90 Accomplishments of Pres. Obama Which The Media Fails to Report....

[Christa]

1. Ordered all federal agencies to undertake a study and make recommendations for ways to cut spending

2. Ordered a review of all federal operations to identify and cut wasteful spending and practices

3. Instituted enforcement for equal pay for women

4. Beginning the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq

5. Families of fallen soldiers have expenses covered to be on hand when the body arrives at Dover AFB

6. Ended media blackout on war casualties; reporting full information

7. Ended media blackout on covering the return of fallen soldiers to Dover AFB; the media is now permitted to do so pending adherence to respectful rules and approval of fallen soldier's family

8. The White House and federal government are respecting the Freedom of Information Act

9. Instructed all federal agencies to promote openness and transparency as much as possible

10. Limits on lobbyist's access to the White House

11. Limits on White House aides working for lobbyists after their tenure in the administration

12. Ended the previous stop-loss policy that kept soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan longer than their enlistment date

13. Phasing out the expensive F-22 war plane and other outdated weapons systems, which weren't even used or needed in Iraq/Afghanistan

14. Removed restrictions on embryonic stem-cell research

15. Federal support for stem-cell and new biomedical research

16. New federal funding for science and research labs

17. States are permitted to enact federal fuel efficiency standards above federal standards

18. Increased infrastructure spending (roads, bridges, power plants) after years of neglect

19. Funds for high-speed, broadband Internet access to K-12 schools

20. New funds for school construction

21. The prison at Guantanamo Bay is being phased out

22. US Auto industry rescue plan

23. Housing rescue plan

24. $789 billion economic stimulus plan

25. The public can meet with federal housing insurers to refinance (the new plan can be completed in one day) a mortgage if they are having trouble paying

26. US financial and banking rescue plan

27. The secret detention facilities in Eastern Europe and elsewhere are being closed

28. Ended the previous policy; the US now has a no torture policy and is in compliance with the Geneva Convention standards

29. Better body armor is now being provided to our troops

30. The missile defense program is being cut by $1.4 billion in 2010

31. Restarted the nuclear nonproliferation talks and building back up the nuclear inspection infrastructure/protocols

32. Reengaged in the treaties/agreements to protect the Antarctic

33. Reengaged in the agreements/talks on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions

34. Visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office

35. Successful release of US captain held by Somali pirates; authorized the SEALS to do their job

36. US Navy increasing patrols off Somali coast

37. Attractive tax write-offs for those who buy hybrid automobiles

38. Cash for clunkers program offers vouchers to trade in fuel inefficient, polluting old cars for new cars; stimulated auto sales

39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government

40. Expanded the SCHIP program to cover health care for 4 million more children

41. Signed national service legislation; expanded national youth service program

42. Instituted a new policy on Cuba, allowing Cuban families to return home to visit loved ones

43. Ended the previous policy of not regulating and labeling carbon dioxide emissions

44. Expanding vaccination programs

45. Immediate and efficient response to the floods in North Dakota and other natural disasters

46. Closed offshore tax safe havens

47. Negotiated deal with Swiss banks to permit US government to gain access to records of tax evaders and criminals

48. Ended the previous policy of offering tax benefits to corporations who outsource American jobs; the new policy is to promote in-sourcing to bring jobs back

49. Ended the previous practice of protecting credit card companies; in place of it are new consumer protections from credit card industry's predatory practices

50. Energy producing plants must begin preparing to produce 15% of their energy from renewable sources

51. Lower drug costs for seniors

52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings

53. Increasing pay and benefits for military personnel

54. Improved housing for military personnel

55. Initiating a new policy to promote federal hiring of military spouses

56. Improved conditions at Walter Reed Military Hospital and other military hospitals

57. Increasing student loans

58. Increasing opportunities in AmeriCorps program

59. Sent envoys to Middle East and other parts of the world that had been neglected for years; reengaging in multilateral and bilateral talks and diplomacy

60. Established a new cyber security office

61. Beginning the process of reforming and restructuring the military 20 years after the Cold War to a more modern fighting force; this includes new procurement policies, increasing size of military, new technology and cyber units and operations, etc.

