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President party boy
By JOHN GIBSON
www.nypost.com
Last Updated: 4:15 AM, June 10, 2010
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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:
* 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."
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Now i'm sure Obama is going to pretend to be a Blackhawks fan and throw a few parties for the Stanley Cup victory.
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I didn't think it was possible to spend less time doing this job than Bush did but Obama seems to be proving that theory wrong.
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I didn't think it was possible to spend less time doing this job than Bush did but Obama seems to be proving that theory wrong.
I think you are completely incorrect. I think Bush was actively at his job. I think he made mistakes. But what president doesn't? I think Obama has and will make mistakes too. But the difference is, Obama is hellbent on styming any economical growth with his cap and tax, healthcare that has some corps possibly pulling employer-sponsored coverage because it will be cheaper to take the fines than cover their employees. His bungling of Russia in Georgia, NKorea, Chine now "owns" 60% of the US Tres. the Oil fisasco....
Funny thing is the only, THE ONLY thing this man has done right is continue the BUSH DOCTRINE on the war against terror. How ironic... ;D
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AND OBAMA WENT GOLFING & TO THE BALL GAME!
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Obama hits golf course with Biden on another hot, humid weekend
By Bridget Johnson - 06/19/10 03:37 PM ET
WWW.THEHILL.COM
President Barack Obama hit the golf course Saturday with Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House pool report noted that Obama left at about 1 p.m. for the course at Andrews Air Force base, and his golfing parters included White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson and photographer David Katz.
Nicholson and Katz, along with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, joined Obama for four hours of golf last weekend. The Republican National Committee released an ad soon afterward taking aim at Obama's golfing during the ongoing BP oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico.
The temperatures in the Washington, D.C., area Saturday were similar to last weekend, in the low 90s and humid.
Obama attended the Washington Nationals game Friday night wearing a cap for his hometown Chicago White Sox. Sources told the pool reporter that Obama sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and left in the ninth inning, before the White Sox edged out the Nationals 2-1 in the 11th.
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Drinking with Obama.
Now THAT would be an interesting video.
he'd be just as passionate and loud as bob - only he would be shouting about the virtures of marxism.
hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ha Ha.
I think Glen Beck is more accurate though, Obama is nothing more than Vince the Slap Chop Guy.
His role is simply to sell what others have told him to.
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I wonder if Hayward gave the same response how Obama and the left wing clown car would respond. ::) ::)
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White House defends Obama's fun time during crisis
AP via Google News ^ | June 21, 2010
WASHINGTON — A White House spokesman says the whole country benefits when President Barack Obama takes time to go golfing and "clear his mind."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton on Monday defended Obama's leisure activities amid some Republican criticism that Obama should not be scheduling fun time during the Gulf oil spill crisis. The president went golfing on Saturday afternoon after attending a baseball game Friday night.
Burton said the people of the country stand by the notion that "their president ought to have a little time to clear his mind."
Burton said that having time to himself "probably does us all good."
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White House defends Obama's golf outings
By Sam Youngman - 06/21/10 02:36 PM ET
www.thehill.com
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The White House is dismissing criticism that President Barack Obama shouldn’t play golf during the Gulf oil spill.
White House spokesman Bill Burton on Monday said the president deserves some time to relax, and he doesn't “think that there's a person in this country that doesn't think that their president ought to have a little time to clear his mind.”
During the weekend, Obama played the 39th round of golf of his presidency, according to reports.
White House reporters joke among themselves about who might get stuck with weekend pool duty, which seems more likely than not to include a few hours sitting at the food court near either Andrews Air Force Base or Ft. Belvoir while Obama hits the links.
But Burton dismissed Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele’s criticism that Obama should stay away from the links.
Speaking at the daily White House briefing, Burton said Obama needs some time to himself after dealing with the business of his office.
Burton listed the accomplishments the White House believes Obama made last week in making his point.
“And so after a week where the president was taking on the oil spill, got an historic agreement with BP to put aside $20 billion to pay claims; after a day on Friday when he strengthened lobby and ethics rules in the White House; after going to Ohio to talk about the economy and see the progress that's being made and some of those stimulus projects that are happening around the country — all the different issues that the president is dealing with, I think that a little time to himself on Father's Day weekend probably does us all good as American citizens that our president is taking that time,” Burton said.
Steele brought the president’s golf game into sharper political focus over the weekend with a statement comparing Obama’s round of golf to BP CEO Tony Hayward's weekend decision to watch a yacht race.
“While it is fitting and appropriate to look at the yachting activities of the BP CEO, with incredulity, it is equally incredible that President Obama finds himself on yet another golf course as oil continues to spew into the Gulf,” Steele said. “Until this problem is fixed, no more golf outings, no more baseball games, no more Beatle concerts, Mr. President. The stakes are too high for President Obama's lackadaisical approach to both his responsibilities and the challenges we face.”
Obama went to a Washington Nationals game Friday, and hosted a concert by Paul McCartney weeks ago.
Former President George W. Bush publicly gave up the game while in office, saying he didn’t think it was appropriate that he keep playing while troops were fighting in Iraq.
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G8: Obama interested in Huntsville’s golf courses: Clement
National Post ^ | June 25, 2010 | Staff
Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2010 3:36:27 PM by C19fan
When U.S. President Barack Obama stepped off his helicopter in Huntsville on Friday, the first thing he said was, “You’ve got a lot of golf courses here, don’t you?” Industry Minister Tony Clement told the National Post in an exclusive interview.
“I told him, ‘We would really recommend and love it if you could come back here with Michelle and the kids at some point — we think you’d really love it here,’” Minister Clement said on the sidewalk of Huntsville’s Main Street, in his home riding. “I think I’ve planted a seed in the President’s mind.”
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Obama’s golf game tees up image debate.
www.thehill.com
By Alexander Bolton - 06/25/10 06:00 AM ET
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President Barack Obama is facing the same dilemma several of his Republican predecessors faced during times of national crisis: whether to golf.
His love of the game is clear from his willingness to play over successive weekends, even in sweltering heat.
But he has come under criticism from Republicans — and some in the media — for playing the country-club sport while millions of gallons of oil spew into the Gulf of Mexico.
Obama has played at least seven times since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, according to a compilation of media reports. He has reportedly golfed a total of 39 times since his inauguration, though some rounds came during vacations.
“Very seldom do people look at a president golfing with admiring eyes,” said Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian at Rice University. “Like [Sen.] John Kerry [D-Mass.] with windsurfing and Obama with golfing, there’s a feeling that it is an Ivy League, country-club activity.”
Obama’s golf game became a political issue this week when Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, called on the president to quit playing until oil stopped gushing into the Gulf.
A White House spokesman pointed out that the president, given the demands of an all-consuming job, deserved a little time to himself.
“I don’t think that there’s a person in this country that doesn’t think that their president ought to have a little time to clear his mind,” said Bill Burton.
Republicans used Kerry’s fondness for windsurfing to deadly political effect in 2004, when he was the Democratic presidential nominee. GOP strategists portrayed Kerry as a member of the elite and a politician who followed the prevailing political winds.
Some in the GOP have been leery of following Steele’s lead in criticizing Obama for how he spends his weekends. Sens. George LeMieux of Florida and Roger Wicker of Mississippi, two Republicans who have blasted Obama’s response to the spill, declined to take issue with his golfing during the crisis.
“He needs to be more focused on the Gulf of Mexico; it’s not just tar balls, it’s sheets of oil that have been washing ashore,” said LeMieux. “But I’ll leave the president’s personal time to him.”
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) has likewise criticized the president’s handling of the Gulf disaster, saying he needs to have “a higher command-and-control operation.”
But Nelson said he is not concerned with how much time Obama plays golf.
Said Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who frequently disagrees with Obama on policy matters: “It’s a low blow.”
Other Gulf Coast lawmakers, including Rep. Allen Boyd (D), who represents the Florida panhandle, and Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu (D), said the same.
Democrats were more outspoken about commanders in chief who golfed when Republicans controlled the White House, according to presidential historians.
GOP President Dwight Eisenhower loved golf so much that he made several trips to Augusta, Ga., site of the Masters Golf Tournament, where he had a house on the course.
“Eisenhower was criticized by Democrats who didn’t have a great deal to criticize him for as being asleep at the controls and spending too much time on the golf course,” said historian John Sayle Watterson, author of The Games Presidents Play: Sports and the Presidency.
Eisenhower’s golf habit led to a confrontation with Congress when his staff tried to trap and remove squirrels digging up a putting green on White House grounds.
Former Sen. Richard guy, an Oregon Democrat, called on Eisenhower to leave the squirrels alone and helped set up a Save the White House Squirrels Fund. Eisenhower eventually backed down.
Former President Gerald Ford, another Republican, came under attack from Democrats and the media for taking a golfing trip to California at a time when the inflation rate was rapidly rising, threatening the economy.
“He was criticized for being away at a critical time,” said Watterson.
Former President John F. Kennedy and his aides were keenly aware of the public image golf projected. They used to joke about the amount of time Eisenhower spent on the links.
After Kennedy won the White House in 1960, he initially tried to keep his golf playing from the public eye.
Obama often plays at Andrews Air Force base, where public access is restricted. When he plays at other courses, he often deploys protective foursomes ahead of and behind his golfing party so bystanders have a tough time catching a glimpse of him mid-hack.
The president also holds his scorecards back from public scrutiny, perhaps fearful that an appalling score may raise questions about his prowess in other matters.
Obama was roundly mocked on the campaign trail in 2008 when he bowled an atrocious 37 out of a possible 300 while on the stump in Pennsylvania — though he did not finish the whole game.
Tim Joyce, a columnist for RealClearSports.com, said that sports can become a metaphor for a president’s governing style.
Former President Jimmy Carter’s reputation as a micro-manager was cemented after it emerged he had sign-off authority over who used the White House tennis courts.
Carter’s near-collapse from exhaustion during a Maryland 10K race became a troubling symbol of a presidency that seemed to be running out of steam.
Joyce noted that former President George H.W. Bush spent much of his presidency fighting the public perception that he was a pampered East Coast establishment elite.
To avoid fueling his country-club reputation, Bush would play tennis games at an indoor court in the Senate Hart Office Building, away from prying eyes and cameras.
Former President George W. Bush understood the potential public-relations fallout of playing golf during a time of national crisis. Bush said it would send the “wrong signal” to continue playing golf while American soldiers were fighting and dying in Iraq, and vowed not to.
He said he decided to quit after the bombing of United Nations headquarters in Baghdad in August 2003. But liberal critics shamed him when they found video of him on the green two months after making his promise.
But Bush seemed well aware of the sport’s image during a time of crisis.
“During the BP spill, it may have been wise to avoid a couple rounds here and there,” said Brinkley.
“Every elected official must be mindful of how things that seem a part of everyday life will be looked at differently during times of crisis,” said Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio, who ran for president in 2008.
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Unreal.
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Bob nails it.
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Pool Report: Obama Plays Golf July 11, 2010
Pool Report via Time.com ^ | 07/11/2010 | Pool Reporter
Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 2:46:51 PM by OldDeckHand
Yep, its golf. Motorcade rolled from White House at 12:31 pm and headed to Fort Belvoir. Unfortunately press van number two was moved to the secondary motorcade for some unknown reason before we left, and so your pooler and the rest of his colleagues, along with the only White House press staffer in the motorcade, were separated from POTUS and the primary motorcade a block outside the gates, at 15th and Constitution.
