First dog Bo is airlifted to Obama holiday home

rocket88 said:

Sure, but what about those poor schoolchildren who wanted to see him at the White House? And cancelling the Army's sponsorship of Dale Earnhardt jr.?

We need to focus on the core function of government - entertaining us!

Besides, you don't think Romney's dog would have gotten a lift?

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Smeagol said:

I guess that's part of the job for any president. President Bush flew out west to his ranch so often even the White House started calling it "The Western Whitehouse." I had no problem with it because he was the President and the job requires 24/7 access to the assests needed to operate the government. Nobody wants the President to be a hostage to 1600 Pennsyvsina Ave., not Bush, Clinton or any other President I don't think.

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Fisher said:

Well Bo was just traveling with staff so he was a hitch hiker, and Bo apparently does a lot of appearances at schools with Mrs. Obama.

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Sykes said:

Bo has his own Snopes page. Cool.

snopes.com: Obama Dog Flies on Own Plane

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rocket88 said:

It's interesting how you think a paper with a Conservative bias is telling the truth. But Liberal ones lie.

Says a lot about you. You don't care about biased media, as long as it's the right kind of bias.

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Gaugingcatenate said:

You truly have no idea what I think... so give it up before you look even less astute than at present. I go where I think the information is the best...that turns out to generally be the more conservative sites, yes. As stated in my subsequent post, Obama gives me no confidence that he would not do this, there is no information to the contrary that I have seen... I, too, used to drink the liberal side kool-aid... not enough to kill me or make me brain dead, tho.

What about you?

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rocket88 said:

How dare he take time away from his official Constitutional duties as First Dog?

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Moot said:

At least he didn't strap the dog to the top his car.[/QUOTE

Maybe Obama put 'ol Bo on his own plane so he'd be fresh on the dinner menu. Other people fly in lobster but who wants to be like everybody else?

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Fisher said:

I bet Rachel Ray has been bribing him with snacks. Bring on the special Pros-e-Cat-or and get to the bottom of this.

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rocket88 said:

I knew it! Between this and Paula Deen, I wonder who you can trust at the Food Network. I think Masaharu Morimoto is spying for the Japanese!

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Moot said:

Rubbish. The notion that Obama went to Africa and didn't meet with leaders is absurd. He's the first African American president of the US for crying out loud and many expected he would focus more on Africa rather than ignore it like he did during his first term. China, Russia, Brazil have all been heavily investing in Africa and if the US doesn't get it's act together and start investing over there as well it's gonna get left behind. He should have gone over sooner because now it just looks like a guilt trip because he waited so long.



I beg to differ. If the Obama's visit opens up new markets for private investment and businesses (capitalism) then it will more than have paid for itself.....



Do you think Nixon went to China because he liked chinese food? Hardly, he went there to open up trade with China for US businesses. Obama is just doing the same thing in Africa....representing US capitalism and trade.

You might want to rethink your blind partisanship because the only thing I can conclude from your remarks is that you're anti-capitalism and hate freedom.

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specklebang said:

That's a classic example of why cats are better than dogs. The White House Cat (named George or Martha) could have ridden with them on the trip and better yet, could be left at home since cats don't freak out when you go out to hunt (that's what I tell them) and don't cause this kind of furor. Indeed, you get a vacation and your cat gets a vacation from you.

It's also why Clinton was better than Obama. Just saying:roll:

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APACHERAT said:

So you're saying that Obama's Department of State and the Secretary of State are too incompetent and Obama had to go to Africa ? I agree 100 %

It was a family vacation. Disneyland's Adventureland wasn't good enough for Malia and Natasha. Spoiled brats.

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obvious Child said:

Anywhere a President goes for any extended period of time will more than Obama's entire yearly salary and and expense allowances combined and doubled. Where were you when every President before Obama blew their more than their entire yearly salary and and expense allowances combined and doubled on any trip?

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Smeagol said:

I guess that's part of the job for any president. President Bush flew out west to his ranch so often even the White House started calling it "The Western Whitehouse." I had no problem with it because he was the President and the job requires 24/7 access to the assests needed to operate the government. Nobody wants the President to be a hostage to 1600 Pennsyvsina Ave., not Bush, Clinton or any other President I don't think.

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Fisher said:

Yeah I live in a city that has had at or near double-digit unemployment since well before Obama was President and I didn't hear too many people outraged when Bush was in Texas so often and so long they came up with a "western White House" logo to disguise to the gullible that he was an absentee President so please spare me the feigned outrage and double-dog eye-rolls.

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BTW, most of the "costs" of a Presidential vacation would not be saved by him not going because the same people would still be working somewhere else doing something else while he sat in the Oval Office.

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APACHERAT said:

When Nixon resigned he hired his own security and sent his Secret Service detail to the unemployment line.

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APACHERAT said:

Funny,when Republican Presidents took a vacation, Nixon had his house in San Clemente, Ford had Palm Springs, Reagan had his ranch near Santa Barbara, G.H Bush owned a large home where all the rich people live and G.W. Bush had his ranch in Texas.

