who is running the country while obama is on vacation?

[Zona]

huh...how can obama be running the country, eg, working, being the president, while he is on vacation?

You've created some pretty dumb threads, Yurt but this one is really ignorant.

really...what is ignorant? me thinks you don't like it because it shows the hypocrisy of the left...bush vacation = bad, obama vacation = good and he is still running the country

its nice to know the same libs who accused bush of not working, eg, vacation, believe obama is always working, even when on vacation

no wonder you don't like this thread

Someone pointed something out...actually it was rightwinger...

Obama in a rental = elitism
Bush in a mulit million dollar ranch he ownes = joe regular guy.

Somehow this makes sense to people like you?

 

[Immanuel]

You've created some pretty dumb threads, Yurt but this one is really ignorant.

really...what is ignorant? me thinks you don't like it because it shows the hypocrisy of the left...bush vacation = bad, obama vacation = good and he is still running the country

its nice to know the same libs who accused bush of not working, eg, vacation, believe obama is always working, even when on vacation

no wonder you don't like this thread

Someone pointed something out...actually it was rightwinger...

Obama in a rental = elitism
Bush in a mulit million dollar ranch he ownes = joe regular guy.

Somehow this makes sense to people like you?

It is all in the attitude.

I think it was me that pointed that out.

It doesn't mean that Bush is not an elitist, but it does mean that he does not come across as one and to be quite honest with you, I damned near said he just appeared to stupid to be elite, but I honestly do not believe he is stupid. He just appears to be so... dumb looks. Maybe it was the ears?

Immie

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

who is running the country while obama is on vacation?

we had an attempted terror attack while obama is kicking it in hawaii in a $4000 a night beach front house with the two houses on either side rented for his family and guests...

so who is in charge of running the country while the president is on vacation?

The President is never on vacation regardless of where he is or what he is doing. This is a considerably weak attempt to criticize Obama.

 

[Yurt]

who is running the country while obama is on vacation?

we had an attempted terror attack while obama is kicking it in hawaii in a $4000 a night beach front house with the two houses on either side rented for his family and guests...

so who is in charge of running the country while the president is on vacation?

The President is never on vacation regardless of where he is or what he is doing. This is a considerably weak attempt to criticize Obama.

i never criticized obama....

why do you make things up?

but i am glad you also realize that when a president vacations, he is always working and always president....thus, showing the loons on the left who whine about bush's vacations are nothing but hacks

 

[Yurt]

lol ...

Yeah, the Bush campaign never tried to paint Kerry as out of touch and elite ... suuuure they didn't.

So when Obama suggests that Americans tighten their belts that means he forfeits family vacations? Seems pretty silly to me. I tightened my belt this year but it didnt stop me from taking several weekend trips to the casino or spending a week in NC on *gasp* vacation. It sounds to me like you are nit-picking.

The point of my post was to point out your own hypocrisy, yurt, not to "apologize" for Obama whatever the heck that means. You are complaining about tax payer expense to transport the Obama's and their staff to Hawaii. Well you've been around here on this board for a while so surely you can dig up a post or two of yours from back in the day during one of Bush's trips to Crawford in which you complained about the tax payer expense for the trip.

Thanks in advance.

you're not being honest...bush didn't point to kerry's wealth and say that was elite and out of touch....

Yeah, it must've been his height that Bush was pointing at to say that ...



You clearly don't know what I did. I did in fact "tighten my belt" this past year. Did I do it because Obama suggested it? No. I did it on my own because of the times. My vacation was well within my budget as I am sure this vacation is within the Obama's.

and i've never once mentioned tax payer costs about obama's vacation or trip to hawaii.....either link to where i did or admit you're wrong

My bad, it was Sitarro who was complaining about that. Yet I didn't recall you chiming in to tell him that it's that way for the POTUS no matter where he goes.

