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White House leaves press pool behind again (supposedly went to daughter's BB game)
Politico ^ | January 14 | BYRON TAU & DONOVAN SLACK

Posted on 01/15/2012 2:37:56 AM PST by PghBaldy

President Obama again left the White House without some of the reporters assigned to travel everywhere with him.

The White House abruptly changed the call time for media to assemble to 8:15 AM this morning, and informed them of this change at 8:16 AM. As a result, Obama left the White House without a handful of the journalists assigned to write dispatches and reports to other reporters. The president traditionally travels with members of the White House press corps at all times.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: obama; presspool; transparency
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Why would he hide something like this? What really is up up to?
1 posted on 01/15/2012 2:38:08 AM PST by PghBaldy
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To: PghBaldy

Fox News was with him and Fox News reports that he went to a basketball game. Not much to hide.


2 posted on 01/15/2012 3:06:49 AM PST by trumandogz
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In the old days....I’m pretty sure around five PM...George Washington slipped out the side door and visited some roadhouse and had a whiskey or two, and no one cared. This hour by hour analysis of the President come around until after Nixon.


3 posted on 01/15/2012 3:10:13 AM PST by pepsionice
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The president traditionally travels with members of the White House press corps at all times.

Hussein must have a Tempur-pedic -


4 posted on 01/15/2012 3:16:31 AM PST by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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“This hour by hour analysis of the President come around until after Nixon.”

In that respect, I feel sorry for all the men and their families who have served as president as they never have a moment to themselves without being followed by 60 news reporters.

And, I think it is great when they do get out on their own.

I live in Austin, and there were times during the Bush presidency when Laura Bush would show-up in Austin and stroll around as if she were a regular citizen. Of course she had a several Secret Service men with her, but in every other respect she was like anyone else.

As a father who has kids that have always participated in sports, I hate to imagine how it would be to go to games or events and be followed by dozens of people.


5 posted on 01/15/2012 3:19:06 AM PST by trumandogz
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Odd the articles says she filed a report, yet I can’t find it anywhere.


6 posted on 01/15/2012 3:37:33 AM PST by PghBaldy (War Powers Res: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp)
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Attempting to care that reporters feel left out ...

FAIL.


7 posted on 01/15/2012 3:40:11 AM PST by Tax-chick (Be the one who gets it done (instead of a useless drone)!)
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Homo time with Reggie Love.
8 posted on 01/15/2012 4:08:20 AM PST by jimbo123
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Maybe Reggie wasn’t around so he went trolling.


9 posted on 01/15/2012 4:52:27 AM PST by Venturer
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To: trumandogz

Obama goes to kids game - good.
Christie goes to kids baseball game - bad


10 posted on 01/15/2012 5:34:57 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Most Conservative in the Primary, the Republican Nominee in the General.)
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To: PghBaldy

What?! 8:15? He actually started his day before 9 or 10 am? Ooohhhh! Wait a minute! This was SATURDAY’s schedule! Never mind!


11 posted on 01/15/2012 5:40:52 AM PST by FrdmLvr (culture, language, borders)
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The thing that amazes me is how much Obama disrespects the White House press corps(e), yet they continue to worship him. He is constantly late, sometimes making them wait an hour or more. Carney is downright condescending towards them. And now he has a White House aid assemble them in the press room bright and early on a Saturday morning just to let them know that they had been ditched.

Even more amazing is that the President was up, dressed, and out the door at 8 am. On a regular workday, he rarely begins anything before 10 am.

12 posted on 01/15/2012 5:54:39 AM PST by Hoodat (Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God. -Psalm 55:19-)
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The only thought that comes to my mind after reading this, is: Who gives a sh#t?


13 posted on 01/15/2012 6:08:02 AM PST by basil (It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: PghBaldy

anyone got the Sidwell Friends girls basketball schedule?
Did Mooch go?

Not like Barry to ride humble to spare his kids or others from photo ops.


14 posted on 01/15/2012 6:08:58 AM PST by silverleaf (Common sense is not so common- Voltaire)
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http://www.sidwell.edu/athletics/teamschedule.aspx?TeamID=1469

anyone see a Saturday game?


15 posted on 01/15/2012 6:13:48 AM PST by silverleaf (Common sense is not so common- Voltaire)
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This isn’t the first time he’s done this. Same story about going to his daughter’s game only he forgot to verify they were even playing that day. Rumor has it he went to the Kenyan Embassy to ream them out for the Kenyan Parliament stating and putting on the internet that he was born in Kenya, “a young man born here in Kenya, who is not even a native American, become the President of America.”


16 posted on 01/15/2012 6:41:18 AM PST by bgill (The Obama administration is staging a coup. Wake up, America, before it's too late.)
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To: silverleaf

Thanks for the schedule. It proves once again he’s using his daughters for his lies.


17 posted on 01/15/2012 6:48:37 AM PST by bgill (The Obama administration is staging a coup. Wake up, America, before it's too late.)
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Why would he hide something like this? What really is up up to?

He went to the BB game, sneaked into the restroom{guarded by the SS} and gave Reggie Love a lewinsky and smoked some crack.

That last sentence is as true as almost any press release from the white hut on a daily basis {and may in fact be reality}.

18 posted on 01/15/2012 7:04:43 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke The Terrorist Savages)
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To: USS Alaska

Maybe he’s out looking for his birth certificate, his transcript or his law license...or maybe he’s on the down low? Give this great leader some slack, folks.


19 posted on 01/15/2012 7:39:23 AM PST by hal ogen (1st Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: PghBaldy

Maybe his boyfriend is in town?.


20 posted on 01/15/2012 8:00:55 AM PST by Vaduz
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