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Getting Out of Town While the News Is Bad?

hypocritexposer

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Getting Out of Town While the News Is Bad?

President Obama's trip to Copenhagen, Denmark for the International Olympics Committee meeting just happens to take him out of the country the day the unemployment numbers for September are announced.

UPDATE: Just FYI, the flight to Copenhagen takes about eight hours, so at a cost of $56,518 per hour (according to a 2006 report) to fly Air Force One, the cost to taxpayers for this trip is roughly $904,288.

Since Michelle Obama is traveling separately, she has separate costs...

http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/
 

Buckeye

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Sandhusker said:
Aren't our soldiers in Afghanistan awaiting a decision?
Now, now... you know Dear Leader likes to take his time and thoughtfully contemplate all aspects of a situation before making a rash decision.

Well... except for that pork-filled stimulus package he insisted be rushed through without being read (and then took a 3-day weekend before signing).

Ok, ok... there's that health care reform thing that wouldn't take effect until 2013 that desperately needs to be finalized NOW before the final language can be read.

Other than a few minor, budget-busting exceptions he really likes to think things through.
 

hypocritexposer

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Well let's take a look at what the President did this past weekend..

September 20, 2009, 10:41 pm
Obama Sunday: The Rehash
By Janie Lorber

President Obama was seen, heard and rehashed all day. Indeed, Sunday was more of a marathon for the reporters and pundits scrambling to weigh in on Mr. Obama’s five television appearances than for the president, who rounded off the day with an unusual 18-hole golf game (more than four and a half hours for those of you keeping track).

Friday went like this: back to back 15-minute interviews — CBS, NBC, ABC, Univision and CNN, in that order — in the Roosevelt Room at the White House. (Follow links for the respective transcripts.) As tidbits from the interviews leaked out, many critics worried that the move, unprecedented for a president, would be overkill. On the heels of multiple campaign-style speeches, they said Mr. Obama’s words could become meaningless. Some still feel that way.

It’s Sunday evening and the reviews are trickling in. For the networks, the process was probably more like speed-dating: The conversations were pretty predictable, adding little substance or insight to the debate, though they drove home the president’s point that under the Senate’s version of the health care bill, insurance would be made affordable for people to buy.

The Times’s television critic, Alessandra Stanley, described the feat as a “remarkable — and remarkably overt — display of media management.” It was “as tightly choreographed — and eerily similar — as the multiple Magritte bowler-hatted men milling in the remake of ‘The Thomas Crown Affair,’ ” she added.

For the eight-month-old administration, overhauling the health care system has been the top legislative priority, and next week the Senate Finance Committee will vote on what could be landmark legislation. The bill is designed to water down liberal ideas just enough to get Democrats over the 60-vote hump, but has received vociferous criticism from both sides of the aisle, and the 23 committee members alone have offered a total of 564 amendments now posted online.

One notable moment, and the one that got particular attention from conservatives, was on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.”

“The president revealed a great deal about his philosophy of government and how he defines a tax increase,” The Wall Street Journal wrote on its opinion page. “It turns out the president thinks a health-care tax is not a tax if he thinks the tax is for your own good.”

Fox News was the only network not given an interview. White House officials told The Times that was because the network did not broadcast Mr. Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress earlier this month. Peggy Noonan, The Wall Street Journal’s conservative columnist, called the White House media blitz “boorish” in her appearance on ABC’s round-table discussion.

While Fox endured the biggest snub of all, Mr. Obama was intent on giving a finger wag to the press. “Not to do any media-bashing here,” he said, before blaming the 24-hour cycle for exaggerating the nasty tenor of the health care debate, Lynn Sweet of Politics Daily notes. The critique, voiced in four of the interviews, felt an awful lot like media-bashing.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/obama-sunday-the-rehash/
 

Twister Frost

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And it looks likes Howard Fineman is speaking out against the President's tv time--it just keeps getting better!!

http://www.newsweek.com/id/216210?GT1=43002
 

nonothing

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Buckeye said:
Sandhusker said:
Aren't our soldiers in Afghanistan awaiting a decision?
Now, now... you know Dear Leader likes to take his time and thoughtfully contemplate all aspects of a situation before making a rash decision.

Well... except for that pork-filled stimulus package he insisted be rushed through without being read (and then took a 3-day weekend before signing).

Ok, ok... there's that health care reform thing that wouldn't take effect until 2013 that desperately needs to be finalized NOW before the final language can be read.

