increased Taxes by $670 Billion and Counting . . . ,” Committee on Ways & Means Republicans, undated.

  41 Ben Lieberman, “The Economic Impact of the Waxman-Markey Cap-and-Trade Bill,” The Heritage Foundation, June 22, 2009; available at: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Testimony/The-Economic-Impact-of-the-Waxman-Markey-Cap-and-Trade-Bill.

  42 John Kartch, “Obama Floats a VAT: Admission Explains Attempt to Alter Tax Pledge,” Americans for Tax Reform, April 21, 2010; available at: http://www.atr.org/obama-floats-vat-br-admission-explains-a4814.

  43 Jake Tapper, “President Obama: Not Playing ‘Old Washington Game’ of What’s In, What’s Out When it Comes to Deficit Reduction,” ABC News, Political Punch, April 27, 2010; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/04/president-obama-not-playing-old-washington-game-of-whats-in-whats-out-when-it-comes-to-deficit-reduction.html.

  44 Chelsea Schilling, “Obama Racks Up List of Broken Promises,” WorldNetDaily.com, March 12, 2009; available at: http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=91286.

  45 Jim Angle, “Tax Week: President Obama Plans Tax Increases on Investment Income,” FoxNews.com, April 12, 2010; available at: http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/12/tax-week-president-obama-plans-tax-increases-on-investment-income/.

  46 Publius, “Obama Admits HealthCare-Not Jobs or the Economy-Is ‘Most Important Domestic Priority,’” Biggovernment.com, March 21. 2010; available at: http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/03/21/obama-admits-healthcare-not-jobs-or-the-economy-is-most-important-domestic-priority/.

  47 Stephen Gandel, “Obama’s Stimulus Plan: Failing By Its Own Measure,” Time.com, July 14, 2009; available at: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1910208,00.html.

  48 Hans Nichols, “Obama Says U.S. Must Act Swiftly to Address Economy,” Bloomberg.com, January 3, 2009; available at: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aeLGXDu_0Qiw.

  49 “Fact Check: How State of the Union Compares with Reality,” Associated Press January 27, 2010.

  50 Cato Editors, “State of the Union Fact Check,” The Cato Institute, January 28, 2010; available at: http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/01/28/state-of-the-union-fact-check/.

  51 “Is Obama’s Underwhelming Spending Freeze A Fakeroo?” The Foundry Blog, January 26, 2010; available at: http://blog.heritage.org/2010/01/26/is-obamas-underwhelming-spending-freeze-a-fakeroo /.

  52 “Fact Check: How State of the Union Compares with Reality,” Associated Press January 27, 2010.

  53 James C. Capretta, “Obamacare’s Cooked Books and the ‘Doc Fix,’” Critical Condition, May 24, 2010; available at: http://www.nationalreview.com/critical-condition/55996/obamacare-s-cooked-books-and-doc-fix/james-c-capretta.

  54 John C. Goodman, “Goodbye, Employer-Sponsored Insurance,” The Wall Street Journal, May 21; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703880304575236602943319816.html, 2010.

  55 Dr. Scott Gottlieb, “No, You Can’t Keep Your Health Plan,” The Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2010; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703315404575250264210294510.html.

  56 Examiner Editorial, “Public Option is Alive and Well, but Hidden,” Washington Examiner, May 17, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Examiner-Editorial-Public-option-is-alive-and-well-but-hidden-93930519.html.

  57 Brian Riedl, “Obama’s Faith-Based Economics,” National Review Online, The Corner, February 17, 2010; available at: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MmQxMDA3ZDFiZmMzMWE2YWQ2YTQzMTMzNzVlNmU5Yjg=.

  58 Editors, “Lying About Jobs,” Investors.com, April 21, 2010; available at: http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=530994.

  59 Cato Editors, “State of the Union Fact Check,” op. cit.

  60 Terrence P. Jeffrey, “Obama Told House Democrat He Wasn’t Talking About House Health Bill When He Told Congress ‘Our Plan’ Doesn’t Fund Abortion,” CNSNews.com, October 26, 2009, available at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/56109.

