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Obama's ATF, in tandem with the DoJ, arranged for thousands of heavy assault rifles to make their way into the hands of Mexican narco warlords, setting the stage for a mass slaughter of Mexicans (more than 300 to date). 04/01/2010 The Washington Times Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
The Obama Administration fired the ATF whistleblower who exposed the Fast and Furious scandal. 06/28/2011 Fox News Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Documents reveal Obama's ATF used "Fast and Furious" as part of a campaign for more gun control. 12/07/2011 CBS News Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
More than 1,000 guns from Obama's "Fast and Furious" program remain lost. 12/15/2011 The Washington Times Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Obama's ATF used mentally disabled teens to run drug-and-gun stings. 12/09/2013 Reason Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
The DoJ's internal watchdog says the ATF let a confidential informant keep as much as $5.2 million from illicit cigarette sales. 09/25/2013 CBS News Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
The DoJ's internal watchdog says the ATF somehow "lost track" of 420 million cigarettes 09/25/2013 CBS News Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Guns from Obama's "Fast and Furious" programs were used in the killings of at least two Americans, and probably more. 08/04/2015 National Review Online Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Obama's ATF is using its resources to threaten the makers of kombucha, a fermented tea with trace amounts of alcohol. 09/20/2015 The Denver Post Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
After AmeriCorps' Inspector General uncovered corruption in the office of an Obama ally, Sacramento's major Kevin Johnson, Obama fired the IG. 07/10/2009 The Washington Times AmeriCorps
In firing AmeriCorps' IG for doing his job too effectively, Obama broke a law that he as a senator sponsored. 07/10/2009 The Washington Examiner AmeriCorps
After Amtrak's inspector general uncovered waste, fraud, and abuse within Amtrak, Obama fired him. 05/31/2010 The Washington Times Amtrak
Generally ignored South America despite consequential developments during his presidency. 11/08/2011 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
Despite campaign promise to retain ban on slaughtering horses for meat, he ended the ban. 12/10/2011 NewsBusters Barack Obama White House
During his State of the Union address, Obama misquoted Lincoln. 01/25/2012 Human Events Barack Obama White House
The Obama White House somehow spelled Rhode Island as "Road Island." 02/20/2012 The Daily Mail Barack Obama White House
Two of Obama's three biggest bills were only accomplished through political bribery. 02/21/2012 The Daily Signal Barack Obama White House
Obama used executive powers to benefit close friends' private investment firms 03/20/2018 The Washington Examiner Barack Obama White House
He threatened Israel not to protect itself against Iran's nuclear threat. 02/22/2012 The Wall Street Journal Barack Obama White House
During an interview with Grantland's Bill Simmons, Obama claimed to have known about then sensation Jeremy Lin before anybody else in the world. 03/01/2012 New York Magazine Barack Obama White House
Despite a recent scandal involving throwing like a girl on national TV, Obama boasted Bill Simmons he's actually an incredible athlete. 03/01/2012 NewsBusters Barack Obama White House
During an interview with Grantland's Bill Simmons, Obama claimed he was "way ahead of the curve on the podcast thing." 03/01/2012 Grantland Barack Obama White House
More than half of Obama's big money contributors received plum payouts or positions. 03/07/2012 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
Tried to bribe Israel to promise not to challenge Iran while he was running for re-election. 03/08/2012 Reuters Barack Obama White House
While mocking Republicans' lack of historical knowledge, Obama mangled history himself. 03/15/2012 ABC News Barack Obama White House
On the campaign trail, Obama often talked about how his cancer-stricken mother had to battle insurance companies to receive payments; in fact that was not true. 03/19/2012 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
Despite having taught constitutional law, Obama badly misstated the Constitution during an unscripted effort at defending ObamaCare (eventually forcing the DoJ to issue a "correction"). 04/03/2012 The Wall Street Journal Barack Obama White House
Obama's senior adviser, David Plouffe, violated the Hatch Act by participating in campaign activities. He went unsanctioned. 04/09/2012 The Washington Free Beacon Barack Obama White House
After repeatedly bemoaning the injustice of Warren Buffett's secretary paying a higher net tax rate than Warren Buffett, it was revealed Obama also pays a lower rate than his White House secretary. 04/13/2012 ABC News Barack Obama White House
Obama signed an executive order giving himself power to regulate anything to do with water (even non-waters) 04/17/2012 Human Events Barack Obama White House
Obama White House counsel, Greg Craig, is being investigated for failing to register as a foreign agent over Ukraine work 07/31/2018 NBC News Barack Obama White House
As a candidate, Obama ran afgainst the use of signing statements and executive orders; as president he did a 180. 04/22/2012 The New York Times Barack Obama White House
A pro-life Chinese dissident sought protection from the U.S.; the Obama State Dept. tricked him into coming to our Beijing embassy, where he was promptly returned to the Chinese (facing possible execution). 05/02/2012 HotAir Barack Obama White House
Obama admitted having invented a central character in his supposedly nonfiction autobiography (his girlfriend). 05/02/2012 Politico Barack Obama White House
While still supposedly opposed to gay marriage, Obama lectured North Carolina about his "disappointment" in their constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. 05/09/2012 The Hill Barack Obama White House
As a candidate, Obama ran on an anti-gay marriage platform; once in office, he announced he supports gay marriage. 05/10/2012 CNN Barack Obama White House
Obama's White House quietly inserted him into existing WhiteHouse.gov biographies of past presidents. 05/15/2012 Commentary Magazine Barack Obama White House
President Obama Broke Promise for Charity Donation, ISIS Hostage Family Says 08/26/2016 ABC News Barack Obama White House
Despite his promise to keep lobbyists away from his administration, visitor logs showed their visits were frequent. 05/20/2012 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
If the government used the same budgeting rules it forces on the private sector, it's annual deficit would actually be $5 trillion (not $1.3 trillion). 05/24/2012 USA Today Barack Obama White House
Despite boasting of imposing tough sanctions on Iran, his administration granted waivers to all 20 of Iran's primary trading partners 07/04/2012 The Wall Street Journal Barack Obama White House
Obama's "jobs council" was packed with companies known for outsourcing. 07/12/2012 The Huffington Post Barack Obama White House
The White House Facebook page somehow misspelled "Americans" 07/26/2012 The New York Daily News Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, the number of regulators grew more than 25 percent. 09/12/2012 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
Obama's White House staff was also caught up in the Colombia prostitution scandal. 09/20/2012 Fox News Barack Obama White House
For years, the Obama Administration falsely reported progress in its war in Afghanistan 12/09/2019 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
Obama Admin. regulations cost businesses $1.8 trillion in lost revenue, more than 20 times the White House's estimate 09/20/2012 The Washington Examiner Barack Obama White House
Under the Great Recession, the number of Americans who killed themselves began outpacing those who die in car accidents. 09/22/2012 The Daily Mail Barack Obama White House
Obama kicked off his Middle East foreign policy by condemning U.S. foreign policy in the region until his presidency; by 2012, opinions of America in the Middle East were worse than when Obama arrived. 09/23/2012 Reuters Barack Obama White House
At a United Nations meeting, Obama skipped out on meeting with his counterparts so he could instead focus on his re-election campaign. 09/25/2012 Associated Press Barack Obama White House
Obama touted his "balanced approach" to debt reduction, but it was actually 88 percent percent tax hikes. 10/04/2012 AEI Barack Obama White House
Obama crafted a tax plan that would have lowered taxes on the millionaires working in the White House. 10/10/2012 The Washington Free Beacon Barack Obama White House
When Obama met the father of one of the men who died trying to save America's consulate in Benghazi, the father described Obama as cold, impersonal, and ungrateful. 10/25/2012 The Weekly Standard Barack Obama White House
The Obama Administration regularly ignored a law requiring information about the impact of proposed regulations. 11/01/2012 The Daily Signal Barack Obama White House
The number of Americans on food stamps outnumbers the population of 24 states combined. 11/23/2012 Breitbart Barack Obama White House
Obama's vice president quickly developed a reputation for copping feels whenever meeting the wives of his colleagues, at one point even saying "Spread your legs I'm going to frisk you." 01/03/2013 HotAir Barack Obama White House
Despite being legally required to do so, Obama repeatedly failed to submit a budget by the first Monday of February. 01/16/2013 Heritage Action Barack Obama White House
On a per-household basis, Obama's first term raised the national debt more than 42 presidents in 53 terms combined. 01/19/2013 CNS News Barack Obama White House
Despite promising to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term, Obama actually did the opposite, doubling it to $1.1 trillion. 01/26/2013 Congressional Budget Office Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, for the first time a majority of Americans said the federal government threatens their personal rights. 01/31/2013 The Pew Research Center Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, food stamp rolls have grown to more than 47 million -- greater than the entire population of Spain. 02/11/2013 CNS News Barack Obama White House
Obama has said his biggest regret as president is not passing new restrictions on gun ownership; a Gallup poll found only 4 percent of Americans agreed. 04/16/2013 CNS News Barack Obama White House
An official with the UN Human Rights Council said Americans got what they deserved in the Boston Marathon bombing; the Obama Administration did not respond. 04/22/2013 Breitbart Barack Obama White House
Agencies in the Obama Administration have created "secret" email addresses to conduct government business, but would not turn them over the the Associated Press despite FOIA requests. (The DoJ even asked for $1 million to do so.) 06/04/2013 Associated Press Barack Obama White House
During Obama's economic "recovery," average Americans' incomes dropped twice as much as during the recession. 08/23/2013 The Weekly Standard Barack Obama White House
Obama's budget for his final year in office called for $4 trillion in spending, $1.6 trillion in new taxes, $700 billion in new deficits, and would never balance. 03/26/2014 The Heritage Foundation Barack Obama White House
Michelle Obama, in touting the success of her school lunch campaign, cited a bogus study claiming to show a drastic drop in childhood obesity. 03/17/2014 The Weekly Standard Barack Obama White House
When Congress refused to raise the minimum wage again, Obama unilaterally raised it on federal properties (i.e., military bases), forcing the closure of many beloved fast food restaurants. 04/28/2014 The Washington Examiner Barack Obama White House
Even as Obama's Labor Department effectively banned unpaid internships, the White House refused to pay its own interns anything, much less than $10.10 minimum wage it sought to impose on the private sector. 04/29/2014 The Huffington Post Barack Obama White House
Thanks largely to ObamaCare, a majority of Americans now receive some form of government benefits. 07/02/2014 Forbes Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, the average American household is worth a third less than in 2003. 07/26/2014 The New York Times Barack Obama White House
After discussing his dismay over the beheading of American journalist James Foley, Obama headed straight to the golf course. 08/24/2014 The New York Post Barack Obama White House
After Congress wouldn't agree to pass his sought after immigration reform, Obama signed an executive order effectively legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants -- despite earlier saying he didn't have the power to do so 11/20/2014 Rep. Kevin McCarthy Barack Obama White House
Obama adviser David Axelrod wrote in his book that Obama lied during his first presidential campaign about supporting traditional marriage. 02/10/2015 TIME Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, Americans' confidence in the federal government fell to historic lows, with just 11 percent expressing confidence in the executive branch. 03/11/2015 Associated Press Barack Obama White House
Despite regular boasts he's orchestrated the longest jobs expansion in history, an ex White House economist admitted that 94 percent of jobs created under Obama were part time 01/02/2016 ZeroHedge Barack Obama White House
Obama has effectively doubled the national debt, from $10.6 trillion upon taking office to $19.5 trillion as of this writing. 01/04/2016 U.S. Debt Clock Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, the national debt per taxpayer increased to $166,769. 01/04/2016 U.S. Debt Clock Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, unfunded liabilities -- spending the government has already promised but can't actually afford -- grew to more than $104 trillion. 01/04/2016 U.S. Debt Clock Barack Obama White House
Obama regularly boasts of cutting the deficit two-thirds. In reality, he's grown the deficit from $458 billion in 2008 to $591 billion as of this writing. 01/04/2016 U.S. Debt Clock Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, America's debt-to-GDP ratio soared to 106 percent (by comparison, Spain -- a country governed by a socialist workers party for much of the last 30 years -- is 68 percent). 01/04/2016 U.S. Debt Clock Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, the number of Americans not in labor force skyrocketed from 80.5 million to 96 million. 01/04/2016 St. Louis Federal Reserve Barack Obama White House
Food stamp usage is up 42 percent under Obama. 01/12/2016 FactCheck.org Barack Obama White House
Obama made at least 140 promises in his State of the Union addresses that he never fulfilled. 01/12/2016 Grabien Barack Obama White House
Despite promise to be "the most transparent administration in history," Obama ended up denying 77 percent of Freedom of Information Act requests. 03/18/2016 The Washington Examiner Barack Obama White House
Obama admitted he moved the bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office. (Earlier his press secretary claimed it had been given back to the British embassy, a tale Obama contradicted.) 04/22/2016 ABC News Barack Obama White House
A study found regulations under Obama exploded to cost $1.9 trillion in 2015, or $15,000 per American household. 05/03/2016 The Competitive Enterprise Institute Barack Obama White House
Despite making almost daily calls for "equal pay for women," Obama's own White House has for years been found to pay women at least 11 percent less than men. 07/06/2016 The Washington Examiner Barack Obama White House
America's home ownership is now at the lowest rate since 1965. 07/28/2016 Bloomberg Barack Obama White House
In 2015, the Obama Administration set a record for not fulfilling FOIA requests (despite claiming to be the "most transparent in history"). 08/11/2016 Associated Press Barack Obama White House
Despite claiming to have only learned about Hillary Clinton's secret server in the news, the FBI revealed that Obama communicated with her, using a pseudonym. 09/26/2016 National Review Online Barack Obama White House
On his final day in office, Obama signed an executive order banning "traditional ammunition" from federal grounds, which it said is meant to protect birds and fish from lead poisoning. 01/23/2017 The Washington Examiner Barack Obama White House
Amongst those to receive a last-minute commutation from Obama was Oscar Lopez, "one of the most violent" terrorists of his time. 01/24/2017 Politico Barack Obama White House
After the Obama Administration ended, many joined the board of the Holocaust Museum, where they oversaw the creation of a report absolving the administration for inaction during the Syrian genocide. The report was pulled amid criticism. 09/05/2017 Tablet Magazine Barack Obama White House
As recounted in his autobiography, Obama reacted to 9/11 by worrying it might dampen his political career on account of his middle name. 09/11/2001 The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama White House
While campaigning, Obama said he had visited "57 states" in America, and had two more to go before seeing them all. 05/09/2008 Snopes Barack Obama White House
Before he was even in office, Obama was enmeshed in scandal. He was accused of consorting with then-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich over who would get his Senate seat, although he denied making contact with the governor's office. However a witness says this was 12/09/2008 TIME Barack Obama White House
When British Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited the White House, Obama gave him a bunch of DVDs as a gift (worse: they were in the wrong format). 03/18/2009 The Daily Telegraph Barack Obama White House
Despite running on a promise to go through the budget "line by line" to cut wasteful spending, Obama quadrupled the deficit in his first year of office. 03/24/2009 The Heritage Foundation Barack Obama White House
