Obama said his JV comment “wasn’t specifically referring to ISIL.” He was not specifically asked about Islamic State, but it’s pretty clear this is the group that was being referenced in the conversation. The transcript backs this up, as do news events from the time of the discussion. We rate the statement False.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-08 03:20:562016-04-11 11:06:53Obama Says His Comment About Extremists Being a JV Team "Wasn’t Specifically Referring To" Islamic State
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says there is no question in his mind that he would have been more effective in the White House than President Barack Obama.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-08 03:19:062016-04-11 11:06:54Romney: ‘Hillary Clinton And Barack Obama Are Two Peas In The Same Pod’
To put it another way, an area the size of Alaska, America’s biggest state, was open water two years ago, but is again now covered by ice.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:30:032016-04-11 11:06:54Myth of Arctic Meltdown: Satellite Images Show Ice Cap is Thicker and Covers 1.7 Million Square Kilometers More than 2 Years Ago
For the second consecutive year, the most anti-military president in US history has refused to allow military pay to keep pace with inflation or the private sector.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:29:292016-04-11 11:06:54Obama Uses Executive Authority to Cut Military Pay Second Year in a Row
The unprecedented multi-year inflow of 150,000 poor Central American migrants into the United States has dropped by only one-quarter during the hottest and most dangerous month of this year.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:27:162016-04-11 11:06:55Obama Refusing to Tell Congress Where Illegal Children Went
It’s an explosive charge, one that practically accuses the president of treason.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:26:202016-04-11 11:06:55EX-CIA Employee Admits President Obama is a Radical Islamic Enemy of America
The pro-life community is up in arms about taxpayer-funded PBS’ plans to televise a movie on Labor Day glorifying late-term abortions.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:25:282016-04-11 11:06:55Hey PBS, There is No “Compassionate” Way to Kill Babies in Abortion
A group of six or seven men kidnapped the American teen in Tucson and mistakenly thought he belonged to a wealthy family. The men tortured the teen and insisted his parents hand over $400,000.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:23:232016-04-11 11:06:56Previously Deported Aliens Kidnapped American Teen for Extortion on US Soil
The recent increase in security at a key Army base near a Mexican border city where Islamic terrorists are confirmed to be operating and planning an attack on the United States indicates that the facility is a target.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:21:152016-04-11 11:06:56Military Experts: With ISIS in El Paso, Ft. Bliss in Danger of Terrorist Attack
Former top government officials who have been warning Washington about the vulnerability of the nation’s largely unprotected electric grid are raising new fears that troops from the jihadist Islamic State are poised to attack the system, leading to a power crisis that could kill millions.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:17:282016-04-11 11:06:57New ISIS Threat: America's Electric Grid; Blackout Could Kill 9 of 10
“In our own country as well, there is great opposition to the church of Jesus Christ,” he said. “We see this throughout the media, the entertainment industry, government, and politics.”
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-07 00:16:032016-04-11 11:06:57Rev. Graham: ‘As I Read the News, I Can’t Help But Wonder if We're in Last Hours’
There are at least 19 bogus cellphone towers operating across the United States that could be used to spy upon, and even hijack, passing mobile phones.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-06 03:26:282016-04-11 11:06:58Spying Cell Towers May be Spread Across US
A record 92,269,000 Americans 16 and older did not participate in the labor force in August, as the labor force participation rate matched a 36-year low of 62.8 percent.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-06 03:24:532016-04-11 11:06:59Record 92,269,000 Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Matches 36-Year Low
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) lost emails from five more employees due to computer crashes, likely bringing the total number of computer crash victims tied to the IRS targeting scandal to more than 20.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-06 03:22:312016-04-11 11:06:59IRS: Five More Employees Lost Emails In Computer Crashes
Hopes of an almighty El Niño bringing rain to a drought-stricken California – with its fallow fields, depleted streams and parched lawns – were further dashed Thursday.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-06 03:19:512016-04-11 11:07:00California Drought: El Niño Chances Fall Again
A U.S. security team in Benghazi was held back from immediately responding to the attack on the American diplomatic mission on orders of the top CIA officer there, three of those involved told Fox News’ Bret Baier.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-05 03:25:392016-04-11 11:07:00Top CIA Officer in Benghazi Delayed Response to Terrorist Attack, US Security Team Members Claim
More than $725 million was spent by the Army on a high-tech network for tracking supplies and expenses that failed to comply with federal financial reporting rules meant to allow auditors to track spending.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-05 03:23:342016-04-11 11:07:01Army Can't Track Spending on $4.3b System to Track Spending, IG Finds
The national debate on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline will concentrate on Lincoln, Nebraska Friday as that state’s Supreme Court hears arguments in a case examining whether lawmakers short-circuited the regular approval process in an attempt to expedite the pipeline’s construction.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-05 03:22:002016-04-11 11:07:01Keystone Showdown: Battle Over Pipeline Lands Before Nebraska High Court
President Obama’s approval rating returned to his record low Thursday, following his admission last week that the White House “has no strategy” to deal with the growing threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-05 03:19:242014-09-05 03:19:24Obama’s Approval Rating Drops To All-Time Low … Again
Fast food workers walked off the job nationwide on Thursday, as police arrested dozens who engaged in civil disobedience.
https://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.png00Joe Millerhttps://joemiller.us/wp-content/uploads/logotext.pngJoe Miller2014-09-05 03:17:502014-09-05 03:17:50'We're a Movement Now': Fast Food Workers Strike in 150 Cities
Obama Says His Comment About Extremists Being a JV Team "Wasn’t Specifically Referring To" Islamic State
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorObama said his JV comment “wasn’t specifically referring to ISIL.” He was not specifically asked about Islamic State, but it’s pretty clear this is the group that was being referenced in the conversation. The transcript backs this up, as do news events from the time of the discussion. We rate the statement False.
