Breaking News: President Obama Says “I’m Having a Great Time” On Vacation
Last night President Obama and First Lady Obama dined at State Road Restaurant in West Tisbury on Martha’s Vineyard.
Their dinner companions were family friends Dr. Eric and Cheryl Whitaker, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, and lawyer and business executive Vernon Jordan and wife Ann Dibble Jordan.
As they departed the restaurant at 9:55 pm ET, reporters asked the president if he was enjoying his vacation even with the rain.
"I'm having a great time,” the president said. “Doing a lot of reading"
Among the president’s reading materials is Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom,” which is not yet on shelves. During a weekend visit to a local bookstore in Vineyard Haven the owner gifted the president with the store’s advanced reading copy.
Minutes after leaving the restaurant, Vernon Jordan appeared on a rerun of CBS’ The Good Wife, trying to purchase the fictitious Chicago law firm Stern, Lockhart & Gardner.(The episode originally aired in May.)
Jordan is a friend of the owner of State Road Restaurant – so much so that you can hear his voice on the restaurant’s phone message..
“He’s a friend of mine and I adore his voice,” owner Mary Kenworth told ABC News. The restaurant opened June 2009, but Kenworth and her husband were the original owners of The Sweet Life Café – where the president dined on Monday night and where Kenworth first met the Jordans.
Kenworth said she’d been asked not to talk about what the Obamas ordered, but “the whole table got lobster tempura with island corn succotash and lemon vinaigrette” in addition to their individual entrees.
“It was very exciting for all of us, they were extremely lovely to everyone here,” she said.
Also of note: Ann Jordan and Valerie Jarrett are cousins. Ann Jordan's mother and Jarrett’s mother's father were siblings.
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Jake,
I can’t tell if this is a wonderful lampoon of the inanity of the 24-hour news cycle, or just another one of it’s byproducts. You’re doing too good a job.
Posted by: Matt C., Brooklyn | August 25, 2010, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm
he’s always on vacation and we are paying for it
Posted by: DJ | August 25, 2010, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm
How delightful!
Obama fiddles while America burns.
Oh well, we can still eat cake, Michelle told me so!
Posted by: Doug J, New York | August 25, 2010, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm
Stop the hating DJ..
this guy has not taking half of the vacation days that bush did his 1st term..Over 100 days bush took and obama’s 10 days will equal 51 days..
Get over the fact that he is cleaning up the s–t that bush,cheney,and the republicans unpaid war with iraq,and dumb tax cuts has given us..
He is doing an incredible job,especially when we see that we’re not losing 700,000 plus jobs a month like we did under the uneducated,GW BUSH..
GO BAMA
Posted by: david donaldson,atl ga | August 25, 2010, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm
memo to jake tapper:
why are you not talking about the lies from the fox news trashing of acorn? the funding and creation of the tea party thru the KOCH OIL BROTHERS..
How sarah palin husband wanted to seperate alaska from the usa,and how she is unamerican for allowing him to even be in a group to want to do so…
Do your job man!!
Posted by: david donaldson,atl ga | August 25, 2010, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm
Breaking News: President Obama Says “I’m Having a Great Time” On Vacation
No wonder network news viewership is falling like obama’s ratings.
Posted by: clayusmcret | August 25, 2010, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm
@Jake: Did you forget to add a sarcasm tag to this??
@david donaldson: You know I didn’t think there were any folks out there that still believed Obama was cleaning up the “mess” that was given to us. Most reasonable people are running away from that meme considering how poorly the One’s policies are working.
And if you want to look into those non-news topics then start your own blog. I’m sure with those sensational “news” stories you want covered you would see a readership of 10 people a day in no time.
Posted by: J.R. | August 25, 2010, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
What an idiot, he is having great time, tearing this country down.
Posted by: Bud | August 25, 2010, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm
This is breaking news?? What was the dessert they ate?? Breaking news should include desserts. This is the most important story on the Internet today!!
Posted by: Jane | August 25, 2010, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
Is it supposed to make all of the people out of a job feel better that our leader and guests are enjoying themselves with exquisite meals and privileged reading? Please, you would be better off not to post such excess in a time when the economy is struggling and people are fighting to keep milk and bread on their tables. Are we supposed to applaud their taste and be happy that they can rest at night?
Posted by: Bee from Texas | August 25, 2010, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
With all of the great things Obama has done to this country, he deserves a vacation. In 2013 he can take all of the vacations he wants.
Posted by: John M | August 25, 2010, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
Lobster tempura. While I’m trying to find new ways to serve hot dogs. From where I’m sitting, it looks like the Mrs. needs to back off the buffet. Maybe they should be eating the ‘cake’ the rest of us unwashed masses have to eat.
Posted by: plady | August 25, 2010, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
David Donaldson…stop getting your facts from media matters and air MSNBC as your talking sic: writing points….my God you surely can’t be serious…wait your not…sorry missed the sarcastic point of your comment…my bad….yeah go Tide
Posted by: Pete | August 25, 2010, 1:24 pm 1:24 pm
Will someone please tell this dolt to wear a tie? He looks absolutely slovenly.
Posted by: WilliamPenn | August 25, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
You’re welcome your Highness. Glad we could serve you.
Posted by: CB | August 25, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
No, we’re ONLY losing 500,000 jobs a week.
Posted by: To David Donaldson | August 25, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
Can Obama go anywhere without Valerie? Doesn’t he ever get tired of her. I think we’d be better off if he took a vacation from her.
Posted by: quotidian | August 25, 2010, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm
Breaking news: ABC has nothing else to report on.