When one of his staffers referred to the pope as a "discredited leader," Obama refused to say if he agreed. 04/15/2009 CNS News Barack Obama White House
Obama seemed to think Austrians speak "Austrian" 04/07/2009 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
After enduring hours of anti-American speeches from crackpot South American leaders at the 2009 Summit of the Americas conference, Obama said ... nothing. 04/17/2009 Bloomberg Barack Obama White House
When the Grateful Dead was in D.C. for a show, Obama made sure they paid him a secret visit in the Oval Office. 04/19/2009 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
After Iran convicted an American journalist in a sham trial, the Obama White House was mute. 04/19/2009 Yahoo News Barack Obama White House
Breaking a decades long precedent, Obama happily met with then-Libya dictator Muammar Gaddafi at a G8 Summit. 07/09/2009 Tripoli Post Barack Obama White House
After committing to cut a mere $100 million in spending in 90 days (around 1/10th of 1 percent of the budget), Obama missed his deadline. 07/21/2009 CNN Barack Obama White House
Despite admitting "not having all the facts," Obama said a Boston police officer "acted stupidly" when arresting a professor who resisted questions while the officer responded to a 911 call. Obama later said he regretted his comments. 07/22/2009 Wikipedia Barack Obama White House
Despite publicly asking federal agencies to look for places to cut costs, Obama arranged a massive spending boost for a legal aid agency whose own inspector general accused it of wasting money on goodies for its execs. 07/29/2009 The Washington Times Barack Obama White House
Obama tried turning 9/11 into some kind of national holiday for liberalism. 08/24/2009 The American Spectator Barack Obama White House
Barack Obama, commander in chief, pronounced Navy "corpsman" like "corpse-man." 02/04/2010 YouTube Barack Obama White House
While Obama hosted an Earth Day celebration in the Rose Garden, the Deepwater Horizon, which had been burning for two days, sank into the Gulf 04/22/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
The Coast Guard announces 11 Deepwater workers are dead; Obama travels to N.C. for a vacation, where he eats BBQ with Michelle. 04/23/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
Coast Guard announces oil is spewing into the Gulf; the Obamas continued their vacation 04/24/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
James Comey accused Obama and Loretta Lynch of repeatedly interfering in the FBI's Hillary probe 04/15/2018 The Washington Barack Obama White House
After an attempt at stopping the leak fails, the spill is now the size of Rhode Island; Obama hosts a ceremony with the Yankees and then plays a round of golf 04/26/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
The spill rate is upgraded to 5,000 barrels/day; Obama spends the day doing political events in Illinois 04/28/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
Louisiana Gov. declares a state of emergeny as the 600 mile spill is just 16 miles off the coast; Obama delivers a speech on cybersecurity and meets with FEMA -- about hurricane preparedness 04/29/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
Efforts at stopping the leak continue to fail; Obama attends the White House Correspondents Dinner to tell jokes. 05/01/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
BP's "containment dome" fails to contain the leak; Obama plays golf at Fort Belvoir 05/08/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
Tar balls begin reaching the Alabama coastline; Obama delivers a commencement address at Hampton Univ. 05/09/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
By now the spill rate has been upgraded to 50,000 barrels/day; Obama hosts UCONN's women's basketball team at the White House 05/17/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
Oil balls are now washing ashore in Fla.; Obama meets with members of the Democratic Caucuses 05/18/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
The spill continues unabated; Obama announces a renovation project at the White House and delivers another commencement address 05/22/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
The spill continues unabated; Obama hosts the U.S. World Cup soccer team and Duke's basketball team 05/26/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
Obama makes a brief visit to Loisiana to inspect the recovery efforts, then heads on vacation 05/28/2010 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
Obama tried to illegally bribe a Democratic senatorial candidate (Joe Sestak) out of running. 05/29/2010 CNN Barack Obama White House
After the Gulf disaster was finally contained, Obama commissioned a taxpayer funded study to see what Americans thought of his handling of the crisis 09/13/2010 Yahoo News Barack Obama White House
When Obama met with elementary school children in Virginia, he read them his own book. 12/17/2010 USA Today Barack Obama White House
Against advice, Obama invited China's government to a White House state dinner; the Chinese pianist ended up playing an anti-American tune during the event. 01/22/2011 The Epoch Times Barack Obama White House
Under Obama, regulations soared to more than 1,500/year (by contrast Congress averages 200 laws/year). 02/08/2011 The Competitive Enterprise Institute Barack Obama White House
For months Obama deflected calls to act on the deficit/debt by creating a commission to handle the issue; when the commission issued its report, Obama ignored it entirely. 02/14/2011 The Heritage Foundation Barack Obama White House
After Obama touted China's high-speed rail system as a model for America, the system announced it's fighting corruption and insolvency. 02/17/2011 The New York Times Barack Obama White House
Obama ordered the killing of a 16 yr old US citizen who had not been charged with a crime 04/06/2010 The New York Times Barack Obama White House
Despite taking credit for disposing of Gaddafi, Obama was the last Western leader to speak in favor of regime change. 02/23/2011 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
Since taking office, Americans' share of the debt increased $50/day. 03/08/2011 The Washington Times Barack Obama White House
Obama said he would like to be president of China so that criticism of him could be outlawed. 03/10/2011 The New York Times Barack Obama White House
Despite it being constitutional questionable, Obama began signing legislation -- without actually signing it (but rather with an "autopen"). 05/27/2011 NPR Barack Obama White House
When business leaders came to meet Obama at the White House to discuss improved relations, they left "infuriated" with his behavior. 06/16/2011 The Washington Post Barack Obama White House
During a debt ceiling debate, Obama claimed 80 percent of Americans wanted higher taxes as part of the deal; a Rasmussen poll that week showed that just 34 percent thought so. 07/23/2011 Human Events Barack Obama White House
After Obama touted China's electric car makers, they soon thereafter began focusing on gas engines. 08/11/2011 Future of Capitalism Barack Obama White House
Obama wanted to apologize to Japan for America dropping nukes during WW2, but Japan told him not to. 10/11/2011 Investors Business Daily Barack Obama White House
GAO report says Obama broke the law in using taxpayer funds to host bilateral China talks focused on aerospace 10/25/2011 The Washington Examiner Barack Obama White House
Bypassed Congress on student loans, contracts, drugs, and mortgage legislation. 10/31/2011 The Daily Caller Barack Obama White House
The CIA informed Obama within 24 hours of the Benghazi attack it had found terror links, but Obama nonetheless kept blaming an unrelated YouTube video for weeks. 10/19/2012 USA Today Central Intelligence Agency
Obama's pick for the CIA, John Brennan, once said Gitmo's 20 percent recidivism rate was unbothering. "20 percent isn't bad." 01/07/2013 National Review Online Central Intelligence Agency
Obama's pick for the CIA, John Brennan, was described as "instrumental in preventing ... an operation in 1998 that would have killed or captured Osama bin Laden." 01/07/2013 National Review Online Central Intelligence Agency
Obama's pick for the CIA, John Brennan, supported direct talks with the designated terrorist organization, Hezbollah, which is second only to al Qaeda in the number of Americans it's killed. 01/07/2013 National Review Online Central Intelligence Agency
Obama's pick for the CIA, John Brennan, is the leader of the push to kill, not capture, suspected terrorists (robbing them of intel value). 01/07/2013 National Review Online Central Intelligence Agency
Obama's pick for the CIA, John Brennan, admitted to worrying about receiving security clearance on account of his past allegiance to the Communist Party. 01/07/2013 CNN Central Intelligence Agency
Obama's pick for the CIA, John Brennan, argued for government censorship in his graduate thesis; "too much freedom is possible," he wrote. 01/23/2013 The Daily Caller Central Intelligence Agency
After Congress failed to confirm Richard Cordrary to the CFPD, Obama unconstitutionaly appointed him to the board anyway. 01/20/2010 The Daily Signal Consumer Finance Protection Board
Despite swearing to uphold and defend the Constitution, Obama frequently flouted its limitations, as seen -- take one example -- with his decision to name commissioners to positions that require Senate approval ... without Senate approval. 01/05/2012 The Washington Post Consumer Finance Protection Board
The CFPB collects intrusive data on consumers in an NSA-like dragnet fashion. 06/11/2013 The Daily Signal Consumer Finance Protection Board
The CFPB's warrantless surveillance of Americans is creating data that will likely be shared with other parts of the federal government. 06/28/2013 Judicial Watch Consumer Finance Protection Board
The CFPB, considered both the most powerful yet least acccountable agency in the government, is intent on keeping things that way. When a congressman attempted attending an advisory meeting, he was refused entry. 03/20/2014 National Review Online Consumer Finance Protection Board
The CFPB's performance reviews have been called racist, as whites were twice as like to receive a top rating than minorities. 03/24/2014 The Washington Free Beacon Consumer Finance Protection Board
The CFPB has a socialist on one of its advisory boards. 04/02/2014 The Washington Free Beacon Consumer Finance Protection Board
A CFPB staffer said racism is pervasive within the agency; a primarily black division is referred to internally as "the plantation" or "cesspool" and that black employees struggle to leave that division. 04/02/2014 Politico Consumer Finance Protection Board
When the House held a hearing on accusations of racism and bigotry within the CFPB, the bureau refused to send anyone to testify. 04/02/2014 Politico Consumer Finance Protection Board
When a CFPB staffer/whistleblower spoke out about "pervasive" culture of intimidation and discrimination, the CFPB Director Richard Cordray personally told her to "back down." 04/03/2014 The Washington Free Beacon Consumer Finance Protection Board
CFPB spent more than $215 million renovating its temporary office ($120 million over its initial estimate), making it one of the most expensive construction projects in the world. 07/02/2014 The Financial Services Committee Consumer Finance Protection Board
The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the CFPB is unconstitutionally structured and violates due process rights. Obama had argued otherwise. 10/12/2016 The Washington Post Consumer Finance Protection Board
CFPB chief Richard Cordrary used a private device to conduct government-related communications while skirting federal record keeping laws. 01/23/2017 The Daily Caller Consumer Finance Protection Board
Obama's top campaign ad firm received nearly $60 million in federal contracts, almost all of which came from the CFPB he setup with Sen. Elizabeth Warren 09/14/2017 The Daily Caller Consumer Finance Protection Board
Obama's CPSC sued the maker of a perfectly safe toy, leading the company to stop manufacturing it. 07/26/2012 NewsBusters Consumer Product Safety Commission
Even as the Obama Administration portrayed the Flint, Mich., water crisis as a failure of Michigan's Republican governor, records show his EPA knew about the issue but didn't tell anyone. 01/12/2016 The Detroit News Environmental Protection Agency
After committing one of the worst environmental atrocities in Colorado history with the Gold King Mine disaster, the EPA still insisted it should have control over the nearby Animas River. 02/23/2016 The Daily Caller Environmental Protection Agency
While conducting water tests in Alaska, EPA agents treat locals like enemy combatants, even pointing a shotgun at a septuagenarian. 09/29/2016 Alaska Daily News Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA warned Alaskans to stop burning wood to keep warm. 01/01/2017 Townhall Environmental Protection Agency
Obama EPA employees earned overtime without justification 08/14/2017 The Washington Free Beacon Environmental Protection Agency
Obama's EPA hid experimental data debunking the 2015 ozone rule 09/12/2017 JunkScience Environmental Protection Agency
After a Democrat-led Senate rejects his global warming emissions law, Obama uses the EPA to impose them anyway 01/20/2010 The Heritage Foundation Environmental Protection Agency
After Obama's EPA enacted new rules on greenhouse gases, political ally General Electric received an exemption. 02/04/2011 The Blaze Environmental Protection Agency
Obama's EPA imposed burdensome regulations instructing how to put canoes in the water in Canton, Conn. 01/13/2012 Patch Environmental Protection Agency
Under Obama, the EPA ordained that "environmental justice" must govern their every decision; one effect was that people could sue a polluter, claiming racism. 05/17/2012 Breitbart Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA ruled that carbon dioxide is a dangerous pollutant -- as a means to enact global warming regulations -- even though life on earth could not exist without it. 06/26/2012 The Daily Signal Environmental Protection Agency
Obama's coal regulations led to PBS Coals to lay off 225 works, about 30 percent of its workforce. 07/23/2012 The Washington Examiner Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA funneled money to a newspaper that largely focused on covering the EPA. 09/12/2012 The Washington Guardian Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA honored Hispanic Heritage Month with a poster of Che Guevara "and a bit of plagiarism." 09/13/2012 BuzzFeed Environmental Protection Agency
Obama's coal regulations led to Alpha Natural Resources to cut 1,200 jobs and close 8 mines. 09/18/2012 Associated Press Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA celebrated "Children Health Month" by encouraging schools to create "energy patrols" aimed at making students feel guilty for using electricity. 10/05/2012 CNS News Environmental Protection Agency
To avoid federal laws governing electronic record keeping, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson used "alias" email accounts. 11/20/2012 NewsBusters Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA mandate that cars in 2025 get 54.5 miles per gallon will effectively outlaw cars under $15,000, and will increase the average price of a car by $3,000. 12/26/2012 The Daily Signal Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA's mandated ethanol blend E15 has been discovered to destroy engines -- but the rule has not been repealed. 01/31/2013 The Blaze Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA mandated gasoline blenders use a fuel ... that doesn't exist. 02/05/2013 The Christian Science Monitor Environmental Protection Agency
Emails from EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson's secret account reveal her contempt for congressional oversight, the Wall Street Journal, and attempts to borrow art work from the Smithsonian for the EPA's office. 02/20/2013 The Washington Free Beacon Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA conducted a study in which children were intentionally exposed to diesel exhaust; when asked about it, they deleted all records of it from their website. 02/25/2013 JunkScience Environmental Protection Agency
A study found the EPA routinely waives fees for environmental groups seeking informatiom from the agency (more than 90 percent), while the media and watchdog groups received no such favors. 05/14/2013 The Washington Examiner Environmental Protection Agency
An EPA mandated vehicle emissions reduction device forward an ambulance to shut down on the way to the hospital; the patient died. 05/31/2013 The Daily Caller Environmental Protection Agency
An inspector general's report found that conditions at an EPA warehouse included mold, rot, vermin feces, and "generally deplorable conditions." 06/04/2013 Reason Environmental Protection Agency
EPA workers at a Landover warehouse turned the space into a personal rec room/gym. 06/05/2013 The Washington Post Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA leaked private information on farmers to radical environmental groups. 06/07/2013 Townhall Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA gave an ethics award to a fake employee, "Richard Windsor," which was actually an alias the EPA administrator used to avoid federal record keeping laws. 06/10/2013 HotAir Environmental Protection Agency
A former EPA adviser pleaded guilty to $900,000 in pay fraud. 09/04/2013 The Washington Post Environmental Protection Agency