Romney: ‘Hillary Clinton And Barack Obama Are Two Peas In The Same Pod’
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by CBSDC/APFormer GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney says there is no question in his mind that he would have been more effective in the White House than President Barack Obama.
Myth of Arctic Meltdown: Satellite Images Show Ice Cap is Thicker and Covers 1.7 Million Square Kilometers More than 2 Years Ago
/13 Comments/in Featured, News /by DAVID ROSETo put it another way, an area the size of Alaska, America’s biggest state, was open water two years ago, but is again now covered by ice.
Obama Uses Executive Authority to Cut Military Pay Second Year in a Row
/20 Comments/in Featured, News /by MOAAFor the second consecutive year, the most anti-military president in US history has refused to allow military pay to keep pace with inflation or the private sector.
Obama Refusing to Tell Congress Where Illegal Children Went
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorThe unprecedented multi-year inflow of 150,000 poor Central American migrants into the United States has dropped by only one-quarter during the hottest and most dangerous month of this year.
EX-CIA Employee Admits President Obama is a Radical Islamic Enemy of America
/21 Comments/in Featured, News /by Vicky NissenIt’s an explosive charge, one that practically accuses the president of treason.
Hey PBS, There is No “Compassionate” Way to Kill Babies in Abortion
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Steven ErteltThe pro-life community is up in arms about taxpayer-funded PBS’ plans to televise a movie on Labor Day glorifying late-term abortions.
Previously Deported Aliens Kidnapped American Teen for Extortion on US Soil
/20 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA group of six or seven men kidnapped the American teen in Tucson and mistakenly thought he belonged to a wealthy family. The men tortured the teen and insisted his parents hand over $400,000.
Military Experts: With ISIS in El Paso, Ft. Bliss in Danger of Terrorist Attack
/5 Comments/in Featured, News /by Judicial WatchThe recent increase in security at a key Army base near a Mexican border city where Islamic terrorists are confirmed to be operating and planning an attack on the United States indicates that the facility is a target.
New ISIS Threat: America's Electric Grid; Blackout Could Kill 9 of 10
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorFormer top government officials who have been warning Washington about the vulnerability of the nation’s largely unprotected electric grid are raising new fears that troops from the jihadist Islamic State are poised to attack the system, leading to a power crisis that could kill millions.
Rev. Graham: ‘As I Read the News, I Can’t Help But Wonder if We're in Last Hours’
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Michael W. Chapman“In our own country as well, there is great opposition to the church of Jesus Christ,” he said. “We see this throughout the media, the entertainment industry, government, and politics.”
Health Insurance Rates to Dramatically Increase in 2015
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by GLENN BLAINNew Yorkers will have to dig a little deeper into their wallets for health insurance in 2015, state officials announced Thursday.
EPA Fakes Regulatory Cost-Benefit Calculations
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Diane KatzEPA is responsible for 17 of the 30 rules costing more than $1 billion a year
Spying Cell Towers May be Spread Across US
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Paul WagenseilThere are at least 19 bogus cellphone towers operating across the United States that could be used to spy upon, and even hijack, passing mobile phones.
Record 92,269,000 Not in Labor Force; Participation Rate Matches 36-Year Low
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Ali MeyerA record 92,269,000 Americans 16 and older did not participate in the labor force in August, as the labor force participation rate matched a 36-year low of 62.8 percent.
Al Qaeda Wasn’t ‘on the Run’
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by STEPHEN F. HAYESWhy haven’t we seen the documents retrieved in the bin Laden raid?
IRS: Five More Employees Lost Emails In Computer Crashes
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Patrick HowleyThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) lost emails from five more employees due to computer crashes, likely bringing the total number of computer crash victims tied to the IRS targeting scandal to more than 20.
California Drought: El Niño Chances Fall Again
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Kurtis AlexanderHopes of an almighty El Niño bringing rain to a drought-stricken California – with its fallow fields, depleted streams and parched lawns – were further dashed Thursday.
City Mandates Free Medical Marijuana for Low-Income Residents
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsWeed welfare?
Top CIA Officer in Benghazi Delayed Response to Terrorist Attack, US Security Team Members Claim
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsA U.S. security team in Benghazi was held back from immediately responding to the attack on the American diplomatic mission on orders of the top CIA officer there, three of those involved told Fox News’ Bret Baier.
Hacker Breached HealthCare.gov Insurance Site
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by News EditorA hacker broke into part of the HealthCare.gov insurance enrollment website in July and uploaded malicious software, according to federal officials.
Army Can't Track Spending on $4.3b System to Track Spending, IG Finds
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by MARK FLATTENMore than $725 million was spent by the Army on a high-tech network for tracking supplies and expenses that failed to comply with federal financial reporting rules meant to allow auditors to track spending.
Keystone Showdown: Battle Over Pipeline Lands Before Nebraska High Court
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Lee RossThe national debate on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline will concentrate on Lincoln, Nebraska Friday as that state’s Supreme Court hears arguments in a case examining whether lawmakers short-circuited the regular approval process in an attempt to expedite the pipeline’s construction.
Obama’s Approval Rating Drops To All-Time Low … Again
/7 Comments/in Featured, News /by Rachel StoltzfoosPresident Obama’s approval rating returned to his record low Thursday, following his admission last week that the White House “has no strategy” to deal with the growing threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
'We're a Movement Now': Fast Food Workers Strike in 150 Cities
/12 Comments/in Featured, News /by SETH FREED WESSLERFast food workers walked off the job nationwide on Thursday, as police arrested dozens who engaged in civil disobedience.