Posted by: Shawn | August 25, 2010, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
FYI:
President Obama has golfed more times in his first year of office then President Bush did in 8 years.
When President Bush took vacations he did it at his Ranch. He didn’t bring eighty people for 2 weeks to a top resord in the world costing the taxpayers millions a day.
The Obama family thinks its a monarchy and living like one.
Posted by: JM | August 25, 2010, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
I’m impressed with ABC (sick sarcasm) The headline reads…
“Political Punch
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper.
Political coverage and musings on pop culture from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper and the ABC News White House team.”
Breaking News: President Obama Says “I’m Having a Great Time” On Vacation.
etc. etc. the guest were…. etc etch.
Posted by: YerNeighbor | August 25, 2010, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm
From DAVID LETTERMAN’S monologue: ‘He’ll have plenty of time for vacations after his one term’…
Posted by: Average Joe | August 25, 2010, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
But Moochelle said, “dessert is not a right!” Looks like it’s HER right :-)
Posted by: garden girl | August 25, 2010, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm
I don’t understand why the President’s vacation is so newsworthy. Renting a $20 million compound in Martha’s Vineyard, lobster tempura, getting advanced copies of books…sounds like a typical vacation for most American families.
Cut the President some slack. He has to go back to his job in 10 days. But those of us who don’t have a job to go to can continue enjoying our “break” indefinitely. Pass the lobster, please.
Posted by: Virtus2021 | August 25, 2010, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
@donald davidson: Why are you left-wingers so infatuated with Fox news and Sarah Palin? You have all of the other news outlets on your side, and last I checked, Palin wasn’t in any elected position of authority or responsibility.
Posted by: dragoon70056 | August 25, 2010, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm
Why is it everytime controversy swarms around this president the Bush & Palin cards have to be played? Is that the best defense you can find? Even Obama’s supporters are turning. He was supposed to change the tone, course, mood (hope)of the country. Instead, our country has NEVER been more polarized. Why do you always measure him against your perceived inadequacies of President Bush?
Posted by: Bee from Texas | August 25, 2010, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm
Anyone really care about this? He’s taken so many vacations lately that I don’t really think this is “breaking news”. Come on ABC! It can’t be THAT slow of a news day!
Posted by: So? | August 25, 2010, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm
I speak for all Americans when I say, “We miss you, President Bush!”
What a loser we have in the Whitehouse now!
Posted by: barack | August 25, 2010, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
Bush’s fault.
Posted by: Good Lt | August 25, 2010, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
What a “Let them eat cake…” mentality. I don’t think President Obama or ABC News has a real clue … too busy butt kissing their progressive masters.
Posted by: Pat | August 25, 2010, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
The boy president is spending tax payer money “enjoying himself” while Americans are eating crumbs. Like Marxists in the dacha’s, Obama lives above the fray (as a heaven-sent personality can) and comes down to remind us minions just HOW much fun he is having. Amazing that this is “Breaking News” … then again the State-run Media salivates each time this anti-Semite so much as farts.
Posted by: JimBobJoe | August 25, 2010, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
funny how people still call it the “unfunded Iraq war”. So deficit spending is sooooo much better? BHO had a budget yet that sure didn’t seem to matter at all on any of his agendas. Also the war wouldn’t have cost so much if Bill didn’t get his surplus from major cuts in military.
Posted by: Tim | August 25, 2010, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
Breaking News: Obama spends time in White House, News at 11.
Posted by: JeffT | August 25, 2010, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
HE IS HIDING OUT ! WE HAVE ELECTIONS THIS WEEK. NOBODY WANTS HIM AROUND !
Posted by: michael | August 25, 2010, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm
This is “breaking news”??? I’m stuggling to keep my home and business and this is the best you can come up with???
Stock Market tanking, Intel CEO say Obama antibusiness is killing us and they try to change the subject to something light and airy!!!
I wish I could affford dinner out much less take a vacation ANYWHERE!!!
Get him out of my face!
Posted by: s. mORGAN | August 25, 2010, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
It’s obvious to everyone the policies inflicted on this country against our will are doing a great job ruining what’s left of the economy. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still running amock and the housing problem was NOT fixed by Obama and his wizards of smart. One only needs to look to broken California to see where the rest of the U.S. is headed. Hope they aren’t eating any eggs on vacation or is that just another industry being taken over by the feds.
Posted by: Dee | August 25, 2010, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
can it be real that our President is so insensitive to the American demeanor? Even Clinton could fake a tear now and then while he felt our pain.
Hey Double D, if you were any more ideological you would look like a donkey, not that you don’t….
Posted by: whats in a party | August 25, 2010, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
So Michelle goes out and champions eating better and getting the weight off kids…yet every picture we see she is stuffer her face with ice cream and having high calorie and fat dinners at fancy restaurants.
Way to continue the do as a i say not as a i do Obama Admin
Posted by: steve jackson | August 25, 2010, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
HAHA! I LOVE Tap-Tap! Great headline, Jake. Meet the Press should be your gig, my man.
Posted by: JDW | August 25, 2010, 1:35 pm 1:35 pm
Wow. The hard hitting news that ABC has become known for.
Posted by: Homan | August 25, 2010, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
And who says the main stream media doesn’t report the news? Cutting edge reporting!!
Posted by: Hazim | August 25, 2010, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
How can one ‘trash Acorn’. Their own trash MO is self-explanatory and their changing their name – changes nothing per ‘who’ they are.