A Bloomberg reporter was detained after attempting to ask the EPA administrator a question. 03/28/2014 The Daily Caller Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA exposed the elderly and other people with health issues to lethal pollutants as part of a study hoping to show the need for new EPA rules. 04/02/2014 The Daily Caller Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is creating a wireless system to track how long hotel guests spend in the shower as part of an effort to "modify their behavior." 03/17/2015 The Washington Free Beacon Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA's WaterSense program urged kids not to take too many baths. 04/19/2015 Front Page Mag Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA threatened a Wyoming man with millions of dollars in fines for creating an ecologically beneficial pond for his farm livestock. 08/27/2015 The Pacific Legal Foundation Environmental Protection Agency
After the feds sued the testing prep company Kaplan for discrimination based on its use of screening applicants' criminal history, a federal court ruled that the EEOC, which brought the suit, does the same thing. 04/23/2014 The Daily Caller Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
An Ex-Im official was fired after taking cash in exchange for helping a Florida company obtain financing. 07/29/2014 The Daily Signal Export-Import Bank
The Obama Administration arranged a photo shoot of Air Force One directly above the New York City skyline; the site of the large aircraft sent New Yorkers running for their lives, believing it another terror attack. Schumer called it "cruel or very, very 04/28/2009 The Media Research Center Federal Aviation Authority
Before he bombed the Boston Marathon, the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev but let him go. Russia sent the Obama Administration a second warning, but the FBI opted against investigating him again. 04/15/2013 NBC News Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI had possession of emails sent by Nidal Hasan saying he wanted to kill his fellow soldiers to protect the Taliban -- but didn't intervene. 08/28/2013 Breitbart Federal Bureau of Investigation
Like the NSA, the FBI conducts data mining on innocent Americans retains that material for decades (even if no wrongdoing was found). 06/30/2013 Bloomberg Federal Bureau of Investigation
Before the Obama Admin approved in 2010 a controversial deal giving Moscow control of a large portion of American uranium, Obama's FBI had uncovered a Russian bribery scheme to win the business (including donations to the Clinton Foundation). 10/17/2017 The Hill Federal Bureau of Investigation
After Congress rejected his attempt to have the feds regulate the Internet, the FEC announced on Christmas Eve that it would do so anyway (despite a court order specifically stating it lacked the authority) 01/10/2012 The Daily Signal Federal Communications Commission
The Obama Administration created a program to give free phones to (primarily) people already receiving government assistance; the lucrative contract went to a wireless company owned by an Obama donor. 10/08/2012 The Washington Free Beacon Federal Communications Commission
The director of the FCC's communications office was caught having sex with a Washington Post report in his government office. 10/20/2016 Forbes Federal Communications Commission
Male employees at the FCC routinely gather to watch porn together in their government office. 10/20/2016 Forbes Federal Communications Commission
When a female employee complained about sexual harassment and her male colleagues watching porn in the cubicle next to hers, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler dismissed her complaints entirely. 10/20/2016 Forbes Federal Communications Commission
Emails show Obama's Federal Elections Commission was also involved in the targeting of conservative groups (alongside the IRS). 08/06/2013 The Wall Street Journal Federal Election Commission
As QE ramped up, the Fed began buying 90 percent of America's debt. 12/03/2012 Bloomberg Federal Reserve
The amount of money in circulation has quadrupled since Obama took office. 01/04/2017 The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Federal Reserve
The Obama Admin. staged a large scale crackdown on companies selling food to kids using marketing like Tony the Tiger. 06/21/2011 Human Events Federal Trade Commission
Obama's FDA classified walnuts as a drug. 09/26/2011 The Wall Street Journal Food and Drug Administration
Two Vermont brothers were born with the deadly Duchenne muscular dystrophy; one received a new drug that helped him recover, but due to FDA rules, the other did not and grew worse. 08/20/2012 ABC News Food and Drug Administration
The FDA banned the very inocuous French cheese, mimolette. 04/03/2013 The Competitive Enterprise Institute Food and Drug Administration
The FDA got Wrigley's to take its caffeinated gum off the market. 05/08/2013 Associated Press Food and Drug Administration
Even though they're credited with saving thousands of lives, the FDA moved to severely restrict e-cigarettes. 05/05/2016 The New York Times Food and Drug Administration
Despite regularly mocking the Tea Party, Obama's White House ordered the GSA to "stand down" in the face of Occupy Wall St. protesters in Portland. 08/07/2012 The Washington Examiner General Services Administration
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare HSA Withdrawal Tax took effect. 01/01/2011 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite publicly attacking tax breaks for private jet owners, Obama instead lowered them -- as a favor for his friend Warren Buffett (primary owner of NetJets). 03/08/2012 The Huffington Post Internal Revenue Service
The IRS seized the bank accounts of a small New York business, claiming it could take the money due to the business having made many small bank deposits. 05/01/2012 The Daily Signal Internal Revenue Service
After a whistleblower exposed abuse and fraud at an IRS agency that gives taxpayer IDs to immigrants (often illegal), the IRS was itself audited. 07/02/2012 WTHR Internal Revenue Service
Idaho businessman Frank VanderSloot donated to a group supporting Romney; after Obama's campaign website attacked him personally, the IRS audited him, and the Department of Labor likewise audited his company. 07/19/2012 The Wall Street Journal Internal Revenue Service
Clamed in a 60 Minutes interview he hadn't raised taxes, even as raised taxes on tobacco 09/24/2012 The New York Sun Internal Revenue Service
Claimed in a 60 Minutes interview he hadn't raised taxes, even as he imposed a new tax on tanning salons 09/24/2012 The New York Sun Internal Revenue Service
Claimed in a 60 Minutes interview taxes were lowest in 50 years; in fact the opposite was true 09/24/2012 The New York Sun Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Surtax on Investment Income took effect. 01/01/2013 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers took effect. 01/01/2013 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date eliminated a tax deduction for employer provided retirement Rx coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D. 01/01/2013 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare $500K Annual Exec Compensation Limit for Health Insurance Executives took effect. 01/01/2013 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the Medical Itemized Deduction was reduced. 01/01/2013 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promie not to raises taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Flexible Spending Account Cap (aka the "Special Needs Kids Tax") took effect. 01/01/2013 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax took effect. 01/01/2013 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
The IRS, despite having no actual authority to do so, began demanding tax preparers pay licensing fees. 01/24/2013 The Institute for Justice Internal Revenue Service
IRS agents seized almost $1 million from an Iraq war vet in Athens, Ga., which they justified as a result of his having made many deposits under $10,000. Despite no unlawful activity, the IRS refused to give back his money, only surrendering the majority 04/01/2013 The Daily Signal Internal Revenue Service
The IRS's Lois Lerner announced the agency had unfairly targeted conservative groups and apologized -- but Obama later claimed this was a "phony scandal." 05/10/2013 Associated Press Internal Revenue Service
While the IRS kept Tea Party groups' tax exempt applications in limbo during the 2012 election, groups with "progress" or "progressive" in the title were ushered through quickly. 05/13/2013 USA Today Internal Revenue Service
The IRS leaked confidential information on conservative groups to ProPublica. 05/14/2013 The Washington Post Internal Revenue Service
As an example of the kind of pressure applied to conservative groups, the IRS asked a Tea Party group about everything its members read. 05/14/2013 ABC News Internal Revenue Service
After St. Louis reporter Larry Conners gave Obama a tough interview, the IRS "hammered him" with audits. 05/14/2013 RedState Internal Revenue Service
After a prominent Catholic wrote an oped attacking the Obama Administration, she was audited (although not her husband despite them joint filing). 05/15/2013 The Blaze Internal Revenue Service
The IRS is accused of stealing 60,000,000 medical records from 10,000,000 Americans held by a private company it was not investigating. 05/15/2013 National Review Online Internal Revenue Service
The IRS demanded of a pro-life group to know the content of their prayers. 05/17/2013 Yahoo News Internal Revenue Service
Lois Lerner was personally involved in the targeting of conservative groups -- nine months before she claimed to have learned about it. 05/24/2013 Human Events Internal Revenue Service
The commissioner of the IRS visited the White House several times per week during the height of the IRS scandal, with 118 visits in all (the previous IRS commissioner visited the White House once during his four year term). 05/27/2013 Commentary Magazine Internal Revenue Service
Evidence indicates the IRS also targeted pro-Israel organizations at the request of Palestinians. 05/29/2013 Commentary Magazine Internal Revenue Service
An internal report found that IRS agents routinely abuse their government credit cards. 05/29/2013 Watchdog.org Internal Revenue Service
Records show the IRS commissioner had more visits to the White House than any other cabinet member. 05/29/2013 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
In addition to having tax-exempt applications intentionally delayed, many of these same conservatives were audited by the IRS. 05/30/2013 McClatchy Internal Revenue Service
Obama's deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, admitted she attended White House meetings with the IRS chief. 06/01/2013 Rare Internal Revenue Service
The IRS leaked a conservative group's donor list to an oppositional progressive organization. 06/04/2013 Fox News Internal Revenue Service
The IRS spent $4.1 million on a single conference, which included gifts for all in attendance as well as luxury accommodations. 06/04/2013 The New York Times Internal Revenue Service
Contrary to IRS officials trying to blame a rogue office in Cincinnati, a staffer in that office said the IRS in D.C. was very interested in the Tea Party cases. 06/07/2013 The Hill Internal Revenue Service
Even after being put on leave, Lois Lerner still had access to IRS computers, which she accessed while "on leave." 06/11/2013 National Review Online Internal Revenue Service
A FOIA request found that the IRS has 201 employees working full time on union business. 06/13/2013 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
At the height of the IRS scandal, the agency doled out $70 million in employee bonuses. 06/20/2013 The Hill Internal Revenue Service
The IRS sent tens of millions of dollars in refunds to illegal aliens at one address. 06/22/2013 PJ Media Internal Revenue Service
Charities with "Israel" flagged for greater scrutiny 06/24/2013 National Review Online Internal Revenue Service
Despite the IRS insisting progressive groups seeking non-profit status were also flagged for increased scrutiny, that later proved to be untrue. 06/24/2013 National Review Online Internal Revenue Service
IRS chief council William Wilkins, one of the orchestrators of the agency's improper targeting of conservative groups, visited the White House the day before issuing guidelines on tea party groups. 07/23/2013 The Wall Street Journal Internal Revenue Service
The IRS secretly seized the entire bank account of a small business owner in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Again the agency explained they could take the money because she had made several deposits under $10,000. 08/01/2013 The Daily Signal Internal Revenue Service
Despite having claimed to learn about the scandal in the press, emails show Lois Lerner had initially said Tea Party applications were too sensitive for the supposedly "rogue" Cincinnati office. 09/11/2013 The Wall Street Journal Internal Revenue Service
Documents show the IRS, in reviewing applications from conservative groups, described anti-Obama rhetoric as "propaganda." 09/17/2013 USA Today Internal Revenue Service
After the IRS granted tax-emempt status to some conservative groups, those groups said they were "spied on" by the IRS. 09/19/2013 The Washington Times Internal Revenue Service
Ben Carson said after he attacked Obama during the National Prayer Breakfast, he was audited. 10/01/2013 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
A study found tht the IRS's suppression of Tea Party groups swung the 2012 election. 10/03/2013 The Washington Examiner Internal Revenue Service
Emails show the IRS disussed confidential taxpayer information with White House officials during the 2012 campaign. 10/09/2013 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Individual Mandate Excise tax took effect. 01/01/2014 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Tax on Health Insurers took effect. 01/01/2014 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Employer Mandate Tax took effect. 01/01/2014 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
The IRS was not going rogue in targeting conservative groups; the White House and Senate Democrats explicitly told them to. 02/26/2014 The Wall Street Journal Internal Revenue Service
The IRS was required by law to print out Lois Lerner's emails. It didn't. 06/17/2014 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
An inspector general's report found the IRS "prematurely" destroyed computer data storage devices. 06/25/2014 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
IRS commissioner John Koskinen claimed Lois Lerner's emails were lost in a 2011 computer crash; a hard drive backing them up was also "recycled." 06/25/2014 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
The IRS claimed it lost the emails from six other employees in six other computer crashes. 06/25/2014 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
An IRS official tasked with spinning Congress on the IRS scandal lost all of his emails in a "computer crash." 07/07/2014 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
The IRS said Lois Lerner's hard drive had been "scratched"; when it was recommended a third party recovery firm might be able to recover the contents, the IRS then "shredded" the drive. 07/22/2014 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
After the IRS learned Lois Lerner's computer "crashed," destroying her emails, and a backup storage device was prematurely "recycled," it went ahead and destroyed her Blackberry. 08/25/2014 The New York Observer Internal Revenue Service
A White House staffer divulged information about the Koch Brothers' tax returns in 2010, indicating the White House and the IRS were sharing taxpayers' private information. 06/19/2015 Roll Call Internal Revenue Service
Emails show the Obama Administration discussed its plan to target conservative groups before the IRS scandal began. 07/06/2015 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
Emails show the IRS gave Obama's DoJ 21 disks with 1.25 million pages of taxpayer records. 07/06/2015 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
With Americans renouncing their citizenship in record numbers (up more than 500 percent since the Bush Administration), the Obama Administration hiked the tax on doing so 422 percent. 02/20/2016 Forbes Internal Revenue Service
The IRS identified 1.1 million cases of identity theft but did not notify the victims. 08/31/2016 HotAir Internal Revenue Service
The Obama Administration used information from Americans' tax returns to market ObamaCare (specifically to young adults). 11/07/2016 The Daily Caller Internal Revenue Service
An investigation found IRS workers spent more than $1.4 million for the travel of just 27 staffers, which included high-end car services and luxury apartment/hotel stays. 12/14/2016 Fox News Internal Revenue Service
An Inspector General report found the IRS prioritized ObamaCare enforcement over taxpayer customer servide. 01/05/2016 The Washington Times Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans takes effect. 01/01/2018 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare BlueCross/BlueShield tax took effect. 01/01/2010 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare excise tax on charitable hospitals took effect. 03/23/2010 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare "Black Liquor" Tax hike took effect. 03/23/2010 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date ObamaCare codified the "economic substance doctrine," which disallowed unspecified tax deductions. 03/23/2010 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the tax on Indoor Tanning Services took effect. 07/01/2010 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Medicine Cabinet Tax took effect. 01/01/2011 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Despite promise not to raise taxes on anyone except the rich, on this date the ObamaCare Tax on Innovator Drug Companies took effect. 01/01/2011 Americans for Tax Reform Internal Revenue Service
Obama nominated David Hamilton, infamous for his rulings favoring sex offenders, to the 7th Court of Appeals. 04/30/2009 Front Page Mag Judiciary
Obama nominated Louis Butler, who Wisconsin voters twice voted off the state Supreme Court after weakening laws against frivilous lawsuits, to a federal district court. 11/19/2009 The Wall Street Journal Judiciary
