Crimes Against Liberty

by David Limbaugh

65 Nick Baumann, “Obama ‘Committed’ To Net Neutrality Despite Court Ruling,” Mother Jones, April 6, 2010; available at: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/04/obama-committed-net-neutrality-despite-court-ruling [accessed June 25, 2010].

  66 “Senators propose granting president emergency Internet power,” CNET, June 10, 2010; available at: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20007418-38.html [accessed June 25, 2010].

  67 Andrew R. Hickey, “Broadband Providers Peeved With FCC Internet Regulation Plans,” CNN.com, June 18, 2010; available at: http://www.crn.com/networking/225700593 [accessed June 25, 2010].

  68 Mark Hyman, “Shutting Down Free Speech,” The American Spectator , May 3, 2010; available at: http://spectator.org/archives/2010/05/03/shutting-down-free-speech [accessed June 25, 2010].

  69 “Elena Kagan vs. that 1st Amendment thing,” World Net Daily, May 19, 2010; available at: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=155657 [accessed June 25, 2010].

  70 Seton Motley, “SCOTUS Nominee Kagan for ‘Redistribution of Speech’ (Diversity Czar Must be Thrilled),” NewsBusters.org, May 12, 2010; available at: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/seton-motley/2010/05/12/scotus-nominee-kagan-redistribution-speech-diversity-czar-lloyd-must-b.

  71 Editorial, “Kagan Speech Rationing,” The Washington Times, May 17, 2010.

  72 Seton Motley, “Fraud-Proof Ratings System Reveals Talk Radio’s Higher Numbers, So Left Of Course Cries Foul,” NewsBusters.org, April 9, 2009; available at: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/seton-motley/2009/04/09/fraud-proof-ratings-system-reveals-talk-radios-higher-numbers-so-left- [accessed June 25, 2010].

  73 Seton Motley, “Citing ‘Diversity,’ Obama Admin Sides with Leftist Grievance Group and Investigates More Accurate Arbitron Ratings System,” NewsBusters.org, May 19, 2009; available at: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/seton-motley/2009/05/19/citing-diversity-obama-admin-sides-leftist-grevance-group-investigates [accessed June 25, 2010].

  74 Quinn Hillyer, “Civil Rights Commissioner: DoJ Was ‘Racist,’” The Washington Times, May 14, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/watercooler/2010/may/14/civil-rights-commissioner-doj-was-racist/. [accessed June 25, 2010].

  75 J. P. Freire, “Congressman: Why is Justice Department refusing to allow its career attorneys to testify before civil rights commission?” The Washington Examiner, April 26, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/congressman-why-is-justice-department-refusing-to-allow-its-career-attorneys-to-testify-before-civil-rights-commission-92104409.html [accessed June 25, 2010].

  76 J. P. Freire, “DOJ Voting Rights Attorney Resigns Over Black Panthers Stonewalling,” The Washington Examiner, May 18, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/doj-voting-rights-attorney-resigns-over-black-panthers-stonewalling-94202249.html [accessed June 25, 2010].

  77 “Former Justice Department Lawyher Accuses Holder of Dropping New Black Panther Case for Racial Reasons,” Foxnews.com, June 30, 2010; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/30/justice-dept-lawyer-accuses-holder-dropping-new-black-panther-case-political / [accessed July 7, 2010].

  Chapter 8

  1 “Obama’s Rebukes of MNC’s Worry Corporates,” Associated Press, May 16, 2009; available at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/obamas-rebukes-of-mncs-worry-corporates/460314/2.

  2 Ed Morrissey, “WaPo: Hey, Did You Know Obama’s Statements Had Expiration Dates?” HotAir.com, December 16, 2009; available at: http://hotair.com/archives/2009/12/16/wapo-hey-did-you-know-obamas-statements-had-expiration-dates/.

  3 Michael A. Fletcher and Ceci Connolly, “Obama Announces Agreement With Drug Companies,” Washington Post, June 22, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/22/AR2009062200349.html.

  4 Ed Morrissey, “WaPo: Hey, Did You Know Obama’s Statements Had Expiration Dates?” HotAir.com, December 16, 2009; available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/13/internal-memo-confirms-bi_n_258285.html.

  5 Ryan Grim, “Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaways In White House Deal With Big Pharma,” Huffington Post, August 13, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/health/policy/06insure.html.

