CNN | Crowds gather as Obama goes on New York coffee run CNN (CNN) Hundreds of cheering onlookers got a glimpse of former President Barack Obama Friday in New York City as he left a Fifth Avenue building after grabbing coffee. Obama casually getting some coffee outside of the DoSomething office. pic.twitter.com/ ... |
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We all know about the Obama administration's lies and treachery regarding Benghazi. But how many of you know about the Obama administration's lies and treachery against the American families of the Americans ambushed and murdered on the orders of Raul Castro?.......
Thought so...Well, please read on:
You see, amigos: This week 21 years ago three U.S. citizens and one legal U.S. resident who belonged to a humanitarian volunteer organization known as Brothers to the Rescue were busy at their volunteer humanitarian jobs when Raul Castro (then head of Cubas military) gave orders for his air force to ambush and murder them.Raul Castro himself boasted about these orders.
These American volunteer workers were tangibly saving more innocent lives (countless men, women and children) than most Peace Corp workers or community-organizers could ever show for their work, despite all the media hype.
You see, amigos: Twenty times as many people (men, women, children) have died trying to escape Castros Cuba as died trying to escape East Germany. So during the mid 1990s a volunteer outfitknown as Brothers To the Rescue based in south Florida flew unarmed Cessnas over the Florida Straits alerting the U.S. Coast Guard to the location of these desperate escapees from Stalinism and keeping many from joining the terrible tally of death by drowning, dehydration or getting ripped apart and eaten alive by sharks. By 1996 these American humanitarian volunteers had flown 1,800 missions and helped rescue 4,200 men, women and children.
Considering how prior to Castroism Cuba was swamped with more immigrants per-capita (mostly from Europe) than was the U.S.considering how people once clamored to enter Cubathe exodus from Castroite Cuba and the rescue flights were viewed by Castro (and his innumerable U.S. agents-of influence) as very bad publicity for the Stalinist regime..
So in preparation to murder Brothers to the Rescue (the historic Castroite remedy for this type of thing) Castro infiltrated a KGB-trained spy named Gerardo Hernandez into south Florida and into the humanitarian group.On Feb, 24, 1996, Hernandez passed to Castro the flight plan for one of the Brothers humanitarian flights over the straits.
With this info in hand, Castros MIGS ambushed and blasted apart (in international air space) the lumbering and utterly defenseless Cessnas, murdering the four humanitarian volunteers. Three of these murdered men were U.S. citizens, one was a Marine who volunteered for two tours in Vietnam.
The murdered Armando Alejandre Jr. came to the U.S. at age ten in 1960. His first order of business when he reached the age of 18 was fulfilling his dream of becoming a U.S. citizen. His next was joining the United States Marine corps and volunteering for service in Vietnam. He returned with several decorations. As a member of Brothers to the Rescue he often dropped flowers over the sea, in memory of the thousands they'd been unable to rescue in time.
A man with a weapon or with both hands free to fight has always palsied the Castros with fright. The notion of Raul Castro facing a United States Marine in combat mode is simply laughable, in a pathetic sort of way. So Castro waited for Alejandro and his brothers to be carrying flowers--and made his move, ambushing and murdering them in cold blood. Migs against Cessnas, cannon and rockets against flowers.
Castros spy, Gerardo Hernandez,was shortly uncovered and convicted in U.S. federal court of conspiracy to commit murder and the conviction was upheld all the way to the Supreme Court.
The Communist spy was serving two life sentences for the murder of Americans while the Castros (and their innumerable U.S. agents-of-influence) constantly clamored for his release and return to Cuba. This clamoring was incessant for 20 years and through three U.S. presidential administrations. But to no avail, owing to the overwhelming proof of Hernandez guilt in conspiring to murder Americans.
Enter Barack Obama. On Dec. 17, 2014 exactly 48 hours after Obama announced his new Cuba policy, convicted Communist murderer/spy Gerardo Hernandez was released and flown first-class to Cuba.
Worst of all, amigos: For months prior to the Obama-Castro deal that released the Communist murderer, the families of the Americans he murdered were repeatedly assured by Obamas State Department. that no such shameful deal would ever take place.Often they made this promise face to face with the grieving families, as documented in this video where Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen confronts ObamasState Department. with their bald-faced lies and relentless treachery against U.S. citizens. Hillary Clintons Benghazi testimony has got nothing on this.
