Posted on 12/29/2009 8:57:23 PM PST by truthandlife
Today, after a vacationing President Barack Obama conceded that both human and systemic failures of U.S. Intelligence had failed to bar a Nigerian man posing a reported security risk from boarding that Detroit-bound jetliner - a near-''catastrophic" breakdown in security - Obama left the reporters taking his words in Hawaii and went snorkeling.
The president was wearing a navy blue suit and white striped shirt with no tie, and spoke only to reporters - unlike a televised appearance sans-tie that he had made the day before. Today, his words seemed sterner. Today, he was acknowledging a troubling breakdown in Intelligence and security surrounding air travel.
The "pool" (another odd word in this context) report: "The motorcade drove from Kailua through Waimanalo to the bay, one of the most popular attractions on the island. The snorkeling and swimming spot was empty because it is closed on Tuesdays to both commercial and private users to give the park some time to recuperate after busy weekends. Obama met his family at the beach. They had left earlier in the day.
"During the outing, the family is expected to have a picnic and snorkel... No sightings of Obama as he exited the motorcade.''
Yesterday, after making his first televised comments on the matter, he headed for the golf course - an outing interrupted by the child of a close, vacationing friend from Chicago suffering a surfboard accident.
There is no apparent immediate crisis such as a stunning terrorist attack or a hurricane that warrants his swift return to Washington. Indeed, he has demanded a swift report on air travel security and the terrorism watchlist program by Thursday, on New Year's Eve.
And, fortunately for the president this time -- unlike Bush --there was no news videocamera rolling on his snorkelling.
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The American people, I believe, will always believe in Obama, just as millions still do in FDR, LBJ, GA Jimmuh, and the Clintons.
“...went snorkeling... wearing a navy blue suit?” Oh, whathehell, whathehell, it makes as much sense as anything else he’s done as POTUS.
It’s the American people who make us sick to our stomach; they created all of this by their lack of knowledge.
Ping.
Not at all RasterMaster, it can be hidden for an eternity from a gullible and ignorant public.
“The president was wearing a navy blue suit and white striped shirt with no tie, and spoke only to reporters - unlike a televised appearance sans-tie that he had made the day before”
Who the hell CARES what he was wearing?
Is “wearing no tie” synonymous with suddenly going all “bad ass” on terrorists?
If life truly does imitate art, he’ll start wearing bow ties and a propeller beanie.
I’d say “What a freaking joke” if it weren’t for the exponentially increasing likelihood that the US is going to have another “big event” sooner rather than later.
We are SO screwed.
A pox upon all the villagers who voted for this idiot.
big time!
sad ,but the pox is on us even tho we didn’t vote for the wee wee
“But the American people can’t understand what they have done.”
I worked and talked all evening with a young lady from Wash. state who voted for Obama. She’s a lib through and through, and she can’t stand him any more. She made the arguments against him as if she’d been a FReeper for years. Just thought I’d share a tiny bit of good news.
Sadly, this reminds me of GW’s “Now watch this drive” moment.
He’s such a freaking lightweight, that thing would lift him clear through the stratosphere, leaving our nation without a leader.
Oh.
Wait.
[/redundancy check]
Never mind.
Seriously, who elected this dork?
Dead People
During the Great Plague years, those who separated themselves from the filthy masses survived.
Some even believe that God intervened on their behalf.
Have faith.
LOL, I was thinking about updating my post. You ruined it for me. LOL
Please don’t post anymore pics of “him”.
He looks like a dork wannabe. Sadly, dorks are upset by this.
During the Great Plague years, those who separated themselves from the filthy masses survived.
Some even believe that God intervened on their behalf.
Have faith.
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Well said. God is overseeing this humbling period, but He won’t be mocked forever.
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