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Obama declines to answer question on piracy
ap ^ | 3/9/2009

Posted on 04/09/2009 7:40:49 AM PDT by jcb2009

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has declined to answer a question about the hostage situation off the coast of Somalia. The president was asked about the incident as he met with U.S. homeowners about refinancing mortgages. At the close of a Roosevelt Room event, the president was asked by a reporter if he were concerned about the piracy incident. Obama responded: "Guys, we're talking about housing right now." Reporters were then ushered out of the room as they usually are after such events. Obama has yet to comment publicly on the incident.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0bama; bho2009; bho44; democrats; hostages; maritime; obama; piracy; somalipirates
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To: Vaquero

a lot of the reason we have O’bummer is because of George.

Or because of the way the left spun a lot of things (wire taping -which is now OK, The war, The TARP which Obumer voted for). The Demwits caused a lot of the problems (not all) and successfully blamed it ALL on Bush. Also because the republicans had John McCain run as President....That was a O’bummer right there.


41 posted on 04/09/2009 7:53:40 AM PDT by blueyon (It is worth taking a stand even if you are standing alone!)
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To: jcb2009

Guys? He addresses adults doing their jobs as ‘guys’?

What is he, a 17 year old waiter at the local restaurant?


42 posted on 04/09/2009 7:53:55 AM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: hoe_cake
No wonder our prez is slow to resond on this matter.

The piracy issue is not cut and dried. It is very nuanced. Since the pirates are muslims, the ransom money is going to a good cause, and it is a very effective way of wealth redistribution. It also highlights the weakness and disunity of Western "powers" compared to 4th world failed states and is good for the egos of all oppressed people.

So stamping out the pirates may not be a good deal. I'm sure obammy will find something good to say about them.

43 posted on 04/09/2009 7:54:04 AM PDT by San Jacinto (gorebull warming -- the Socialists' Shortcut.)
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To: edzo4

I think that he made up his mind who he is rooting for; he just doesn’t want to announce it. Americans are always the bad guys; he said so over and over in Europe. Africans are just trying to make a better life for themselves over those evil Americans who have make the lives of all Africans miserable. He has been pretty clear what he thinks about this sort of struggle in the past.
He needs to be totally scripted in order to answer it because he can make an official statement only two and a half months into his presidency that he intends to root for whomever is against the US.


44 posted on 04/09/2009 7:54:05 AM PDT by madinmadtown (It is good to be right.)
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To: jcb2009
We would be better off if Sargent “ I know nothing” Shultz was President
45 posted on 04/09/2009 7:55:48 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: blueyon; Vaquero

And don’t forget voter fraud/ACORN.


46 posted on 04/09/2009 7:56:03 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: jcb2009

Pirate is as Pirate does.


47 posted on 04/09/2009 7:56:20 AM PDT by cblue55 (If you aren't outraged you aren't paying attention)
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To: San Jacinto

He’ll probably throw money at this impoverished nation that was desperate enough to resort to piracy...


48 posted on 04/09/2009 7:56:32 AM PDT by Califreak (111th Congress: Destroying America With Reckless Abandon)
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To: lonestar

So true. An acquaintence of mine was a huge Ron Paul supporter. When he was gone she voted Obummer.... why? Irrational hatred of George Bush - because NO ONE is stupid enough to go from Ron Paul to Obama without some idiotic reason.


49 posted on 04/09/2009 7:57:09 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (He bows to the Saudi King - we don't have Camelot, we have Camel Lot)
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To: jcb2009

As Glen Beck said, yesterday, these are TERRORISTS, not pirates.

So, I guess that makes them “freedom fighters”.


50 posted on 04/09/2009 7:57:35 AM PDT by Eva (union motto - Aim for mediocrity, it's only fair.)
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To: jcb2009

Don’t you remember....It will take him a couple of day because he like to know what he’s talking about before he speaks

:|


51 posted on 04/09/2009 7:57:47 AM PDT by PissAndVinegar
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To: Vaquero

I think your sadly accurate point is being missed in this thread.....


52 posted on 04/09/2009 7:57:52 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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To: PissAndVinegar

EDIT:
...days....likes...

My S key is broken :)


53 posted on 04/09/2009 7:59:02 AM PDT by PissAndVinegar
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To: jcb2009

Obama is a “constitutional law professor” HE SHOULD KNOW THE INTERNATIONAL LAW ON THIS.

Heck! it predates the USA!!!!

It is embodied the Marine song, “shores of Tripoli”!! from andrew jackson’s era.

Obama is Jimmy Carter redux.
Obama is preparing the wet noodle for the whipping and the reaaaaly nasty letter for the pirates mommys about their sons.

Obama= Super Wuss.


54 posted on 04/09/2009 8:00:23 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Vaquero

And he is a butt pirate to boot


55 posted on 04/09/2009 8:00:59 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: lonestar; Califreak
So, if you didn’t like George, the “smart” thing to do was to vote for somebody 10 time worse. Makes a lot of sense...NOT.

Who said the rank and file of American voters are smart or make sense. Bush should have screamed bloody murder when ACORN and Barney Fag was destroying our economy. Then when they blamed Bush for the Fannie/Freddy debacle he was above it all and didn't point the blame at who was the real fault.

Yes he was a thousand times better than the POS who is in the White House now....but RINO politics allowed the MSM and the liberal politicians a hook to blame him and he just sat there with a goofy look on his face.

Bushes VP would have been a much better POTUS and we still might have all three branches of govt. after the second term.

56 posted on 04/09/2009 8:02:54 AM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: jcb2009

Great responses in this thread!


57 posted on 04/09/2009 8:02:59 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Mr. Bernanke, have you started working on your book about the second GREATER depression?")
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To: tsomer

It really pains me to say it but I have thought the same thing recently.


58 posted on 04/09/2009 8:03:42 AM PDT by wi jd (It's mourning in America.)
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To: jcb2009

Maybe the President supports Muslim piracy because the US is so evil.


59 posted on 04/09/2009 8:04:06 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: PISANO

He has total control of the media. The media has always been left leaning, but I never thought I would see such obedience to the White House. The WH press corps have been put in straight jackets and I haven’t heard any complaints.


60 posted on 04/09/2009 8:04:57 AM PDT by balls ( 0, the America trashing president)
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