62. Ended previous policy of awarding no-bid defense contracts

63. Ordered a review of hurricane and natural disaster preparedness

64. Established a National Performance Officer charged with saving the federal government money and making federal operations more efficient

65. Students struggling to make college loan payments can have their loans refinanced

66. Improving benefits for veterans

67. Many more press conferences and town halls and much more media access than previous administration

68. Instituted a new focus on mortgage fraud

69. The FDA is now regulating tobacco

70. Ended previous policy of cutting the FDA and circumventing FDA rules

71. Ended previous practice of having White House aides rewrite scientific and environmental rules, regulations, and reports

72. Authorized discussions with North Korea and private mission by Pres. Bill Clinton to secure the release of two Americans held in prisons

73. Authorized discussions with Myanmar and mission by Sen. Jim Web to secure the release of an American held captive

74. Making more loans available to small businesses

75. Established independent commission to make recommendations on slowing the costs of Medicare

76. Appointment of first Latina to the Supreme Court

77. Authorized construction/opening of additional health centers to care for veterans

78. Limited salaries of senior White House aides; cut to $100,000

79. Renewed loan guarantees for Israel

80. Changed the failing/status quo military command in Afghanistan

81. Deployed additional troops to Afghanistan

82. New Afghan War policy that limits aerial bombing and prioritizes aid, development of infrastructure, diplomacy, and good government practices by Afghans

83. Announced the long-term development of a national energy grid with renewable sources and cleaner, efficient energy production

84. Returned money authorized for refurbishment of White House offices and private living quarters

85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket

86. Held first Seder in White House

87. Attempting to reform the nation's healthcare system which is the most expensive in the world yet leaves almost 50 million without health insurance and millions more under insured

88. Has put the ball in play for comprehensive immigration reform

89. Has announced his intention to push for energy reform

90. Has announced his intention to push for education reform



http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/11/19/805925/-90-Accomplishments-of-Pres.-Obama-Which-The-Media-Fails-to-Report....





there is no god an I am his prophet

[Captain Hilts]

1. We seem to get this one at least once a day. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

[Buzz Clik]

8. Are you on the front lines against the repetitive anti-Obama posts?

Or, is your Zzzzzzzzzzz save only for pro-Obama posts?

[Name removed]

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[jefferson_dem]

15. The President's progressive accomplishments bore you?

Still upset you didn't get your overnight pony delivery I see.

[Cha]

21. Yeah, stay asleep..you're rude.

[vaberella]

35. And there are people here who need reminding, REGULARLY. n/t

[DrDan]

2. he media is not reporting on Healthcare system reform

Not sure what media you subscribe to - but most if not all of the items on this list are being reported by the media

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. I am familiar with almost all of those things and I am not a psychic.

Hence it seems the media has reported them.

[ThomCat]

4. Um Ordering reviews or studies aren't accomplishements yet.

Once those reviews turn into recommendations, If he does something good with those recommendations and it results in some kind of real positive change THEN it becomes an accomplishment. Until then, you're giving him credit for showing up to work.

Promoting transparency is an accomplishment? How does that accomplishment stand against his support for hiding everything behind "State Secret" rules? He broke his promise to post all legislation on the white house website for comment before signing. He has admitted to back-room negotiations with insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies. Where is this transparency he has accomplished?

That commission on cutting the costs of Medicaid is a giveaway to insurance companies and republicans who want to see Medicaid dismantled. "Cutting costs" of what is already the most cost efficient health care system we currently have means cutting enrollment and services, and that is the intent. So how is this an accomplishment?

This entire list is padded with shit that is either really routine stuff that hardly deserves being called an accomplishment, or else it is stuff we should be embarrassed to consider an accomplishment given the what it really means.

Are people really that desperate to try to find things Obama has actually done well?

[Cha]

23. You look desperate asking that question.

[Demit]

5. OMG! He appointed the first Latina to the Supreme Court?!?!

Your #76 is just one of the items on your list that undercuts your argument.

[Sukie]

6. This is a list from DailyKos, not the OP.

I happen to think that this should be posted everyday to remind people how hard President Obama has been working. Of course, it seems the people that want him to be beyond human in his accomplishments will never be satisfied. The "I want it all or nothing" mentality is almost as bad as what we see with the tea baggers.

