Posted on 07/07/2009 11:29:17 AM PDT by FocusNexus
After passing on dinner with the French president to take a date in the City of Light with his wife last month, President Obama took leave of his Russian hosts on Tuesday night to seclude himself in his Moscow hotel with Michelle and their daughters.
The decision to brush off the Russians on one of his two nights here miffed some in the Moscow government who did not understand why he would not devote the scarce time to his hosts.
Mr. Obama has seemed tired here, several times fumbling the pronunciation of Mr. Medvedevâs name and Mr. Putinâs title. Beginning a speech here, he mistakenly said he first met his wife in school instead of at the law firm where they actually met. And he misstated his youngest daughterâs age.
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I was actually sitting here and wondering that myself. I don’t know firsthand but what I’ve been told is that there aren’t many black folks in all of eastern Europe? I don’t know how true that is but....does make me wonder?
Well that’s an interesting word...expecially since it’s an insult to Russians in particular, apparently.
They came with me to Russia, the first lady told the Russian orphans. Theyre with their grandmother. I think theyre making dolls.
Imagine having your daughters make dolls while you visit orphans.
Obozo skipped dinner because he couldn’t take the TOTUS with him. He’s a really trashy representative of our country.
The Russian leadership should consider themselves lucky. They will be spared BHO’s favorite subject—himself of course.
Just the latest in a long line of needlessly expensive outings the 0bamas are having on the taxpayer's dime(s).
Truly, can you imagine the MSM outrage if a conservative was living it up during such cruddy economic times?
Heh! Seriously, you’ve nailed it.
The Black Russian is a simple vodka and coffee liqueur drink.
I think this is the one he wanted to keep his wife away from.
several times fumbling the pronunciation of Mr. Medvedev’s name and Mr. Putin’s title. ................................. I guess the teleprompter didn’t use spellings via syllables? Med-ve-dev and Prem-ear.
48 Hours
Vodka and Kahlua?
Why is he even taking them everywhere he goes? Oh yeah, so they can see the world on our dime.
tape of Reagan saying,”Mr Gorbachev,tear down that wall” Not because he’s a fan but because all he knows how to do is piss off people.
He’s lazy, no doubt. You can tell how he shuffles up to the podiums when he speaks. Slacker.
Kinda like voting “present”.
The Obamas turned down a dinner invitation from Sarkozy when they were there last month, pleading time limits. Obama went home and played golf, Michelle flew to London with the girls. While she was there, someone handed her an autographed picture of the English member of parliament that was kicked out of office for extravagant spending, then snapped a picture of Michelle and an aide studying the picture. The look on Michelle’s face was one of pained anger. She got the message.
And--who the hell passes on supper in Paris but then turns around and goes to Moscow to take his family out to eat?
Hope! Change! (cue the Russian national anthem (mp3 at link), which is actually kinda catchy, in a boot-in-the-face sort of way)
I disagree. I think BHO knows EXACTLY what he’s doing. He’s giving away the store in Moscow. That’s precisely what he’s doing.
Just what will be accomplished in a one day visit that warrants the trouble and expense ?
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