From CosmicLog: Turn up the girl power in science
It's not exactly surprising that males are perceived as more
competent in science than females — but researchers at Yale University were surprised to find that even professional scientists showed evidence of such bias. Now the big question is what to do about it.
"Whenever
I give a talk that mentions past findings of implicit gender bias in
hiring, inevitably a scientist will say that can’t happen in our labs
because we are trained to be objective," microbiologist Jo Handelsman,
lead author of a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, said in a Yale news release. "I had hoped that they were right."
Nope.
Handelsman and her colleagues asked 127 science faculty members from
six institutions to review an application from a senior undergraduate
student looking for a job as a lab manager. The faculty members were
asked to judge how competent the applicant was, how much the student
should be paid, and whether they'd be willing to mentor the student.
Each
researcher looked at the same application — but in some cases the
applicant was given a male name (John), and in the other cases a female
name was assigned (Jennifer), all on a random basis. When the results
were analyzed, it turned out that the sight-unseen male applicant was
rated more competent than the female. The mean starting salary offer was
$30,238.10 for John as opposed to $26,507.94 for Jennifer. Faculty
members were more willing to mentor John than Jennifer.
The data
showed a disparity whether the demographic category in question was male
or female, young or old, tenured or untenured. "The bias appears
pervasive among faculty and is not limited to a certain demographic
subgroup," Handelsman and her colleagues wrote.
The researchers
emphasized that they weren't suggesting the biases were intentional or
stemmed from a conscious desire to hold women back. In fact, they found
that the faculty members tended to like Jennifer more than John. That
sentiment was generally voiced by faculty women as well as faculty men.
It's just that the warm feelings for Jennifer "did not translate into
positive perceptions of her composite confidence or material outcomes,"
according to the PNAS paper.
So what is to be done? "Our results
suggest that academic policies and mentoring interventions targeting
undergraduate advisers could contribute to reducing the gender
disparity," the researchers wrote.
The findings suggest that it's
not enough to get young women interested in careers in science,
technology, education and math, a.k.a. STEM. There needs to be a
conscious follow-through by the folks who do the hiring and
mentoring. You can read through the whole study at the PNAS website.
Maybe
it shouldn't be so surprising to find out that scientists can be
vulnerable to subtle biases, just like other people. Even journalists.
Last month, for example, Lund University researchers Daniel Conley and
Johanna Stadmark found that far fewer women than men were being invited to write commentaries for the journals Science and Nature.
Conley and Stadmark acknowledged that men tend to outnumber women
in scientific fields, particularly at the higher levels, so there's
something of a selection effect at work. But they said it was "still
fair to conclude that fewer women than men are offered the career boost
of invitation-only authorship in each of the two leading science
journals." They called on the editors to "extend gender parity for
commissioned writers."
Over time, raising the visibility of women scientists (and raising
their salaries) will help draw more girls into research and science
education. At least that's the idea. Here are a few more efforts that
put girl power to work on the science world's gender issues:
'Girl Thing' reloaded: Remember the European Commission program that stirred up a controversy
by putting out a glammed-up video about STEM careers for women? Now the
EC's "Science: It's a Girl Thing" program is sponsoring a contest for
videographers who think they can do better. On the Scientific American
website, "Science Goddess" Joanne Manaster explains how to enter. The winning videos will be shown in November at the European Gender Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels. Three winners will each receive a cash prize of €1,500 ($1,930).
Think locally: It's worth looking for organizations that are bringing girl power to STEM on the community level. The best example is Sally Ride Science,
which thinks globally and acts locally when it comes to getting girls
involved in scientific pursuits. The organization, founded by the late space icon Sally Ride, presents a series of science festivals for girls in grades 5 through 8. The next one is coming up Oct. 27 at Rice University in Houston, with astronaut Wendy Lawrence as the featured speaker. Other organizations involved in girl-power science include Girlstart in Austin, Texas; and Science Club for Girls in the Boston area.
Women chemists in the spotlight: The Chemical Heritage Foundation's video series
pays tribute to seven women who have made their mark in chemistry —
including Stephanie Kwolek, the inventor of bulletproof Kevlar fiber;
Paula Hammond, a pioneer in nanotechnology for drug delivery; and Nancy
Chang, a successful biotech entrepreneur.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Study: GOP Women are More "Feminine"
I find this story - and the study - completely offensive.
It's 2012 and women are still judged by what they look like, not by what they do.
There's 4 photos on Rush's site, and shock, each come compares a *young* Republican woman with an *old* Democrat woman.
Not to mention they're comparing apples and oranges. Anne Coulter isn't a politician, Hillary Clinton is.
It's absolute garbage.
Do a study, why doncha, on men. Can you tell who is a Republican or Democrat just by looking at them?
Do fat paunches = success?
28 Sep 2012, Fri, Rush Limbaugh headlines
--Meme of the Day: Forget the Bad Economy, It's All Over Because of the Clinton Bump
--Stephen Hayes with Our Meme of the Day
--Nobody Cares About Obama's Libya Lies?
--AP Declares Obama a Net Job Creator
--Classy Samuel L. Jackson Ad Asks Obama Voters to Wake the F#*% Up!
--Gallup: Americans Want All-Democrat Rule
--If Obama Wins, He'll Inherit a Worse Economy Than the First Time Around
--Bought-and-Paid-for SEIU Protestors
--Study: GOP Women are More "Feminine"
--Reformed Democrat Wants the Truth
--iPhone 5: A Precision Work of Art
--Arrest of Filmmaker Legitimizes Terror
--Steve Rattner: We Need Death Panels
--Stephen Hayes with Our Meme of the Day
--Nobody Cares About Obama's Libya Lies?
--AP Declares Obama a Net Job Creator
--Classy Samuel L. Jackson Ad Asks Obama Voters to Wake the F#*% Up!
--Gallup: Americans Want All-Democrat Rule
--If Obama Wins, He'll Inherit a Worse Economy Than the First Time Around
--Bought-and-Paid-for SEIU Protestors
--Study: GOP Women are More "Feminine"
--Reformed Democrat Wants the Truth
--iPhone 5: A Precision Work of Art
--Arrest of Filmmaker Legitimizes Terror
--Steve Rattner: We Need Death Panels
28 Sep 2012, Fri, SoS Clinton and Staff Schedule
SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
9:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton hosts a G8 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 8:15 a.m. in the Starlight Room.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 10:15 a.m. in 24M.
12:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts the Ad Hoc Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 12 p.m. in the Starlight Room.
3:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in the U.S.-GCC Strategic Cooperation Forum, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Final access 3 p.m. in the Metropolitan Room.
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats joins Secretary Clinton at a G8 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 8:15 a.m. in the Starlight Room.
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends the launch of OECD’s “Women in Business Publication,” in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero represents the United States at the Ministerial Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero joins Secretary Clinton at a G8 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 8:15 a.m. in the Starlight Room.
12:45 p.m. Under Secretary Otero joins Secretary Clinton at the Ad Hoc Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 12 p.m. in the Starlight Room.
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero delivers keynote remarks at the Strategic Dialogue with Faith-Based Civil Society, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30. Please click here for more information.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
8:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends the “Ministerial Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect: Deepening Our Commitment to Mass Atrocity Prevention,” at the W Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer delivers remarks on “U.S. Multilateral Engagement” to New York area students during the Department of State’s Foreign Policy Classroom event, at The New School in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, at the United Nations in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ahron Leshno-Yaar, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer holds an on-the-record press briefing for foreign media on “U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda: UNGA 2012,” at the Foreign Press Center in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends the Foreign Press Center’s fall reception, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson conducts an interview with Voice of America, in New York City.
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Brazilian Under Secretary for South America Antonio Simoes, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a meeting with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a Foreign Press Center briefing, at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel in Thailand to represent the United States at the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting and to participate in other bilateral meetings and events regarding wildlife trafficking, science and technology cooperation, health, and the environment. She will also meet with U.S. companies involved in green technology in Thailand.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones visits USAID-sponsored, Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species (ARREST) program and meets with representatives from a partner NGO, in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with anti-poaching park rangers and rehabilitated poachers, in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, at the United Nations in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO
Assistant Secretary Shapiro participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and holds bilateral meetings with key partners, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
12:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Tunisian Secretary of State Hedi Ben Abbes, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meet with Mauritanian Foreign Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to The Hague, Netherlands to attend the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
10:15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with members of the Korean Women Journalists Association, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer hosts a meeting on “Advancing Women’s Economic Progress” with business leaders, at Goldman Sachs in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE )
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston delivers remarks at the 2012 Concordia Summit during a break-out session on impact investing and a plenary session on successful drivers of partnerships.
Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis
Special Representative Lewis participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
10:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with National Urban League President Marc Morial, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis attends the Foreign Policy Classroom, at The New School in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton hosts a G8 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 8:15 a.m. in the Starlight Room.
11:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba and Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 10:15 a.m. in 24M.
12:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts the Ad Hoc Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 12 p.m. in the Starlight Room.
3:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in the U.S.-GCC Strategic Cooperation Forum, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Final access 3 p.m. in the Metropolitan Room.
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats joins Secretary Clinton at a G8 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 8:15 a.m. in the Starlight Room.
3:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends the launch of OECD’s “Women in Business Publication,” in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
8:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero represents the United States at the Ministerial Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero joins Secretary Clinton at a G8 Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition Foreign Ministers Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 8:15 a.m. in the Starlight Room.
12:45 p.m. Under Secretary Otero joins Secretary Clinton at the Ad Hoc Friends of the Syrian People Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
Final access 12 p.m. in the Starlight Room.
2:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero delivers keynote remarks at the Strategic Dialogue with Faith-Based Civil Society, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30. Please click here for more information.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
8:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends the “Ministerial Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect: Deepening Our Commitment to Mass Atrocity Prevention,” at the W Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer delivers remarks on “U.S. Multilateral Engagement” to New York area students during the Department of State’s Foreign Policy Classroom event, at The New School in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous, at the United Nations in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ahron Leshno-Yaar, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer holds an on-the-record press briefing for foreign media on “U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda: UNGA 2012,” at the Foreign Press Center in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer attends the Foreign Press Center’s fall reception, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
8:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson conducts an interview with Voice of America, in New York City.
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Brazilian Under Secretary for South America Antonio Simoes, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a meeting with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in a Foreign Press Center briefing, at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel in Thailand to represent the United States at the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting and to participate in other bilateral meetings and events regarding wildlife trafficking, science and technology cooperation, health, and the environment. She will also meet with U.S. companies involved in green technology in Thailand.
10:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones visits USAID-sponsored, Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species (ARREST) program and meets with representatives from a partner NGO, in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with anti-poaching park rangers and rehabilitated poachers, in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman, at the United Nations in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO
Assistant Secretary Shapiro participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and holds bilateral meetings with key partners, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
12:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Tunisian Secretary of State Hedi Ben Abbes, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meet with Mauritanian Foreign Minister Hamadi Ould Hamadi, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to The Hague, Netherlands to attend the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
10:15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with members of the Korean Women Journalists Association, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer hosts a meeting on “Advancing Women’s Economic Progress” with business leaders, at Goldman Sachs in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE )
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston delivers remarks at the 2012 Concordia Summit during a break-out session on impact investing and a plenary session on successful drivers of partnerships.
Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis
Special Representative Lewis participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
10:00 a.m. Special Representative Lewis meets with National Urban League President Marc Morial, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis attends the Foreign Policy Classroom, at The New School in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
28 Sep 2012, Fri, Pres and VP Schedules
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule
9:45 am
The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:15 am
The President meets with senior advisors
Oval Office
Closed Press
4:20 pm
The President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Capital Hilton, DC, Washington
Pooled Press
6:05 pm
The President delivers remarks at a campaign event
DC, Private Residence, Washington
Press Information
8:25 pm
The President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Capital Hilton, DC, Washington
Press Information
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
12:00 pm
The Vice President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Boca Raton, Century Village, Florida
Open Press
3:20 pm
The Vice President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Florida, Kings Point, Tamarac
Open Press
27 Sep 2012, Thu, Rush Limbaugh headlines
Sorry to be late with this...my Scrabble evening always gets me off my game.
--The Truth Will Make Obama a One-Term President
--The 47% Speaks: She's Voting for Obama Because He Gave Her a Free Phone
--Obama and Media Coordinate to Attach the "47% Video" to Romney's Supposedly Falling Poll Numbers
--Obama Throws Victimhood Under the Bus?
--Everyone is Talking About Skewed Polls
--We are All Victims of Obama
--Bibi Shows the UN a Bomb
--Be Confident! The Election is About Obama
--The Makers Pay for the Takers
--Will Military Votes Make the Difference?
--The Truth Will Make Obama a One-Term President
--The 47% Speaks: She's Voting for Obama Because He Gave Her a Free Phone
--Obama and Media Coordinate to Attach the "47% Video" to Romney's Supposedly Falling Poll Numbers
--Obama Throws Victimhood Under the Bus?
--Everyone is Talking About Skewed Polls
--We are All Victims of Obama
--Bibi Shows the UN a Bomb
--Be Confident! The Election is About Obama
--The Makers Pay for the Takers
--Will Military Votes Make the Difference?
Thursday, September 27, 2012
27 Sep 2012, Thu, SoS Clinton and Staff Schedule
SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
9:45 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Malawian President Joyce Banda, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a Feed the Future: Partnering with Civil Society Event, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
10:45 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
12:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts a meeting with Central American Foreign Ministers, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
1:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts and delivers remarks at the Connecting the Americas 2022 Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
2:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Haitian President Michel Martelly, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at the Haiti Partners Ministerial Meeting, at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras and still photographers 1:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
Final access for journalists 2:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
4:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in the United Nations Security Council P5+1 Ministerial, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
5:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
6:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
7:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in the G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa (FASS), in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in the G8 Deauville Partnership FASS Meetings, in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds an interview with CNBC Segment, in New York.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
8:15 a.m. Under Secretary Otero delivers remarks at the Trygve Lie Symposium: States in Transition, Ensuring Equal Rights, and Participation for All, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with OCHA Under Secretary General Valerie Amos, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Central American Foreign Ministers, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
2:15 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:50 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends a reception for African Heads of State, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
10:00 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller attends the “Friends of the CTBT” Ministerial Meeting, at the United Nations in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:30 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller attends a performance of “Reykjavik”, a play by Richard Rhodes, sponsored by the Comprehensive Test Ban Organization in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30. Please click here for more information.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
8:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer opens NASDAQ.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer rings the NASDAQ opening bell.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer joins Secretary Clinton at the Feed the Future Initiative, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
Pre set for video cameras and still photographers 9:00 a.m. from the Park Avenue Lobby Final access for journalists 9:30 a.m. from the Park Avenue Lobby.
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin, at the UNFPA Office in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer joins Secretary Clinton at the Haiti Partners Ministerial Meeting, at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras and still photographers 1:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
Final access for journalists 2:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Annual Awards Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINfED BY HOST)
8:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends a P5 Dinner, at the Residence of the French Permanent Representative to the UN in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman attends a conference on Emergency Proliferation Challenges and Potential Solutions, at the National Defense University.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson gives a briefing on Central America and Connecting the Americas, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with EU Managing Director for the Americas Christian Leffler, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Central American Foreign Ministers, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the Connecting the Americas 2022 Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson joins Secretary Clinton at the Haiti Partners Ministerial Meeting, at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
4:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Jose Felix Fernandez, at the Paraguayan Mission to the United Nations.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the Appeal of Conscience Award Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel in Thailand to represent the United States at the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting and to participate in other bilateral meetings and events regarding wildlife trafficking, science and technology cooperation, health, and the environment. She will also meet with U.S. companies involved in green technology in Thailand.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones visits the Thai Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones participates in the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends a dinner hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for ministerial delegates to the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin, at the Afghanistan Mission in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Szabolcs Takacs, at the Hungary Mission, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov, at the United Nations Booth, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director General of the Chinese Office of International Organizations Chen Xu, at the United Nations NAM Caucus Room in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ian Martin, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Mission in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Western Sahara, Ambassador Christopher Ross, at the United Nations, in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director General for the United Nations’ German Federal Foreign Office Michael Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg, at the German House, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner attends the African Heads of State Reception, at the Ford Foundation in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO
Assistant Secretary Shapiro participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and holds bilateral meetings with key partners, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin is in New York to participate in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
11:30 a.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with The Soufan Group Chairman & CEO Ali Soufan, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with United Arab Emirates Assistant Minister for Security Affairs Faris al-Mazroui, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin and U.S. Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Rashad Hussain meet with OIC Secretary General Ekmelledin Ihsanoglu, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:15 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Foreign Minister of Paraguay Fernandez Estigarribia, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:45 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Algeria Counselor to the President for Counterterrorism Issues Kamel Rezag-Bara, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Goosby participates in a panel discussion with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé on a future without HIV/AIDS, at the World Leaders Forum on the Columbia University campus, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to The Hague, Netherlands to attend the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
9:00 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with Assistant Secretary Posner and Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin, at the Afghanistan Mission in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:45 a.m. Ambassador Verveer participates on a panel at the Africa-America Institute’s Business Investors Conference, at the offices of Debevoise and Plimpton, LLP in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer attends a luncheon in honor of President of Malawi Joyce Banda, at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:45 p.m. Ambassador Verveer participates in an interactive discussion on “Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women,” hosted by UN Women, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the World Food Programme, at the Millennium Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer participates on a panel at the Concordia Summit Session on “The Future of Women in Afghanistan,” with the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
5:15 p.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with the East-West Institute’s Honored Women, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on travel in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston delivers remarks at the 2012 Concordia Summit during a break-out session on impact investing and a plenary session on successful drivers of partnerships.
Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis
1:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis delivers remarks at the White House Forum for Business Leaders in Indian Country, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City
9:45 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Malawian President Joyce Banda, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a Feed the Future: Partnering with Civil Society Event, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
10:45 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
12:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts a meeting with Central American Foreign Ministers, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
1:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts and delivers remarks at the Connecting the Americas 2022 Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
2:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Haitian President Michel Martelly, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at the Haiti Partners Ministerial Meeting, at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras and still photographers 1:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
Final access for journalists 2:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
4:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in the United Nations Security Council P5+1 Ministerial, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
5:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
6:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
7:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in the G8 Foreign Affairs Sous-Sherpa (FASS), in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in the G8 Deauville Partnership FASS Meetings, in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:30 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats holds an interview with CNBC Segment, in New York.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
6:00 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats attends a ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
8:15 a.m. Under Secretary Otero delivers remarks at the Trygve Lie Symposium: States in Transition, Ensuring Equal Rights, and Participation for All, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with OCHA Under Secretary General Valerie Amos, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Central American Foreign Ministers, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
2:15 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:50 p.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends a reception for African Heads of State, on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
10:00 a.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller attends the “Friends of the CTBT” Ministerial Meeting, at the United Nations in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:30 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller attends a performance of “Reykjavik”, a play by Richard Rhodes, sponsored by the Comprehensive Test Ban Organization in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30. Please click here for more information.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
8:45 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer opens NASDAQ.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer rings the NASDAQ opening bell.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer joins Secretary Clinton at the Feed the Future Initiative, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
Pre set for video cameras and still photographers 9:00 a.m. from the Park Avenue Lobby Final access for journalists 9:30 a.m. from the Park Avenue Lobby.
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin, at the UNFPA Office in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer joins Secretary Clinton at the Haiti Partners Ministerial Meeting, at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
Pre set for video cameras and still photographers 1:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
Final access for journalists 2:30 p.m. in the Manhattan Room.
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Annual Awards Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINfED BY HOST)
8:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer attends a P5 Dinner, at the Residence of the French Permanent Representative to the UN in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman attends a conference on Emergency Proliferation Challenges and Potential Solutions, at the National Defense University.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, in Washington, D.C.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
9:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson gives a briefing on Central America and Connecting the Americas, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(POOLED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with EU Managing Director for the Americas Christian Leffler, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in Secretary Clinton’s meeting with Central American Foreign Ministers, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in the Connecting the Americas 2022 Ministerial, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS FOR REMARKS AT TOP)
2:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson joins Secretary Clinton at the Haiti Partners Ministerial Meeting, at the InterContinental Hotel in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
4:45 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Jose Felix Fernandez, at the Paraguayan Mission to the United Nations.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson attends the Appeal of Conscience Award Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is on foreign travel in Thailand to represent the United States at the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting and to participate in other bilateral meetings and events regarding wildlife trafficking, science and technology cooperation, health, and the environment. She will also meet with U.S. companies involved in green technology in Thailand.
9:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones visits the Thai Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones participates in the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends a dinner hosted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for ministerial delegates to the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin, at the Afghanistan Mission in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Hungarian Deputy State Secretary for Global Affairs Szabolcs Takacs, at the Hungary Mission, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov, at the United Nations Booth, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director General of the Chinese Office of International Organizations Chen Xu, at the United Nations NAM Caucus Room in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Ian Martin, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Mission in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Western Sahara, Ambassador Christopher Ross, at the United Nations, in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
6:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director General for the United Nations’ German Federal Foreign Office Michael Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg, at the German House, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
7:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner attends the African Heads of State Reception, at the Ford Foundation in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL-MILITARY AFFAIRS ANDREW SHAPIRO
Assistant Secretary Shapiro participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and holds bilateral meetings with key partners, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin is in New York to participate in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
11:30 a.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with The Soufan Group Chairman & CEO Ali Soufan, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with United Arab Emirates Assistant Minister for Security Affairs Faris al-Mazroui, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:30 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin and U.S. Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Rashad Hussain meet with OIC Secretary General Ekmelledin Ihsanoglu, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:15 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Foreign Minister of Paraguay Fernandez Estigarribia, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
5:45 p.m. Ambassador Benjamin meets with Algeria Counselor to the President for Counterterrorism Issues Kamel Rezag-Bara, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Goosby participates in a panel discussion with National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibé on a future without HIV/AIDS, at the World Leaders Forum on the Columbia University campus, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to The Hague, Netherlands to attend the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
9:00 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with Assistant Secretary Posner and Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Jawed Ludin, at the Afghanistan Mission in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:45 a.m. Ambassador Verveer participates on a panel at the Africa-America Institute’s Business Investors Conference, at the offices of Debevoise and Plimpton, LLP in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer attends a luncheon in honor of President of Malawi Joyce Banda, at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:45 p.m. Ambassador Verveer participates in an interactive discussion on “Accelerating Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women,” hosted by UN Women, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development, and the World Food Programme, at the Millennium Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer participates on a panel at the Concordia Summit Session on “The Future of Women in Afghanistan,” with the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
5:15 p.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with the East-West Institute’s Honored Women, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on travel in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston delivers remarks at the 2012 Concordia Summit during a break-out session on impact investing and a plenary session on successful drivers of partnerships.
Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis
1:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis delivers remarks at the White House Forum for Business Leaders in Indian Country, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City
27 Sep 2012, Thu, Pres and VP Schedules
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule
9:30 am
The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:00 am
The President departs the White House en route Joint Base Andrews
South Lawn
Open Press
11:05 am
The President arrives Virginia Beach, VA
Naval Air Station Oceana
Open Press
11:50 am
The President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Farm Bureau Live, VA, Virginia Beach
Open to pre-credentialed media
1:00 pm
The President departs Virginia Beach, VA
Naval Air Station Oceana
Open Press
1:55 pm
The President arrives Joint Base Andrews
Press Information
2:10 pm
The President arrives the White House
South Lawn
Open Press
Nothing for the VP after he has the daily briefing with the President.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Obama's lies
I'm sharing a bit more of this transcript than I should, fair-use wise, but Rush is so spot on that you need to read the whole thing.
RUSH: I want you to listen to something. This is on the Today Show this morning, correspondent Ann Curry. ... Ann Curry is talking to the Libyan president, Mohammed Magarief, and she said, "What is your evidence --" See, here's the thing. Obama and his administration, everybody in it, Jay Carney and the media supporting him, have lied to us for over a week about what led to the death of our ambassador in Libya. They have lied repeatedly over and over, and they continue to. They continue to lie about this movie. In fact, folks, I'm gonna tell you something. Barack Obama is a serial liar, and I think it's time to call him out on this.You know, this "nice guy" stuff and playing it close to the vest is one thing. But some things actually need to be said here, truthful, hard-hitting things, and I'm the one to say them, and today's gonna be the day. So sit tight, hang in there, and be tough. They have lied to us for a week about this video. Obama went to the UN yesterday and made most of his speech or quite a large part of his speech about this video, which even now nobody has ever seen. All they're doing is promoting it. All they're doing is giving others who want to be agitated by it an excuse it be.
So Ann Curry is talking to the president of Libya today, Mohammed Magarief, and she said, "What is your evidence that it was a preplanned act of terrorism?" This guy's out there saying it wasn't the video, so here comes Ann Curry, representing the media, (imitating Curry) "What do you mean? We've been told it's a video. Our president said it's a video. Who are you? You're just the Libyan president. What evidence do you have?" That's what she said, that was her question, "What is your evidence that it was a preplanned act of terrorism?"
MAGARIEF: Number one, is choosing the date, 11th of September, has all the significance. If we take the facts about the way it was executed, there is enough proof that it is a preplanned act of terrorism.
CURRY: This was a preplanned attack, not a reaction to a controversial movie?
MAGARIEF: Yes. I have no doubt about this.
CURRY: Do you think the movie had anything to do with this attack on the consulate?
MAGARIEF: It has nothing to do with this attack.
RUSH: There you have it, the Libyan president, nothing to do with it. Were you all able to hear that? It sounded odd to me. Good, everybody heard it. You get the narrative here. (imitating Curry) "Well, now, wait a minute, Mr. Libyan president, we've been told by our beloved president, The One, that it was a video that led to the rioting." By the way, we've known before today that other sources have come out and made it clear, even the diary of the deceased ambassador makes it clear, that he knew that an attack was imminent and it all had to do with 9/11. And if it had to do with anything besides 9/11, it had to do with Obama taunting these people about Osama Bin Laden being dead because he'd killed him.
So the narrative is that this video did it. Some conservative Christian video led to all this, including the death of our ambassador. Here comes a Libyan president, and she says, "Well, what evidence do you have?" So he answers her, and she says, "You mean it was preplanned? Nothing to do with the movie?"
"It has nothing to do with the attack."
There you have it, folks. Barack Obama, his enablers in the media, members of his administration, have lied to us for over a week about this, and they continue to. You might say, "Well, why?" Folks, I'm not a liar. I can't explain them. It's pathological. It's the same as trying to explain Bill Clinton. These people construct with all of their lies an actual reality they live in. I think they tell the lie so often, I mean, it's the definition of a pathological liar, you believe the lies that you tell. It is a sickness, and this is just latest illustration of Obama as a serial liar. Look, you and I know this. But I think it's time to call him out and say exactly that. He went on 60 Minutes. He blamed Bush for the debt. The fact is that Obama is responsible for $5.5 trillion in debt, in just four years. Bush had nothing to do with it. That doesn't even count what's coming with Obamacare.