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Washington Whispers
After Oil Spill, Gulf States Want Obama Vacation
By Paul Bedard
Posted: July 13, 2010
As president, Bill Clinton always wanted to take summer vacations on ritzy Martha's Vineyard. But instead he headed west because then pal and pollster Dick Morris said it would boost his slumping re-election polls. Clinton shifted to Jackson Hole, Wyo., adopting a rugged Rockies image.
"I polled to convince Clinton to go to Jackson Hole and the Rockies on his vacation rather than to the Vineyard," says Morris, who was Clinton's secret adviser during his first term before the split. "The public was sick of the photos of his hobnobbing with celebrities and cruising on their yachts and the polling showed that they would rather see their president camping in the Rockies. So he went for two vacations--1995 and 1996--and hated it but it helped his polling."
Now 15 years later, President Obama is getting some similar vacation advice intended to bolster his image, especially with those upset with his administration's handling of the Gulf oil spill cleanup. On one hand, Gulf tourism officials think he should visit the area to help show it's still a good vacation spot while on the other hand the public wants him there to do some public service. [See photos of the Gulf oil spill.]
Gulf officials think that Obama, who is off to Maine this weekend for a short pre-vacation before a longer one likely in Martha's Vineyard, would help them with their sales bid to the rest of the nation. They say pictures of Obama and his family, beamed around the world through the huge White House press corps, would be much better than his brief visits to the oil spill site and meeting with local residents. Instead, a vacation would prove that the beaches are open for business. [Read 10 Things You Didn't Know About Martha's Vineyard.]
"It would be an honor to have President Obama and the first family vacation on the Alabama Gulf Coast," says Patti Culp, executive director or Alabama Travel Council Inc. "There are so many things to see and do that they have never experienced in the South. Walking our beautiful beaches, eating the best seafood in the world, shopping at the over 100 stores at the outlet center, playing miniature golf, enjoying the southern sun and the southern hospitality, going crabbing, going swimming, boggy boarding, going to the spa, para-sailing, fishing, boating, etc. etc. It's a family paradise! Come on down first family," she says. [See a gallery of cartoons about the oil spill.]
The public has another reason, according to our Whispers poll conducted by Synovate-eNation. They want Obama to spend part of his vacation doing public service in the Gulf helping to clean up the region. Some 46 percent our poll said he should help with the cleanup, though 30 percent think he should be allowed to take a break at the Vineyard. The rest think a stint on a Detroit unemployment line or working side-by-side with AmeriCorps volunteers helping rebuild New Orleans would be good.
The Whispers Poll
As President Obama readies for another vacation in Martha's Vineyard, some want him to try something different, like a volunteer project. Which should he do?
Help the Gulf oil cleanup: 46%
Stick with the Vineyard, he deserves a break: 30%
Help out in a Detroit unemployment office: 17%
Help AmeriCorps workers rebuild New Orleans
: 7%
Source: The Synovate eNation Internet poll was conducted July 1-July 6 among 1,000 nationally representative households by global market research firm Synovate.
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Obamas find a way to do Broadway at home, hosting star-studded PBS taping [Updated]
www.latimes.com
July 14, 2010 | 2:55 pm
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During the administration of President George W. Bush, news that Tony was to be heavily represented at a fete in the East Room of the White House would have suggested a British theme to the evening, with emissaries of then-Prime Minister Blair in attendance.
Times have changed. On Monday, the dignitaries hosted by President and Mrs. Obama will bring their regards from Broadway, not 10 Downing Street, while sharing talents that collectively have won them 11 Tony Awards.
The public is invited to watch -- eventually -- on "A Broadway Celebration," which will be taped for broadcast Oct. 20 as an installment in the PBS series, "In Performance at the White House."
The Tony-winning performers are actor-singers Nathan Lane (two Tonys), Audra McDonald (four Tonys), Idina Menzel, Tonya Pinkins and Karen Olivo (one each, for "Wicked," "Jelly's Last Jam" and "West Side Story," respectively), and pianist Marvin Hamlisch, a Tony winner for his score to "A Chorus Line." Working behind the scenes is Jerry Mitchell, Tony-winning choreographer (for the 2004 revival of "La Cage aux Folles"), who will guide 20 Washington, D.C., dance students in a segment from "Hairspray," another show he choreographed.
Also performing are Brian d'Arcy James ("Shrek: The Musical"), Chad Kimball ("Memphis") and Assata Alston, a 12-year-old from Queens, N.Y., who recently debuted at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
[Updated: The White House announced Friday that Elaine Stritch and "Hairspray" veterans Danielle Arci and Constantine Rousouli have been added to the show; Stritch is a Tony winner (for her one-woman show, "Elaine Stritch at Liberty"), bringing the ensemble's collective career Tony haul to 12).
Presumably, critics who slammed the president and first lady last year for wasting taxpayer money when they flew to New York for dinner and a Broadway show (August Wilson's drama "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") won't complain about Broadway coming to them. Obama-watchers can catch the president's show-opening remarks live on Monday at 4 p.m. Pacific on the Internet at www.whitehouse.gov, but the public will have to wait until October for the performances.
As for those who got their hopes up when we mentioned a British theme in the East Room, PBS will oblige July 28 with the next "In Performance at the White House" broadcast, starring Paul McCartney with guests Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Jonas Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae, Dave Grohl, Faith Hill, Emmylou Harris, Lang Lang and Jack White. The show, celebrating Sir Paul's receiving this year's Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, was taped in the East Room on June 2.
-- Mike Boehm
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Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Idina Menzel Offer "A Broadway Celebration" at the White House July 19
By Adam Hetrick
19 Jul 2010
Audra McDonald photo by Michael Wilson
Tony Award winners Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Tonya Pinkins and Marvin Hamlisch are part of "A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House" July 19 in Washington, DC.
The Broadway-themed evening is presented as part of the White House's "In Performance" concert series. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host the 7 PM concert that will be filmed for an Oct. 20 broadcast on PBS.
The President is scheduled to introduce the evening that boasts performances by Lane (Guys & Dolls, The Addams Family), McDonald (Ragtime, Master Class), Pinkins (Caroline, or Change, Jelly's Last Jam) and songwriter Hamlisch (A Chorus Line, Sweet Smell of Success) as well as Idina Menzel (Wicked), Brian d'Arcy James (Next to Normal), Chad Kimball (Memphis) and Karen Olivo (West Side Story). Also performing is young actress Assata Alston and the Joy of Motion Dance Center ensemble.
In addition to the evening concert, a 2 PM dress rehearsal features students from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Joy of Motion Dance Center, who are scheduled to perform a number from Hairspray under the direction of Tony-winning choreographer Jerry Mitchell.
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"A Broadway Celebration: In Performance at the White House" will air on PBS at 9 PM on Oct. 20. The 60-minute concert is produced by WETA Washington, D.C., in association with Margo Lion, Ltd. and 101 Productions.
The Obamas have made three visits to Broadway in the past year, taking in performances of Joe Turner's Come and Gone, Memphis and
The Addams Family. The White House also featured Memphis star Montego Glover as part of "America Celebrates July 4th at Ford's Theatre," which was chaired by the First Lady, and also included performances by Laura Michelle Kelly, Gavin Lee and the Broadway company of Mary Poppins and Dick Dan Dyke. In April, the cast of "Glee," including Tony nominees Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison, performed during the annual Easter Egg Roll.
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Alas, the usual suspects are of course totally silent on the issue. You know, the ones who ragged on Bush on a daily basis about spending too much time in Crawford, golfing, etc... , yet I guarantee, if they do make an appearance in this thread, it will not be to address Obama's leisure time in the same way.... while those of us who criticized Bush for it, can do the same and with a CLEAR conscience.
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Students and stars celebrate Broadway, arts at White House
Broadway at the White House
The White House Music Series celebrated Broadway on Monday with performances by theater royalty, including Idina Menzel, Nathan Lane and Audra McDonald. The event is to be broadcast on PBS in October.
By Nelson Pressley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
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Washington usually does ceremonial showbiz pretty well, but the East Room seemed to muffle dirty ol' Broadway on Monday night in the sixth installment of the White House Music Series. Politeness got the upper hand on pizazz -- as though the vaudeville-based genre was a bit at a loss in such official surroundings.
Not that the evening was a train wreck (except briefly, and memorably). Nathan Lane hosted and proved quick on his feet, even as jokes about show tunes making people feel gay (as in "happy," he wryly clarified) up and died. Idina Menzel, the original Elphaba from Broadway's "Wicked," provided some welcome electricity by dynamically belting out "Defying Gravity." And Audra McDonald proved that she's as captivating a singer as Broadway offers these days.
Education is a major thrust of this program as conceived under the Obamas, so New Yorker Assata Alston, 12, took the stage early and rose capably through the scales in the yearning "Gimme, Gimme" from "Thoroughly Modern Millie." The event, taped for an Oct. 20 "In Performance at the White House" telecast on PBS, also included an afternoon dress rehearsal for 20 Washington area students working on "You Can't Stop the Beat" from "Hairspray" in front of parents, the news media and the first lady.
"Now do it and smile," "Hairspray" choreographer Jerry Mitchell told the students in the afternoon, brushing them up moments before Michelle Obama's entrance. Mitchell added a note about the crowded East Room: "Look for the legs when you go running up and down the aisle."
Moments before, the 20 students from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Joy of Motion Dance Center shuffled expectantly in an anteroom as Lane, who is starring in "The Addams Family" on Broadway, quietly filibustered in favor of arts education for a camera crew. Nearby, 85-year-old Elaine Stritch -- wearing casual white from her Keds to her kerchief -- hobnobbed with director George C. Wolfe.
That was the whole idea, the first lady said in that afternoon session: "To showcase this young talent, and get them mixed with some of the best talent that this country has to offer. And that's just a powerful combination."
During the rehearsal, the kids revved through "You Can't Stop the Beat," gyrating and belting. Quickly, parents were on their feet, applauding.
But Mitchell wasn't satisfied.
"Really great, really great," Mitchell said into a microphone, less as genuine praise than as a way to quiet the room. "Let's clean some things up."
To Mitchell's eye, the performers' arms weren't fully extended. Feet weren't high enough off the floor. And the exhausting number left the singers too winded.
"What is the joke?" Mitchell reminded his cast about this particular showstopper. " 'You Can't Stop to Breathe.' " He guided the youngsters to the comparatively slow spot in the dance -- just a few seconds long -- which represented the last chance to fill their lungs before the big vocal finish.
The cast ran through the trouble spot again. It was sharper, more exacting -- a cleaner adrenaline jolt. Lesson learned about practice and precision.
A tougher lesson came during the evening as Stritch lost the lyrics -- but good -- during Stephen Sondheim's "I'm Still Here." She started over but fumbled again, even with the pianist hollering cues to her, until merely finishing became an act of survival. The Obamas filled their ceremonial function brilliantly, rising and leading the applause as the stricken Stritch finally made it through.
When the applause died down, Stritch -- who nailed "Broadway Baby" to open the show -- pleaded guilty to a whopping case of nerves, reported how thrilled she was when Obama was elected and then said, "I'd love to get drunk with the president." After the whoops subsided, she added diplomatically: "And the first lady."