Obama nominated Robert Chatigny, who infamously partially excused a rapist/murderer of his crimes because of the perp's penchant for "sexual sadism," to the 2nd Court of Appeals. 03/16/2010 The Washington Times Judiciary
As a senator, Obama warned ending the filibuster would worsen "the fighting, the bitterness, and the gridlock." When Harry Reid ended the filibuster for Obama's nominees, he applauded the move. 11/21/2013 The Washington Post Judiciary
Obama's NIH spent taxpayer money studying gay men's penis sizes. 07/18/2011 The Daily Caller National Institute for Health
The NIH funded a study that (wrongly) claimed the tobacco industry created the Tea Party movement. 02/18/2013 The Competitive Enterprise Institute National Institute for Health
Obama NIH courted the alcohol industry to fund study showing benefits of drinking 03/17/2018 The New York Times National Institute of Health
Unconstitutionally named three officials to the NLRB (side-stepping the Senate) and was later slapped down by the Supreme Court. 01/20/2010 The Daily Signal National Labor Relations Board
Obama's NLRB imposed new rules requiring nonunion businesses to encourage their workers to ask to unionize. 12/21/2010 The New York Times National Labor Relations Board
After Congress rejected the Employee Free Choice Act (aka "card check"), which would have eased unions' ability to unionize non-union companies, his NLRB imposed new rules that sought to achieve the same outcome. 06/21/2011 The Daily Signal National Labor Relations Board
Obama's NLRB sued Boeing for trying to open a plant in South Carolina (because it wouldn't be unionized). 02/17/2012 The Washington Examiner National Labor Relations Board
Under Obama, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granted broad new powers to the NSA to collect data on average Americans (with no public input, of course). 07/07/2013 The New York Times National Security Agency
Under Obama, the NSA now has access to 75 percent of America's Internet traffic. 08/21/2013 NBC News National Security Agency
The NSA's spying on Israel's Netanyahu ended up also eavesdropping on U.S. congressmen. 12/29/2015 The Wall Street Journal National Security Agency
Obama's rule changes opened the door for NSA intercepts of Americans to reach political hands (e.g., the Trump campaign) 03/29/2017 Circa National Security Agency
The FISA court recently unleashed on the former Obama Administration for trying to cover up the NSA's widespread, and illegally, domestic spying. 05/26/2017 National Review Online National Security Agency
Obama's NTSB is seeking to require cars install "black boxes," which is raising privacy concerns. 12/07/2012 USA Today National Transportation Safety Board
Obama's NTSB, in pushing to regulate out of business the "Chinatown Bus Industry," used "statistical malpractice" to show the industry is dangerous; when asked, the agency refused to release its data. 05/07/2013 Reason National Transportation Safety Board
Obama's NRC chairman was forced to quit after accusations of serial sexual/sadistic harassment. 05/21/2012 The Washington Free Beacon Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Obama's nuclear regulations caused Dominion Resources to close its Kewaunee plant, resulting in 600 job losses. 03/27/2013 The Milwaukee Business Journal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Created "truth teams" to snitch on Americans criticizal of the president. 02/13/2012 ABC News Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Obama, in attempting to refer to the Falkland Islands by their Spanish name, instead called the archipelago "The Maldives," a completely different place. 04/16/2012 The Daily Telegraph Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Breaking promise, Obama campaign raised money from lobbyists in 2012 04/22/2012 The Washington Examiner Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Claimed he was outspent in 2008 campaign; in reality, he outspent McCain 3-1. 07/06/2012 YouTube/FactCheck Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Obama attacked Romney for being in charge of Bain Capital during a particular set of layoffs; in fact his top bundler Jonathan Lavine was running Bain at the time. 07/18/2012 Gateway Pundit Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Despite 2008 promise to never run negative ads, Obama was widely criticized for negativity of his 2012 campaign 07/30/2012 BuzzFeed Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Obama compared his campaign volunteers to embassy staff killed in Libya 09/12/2012 The Washington Examiner Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Obama only met with students during an event if they pledged to support him. 10/01/2012 AEI Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Despite regularly claiming foreign funds improperly influenced U.S. elections, Obama's campaign actively enabled such (illegal) contributions. 10/08/2012 The Daily Caller Obama for President (2012 campaign)
After claiming in the second presidential debate to have labeled the Benghazi attack "terrorism" the following day, he admitted immediately after the debate he avoided describing it that way. 10/17/2012 The Washington Post Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Flew Air Force One to Chicago -- just to vote for himself (rather than using a mail-in ballot). 10/25/2012 USA Today Obama for President (2012 campaign)
Flew Air Force One to a campaign office in Orlando ... to deliver pizza. 10/29/2012 The Washington Times Obama for President (2012 campaign)
The Obama White House covered up a program that pays union workers taxpayer money to lobby the government for more unions. 04/08/2011 The Washington Times Office of Personnel Management
OPM offered "hints about how to cut corners" during the screening of federal employees, which may have helped the Navy Yard shooter to slip through the cracks. When Congress attempted to investigate, OPM refused to hand over documents. 11/20/2013 The Washington Times Office of Personnel Management
The OPM announced 21.5 million Americans (mostly government workers) had their personal information compromised after China hacked its computers. 07/09/2015 Reuters Office of Personnel Management
Obama political group created thousands of fake Twitter accounts to agitate for gun control 02/26/2013 The Daily Signal Organizing for America
Despite promising not to engage in lobbying, Obama's political group registered as lobbyists 04/12/2013 The Washington Free Beacon Organizing for America
A study found that the stimulus bill actually 'forestalled or destroyed' one million private sector jobs. 05/20/2011 NewsBusters Recovery.gov
Cree Inc., an LED lightbulb maker that received $5.2 million in stimulus funds, created ... 3.02 jobs. 06/17/2011 Townhall Recovery.gov
A $130K stimulus grant went toward buying 8,000 "social justice" manuals for Omaha janitors, effectively teaching them to resent white people. 07/12/2011 The Blaze Recovery.gov
While selling the stimulus, Obama regularly assured shovel ready projects were awaiting to be funded; he later admitted to the New York Times "there's no such thing as shovel ready projects" 07/23/2011 Human Events Recovery.gov
Stimulus dollars somehow ended up paying teenagers to wrestle alligators. 08/11/2011 Breitbart Recovery.gov
A stimulus grant directed billions to California so it could build a train to connect two cities no one has ever heard of. 08/14/2011 HotAir Recovery.gov
A $20 million stimulus project for Seattle was supposed to create 2,000 jobs. Actual result? 14. 08/17/2011 Human Events Recovery.gov
A $1.2 million stimulus grant went to studying erectile dysfunction of overweight middle aged men and sexual history. 05/17/2012 NBC San Francisco Recovery.gov
An $11 million stimulus grant meant to outfit 400 Detroit job seekers with fresh clothes somehow only ended up helping two people. 03/07/2012 Fox News Recovery.gov
$9 billion in stimulus funds for clean energy projects ended up creating just 910 jobs ($9.8 million per job) 06/20/2012 CNS News Recovery.gov
$1.4 billion in stimulus funds went to tax cheats 06/27/2012 The Washington Times Recovery.gov
Despite regularly promising the stimulus spending would be completely transparent, its website, recovery.gov, was completely opaque. (Today it doesn't even exist.) 09/21/2012 The Washington Free Beacon Recovery.gov
Obama's VP, the "sheriff" of the stimulus, was used by companies to procure stimulus cash. 10/10/2012 The Washington Times Recovery.gov
Obama regularly promised the stimulus would create 5 million jobs; at most it created 1/10th of that. 10/12/2012 Bloomberg Recovery.gov
Obama's vice president's brother received plum government contracts through the program run by the vice president himself. 10/23/2012 The New York Post Recovery.gov
At one point there were more than 1,000 investigations into stimulus project wrongdoing. 11/04/2012 The Washington Guardian Recovery.gov
A $2 million Obama stimulus progream created just 17 jobs in Kentucky's coal country. 07/21/2017 The Daily Signal Recovery.gov
Obama's "Wall Street Reform" resulted in the end of free checking accounts (by trying to outlaw credit card "swipe fees"). 09/25/2012 The Week Securities and Exchange Commission
A number of Dodd-Frank's boards and commissions are unconstitutional 10/11/2012 The Washington Free Beacon Securities and Exchange Commission
Obama financial regulations are spurring foreign banks from doing business with Americans. 10/19/2012 The Wall Street Journal Securities and Exchange Commission
The Social Security Administration bought 174,000 rounds of hollow point bullets, explaining they were needed for its 295 "special agents." 08/07/2012 Fox News Social Security Administration
The number of Americans on disability has skyrocketed 975 per day under Obama, reaching more than 10.6 million -- exceeding the entire population of Greece. 05/07/2013 CNS News Social Security Administration
Over the last decade, the Social Security Administration paid $1 billion in benefits to people without social Security numbers 02/22/2017 The Washington Free Beacon Social Security Administration
Obama admin spent $36M on lawsuits to keep info secret 03/14/2017 CBS News The Obama White House
Despite studies revealing their lack of utility as well as their cancer risk, the TSA has pressed forth with deploying thousands of full body scanners in America's airports. 12/28/2011 ProPublica Transportation Security Agency
Terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev, per a terror watch list, was not supposed to be allowed to leave the country. However he did without even being pulled aside for questioning. 01/21/2012 NBC News Transportation Security Agency
Terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev, per a terror watch list, was not supposed to be allowed to leave the country. However he did without even being pulled aside for questioning. 07/17/2012 NBC News Transportation Security Agency
The TSA, which rejected congressional requests to screen its agents' criminal records, has seen hundreds of agents be caught for stealing from passengers. 09/28/2012 ABC News Transportation Security Agency
When asked about a secret Twitter-like program in Cuba that backfired, USAID hid behind the Freedom of Information Act to drag its feet as much as possible. 08/11/2016 Associated Press U.S. Agency for International Development
Obama's Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack violated the Hatch Act which forbids federal employees from campaign activities; he went unsanctioned. 04/09/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Michelle Obama directed the Agriculture Department to eradicate "food deserts" (the apparent scarcity of healthy food in poor neighborhoods), despite studies showing no such things exist and there is no relationship between the availability of healthy foo 04/17/2012 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
The USA used $22,000 in taxpayer funds to commission a painting of the department secretary, Tom Vilsack. 11/20/2012 Reason U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Obama's USDA banned schools from selling soda, candy, and other unhealthy snacks. It was even claimed doing so will raise students' GPAs. 02/01/2013 The Hill U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Under Obama, 101 million Americans now receive food aid -- more than the number of fulltime private sector workers. 07/08/2013 CNS News U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Thanks to "use it or lose it" spending rules, the Dept. of Agriculture bought $127,000 worth of printer cartridges -- in a single day. 09/30/2013 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
The USDA opted to update its dietary recommendations based on -- global warming. 03/09/2014 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Obama's USDA instructed grandparents to read bedtime stories encouraging healthy eating to their grandkids. 03/31/2014 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
USDA regulations have proven so burdensome they've put out business restaurants like Pittsburgh's Crested Duck. 12/07/2015 The Pittsburgh Tribune U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Obama's USDA created fines for schools not following Michelle Obama's lunch rules. 03/28/2016 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Obama's secretary of Commerce, Gary Locke, said Americans "need to pay" for Chinese emissions 07/17/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Obama's regulations meant to protect turtles are putting American shrimpers out of business. 08/01/2012 U.S. News and World Report U.S. Dept. of Commerce
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) bought 46,000 rounds of ammo, which it said were necessary for its 63 "enforcement personnel." 08/17/2012 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Commerce
When the Economic Development Administration noticed its computers had a virus, they ... destroyed their printers and mice. 07/09/2013 RedState U.S. Dept. of Commerce
The Census Bureau was caught inflating jobs data by itself continually re-hiring the same short-term workers. 11/21/2013 The New York Post U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Dozens of Census Bureau employees billed taxpayers for hours they never worked, wasting more than $1 million. 09/17/2015 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Commerce
One Census Bureau employee was caught using his position to give jobs to friends and family, including someone he was sexually involved with. 09/17/2015 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Census Bureau officials attempted to "intimidate" a whistleblower who alerted a watchdog to the above-described billing fraud. 09/17/2015 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Commerce
The Obama Administration relinquished control of the Internet's "address book" to an international group. 09/29/2016 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Commerce
A high-ranking Obama Commerce Dept. official commuted by taxi -- and billed taxpayers 01/11/2018 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Commerce
After inviting a police officer who helped stop the Fort Hood terrorist attack to the 2010 State of the Union, promising she would be taken care of, the officer, Kimberly Munley, later reported being ignored and feeling "betrayed" 02/12/2013 ABC News U.S. Dept. of Defense
The Obama administration used a Pakistani dentist, Dr. Shakil Afridi, to gather intel on Osama bin Laden. Yet after the raid they left him, ignoring his requests for help, and he was sentenced to 33 years in jail. 02/28/2013 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Defense
Obama claimed sexual assaults in America's military was getting out of control and presented a national security threat; in reality sexual assault in the military is lower than comparable civilian populations. 07/10/2013 Foreign Policy U.S. Dept. of Defense
The Obama Administration attempted to stop the Navy-Air Force football game during the shutdown, but the schools used non federal funds to play the game. 10/02/2013 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Defense
During the government shutdown, the feds blocked tourists from visiting ... Normany Beach (as well as 24 other overseas cemeteries). 10/03/2013 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Defense
On the 7th day of the government shutdown, the National Guard bought a $47,174 mechanical bull. 10/07/2013 CNS News U.S. Dept. of Defense
Obama announces he's releasing five Taliban from Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the release of Bowe Bergdahl, who was later charged with desertion. 05/31/2014 CNN U.S. Dept. of Defense
It's revealed Bowe Bergdahl's dad, who converted to Islam, vowed revenge "for the death of every Afghan child" and to "free all Guantanamo prisoners." 06/01/2014 Allen West U.S. Dept. of Defense
The Obama Administration released a terrorist from Gitmo "because he took up yoga." 06/07/2014 New York Post U.S. Dept. of Defense
When the longtime property owners near Area 51 refused to sell their land to the feds, the Air Force threatened to destroy it. 09/17/2015 news.com.au U.S. Dept. of Defense
After the family that owned the land near Area 51 for more than 100 years refused to sell, the feds just took it. 10/16/2015 Las Vegas Now U.S. Dept. of Defense
In a bid to become "gender neutral," the Navy scuttled sailors' enlisted rating titles. 09/29/2016 Navy Times U.S. Dept. of Defense
In a new handbook on transgenders warned the U.S. military not to make "assumptions" about someone's gender and to be "sensitive" about pronoun use. 10/03/2016 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Defense
Ran on promise of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; didn't. 01/20/2017 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of Defense
Obama asked the UK to cover up a failed Trident missile test as U.S. technology was to blame. 01/24/2017 The Daily Express U.S. Dept. of Defense
Obama freed two Gitmo detainees, sending them to Senegal, where they were then let return to Libya, where they finally disappeared 04/23/2018 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Defense
