President
Obama stated his purpose in proposing this initiative when he spoke in early March at Miami Central High School in Florida:
Not exact matches
I feel comfortable in
stating that, like most socialists / communists,
Obama is agnostic and that he simply used the church for political
purposes — until it no longer suited his needs.
Skeptics might write off
Obama's Bible talk as sanctimonious window dressing, aimed at no higher
purpose than connecting with churchgoers in the purple and red
states.
Even though
Obama said in 2008 that he considered the «basic concept of using medical marijuana for the same
purposes and with the same controls as other drugs prescribed by doctors... entirely appropriate» and did not plan on using the DOJ's resources to circumvent
state laws, the department has continued to raid, and in some cases shut down, dispensaries and cultivation facilities in at least nine
state since he took office.
Interestingly, there's a new poll out today that found a vast majority of Americans think President
Obama should respect laws in
states where growing and selling marijuana is legal for medical
purposes.
Supersubgroups: Under the
Obama administration's NCLB waivers, some
states choose to combine several «subgroups» for accountability
purposes, resulting in what's known as «supersubgroups.»
Race to the Top: President
Obama's Race to the Top (RttT) initiative helped (and continues to help) to distribute billions of dollars in federal stimulus monies to
states, thus far to a total of $ 4.35 billion, if
states promise via their legislative policies that they will use students» large - scale standardized test scores for even more consequential
purposes than NCLB required prior.
But thanks to the
Obama administration's waiver gambit,
states can report one set of graduation rates to the nation, while using inaccurate calculations for accountability
purposes.
Paris was illegitimately entered by President
Obama given it is, by its own terms, custom and practice, a treaty for United
States purposes.