Have you EVER googled George Soros? Try it; add any name from Obama on down Demrat ladder. You might trying COPUSA/communist Party USA and just check out their agenda; it is indistinguishable from Obama,Inc. and you will propably find old ACORNS in there as well.
As for disdain expressed per Jake’s headline here; think the critics are missing the message of Jake’s understatement. . .and the Obama insult so embedded in Obama’s ‘good time’.
Posted by: catherine t. | August 25, 2010, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
No leadership here—just washed up celebrities. The only people who celebrate this pair of marxist gluts are the commies sitting at their tables.
Posted by: wendell | August 25, 2010, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
Hey Double D, are you an Alabama Fan? Go Bama is what we say in the south when you root for the University of Alabama!!!!
Posted by: whats in a party | August 25, 2010, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm
How ironic. The his holiness reads Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom,” while he enslaves the rest of us peons with the shackles of Obamacare, phone bank regulation bill, a tanking economy, moratoriums on oil rigs, non compliance of immigration laws and cap and trade. He obviously finished reading “The Communist Manifesto” long ago.
Posted by: yabecoo | August 25, 2010, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Feeling the $queeze yet? Thank an Obama voter.
Posted by: Average Joe | August 25, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
Mr. President
You are going to be attacked by haters no matter what you do so yes enjoy yourself.
Posted by: get ur r&r | August 25, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
Wow. That took serious #######, Barry. I’ll repeat Dave Letterman: “He’ll have plenty of time for vacations after his one term.”
Posted by: Jeff | August 25, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
Let’s just hope that Obama does start having a “Terrible Time”. ABC would have to break into all regularly scheduled programming to report on it. That would be “Breaking News”! ;->
Posted by: TheDiver | August 25, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
So glad he’s enjoying himself on the taxpayer’s dime, while we’re all struggling to keep a roof over our heads and food the table.
Posted by: Terri | August 25, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
Disgusting.
Posted by: KansasGirl | August 25, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
Don’t worry about the lier and chief he needs his vaction time in order to get a better understanding of what it will be like after he is kicked out of office.
Posted by: Bruce Hallock | August 25, 2010, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm
The Dow is shaky, the housing market is crumbling, unemployment is approaching 10%, the Government bond is close to default.
But we Americans can be comforted that Obama is having a great time.
Posted by: JustAGuy | August 25, 2010, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
How exactly is this “Breaking News”? Who really cares where Obama ate and that he is “having a great time…” Surely there are more improtant things happening to give the “Breaking News” label to.
Posted by: CB | August 25, 2010, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
Wait! Stop the presses!!!! Breaking news
the President is walking, no, he’s talking without a teleprompter!!!
It’s breaking news that he’s having a great time on vacation.
Now, did ABC EVER report that as breaking news when they asked Bush if he was having a great time? Hmmmm?
Unemployment under Bush was 5.5%, and unemployment under Obama is 9.7%.
And you guys wonder why your ratings keep going down.
Posted by: trueconserv | August 25, 2010, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
BIG yawn!
I’m sure the POTUS is a great guy to have a beer with just as long as he doesn’t blow any of his smoke my way…Wait, that’s exactly what he’s been doing since his first Presidential campaign speech.
Posted by: fishygov | August 25, 2010, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
I don’t understand why someone is mentioning Fox News on an ABC news site (probably should’ve place quotation marks around news, give them hard-hitting piece of journalism); Bush/Cheney, when they haven’t been in the WH for 2 years and aren’t returning or Palin, who isn’t even an elected official. These people obviously live rent-free in your small mind.
OTOH, ABC News (haha), I don’t know how I was making it through the day without knowing that our ruler was enjoying his vacation. Thank you, thank you so much for this important news piece. Who cares about Iran’s nuclear developments, the impoding and exploding American economy, primaries, Senator Bacchus admitting that he did read the health care bill and so much more, because really, it’s all about knowing Obama is having fun. At our expense, but for ABC, who cares, right?
And yet, you wonder why your ratings as well as government’s
Posted by: nooneyouknow | August 25, 2010, 1:42 pm 1:42 pm
Pravda would be proud.
Posted by: Defeat Liberalism | August 25, 2010, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
How’s that Hope & Change working out for YOU!!!
Posted by: Chicago Thug | August 25, 2010, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm
CB, you don’t get it. That was a sarcastic headline! It was a slightly veiled swipe at the fawning media while the country’s in the crapper!
Jake Tapper is a smart, no-nonsense guy.
Posted by: JustAGuy | August 25, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
Gotta love our Vacationer-In-Chief!
Posted by: SoonerBill | August 25, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
I was laid off last December. No vacation for my family this summer, among many other things.
I’m so happy my taxes are paying for this useless jerks vacation.
Change, YES!
Posted by: spamfish60 | August 25, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
Nero (Obama) fiddles …..while Rome is burning!
Posted by: noreaster | August 25, 2010, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm
ABC News…I can not believe that the state of Obama’s vacation would be considered “Breaking News”. That is just sad!!
Posted by: georgie | August 25, 2010, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm
Well isn’t that special. Even when Barry is not on vacation he’s doing a lot of reading, and it’s mainly from a teleprompter. The guy is an empty suit and I’m glad most Americans are seeing that.
Posted by: jamesd123 | August 25, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
Actually, the subtext of this article is fantastic, noting all the interconnected relationships that circle Obama — the insider tracks that are the pathways to power.
I think a lot of people here are missing the sarcasm with which Tapper reports. Even the headline: Breaking News: President Obama Says “I’m Having a Great Time” On Vacation
Zing!