Obama negotiated the START Treaty with Russia, which triumphed Russia reducing a nuclear stockpile it was planning on discarding anyway. 07/08/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Defense
The START Treaty committed the U.S. to reduce its number of launchers to match Russia; Russia wasn't require to reduce any of its launchers. 07/08/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Defense
The START Treaty left Russia with a 10-1 nuclear weapons tactical advantage. 07/08/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Defense
When Afghanistan was falling apart and debate simmered over what course to take, Obama dithered, waiting several months to weigh in. 11/09/2009 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Defense
Despite Russia's reputation for ignoring arms treaties it's party to, START made no effort to police Russia's compliance. 07/08/2010 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Defense
Obama negotiated the START Treaty with Russia, which forced the U.S. to reduce its nuclear stockpile while unilaterally commiting to not upgrade our nuclear weapons (Russia was not similarly bound). 04/09/2010 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Defense
Despite warnings from generals, Obama opted to leave just 160 soldiers in Iraq, creating a dangerous vacuum later filled by ISIS. 12/01/2010 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Defense
The Obama Administration created "fake people" on social networks to promote propaganda. 02/18/2011 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Defense
In order to woo Russia to engage in the START talks, Obama first ended America's missile defense alliances with Poland and the Czech Republic 06/15/2011 ABC News U.S. Dept. of Defense
Released a major terrorist from Gitmo, Majid Khan. 02/23/2012 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Defense
Fearing a Jimmy Carter-like Iran hostage rescue fiasco and it's resulting political fallout, Obama said the Bin Laden raid "was the longest 40 minutes of my life." 05/03/2012 The Hill U.S. Dept. of Defense
The Obama Admin. leaked classified information about the bin Laden raid to filmmakers so as to play up his own role in the raid. 05/23/2012 The Daily Mail U.S. Dept. of Defense
Despite promising as a candiate to shutdown Guantanamo Bay, he later admitted to the New York Times he had no plan to do so. 05/29/2012 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Defense
Russia quickly violated the START treaty but faced no repercussions from the Obama White House 07/19/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Defense
U.S. soldiers were ordered not to shoot the Taliban at night so as to avoid bothering locals trying to sleep. 10/05/2012 Breitbart U.S. Dept. of Defense
The Obama Administration offered to pay U.S. defense companies to break the law and not issue mandated job loss announcements (which would embarrass him during an election year). 10/26/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Defense
The Obama Administration colluded with infamous short-seller Steve Eisman when dishing out new for-profit college regulations (which Eisman happened to be short-selling). 03/01/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Education
Sidestepping Congress altogether, his Department of Education tied waivers to No Child Left Behind to new national education standards. 01/10/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Education
His Dept. of Education used its budget to shutdown a popular voucher program in D.C. that helped poor minorities -- twice. 02/13/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Education
Because black students are disproportionately disciplined in school, the Education Department alleged that America's schools are racist. 08/08/2012 Townhall U.S. Dept. of Education
In trying to make the case against the sequester, Education Secretary Arne Duncan claimed "there are literally teachers now who are getting pink slips," which he later admitted was untrue. 03/04/2013 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Education
Despite publicly pledging to improve access to education, the Obama Administration tried effectively shutting down non-federally funded colleges. 03/13/2014 Politico U.S. Dept. of Education
His Dept. of Education decreed Title 9 covers transgendered students, meaning they will need separate and equal accommodations. 04/29/2014 The Department of Education U.S. Dept. of Education
After passing regulations that made it impossible for the University of Phoenix to continue in its current form, the school was bought by three of Obama's best friends at a bargain price. 06/29/2016 Politico U.S. Dept. of Education
Blaming Obama's Department of Education, ITT Technical Institute it was shutting down all of its campuses and lay off its thousands of employees, leaving its thousands of students stranded. 09/06/2016 NPR U.S. Dept. of Education
Obama's chosen secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, who said he wanted to double, or triple, gas prices. 12/12/2008 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Energy
Despite receiving a warning from a donor not to do so, Obama visited Solyndra, touting it as a model for government-driven clean energy/job creation. The company laid off its entire workforce less than a year later. 03/24/2009 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Energy
Range Fuels, which received $80 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 02/10/2011 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Energy
Stirling Energy Systems, which received $7 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 06/10/2011 Renewable Energy Focus U.S. Dept. of Energy
Green Vehicles Inc., which received $700,000 in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 07/18/2011 NewsBusters U.S. Dept. of Energy
Evergreen Solar, which received $24 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 08/15/2011 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of Energy
The Energy Department decreed that its rules governing urinal efficiency shall preempt state urinal rules. 08/23/2011 Government Printing Office U.S. Dept. of Energy
SpectraWatt, which received $500,000 in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 08/24/2011 CNET U.S. Dept. of Energy
Solyndra, which was run by an Obama campaign supporter and received more than half a billion in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 08/31/2011 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Energy
Olsen's Crop Service, which received $10 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 09/10/2011 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Energy
Nevada Geothermal Power, which received $145 million in stimulus, went bankrupt. 10/02/2011 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Energy
National Renewable Energy Lab, a non profit that received $200 million in stimulus failed, soon thereafter laid off 10 percent of its workforce. 10/04/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Energy
Just as the Dept. of Energy's loan program was set to expire, SunPower received a $1.2 billion loan, which provided the politically connected insiders to cash out. 10/11/2011 Human Events U.S. Dept. of Energy
Obama's Dept. of Energy invested hundreds of millions in Tesla Motors, which was owned by one of his donors. 10/17/2011 PJMedia U.S. Dept. of Energy
Mountain Plaza Inc., which received almost half a million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 10/19/2011 The Blaze U.S. Dept. of Energy
Raser Technologies, which received $33 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 10/20/2011 BreakingEnergy.com U.S. Dept. of Energy
Obama's Dept. of Energy gave a $527 million loan to Al Gore connected Fisker Automotive -- which used the funds to create jobs ... in Finland. 10/26/2011 The National Center for Public Policy Research U.S. Dept. of Energy
Obama's Dept. of Energy invested almost half a billion in the Al Gore connected Silver Spring Networks, a smart grid contractor that's since laid off much of its workforce. 10/26/2011 The National Center for Public Policy Research U.S. Dept. of Energy
Beacon Power, which received $43 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 11/01/2011 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Energy
A123 Systems, which received stimulus funds as well as a personal Obama visit, failed. 12/02/2011 The Ann Arbor News U.S. Dept. of Energy
Willard & Kelsey Solar Group, which received $6 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 01/17/2012 The Toledo Blade U.S. Dept. of Energy
Energy Conversion Devices, which received $13.3 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 02/14/2012 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of Energy
Unisolar, which received $100 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 02/15/2012 Renewables International U.S. Dept. of Energy
Sapphire Energy, which received $100 million in stimulus funds, created ... 36 jobs. 02/22/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Energy
Abound Solar, which received stimulus funds and a shoutout from Obama, went bankrupt. 02/29/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Energy
Obama's Dept. of Energy doled out favors to the politically connected Pacific Gas (a number of employees have cycled in and out of the Obama Admin.). 03/14/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Energy
Azure Dynamics, which received $120 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 03/28/2012 AutoBlog U.S. Dept. of Energy
Ener1, which received $118.5 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 03/30/2012 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of Energy
Solar Trust, which was offered $2.1 billion in stimulus funds, went bankrupt before it could accept them. 04/02/2012 Reuters U.S. Dept. of Energy
BrightSource Energy, which received $1.6 billion in stimulus funds, canceled its IPO and all U.S. related projects. 04/13/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Energy
Obama's Dept. of Energy granted Reliant Energy, a $1.237 billion loan; the company's run by the husband of an Obama bundler. 05/22/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Energy
First Solar, a politically connected company that received more than $3 billion in stimulus funds, soon thereafter laid off 30 percent of its workforce (as well as sold solar panels to itself). 05/30/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Energy
Genesis Poly, which received $500,000 in stimulus funds, went bankrupt -- twice. 06/24/2012 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Energy
Thompson River Power, which received $5 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 07/17/2012 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Energy
Greenvolts, which received $500 in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 09/12/2012 Forbes U.S. Dept. of Energy
Australian company Babcock & Brown, which received $178 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 10/18/2012 PJMedia U.S. Dept. of Energy
Armonix, which received $6 million in stimulus funds, is faltering. 10/18/2012 PJMedia U.S. Dept. of Energy
Satcon Technology Corp., which was granted $6 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 10/18/2012 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Energy
Nordic Wind Power, which received $16 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 10/19/2012 Kansas City Business Journal U.S. Dept. of Energy
Korean owned Compact Power received $150 million in stimulus funds and a visit from Obama; it soon thereafter began furloughing workers before having produced a single battery (it's workers reportedly spend their days playing cards). 10/19/2012 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Energy
Two high tech electric car companies sued the Department of Energy, accusing it having passed them over for loans in favor of politically connected, but less promising, Fisker Automotive (which later went bankrupt). The DoE was also accused of passing alo 01/15/2013 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Energy
Navistar's estar electric van, which was introduced after a $40 million in stimulus funds, was discontinued in 2013. 05/16/2013 Trucking Info U.S. Dept. of Energy
The Dept. of Energy decided to give $100 million to an over-budget clean energy project after a Democratic donor, James Croyle, got involved. 06/12/2013 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Energy
In violation of anti-nepotism rules, more than a dozen Energy Department officials arranged summer jobs for their kids at the department. 06/10/2013 The Associated Press U.S. Dept. of Energy
ECOtality, which received $126.2 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 09/16/2013 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of Energy
Fisker Automotive, which received $192 million in stimulus funds, went bankrupt. 11/22/2013 The Energy and Commerce Committee U.S. Dept. of Energy
The Department of Energy dumped at least $259 million into a uranium company that admitted being near bankruptcy and having no business plan before finally going bankrupt. 11/27/2013 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Energy
Obama began bragging about low gas prices, despite actually attempting to raise them. 01/26/2015 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Energy
ObamaCare imposed a tax on unprocessed fuels. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposes a tax on employers that do not offer health coverage. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's HHS has attempted to ban smoking on college campuses. 09/11/2012 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
The Obama Admin. paid Hollywood to promote ObamaCare in TV shows. 09/14/2012 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
On this date, Americans who use medical devices were forced to start paying another ObamaCare-related tax. 01/01/2013 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's HHS conducted an exhaustive, years-long study into the efficacy of Head Start; the results showed that, if anything, it hurts children's progress; Obama pledged to expand the program anyway. 01/10/2013 The Heritage Foundation U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare moved much of the middle class into a welfare program originally meant for the very poor. 03/05/2013 The Heritage Foundation U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
An HHS website for girls 10-16 taught them about "mutual masterbation" as well as gay sex and birth control. 05/31/2013 CNS News U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Former Obama campaign staffers have since admitted that the idea for ObamaCare came when they needed something to talk about during an education speech. 09/23/2013 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare does not view races equally under the law. 10/29/2013 The Competitive Enterprise Institute U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
A San Francisco couple donated to and volunteered for the Obama campaign; a year later ObamaCare canceled their insurance plans. 11/06/2013 ProPublica U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
An estimated 87 percent of ObamaCare waivers went to Obama's allies and supporters. 11/20/2013 Newsmax U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare forbids insurance companies from considering drug abuse when setting their clients insurance premiums. 11/25/2013 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare forbids insurance companies from considering alcoholism when setting their clients insurance premiums. 11/25/2013 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare encourages insurance companies to charge smokers more (apparently being a less acceptable vice than drinking or using drugs). 11/25/2013 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
After failing to win carveouts for unions in ObamaCare itself, Obama used an executive order to exempt unions from fees other large employers pay. 12/22/2013 Forbes U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
On this date, ObamaCare began taxing full coverage insurance plans (perversely raising premiums and encouraging Americans to seek worse care). 01/01/2014 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
On this day, ObamaCare partially defunded a popular Medicare home health care program. 01/01/2014 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber said the federal exchanges were designed to prevent people in conservative states resisting the Affordable Care Act from buying health insurance. 07/25/2014 The New Republic U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare extempted Congress and their staff; a federal judge recently upheld the carveout. 02/26/2015 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
After videos exposed Jonathan Gruber saying ObamaCare passed thanks to "the stupidity of the American people," the White House insisted he did not have an official role crafting the law; emails later showed that was untrue. 06/22/2015 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