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APACHERAT said:

Clinton during his entire adult life never owned a home until after his last term as President. I hear that the Sheriff had to evict Clinton from the Arkansas Governor's mansion because he didn't have a home to go too after being Governor.

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APACHERAT said:

Another thing I noticed about Republican Presidents compared to Democrat Presidents. Democrats when they come to the Left Coast and come to La La Land to pick up cash from the liberal elite, they always have Air Force One land at LAX screwing up thousands of travelers schedules and disrupting millions of people lives with closed roads, business losing millions of dollars because the roads are closed, etc. And if Obama is on the West Side and you live on the West Side you have to show ID to get to your house. But you don't have to show ID to vote.

Whereas Republicans being Cn'C always used military airfields when they came to L.A.

Nixon always used El Toro MCAS.
Ford, Reagan, both Bush's always used March AFB.
No commercial flights delayed, no streets closed, nobody lives interrupted.
And you never had to show ID to get home if a Republican was in town.

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rocket88 said:

I don't drink anybody's Kool Aid. Just because you switched flavors doesn't make it better for you.

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wbcoleman said:

What are you talking about? Clinton DUMPED Socks in favor of.... grrrrrr.... "Buddy".

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Peter King said:

Criticism fair or unfair of the president is to be expected here and on just about every other forum, but there is no need to call Malia and Natasha spoiled or brats. There is not justification for it, not even partisan nonsense.

And FYI, George W. Bush visited Africa twice. George W. Bush visited:

Mexico, Canada, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Italy, Kosovo, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, China, Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, Germany, Russia, France, Italy, Vatican City, Canada, Mexico, Czech Republic, Russia, Lithuania, Romania, Portugal, United Kingdom, Poland, Russia, France, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Senegal, South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, Nigeria, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Iraq, Mexico, Italy, Vatican City, France, Ireland, Turkey, Chile, Colombia, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Slovakia, Vatican City, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Russia, Georgia, Denmark, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Japan, Republic of Korea, China, Mongolia, Ireland, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Mexico, Iraq, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Russia, Russia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Estonia, Latvia, Jordan, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Italy, Vatican City, Albania, Bulgaria, Canada, Iraq, Australia, Israel, Palestinian Authority, Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, Liberia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia, Russia, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Vatican City, France, United Kingdom, Japan, Republic of Korea, Thailand, China, Peru, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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APACHERAT said:

Please pick out which were family vacations where Laura and daughters Barbara and Jenna were on ?

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Mrs. Bush has traveled to all 50 States and more than 75 countries. She has made five trips to Africa alone in support of President Bush's life-saving global health initiatives, including the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In visits to 10 of the 15 countries targeted by the PMI and 12 of the 15 PEPFAR countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, she witnessed first-hand the success of these historic commitments.

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Laura Bush and her daughters, Barbara and Jenna, traveled to Africa in 2007, where they went on safari. Yet her trip was regarded as an "official" visit and included several public events.

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Dapper Andy said:

I don't disagree with any of that but we're talking about a tremendous difference in cost.

I don't expect him to stay in a Motel 6 but it wouldn't kill Pres. Obama to consider cost when he takes his personal trips.

I personally feel POTUS should be forced to take all vacations within driving distance of military bases to alleviate costs.

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Smeagol said:

How is Obama's trip to Martha's Vineyard tremendously more expensive than Midand, Texas?

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Martha's Vineyard (Wampanoag: Noepe) is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, known for being an affluent summer colony. It includes the smaller Chappaquiddick Island, which until 2007 was part of the same land mass before becoming detached by a storm.

Often called just "The Vineyard," the island has a land area of 100 square miles (260 km2). It is the 58th largest island in the United States and the third largest on the East Coast of the United States. It is also the largest island not connected to mainland by a bridge or tunnel on the East Coast of the United States.
It is located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as a part of Dukes County, which also includes Cuttyhunk, as well as the island of Nomans Land, which is a US Wildlife preserve, and was a US Naval practice bombing range until 1996. The Vineyard was also home to one of the earliest known deaf communities in the United States; consequently, a special sign language, Martha's Vineyard Sign Language (MVSL), developed on the island.

The 2010 census reported a year-round population of 16,535 residents;[1] however, the summer population can swell to over 100,000 people. About 56% of the Vineyard’s 14,621 homes are seasonally occupied.[2]
Martha's Vineyard is primarily known as a summer colony, and is accessible only by boat and air. However, its year-round population has grown considerably since the 1960s.[3][4]

A study by the Martha's Vineyard Commission found that the cost of living on the island is 60 percent higher than the national average and housing prices are 96 percent higher.[5] A study of housing needs by the Commission found that the average weekly wage on Martha's Vineyard was “71 per cent of the state average, the median home price was 54 per cent above the state’s and the median rent exceeded the state’s by 17 per cent.”[6]

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APACHERAT said:

Please pick out which were family vacations where Laura and daughters Barbara and Jenna were on ?

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ChrisL said:

Obviously you don't know anything about Martha's Vineyard. It's an island for one thing.

Martha's Vineyard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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