President Obama's Weekly Web Video (On House Passage Of Clean Energy Act)

This is an event likely to enter history alongside initial house or senate passage of Social Security, Civil Rights, Voting Rights, and Medicare. Please enjoy. I cannot approach here the simple grace and dignity of the president's video statement.

President Obama On "Public Option"

In answering a question from Jack Tapper (ABC) in yesterday's press conference I believe the president make a powerful and simple rationale for why he strongly urges an option for people to choose a health-care plan run by the federal government to compete with any/all private plans in the proposed "exchanges".

The video:

President Obama's Statement Re: Iran (Tuesday 23.Jun.2009)

The President today in his opening remarks to the sixth full press conference of his presidency made a powerful moral and literal case for the American people's outrage at the violent suppression of the freedom of assembly and speech by the Iranian government of it's own people. In my opinion this statement is far more powerful than the cheap and easy words of Senator McCain or his stooge Senator Graham. Please watch:

Keith Olbermann's Comments On Prop. 8

In the fews days since the hate-filled decision by the CA Supreme Court to create a bizarre 3 part system of apartheid in regards marriage, I came upon this commentary from MSNBC's Keith Olbermann posted to Daily Kos. I could not agree more nor say it better as a member of the now totally unprotected minority of people that may not legally marry. I live in NY state but this nontheless impacts me both strongly and directly.

First Lady Host Queen Rania of Jordan

 

Bo (The First Puppy) First Press Conference

If this one doesn't melt your heart nothing will.

President Obama's First East Room Prime Time Speech

My early childhood memory of JFK come back to me. The world is indeed watching and hoping that the United States can once again return to the moral leadership of the world. It seems to me we just might.

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President Obama's Stimulus Speech Dem Caucus Retreat

Say what anyone will to attempt to negate this man's greatness, you'll not likely convince me or the world. Underestimate him at your own peril naysayers.

President-Elect Obama's 2009 New Year's Video Weekly Address

DemConWatch Called This "An Instant Classic"

I could not agree more. My earliest childhood memories were of the inauguration of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1961 and I have to say even that cannot compare to the wonderful events about to unfold 21 Jan 2009.

Asteroid Impact Simulation Video (source unknown)

I found this on Huffington Post but could not find a proper attribution.

President-Elect Obama's Third Video Weekly Address

Delivered Thanksgiving Day, 27.Nov.2008:

Obama Family Walk The Walk On Thanksgiving

Video from an NBC local affiliate in Chicago of the soon to be first family:

Meteor Video (Western Canada)

This is video of a meteor visible from an area of western Canada in Saskachawan & Alberta provinces of about 450km diameter at about 17.30 local time near local sunset. Best guess mass was in range of 1-10 tons.