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and Snowden case, 150–51
and surveillance programs, 149
and Wall Street prosecutions, 194
New Yorker, 131
Newell, William, 65, 67, 69, 70, 74–75, 77, 78–79
Newsmax, 34
Newsweek magazine: and AIG–Goldman Sachs case, 194
Nixon, Richard M., 90, 203, 204
nonprofit groups, IRS and, 2, 97, 98–117
Nordstrom, Eric, 33, 34–35, 37, 42, 54
Nordvig, Larry, 106
Norquist, Grover, 169
North Korea, Rosen reports about, 122–23, 136
Notes on the State of Virginia (Jefferson), 211
NTV (Russian network), 200–201
nuclear testing
by Iran, 129–34
by North Korea, 122–23
Nuland, Victoria, 45, 54
Obama, Barack
approval ratings for, 9–10, 94–95, 209
duality of, 10–13
second inaugural address of, 9
senatorial career of, 139–40, 160, 177, 189–90
State of the Union address (2010) of, 97
as surprised by actions of his own executive branch, 11–12
as transformative figure, 10
worship of, 8–10
Obama (Barack) administration
case against, 1–16
closing arguments against, 210–14
Congress and, 10, 11, 26–27, 57, 166, 168, 196–97
as criminal enterprise, 4
logo of, 8
media and, 14–15
motive of, 211
prosecution of, 4–7, 15–16, 211–13
responsibility of, 4
Supreme Court and, 10
transparency of, 82–83, 207
what can be done about, 211–14
See also specific person, department, agency, or topic
Obama, Michelle, 8, 159, 160–61, 189
Obamacare (Affordable Care Act)
business community and, 194–95
contraceptive mandate of, 102–3
elections of 2014 and, 198
employer mandate for, 197–98
funding for, 195
Hollywood and, 175
IRS activities and, 115
labor unions and, 174–75, 206
launching of push for, 94
and Obama approval ratings, 9
obstruction of justice and, 194–95, 197–98
Sebelius’s solicitation of donations for, 2, 195
and Shulman’s visits to White House, 100
stimulus package and, 173–76
waivers for, 198, 206
website for, 11–12
White House comments about, 11–12
youth video contest for, 199–200
Obamob, 15–16
Obeidi, Mohamed, 37
obstruction of justice
ACORN and, 198–200
AmeriCorps/Walpin case and, 188–90
BP case and, 195
charges about, 184–200
closing arguments about, 200–202
and HHS fund-raising, 195
immigration and, 196–97
and New Black Panther Party, 180, 185–88, 201, 210
Obamacare and, 194–95, 197–98
opening arguments about, 178–84
RICO Act and, 83–84, 201
sexual improprieties cases and, 190–92
U.S. code about, 178, 184
Wall Street and, 192–95
Zimmerman case and, 178–84, 185, 186, 201, 206, 208, 210
Occupy Wall Street, 193, 210
Office of the Inspector General (OIG), 190
Office of Intelligence and Operations Coordination (Homeland Security Department), 67
Office of Management and Budget, U.S., 171
Office of National Drug Control Policy, 149
Office of Personnel Management, U.S., 174
O’Keefe, James, 199
Olbermann, Keith, 174
Olympic Games program, 132–33
O’Mara, Mark, 179, 184
omnibus clause (Internal Revenue Code), 88, 117
“One Light” project, 107
The Onion, Carney parody in, 2
opening arguments
about Benghazi attack, 18
about bribery, 158–59
about IRS activities, 86–87
about leaks, 118–21
about manslaughter count, 60–61
about obstruction of justice, 178–84
about surveillance programs, 139–41
Ordinary People Society, 186
O’Reilly, Kevin, 74–75
Oswald, Lee Harvey, 90
Overton, Spencer, 170
Pakistan, 29, 44, 52
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), 128
Palestinian Authority, 107
Palestinians, 130
