Obama history: Watch out, Mt. Rushmore
Published May 22, 2012 at 3:00 am
Until recently, you could go to the official website of the White House, whitehouse.gov, and find a brief biographical page on every American President.
And you still can.
But now there's a twist: The Obama administration has seen fit to add bragging points about Obama to the official biographies of almost all the Presidents, starting with Calvin Coolidge.
And so, for instance, a portion of the page on Coolidge now reads: “On Feb. 22, 1924, Calvin Coolidge became the first President to make a public radio address to the American people. ... President Obama became the first President to hold virtual gatherings and town halls using Twitter, Facebook, Google (plus), LinkedIn, etc.”
Fast forward to Lyndon B. Johnson, and Obama repulsively co-opts the official Johnson biography to shill for ObamaCare. The hacks in the White House didn't even bother to proofread when they tacked on their talking points: “President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare signed into law in 1965 — providing millions of elderly healthcare stability. President Obama's historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, strengthens Medicare, offers eligible seniors a range of preventive services with no cost-sharing, and provides discounts on drugs when in the coverage gap known as the 'donut hole.'”
