Fact Check: Pres. Obama: ‘We’re Better Off’ and ‘No WH Scandals?’

January 16, 2017
Update – Biden April 26, 2019 statement posted to this report.

Obama-Biden. Photo: Olivier Douliery/Sipa (Associated Press)

by Net Advisor

Update: Former Vice Pres. Joseph Biden made a false statement: ‘Not One Single Whisper of Scandal‘ during Obama-Biden Administration. Biden may not remember what happened from 2009-2017. The facts here, fully cited, tell another story.

WASHINGTON DC. We have had the unique opportunity to research and write about any claims and statements made by the political parties over the last 8 years. We have raised issues with both parties and policies that conflict with the law, and the failure to hear the people.

When the People of the United States feel they are not being heard, most get out and vote. Some people as we have seen increase over the last 8 years choose to riot, loot/ steel, burn vehicles, other property that was NOT theirs, and attack those who are here to protect all of us – called police.

President Obama appeared on CBS 60 Minutes on January 15, 2017. If we were paid to fact check every statement, it would probably be a 70 page report when providing citations. Unfortunately we aren’t paid to cover that time in a report for a President who is going to be out of office in 4 days.

So we will address a couple key points that President Obama stated.

  1. That we are better off then we were 8 years ago when Obama came to office.
  2. That there were no scandals in the White House which we refer to his Administration in total.

[1] Are we better off than we were 8 years ago?

One can argue that then economy was in recession when Obama took office, and arguably the worst recession since the depression. Many people have called it “The Great Recession.

It is true that we were losing jobs at a rapid rate in a shorter period of time, that banks, insurance companies, mortgage companies and other business either collapsed or were near collapse.

Economies or large multi-national businesses don’t collapse over night. It took years of both bad business decision making, government polices, (further) consumer speculation (housing), and a Federal Reserve (rocketing interest rates 425% in 2 years) that created the”Perfect Storm” that negatively impacted people, the economy and the markets.

We can’t blame Obama for the time he was not in office, but we can look at the results of his policies while he was in office.

“By almost every measure, the country is significantly better off than when I came in. If you can look back and say, The economy’s better. Our security’s better. The environment’s better. Our kids’ education is better…”

— President Barack Obama, CBS 60 Minutes, Jan. 15, 2017 (PDF, P7 highlighted)

The results include:

Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate Lowest Since About 1978.

So more people in the U.S. are not working today than we had during the worst of the Great Recession.

More People in America Are on Food Stamp Welfare Under Obama

Consumers are having to borrow more to just keep up living. This should be HUGE concern for president-Elect Trump. Cutting taxes for especially the Middle-Class and lower income can help relive debt by allowing consumers to keep more of their own earned money.

U.S. Home Ownership Rate Lowest Since 1965

With record consumer debt, people can’t afford homes like they once did. If the trend continues the risk is real estate prices will have to come down or else fewer people will ever own homes. With the Federal reserve raising interest rates again, the will put more people out of the home buying market and risks negatively impacting higher cost real estate and other consumer loans.

Student Loan Debt at an All-Time High

If the economy was so much better, why are student strapped with record debt and fewer job opportunities? Did we tell you that the Obama Administration took over the student loan program away from private banks and put the risks on tax payers.

Healthcare Costs Have Soared and the “Affordable Care Act” has not Worked

The “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) or ObamaCare was passed by in a highly controversial way in 2010. Just in the first four years following Obamacare, the U.S. government spent $10.6 Trillion on healthcare. Medicare specialty drug costs up 45.9% just in 2014 alone.

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The result of government ran healthcare: More Americans are uninsured since the passage of Obamacare. We have offered 10 solutions to help address some of the healthcare issues.

More Americans Living in Poverty, Worst Since 1959

We have addressed this record poverty issue based on U.S. Census Bureau data in more detail here.

Official Unemployment/ Underemployment at 9.7%

For years we have challenged the government’s math on the U.S. unemployment rate.

Last October, I looked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics data. I calculated that if you take the U.S. population who are deemed able to work (The Employment Population) at 59.8%, then subtract 100%, you get 40.2%. This is the number of people in the U.S. who are part of the official Employment Population, and yet have no job.