It's a tough room for Broadway, of course, accommodating only about 200 guests Monday. The East Room stage is a mere six feet deep (which explained why a mere four women from "West Side Story" sang and danced "America," with one of them apologizing to the first couple immediately afterward for reasons that weren't clear). And the four-piece band, expert though it was, could only achieve a certain scale.
But it's still possible to score under such conditions: Brian d'Arcy James's easygoing rendition of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" was a jazzy gem, and McDonald delivered a master class in phrasing during "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe." Too much of Monday night, though, was Broadway not only unplugged, but also a little off-balance.
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The repubs shouldn’t focus so much on where President Hussein spends his vacation.
Concentrate on November, which grows closer each day.
Form & refine your battle plans and try not to say or do anything stupider than your opponents are currently, which would be pretty damn hard to do, anyway.
And finally, we should encourage the president to take more vacations.
Maybe the less time he spends "working," the less damage he can do.
The Demorats should have encouraged Jr. to take more vacations over his eight years!
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The Huffington Post July 23, 2010
Obama Birthday Party In Chicago: $30,000 Donation To The DNC Reportedly Required For Admission
First Posted: 07-23-10 08:53 AM | Updated: 07-23-10 09:03 AM
Want to attend President Obama's birthday bash in Chicago? It'll cost you $30,000.
Obama will be in his adopted hometown on August 5, headlining a fundraiser for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, who has been trailing his opponent, Republican Mark Kirk, in campaign contributions.
While the president is in town, however, the Democratic National Committee will be doing some fundraising of their own.
Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed reports that real estate mogul Neil Bluhm is hosting a private birthday party in his home for Obama, who turns 49 on August 4.
Sneed reports:
The dinner invite to the Barack bash at Bluhm's home requires a $30,000 donation to the Democratic National Committee!
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Obama Chooses South Beach for Gulf Vacation After Party
NBC Miami ^ | Thu, Jul 29, 2010 | Todd Wright
Back then, Obama compared himself to a janitor, but he was cleaning up healthcare - not oil.
No word on costs yet to attend the gala, but we doubt any BP discounts will be handed out. It cost about $15,000 to eat dinner with the president in October.
Might we see a LeBron James and Chris Bosh siting when the Head Democrat in Charge comes to town? It's almost a lock D-Wade will be there.
As for the politics, Obama's help is desperately needed to boost the U.S. Senate chances of Kendrick Meek, who is trailing both Gov. Charlie Crist and Republican candidate Marco Rubio.
Back then, Obama compared himself to a janitor, but he was cleaning up healthcare - not oil.
No word on costs yet to attend the gala, but we doubt any BP discounts will be handed out. It cost about $15,000 to eat dinner with the president in October.
Might we see a LeBron James and Chris Bosh siting when the Head Democrat in Charge comes to town? It's almost a lock D-Wade will be there.
As for the politics, Obama's help is desperately needed to boost the U.S. Senate chances of Kendrick Meek, who is trailing both Gov. Charlie Crist and Republican candidate Marco Rubio.
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Hope & Change. - for freaking suckers.
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Party on: Obama back in Chicago for fundraisers
John Kass
August 4, 2010
With his poll numbers dropping through the White House basement floor and his 49th birthday at hand, President Barack Obama sure could use some real party time with the guys back home in Chicago.
And nothing says "let's party!" like a political fundraiser. Obama will headline one Thursday for his beleaguered basketball buddy, Alexi Giannoulias, who is campaigning as a Democrat for Obama's old Senate seat.
Naturally, all the guests will applaud when Obama gives Alexi a big hug, smiles and says, "My man."
But who are the guys behind the guys who won't be there to soak up the recognition? Shouldn't there be table of empty chairs, to silently honor those who are otherwise indisposed?
I'm guessing that Tony Rezko, the president's benefactor, friend and personal real estate fairy, would love to attend.
He was the star of a Sun-Times report published Monday about a $22 million development loan from the Giannoulias family's now-defunct Broadway Bank to a Rezko company.
It would be nice for Rezko to show up. That way, Obama could point, then shout for all to hear: "That's not the Tony Rezko I know!"
Sadly, Tony has no time for fundraisers these days.
He's in federal custody, awaiting sentencing on his convictions for political influence peddling.
Rezko has other pending cases, too, including one involving bouncing $450,000 in checks written against his Broadway Bank accounts to pay gambling debts.
The Rezko thing isn't Giannoulias' only problem. Giannoulias is getting thwacked on a daily basis for what Tribune investigative reporters David Jackson, John Chase and Ray Gibson disclosed in April.
It was $27.7 million in loans from Broadway Bank to some earthy felons who ran their own street-loan business.
Every 10 minutes or so, Giannoulias' opponent — the serial embellisher U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk — and his Republican allies suggest that Giannoulias was a mob banker.
"To hear my opponent Congressman Kirk say it's a mob bank is offensive," Giannoulias told WGN-AM morning host Greg Jarrett the other day. "It's dangerously inaccurate. I wouldn't know what a mafia guy looked like if he walked down the street."
OK, fine. But could he recognize Michael "Jaws" Giorango and Demitri Stavropoulos?
They received the $27.7 million in loans from Broadway Bank. The majority was loaned when Giannoulias was a senior loan officer. He touted his bank experience in his campaign for state treasurer.
Giorango and Stavropoulos, according to the Tribune, used the money for real estate deals and for street loans — a curious practice that I'm told is legal.
Giorango was convicted in 2004 of promoting a nationwide prostitution ring. Some of the call girls worked for famous Chicago madam Rose Laws. He was sentenced to two years in federal prison.
We called Giorango's lawyer, Arnold Landis, to see if Jaws might be attending the fundraiser. After explaining it to the secretary, she hit the hold button. Some 30 seconds later, she picked up again.
"Is there something specific you want to ask?" she said.
What's Mr. Giorango up to these days?
"Yeah, OK," she said. "We have nothing to say, but thank you very much for calling."
What about the fundraiser?
"Bye-bye."
Click.
Stavropoulos received a two-year sentence for running an illegal sports betting operation and was released in 2006. He has since found a new career.
He's a consultant at Polekatz Gentleman's Club, a strip club in southwest suburban Bridgeview where he earns $5,000 a week.
That works out to more than $250,000 a year, without tips. And he doesn't even dance.
But in a sworn 2009 deposition in a civil matter unrelated to Broadway Bank, Stavropoulos was asked about his consultant duties by lawyer Lawrence Karlin.
Question: You indicated that you provided consulting for Polekatz.
Stavropoulos: OK.
Question: What do you mean when you say "consulting"?
Stavropoulos: I don't understand. What do you mean what do I mean?
Question: OK, do you know what the word "consult" means?
Stavropoulos: I think so, yeah.
Question: OK, what does the word "consult" mean to you?
Stavropoulos: "Consult" means to confer with people about certain things.
Later in the deposition, Stavropoulos was asked about his experiences in the lending business.
Question: In late 2006, early 2007, you were in the hard-money lending business?
Stavropoulos: Yes.
Question: What is the hard-money lending business?
Stavropoulos: What is hard money? As opposed to soft money? I was in the lending business.
Question: I take it you don't have advertisements in publications for your lending business, do you?
Stavropoulos: No. We never advertised.
Clearly, a consultant at the zenith of his profession, a discreet fellow who understands hard and soft money, has every right to be at a political fundraiser.
A message on his lawyer's phone said the lawyer wasn't available. So we called Polekatz, home of the Pole Kitties.
I asked the young woman who answered the phone — she assured me she wasn't a Pole Kitty — if Stavropoulos was attending any fundraisers.
"I don't know," she said. "You'll have to ask Mark the manager."
Later, Mark the manager called back to say he hasn't seen his $5,000-a-week consultant for at least two weeks.
"I work days," Mark reasoned. "He works nights."
Will you give him my number?
"Of course," he said, then hung up.
I'm still waiting to hear from Demitri.
Ah, politics in Chicago. It's just one rockin' party.
jskass@tribune.com
Copyright © 2010, Chicago Tribune
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Obamas to begin sixth holiday of the year
Telegraph.co.uk ^
Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 3:47:34 PM by Sub-Driver
Obamas to begin sixth holiday of the year
The Obama family will begin their sixth holiday of the year today, an 11-day sojourn in Martha’s Vineyard, the island destination of the wealthy and well-connected American elite.
By Toby Harnden, Washington Published: 8:18PM BST 18 Aug 2010
President Barack Obama will be accompanied by his wife Michelle and daughters Malia, 12, and Sasha, nine, and are expected to stay at the historic Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark.
Bill Burton, the deputy White House press secretary, said that the US president was “going to spend a little time recharging his batteries” at the Massachusetts island ahead of the November midterm elections.
“There will be some hiking, some time at the beach, some time at the ice cream store - all the sort of things you do when you’re at Martha’s Vineyard. You enjoy the people and the good food.”
He is also expected to work on his swing at Mink Meadows golf club in Vineyard Haven and to work out every day, as he did when the First Family visited Martha’s Vineyard last year.
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I knew that one day you would start a thread about Obama.
I guess it's finally here.
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I knew that one day you would start a thread about Obama.
I guess it's finally here.
Ha ha ha.
Just reporting the news as it appears.
Hey, you are paying for this, the least you can be is told about it.
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President Obama begins 10-day vacation in Martha's Vineyard
BY Kenneth R. Bazinet
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU
Thursday, August 19th 2010, 4:00 AM
WASHINGTON - President Obama on Thursday starts a 10-day vacation in Martha's Vineyard, where he can enjoy watching the sun sink below the horizon - instead of his poll numbers.
The summer playground off the Massachusetts coast is brimming with Secret Service agents and extra state police. A Coast Guard cutter will patrol the waters off the property.
"I do think that just like a lot of American people, the President is taking a little time with his family to recharge his batteries," spokesman Bill Burton said.
Not that the burdens of the presidency may not interrupt him. Obama has a knack for scheduling his break when big events intrude.
Last summer, Sen. Ted Kennedy passed away while the Obamas were on the Vineyard, and Obama went to Boston to speak at his funeral.
During their Christmas holidays in Hawaii, the underwear bomber tried to blow up a plane bound for Detroit, leaving people asking at the time who was in charge when the terrorist nearly struck.
The White House is taking steps to make sure Obama keeps plugged in, even while he's on one of the island's members-only golf courses.
"Whenever you talk about a presidential vacation, you ought to put the word 'vacation' in quotes because you can bet that there will still be work that he's doing every day," Burton said.
"He'll continue to get his daily intelligence brief from [deputy national security adviser] John Brennan, who will be there. He'll be getting constant updates on what's happening in the economy and other issues," Burton explained.
The First Family is expected to stay "up-island" again at Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark, the remote multimillion-dollar property where they resided during last summer's Vineyard vacation, according to a law enforcement source.
There are no official plans, but swims in the ocean, some sailing and cookouts are on the Obama's agenda, a source said.
Like last year, the First Family also is expected to do some bike riding, maybe get in some miniature golf and take a few trips to the island's boutique ice cream stands.
kbazinet@nydailynews.com
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Vineyard buzzes less for Obamas’ second visit
Many say they’ll leave family alone
By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff | August 18, 2010
OAK BLUFFS — Sharky’s Cantina is once again mixing its “Obamarita’’ cocktail, with tastes of the president’s favorite fruits, and the Locker Room on Circuit Avenue has restocked the “I vacationed with Obama’’ T-shirts.