Posted by: Burbank | August 25, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
And why is this breaking news to the socialist left?
Posted by: mike | August 25, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
This is so special! About to make me tear up. Ah forgot, I’m tearing up because I am vomiting.
Posted by: JerryinTampa | August 25, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
why is this “breaking news” at all????
Posted by: sovc | August 25, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
It isn’t Commander in Chief, but rather “Tourist in Chief”.
Posted by: pjean | August 25, 2010, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm
While Rome burns Ohaha fiddles.
Posted by: random | August 25, 2010, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
Breaking News? President Obama says “I’m having a great time” on vacation?
Good Lord. That looks like a headline straight from The Onion.
And you mainstream media folks wonder why you’ve lost your credibility?
Posted by: MrReliable | August 25, 2010, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
What is this . . . vacation #6? Guess the nonstop parties at the WH got to be too much for them. How clueless or arrogant can someone be? Let them eat cake!
Posted by: ReggieP | August 25, 2010, 1:47 pm 1:47 pm
I had my first job interview in 3 months, after getting laid off last November – nobody asked me if I was having a great time.
Posted by: Karen | August 25, 2010, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
Wow Jake. Some real hard hitting journalism there. Normally I like you’re stuff, but seriously “Breaking News”? Come on.
Posted by: Political Palaver | August 25, 2010, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
Let me be Clear, the economy is doing great!
Posted by: FEDUP | August 25, 2010, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm
Good….you’ll have lots of vacations after you are Impeached.
Posted by: welovetheUSA | August 25, 2010, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
This passes as “news”? And “breaking news” at that? lol
Posted by: Truth Detector | August 25, 2010, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
I thought presidents always have a great time
Posted by: Reverse lookup | August 25, 2010, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm
And they wonder why no one watches the news from ABC anymore?
Posted by: jay | August 25, 2010, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
Lay off Jake, folks! It was a sarcastic headline. It illustrates absurdity by being absurd.
Posted by: JustAGuy | August 25, 2010, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
Here he is, living the high life while many Americans are ready to head to the soup kitchens. He apparently couldn’t care less about the plight of these Americans. If he did, he’d tone down the lavish lifestyle. But Mr Narcissist is incapable of that, after all, he is “entitled” to it because the blacks were once slaves. It is payback time–but only for him, the rest of his black brethren can wait for their welfare checks and food stamps.
BTW, does Obama do ANYTHING without Valerie Jarrett?
Posted by: 2Confused | August 25, 2010, 1:51 pm 1:51 pm
Let him take vacations. The more vacations he takes the less trouble he causes when in the White House. A vacation for him means America remains a representative government for one more day when he is not around to turn it into a Marxist republic/dictatorship. What a jerk.
Posted by: djm159 | August 25, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
BREAKING NEWS (as it should have read): President Obama is “having a great time” on vacation at a time that many Americans can only dream of a job…let alone a vacation.
Posted by: Mireya Ayala | August 25, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
Will America remember the OBummer’s constantly throwing “Let them eat cake (in those days cake was the remainder of bread when baked (BREADCRUMBS))” in or faces???
Will YOU?
Posted by: Harpotoo | August 25, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
Try to think about the many unemployed,
underemployed and other finacially
struggling Americans as well, Mr.
President!
Posted by: karl anglin | August 25, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
I lost my job this year. Struggling just to put food on the table and keep the house. My job went to another country. No vacations for me and mine for a very long time. I hope the 1st King of The United States is having a terrific time. And to think I was a Dem voter…but no longer.
Posted by: laid off guy | August 25, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
So this is breaking news! You guys are a bunch of idiots! This includes obama and his administration!
Posted by: li | August 25, 2010, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
So what?? Leave the guy alone. He has his plate full already.
Posted by: sai | August 25, 2010, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
Spent $4 trillion doallars and unemployment is close to 10%. Actual number closer to 20%.
Hvae a nice vacation on the taxpayers.
You’re doing a great job.
Posted by: Stevearino | August 25, 2010, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
I, for one, hope B.O. is having such a great time that he refuses to return to D.C. Lord knows we’d all be better off.
Posted by: Oh Great One | August 25, 2010, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
must be nice to get 6 vacations in one year.. being in the private sector in america prevents us from doing so..
government workers are paid to much and play too much.. this is not europe.. get off your lazy A and get to work
Posted by: NotaSocialist | August 25, 2010, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
Does this guy ever work? Must be nice to be able to take as many vacations as he does. As for us its been over 3 years and when we do go on vacation we pay for it ourselves after years scrimping of saving.
Think as American citizens tax dollars will pay for our trip as it does his? Oh, wait, we just pay them…..
Posted by: Wendy | August 25, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
He is freaking clueless, isn’t he? This is a Harvard Law scholarship graduate’s thinking isn’t it?
Like Jesse and Al said, he was never down for the struggle, it is all about him. He is bigger than any civil rights warrior. What a narcissist, like any of the world’s dictators. Mao, Fidel, Lenin, Hitler, Mohammed.
Posted by: Deskboy | August 25, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
He is freaking clueless, isn’t he? This is a Harvard Law scholarship graduate’s thinking isn’t it?
Like Jesse and Al said, he was never down for the struggle, it is all about him. He is bigger than any civil rights warrior. What a narcissist, like any of the world’s dictators. Mao, Fidel, Lenin, Hitler, Mohammed.
Posted by: Deskboy | August 25, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
Aawww, ABC has no sense of humor..
