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'''Obama doublespeak''' is a deliberate, calculated use of [[rhetoric]] that states Barack Obama's positions and that contradict his actual policies.

'''Obama doublespeak''' is a deliberate, calculated use of [[rhetoric]] that states Barack Obama's positions and that contradict his actual policies.

:''"...he [ [[Obama]] ] goes out as a politician and says what he has to say as a politician."'' Jeremiah Wright <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/transcript1.html BILL MOYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT] PBS, April 25, 2008</ref>

:''"...he [ [[Obama]] ] goes out as a politician and says what he has to say as a politician."'' Jeremiah Wright <ref>[https://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/transcript1.html BILL MOYERS INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT] PBS, April 25, 2008</ref>

:''"Alinsky taught [community] organizers [like Obama] to hide their true intentions in the words they spoke."''-Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. 'The Obama Nation'

:''"Alinsky taught [community] organizers [like Obama] to hide their true intentions in the words they spoke."''-Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. 'The Obama Nation'

''"above my pay grade."''

''"above my pay grade."''

'' 'pro-choice, not pro-abortion' '' <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2008/08/16/obama-and-mccain-try-to-woo-conservative-voters-at-forum/ Obama, McCain’s Abortion Positions Contrast Sharply at Faith Forum] Fox News, August 16, 2008</ref>

'' 'pro-choice, not pro-abortion' '' <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2008/08/16/obama-and-mccain-try-to-woo-conservative-voters-at-forum/ Obama, McCain’s Abortion Positions Contrast Sharply at Faith Forum] Fox News, August 16, 2008</ref>

==Lobbyists==

==Lobbyists==

:Obama's transition cabinet includes over 40 registered [[lobbyist]]s. After saying that lobbyists would be mostly barred from working in the Obama-occupied White House, the administration still hasn't disclosed how many lobbyists made their way into top posts.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/10/obama-administration-struggling-live-transparency-pledges/ Obama Administration Struggling to Live Up to Transparency Pledges] Fox News, March 10, 2009</ref>

:Obama's transition cabinet includes over 40 registered [[lobbyist]]s. After saying that lobbyists would be mostly barred from working in the Obama-occupied White House, the administration still hasn't disclosed how many lobbyists made their way into top posts.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/10/obama-administration-struggling-live-transparency-pledges/ Obama Administration Struggling to Live Up to Transparency Pledges] Fox News, March 10, 2009</ref>

:Barack Obama’s ban on lobbyist contributions will limit the haul from fundraising dinners to congressional Democrats, but organizers have found a way around it: a morning-after event at the same hotel where lobbyists — and their money — will be welcomed with open arms.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23872.html Democrats dodge ban on cash from lobbyists] Politico, June 18, 2009</ref>

:Barack Obama’s ban on lobbyist contributions will limit the haul from fundraising dinners to congressional Democrats, but organizers have found a way around it: a morning-after event at the same hotel where lobbyists — and their money — will be welcomed with open arms.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23872.html Democrats dodge ban on cash from lobbyists] Politico, June 18, 2009</ref>

==Transparency==

==Transparency==

:Obama and senior Democrats have been telling the American people that this will be the "most transparent" government in history. The exact opposite is the situation America finds itself in. Candidate Obama made a calculated policy to withhold information, to be secret like no other candidate before him.  Instances of information withheld [https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18969.html][http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/12/obama-gore-1.html][http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_97/news/32883-1.html][http://www.barackobamaon.com/index.php/articles/280-barack-obama-quotes][http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3093534][http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/05/cameras-barred-bidens-speech-afl-cio/][http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/03/solis-meets-with-workers-in-first-public-appearance/][https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=44549][https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/obama.henry/][http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/23/obama-spokesmans-debut-marked-by-discord/][https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17831.html][https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17833.html][http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=157448][https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19450_Page2.html][http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-newspaper.html] [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-rahm-emanuel-profit-26-mar26,0,5682373.story?page=2][http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=93194][http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/07/a-school-choice-study-suppressed/][http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31386][https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/27/obama-team-reverses-union-transparency/][http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/may/stimulus-transparency-hold][http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12311481][https://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/us_white_house_secrecy/2009/06/17/225751.html][http://www.newsweek.com/id/202875][https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Put-nothing-in-writing-Browner-told-auto-execs-on-secret-White-House-CAFE-talks-50260677.html][http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/01/white-house-disputes-criticism-town-hall-meeting-staged/][http://gawker.com/5311055/white-house-press-corps-spent-the-fourth-of-july-hanging-out-with-obama-off-the-record][http://michellemalkin.com/2009/07/22/knock-knock-whos-there-obamas-not-telling/]

