Presidential vacations as seen through the eyes of the Republicans

[Synthaholic]

Presidential vacations as seen through the eyes of the Republicans

 

[Stephanie]

you all's knees must be raw by now

 

[Synthaholic]

*bump*

 

[Stephanie]

forget bumping your own dumb thread, nobody cares evidently

I only cared enough to come and give you a clue

 

[percysunshine]

 

[R.C. Christian]

The juice is in the details. Where did Bush vacation as opposed to Obama? When I say Obama I mean Michelle's escapades as well.

 

[Synthaholic]

The juice is in the details. Where did Bush vacation as opposed to Obama? When I say Obama I mean Michelle's escapades as well.

OK, smartass - where?

 

[Moonglow]

you all's knees must be raw by now

Like the Catholics?

 

[Synthaholic]

Not only has Obama taken less vacation days than any recent Republican, he took all of his vacations on U.S. soil!

But the United States of America wasn't good enough for one recent president, apparently:

*snip*

Ronald Reagan during his 1982 trip to Barbados. (NBC News)



But re-examine history: President Ronald Reagan retreated to Barbados for Easter in April of 1982 at a taxpayer cost of $3.5 million. The Caribbean getaway, hosted by Hollywood actress Claudette Colbert, had Reagan’s critics fuming. After all, unemployment was at 9.3%, a historic high, and the exotic destination wasn’t even in the U.S. In fact, Reagan had even rejected the advice of his staff, who feared the potentially bad optics and urged him not to go.


*snip*


History doesn’t remember these little controversies. Thirty years later, the trip and the criticism is long forgotten–but we do have this unique record from Nightly News, as reported by NBC’s John Palmer:


Video at the LINK.



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I'll never understand his hatred of traditional American values.




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[Luddly Neddite]

 

[Stephanie]

are Obamabots some sad people...what they will do to cover for his ass...

we had 15 of these same threads posted just with different wording...

now how PATHETIC IS THAT?

my gawd

 

[Luddly Neddite]

 

[Yurt]

this is so stupid

a president never truly vacations and the dumb liberals are claiming that anytime bush was not at the WH, he was on vacation...so when he met world leaders in texas, he was on vacation