PalTalk, 143
Pan American Petroleum, 176
Panetta, Leon
Benghazi and, 40, 41–42, 55
and bin Laden killing, 119
and Israeli-Iran-U.S. relations, 131, 133
resignation of, 55
Patriot Act, 139–41, 142, 143, 144, 148, 155–56, 205
Patriots of Charleston, 102
Patriots Day, 153
Patterson, Mark, 158
Paul, Rand, 30, 50, 52, 54
Pavlich, Katie, 69, 72, 76, 209
Paz, Holly, 102, 111–12, 115
Peace Corps, 135
Peace, Not Apartheid (Carter), 129
Pearce, Mark Gaston, 166, 167–68
Peck Canyon area (Arizona), 60–61
Pelletier, Paul E., 78
Pelosi, Nancy, 174
Penn, Kal, 175
Penn, Sean, 95, 205
Pentangeli, Frank, 83
Pepperdine University, 87
Perez, Thomas, 185
Perrelli, Thomas, 170
Perseus, 172
Personnel Management, U.S. Office of, 174
Petraeus, David, 20, 55
Pfeiffer, Dan, 11, 52
pharmaceutical industry, 175
Philadelphia Inquirer, 89
Phillips, Tim, 106
Pickering, Thomas, 48, 49
Plame, Valerie, 205
plausible deniability, 5, 207–8, 213
Poehler, Amy, 175
Polaschik, Joan, 35
Politico, 51
Power, Samantha, 129, 134
presidency
accountability of, 7–10
appointment powers of, 12
executive orders of, 12
findings of, 27
as public relations spin zone, 128
See also executive branch
PRISM program (NSA), 2, 143–44, 210
privacy issues, 141–42, 154, 155. See also surveillance programs
Privacy Protection Act, 123
pro-Israel groups, 107
pro-life groups, 114
Project Vote, 198
ProPublica, 104
Prudhomme, Katherine, 91
Pruitt, Gary, 125
Public Citizen, 114
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, 173
public welfare projects: stimulus package and, 169
punishment and rewards. See aftermath
Putin, Vladimir, 117, 163, 200–201
Qaddafi, Muammar, 24–29
Qatar, 28, 30, 31
race issues
criticisms of Obama and, 14
deprivation of rights and, 138–56
New Black Panther Party and, 185–88
surveillance programs and, 138, 141–42
Tea Party and, 95
U.S. code about, 138, 141–42
Zimmerman–Trayvon Martin case and, 178–84
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. See RICO Act
Rangel, Charlie, 91
Rasmussen, Anders Fogh, 27
Rattner, Steven, 95–96
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Raytheon, 158, 159
Reagan, Ronald, 204, 209
Rebovich, Donald J., 5
Recovery Act, 95, 169
Red Cross: in Benghazi, 33
Reid, Harry, 108, 171, 174
Reines, Philippe, 51
Republicans: overreach by, 15
Reuters News Agency, 124
Reuther, Victor, 89
Reuther, Walter, 89
Reynolds, Glenn, 163
Rezko, Antonin “Tony,” 160–61
Rice, Susan, 44–45, 52, 54
Richmond Tea Party, 106
RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act Benghazi attack and, 20, 58
bribery and, 176, 212
cases involving, 5–6
and civil suits, 6
and closing arguments against Obama administration, 210–13
court decisions about, 5, 6, 212
DOJ as administrator of, 6–7
expansion of jurisdiction of, 212–13
and Fast and Furious Operation, 62, 83–84
goal of, 5, 6
and obstruction of justice, 83–84, 201
and organized crime, 15
overview of, 5
passage of, 5
and plausible deniability, 5
and prosecution of Obama administration, 4–7, 15–16, 211–13
Riedel, Bruce, 25–26
Riordan, Michael, 160–61
Risen, James, 19, 136
Roady, Celia, 105
Rogers, Mike, 151, 152
Rogers, Nancy H., 93
Rogin, Josh, 126
Romney, Mitt, 12, 43, 44, 103, 104, 130, 181, 206, 209
Roosevelt, Elliott, 89
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano “FDR,” 87, 88–89, 204
Rosen, James, 2, 121–23, 136
Rosenberg, Ethel, 56–57
Rosenberg, Julius, 56–57
