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Barack Obama

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sheshe2

(83,335 posts)
Fri Aug 22, 2014, 10:14 PM Aug 2014

This Ridiculous Outrage Over President Obama Golfing Has Got to Stop ****BOG POST**** [View all]

Everyone, you’re going to have to excuse me for a moment, because I really need to vent. This ongoing “outrage” over the fact that President Obama likes to go golfing has gotten absolutely absurd.

First, let’s get a few facts out of the way. To this date President Obama has taken around 125 vacation days since he took office in January 2009. Considering we’re just about at the three-quarter point of 2014, that comes out to just slightly more than 22 days per year. If he keeps this current pace, by the time his second term is over, he will have taken a total of around 182 vacation days in eight years.

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Though let’s be honest, the President of the United States is never on vacation. It’s a 24/7, 365.242 day a year job. But lately another wrinkle has been added. People see President Obama golfing as the “world spirals into chaos.” It’s been a common talking point on Fox News that Obama is the “Golfer in Chief.”

Oh, please. Here’s a fun fact: Presidents of the United States are honest to God human beings. I don’t care what position they might hold, they’re people.

- See more at: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/ridiculous-outrage-president-obama-golfing-got-stop/#sthash.silhS5Pv.dpuf

He has aged years...







I too would age with this hatred...

Barack Obama called N-word in New York newspaper headline



A New York newspaper has apologised after it referred to US President Barack Obama as a “n*****” in one of its headlines.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-called-nword-in-new-york-newspaper-headline-9589558.html

Me...yup I support this President. Best ever. I know so many weep and wail. That's your sad.

I have his back and I will continue too.

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Ya see, if he was mountain biking, those days would not count as vacation days. Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #1
Or "cuttin' brush at the ... 'ranch' ..." nt MADem Aug 2014 #51
"Me...yup I support this President" handmade34 Aug 2014 #2
Oh yes... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #3
Fauxrage over a golf game on his vacation? VanillaRhapsody Aug 2014 #4
Now watch this drive. muntrv Aug 2014 #26
I feel and concur with your frustration jimlup Aug 2014 #5
"Now, watch this drive!" regnaD kciN Aug 2014 #9
I agree. definitely. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #24
oh wow... SummerSnow Aug 2014 #6
Where were they when the last president RoccoR5955 Aug 2014 #7
I think a lot of those Texas trips were to get Dubya out of the public eye so much IrishAyes Aug 2014 #27
How many presidents have spent lots of time on the links with zero outrage…? regnaD kciN Aug 2014 #8
Interesting point, regnaD kciN. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #10
On NPR today they did their weekly rundown of the news cheapdate Aug 2014 #11
NPR has become a right wing station. sheshe2 Aug 2014 #13
I wouldn't go quite that far. cheapdate Aug 2014 #14
I stopped listening and donating, several years ago. SoapBox Aug 2014 #20
seems their news people take every opportunity to hopemountain Aug 2014 #38
Bush took over 900 days of vacation Politicalboi Aug 2014 #12
Yeah, but those were "working" vacations. toddwv Aug 2014 #34
It's a Dick Cheney move to whine about the President finally getting some golf in on his Cha Aug 2014 #15
You, Cha ...you are awesome in your righteous anger! sheshe2 Aug 2014 #16
"Oh, please. Here’s a fun fact: Presidents of the United States are honest to God human beings. Cha Aug 2014 #23
+++!! n/t BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #21
Freaky CNN has now hosted some freaky black woman, twice, from the Blaze site. To spew Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #17
I think this is a helpful graphic: Maedhros Aug 2014 #18
+100 SoapBox Aug 2014 #22
He's ok and also the Democratic Party Iliyah Aug 2014 #19
More cooked up faux outrage SoapBox Aug 2014 #25
the red voting idiots AnAzulTexas Aug 2014 #28
OMGawd! littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #29
Love your comment! Kath1 Aug 2014 #40
All their fake scandals fizzled so this is all they got left, racist dog-whistles. ErikJ Aug 2014 #30
Good point about the fake scandals, EricJ.. And, it has been proven that R&R increases Productivity! Cha Aug 2014 #35
Any good doctor would tell a person in a high stress job cleduc Aug 2014 #31
Amen LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #32
BO kardonb Aug 2014 #33
... handmade34 Aug 2014 #36
I have a hunch that maybe it wasn't unintentional. ucrdem Aug 2014 #37
Right on! Kath1 Aug 2014 #39
Thanks Kath1~ sheshe2 Aug 2014 #41
If Romney had been elected.... Kath1 Aug 2014 #42
Yes and here is a gif that keeps on giving, Kath~ sheshe2 Aug 2014 #43
Yes! Kath1 Aug 2014 #44
... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #45
Women made the diffence in 2008 and 2012. Kath1 Aug 2014 #46
Not to nitpick, but mimi85 Aug 2014 #48
No offense taken! Kath1 Aug 2014 #49
Hear, hear! mimi85 Aug 2014 #47
Less time off than his critics. He has promises to keep. And miles to go before he sleeps: freshwest Aug 2014 #50
... sheshe2 Aug 2014 #52
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