US Media Reaches Fever Pitch Concerning the Growing Possibility of Obamas Impeachment Americas media is now brimming with possibilities concerning an actual impeachment of Barack Obama, as his poll numbers tank and the border appears to be in a state of semi- collapse. The two preeminent stories tonight posted by Left-Wing news site CNN & Right-Wing news site The Blaze, speak to the extraordinary possibilty now officially becoming a reality. With scandal after scandal threatening Obamas jealous hold on power, in addition to obvious lies on healthcare and IRS targeting by both the administration and seemingly the President, Obama seems to be at his most vulnerable. The below stories outline the seriousness of Obamas predicament, in addition to included impeachment story links representing Americas most influential media outlets. Washington (CNN) –By Dan Merica Dan Pfeiffer, a longtime aide and senior adviser to President Barack Obama, told reporters Friday that recent talk of impeaching the President should not be considered a long shot. I would not discount that possibility, Pfeiffer said, pointing out that aCNN/ORC International poll released Friday indicated that a third of Americans think Obama should be impeached. Pfeiffer, who spoke to reporters at The Monitor Breakfast, pointed at recent attempts by House Republicans to sue the President as evidence that they would consider impeachment in the future. Speaker Boehner, by going down the path of this lawsuit, has opened the door to Republicans possibly considering impeachment at some point in the future, Pfeiffer said. I think that if the President enacted immigration reform that would certainly up the likelihood that they would contemplate impeachment. Although one-third of Americans endorsed impeaching Obama, according to the CNN poll, a sizable 65% said they wouldnt take that step. There were also, expectedly, partisan divisions on the question with 57% of Republicans but only 35% of independents and 13% of Democrats backing a move to impeach Obama. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee, earlier this month called for Obama to be impeached over the growing number of undocumented children from Central American coming across the southern border. In an opinion editorial for the conservative website Brietbart, Palin wrote that (Obamas) unsecured border crisis is the last straw that makes the battered wife say, no mas. Its time to impeach; and on behalf of American workers and legal immigrants of all backgrounds, we should vehemently oppose any politician on the left or right who would hesitate in voting for articles of impeachment, she continued. After President Bill Clinton in 1998 became only the second president to be impeached, his public approval hit 73%, the highest rating of his administration, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll. Pfeiffer, however, rejected the idea that impeachment would be a good thing for Obama and his lagging poll numbers. We take it very seriously and I dont think it would be a good thing, he said. But I think it would be foolish to discount the possibility that Republicans would at least consider going down that path. From The Blaze by Fred Lucas The notion of impeaching President Barack Obama got substantial attention Friday from two White House officials, who both said senior Republicans wanted to see it happen. But they couldn’t name any senior Republicans when pressed. Further, White House press secretary Josh Earnest expressed doubt about whether House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) was sincere when he said impeachment is not on the table. “I do believe that the speaker said on a number of occasions that there would not be steps taken by Republicans to shut down the government over health care,” Earnest said of Boehner, adding, “Maybe you need to ask him a little bit more about whether impeachment is on the table or not.” Some conservatives have called for impeaching Obama regarding executive overreach on issues such as Obamacare, immigration and guns without congressional authorization. The Democratic National Committee and Organizing for America have consistently used impeachment in fundraising emails to warn donors about what could happen if Republicans win more seats in the House and gain control of the Senate. The topic first made news Friday after Dan Pfeiffer, a counselor to the president, told a Christian Science Monitor breakfast: “I would not discount that possibility. I think Speaker Boehner, by going down the path of this lawsuit, has opened the door to Republicans possibly considering impeachment at some in the future.” Asked about the comment, Earnest said, “There are senior members of the Republican Party, or prominent voices in the Republican Party who are calling for exactly that.” “I do believe that the speaker said on a number of occasions that there would not be steps taken by Republicans to shut down the government over health care,” Earnest said. “We did see that that happened. Maybe you need to ask him a little bit more about whether impeachment is on the table or not. Maybe he’ll give you a more detailed answer than he has thus far. There’s no doubt there are other prominent voices in the Republican party that have indicated impeachment. That’s party of their agenda. The president’s agenda is not focused on those political sideshows.....It’s focused on an agenda to expand economic opportunity.” conservativerefocus/blog5.php/2014/07/26/us-media-reaches-fever-pitch-concerning-the-growing-possibility-of-obama-s-impeachment
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