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What are the Obamas Doing in Africa?
breitbart.com ^ | 6/30/13 | Joel B. Pollak

Posted on 06/30/2013 11:22:39 AM PDT by ColdOne

President Barack Obama's trip to Africa has largely been ignored by the U.S. media, and for good reason: it seems to have no real purpose.

While attention to Africa is long overdue, the president is announcing no new strategy, concluding no significant agreements--merely announcing a new investment in African power generation, which African companies are arguably capable of funding and carrying out themselves.

Much of his trip to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania consists of sightseeing with his family--and an entourage of 1,000, at a cost to taxpayers of $60 to $100 million.

Consider the reason Obama gave reporters about why he is visiting Cape Town on Sunday:

His schedule on Sunday begins with a flight to Cape Town and then a helicopter ride to the museum on Robben Island.

Obama visited when he was a senator but this time is bringing his family. He said he's eager to teach them about Mandela's role in overcoming white racist rule, first as an activist and later as a president who forged a unity government with his former captors.

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To: ColdOne

And not a peep out of the republican’ts.


81 posted on 07/01/2013 5:20:36 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: MamaDearest; ColdOne; LucyT; Liz
"What are the Obamas Doing in Africa?"

That's a complicated question, but Obama Adm always aims for two-fers or three-fers.

1) Pumping up his rightfully deflated image by;

a) Sucking the blood out of Mandela's memory before he is dead. Didn't Obama get a scare and change Africa trip to leave earlier than planned? Then, when he learned that the Mandela family wasn't going to grant him access to Mandela for a photo op, he announced in punk fashion that he didn't need no photo-op with Mandela.

Does that remind anyone of Obama's other recent punk statement, after suffering humiliation: ""No, I'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker,"

b) ) Sucking the blood out of Mandela's and RFK's memory with his Cape Town speech.

2) Michelle and kids and 1000 attendants needed a VACA (where did I see 1000 attendants?)---with enough scheduled appointments to justify $100 mil "business trip"

3) Obama VACA ---Breaking: Guess Who Else Is In South Africa? Reggie Love!

4) What MamaDearest said... in posts 22 & 70

Bookmark posts 22 & 70.

82 posted on 07/01/2013 6:48:57 PM PDT by thouworm (Steyn: They let [Stevens] die, and then told lies over his coffin.They did that to one of their own.)
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To: thouworm; LucyT; MestaMachine

Thanks for the ping. Makes me feel like at least someone is paying attention to what’s going on with as much concern as I have. There’s a lot of connecting dots and certainly the MSM isn’t going to to connect them or even try.


83 posted on 07/02/2013 2:31:01 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: ColdOne
What are the Obamas Doing in Africa?

Buying some hash to smoke at their next White House party?

84 posted on 07/02/2013 3:50:07 PM PDT by VideoDoctor
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