  61 Matt Cover, “Obama’s New Claim That 30 Million ‘Cannot’ Get Health Insurance Not Supported by Census Bureau,” CNSNews. com, September 22, 2009; available at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54329.

  62 Philip Klein, “Obama Lies on Single-Payer, Disses Post Office,” The American Spectator, August 11, 2009; available at: http://spectator.org/blog/2009/08/11/obama-lies-on-single-payer-dis.

  63 Scott Wilson, “Obama Lists Financial Rescue as ‘Most Important Thing’ of His First Year,” The Washington Post, December 23, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/22/AR2009122202101.html.

  64 “Uncovered Video: Obama Explains How His Health Care Plan Will ‘Eliminate’ Private Insurance,” Breitbart.tv, August 3, 2009; available at: http://www.breitbart.tv/uncovered-video-obama-explains-how-his-health-care-plan-will-eliminate-private-insurance/.

  65 Zaid Jilani, “Flashback: Obama Repeatedly Touted Public Option Before Refusing to Push For It In The Final Hours,” Think Progress Blog, December 22, 2009; available at: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/22/obama-repeatedly-touted-public/.

  66 Examiner Editorial, “Public Option is Alive and Well, but Hidden,” Washington Examiner, May 17, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Examiner-Editorial-Public-option-is-alive-and-well-but-hidden-93930519.html.

  67 “Barack Obama Campaign Promise No. 71: Allow Imported Prescription Drugs,” PolitiFact.com, April 8, 2010; available at: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/71/allow-imported-prescription-drugs/.

  68 “Jerusalem Must Remain the Undivided Capital of Israel: Obama,” Breitbart.com, June 4, 2008; available at: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080604153023.crgzcbw7&show_article=1.

  69 Robert Burns, “Clinton, Israel PM to Meet,” The Associated Press, March 20, 2010.

  70 Chelsea Schilling, “Obama Racks Up List of Broken Promises,” WorldNetDaily.com, March 12, 2009; available at: http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=91286.

  71 Jonathan Gurwitz, “After One Year, Obama’s Trail of Broken Promises,” San Antonio News, January 16, 2010; available at: http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/columnists/jonathan_gurwitz/After_one_year_Obamas_trail_of_broken_promises.html.

  72 Jonathan Gurwitz, “After One Year, “Obama’s Trail of Broken Promises,” San Antonio News, January 16, 2010; available at: http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/columnists/jonathan_gurwitz/After_one_year_Obamas_trail_of_broken_promises.html.

  73 Ibid.

  74 “Barack Obama Campaign Promise No. 511: Recognize
the Armenian Genocide,” PolitiFact, March 5, 2010; available at: http://politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/511/recognize-armenian-genocide/.

  75 “Senator Obama’s Voting Record,” BornAliveTruth.org, undated; available at: http://bornalivetruth.org/obamarecord.php; Andrew C. McCarthy, “Why Obama Really Voted for Infanticide,” National Review Online, August 22, 2008; available at: http://article.nationalreview.com/367248/why-obama-really-voted-for-infanticide/andrew-c-mccarthy.

  76 Douglas Johnson, “Obama Cover-Up on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Continues to Unravel After Sen. Obama Says NRLC is ‘Lying’,” National Right to Life, August 18, 2008; available at: http://www.nrlc.org/ObamaBaipa/Obamacoveruponbornalive.htm.

  77 Nicholas Ballasy, “Obama Justified in Votes Against Born Alive Infant Protection Bill, Say Democrats,” CNSNews.com, October 24, 2008; available at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/38079.

  78 Cliff Kincaid, “Damaging Disclosures in Van Jones Scandal,” Accuracy in Media, October 21, 2009; available at: http://www.aim.org/aim-column/damaging-disclosures-in-van-jones-scandal/.

  79 Michelle Malkin, “Van Jones. Valerie Jarrett, Barack Obama & do-it-yourself vetting Updated,” MichelleMalkin.com, September 3, 2009; available at: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/03/van-jones-valerie-jarrett-barack-obama-do-it-yourself-vetting/.

