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Obama Dines In, to Some Russians' Distaste
New York Times ^
| July 7, 2009
| PETER BAKER
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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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhorussia; bhovisit; hussein; obama; obamainrussia; russia; snub
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To: FocusNexus
I keep telling you....Obama is on some kind of meds to keep his head on straight. The pressure of interacting with REAL leaders is crushing him.
He's a $3 bill and he'll never make it through 4 years.
To: ClearCase_guy
Obama actually met his wife on a camping trip in Pakistan.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:46:23 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: trisham
Question, did his “friend” from Chicago that often plays baskeball with him, accompany him on this trip?
To: Pearls Before Swine
Russians don’t mind if you don’t drink, but if you do you’d better keep up !
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:46:52 AM PDT
by
1066AD
To: dennisw
Vlad Putin has 100x the testosterone Obama has. So Obama wilted and shut himself away Neverland.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:47:05 AM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(If ten percent is good enough for Jesus, it ought to be good enough for Uncle Sam. --Ray Stevens)
To: FocusNexus
several times fumbling the pronunciation of Mr. Medvedevs name and Mr. Putins 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 daughters age. This would have gotten at least a week's coverage on late-night TV had Pres. Bush done the same.
Pres. Bush was disciplined and knew what it took to do these overseas trips. He conserved his energy for the most important meetings and his staff worked tightly with him. Obama doesn't have a clue and is screwing up the schedule already.
To: FocusNexus
I don’t think that the Obama’s have any regard for protocol. They go through the motions, but with little enthusiasm. They really have no refinement and are rather arrogant about the fact. Spending money like nouveau riche pretenders is really all they know.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:47:52 AM PDT
by
Eva
(union motto - Aim for mediocrity, it's only fair.)
To: Ann Archy
Fashionista.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:48:16 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: FocusNexus
it’s cause the teleprompter wasn’t on at the time he spoke. He’s an idiot. An affirmative action poster boy. He will be like Hiram Revels... then after 2-3 generations another “african-american” might get elected.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:48:38 AM PDT
by
erman
(Outside of a dog, a book is man's best companion. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.)
To: petitfour
Who paid for granny’s trip to Russia?
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:49:13 AM PDT
by
Carling
("We've lost two people in my family because you dickheads won't cut trees down," - Warwick Spooner)
To: Sacajaweau
"The pressure of interacting with REAL leaders is crushing him." He's a piker who couldn't hang with the inventors of potemkin villages.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:49:24 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: 2nd amendment mama
Because, maybe he really did meet her in law school and theyve been lying all along. Hes a total fraud and now the stories are starting to unwind......
Bingo.
The dis-assemblemnt begins internationally.
Since we can’t seem to do it here.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:49:39 AM PDT
by
txhurl
(Put the pressure on and keep it on until this administration snaps.)
To: Sacajaweau
I hope you are correct.
Even stupid Joe Biden doesn’t hate his country.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:49:52 AM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: BlueAngel
Wanted to see the hot spots, the cool clubs
To: Welcome2thejungle
I honestly don’t think Obama cares about foreign relations except for Africa, and screwing Israel. The Russians can roll him, but mainly because he’s just not interested. Destroying Amerikkka domestically is I think his top priority.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:51:25 AM PDT
by
Argus
(We've gone downtown to Clown Town, and that's where we'll be living from now on..)
To: silverleaf
Forgetting how he met his wife, and the age of his daughter, is a pretty severe attention deficitSounds like Barky's using some good old fashioned weed to cut the pressure of the Presidency.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:52:30 AM PDT
by
SonOfDarkSkies
(Obama: "Enough about me, let's talk about you...what do you think of me?")
To: ClearCase_guy
he mistakenly said he first met his wife in school instead of at the law firm where they actually met.
I wonder if the White House has a dog house? LOL
To: Eva
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:53:15 AM PDT
by
erman
(Outside of a dog, a book is man's best companion. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.)
To: Jewbacca
Jackie O couldn’t hold a CANDLE to Michelle O!!! She makes men SWOON with her fashion sense, and wome all over the world are imitating her K-Mart belt look!!! /sarc tag if neeedeed.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:53:50 AM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Argus
I’ll bet he’ll be alert enough to give away our missile defense and nuclear stockpiles.
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posted on
07/07/2009 11:54:37 AM PDT
by
Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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