OBAMA the GREAT… Obama is better then all of you. He can do whatever he wishes. Leave him alone you mean Conservatives.. Everytime I hear obama’s name, I think I am gonna faint…
Barack Hussien Obama.. MMMMmmmMMMMmmm
Posted by: HyenaKiller | August 25, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
Most of mainstream media would consider this a legitimate headline, but if you’ve seen Jake Tapper in White House press briefings, you’d know he’s NOT one of them.
Jake Tapper is one of the dying breed of serious journalists. The rest have become cheerleaders.
Posted by: JustAGuy | August 25, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
BREA K ING NEWS:
IT’S BREAKING BECAUSE IT’S RUINING AMERICA!
Posted by: jl | August 25, 2010, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
get ur r&r | Aug 25, 2010 1:39:14 PM:
Mr. President
You are going to be attacked by haters no matter what you do so yes enjoy yourself.
=====================================
Only 45% approve of BO now. He won election by about 56%. So, some of the BO lovers must have moved into the haters column. They found out food stamps can’t buy you lobster.
Posted by: pfft | August 25, 2010, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Why so many vactions? You’re going to have plenty of time after your ONE term!
This one (for Barack) has almpst been two weeeks. Time to go to the next vacation. Isn’t it?
Posted by: Stevearino | August 25, 2010, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Oh, stop whining! Just be glad that the Imam-in-Chief is enjoying himself and experience the fun vicariously. You don’t want to sound racist now, do you?
Posted by: jnsesq | August 25, 2010, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Golly. Isn’t this precious. He fiddles while the country “burns.”
He’s a worthless individual.
Posted by: SecondEdition2 | August 25, 2010, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
He’s on vacation. What’s he supposed to say????
Posted by: Cereallover196 | August 25, 2010, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
How is this important news?!?! When the majority of Americans can’t even dine out let alone take vacations this is news?!?! When I read this, I puked a little in my mouth …
Posted by: JuneBug60 | August 25, 2010, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
It’s a 4 step process to fix this
1. Take back the House and Senate
2. Impeach Obama (fast track 1 Month: Socialist and incompetent)
3. Impeach Biden (Fast track 1 month: incompetent)
4. Place new Republican House speaker in presidency
Posted by: Jturk | August 25, 2010, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
Don’t worry guys, we will all be on vacation soon. except it will be camping, if by camping you mean homeless. this guy is a disgrace. makes me angry to see this country that i love in so much trouble while our “President” is on vacation or at the golf course or spending our entire treasure on failed programs.
Posted by: Kurt | August 25, 2010, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
He’s right up Halperin’s “alley” as they say; steeped in Socialism since childhood….as was Halperin.
Posted by: SecondEdition2 | August 25, 2010, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
Gotta love the liberal media. Even though Barry and his boys have been total failures at everything that have done the main stream media is still caught up in his BS. Wake up the hope and change failed it’s over this nightmare is for real and hard working Americans would love for news papers and TV to acknowledge!!
Posted by: Dave | August 25, 2010, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
So, you go on vacation to have a bad time and then go back to a bad situation at work?????
Posted by: Cereallover196 | August 25, 2010, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm
I hate to say this, but the guy is just plain lazy. He doesn’t like the job’s responsibilities and workload, just the perks.
Posted by: Pounce Kitty | August 25, 2010, 1:59 pm 1:59 pm
Can we just ‘deem’ him inpeached?
Posted by: FredRick | August 25, 2010, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
I love you obama…
Thank you for being our KING, you are the best thing too happen in this world. Thank God you left Kenya to come here and save us stupid Americans…
You all should bow down and worship at obama’s feet. Be thankful for him.
Posted by: ObamaLover | August 25, 2010, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
The longer Clueless Comrade Barry vacations, the better for the United States.
Posted by: Windfall | August 25, 2010, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
Frankly, who cares? It’s not the vacationing that bugs me, or the golf games, elaborate dinner parties….it’s the fact that he peers down his nose and wags his finger at us (the little people) and tells us that in these tough times we all have to do our part and cut back, do without. Meanwhile he’s thumbing his royal nose at us and taking off on multiple vacations. Yes, Bush took 879 vacations (or some number like that). But they were almost all either at Camp David or at his own ranch in Crawford. Did it cost the taxpayers money? Of course. Was he jetting around the world, living the high life? No, he was not. There is something very un-presidential about the Obama’s living the glitzy life while Americans are struggling to put food on the table, keep their jobs and keep their homes. It shows a total lack of respect on his part toward the people who (God have mercy on them) elected him and whom he reportedly serves (although that is up for grabs at this point).
Posted by: tampamom25 | August 25, 2010, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm
Is Jake Tapper working for the Onion now?
Posted by: jones | August 25, 2010, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
This just in: Obama prefers filtered cigarettes. Spread the word.
Posted by: Gary Cooper | August 25, 2010, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
After 16 months of unemployment I can tell you I really couldn’t care less what the Obama’s are doing on (yet another) vacation.
Jobs!
What a disgrace this guy is!
Never again will I vote for a Democrat.
Posted by: Disgusted | August 25, 2010, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
Lost 500,000 jobs last month, the U.S. economy is flailing despite the massive stimulus, the economy of the free world is struggling, Iraq, Afghanistan, soldeiers still dying despite having under 50,000 troops because the real “war” is over, the DOW’s dropping, the NY Mosque/Islam issues, Iran’s trying to build a bomb and this guy has time to relax and read a book???? I’m a regular slub with a wife and four kids, lucky enough to have a decent job and as much as I love to read I’m so exhausted by the time I get into bed that I can’t keep my eyes open!!! Break out the fiddle Nero, I mean Obama….
