Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."
Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration."
You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.
A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.
An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."
The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees."
"For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)."
A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt."
"All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services."
"All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange."
In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None."
"The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits."
"The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."
The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents."
Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA."
Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
"Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.
Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."
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