The Obama administrations fetish to quickly and fully satisfy every whim of the Communist murderers of U.S. citizens reached Jerry Springer Show levels whenprior to his release-- a specimen of Gerardo Hernandez semen was ferreted from his prison cell to Cuba. Hernandez and his wife, you see, were eager to add another Communist subject to the Castro-Family Kingdom but couldnt quite figure out a workable procedure.
Fear not! Raul Castro rang his little bell and Obamas State Department. (Ben Rhodes in particular) quickly scurried over, smiling, bowing, eager to please. No hotel valet has ever been as solicitous of the whims of a big-tipping guest, no butler to his masters whims-- as Ben Rhodes was to the whims of the terror-sponsors who premeditatedly murdered innocent U.S. citizens.
The convicted Communist spy and terrorist provided his semen from his maximum security jail cell and Democrat Sen. Patrick Leahys aide Tim Rieser dutifully delivered the precious item to communist wife in Havanaall with the obvious (and eager) approval of the Obama State Department.
Dont believe me do you?.... Theres no way even the Obama administration could have sunk to something so smutty, treasonous, foul and grotesque! you say. Well, read about it yourself.
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The Forgotten Treachery of Obama's State Department - Townhall
Pete Souza, the former White House photographer to President Obama, jabbed the Trump administration Friday on Instagram after it barred several news organizations from a question-and-answer session.
"Waiting with press secretary Robert Gibbs, right, for the start of a press conference in 2010. The New York Times, CNN and Politico were of course in attendance (as well as Fox News)," Souza wrote in the caption of a photo showing Obama.
Those three news organizations were among the ones barred from an off-camera "gaggle" that White House press secretary Sean Spicer held in his West Wing office earlier Friday.
A number of other news organizations were also barred from the meeting, including BuzzFeed, The Hill and the Los Angeles Times. The meeting was held in lieu of the regular on-camera briefing in the White House briefing room.
Several conservative outlets were allowed into Spicers office, including Breitbart, The Washington Times and One America News Network. ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, Reuters, Bloomberg and McClatchy were also allowed into the meeting.
The incident came hours after Trump slammed the media during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Souza himself clashed with the White House press pool over getting exclusive photos during his time in the White House.
A New York Times article from 2013 highlighted tensions between the press and the White House, pointing to a visit Obama made to South Africa during which photographers were allowed to take a single shot of the president in Nelson Mandela's jail cell but were excluded from other photo ops.
Souza captured a moment in the cell when Obama hugged his daughter Sasha, a photo captured and widely distributed by Souza.
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Larry Bleiberg, Special for USA TODAY 7:43 a.m. ET Feb. 24, 2017
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Obama poses with his step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, outside her home in Kogelo, Kenya, in 1995.(Photo: U.S. Embassy, Jakarta)
Although barely out of office, theres a growing wave of nostalgia for the nations first African-American president. Historically (Barack Obama) means a lot to a lot of people, says Christina M. Greer, a Fordham University associate professor and author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream(Oxford University Press, $29.95). People are missing him. In honor of Black History Month, she shares with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY sites to connect with Barack Obamas legacy.
Selma, Ala.
While Obama visited as a candidate, Greer says his return to the civil rights site in 2015 on the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday bridge crossing was particularly notable. His speech that day has been hailed as one of the best of his presidency. His physical presence meant so much to older black voters who never thought theyd see a black president. alabama.travel
Columbia University, New York
Obamas world expanded in 1981 when he arrived at Columbia as a transfer student, settling into an off-campus walk-up apartment at 142 West109th Street. It was his first time living on the East Coast. It was really a transformational experience, Greer says. He spent hours in the universitys Butler Library, ate at Toms Restaurant, a diner familiar from the Seinfeld TV show, and explored Harlem. nycgo.com
Des Moines
Obamas presidential campaign took off after winning the Iowa caucuses in 2008. It is what put him on the map. People started thinking, Maybe theres something to this guy. Hes winning a super, super, white state, Greer says. Obama has seen plenty of Des Moines from restaurants like Jethros BBQ, to the state fair, to the airport Hampton Inn, where he liked to stay because he thought it brought him good luck. catchdesmoines.com
Marthas Vineyard, Mass.
