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February 27, 2013: Obama Takeover Ridicules Hardworking Americans

1. The White House. Remarks by the President and Vice President at Meeting of the National Governors Association. February 25, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/25/remarks-president-and-vice-president-meeting-national-governors-associat, retrieved February 25, 2013.

2. Ibid.

February 24, 2013: Should Tax Plan Deny Voting Rights to Welfare Recipients?

1. The White House. WEEKLY ADDRESS: Congress Must Act Now to Stop the Sequester. February 23, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/23/weekly-address-congress-must-act-now-stop-sequester, retrieved February 23, 2013.

2. Ibid.

February 22, 2013: Big Government Threatens Us With Public Sector Jobs

1. The White House Blog. Vice President Biden Honors Public Safety Officers with Medal of Valor. February 20, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/20/vice-president-biden-honors-public-safety-officers-medal-valor, retrieved February 21, 2013.

2. The White House. Remarks by the President on the Sequester. February 19, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/19/remarks-president-sequester, retrieved February 21, 2013.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. The White House. Remarks by the President in the Rose Garden. April 29, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-rose-garden, retrieved February 21, 2013.

6. The White House. Remarks by the President on the Sequester. Op. cit.

February 17, 2013: Selfish Americans Should Do More for Their Government

1. The White House. Weekly Address: Following the President’s Plan for a Strong Middle Class. February 16, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/16/weekly-address-following-president-s-plan-strong-middle-class, retrieved February 17, 2013.

2. Ibid.

February 15, 2013: Washington Idiots Are Our Biggest National Security Risk

1. Congressional Research Service. CRS Report for Congress. North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation. Emma Chanlett-Avery and Ian E. Rinehard. January 4, 2013. p. 17.

2. Energy.gov. Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability. DOE Releases Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process (RMP) Guideline. May 23, 2012. http://energy.gov/oe/articles/doe-releases-electricity-subsector-cybersecurity-risk-management-process-rmp-guideline, retrieved February 5, 2013.

3. Congressional Research Service. China’s Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy. Wayne M. Morrison and Marc Labonte. December 6, 2012. Summary.

February 13, 2013: Washington Doesn’t Believe in Border Security

1. Homeland Security. Readout of White House and Department of Homeland Security Officials’ Meeting with Law Enforcement on Comprehensive Immigration Reform. February 6, 2013. http://www.dhs.gov/news/2013/02/06/readout-white-house-and-department-homeland-security-officials%E2%80%99-meeting-law, retrieved February 12, 2013.

2. Government Accountability Office. BORDER PATROL. Key Elements of New Strategic Plan Not Yet in Place to Inform Border Security Status and Resource Needs. December 2012. p. 14.

3. Ibid., p. 15.

4. GOP.gov. Legislative DIGEST. H.R. 6368. Border Security Information Improvement Act of 2012.
http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr6368, retrieved February 12, 2013.

5. Government Accountability Office, op. cit., p. 1.

6. Homeland Security. The Southwest Border is Open For Business. March 24, 2011. http://www.dhs.gov/blog/2011/03/24/Southwest-border-open-business, retrieved February 12, 2013.

7. The White House. Continuing to Strengthen Border Security. January 29, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/immigration/border-security, retrieved February 12, 2013.

February 10, 2013: When We Refuse to Take Responsibility, Big Government Steps In

1. Senator Dick Durbin. Durbin Statement on Administration’s Plan to Reduce Gun Violence. January 16, 2013. http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=3540ea0e-5e89-4b1e-98df-214d1ffdb9dc, retrieved February 10, 2013.

February 8, 2013: Sanctuaries for Illegals Should Enjoy Obama Amnesty First

1. The White House Blog. Ten Ways Immigrants Help Build and Strengthen Our Economy. Jason Furman, Principal Deputy Director, National Economic Council, and Danielle Gray, Deputy Director, National Economic Council. July 12, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/07/12/ten-ways-immigrants-help-build-and-strengthen-our-economy, retrieved February 7, 2013.

2. The White House. FACT SHEET: Fixing our Broken Immigration System so Everyone Plays by the Rules. January 29, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/29/fact-sheet-fixing-our-broken-immigration-system-so-everyone-plays-rules, retrieved February 7, 2013.

February 3, 2013: The Obama Democratic Dictatorship is Majority Rule at its Worst

1. Speaker of the House John Boehner. Weekly Republican Address: Rep. Susan Brooks in Budgets & the Economy. February 1, 2013. http://www.speaker.gov/video/weekly-republican-address-rep-susan-brooks-budgets-economy, retrieved February 3, 2013.

2. GOP.gov. Democrats, Deficits and Debt by the Numbers. October 21, 2009. http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/09/10/21/democrats-deficits-and-debt, retrieved February 3, 2013.

3. GOP.gov. The Next Generation’s Debt Burden. August 24, 2010. http://www.gop.gov/policy-news/10/08/24/the-next-generations-debt-burden, retrieved February 3, 2013.

4. GOP.gov. Democrats, Deficits and Debt by the Numbers, op. cit.

February 1, 2013:  Obama Propaganda Targets Enemies for Not Playing by the Rules

1. Whitehouse.gov. Blueprint for an America Built to Last. January 24, 2012. p. 1.

2. The White House. Remarks by the President on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas. December 6, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/12/06/remarks-president-economy-osawatomie-kansas, retrieved January 31, 2013.

3. The White Blog. The President’s Blueprint for Building a 21^st Century Immigration System.  Melody Barnes. Domestic Policy Advisor and Director of the Domestic Policy Council. May 10, 2011. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/10/president-s-blueprint-building-21st-century-immigration-system, retrieved January 31, 2013.

4. The White House. Weekly Address: Protecting the American People with New Wall Street Reforms. October 27, 2012. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/10/27/weekly-address-protecting-american-people-new-wall-street-reforms, retrieved January 31, 2013.

5. The White House. We Know Health Care is Personal. It’s Your Care. It’s My Care. http://www.whitehouse.gov/mycare, retrieved January 31, 2013.

6. The White House. HOW DO YOU FIX A BROKEN IMMIGRATION SYSTEM SO EVERYONE PLAYS BY THE RULES? January 29, 2013. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/01/29/watch-live-president-obama-speaks-comprehensive-immigration-reform, retrieved January 31, 2013.

7. Ibid.