As for how the economy grew, it barely budged. We first reported this in early 2016 and calculated an average Real Growth Rate of the U.S. economy of 0.47% a year.

The only major grow we say in the economy was the increase of the U.S. National Debt. As of January 12, 2017, the U.S. National Debt stood at exactly $19,941,807,383,847.05 (or rounded to $19.942 Trillion in debt). So from when President Obama took office to Jan. 12, 2017, the U.S. National Debt increased $9.136 Trillion or 87.67% in 8 years – more than ever U.S. President that preceded Obama – COMBINED.

In total, it is hard to say that we, by the economic numbers are better off than we were 8 years ago.

[2] President Obama: ‘There were no scandals in the White House.’

We refer to his Administration in total when counting scandals. If one only means sex scandals involving the President that were proven, then, that appears to be the correct answer. As for sex scandals in the Administration, there were a few that were reported:

Obama Admin Sex-Related Scandals

Mar. 25, 2010: SEC’s Porn Problem: 28% Gov Agency Visit Adult Websites at Work

Oct. 16, 2014: State Dept. Sex Scandals

Feb. 24, 2015: State Department official, 44 arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor

Mar. 03, 2015: Government Can’t Fire Feds Who Spend Hours Watching Porn

Mar. 26, 2015: DEA agents had ‘sex parties’ w/ prostitutes hired by Colombian drug cartels

May 27, 2015: DOD Charges Millions at Casinos, Strip Clubs on Govt Credit Cards

We actually have an archive of over 22,000 major event files covering just the Obama years (and separately, coverage of  other Presidents and other major topics). If someone was interested in research for a book we have probably one of the most organized files by year, by topic, then sub-topic and by date. This doesn’t include a separate 4,500+ files on 907 topics covering elections, just to give you an idea on the depth of our research work. So there is a ton here we are leaving out to get the full picture. We just don’t have the free time right now to publish something that big. Here is a healthy broad sample of the last 8 years.

“…I’m proud of the fact that, with two weeks to go, we’re probably the first administration in modern history that hasn’t had a major scandal in the White House.”

— President Barack Obama, CBS 60 Minutes, Jan. 15, 2017 (PDF, P7 highlighted)

Let’s now review a modest handful sample scandals during the last eight years of the Obama Administration.

1. General Controversy

Jan. 12, 2009: 44 to Reverse 43’s Executive Orders 

Jan. 21, 2009: Obama Team to Undo Bush Rule Changes

Apr. 29, 2009: Obama’s First 100 Days: Undo Bush Administrations Policies

Nov. 17, 2011: Solyndra $535 Million Loan Mostly Lost to Taxpayers

Aug. 23, 2011: Obama Starts Suspending Deportations

Sept. 14, 2011: Obama campaign goes on the attack against ‘attacks’ Launches “@AttackWatch

Sept. 22, 2011: Airlines and Industry Groups Oppose $25 Billion Tax on Air Travelers

Sept. 27, 2011: Obama visit caused $676K in airport damage – refuses to pay for damages

Oct. 5, 2011: U.S. Secretly Met Afghan Militants (Anti-U.S.)

Jan. 20, 2012: Obama – Religious employers must offer free birth control

Jan. 20, 2012: US announces easier visa arrangements for foreigners’

Sept. 17, 2012: Obama – ‘I pretend I’m going to work’ and ‘switch on Homeland’

Apr. 25, 2012: Obama embraces Islam

Aug. 02, 2012: U.S. nuclear site shut down temporarily after security breach by activists

Sept. 17, 2012: FBI considers sovereign citizen – biggest domestic terror threat

Oct. 19, 2012: Equal pay? Women in Obama’s WH earn less then men

Nov. 30, 2012: Obama demands $1.6 trillion tax boost, and an unlimited credit card

Jan 07, 2013: Library of Congress attempts to archive every tweet sent since 2006

Jan. 22, 2013: US gift of F-16 fighters headed to Egypt, despite Morsi’s harsh rhetoric

