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Title: President party boy
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NY Post
URL Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinio ... rty_boy_OWO4d25FxSlnKofFkCkEZJ
Published: Jun 10, 2010
Author: JOHN GIBSON
Post Date: 2010-06-10 09:29:56 by Badeye
Keywords: None
Views: 4304
Comments: 15
President party boy The wrong kind of leadership By JOHN GIBSON Last Updated: 4:15 AM, June 10, 2010 Posted: 11:42 PM, June 9, 2010 Comments: 7 | More Print Last week's jobs report tanked the stock market; the president took weeks to assert control of the oil spill that threatens doom on the Gulf Coast -- but at the White House the Gatsby-like parties roll on as if happy days were here again. Just yesterday, President Obama held another fun-filled White House event, a picnic for Congress members, complete with hot dogs, cold beverages and a fire pit. All told, during the last seven weeks of spewing oil and rampant unemployment, he has frolicked and danced through three major White House music parties: AP Fun, fun, fun: Paul McCartney serenaded the first lady with the Beatles classic "Michelle" at this concert -- just one of three White House musical fetes so far during the Gulf oil-spill crisis. * The black-tie tent bash on the White House South Lawn after the state dinner for Mexico's President Felipe Calderón, which featured singer Beyoncé. * The Paul McCartney hootenanny -- a night of tributes to the former Beatle, which featured the president himself scooting onto the dance floor to join the Jonas Brothers in the long "la-la-la" closing refrain of "Hey Jude." (Plus, of course, McCartney serenading the first lady with "Michelle.") * The Ford Theater event -- in which the president, taking a break from "kicking ass" on the oil spill, kicked back and relaxed to the song stylings of one-time "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson, among other B-listers. It was one thing when the president launched his White House days with a round of Martini Wednesdays, Stevie Wonder concerts, conga-line dancing and Super Bowl parties. That was before the gushing oil and before the employment picture defied the Obama hope-and-change cures. Now it's different. Now the president's fascination with fun and parties in the midst of crisis has not only reinforced a feeling he's out of touch, but has migrated down the chain of command. Last weekend, Vice President Joe Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel held a "super soaker" squirt-gun party at the veep's residence. Everybody ran around giggling and shooting squirt guns at each other. Members of the press covering Biden joined in, to their shame. And last Sunday, presidential spokesman Tommy Vietor and Obama speechwriter extraordinaire Jon Favreau, both 29 years old, were spotted at a Georgetown bar, stripped to the waist, playing a game of beer pong with a gang of bare-chested buddies. (This game involves throwing a ping-pong ball into cups of beer -- loser drinks beer, winner drinks beer, everybody drinks beer.) Meanwhile, MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell said on the "Morning Joe" program that she talks to White House staffers who are having nightmares about the oil spill. Evidently, Vietor and Favreau aren't O'Donnell's contacts at the White House. Fine, folks in the White House pressure-cooker need to blow off some steam. But it seems the president and his underlings don't see any need to rein in their love of partying, even though regular Americans are facing catastrophe. Yes, the president looks elegant and cool in his tuxedo, dancing to Jay-Z or the aging "cute Beatle" -- but there are people in the Gulf who can't pay their bills, and millions of the long-term unemployed who are on the outside, looking in on all the fun. Judging by the polls, the grumbling of the outsiders is getting louder. The president may want to consider making good on his promise that all hands are on deck for national disasters, by passing the word that party time is now on hold -- and then leading by example. John Gibson is a Fox News talk- radio host; his latest book is "How the Left Swiftboated America." Read more: www.nypost.com/p/news/opi...nKofFkCkEZJ#ixzz0qSN7PNwX
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#1. To: Badeye (#0)
I guess there was nothing new from Dick Morris today?
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
Just 10 days prior to the explosion, the Obama administration’s regulators gave the oil rig a pass, and last year the Obama administration granted BP a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) exemption for its drilling operation.
The absurdities continue. Short of donning scuba gear and plugging the hole himself, Obama had no chance with these morons anyway...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
I've said before that folks like Gnu, WhiteSands and Badeye have a painful bowel movement and blame Obama.
Being a Republican means you get to choose your own reality.
In Whitesands case there's FINALLY someone TO blame. Absolutely hilarious watching them contort an unexpected manmade disaster occurring thousands of feet underwater to one that had a one week lead time.
