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President Bush and Laura hosted President-elect Obama and Michelle at the White House for a transition meeting and tour of living quarters. Ironically, the White House built by slaves will soon become the new home of a black family including the first African American president. Adoring crowds gathered outside the White House unlike previous transition periods. ABC Nightline provided an excellent report. Political opinion was derived from various news sources. RELATED VIDEOS: President Obama wall of congratulatory messages at the Lincoln Memorial and U.S. election headlines at the Newseum (see redarrowguy vlog playlist or subscribe).
President Bush and Laura hosted President-elect Obama and Michelle at the White House for a transition meeting and tour of living quarters. Ironically, the White House built by slaves will soon become the new home of a black family including the first African American president. Adoring crowds gathered outside the White House unlike previous transition periods. ABC Nightline provided an excellent report. Political opinion was derived from various news sources. RELATED VIDEOS: President Obama wall of congratulatory messages at the Lincoln Memorial and U.S. election headlines at the Newseum (see redarrowguy vlog playlist or subscribe).







![Memorial Day Obama Critics are ...
Vote Like or Dislike and Comment: [Washington, D.C.] Obama is honoring fallen soldiers in Chicago but some critics are openly chastising Obama for missing the Arlington Cemetery wreath-laying ceremony on Memorial Day. Obama attended the ceremony in 2009 and every president does not attend. George H. W. Bush skipped the wreath-laying ceremony all four years of his presidency (1989 through 1992). George Bush missed one, Reagan missed two and only President Clinton had perfect attendance among recent presidents. Present-day Obama critics appear to have a double standard and its hard to see them as anything but one of the following.
Obama critics that give Bush a pass are: a. misinformed victims of hate media; or b. partisan political ideologues; or c. hypocrites; or d. racists; or e. all of the above.
Obama critics need to grip reality and support the troops and not the hate. Opinion based on various news reports and local Washington ABC featured segment. Memorial Day Obama Critics are ...](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fu-yWCtwkJo/mqdefault.jpg)
![Gingrich casts Tea Party as Militant Wing of GOP
Washington, DC - Former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tea Party activists are likely to end us as the militant wing of the Republican Party. Now the media can stop pretending that the Tea Party is a mainstream grassroots organization. Nearly every speech from a Tea Party stage or poster in the crowd targets President Obama with a fervor never before seen in this country. Nazi, Communist, socialist, fascist, tyrannical un-American - and maliciously out to destroy American. Yet media argue about the true nature of the Tea Party often claiming members are moderates. Apparently media bias and herd mentality prevent mainstream media from properly challenging conservative talking points that claim otherwise. Look for anti-Bush signs of this magnitude and you will likely discover the source was foreign and not American anti-Bush protests. During the Bush years you could be arrested for wearing an anti-Bush T-shirt.
More about Gingrichs statements from Think Progress: Reading a selection of questions to the former Speaker, [Manufacturers Association of South Central Pennsylvania executive director Mike Smeltzer] asked Gingrich about the future of the conservative group.
Gingrich said the movement is a natural expression of frustration with Republicans and anger at Democrats, which is more likely to end up as the militant wing of the Republican Party than as an independent or third party.
Opinion based on various news reports, attendance at five Tea Party events and a featured segment from MSNBC Countdown. Gingrich casts Tea Party as Militant Wing of GOP](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g8w4JxHS2bw/mqdefault.jpg)

