Supports policies that hurt small businesses

In September 2012, a survey of small business owners showed that 69% of them said that Obama�s regulatory policies have hurt small businesses. 55% said that they would not start a business under the current environment.

Lied about putting health care negotiations on C-SPAN

Although Obama had made a campaign promise to have all of the health care reform negotiations broadcast on C-SPAN, he broke that promise after he was elected.

The secrecy of these negotiations was so strong that U.S. Congresswoman and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said, �We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.�

Lied about letting people keep their health insurance

Before Obamacare was passed, Obama said:

�No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people� If you like your health care plan, you�ll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.�

Also before Obamacare was passed, Obama said:

�Here is a guarantee that I�ve made. If you have insurance that you like, then you will be able to keep that insurance.�

However, after Obamacare was passed, the Congressional Budget Office said that the law would cause seven million people to lose their employer provided insurance.

After Obamacare was passed, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East announced that it would drop health insurance for the children of more than 30,000 low-wage home attendants. Mitra Behroozi, executive director of benefit and pension funds for 1199SEIU stated

�� new federal health-care reform legislation requires plans with dependent coverage to expand that coverage up to age 26� meeting this new requirement would be financially impossible.�

Also, after Obamacare was passed, the Franciscan University of Steubenville dropped its coverage in response to the law.

Universal Orlando dropped its coverage for part time employees in response to Obamacare.

In addition, after Obamacare was passed, Forbes reported

�The House Ways and Means Committee has released a new report that sheds light onto how Obamacare incentivizes companies to dump their workers onto the new law�s subsidized exchanges.�

Also after Obamacare was passed, MSN reported

�The Affordable Care Act mandate most commonly known as Obamacare has some tight stipulations that, CNN says, are forcing health care companies to rip up most of their current plans and draft new ones that comply. According to a University of Chicago study, just about half of the individual health care plans currently on the market won�t cut it once key provisions of the Affordable Care Act kick in next year.�

Furthermore, it was reported that Obamacare would cause 58,000 Aetna and UnitedHealth Group customers in California to lose their insurance.

In response to Obamacare, some employers have dropped coverage for their employees� spouses.

The chain of Wegmans supermarkets cancelled the policies of its part time employees in response to Obamacare.

In July 2013, leaders of the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE sent a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi which said that Obamacare

�will shatter not only our hard-earned health benefits� these restrictions will make non-profit plans like ours unsustainable� we can no longer stand silent in the face of elements of the Affordable Care Act that will destroy the very health and wellbeing of our members along with millions of other hardworking Americans�

Lied about the cost of Obamacare

Before Obamacare was passed, Obama promised

�I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits � either now or in the future. I will not sign it if it adds one dime to the deficit, now or in the future, period. And to prove that I�m serious, there will be a provision in this plan that requires us to come forward with more spending cuts if the savings we promised don�t materialize.�

However, after Obama signed it, the Washington Post reported that it would add more than $340 billion to the budget deficit over the next decade.

In March 2012, the Congressional Budget Office said that over the next decade, Obamacare would cost twice as much as what Obama had promised.

In May 2013, it was reported that Obamacare�s program for high risk patients was more expensive than what Obama had promised.

Rewarded his fundraisers by giving them federal jobs

Although Obama had promised to have �the most sweeping ethics reform in history,� and had often criticized the role of money in politics, the truth is that after he was elected, he gave administration jobs to more than half of his 47 biggest fundraisers.

Forced banks to give mortgages to people who could not afford to pay them back

While working as a �community organizer,� Obama filed lawsuits which forced banks to give mortgages to people with bad credit and low incomes. As a result, many of these people ended up defaulting on their mortgages. As their attorney, Obama collected $23,000 in legal fees for himself.

Then in April 2013, during Obama�s second term as President, the Washington Post reported that President Obama was still pressuring banks �to make home loans to people with weaker credit.�

Used taxpayer money to buy soda for $3.40 per can

During Obama�s presidency, the federal government repeatedly purchased soda for a cost of $3.40 per can. Obama did not express any desire to switch to a cheaper seller, such as Costco, amazon.com, or Wal-Mart � or to an even still cheaper seller such as a wholesaler. Instead, Obama repeatedly forced taxpayers to pay these outrageous prices for soda.

