Vegas Free-for-All - Has Obama bothered with visiting southern flood victims?

rdwoodpecker

Aug 17, 2016
7:39am

Just curious, Bush got "piss pounded" for simply flying over New Orleans Katrina Hurricane", for a first look.
I think Obama is at Martha's Vineyard golfing and doing fund raisers, that is taking care of your BLM brothers. thousands of people out of their homes.
Funny what the press covers and what they don't!

O2bnVegas

Aug 17, 2016
7:48am

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He is out shopping for rubbers...er, hip boots right now.

Seriously, though, he can see the same TV coverage we see.

What good is it for any US President to "visit" victims at a disaster site.

It's just photo op stuff, not like it would be of real use to anybody.

Hopefully he gets his FEMA people or whomever can actually be of real help to get going.

rdwoodpecker

Aug 17, 2016
8:49am

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Actually, I think it is important? On vacation instead? Like I mentioned Bush caught total hell for his failings in New Orleans, at least he showed up.

Roulette Man

Aug 17, 2016
8:54am

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Don't you know that either golf or vacation takes priority over flood victims?

Why was it a huge deal to criticize Bush for it and you hear virtually nothing for Obama?

Don

Aug 17, 2016
9:37am

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The Obama is on vacation in Martha's Vineyard.

Today he attended a fundraiser for The Hillary. He also reminded everyone that "“There’s a lot of good news out there.”

He has made no comment about the unpleasantness in Milwaukee, "The Cream City".
He has made no comment about the flood disaster in Louisiana.

O2bnVegas

Aug 17, 2016
10:00am

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Well then maybe he should be helping the Californians evacuate their homes from those fires?

Did he go to Texas when they had similar flooding a couple months ago?

Presidential (any) presence...all show, all staged, just creates traffic jams and other inconveniences.

A president's job is to authorize/mobilize rescue, food and shelter, emergency funds, etc. Those cost taxpayer money, of course. I'd rather it be used that way than firing up Air Force One and 50 Secret Service people overtime so he can have photo ops, slow commercial air traffic, etc. But I suppose people feel warm and fuzzy when the POTUS shows up and gives speeches.

rdwoodpecker

Aug 17, 2016
10:44am

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Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Well then maybe he should be helping the Californians evacuate their homes from those fires?

Did he go to Texas when they had similar flooding a couple months ago?

Presidential (any) presence...all show, all staged, just creates traffic jams and other inconveniences.

A president's job is to authorize/mobilize rescue, food and shelter, emergency funds, etc. Those cost taxpayer money, of course. I'd rather it be used that way than firing up Air Force One and 50 Secret Service people overtime so he can have photo ops, slow commercial air traffic, etc. But I suppose people feel warm and fuzzy when the POTUS shows up and gives speeches.

Can you do all that teeing off for another round of golf?

Toomany10pins

Aug 17, 2016
4:32pm

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Poor poor 'publican's they are always the victims. Bush earned every ounce of criticism and more.

billryan

Aug 17, 2016
6:15pm

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Sadly, many of these morons yearn for the good old days of geedubya.

hoops2

Aug 17, 2016
9:33pm

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Originally posted by: billryan
Sadly, many of these morons yearn for the good old days of geedubya.

The good old days when the GDP was almost double of Obama, lower U6 rate, higher adult partipation rates & not running up almost $8t in deficits in 8 years.

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