Obama during oil spill — golf, parties, photo-ops and more golf! (illustrated)

PolitiPage.com ^ | 05/28/10 | kevin kristy

[nhwingut]

Day 1 - April 20 Explosion in Gulf

Obama returns from L.A. - fundraising for Barb Boxer

DAY 2 - April 21 Obama attends reception for G-20 Labor Ministers

DAY 3 - April 22 Obama hosts Rose Garden reception to honor Earth Day

Obama flies to NYC to push Wall St bill

DAY 4 - April 23 Hey, let's go on vacation to Asheville, North Carolina!

Lunch at Twelve Bones for ribs and mac & cheese

No worries! How about a mountain hike?

Obama squeezes in a round of golf!

DAY 5 - April 24 Let's go golfing gain -- at Grove Park Inn GC

A nice gourmet dinner at the Biltmore!

DAY 6 - April 25 A scrumptious brunch at Grove Park Resort

DAY 7 - April 26 Obama hosts NY Yankees for White House event

DAY 8 - April 27 Obama visits Iowa for rhubarb pie at Jerry's Diner

DAY 9 - April 28 Obama flies to Missouri for lunch at Peggy Sue's Diner

DAY 10 - April 29 Obama attends DNC fundraiser at swank DC residence

DAY 11 - April 30 Obama flies to MD to view Secret Service binoculars

DAY 12 - May 1 Obama joins Leno for comedy routine at WHCD

DAY 13 - May 2 Obama finally visits Lousiana

DAY 14 - May 3 Obama hosts the Navy football team

DAY 15 - May 4 Obama private lunch with Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel

DAY 16 - May 5 Obama hosts Cinco De Mayo party at White House

DAY 17 - May 6 Just chillin'. Summers gives updates on economy

DAY 18 - May 7 Wizbangs give Rose Garden speech on 'economy'

DAY 19 - May 8 Obama hits links at Ft Belvoir

Dining out at ritzy DC restaurant -- Komi!

[freebird5850]

And oh Obama, we do know all the facts. Your response at the presser didn’t fool anyone.

[Matchett-PI]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2505164/posts

[Jim Robinson]

Looks like the oil problem is his highest priority. So what?

[Texas resident]

He’s just doing what he knows. Voting present and agitating. Hopey changey.

[Jim Robinson]

He’s busy plugging holes, dammit.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Reconstruction II.

[Izzy Dunne]

Look, what would you want him to do?

He's done the best thing possible, as best as he can: shut up and stay away.

[TomGuy]

Maybe that's what his kid was asking, and he just misunderstood:

"Did you putt the hole, Daddy?"

[henkster]

“He’s done the best thing possible, as best as he can: shut up and stay away.”

Which I would normally agree with, except that now that it looks like BP might actually have gotten it capped, he’s going to show up and act like he did it all himself.

He’s such a whore.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I love it when he says “we will not rest until.....” and then heads to the golf course/basketball court. Such a liar.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Lots of stand up comedy at various events too. The boy is a real comedian.

[bjcintennessee]

PIng

[Izzy Dunne]

he’s going to show up and act like he did it all himself.

Like I said: "as best as he can". We all knew he couldn't stay away, if there's a limelight somewhere.

[Recovering_Democrat]

[Texas resident]

Hey, lay off the guy. His party hired him to be their rubber stamp and give speeches and throw parties. “Now go away, I have another party to go to in Chicago. Memorial Day? What’s that?”.

[maine yankee]

From his first trip to the gulf;

“So I want to emphasize, from day one we have prepared and planned for the worst, even as we hoped for the best. And while we have prepared and reacted aggressively, I’m not going to rest — and none of the gentlemen and women who are here are going to rest — or be satisfied until the leak is stopped at the source, the oil on the Gulf is contained and cleaned up, and the people of this region are able to go back to their lives and their livelihoods.”

FUBO

[Diogenesis]

Obama’s Oil

1) Pres_ _ent Obama gets $$$$$ from BP ............. check
"Obama biggest recipient of BP cash
BP and its employees have given more than $3.5 million
to federal …with the largest chunk of their money going to Obama"

"Obama White House and British Petroleum (BP), which pumped $71,000 into Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign
are covering up the magnitude of the volcanic-level oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico"

BP oil leak: Fallen Deepwater Horizon was tapping second largest oil deposit in the world
If there is a single aspect to the dangers of the BP oil leak,
it lies in the question CEO Tony Hayward and other BP executives
have been avoiding since the first drop of oil went rogue: How much oil is leaking?
The real answer is - more than anyone wants to admit,
because the well holds enough oil to make Saudi Arabian drillers jealous."

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2) Pres_ _ent Obama exempts BP from normal requirements ......... check
Gulf oil spill: BP has a long record of legal, ethical violations
…. BP's actions are facing unprecedented scrutiny, thanks to a years-long history of legal
and ethical violations that critics, judges and members of Congress say shows that the
London-based company has a penchant for putting profits ahead of just about everything else.

Over the past two decades, BP subsidiaries have been convicted three times of
environmental crimes in Alaska and Texas, including two felonies. It remains on
probation for two of them. "

“Workers on doomed BP oil rig: Corners were cut to save money
Two workers injured when an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico told Congress on
Thursday that the companies in charge of the doomed drilling operation cut corners and
neglected maintenance in a race toward higher profits.
MMS official Jason Mathews, one of the panelists who questioned Harrell, noted that the
project was several weeks behind schedule, a delay that had cost more than $20 million at
a daily rate of $525,000."

Federal Regulator Repeatedly Failed to Inspect Deepwater Horizon – Including for... Obama Presidency
ABC News has learned that in the 16 months from January 2009 through April 2010
MMS failed to inspect Deepwater Horizon four times – in May 2009, August 2009, December 2009, and January 2010."

"U.S. exempted BP's Gulf of Mexico drilling from environmental impact study"

"Obama admin exempted BP's Gulf drilling from environmental impact study "

"Obama sheltered BP's Deepwater Horizon rig from regulatory requirement"

"Red Flags Were Ignored Aboard Doomed Rig "

"US allowed drilling 'without required permits"

"U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits
The federal Minerals Management Service gave permission to BP …
to drill in the Gulf of Mexico without first getting required permits "

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3) Pres_ _ent Obama and the DNC begin the obstruction ......... check
“McCarthy: Obama hasn't returned call of lawmaker representing district of rig!! "

"Obama sat on sand berm request 2 weeks, still no reply"

"Frustration over sand barriers boils in Louisiana as federal government offers few answers"

President Delays Oil Spill Recovery Efforts For San Francisco Fundraiser With Getty Oil Heirs”

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4) Pres_ _ent Obama and the DNC begin the coverup ......... check
"Oil Spill - CBS Threatened With Arrest For Filming The Oil Spill (Coast Guard: "This Is BP's Rules."

"Lab Chosen To Test Oil Spill Water & Animal Samples Has Ties To BP
In addition to this potential conflict of interest, federal officials have mandated that BP
gets to hire the companies that collect data as part of efforts to rescue wildlife covered with oil."

BP reports warning signs before gulf oil rig explosion"

[Verginius Rufus]

The golf games are important to show his personal commitment to Michelle's anti-obesity program.

He held a press conference yesterday and blamed Bush for the oil spill. What more could we expect Obama to do?