  80 Kevin Hall, “CBS Exposes Obama Administration Lies About Blocking FOX News,” AIP News, October 24, 2010; available at: http://www.aipnews.com/talk/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9331&posts=6.

  81 Simon Walters, “No 10 Turns On Obama and Clinton for Criticising Decision to Release Lockerbie Bomber,” Daily Mail, September 6, 2009; available at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1211495/No-10-turns-Obama-Clinton-criticising-decision-release-Lockerbie-bomber.html.

  Chapter 4

  1 Natasha T. Metzler, “Obama Prays for Civility in Washington,” Associated Press, February 4, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/04/ AR2010020401728.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  2 Sunlen Miller, “President Obama to Speak at Both Republican, and Democratic Conferences,” ABC News, Political Punch, January 12, 2010; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/01/president-obama-to-speak-at-both-republican-and-democratic-conferences-.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  3 “Obama Ad Touts Work with GOP,” Boston Globe, January 22, 2008; available at: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/22/obama_ad_touts_work_with_gop/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  4 Judy Berman, “Obama Reaches Across the Aisle on Abortion,” Salon.com, May 7, 2009; available at: http://www.salon.com/life/broadsheet/feature/2009/05/07/abortion_compromise [accessed June 29, 2010].

  5 “Transcript: Karl Rove on ‘FNS,’” FOXNews Sunday, March 15, 2010; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,589242,00.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  6 ‘“Bipartisan’ White House Super Bowl party to feature . . . one Republican,” HotAir.com, February 5, 2010; available at: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/02/05/bipartisan-white-house-super-bowl-party-to-feature-one-republican/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  7 Matt Spetanick, “White House says Republicans Rotting Against Recovery,” Reuters, December 11, 2009; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B20TI20091211 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  8 Amy Chozick, “Obama: ‘If They Bring a Knife to the Fight, We Bring a Gun,’” Washington Wire, Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2008; available at: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/14/obama-if-they-bring-a-knife-to-the-fight-we-bring-a-gun/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  9 Barack Obama, “Obama Says ‘Argue With Neighbors, Get In Their Face,’” YouTube, September 18, 2008; available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMDur9CDZ4 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  10 “Obama 2007 Accused Bush Of A Photo-Op With The Troops,” HotAirPundit, November 3, 2009; available at: http://www.hapblog.com/2009/11/obama-2007-accused-bush-of-photo-op.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  11 Steven Ertelt, “House GOP Demands Probe of Obama Admin Report Saying Pro-Lifers Extremists,” LifeNews.com, May 7, 2009; available at: http://www.lifenews.com/nat5030.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  12 Larry Kudlow, “One Giant Government Leap Backwards,” Townhall. com, March 5, 2010; available at: http://townhall.com/columnists/LarryKudlow/2010/03/05/one_giant_government_leap_backwards [accessed June 29, 2010].

  13 Erick Erickson, “Obama Administration Intends to Purge Republicans From the Civil Service,” Redstate.com, November 12, 2009; available at: http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/11/12/obama-administration-intends-to-purge-republicans-from-the-civil-service/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  14 Pamela Geller, “Obama Pays Off: Nominates Vocal Palin Foe Persily To Alaska Pipeline Job,” Atlas Shrugs, December 9, 2009; available at: http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  15 Jim Angle, Trish Turner, and Judson Berger, “Republicans Claim Top Lawmakers Were in the Loop on Interrogations,” FOXNews. com, April 23, 2009; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/23/republicans-claim-lawmakers-loop-interrogations/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  16 David A. Patten, “Report: W.H. Engineered NY-23 Endorsement,” Newsmax, November 2, 2009; available at: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2377184/posts [accessed June 29, 2010].