[Christa]

14. Thank you, Sukie

:hug:

[freddie mertz]

7. Some of these are real accomplishments, some not so much.

And I have read about them in the press.

That said, the big one is going to be jobs.

That is what we should be worried about right now, both politically and in general.

[Buzz Clik]

9. Well, Christa, the response to your post was not as frosty as the Freepers might have been.

Maybe.

The Obama skeptics at DU are alive and well.

[Christa]

13. Thank you, Buzz Clik

I will immediately stop chewing on my wrists



:hug:

Thank you for the kind words.

[Imajika]

10. People forget about a lot of these things...

People also forget that in many ways, it is the things you don't pay a lot of attention to that make it worth having someone like President Obama in office.

You know you can lead your life without suspecting behind the scenes your government is constantly working against your interests - constantly appointing terrible people to positions of influence, endlessly signing outrageous executive orders, etc, etc.

In a way, it sort of means you can go about your daily routine without worrying quite as much that behind the scenes your government is acting against you. Life is just a bit more tranquil because you don't have to "watch your back" quite so much.

A lot of what electing a President is about is getting someone into office that just basically shares your worldview (or at least as much as possible). It isn't always so much about the big issues, but rather often more about the little day to day things that you no longer have to focus on like a razor.

Not sure if that makes sense, but I think it's important.

[Onlooker]

11. Most of those have been reported and some of them are trivial

I've already read about most of those, and it's not news that Obama is a basically a decent president. I would think most presidents would have similar accomplishments (from their own political perspective). Bush, for instance, appointed the first 2 black Sec'ys of State.

Nonetheless, it's nice to be reminded of those things, especially since Obama is having a hard time leading anyone in Congress on such issues as the bailouts, the foreclosure crisis, unemployment, troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, Gauntanamo, and Don't Ask/Don't Tell. At least on the issues where he does not have to persuade others to get something done, he is doing well.

[FrenchieCat]

16. It's not that folks forget, it's that they don't want to remember......

It's like a wonderful employee never getting any recognition from
a fucked up spoiled ass demanding brat ass ungrateful boss.

It's like working for an ingrate who sits in a chair taunting you
the entire time you are nearly slaving yourself to death
for the good of the company that he/she owns.
Some people just don't give a shit.
They just like to feel the power of being able to dog out others,
no matter the reason.

[HopeOverFear]

18. +1

[Cha]

25. +2..that's certainly the

attitude a few have around here.

[Peacetrain]

17. Christa, do you mind if I add a couple.. with links

:hi:

Biggest Tax cuts for the working person ever made:

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_02/016948.php

147 billion in research.. science gets a booster shot

http://smoont.com/science-get-1476-billion-for-research-from-obamas-administration-for-next-fiscal-year/

A monumental change forward in green technologies..the wave of the future..

http://green.tmcnet.com/topics/green/articles/50701-analysis-president-obamas-new-green-stimulus-law.htm

Can I add also.. Signed the Matthew Sheppard Act,

http://www.mercurynews.com/columns/ci_13628360?nclick_check=1

[Cha]

26. Thank you, Peacetrain~

The More the Merrier in my view:)

[Peacetrain]

37. Yep.. the more the merrier

:hi:.. I am just in awe of all that has been accomplished in less than 11 months.. and especially when you consider what an incredible mess we Democrats were handed.. it is just jaw dropping.

[Cha]

38. It was surreal when we won

and as each day goes by I'm getting a little more use to having a White House led by PO who are in to the reality of the world with a focus and a vision for our future.

:hi:

[frylock]

19. since when are announcements to be lauded as accomplishments?!

bush announced that we were going to mars. would you accept that as an accomplishment? i think that we can all agree that president obama has accomplished quite a bit, but why try and pad his stats with this crap?

furthermore, i don't think you'll find a lot of people around here that would consider sending more troops to afghanistan as a positive.

[Cha]

24. "Announcements"? These are accomplishments from our

President and if you can't handle it then too bad.

[frylock]

27. hmmmn..

