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I don't remember our board right wingers getting their panties in a twist over this
http://www.politicususa.com/en/obama-bush-christmas-vacation
Republicans are outraged over Obama’s 17 day Christmas vacation, but George W. Bush took at least 4 vacations that were longer than Obama’s including one scheduled for five weeks in August 2005.
The right has been using the payroll tax extension against Obama by claiming that he is going on a long Christmas vacation while the middle class suffers. (The White House has stated that the vacation may be delayed if the payroll tax extension is not passed. What’s most interesting is that Obama’s Christmas break isn’t that long or unprecedented.
George W.Bush’s August 2005 vacation which was scheduled for five weeks, but was cut short by two days due to Hurricane Katrina, was at the time the longest presidential vacation in 36 years. As the Washington Post wrote, “The president departed Tuesday for his longest stretch yet away from the White House, arriving at his Crawford ranch in the evening to clear brush, visit with family and friends, and tend to some outside-the-Beltway politics. By historical standards, it is the longest presidential retreat in at least 36 years.” Bush’s advisers had grown sensitive to the charges that the president was on vacation too much so they sprinkled some day events into his vacation calendar.
In August 2002, Bush took a 25 day vacation away from the White House that was once again sprinkled with day trips to make it look like the president was still working, but after these little trips, he always returned to Crawford not D.C. At the time The LA Times wrote, “Administration officials clearly are sensitive to any criticism that Bush’s 25-day break at his ranch near Crawford, Texas, is too long, given the economy and the threat of terrorism.” Bush also went on vacation for a month in August of 2003.
The most infamous of all Bush vacations was the 27 day break he took in August of 2001, one month before the 9/11 attacks. In August 2001, the AP wrote, “President Bush seems to bolt from the White House every chance he gets. He begins a month-long vacation on his Texas ranch today, and by the time he returns he will have spent nearly two months of his presidency there. And that doesn’t include the many weekends he’s spent at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland’s Catoctin Mountains.”
Then we have the case of Ronald Reagan who took a 25 day vacation in August 1983 while unemployment was at 9.5%. The Washington Post wrote, “The negative news coverage that the president abhors was a topic of discussion at a White House breakfast the day before Reagan left on his present 25-day trip, the 17th stopover at his ranch since his election.” The GOP deified Ronald Reagan once took a 25 day vacation, but Obama can’t have 17 days off for Christmas with his family.
Obama has spent fewer days on vacation than Bush or Reagan, and it is likely that his 2011 Christmas break will be delayed just as his 2010 Christmas vacation was. President Obama said that he will not go on vacation until Congress passes an extension of the payroll tax cut. Obama doesn’t need the working vacation cover story that was utilized by both Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. The difference between Obama and his Republican predecessors is that he is going to stay on the job until the work is done.
In this day and age the president can work from anywhere, but every time Republicans try to make political hay out of Obama going on vacation it only serves to remind the American people that Barack Obama is willing to delay his vacation in order to do right by them
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Were we $15+ trillion in debt with U6 over 18% when Bush was president?
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the ole bush excuse.
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How stupid is that? ::) This man is supposed to be about change. Not doing business as usual. Obama-bots are funny. :)
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the ole bush excuse.
Coming to a presidential debate near you in 2012.
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For how much liberals like Straw Man hated everything about Bush they sure love using him as a measuring stick for Obama.
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For how much liberals like Straw Man hated everything about Bush they sure love using him as a measuring stick for Obama.
The irony is lost on obamabots.
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The irony is lost on obamabots.
They're just incredibly stupid people.
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the stuff you right wingers bitch and moan about is hilarious
I guess it's a good distraction for a few days from that cast of clowns you have running for the Republican nomination
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the ole bush excuse.
and Reagan too
don't forgot your Lord and Saviour
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the stuff you right wingers bitch and moan about is hilarious
I guess it's a good distraction for a few days from that cast of clowns you have running for the Republican nomination
Why are you such a fucking hypocrite? There is no one on this board that defended Bush's shortcomings with the vigor you have for defending Obama's. You're easily one of the most pathetic sheeple I've ever seen.
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Why are you such a fucking hypocrite? There is no one on this board that defended Bush's shortcomings with the vigor you have for defending Obama's. You're easily one of the most pathetic sheeple I've ever seen.
Bush left office in shame and disgust by both parties w approval in the high 20's. That is the standard obamabots hold the messiah too.
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Bush left office in shame and disgust by both parties w approval in the high 20's. That is the standard obamabots hold the messiah too.
It's pretty funny. They'll argue that Bush was the worst president in this country's history and then three posts later defend Obama by using something Bush did as an excuse.
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Why are you such a fucking hypocrite? There is no one on this board that defended Bush's shortcomings with the vigor you have for defending Obama's. You're easily one of the most pathetic sheeple I've ever seen.
try to pay attention (ok I know you can't but at least make an effort)
I have spent more time on this board criticizing Obama than defending him
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I guess "change" meant not taking vacations ::)
Like I said, it's only ok for repub presidents to take vacations, otherwise we must nit pick like obsessed hate filled robots.
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I guess "change" meant not taking vacations ::)
Like I said, it's only ok for repub presidents to take vacations, otherwise we must nit pick like obsessed hate filled robots.
