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Here’s the App That Puts ‘Obama, In His Own Words’ at Your Fingertips

Sep. 10, 2012 5:24pm Liz Klimas

(Image: Cutlass App Developers LLC/Facebook)
When Robert V. watched the news or listened to the radio, he would hear things President Barack Obama and those in his administration would say. Later, when in a political discussion with friends, he found looking up the quote online took too long or it was difficult due to signal problems. What’s more, what if you couldn’t recall the exact phrases or the people to whom you were relating the quote didn’t necessarily believe it was said?

That’s when Robert V., who asked that TheBlaze not use his full name in order to keep his identity private so it wouldn’t have repercussions at work, etc., created the iOS app “Obama, In His Own Words.” The app was released in May but Robert has since been updating it with more quotes from Obama and his supporters in an effort to document what is actually being said and to allow him and others to “speak intelligently about it.”

Self Taught App Developer Pulls Together Notable Obama and Romney Quotes for iOS Users

(Image: Cutlass App Developers LLC via Apple App Store)

“I watch a lot of different news reporting — including Glenn Beck — and I would think ‘how come no one else knows about this?’” Robert said in reference to some things he heard from Obama and his administration. “[When you] press play [on the app] and they hear it. They say “wow.”

His response to this reaction when some are surprised at what they’ve just heard from the app: “Why didn’t you know?”

“It’s important. This is how people become informed,” Robert said.

In fact, Robert called in to the Glenn Beck Radio Program on Monday morning. On the show, Robert said an app user emailed him recently to say “for the first time in my life, I’m going to vote Republican.” Listen to that segment from the program:

Robert started a company under which he brands his apps called Cutlass App Development, LLC, but it is not his primary job. He works for a company he describes as a very large, well-known IT firm. “Obama, In His Own Words” isn’t the only app Robert has developed either. Shortly after releasing the Obama version, Robert created a Romney version called Romney Quotes Pro.

(Image: Cutlass App Developers LLC via Apple App Store)

“It’s really important to show that all our candidates may say things and we should be aware of them before we vote,” he said, noting that including quotes from those close to the candidates or from their administrations is important as well.

“It really gives a complete picture I think,” Robert said. “If you are going to vote for Obama, you are buying into his administration as well. It’s important to bring that all out.”

Topics included in the Obama app range from Fast and Furious, fuel, the green movement and Occupy Wall Street.

Here’s how Cutlass App Developers describes itself on its Facebook page:

Cutlass App Development creates apps for smartphones and app enabled devices that will keep your interest, make you think, and hopefully cause you ask questions and do your own research. Our apps are often political, offering audio quotes from those in the political spotlight. Our audio quotes offer no opinion, and only present the audio quote itself, along with the date that the quote was spoken. Additional audio before and/or after the specified quote is often included for contextual purposes.

The quotes Robert includes in the apps are selective. He starts with things he hears on the news or radio but, more recently, the quotes he’s uploading every other week are tipped to him from app users who want them at their fingertips. There’s a button on the app where users can make requests. Once he hears a quote, Robert finds the audio online and puts that snippet into the app. So when a user hits play next the the quote they’re seeing, they’re hearing the Obama, Romney or one of their respective supporters in their own words.

He said that it is rare that he can’t find audio for a quote he may want, although it can be difficult.

On the Obama, In His Own Words app website, Cutlass App Developers encourages users to “do their own research and draw their own conclusions.”

Self-taught as an app developer, Robert said when the app was only an idea he thought “Can I do it?”

“I knew nothing of apps for smartphones. I learned from the ground up. It was a painful process,” he said.

Still, he “took something [he] was interested in and a little bit of knowledge” and figured out how to build the app.

Although only available for iOS and Windows devices at the moment, Robert is working on an Android version for both apps, which he hopes to release soon.

Robert also said when he has time after finishing the Android version, he hopes to include other politicians. When asked who would be on his wish list, Robert said “Joe Biden could be an app all himself.”

