Obama Says Aloha & Mahalo to Members of Congress

Whew…it’s a good thing the era was excess was over..or the government would be wasting OUR money on frivolous things.

For those who object to the party, I’m sure it was already figured into the WH budget since it is a tradition not something Obama made up. The only thing I see wrong with it is flying in the chef and Obama’s own hypocrisy in telling others they couldn’t spend our money on frivilous things like flying in chefs for private parties. Otherwise, I’m wishing I had a plate of that tasty sounding food right about now.

===Native of Hawaii?===
Actually, he is from Kansas when the moment calls for it, Indonesia when needed. Hawaii is probably the home of his heart and makes for a great party theme.

all the jealous haters charm in,
You’re working hard too Mr. President
Have much fun sir.

I think Obama is from Trinidad, he’s too cool man!

This is an annual event that goes back forever. So how come all you staunch conservatives never called it wasteful spending when it was hosted by George Bush or any of the other Republican spendthrifts in office for the last 30 years? You make me tired.

parellex_view . ..
You risk a lot bringing George W. Bush back into this equation. As discussed previously Bush spend huge amounts of time, money and resources flying back and forth to his ranch in Texas.
OH . ..
Here’s what you said originally . ..
‘I wonder if those are the same economists that said unemployment wouldn’t rise above 8.8% if the stimulus bill was passed…”
Here’s what they actually are alleged to have said . .
Hawaii is part of the United States and you’re begrudging the President a plane ticket for a cook. There is something really petty and misguided about this.
I guess it’s just the personal political agenda – smear the President for everything and anything.

Why wasn’t Ahmadinejad there? I guess he was busy directing the murder of protesters on the streets of Teheran.
Assad of Syria couldn’t make it either, busy sending jihadis into Iraq to kill American soldiers or just Iraqi civilians. Nasrallah from Hezbollah – too busy also, sending thugs to kill Iranians. Hamas? Well, Jimmy Carter was sent to invite them but they’re busy also sending thugs to kill Iranians.
Have I forgotten anyone?
Indeed, where is Chavez, Castro, & the Fearless Leader of North Korea?
But, N. Korea did promise to help in the fireworks by shooting a missile at us. See, Obama’s foreign policy brought results already.

Quote, “Obama’s remarks were brief, under 2 minutes.”
No teleprompter, I guess.

I think Axey is the voice of reason here. The luau sounds lovely and is a nice twist on the annual event that is most likely, as Axey said, built into the budget and not a hugely expensive affair. The only complaint I have, and it is a minor one which I share with Axey, is that it looks bad in these economic times with the President’s record of lecturing business leaders about excess entertainment expenses to fly a chef in all the way from Hawaii at government expense. It would have been better for the First Family to foot that portion of the bill and to let it be known that was the cherry on the top– the Hawaiian chef– was their gift to their guests.
Otherwise, party on, Garth.

Jim…birth certificate? This couple of months has shown that he’s more American than a lot of the hypocritical bigots out there.
Did someone mention “BUSH”!??? Give me a break, 8 years of mess!

===I’m pretty sure the chef flew commercial===
Why are you pretty sure? Do you know something the rest of us don’t? For instance, when Obama had a pizza chef “flown in” it wasn’t commercial. I suspect, but don’t know, the chef didn’t fly commercial. If you have something that backs up your “pretty sure” would you mind sharing it with us?

sphinx4162 — yeah, incredulous ain’t it… some folks still being hung-up on the birth certificate thing. I remember how, when Cheney was a resident of Texas back in 2000 and picked by Bush to be his running mate, to get around the Constitutional prohibition against state electors voting for presidential and vice presidential candidates from the same state, Cheney just declared his residence to by Wyoming even though he had a Texas drivers license, had filed income tax returns from Texas, and had even voted from Texas in previous elections. Democrats had to get beyond that and move on. I wonder why so many Republicans can’t seem to do likewise and accept the 2008 election results.

===You risk a lot bringing George W. Bush back into this equation. Posted by: danita | Jun 26, 2009 1:02:49 AM===
Why? There are a lot of us that appreciate George W. Bush and 62,000,000 of us voted for him in 2004. 7,000,000 fewer than Obama. Pretty amazing when you think about the slobbering lovefest Obama receives. And as someone pointed out in another thread, George W. Bush has the highest approval ratings ever recorded by a US president.

all the jealous haters charm in,
You’re working hard too Mr. President
Have much fun sir.
Posted by: Iraq vet | Jun 25, 2009 11:06:38 PM
He’s working hard alright, destroying America as we once knew it! He’s working hard alright, trying to change the law of the constitution, to make the presidential term limit for life, not 4 to 8 years, but forever! He’s working hard alright, lowering the USA Defense against any and all enemies! He’s working hard alright, partying, going on vocations, spending our hard earned tax dollars when there’s no need for it, at this time!!! He’s Working Hard Alright, You, Iraq Vet, better have a back-up plan to survive the future of America!!!!!

