President Obama Again Criticizes Trips to Las Vegas

[Ravi]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

Listen, let's be realistic. The "Conservatives" have spent the better part of year blaming the world wide financial collapse on poor people and yelling that poor people shouldn't buy homes.

They are nothing but hypocrites.

 

[Zoom-boing]

open mouth insert foot chomp on it some swirl it around, spit and repeat .

President Obama is catching heat from Nevada lawmakers and business leaders regarding his comments Tuesday criticizing trips to Las Vegas.

During the president's town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, he discussed the need to curb spending during tough economic times. "When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."

The president's comments come nearly a year after he criticized companies that received federal money for taking corporate junkets to Las Vegas. "You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime," he said at the time. Local business leaders say Nevada tourism suffered last year in part because companies canceled trips to Las Vegas in the wake of the president's comments.


the rest here.
President Obama Again Criticizes Trips to Las Vegas - Las Vegas Now

Hmmmm, interesting, very interesting. How much is he asking for the budget?

You forgot the Barry mantra . . . do as I say, not as I do.

 

[Zoom-boing]

It is if they took a government bailout.

And blaming him for the bad economy in Vegas, is about the stupidiest thing I have read on this board in a long time.

Stephanie was gone from the board for some time. Think of her as the 2004-2007 version of WillowTree (in fact I thought when Willow turned up it was her!) on the USMB and you'll get an idea of what type of person you are dealing with...

...any body who thinks it's BAD advice to tell people not to gamble during a recession is a fucking idiot. At least you Steph can't accuse Obama of making it a political issue...

My state just passed table games in all the casinos. During the worst recession ever. Fucking idiot covers it alright.

 

[rightwinger]

The real question of the day is why would Conservatives object to these two statements to the extent that they would start multiple threads to complain

"When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."

The president's comments come nearly a year after he criticized companies that received federal money for taking corporate junkets to Las Vegas. "You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime," he said at the time. Local business leaders say Nevada tourism suffered last year in part because companies canceled trips to Las Vegas in the wake of the president's comments.

-The President advocating that Americans not waste money on boats instead of their mortgag payments

- The President advocating that Americans should not spend their childrens college education money on Vegas vacations

- The President advocating that Corporations not fund Super Bowl trips and Vegas junkets on taxpayers expense

What has happened to our once fiscally responsible Conservatives that they now oppose such statements?

 

[Oldandtired]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

Listen, let's be realistic. The "Conservatives" have spent the better part of year blaming the world wide financial collapse on poor people and yelling that poor people shouldn't buy homes.

They are nothing but hypocrites.

Got a link for your hateful inaccurate crap?

Conservatives have spent the better part of the year blaming those that lied on their mortgage applications, those that opted not to read their credit card contracts and those that spent more than they made, on the world wide financial collapse.

Perhaps most of them are poor, yes, but no one is saying "just the poor".

Poor decision makers is more accurate you hack.

POOR DECISION MAKERS....not the poor.

 

[Oldandtired]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

We are you loser of a hack....we are.

And exactly where are conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations you spinning lying hack.
Please cite an example?

All we are saying is do as you please.....just do not put yourself in a position where the responsible need to bail you out.......agian!

 

[Zoom-boing]

The real question of the day is why would Conservatives object to these two statements to the extent that they would start multiple threads to complain

"When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."

The president's comments come nearly a year after he criticized companies that received federal money for taking corporate junkets to Las Vegas. "You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime," he said at the time. Local business leaders say Nevada tourism suffered last year in part because companies canceled trips to Las Vegas in the wake of the president's comments.

-The President advocating that Americans not waste money on boats instead of their mortgag payments

- The President advocating that Americans should not spend their childrens college education money on Vegas vacations

- The President advocating that Corporations not fund Super Bowl trips and Vegas junkets on taxpayers expense

What has happened to our once fiscally responsible Conservatives that they now oppose such statements?

It's not the statements it's the hypocrisy of the one making the statements. Do as I say (spend less) not as I do (spend tons more that we don't have).

 

[Conspiracist]

However, the previous presidents didn't waste $250,000 just to see a play in another city.

Bush Made 77 Trips to Crawford TX at $226,072 a Pop - Democratic Underground

Bush was not pulpit pounding for people to tighten their belts either. Big difference.

 

[beowolfe]

open mouth insert foot chomp on it some swirl it around, spit and repeat .

President Obama is catching heat from Nevada lawmakers and business leaders regarding his comments Tuesday criticizing trips to Las Vegas.

During the president's town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, he discussed the need to curb spending during tough economic times. "When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."

The president's comments come nearly a year after he criticized companies that received federal money for taking corporate junkets to Las Vegas. "You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime," he said at the time. Local business leaders say Nevada tourism suffered last year in part because companies canceled trips to Las Vegas in the wake of the president's comments.


the rest here.
President Obama Again Criticizes Trips to Las Vegas - Las Vegas Now

so, stephanie, I take it that you think people SHOULD go and spend their student loan money in Vegas, right?

 

[Dr Gregg]

Funny thing is, if Obama didn't say anything and there was an article about gov't bailed out companies having these, the obama bashers would be in here bashing Obama for not saying anything.

Obama could heal the sick and the conservatives would find a way to complain about it

Unreal

 

[del]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

and i thought you claimed to be honest.

go figure

 

[The Rabbi]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

The only one saying that is you.
The rest of don't really care how people spend their money, leaving it up to them to determine if they can afford a vacation or not. If someone wants to go to Vegas and blow all his money, hey, it's HIS money. I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't counsel anyone to do that. But I wouldn't sit and bloviate on the obvious when I clearly can't get my own spending under control by proposing the biggest peacetime deficit in all of U.S. history.
It is exactly this combination of:
Arrogance
Nanny-statism
Hypocrisy
that has cost Team Obama three elections so far.

