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Larry Summers Falls Asleep During Economic Summit (at the podium)
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| 2/24/2009
| Liza Porteus Viana
Posted on 02/24/2009 11:23:25 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies
President Obama's fiscal sustainability summit at the White House Monday apparently wasn't all that stimulating.
The Financial Times is reporting that Larry Summers, head of Obama's National Economic Council, actually fell asleep at the podium. This is the same event where John McCain ranted about the cost of upgrading the presidential helicopter.
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KEYWORDS: bho2009; bho44; bhoeconomy; democrats; economicsummit; larrysummers; oops; snoozefest; summers
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To: SonOfDarkSkies
To: SonOfDarkSkies
This is the photo accompanying the story on Drudge.
I can't tell for sure if he is sleeping or what.
Larry Summers Sleeping?
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posted on
02/24/2009 11:42:38 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
(Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
To: txnativegop
Many medications can cause one to doze off.
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posted on
02/24/2009 11:45:32 AM PST
by
monocle
To: SonOfDarkSkies
Wonder what the temp was in there?
To: monocle
True, but Sleep Apnea was more humorous.
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posted on
02/24/2009 11:47:02 AM PST
by
txnativegop
(God Bless America! (NRA-Endowment))
To: Iron Munro
Saw that earlier; thought it looked like he was trying to stay awake by moving around in his chair. Apparently; his efforts failed; but no pic yet, of what followed this picture. Or perhaps, he just woke-up; but don't think so.
Who knows; perhaps the 'media' is holding the 'damning' or at least, demeaning moment.
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posted on
02/24/2009 11:48:11 AM PST
by
cricket
(January 20, 2009 - the day the music died)
To: Pessimist
Wonder what the temp was in there?Good point! Probably 85°F.
To: SonOfDarkSkies
This is actually good news. The more this bunch sleeps on the job, the less damage they can do.
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posted on
02/24/2009 11:52:41 AM PST
by
colorado tanker
("I just LOVE clinging to my guns and my religion!!!!" - Sarah Palin)
To: SonOfDarkSkies
I’m actually somewhat sympathetic to Larry Summers on this, I honestly would have had a very hard time staying awake there, so I hope he isn’t reprimanded too much. That having been said, he needs to get more Zs, or see a doctor on the possibility of narcolepsy (which I have) or sleep apnea (which I also have).
To: dfwgator
I like how Alito is looking over at her.
To: SonOfDarkSkies
I find it amazing that Summers, who was hounded out of Harvard for incorrect thoughts, is now OK.
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posted on
02/24/2009 12:04:55 PM PST
by
DBrow
To: Carley
Summers snoozes while America loses.Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about!
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posted on
02/24/2009 12:06:47 PM PST
by
LikeLight
(http://www.believersguidetolegalissues.com)
To: SonOfDarkSkies
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posted on
02/24/2009 12:39:31 PM PST
by
wrrock
To: Linda Liberty
Give the guy a break. He’s probably working 20 hours a day.Given the administrations ability with numbers, it's likely he's working 26...
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posted on
02/24/2009 12:48:42 PM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: SonOfDarkSkies
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posted on
02/24/2009 3:35:06 PM PST
by
Fred
(In the US, we have a totally new school, it is call the Zimbabwa School - Marc Faber)
To: fullchroma; All
Summers is just mirroring his boss
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posted on
02/24/2009 3:41:55 PM PST
by
Fred
(In the US, we have a totally new school, it is call the Zimbabwa School - Marc Faber)
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