For Obama, no ordinary vacation

Washington Post ^ | January 1, 2010 | By Anne E. Kornbut

[Oldeconomybuyer]

KAILUA, Hawaii -- Before heading to a Wednesday luau, President Barack Obama did something much more somber, his aides said: he called CIA director Leon Panetta to discuss the deaths of seven agency officers in a suicide attack in Afghanistan.

On Thursday morning, before taking his family to a private viewing of the movie "Avatar 3-D," Obama called his counterterrorism and homeland security advisers for updates on an attempted airline attack a week earlier.

And on New Year's Eve, after more than five hours of golf, the president "cleared the decks" for work, aides said -- sequestering himself for several hours to study some preliminary assessments of intelligence failures in the airline case.

After an early wave of criticism for the president's decision to decline comment for three full days on the attempted Christmas attack, his advisers spent the rest of the trip pursuing two competing goals: shielding the president from further scrutiny so he could enjoy his time off while proving that he was fully engaged in national affairs.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

[Recovering_Democrat]

Hussein played plenty of golf, watched movies, surfed, and pretended to care about national security. He had plenty of vacation.

[wastedyears]

After an early wave of criticism for the president's decision to decline comment for three full days on the attempted Christmas attack, his advisers spent the rest of the trip pursuing two competing goals: shielding the president from further scrutiny so he could enjoy his time off while proving that he was fully engaged in national affairs.

Wow

[QBFimi]

>> on New Year’s Eve, after more than five hours of golf, the president “cleared the decks” for work, aides said — sequestering himself for several hours

Oooh, I feel much safer already!

[Huskrrrr]

These “working” vacations while US citizens died were never tolerated by the MSM under the Bush adminstration.

[Zeppo]

Poor baby...

Call the waaaaambulance...

[duckman]

Barf-a-rooni Alert

[astounded]

...”Obama called his counterterrorism and homeland security advisers for updates on an attempted airline attack a week earlier.”....

Attempted attack? It was an attack, that was successful except for the detonation.

This is the Washington Post covering for Obama. Are these people insane? They have to fly, too, just like you and me. Why do they cover for Obama?

[kingattax]

.......the president "cleared the decks" for work, aides said

what a crock

[AndrewB]

During Obama's Thursday golf outing, his advisers released an official photograph made earlier in the day during his national security call, holding a phone with a concerned look on his face.

Probably dictating a sternly worded letter over the phone.

[Carley]

Anything to avoid the wife and kiddies.

[cranked]

“Defense Mode On” by WaPo.....

[gimme1ibertee]

Oh, please don't interrupt the festivities for something as trivial as national security!
God help us...he's absolutely sickening-the media even moreso.
I'll fall to my knees and cry with sheer joy to My Father when he's out and gone.

[unixfox]

I want to know who told him he could take a vacation!

[Tigerized]

The rest of the world has figured out what a disaster Obozo is. How come the WaPo can’t?

I haven’t read such blatant kneepad “journalism” in quite awhile. Excuse me while I go retch.

[Kickass Conservative]

>”his (COMMUNIST INSPIRED SYCOPHANTS) advisers (THE STATE RUN MEDIA)spent the rest of the trip pursuing (OBAMA ON THE GOLF COURSE) two competing goals: shielding the president from (MAKING AN ASS OF HIMSELF) further scrutiny (SCRUTINY, YEAH RIGHT) so he could enjoy his (FOURTH, OR IS IT FIFTH VACATION) time off while proving (FANTICISING) that he was (CLUELESS) fully engaged in (HIS GOLF GAME) national affairs”<

[nmh]

He’s taken more vacation sand played more golf than George Bush did. Obama feels insecure when it comes to golf. As a black man, he needs to prove he can play golf too like white President GWB.

[VRWC For Truth]

He’s sinking faster than Tiger Woods. He’ll be channeling Jimmah Carter in the Rose Garden. 100% sissified prima donna.

[Fast Moving Angel]

pretended to care about national security

Nailed it!!!

[HIDEK6]

And on New Year's Eve, after more than five hours of golf, the president "cleared the decks" for work, aides said -- sequestering himself for several hours ...

Oh Jesus Christ.