Posted by: VADAVE | August 25, 2010, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
Obama just stepped into a restroom!
Details in about 1 minute!
Posted by: Matt | August 25, 2010, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
‘Breaking News: President Obama Says “I’m Having a Great Time” On Vacation’ <== THAT's "breaking news?" Iraq is falling to pieces, America is going broke, jobless claims are up and THIS is what you put as "breaking news"? PLEASE do not sit around and scratch your heads wondering why you can't compete with the Internet, bloggers, et al. It's because you put up this crap, and the others put up "information" and "fact". You all at ABC might need to look that up in a good dictionary, but it won't hurt! I promise!
Posted by: Rex | August 25, 2010, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
“So, you go on vacation to have a bad time and then go back to a bad situation at work?????”
Actually, I have had that happen more than once. I need a life!
Posted by: Gotero | August 25, 2010, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
So, the Huxtables, I mean the Obama’s are enjoying their vacation…..Isn’t that special…..Time for another can of Alpo for lunch, with a little Sam’s cola to wash it down…..Goodby from Obama’s America……..
Posted by: TransitDave | August 25, 2010, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
Americans, sorry to report, but here in the rest of the world things are OK. Sure it is not booming though we are getting along.
I figured when you voted for Obama it was clear evidence of the years of poor education coming home to roost. Boy it sure has.
US housing collapses, unemployment soars, companies cut investment because of uncertainty, companies move overseas, wars rage and the Mexicans flood in. While President Obama holidays on.
Bus ticket to an Obama rally – $10
Buying a ‘Hope and Change’ T-Shirt – $30
Watching Obama destroy the US through incompetence – priceless
Posted by: Ellen O'Day | August 25, 2010, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
And what was the point of this article? Exactly who cares? This is the most shameless and ridiculos story I have ever seen. You should be ashamed of yourself for writing such hack about absolutely nothing. Do you really believe this is “newsworthy”?
Posted by: Jed | August 25, 2010, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
I am glad he is having such a great time on our dime. STAY THERE AND DON’T COME BACK!! It is better than continuing to run the country into the ground and raising the national debt.
Posted by: Greg | August 25, 2010, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper???????????? Hey Jake Off, Call your reporting ” Puff pieces, softballs and cream puffs from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper”. Much more appropriate.
Posted by: yabecoo | August 25, 2010, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
We ONLY need to hold on until November 2nd!
Marine general: Obama gives ‘sustenance’ to Taliban
Intercepted messages: ‘Hey, you know, we only have to hold out for so long’
Wall Street Journal 08/25/2010
Posted by: Harpotoo | August 25, 2010, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm
Good, hope you ARE having a great time. Us Liberals and Democrats don’t NEED you to hold our hands. Your doing your job like your suppose to. If we need a job, we will go out and look for one and not expect you to come with us. Poor Republicans……Obama STILL hasn’t caught up with Bush’s vacation time. To this date, Bush had already taken 3 times the amount of days Obama has. Bush didn’t accomplish a damn thing when he was in office because when he wasn’t on vacation, his and Chaney’s brain were on permanant vacation. I think Chaney’s next surgery will probably be a brain though.
Posted by: ShirlGirl | August 25, 2010, 2:06 pm 2:06 pm
Obama pretends he is reading history. I bet that guy hasn’t read a whole book(other than his two autobiographies)in ten years. This inane report is what I have come to expect from the TV networks. All fluff. Turn it to CBS and you get to hear Katie Couric lecture us on being a nation of Islamophobes, as if that is even a word. Sheesh!
Posted by: Jim Baker | August 25, 2010, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
hey they don’t call you folks LAME stream media for nothing!!!!!
Posted by: ungbungbinga | August 25, 2010, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
He loves to vacation. Let’s give him plenty of time to vacation… vote him out, or better yet impeach him!
Posted by: Rank | August 25, 2010, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
All you meanies, leave our dear little president alone. Heaven knows he is near complete exhaustion from spending all our money. He needs total rest. Let’s give him the next 2 years off.
Posted by: Pete | August 25, 2010, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
Breaking news. Obama sucks worse than a chest wound. Thanks Obot clown army for electing this pinhead. I mean we tried to tell you the dangers of idiots like Obama and the liberal agenda but you wouldn’t listen. Fortunately like that stupid bratty child to whom the parent finally relented to shut him up, we let you play with a toy that was beyond your ability to comprehend and you have hurt yourselves…..badly. And it’s funny. I want the nation to hurt so that everyone shares in the lesson and burns this into their memories. Peace out Obots, you have exceeded industry standards for stupid.
Posted by: Red Ruffansore | August 25, 2010, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
Great! BHO is having a “great time”…..just like us surfs, looking for a job, watching our investments crumble, watching American become a 3rd rate socialist society. Keep going, Barry – you bum!
Posted by: Ken D | August 25, 2010, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
Michelle interuppteed her vacation in Spain,to fly over to Florida and now I guess this is her REAL vacation?
And we’re all paying for this.
He takes more VACATIONS than anyone I’ve ever seen.
Did he find a good Muslim church there to go to while he was there.
Posted by: Stevearino | August 25, 2010, 2:09 pm 2:09 pm
Yay!! .. You go guy !! Please keep on doing what you do Mr. President. You are the very best campaign news for November.
Posted by: VIc | August 25, 2010, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
Breaking News: ABC takes down comments it doesn’t like. Well done, comrades.
Posted by: dexter | August 25, 2010, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
Stop picking on these ABC, CBS and NBC journalists. The need to have a place to work, as FOX will only hire the best!