But as 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, presumably at the historic Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark where he stayed last year, local residents said.
“I have no desire to go chase him or see him,’’ said Elaine Allen, owner of the Laughing Bear clothing shop on Circuit Avenue, one of the few stores to feature a poster in its window welcoming the first family this year.
“Let him just have that R and R that he needs,’’ she said.
It was only a year ago that the president, a superstar after his historic election, rode a wave of popularity to The Rock. Islanders typically brag about a laissez-faire attitude when it comes to celebrities, but it seemed everyone wanted a glimpse of Obama playing golf or biking with his daughters.
But in the final days before his second visit, some residents say the excitement has waned along with Obama’s popularity after two years in office. Others say his poll numbers are not the issue; they just want to give the president the quiet he seeks.
“It’s not as hectic or as crazy’’ this year, said Maya Sharp, a clerk at Alley’s General Store in West Tisbury, one of the locations the president visited last summer. She remembers the excitement when Secret Service agents came into the store announcing that the president would visit. No one else was allowed in the store when he came in to buy candy for his two daughters.
“It’s just a laid-back feeling now,’’ Sharp said. “It’s like ‘Wow, he’s coming — again.’ ’’
One barometer of the plunge in excitement has been the sale of Obama-themed T-shirts, which designers had been banking on after the craze of last year. Clothing labeled with the president’s name sold by the thousands, helping to salvage a tough economic year for the island.
But this year’s T-shirt sales are much less brisk, merchants say.
“Last year, Obama gave you goose bumps, but I don’t think you’re going to see that this year,’’ said Alex McCluskey, co-owner of the Locker Room, who sold more than 4,000 “I vacationed with Obama’’ T-shirts last year. But so far this year, he said, his hot item is T-shirts of former President Bush asking, “Miss me yet?’’
Residents have also noticed a drop in the number of stores with Obama posters on their front windows and homes with signs that welcome the first family.
“We’re so used to presidents coming here,’’ said Sue Tonry of Wicked Martha’s clothing and gift shop in Vineyard Haven. “He’ll be able to get some peace and quiet.’’
Of course, even with the change in vibe this year, no one could deny they would appreciate a presidential visit. A fund-raiser is being held for Governor Deval Patrick Saturday at the Edgartown home of Boston businessman Richard Friedman, and the question on the island is whether the president will show up. And like Sharp, the general store clerk, the few people who received a surprise visit last year would love a return.
Unlike President Clinton, who would make public appearances several times a day during his numerous vacations on the Vineyard, Obama made only four unannounced appearances during his stay last summer, at a restaurant, a snack bar, a deli, and at the Alley’s General Store.
“If he came here right now, this place would be mobbed,’’ said Dennis daRosa of daRosa Corp., a printing business, president of the Oak Bluffs Association. He acknowledged the Obama buzz this year has been low key, but said the tone could change once the president arrives on the island.
“The excitement has been building,’’ said Nancy Gardella, executive director of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.
Obama’s vacation, like last year, falls during the island’s unofficial grand finale of the season, and the first family has an open invitation to the week’s events. An annual agricultural festival kicks off tomorrow in West Tisbury. The annual Grand Illumination of the Gingerbread Cottages in Oak Bluffs occurs tonight, and Friday brings a fireworks spectacular that residents say rivals Boston’s Fourth of July festivities. First dog Bo has also been invited to a communitywide dog walk Sunday.
“Traditionally, this is the biggest week of the year on Martha’s Vineyard,’’ Gardella said, adding that the president is probably familiar with the festivities because of his past trips here. “People realize the family just needs a little downtime, and hopefully they take this time to enjoy whatever they want their vacation to be.’’
Ralph Sr. and Brenda Wright of Baltimore have been making the trip here around the same time for the past eight years and were caught up in the Obama craze last year. They bought Obama T-shirts and admit they have tapped the rumor mill to learn who is visiting where this week. They do not plan to buy new T-shirts, though.
“I have the original one; that’s all I wanted,’’ Ralph Wright said.
Milton Valencia can be reached at mvalencia@globe.com.
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But this year’s T-shirt sales are much less brisk, merchants say.
“Last year, Obama gave you goose bumps, but I don’t think you’re going to see that this year,’’ said Alex McCluskey, co-owner of the Locker Room, who sold more than 4,000 “I vacationed with Obama’’ T-shirts last year. But so far this year, he said, his hot item is T-shirts of former President Bush asking, “Miss me yet?’’
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Obama's Fundraising Spree Costs Taxpayers $2M, Analyst Estimates
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Obama's Fundraising Spree Costs Taxpayers $2M, Analyst Estimates
President Obama's frantic fundraising spree across the country to help his party retain power isn't just reaping millions of dollars for Democratic candidates; it's also costing taxpayers millions of dollars and leaving a massive carbon footprint. fox news
President Obama's fundraising spree across the country to help his party retain power isn't just reaping millions of dollars for Democratic candidates -- it's also said to be costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
And it's leaving a massive carbon footprint, too.
One analyst estimated Obama's five-state, three-day tour cost taxpayers about $2 million.
On top of that, the carbon footprint, or pollution generated by the travel, probably matched "something of a size-32 shoe," said Pete Sepp of the National Taxpayers Union, a group that promotes smaller government and fewer taxes.
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I would do anything legally possible and available to get rid of this marxist pofs muslim sleeper cell potus.
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The special flavor of the week is in honor of President Obama's arrival on the island.
Nancy Lane/Boston HeraldBy Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa
BOSTON HERALD INSIDE TRACK
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August 19, 2010EDGARTOWN -
President Obama, wife Michelle and the girls, Sasha and Malia, are scheduled to land land on Martha's Vineyard this afternoon to kick off 10 days of fun in the sun, returning to the posh Chilmark farm where they vacationed last year.
Air Force One is set to touch down at the Coast Guard Air Station on Cape Cod. The first family will then board a helicopter and fly over to the island. From Martha's Vineyard Airport they'll motorcade to Blue Heron Farm, the 30-acre hideaway on Tisbury Great Pond with a 10,000-square-foot, fully renovated farmhouse the Obamas will call home until Aug. 29.
More Times Breaking News
They are expected to touch down in a back corner of the airport, blocked from view by a wall of school buses. But residents and tourists will mostly likely line the motorcade route in hopes of catching a glimpse of the Obama.
Islanders suggest hidden gems the Obamas should visit:
President Bill Clinton, who vacationed here six out of his eight years in office, would have a big tarmac lovefest when he'd arrive on The Rock, with invited guests lined up to greet him and the fam. Word is, the Secret Service 86'd a similar welcome for Obama post-9/11.
Last minute preparations were underway yesterday for the big arrival. We hear Blue Heron Farm was ready to go under lockdown, and a giant cargo plane carrying staff, equipment and vehicles for the president's visit was unloaded at the airport. A Marine helicopter carrying three bicycles was also spotted.
(A temporary flight restriction is in effect in the Martha's Vineyard airspace from today until August 29, according to a Federal Aviation Administration press release.
Flights within a 10-mile radius are restricted to law enforcement aircraft; military aircraft supporting the secret service; medical and emergency flights; and regularly scheduled commercial passenger and cargo flights, according to the FAA's Web site. Within 30 miles, pilots must follow a flight plan and keep in contact with air traffic control.
The 10-mile ring covers most of Martha's Vineyard and parts of Falmouth while Hyannis and Nantucket fall within the 30-mile ring.)
- Read the rest of this Inside Track column at Boston Herald
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Have fun in the sun you communist POFS, Nov. is coming and your party, and the fellow marxist travelers are donezo.
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I actually thought Obama was vacationing in your head since he spends so much time in there.
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I actually thought Obama was vacationing in your head since he spends so much time in there.
Come 2012 - I hope obama is vacationing on the UE lne.
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Is this his sixth vacation of the year?
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Ha ha ha. Nails it again on black support for Obama.
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http://www.globemagazine.com/story/540
Obama's Drunken Parties!
President Barack Obama is living large - at taxpayers' expense - blowing about $12 million on booze-fueled bashes since taking office two years ago, political insiders reveal. In an explosive GLOBE Special Report, outraged sources also rip the lid off the President and First Lady's taste for expensive designer clothes and lavish vacations - while average Americans struggle to survive. It's must reading!
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Looting the joint.
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http://www.globemagazine.com/story/540
Obama's Drunken Parties!
President Barack Obama is living large - at taxpayers' expense - blowing about $12 million on booze-fueled bashes since taking office two years ago, political insiders reveal. In an explosive GLOBE Special Report, outraged sources also rip the lid off the President and First Lady's taste for expensive designer clothes and lavish vacations - while average Americans struggle to survive. It's must reading!
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Looting the joint.
You know, I freely admit that he’s neither the first, nor only, prez to do this, but it gets increasingly onerous listening to him & his wookie-wife lecture us on how “we” need to tighten our proverbial belts after reading stories like these.
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Letterman Knocks Obama For Latest Vacation
www.cbsnews.com
August 25, 2010 8:57 AM
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T-shirts reading ‘I vacationed with Obama, Martha’s Vineyard ’10′ are displayed at a store in Vineyard Haven on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, on August 24, 2010. The First Family is vacationing on the island until August 29. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
From jcap17
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — A storm that curtailed outdoor activities for much of President Barack Obama’s vacation was forecast to end Wednesday, but he said he’s been able to fight off cabin fever.
Not only has he been able to sneak in two rounds of golf, but he told reporters Tuesday he’s “doing a lot of reading” at the farm compound he’s rented for the first family. “I’m having a great time,” he said.
The president made the remarks, his first in public since heading out on vacation last week, as he escorted first lady Michelle Obama from the State Road restaurant.
Obama has faced some criticism for his latest vacation, his sixth since taking office. At a time when painful unemployment numbers continue to bear down on the tattered economy, many are frustrated that the nation’s leader is enjoying another luxurious trip. On CBS’ “The Late Show” Tuesday night, David Letterman took a jab at the president, saying: “He’ll have plenty of time for vacations after his one term is up.”
The couple dined out for the second consecutive night, this time with Washington power broker Vernon Jordan and his wife, Ann, as well as Chicago friends Eric and Cheryl Whitaker. White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett also joined the group.
Fellow diners cheered the president and clapped as he left the restaurant. Obama paused for pictures and signed autographs. While Mrs. Obama wore a colorful print dress with contrasting sleeves, the president looked more subdued in khakis, a striped dress shirt and blue outdoor jacket.
Strong thunderstorms have lashed the island off Massachusetts since Sunday, causing power outages, curtailing air transportation and forcing ferry cancellations. They also triggered traffic jams and long lines at movie theaters, restaurants and other indoor venues.
The Obamas are scheduled to remain on vacation until Sunday, when the president heads to New Orleans to check on the gulf oil spill cleanup and to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
(TM and © Copyright 2010 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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. On CBS’ “The Late Show” Tuesday night, David Letterman took a jab at the president, saying: “He’ll have plenty of time for vacations after his one term is up.”
Welcome to the club Dave. Better late than never.
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Breaking News: President Obama Says "I'm Having a Great Time" On Vacation
August 25, 2010 12:42 PM
www.abcnews.com
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Last night President Obama and First Lady Obama dined at State Road Restaurant in West Tisbury on Martha’s Vineyard.