my point, all along, has been you and obama's hyporisy....tighten your belts, rich is elite and out of touch, but i will spend, spend and stay in the elite hotels, houses, fly to new york for a quick evening dinner

give me a break, you're a fairly objective guy, read the writing on the wall

Again, did Obama forfeit vacation and accomodations fitting a POTUS when he said suggested we tighten our belts? I asked you this before ... would you prefer they rent a minivan and drive to Wally World sleeping in the Motel 6? Is this trip to Hawaii blowing the Obama's budget? Is it unreasonable for a family of four with a big six figure salary and few million in the bank to vacation in Hawaii? You've already been told that the cost is peanuts compared to how the real wealthy and elite do it. It seems to me like they are spending their own money the way they seem fit within their budget. I don't have a problem with it. I didn't have a problem with it when Bush did it either.

thanks for admitting i never said that....

i see....so flying to NY for a few hour dinner date, martha's vineyard, 4K a night in hawaii.....is tightening your belt....right

i already answered your question....you missed it or ignored it

if obama is going to go around telling people to tighten their belts, spend less, suck it up, we are all going to have to give some skin.....calling mccain elite because he is rich....

then yes, obama should stay at motel 6. what, you think the president is to noble, to great of a ruling elite class.....to stay at motel 6?

 

[sitarro]

Don't know but i heard he was having a hell of a round of golf during the latest Terrorist attack. Hey i thought playing golf while President was "Evil?" Well that's what the Liberal loons used to screech all the time no? Oh but now playing golf while President is "good." Hmm? Good to see the Liberal loons are still as confused & loony as ever.

Yo........A Pack of Lips Yowl............you DO realize that Bush Jr. quit playing golf all on his own after 9/11, right? He (Bush Jr.) stated it wasn't right for the president to be playing golf when there is a threat to the US.

It wasn't the "libs" dipshit........it was Bush Jr.

Wanna know the real reason by the way? Seems that the Secret Service was nervous of him playing golf, because it's really easy to hide a sniper on a golf course, and they were afraid that Bush Jr. would be killed.

Obama isn't that much of a pussy. He's an idiot and an arrogant bastard, but at least he's not a coward.

W quit playing when he sent troops into harms way. He stated that he didn't feel comfortable on a golf course while others were putting their lives on the line. As for courage, I remember he and Laura walking down the ramp together, by themselves, to place a wreath at Ground Zero and to comfort the surviving family members of those killed on September 11th, 2001.......... that took courage.

 

[Article 15]

you're not being honest...bush didn't point to kerry's wealth and say that was elite and out of touch....

Yeah, it must've been his height that Bush was pointing at to say that ...



You clearly don't know what I did. I did in fact "tighten my belt" this past year. Did I do it because Obama suggested it? No. I did it on my own because of the times. My vacation was well within my budget as I am sure this vacation is within the Obama's.



My bad, it was Sitarro who was complaining about that. Yet I didn't recall you chiming in to tell him that it's that way for the POTUS no matter where he goes.

my point, all along, has been you and obama's hyporisy....tighten your belts, rich is elite and out of touch, but i will spend, spend and stay in the elite hotels, houses, fly to new york for a quick evening dinner

give me a break, you're a fairly objective guy, read the writing on the wall

Again, did Obama forfeit vacation and accomodations fitting a POTUS when he said suggested we tighten our belts? I asked you this before ... would you prefer they rent a minivan and drive to Wally World sleeping in the Motel 6? Is this trip to Hawaii blowing the Obama's budget? Is it unreasonable for a family of four with a big six figure salary and few million in the bank to vacation in Hawaii? You've already been told that the cost is peanuts compared to how the real wealthy and elite do it. It seems to me like they are spending their own money the way they seem fit within their budget. I don't have a problem with it. I didn't have a problem with it when Bush did it either.

thanks for admitting i never said that....

i see....so flying to NY for a few hour dinner date, martha's vineyard, 4K a night in hawaii.....is tightening your belt....right

i already answered your question....you missed it or ignored it

if obama is going to go around telling people to tighten their belts, spend less, suck it up, we are all going to have to give some skin.....calling mccain elite because he is rich....

then yes, obama should stay at motel 6. what, you think the president is to noble, to great of a ruling elite class.....to stay at motel 6?