Posted by: Rank | August 25, 2010, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
Oh..THAT Vernon Jordan (trying to get the Lewinsky scandal out of my head).
Posted by: Tom D | August 25, 2010, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
Slow news day?
Posted by: Dude | August 25, 2010, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Translation: “Thanks you Liberal losers who fell for my Hopey Change crap! Now I can live like a king because I won this like American Idol and I can rub it in everyone’s face”.
He realizes this job is way too hard for him and he has had to actually work (and I use that word very loosely) for the first time in his life and he has already decided he wants no more of this so he won’t run again, but he will take everyone and everything in this country for what he can while he can. He also knows he’ll be useless come November when his Socialist and Communist policies are challenged and the Democratic trash are no longer the majority.
Posted by: Jason | August 25, 2010, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
So he’s doing a lot of reading. Maybe he should read his atrocious health care bill.
Posted by: Hoagie | August 25, 2010, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm
Nero Claudius Augustus Caesar Germanicus Obama !!! Vacationing while The United States burns !!!
Posted by: diablodiverdown | August 25, 2010, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
…on the other hand…if he’s vacationing…than means he can’t sign any 2000 page pieces of legislation that wouldn’t get read anyway.
Posted by: WBOB | August 25, 2010, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
@JustAGuy-”a sarcastic headline” really? I would like to believe that but nothing in the article justifies it. Sorry… this article is more suited to a supermarket tabloid….
Posted by: Mallie | August 25, 2010, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm
I am heartened to hear that Obama is enjoying his vacation since it will be at least 10 days until his next one
Posted by: Susan in NY | August 25, 2010, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
For those of you that are still propping up BO, good luck. He is a sinking ship and everybody is jumping off. He will no doubt go down in history as the worst, most unqualified, narcicistic, egomaniacle, lazy, selfcentered, racist, president ever.
Posted by: JJJ | August 25, 2010, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
Wonder how many Americans care if Obama is having a fine time? 10% maybe? Wonder how many liberal news outlets like ABC care? 100%? The liberals cannot bring themselves to say the words embattled or beleagered yet. So funny to see them trying to cover for their hero. How’s your ratings going ABC?
Posted by: taptap77 | August 25, 2010, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
He has interupted his vacation to go on a differsnt one.
Posted by: Stevearino | August 25, 2010, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
Must be nice. I havent been able to afford a vacation in 3 years.
Posted by: Chris | August 25, 2010, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
Obama is a stupid pretender, he is a fictional entity created by the Media. His legend grows as the press slobbers and licks his lies from the ground. The American people will never forget this man when they enter the voting booth for the next twenty years. Yes, this is also Bush’s fault according to Barry.
Posted by: Ron Adams | August 25, 2010, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm
If he likes reading so much why doesnt he read the healthcare bill??
Might be because its 2700 pages…
Posted by: wwsnead | August 25, 2010, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
he needs to stay on vacation cause he does no good in the white house. thats why he wanted to be president so he could get all the freebees. and we the tax payers have to foot the bill.his bext trip needs to be IMPEACHMENT. HE DONT CARE ABOUT THE ECONOMY CAUSE HE KNOWS HIS DAYS AND FREEBEES ARE NUMBERED
Posted by: ernie | August 25, 2010, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
At this point, most American’s are plotting their own path regardless of what this Administration says, promises, or changes from day to day to keep up with the latest polling trends. NOBODY I speak to on either side of the aisle, has anything good to say about this Administration and the Dem. leadership – not one thing.
Posted by: Door Four | August 25, 2010, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
He should say “I’m sorry!” “Im in over my head!” “I resign!” What a loser!
Posted by: barack | August 25, 2010, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Glad to know this as I am trying to FIND A JOB IN A DEPRESSION
Posted by: Rob | August 25, 2010, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Jed said “Watching Obama destroy the US through incompetence – priceless.
Jed it is not incompetence, it is a purposeful act. He is destroying the country on purpose. His puppetmaster and largest supporter George Soros said this:”"The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States” THIS ought to tell you all you need to know about the Obama “agenda”.
Posted by: Carole | August 25, 2010, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Look at this drivel !!!
Why is Anyone coming here for ‘news’ ?
Find alternative media sites like Rense(dot)com……but for Gods sake, stay away from this mind numbing spew.
Posted by: Aove | August 25, 2010, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm
Maybe he should read the Health care bill….
Posted by: Brutus | August 25, 2010, 2:17 pm 2:17 pm
The Democrats thought they were so smart in collapsing the economy after the took power in 2006, so they could gain total control in 2008.
I hope one day the Democrat leaders that created this debacle, such as Barney Frank, face very long prison terms for what they have done to this country.
Posted by: Jim | August 25, 2010, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
Where did Aunt Esther get that horrid dress? It looks like remnants from the cloth store sewn together.
Who dresses this cow? Vanity Fair says she is best dressed? BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by: mikeyVA | August 25, 2010, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
I just had a great time applying for unemployment compensation for the first time. Hallalujah.
Posted by: Skip | August 25, 2010, 2:19 pm 2:19 pm
/get ur r&r – Thanks You are going to be attacked by haters no matter what you do so yes enjoy yourself./
Obama, of course, would be attacked far less; if Obama ‘enjoying himself’ was not what he did best and exclulsively.
(If pressed; you probably think Michelle IS a ‘fashion queen’ and believed the ‘cover lie’ – an insult in itself – that her r&r trip to Spain, was all necessary on behalf of her ‘sad friend’. . .whereby ‘we’ paid for sixty rooms per enterouge in a luxury hotel and entertainment for duration.)
