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Obama Watches Sox Game in Washington
Chicago Tribune ^
Posted on 06/18/2010 8:20:53 PM PDT by erod
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama ventured from the White House for some Friday night baseball as his hometown Chicago White Sox took on the Washington Nationals and their new star pitcher, Stephen Strasburg.
Obama made a surprise trip to the Nationals' stadium in Southeast D.C. to kick off Father's Day weekend and watch Strasburg, a sensation in Washington and the world of sports, make his third career start.
The president, daughters Sasha and Malia and brother-in-law Conrad Ng arrived at the stadium with an entourage that included White House senior adviser David Axelrod.
Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf was also spotted in the box for the sold-out game.
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Parttyyyyyy!!!!!
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:20:53 PM PDT
by
erod
To: erod
After the hard week he had, having to talk to the head of BP for twenty minutes and eating a snocone, damnit, the man deserves some r & r!
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:22:49 PM PDT
by
Darkwolf377
("You seem to believe that stupidity is a virtue. Why is that so?"-Flight of the Phoenix)
To: erod
After the game he went to meet with his all time favorite White Sox, Ron Santo!
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:24:26 PM PDT
by
Patrick1
To: erod
House is Conrad Ng his brother-in-law?
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:28:01 PM PDT
by
Krankor
To: erod
LOL, his handlers are really having him rub America’s face in it, aren’t they?
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:28:44 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
To: Patrick1
Good one, I thought it was Ernie Banks. jk
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:29:59 PM PDT
by
erod
To: erod
Thats ok. The Twins will still win the Central. FUOBAMA
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:30:57 PM PDT
by
downwdims
(It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority)
To: Krankor
Conrad NG is married to Maya Soetero, a woman whom Malia and Sasha resemble more than they resemble Michelle or Zero.
To: erod
How did the Natinals fare?
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:33:58 PM PDT
by
Renderofveils
(My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. - Nabokov)
To: Renderofveils
He’s watching baseball as the Gulf is watching oil slime their beaches and kill their way of life.
I stand with you...wasn’t that what he said? It’s on my mind in the morning and when I go to bed at night, I won’t rest ...ah, nevermind.
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:36:58 PM PDT
by
Freddd
(CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
To: Patrick1
Ha! That’s great... :)
regards,
To: Freddd
I stand with you...wasnt that what he said? Its on my mind in the morning and when I go to bed at night, I wont rest ...ah, nevermind.
I believe the term coined was "laser like focus" or somesuch. Wait, that might have been about jobs. Or mortgages. Or oil. Or health care.
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posted on
06/18/2010 8:39:35 PM PDT
by
Renderofveils
(My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. - Nabokov)
To: erod
How did the rook pitcher do? The white one, not the other guy.
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posted on
06/18/2010 9:00:20 PM PDT
by
whence911
(Here illegally? Go home. Get in line!)
To: erod
Michelle still out at Malibu?
Haven’t seen any of them filling sandbags yet.
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posted on
06/18/2010 9:30:25 PM PDT
by
One Name
To: erod
Can someone post a link where Obama’s official daily schedule is posted to we can follow just how “hardworking” he is? The schedules I have seen seem rather fluffy.
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posted on
06/18/2010 9:32:14 PM PDT
by
Nepeta
To: erod
He watches the sports page more than he watches what is happening in the Gulf. What an irresponsible, clueless person we have as a President.
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posted on
06/18/2010 9:35:08 PM PDT
by
DennisR
(Look around - God gives countless, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
To: erod
He must be running the Secret Service to the ground. Protecting a President is no easy task and there is allot of preparation prior to making a public appearance. I have a feeling he tells them to F off and just does his own thing.
To: NavyCanDo
What is the cost of all of this for security? It must cost a fortune for him to just stop off at the corner for a pack of Kools.
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posted on
06/19/2010 8:44:27 AM PDT
by
Sybeck1
(Pander to me for a change!!)
To: Sybeck1
I was invited to see George W Bush in person as he was departing Seattle on Air Force One, and I was blown away by the amount of security. We were two bus loads of GOP delegates, but still had to go a Secret Service inspection line just to stand in a rope line for photos and hand shakes. Our cameras even had to be turned on in front of an agent just to show they were real.
When Bush attended the Yankee game in 2001 look at the length they went to to protect him. Oh and stay watch through the end to see how a real man pitches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evb489N11Q4
To: NavyCanDo
That brings back so many memories, and makes me so proud of the day when we had a President who loved his country.
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posted on
06/19/2010 8:24:51 PM PDT
by
erod
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