I'm stunned this is getting ANY coverage, much less widespread as it is...

[Si modo]

Damn, we've been talking about the insignificance of this in another thread.

What's up with duplicating it?

 

[Trajan]

I agree, no its not ignored but none of the biggies have weighed in yet and lets see if it gets any air time.

I am gonna wait. I remember one very symmetrical incident ala a rep. and a friend misbehaving....we'll see where this ends up. I know where the other one ended up.

 

[B. Kidd]

Bunga-bunga party scheduled at the White House........

 

[High_Gravity]

Plus soliciting a prostitute is not that bad compared to the other things this guy could have done, like beat his wife and children, rape someone, molest a child etc.

 

[B. Kidd]

Plus soliciting a prostitute is not that bad compared to the other things this guy could have done, like beat his wife and children, rape someone, molest a child etc.

......or the heinous crimes of public intoxication, trespassing, or jaywalking.

 

[High_Gravity]

Plus soliciting a prostitute is not that bad compared to the other things this guy could have done, like beat his wife and children, rape someone, molest a child etc.

......or the heinous crimes of public intoxication, trespassing, or jaywalking.

Those aren't that bad.

 

[Truthmatters]

now go look at the thread about the pawlenty aide and see the rights reaction?

 

[boedicca]

I don't care about this.

Obama is not responsible for the private actions of his friend. Unless there is real evidence that the friend solicited on Obama's behalf, this is a nonstory.

 

[MaggieMae]

... And it's not even relevant to any degree.

Honolulu police arrest Obama's close friend in undercover prostitution sting

HONOLULU, Hawaii - One of President Barack Obama's close friends has been arrested in Honolulu on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute.

Robert "Bobby" Titcomb was one of four men arrested in an undercover sting operation late Monday and later released on $500 bail, according to Honolulu police.

Titcomb, 49, attended Punahou School in Honolulu with Obama in the 1970s. The president graduated in 1979, a year before Titcomb. The two often play golf and basketball, go to the beach and dine together when the president returns home to Hawaii for vacation.

Obama's family has also attended barbeques at Titcomb's beachside home in Waialua, located on Oahu's North Shore about an hour outside of downtown Honolulu.

Titcomb and Obama last spent time together in Hawaii during Obama's most recent vacation over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The White House had no comment

This is ALL OVER Google, AP, SeeBS, NBC and ABC Snooze are all running with it. It's not a big story, why are they all over it like a Haitian on a peanut butter sammich?

Honolulu police arrest Obama's close friend in undercover prostitution sting - 1310News

Why shouldn't (wouldn't) it be? I'm frankly not surprised someone with a name like "Titcomb" would be in any other business.

 

[Si modo]

now go look at the thread about the pawlenty aide and see the rights reaction?

Ummmmmmm......

You DO realize that the 'right's' reaction here is saying this is insignificant, right?

 

[MaggieMae]

Because the one thing that seems to sink politicians in this country..is infidelity.

President Obama is straight as an arrow in that department..so far. In fact..he's probably a bit of a nerd.

But if they can do the "guilt by association" thingie..that's gonna smart in 2012.

"Lie to Congress, lie to the American people, lie to your wife, your dog, but don't you DARE lie to the media."

Is this blowback from Obama's perceived reversal on Gitmo, taxes, and other things?

Wait. I'll check with Trump. He has all the answers now.

 

[Truthmatters]

Its an old high school friend.

Now what about Pawlentys Aide?


He doesnt get the same treatment from the right does he?

 

[MaggieMae]

... And it's not even relevant to any degree.

Honolulu police arrest Obama's close friend in undercover prostitution stingThis is ALL OVER Google, AP, SeeBS, NBC and ABC Snooze are all running with it. It's not a big story, why are they all over it like a Haitian on a peanut butter sammich?

Honolulu police arrest Obama's close friend in undercover prostitution sting - 1310News

If it wasn't for this thread I would not have heard this story!

