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The Seattle Times covers Obama’s trip to Washington state yesterday. “President Obama used his quick swing through Seattle on Tuesday to talk about efforts to boost small businesses -- and to raise an expected $1.3 million for U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and the Democratic Party.”
Local affiliate KOMO on the trip: “President Barack Obama on Tuesday stumped for Sen. Patty Murray on a three-day campaign swing for endangered Democrats, accusing Republicans of thwarting efforts to help small business owners by repeatedly blocking tax breaks for them.”
The Boston Globe previews the Obamas’ trip to Martha’s Vineyard: “[A]s Martha’s Vineyard prepares for the first family’s visit tomorrow -- their second summer stay here since President Obama took office -- the excitement that marked last summer’s arrival of the fresh-faced commander in chief seems to have ebbed like the tide. Obama, now a tested president burdened by war and economic upheaval, may well get the peace and quiet he has been seeking as he settles in for a 10-day stay.”
The cover the New York Daily News: “Ailing 9/11 responders slammed President Obama on Tuesday for sounding off on the Ground Zero mosque while keeping silent on a $7.2 billion health care bill. ‘Why have you failed us? We thought you would be our champion’ in pushing the legislation, John Feal wrote to Obama.”
The RNC has a new Web video depicting Democrats sliding down a yellow airplane chute away from Obama.
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And FOX Noise will talk about the Vacations and the First lady's trip to Spain.
Right well, we wouldnt want to talk about a President taking vacations would we. Not now anyway. A few years ago it was OK. What a joke you Liberals are.
Scott-461700
The criticism George W got for his record-settting vacations was so intense because it became a metaphor for his lack of interest in the details of doing his job. I think George viewed his position as President as ceremonial, I really do, except for his posture as "The Decider" in the hiring/firing of Secretaries of Defense, and such. President Obama, on the other hand, met for hours with Gulf Coast residents affected by the oil spill and actually worked to cut the red tape in getting them compensation. He met with Congress in a televised roundtable about the stimulus bill (remember that?) He hasn't been distant at all, and even his "vacations" have been very public and served a purpose of directing attention to the clean beaches of the Gulf, for instance, or to the beauty of our national parks, like Acadia in Maine! He hasn't been clearing brush on his ranch.
Cut Scottie some slack, Amy- he's probably all ited up in knots trying to think of a way to use 'teleprompter' or 'acorn' in a sentence.
Scott-461700
we wouldnt want to talk about a President taking vacations would we. Not now anyway. A few years ago it was OK. What a joke you Liberals are.
No, Scott I think you are a big joke.
The way I'm reading your post is that it's alright for the Republicans to take a vacation but not the Democrates.
Why is that?????
Not just Fox News, everyone in the country! The first man, the first woman and the first daughters are living high hog on the dime of others. But then, Michelle was brought up that way and continues the tradition.
Now that is a bold-faced lie. The First Lady was brought up in a poor neighborhood in Southside Chicago. Her father worked for the city, had MS, but went to work everyday for 30 years. Yet he managed to put both his kids through college.
You should not make-up things to suit your purpose of simply hating on the First Family.
All presidents (and their families) are on the taxpayers' dime. But as usual, it is only this president you find fault with. And what about Congress? They too are on the taxpayers' dime and do less work.
When you make-up things to suit your purpose, your argument looses all credibility. Shame on you!!!
Why are rightards such serial liars?
You got that right AL!!!!
"The meeting with the family could be unpredictable."
Now you've got my attention. Is this a circus family? Bi-polar folks? Practical jokesters? My relatives?
Can't wait to see what happens when President Obama meets the "unpredictable family!"
Upredictable????
This is how it will go.
They will stage as to it will look like an average american home and stage a kitchen table sit down. The family will say that the stimulus saved the husbands job and by doing that his family could keep their insurance.
In six months when that influx of money runs out, they will all be laid off again and struggle to pay that high azz COBRA insurance.
Give me a break - George W was on vacation half of his presidency. The Obamas deserve some time off, without being criticized for it.
Hey Independant. What are you independant from? A man?, the government? Ill bet you are plenty dependant.
That would be you Scott, Mr Dependant himself.
Rethugs always jumps on the chance when it comes to the First Lady and her daughter going on their vacation.
As I recalled didn't Laura Bush and her two daughters go to Africa for a vacation afer 9/11.
So it seems to me what the President does with his family is always wrong. It should always be a two way street when it comes down to these things. But the Rethugs will always blame President Obama on everything when it comes to spending time with the family.
I thought that Rethugs always preached family values. I just find that hard to believe.
I read somewhere that Bushie baby took a 1000 days vacation when was in office for 8 years.