And anyone who is going to do somehing stupid isn't going to be deterred by hearing Obama advise against it.

 

[rightwinger]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

and i thought you claimed to be honest.

go figure

Still looking del...

Our on board conservatives here started multiple threads on this topic. I have yet to see one of our "real conservatives" support what President Obama said

 

[Oldandtired]

open mouth insert foot chomp on it some swirl it around, spit and repeat .

President Obama is catching heat from Nevada lawmakers and business leaders regarding his comments Tuesday criticizing trips to Las Vegas.

During the president's town hall meeting in Nashua, New Hampshire, he discussed the need to curb spending during tough economic times. "When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."

The president's comments come nearly a year after he criticized companies that received federal money for taking corporate junkets to Las Vegas. "You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime," he said at the time. Local business leaders say Nevada tourism suffered last year in part because companies canceled trips to Las Vegas in the wake of the president's comments.


the rest here.
President Obama Again Criticizes Trips to Las Vegas - Las Vegas Now

so, stephanie, I take it that you think people SHOULD go and spend their student loan money in Vegas, right?

Spin...and either you know it or you have a comprehension problem.

No one is saying people should be irresponsible.

All we are saying is it is not the Presidents role to be our conscience. It is his role to be our president....and prerhaps set an example if he wishes....but by no means be our consience.

Why? Becuase people will take his "advice" out of context....and as a result quite possibly put a stigma on things such as Vegas.

Quite simple...Vegas is there for people that can afford Vegas. SO are boats and cars and limos and vacations etc........

 

[Oldandtired]

Funny thing is, if Obama didn't say anything and there was an article about gov't bailed out companies having these, the obama bashers would be in here bashing Obama for not saying anything.

Obama could heal the sick and the conservatives would find a way to complain about it

Unreal

Listen you hack....

We conservatives agree that companies uwith bail out money should curb spending.
This debate is about him trying to act as our conscience.

Stop being a hack and add something to the debate.

 

[Oldandtired]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

and i thought you claimed to be honest.

go figure

Still looking del...

Our on board conservatives here started multiple threads on this topic. I have yet to see one of our "real conservatives" support what President Obama said

He said a stupid thing. You want to support it and look stupid, please feel free....you are very good at looking stupid.

We conservatyives believe in personal responsibility.

I know...I know.....what a horrible thing to believe in.

 

[rightwinger]

But we digress......

Lets get back to Conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations


I thought they claimed they would be fiscally responsible?

We are you loser of a hack....we are.

And exactly where are conservatives encouraging Americans to spend their Mortgage and College education funds on Vegas vacations you spinning lying hack.
Please cite an example?

All we are saying is do as you please.....just do not put yourself in a position where the responsible need to bail you out.......agian!

My friend....

Read this thread. Our good conservative board members started multiple threads attacking Obama for these statements

"When times are tough, you tighten your belts," the president said. "You don't go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don't blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you're trying to save for college."

The president's comments come nearly a year after he criticized companies that received federal money for taking corporate junkets to Las Vegas. "You can't go take that trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on taxpayers' dime," he said at the time. Local business leaders say Nevada tourism suffered last year in part because companies canceled trips to Las Vegas in the wake of the president's comments.

I have yet to see one of our Conservatives support the President for this sound financial advice....yourself included

Do you advocate corporations going to the Superbowl on the taxpayers dime? That is what you attacked President Obama for

 

[del]

'YOU DON'T BLOW A BUNCH OF CASH IN VEGAS ...': Obama remark reopens wound - News - ReviewJournal.com

On Tuesday Obama told an audience in Nashua, N.H., "You don't blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you're trying to save for college."

The crack came not quite a year after a speech in Elkhart, Ind., during which Obama aimed a similar warning at bankers whose companies received bailout money.

The New Hampshire remark not only reopened the political wound from last year, it also cut deeper by raising questions about why the president of the United States continues to use Las Vegas as an applause line in speeches about wasted money.

It also raises the stakes for Obama's visit in two weeks, when he is expected to talk about jobs.

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, who led the chorus of criticism last year when Obama warned against Las Vegas visits "on the taxpayers' dime," took his outrage a step further during a hastily arranged news conference at City Hall.


"An apology won't be acceptable this time," said Goodman, who changed his political affiliation from Democrat to nonpartisan in December as he pondered a bid for governor. "I want to assure you when he comes I will do everything I can to give him the boot back to Washington and to visit his failures back there."

Goodman raised his voice repeatedly while speaking with reporters, at one point saying, "This president is a real slow learner."

Goodman was one in a parade of public officials who criticized Obama, including Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who is unpopular with Nevada voters and under attack from Republican critics for being too closely aligned with the political agenda of Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif
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face it, the man's a political genius. maybe he'd feel different if they held the special olympics bowling finals there.

 

[Dr Gregg]

Funny thing is, if Obama didn't say anything and there was an article about gov't bailed out companies having these, the obama bashers would be in here bashing Obama for not saying anything.

Obama could heal the sick and the conservatives would find a way to complain about it

Unreal

Listen you hack....

We conservatives agree that companies uwith bail out money should curb spending.
This debate is about him trying to act as our conscience.

Stop being a hack and add something to the debate.

Oh, look who's the child and internet tough guy now. Wow, another phony hypocrite conservative hack, trying to masquerade as not being one.

Talk about spin, he was criticizing them for vacationing with taxpayer money, acting like a conscience? WTF are you talking about.

Talk about being a hack

 

[Dr Gregg]

I guess to some, they will spin a president demonstrating his free speech and stating his opinion on the manner as "acting like our conscience". Talk about spin. Seems to be another dishonest attempt to claim they are not being partisan hacks. We see right through the bullshit