  6 David D. Kirkpatrick, “White House Affirms Deal on Drug Cost,” New York Times, August 5, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/06/health/policy/06insure.html [accessed July 12, 2010]

  7 Ibid.

  8 Ibid.

  9 Jake Tapper, “What Did the White House Know About the PhRMA Deal?” ABC News, Political Punch, August 8, 2009; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/08/what-did-the-white-house-know-about-the-phrma-deal.html.

  10 Ibid.

  11 Derrick Z. Jackson, “Drug Firms’ Tired Song and Dance on Reform,” Boston Globe, November 21, 2009; available at: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/11/21/drug_firms_tired_song_and_dance_on_reform/.

  12 Ibid.

  13 “Drug Companies Resist White House Call to Reduce Rights to Exclusive Drug Data,” FOXNews.com, August 13, 2009; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/13/drug-companies-resist-white-house-reduce-rights-exclusive-drug-data/.

  14 Alicia Mundy, “Deal Breaker? White House, Drug Companies Fight Over Exclusivity,” Wall Street Journal, January 15, 2010; available at: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/01/15/deal-breaker-white-house-drug-companies-fight-over-exclusivity/.

  15 “Pay-For-Delay’ Ban Dropped From Health Care Reconciliation Bill,” FDA Week, March 19, 2010.

  16 Charles Babbington, “Analysis: Obama Rebukes Insurance Critics,” Breitbart.com, June 23, 2009; available at: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D990K59O0&show_article=1&catnum=3.

  17 Calvin Woodward, “Fact Check: Health Insurer Profits Not So Fat,” ABC News Money, October 25, 2009; available at: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=8910507.

  18 Sean Lengell, “Sebelius Calls for More Insurance Oversight,” The Washington Times, May 7, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/07/sebelius-calls-for-more-insurance-oversight /.

  19 Charles Babbington, “Analysis: Obama Rebukes Insurance Critics, GOP,” Breitbart.com, June 23, 2009.

  20 Sally Pipes, The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care: A Citizen’s Guide (San Francisco, CA: Pacific Research Institute, 2008), pp. 13, 14.

  21 “One Health Insurance Company Turned a Profit, But Not A Record,” St. Petersburg Times, PolitiFact.com, July 22, 2009; available at: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/23/barack-obama/health-insurance-company-turned-profit-notrec/.

  22 “Top Industries: Most Profitable,” Fortune Magazine, May 4, 2009; available at: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/performers/industries/profits/.

  23 Calvin Woodward, “Fact Check: Health Insurer Profits Not So Fat,” ABC News Money, October 25, 2009.

  24 Ezra Klein, “Profit and the Insurance Industry,” Washington Post, September 9, 2009; available at: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/09/profit_and_the_insurance_indus.html.

  25 Sheryl Gay Stolberg and David Herszenhorn, “Two Sides Take Health Care Debate Outside Washington,” New York Times, August 2, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/health/policy/03healthcare.html.

  26 Barack Obama, “Why We Need Health Care Reform,” New York Times, August 15, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/opinion/16obama.html.

  27 Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick, “Obama Says Insurance Companies Holding US Hostage,” Reuters, August 14, 2009; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE57D47P20090814.

  28 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, “HHS Investigates Humana for Medicare Mailer Warning Seniors on Health Overhaul,” Associated Press, September 21, 2009; available at: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/59990947.html.

  29 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, “HHS Investigates Humana for Medicare Mailer Warning Seniors on Health Overhaul,” Associated Press, September 21, 2009.


  30 “Obama Administration Drops ‘Gag Order’ on Private Health Insurer,” FOXNews.com, October 17, 2009; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/17/obama-administration-drops-gag-order-private-health-insurer/.

  31 Sandra Maier, “Obama: Firms Nervous that Health Reform May Pass,” Reuters, October 15, 2009; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58T43G20091015.

  32 Patricia Zengerle, “Obama; Health Insurers ‘Deceptive and Dishonest, ’” Reuters, October 17, 2009; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN17525473.

  33 Cathy Arnst, “Obama Attacks Health Insurance Industry,” Business Week, Money and Politics Blog, October 17, 2009; available at: http://www.businessweek.com/blogs/money_politics/archives/2009/10/obama_attacks_h.html.

  34 “Obama Attacks Insurance Companies,” United Press International, October 17, 2009.

