Posted on 08/22/2011 1:13:24 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has taken heat for taking a vacation when the U.S. economy is struggling, but aides are striving to make clear he is not neglecting the country's finances during his break.
On Monday, Obama met with a top economic adviser and spoke to investor Warren Buffett and Ford Motor Co. chief executive Alan Mulally about the economy, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
Earnest also announced that Obama will travel to Detroit in two weeks to discuss the economy on the U.S. Labor Day holiday on September 5, setting up a major address on jobs he is to deliver later in the month.
The date of that address has not been set.
Obama will spend part of the day with workers and then make remarks to the Metro Detroit Central Labor Council, Earnest said.
With Buffett, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, Obama discussed the overall U.S. economic outlook and "reaction to the headwinds we've experienced over the last couple of months," Earnest told reporters in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, where Obama is staying with his family.
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Some critics from the rival Republican party had questioned whether it was appropriate for Obama to take his annual break given the country's economic problems, including an unemployment rate stuck above 9 percent and weak growth in the first half of 2011.
TRYING TO JUMP-START THE ECONOMY
Although his schedule includes family outings, golf games and receptions, Obama is expected to spend much of his nine days on the resort island working on a program meant to jump-start the economy and find budget savings that surpass the $1.5 trillion goal of a new congressional deficit-cutting committee.
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yeah, right!
The lib media is working OT.
I was at gym this morning and both CNN and MSNBC had the graphics “Working Vacation” plastered on screen the entire time.
Poor guy...if he is working so hard than he will need another vacation after to relax....LOL
OoOoh it’s a working vacation
Feed that BS to someone who will eat it.
“Earnest also announced that Obama will travel to Detroit in two weeks to discuss the economy on the U.S. Labor Day holiday on September 5, setting up a major address on jobs he is to deliver later in the month.”
That tells you all you need to know about his “plan”, if you didn’t know it already.
The labor day trip is to pay homage to the labor movement, and the choice of Detroit tells you which direction he see that movement heading in.
“We need more gvt “investement”, “create more jobs”, etc.”.
Where he could have swung a bit to the middle, he’s going to double down.
Fasten your seat belts.....
That was a good one (probably true). Did another recess bell ring and did Steve disappear too?
“He will not rest until....” same old, same old b.s.
Alister Bullsh*t, AP.
The Nordic Lodge.
A high class buffet restaurant in RI on a lake in the middle of boondock nowhere.
The prices HAVE gone up in the years, 80 bucks per person.
BUT, And michelle would like this, ALL YOU CAN EAT LOBSTER!!!!
They boil TONS of 1 1/2 pound lobsters, for 80 bucks you can woof down 10 of those puppies Michelle, along with Prime meats, and tons of other high quality food.
Unfortunately michelle they only give you 2 hours to fill your gullet. I'd check the place out myself but A: I don't like lobster, and B: I'm frigging broke and laid off with no help from your frigging "Husband".
More like, the Muslim Brotherhood members in the White House are working on the economy while they sent their useful idiot to Martha’s Vineyard because he keeps getting in the way.
I think Team Hussein is making a huge tactical mistake here.
For the next two weeks the big economic stories will all include mention that Barry will soon unveil his brand new, magical plan.
Now he has even scheduled a speech-before-the-speech.
Eventually he’ll have to give that big amazing speech and tell us his plan.
He will have no plan. His speech will merely be a rehash of the same trivial proposals and finger-pointing that we’ve all heard at least ten times over the last two months.
This is going to be a giant face-plant that will make his recent Rolling Blunder tour seem like a resounding triumph by comparison.
The guy and his handlers have no game. They’ve never had any game. He is going down.
The only question left is who will have the honors, Palin or Perry.
Sure, Reggie, what is it?
The Chef needs to know if you'd like two lobsters or three for dinner and also if you're planning on playing another round tomorrow so the SS has time to clear out the riff-raff.
Reggie, make it four lobsters. I'd also like an arugula salad and pie and ice cream for dessert. I'll be playing again tomorrow morning...so make sure the media, their cameras and the peasants are cleared out.
Yes, Mr. President. Can I give you your back rub now?
Oh, Reggie.
If only those evil rich bizjet owners would pay their “fair share” of taxes, that would solve the problem/sarc.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, yeah right and I'm ice skating in my backyard.
Looks like karma goes in reverse too in that the economy is working over Obama. He’s bringing it down but its taking him with it. He earned the heavy anchor around his neck.
This will not go over well with the Americans that 1.) are not working and 2.)cannot afford to take a vacation.
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