Roxburgh, Angus, 201
Rubinstein, Daniel, 107
Ruemmler, Kathryn, 51, 112
Russia, 117, 153, 200–201
Ryan, Jack, 92
Ryan, Jeri Lynn, 92
Salazar, Ken, 195
same-sex marriage, 175
Sanchez, Loretta, 146
Sanford, Florida
New Black Panther Party protest in, 186
Zimmerman–Trayvon Martin case in, 178–84
Sanford (Florida) Police Department, 179, 181
Sanger, David, 132, 133–34
Santelli, Rick, 95
Saudi Arabia
and gunrunning in Syria, 30, 31
and Iran’s nuclear facilities, 129–30
joint U.S. counterterrorism operation with, 124
Stevens’ contact with, 32
Sawyer, Diane, 27–28
scandals
Bush administration and, 13
cover-up of, 15
media’s ignoring of, 14–15
pattern for Obama, 47
phony, 3–4, 15, 113, 204
See also specific scandal
Scaparrotti, Curtis, 192
Schiffer, Nancy, 168
Schmaler, Tracy, 72, 76, 77
Schock, Aaron, 114
Schultz, Eric, 76
Schumer, Chuck, 99
Schweizer, Peter, 169, 194
Scott, Rick, 181
Sebelius, Kathleen, 2, 3, 87, 177, 195
Second Amendment, 12, 76, 204
Secret Service, U.S., 149
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 193
Seinfeld, Jerry, 116
Senate
Clinton testimonies before, 32, 47
Obama as Illinois senator, 139–40, 160, 177, 189–90
Obamacare and, 174
See also Congress; specific committee
Senate Intelligence Committee: and surveillance programs, 142, 146
Senate Judiciary Committee
and Fast and Furious Operation, 71–73
Holder testimony before, 72–73
Napolitano testimony before, 71–72
Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 103
Sentelle, David, 168
Seok, Stephen, 106
September 11, 2001
attack on, 37, 57, 58, 119, 139, 141
Espionage Act and, 19
September 11, 2012. See Benghazi (Libya)
sequestration, 12, 14
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), 165–68, 192
17th of February Martyrs Brigade, 34, 35
sexual impropriety, 190–92
Shabazz, Malik, 186
Shadegg, John, 89–90
Shadowbosses: Government Unions Control America and Rob Taxpayers Blind (Factor), 162
Shaheen, Jeanne, 99
Shariah law, 31–32
Sharpton, Al, 180
Sher, Susan, 161
Shinnick, Richard, 48
Shulman, Douglas H., 99, 100, 104, 115
Sierra Club, 173
Sinai Peninsula, 31
Sinaloa drug cartel, 65, 79
Sinclair, Harry, 176
Skype, 143
Smith, Lamar, 197
Smith, Sean, 18, 39
Snowden, Edward, 2, 19, 145, 146, 149–52, 205, 210
Social Security, 95, 169
Solomon, Lafe, 166, 167–68
Solomont, Alan, 189
Solyndra, 12, 170–71, 208
Southwest Border Strategy Group, 63–64, 66
special interests, 158. See also bribery; lobbyists
Special Operations Command Africa, 42
Sperling, Gene, 14
St. HOPE, 188–89, 190
“stand your ground” law, Florida, 181
State Department, U.S.
and designation of Mexican drug cartels, 62
Dunn Award for Excellence at, 54–55
and “Innocence of Muslims” video, 38
and leaks about Sanger stories, 133–34
Obama speech about Israel at, 130
reputation and credibility of, 46
See also Benghazi attack; Clinton, Hillary Rodham; Kerry, John; specific person
State of the Union (CNN-TV), 45
State of War (Risen), 136
Stavridis, James, 25, 119
Stephanopoulos, George, 91
Sterling, Jeffrey Alexander, 19, 136
Stern, Andy, 165, 198
Stevens, Christopher, 1, 18, 19, 28, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38–39, 41, 48, 50, 51
Stewart, Jon, 47, 82
stimulus package, 168–76, 177
Strange, Charles, 120, 121
Strange, Michael, 120, 121
Strickland, Ted, 94
Stuxnet, 133, 134
Sullivan, Jake, 134
Sullivan, Margaret, 51–52
Sunstein, Cass, 149
Supreme Court, U.S.
