By John Lillpop ——Bio and Archives--April 4, 2014
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WASHINGTON — White House officials sought valuable primetime air for a rare, impromptu Tuesday night address to tout the accomplishment of signing up more than 7 million people under the Affordable Care Act. But network officials refused to make the kind of accommodation they did previously for the announcement that Osama Bin Laden had been killed, for instance, and Obama was left instead cutting into the much smaller audiences of Ellen and other daytime shows. Three sources familiar with the request confirmed the White House asked for the primetime slot in their effort both to emphasize a bright moment following the challenging roll out and, more important, to try to reintroduce the country to a law that remains unpopular.”Meanwhile, as US Secretary of State John Kerry continues to make a donkey of himself and American foreign policy throughout the world, another unexpected “victory” occurred with Israel’s cancellation of prisoner releases that were considered crucial to keeping peace talks alive. As reported, “Kerry risks being seen as trying too hard at the expense of a range of other pressing international issues, and perhaps even his reputation, according to several senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity about sensitive internal and diplomatic matters.” Notwithstanding these Obama “victories,” there were disappointing moments as well. Such as the ruling by the SCOTUS concerning free speech versus nanny-state policing of campaign financing. Ever diligent about seeing Victory in everything Obama touches, Nancy Pelosi pointed out that justices Sotomayor and Kagan, both Obama SCOTUS nominees, voted for tyranny and against free speech! SWEET victory! John W. Lillpop San Jose, California
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John W. Lillpop is a recovering liberal. “Clean and sober” since 1992 when last he voted for a Democrat. For years, John lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, the very liberal sanctuary city which protects, rather than prosecutes, certain favored criminals. John escaped the Bay Area in May and now lives in Pine Grove California where conservative values are still in vogue.