:Obama and senior Democrats have been telling the American people that this will be the "most transparent" government in history. The exact opposite is the situation America finds itself in. Candidate Obama made a calculated policy to withhold information, to be secret like no other candidate before him.  Instances of information withheld [https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18969.html][http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/12/obama-gore-1.html][http://www.rollcall.com/issues/54_97/news/32883-1.html][http://www.barackobamaon.com/index.php/articles/280-barack-obama-quotes][http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3093534][https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/05/cameras-barred-bidens-speech-afl-cio/][http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/03/03/solis-meets-with-workers-in-first-public-appearance/][https://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=44549][https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/22/obama.henry/][http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/23/obama-spokesmans-debut-marked-by-discord/][https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17831.html][https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17833.html][http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=157448][https://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19450_Page2.html][http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/03/obama-newspaper.html] [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/obama/chi-rahm-emanuel-profit-26-mar26,0,5682373.story?page=2][http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=93194][http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/07/a-school-choice-study-suppressed/][http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31386][https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/27/obama-team-reverses-union-transparency/][http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2009/may/stimulus-transparency-hold][http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12311481][https://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/us_white_house_secrecy/2009/06/17/225751.html][http://www.newsweek.com/id/202875][https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Put-nothing-in-writing-Browner-told-auto-execs-on-secret-White-House-CAFE-talks-50260677.html][https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/01/white-house-disputes-criticism-town-hall-meeting-staged/][http://gawker.com/5311055/white-house-press-corps-spent-the-fourth-of-july-hanging-out-with-obama-off-the-record][http://michellemalkin.com/2009/07/22/knock-knock-whos-there-obamas-not-telling/]

''"Going forward, anytime the [[American people]] want to know something that I or a former president wants to withhold, we will have to consult with the Attorney General and the white house counsel, whose business it is to ensure compliance with the rule of law. '''Information will not be withheld just because I say so'''; it will be withheld because a separate authority believes my request is well-grounded in the Constitution. Let me say it as simply as I can: '''transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency'''"''

''"Going forward, anytime the [[American people]] want to know something that I or a former president wants to withhold, we will have to consult with the Attorney General and the white house counsel, whose business it is to ensure compliance with the rule of law. '''Information will not be withheld just because I say so'''; it will be withheld because a separate authority believes my request is well-grounded in the Constitution. Let me say it as simply as I can: '''transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency'''"''

''"a new standard of openness."''

''"a new standard of openness."''

'Gibbs added Obama has upheld his pledge to be transparent, and administration officials have been vigilant in the use of stimulus funding for job creation.' <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/16/republican-senator-blasts-white-house-questionable-spending-stimulus-money/ No Crossing Guard for Turtles, But White House Claims Worthwhile Stimulus Projects] Fox News, June 16, 2009</ref>

'Gibbs added Obama has upheld his pledge to be transparent, and administration officials have been vigilant in the use of stimulus funding for job creation.' <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/16/republican-senator-blasts-white-house-questionable-spending-stimulus-money/ No Crossing Guard for Turtles, But White House Claims Worthwhile Stimulus Projects] Fox News, June 16, 2009</ref>

"My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government." <ref>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Transparency_and_Open_Government/ Transparency and Open Government] The White House Press Briefing Room</ref>