Maybe its not being treated as big as you thought? And yeah who cares about some random dude in HI

If it's his boy that his hangs out with then it's embarrassing for him on some level, I suppose.

It must be embarrassing even if he was some distant acquaintance. I'd love to be a fly on the wall if those two ever have another private conversation. Something tells me Obama uses the "f" word even more than Biden at times like this.

 

[MaggieMae]

If it wasn't for this thread I would not have heard this story!

Maybe its not being treated as big as you thought? And yeah who cares about some random dude in HI

If it's his boy that his hangs out with then it's embarrassing for him on some level, I suppose.

I guess so yeah. People will try to use it as an avenue to attack obama is the downside to Obama.

I was thinking I wouldn't be embarrassed if you called me from the police station asking me to bail you out for getting busted with a hooker

A good friend will come and bail you out of jail, but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "DAMN...that was fun!"

 

[MaggieMae]

Because the one thing that seems to sink politicians in this country..is infidelity.

President Obama is straight as an arrow in that department..so far. In fact..he's probably a bit of a nerd.

But if they can do the "guilt by association" thingie..that's gonna smart in 2012.

You think Obama is as "straight as an arrow" eh? "Goggle" Larry Sinclair.

Good Lord, even the right wing bloggers dropped that nonsense when they got a better look at that clown and his 27-year criminal record. He discovered that on YouTube you can say anything and there will always be stupid people who will believe you.

 

[R.D.]

Its an old high school friend.

Now what about Pawlentys Aide?


He doesnt get the same treatment from the right does he?

That dog won't bark

 

[MaggieMae]

That might be part of it, maybe even a big part of it. But I question why some shows are so popular - reality TV, Jerry Springer, etc. Is that because of hype/marketing or is it truly the level of interest of a majority of our populus? Perhaps it's a classic chicken/egg problem.

Popular support / interest has less to do with programming than we'd like to think. Network programming has more to do with social programming and marketing than any of us really wants to believe.

I definitely believe that marketing ('hype') plays a big role in popularity ratings for many TV shows and movies. But, I would think sustainable popularity would reflect genuine interest by the viewers. I think we are generally on the same page, though.

Certain reality shows have lasting quality, even though a lot of it is scripted. But because of their popularity, producers keep trying new ones seemingly to find out just how stupid viewers are. "Extreme Couponing" comes to mind.

 

[Againsheila]

... And it's not even relevant to any degree.

Honolulu police arrest Obama's close friend in undercover prostitution sting

HONOLULU, Hawaii - One of President Barack Obama's close friends has been arrested in Honolulu on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute.

Robert "Bobby" Titcomb was one of four men arrested in an undercover sting operation late Monday and later released on $500 bail, according to Honolulu police.

Titcomb, 49, attended Punahou School in Honolulu with Obama in the 1970s. The president graduated in 1979, a year before Titcomb. The two often play golf and basketball, go to the beach and dine together when the president returns home to Hawaii for vacation.

Obama's family has also attended barbeques at Titcomb's beachside home in Waialua, located on Oahu's North Shore about an hour outside of downtown Honolulu.

Titcomb and Obama last spent time together in Hawaii during Obama's most recent vacation over the Christmas and New Year's holidays. The White House had no comment

This is ALL OVER Google, AP, SeeBS, NBC and ABC Snooze are all running with it. It's not a big story, why are they all over it like a Haitian on a peanut butter sammich?

Honolulu police arrest Obama's close friend in undercover prostitution sting - 1310News

So you posted it here to make sure even MORE people here about it?

 

[beowolfe]

Is that all!! His childhood friend? You guys act as if he's a part of the government or his campaign. LOL

 

[MaggieMae]

Doesn't say much about Obama's judge of character does it?

His pastor for 20 years was reverand wright. That says it all to me, letting your children sit and listen to a man with opinions of america like his tells me a lot.

That was pretty damaging, and no amount of apologies were sufficient. As to his children, however, they were much too young to grasp any political rhetoric being spewed. When I was that age, all I got out of "church" was thanking God when it was time to leave.