Mar. 05, 2013: TSA lifts post-911 ban against small knives

Apr. 04, 2013: HHS resurrects ‘Acorn’ Through ObamaCare

May 21, 2013: Accused Fort Hood Shooter Paid $278,000 While Awaiting Trial

Oct. 31, 2013: Obama’s Senior DHS Advisor: America is an “Islamic Country”

July 02, 2013: WH postpones Obamacare’s employer mandate until AFTER midterm elections

Dec. 10, 2013:  Pres Obama poses for selfie at Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service

Dec. 10, 2013: Michelle Obama looks unamused by Barack’s joking with Danish prime minister

Jan. 15, 2014: Obama says he won’t wait for legislation – ‘I got a pen and a phone’

Jan. 29, 2014: AG Holder cant explain Constitutional basis for Obama’s executive orders

Jan. 31, 2014: Obama will take ‘Executive Action’ to Reduce Prison Population

Feb. 10, 2014: Obama – ‘I can do whatever I want’

June 12, 2014: Gallup – Majority Says Obama Not ‘Honest and Trustworthy’

July 28, 2014: Obama – Muslims Built ‘The very fabric of our nation’ 

June 04, 2014: Islamic radical groups skyrocketed since 2010, new study finds

Sep. 25, 2014: Fact Check – Obama has bombed more nations than Bush

Oct. 15, 2014: Houston Democrat Mayor Targeting Christian Churches

Nov. 10, 2014: Obama threatens amnesty exec action before new congress sworn in

Nov. 12, 2014: 11 Countries Have More Freedom Than USA

Dec. 04, 2014: Poll – 52% Of Voters Under Age Of 25 Would Recall Obama

Dec. 30, 2014: Obama Will Shut Border Agency To Aid Illegals

Feb. 26, 2015: Boehner: Obama Should Be Thanking, Not Threatening, ICE Officers

Mar. 30, 2013: U.S. signed agreement with Mexico, others to teach immigrants to unionize in the USA

June 02, 2015: FBI behind mysterious surveillance aircraft over US cities

July 15, 2015: Obama’s clemency (prisoner release) grant largest since the 1960s

Nov. 1, 2015: America’s largest-ever mass federal inmate release begins, almost a third of prisoners

Nov. 10, 2015: 13,000 drug felons to be released starting Nov 1

Nov. 09, 2015: Feds Send Man to Jail for Overfishing as 6,000 Drug Convicts are Free

Feb. 10, 2016: Supreme Court deals blow to Obama climate plan

Feb. 16, 2016: Obama bypasses Congress, and SCOTUS, to sign Paris climate act

Mar. 22, 2016: Obama Attends Baseball Game in Communist Cuba During Brussels Terror Attack

Oct. 22, 2016: VP Biden Threat to Trump

 

3. Anti-American or Anti-Foreign Allies

Sept. 13, 2008: Obama’s Pastor – God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 911

Apr. 03, 2009: Obama Apology Tour

Mar. 25, 2009: Obama Returns Churchill Bust to England – Snub to England

Apr. 16, 2009: Obama in Mexico – Still Apologizing

Apr. 17, 2009: Obama apologizes for America’s runaway capitalism

June 04, 2009: Obama’s Cairo Speech text – ‘U.S. Apology Tour’

June 04, 2009: Obama Quotes Koran Verse 5-32, Omits 5-33

Nov. 18, 2009: Obama Criticizes Israel Over Settlement-building

Sept. 23, 2010: Obama OIC Envoy to Address Brotherhood-linked Event

May 19, 2011: Obama Speech Backlash on Call to Reinstate 1967 Mideast Borders

May 03, 2012: Obama Downsizing America

Aug. 31, 2012: Five Times Obama Has Apologized for America

Sept. 26, 2012: Obama: ‘The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam’

Mar. 05, 2013: AG Holder – Drone Strike To Kill U.S. Citizen On American Soil Legal, Hypothetically

Sept. 18, 2013: Dick Durbin’s Dreamer – ‘F—Israel’