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
You know damn well that Reagan would have dove into the Gulf with a knife clenched between his teeth and would not have come up for air until the hole was plugged.
Just 10 days prior to the explosion, the Obama administration’s regulators gave the oil rig a pass, and last year the Obama administration granted BP a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) exemption for its drilling operation.
Your tagline is a lie, btw...
#67. To: war (#48) Keep hiding behind the bozo, bozo. (laughing) You've always been a world class pussy. Badeye posted on 2010-01-14 16:12:48 ET Reply Trace
Your Kenyan JACKASS belongs in the SALT MINES, NOT the White house.
You don't really think he was born in Kenya, do you?
No one belongs in the SALT MINES, not even you.
Making the world safe for United Fruit.
More inanity from the yapping poodle:) Better he should go out and hit a few range balls on his way to consult with Jay-Z or Paul McCartwheels on strategy to keep the oil at bay. This bilge from the same asshat shill that blasted Jorge for not putting on his mud boots and manning a BOBCAT to plug up the levys around the 9th Ward.
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. Below is positively the most hilariously BS overflowing comment from the resident obamunist spent-condom EVER:) "This is WHY I left the GOP in the mid 90's. ." Dwarf
Those protesting this thread in various juvenile ways are the same ones that crucified Bush for playing a round of Golf during the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. The hypocrisy is well documented. Bottom line is the aura of Messiah-hood is finally gone, and all we are left with is a man that simply is in over his head as President. He's making Carter look competent....
Just 10 days prior to the explosion, the Obama administration’s regulators gave the oil rig a pass, and last year the Obama administration granted BP a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) exemption for its drilling operation.
You can now add Chris Mathews, James Carville, Kirsten Powers, Jon Stewart, Ed Schultz, Keith Olberman, Kevin Costner, Rachel Maddow, every Democrat elected official in all the Gulf States to this list. I bolted from Bush and the GOP congress in 2006. When are you going to wake the hell up about Owe-bama? Whats it take?
Just 10 days prior to the explosion, the Obama administration’s regulators gave the oil rig a pass, and last year the Obama administration granted BP a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) exemption for its drilling operation.
I really don't know if he was born in Kenya or not but I would say that Owe-bama reached his current state of being on an island of the coast of Tuscany, Italy. It really doesn't take a ROCKET SCIENTIST to see what he is BEHAVING like. JOHN GIBSON
#2. To: go65 (#1)
Yes, the president looks elegant and cool in his tuxedo, dancing to Jay-Z or the aging "cute Beatle" -- but there are people in the Gulf who can't pay their bills, and millions of the long-term unemployed who are on the outside, looking in on all the fun. Judging by the polls, the grumbling of the outsiders is getting louder.
#3. To: go65 (#1)
#4. To: war (#3)
The absurdities continue. Short of donning scuba gear and plugging the hole himself, Obama had no chance with these morons anyway...
#5. To: go65 (#4)
#6. To: war (#3)
Short of donning scuba gear and plugging the hole himself,
#7. To: go65 (#4)
Yes, the president looks elegant and cool in his tuxedo, dancing to Jay-Z or the aging "cute Beatle" -- but there are people in the Gulf who can't pay their bills, and millions of the long-term unemployed who are on the outside, looking in on all the fun. Judging by the polls, the grumbling of the outsiders is getting louder.
#8. To: Boofer, All (#7)
Absolutely hilarious watching them contort an unexpected manmade disaster occurring thousands of feet underwater to one that had a one week lead time.
#9. To: war (#3)
The Fed EXPOSED!!! The FARO RESERVE BANK!!!
#10. To: Coral Snake (#9)
#11. To: Coral Snake (#9)
Your Kenyan JACKASS belongs in the SALT MINES, NOT the White house.
#12. To: Curious observers of the anomalous Dwarf-like species of Homo-Domino-deliveritas (#3)
The absurdities continue. Short of donning scuba gear and plugging the hole himself, Obama had no chance with these morons anyway...
#13. To: e_type_jag (#12)
#14. To: go65 (#4)
I've said before that folks like Gnu, WhiteSands and Badeye have a painful bowel movement and blame Obama
#15. To: Fred Mertz, mininggold (#10)
(Edited)
The Fed EXPOSED!!! The FARO RESERVE BANK!!!
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