HHS employees infected their computers with viruses after watching too much pornography (none was fired). 07/29/2015 The Daily Mail U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Medicare under the Obama Administration has increased funding for "end of life" consultations, which critics accuse of promoting euthanasia. 08/05/2015 The Huffington Post U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Once it became clear insurance costs were still rising despite passing ObamaCare, Obama changed the goalposts, arguing that prices would have increased even more without the law, and therefore he helped Americans save "$2,600" on their premiums. 06/01/2016 Grabien U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Despite promising ObamaCare would, on average, lower families' premiums by $2,500/annually, costs have skyrockted under the law; in 2016, premiums shot up nationwide -- even by more than 100 percent in Arizona. 10/21/2016 ZeroHedge U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Despite a majority of states (unsuccessfully) suing the federal government in a bid to not participate in ObamaCare, on this date states are required to pick up the tab for the ObamaCare-mandated Medicaid expansion. 01/01/2017 The Heritage Foundation U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services paid $729 million in erroneous payments to doctors as part of a stimulus program. 06/12/2017 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's first pick for HHS, Tom Daschle, quit after it was revealed he hadn't paid all of his taxes; Obama, however, had urged him to remain. 02/03/2009 NBC News U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Polls showed Americans hated ObamaCare even more than HillaryCare 06/18/2009 Pew Research Center U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare amendments that would have banned rationing health care were blocked. 07/10/2009 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama sought to repeal (outside of Congress) ERISA, a law ensuring large companies can manage their employees under one set of rules, as opposed to 50. 07/20/2009 The Wall street Journal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama touted the Mayo Clinic as an example of what ObamaCare can accomplish; the Mayo Clinic trashed ObamaCare. 07/21/2009 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama regularly claimed 47 millions were insured while pitching ObamaCare. The real number was closer to 8 million. 07/22/2009 The American Spectator U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Americans lost five specific freedoms with ObamaCare (freedom to choose what's in your plan; the freedom to be rewarded for living a health life; the freedom to choose high-deductible coverage; the freedom to keep your existing plan, and the freedom to ch 07/28/2009 Fortune U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Despite promising ObamaCare hearings would be televised, CSPAN was denied access during final meetings. 01/01/2010 ABC News U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama crafted a secret deal with the pharmaceutical industry in order to get ObamaCare passed. 02/12/2010 The Sunlight Foundation U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare effectively banned physician-owned hospitals (which have a strong track record). 03/23/2010 Forbes U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Breaking a promise that ObamaCare would let you keep your plan if you like, ObamaCare specifically outlawed a broad swath of existing plans. (Politifact even named this its 2012 Lie of the Year.) 03/23/2010 Politifact U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare violates the First Amendment (which protects religious liberty). 03/23/2010 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama promised not to levy a tax on the uninsured; ObamaCare broke that promise. 03/23/2010 Keith Hennessey U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare includes $10 billion for ... the United Auto Workers. 03/24/2010 Foundation for Economic Education U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's secretary of the HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, threatened to put out of business insurance companies that communicated with their clients about the potential impact of ObamaCare. 10/14/2010 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Even as one arm of the HHS was telling Americans to restrict fat, sugar, and salt, the HHS spent $776,000 to open an International House of Pancakes in an affluent neighborhood in Washington, D.C. 11/24/2010 The Competitive Enterprise Institute U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare requires insurers to "justify" to bureaucrats increases over 10 percent. 12/21/2010 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama used an executive order to reinsert an "end of life" provision of ObamaCare that was so unpopular it had to be stripped for the bill to pass. 12/25/2010 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
The Obama Admin. cooked the books to show ObamaCare reduces the size of government. 01/06/2011 The American Spectator U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Within the first year, Obama's HHS granted 733 waivers from ObamaCare -- almost all to political allies. 02/02/2011 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's HHS let four states avoid ObamaCare's most punitive provisions. 02/17/2011 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Even Democratic governors sought an escape hatch from ObamaCare. 02/28/2011 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Even the liberal CEO of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, attacked ObamaCare's onerous effects on small business. 03/12/2011 The Seattle Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Nearly 20 percent of ObamaCare's early waivers webnt to restaurants, nightclubs, and fancy hotels in Nancy Pelosi's district. 05/17/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
HHS granted hundreds of ObamaCare "waivers" to political allies -- despite having no formal power to do so. 06/07/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare arranged for the hiring of spies to investigate private doctors. 06/27/2011 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare immunizes the Independent Payment Advisory Board from lawsuits resulting from the way its decisions impact patients. 07/09/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama sold ObamaCare promising Americans could keep their current doctors; that quickly proved untrue. 07/23/2011 Human Events U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Only a month into his presidency, Obama broke his promise not to raise taxes, raising taxes on cigarettes more than 100 percent (a regressive tax that hits poor Americans hardest). 02/04/2012 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama changed his argument defending ObamaCare's constitutionality as soon as it became a Supreme Court case. 02/25/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Starting in 2012, ObamaCare began severely restricting the use of highly popular health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (HSAs and FSAs). 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare created an entirely new tax on investments. 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare created a new, actuarially unsound longterm entitlement called the CLASS program. 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare makes more than half of the American population dependent on government through its expansion of Medicaid and subsidies. 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare puts Medicare decisions in the hands of an unelected, unaccountable board. 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare violates religious liberty, requiring religious charities, for example, to pay for abortion-inducing drugs and a full range of contraceptives. 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare creates a new marriage penalty (as two individuals receive higher subsidies than a married couple). 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare takes an increasing chunk out of middle class wallets as a tax set for families earning over $250K is not indexed for inflation. 03/07/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare violated existing federal laws (by conferring benefits on same-sex couples). 03/26/2012 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's HHS secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, violated the Hatch Act, which forbids participation in campaigning. She went unsanctioned. 04/09/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Despite Obama's promises, ObamaCare expands the deficit, not reduces it. 04/11/2012 Forbes U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare funds pet neutering and bike lanes. 05/03/2012 The Hill U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare funds were used to give business to Obama's senior adviser, David Axelrod. 06/02/2012 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
HHS waived welfare reform's work requirements -- despite having no legal authority to do so 08/08/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposes a tax on health insurance providers based on their share of the market. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposes a tax on Americans who do not want health insurance. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposes a tax on drug manufacturers/importers based on their market share. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare lowered the medical expenses deduction. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposed a tax on retirees' prescription expenses (via the elimination of a corporate deductions). 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare raised taxes on health insurance companies by limiting the amount of compensation that can be deducted. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposed a tax on BlueCross/BlueShield by removing their special deduction. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposed a tax on indoor tanning services. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposed a tax on self-insured health plans. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare imposed another tax on HSAs/FSAs by reducing the number of allowable purchases. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare raised the tax/penalty for puchasing disallowed products with HSAs 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
ObamaCare raised corporate taxes by making it harder for companies to use business activities that reduce their liabilities. 08/20/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Obama's DHS authored a report suggesting conservatives are potential anti-American terrorists. 05/05/2009 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Obama's DHS denied FOIA request from Rep. Darrell Issa that could have hurt Obama politically. 02/01/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
After Congress rejects the immigration rules-laxing DREAM Act, Obama's DHS asks Customs officials to enforce the defeated law anyway 04/19/2011 PJMedia U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
An illegal immigrant/sex offender/intern for Sen. Bob Menendez, was to be arrested, but at the DHS's instructions, it was delayed until after Menendez was safetly re-elected. 12/12/2012 The Huffington Post U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Obama's DHS stole a boat from the founder of TechCrunch over their own paperwork error. 02/25/2013 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
While border control agents faced salary cuts during the sequester, illegal immigrant detention centers included free health care, dental services, barbers, bingo, and movie nights. 03/20/2013 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
A DHS employee was caught running a website teaching blacks to prepare for the "inevitable clash with the white race," agitating for a "purge." 08/22/2013 The Blaze U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Russia warned the Obama Administration about Tarmerlan Tsarnaev, but authorities failed to detain him before the Boston Marathon bombing. 03/25/2014 NBC News U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
The DHS/TSA missed multipled chances to detain Tsarnaev, including once when he was supposed to be pulled aside at JFK Airport. 03/25/2014 NBC News U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Even as Obama's DHS suffered a number of terror attacks on its watch, it still managed to hassle a small business in Kansas City for selling (unlicensed?) baseball themed women's underwear. 10/23/2014 Reason U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Obama's DHS tried to hack Indiana's election system while Pence was governor 02/21/2017 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Days before the 2016 election, the Obama Admin. blocked efforts to arrest a terrorist who snuck into Texas, so as to deny Trump a talking point. 03/08/2017 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
HUD engages in racism and social engineering, as seen with its lawsuit compelling Westchester County to build certain numbers of homes for certain races. 08/17/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD-funded housing projects wasted money on belly dancers, sex offenders, and dead residents. 01/26/2011 The Center for Public Integrity U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
The Federal Housing Authority is legally required to maintain reserves of at least 2 percent; under Obama it's gone bankrupt. 11/15/2012 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
When the "stress test" the Federal Reserve applies to big banks it applied to the government's own Federal Housing Authority, possible losses extend to $115 billion. 06/04/2013 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Obama's HUD created a "fair housing" rule requiring neighborhoods report racial data to the feds, which can then be used for creating more desirable racial blends via federal edict. 07/22/2013 CNS News U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD tried forcing Westchester County to state it engaged in racially segregated housing practices -- even though it doesn't -- as a condition to accept federal funds. 09/05/2013 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
An HUD staffer who threatened to beat up his female boss, complained about his small desk, and said his colleague was a member of the KKK and should die, was given ... a six figure settlement from then feds. 03/17/2016 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Clinton ally and Virginia governor, Terry McAuliffe, was caught having donated $500,000 to the wife of the FBI agent overseeing the investigation into Clinton's email server. 10/24/2016 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Justice
When the FBI began investigating the Clinton Foundation and believed it found leads worth pursuing, Obama's Department of Justice issued a "stand down" order. 10/30/2016 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Justice
Emails show the Justice Department official overseeing the Clinton probe has close ties to her confidante, John Podesta. 11/01/2016 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Justice
A DoJ official involved with the probe into Huma Abedin's email ... donated to Hillary Clinton. 11/01/2016 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ sued the Denver Sheriff Department for ... only hiring American citizens. 11/22/2016 LawNewz U.S. Dept. of Justice
In a final act, Loretta Lynth granted more power to the NSA to share intercepted communications of Americans with other federal agencies. 01/12/2017 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ freed Iranian spies still under investigation in bid to win over Iran on nuclear deal. 04/24/2017 Politico U.S. Dept. of Justice
A years long DEA operation that undercovered how Hezbollah imported cocaine into the U.S. was effectively shutdown by Obama's DoJ/Treasury Dept. in a bid to save the Iran nuclear deal 12/01/2017 Politico U.S. Dept. of Justice
DoJ says Attorney General Lynch used alias to conduct official business to protect privacy 02/28/2018 Judicial Watch U.S. Dept. of Justice
Unsealed documents show the Obama DoJ performed a coverup of Operation: Chokepoint 10/12/2018 CFSA U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ launched investigations into Bush Administration officials over interrogation techniques that led to the killing of Bin Laden. 04/23/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ threatened Oklahoma not to pass a law making English the state's official language. 07/29/2009 The Oklahoman U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ helped a political ally -- Gov. Bill Richardson -- by killing a probe. 08/27/2009 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoH overturned a legitimate North Carolina vote that ended the use of party ID in local elections because it was thought to potentially hurt Democrats. 10/20/2009 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama claimed that Arizona's immigration law would permit cops to harass parents out with their kids buying ice cream. Not true. 04/27/2010 CBS News U.S. Dept. of Justice
Decided to stop enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act, even though it was the duly enacted law of the land. 02/24/2011 CBS News U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ sought to dramatically expand its workforce, despite lawyers having so little to do, they're often found playing Solitare, watching videos, and venting about their lack of work. 02/28/2011 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ raided Gibson Guitar's facilities allegedly over violations of the Lacey Act (though there were no violations). 08/24/2011 Investors Business Daily U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ removed all references of Islam from terrorist training manuals. 10/21/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Justice
After the "Fast and Furious" project was exposed, Obama's DoJ attempted a cover up. 12/15/2011 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ sued Arizona for trying to enforce existing immigration law. 12/15/2011 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's chosen attorney general, Eric Holder, was infamous for arranging the pardons of Puerto Rican terrorists. 12/15/2011 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ sued Alabama for trying to enforce existing immigration law. 12/15/2011 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
Two DoJ prosecutors were caught accepting bribes; Obama's AG, Eric Holder, did nothing. 02/02/2012 PJMedia U.S. Dept. of Justice
After some states decriminalized marijuana, Obama's DoJ stepped up raides on those states' dispensaries. 04/25/2012 The Huffington Post U.S. Dept. of Justice
Agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency visited a woman who grew poppy flowers for flower decorations, and destroyed $12 million worth of her crops -- despite having no evidence she was doing anything wrong. 05/24/2012 Phoenix New Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Obama Admin. required mini golf courses to limit the angle of the slope on their holes. 06/26/2012 CNS News U.S. Dept. of Justice
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Obama Admin required businesses to admit mini horses as guide animals. 06/26/2012 CNS News U.S. Dept. of Justice
A federal court found Obama political appointees at the DoJ helped end a case against two black panthers -- which it had effectively already won. 07/30/2012 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Justice
Under Obama, the DoJ asset forfeiture fund (money legally stolen from Americans) soared from $500 million to $1.8 billion. 07/31/2012 Reason U.S. Dept. of Justice
A recently released Eric Holder memo shows the DoJ advised that journalists can be spied on via FISA surveillance 09/18/2018 Reason U.S. Dept. of Justice
Emails reveal the Justice Department routinely enlists Media Matters to help spin the press. 09/28/2012 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Justice
Documents reveal that the ATF/DoJ "Fast and Furious" campaign was all part of a "deliberate strategy." 10/29/2012 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ sued to block a merger between ... a Belgium company and a Mexican company. 01/31/2013 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Justice
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Obama Admin decreed that all swimming pools must install an expensive machine that can lift wheelchairs in and out of the pool. 02/01/2013 CNN U.S. Dept. of Justice
After the ratings agency S&P downgraded America's debt, the DoJ sued in what most saw as retalliation. 02/06/2013 Bloomberg U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ/FBI claimed that two private jets were to be used primarily for counterterrorism, but were actually used primarily for Eric Holder and Robert Mueller's business and personal travel. 02/28/2013 CBS News U.S. Dept. of Justice
Despite promise of being "most transparent administration in history," DoJ replied to an ACLU FOIA request on warrantless snooping of Americans' text messages with a completely redacted document 05/13/2013 Reason U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ secretly obtained months of telephone records of AP reporters and editors. 05/14/2013 The Associated Press U.S. Dept. of Justice
Eric Holder, upset over a leak, tracked a Fox News reporter's every movement and tracked every call. 05/19/2013 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Justice
Eric Holder personally signed off on surveilling a Fox News reporter; the DoJ also told Google not to tell the reporter his emails were being monitored. 05/23/2013 NBC News U.S. Dept. of Justice
In seeking a warrant to snoop on a Fox News reporter, Eric Holder went "judge shopping" until he found one who would agree he did not have to tell the reporter about the warrant. 05/24/2013 The New Yorker U.S. Dept. of Justice
During congressional testimony, Holder lied, claiming he was never involved in investigating a member of the press. 05/24/2013 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's chosen attorney general, Eric Holder, was infamous for arranging the pardons of Puerto Rican terrorists. 07/02/2013 Slate U.S. Dept. of Justice
During the George Zimmerman trial, the DoJ "organized and managed rallies and protests against George Zimmerman." 07/10/2013 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ published claims about the success of its Mortgage Fraud Working Group that were quickly shown to be phony. 08/12/2013 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Justice
After Louisiana passed a student voucher program, the DoJ sued, claiming it hurts minority students (despite 90 percent of the beneficiaries being minorities). 08/27/2013 HotAir U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ arrested a Texas businessman after determining two ducks had died in a waste pool next to a drill site he ran in North Dakota. 09/01/2013 Christian Broadcasting Network U.S. Dept. of Justice
An audit found the Justice Dept. vastly overstated terrorism conviction statistics. 09/17/2013 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ cited D.C.'s popular Newseum over nearly 100 Americans with Disabilities Act violations, including placing coffee lids six inches too high. 12/09/2013 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Justice
A Catholic Navy chaplain who was threatened with arrest for attempting to perform mass during the government shutdown says after he spoke out, the DoJ fired him. 01/17/2014 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Justice
A federal anti-drug task force obstructed an internal investigation and retaliated against cooperating agents. 03/26/2014 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ argued a Michigan high school broke the law after renovating its baseball field (as it was apparently better than the softball field). 03/28/2014 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ decreed that pregnancy is a new "disability" that requires protection under the Americans with Disability Act. 07/29/2014 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Justice
After being caught grossly overstating the success of the Mortgage Fraud Task Force, Obama's DoJ edited the transcript of an old Eric Holder speech so it wasn't inaccurate. 08/14/2014 Rolling Stone U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoJ brought charges against conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza over a campaign finance violation; unlike Obama's own contributors who skirted the rules, the DoJ sought 10-16 years in jail for D'Souza, and in so doing, misrepresented comparable 09/23/2014 Townhall U.S. Dept. of Justice
The FBI raided a Texas political meeting, finger printing, photographing, and seizing the phones from attendees (the group believes in restoring Texas as an independent constitutional republic). 03/01/2015 WorldNetDaily U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ added to the FBI's list of organized gangs fans of the musical group, Insane Clown Posse, leading the group to sue the DoJ on behalf of its fans. 09/18/2015 Rolling Stone U.S. Dept. of Justice
Bank of America was able to cut its settlement with the DoJ after agreeing to donate to liberal groups approved by the Obama Administration. 06/01/2016 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Justice
Documents reveal that DoJ ensured the Bank of America settlements routed to community organizations were specifically prevented from ending up at free-market groups. 10/25/2017 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of Justice
The Department of Justice argued the Confederate Flag is "indicative of white supremacy" in a case trying to prove a white man was racist. 07/29/2016 The Smoking Gun U.S. Dept. of Justice
After UC Berkeley began posting some course materials online for free, the DoJ accused the scool of discrimination, as blind people couldn't read the materials. 08/30/2016 UC Berkeley U.S. Dept. of Justice
Despite knowing that Hillary Clinton's lawyer/aide, Cheryl Mills, orchestrated the destruction of documents under subpoena, he gave her immnuity anyway (which enabled her to simply walk out when she didn't like agents' questions). 09/24/2016 The New York Post U.S. Dept. of Justice
According to legal experts, James Comey's decision to give Clinton's closest aides before they testified ensured he would sabotage his own investigation. 09/28/2016 The Federalist U.S. Dept. of Justice
The FBI, as part of its immunity deal with Clinton aides, agreed to destroy their laptops. 10/03/2016 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Justice
Wikileaks revealed the Justice Department was in touch with the Clinton campaign about the FBI investigation, giving her team a heads up about important developments. 10/12/2016 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Justice
An FBI source said the "vast majority" of agents thought Hillary Clinton should be indicted, but Comey overruled them. 10/13/2016 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Justice
The DoJ announced that no one from the EPA would face charges for the mine disaster that resulted in 3 million gallons of toxic waters polluting multiple Colorado rivers. 10/13/2016 Government Executive U.S. Dept. of Justice
Obama's DoL scrapped its own rules requiring transparency with union spending as they were too effective exposing fraud. 05/18/2009 Investors Business Daily U.S. Dept. of Labor
Obama's Dept. of Labor sought to outlaw unpaid internships. 04/07/2010 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Labor
Obama's DoL imposed spent taxpayer dollars regulating the living quarters of immigrant goat herders. 04/24/2011 Human Events U.S. Dept. of Labor
Obama's DoL attempted outlawing kids from working on their family farms. 04/25/2012 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Labor
Obama's DoL used stimulus funds to run ads during Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow's MSNBC shows. (No jobs were created.) 08/21/2012 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Labor
An acting secretary of the Department of Labor, Seth Harris, mocked "small government" conservatives and CEOs at a union confab. 03/19/2013 The Weekly Standard U.S. Dept. of Labor
Obama's Labor Department spent millions to try starting labor unions and promote collective bargaining in foreign countries. 04/28/2013 Fox News U.S. Dept. of Labor
After technologist Peter Thiel endorsed Donald Trump, Obama's Department of Labor sued his company Palantir over "racial discrimination" for not hiring enough Asians, despite disproportionately hiring Asians. 09/26/2016 Breitbart U.S. Dept. of Labor
Obama's secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, gave her Russian counterparts a symbolic "reset" button written in Russian, but which actually translated to "overloaded." 03/07/2009 BBC U.S. Dept. of State
At the request of Cuba, Obama's State Dept. turned off a Havana billboard that broadcast pro-freedom messages. 07/27/2009 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of State
Obama's State Dept. canceled the visas of Honduras' de facto government, thus helping clear the way for a Chavez/Castro ally to assume power. 07/29/2009 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of State
During a meeting Obama hosted with foreign dignataries, the Philippines flag was flown upside down, prompting a later apology from the U.S. 09/27/2010 The Daily Mail U.S. Dept. of State
After attacking the Bush administration for involving itself in foreign countries' affairs, Obama's State Dept. created a program to push LGBT activism abroad. 12/06/2011 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of State
Obama's State Dept. cleared the way for exporting sensitive military technology to China. 07/23/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of State
State Department documents were edited to tout Obama. 08/17/2012 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of State
The day after the Benghazi attack, Obama promised swift justice for the perpetrators. However it would be more than a year before anyone was captured. 09/12/2012 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of State
The accused ringleader of the Benghazi attack, Ahmed Abu Khattala, was so unconcerned with the U.S. response, he gave lengthy interviews from his home, even announcing his schedule to Reuters. 10/18/2012 Reuters U.S. Dept. of State
Amb. Chris Stevens repeatedly warned the State Dept. about gathering threats against the Benghazi consulate. 10/20/2012 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of State
The Benghazi consulate was the focus of a number of attacks before the 9/11 attack, yet the State Dept. failed to improve security. 10/23/2012 AEI U.S. Dept. of State
When Obama's secretary of State met the father of one of the SEALs slain at Benghazi, she vowed to prosecute an American filmmaker who played no role in the attack. 10/25/2012 PJMedia U.S. Dept. of State
Obama's vice president's words of consolation to the father of a Navy SEAL killed during Benghazi: "Did your son always have balls the size of cue balls?" 10/25/2012 The Blaze U.S. Dept. of State
During the Benghazi attack, CIA operators were denied request for help. 10/26/2012 Fox News U.S. Dept. of State
Obama's State Department was sued by 24 Americans living in Israel over funding Palestinian terror groups. 11/27/2012 Israel Law Center U.S. Dept. of State
To this day families of the victims at Benghazi say the Obama Administration has still not given them a rundown on what happened. 12/04/2012 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of State
When the State Department released a report showing many benefits of the Keystone Pipeline, the administration bured it. 03/04/2013 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of State
A diplomat reported that U.S. special forces were told "you can't go" to Benghazi during attacks 05/06/2013 CBS News U.S. Dept. of State
During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Obama's secretary of State, upon being asked about the Benghazi attack, blurted out, "What difference does it make!?" 05/08/2013 PolitiFact U.S. Dept. of State
When an upheaval in Egypt unfolded, Secretary of Kerry spent the day sailing on his boat in the Nantucket Sound. 07/06/2013 CBS News U.S. Dept. of State
A whistleblower claims 400 U.S. surface-to-air missiles were stolen during the Benghazi attack 08/12/2013 The Daily Mail U.S. Dept. of State
During the Bush Administration, John Kerry and Barack Obama attacked "unilateralism." Yet once in power, they unilaterally attacked Syria. 08/30/2013 American Enterprise Institute U.S. Dept. of State
A Senate report concluded the Benghazi attack should have been prevented. 01/16/2014 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of State
Obama's secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, like him supports raising the death tax; however, she has setup trusts to avoid paying it herself. 06/17/2014 Bloomberg U.S. Dept. of State
A State Dept. whistleblower reports that while documents were being gathered for the Benghazi review, someone from Clinton's team came to separate out damaging docs. 09/15/2014 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of State
During an investigation into Benghazi, it emerged that Obama's secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, setup a secret email so as to sidestep the Freedom of Information Act and federal laws governing the preservation of government communication. 03/11/2015 The New York Times U.S. Dept. of State
An aide to Hillary Clinton, Cheryl Mills, was discovered to be working on a project with the United Arab Emirates while also working for the State Department. 06/24/2015 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of State
Despite assurances otherwise, the State Department announced it had found at least two dozen of Clinton's emails contained classified information. 07/02/2015 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of State
Despite assurances from the State Department it had turned over all of its Clinton emails to congressional investigators, a separate batch from John Podesta later showed they had in fact left out many related to Libya. 07/02/2015 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of State
The State Department insisted Clinton turned over all of her work-related email, but when John Podesta turned over his email, there were many to Clinton not included in her batch. 07/02/2015 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of State
Clinton was caught editing emails before turning them over to investigators. 07/02/2015 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of State
Despite claiming to have had no knowledge of her secret email, Obama's White House aide, David Axelrod, was revealed to have specifically requested her email address in 2009. 07/02/2015 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of State
In a "side deal" not announced to the public, the Obama Administration allowed Iran to inspect its own nuclear sites. 08/12/2015 Associated Press U.S. Dept. of State
The Obama Admin. created a secret banking pipeline from Oman to move dollars to Iran 06/06/2018 Associated Press U.S. Dept. of State
Despite his own administration finding the Keystone Pipeline would benefit the environment and would boost job creation -- and more than 70 percent of Americans supporting it -- Obama rejected it after years of delays. 11/06/2015 NBC News U.S. Dept. of State
The Obama Admin. urged U.S. banks to ignore restrictions on banking with Iran 06/07/2018 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of State
Emails show the Pentagon was ready to respond during the Benghazi attack -- "spinning up as we speak." 12/09/2015 Fox News U.S. Dept. of State
The Obama Admin. repeatedly lied to Congress and the media about its efforts to help Iran bypass sanctions 06/06/2018 Associated Press U.S. Dept. of State
Clinton's secret server, per the inspector general of the intelligence community, contained "special access programs," one of the highest levels of classification. 01/19/2016 Hot Air U.S. Dept. of State
An ex-CIA officer facing jail in Italy says Clinton and the State Department have ignored her pleas. 06/16/2016 Fox News U.S. Dept. of State
Rep. Trey Gowdy, who chaired the Select Committee on Benghazi, said the White House, State Department and Pentagon were watching the Benghazi attack via drone. 06/28/2016 Breitbart U.S. Dept. of State
Iran has already said it plans to restoring its full nuclear program. 07/19/2016 Associated Press U.S. Dept. of State
Despite assurances the U.S. does not pay ransoms, the Obama Administration sent a plane of cash to Iran the day American hostages were released. 08/03/2016 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of State