Paid $7 million per household to connect people to the internet

Obama�s stimulus paid to connect some households in Montana to the internet, at a cost of $7 million per household.

Broke promise to teen campaign volunteers

Obama had promised to his teen campaign volunteers that if they each spent nine hours going door to door on Obama�s behalf, he would invite them to attend his speech of September 6, 2012. However, after the teens did the volunteer work, Obama broke his promise. One of these volunteers, Madeline Frank, age 16, of Charlotte, North Carolina, said of this �I�ve been looking forward to this for a really long time. I am just feeling really let down and like bummed. It was kind of my dream to see him speak, so definitely really sad.�

Nominated a communist who said 9-11 was an inside job

In September 2009, Obama�s green czar Van Jones resigned after it was reported that he was a self-described �communist� and had blamed George W. Bush for the September 11 attacks.

Oversaw some of the world�s worst increases in corruption

In December 2010, Transparency International reported that corruption was increasing faster in the U.S. than anywhere else except Cuba, Dominica, and Burkina Faso.

Falsely said �This is the most transparent administration in history.�

In February 2013, Obama said, �This is the most transparent administration in history�

However, that same month, ABC News White House reporter Ann Compton, who covered Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Clinton, both Bushes, and Obama, said �The president�s day-to-day policy development� is almost totally opaque to the reporters trying to do a responsible job of covering it. There are no readouts from big meetings he has with people from the outside, and many of them aren�t even on his schedule. This is different from every president I covered. This White House goes to extreme lengths to keep the press away.�

In July 2009, White House reporter Helen Thomas criticized the Obama administration for its lack of transparency.

Also, this list contains a huge number of things that Obama has done which contradict his statement.

Illegally gave Obamacare exemptions to unions that supported the passage of Obamacare

Obama gave some organizations an exemption from some of the requirements of Obamacare. Many of these organizations were unions that had supported the passage of Obamacare, but now wanted exemptions from the very same law that they wanted to force everyone else to obey. This reveals an extreme level of hypocrisy among many of the supporters of Obamacare.

In addition, these exemptions are illegal, because the Constitution requires the law to treat everyone the same.

The Washington Times wrote of this:

�Selective enforcement of the law is the first sign of tyranny. A government empowered to determine arbitrarily who may operate outside the rule of law invariably embraces favoritism as friends, allies and those with the best-funded lobbyists are rewarded. Favoritism inevitably leads to corruption, and corruption invites extortion. Ultimately, the rule of law ceases to exist in any recognizable form, and what is left is tyranny.�

�The now-familiar monthly trickling down of new waivers is, at best, a tacit admission that Obamacare is a failure. So far, seven entire states and 1,372 businesses, unions and other institutions have received waivers from the law. The list includes the administration�s friends and allies and, of course, those who have the best lobbyists.�

�More than 50 percent of the Obamacare waiver beneficiaries are union members, which is striking because union members account for less than 12 percent of the American work force. The same unions that provided more than $120 million to Democrats in the last two elections and, in many cases, openly campaigned in favor of the government takeover of your health care, now celebrate that Obamacare is not their problem.�

Said the health insurance mandate was not a tax, but later told the Supreme Court that it was

Before Obama�s health care reform was passed, he said that the mandate was not a tax. However, after it was passed, the Obama administration argued in front of the Supreme Court that the mandate really was a tax.

Falsely claimed that he �cut spending by over a trillion dollars in 2011″

On �Meet the Press� on December 30, 2012, Obama said:

�I cut spending by over a trillion dollars in 2011″

In reality, spending during that time period was not cut at all, and was actually increased by $147 billion.

Falsely claimed that his �Cash for Clunkers� program would help the environment

Although Obama claimed that his �Cash for Clunkers� program would help the environment, it actually caused net harm to the environment. Because the program required cars to be shredded instead of recycled, it wasted 24 million barrels of oil. Many of the cars that were destroyed were in perfectly good condition. Because the program�s minimum requirement for so-called �fuel efficiency� was only 22 mpg, the reduction in pollution was negligible.

Violated the very same campaign finance laws that he claims to support

In January 2013, it was reported that Obama�s campaign had been fined $375,000 by the Federal Election Commission for violating campaign finance laws.