You seem to think that because he said that he should forfeit any luxury but frankly, you could point to any unneccessary spending anyone does and claim that it isn't practicing "tightening one's belt" even if it is well within one's budget. Like I said ... the guy makes a big six figure salary and has a few mil in the bank, he's allowed to spend his money.

McCain is elite because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and then took it one step further and left his wife to marry into even more money ...

And yes, I think the Motel 6 is beneath the first family no matter who they are. Call me crazy but I think they deserve more than that. Shit, even I'm passing the Motel 6 and looking for the Holiday Inn.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

i never criticized obama....

why do you make things up?

Your opening post was quite clearly criticism, unless you were being sarcastic in which case I misunderstood your intention.

 

[Yurt]

i never criticized obama....

why do you make things up?

Your opening post was quite clearly criticism, unless you were being sarcastic in which case I misunderstood your intention.

no worries...it is sarcasm all the way

when presidents vacation...of course they are working, i made the thread to point out the idiocy of some on the left who like to whine about bush's vacations.....

 

[Maple]

who is running the country while obama is on vacation?

we had an attempted terror attack while obama is kicking it in hawaii in a $4000 a night beach front house with the two houses on either side rented for his family and guests...

so who is in charge of running the country while the president is on vacation?

Janet Napolitano. What gets to me is that he was not informed of this attempted terrorist attack for 3 hours and then it took him 72 hours to state anything about it. What a comfort this administration is to the country. Obama was woke up in the middle of the night to let him know that he won the Nobel Peace Prize, hmmmmmmmmm somehow an attempted terrorist attack on innocent American civilians is not as important as winning the Nobel Peace Prize.


Hows that Hope and Change workin out for ya? Are ya sleeping good at night knowing that Janet is in full charge of homeland defense?????

 

[Yurt]

Yeah, it must've been his height that Bush was pointing at to say that ...



You clearly don't know what I did. I did in fact "tighten my belt" this past year. Did I do it because Obama suggested it? No. I did it on my own because of the times. My vacation was well within my budget as I am sure this vacation is within the Obama's.



My bad, it was Sitarro who was complaining about that. Yet I didn't recall you chiming in to tell him that it's that way for the POTUS no matter where he goes.



Again, did Obama forfeit vacation and accomodations fitting a POTUS when he said suggested we tighten our belts? I asked you this before ... would you prefer they rent a minivan and drive to Wally World sleeping in the Motel 6? Is this trip to Hawaii blowing the Obama's budget? Is it unreasonable for a family of four with a big six figure salary and few million in the bank to vacation in Hawaii? You've already been told that the cost is peanuts compared to how the real wealthy and elite do it. It seems to me like they are spending their own money the way they seem fit within their budget. I don't have a problem with it. I didn't have a problem with it when Bush did it either.

thanks for admitting i never said that....

i see....so flying to NY for a few hour dinner date, martha's vineyard, 4K a night in hawaii.....is tightening your belt....right

i already answered your question....you missed it or ignored it

if obama is going to go around telling people to tighten their belts, spend less, suck it up, we are all going to have to give some skin.....calling mccain elite because he is rich....

then yes, obama should stay at motel 6. what, you think the president is to noble, to great of a ruling elite class.....to stay at motel 6?

You seem to think that because he said that he should forfeit any luxury but frankly, you could point to any unneccessary spending anyone does and claim that it isn't practicing "tightening one's belt" even if it is well within one's budget. Like I said ... the guy makes a big six figure salary and has a few mil in the bank, he's allowed to spend his money.

McCain is elite because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and then took it one step further and left his wife to marry into even more money ...

And yes, I think the Motel 6 is beneath the first family no matter who they are. Call me crazy but I think they deserve more than that. Shit, even I'm passing the Motel 6 and looking for the Holiday Inn.

good lord.....listen to yourself....

you apologize for obama no matter what

obama never said mccain is an elite because he was born with money....you did.....given your definition of elite.....i am sure you will be honest and admit KERRY is as elite or more elite than mccain as kerry's wife has more money...

