Zinn regularly included it in his lists of recommended readings, and after Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, Zinn wrote, " If Richard Hofstadter were adding to his book The American Political Tradition, in which he found both ' conservative ' and ' liberal ' presidents, both Democrats and Republicans, maintaining for dear life the two critical characteristics of the American system, nationalism and capitalism, Obama would fit the pattern.

During a press conference on January 19, 2011, President Barack Obama ( a longtime Chicago Bears fan ) said he would attend Super Bowl XLV if the Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers, saying " If the Bears win, I ’ m going no doubt ".

President Obama observed, " If media is operating basically as a talk radio format, then that's one thing, and if it's operating as a news outlet, then that's another ".

If the US uses its veto at the security council, this will prove the smug windbag Obama to be the puppet of Aipac.

" When asked who he was voting for in the 2008 election, he wrote: " If the polls in my home state are close: Obama ( McCain is simply too incompetent these days to be president ).

" If the Afghan war then becomes the consuming issue of Obama ’ s presidency — as Iraq became for his predecessor, as Vietnam did for Lyndon Johnson, and as Korea did for Harry Truman — the inevitable effect will be to compromise the prospects of reform more broadly ," Bacevich wrote.

* During the debate over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama made news by saying, in both a press conference and an interview " If there's a blue pill and a red pill, and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price for the thing that's going to make you well?

If he had married her, he'd have been asking for trouble.

If the bluff failed and they ran into trouble, Brannon had told the others, they would withdraw -- and he would come after his son another time.

If he wondered whether the attackers would allow him to pull away unmolested, he had his answer a moment later.

If the Union conceded this to them, the same right must be conceded to each remaining state whenever it saw fit to secede: This would destroy the federal balance between it and the states, and in the end sacrifice to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had gained by their Union.

If any had escaped expulsion by hiding, they certainly would not frequent the market-place.

If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3,000 years.

If he had been `` liquidated '' in some way, he would have become a martyr, a rallying point for people who shared his ideas.

If in any one calculation Ptolemy had had to invoke 83 epicycles all at once, while Copernicus never required more than one third this number, then ( in the sense obvious to Margenau ) Ptolemaic astronomy would be simpler than Copernican.

If you had screamed right there in the street where we stood, I could not have felt more fear.

If to be innocent is to be helpless, then I had been -- as are we all -- helpless at the start.

If Hammarskjold had not wanted the list disposed of in this manner, and if Bang-Jensen had not wanted it -- who had ordered it??

If Gorton wanted peace and quiet for his complicated meditations this is where he should have had it.

If his circumspection in regard to Philip's sensibilities went so far that he even refused to grant a dispensation for the marriage of Amadee's daughter, Agnes, to the son of the dauphin of Vienne -- a truly peacemaking move according to thirteenth-century ideas, for Savoy and Dauphine were as usual fighting on opposite sides -- for fear that he might seem to be favoring the anti-French coalition, he would certainly never take the far more drastic step of ordering the return of Gascony to Edward, even though, as he admitted to the English ambassadors, he had been advised that the original cession was invalid.

If this capacity had not failed them, they would see that their enemy has made a disastrous miscalculation.

If he had had a son, he would tell him, `` Gather ye rosebuds while ye may This same flower that smiles today tomorrow will be dying ''.

If he had any worries, it was only the small ones, about Mother in New York, and his daughter Edwina and what she might be doing at this hour, with her Aunt Asia, in Philadelphia.

If we had, then one of us would have had to go instead.

If he had income other than wages subject to withholding, he may be required to file Form 1040.

If our SAC bombers were, today, capable of surviving a surprise missile attack and because of infinite dispersion or long endurance had the capability to strike at Russia again, and again, and again, those bombers would unquestionably assure our military dominance.

If Depew had told any academic psychologist that he had a weird feeling of having lived through that identical convention session at some time in the past, he would have been informed that he was a victim of deja vue.

If a man lived a classical life, he need not fear the spirits -- for only lack of virtue gave the spirits power over him.

* If the Venerable was not a martyr – all non-martyrs are " confessors " as they " confessed " or bore witness to their faith by how they lived their lives – it must be proven that a miracle has taken place by his or her intercession: that is, that God has shown a sign that the person is enjoying the Beatific Vision by God performing a miracle in response to the Blessed's prayers.

In an interview with The Times, Curbishley quipped, " I emailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to the Who's anthemic line ' I hope I die before I get old '... If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him.

* If creatures similar to plesiosaurs lived in the waters of the Loch Ness, they would be seen very frequently as they would have to surface several times a day to breathe.

He said to a friend: " If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.

If Fragment 58 is accepted as autobiographical, it indicates that she lived into old age.

If her connection to Rhodopis ( see below ) is accepted as historical, it indicates that she lived into the mid-6th century BC.

On his deathbed, he committed a manuscript to his chaplain, ordering him to consult with Libert Fromondus, a theology professor at Leuven, and Henri Calenus, a canon at the metropolitan church, and to publish the manuscript if they agreed it should be published, adding " If, however, the Holy See wishes any change, I am an obedient son, and I submit to that Church in which I have lived to my dying hour.

If she did not remarry, she lived on in her husband's house and, when the children had grown up, took a child's share in the division of his estate.

For example, " If Alexander had lived, his empire would have been greater than Rome ".

# If the parties were married outside of New York and have never lived together as husband and wife in the state and the grounds for divorce did not occur in New York then, one spouse must presently be a resident of New York and have resided continuously in the state for at least two years prior to filing an action for divorce.

If early tetrapods lived in freshwater, and if they lost the ability to produce urea and used ammonia only, they would have to evolve it from scratch again later.

Modern activists in Mexico frequently make reference to Zapata in their campaigns, his image is commonly seen on banners and many chants invoke his name: Si Zapata viviera con nosotros anduviera, " If Zapata lived, he would walk with us.

Others who were influenced by Norman include American CCM musician Steve Camp, who co-wrote " If I Were a Singer " with Norman, which appeared on Camp's 1978 debut album, Sayin ' It with Love, who describes Norman as his mentor, and with whom he lived for several months learning the craft of songwriting ; Canadian CCM musician Carolyn Arends.

" Concerning the author, the critic said, " If ever on earth there lived a man who kept the law of Christ, and could give proof of it, and be absolutely unconscious that he was giving it to them, it is this man whom the Mongols called ' our Gilmour.

If you lived in Tacoma or on the hill, the line was generally referred to as the Puyallup Hill Line.

If you lived in Puyallup it was affectionately called the Grapevine Line.

If indeed his birthplace was New York, no records that prove that he ever lived there have ever been uncovered.

" There was the adenoidal " If you haven't been to Manchester, you haven't lived ...."

If you'd beaten me, you'd have lived forever.

" If I may say so reverently ", he told the House of Commons, " I personally thank God that I have lived to see this day ".

In the interview, Selwart reflected: " If I died today, I could say only that I had lived a very beautiful and charmed life.

If you lived in the designated area, then you became a part of that community.

If a person lived to an advanced age, it was due to genetic factors and / or a relatively easy lifestyle, since diseases of old age could not be treated before the 20th century.