I'm not denying that Bush was a big spender, but the debt that we've got now, $5.5 trillion of it took place in the last 3-1/2 years, with Obama at the helm. It's his. He owns it. He broke it; he owns it. And that doesn't count what's coming with Obamacare and all the Taxmageddon stuff coming with the expiration of the Bush tax cuts. Imagine interest rates when they begin to increase. And one-third of the federal budget is chewed up paying interest on this debt. Wait 'til that happens. Folks, we're headed for an economic collapse if something doesn't change. It's difficult to pinpoint when, but it's going to happen. This is unsustainable. This kind of spending and this kind of debt and the debt service cannot continue and at the same time have a thriving and growing private sector economy.
Now, Obama gets away with these statements, which come fast and frequently. But there's something not right about this. These lies just flow out of his mouth and off of his lips as naturally as a baby's cries. Now, I don't know, as I say, I'm not an expert. I don't know if it's purposeful, if he's delusional, or if it's strategic. It could be a combination of those things. He's running commercials in battleground states claiming that Romney's tax plan would increase taxes on the middle class by $2,000. There's not a single thing in Romney's tax plan that raises taxes on the middle class, period. Romney cuts middle class taxes by 20%. He doesn't raise taxes on anybody. It's Obama who's going to be raising taxes. Obama, in effect what he's doing, is taking what his policies are going to be, his future policies and what his policies have been, and he's simply saying that they're Romney's.
It's an artful attempt at transference. Take what you're doing and take what you've done, and blame it on the other guys, as though you haven't even been president for 3-1/2 years and you've got a supportive media out there helping to spread the lies. Obama's using a report that has been conducted by a group where some of his supporters work. They claim that Romney's tax cuts would result in cuts in services when in fact one has nothing to do with the other. Romney hasn't proposed any tax increases on people, and now they're saying he's gonna increase taxes on the middle class, he's gonna cut taxes on the rich. Right. And then these tax cuts are gonna result in a cut in services. How does cutting somebody's taxes result in a cut in government services? ...
We're $5.5 trillion in debt under Obama and growing. We have a national debt of $16 trillion. We are out of control. This is utterly irresponsible. This set of policies that's taken us here shows absolutely no respect for this country. No respect for the people of this country. No respect for this country's greatness or its past.
And certainly no respect for this country's future. The architect of all this is Barack Obama and his buddies in the Democrat Party. They have all this dumped on Romney... Look, I know some of you people are not excited about Romney. But let me tell you something. There is a shift, by the way, in Romney's campaign and in his strategy. He's going ideological. He started off yesterday or today in Ohio. But he's doing it. It's better late than never. He needs to do it. He needs to go ideological.
The "Obama Nice Guy" narrative is gone. They've tossed it overboard. But the bottom line, folks, is I don't care who you are. If you are a gay one-armed amputee on the Upper West Side having coffee at Zabar's right now, there's not one thing Mitt Romney's done to you yet. And there's not one thing Mitt Romney plans on doing to you. But whatever your economic circumstance is, Mitt Romney has had nothing to do with it. Zilch, zero, nada.
Everything that you live today is traceable right back to the Oval Office, right back to the White House. Every bit of this is Barack Obama. He's out there... People here on the other side of the glass are nervous that I called him a serial liar. Okay, forget that. Not serial liar. We'll go with "delusional." Does that make you feel better? He's delusional. Obama says he created 4.5 million jobs. Now, to arrive at that figure, 4.5 million jobs... It's absurd! The math doesn't work out.
There aren't any jobs being created on a net basis. We're losing jobs. There are more people unemployed today than there were when Obama took office. There are over 2.5 million fewer jobs to be had in this country since Obama took office! This idea that there's job growth, that Obama has created jobs? He wouldn't know how to create a job if he had to. He wouldn't know how to get a job if he had to. To come to this figure of 4.5 million jobs created you have to ignore all the people who've lost their jobs.
You have to ignore all the people who have dropped out of the workforce. The net figure, when everything is factored in (the best I've been able to find), is 1.3 million jobs lost. There's a universe of over two million jobs that have just gone away. Not jobs that were filled. Just the jobs from the universe of jobs, the labor force participation rate. It's down by two million. It's even worse when you consider that in four years, the working population of the country has increased by eight million or so.
We continue to graduate kids from college. We can argue about whether their degrees are worth anything, but they still graduate. We still have people coming out of high school who, theoretically, still want to go get jobs. We're still producing people who want to work, in the midst of an economic decline that (outside of the Great Depression) is unprecedented. And it has been authored! It is the direct result of specific policies implemented by Barack Obama.
It's his!
His fingerprints are all over this decline, all over this failure.
You consider that in four years the working population of this nation has increased by about eight million. That's the number of people who want to work since Obama was elected. Male participation in the workforce is the lowest it has been since 1948. Obama's out there claiming that he created 4.5 million jobs. Obama hasn't created anything. What's happened is destruction. What has happened is a chipping away of the greatest economic engine the world has ever known.
That's the net result of 3-1/2, almost four years of Barack Obama. Not job creation, not economic growth, not increased opportunity, not increased prosperity. There's none of that. None of that's on the horizon. That's why so many millions of Americans are literally fearful, literally scared of the future. And not just for them, but for their kids. These eight million people, they're somebody's kids! They're somebody's kids that are just entering the workforce.
Eight million of them are out there, and there's nowhere for 'em to go.
The jobs aren't there. (Obama impression) "But I created 4.5 million jobs since I took office. You didn't build that! You didn't make that happen." And while all this is going on, what's the big deal for Obama? Obama's out there claiming that he will ensure that the women of America have access to contraceptives. As though they don't now! As though Mitt Romney is standing at every Walgreens and preventing any woman that walks in from finding the birth control counter.
That's the picture he wants you to have. No matter what store you go into -- Walgreen, Walmart, CVS -- there's gonna be Mitt Romney hoarding the birth control pills so that you can't have 'em. Why? Because Mitt Romney wants you pregnant, barefoot, in the kitchen, rubbing your husband's back, massaging his feet while he's drinking beer or whatever and beating you up. Sadly, a significant portion of the female population of this country seems to react to that.
So here is our wonderful leader, Barack Obama, claiming that he will make sure that women have access to contraceptives. Is there a woman in America who wants contraceptives who cannot get them? Is there a woman in America who wants to have a birth control pill or who wants to have an abortion who can't? Does anybody with half a brain in this country think that a change in administration will somehow affect access to birth control pills? Apparently some do!
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26 Sep 2012, Wed, Rush Limbaugh Headlines
--Barack Obama: Serial Liar
--Don't Let Bogus Polls Depress You
--What Has Obama Done for You?
--Yes We Can Overcome the Media and Save the Country for Future Generations
--The Animal Rights Update Theme in Honor of the Late, Great Andy Williams
--Our People Won't Stay Home
Stack of stuff
--Austerity Riots in Greece, Spain
--Fun Over? NFL and Refs Reach Agreement in Principle?
--Ahmadinejad Gives Typical Democrat Speech at UN
--Mia Love Leads in Polls
--Don't Let Bogus Polls Depress You
--What Has Obama Done for You?
--Yes We Can Overcome the Media and Save the Country for Future Generations
--The Animal Rights Update Theme in Honor of the Late, Great Andy Williams
--Our People Won't Stay Home
Stack of stuff
--Austerity Riots in Greece, Spain
--Fun Over? NFL and Refs Reach Agreement in Principle?
--Ahmadinejad Gives Typical Democrat Speech at UN
--Mia Love Leads in Polls
26 Sep 2012, Wed, SoS Clinton and Staff Schedule
SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
9:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at a UNAIDS Shared Responsibility Event, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
10:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at a UNSYG meeting on the Sahel, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
10:45 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
12:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Jordanian King Abdullah, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
1:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, at the United Nations.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
2:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a United Nations Security Council meeting on Mideast Peace and Security, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
4:10 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a UNSYG Summit on Somalia, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
5:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Burmese President Thein Sein, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
7:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Beazley, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
9:30 a.m. Administrator Shah co-hosts with Justine Greening, UK Secretary of International Development, the event “MDG Countdown 2012” event at the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel, New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Administrator Shah participates on a panel at the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities at the UN Secretariat, New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Administrator Shah co-hosts with other G8 members the event “New Alliance: Progress and the Way Forward” at the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel, New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:15 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in the Signing of the Food Assistance Convention (FAC), in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero hosts a Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) event on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with U.S. Youth Observer at the UN Brooke Alicia Loughrin on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero delivers remarks at the High Level Side Event on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends the High Level Reception marking the one-year anniversary of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(OPEN FOR INVITED PRESS)
7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends the Council of the America’s reception and dinner with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
12:30 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at the American Security Project event, “Status and Prospects for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,” in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Al Larson of Covington and Burling, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer delivers remarks on U.S. foreign policy priorities at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), at Columbia University in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is in on foreign travel to Thailand to represent the United States at the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting and to participate in other bilateral meetings and events regarding wildlife trafficking, science and technology cooperation, health, and the environment. Assistant Secretary Jones will also meet with U.S. companies involved in green technology in Thailand. Please click here for more information.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Thailand’s Permanent Secretary for Science and Technology (designate), Dr. Weerapong Pairsuwan, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with local representatives of U.S. green technology companies, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with officials from the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science & Technology at the Thai Ministry of Education in, Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Australia’s Chief Advisor for International Biodiversity and Sustainability, Donna Petrachenko, to discuss conservation issues, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Permanent Secretary, Chote Trachu, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends the East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Reception Dinner, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
9:00 a.m. Ambassador Goosby attends a UNAIDS Shared Responsibility Event, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to The Hague, Netherlands, where is he is attending the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
8 30 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with Bob Gallucci, president of McArthur Foundation, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
9:30 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with Counselor Minister at the Afghanistan Permanent United Nation Mission Asila Wardak, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer moderates the RAND Corporation’s “African First Ladies Roundtable Discussion,” at the Ford Foundation, in New York CIty.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer delivers remarks at the RAND Corporation’s African First Ladies Initiative luncheon, with former First Lady Laura Bush and head of the Goldman Sachs Foundation Dina Powell, at the Ford Foundation, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:30 p.m. Ambassador Verveer attends the “Education First: UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon’s Global Initiative on Education,” at the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
7:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer introduces Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Africa-America Institute’s Annual Awards Dinner Gala, at the Grand Hyatt, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on travel in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston meets with senior government officials and private sector leaders to discuss public-private partnership opportunities. .
Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis
5:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis co-hosts with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) a CEO Networking Reception in conjunction with the White House Business Council Forum for Tribal Business Leaders, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at a UNAIDS Shared Responsibility Event, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
10:00 a.m. Secretary Clinton delivers remarks at a UNSYG meeting on the Sahel, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
10:45 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
12:00 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Jordanian King Abdullah, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
1:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, at the United Nations.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
2:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a United Nations Security Council meeting on Mideast Peace and Security, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
4:10 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a UNSYG Summit on Somalia, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
5:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Burmese President Thein Sein, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
7:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
Deputy Secretary Burns participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
11:00 a.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Beazley, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
9:30 a.m. Administrator Shah co-hosts with Justine Greening, UK Secretary of International Development, the event “MDG Countdown 2012” event at the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel, New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Administrator Shah participates on a panel at the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities at the UN Secretariat, New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
2:00 p.m. Administrator Shah co-hosts with other G8 members the event “New Alliance: Progress and the Way Forward” at the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel, New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:15 a.m. Under Secretary Hormats participates in the Signing of the Food Assistance Convention (FAC), in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero hosts a Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) event on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero meets with U.S. Youth Observer at the UN Brooke Alicia Loughrin on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero delivers remarks at the High Level Side Event on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends the High Level Reception marking the one-year anniversary of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) on the margins of UNGA in New York City.
(OPEN FOR INVITED PRESS)
7:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends the Council of the America’s reception and dinner with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ROSE GOTTEMOELLER
12:30 p.m. Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller delivers remarks at the American Security Project event, “Status and Prospects for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,” in Washington, DC.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND NONPROLIFERATION TOM COUNTRYMAN
10:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Countryman meets with U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Al Larson of Covington and Burling, in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
1:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer delivers remarks on U.S. foreign policy priorities at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), at Columbia University in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS KERRI-ANN JONES
Assistant Secretary Jones is in on foreign travel to Thailand to represent the United States at the 3rd East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Meeting and to participate in other bilateral meetings and events regarding wildlife trafficking, science and technology cooperation, health, and the environment. Assistant Secretary Jones will also meet with U.S. companies involved in green technology in Thailand. Please click here for more information.
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Thailand’s Permanent Secretary for Science and Technology (designate), Dr. Weerapong Pairsuwan, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with local representatives of U.S. green technology companies, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
2:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with officials from the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science & Technology at the Thai Ministry of Education in, Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
4:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with Australia’s Chief Advisor for International Biodiversity and Sustainability, Donna Petrachenko, to discuss conservation issues, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones meets with the Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Permanent Secretary, Chote Trachu, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
7:00 p.m. LOCAL Assistant Secretary Jones attends the East Asia Summit Environment Ministers Reception Dinner, in Bangkok, Thailand.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
9:00 a.m. Ambassador Goosby attends a UNAIDS Shared Responsibility Event, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp is on travel to The Hague, Netherlands, where is he is attending the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
8 30 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with Bob Gallucci, president of McArthur Foundation, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
9:30 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with Counselor Minister at the Afghanistan Permanent United Nation Mission Asila Wardak, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer moderates the RAND Corporation’s “African First Ladies Roundtable Discussion,” at the Ford Foundation, in New York CIty.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
12:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer delivers remarks at the RAND Corporation’s African First Ladies Initiative luncheon, with former First Lady Laura Bush and head of the Goldman Sachs Foundation Dina Powell, at the Ford Foundation, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
6:30 p.m. Ambassador Verveer attends the “Education First: UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon’s Global Initiative on Education,” at the Waldorf-Astoria, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
7:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer introduces Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the Africa-America Institute’s Annual Awards Dinner Gala, at the Grand Hyatt, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on travel in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston meets with senior government officials and private sector leaders to discuss public-private partnership opportunities. .
Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis
5:00 p.m. Special Representative Lewis co-hosts with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) a CEO Networking Reception in conjunction with the White House Business Council Forum for Tribal Business Leaders, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
President's campaign trail: Ohio for a one day trip
A new feature, where I'll list the President's travels each day.
He's going to Ohio for a few hours today.
Meantime, Pakistan is all upset because he's "declaring a war on Islam."
(I'd say, it's Islam that has spent the last couple of weeks killing innocent people, burning American flags and dissing the US, and it's thus Islam that has declared a war on the US. Do they really expect people to respect their religion after they murder innocent people?)
26 Sep 2012, Wed, Pres and VP Schedules
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule
9:30 am
The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
9:30 am
The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
10:15 am
The President departs Joint Base Andrews
Travel Pool Coverage
11:35 am
The President arrives Bowling Green, Ohio
Toledo Express Airport
Open Press
1:05 pm
The President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Bowling Green, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
Open to pre-credentialed media
2:35 pm
The President departs Bowling Green, Ohio
Toledo Express Airport
Open Press
3:15 pm
The President arrives Kent, Ohio
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Open Press
5:40 pm
The President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Kent, Kent State University, Ohio
Open to pre-credentialed media
7:00 pm
The President departs Kent, Ohio
Akron-Canton Regional Airport
Open Press
8:10 pm
The President arrives Joint Base Andrews
Press Information
8:25 pm
The President arrives the White House
South Lawn
Open Press
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
9:30 am
The President and the Vice President receive the Presidential Daily Briefing
Oval Office
Closed Press
6:00 pm
The the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden host their fourth annual reception in honor
of Hispanic Heritage Month
Naval Observatory
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Who donates to the Clinton Global Initiative?
Hillary Clinton said yesterday... This according to the New York Times, and people were applauding and laughing while she said this. Quote: "You know, I'm out of American politics now." What? The secretary of state's out of American politics? When did that happen? I know it's the objective, but let's get real.Well...it does depend on what country you're talking about. The third world countries where the rulers have closets filled with shoes or ties...it's probably true. But in western countries...
She says, "You know I'm out of American politics now, but it's a fact that around the world the elites of every country are making money. There are rich people everywhere, and yet they don't contribute to the growth of their own countries. They don't invest in public schools. They don't invest in public hospitals and other kinds of development internally."
Really? Is that right?
Now, last time I was in New York I had to go visit somebody in the hospital, and it was named after somebody who donated the money to build the wing of the hospital. I think it was the Langone something or other, and then there's the Perlman. These rich people are donating entire wings of hospitals. Yeah, they get their names on 'em, but what is she talking about here? The rich "don't contribute to the growth of their own countries"?
Well, who the hell does, then?
"They don't invest in public schools"? For those of you who think that Hillary would be far preferable to Obama, they're both Alinskyites. They're both radicals on the left. She's just a big a fan of Alinsky. Her thesis or term paper, whatever, when she was at Wellesley was written on Alinsky. She's a big fan. So who is it that pays the taxes that build the schools and the hospitals and all these other "development internally"?
What is this? The poor build these things? Is that what they do? The poor, the middle class, they're the ones building everything? See, that's the meme. Elizabeth Warren gets it started. (Obama impression) "The rich? You didn't build that! You didn't make that happen. Somebody else built the roads! Somebody else built the bridges." And guess who it is? The downtrodden. Yep. People getting squished by the rich every day.
I never have liked Madonna...
MADONNA: Y'all better f#*king (bleeped) vote for Obama, okay? (edited cheers) For better or for worse, all right? We have a black Muslim in the White House. (edited cheers) Now that is some s#/t. (bleeped) That's some amazing s#/t. (bleeped) It means there is hope in this country. And Obama is fighting for gay rights, okay, (edited cheers) so support the man, (bleeped) G-damn-it. (edited cheers)"For better or worse?"
RUSH: And there you have it, another uplifting Obama endorsement, filled with profanity as Obama and his agents seek the dumb vote. I'm gonna have to read it to you. I have a transcript. Did you hear her say we have a black Muslim in the White House? You thought you heard that, you weren't sure? Well, let's listen to it again. I've got the transcript here. Let's listen to it again. "Y'all better push for, F-bombing Obama," she says, "Okay?" And then there are cheers, which we edited. The cheers went on and on and on. "For better or worse, all right, we have a black Muslim in the White House." More cheers, which we edited. Now, that is some... we bleeped that. That's some amazing... and we bleeped that. "It means there's hope in this country. We got a F bombing black Muslim president, and that's some (bleep) and that gives us hope. And Obama's fighting for gay rights, okay?" And more cheers, which we edited. "So support the man."
