CNN's Wolf Blitzer Skips Gridiron Dinner to Do His Job; Barack Obama Does Not

Saturday, March 12, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Just wanted to point out that CNN's Wolf Blitzer chose to do his job tonight, reporting on the disaster in Japan, rather than attend the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, D.C.

Barack Obama, who earlier in the day went golfing at Andrews Air Force Base, is attending the Gridiron Club dinner.

Politico has a pre-event report on the dinner.

[Yaelle]

"You guys know I am only in this for the fun stuff, right??"

[SuzyQue]

The sad thing is that barama appears to think that is his job.

[Nepeta]

Obama will focus like a laser on his own amusement.

[Yaelle]

She's still living in their heads, rent-free:

One particular number to watch out for this evening: A Gridiron member dressed in a red vamp outfit, playing Sarah Palin. Set to the tune of “The Impossible Dream,” the script of the spoof begins: "To tweet the un-thought-about tweet..."

[gov_bean_ counter]

Serious escapism by “the one” from almost day one.

[SE Mom]

This morning there was a banner on FOX that in his weekly Saturday radio address the president didn’t mention Japan.

I don’t know if it’s true- but would it surprise anyone?

[SuzyQue]

Well, since he’s not at all into the American vibe, it makes sense that he wouldn’t spend much/any time working FOR America.

[mewzilla]

Do we even know if he was awakened with the news when the earthquake hit?

[savedbygrace]

Presidenting is hard, but it has its perks.

[tflabo]

Ya think the Bam could have at least sent in the Teleprompter to fill in back at the WH office.

[GlockThe Vote]

Bfl.

[J Edgar]

Hey Get Over It!
When you are a World Leader, petty national emergencies like Japan are handled routinely at the regular, attendance optional, Monday Morning cabinet meetings!
Gezz don't people realize that the exercise of Real Greatness move in subtle ways.

[BenLurkin]

[PistolPaknMama]

He's such a dirt bag. Him and his wife are nothing but about entitlements. And the two found the biggest entitlement of all, our Whitehouse. The mid-east is a disaster, Japan faces nuclear meltdown, dumb dumb is golfing and attending press parties. Unfortunately, the retarded people who voted for this narcissist and his nothing-but-dumb so far wife made him our president too.

[proudofthesouth]

Once a party animal always a party animal!

[Borax Queen]

From the description, they’re mostly “spoofing” Republicans. As per usual.

[khnyny]

Obama is just cozying up and glad handing the people who got him elected in the first place - the media.

Obama is surrounded by sycophants tonight - just the way he likes it.

[Jane Long]

This pseudo pResident is only in it for the fame, fortune and fun. Once he cleans all of our clocks, it’ll be “So long, suckas!!”

[Velveeta]

Tweets:

RT @toddstarnes Obama to part at the exclusive Gridiron dinner — WH press pool WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INSIDE.

RT @markknoller &btw why is span & wh press pool barred from covering gridiron dinner? How is this a transparent presidency, sir?

RT @Drudge_Report Elite journalist club bans CSPAN from covering Obama at posh dinner... http://bit.ly/i0uZDG

@LadyPatriot
Transparency! RT @toddstarnes: POTUS wearing tails & white tie 2 Gridiron Dinner. C-Span barred, WH press pool barred. No tweeting allowed.