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While on Vacation, Obama Criticizes Congress for Taking Vacation
Cybercast News Service ^ | August 24, 2015 | 8:29 AM EDT | Eric Scheiner

Posted on 08/24/2015 9:29:20 AM PDT by Olog-hai

President Obama returned from a two-week vacation on Martha’s Vineyard on Sunday, but not before criticizing members of Congress for taking their own recess.

During President Obama’s weekly address released on Saturday, the president chastised Congress:

“Unfortunately, Congress left town for five full weeks—and they left behind a stack of unfinished business. For the first time ever, Congress failed to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. That left thousands of business owners and their employees at a serious disadvantage compared to their competitors overseas,” Obama said. …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: exportimportbank; hypocrite; obama; vacation

1 posted on 08/24/2015 9:29:20 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

You can’t make this up.


2 posted on 08/24/2015 9:31:07 AM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Olog-hai

Oh, but he can get so much more work done away from the distractions of the White House....


3 posted on 08/24/2015 9:33:43 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: rdl6989

Obama has gotten 100% of everything he wanted since November 2014.


4 posted on 08/24/2015 9:33:59 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: Olog-hai
LMAO....they were supposed to stay there and get rid of Trump, obuma comes back and they are still on vacation....LMAO
5 posted on 08/24/2015 9:36:19 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ("It's the hard working, tax paying citizens of the United States that are suffering...")
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To: rdl6989

My thoughts exactly...


6 posted on 08/24/2015 9:37:10 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Olog-hai

He knows exactly what he is saying and he does it just to piss people off, he loves baiting conservatives.


7 posted on 08/24/2015 9:41:15 AM PDT by Toespi
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To: Toespi

Baiting Conservatives and placating the LIV ideologues in his own base.


8 posted on 08/24/2015 9:43:20 AM PDT by tanknetter
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To: Toespi

He’s saying it to his fellow libs in the Uniparty’s GOP wing though, primarily. Guess he doesn’t want them to continue to thinly masquerade as being conservative in any way anymore.


9 posted on 08/24/2015 9:43:58 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Obama is always tan, rested and ready.


10 posted on 08/24/2015 9:49:26 AM PDT by AU72
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To: Olog-hai

Congress hasn’t reauthorized the Im-Ex Bank? Excellent! As for being on vacation, I’d like the Kenyan and every Democrat in Congress to take permanent ones.


11 posted on 08/24/2015 9:50:10 AM PDT by American Quilter (The urge to save humanity is nearly always a cover for the urge to rule. - H.L. Mencken)
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To: Olog-hai

I used to think he was merely stupid. I now believe he’s clinically insane. Insane.


12 posted on 08/24/2015 10:03:05 AM PDT by LouAvul (Adios America. We hardly knew ye.)
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To: Olog-hai

Well, at least he is a consistent hypocrite.


13 posted on 08/24/2015 10:05:36 AM PDT by falcon99
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To: AU72
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14 posted on 08/24/2015 10:06:36 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: Olog-hai





15 posted on 08/24/2015 10:09:17 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Olog-hai

Pot — Kettle — Black — The Obamanation has been on vacation since Day One! In fact, his whole life has been a vacation. He’s never worked a real job!!


16 posted on 08/24/2015 10:34:47 AM PDT by Polyxene (Out of the depths I have cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.)
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To: Olog-hai

He must have taken a second in between holes to criticize Congress’ summer break.

I wish they’d all take a permanent break for a few years.


17 posted on 08/24/2015 3:52:04 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Olog-hai

Man, I really wish this guy would shut his pie hole.


18 posted on 08/24/2015 4:11:16 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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