Nov. 23, 2013: USPS Ad for ‘Holiday Stamps’ Omits Christmas

Nov. 26, 2013: Obama’s call to close Vatican embassy is ‘slap in the face’ to Roman Catholics

Jan. 29, 2014: ‘I will veto’ new legislation against Iran, Obama tells Congress

Feb. 27, 2014: Not safe to display American flag in American high school 

May 18, 2014: Harry Reid – Vote to Amend U.S. Constitution to Limit Political Speech

May 21, 2014:  (D) Congressman – ‘We’ve proved Communism works’

May 27, 2014: 41 Democrat Senators Want to ‘Repeal the First Amendment’

July 24, 2014: James Carville Obama ‘Doesn’t Really Care’ What The American People Think

Oct. 27, 2014: Democrats Threaten Internet Free Speech

Nov. 25, 2014: Chuck Schumer (D-NY): ‘85% Americans Were Fine (Before ObamaCare)’

Feb. 12, 2015: U.S. Drops to 49th in World Press Freedom Rankings, Worst Since Obama Became POTUS

Apr. 25, 2015: Viral Video of Obama’s Anti-American Rally Disappears Suddenly

Aug. 31, 2015: Ohio lawmakers slam Obama plans to rename Mt McKinley to Denali

Jan. 07, 2016: ‘I will veto’ new legislation against Iran, Obama tells Congress

Jan. 07, 2016: Obama Threatens Punish Israel for Building in Jerusalem, While Easing Sanctions on Iran

Mar. 1, 2016: DHS Records: Officials Ordered Terrorist Watch List Scrubbed (File 183pps)

Apr. 01, 2016: Obama White House Censors Phrase ‘Islamist Terrorism’

 

4. Weak

June 23, 2009: A Weak American President

July 09, 2014: Putin sees ‘weak Obama’ as chance to seize Ukraine

Oct. 11, 2014: In Asia, Obama seen as ‘weak’

Oct. 23, 2014: Top Iranian Adviser – Obama is ‘Weakest of US Presidents’

Feb. 11, 2015: Critics_ Obama’s Weak ISIS Response Is Dangerous

Apr. 16, 2015: US Marine imprisoned in Iran a victim of torture, cruelty, family says

July 7, 2015: Airforce Scrambled Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers on Fourth of July

Sept. 02, 2015: U.S. Soldiers Should Not ‘Impose’ on All Afghan Customs, Including Child Rape

Oct. 12, 2015: Obama on Putin in Syria: My definition of leadership would be leading on climate change

Dec. 1, 2015: Obama Calls Climate Change, Not Terrorism, Our Greatest Threat

June 24, 2015: White House says more than 30 Americans held hostage abroad

Dec. 04, 2015: White House Insists it Still Does Not Know Motive Of San Bernardino Shooter

Aug. 15, 2015: U.S. Female Hostage (Kayla Mueller) Raped by Islamic State Leader Before Death

Jan. 08, 2016: Another 41 Immigrants Snagged On Terror Charges in USA; 113 Since 2014

Mar. 30, 2016: DNI – 116 Former Gitmo Detainees Returned to Terror or Insurgencies

Dec. 06, 2016: Obama – Terrorism doesn’t ‘pose an existential threat to our nation’

 

5. Government Takeovers, Bailouts & or Government Control

May 22, 2009: Obama Steers General Motors Toward Bankruptcy

Mar. 29, 2009: Obama Requests General Motors CEO Step Down

Mar. 30, 2009: Obama to GM & Chrysler: Restructure or Else

Sept. 09, 2009: Taxpayers Unlikely to Recover GM, Chrysler Investment

Sept. 16, 2009: Obama’s Student Loan Takeover

Nov. 16, 2009: CNN (Government) Bailout Tracker

Jan. 11, 2010: SEC order helps maintain AIG bailout mystery

Sept. 2013: EPA Control Over all Water – Land Areas (64pps)

Dec. 09, 2013: EPA says taking over private property will benefit the economy

Mar. 12, 2014: President plans executive order forcing companies pay more workers time-and-a-half