Other than a few minor, budget-busting exceptions he really likes to think things through.

You know whats funny?Dumb F#cks like you ,who could not lead a thristy horse to water ,yet you judge Obama like you could do better then him....Could you imagine how bad your country would be ,if you were the leader...Then the USA would be in real trouble.......Your not a very smart chick are you buckeye?....
 

Whitewing

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nonothing said:
Buckeye said:
Sandhusker said:
Aren't our soldiers in Afghanistan awaiting a decision?
Now, now... you know Dear Leader likes to take his time and thoughtfully contemplate all aspects of a situation before making a rash decision.

Well... except for that pork-filled stimulus package he insisted be rushed through without being read (and then took a 3-day weekend before signing).

Ok, ok... there's that health care reform thing that wouldn't take effect until 2013 that desperately needs to be finalized NOW before the final language can be read.

Other than a few minor, budget-busting exceptions he really likes to think things through.

You know whats funny?Dumb F#cks like you ,who could not lead a thristy horse to water ,yet you judge Obama like you could do better then him....Could you imagine how bad your country would be ,if you were the leader...Then the USA would be in real trouble.......Your not a very smart chick are you buckeye?....

Buckeye, you are so busted by nonothing it's not even funny. And nonothing, she not only couldn't lead a thirsty horse to water, she wouldn't now which end the animal drank from.
 

hypocritexposer

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Twister Frost said:
And it looks likes Howard Fineman is speaking out against the President's tv time--it just keeps getting better!!

http://www.newsweek.com/id/216210?GT1=43002

The Campaign Is Long Over, Mr. President

By RICHARD COHENPosted 06:59 PM ET

Sooner or later it is going to occur to Barack Obama that he is the president of the United States. As of yet, though, he does not act that way, appearing promiscuously on television and granting interviews like the presidential candidate he no longer is.

The election has been held, but the campaign goes on and on. The candidate has yet to become commander in chief.

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=507335
 

Buckeye

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nonothing said:
Buckeye said:
Sandhusker said:
Aren't our soldiers in Afghanistan awaiting a decision?
1. Now, now... you know Dear Leader likes to take his time and thoughtfully contemplate all aspects of a situation before making a rash decision.

2. Well... except for that pork-filled stimulus package he insisted be rushed through without being read (and then took a 3-day weekend before signing).

3. Ok, ok... there's that health care reform thing that wouldn't take effect until 2013 that desperately needs to be finalized NOW before the final language can be read.

4. Other than a few minor, budget-busting exceptions he really likes to think things through.

You know whats funny?Dumb F#cks like you ,who could not lead a thristy horse to water ,yet you judge Obama like you could do better then him....Could you imagine how bad your country would be ,if you were the leader...Then the USA would be in real trouble.......Your not a very smart chick are you buckeye?....
Wow. How could that little post of mine generate such a rabid ad hominem attack from you? You know nothing about me. You don't have a clue how dumb or not dumb I am. You don't even know my gender :lol:

Is this your knee-jerk, sophomoric attempt at defending Barack Hussein Obama against my criticisms? I'm open to a dialog. I made a couple of legitimate points. Would you care to tell me how I'm wrong without the personal attacks and vulgar language? Putting a # in the middle of an obscene word doesn't really make it look all nicie-nice, you know.

Or, shall we follow your rules and forbid you to respond to me because you haven't proved that you could do a better job of posting than me?

I numbered my original points to make it easier for you to address each one with minimal confusion. I look forward to your thoughtful, reasoned response.
 

hopalong

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Whitewing said:
nonothing said:
Buckeye said:
Now, now... you know Dear Leader likes to take his time and thoughtfully contemplate all aspects of a situation before making a rash decision.

Well... except for that pork-filled stimulus package he insisted be rushed through without being read (and then took a 3-day weekend before signing).

Ok, ok... there's that health care reform thing that wouldn't take effect until 2013 that desperately needs to be finalized NOW before the final language can be read.

Other than a few minor, budget-busting exceptions he really likes to think things through.

You know whats funny?Dumb F#cks like you ,who could not lead a thristy horse to water ,yet you judge Obama like you could do better then him....Could you imagine how bad your country would be ,if you were the leader...Then the USA would be in real trouble.......Your not a very smart chick are you buckeye?....

