Lurita Doan's Townhall.com Column

Democrats' Assault on Language

2012-12-10T09:30:00-05:00

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For months, pundits and politicians have been saying that Americans have a math problem. They have a point, for Mr. Obama routinely champions the idea that running annual deficits in excess of $1 trillion dollars can be continued, simply by requiring Americans to pay $200 billion in taxes more each year. Anyone with a 3rd grade grasp of math has long ago come to the conclusion that even if Mr. Obama gets his way, huge annual deficits will remain, and the nation cannot sustain the current level of profligate spending indefinitely.

Do Democrats Own The Terms 'Racism" and "Lying"?

2012-10-01T00:01:00-04:00

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Democrats have run a number on Republicans. They have skillfully captured certain words in the American lexicon and redefined them, applying Democrat-themed meanings for the specific purpose of cowing Republicans into silence and submission.

Obama ISO Idiots

2012-09-10T00:01:00-04:00

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President Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was scary.

Obama's Prophetic Greek Columns

2012-09-05T00:01:00-04:00

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Four years ago, Barack Obama chose to use ten, grandiose, Greek columns as the backdrop for his speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. The staging was a rather clumsy effort to substitute showmanship and theatre to help disguise Mr. Obama’s hostility towards American enterprise.

Barack Obama -- A Transparent Fraud

2012-08-13T00:01:00-04:00

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In January of 2009, Barack Obama promised Americans an "unprecedented" level of transparency in his dealings with the American people and throughout his Administration. Almost four years have passed since that promise, during which time, Americans have witnessed an extraordinary level of deception and obfuscation, all designed to divert attention from the Obama Administration's failure to grow the economy, their failure to create jobs, their failure to curb out-of-control government spending, and their failure to maintain American prestige on the international level.

We Need More Heroes

2012-07-30T00:01:00-04:00

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As the first American woman to enter earth orbit in space, Sally became a thing of legend. And she used her fame and her knowledge for good.

Obama Administration's Cost-Cutting Incompetence

2012-07-23T00:01:00-04:00

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Barack Obama has made it clear that he is a big believer in big government and has adopted a economic plan to run trillions of dollars in annual deficits for as long as possible.

Obama--The Black Man's Burden

2012-07-16T00:01:00-04:00

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Barack Obama was a no-show at the recent 103rd NAACP conference, but, clearly, he is being given a pass by the NAACP leadership. Checking the president's schedule, apparently there was nothing so pressing that he should have been unable to attend the meeting in Texas, but instead, he relegated responsibilities of the annual NAACP meeting to the vice president.

Eric Holder’s Tangled Web of Deception

2012-07-02T00:01:00-04:00

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How disheartening to watch U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder maneuver, spin, duck, dodge and dissemble. Perhaps Holder still clings to the notion that he is serving the country and protecting the President, but his actions have pushed him well beyond that high ground.

Barack Obama the Shape Shifter

2012-06-18T00:01:00-04:00

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Like a shape-shifter from a sci-fi film, Obama’s primary skill is to appear to be something he is not, as he repeatedly masks his full-tilt assault on entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Obama Has No Faith

2012-06-11T00:01:00-04:00

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Acts of faith are performed each day in this country, and we are all the better for it. But sadly, Barack Obama does not seem to have faith in the American system, nor does he believe in American exceptionalism, nor does he believe that Americans can make it on their own without government handouts.

Friends of Obama Allowed to Opt Out

2012-06-04T00:01:00-04:00

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Emigrant Bank was recently that would allow the bank to opt out of rigorous Dodd-Frank requirements. These of course are the same new rules and regulations that Barack deems essential to the nation.

Obama's Economic Cowpies

2012-05-28T00:01:00-04:00

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The Obama Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has requested all federal agencies to cut their FY2014 budgets by 5%. Not too surprisingly, these “cuts” are being heralded as an example of new, fiscal prudence by every Democrat seeking office. If only.

Obama’s Pro-Growth Illusion

2012-05-21T00:01:00-04:00

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Barack Obama claims to be pro-growth. So does Greece, Spain, and almost everyone else. Why? Because admitting preference for the alternative—crushing, heavy-handed government interference that kills initiative and destroys wealth—is not attractive to any citizen of any country.

Eric Holder's Hypocrisy

2012-05-07T00:01:00-04:00

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Eric Holder’s incompetent team of legal minds has botched things up again.

Obama Has Already Lost

2012-04-30T00:01:00-04:00

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On April 30th in 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City, George Washington took the oath of office to become the first president of the United States. He took that oath amidst a widespread surge of popularity and consensual respect that has yet to be replicated in any subsequent presidential election in this country.

Obama is the World’s Worst Investor

2012-04-23T00:01:00-04:00

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Barack Obama recently campaigned in Ohio about the importance of his policies, “investing” in the future, investing in job training, health care and clean energy. With so much talk about investments, the president seems to want Americans to re-elect him for a second term because they believe that these are good investments and that he has invested the taxpayer’s money wisely.

Obama's Regulatory Puffery

2012-04-16T00:01:00-04:00

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When in doubt, President Obama is quick to push for more government regulations as a universal cure to all problems. No matter what the problem, be it health care, financial reforms, small business growth, taxation, Team Obama tells Americans that new regulations that will expand governmental control and operations, are vital.

Obama's Fraud

2012-04-09T00:01:00-04:00

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The recent exposé of clowns and mind-readers as critical support elements of government training at a U.S. General Services (GSA) conference in Las Vegas has served as a politically expedient way for Barack Obama to pretend to be tough on the issue of wasteful spending.

Who Is Barack Obama?

2012-04-02T12:24:00-04:00

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Barack Obama’s handlers continually seem to look for opportunities to create analogous comparisons between Obama and other iconic American figures, in the hopes that some patina of their greatness will burnish Obama’s flawed image.