Posted on 05/29/2011 9:28:05 AM PDT by upchuck
President Barack Obama is pivoting from diplomacy on the world stage to the intimate and delicate domestic task of acting as healer-in-chief to a devastated community.
The president travels to tornado-wrecked Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, a day after returning from a six-day European tour of Ireland, England, France and Poland.
After days of focusing on the U.S. relationship with the rest of the world, he'll turn to an even more critical connection: his own, with the American people.
The president will visit with survivors and family members of the worst tornado in decades, a monster storm that tore through Joplin a week ago leaving more than 130 dead and hundreds more injured. About 100 others are unaccounted for, and the damage is massive.
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Such moments can help define a president, but habitually even-tempered Obama is more apt to offer handshakes and hugs than tears and deep emotion.
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Thanks for the post. But I fail to see its relevance to nobama abusing the Joplin folks by forcing his nose into their business.
“So, tell us Erica, what do you do when you’re not glorifying your supereminent Leader?”
“Well, I spend a lot of time wiping the slobber off my chin.”
HA...I heard Laura Ingraham interview a State Senator (I think) from Missouri, about the tornado, and Obomba’s upcoming visit...and HE said it would only cause problems because it would close streets that would be needed, etc. Don’t think too many people there give a durn about whether the pResident will be there....
And not one congress critter says he has no authority to pull money out of the tax payer, like they were his own cash register drawer.
Of course Bush would have been properly CASTIGATED by the AP and the rest of the media for not going to Joplin IMMEDIATELY, wouldn’t he. Nope. NEVER any lib bias in the media!!
The good news is that the vast majority of Americans have the media pegged as useless and just plain spinners for Obama. Can you imagine how the good folks in Missouri must feel about Dirt Bag Obama showing his anti-American face in the middle of devastating destruction, heartbreak and family/loved one losses and injuries. Obama is the lowest of the low!!!! He and his wife could not care one iota about these poor folks, or for that matter any American. Folks in Joplin ought to boo him back to Washington!!!
The Always Partisan press builds up another of BO’s inane speeches in which he will promise to give money we don’t have to people in return for applause and, he hopes, future votes.
He is incapable of caring about anyone but himself.
Thanks for that understanding. Even FEMA when they got here said they did not need help.
Help is overwhelming, so many people at work are trying to help being turned away because there is already too much.
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help”.
haha, just go away.
I wonder if FEMA is doing their job and directing some of that offered help to other areas and towns also hit that may need help. Coordination is supposed to be what they do.
And now that he's done drinking at the Irish pub, he'll do a flyover in Air Force One and give the yokels a good scare like he did in NYC for a photo op.
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING
First the worst tornado in decades, then one week later, the Barry and Jay Show, accompanied by the Westboro Baptist Church choir.
I’m sure you and the good folks in Joplin will take it all in stride, though. Today’s visitors can’t blow a bunch of hot air any harder than the twister did.
He’ll go there for his photo op and then go back to appeasing muslims.
1. Witch Doctor
2. Dr. Who
3. Dr. Pepper
4. Dr. Demento
5. Dr. Doogie Howser
6. Dr. Jekyll
“Obama going to Missouri to offer help in healing”
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Only if “healing” is defined as “immediate resignation.”
Was in Joplin yesterday. Pictures don’t even begin to to justice to the destruction. I saw people all up and down the devastated ares working to clear away nothing more than heaps of rubble that were once homes and businesses. There were stands stacked with cases of bottled water, even saw a sign indicating free tetanus shots. Men clearing away downed trees, people all over the place working to clear away the mess. Obamarama will do nothing but interfere with the work the residents and volunteers are already doing.
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