He also hopes to improve the apps some day with a search function so users could pull up quotes by searching a few keywords. He would also like to include a “share” function.

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Comments (39)

skinnymojo
Posted on November 10, 2012 at 8:56pm
Here’s a better app: https://apps.facebook.com/thebeckboard/

Glenn Beck’s Chalkboard – what will Glenn write on his infamous chalkboard next? YOU decide!

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iloveburntcheese
Posted on October 14, 2012 at 10:01pm
Tried to get this in this but the app leads to a progressive news blog! Was this a hoa?

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- skinnymojo
  Posted on November 10, 2012 at 8:57pm
  https://apps.facebook.com/thebeckboard/
  
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UnderratedRationality
Posted on September 11, 2012 at 11:22am
Great iPhone app. What about all us Android users?

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- Jim in Houston
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 12:16pm
  PLEASE HURRY with the Android version!
  
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- Maytag
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 9:40pm
  Hi,
  
  I am the developer of the app. The Android version is still in development. If I could release this app quicker, would you be like an app with all the quotes on a single scrollable page, or would you rather wait for an app that has the sound categories (obama quotes/administration/fast & furious/friends & supporters/occupy) broken up into separate pages?
  
  I could likely get it submitted it this weekend to Android market place for review and the quotes in your hands quickly if all the sounds are on a single page. There is a learning curve to this and I am still trying to code it for having the sound categories on separate pages. I could always update the app later with enhancements in any event, so even if I get the app out with all the audio on a page, it could be enhanced im a future update for better categorization. I am asking this question since the election is approaching quickly…
  
  Because I am a one man shop, and I have a full time job in addition to my app development company, I am doing this effort in my spare time. Feel free to post on the facebook page at cutlassappdevelopment.com with your preference (getting the audio ASAP vs. taking extra time to getting the sound categories on a separate page) and I will do my best to listen.
  
  Thanks for your opinion!
  Cutlass App Development
  
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MiCurmudgeon
Posted on September 11, 2012 at 8:34am
In July, a GAI analysis of President Obama’s calendar found that the president has spent just 412 hours in economic meetings of any kind throughout his presidency versus the over 600 hours he’s spent golfing.

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- turkey13
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 9:52am
  I thought for a moment there, he was the guy that came up with the new android APP for smart phones for Chevy Volt owners. I read in the paper that it calls you when your Volt is catching on fire.
  
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jettson
Posted on September 11, 2012 at 7:58am
I know that this jerk said he would not run if he didn’t make it better. Who cares he lied about everything anyway. If this jerk wins the country gos to hell. NOBAMA in 2012

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Wpbtonzlewis
Posted on September 11, 2012 at 5:32am
Fantastic fabulous idea. I excitedly downloaded it & happily paid for it only to not have it work

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Duddio
Posted on September 11, 2012 at 12:29am
Here’s a great quote from Obama:

“The truth of the matter is you can’t just make stuff up. That’s one thing you learn as president of the United States. You get called in to account.”

So….he made stuff up as president and got called into account? He’s just NOW learning that life lesson? He obviously didn’t get called into account as a Senator or candidate….

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-you-can-t-just-make-stuff-thats-one-thing-you-learn-president

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- BlessedONE333
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 3:31am
  exactly! poor barry soetoro, he was brainwashed from day one to think he’s the messiah,
  
  now he’s paying for it.
  
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JoMo
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 11:41pm
This app, like the Obummers 2016 movie, are great. The problem is those who support him can hear his very words, read the executive orders he has signed, see the facts on the economy, and still say, oh, you must just listen to Fox news, those are all just lies….. I cannot comprehend the blind loyalty this man has instilled in his followers.

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PATTY HENRY
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 11:36pm
I heard this man on GLENN’S THIS MORNING…colossal amount of work. I’m happy to pay him .99C for the app. Sometime in talking to friends you just can’t make them believe these things unless they see/Hear it for themselves!! GREAT IDEA! THANKS!