I'd say worse.
Not that Obama is a Muslim - if he were a Muslim he wouldn't have a dog (they hate dogs) and he wouldn't drink beer.
More Reparations from Obama's USDA
I haven't done any research on this...but it does seem ridiculous that the plaintiffs don't have to have proof...just a feeling they were discriminated against.
RUSH: It's from Chatsworth Osborne Jr.'s website, The Daily Caller. "As part of 'a new era of civil rights' at the Department of Agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Monday that Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who believe," simply believe, "USDA discriminated against them can file claims to get a piece of at least $1.33 billion in cash awards and tax relief payments and up to $160 million in farm debt relief, beginning this week.
"Women and Hispanic ranchers and farmers..." You know, there gobs of 'em out there. There are women ranchers all over the place and Hispanic ranchers everywhere out there. "Women and Hispanic ranchers and farmers who feel the agency denied their loan or loan servicing applications because of their race or gender at various periods from 1981 to 2000 can file claims alleging discrimination from Sept. 24, 2012, to March 25, 2013, for a slice of the payout. ...
"In February 2011, Vilsack announced the historic 'path to justice for Hispanic and women farmers' to offer them an outlet to receive compensation for past wrongs without having to go to federal court," without having to prove discrimination. All these people have to do is say they think they were discriminated against and they get some money. This is buying votes during the election from Obama's stash.
Now, this is all part of the Pigford settlement. You remember the black farmers were the first bunch to be able to claim this. Remember what was her name, Shirley something or other? I forget her name. This was a big cause celebre of Andrew Breitbart's, if I recall. Breitbart proved that there were a bunch of people that had never been farmers who were claiming they were discriminated against as farmers. Shirley Sherrod. That's right. So these people...
It's reparations, in a disguised way. All of this stems from Ronaldus Magnus having done away with the civil rights division in the loan office of the USDA in 1981. The laws against discrimination were still on the books, there was still a civil rights division in the Department of Justice, but because there was no civil rights division present at the agriculture department, it's assumed that there was discrimination. Nothing has to be proved!
Honestly, folks, nothing has to be proved. It was just assumed that there was discrimination. "If there was a black farmer, he had to be discriminated against." Now, if there's an Hispanic farmer, he had to be discriminated against. We don't need any proof. We just know it happened because America's a rotten country. A female rancher? Don't have to prove discrimination! We know it happened because she was a woman. America's unfair to women, and so, here's your money.
That is what the Pigford settlement is all about. It's just the assumption that America is unfair and discriminatory. There was never any proof that there was discrimination in the USDA. It was just assumed. So this suit, the Pigford suit, goes back to Reagan taking the civil rights division in the loan office out of the USDA. Now, apparently there were hundreds of thousands of farmers from all walks of life who were discriminated against by the loan department of the USDA in those 18 years between 1981 and 1999.
Now, if that's true, who was doing the discriminating? The government! Government bureaucrats. Who knew they were so damn bigoted? And what was the USDA doing giving out loans, anyway? Were there no banks to do this? So this is outrageous to me. The agricultural department under Obama is opening up a new line of giveaway money, this time to Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who "believe" that USDA discriminated against them.
I'm not making this up, folks. They don't have to have any proof. There isn't any. It was just assumed. That's what the whole Pigford case was about. It was just assumed that there was disc'imination. (interruption) Well, if you think you were discriminated against, can you claim it? No, 'cause you weren't a farmer, Snerdley. Well... (laughing) You grow fruit? In your backyard, you grow crops? Well, for all I know, you could make a claim! Well, no. No. No. 'Cause it's 1981 to 1999, when Reagan shut it down. It's '81 to '99. That's when this covers.
RUSH: It's from Chatsworth Osborne Jr.'s website, The Daily Caller. "As part of 'a new era of civil rights' at the Department of Agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced Monday that Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who believe," simply believe, "USDA discriminated against them can file claims to get a piece of at least $1.33 billion in cash awards and tax relief payments and up to $160 million in farm debt relief, beginning this week.
"Women and Hispanic ranchers and farmers..." You know, there gobs of 'em out there. There are women ranchers all over the place and Hispanic ranchers everywhere out there. "Women and Hispanic ranchers and farmers who feel the agency denied their loan or loan servicing applications because of their race or gender at various periods from 1981 to 2000 can file claims alleging discrimination from Sept. 24, 2012, to March 25, 2013, for a slice of the payout. ...
"In February 2011, Vilsack announced the historic 'path to justice for Hispanic and women farmers' to offer them an outlet to receive compensation for past wrongs without having to go to federal court," without having to prove discrimination. All these people have to do is say they think they were discriminated against and they get some money. This is buying votes during the election from Obama's stash.
Now, this is all part of the Pigford settlement. You remember the black farmers were the first bunch to be able to claim this. Remember what was her name, Shirley something or other? I forget her name. This was a big cause celebre of Andrew Breitbart's, if I recall. Breitbart proved that there were a bunch of people that had never been farmers who were claiming they were discriminated against as farmers. Shirley Sherrod. That's right. So these people...
It's reparations, in a disguised way. All of this stems from Ronaldus Magnus having done away with the civil rights division in the loan office of the USDA in 1981. The laws against discrimination were still on the books, there was still a civil rights division in the Department of Justice, but because there was no civil rights division present at the agriculture department, it's assumed that there was discrimination. Nothing has to be proved!
Honestly, folks, nothing has to be proved. It was just assumed that there was discrimination. "If there was a black farmer, he had to be discriminated against." Now, if there's an Hispanic farmer, he had to be discriminated against. We don't need any proof. We just know it happened because America's a rotten country. A female rancher? Don't have to prove discrimination! We know it happened because she was a woman. America's unfair to women, and so, here's your money.
That is what the Pigford settlement is all about. It's just the assumption that America is unfair and discriminatory. There was never any proof that there was discrimination in the USDA. It was just assumed. So this suit, the Pigford suit, goes back to Reagan taking the civil rights division in the loan office out of the USDA. Now, apparently there were hundreds of thousands of farmers from all walks of life who were discriminated against by the loan department of the USDA in those 18 years between 1981 and 1999.
Now, if that's true, who was doing the discriminating? The government! Government bureaucrats. Who knew they were so damn bigoted? And what was the USDA doing giving out loans, anyway? Were there no banks to do this? So this is outrageous to me. The agricultural department under Obama is opening up a new line of giveaway money, this time to Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who "believe" that USDA discriminated against them.
I'm not making this up, folks. They don't have to have any proof. There isn't any. It was just assumed. That's what the whole Pigford case was about. It was just assumed that there was disc'imination. (interruption) Well, if you think you were discriminated against, can you claim it? No, 'cause you weren't a farmer, Snerdley. Well... (laughing) You grow fruit? In your backyard, you grow crops? Well, for all I know, you could make a claim! Well, no. No. No. 'Cause it's 1981 to 1999, when Reagan shut it down. It's '81 to '99. That's when this covers.
25 Sep 2012, Tues, Rusjh Limnaugh headlines
--A Shout Out to the Media Research Center
--The NFL Has Never Been Better!
--Bam was Better on The View Than at UN
--Madonna Endorses Obama: "We Have a Black Muslim in the White House!"
--Obama to UN: The Notion That We Can Control the Flow of Information is Obsolete
--Mrs. Clinton: The Rich Don't Build Anything
--Obama Builds a Coalition of Morons
--Obama to UN: The Future Does Not Belong to Those Who Slander the Prophet of Islam
--Military Man in Germany on His Fabulous Two If By Tea Customer Service Experience
--We Play "Barack the 'Magic Negro'" in Honor of Ann Coulter's New Book
--Castellanos Doesn't Like Mitt's Big Crowds
--They're Trying to Depress You With Polls
--Piers Morgan Charmed by Ahmadinejad
Stack of stuff
--Foxconn iPhone Riot
--Florida Schools to Bring Back Paddling?
--Kids Rebel Against Michelle Obama's School Lunch Changes
--France to Ban Words "Mother" and "Father" from Official Documents
--More Reparations from Obama's USDA
--Obama Weighs in on NFL Ref Strike
--Dingy Harry: Romney Sullies Mormon Religion
--The NFL Has Never Been Better!
--Bam was Better on The View Than at UN
--Madonna Endorses Obama: "We Have a Black Muslim in the White House!"
--Obama to UN: The Notion That We Can Control the Flow of Information is Obsolete
--Mrs. Clinton: The Rich Don't Build Anything
--Obama Builds a Coalition of Morons
--Obama to UN: The Future Does Not Belong to Those Who Slander the Prophet of Islam
--Military Man in Germany on His Fabulous Two If By Tea Customer Service Experience
--We Play "Barack the 'Magic Negro'" in Honor of Ann Coulter's New Book
--Castellanos Doesn't Like Mitt's Big Crowds
--They're Trying to Depress You With Polls
--Piers Morgan Charmed by Ahmadinejad
Stack of stuff
--Foxconn iPhone Riot
--Florida Schools to Bring Back Paddling?