Buckeye, you are so busted by nonothing it's not even funny. And nonothing, she not only couldn't lead a thirsty horse to water, she wouldn't now which end the animal drank from.[/quote]

Niether would nonothing so no harm no foul :wink: :wink: :wink:
 

hypocritexposer

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WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks ago, President Barack Obama lamented that he was too busy to go to Denmark to lobby for Chicago’s bid to host the Olympics. “I would make the case in Copenhagen personally,” he said, “if I weren’t so firmly committed to making real the promise of quality, affordable health care for every American.”

Evidently, his commitment to health care is no longer quite so time-consuming. Obama announced Monday that he will fly to Copenhagen this week after all to lobby the International Olympic Committee for the 2016 Summer Games.




Chicago bid for 2016 Olympics
Obamalympics 2016: President Kicks off Presidential Campaign in Copenhagen


By William Kevin Stoos Tuesday, September 29, 2009

- Satire

Ignoring less important matters like our troops fighting and dying in Afghanistan, the Iranian nuclear threat, and other such matters, the Vacationer in Chief, Barack Obama, has announced plans to travel to Copenhagen to persuade the International Olympic Committee to choose Chicago as the site of the 2016 Summer Games.

Traveling with him on the President’s 53rd vacation overseas since assuming the presidency, will be Stoos Views’ Chief White House correspondent and most trusted name in journalism—Hugh Betcha. Summoned to the White House for a private meeting with the President, Hugh interviewed Obama in the Oval Office about their upcoming trip.

“Is it unusual for a sitting President to meet with the Olympic Committee to sell a site for the Olympics, Mr. President?” Betcha—famous for the hard hitting yet fair and balanced approach to presidential interviews that has made him the most trusted name in news—asked the President.

“Well, certainly it is a first. But, with these dire economic times, we can sure use a boost to the economy. And if anyone can sell Chicago, it is I,” he exclaimed. “Who better than I to sell this as an Olympic site? I am not only President of the United States, but the most beloved leader in the world. I could sell ice to Eskimos—just like I sold the country on my candidacy. There is no question I can sell Chicago as the next site for the Olympics.”

“Aren’t there more important issues facing the country right now?” Betcha inquired.

“Well, there certainly are other issues, but, as President, I must prioritize these things. Afghanistan can wait awhile—it will still be there when I get back. Yeah, my generals asked for more troops, and suggested we will lose the war without them, but I need to take my time and think about that one. Getting away from it all, will help clear my mind. And that little S.O.B. in Iran firing off those missiles…well, they don’t have a long enough range to hit the United States as yet, so I am not worried about him just now. I plan to issue a very stern statement just as soon as I get back. I have not had a foreign trip for about two weeks now and I need a break.”

Asked who is going to accompany him on the trip, Obama replied: “Well, my wife and kids of course—they are my goodwill ambassadors if you will. And some assorted movie stars, former Olympic athletes, and a couple of consultants.”

“Consultants? Who?”

“Oh, Senator Burris and others.”

“Like who?” the reporter pressed him.

“Well, Blagojevich for one. He is out of work right now.”

“Why them?” Betcha asked, incredulous.

“Well, they will be “coordinating” with some lower level Olympic bureaucrats—sort of liaisons if you know what I mean,” said the President as he rubbed his index finger and thumb together. “And they will be handing out some advertising and promotional items to the Olympic functionaries with whom we will be meeting,” Obama said, as he opened a box next to his desk and pulled out some promotional items, including red, white and blue tee shirts and bumper stickers labeled “OBAMALYMPICS 2016,” “SUMMER GAMES, 2016—CHICAGO—HOME OF BARACK OBAMA.” “ACORN will handle the marketing of Olympic Souvenirs and Obamamemorabilia. Bill Ayers will be attending as my Special Consultant on Security Against Terrorism.”

Asked by the reporter whether the trip had any political implications, the President smiled wryly: “Of course not. Although I do admit that the Committee will announce during my presidency and in advance of the 2012 election, this trip has nothing to do with that. I am going strictly to promote the United States. That I am going with my family at taxpayer expense in order to bring the Olympics to Chicago, will generate worldwide publicity, get my face in front of the world wide press once again, and look like a hero if I pull this off, is purely coincidental. Besides, I cannot run again in 2016 anyway can I? Unless, of course, I were to stack the Court with a couple more justices and they were to declare the term limits imposed by the Twenty Second Amendment unconstitutional and I could run again—you know, something weird like that. But that would be the farthest thing from my mind.”
 
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