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Dems confident Obama to be more engaged on national issues
Washington Times Water Cooler Blog ^ | 3/17/11 | Kerry Picket

Posted on 03/17/2011 5:37:11 AM PDT by paltz

President Barack Obama is getting criticism for not being fully engaged with national and international issues and, instead, focusing on more recreational activities like golf, basketball brackets, and a trip to Rio de Janeiro.

New York real estate mogul Donald Trump told Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto, "For him to be playing golf the day of and the day after... I think is very inappropriate... The image of him on a golf course while Japan is in the kind of trouble, this is catastrophic trouble, I think is totally inappropriate, and I say that as a person who owns some of the greatest golf courses in the world!"

Congressman Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, believes criticism of Mr. Obama's sideline activities is petty and thinks it's "silly" for Republicans to go after the President on the issue, but he also points out that it's just as silly for Democrats to attack a Republican president over recreation time. However, Mr. Frank wishes Mr. Obama would be more active and "take a tougher position" on the budget.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: barneyfrank; donaldtrump; golf; ncaa; obama; rio; trump
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1 posted on 03/17/2011 5:37:16 AM PDT by paltz
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To: paltz

“Dems wishful thinking like crazy because Obama is embarassing the crap out of them.”


2 posted on 03/17/2011 5:39:19 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Nadie me ama como Jesus.)
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To: paltz

Give the brotha’ a break.He’s busy packing for his adulation
tour!


3 posted on 03/17/2011 5:40:34 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: Tax-chick

I at first thought that this was one the those “semi-satire” posts that show up here regularly.


4 posted on 03/17/2011 5:41:04 AM PDT by kevslisababy
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To: paltz
Party on, Barry!


5 posted on 03/17/2011 5:41:37 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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He doesn’t WANT to be engaged. He loves playing president but doesn’t want to do the work.


6 posted on 03/17/2011 5:42:01 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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dems think saying it makes it so.


7 posted on 03/17/2011 5:42:19 AM PDT by rvoitier (Progressives are in the GOP, too.)
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I wonder if Congressman Barney Frank likes Wiener(D-NY)?


8 posted on 03/17/2011 5:43:04 AM PDT by jospehm20
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Please no. Leave National Issues up to the grown ups.


9 posted on 03/17/2011 5:43:34 AM PDT by albie
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Congressman Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, believes criticism of Mr. Obama's sideline activities is petty and thinks it's "silly" for Republicans to go after the President on the issue, but he also points out that it's just as silly for Democrats to attack a Republican president over recreation time.

Lets check back in on this in 2013 and see if Barney has changed his mind.

10 posted on 03/17/2011 5:44:30 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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...adjusting the non-existent laser focus


11 posted on 03/17/2011 5:44:35 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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Was this before or after he returns from Rio and plays a few more rounds of golf? =.=


12 posted on 03/17/2011 5:46:24 AM PDT by cranked
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To: paltz; Liz
RE :”President Barack Obama is getting criticism for not being fully engaged with national and international issues and, instead, focusing on more recreational activities like golf, basketball brackets, and a trip to Rio de Janeiro.
New York real estate mogul Donald Trump told Fox News Channel's Neil Cavuto, “For him to be playing golf the day of and the day after... I think is very inappropriate... The image of him on a golf course while Japan is in the kind of trouble, this is catastrophic trouble, I think is totally inappropriate, and I say that as a person who owns some of the greatest golf courses in the world!

Let them eat cake! Michelle obama is finally proud of this country for electing her husband.

13 posted on 03/17/2011 5:46:24 AM PDT by sickoflibs ("It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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” Please no. Leave National Issues up to the grown ups. “

Not to worry - just more empty threats...

(Kinda like Dem Foreign Policy..)


14 posted on 03/17/2011 5:47:01 AM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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I brought up the vacations Obama was taking, with some liberal friends, and they instantly spouted off “Bush went to Camp David X amount of days!”. I asked them what does Bush have to do with anything I just said, and they just keep spouting that line off. Obama supporters can’t admit their guy has done something wrong. AT all. I’m hoping the rest of America sees Him differently.


15 posted on 03/17/2011 5:47:03 AM PDT by justice14 ("stand up defend or lay down and die")
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Dems confident Obama to be more engaged on national issues

The Dems are also confident that Keynesian economic stimulus will work this time, even though it has failed for the past two years and every other time it was tried. They are confident that ObamaCare will produce bureaucracies that are nurturing, efficient, helpful, money-saving, and nothing like our motor vehicle departments, our IRS, our postal service, and the vast majority of our other government agencies. Why not be confident that the results from Obama Year Three and Obama Year Four will be nothing like Obama Year One and Obama Year Two?

No doubt these same optimists went to Halloween Three and Four, expecting something like Bambi instead of something like the first two Halloween movies.


16 posted on 03/17/2011 5:47:07 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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Doesn’t really matter to them if he is or isn’t engaged. Big Media will cover for him and tell the sheeple that he’s handling everything perfectly.


17 posted on 03/17/2011 5:47:50 AM PDT by originalbuckeye
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To: ClearCase_guy

Time to focus like a laser beam on those NCAA picks. Let me make this perfectly clear, the President will not rest until he improves that golf score. $4.00 gas. You ain’t seen nothing yet.


18 posted on 03/17/2011 5:49:01 AM PDT by Vehmgericht
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He doesn’t WANT to be engaged. He loves playing president but doesn’t want to do the work.

Amen. Also love how the article counts work done by Daley and Biden as part of the President's "engagement" in his work. The guy has never held a real job his entire life and has never had to do any work. He sure as heck isn't going to start now. There's too many other things he can do (golf, party, travel, give speeches . . . ) and nobody can make him work at this point.
19 posted on 03/17/2011 5:49:17 AM PDT by rockvillem
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Oh, give me a freaking break!


20 posted on 03/17/2011 5:52:40 AM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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