--Kids Rebel Against Michelle Obama's School Lunch Changes
--France to Ban Words "Mother" and "Father" from Official Documents
--More Reparations from Obama's USDA
--Obama Weighs in on NFL Ref Strike
--Dingy Harry: Romney Sullies Mormon Religion
25 Sep 2012, Tues, SoS Clinton and Staff Schedule
SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
AM Secretary Clinton attends meetings with President Obama surrounding the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City.
10:10 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends President Obama’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
10:50 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends President Obama’s meeting with UNGA President Vuk Jeremic, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
11:05 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends President Obama’s meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
11:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati, at the United Nations.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
12:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with UNSYG Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, at the United Nations.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
1:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in the Head of State Luncheon hosted by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
2:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a roundtable on global water security, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
3:25 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Vice President of Iraq Khudayr Musa Jafar Abbas al-Khuzai, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
4:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
5:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Yemeni President Abdo Rabo Mansour Hadi, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
6:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Foreign Minister of Belgium Didier Reynders, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
7:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Foreign Minister of Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
7:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with UK Foreign Minister William Hague, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
8:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts the Transatlantic Dinner for Foreign Ministers from EU and NATO countries, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT THE TOP)
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
12:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with members of the ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers General David Satterfield, at the Department of State
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES
Deputy Secretary Nides travels to New York from September 23 - 25, to participate in events at the United Nations General Assembly, as well as bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts.
USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
1:30 p.m. Administrator Shah co-hosts with the Rockefeller Foundation and UN Foundation the event “Ensuring Resilient Livelihoods: A Global Effort” at the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel, in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
2:45 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum, in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
Under Secretary Otero participates in meetings and events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, including events on water security and meetings on the Open Government Partnership (OGP), fragile states and states in transition, religion, foreign policy and youth, among others.
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero attends a session of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:15 p.m. Under Secretary Otero moderates at the Roundtable on Global Water Security on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends the Lifeline Event: Endangered CSO Event, at the Ford Foundation in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends a high-level meeting held by the Peacebuilding Commission on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Grossman and Assistant Secretary Blake lead the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Afghanistan-India Trilateral Dialogue, at the Afghan Permanent Mission to the U.S.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Yuri Fedotov at UNODC Offices in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Kanayo Nwanze, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS JOHNNIE CARSON
Assistant Secretary Carson participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Portuguese Ambassador to the U.S. Nuno Brito in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer meets with members of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks to the Community of Democracies, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Spanish State Secretary for Latin America Jesus Gracia, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
Assistant Secretary Posner participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
8:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director General Chen Xu, People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of International Organizations, at the Nam Caucus Room, at the United Nations in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Francois Zimeray, French Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights, at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director of the International Organizations and Legal Division of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michael Bliss, at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Multilateral Policy Director Vijay Rangarajan, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner attends the Lifeline Event: Endangered CSO Event, at the Ford Foundation in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
3:30 p.m. Ambassador Goosby attends the closing plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. He then continues on travel to The Hague, Netherlands to attend the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
9:15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with President and Publisher of ForbesWomen Moira Forbes, at Forbes Magazine Headquarters, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11 15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer participates in the UK, UN Women, Nobel Women’s
Initiative, and SRSG on Sexual Violence Event: “Sexual Violence in Conflict,” at the UN North Lawn Building, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
3:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer participates in CGI annual meeting sessions, at CGI headquarters, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on travel in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston attends the Clinton Global Initiative conference and meets with senior government officials and private sector leaders to discuss public-private partnership opportunities.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
AM Secretary Clinton attends meetings with President Obama surrounding the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City.
10:10 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends President Obama’s address to the United Nations General Assembly, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
10:50 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends President Obama’s meeting with UNGA President Vuk Jeremic, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
11:05 a.m. Secretary Clinton attends President Obama’s meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
11:30 a.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati, at the United Nations.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
12:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with UNSYG Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, at the United Nations.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
1:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in the Head of State Luncheon hosted by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
2:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton participates in a roundtable on global water security, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY UN)
3:25 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Vice President of Iraq Khudayr Musa Jafar Abbas al-Khuzai, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
4:30 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
5:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Yemeni President Abdo Rabo Mansour Hadi, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
6:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Foreign Minister of Belgium Didier Reynders, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
7:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with Foreign Minister of Greece Dimitris Avramopoulos, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
7:45 p.m. Secretary Clinton meets with UK Foreign Minister William Hague, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
8:15 p.m. Secretary Clinton hosts the Transatlantic Dinner for Foreign Ministers from EU and NATO countries, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CAMERA SPRAY AT THE TOP)
DEPUTY SECRETARY BILL BURNS
12:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns attends a meeting at the White House.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY WHITE HOUSE)
2:30 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with members of the ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives, at the Department of State.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
3:15 p.m. Deputy Secretary Burns meets with Director General of the Multinational Force and Observers General David Satterfield, at the Department of State
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
DEPUTY SECRETARY TOM NIDES
Deputy Secretary Nides travels to New York from September 23 - 25, to participate in events at the United Nations General Assembly, as well as bilateral meetings with foreign counterparts.
USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJ SHAH
1:30 p.m. Administrator Shah co-hosts with the Rockefeller Foundation and UN Foundation the event “Ensuring Resilient Livelihoods: A Global Effort” at the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel, in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS WENDY SHERMAN
Under Secretary Sherman participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
UNDER SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROBERT HORMATS
Under Secretary Hormats participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
2:45 p.m. Under Secretary Hormats meets with Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum, in New York.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
UNDER SECRETARY FOR CIVILIAN SECURITY, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS MARIA OTERO
Under Secretary Otero participates in meetings and events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, including events on water security and meetings on the Open Government Partnership (OGP), fragile states and states in transition, religion, foreign policy and youth, among others.
9:00 a.m. Under Secretary Otero attends a session of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:15 p.m. Under Secretary Otero moderates at the Roundtable on Global Water Security on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(OPEN PRESS COVERAGE)
2:30 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends the Lifeline Event: Endangered CSO Event, at the Ford Foundation in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
4:00 p.m. Under Secretary Otero attends a high-level meeting held by the Peacebuilding Commission on the margins of UNGA, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
COUNSELOR AND CHIEF OF STAFF CHERYL MILLS
Counselor Mills participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL AMBASSADOR CAPRICIA PENAVIC MARSHALL
Ambassador Marshall participates in meetings and assists with events surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONFLICT AND STABILIZATION OPERATIONS FREDERICK BARTON
Assistant Secretary Barton is on foreign travel to Kenya through September 30.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
Assistant Secretary Blake participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
2:00 p.m. Ambassador Grossman and Assistant Secretary Blake lead the U.S. delegation to the U.S.-Afghanistan-India Trilateral Dialogue, at the Afghan Permanent Mission to the U.S.
(CAMERA SPRAY PRECEDING MEETING)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS ESTHER BRIMMER
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Yuri Fedotov at UNODC Offices in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
1:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Brimmer meets with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Kanayo Nwanze, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS JOHNNIE CARSON
Assistant Secretary Carson participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS JOSE FERNANDEZ
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Fernandez meets with Portuguese Ambassador to the U.S. Nuno Brito in Washington, DC.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS PHILIP GORDON
Assistant Secretary Gordon participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS MIKE HAMMER
Assistant Secretary Hammer participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
11:30 a.m. Assistant Secretary Hammer meets with members of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS ROBERTA JACOBSON
Assistant Secretary Jacobson participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
9:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson delivers remarks to the Community of Democracies, at the United Nations.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
1:15 p.m. Assistant Secretary Jacobson meets with Spanish State Secretary for Latin America Jesus Gracia, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR MICHAEL POSNER
Assistant Secretary Posner participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
8:15 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director General Chen Xu, People’s Republic of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of International Organizations, at the Nam Caucus Room, at the United Nations in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Francois Zimeray, French Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights, at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11:00 a.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with Director of the International Organizations and Legal Division of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michael Bliss, at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
12:00 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner meets with UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Multilateral Policy Director Vijay Rangarajan, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
2:30 p.m. Assistant Secretary Posner attends the Lifeline Event: Endangered CSO Event, at the Ford Foundation in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POPULATION, REFUGEES AND MIGRATION ANNE RICHARD
Assistant Secretary Richard participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANN STOCK
Assistant Secretary Stock is on foreign travel to Lusaka, Zambia, and Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa through September 29, to participate in activities focused on education, outreach to youth, opportunities for women and girls, entrepreneurship, civil society, travel and tourism, and literacy.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM DANIEL BENJAMIN
Ambassador Benjamin participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE AND U.S. GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR ERIC GOOSBY
3:30 p.m. Ambassador Goosby attends the closing plenary session of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
OFFICE OF GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE-STEPHEN RAPP
Ambassador Rapp participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. He then continues on travel to The Hague, Netherlands to attend the Grotius Conference on the International Criminal Court.
AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN’S ISSUES MELANNE VERVEER
9:15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer meets with President and Publisher of ForbesWomen Moira Forbes, at Forbes Magazine Headquarters, in New York City.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
11 15 a.m. Ambassador Verveer participates in the UK, UN Women, Nobel Women’s
Initiative, and SRSG on Sexual Violence Event: “Sexual Violence in Conflict,” at the UN North Lawn Building, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
3:00 p.m. Ambassador Verveer participates in CGI annual meeting sessions, at CGI headquarters, in New York City.
(MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST)
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS KRIS BALDERSTON
Special Representative Balderston is on travel in New York City through September 28. Special Representative Balderston attends the Clinton Global Initiative conference and meets with senior government officials and private sector leaders to discuss public-private partnership opportunities.
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FARAH PANDITH
Special Representative Pandith is on foreign travel to Bahrain, Morocco, and Oman for discussions and outreach with youth and civil society groups.
DIRECTOR OF POLICY PLANNING JAKE SULLIVAN
Director Sullivan participates in meetings surrounding the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City.
25 Sep 2012, Tues, Pres and VP Schedule
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule
10:10 am
The President delivers remarks to the UN General Assembly; the First Lady also attends
New York City, United Nations
Open to pre-credentialed media
10:10 am
The President delivers remarks to the UN General Assembly; the First Lady also attends
New York City, United Nations
Open to pre-credentialed media
12:10 pm
The President delivers remarks at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting
New York City, Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers
Open to pre-credentialed media
1:25 pm
The President departs New York City en route Washington, DC
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Open Press
2:20 pm
The President arrives Joint Base Andrews
Press Information
2:35 pm
The President arrives the White House
South Lawn
Open Press
http://www.whitehouse.gov/schedule/vice-president
10:45 am
The Vice President delivers remarks at a campaign event
Chesterfield, Chesterfield Fairgrounds, Virginia
Open Press
Monday, September 24, 2012
The 1988 tape
Here's Rush's transcript:
That whole 1998 tape has surfaced, the one in which Obama talked about loving redistribution and so forth. Well, there's another aspect of it, and it's exactly what this campaign is. He says in 1998 what he believes a winning coalition is. Welfare recipients would be a majority coalition for somebody. It's exactly what he's doing. That's his campaign, and we pointed it out to you. This is October 19th in Chicago, 1998. Loyola University, then-state senator The One.I dunno, I would think making $30,000 a year is pretty good. You've got husband and wife, and two kids presumably. That's not poor - unless they live in some wealthy neigbhorhood where all their income goes to paying their rent. Here's a tip...just move somewhere cheaper!OBAMA: What I think will re-engage people in politics is if we’re doing significant, serious policy work around what I will label the "working poor," although my definition of the working poor is not simply folks making minimum wage, but it’s also families of four who are making $30,000 a year. They are struggling. And to the extent that we are doing research figuring out what kinds of government action would successfully make their lives better, we are then putting together a potential majority coalition to move those agendas forward.
Romney and his Taxes
Now that Romney has released his 2011 taxes, the press are having a field day, as Rush predicted.
But I still say it's Romney's fault. Release your tax returns the day you announce your candidacy for the Presidency, and you pull the teeth of 75% of all the whining and complaining.
By waiting so long (even though he only ever said he would release two year's worth) he's just allowed the wood for the bonfire to be built higher and higher, when he could have nipped everything in the bud if he'd released five years or so right up front.
24 Sep 2012, Mon, Rush Limbaugh headlines
--Comical Sunday: Replacement NFL Referees and HBO's Game Change Wins Emmys
--1998 Audio: Obama Admitted Welfare Recipients Potentially a "Majority Coalition"
--David Brooks Complains: Mitt Romney is "Non-Ideological Guy in an Ideological Age"
--The Emotional Poll Roller Coaster
--The Left's New Romney Tax Narrative: He Paid Too Much
--Obama Calls Muslim Violence Just "Bumps in the Road," Downgrades Israel to "One of" Our Strongest Allies in the Region
--Callers Thank the Host for Life Guidance
--Why the Regime Blamed the Video
--1998 Audio: Obama Admitted Welfare Recipients Potentially a "Majority Coalition"
--David Brooks Complains: Mitt Romney is "Non-Ideological Guy in an Ideological Age"
--The Emotional Poll Roller Coaster
--The Left's New Romney Tax Narrative: He Paid Too Much
--Obama Calls Muslim Violence Just "Bumps in the Road," Downgrades Israel to "One of" Our Strongest Allies in the Region
--Callers Thank the Host for Life Guidance
--Why the Regime Blamed the Video
Will Skewed Polls Backfire?
In the first place, let us not forget that these polls talk to 1,000 people. 1,000! To think that you can take what a measly 1,000 people think in a state of 100,000 and extrapolate that into what a majority will do is ridiculous.
The mainstream media is all for Obama...and so every article points out that Romney is losing in the polls, Romney's campaign is in disarray, etc.
And like Rush had said yesterday...what about Obama's campaign? Does no one on the Democrat side care that this guy is out on the campaign trail every single night instead of actually doing his job?
As more and more articles come out saying Romney is leading in the polls...I wonder if that will depress the Democrat vote - why bother to vote if he's going to win anyway, and gin up support on the Republican side - we'd all better vote if we want to get this guy out of office...
Anyway, here's the latest from the Christian Science Monitor:
The mainstream media is all for Obama...and so every article points out that Romney is losing in the polls, Romney's campaign is in disarray, etc.
And like Rush had said yesterday...what about Obama's campaign? Does no one on the Democrat side care that this guy is out on the campaign trail every single night instead of actually doing his job?
As more and more articles come out saying Romney is leading in the polls...I wonder if that will depress the Democrat vote - why bother to vote if he's going to win anyway, and gin up support on the Republican side - we'd all better vote if we want to get this guy out of office...
Anyway, here's the latest from the Christian Science Monitor:
From Christian Science Monitir: Sarah Palin’s advice to Mitt Romney: 'Go rogue'
Mitt Romney has been getting lots of gratuitous advice from fellow Republicans and conservatives worried about what they see as a presidential campaign that’s slipping toward defeat.
As usual, Sarah Palin is the most direct and colorful. In a statement to the Weekly Standard on Saturday, she put it this way:
"With so much at stake in this election, both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan should 'go rogue' and not hold back from telling the American people the true state of our economy and national security. They need to continue to find ways to break through the filter of the liberal media to communicate their message of reform."
"America desperately needs to have a 'come to Jesus' moment in discussing our big dysfunctional, disconnected, and debt-ridden federal government," the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate told the conservative magazine.
Are you more (or less) conservative than Mitt Romney? Take our quiz!
To some Republican kibitzers, “going rogue” means unleashing Rep. Paul Ryan, Mr. Romney’s running mate and a relative youngster who seemed to bring some pizzazz to an otherwise staid ticket.
“They not only need to use [Ryan] out on the trail more effectively, they need to have more of him rub off on Mitt because I think Mitt thinks that way but he’s gotta be able to articulate that…. I think too many people are restraining him from telling [his vision],” Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker told a radio interviewer Friday.
Where’s the evidence of Romney’s so-called “bold choice” in picking Ryan? others ask.
“Even in Wisconsin, I think he’s being underused,” Charlie Sykes, the radio host who interviewed Gov. Walker, told Politico. “I guess what’s frustrating is especially now that we’re embroiled in this conversation about the makers versus the takers, where is Paul Ryan? He is eloquent, he knows the numbers, he can frame this in a very compelling way. The fact that he is not front and center on some of this is, I think, a lost opportunity.”
Even in Wisconsin – Ryan’s home state – an NBC poll shows Obama leading Romney by 5 percentage points, and that’s just part of recent polling news the Romney campaign must find troubling
As the Monitor’s Mark Trumbull reported this week, Obama leads Romney in eight out of nine swing states where the two are in tight contests: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin. North Carolina is the only one where Mr. Romney currently has an edge.
Unleashing Ryan may not be the answer, of course. As House Budget Committee chairman, he authored a plan that was controversial – particularly for what it portended for Medicare, the health care program for seniors. He tried to explain it at an AARP meeting this week, but was booed by many in the audience.
Apparently, that wasn’t just a one-time deal in a room full of retirees. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll this week shows Obama leading Romney by 10 points (47-37) in dealing with Medicare.
It’s a law of all organizations – including (maybe especially) political campaigns – that when things are tough, infighting and finger-pointing will ensue. Politico’s must-read scoop last Sunday – “Inside the campaign: How Mitt Romney stumbled” – set off something similar among conservative pundits.
Weekly Standard editor William Kristol called Romney’s comments about “the 47 percent” who presumably would never vote for him because they pay no federal income taxes “stupid and arrogant.” Rush Limbaugh complained that “every Democrat under the sun's retweeting that all over the place,” that too many conservative fellow travelers who once supported Romney “have bailed on him.”
Over at the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page, columnist and former Reagan speech writer Peggy Noonan wrote, “It’s time to admit the Romney campaign is an incompetent one.”
Then she revised her estimation: “This week I called it incompetent, but only because I was being polite,” she wrote. “I really meant ‘rolling calamity.’"
That left Chris Wallace at Fox News questioning Ms. Noonan’s “conservative bona fides.”
“Sometimes they’re New York City’s idea of conservatives,” Mr. Wallace said of Noonan and others similarly critical of the Romney campaign. Ouch. And here we thought such intramural squabbles were principally the province of Democrats.
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