LMFAO!!! It's the hypocrisy stupid. Obama is screaming about the top one percent, income disparity, etc and then goes n multi million dollar extravaganzas? guy please!
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Get with it!
Change meant NOT taking vacations!
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I guess "change" meant not taking vacations ::)
Like I said, it's only ok for repub presidents to take vacations, otherwise we must nit pick like obsessed hate filled robots.
I think that has been pretty well established
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Get with it!
Change meant NOT taking vacations!
So what is change then? Obamacare? Fast n Furious? Solyndra? Communist czars? 24/7 divisive bs? Economic illiteracy?
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So you suck Wall Streets dick big time despite the bailouts bonuses etc and keep screaming about the american dream and that we cant punish succes bla bla bla.. :-X
..but our president the leader of our country, like him or not, cant go vacation and spend money ??? Are you a commie or just hypocritical?
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So you suck Wall Streets dick big time despite the bailouts bonuses etc and keep screaming about the american dream and that we cant punish succes bla bla bla.. :-X
..but our president the leader of our country, like him or not, cant go vacation and spend money ??? Are you a commie or just hypocritical?
What?
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So you suck Wall Streets dick big time despite the bailouts bonuses etc and keep screaming about the american dream and that we cant punish succes bla bla bla.. :-X
..but our president the leader of our country, like him or not, cant go vacation and spend money ??? Are you a commie or just hypocritical?
333 is most definitely a commie
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I don't remember our board right wingers getting their panties in a twist over this
I wasn't around back then, but I've got no problem saying that Bush took way too much vacation time and wasted way too much taxpayer money.
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So what is change then? Obamacare? Fast n Furious? Solyndra? Communist czars? 24/7 divisive bs? Economic illiteracy?
Why are yu subject changing again?
President should not take vacations!
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Why are yu subject changing again?
President should not take vacations!
Not now for sure! we have not had a budget in three years, the economy is in the toilet, etc.
Let Obama get a budget done and then he should go away
Anyone else would get fired immediately for this malfeasance in office.
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Not now for sure! we have not had a budget in three years, the economy is in the toilet, etc.
Let Obama get a budget done and then he should go away
Anyone else would get fired immediately for this malfeasance in office.
That's right! If there is some issue going on preisidents should never be allowed to go on vacation! Are you ready to make that an amendment?
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What?
English guy do you speak it..? ;)
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That's right! If there is some issue going on preisidents should never be allowed to go on vacation! Are you ready to make that an amendment?
Correct. If you were working a project that needed to be done under a deadline and you decided to pick up in the middle of it for three weeks at the beach, you would be fired. Only the messiah gets a pass for this failed presidency from you fools.
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Guys, it's OK that Obama issued a directive ordering all government employees to cut down on travel. It's OK that this country is $15+ trillion in debt and Obama is using what little money we make to pay for an all-inclusive 17-day vacation to Hawaii at a cost of $4.1 million.
It's OK because Bush did it. Obama can do anything Bush did and it's OK because it's important that we be "fair".
This board has turned into a sad joke. The Obama dicksuckers like Ozmo, Blacken and Straw Man really take the piss for sheepishness. Fucking lemmings would follow this guy off a cliff.
$4.1+ million dollars on a VACATION and these fucktards are sitting here JUSTIFYING it. Then Ozmo has the fucking gall to attack others for not worrying about our debt and what not. What an asshole.
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Guys, it's OK that Obama issued a directive ordering all government employees to cut down on travel.
:o Was this discussed on the board? Cannot remember.
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Correct. If you were working a project that needed to be done under a deadline and you decided to pick up in the middle of it for three weeks at the beach, you would be fired. Only the messiah gets a pass for this failed presidency from you fools.
you don't even read your own posts....do you?
Top Investigative Reporting and Online Journalism Awards
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/with-more-vacation-days-and-separate-travel-price-of-obama%E2%80%99s-annual-hawaiian-holiday-rises
The President and his family are traveling separately to Hawaii because he wants resolve the payroll tax cut issue before leaving Washington – and his wife does not want to wait.
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you don't even read your own posts....do you?
What he "wants" is the operative word. What e does is always something the opposite.
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The only things I remember Straw criticizing Obama for was his failure to spend more money on social programs and government jobs/ not taking a firm stance on having mandatory federal sex education classes teach male fisting to 2nd graders.
Other than that, Straw has supported Obama 100%.
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The only things I remember Straw criticizing Obama for was his failure to spend more money on social programs and government jobs/ not taking a firm stance on having mandatory federal sex education classes teach male fisting to 2nd graders.
Other than that, Straw has supported Obama 100%.
African Ball Washing anyone?
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The only things I remember Straw criticizing Obama for was his failure to spend more money on social programs and government jobs/ not taking a firm stance on having mandatory federal sex education classes teach male fisting to 2nd graders.
Other than that, Straw has supported Obama 100%.
my recollection is that you supported the program and even volunteered for it
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African Ball Washing anyone?
I'm sure George is down for it
you were the one who started the thread and seems like you two nancy boys can't get it out of your mind
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I'm sure George is down for it
you were the one who started the thread and seems like you two nancy boys can't get it out of your mind
Yeah, because while we knew Obama was incompetent and economically illiterate, we had no idea just how far and wide his stupidity would extend.