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Obama's War on Weed: President Attacks Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana Advocates to Protest Obama's Visit to San Francisco

villagevoicemedia.com​Lunch with the president isn't cheap -- it also doesn't come without some clamor.About 200 diners will munch on whatever $7,500 nets them at the W Hotel tomorrow where President Barack Obama -- and medical marijuana advocates -- will be for his fundraiser. Dispensary operator ... More >>

List: Why Obama Visited LinkedIn

villagevoicemedia.com​Lunch with the president isn't cheap -- it also doesn't come without some clamor.About 200 diners will munch on whatever $7,500 nets them at the W Hotel tomorrow where President Barack Obama -- and medical marijuana advocates -- will be for his fundraiser. Dispensary operator ... More >>

Obama Talks Jobs at LinkedIn

​On his swing through the West Coast, President Barack Obama stopped in Silicon Valley today where he answered questions for an hour at LinkedIn's campus in Mountain View. His main focus: Jobs. He deftly turned almost every question from the audience back into a endorsement; for his newly propos ... More >>

President Obama Fumbles and Punts Medical Marijuana Question on Campaign Trail

He forgot what the question was ​For all his Kennedyesque "uhs" and "ahs," President Barack Obama is nonetheless generally regarded as an accomplished public speaker, able to expound extemporaneously on a plethora of topics. But on the campaign trail in Minnesota on Monday -- during what former Ma ... More >>

Protesting in the Streets -- Top 10 Political Street Art

John Boehner makes a cameo at 18th and Valencia.​We spotted this John Boehner street art gem Tuesday night in the Mission, and it got us thinking -- political street art is pretty rad, and sometimes pretty radical. San Francisco definitely has its fair share, but, of course, we're not the onl ... More >>

Obama's Drug Czar Report Debunks Medical Marijuana, Feds Are on a Pot-Hating Roll

They have one thing in common, anyway​The rule of three -- you can't escape it. Not in religion, not in anatomy, not even in Barack Obama's War on Drugs.First, there was the June memo from the Justice Department in which the White House decided the 16 states with medical cannabis laws be damned. T ... More >>

Fox News Twitter Account Hacked, Claims President Obama Assassinated

Don't believe Fox News​No worries, folks: Barack Obama is still the leader of the United States, much to the disappointment of Fox News followers. The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that some idiot hackers thought they'd have a little fun with Fox News and give us another reason not to ... More >>

Justice Department "Clarifies" Stance on Medical Marijuana: It's Illegal And They Will Arrest You

They gonna getcha​President Barack Obama's stance on medical cannabis has been a wee nebulous: as candidate, Obama said the drug war was a failure and that doctors prescribing pot as a treatment was "appropriate"; as president, Obama's Justice Department said chasing after pot growers and users wa ... More >>

Obama's Drug Czar Refuses to Meet With Cops Seeking End to War on Drugs

No you didn't!​In what way is Barack Obama similar to Richard Nixon (aside from ramping up someone else's foreign war)? Turns out common ground can also be found between Tricky Dick and BHO II when it comes to the drug war.A few weeks ago we told you about California NORML unhappily celebrating th ... More >>

Clean Energy Stimulus Cash Is Slow to Be Spent

No you didn't!​In what way is Barack Obama similar to Richard Nixon (aside from ramping up someone else's foreign war)? Turns out common ground can also be found between Tricky Dick and BHO II when it comes to the drug war.A few weeks ago we told you about California NORML unhappily celebrating th ... More >>

Obama Threatens to Ban Chron Reporter from White House Press Pool

Matt SmithSeparated At Birth?​Is President Barack Obama Cosmo G. Spacely, the tyrannical chairman of Spacely Space Sprockets who banished George Jetson whenever he misused technology? Obama aides recently threatened to deny presidential access to a Chronicle reporter, after she used a cell-phone c ... More >>

Here Are Five More Ways for Racist Idiots to Question President Obama's Legitimacy

​'Twas a sad day in Birtherville yesterday, as President Barack Obama's abrupt decision to indulge clinically paranoid requests for his extended birth certificate resulted in the non-revelation that our commander-in-chief is, in fact, an American citizen. Racist idiots will now have to find someth ... More >>

Obama Birth Certificate: Examiner Can't Decide Where It Stands

Say what? ​The ongoing spectacle surrounding President Barack Obama's place of birth was a debacle that did its utmost to make everyone in this country just a little stupider. That's saying a lot for a country that actually impeached its commander-in-chief because he lied about getting a hummer -- ... More >>

Obama Asks San Francisco "Are You In" for 2012?