and bribery laws, 159
and Citizens United case, 97
and command responsibility principle, 4
marijuana decisions by, 197
Obama and, 10
and obstruction of justice issues, 184
race decisions by, 141
RICO Act and, 5, 6, 212
Supreme Security Council (Benghazi), 36
surveillance programs
blame for domestic programs of, 145–49
blanket, 142, 149, 154, 155–56
of Bush administration, 139–41, 143, 154, 155–56
charges concerning, 141–54
closing argument about, 154–56
importance of, 143, 152–54
increase in government, 139, 155–56, 205
investigations/reports about, 142, 147, 149
and leaks, 144, 145
and media as willing accomplices, 210
NSA programs and, 3, 127, 136, 141–56
opening arguments about, 139–41
race issues and, 138, 141–42
Rosen case and, 2, 122, 123, 136
Snowden leaks about, 2, 19, 145, 146, 149–52, 205, 2
10
terrorism and, 155, 205–6
U.S. code about, 138, 141–42
White House comments about, 145–49, 207, 208
Swann, Ben, 31
Swire, Peter, 149
Syria
al-Qaeda and, 24, 31, 57
Benghazi attack and, 24, 39
civil war in, 23–24, 31
gunrunning in, 29–32, 39, 57, 121
Israeli relations with, 134
leaks about, 134
Muslim Brotherhood in, 31
Obama’s findings for aid to, 27
Tahir Square (Cairo, Egypt), 23
Taliban, 21, 28–29, 37
Tapper, Jake, 71, 209
Tascón, Luis, 86
tax-exempt organizations. See Internal Revenue Service; specific organization
tax and spending. See sequestration
Tea Party, IRS and, 94–97, 99, 100–104, 105, 106, 110, 111–12, 113–14, 116
Tea Party Patriots, 107, 112, 117
Teapot Dome scandal, 159
terrorism
Benghazi and, 43, 44–45, 46, 52
CIA staff connections to, 152
and designation of Mexican drug cartels, 62
DHS report about, 96
Espionage Act and, 19
leaks about plots concerned with, 123–26
and Obama’s views about Islam, 20
surveillance programs and, 155, 205–6
Tea Party and, 95–96
See also specific person or organization
Terrorism Act (2000), 151
Terry, Brian, 61, 62, 67–68, 69, 72, 73, 78, 81–82, 83, 84, 204, 213
Tester, Jon, 146, 164
Think-Progress, 98
This Week (ABC-TV): Rice (Susan) on, 44–45
Thomas, Cindy, 111
Thomasson, Scott, 77
Thompson, Mark, 48
Throw Them All Out (Schweizer), 169
TIDE (U.S. database), 153
Time magazine, 26, 96
Tobin, Jonathan, 134–35
Toledo (Ohio) Police Department, 93
Tonight show: Obama appearance on, 146
Toobin, Jeffrey, 151
torture, 13, 140–41
Townhall.com, 69, 209
transparency: of Obama administration, 82–83, 207
Travelgate, 90
Traver, Andrew, 79
Treasury Department, U.S. Auto Task Force of, 164
and Koch case, 98
Obamacare waivers and, 198
Treviño, Humberto Benitez, 70
Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), 164
True the Vote, 106
Truman, Harry S., 7, 89
Trumka, Richard, 162
Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar, 153–54
Tsarnaev, Tamerlan, 153–54
Tunisia
al-Qaeda in, 38
uprising in, 22–23
U.S. embassy in, 38
Turi, Marc, 28
Udall, Mark, 143, 148
Udall, Tom, 99
unauthorized disclosure of information
aftermath of, 135–36
charges about, 121–35
closing argument about, 137
code about, 118
opening argument about, 118–21
See also leaks
unemployment, 169