  35 Byron York, “Michelle Obama Turns Breast Cancer Awareness Month into Attack on Insurance Companies,” Washington Examiner , October 23, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Michelle-Obama-turns-Breast-Cancer-Awareness-Month-into-attack-on-insurance-companies-65818422.html. .

  36 Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller, “President Obama Takes on Big Banks: ‘If They Want a Fight, That’s a Fight I’m Willing to Have,’” ABC News, Political Punch, January 21, 2010; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/01/president-obama-takes-on-big-banks-if-they-want-a-fight-thats-a-fight-im-willing-to-have. html.

  37 Carrie Budoff Brown, “Barack Obama Seeks Control Over Insurance Rate Hikes,” Politico, February 21, 2010; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0210/33258.html.

  38 “Obama Health Reform Speech Rallies Pa. Audience, Challenges Insurers,” Kaiser Health News, March 8, 2010; available at: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/March/08/Obama-speech.aspx. .

  39 Alan Reynolds, “The Truth about Health Insurance Premiums and Profits” Cato Institute, March 15, 2010; available at: http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11447.

  40 Alisa Ulferts, “Obama Administration Summons Health Care Insurance Companies to Washington,” Justmeans.com, February 25, 2010; available at: http://www.justmeans.com/Obama-administration-summons-health-care-insurance-companies-Washington/9577.html.

  41 Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller, “President Obama Tells Insurance Execs of Constant Premium Hikes,” Politico, March 4, 2010; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/03/president-obama-tells-insurance-execs-of-constant-premium-hikes-this-is-unacceptable-and-unsustainab.html.

  42 Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller, “President Obama Tells Insurance Execs of Constant Premium Hikes,” Politico, March 4, 2010.

  43 Jill Dougherty, Ed Henry, Evan Glass and Alan Sliverleib, “Obama Targets Insurers for Final Health Care Push,” CNN.com Politics, March 19, 2010; available at: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/19/health.care.main/index.html.

  44 Mark Halperin, “Remarks: Obama on Health Reform at George Mason University March 19, 2010.” Time, The Page, March 19, 2010; available at: http://thepage.time.com/remarks-obama-on-health-reform-at-george-mason-university-march-19-2010/.

  45 Steve Holland, “Obama Administration Has Blunt Message for Insurers,” Reuters, March 29, 2010; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2017888120100329.

  46 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldiver, “Insurance Industry Agrees to Fix Kids Coverage Gap,” Associated Press, March 30, 2010; available at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/29/insurance-industry-agrees-fix-kids-coverage-gap/.

  47 Charles Babbington, “Analysis: Obama Rebukes Insurance Critics, GOP,” Breitbart.com, June 23, 2009; available at: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D990K59O0&show_article=1&catnum=3.

  48 Jake Tapper, “Exclusive: Vice President Biden Says President Obama’s Rescheduled Trip Not a Bad Sign for Health Care Bill’s Prospects,” ABC News, Political Punch, March 18, 2010; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/03/exclusive-vice-president-biden-says-obamas-cancelled-trip-not-a-bad-sign-for-health-care-bills-prosp.html.

  49 John E. Calfee, “Obama’s Misleading Assault on the Insurance Industry,” Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2010; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703625304575115540074840182.html.

  50 President Barack Obama, “Obama’s Fifth News Conference,” New York Times, July 22, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/us/politics/22obama.transcript.html.

  51 “Obama: Doctors Choose Amputation Because Surgeons Get Paid More Than Physicians,” Breitbart TV, August 11, 2009; available at: http://www.breitbart.tv/obama-doctors-choose-amputation-because-surgeons-get-paid-more-than-physicians/.

  52 Editorial, “The War on Specialists, Obamacare Punishes Cardiology and Oncology to Finance GPs,” Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2009; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471504574443472658898710.html.

  53 Editorial, “The War on Specialists, Obamacare Punishes Cardiology and Oncology to Finance GPs,” Wall Street Journal, October 6, 2009.

  54 Dr. Milton R. Wolf, “Wolf: Obama Family Health Care Fracas,” Washington Times, March 11, 2010; available at: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/11/obama-family-health-care-fracas/.

  55 Scott Atlas, “ObamaCare: Kiss Your Access Goodbye,” Real Clear Politics, June 23, 2009; available at: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/23/obamacare_kiss_your_access_goodbye_ 97122.html.