Are you FB friends with Obama?​After a short and public visit to Facebook in Silicon Valley, President Barack Obama headed up to San Francisco yesterday evening where he drove past the Golden Gate Bridge on his way to the Masonic Center in Nob Hill.  "One of the greatest views in the world," ... More >>

President Obama Douses S.F. Crowd with Brooks & Dunn's "Only in America" -- a Republican Favorite

iPhone photo of President Obama in S.F., taken from outer space.​It was all pretty Blue State in San Francisco last night: President Obama flew to the fundraiser from a gathering at Facebook. He got a ride in Marine 1, the presidential helicopter, and commented to the assembled masses at Nob Hill ... More >>

Woman Pays $76,000 to Protest Obama in S.F.

Serenaded by S.F. songbirds​Only in San Francisco would a group of activists pay to protest President Barack Obama.Oakland activist Naomi Pitcairn personally shelled out $76,000 for a group of antiwar activists to access Obama's Thursday morning fund-raiser at the St Regis Hotel so that they could ... More >>

Obama Speaking at Facebook: Live Stream

Watch live streaming video from facebookguests at livestream.com As you may have heard, Barack Obama has swung through the Bay Area on a money run. He has big plans while he is here, but right now he is speaking at Facebook: Check out the live stream above. The Zuck himself is putting some question ... More >>

Obama Fundraiser To Draw Protesters Advocating Green Cards For Gay Couples

Rallying at Obama's door. ​Protesters from all walks of life -- potheads, gays, and antiwar folks -- will be greeting President Obama upon his arrival to San Francisco tomorrow afternoon. While antiwar demonstrators recruit people for their cause, multiple organizations for gay rights are gatherin ... More >>

List: What You Get for a $35,800 Fundraising Dinner with Obama

Rallying at Obama's door. ​Protesters from all walks of life -- potheads, gays, and antiwar folks -- will be greeting President Obama upon his arrival to San Francisco tomorrow afternoon. While antiwar demonstrators recruit people for their cause, multiple organizations for gay rights are gatherin ... More >>

Obama to Arrive in S.F. on 4/20: Potheads to Protest President

Obama -- giving 4/20 a new meaning​For his promises not to use federal resources on raiding legal dispensaries, many medical marijuana users voted for Barack Hussein Obama in 2008, as we reported in our cover story last week. Many California medical marijuana users supported Obama for the candidat ... More >>

Kamala Harris Files Brief Supporting Federal Health Care Reform

This won't hurt a bit...​California Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit seeking to aid the defense of President Barack Obama's landmark health care legislation.The so-called Affordable Care Act, perhaps Obama's most significant legisla ... More >>

Obama Volunteer Kicked While Distributing Campaign Literature in NoPa

Is S.F. more republican than we thought?​You would think that if volunteers with Lyndon LaRouche could safely post signs of President Barack Obama with a Hitler mustache in downtown San Francisco, then you'd assume that anyone in the city's more liberal Hayes Valley NoPa neighborhood could get awa ... More >>

Obama to Stop in S.F. April 20 as Part of Presidential Campaign Kickoff

Remember this day?​We told SF Weekly readers earlier this month that President Barack Obama was planning another trip to San Francisco in April. At the time, White House officials were being evasive about the president's trip, claiming he was coming here to talk shop, although we ventured to guess ... More >>

Lyndon LaRouche Volunteers Display Obama as Hitler Signs, Did San Francisco Notice?