The Obamas spent summer vacations in the Oak Bluffs area of the New England island, which has been popular with African-American professionals and their families for decades. I grew up going to the Vineyard as a kid, Greer says. It was a place people could go and vacation without any drama, and relax. Summer visitors can swing by Nancys Restaurant and Snack Bar for seafood, where the Obamas youngest daughter Sasha worked last summer. mvy.com
Havana
One of Obamas legacies will be normalizing relations with the Communist nation, which he visited with his family last year. He did something that nine other presidents couldnt do, Greer says. Travelers can follow the Obamas footsteps, catching a baseball game, strolling Old Havana and staying in the Melia Habana hotel. cubatravel.tur.cu
Chicago
The eventual home for Obamas presidential library, Chicago is where he launched his political career and met his wife, Michelle. An Obama visit should focus on the citys South Side, Greer says. Thats where they built their community, which they leaned on as a young married couple, where they started a family. Among many stops, theres the University of Chicago, where he taught law, and the plaque at Dorchester and East 53rdStreet, marking the spot where the couple shared their first kiss. choosechicago.com
Oahu, Hawaii
Obama was born in the 50th state, which shaped his worldview, Greer said. Youre technically in the United States, but it feels different. It has a majority non-white population, she says. Obama lived in the downtown Honolulu Makiki neighborhood and attended the Punahou School. Notable stops include Sandy Beach, where Obama swam as a child, and nearby Halona Blowhole, where his mothers ashes were scattered. obamasneighborhood.com
Washington, D.C.
Obama made history when he moved into the White House in 2009, but his mark was felt across the heavily African-American city. Its the first time they had a president that looked like them, and that meant a lot, Greer says. The Obamas patronized local restaurants, including several owned by local chef Jos Andrs, and shopped at places like Politics and Prose bookstore. The family is now living in the citys tony Kalorama neighborhood until Sasha, 15, graduates from Sidwell Friends School. washington.org
Nairobi, Kenya
In 2015, Obama visited his late fathers home country, sparking excitement where a lot of people thought of Barack Obama as their president, Greer says. He stayed in the countrys capital, but on an earlier trip journeyed to Kogelo, Baraka Obama Sr.s ancestral village, where two schools are now named after the former president. magicalkenya.com
Jakarta, Indonesia
Obama lived in the Asian country as a child, which made a profound impression on him, Greer says. "Where you grow up and spend time as a child really does make a difference on who you are." While Obama barely recognized the metropolis when he revisited in 2010, the Besuki primary school he attended has a statue of its former student, shown as a 10-year-old boy. indonesia.travel
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10 great places to explore Barack Obama's legacy - USA TODAY
Amid a presidential campaign that has been marred by scandal, conspiracy theories, and the spectre of a new far-right leader, disillusioned French voters have called for an outsider to join the race: Barack Obama.
A petition launched on Monday calls on the former US president to run in this years French elections, which will be held in April and May. Called Obama17, the petition aims to garner 1 million signatures by March 15th, and as of Friday morning, it had already gained 30,000, according to one of the people behind the effort. But even the people who launched the website acknowledge that the chances of Obama actually ascending to the Elyse Palace are virtually zero. French law requires presidential candidates to be French, which Obama is not.
But the impossibility of the campaign is also what inspired it. In a phone interview Thursday night, one of the people behind the petition, who asked only to be identified as Antoine, said he and three other friends decided to create the site out of frustration with Frances leading candidates and the campaigns theyve run so far.
We just wanted to say that weve had enough of all of these guys.
In a campaign where we only talk about the scandals of [center-right candidate Franois] Fillon or the rise of [far-right candidate Marine] Le Pen, at a certain moment we told ourselves well, why not? Antoine said. We just wanted to say that weve had enough of all of these guys.
Antoine, who is in his 30s, says that he and his friends are not activists, and he doesnt align himself with a particular political party. But he says he has grown tired of voting for the lesser of two evils in every presidential race, rather than a candidate who inspires genuine enthusiasm. The only guy whos ever made me feel that way is Obama, he says. This week, he and his friends plastered some 500 Obama posters across Paris, each carrying the slogan: Oui on peut (Yes we can).
Antoine isnt the first French voter to call for an Obama presidency; similar petitions were launched last year, as NPR notes. And although Antoine realizes that it may be a long time before France changes its citizenship requirement for presidents, he thinks its important to at least put forth the idea of a more globalized government particularly given the nationalist, inward-looking rhetoric that has characterized Le Pens campaign.
At a time when Amazon and Facebook and Apple are richer than our country, its stupid to think that its our nationalism that will make us better governed, he says. We would do better to pay people who are competent to fill important positions, rather than getting stuck with the same people weve had for 20 years.
The reality, of course, is that it will never happen, he adds. But in another world, in 100 years or 200 years, it may not be a problem.
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