  Chapter 9

  1 Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Stephen Labaton, “Obama Calls Wall Street Bonuses ‘Shameful,’” New York Times, January 30, 2009; available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/business/30obama.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  2 Julianna Goldman and Ian Katz, “Obama Doesn’t ‘Begrudge’ Bonuses for Blankfein, Dimon,” Bloomberg.com, February 10, 2010; available at: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aKGZkktzkAlA [accessed June 29, 2010].

  3 Andrew Cline, “Obama Plays Favorites,” The American Spectator, February 12, 2010; available at: http://spectator.org/archives/2010/02/12/obama-plays-favorites [accessed June 29, 2010].

  4 Ed Morrissey, “Obama: ‘I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money,’” HotAir.com, April 29, 2010; available at: http://hotair.com/archives/2010/04/29/obama-i-do-think-at-a-certain-point-youve-made-enough-money/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  5 “Obama Earned Nearly $2.5 Million in Book Royalties in 2008,”Washington Post, March 19, 2009; available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/19/AR2009031903521.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  6 Jake Tapper, “President Obama Compares Big Banks, AIG, to Suicide Bombers,” ABCNews.com, Political Punch, March 18, 2009; available at: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/03/president-ob-14.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  7 “Obama Attacks AIG for ‘Recklessness and Greed,’” Associated Press, March 17, 2009.

  8 Jeff Zeleny, “As the Public Simmers, Obama Lets Off Steam,” New York Times, March 20, 2009; accessed June 29, 2010]; see also, “Obama: ‘I Don’t Want to Quell Anger,’ Over AIG,” USA Today, The Oval blog, March 18, 2009; available at: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/03/64320451/1 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  9 Eamon Javers, “Inside Obama’s Bank CEO’s Meeting,” Politico, April 3, 2009; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20871.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  10 Jui Chakravorty Das, “U.S. to Put Conditions on TARP Repayment: Report,” Reuters, April 20, 2009; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE53J03720090420 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  11 Eamon Javers, “Inside Obama’s Bank CEO’s Meeting,” Politico, April 3, 2009; available at: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20871.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  12 “Obama Complains About ‘Fat-cat Bankers,’” Reuters, December 11, 2009; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS-TRE5BA4IF20091211 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  13 Sharon Terlep
, “GM Chief to Get $1.7 Million Pay,” Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2010; available at: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703787304575075843943185642.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  14 Thomas Sowell, The Housing Boom and Bust (New York: Basic Books, 2009), 44-52.

  15 Lawrence H. White, “Housing Finance and the 2008 Financial Crisis,” The Cato Institute, August 2009; available at: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/hud/housing-finance-2008-financial-crisis [accessed June 29, 2010].

  16 MarketWatch, “Full Text of President Obama’s Remarks,” Marketwatch. com, December 14, 2009; available at: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-calls-bankers-fat-cats-before-meeting-them-2009-12-14 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  17 Kate Andersen Brower, “President Will Meet with Community Bankers,” Houston Chronicle, December 21, 2009; available at: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6781944.html [accessed June 29, 2010].

  18 President Barack Obama, “President Obama Proposes Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee to Recoup Every Last Penny for American Taxpayers,” WhiteHouse.gov, January 14, 2010; available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-proposes-financial-crisis-responsibility-fee-recoup-every-last-penn [accessed June 29, 2010].

  19 Jackie Calmes, “Taxing Banks for the Bailout,” New York Times, January 14, 2010; available at: http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/15/taxing-banks-for-the-bailout/ [accessed June 29, 2010].

  20 Ibid.

  21 David C. John, “Obama’s ‘Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee’: Not Responsible, Not a Fee,” Heritage Foundation, January 21, 2010; available at: http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/01/Obamas-Financial-Crisis-Responsibility-Fee-Not-Responsible-Not-a-Fee [accessed June 29, 2010].

  22 Alister Bull, “Obama Chides Banks’ ‘Audacity’ for Fighting Fee,” Reuters, January 16, 2010; available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1514552120100116 [accessed June 29, 2010].

  23 Ken McIntyre, “Bank-Robbing Tax Lets ‘Bad Guys’ Go Free,” Heritage Foundation, March 3, 2010; available at: http://www.heritage.org/Multimedia/InfoGraphic/Bank-Robbing-Tax-Lets-Bad-Guys-Go-Free [accessed June 29, 2010].