Nov. 12, 2014: White House Releases Plan 3,415 Regulations Ahead of Thanksgiving

July 20, 2015: Obama pushes new gun control law could take the right to bear arms away from 4.2M SS recipients

Dec. 08, 2014: Operation Choke Point, Rule of Law and Impact on Disfavored Businesses

Dec. 06, 2015: Loretta Lynch Vows to Prosecute Anti-Muslim Speech

July 06, 2016: Obama Lost Supreme Court More Than Any Modern President

Aug. 08, 2016: Justice Department Will Phase Out Its Use Of Private Prisons

Mar. 08, 2016: Report_ Obama denied a record 77% of FOIA requests

 

6. Obstructionists

Oct. 10. 2010: Frustrated (R) House still waiting for (D) Senate action on 420 bills

Feb. 16, 2011: Obama Issues Government Shutdown Threat, Would Stop Social Security Checks

Jan 05, 2014: Democratic Think Tank: Harry Reid & Senate Dems Responsible for Gridlock

Feb. 11, 2014: Pelosi (D-CA) Threatens to Shut Down the Government

July 22, 2014: Top 10 Bipartisan Jobs Bills Blocked by Senate Democrats

Aug. 1, 2014: House Passed More Than 350 Bills That Sit on (D) Harry Reid’s Desk

Dec. 12, 2014: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Blocks Quick Budget Deal

Dec. 29, 2014: Obama – Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was my pocket veto (P5-6)

Feb. 03, 2015: Obama Administration Frustrates Inspectors General on Records Access

Mar. 08, 2015: Senate Dems block trafficking bill for second day

Oct. 01, 2015: Senate Democrats block VA budget bill

Jan. 04, 2016: Government Named Number 1 Problem in USA

July 06, 2016: Senate Democrats block bill to strip federal funds from ‘sanctuary cities’

July 08, 2016: Senate Democrats block defense spending bill

Sept. 6, 2016: Senate Democrats block measure to battle Zika virus

Sept. 27, 2016: Senate Democrats block government funding bill over Flint aid

 

7. Blame Game

We left out most of the Obama Admin who blamed Bush Admin for _(insert issue)_ (even thought Obama reversed many of Bush’s Executive Orders right when Obama got into office in 2009.

Apr. 22, 2009: Obama Blames America

May 21, 2009: How many times did Obama blame Bush for the current situation

Oct. 26, 2009: Christina Romer – Bush, Health Costs to Blame for Deficit (FYI Romer was the architect of the Obama Stimulus/ bailout package, resigned shortly after. Went back to teaching at Harvard).

Feb. 02, 2010: Obama Can Blame Bush All He Wants, But His Budget Is Even Worse

Feb. 09, 2010: Obama Won’t Abandon Blame Bush Strategy

May 01, 2010: Obama Points to New Villain in Chrysler Bankruptcy – Hedge Funds

Mar. 12, 2011: Obama Blames Lazy Oil Companies for America’s Energy Shortfall

Aug. 02, 2010: Obama Blames Bush and GOP FYI: (D) in control from Jan 2009-Jan 2011)

Aug. 04, 2011: OBAMA BLAMES ‘DEMOCRACY’ FOR HIS FAILURES

Oct. 08, 2011: Obama to blame for S & P downgrade

Dec. 09, 2011: Obama Blames the Rich

Jan. 13, 2012: Obama blames Nixon for NOAA (Nixon left office in 1974 when Obama was age 13)

Jan. 19, 2012: Obama blames press for his  ‘cold and aloof’ image

Jan. 30, 2013: White House GOP responsible for contracting economy

Mar. 13, 2013: Obama suggests Secret Service at fault for shuttered White House tours

May 09, 2014: Four Pinocchios for Obama about Republicans (WP)

June 29, 2014: Obama_ Congress Obstructs, So I Act Alone

Jan. 30, 2015: VP Biden – It’s Mostly Bush’s Fault

Mar. 17, 2015: Obama Blames Bush For Rise Of ISIS

July 29, 2015: Obama Threatens to Veto VA Accountability Act

 