When the Clinton Foundation caught wind that the State Department was considering revoking the visa of the Haitian prime minister, it voiced it's objections, and the visa was not revoked. 09/18/2016 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of State
Obama's secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, arranged 194 State Department appointments to donors to the Clinton Foundation. 09/20/2016 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of State
The U.S. Embassy in Israel supported a boycott of Israeli goods. 09/20/2016 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of State
In the immediate aftermath of the Haiti earthquake, emails show the State Dept. gave special attention to "Friends of Bill," (donors to the Clinton Foundation), to participate in the lucrative relief effort. 10/11/2016 ABC News U.S. Dept. of State
After the Haiti earthquake, the State Dept., in coordination with the Clinton Foundation, used global aid to benefit a Clinton Foundation donor, ostensibly to build a garment factory -- but Haitians say none of the promises were delivered. 10/11/2016 ABC News U.S. Dept. of State
Wikileaks revealed how the State Department tipped off the Clinton campaign about an impending release of her Benghazi emails. 10/12/2016 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of State
A congressional investigation said Clinton emails show her lawyers attempting to thwart the official congressional investigtion. 10/20/2016 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of State
When Obama was asked about requests for backup during the Benghazi attack being denied, he refused to answer. 10/26/2016 ABC News U.S. Dept. of State
A relative of John Podesta, one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, earned six figure lobbying fees from Clinton's State Department. 10/26/2016 Fox News U.S. Dept. of State
Emails revealed by Wikileaks show the Clinton camp telling Clinton's chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, that "we are going to have to dump all of those emails ... sooner than later." 11/01/2016 The Hill U.S. Dept. of State
Emails show that Clinton's IT specialist was aware her secret server was susceptible to hacking. 11/01/2016 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of State
Despite claiming to not get involved in foreign politics, Obama's State Department spent $349,000 to help the campaign against Israel's Netanyahu re-election (which was unsuccessful). 12/12/2016 CNS News U.S. Dept. of State
Despite telling Jews and Israelis as a candidate he supported making Jerusalem the capital of Israel and making it an undivided city, the Obama Administration permitted the U.N. to pass a resolution declaring East Jerusalem to be illegally occupied territ 12/28/2016 CNN U.S. Dept. of State
The State Department insisted it played no role in crafting the U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements despite Israel saying it had evidence to the contrary; John Kerry later admitted they did help with the resolution. 12/28/2016 CNN U.S. Dept. of State
The Obama administration OKed a shipment of uranium from Russia to Iran. 01/09/2017 The Associated Press U.S. Dept. of State
On his last day in office, Obama directed $221 million to Palestinians, sidestepping Congress. 01/23/2017 The Hill U.S. Dept. of State
A State Dept. official supplied information to Chinese intelligence for cash 03/29/2017 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of State
The Obama Administration knowingly funded a designated al Qaeda affiliate 01/01/2015 National Review U.S. Dept. of State
Despite boasts he expanded domestic oil production, Obama's DoI fought court orders mandating his administration act on deep-water drilling permits. 03/04/2011 Politico U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Obama's DoI's refusal to act on court orders resulted in the administration being found in contempt of court. 03/04/2011 HotAir U.S. Dept. of the Interior
The Interior Department basically invited environmental groups to sue the agency, demanding action on a specific issue; the department would then "settle," having an excuse to expand its domain, and thus encouraging more such lawsuits in the future. 03/10/2013 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Obama DoI subagency, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, told companies to lie about job losses related to new coal regulations. 05/21/2012 The Washington Free Beacon U.S. Dept. of the Interior
The U.S. Park Police have lost track of thousands of guns. 06/28/2013 HotAir U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the shutdown, the National Park Service paid to remove the handles off well pumps along a D.C.-area canal so it would be a less attractive tourist site (bikers were also blocked from its paths). 10/01/2013 Cumberland Times News U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the shutdown, the National Park Service paid guards to prevent veterans from visiting the open air World War 2 Memorial; some Honor Flight vets ultimately tore down the barriers. 10/02/2013 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the shutdown, the National Park Service erected gates around a small children's park in Washington, D.C., which local moms removed, which led to more barriers. 10/02/2013 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Despite shutting down parks as far away as Montana (and France!) during the shutdown, the National Park Service did not shut down a park near some homes of Democratic senators. 10/02/2013 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the government shutdown, the Interior Department spent money on a new website to explain it didn't have enough money to run its old website. (The Ag Dept. did the same.) 10/02/2013 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the shutdown, the Obama Administration appeared to only shutdown parks that are popular with tourists. 10/02/2013 The House Committee on Natural Resources U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the shutdown the Feds closed open-air memorials usually open 24/7 (without any guards), even though the guards they allegedly needed to staff these sites were exempted from the shutdown. 10/03/2013 The Daily Signal U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the government shutdown, the Feds rejected Arizona's offer to pay to keep open Grand Canyon National Park. 10/04/2013 Fox News U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the government shutdown, the Feds tried to shut down access to the ocean. 10/05/2013 Breitbart U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the shutdown, Park Rangers blocked veterans from visiting the Vietnam Memorial. 10/05/2013 The Weekly Standard U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the government shutdown, the National Park Service was accused of using "gestapo" type tactics to prevent senior citizens from seeing Yellowstone Park. 10/08/2013 Newburyport Daily News U.S. Dept. of the Interior
During the shutdown, the Interior Department told a private inn located in the Blue Ridge Mountains to shutdown for the season. 10/09/2013 The Citizen Times U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Whenever battling Congress over spending, Obama always invoked the feds' role in weather forecasting as a reason the government is indispensable; however a study found that the NOAA's hurricane forecasts are unfailingly inaccurate. 12/03/2013 National Centure for Public Policy Research U.S. Dept. of the Interior
After the Bureau of Land Management successfully snatched Texas land from a family without compensation in 1986, the BLM is now seeking use that precedent to take another 90,000 acres. 04/21/2014 Breitbart U.S. Dept. of the Interior
The Bureau of Land Management pushed its standoff with the Bundy Ranch after being encouraged by environmentalists who were concerned about an animal called the desert tortoise. 04/21/2014 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Interior
An Interior Department official was caught steering federal awards to friends. 06/06/2014 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Obama's Bureau of Land Management wouldn't grant the Burning Man festival a permit unless they arranged for clean toilets and 24-ice cream service for BLM officers. 07/01/2015 Raw Story U.S. Dept. of the Interior
The Obama Administration is enforcing "a string of unprecedented environmental restrictions," which are regulating many western ranchers out of business. 01/08/2016 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Over objections from the states themselves, Obama, via executive order, took 1.5 million acres of land from Utah and Nevada to turn into a "national monument." 12/29/2016 HotAir U.S. Dept. of the Interior
In total, Obama seized enough land and water over eight years to cover Texas three times. 01/04/2017 The Media Research Center U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Obama's pick to head the Treasury Department, Tim Geithner, was himself a tax scofflaw. He ended up sending an amended return upon being nominated. 01/13/2009 Forbes U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
In "saving" the auto industry, Obama forced out the companies' rightful owners -- public pensioners like teachers and firemen, who unsuccessfully sued. 05/21/2009 The Competitive Enterprise Institute U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
In "saving" the auto industry, Obama forced out the companies' rightful owners -- public pensioners like teachers and firemen, who unsuccessfully sued. 06/10/2009 Human Events U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Obama hired John Paulson, the billionaire infamous for his role in the subprime mortgage market meltdown, to help write "consumer protection" legislation at the Treasury Department. 04/21/2010 The San Francisco Examiner U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Obama created a "czar" to govern executives' pay; his legacy was deemed a failure. 02/10/2011 Reuters U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
While "saving" GM, Obama's Treasury Dept. ensured union workers' pensions remained intact while non-union workers' pensions were not. 03/07/2011 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
When Ford capitalized on the upopularity of the auto bailout in a TV ad, the Obama Administration pushed the company to stop airing it. 09/27/2011 The Blaze U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Obama's Treasury Dept. issued new rules (outside of Congress) making it harder for company to setup in low-tax nations. 06/07/2012 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Despite it being illegal thanks to just-enacted legislation, Obama nonetheless channeled almost half a billion to ACORN. 06/11/2012 FrontPageMag U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York under Tim Geithner was shown to have known about LIBOR issues during 2007-2008 and was criticized for not doing more to stop the flawed global benchmark. 07/10/2012 Reuters U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Obama's Treasury Department cited its officials for soliciting prostitutes and accepting illegal industry gifts. 07/16/2012 The Hill U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Emails show Obama's Treasury Department behind cutting off the penions from Delphi workers (a non-union shop). 08/07/2012 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Obama's Treasury secretary nominee, Jack Lew, put money in an offshore tax haven (an industry which the administration is highly critical of). 02/09/2013 The Washington Post U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
56 percent of the carmakers who asked for government "green loans" are now dead. 06/03/2013 Jalopnik U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
As part of Obama's plan to "save" Detroit, Chrysler was essentially donated to the Italian autom-maker Fiat, which was then trending toward bankruptcy itself. Obama, in effect, saved Italy's auto industry, not America's. 01/09/2014 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
The Obama Administration, hoping to prop up ObamaCare, was caught taking money from Fannie Mae as they knew Congress would not supply additional funds. 03/13/2017 InfoWars U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
Obama imposed expensive new tailpipe emissions rules that resulted in Americans driving older, dirtier cars. 05/22/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Obama launched the "cash for clunkers," which aimed to replace existing cars with newer, cleaner cars, but ended up incentivizing the destruction of thousands of perfectly good used cars, thus pricing millions of Americans out of the market. 07/01/2009 Wikipedia U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Obama's "car czar" intentionally shut down thousands of car dealerships. 07/14/2009 The Wall Street Journal U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Obama's secretary of Transportation, Ray Lahood, advocates using government to discourage Americans from driving cars. 08/05/2010 Human Events U.S. Dept. of Transportation
Taxpayers are funding 35 six-figure contracts at the Transportation Dept. (except they don't work for the public, they work for unions). 12/12/2012 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Transportation
The DoT enacted new rules requiring truckers to take more breaks and drive less -- despite truckers wanting no part of them (as the rules hurt the industry and the drivers). 06/30/2013 The Associated Press U.S. Dept. of Transportation
VA hospital delays -- which were scrubbed from official records -- resulted in the deaths of at least six veterans, but potentially more than 20. 11/20/2013 CNN U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The VA kept secret waiting lists at its hospitals; a Georgia facility had more than 4,500 veterans waiting for care. 11/20/2013 CNN U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The VA received an increase in funds to address the delays mentioned above, but used the funds for something else. 11/20/2013 CNN U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The Phoenix VA facility, the epicenter of the VA scandal, spent more on gardeners and interior decorators than quality assurance. 05/20/2014 Capitol City Project U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Affairs police stomped on a veteran's head, killing him. 05/27/2014 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The VA posted warnings all over its facilities, threatening doctors not to speak to the media. 06/05/2014 CNN U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
At least 37 VA whistleblowers allege they faced reprisals from senior staff. 06/05/2014 CNN U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The culture of fear the VA created among its staff led to the system's deplorable conditions remaining secret for years -- rather than being addressed. 06/05/2014 CNN U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The VA admitted that 18 veterans left off a waiting list have since died. 06/06/2014 The Associated Press U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
After the VA clinic in St. Augustine, Fla., was unable to move its location in two years, taxpayers were on the hook for an additional $64,000/month. 03/22/2015 The Florida Times Union U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The VA paid $871 million in medical practice settlements over the past decade. 12/17/2015 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Calls to the VA's suicide hotline regularly go to voicemail. 02/17/2016 The Associated Press U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
VA funds were taken to instead finance the resettlement of 3,000 Afghan interpreters in the U.S. 05/17/2016 BizPacReview U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The head of the Phoenix VA facility, Sharon Helman, admitted not reporting $50,000 in gifts she received from businesses seeking VA contracts, including a car and $5,000 in cash. 06/01/2016 CNN U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The VA spent $670K on two art sculptures for a center for blind veterans. 07/29/2016 BizPacReview U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Over a period during which the VA spent $20 million on its expensive, high-end art collection, more than 1,000 veterans died waiting for care. 07/29/2016 BizPacReview U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The VA spent $21,000 on a fake Christmas tree. 07/29/2016 BizPacReview U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Seven of 10 VA facilities reviewed were caught falsifying appointment books to minimize the appearance of long waits. 07/29/2016 BizPacReview U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
VA officials spent more than $1.7 billion ($900 million over budget) creating an ornately designed hospital in Colorado that is "widely considered the biggest construction failure in the agency's history." 09/21/2016 The Washington Examiner U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
A VA manager banned Christmas trees from office cubicles. 11/29/2016 The Washington Times U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Four VA staffers were forced to resign after an Oklahoma veteran being treated was discovered with maggots in his wounds. He died. 12/02/2016 Tulsa World U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
VA staff left a veteran's body in a shower for nine hours, tried to cover up their mistakes. 12/09/2016 Tampa Bay Times U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
VA employees include child molesters, rapists, and kidnappers. 12/15/2016 The Daily Caller U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
The U.S. Postal Service broke the law in pushing time off for workers to campaign for Clinton 07/19/2017 The Washington Post U.S. Postal Service
Claimed during his 2010 State of the Union that foreigners could finance American campaigns; as Justice Alito mouthed from the audience, "Not true." 01/27/2010 Human Events U.S. Supreme Court
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