Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Security at pro-choice White House counts unborn children
The pro-choice Obama White House requires pregnant visitors to count their unborn child as a person for tours of the mansion. Published May 8, 2012
Obama denies presiding over ‘bloated government’
After presiding over three consecutive years of trillion-dollar deficits, President Obama told an audience in New York on Tuesday not to believe critics who accuse him of running a "bloated government." Published May 8, 2012
Obama zigs as Biden zags on gay marriage
President Obama is "comfortable" with full legal rights for same-sex couples, but still doesn't support gay marriage, his spokesman said Monday as the administration scrambled to clarify comments by Vice President Joseph R. Biden in support of such unions. Published May 7, 2012
White House ditches Arab-owned site for U.S. jobs speech
The White House has switched the venue in upstate New York for President Obama's speech Tuesday on manufacturing, ditching a plant owned by the government of Abu Dhabi that has received more than $1 billion in state subsidies. Published May 7, 2012
Obama ‘comfortable’ with but opposes gay marriage
President Obama is "comfortable" with full legal rights for same-sex couples but still doesn't support gay marriage, his spokesman said Monday as the administration scrambled to clarify comments by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. supporting gay marriage. Published May 7, 2012
Obama tries to rally a jobless generation
President Obama kicks off his "official" re-election campaign Saturday with college rallies in Virginia and Ohio - the latest in a series of events aimed at shoring up flagging support among the coalition of women, minorities and young voters that propelled him to victory in 2008. Published May 3, 2012
Obama’s ‘official’ campaign launches Saturday
President Obama kicks off his "official" re-election campaign Saturday with college rallies in Virginia and Ohio the latest in a series of events aimed at shoring up the president's flagging support among the coalition of women, minorities and young voters that propelled him to victory in 2008. Published May 3, 2012
President says girlfriend in book was ‘composite’
President Obama has admitted that a white girlfriend he depicted in his 1995 autobiography — in which he wrote about their searing argument over racial attitudes — was actually a composite of several girlfriends from his past. Published May 2, 2012
News organizations break ranks on ‘secret’ Obama trip
President Obama's trip to Afghanistan Tuesday was kept secret, sort of, by White House officials and media organizations traveling with him. Published May 1, 2012
Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan
President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, adding drama to what was already a politicized military mission. Published May 1, 2012
A former critic, Bill Clinton stumps for Obama
Campaigning with President Obama for the first time, former President Bill Clinton said Sunday night the economy is recovering faster than expected under Mr. Obama but that "full employment" could still be years away. Published April 29, 2012
Report: High taxpayer tab for first lady’s Spain trip
First lady Michelle Obama's much-criticized trip to Spain in 2010 cost taxpayers at least $467,000, a government watchdog group said Thursday after obtaining Secret Service and Air Force documents. Published April 26, 2012
Biden savages Romney foreign policy in N.Y. speech
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., settling into his role as the president's campaign attack dog, blasted Republican Mitt Romney Thursday for embracing what Mr. Biden said were dangerous unilateral foreign policy views that would lead the United States into more costly wars such as the conflict in Iraq. Published April 26, 2012
Team Obama announces formal start of campaign
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will formally kick off his re-election campaign on May 5 with rallies in the swing states of Ohio and Virginia, Obama campaign officials announced Wednesday night. Published April 25, 2012
GOP isn’t conceding youth vote amid Obama college tour
President Obama tried to pit Republicans against young voters Wednesday on the issue of rising student loan rates, while the campaign of presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney served notice it intends to battle for the votes of a college-age electorate that supported Mr. Obama overwhelmingly in 2008. Published April 25, 2012
Obama takes to the road to court college students
In the crucial swing state of North Carolina where the Democratic Party is dealing with a divisive sexual harassment scandal, President Obama began a two-day national tour Tuesday aimed partly at ramping up enthusiasm among college-age voters. Published April 24, 2012
Carney: No White House staffers involved in Secret Service hooker scandal
The White House tried Monday to contain the growing Secret Service scandal over the alleged hiring of prostitutes ahead of President Obama's recent trip to Colombia, revealing it conducted a brief internal probe of the episode and found that no White House staffers were involved. Published April 23, 2012
At Holocaust Museum, Wiesel challenges Obama over Israel policy
President Obama toured the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Monday and called it a reminder that nations too often do not do enough to prevent atrocities, even as his host challenged him to do more about the killing of civilians in Syria and the threat posed by Iran. Published April 23, 2012
Obama reverts to 2008 plan: Blame Bush
No sooner had Mitt Romney effectively locked up the Republican presidential nomination than President Obama began to sharpen his attacks — on former President George W. Bush. Published April 19, 2012
Obama: ‘I’ll be angry’ if Secret Service allegations are true
President Obama said Sunday that he would be "angry" if accusations prove true that his Secret Service agents hired prostitutes, while congressional Republicans called for investigations of the scandal that exploded over the weekend and overshadowed the president's three-day Summit of the Americas trip to Colombia. Published April 15, 2012