 

[Maple]

i never criticized obama....

why do you make things up?

Your opening post was quite clearly criticism, unless you were being sarcastic in which case I misunderstood your intention.

no worries...it is sarcasm all the way

when presidents vacation...of course they are working, i made the thread to point out the idiocy of some on the left who like to whine about bush's vacations.....

The difference- Bush would have been on this like a wet blanket. Obama was probably too busy for 72 hours installing his 6 minute speech into the teleprompter, either that or he was too busy on the golf course.

 

[Article 15]

thanks for admitting i never said that....

i see....so flying to NY for a few hour dinner date, martha's vineyard, 4K a night in hawaii.....is tightening your belt....right

i already answered your question....you missed it or ignored it

if obama is going to go around telling people to tighten their belts, spend less, suck it up, we are all going to have to give some skin.....calling mccain elite because he is rich....

then yes, obama should stay at motel 6. what, you think the president is to noble, to great of a ruling elite class.....to stay at motel 6?

You seem to think that because he said that he should forfeit any luxury but frankly, you could point to any unneccessary spending anyone does and claim that it isn't practicing "tightening one's belt" even if it is well within one's budget. Like I said ... the guy makes a big six figure salary and has a few mil in the bank, he's allowed to spend his money.

McCain is elite because he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and then took it one step further and left his wife to marry into even more money ...

And yes, I think the Motel 6 is beneath the first family no matter who they are. Call me crazy but I think they deserve more than that. Shit, even I'm passing the Motel 6 and looking for the Holiday Inn.

good lord.....listen to yourself....

you apologize for obama no matter what

obama never said mccain is an elite because he was born with money....you did.....given your definition of elite.....i am sure you will be honest and admit KERRY is as elite or more elite than mccain as kerry's wife has more money...

Then let's see some full and in context quotes of Obama's criticisms of McCain, yurt, so we can see where you are getting your information from.

FTR I think McCain and Kerry are both elitists and megadouches. I also think it's laughable for anyone to try and lump Obama in with McCain and Kerry in that sense. Like a couple of people pointed out already in this thread; to McCain and Kerry, the Obama's are renters.

 

[Rinata]

who is running the country while obama is on vacation?

we had an attempted terror attack while obama is kicking it in hawaii in a $4000 a night beach front house with the two houses on either side rented for his family and guests...

so who is in charge of running the country while the president is on vacation?

Who ran the county when Bush was on vacation more than any other president in history. (You know in hi multi million dollar ranch.) Actually we know the ans. to that, it was Cheney.

don't change the subject

who runs the country while the president vacations?

He spoke to the country today. So apparently he is still running things.

 

[Rinata]

don't change the subject

who runs the country while the president vacations?

He didn't change the subject, he just asked the same question only 8 years earlier, which is to say, the answer to the question "who runs the country while Obama vacations in Hawaii" is the same answer as it was when Bush spent thirty percent of his presidency on vacation in Crawford or at Camp David.

The Vice President. But, since Obama is still here in the States, he's still in the country, and therefore, still running it.

Not Zona's fault that you're a whiny little bitch who is afraid of the lights because you're such a fucking cockroach.

Welcome to the boards pud.

i see....so, when obama is on vacation, he is still working, he is still the president

but when bush is on vacation, he is to be ridiculed for going on "vacation" more than any other president....

the hypocrisy of the left is so easy to lure....and catch

There is no hypocricy. He should have been ridiculed. In 8 years he made 149 visits to Camp David for a total of 487 days. Also, he made 77 visits to Crawford and spent all or part of 490 days there.

How can that be defended?? We had 2 wars going on here. His vacation time was excessive and very inappropriate.

 

[Rinata]

i never criticized obama....

why do you make things up?

Your opening post was quite clearly criticism, unless you were being sarcastic in which case I misunderstood your intention.

no worries...it is sarcasm all the way

when presidents vacation...of course they are working, i made the thread to point out the idiocy of some on the left who like to whine about bush's vacations.[/COLOR]....