8. Hurt U.S. Tax Payers / Destroy U.S. Jobs

Feb. 2, 2009: Obama’s Budget – Almost $1 Trillion in New Taxes

Feb. 15, 2009: Obama trade policies threaten 585,800 US jobs-study

Sept. 15, 2009: Obama – Cap and Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year

July 30, 2015: Audit finds 22 of 23 taxpayer-backed ObamaCare co-ops lost money in 2014

Jan. 11, 2016: Obama’s regulations cost $197 BILLION…$784 Million PER DAY

9. False Promises

2007: Obama to end war in Iraq

Feb. 27, 2009: Obama to end Iraq war by August 2010

Jan. 06, 2010: Obama promised 8 times during campaign to televise health care debate

Aug. 22, 2011: Obama Admin – The War On Terror Is ‘Over’

Nov. 12, 2012: Obama Has Touted Al Qaeda’s Demise 32 Times since Benghazi Attack

Dec. 13, 2012: Lie of the Year – ‘If you like your healthcare plan you can keep it’

Jan. 13, 2014: Obama’s Broken Promise: Federal Agencies Not More Transparent

Jan. 17, 2014: WAPO – ‘3 Pinocchios’ to Obamacare Enrollment Numbers

Mar. 03, 2014: Est 25 million will still be uninsured after 10 yrs. under ObamaCare – CBO

July 13, 2014: Chicago Slams Obama – ‘Worst President Ever Elected’

Aug. 05, 2014: GAO: $619 Billion in Gov Spending Never Disclosed on Transparency Website

May 20, 2015: Obamacare’s Dirty Secret – 31 Million Still Can’t Afford Treatment

Sept. 16, 2015: U.S. Poverty at 30 year record high

 

10. Higher Scandals (Constitutional & Other Scandals)

2008

Nov. 14, 2008: Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett Linked to Real Estate Scandals

2009

May 20, 2009: National Archives offers reward for missing hard drive (contains Hillary Clinton info)

Sept. 21, 2009: Campaign Fraud – U.S. Charges Obama Fund-raiser in $290 Million Fraud

Apr. 17, 2009: Obama’s Car Czar Caught Up in Investigation

July 10, 2009: Obama’s U.S. Domestic Spying Program

2010

Oct. 27, 2010: DOD $8.7 Billion spent, no records kept

Dec. 12, 2010: Top 10 violations of the Constitution by Obama and the 111th Congress

2011

No Month 2011: US (Obama) plans top let spy agencies scour American’s finances

May 03, 2011: ATF Agent: I was ordered to let U.S. guns into Mexico

Oct. 05, 2011: ATF officials reassigned in latest Fast and Furious fallout

Oct. 24, 2011: Obama to bypass Congress on mortgages

Dec. 07, 2011: Documents ATF used ‘Fast and Furious’ to make the case for gun regulations

2012

Jan. 04, 2012: Obama Sidesteps Congress on Consumer Pick 

Jan. 05, 2012: Obama to Congress – I’ll decide what’s constitutional

Jan. 05, 2012: DOJ Steers Countrywide Settlement Cash To Leftist Groups With Dem Ties

Feb. 03, 2012: DOJ Fast & Furious Document Dump – More Evidence Holder Lied to Congress

Mar. 12, 2012: Martial Law by Executive Order (highlight added) (additional info)

Mar. 21, 2012: Obama Bypasses Congress, Gives $1.5 Billion to Muslim Brotherhood

May 22, 2012: White House is “strangling” Catholic church

Jun. 22, 2012:  Imperial Presidency by Matthew Spalding, Ph.D.

