The President and I Differ on the Meaning of the Word “Rest”, and Other Words.
President Obama, May 26, 2010:
And let me reiterate: We will not rest until this well is shut, the environment is repaired, and the cleanup is complete.
President Obama, May 27, 2010:
And I know that doesn’t lessen the enormous sense of anger and frustration felt by people on the Gulf and so many Americans. Every day I see this leak continue I am angry and frustrated as well.
President Obama, June 15, 2010:
But make no mistake: We will fight this spill with everything we’ve got for as long as it takes.
June 19, 2010 (via memeorandum):
President Barack Obama hit the golf course Saturday with Vice President Joe Biden.
The White House pool report noted that Obama left at about 1 p.m. for the course at Andrews Air Force base, and his golfing parters included White House Trip Director Marvin Nicholson and David Katz, the energy efficiency campaign manager at the Department of Energy.
Obama left the course shortly before 6 p.m.
Nicholson and Katz, along with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, joined Obama for four hours of golf last weekend.
But it was 89 degrees, according to Mark Knoller, so I guess we shouldn’t be too hard on the President. Five hours, give or take travel time, in the hot sun wouldn’t seem like rest compared to, say, listening to a Paul McCartney concert or taking in a baseball game. And using someone’s own words against them may well be seen as dirty pool in some corners. Not mine, mind you, and not (to some degree) among to those questioned in this poll, but some.
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Are you trying to imply that we should not have elected the Cheshire Cat?
To quote the President, "Don't tell me words don't matter".
For what it's worth, I don't think the President should be engaged full-time on this oil spill. He has plenty on his plate. However, if he says "we will not rest" then he shouldn't, well, go rest. If he truly believes this is the worst ecological disaster in American history (I imagine those who survived the Dust Bowl might want a word with him, though) then he needs to follow those words with images that reinforce what he said, else he leaves himself right open to deserved criticism.
Or, in shorter form, remember Crawford, Texas.
This is so retarded, what exactly should Obama be doing? Sitting in the Oval Office staring at the phone? Down there on the ships helping the crews? Invading Iran?
You do understand that just because he isn't actually literally doing something about it every split second of every day of the week that doesn't mean stuff isn't being done? That he tells people to do stuff and then they do it?
Obama voters are the ones making valid points against the President's handling of the situation, it's weird how people who hate Obama can't even pick up those talking points. It's like you need to be puerile rather than right.
And I wonder, where you this critical of Presidential golf games when Bush was managing two wars? Wars he started and failed to lead to success? You do know that Bush broke the CinC record for most vacation days right?
I heard he took a nap the other day. Hypocrite!
Thanks again for the display of substantive analysis.
>However, if he says “we will not rest” then he shouldn’t,
Um… that's a "figure of speech" not meant to be taken literally, see if he did then he would collapse from exhaustion both mental and physical.
>If he truly believes this is the worst ecological disaster in American history
I'm pretty sure he isn't the only one who thinks so.
>I imagine those who survived the Dust Bowl might want a word with him, though
No, I don't think they would, the Dust Bowl was a short term, beyond the control of humanity natural disaster type thing that left no significant damage. The Gulf will take much longer to come back from this.
But what about Krakatoa?!? Obama is so stupid!
>else he leaves himself right open to deserved criticism.
Only from lunatics who think that immature pedantic nonsense passes for "criticism". Anyone with a grasp of reality would understand the need for rest and relaxation to prevent burnout.
>Or, in shorter form, remember Crawford, Texas.
The prop ranch purchased by Bush so he could maintain the illusion that he's a "regular fellah" that does physical labor? You do know it was sold right after Bush left office? I guess he cleared all the brush or something.
I'm not sure what that has to do with… oh wait, I get it. So because people said facts like "Bush has taken more vacation days than any other President in history" you guys will howl that it's the same thing when Obama spends an afternoon playing golf?
Really? Is that what this is all about?
So is "Mission Accomplished", especially when accompanied by an explanation about what mission had been accomplished.
Mission Accomplished! it's truly a testament to your lack of clue that you'd bring that up.
I loved how the explanation as to what the banner was about and who was responsible kept on changing from week to week and month to month until all the lies were stripped away and it was admitted that it was in fact provided by the Bush White House. That was the most grotesque, tasteless and obvious bit of political hackery since Julius Caesar "refused" his crown of laurels.
And hey, speaking of Iraq, you do know that there are bombings there every day, terrorists have pretty much free rein and it's only the American presences that keeps it all from collapsing to a brand new Somalia? And that the only ones who came out ahead of the invasion was Iran?
Was that the mission's goal? Like the explanation of the banner that too kept on shifting so who knows? Maybe it was.
Ah I wondered where the "dust bowl" thing came from:
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborho…
"Let me be clear about something – BP must pay. They've created an environmental disaster (sorry, Mr. President, but it's probably not the biggest in American history – look up the dust bowl sometime)"
It's not that it's something you lifted from someone else it's that it's just such a stupid comparison that irks me so. It's a bit like bringing up "Krakatoa" in discusses the Gulf.
And there was even a clue that it was a stupid thought as it was followed by:
"It might in fact be too little. If BP cut corners on safety and if the cut corners greatly increased the probability of this disaster, it deserves every legal penalty we can throw at it. But let's not forget that a prostitute can be raped, church-going family men can commit rape, and you're more likely to get away with rape if everyone thinks the victim deserves it."
Stunning that you would think that someone who would say something so deeply stupid would ever say anything but.
I see you've put moderation back on, curious how that goes on and off, it's usually a hint that you know you're wrong. That's not something to fear, being wrong is the first step to being right.
Actually, my reference to the Dust Bowl came from my own head. It didn't hurt that I had watched a very good documentary called "Black Blizzard" not all that long ago.
Also, I have never turned moderation off. Your comment is not only amazingly ignorant but extremely insulting.
Well, what a coincidence that on the same day you made the same pointless point in the exact same way. I apologize for suggesting that you were merely parroting some inane talking point and acknowledge that you came up with it all on your own.
Weird, sometimes I get the "awaiting moderation" thing and sometimes I don't, more randomness at work. What a universe!
At any rate the Dust Bowl was a natural and temporary phenomenon beyond anyone's control and while it was bad it certainly wasn't anything close to what the Gulf and the people who live in the region are going through. You may want to give that position some thought.
Yeah, knowledge of history is coincidental.Sure it is.
You know, I'm tired of your casual insults, especially after I've told you on more than one occasion that they have no place here. Your IP is in the ban list as of now.
UPDATE: FYI, this is the only IP in the ban list. If anyone else finds themselves getting some sort of banned message, drop me an e-mail and I'll look into it as soon as I can.
The Dust Bowl, like the Great Oil Slick, is a natural disaster … caused by extensive human interference. Oil would not be spewing up from the bowels of the earth (as oil is naturally wont to do) were it not for human drilling just as massive dust storms would not have ravaged the North American prairie lands were it not for decades of human farming practices.
How can people be so doltish?
The Dust Bowl was no such thing, it was 100% natural, a freak jet stream that's why it's so retarded to make the comparison. Please don't add to Jimmeh's ignorance, like fat he has more than enough.
You need to read up on your history. Also, stop trying to evade the ban. Be a good guest for a change and honor the fact that I no longer welcome you here.
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