39. Announced plans to purchase fuel efficient American-made fleet for the federal government

89. Has announced his intention to push for energy reform

90. Has announced his intention to push for education reform

try and get a grip, mkay?

edited to note that i have stated, not only in this thread, but many MANY times, that president obama has made several accomplishments in his short tenure. you, however, are one of three people on this board that will never EVER aknowledge that there are legit critique and concerns.

[Cha]

28. Cherry picker..whatever.

[frylock]

29. piss off..

quite frankly your opinion means little to me and others. the next time you accept any fucking critique of obama will be the first time.

announcement:

1. public or formal notice announcing something: The announcement appeared in the newspapers.
2. the act of announcing.
3. a short message or commercial, esp. a commercial spoken on radio or television.
4. a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.

accomplishment:

1. an act or instance of carrying into effect; fulfillment: the accomplishment of our desires.
2. something done admirably or creditably: Space exploration is a major accomplishment of science.
3. anything accomplished; deed; achievement: a career measured in a series of small accomplishments.
4. Often, accomplishments. a. a grace, skill, or knowledge expected in polite society.
b. any acquired ability or knowledge.

[jefferson_dem]

41. Are they mutually exclusive?

An announcement can simply be a public declaration of what has been or is being accomplished.

why so nit picky?

I agree with you on the Afghanistan issue though. Many here would not see that as an accomplishment per se.

[kixat2550]

20. Thanks for that. Something to give the haters to think about.

[Cha]

22. Thank you, Christa..I haven't seen one of these in

awhiile.

If we had a media that weren't corporatewhores and reported on all of this then his poll numbers would be higher..but, we have to fight the cmw, the fearwing(same thing), and the I haven't gotten my fucking pony wing..all at the same time.

[RepublicanElephant]

30. bookmarking. thanks. nt

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[ItNerd4life]

32. At first I saw BS, then saw some legitimate accomplishments.

I didn't know that Medicare now can negotiate for drugs. That's huge!

However, annoncing intentions and talking about things are not accomplishments. Some of those accomplishment you would then have to attribute to Bush as accomplishments, even though they weren't.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

42. delete in order to repost in correct place

Edited due to making it a reply to the wrong poster, not the OP

[tritsofme]

33. Why the persecution complex?

I read stories about many of these themes in the paper every day.

[polmaven]

34. But he's been in office

10 months as of TODAY! Why isn't this 100 Accomplishments? Why isn't he doing anything?????

Sheeesh!

Oh, do I really need this? :sarcasm:

[laugle]

39. I have a feeling the

list of NON-accomplishments and BROKEN promises is not far behind..........LOL........

[ellenfl]

36. kick for later. eom

[Tank Hankerous]

40. Here's an Idea...E-mail this TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!!

Thanks for Posting!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

43. I question the accuracy of #52

52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings.
************************************************************

As far as I am aware, there is a PROPOSAL in the House Healthcare bill that the Secretary of Health and Human Services be allowed to negotiate Drug prices for Medicare in the future.

While I appreciate that they are pushing for some kind of negotiation - is concentrating the power to negotiate to a single individual a good thing? How much Negotiating can I expect from a Republican Sec. of Health and Human Services?

If I am wrong, please tell me when and how the non-negotiation ban was rescinded and who does the negotiating now?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

44. Waiting for an answer on my post # 43. Doesn't have to be OP - anyone? nt

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

45. The answer appears to be that #52 is a complete fantasy. Maybe it should be removed from the list.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/07/31/negotiation-of-medicare-drug-prices-back-for-now/

I thought perhaps I had missed something earth shattering, but it appears not. After a little Googling and research, I'm not finding any Obama administration accomplishment that ended the previous ban on negotiating drug prices for Medicare that is "now realizing hundreds of millions in savings." Still waiting to be corrected if I'm wrong.

"52. Ended the previous practice of forbidding Medicare from negotiating with drug manufacturers for cheaper drugs; the federal government is now realizing hundreds of millions in savings."

[Catamount]

46. Thanks for sharing that.. K&R

That's 1 accomplishment every 3.3 days--during his 305 days in office!
Please correct me if that's wrong...but I feel so proud right now.

[Odin2005]

47. K&R

We got ourselves a Liberal.