Encouraged employers to switch their employees from full time to part time

The New York Times reported that Obamacare

�sharply penalizes full-time employment in favor of part-time employment.�

In response to the employer mandate of Obamacare, some restaurants have announced plans to switch some of their employees from full time to part time, including some franchises of Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Wendy�s, Taco Bell, White Castle, and Fatburger.

Community College of Allegheny County switched 200 professors and 200 other employees from full time to part time in response to Obamacare. Clint Benjamin, an English professor at Community College of Allegheny County, said that this would reduce his own monthly pay by $600.

Also in response to the employer mandate of Obamacare, other colleges have announced plans to switch some of their employees from full time to part time, including Florida�s Palm Beach State College, Ohio�s Youngstown State University, and New Jersey�s Kean University.

In Virginia, thousands of government employees had their hours reduced because of Obamacare.

The Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh reduced the hours of 48 of its employees in response to Obamacare.

Regal Entertainment Group, the largest chain of movie theaters in the country, announced that it would be switching thousands of its employees from full time to part time in response to the Obamacare mandate.

Utah�s Granite School District reduced the hours of 1,200 of its employees in response to Obamacare.

In response to Obamacare, many Wal-Mart stores have stopped hiring full time workers.

In July 2013, leaders of the Teamsters, UFCW, and UNITE-HERE sent a letter to Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi which said that Obamacare will

�destroy the foundation of the 40 hour work week that is the backbone of the American middle class� the law creates an incentive for employers to keep employees� work hours below 30 hours a week. Numerous employers have begun to cut workers� hours to avoid this obligation.�

Broke his promise to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term

On February 23, 2009, Obama said �Today, I�m pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office.� Obama broke that promise.

Supports installation of hidden cameras on private property without a search warrant

In October 2012, Obama�s Justice Department argued in favor of installing hidden cameras on private property without a search warrant.

Lied about the Benghazi attack

In September 2012, after four U.S. citizens were killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, the Obama administration falsely said that the attack was a spontaneous protest against an anti-Muslim video at YouTube.

CBS News reported that although it was obviously a terrorist attack, it took an entire week before the Obama administration was willing to acknowledge it as such.

The Washington Post reported that Obama had falsely said that he had called it a terrorist attack from the very start.

After the attack began, someone (there is a debate over who this someone was) ordered the nearby U.S. military to �stand down,�, i.e., not offer any assistance. Obama is the Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military. Obama later falsely claimed that the �stand down� order had not been made.

Although the Obama administration made a dozen revisions to its talking points on this incident, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney falsely stated that only a �single adjustment� had been made, and that it simply involved changing the wording of �consulate� to �diplomatic facility.� ABC News published a complete list of all the changes to the talking points, which can be read here.

Among the changes was the deletion of this entire paragraph:

�The Agency has produced numerous pieces on the threat of extremists linked to al-Qa�ida in Benghazi and eastern Libya. These noted that, since April, there have been at least five other attacks against foreign interests in Benghazi by unidentified assailants, including the June attack against the British Ambassador�s convoy. We cannot rule out the individuals has previously surveilled the U.S. facilities, also contributing to the efficacy of the attacks.�

Victoria Nuland, a State Department spokeswoman, played a key role in the editing of the talking points. But instead of firing her for this, Obama offered her a promotion.

Falsely said that �we got back every dime� of the bailout

In October 2012, Obama said that �we got back every dime� of the bailout. However, at the same time, the Congressional Budget Office that said there was still $24 billion that had not been paid back.

Falsely said that Fast and Furious was started when Bush was President

In September 2012, Obama said that Fast and Furious had �begun under the previous administration.� In reality, Fast and Furious began in October 2009.

Falsely said that switching to electronic medical records would make health care cheaper

Although Obama claimed that switching to electronic record keeping as part of Obamacare would make health care cheaper, it actually made it more expensive.

Spent $495,000 of �stimulus� money for ads on MSNBC

Obama spent $495,000 of �stimulus� money for commercials on MSNBC.