This is an annual event and I’m sure it’s part of the yearly White House budget. Frankly, the convivial atmosphere where Democrats and Republicans, and their families, can have a bit of fun and good food says a lot about American politics and culture. Can you imagine this kind of activity in the UK for example?
And for Tony, where on earth is this new “idea” about the President trying to
make the “term limit” of the President for life? One, term limit means that the term is limited to a specific period of time and the office holder cannot be re-elected consecutively. Secondly, the President’s term is set by a Constitutional amendment. It’s not so easy to overturn one of those. Ease up a bit and take your Valium.

BachiaBeat, Tony is indeed a bit overheated, but I think I can explain the part of his rant in which he said the president is trying to have the limits on his term removed. This is undoubtedly a reference to a piece of legislation proposed in congress to repeal the 22nd amendment that limits anyone from serving more than 2 terms as president. The same thing came up during the clinton years– people bandied about amending the constitution to allow someone to serve more than two terms, and when it came up, the discussion often revolved around whether it could be applied to a sitting president, so that Clinton could run for a third term, or if it would exclude the current office holder at the time it became ratified, as that person would have been elected under the old rules.
Having explained the reference, I rush to add that there is absolutely no evidence that the president has shown any interests in supporting this legislation. His fan club? They are a different matter.

Axey, you are my new hero. I’m enjoying your comments on this and other threads immensely.
And thanks for the memory jogger imbedding in your wonderful response to jhw, “Why are you pretty sure? Do you know something the rest of us don’t? For instance, when Obama had a pizza chef “flown in” it wasn’t commercial. I suspect, but don’t know, the chef didn’t fly commercial. If you have something that backs up your “pretty sure” would you mind sharing it with us?” I had forgotten about the pizza guy flown in from St. Louis.

And, what about that picture, is that some kind of pagan fertility rite? Obama once said “the stars are in alignment.”

Yeah… and next you’ll be telling me that Puerto Rico isn’t another country… and that Sonya Sotomayor is an “American.”

Good Lord! They didn’t even forgo dessert and donate the cost to homeless shelters? We the American people paid for that spread….how many of you eat that well any given day of the year! Such arrogance!

For an powerful article about President Obama, go to American Thinker and look for an article called “Obama, the African Colonial” written by L.E. Ikenga.

Why is it these functions are perfectly ok when done by a Repub but the moment Pres. Obama keeps a long standing tradition, you conservatives have a hissy fit! If he didn’t have the picnic, you would all be screaming how it was a slap in the face! Get a grip!
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Dear, had Obama not told execs (not that it is okay) but had he not told them to stop spending tax payers dollars on trips to Vegas or to the Super Bowl party because we are in the middle of a huge economic crisis, then a hissy fit would not be in order.
Instead, he continues on with parties, spends HUNDRED-Of-THOUSANDS of tax payers dollars to take his wife to another state for a date night (a date mind you he could have done in Washington at a FAR LESS COST TO US), spend hundreds-of-thousands of tax payers dollars to do a fly over in air force one to take pictures (really necessary???), spent hundreds-of-thousands of dollars to stay an extra day while in London with his family on the tax payers dime.
Now, most would say that qualifies for most of us to be a little ##### because if we are expected to cut back then SO SHOULD CONGRESS—this includes Obama.

“This is undoubtedly a reference to a piece of legislation proposed in congress to repeal the 22nd amendment that limits anyone from serving more than 2 terms as president. The same thing came up during the clinton years”
The same piece of legislation has been offered by the same Congressman half a dozen times including 3 or 4 times during Bush’s term.

I hear there were a few House Dems who stayed away from the festivities for fear of being strong-armed by Obama and Chicago Rahm Emanuel because they were resistant to voting for the bogus TAX Bill that Obama calls Cap and Trade. The Bill barely squeaked through by just 7 votes. If it passes the Senate it will be the largest TAX BILL ever served on our country, $700 BILLION dollars. Guess who gets to pay it? Better call your Senators and tell them to vote NO on this “huge regressive tax,” as Warren Buffett calls it.

Congress and the President celebrate while the Nation burns…