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Obama's vacations and golf outings, by the numbers

When he WAS President he took waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy more vacation time than Obama, if you don't believe me then google it, whats good for the goose is good for the gander...

I dont see how Bush's vacation is relevant to Obamas job performance.
 
Then why are you commenting on an Obama golf thread?
I dont see how Bush's vacation is relevant to Obamas job performance.

As if your President isn't connected to command control 24/7/365 .,
 
Which accomplishes what? It makes you feel good?

He's right, the topic is stupid and pointless. Regardless of whether you like it or not. Surely you can find something more important to rail upon Obama for?

The weather for example. :rolleyes:
 
How do you know that?
Please stay focused on Present Moment Awareness .

Ah, ah, ah....You want to only use the past when it benefits you in an argument...Not too honest Numby.
 
This thread is about OBAMAs vacation.
OH REALLY??
Read the first two lines of the OP:

Just how many vacation has Obama taken since January 2009?

How does he compare to his two-term predecessor, George W. Bush?

This thread is about COMPARING Obama's vacation time with Junior's.
If all you want to do is bash Barack ...You are off topic.
 
I dont see how Bush's vacation is relevant to Obamas job performance.
You wanna talk about job performance, Obama's approval rating is at 44% those turds in the Republicon Congress are at 13% NEXT...
 
If you think that's all the work a president does in a typical day, i have a bridge to sell you.

Hahah, yeah. Must be visiting Area 51 or something. Something so super duper secret that you can't even mention he was there. :roll:
 
At least Obama works between his shots and doesn't seek out boom-microphones and cameras .

Yeah, guys, Obama doesn't allow the press anywhere near him when he is golfing. That means he is working really hard.... :roll:
 
Really?

Do you work a 9-5 job? At the end of the day, do you have the opportunity to go do what you want? You pretty much do, huh? So - if you had the money to do so and that's what you really wanted to do when you're off at five in the afternoon, would you go golfing? Would you do so more than once a week? Maybe. Some people do...

...and when they do so, that's not a vacation - that's something they're doing AFTER WORKING HOURS.

Of course the president is on the job 24/7 no matter where he's at, even on vacation - and most of us retired military understand this. When crap hits the fan, we're called in, we've gotta go. But that doesn't stop us from going golfing after working hours if there's no sudden emergency that requires our immediate attention.

So relax. Golf is not a vacation - it's a hobby that one does after working hours.

I remember after boot camp I had to go to camp lejune for my mos training... I spent my after hours getting scuba qualed in town. I guess I didn't earn it. I should've been on base 24/7.
 
And during the time of GWB I am sure you were right there criticizing those vacations. So, why the double standard? Are you as a progressive pleased with the impression that Obama is leaving with his vacations, even though they occupy less overall time, you certainly can't be pleased that the current administration is giving off the impression that they are so detached from the job can you?
What double standard??
Did you even read the OP's link?
Bush 381 days of vacation to Obama's 129 ...Trips Bush 58 to Obama's 20.
That is ONE THIRD of the vacation time that Junior took.
If The current President had taken 381 days vacation and I wasn't upset ...then that would be a double standard.
I would be pleased if he only took half as many vacation days as did Junior, but he only took ONE THIRD!
 
What double standard??
Did you even read the OP's link?
Bush 381 days of vacation to Obama's 129 ...Trips Bush 58 to Obama's 20.
That is ONE THIRD of the vacation time that Junior took.
If The current President had taken 381 days vacation and I wasn't upset ...then that would be a double standard.
I would be pleased if he only took half as many vacation days as did Junior, but he only took ONE THIRD!


You totally missed the question intentionally I think...Here, I'll repost it for you:

Are you as a progressive pleased with the impression that Obama is leaving with his vacations, even though they occupy less overall time, you certainly can't be pleased that the current administration is giving off the impression that they are so detached from the job can you?
 
Ah, ah, ah....You want to only use the past when it benefits you in an argument...Not too honest Numby.

Right back at you, chief. You never criticized bushs vacations.
 
You totally missed the question intentionally I think...Here, I'll repost it for you:

Are you as a progressive pleased with the impression that Obama is leaving with his vacations, even though they occupy less overall time, you certainly can't be pleased that the current administration is giving off the impression that they are so detached from the job can you?

And I'll repost what you're not wanting to understand:

Do you work a 9-5 job? At the end of the day, do you have the opportunity to go do what you want? You pretty much do, huh? So - if you had the money to do so and that's what you really wanted to do when you're off at five in the afternoon, would you go golfing? Would you do so more than once a week? Maybe. Some people do...

...and when they do so, that's not a vacation - that's something they're doing AFTER WORKING HOURS.

Of course the president is on the job 24/7 no matter where he's at, even on vacation - and most of us retired military understand this. When crap hits the fan, we're called in, we've gotta go. But that doesn't stop us from going golfing after working hours if there's no sudden emergency that requires our immediate attention.