Their dinner companions were family friends Dr. Eric and Cheryl Whitaker, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, and lawyer and business executive Vernon Jordan and wife Ann Dibble Jordan.
As they departed the restaurant at 9:55 pm ET, reporters asked the president if he was enjoying his vacation even with the rain.
"I'm having a great time,” the president said. “Doing a lot of reading"
Among the president’s reading materials is Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom,” which is not yet on shelves. During a weekend visit to a local bookstore in Vineyard Haven the owner gifted the president with the store’s advanced reading copy.
Minutes after leaving the restaurant, Vernon Jordan appeared on a rerun of CBS’ The Good Wife, trying to purchase the fictitious Chicago law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner.(The episode originally aired in May.)
Jordan is a friend of the owner of State Road Restaurant – so much so that you can hear his voice on the restaurant’s phone message..
“He’s a friend of mine and I adore his voice,” owner Mary Kenworth told ABC News. The restaurant opened June 2009, but Kenworth and her husband were the original owners of The Sweet Life Café – where the president dined on Monday night and where Kenworth first met the Jordans.
Kenworth said she’d been asked not to talk about what the Obamas ordered, but “the whole table got lobster tempura with island corn succotash and lemon vinaigrette” in addition to their individual entrees.
“It was very exciting for all of us, they were extremely lovely to everyone here,” she said.
Also of note: Ann Jordan and Valerie Jarrett are cousins. Ann Jordan's mother and Jarrett’s mother's father were siblings.
-Jake Tapper
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Enjoy the lobsters you fools, only two years left on our dimes.
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Is this his sixth vacation of the year?
Please tell me how many days of vacation did Bush have at this point in his term??? If you don't know I'll tell you. 120 compared to Obama's 46 or so. Case closed.
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Please tell me how many days of vacation did Bush have at this point in his term??? If you don't know I'll tell you. 120 compared to Obama's 46 or so. Case closed.
Sorry, Bush is regarded as one of the worst presidents ever. If you want to use the worst ever as your bench mark for Obama, fine, but he was elected as the anti-bush, not as the "But Bush did it too" potus.
Face it, this catastrophe you voted for is as bad or worse than Bush and is a one term istake at best. Personally, I think he will resign in November 2010 after the mid-terms.
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Sorry, Bush is regarded as one of the worst presidents ever. If you want to use the worst ever as your bench mark for Obama, fine, but he was elected as the anti-bush, not as the "But Bush did it too" potus.
Face it, this catastrophe you voted for is as bad or worse than Bush and is a one term istake at best. Personally, I think he will resign in November 2010 after the mid-terms.
is there a chart with presidential vacation days anywhere on the net? I would be interested to see how he compares to other presidents, not only Bush so far.
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is there a chart with presidential vacation days anywhere on the net? I would be interested to see how he compares to other presidents, not only Bush so far.
Again dipshit - obama was elected to be the anti-Bush. The economy is cratering daily and this idiot is on vacation and the best you can come up with is "But Bush . . . . . " ? ? ?
Sorry, that shit doesnt fly anymore. This lazy do-nothing, grifter, thief, and incompetent fool was elected because we faced a disaster and he is still acting like everything is fine, which it is not.
everywhere you look, we face disaster and where is Obama? licking Ice Cream cones and hitting mulligans on the golf course.
One and Done.
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Please tell me how many days of vacation did Bush have at this point in his term??? If you don't know I'll tell you. 120 compared to Obama's 46 or so. Case closed.
What "case"? Assuming what you say is true (and I don't) who cares? Bush isn't president. The economic situation wasn't nearly as bad during Bush's first 18 months in office.
You don't go running around the beach, the golf course, etc. in front of TV cameras when so much of the country is struggling.
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What "case"? Assuming what you say is true (and I don't) who cares? Bush isn't president. The economic situation wasn't nearly as bad during Bush's first 18 months in office.
You don't go running around the beach, the golf course, etc. in front of TV cameras when so much of the country is struggling.
I love how the far left spent 8 years, and still 2 years after Bush is gone, still Bashing him as the worst POTUS ever, yet uses him as the Benchmark for Obama.
If the electorate wanted Bush the 3rd, they would have voted McCain. Instead, they voted for Obama and got Bush the 3rd anyway.
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I love how the far left spent 8 years, and still 2 years after Bush is gone, still Bashing him as the worst POTUS ever, yet uses him as the Benchmark for Obama.
If the electorate wanted Bush the 3rd, they would have voted McCain. Instead, they voted for Obama and got Bush the 3rd anyway.
They will be talking about Bush for at least the next two years.
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They will be talking about Bush for at least the next two years.
These fools are still blaming Reagan for everything.
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These fools are still blaming Reagan for everything.
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Unfreaking real - I really don't want to say what i thought when reading this.
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Political Punch
Vacationing President to Press: "We're Buying Shrimp, Guys. Come On."
August 25, 2010 3:05 PM
www.abcnews.com
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President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their two daughters Sasha and Malia traveled to Nancy's Restaurant on the waterfront of the Oak Bluffs section of Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday afternoon.
Crowds gathered to watch as the president, wearing his White Sox baseball cap, noted the abundance of Red Sox caps. He and the First Lady shook hands and posed for pictures with folks in the crowd. The president ordered from the take-out window of the snack bar section of the eatery.
"I love your watch," one woman told the First Lady, referencing a purple watch on her left wrist.
"Oh, thank you,” the First Lady said. “It was a gift.”
She gestured towards her husband, who was shaking hands behind her.
"I think somebody told him,” she said.
"Where's my wife?" the president asked at one point.
Crowds shouted for her attention.
"How you guys doing?" she asked. "Drying off? Finally."
As the president walked around the restaurant, some cordoned-off reporters shouted out to him questions, including one about the war in Iraq. Next Tuesday night, the president will deliver an Oval Office address at 8 pm ET, in which he will mark the occasion of the withdrawal of US combat troops from the country.
But the president was in no mood today to discuss the issue with reporters in that setting. He ignored questions for a bit, then turned to the reporters.
"We're buying shrimp, guys,” he said, smiling. “Come on."
The president’s lunch companions included Dr. Eric and Cheryl Whittaker, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, George and Clarice Walker, George Walker IV, Cy Walker, Ann Walker Marchant, David Watkins and Elizabeth Alexander.
- Jake Tapper
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Obamas Depleting U.S. Lobster Supply
by Keith Koffler on August 25, 2010, 2:56 pm
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2010/08/25/obamas-depleting-lobster-supply/
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So how much lobster are you having during these precarious economic times? What? You’ve had to cut back? No longer ordering it stuffed with crab meat, at least?
Well, if you happen to be the President of the United States or the First Lady, your lobster consumption is continuing at a robust pace.
Yes, the economy is still getting battered. And last night, so was President Obama’s lobster.
According to ABC’s Jake Tapper, the president savored some lobster tempura at the trendy State Road Restaurant in West Tisbury on Martha’s Vineyard. Oh, just the thought of it. If he brings some back to the White House for me, I’ll write whatever he wants.
Monday night at The Sweet Life Cafe in Oak Bluffs on the Vineyard it was the lobster pasta appetizer for the president and a surf and turf entrée – the “surf” being a lobster tail – for Mrs. Obama.
And what would the vacation to Maine in July have been without a taste of everyone’s favorite crustacean. The president did it in a little less genteel fashion that time, heading over to something called Stewman’s Downtown restaurant where he was served the “Lobster Experience” dinner – just regular lobster, corn and slaw.
But the Obamas’ lobster experience is not confined to these shores. Michelle Obama was barely off the plane during her voyage early this month to the Spanish Riviera when, according to the Spanish press, she dived into a feast of sea bass tartare, strawberry gazpacho and sardines, and a main course of lobster with seaweed risotto.
Michelle enjoyed the repast so much that she was right back at it on August 14 during the Obamas’ two-day Panama City, Fla photo-op vacation. There, at the Firefly restaurant, it was more lobster for Michelle.
The Obamas were supposed to be showing support for the good people of the oil spill-stricken Gulf, eating their seafood and so forth. So the big question is, was it a Caribbean lobster or one shipped down from Maine?
And who knows what lobster delicacies the White House chef is whipping up for them in between vacations?
No wonder the Russians just started fueling the Iranian nuclear reactor at Bushehr. When President Medvedev was here, Obama took him for burgers.
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Looks like the nonstop Lobster, Shrimps, Caviar, partying, booze, etc are starting to show.
She ballooning up like a baby on the way.
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Obama vacation back on course
By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff | August 26, 2010
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OAK BLUFFS — For a while yesterday, Martha’s Vineyard looked like Shutter Island, the bleak and abandoned outcropping in Martin Scorsese’s movie. Then the sun peeked through and the presidential vacation was suddenly back on.
Prevented from golfing for two days by a steady rain that caused minor flooding on the island, President Obama seized on the better weather yesterday, pressing some flesh in Oak Bluffs and finally hitting the links again.
Obama, whose 10-day stay wraps up Sunday, joined wife Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha, and a group of friends for an hourlong lunch at Nancy’s Restaurant overlooking Oak Bluffs Harbor. Outside, behind police tape that lined both sides of the street, an impatient crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of the first family.
“He can’t wave? Why can’t he wave?’’ said New Yorker Crystal Bond. “What’s up with no waving?’’
Obama, who could be seen through a second-floor window drinking a bottle of Corona Light (with a slice of lime), was accompanied by friends Valerie Jarrett, Eric and Cheryl Whitaker — near-constant companions on this trip — George and Clarice Dibble Walker, George Walker IV, Cy Walker, Ann Marchant, David Watkins, and Elizabeth Alexander.
“We had a wonderful time,’’ George Walker told us as he walked out with his wife. “They’re very good friends.’’ (That must be true, because we saw the president give Clarice Walker a little kiss on the cheek before leaving.)
Afterward, the president tossed his jacket aside and shook a few hands — “Good to see you guys,’’ he told squealing supporters. “You doing all right?’’ — but he waved off a reporter’s request for a more substantive exchange. Asked about Iraq, the president replied, “We’re buying shrimp, guys, c’mon.’’
A town employee who declined to give us her name said she was thrilled to shake the president’s hand, even if she doesn’t always agree with him. “I’m the happiest Republican in the world,’’ the woman said. “If the leader of the free world wants to shake your hand, you shake it.’’
From there, it was off to Mink Meadows Golf Club, a public course in Vineyard Haven. The president played in a foursome with Whitaker, former John Kerry aide Marvin Nicholson, and investment banker Robert Wolf. At one point, Obama played a ball close to the pin, drawing oohs and ahhs from a small crowd assembled on the clubhouse porch. Responding to the polite applause, Obama jokingly tipped his White Sox cap.
Earlier, as the president departed Oak Bluffs in a black SUV, Susan Tufo, a summer resident in West Tisbury, was watching, her Shetland Sheepdog, Lacie Mae, in her arms.
“I’m pleased he picked Martha’s Vineyard to come to. It reinforces that this is a great place,’’ Tufo said. “It’s a pat on the back that we picked the right place to build a house.’’
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“He can’t wave? Why can’t he wave?’’ said New Yorker Crystal Bond. “What’s up with no waving?’’
Moron.
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Barrack Obama, Wife living like a King and Queen!
.showbizspy ^ | Sunday August 29, 2010
PRESIDENT Barack Obama and his glamorous wife Michelle are living a life of luxury at the taxpayers’ expense, according to a bombshell new report.