Barack "Hitler" Obama will destroy California via earthquakes.​We popped out of the SF Weekly offices to run into Safeway on Fourth and King Streets this afternoon, when we noticed two overly cheerful young people manning a Lyndon LaRouche table outside the grocery store. Or, to be more precise, w ... More >>

Obama to Make Another Trip to S.F. -- Where the Money Is

California ... where hope awaits Obama​Less than three months after dining with Bay Area high-tech leaders on their turf, President Barack Obama will be making another appearance here in April where he's planning to talk about the economy -- again. White House officials told the Chronicle today th ... More >>

Obama National Forest Rule: Litigation Is 'Highly Likely'

Was he counting on Obama for protection?​Environmentalists have come out swinging hard against Obama's new forest rules, which they claim is a watered-down plan for wildlife protection across the nation. But are they prepared to take the president to court? "We are still early in the process, ... More >>

Obama to Meet Only Fat Cats in San Francisco

Thanks for stopping by, prez.​Why did President Barack Obama only schedule meetings this week with West Coast fat cats such as John Doerr and Steve Jobs, when he could be conversing with the people who need him the most: The poor and middle-class who helped vote him into office?"Obama's not going ... More >>

Five Shows President Obama Should See in S.F. Tonight (After His Tech Meeting)

You're coming tonight? But Prince isn't 'til next week!​Congratulations, President Obama, on picking one our nastiest days, weather-wise, to show up to the Bay Area. We're truly sorry "Sunny California" had to drench you. But, Mr. President, while we know you have important meetings scheduled for ... More >>

Obama Budget Proposes $200 Million for S.F. Central Subway

Nat "Pro Shop" Ford​Muni boss Nat Ford on Monday praised Barack Obama for including $200 million in spending for the controversial Central Subway rail project as part of the president's federal budget proposal."The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency applauds President Barack Obama's pro ... More >>

Obama to Come to Bay Area This Week to Talk Jobs

Yes, we still can ​The day after Speaker of the House John Boehner called President Barack Obama's budget plan a job killer, the White House announced the president will be making a West Coast swing through the San Francisco Bay Area to address the one thing we really, really need: jobs.The White ... More >>

Obama Takes Then Dodges Pot Legalization Question on YouTube

The digital president, Barack Obama held a sort of national press conference following his State of the Union Address this week. As he has done after every SOTU address since he took office, Obama told the nation to query him via YouTube and he would answer questions. The video submissions Obama a ... More >>

State of the Union for Gays: Cannon Fodder Only!

Obama speaks from the heart, but what about the gays?​President Obama has a very special message for LGBT Americans: Sign up for military service. That is all.Actually, that message comes with a few asterisks. First, don't go to the recruitment office just yet. Don't Ask Don't Tell was repea ... More >>

Can Obama's Choice of Eateries on the Campaign Trail Predict Midterm Results?

EsquireThe President makes a stop at Chicago's Valois cafeteria.​Our favorite morsel from the blogs. Today's election might be a referendum on Obama, but it could just as easily be a referendum on Obama's stomach. During the past two months of midterms stumping, Esquire's Eat Like A Man blog ... More >>

Republican Election Ploy: Gays Marry Goats, Dogs, and ... Clocks?

Dating material perhaps. But you want to marry this? ​The Week In GayHave you noticed that the midterm election is around the goddamned corner? If your home is like mine you shovel 10 pounds of crap out of the mailbox and into the recycling bin every day; you have stopped answering the phone altog ... More >>

List: What will President Obama's new political group accomplish in S.F.?

Dating material perhaps. But you want to marry this? ​The Week In GayHave you noticed that the midterm election is around the goddamned corner? If your home is like mine you shovel 10 pounds of crap out of the mailbox and into the recycling bin every day; you have stopped answering the phone altog ... More >>

Barack Obama *NOT* Coming to SF. Blame the Chronicle

FlickrPraise him. Somewhere else.​SF Chronicle scoopmeisters Matier & Ross bring us this big steaming hot one today: President Barack Obama, who planned to attend a Democratic Party fundraiser at the Four Seasons in San Francisco tomorrow, will skip The City That Knows How instead visit Palo A ... More >>

Obama to DADT: Please Don't Go!

