Posted on 12/28/2009 8:57:30 AM PST by kristinn
Four days late, Barack Obama will interrupt his Hawaii vacation and finally speak to the nation today about the Christmas Day terror attack on America. However, he will be hiding from the American people and a media that might (might) ask uncomfortable questions by releasing a taped statement rather than making a live address.
Reports are that he will tape his remarks at the nearby Marine base he has been using for his gym workouts, golfing and beach outings. Obama is staying at a $8.9 million estate that rents for an estimated $4000 per night.
The White House Web site still has not posted any statement by Obama or anyone from his administration about the attack. Late last night the administration updated WhiteHouse.gov for the first time since Christmas Eve with a statement by Obama on the passing of Percy Sutton and one by the National Security Council on the protests in Iran. But still no word on the attempted massacre of 289 innocents on Northwest Airlines flight 253.
The Obama media is parroting the Obama spin that his above-it-all response to the attack is smart strategy, yet it is actually giving the American people the idea that Obama doesn't care enough about the country to take five minutes in four days of fun in the sun to do his job.
Releasing a taped statement will only add to the appearance of distance between Obama and the American people.
I'm surprised he doesn't wait until 5 to preempt Glenn Beck.
Worth repeating.:-) Sometimes keyboard stutters are meant to be.
Taped statement!? How Bin Ladenish of him.
Next week the world will wonder aloud if the US President is really alive.
This is likely so he doesn’t have to adjust his schedule to mainland time
must not miss a tee time
This report says 1:00 EST-who to believe
maggie
is this screen shot?
Wow CNN calling odumbo out?
Please say it is so
Unless he says otherwise, he still plans to send 90 Yemeni prisoners from GITMO back to YEMEN! He's already sent six of same back to Yemen.
“Funny too is that the entire area of the approaches at DTW is heavily populated with arabs”
They don’t care about killing their own kind. Blowing up the WTC or subways in London, of course you are going to kill arabs and Muslims also. Not to mention the slaughter they mete out to one another around the globe.
I think Glenn Beck is off until the first of the year.
He’s due back on the radio January 4th.
Will he say ANYTHING about Iran’s violent reaction to its protesters?
....or hang back in the same silence on this issue...
In President George W. Bush’s Own Words.
The Speech Made by President Bush Within a Few Hours Following the September 11 Attacks.
Speech made from the Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
I want to reassure the American people that the full resources of the federal government are
working to assist local authorities to save lives and to help the victims of these attacks. Make no
mistake: The United States will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts.
I’ve been in regular contact with the Vice President, the Secretary of Defense, the national
security team and my Cabinet. We have taken all appropriate security precautions to protect
the American people. Our military at home and around the world is on high alert status, and we
have taken the necessary security precautions to continue the functions of your government.
We have been in touch with the leaders of Congress and with world leaders to assure them that
we will do whatever is necessary to protect America and Americans.
I ask the American people to join me in saying a thanks for all the folks who have been fighting
hard to rescue our fellow citizens and to join me in saying a prayer for the victims and their
families.
The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake: We will show the world
that we will pass this test. God bless.
“Osama Bin Laden delivers his messages by tape recording too. See the similarity?”
They’re also both 1 of countless siblings.
Obama is finally gonna grace us with his presence..oh joy..I have been waiting three days for this splendid day
Since he did not have the time to come up from his surfing and golfing and gym time and glad handing the Marines who don’t give a rip for this jerk, he can just stay in his mole hole. We don’t need to hear how he is going to put salve on this for the sake of his Muzzie bretheren.
I suspect that he’s going to wish that he had.
Times like these make me really, REALLY miss President Bush and his honest eyes. Remember how he teared/choked up after 9/11 talking about those who’d lost their lives. I think it was in the Oval Office??? Lot’s of press in there if I remember right. I just remember his face. I sure wish I had a picture of him at that moment....
Can you even imagine the reaction of the press if Bush had waited three days to make an appearance after the incident? There would have been non-stop criticism because he hadn’t run back to Washington. Suddenly the press has realized the president can function away from the Oval Office. Didn’t say that for Bush. Of course, while this president can function outside of the Oval Office, he chooses to keep silent for three days.
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