American tabloid the National Enquirer says Barack has spent a fortune on parties, vacations and expensive designer clothes.
“It’s outrageous Obama and his family are spending money like water when the rest of America is frantically tightening their belts in a desperate bid not to drown in their financial woes,” said one political insider.
“How can he pull this kind of stunt during what amounts to a modern day depression?
“Obama and his wife are acting like greedy, self-serving politicians, living like a king and queen on our dime. They should be sharing our misery, not spending money like it’s going out of style.
“The Obamas seem to be totally out of touch with the American people. It’s a scandal!”
Recent reports claimed Michelle blew $500k on a European “vacation” to get Barack back for inviting Oprah Winfrey to his Chicago birthday bash.
“With the American economy in shambles, Michelle took off on a lavish holiday all because she was angry that Barack had invited Oprah to his private 49th birthday party,” a source said at the time.
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Ouch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even Letterman is mocking Obama now.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/02/letterman-takes-another-j_n_703248.html
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Obama to comment on unemployment report Friday before going to Camp David retreat
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON
September 3, 2010 (AP)
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President Barack Obama will speak to reporters Friday after the Labor Department releases its monthly jobless report.
Analysts expect the unemployment rate to rise slightly, to 9.6 percent from 9.5 percent.
In the afternoon, the president will leave for the Camp David presidential retreat in the Catoctin (kuh-TAHK'-tin) Mountains of Maryland.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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The money wasted on this jerk is staggering.
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Is this guy ever actually in the office?
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Is this guy ever actually in the office?
He needs a vacation from his last vacation.
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Is this guy ever actually in the office?
Only if Michele doesn't invite him on a vacation
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Only if Michele doesn't invite him on a vacation
He needs to resign. Its obvious he does not want the job and appreciate the blessings that he has enjoyed by the taxpayers and citizens.
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Is this guy ever actually in the office?
Actually to be fair, he was in office for a few days last month, he had to attend the re-decorating of the Oval Office, but then once that was completed, he took a vacation to recover from the stress involved from redecorating.
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Actually to be fair, he was in office for a few days last month, he had to attend the re-decorating of the Oval Office, but then once that was completed, he took a vacation to recover from the stress involved from redecorating.
;D
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Actually to be fair, he was in office for a few days last month, he had to attend the re-decorating of the Oval Office, but then once that was completed, he took a vacation to recover from the stress involved from redecorating.
I read a comment at one site that we should offer Obama a payout of $15 million to go away. Sounds like a great idea.
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I read a comment at one site that we should offer Obama a payout of $15 million to go away. Sounds like a great idea.
Maybe we could throw in a lifetime supply of the newest teleprompters (plus warranty) to sweeten the deal ?
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Maybe we could throw in a lifetime supply of the newest teleprompters (plus warranty) to sweeten the deal ?
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Michelle Obama hosts first White House dance event (they never learn, do they?)
AP ^ | 9/7/2010 | JOCELYN NOVECK
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The stately White House East Room, home to many a bill signing and ceremonial gathering, becomes a stage Tuesday for pirouettes, jetes, gravity-defying leaps and maybe even some bumps and grinds as Michelle Obama inaugurates a new dance series.
Dancers of all types - ballet, modern, hip hop and Broadway - take over the room, first for an afternoon workshop, during which students from around the country will have the chance to work with some of the biggest names in dance.
Then, after a short break, the students return to see their mentors perform in an hour-long, star-studded show. Even Broadway's young "Billy Elliot" will be there - four Billys actually, from the show's rotating cast.
But the main attraction is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and that's because its celebrated artistic director, Judith Jamison, soon to retire after two decades in the job, is the honoree of the event.
"What a rare opportunity, to be invited by your country's first lady to be honored like this," Jamison said in a weekend interview. "I've been to the White House a couple of times before, but this event is totally unique. It's so terribly important to recognize this art form and to understand how important it is to the fabric of this country."
"This will be another clarion call to people: Pay attention to your arts!" Jamison said. "My dancers are so excited."
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Big party week for the Obamas
By Christina Wilkie - 09/12/10 05:57 PM ET
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have a packed social schedule this week, with two major galas and a reception for college athletes.
On Monday evening, the President will welcome collegiate star athletes to the White House for a reception at 5:45 p.m. The annual event, first held by former President George W. Bush, recognizes outstanding student athletes in more than a dozen sports, including field-hockey, lacrosse, and volleyball. Neither of Obama's alma maters, Columbia University and Harvard University, made the grade.
On Wednesday the First Couple will don black tie for the annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute gala, one of the more entertaining political galas of the Washington fall season. A number of entertainers are being honored with awards, including Eva Longoria Parker, five-time Grammy winner Arturo Sandoval, and musician Sheila E. Also participating in the festivities will be Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Hopefully the Obamas get some rest Thursday or Friday, because they will be back in formalwear on Saturday night for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's (CBCF) annual Phoenix Awards dinner. The dinner will mark the culmiantion of the foundation's 40th Annual Legislative Conference.
Honorees at the dinner will include New Jersey State Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, actor and humanitarian Harry Belafonte, journalist Simeon Booker, and renowned choreographer Judith Jamison.
Washingtonians will recall that White House party-crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi allegedly snuck into the CBCF dinner in 2009. Expect security to be extra tight this time around.
The Washington social season unofficially begins Saturday night with the Washington National Opera's season opening gala, and ends in early December with the Kennedy Center Honors.
Source:
http://thehill.com/capital-living/in-the-know/118269-big-party-week-for-the-obamas
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Sure glad they can enjoy a couple of gala's while the country continues to go down the shitter...
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Sure glad they can enjoy a couple of gala's while the country continues to go down the shitter...
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BUMP
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Obama may delay Hawaiian vacation over tax fight
CNN News ^ | November 30, 2010 | Ed Henry, CNN Senior White House Correspondent
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama is considering at least a short delay to the start of his holiday vacation in Hawaii so he can try to work out a deal with congressional Republicans on the Bush tax cuts that expire December 31, CNN has learned.
Two senior administration officials tell CNN the White House has been getting signals that the lame duck session of Congress could drag on past December 18, when the president is scheduled to depart for Hawaii.
Obama has privately said he is willing to stay in Washington until Christmas Eve if necessary to finish the contentious debate over taxes, the officials said.
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Another Party: WH Announces Gladys Knight To Perform On Monday
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/02/25/another_party_wh_announces_gladys_knight_to_perform_on_monday.html ^
White House press secretary Jay Carney announces Gladys Knight will perform at the White House on Monday night.
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damn dog.. what is it.. is he goofing off too much.. is he on too much vacation.. or is he "hellbent on destroying the nation" it cant be both.. he cant be lazy annnnnd tirelessly attempting a collapse of the nation..
fuckin chicken little... "oh my the sky is falling"... what a fag
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damn dog.. what is it.. is he goofing off too much.. is he on too much vacation.. or is he "hellbent on destroying the nation" it cant be both.. he cant be lazy annnnnd tirelessly attempting a collapse of the nation..
fuckin chicken little... "oh my the sky is falling"... what a fag
He is an embarrassment and a joke. If his name was Barry Obamawitz we all know what people would be saying.
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He is an embarrassment and a joke. If his name was Barry Obamawitz we all know what people would be saying.
So is he hell bent on ruining the nation and will rest at nothing.. or is he lazy and parties all the time?
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oh yeah.. over 45k posts.. cant expect you to stay consistant right?
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So is he hell bent on ruining the nation and will rest at nothing.. or is he lazy and parties all the time?
Results speak for themselves.
Oil and food prices - drastically higher
UE drastically higher
People on food stamps and welfare - drastically higher
Foreclosures and Bankruptcies - drastically higher
People on continued UE - drastically higher
Health Care prices - drasticaly higher
Inflation starting to take hold
Home prices - drastically going lower
and on and on and on.
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Results speak for themselves.
Oil and food prices - drastically higher
UE drastically higher
People on food stamps and welfare - drastically higher
Foreclosures and Bankruptcies - drastically higher
People on continued UE - drastically higher
Health Care prices - drasticaly higher
Inflation starting to take hold
Home prices - drastically going lower
and on and on and on.
and all of these are a result of 2 years in office?
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and all of these are a result of 2 years in office?
They are a result of horrible WTF policies that make these matters drastically worse. I have a running thread with over 300 articles detailing move by move, policy by policy, why the economy continues to get worse with what this admn is doing, and did under the traitorous rats leds by Pelosi.
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They are a result of horrible WTF policies that make these matters drastically worse. I have a running thread with over 300 articles detailing move by move, policy by policy, why the economy continues to get worse with what this admn is doing, and did under the traitorous rats leds by Pelosi.
hahahahaha so the foreclosure fiasco which happened in large part to the finincial collapse (which took place before obama) is a result of obama.. as well as home prices.. yeah you can combine those 2.. i know you like to go with the "im gonna overwhelm with each post with a shit load of bullet points but in actuality out of 10 bullet points, only 4 are needed and the other ones are just fillers" approach... but your watered down ass arguments are exactly why you are made a fool of on here. 3 problems with you.. You post without confirming, which is sickening and shows zero integrity. Your buckshot approach which cheapens your arguments and finally your "you're either all in with everything or your all out with everything approach is very immature.
jesus you just totally suck today.. like more than normal.. im tryin to get to work but this shit is just too fun..
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He did not create the problems, but has done the equivalent of pouring gasoline on a fire.
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He did not create the problems, but has done the equivalent of pouring gasoline on a fire.
lol ok.. ::)
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Obama flies workout trainer out to D.C. often, increases carbon footprint
Play Video Barack Obama Video:Obama: 'Everybody Should Be Prepared To Give Up Something' ABC News .
– Mon Feb 28, 5:58 pm ET
Washington may be the nation’s capital — and one of America’s fittest cities — but its trainers apparently don’t cut it for President Barack Obama, who frequently flies his personal fitness instructor from Chicago to D.C., reports the New York Times.
Cited as the mastermind behind first lady Michelle Obama’s “famously toned arms,” trainer Cornell McClellan has managed the Obamas’ workout routines for more than a decade. The owner of Naturally Fit, a Chicago-based personal training and wellness center, McClellan spends part of his week in D.C. at the president’s request.
“It was an easy sell for me, because I thought of it as kind of a duty, to serve the president,” McClellan said.
McClellan usually works with the Obamas in early morning sessions at the White House gym. The first lady and president both attempt to work out for at least an hour each day, and Mr. McClellan says he typically sees them two to four times a week, depending on their other duties.
The president incorporates cardio and strength training into his regimen in addition to playing golf and basketball during his spare time.
[ For complete coverage of politics and policy, go to Yahoo! Politics ]
“He is very motivated and he loves to work, so that makes it very easy for me,” Mr. McClellan said.
It’s unclear how often McClellan makes the trip from Chicago to Washington, but this news comes as somewhat of a surprise considering the president ordered federal workers last year to cut down on business travel to reduce heat-trapping emissions.
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God only knows what this is costing us.
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Partier-in-Chief Obama to Hold Basketball 'Viewing Party' at White House Wednesday Night
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 | Kristinn
Posted on Tuesday, March 08, 2011 10:54:47 PM by kristinn
With the Middle East on fire and the U.S. government on the brink of bankruptcy, Barack Obama is holding yet another party at the White House--this one a basketball game viewing party.