Falsely said the sequester would cause janitors to take a pay cut

In February 2013, while talking about the sequester, Obama said

�The folks who are cleaning the floors at the Capitol � now that Congress has left, somebody is going to be vacuuming and cleaning those floors and throwing out the garbage � they�re going to have less pay� The janitors, the security guards, they just got a pay cut, and they�ve got to figure out how to manage that. That�s real.�

CBS News reported that Obama�s statement was false.

Said the deficit had gone down when it had actually gone up

In February 2013, Obama said that the federal deficit had gone down by $2.5 trillion since he had taken office. In reality, it had actually increased by $5.9 trillion during that time.

Rolled back union transparency rules

The Obama administration rolled back union transparency rules, which had been created so that union members could find out how their union was spending their union dues.

Falsely said that he did not propose the sequester

On October 22, 2012, Obama said, �The sequester is not something that I�ve proposed.� However, on February 22, 2013, the Washington Post reported that �the automatic spending cuts were initiated by the White House� and that �Obama personally approved of the plan.�

Canceled White House tours for thousands of people so he could use the money to play golf with Tiger Woods

During the sequester in early 2013, the Obama administration said it would save $18,000 per week by cancelling all White house tours, despite the fact that thousands of people had planned their vacations far in advance. However, Obama had no problem with spending more than $1 million in tax money so he could go golfing with Tiger Woods for one weekend.

Added 20,000 extra pages to Obamacare without Congressional approval

After Obamacare was passed, Obama added 20,000 extra pages to it, even though those extra 20,000 pages had not been voted on by Congress.

Signed health care reform law whose own authors called it a �huge train wreck� that was �beyond comprehension�

U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), one of the authors of Obamacare, said of it, �I just see a huge train wreck coming down.�

U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia), another author of the law, said it was �beyond comprehension.�

Asked Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate himself for lying under oath

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder lied under oath. He said that he had nothing to do with monitoring the emails of Fox News reporter James Rosen. But it turns out that it was Holder�s own signature on the search warrant.

Even the liberal Huffington Post said that Holder should be fired over this.

Holder could get five years in prison.

So, did President Obama fire Holder?

Of course not!

Instead, Obama asked that Holder be investigated � not by an independent investigating committee � but by Holder himself!

I can see it now�

Obama: �Did you lie?�

Holder: �No.�

Obama: �OK. That�s good enough for me. You�re cleared of any wrongdoing.�

Refused to fire or prosecute more than 1,000 IRS employees who illegally used their IRS credit cards for their own personal use

During Obama�s first term, more than 1,000 IRS employees illegally used their IRS credit cards for personal purchases, but Obama refused to fire or prosecute them.

Raised the interest rate on student loans to pay for Obamacare

Obamacare raised the interest rate on student loans from 5.3% to 6.8%. The money is used to fund Obamacare.

Illegally bypassed Congress to delay Obamacare�s employer mandate

As the Obamacare law was written, the employer mandate was to begin in January 2014. This is what the law said when it was passed by the House and Senate, and signed by President Obama.

However, in July 2013, Obama delayed the employer mandate part of Obamacare until January 2015. Obama did this without approval from Congress.

For Obama to change a law that was passed by Congress, without first getting approval from Congress, is a violation of the Presidential oath that Obama took to uphold and defend the Constitution.

What Obama did here is an action of a dictator, not an action of a President whose power is limited by a written constitution.

If Obama can get away with this, then it sets a horribly dangerous precedent, and means that the President can arbitrarily make any change to any law that has been passed by Congress, without first getting approval from Congress.

Made it too hard for some doctors to continue their practices

In July 2013, ABC News reported that some doctors were shutting down their practices in response to Obamacare.

Dr. Robert WcWilliams, an obstetrician/gynecologist with more than 5,000 patients, said:

�It�s going to be run by bureaucrats � and it�s going to be run by politicians � who have no idea what is in your best interests, then I�m getting out.�

Spent $630,000 to get more Facebook �likes�

In July 2013, it was reported that Obama had spent $630,000 of taxpayers� money in order to get more Facebook �likes.�

Illegally forced 2,200 privately owned auto dealerships to close, which destroyed 120,000 jobs

In 2009, Obama illegally forced 2,200 privately owned auto dealerships to close. These dealerships had employed 120,000 people.