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Cha

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15. It's a Dick Cheney move to whine about the President finally getting some golf in on his
Fri Aug 22, 2014, 11:30 PM
Aug 2014

actual much earned vacation, she. Thank you for your OP.. I've seen rumblings about this and it pisses me off as it does Allen Clifton the writer of this piece.. who is from the Dallas Ft Worth area in Texas.

Cheney: President Obama Would 'Rather Be On The Golf Course' Than The Situation Room

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=876470

Five myths about presidential vacations

3. George W. Bush took more vacation days than any other president.

During his eight-year presidency, Bush did take 879 days of vacation, including 77 trips to his Texas ranch. So far, Obama has taken about 150 days off. But our founders were away even more.

And, Dick head knows this..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-presidential-vacations/2014/08/15/2aa969c6-2311-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html

Have to mention the a$$holes in Congress who did nothing all year and are now on a 5 week vaca with pay while they won't raise the Minimum Wage for actual hard working Americans.

And, glad they decided it was wrong to use that derogatory word in their headline even though it was exposing the racism in America against President Obama... from your link..

"The writer James Lincoln Collier penned an opinion piece for the July edition of WestView News, which was entitled: “The N***** in the White House”.

Despite the use of the racist slur, the column was actually a pro-Obama piece that suggested far-right opposition to the President was influenced by the colour of his skin.

Collier wrote: “These far right voters hate Obama because he is black. The simple truth is that there is still in America an irreducible measure of racism.”

Bottom Line.. from your 1st link..

"The last thing any American should want is a president who’s so stressed out that they’re on the verge of a psychotic breakdown. And the media, both the left and the right, really needs to stop this nonsense of shaming presidents every time they might dare take some kind of a vacation or – gasp – even play a round golf. -

My President who's hard at work even though he takes some time away to play golf and clear his head.



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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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