So relax. Golf is not a vacation - it's a hobby that one does after working hours.
 
You totally missed the question intentionally I think...Here, I'll repost it for you:

Are you as a progressive pleased with the impression that Obama is leaving with his vacations, even though they occupy less overall time, you certainly can't be pleased that the current administration is giving off the impression that they are so detached from the job can you?

I can't say that I have the impression that they are so detached from the job ... and I don't believe that most Americans have that impression either.
This is strictly a republicon echo chamber sentiment ... "they said it about Bush so we'll say it about their guy."
It is an invented outrage, but it doesn't click with the American people ...The numbers don't add up.
129 days over six years ... that adds up to about four weeks vacation a year. That is the vacation time I got at my last two jobs and most Americans are similar.
By contrast Bush took TWELVE weeks a year vacation. Who the **** gets that?
 
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When Bush was President i thought the WH was in redneck TexASS, :moon:, Bush took way more vacation than Obama, if you Repukes and tea maggots don't like Obama taking vacations, then win a Presidential election, something you have been unable to do for a longtime...

What are you on about? What is a long time to you? Does your life revolve around the last six years? In my lifetime it's been pretty much even. Eisenhower(R) JFK(D) LBJ(D) Nixon(R) Carter(D) Reagan(R) Bush SR(R) Clinton(D) Bush W(R) Obama(D)
 
Vacation = not doing any work related to your job

Now, how many days did Bush do nothing related to his job? No briefings, no reviews of anything, no discussions with anyone about anything related to the US or the world? Please provide evidence too. Thank you in advance.

Good point. I recall a lot of video hookups being set up at Bush's ranch so he could work.
 
Right back at you, chief. You never criticized bushs vacations.

And I am not really pounding Obama's vacations...Only how he chooses to pursue them in an in your face type of attitude....Like headed out to the course to play a round right after some trumped up speech condemning the beheading of an American journalist...Even you have to admit that was poor choice.
 
I can't say that I have the impression that they are so detached from the job ... and I don't believe that most Americans have that impression either.
This is strictly a republicon echo chamber sentiment ... "they said it about Bush so we'll say it about their guy."
It is an invented outrage, but it doesn't click with the American people ...The numbers don't add up.
129 days over six years ... that adds up to about four weeks vacation a year. That is the vacation time I got at my last two jobs and most Americans are similar.
By contrast Bush took TWELVE weeks a year vacation. Who the **** gets that?

Who the hell cares at this point what Bush took for vacations? I don't he's been out a long time now...And I think you are wrong about the American people seeing him as detached from the office. I think the polls show that.

Like I said, I don't have a problem with Obama taking time with his family on vacation, I think everyone deserves that. But like I said, when he can't be bothered to at least cancel one damned round of golf in the wake of ISIS killing an American, it looks bad.
 
He just took one to Hawaii in April. Do you get 2-4 vacations a year? Do you get to take a vacation when you have responsibilities at work? Are you as effective at working between golf holes as you are sitting in your office with your coworkers? He can take a break when he EARNS it. If he cant handle the job, lets get someone in there who can.

Have you ever noticed the president's desk doesn't even have a computer on it? Or that he doesn't have any desks for coworkers in the Oval Office?

What precisely do you think he does sitting in his office that he can't do elsewhere? And his coworkers are just as present when he travels as if he's in his office. They're either going to be remote or traveling with the president.

That being said, I've had employers tell me to go on vacation and tell me not to check my mail or answer my phone. But even I never assume I'll have actual vacations because I know I have responsibilities that other people can't fully cover. The ironic thing is, we know exactly who takes over for the POTUS if something happens to him. And we know exactly takes over after that person, and the next person, and the next person. The POTUS has a greater backup process than most professionals. But even with that he's effectively always on-call. He's always being briefed. He's always connected.

But of course there is still a line. Yeah, being out in the middle of the woods or in the middle of a golf course is more disconnected than being across the hall from a conference room (I'd say the woods being a bit farther than a gold course). And if something bad happens they should be able to get to Washington with relative ease. To that end, Bush had 407 days (partial or full) on vacation by this time in his presidency. Over a year's worth. Obama's at around 125.

So even if you want to ignore all the above facts about how the president stays connected, you have to admit the current one is a lot more present than the last one.
 
Who the hell cares at this point what Bush took for vacations?.

He set the precedent for what looks bad.
One forth of the year on vacation for eight years makes any other president appear to be more on the job by contrast.
 
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OH REALLY??
Read the first two lines of the OP:



This thread is about COMPARING Obama's vacation time with Junior's.
If all you want to do is bash Barack ...You are off topic.

My bad. Im in 5 different threads about this same topic. Carry on without me.
 
He set the precedent for what looks bad.
One forth of the year on vacation for eight years makes any other president appear to be more on the job by contrast.
So, we can only judge presidents from here on out by what their predecessor did, and as long as we can say "the other guy did..." that makes it ok?

What a low bar.
 
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