According to CBS News Radio White House Correspondent Mark Knoller, Obama is hosting a party to watch the NBA Chicago Bulls play the Charlotte Bobcats. Knoller says on Twitter that Obama has invited Congressmen from Charlotte and Chicago to the party.
Charlotte is set to be the host of the Democrat party's national convention in 2012 where Obama expects to be renominated by the party for a second term as president. Chicago is Obama's hometown.
Knoller's tweets:
"In the evening, Pres Obama hosts viewing party to watch the Chicago Bulls v. Charlotte Bobcats game."
"WH says guests for the basketball watch party include members of Congress from Chicago & Charlotte."
"Maybe they can work on the budget during half-time and timeouts."
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and all of these are a result of 2 years in office?
He works fast that Obama...
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Nothing is ever is fault or responzibility.
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Nothing is ever is fault or responzibility.
Really? Then you must feel pretty dumb now with all the threads you have made about his failures ;)
He has definetly made some errors no doubt about it but lets face it, he inherited a country and a situation that was pretty bad
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He made a bad situation drastically worse on all fronts.
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He made a bad situation drastically worse on all fronts.
So why hate him so much?
By your own words he has made matters worse but he has not caused any new bad situations
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So why hate him so much?
By your own words he has made matters worse but he has not caused any new bad situations
ObamaCare?
Foreign Policy?
UE?
where to even start with that one.
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ObamaCare?
Foreign Policy?
UE?
where to even start with that one.
Obamacare? Maybe
Foreign Policy? What would you change?
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Obamacare? Maybe
Foreign Policy? What would you change?
The POTUS to begin with.
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The POTUS to begin with.
;D
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Just Warm Enough for Golf, Obama Back on the Course (Can You Believe This Loser?)
ABC NEWS ^ | 3/12/2011
ABC News' Tahman Bradley reports:
President Obama just could not wait for spring weather to arrive.
For the second week in a row, the most powerful man in the world stepped away from the White House to hit the golf course.
Even as his administration and the U.S. military help Japan recover from a devastating earthquake, and as the world worries about Fukushima's nuclear reactor, the president could not resist taking advantage of the 48-degree weather in the Washington, D.C., area.
The president left the White House Saturday afternoon for a short trip to Joint Andrews Base in Camp Springs, Md.
With cloudy skies, it's not the best weather for golf, but Obama loves to spend his Saturdays on the greens. Last fall, Obama went golfing darn near every weekend.
These are never quick "work on your swing" trips; usually the president plays 18 holes, as he did last week.
-- Tahman Bradley
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Obama Taping NCAA brackets today for ESPN.
Politico ^ | March 15, 2011 | Mike Allen
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PRESIDENT OBAMA is taping his NCAA picks today, and they’ll be revealed tomorrow on ESPN. … NATE SILVER’s March Madness bracket http://nyti.ms/fc2qH9 ... At 11:25 a.m., Obama will tape interviews from the Map Room with KOAT Albuquerque, KDKA Pittsburgh and WVEC Hampton Roads on education reform and the need to fix No Child Left Behind.
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How the fuck can any of you assholes still defend this horrible admn?
Seriously - Willian Hong would be better than this.
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White House: Obama Latin American trip still on
Associated Press ^ | March 15, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama will keep his plans to travel to Brazil, Chile and El Salvador despite mounting crises demanding his attention.
Obama is scheduled to visit the three Latin American nations starting Saturday and through March 23.
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hahahahaha so the foreclosure fiasco which happened in large part to the finincial collapse (which took place before obama) is a result of obama.. as well as home prices.. yeah you can combine those 2.. i know you like to go with the "im gonna overwhelm with each post with a shit load of bullet points but in actuality out of 10 bullet points, only 4 are needed and the other ones are just fillers" approach... but your watered down ass arguments are exactly why you are made a fool of on here. 3 problems with you.. You post without confirming, which is sickening and shows zero integrity. Your buckshot approach which cheapens your arguments and finally your "you're either all in with everything or your all out with everything approach is very immature.
jesus you just totally suck today.. like more than normal.. im tryin to get to work but this shit is just too fun..
LOL + 1
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Obama Heads to Rio Sunday; Maximum Security Awaits
Mar. 14 2011 - 7:16 pm | 1,656 views | 0 recommendations | 9 comments
By KENNETH RAPOZA
http://blogs.forbes.com/kenrapoza/2011/03/14/obama-heads-to-rio-sunday-maximum-security-awaits
The famous sidewalk along Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. President Obama heads to Brazil on Saturday and will speak in public in Rio on Sunday.
President Barack Obama will take his first official trip to Brazil this weekend where he will speak in the popular Cinelandia Square in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Access, of course, will be tightly restricted and security measures so secretive that not even the Embassy or US Consulate in Rio know exactly who it’s all going to go down. Obama’s speech will be free and open to the public and take place around 15:00 local time (14:00 EST). Access to the square will begin at 11:30, and is sure to draw a crowd. Obama is popular in Brazil. One politician seeking office in Rio actually changed his name to Barack Obama in 2008 to solicit votes. He didn’t win.
The Obama family will also take in the sights in Rio. A trip to Corcovado mountain, where the Christ the Redeemer statue stands (France gave us Lady Liberty, gave Brazil Jesus) is supposedly on the itinerary. What trip to Rio would be complete without it? If they do make it to the top of the mountain, they will do so with an entourage of secret service and Brazil’s Elite Squad, known as BOPE.
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March 17, 2011
Obama: Our Party Boy President
By Kristinn Taylor, Big Government
In two short years, Barack Obama has wrested the crown for most self-indulgent president from Monica Lewinsky’s ex-boyfriend, Bill Clinton.
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Obama’s most self-indulgent moment was broadcast on national television this week when, in the midst of numerous crises crying out for American leadership, he took time to film his picks for the NCAA basketball tournament brackets for broadcast by the ESPN sports network. This follows a two-year string of self-indulgences by Obama since he became president that has demonstrated to the world that nothing comes before Obama’s me-time.
http://nation.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/17/obama-our-party-boy-president
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The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama chose St. Patrick's Day to announce that he's adding Ireland to the itinerary for his trip to Europe in May.
President Barack Obama during his meeting with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday,March, 17, 2011. (AP/Photo)
.Obama made the announcement as he welcomed new Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny to the White House for an annual ceremony of Irish-American solidarity.
He joked that Vice President Joe Biden was "envious because he wants to go first."
Obama and Biden, both in green ties, spoke about the strong bonds between the two countries.
The president said Ireland is "bouncing back" from its economic crisis and that Kenny had shared his economic recovery plans with Obama.
Kenny said Ireland was "open for business" and that Obama's plans to visit represent "a significant statement of confidence" in the country.
Obama already had announced plans to make a state visit to Britain from May 24-26, just ahead of the G-8 summit in France.
Kenny invited Obama to play golf with him in Ireland. But the president sized Kenny up as a "pretty good golfer" and said he'd need to do some practicing before playing with him.
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more damn golf.
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EDITORIAL: Obama couldn’t care less
The president parties while the world burns
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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The Washington Times
7:40 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2011
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If the world is in crisis, you wouldn’t know it by watching President Obama’s spring break. Between golf, basketball and the president’s upcoming trip to Rio de Janeiro, the White House is projecting a disinterested aura of business as usual. For this administration, “tuned-out” is the new normal.
The Mideast crisis is continuing, and Hillary Rodham Clinton has been the one taking the 3 a.m. phone calls. The secretary of state has been dealing with political reform in Egypt, a military crackdown in Bahrain and the continuing civil war in Libya. However, she is hampered by a chief executive who can’t make up his mind which course of action would best secure his place in history. It’s no wonder she took the opportunity to tell CNN she had no interest in continuing in the job in a theoretical Obama second term.
For the president’s part, he did manage to squeeze in a phone call to the kings of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to express his “deep concern over the violence in Bahrain” and stress “the importance of a political process as the only way to peacefully address the legitimate grievances of Bahrainis.” After this exercise in talking-point leadership, Bahrain’s crackdown continued apace. Mr. Obama’s views simply don’t matter to a world that views him as weak.
The news from Japan grows direr as the nuclear crisis intensifies. The Obama administration has shown considerably less interest in responding to this disaster - actually three disasters: earthquake, tsunami and potential nuclear meltdown - than it did to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. This is strange given the possibility for a monumental nuclear catastrophe and destabilizing the world’s third-largest economy, which also happens to be one of America’s best friends. A radioactive plume is set to hit the U.S. West Coast on Friday, and on Thursday President Obama said - twice - that “we do not expect harmful levels of radition to reach the U.S.”Either way, it certainly won’t pose a threat to the president, who by this weekend will be safe with his family on Brazil’s beaches.
Congress continued to debate a stopgap federal budget during the week, and on Tuesday the national debt scored a one-day $72 billion jump. Given the critical importance of the debate, it would be reasonable to expect Mr. Obama to be working hard to find a way out of the fiscal mess he largely created. The president, predictably, was nowhere to be found. Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat, scored the president for his “failure to lead” on the budget issue, and Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, said the president was “absent from this debate.” Vice President Joe Biden, who was supposed to be representing the White House in the congressional budget wrangle, instead took a trip to Russia.
None of this is meant to suggest Mr. Obama hasn’t been productive. He laughed it up at the Gridiron Club dinner, took a stand against schoolyard bullying and spoke on the radio about Women’s History Month. Over the weekend, he played his 61st round of golf as president and finalized his March Madness bracket picks, predictably avoiding controversy by choosing the four top seeds for the Final Four. On Monday, he attended a gathering of potential big-money donors at the St. Regis hotel that Democratic Party officials insisted was not a fundraiser. Sure, it was not a fundraiser; and the White House isn’t coming across as disconnected, weak, passive and paralyzed either.
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President Obama, First Family plan to vacation in Williamsburg this weekend
By Austin Bogues -- The Daily Press
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Thursday, April 7, 2011 8:25 AM EDT
Originally Published: Thursday, April 07, 2011
WILLIAMSBURG -- The leader of the free world may be coming to Williamsburg for some rest and relaxation if Congress is able to come to agreement on the budget. President Obama and the First Family are planning to visit the area this weekend in what the White House described Wednesday as a "long-planned family trip to Colonial Williamsburg."
But the trip might get grounded if a government shutdown can't be averted by Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
The announcement that Obama was coming generated excitement from Williamsburg Mayor Clyde Haulman. "I think it's terrific. Williamsburg was voted as the number one family destination," Haulman said. "The first family is coming to the first destination."
Haulman said that he didn't know where the Obamas would be staying or what was on their schedule. "I was just informed that they were coming. … I don't know where they're staying in Williamsburg," Haulman said.
Tom Shrout, a spokesman for Colonial Williamsburg, said that he had not received any confirmation on Wednesday that the Obamas would be visiting. "It'd be wonderful to have them visit the historic area," Shrout said. "But we've had no confirmation of it at this time. We'll see what tomorrow brings."
Like many Colonial Williamsburg visitors, the Obamas have two school-aged daughters who may be eager to learn about the history of the country their father leads.
The White House cautioned that the Obamas' plans would be altered if negotiations on the federal budget stall. According to news reports, the White House was planning to hold talks again Wednesday evening.
Staff writer Tyra M. Vaughn contributed to this report.
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Don't blame me - you voted for this shit show.