"My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government." <ref>[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Transparency_and_Open_Government/ Transparency and Open Government] The White House Press Briefing Room</ref>

==Taxes==

==Taxes==

:Despite Obama's campaign rhetoric, it is estimated that the permanent changes to tax law Obama signed totals a net tax hike of $618.7 billion. Obama has signed into law $7 in permanent tax hikes for every $1 in permanent tax cuts.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/08/group-disputes-obamas-assertion-didnt-raise-taxes Group Disputes Obama's Assertion That He Didn't Raise Taxes, Fox News, February 8, 2011]</ref>

:Despite Obama's campaign rhetoric, it is estimated that the permanent changes to tax law Obama signed totals a net tax hike of $618.7 billion. Obama has signed into law $7 in permanent tax hikes for every $1 in permanent tax cuts.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/08/group-disputes-obamas-assertion-didnt-raise-taxes Group Disputes Obama's Assertion That He Didn't Raise Taxes, Fox News, February 8, 2011]</ref>

:Just 16 days into his regime, Obama signed into law a 156 percent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco.<ref>http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/03/kerpen_obama_budget/</ref>

:Just 16 days into his regime, Obama signed into law a 156 percent increase in the federal excise tax on tobacco.<ref>http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/03/kerpen_obama_budget/</ref>

:Obama's budget proposal calls for an increase in taxes of about $330 billion by targeting oil, gas and coal producers, investment managers and U.S.-based multinational corporations.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9LCQ0U80&show_article=1 Obama budget resurrects rejected tax increases, Breitbart, February 14, 2011]</ref>

:Obama's budget proposal calls for an increase in taxes of about $330 billion by targeting oil, gas and coal producers, investment managers and U.S.-based multinational corporations.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9LCQ0U80&show_article=1 Obama budget resurrects rejected tax increases, Breitbart, February 14, 2011]</ref>

“I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, '''not any of your taxes'''.” <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/11/other-comments-forbes-opinions-0211_other_comments.html Blowing Smoke] Forbes</ref><ref>[http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/03/kerpen_obama_budget] Obama Budget, Fox News</ref>

“I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, '''not any of your taxes'''.” <ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2009/02/11/other-comments-forbes-opinions-0211_other_comments.html Blowing Smoke] Forbes</ref><ref>[http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/03/03/kerpen_obama_budget] Obama Budget, Fox News</ref>

“didn’t raise taxes once.” <ref>O'Reilly interview February 6. 2011</ref>

“didn’t raise taxes once.” <ref>O'Reilly interview February 6. 2011</ref>

:Barack Hussein Obama and his administration have warned [[America]] to raise the nation's debt ceiling right away. Hyperbole from Treasury Secretary [[Timothy Geithner]], "Even a very short-term or limited default would have catastrophic economic consequences that would last for decades."

:Barack Hussein Obama and his administration have warned [[America]] to raise the nation's debt ceiling right away. Hyperbole from Treasury Secretary [[Timothy Geithner]], "Even a very short-term or limited default would have catastrophic economic consequences that would last for decades."

In 2006, Obama had something to say about raising our debt ceiling, “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of '''leadership failure'''. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. ... Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. " <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/01/06/obama-officials-play-chicken-little-debt-ceiling/ Obama Officials Play Chicken Little With the Debt Ceiling, Fox News, January 6, 2011]</ref>

In 2006, Obama had something to say about raising our debt ceiling, “The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of '''leadership failure'''. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can't pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. ... Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. " <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/01/06/obama-officials-play-chicken-little-debt-ceiling/ Obama Officials Play Chicken Little With the Debt Ceiling, Fox News, January 6, 2011]</ref>

==Hope==

==Hope==

:Obama urged individual sacrifice in an inaugural address that called for a new era of responsibility.

:Obama urged individual sacrifice in an inaugural address that called for a new era of responsibility.