You did, huh?? Well, you failed miserably. All you proved was that Bush deserved every bit of criticism he got.

 

[sitarro]

He didn't change the subject, he just asked the same question only 8 years earlier, which is to say, the answer to the question "who runs the country while Obama vacations in Hawaii" is the same answer as it was when Bush spent thirty percent of his presidency on vacation in Crawford or at Camp David.

The Vice President. But, since Obama is still here in the States, he's still in the country, and therefore, still running it.

Not Zona's fault that you're a whiny little bitch who is afraid of the lights because you're such a fucking cockroach.

Welcome to the boards pud.

i see....so, when obama is on vacation, he is still working, he is still the president

but when bush is on vacation, he is to be ridiculed for going on "vacation" more than any other president....

the hypocrisy of the left is so easy to lure....and catch

There is no hypocricy. He should have been ridiculed. In 8 years he made 149 visits to Camp David for a total of 487 days. Also, he made 77 visits to Crawford and spent all or part of 490 days there.

How can that be defended?? We had 2 wars going on here. His vacation time was excessive and very inappropriate.

Whose ass did you pull these numbers out of? I don't believe them, prove it.

 

[Article 15]

487 Days At Camp David For Bush - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

 

[Rinata]

who is running the country while obama is on vacation?

we had an attempted terror attack while obama is kicking it in hawaii in a $4000 a night beach front house with the two houses on either side rented for his family and guests...

so who is in charge of running the country while the president is on vacation?

The President is never on vacation regardless of where he is or what he is doing. This is a considerably weak attempt to criticize Obama.

i never criticized obama....

why do you make things up?

but i am glad you also realize that when a president vacations, he is always working and always president....thus, showing the loons on the left who whine about bush's vacations are nothing but hacks

Are you really that dense?? You just don't get the problem with Bush being on vacation for a third of his presidency. It looked bad and made him appear disinterested in his job. George Bush loved the perks of being president but wasn't crazy about the responsibility.

And your sainted George Bush doesn't agree with you:

Former president George W. Bush criticized President Barack Obama today for taking such a brief August vacation, arguing that the brevity of his summer break "sends the wrong message to terrorists."

"The one way to let the evildoers know that they don't have you all stressed out is by taking all of August off," Mr. Bush told reporters at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. "I always made sure I did that."

The former president called Mr. Obama's golf game in Martha's Vineyard today "a positive step," but added, "It may be a case of too little, too late."

Mr. Bush said "there's still time" for Mr. Obama to correct his mistake, and recommended that the president "take all of September off."

Andy Borowitz: Bush Questions Brevity of Obama's Vacation

Don't let them "evil doers" think our prez is stressed!!!!

 

[sitarro]

487 Days At Camp David For Bush - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

I'm curious about how many days a week are considered work days for the President. Does he get weekends off or is he responsible for the entire 2920 days in 8 years? If he does get 2 days a week off, how many fall in those 487 days cited? If he is not responsible for weekends , it is approximately 2080 days that he is responsible for. They could easily say that he took off 840 days and it would just mean the weekends for 8 years.

W also used the Crawford ranch for meetings with world leaders, were those trips counted as "vacation" days? Without knowing exactly what the extraordinarily biased left wing media means by the number they cite, it is a meaningless number. I would want to see comparisons of the actual days taken off compared to the Blow Job President or the latest Air Force One President who hasn't found a trip that gets him away from his wife one that he could pass up(can't say I blame him!).

Obama has spent a minimal time at the actual White House, does that mean he has been on vacation the rest of the time? Was his trip to try to talk the Olympic committee into a huge mistake of putting the 2013 Olympics in that trashy city of Chicago a vacation or was that considered a business trip? How about the wasteful trip to pick up the joke of a prize from the Nobel idiots, was that considered vacation or was that expenditure for the American people. How about the first trip in Air Force One, 150 miles to Williamsburg Virginia to speak to a bunch of assholes that are down the street in Washington D.C. at the Capital most of the time? Was that vacation time?