  17 Sunlen Miller, “President Obama to Speak at Both Republican, and Democratic Conferences,” ABC News, Political Punch, January 12, 2010; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/01/president-obama-to-speak-at-both-republican-and-democratic-conferences-.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  18 Karl Rove, “The President’s GOP Outreach Comes Too Late,” The Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2010; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704259304575043342489432552.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  19 Connie Hair, “Republicans Shut out of Stimulus Conference Negotiations,” Human Events, February 11, 2009; available at: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=30667 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  20 David Herszenhorn, “Senate Clears Path for Vote on $838 Billion Stimulus,” The New York Times, February 9, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/washington/10stimulus-web.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  21 Kara Rowland, “WH Defends Reid Move to Scuttle Bipartisan Bill,” Washington Times, February 12, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/12/wh-defends-reidmove-scuttle-bipartisan-bill/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  22 Kara Rowland, “Critics Not Invited to White House ‘Jobs Summit, ’” Washington Times, December 2, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/02/obama-policy-critics-not-invited-to-jobs-summit/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  23 J. Taylor Rushing, “White House Snubs Budget Panel Leaders in Health Summit Invites,” The Hill, February 13, 2010; available at: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/81025-white-house-snubs-budget-panel-leaders-in-bipartisan-summit-invites [accessed July 8, 2010].

  24 “Obama Calls On Parties To Transcend ‘Petty Politics,’” Real Clear Politics Video, February 9, 2010; available at: http://infidelsarecool.com/2010/02/09/obama-calls-on-parties-to-transcend-petty-politics-meanwhile-gibbs-mocks-palin-from-the-white-house-podium/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  25 Stephen Dinan, “Exclusive: Cantor: Obama’s not met with GOP leaders since May,” Washington Times, October 1, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/01/cantor-obama-muted-gop-voices-on-health-care/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  26 Molly K. Hooper, “Boehner: GOP Leaders Haven’t Met Obama for Health Talks Since April,” The Hill, September 9, 2009; available at: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/57859-boehnergop-leaders-havent-met-obama-for-health-talks-since-april [accessed June 29, 2010].

  27 Tom Price, “Now Obama Discovers GOP Health Care Proposals?” Big Government.com, February 12, 2010; available at: http://big-government.com/tprice/2010/02/12/oh-the-president-must-be-really-desperate / [accessed June 29, 2010].
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br />   28 Richard Wolf, “Obama Draws Line on Stimulus Compromise,” USA Today, February 4, 2009; available at: http://www.ourfutureorg/news-headline/2009020604/obama-draws-line-stimulus-compromise [accessed June 29, 2010].

  29 Stephen Dinan and Kara Rowland, “Obama Denounces Hold Tactic He Used As Senator,” Washington Times, February 3, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/03/obama-denounces-tactic-he-used-senator/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  30 Jake Tapper, “First President in US History to Have Voted to Filibuster a Supreme Court Nominee Now Hopes for Clean Process,” ABC News, Political Punch, May 30. 2009; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/05/first-president-in-us-history-to-have-voted-to-filibuster-a-supreme-court-nominee-now-hopes-for-clea.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  31 Frank James, “Obama Warns Mayors: ‘Will Call Them Out,’” Chicago Tribune, February 20, 2009; available at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-obama-mayorsfeb21,0,4764964.story [accessed June 29, 2010].

  32 President Barack Obama, “Remarks By The President To A Joint Session Of Congress On Health Care,” White House.gov, September 9, 2009; available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/remarks-by-the-president-to-a-joint-session-of-congress-on-healthcare/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  33 Ceci Connolly and Michael D. Shear, “Obama Implores Congress to Act, In Arguing for a Public Option, He Emphasizes It’s ‘Only One Part of My Plan,’” Washington Post, September 10, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/09/AR2009090901771.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  34 “Flashback: Democrats Boo Bush at 2005 State of the Union,” Real Clear Politics Video, September 10, 2009; available at: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/09/10/flashback_democrats_boo_bush_at_2005_state_of_the_union.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  35 Mark Krikorian, “Obama Admits Joe Wilson Was Right,” National Review Online, September 14, 2009; available at: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MDgzZWQ2ZGU1NDJkZTBkNDMyY2FmZWQ2MTI2ZWQxNWI= [accessed June 29, 2010].