​The Week in GayThe week started with a federal judge in California pulling the plug on "Don't Ask Don't Tell" -- the military policy that bans open service by gay. It ended with the Obama administration asking for a stay on the decision.Let me repeat that summary: President Barack Obama -- who sa ... More >>

Top Five BP Oil Spill Conspiracies

You see? You see who's benefiting?​The Deep Water Horizon's ongoing ruination of the Gulf Coast is one of the worst accidents in the history of humanity. But wait! Some people -- as some people always do -- aren't willing to concede this was an accident. This was ... a conspiracy! Here's five that ... More >>

Exclusive: Obama's Music Video Career Revealed

By now you've probably heard about the latest, most improbable, and quite possibly most awesome rumor about Barack Obama's past thus far: that he made a cameo appearance in the 1993 music video for Tag Team's "Whoomp! There It Is." Gawker's Adrian Chen made an admirable attempt to separate fact from ... More >>

It's Your Friday Morning News Quiz!

Celebrate! The week is at an end! ​How is it that every week goes by so quickly yet feels like three weeks? Anyhow, that should give us plenty of fodder for this week's Friday Morning News Quiz. You know the deal: Send us a perfect score here and you win a prize. Onward! 1. Guess who was in town t ... More >>

Obama Rakes in $1.7 Million in San Francisco, Takes On Heckler

Jason KinneyHeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, Barack! How's my second-favorite Democratic presidential candidate? ​Nice work if you can get it: President Barack Obama hit up San Franciscans yesterday to the tune of $1.7 million. Sen. Barbara Boxer's vulnerable re-election campaign will benefit to the tune of $60 ... More >>

Obama in San Francisco -- Will it Ruin Your Commute?

San Francisco voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. And now it's changing around its bus routes for him, too.​President Barack Obama will today return to the city where he made reference about small-town folks "clinging to their guns and religion." When he leaves San Francisco, he hopes to be cli ... More >>

Wednesday Ha Has: Obama on Chatroulette.com

Obama: "I was hoping to reach some more Americans, in the process I find a lot of Americans reaching for themselves." [TotallySketch]Follow us @SFAllShookDown.

The Week in Gay: We're Fucked!

What happens in the Navy, stays in the Navy...​This has been a long ass week and I'm drowning in mucous and overmedicated and there is a shit-storm of stories to cover this week and frankly all I can say is that the gays are fucked. Let's begin with some statistics released on Thursday. Se ... More >>

Are Gays Losing Patience With Obama? Don't Ask.

Has Barack Obama enacted all the sweet talk he directed toward the gay community? Well...​Some people are so desperate for leadership that they will cling to anyone that gives them the time of day - even when they know the heart-shaped boxes they are given are always empty. If certain gay Demo ... More >>

The Week in Gay: New Trend in 2010 -- Same-Sex Bedpans!

Uppity Fag has his eye on the one on the bottom left...​Late yesterday afternoon President Barack Obama signed a mandate that extends hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples in hospitals throughout the country. Whatever. While some may hail this as a victory for gay rights, the bot ... More >>

East Bay Assembly Candidate Abram Wilson Says He's No Birther

San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson​San Ramon Mayor and California Assembly candidate Abram Wilson has taken what amounts to a progressive and independent-minded stand in today's Republican Party: He has directly acknowledged that President Barack Obama was born in the United States.A Los Angeles Times a ... More >>

The Week in Gay: The Ricky Martin's Bon-Bon Edition

Ah, fond memories of prom...​Don't Ask Don't Tell doesn't apply to Ricky Martin -- but we'll get to that in good time. No, "DADT" is the law that supposedly keeps the gays out of the military -- continued to take up headspace this week. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice, acting on behalf ... More >>