June 28, 2012: Attorney General Eric Holder held in contempt of Congress

July 10, 2012: Obama signs order outlining emergency Internet control

July 13, 2012: Obama’s Imperial Presidency Guts Welfare Reform

Oct. 24, 2012: Solyndra-linked fundraiser still boosting Obama campaign

Oct. 24, 2012: White House Cover Up Benghazi Attack (emails)

Nov. 17, 2012: (Obama’s Indefinite) Military Detention Law Blocked by New York Judge

Dec. 31, 2012: Obama Seizing Sole Authority for US Defense

2013

Jan. 02, 2013: Obama Bypasses Congress, Shifts Rules on Immigration Again

Jan 07, 2013: Muslim Brotherhood Infiltrates The White House

Jan. 25, 2013: Court rules Obama’s appointments unconstitutional

Mar. 29, 2013: Federal Government Is Grabbing Unprecedented and Dangerous Raw Power

Apr. 04, 2013: Obama- Constitution ‘Constrains’ Me

Apr. 16, 2013: Judge – NSA’s collecting of phone records is likely unconstitutional

May 05, 2013: ALL phone calls in the US are recorded and accessible to the government

May 20, 2013: DOJ LEAKED DOCS TO SMEAR FAST & FURIOUS WHISTLE-BLOWER

June 04, 2013: FEDS Get CT Order to ALL Verizon’s call records

June 27, 2013: Park Police lost track of thousands of weapons, inspector general’s report says

July 29, 2013: Democrats call on Obama to rule like a dictator

Aug. 14, 2013: Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s

Sept. 18, 2013: 46 of 99 U.S. Senators Vote To Give Your Constitutional Rights to UN

Sept. 19, 2013: Obama donor gained nearly $1 billion in tax credits in Solyndra bankruptcy

Dec. 03, 2013: Expert Testifies to Congress Obama’s ‘Ignoring Laws’ Could Lead to Overthrow of Gov

Dec. 09, 2013: Obamacare’s Top 10 Constitutional Violations

Dec. 23, 2013: Obama’s Top 10 Constitutional Violations Of 2013

Dec. 30, 2013: State Dept whistleblower’s emails hacked, deleted

Dec. 31, 2013: Obama To Americans – You Don’t Deserve To Be Free

2014

Jan. 01, 2014: American companies respond to new NSA hacking claims

Jan. 27, 2014: Spies use Angry Birds and other apps to track people, documents show

Jan. 28, 2014: Federal consumer bureau data-mining est 991M consumer credit card accounts, mortgages

Jan. 30, 2014: Lawmakers criticize hiring of Obamacare enrollers with criminal records

Feb. 14, 2014: Obamacare Recruiting Illegals in California

Feb. 26, 2014: Enforcing POTUS Constitutional Duty to faithfully Execute the Laws (testimony)

Feb. 27, 2014: Tech industry slams NSA webcam spying

Mar. 11, 2014: Sen. Feinstein (D-CA) Says CIA Spied on Congress

Mar. 25, 2014: Issa – AG Eric Holder ‘abused his office’ in ‘divisive’ tenure

Apr. 04, 2014: WH Jay Carney: 14 million losing health insurance is ‘small sliver’

Apr. 04, 2014: $6 Billion Missing from State Department

Apr. 24, 2014: 40 Veterans die of waiting, VA official responsible for secret list…scandal

May 07, 2014: IRS Official Lois Lerner Held in Contempt of Congress

May 07, 2014: EPA accused of tolerating rampant employee misconduct, obstructing probes

May 13, 2014: Eric Holder – No Plans at DOJ to Investigate Secret Waiting Lists/ Veteran Deaths at VA

May 15, 2014: VA Spends ~$500 Million on Conference Room, Office Makeovers Under Obama

May 29, 2014: IG – HHS Spent $120.6 Million on Medicare for Illegal Aliens

June 6, 2014: How the NSA can ‘turn on’ your cell phone remotely

June 26, 2014: SCOTUS Overturns Obama’s recess appointment power (108pps)

June 30, 2014: Obama to BYPASS Congress AGAIN to enact immigration reform

July 09, 2014: VA apologizes to whistle-blowers facing retaliation

July 10, 2014: Justice won’t probe CIA, Senate spying allegations

July 23, 2014: GAO Report Obamacare – Fake info given get subsidies (27pps)

July 24, 2014: Obama: “I don’t care if its legal”

Aug. 25, 2014: NSA uses ‘Google-like’ tool to share (850) billion of calls, emails

Sept. 04, 2014: 75% IRS targeted non-profit groups were conservative, just 5% were liberal

Oct. 24, 2014: Valerie Jarrett Key Player in Fast & Furious Cover-Up After Holder Lied to Congress

Oct. 28, 2014: AG Eric Holder’s Wife Is Granted Executive Privilege

Nov. 03, 2014: Attkisson – Hacking Software Was from FBI, CIA, DIA or NSA

Nov. 13, 2014: Pelosi says she doesn’t know who Jonathan Gruber is. She touted his work in 2009.