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It's just that.................... ...
as of now..............
I'm undecided...............
if you could...................
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post a few more stories or something.
Thanks.
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It's just that.................... ...
as of now..............
I'm undecided...............
if you could...................
just..............
post a few more stories or something.
Thanks.
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Harvey hosts O money meal
Last Updated: 9:38 AM, August 5, 2011
Posted: 2:38 AM, August 5, 2011
A high-powered, intimate, $71,600-a-couple fund-raiser for President Obama hosted by Anna Wintour and Harvey Weinstein will be held at the movie mogul's New York home next week.
The expensive affair -- billed on an invitation obtained by Page Six as a "small dinner and discussion" -- is planned to bring together heavy-hitters from the worlds of fashion, movies and finance at the West Village home of Weinstein and his fashion designer wife, Georgina Chapman, on Thursday. It had been scheduled for July 18 but was postponed because of the debt ceiling debate.
Harvey WeinsteinA source told Page Six the exclusive event has been sold out and raised over $2 million. Among those confirmed to attend are Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Lyor Cohen, Tory Burch, Alicia Keys and Quentin Tarantino.
Madonna was also invited, but won't make it Thursday due to "a personal commitment," said her rep.
Last summer, Wintour threw an Obama fund-raiser at her Greenwich Village home for 50 guests, at $30,400 per head, which drew Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Diane von Furstenberg, Andrew Rosen and Andre Balazs. The Vogue editor-in-chief is expected to draw some of the same crowd.
"Anna calls, they come running," said a source. "The fashion people have to contribute" -- which they apparently did despite the market being in free fall this week.
Donors at Weinstein and Wintour's shindig will be forking over $5,000 to the Obama Victory Fund with the rest going to the Democratic National Committee. Another source said the event would be limited to "four tables," giving each high-paying guest some quality time with the president.
An Obama official told us: "The president will travel to New York on Aug. 11 for a fund-raising event. This event was rescheduled from a previously postponed trip earlier in the summer." Reps for Weinstein and Wintour didn't get back to us.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/harvey_hosts_money_meal_VhI39ZLE7ST1wXoHLmtWQL#ixzz1UAjuyqri
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Obama celebrates 50th birthday on day stocks nosedive
By GEOFF EARLE
Last Updated: 10:04 AM, August 5, 2011
WASHINGTON – President Obama celebrated his 50th birthday at the White House last night in celebrity-packed bash where revelers did the electric slide, on a night after Wall Street took steep slide of its own.
"Just left the Presidents birthday party at the White House. Herbie Hancock played, Stevie Wonder sang and yes they did the electric slide. A great night,” tweeted comedian Chris Rock, who was one of the guests last night.
Other celebs ringing in Obama’s birthday on a warm, breezy night in D.C. included actor Tom Hanks, rapper Jay Z, hoopsters Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, and Cowboys great Emmitt Smith, according to Eddie Gehman Kohan, who interviewed guests for his Obama Foodorama blog.
Daughters Sasha and Malia were in attendance, as were longtime friends from Chicago and political big wigs from D.C. including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – who knows about elaborate presidential birthday bashes from her husband’s big 50th at Madison Square Garden.
Guests dined on chicken, hamburgers and ribs outside in the Rose Garden. Wonder and Hancock performed in the East Room, where Obama encouraged his guests to dance, according to reports.
The partying came a night after Obama held a big bucks birthday fundraiser in Chicago, where Jennifer Hudson belted out “Happy Birthday” and Hancock and the band OK Go performed for paying guests.
The White House kept the event off the official schedule, sensitive to reports about electric sliding while Wall Street churns. The Dow dropped more than 500 points yesterday amid increased worries that the U.S. could be entering a “double-dip” recession.
But Obama has something to celebrate this morning, with a new report showing the economy added 117,000 jobs.
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Obama's Hip-Hop BBQ Didn't Create Jobs (Guest List For President’s private 50th birthday bash)
Fox Nation ^ | 08/05/2011
POLITICO EXCLUSIVE -- The President’s private 50th birthday bash, not listed on his public schedule: His gift to the press corps was a travel/photo lid shortly after 4 p.m., prompting what pooler Julie Mason called “general cheering in WH workspace.” An hour later, the party started…
--… with dinner in the Rose Garden, accompanied by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. Then the First Lady and his daughters presented POTUS with a cake, and everyone moved into East Room for performances that included R&B singer Ledisi, and Herbie Hancock. Stevie Wonder came up at the end and sang a medley ending in “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” DJ Cassidy played Motown, hip hop, ’70s and ’80s R&B.
--The president asked everyone to dance -- and they did!
--DINNER: BBQ chicken, ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs, pasta, salad.
--DESSERT: apple, peach, huckleberry and cherry pies; chocolate cake.
--GUESTS: Al Sharpton, Patrick Gaspard, UBS Investment Bank President Robert Wolf, FCC Chair Julius Genachowski, Nancy and Paul Pelosi, Secretary Tim Geithner, Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk, Secretary Hillary Clinton, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Rep./DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Virginia Gov. and DNC Chair Tim Kaine, Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer, Robert Gibbs, David Axelrod, David Plouffe, Valerie Jarrett, Michael Strautmanis, Pete Rouse, Bill Daley, Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco, Denis McDonough, John Brennan, Rahm Emanuel, Tina Tchen, White House chef Sam Kass, Julianna Smoot, Marty Nesbitt, Eric Whitaker, Linda Douglass, and many more.
--CELEBS: Jay-Z, Hill Harper, Chris Rock, Charles Barkley, Steve Harvey, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Grant Hill, Gayle King.
--Also present: Chicago pals, law-school friends, donors – and lots of kids of friends, who stole the show by doing dance routines to the hip-hop songs, in the center of the East Room
(Excerpt) Read more at nation.foxnews.com ...
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Cost of admission to the next party Obama’s throwing: $71,600
Hot Air ^ | 5 Aug 2011 | Tina Korbe
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The parties just keep coming. That BBQ spread followed by a star-studded conga line just wasn’t enough. The president’s third party in three days will be an uptown affair, co-hosted by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and the inimitable Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue and inspiration for Meryl Streep’s character in The Devil Wears Prada. In keeping with the high-class crowd, tickets will be a bit pricey. NewsMax reports:
The parties just keep coming for birthday-boy Barack Obama. After a Chicago fund-raiser the night before he turned 50 and a White House party on the big ay, a third event is now planned for New York.This time it is high-powered movie mogul Harvey Weinstein who will host the president at his Big Apple home, reports the New York Post.
And despite being described as “a small dinner and discussion” on the invitation, it will raise $2 million for the president’s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee. According to the NYP, the cost per couple to chow down is $71,600.
In a post the day after the president signed the debt ceiling deal into law, I wrote that President Obama actually cared about the Aug. 2 deadline because he wanted to get back to campaigning. (The Daily Caller’s Jonathan Strong suggested my headline was a cheap shot and maybe it was. I apologize if I implied the only reason Obama cared about the Aug. 2 deadline was his campaign, but it has to be acknowledged that fundraising surely factored into his sense of urgency, especially given what we know about the true nature of the Aug. 2 deadline.) Anyway, in that post, I said the Obama campaign “canceled” several fundraisers during the debt ceiling debate — because that was what The Washington Post reported.
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Lynn Sweet
The scoop from Washington President Obama official schedule and guidance, Aug. 6, 7, 2011.
Camp David
By Lynn Sweet on August 6, 2011 7:38 AM | No Comments
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2011/08/president_obama_official_sched_682.html
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 5, 2011
WEEKEND GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2011 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2011
On Saturday, the President will remain at Camp David.
On Sunday, the President will return to the White House. The arrival on the South Lawn is open press.
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10:00AM Pool Call Time
Sunday, August 7, 2011
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12:45PM Pool Call Time
1:45PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at the White House
South Lawn
Open Press (Gather Time 1:25PM - North Doors of the Palm Room)
Schedule for Week of August 8, 2011
On Monday, the President will attend meetings at the White House. In the evening, the President will attend two DNC events in Washington, DC.
On Tuesday, the President will visit Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Virginia, to announce first of their kind fuel efficiency standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy duty vehicles. The new standards will provide American businesses, who operate and own these commercial vehicles, tens of billions of dollars in fuel savings, and will dramatically reduce oil consumption and cut pollution.
On Wednesday, the President will attend meetings at the White House. In the evening, the President will host an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan at the White House.
On Thursday, the President will travel to Holland, Michigan to tour the Johnson Controls Inc. advanced battery facility. While at Johnson Controls, the President will highlight the key role innovative technologies will play in helping automakers achieve the historic fuel economy standards, establishing U.S. leadership in advanced vehicle manufacturing, spurring economic growth, and creating high-quality domestic jobs in cutting edge industries across America. Later, the President will travel to New York City to attend two DNC events. The President will return to Washington, DC that night.
On Friday, the President will welcome the Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers to the White House to honor the team and their Super Bowl victory.
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Obama main attraction at fundraisers Monday night
By: CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
Washington (CNN) – President Barack Obama turns his attention to campaign politics Monday night, as he headlines two events for the Democratic National Committee and his re-election campaign.
According to the White House schedule, the president first attends a gathering of approximately 140 guests at a private residence in the nation's capital. A DNC official says proceeds from the $15,000 per family gathering will go to the Obama Victory Fund, with the money raised shared by the president's re-election campaign and DNC.
A source with knowledge of the event says it's being held at the home of Don and Katrina Peebles. Don Peebles is a real estate entrepreneur and sits on the Obama campaign's national finance committee.
The president then heads to the St. Regis Hotel to meet with approximately 60 guests. While not a fundraiser, a source says the gathering is a donor outreach event.
Last week Obama was the main attraction at two birthday-themed fundraisers in Chicago. The events were held on the eve of the president's 50th birthday. The fundraisers were Obama's first since the start of the third quarter of fundraising on July 1. His last event prior to the Chicago fundraisers on June 30th was in Philadelphia.
Obama's reelection campaign and the DNC raised a combined $86 million between April and June, blowing past the combined $60 million goal set by both groups at the start of the second quarter. Of the $86 million raised, the campaign said over $47 million went into the coffers of Obama for America and more than $38 million went to the DNC.
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A year later - same shit - he is going on a 9 day vacation again!
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Hey its hard work pretending you have budget plan, and giving half assed speeches
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vince for POTUS
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bump
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The stench of desperation is strong today
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pretty pathetic that a ticket like romney/ryan could be beaten so easily by a guy high on drugs all the time.
they really were that incompetent.
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33 posts non stop conjecture/rhetoric and ignores factual things like I don't know the UE or say the benefits of Obamacare.
33 even insinuated that Obama does drugs, had a gay drug dealer and performed sex acts to get drugs LMAO.
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33 posts non stop conjecture/rhetoric and ignores factual things like I don't know the UE or say the benefits of Obamacare.
33 even insinuated that Obama does drugs, had a gay drug dealer and performed sex acts to get drugs LMAO.
I didnt insuate anything. Look up Larry Sinclaire
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pretty pathetic that a ticket like romney/ryan could be beaten so easily by a guy high on drugs all the time.
they really were that incompetent.
Obamas dealer was sick at the first debate.
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bump
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Instead of bumping this weak ass shit, you got a call out thread you can respond to.
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Instead of bumping this weak ass shit, you got a call out thread you can respond to.
qft