''"We can't drive our SUVs and, you know, eat as much as we want and keep our homes on, you know, 72 degrees at all times."'' Not long after,  we are told that Obama was born in Hawaii so he likes the thermostat set high in the oval office. Obama's White House declined to comment [transparency] on the president's personal energy use.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/03/obama-getting-heat-for-turning-up-thermostat/ Obama Getting Heat for Turning Up the Oval Office Thermostat] Fox news, February 03, 2009</ref>

''"We can't drive our SUVs and, you know, eat as much as we want and keep our homes on, you know, 72 degrees at all times."'' Not long after,  we are told that Obama was born in Hawaii so he likes the thermostat set high in the oval office. Obama's White House declined to comment [transparency] on the president's personal energy use.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/03/obama-getting-heat-for-turning-up-thermostat/ Obama Getting Heat for Turning Up the Oval Office Thermostat] Fox news, February 03, 2009</ref>

==Political Grievances==

==Political Grievances==

For the first 50 days of the Obama regime, the following appeared on the White House website, "President Obama will keep the broken promises made by President Bush..."

For the first 50 days of the Obama regime, the following appeared on the White House website, "President Obama will keep the broken promises made by President Bush..."

In a scathing rebuke of former VP [[Dick Cheney]]'s comments, the White House starts by using sarcasm "Well, I guess [[Rush Limbaugh]] was busy," Gibbs said to laughter during his daily briefing with reporters. "So they trotted out the next most popular member of the [[Republican]] cabal." Also saying, "I think not taking economic advice from Dick Cheney would be maybe the best possible outcome of yesterday's interview." Blaming [[George W. Bush]], Gibbs defended Obama saying, 'he [Obama] is keeping the nation safe while dealing with problems George W. Bush's administration did not.' <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/16/white-house-jokes-cheney-limbaugh-stand/ White House Ridicules Cheney After Criticism] Fox News, March 17, 2009</ref>

In a scathing rebuke of former VP [[Dick Cheney]]'s comments, the White House starts by using sarcasm "Well, I guess [[Rush Limbaugh]] was busy," Gibbs said to laughter during his daily briefing with reporters. "So they trotted out the next most popular member of the [[Republican]] cabal." Also saying, "I think not taking economic advice from Dick Cheney would be maybe the best possible outcome of yesterday's interview." Blaming [[George W. Bush]], Gibbs defended Obama saying, 'he [Obama] is keeping the nation safe while dealing with problems George W. Bush's administration did not.' <ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/16/white-house-jokes-cheney-limbaugh-stand/ White House Ridicules Cheney After Criticism] Fox News, March 17, 2009</ref>

Hillary Clinton offered a sarcastic reply when asked about Cheney's request this week to declassify documents showing the "success" of harsh interrogations, "It won't surprise you that I don't consider him a particularly reliable source," Clinton said with laughter before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/22/clinton-stopping-iran-nukes-world-imperative/ Clinton Takes Aim at Cheney on Interrogation Memos] Fox News, April 22, 2009</ref>

Hillary Clinton offered a sarcastic reply when asked about Cheney's request this week to declassify documents showing the "success" of harsh interrogations, "It won't surprise you that I don't consider him a particularly reliable source," Clinton said with laughter before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/04/22/clinton-stopping-iran-nukes-world-imperative/ Clinton Takes Aim at Cheney on Interrogation Memos] Fox News, April 22, 2009</ref>

Accusing the Bush administration of creating "a misguided experiment" that created more threats to America, Obama told an audience at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., that the Guantanamo facility will be shuttered. "We are acutely aware that under the last administration, detainees were released only to return to the battlefield. That is why we are doing away with the poorly planned, haphazard approach that let those detainees go in the past," said Obama.

Accusing the Bush administration of creating "a misguided experiment" that created more threats to America, Obama told an audience at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., that the Guantanamo facility will be shuttered. "We are acutely aware that under the last administration, detainees were released only to return to the battlefield. That is why we are doing away with the poorly planned, haphazard approach that let those detainees go in the past," said Obama.