PS

THE OBAMA
CAMP
SPEND MILLIONS
THIS WEEK, NEXT
TRYING TO CONVINCE YOU
IT’S HOPELESS.
NO
IT’s
NOT
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
The debates will help a lot of people !! KEEP THE FAITH…we don’t have to give up AMERICA just yet!

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- Maytag
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 8:56pm
  Hi Patty,
  
  I am the developer of the app and read your post. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for your purchase!!
  
  -Cutlass App Development
  
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18666929374
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 11:32pm
The App is actually free, but it you want to help support the guy you can pay .99 cents.

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OhSnappage
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 11:16pm
I downloaded the free version but feel the .99 cent one should now be giving to me for free as well.

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marcus_arealius
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 7:42pm
He can look at my entire middle finger, not just the tip.. on both hands, all day, forever, til hell freezes over for the 2nd time.

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- jzs
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 8:22pm
  Cool. There also something called “the internet” that will list all of Romney’s flip flops. Enjoy!
  
  http://mittromneyflipflops.com/
  
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- Stoic one
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:15pm
  jz.. got one for obama as well?
  
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- countryfirst
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 12:28pm
  JZ, Not all flip flops are bad, I used to be a Registered democrat but have had enough ,now a strong member of the Tea party and registered conservative.
  
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 7:07pm
Did I read in another article that the app comes with a bottle of Malox? Or am I getting my stories mixed up?

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Chromo200
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:09pm
Why would I want to infect my smartphone with this dribble. I hear enough on the news shows.

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- 18666929374
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:05pm
  So you can quickly prove to someone President Obama indeed said “……”
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:09pm
I did not think smart-phones had the ‘bytes’ to hold all of obama’s lies.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:56pm
  The app is only 99 cents, but for an extra $99 you get the detachable external hard drive that will hold all of his drivel plus everthing he says between now and 20 January.
  
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- honor007
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:30pm
  The app I got was free. It is a helpful tool.
  
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Bill Wallace
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:07pm
Am surprised Apple hasn’t shut it down yet.

Stay tuned. Won’t last long.

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Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:59pm
I was really born in Kenya and I am not eligible to be president. I resign as of today [PLAY]

I don’t have any idea what I am doing [PLAY]

I lie when it’s easier to tell the truth [PLAY]

I am a Socialist [PLAY]

I am a Muslim [PLAY]

I am a Chicago Thug [PLAY]

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- thegreatcarnac
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:06pm
  Well…Eric? I see you have the new app……(smile).
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:13pm
  Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!
  
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- Stoic one
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:14pm
  “Under my plan, electricity rates will necessarily skyrocket” (spr 2008) PLAY
  
  “If you want to start a coal fired electric plant under my administration; that is fine–I WILL BANKRUPT YOU” (same speech as above) PLAY
  
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floridareader
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:37pm
I just got this video. Maybe not in Obama’s own words, but definitely in Obama’s own actions, friends, cronies and his Obamacare mandate.
http://www.westernjournalism.com/doctor-diagnoses-obama-in-one-sentence/

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- Wool-Free Vision
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 8:20pm
  That was awesome! Thanks for the link, FloridaReader.
  
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- kat747
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:59pm
  She nailed it…………ObamaCRAP
  
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Zeke48
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:35pm
Please all republicans, there’s a blog about Todd Akin’s and how they want to take his add down because he has no money. Shame on the GOP for not helping this good man out. Please express your concern to take back the sente and write to the GOP to help him out. He was beating his Liberal attacker

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- floridareader
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:50pm
  Just did it!
  
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- oinia
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:56pm
  AKIN??? What, is he your cousin or something?
  
  He should have left the race as soon as he ruined his own campaign, letting down everyone who’d voted for him, letting down the party, and letting down the country.
  
  The People don’t owe him jack. He let US down. There’s still time for him to petition his own removal. THAT deserves everyone’s support. Not out of retribution, but a desire to actually win that race, which Akin all but guaranteed by his own words couldn’t happen.
  
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eclipse
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:34pm
He didnt build that
But if he did an IRS audit is on the way

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