Nov. 14, 2014: Obamacare architect: Lack of transparency helped law pass – Voters are stupid

Nov. 17, 2014: US group CAIR named terrorist organization by United-Arab-Emirates

Nov. 19, 2014: 22 Times President Obama Said He Couldn’t Ignore or Create His Own Immigration Law

2015

Jan. 29, 2015: Muslim Brotherhood-Aligned Leaders Hosted at State Dept. (2011: FBI Said MB terror org)

Jan. 22, 2015: Obama Won’t Meet With Netanyahu During Washington Visit

Jan. 29, 2015: John Podesta Caught In Conflict Of Interest Over ANWR Push

Feb. 09, 2015: U.S. Embassy Met With Group Trying to Influence Israeli Elections

Feb. 11, 2015: David Axelrod says Obama LIED about his support for gay marriage to get elected

Feb. 11, 2015: Sen. Ron Johnson asks how 80,000 ‘lost’ Lerner emails were recovered by IRS watchdog

Mar. 00, 2015: IG Report: Massive Deleted email records by Obama-Hillary gov (30pps)

Mar. 02, 2015: Department of Education employees stole student’s info to get loans

Mar. 06, 2015: Feds prepare criminal corruption charges against Senator Bob Menendez (D)

Mar. 16, 2015: White House office to delete its FOIA regulations

Mar. 17, 2015: Hillary Clinton’s State Dept Hide Documents hide documents after Benghazi

Mar. 25, 2015: Feds Paid Politico $432,000 in 2014

Mar. 31, 2015: Harry Reid ‘No Regrets’ About Lying About Mitt Romney’s Taxes

Apr. 21, 2015: Report: IRS In Bed With Left-Wing Atheist Group On Church Monitoring

May 08, 2015: U.S. to Fund Russian Nuclear Security Despite Ukraine Sanctions

May 08, 2015: Attorney – Spy Chief had ‘forgotten’ about NSA program when he misled Congress

June 22, 2015: FBI Files Document Communism in Valerie Jarrett’s Family

June 25, 2015: IRS permanently destroyed up to 24,000 Lerner emails after subpoena

July 23, 2015: Watchdog: Increased risk of IRS unfairly auditing political groups

July 25, 2015: Obama Blocks Investigator’s Access to Files Related to DOJ Scandals

Aug. 03, 2015: State Department watered down human trafficking report

Aug. 11, 2015: Five GAO employees accused of school lunch fraud

Nov. 11, 2015: Fifth Circuit Rules Obama Violated Constitution On Unilateral Immigration Changes

Oct. 24, 2015: Bureau of Land Management illegally sold thousands of wild horses for slaughter

Dec. 23, 2015: Obama’s Top Ten Constitutional Violations of 2015

2016

Jan. 7, 2016: (75) Times Obama Broke Law During Presidency

May 16, 2016: A List of Obama’s Constitutional Violations

Aug. 09, 2016: ISIS Intel Info Was Cooked, House Panel Finds

Sept. 20, 2016: Emails reveal collusion between EPA & green groups on climate-change rules

Oct. 16, 2016: Hillary Clinton: Saudi and Qatar Support Terrorism, While Clinton’s Accept Their Money

The aforementioned are just a handful of public controversy, scandals and the similar. We conclude that it would not be accurate to say that the U.S. economy is better off when for example, more people are not working, on welfare, and in higher poverty than before the last major recession.

Nor can one truthfully say that there were no scandals in the Obama Administration. We left out most all the scandals involving Hillary Clinton. Clinton did serve in the Obama Administration for two years and this should be included and is named in a few instances here during here tenure. Read more our report on the Clinton Scandals:

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