Now when the President does anything with his family he's always put down for taking another vacation. The rethugs motto is us and only us are allow to do that.
Good point TRR!
As long as we're talking about first daughters & family values... who can forgot the two of them at the nightclub falling down drunk?
They were the Secret Services biggist nightmare!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,56470,00.html
http://www.thefirsttwins.com/
Feisty
Thanks!!!!!
I forgot all about that!!!! Plus weren't they under age?
You Betcha TRR! ;0)
Feisty
Heading home to have a nice evening. I'll write tomorrow and you have a nice evening also.
Be safe!!!
Enjoy!
See you back in the 'pit' tomorrow I hope! ;0)
1000 days in 8 years? That's 125 days per year, the Obama's exceeded that in the first 6 months; Kenya, Rome, London, Copenhagen, Moscow, Yellowstone Park, Martha's Vineyard, Maine, Hawaii, Chicago, Florida and probably a lot more places. Besides that, the Golf Course pretty much every weekend and, if Michelle can't come up with another exotic destination, Camp David. Add to that all the friends they take along, without those friends having to pay for anything, the Obama's 'family values' are getting darn expensive for the rest of us.
The Obamas were a big hit in Spain, and I, for one, am thrilled to see the world starting to like us again. That is all to the Obamas' credit, not the Sarah Palins of the right. Furthermore, Michelle Obama has made huge sacrifices in assuming the position of First Lady. She has given up her freedom and privacy so her husband could fulfill his ambitions. What spouse, after the criticism heaped on her, would allow her/his partner to run for the Presidency? I mean really.
herewegoagain, that pretty much explains why you chose that name. You are spinning and possibly not very truthful in your statements here. Can you prove that the President took 125 days of vacation in his first six months in office? I don't think so. Can you prove that the friends that went along with the First Lady did not pay? As a matter of fact, I don't think you can prove any of this and it shows your lack of wanting to be honest about your response to the subject here. Therefore, I don't think we should take you or your statements very seriously.
It is not nice to spread untrue propaganda.
herewegoagain
I think you are forgetting that most of those were paid by the Obama's and I guess since you mentioned Hawaii, he wasn't allowed to visit at that time his grandmother.
But I'm sure you would say if he went on these trips as business you would still say it was vacation.
Can you mention the friends that went along???? Probably not.
herewegoagain - I think you are including trips taken for official state business in your definition of "vacation". I'm pretty sure he did not go to Copenhagen or Moscow on vacation.
Yeah, go after their kids!!!!!!.......................Agent Fiesty knows...
LOL Flounder...
It's quite acceptable for people to go after the Obama girls... but OH NOOOOO can't touch the Bush brats now can we!
lmao @ you!
I liked the Bush girls. They consistantly tossed aside the artificial veil of conservative propriety no matter how tightly that administration tried to wrap them in it.
No fiesty it's not alright to go after Obama's kid......................but YOU went after Bush's kids and YOU think that's right. LOL-WOW.......
Just like Bev, they can sayit, so why can't I. What are you 4 years old? Keep posting, you're looking good!!!
What truly amazes me is that a lot of people in this country want to turn to the Repugnants again! The very same people who were hookd up with war criminals Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld. Over 4000 service men lost their lives for a needless war in Iraq as well as countless Iraqui civilians. They also want to trust these smug and condescending jerks to create jobs, knowing full well that during the hideous Bush years countess thousands of jobs were shipped overseas for cheaper wages so that the Big Business could make more money. They want to vote for the Party that Does Not Want all Americans to have decent health care while they have their cadillac plans and barely do any work. All of this is sickening and why people vote against heir best interests is hard for me to understand. Maybe they like to be trod on and used. This country is eating itself from within and it will not be long before we are no longer #1 in Anything! These people who worship ignorance (Sara Palin & Glen Beck come to mind) and fear intelligence are setting themselves up for a big fall. They do not deserve a man who wants to stand up for the common man & woman and treat them with dignity.
Cheryl
Couldn't agree with you more!!!
Maybe they should for like about say 6 months come and live like the middle class making $7.25 or even $10.00 an hour. With no insurance, paying rent, going to the store and then all of a sudden they have to go to the ER.
I bet they wouldn't last very long in our world.
What is Really needed……
Obama needs a teachable moment.
Leadership means pointing to clear defined goals and energizing Main Street. It means stating confidence in the bearing – clear heading and clear direction.
What’s Obama doing exactly? America is yearning for Leadership. . . .
http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2010/08/pent-up-pressures-will-explode-into-new.html
It is not the nature of the average American to want coddling by big government.