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Third time lucky as Barack Obama revives Aussie visit
The Australian ^ | 26th August 2011 | Dennis Shanahan

Posted on 08/25/2011 1:38:42 PM PDT by naturalman1975

JULIA Gillard could be "third time lucky", with US President Barack Obama planning to visit Australia in November having cancelled two previous tours when Kevin Rudd was prime minister.

It would be the first time Mr Obama was in Australia as leader, although he passed through the country as a child on his way to Indonesia, where he lived for four years. Mr Obama is also expected to visit Indonesia in November, a year after his first visit to that nation as president.

The federal government is expecting Mr Obama to come to Australia after the APEC leaders' meeting, to be held in the President's home state of Hawaii on November 12-13, as part of a quick regional trip.

Mr Obama cancelled trips to Australia and Indonesia in March and June last year when he was forced to remain in the US to deal with the congressional vote on his health reforms and then the BP oil spill disaster.

(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: obama; obamatravel; presidentdowngrade
JULIA Gillard could be "third time lucky", with US President Barack Obama planning to visit Australia in November having cancelled two previous tours when Kevin Rudd was prime minister.

If we're actually lucky, he could find himself being greeted by Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

1 posted on 08/25/2011 1:38:44 PM PDT by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975

Another Vacation Huh?

Third time lucky?

Lucky for whom?
Certainly not lucky for Australia’s citizens.


2 posted on 08/25/2011 1:43:49 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: naturalman1975
So that's what he's been working on; his next vacation!
3 posted on 08/25/2011 1:44:57 PM PDT by liberalh8ter
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To: naturalman1975

Bet the Mooch takes her very own plane to arrive 4 hours before the PW Obamanation.


4 posted on 08/25/2011 1:47:26 PM PDT by Ole Okie (!!)
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To: Ole Okie
More duty free vodka for Moochelle!
5 posted on 08/25/2011 1:49:52 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: naturalman1975

Another vacation. This SOB never stops spedning our money like a ghetto lotto winner.


6 posted on 08/25/2011 2:26:24 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: LegendHasIt
I don't know, he is such bad-luck and a jinx...maybe as naturalman posted, his visit will end up with Julia Gillard gone....her poll numbers are even lower than Obama’s. Bad luck for Gillard would be good luck for Oz.
7 posted on 08/25/2011 3:18:16 PM PDT by Aussiebabe
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To: naturalman1975

I read that Australia has herds of feral camels. That should make our muslim president happy. How about goats? Shieks need goats when the harem is out getting nails done at the salon. What about dingos? Dogs and arabs don’t get along, I heard. Have any dodos left? Our prez could fit in well.


8 posted on 08/25/2011 3:18:29 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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Why is Hawaii his "home state" when his home is in Illinois and he was the Senator from Illinois?

Reagan was most associated with, CA not Illinois where he was born and W with Texas, not Connecticut where he was born.

9 posted on 08/25/2011 3:27:21 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Obama is unpatriotic by his own standard.)
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