Yeah he did!

I don't want to hear this shit anymore from these haters "Obama has been in office a whole year and hasn't done anything, nor has he kept any of his promises." Besides the obvious bullshit of that statement, Obama has finally fulfilled the U.S.A.'s promise to its citizen all the way back to the establishment of the U.N. Deceleration of Human Rights of 1948 in article 25 which states(UN.org):

"* (1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control."

If you need to be refreshed, the UN was established as a replacement for the League of Nations after the second World war and was encouraged by the current president at the time Harry Truman. In a letter to the UN delegates President Truman wrote

"We represent the overwhelming majority of all mankind. We Speak for people who have endured the most savage and devastating war ever inflicted upon innocent men, women and children. We hold a powerful mandate from our people. . . . . We must build a new world " a far better world " one in which the eternal dignity of man is respected. (rightstohealthcare)"

Past presidents who tried to make it happen and failed include Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill Clinton (Slate.com) That isn't including his other accomplishments such as the Stimulus bill that goes to help tax payers, the opposite of TARP. He has strengthened foreign relations at a time in which the United States was loosing influence due to the economy, and finally telling Israel to stop their expansion into Palestine territory if they ever truly want peace. With that out in the open, tell me a more successful first year of a presidency that you remember?

N. Korea hates freedom, Pirates, and the internet

N. Korea no longer cares what the world thinks about their nuclear program until they pay more money. (Christian Science Monitor)

"North Korea on Tuesday announced that it was walking out on six-party talks to end its nuclear program, and vowed to resume operating its nuclear facilities. The decision comes a day after the 15-member United Nations Security Council condemned North Korea's April 5 rocket launch, which critics argue was a long-range missile test.
According to North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency, the decision to abandon international talks is a response to the UN Security Council statement, released on Monday, which was deemed insulting to the North Korean people."

Like no one saw this coming talks couldn't stop them from launching a rocket over Japan, how are you going to convince them to stop their nuclear program. If the U.N. cant convince North Korea to end its program, than they have 0 chance in convincing Iran to stop. They are both sovereign states, and one has money(Not North Korea).

Pirates are back at it, does Greece have special forces to stop the pirates?(CNN)

"Pirates off the coast of Somalia hijacked a second freighter Tuesday, a NATO spokesman said.
The spokesman could not immediately provide further details.
Earlier in the day, pirates hijacked a 35,000-ton Greek-owned bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia's northern coast, the European Union's Maritime Security Center said."

This article reports the remaining hijacker/terrorist of the U.S.flagged Maersk Alabama is only 16.

Americans don't listen to food recalls (Reuters)

Only about 60 percent of Americans search their homes for foods recalled because of contamination, researchers reported on Tuesday...
Nearly 75 percent of those surveyed said they would like to receive personalized information about recalls on store receipts, and more than 60 percent said they also would also like to receive such information via letter or e-mail.
Just 12 percent reported eating a food they thought had been recalled, while more than 25 percent said they threw out food after hearing about a recall.

That's a reasonable expectation that the FDA or Food company should be responsible to inform their consumers directly. That also means consumers would have to be willing to give their personal information and register with companies they buy food from. On second thought stupid idea, just read the Internet.

Facebook causes students to study less, NO! (USA today)

Does Facebook lead to lower grades? Or do college students with lower grades use Facebook more than their higher-achieving peers?
A study of 219 students at Ohio State University being presented at a conference this week doesn't answer those questions definitively. But it suggests a link between the social networking site and academic performance. READERS: What could you do with the time you spend on Facebook? Students who said they used Facebook reported grade-point averages between 3.0 and 3.5; those who don't use it said they average 3.5 to 4.0. Also, Facebook users said they studied one to five hours a week, vs. non-users' 11 hours or more.

Somebody got their doctorate off of this shit, they needed a study to alert them that Internet is distracting to college students. O its from Ohio State, way to add to your crappy economy don't worry football season is soon.

You must Hate Children

At least every week I get in a discussion with someone about the current state of health care in the United States. About half of these conversations immediately turn political, "Obama's health care initiative is going destroy health care." That statement isn't enough everyone who says that statement follows it with the obligatory story from Canada or the UK. " Well my (Family Member) lives in (UK/Canada) and they have to wait for (Weeks, Months, Years) for medical care. If we go to socialized medicine, then we will have to wait forever for medical care. Well its not a particular president's health care initiative I care about, I just care about people having health care. Especially Children, they should not be held responsible based on the decisions that their parents make. Let me discuss some numbers, since they are credible and a quantifiable identifiable gauge of the state of health care.

On August 31, 2007 The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities a "policy organization..with particular emphasis on the impact of various budget choices on low-income Americans"(CBPP) Published a report entitled "MORE AMERICANS, INCLUDING MORE CHILDREN, NOW LACK HEALTH INSURANCE" Were they reported the amount of Uninsured Americans based on the data provided by the US Census Bureau. Their findings were the following:

-- The percentage of Americans without insurance climbed to 15.8 percent in 2006, above the 15.3 percent level in 2005 and considerably above the 14.1 percent level in 2001. The percentage of Americans without insurance has increased largely because employer-sponsored insurance coverage has continued to erode.
-- The percent of full-time working adults who lack health insurance rose to 17.9 percent in 2006, up from 17.2 percent. The number of full-time working adults who are uninsured climbed by 1.2 million, to 22.0 million.

Their findings in regards to insured children is alarming

-- The number of uninsured children under age 18 rose by 600,000, from 8.05 million in 2005 to 8.66 million in 2006. The percentage of children who lack health insurance also rose from 10.9 percent to 11.7 percent.
-- the number and percentage of children who are uninsured declined from 1999 through 2004, but that trend stopped and began to reverse in 2005
-- From 2004 to 2006, the percentage of children covered by public insurance remained unchanged and thus could not offset the continued reduction in the percentage of children covered by employer-sponsored insurance. The result was an overall reduction in children’s coverage.

The Report from The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities "Poverty Rate and Non-Elderly Median Income, Worst Performance on Record For Any Six Years of Economic Growth"(CBPP) which analyzed the data for the year of 2007 provided by the US Census Bureau. There was an improvement but not much of an improvement.

-- The percentage of children without coverage dropped by 500,000, from 8.66 million in 2006 to 8.15 million in 2007. The percentage of children without coverage dropped from 11.7 percent in 2006 to 11.0 percent

The report also noted:

"last year Congress failed to override a presidential veto of SCHIP legislation that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would have led by 2012 to coverage for nearly 4 million children who otherwise will be uninsured; this means many states likely will be unable to sustain or build upon this progress in 2008."

These are not numbers to be proud of. In 1948 the United Nations General Assembly Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III)(Universal Decleration of Human Rights) Article 25 section 1 and 2 states the following:

"(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.

(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection."

This resolution that was adopted in New York City by 51 member countries including the five permanent members of the Security Council- France, the Republic of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. In NEW YORK CITY(U.S.A.) By no means is any resolution within the General Assembly Binding, but it should be noted this was in the first two years of the United Nations inception in which Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were credited as the creators. That being said, how are we the country not following essentially our own resolutions in decree. ALL CHILDREN...SHALL ENJOY THE SAME PROTECTION of Article 25 sec 1. If you hate socialized health insurance for kids, then you must hate children. If you hate the idea of socializing medical care because you think its communisim then you are an idiot. At least this has a benifit, its not like you dont have a SOCIAL security number or recieved an education from a Public school, or drivin on PUBLIC roads, or drink from MUNICIPAL water supply. Its all for the social good you idiot. GOOD.