Liberals cannot help be ‘but’ who they are. . .and thanks to Obama,Inc. and wife; we get painful reminders, daily. And we get the bill.
Posted by: catherine t. | August 25, 2010, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
How nice…this fool plays the fiddle while Rome burns!!!
Posted by: Ghost Rider | August 25, 2010, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
I can’t believe I voted for this guy. Man, I am so sorry. I think he is truely trying to ruin this country. Nobody would do these things to help us.
Posted by: jak | August 25, 2010, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
The Obama exude class and dignity. They are setting an exaple for the lower class to attai too.
Posted by: Chazz | August 25, 2010, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
The Obama exude class and dignity. They are setting an exaple for the lower class to attai too.
Posted by: Chazz | August 25, 2010, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
i am so concerned about there vacation i can hardly contain myself,i hope the maggot stays on vacation at least he wont be making any more nazi policies and it would cost us less in the long run
Posted by: mike | August 25, 2010, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
Look at this drivel !!!
Why is Anyone coming here for ‘news’ ?
Find an alternative media sites like Rense(dot)com……but for Gods sake, stay away from this mind numbing spew.
Posted by: ABC = Butter Brain | August 25, 2010, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
Just curious: Was this “Power, pop, [or] probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper”?
Posted by: jnsesq | August 25, 2010, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
Weren’t the Obama’s just on vacation a couple weeks ago?
Geez, I can stand those two money sucking selfish elitists less every day.
I’m sure when the entire economy collapses Michelle and Barry will be sipping champagne, eating lobster, and caviar.
Posted by: M Theory | August 25, 2010, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
This is journalism at it’s best! Next Jake will tell us about Lady Gaga meeting Snookie for brunch.
Posted by: GeorgiePorgie | August 25, 2010, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm
I’m reasonably sure that the point and title of this article was for satire.
Please tell me I’m correct on that assumption.
Please.
Posted by: Jennifer | August 25, 2010, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
For those of you that are still propping up BO, good luck. He is a sinking ship and everybody is jumping off. He will no doubt go down in history as the worst, most unqualified, narcicistic, egomaniacle, lazy, selfcentered, racist, president ever.
Posted by: JJJ | August 25, 2010, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm
@hyena killer…
Which Mohammed are you referring to as a dictator??
Another thing, Im as middle of the road as it gets….but all of you complaining about the amount of vacation time need to check your facts. First off, its the end of August….look that up in regards government and vacation in August. Second, the last president had nearly triple the amount of vacation time at the same point in his presidency. Ppl love to spout, and rarely check the facts. Dolts…
Posted by: Jason | August 25, 2010, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm
This is a joke right? The people of Pakistan are dying due to a horrible flood, Killings in Somalia and other African countries, unemployed are protesting, the market is tanking due to slow economy world wide and ABC call’s this breaking news? Pleeease make the media have a brain!
Posted by: Sansan | August 25, 2010, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
ShirlGirl, you HAVE to be kidding… or delusional.
Posted by: JBC | August 25, 2010, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
Most of these forums are racially charged. A vacation is what reboots the mind and body and based on our current affairs it’s well deserved. This president is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t.
Posted by: It's tricky | August 25, 2010, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
Mr. President, glad you are enjoying your vacation. It is hard work destroying a great country like the USA. Please do us all a favor, stay on vacation. This way the economy can rebound, your poll numbers will recover and then perhaps I could afford one myself.
Best wishes.
Posted by: cliff c | August 25, 2010, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
“Breaking news”??? Are you kidding me? You’re joking, right? Is this a parody or something? Surely you are kidding…..right?
Posted by: Bigfoot | August 25, 2010, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm
“Breaking News”
Wow, that was some powerful, hard-hitting reporting there Jakester; read like something from the pages of Tiger Beat!!!
We are ALL in BIG TROUBLE folks; our Emperor and his spin-machines are driving this country to absolute RUIN!
Posted by: NormanPaperman | August 25, 2010, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
We can only hope that he takes a 3 hour tour on the SS Minnow while on vacation. Oh wait then Biden would be President? Ah what the heck, I’ll chip in for the dock fees. Oh wait I already have by paying my taxes.
Posted by: The Barron | August 25, 2010, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
I wonder if Barry has seen the latest housing numbers? Actually it doesn’t matter. The man could care less about the pain he is inflicting on the country. Who the hell voted for this FRAUD!!!!
Posted by: Steady321 | August 25, 2010, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
only pisses people off and creates more hatred
Posted by: sasha | August 25, 2010, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
Something tells me that you will be having plenty of vacation time coming real soon.
Thanks for burning America down to the ground Obama – hope it was worth it to you… you’ve done an excellent job so far… not much left to throw a match to, but I am sure you will find something to send up in flames. Satan must be very proud of you.
Posted by: Seacrest | August 25, 2010, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
Any CEO of any company, who was not doing the job he was hired to do, taking six vacations in a year would be canned.
The economy is in the can, no jobs, and no relief in sight. This guy needs to be fired by the company “Stock Holders”
Posted by: CuriosityCat | August 25, 2010, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
Cut the President some slack; he has been busy endorsing the “Cordoba” ground zero mosque, while his wife was paying her repects to a mosque in Cordoba Spain.
Posted by: JoeB | August 25, 2010, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
Can you say “Tin Ear”?? Or more exactly “Large Tin Ear”??
Posted by: Jim | August 25, 2010, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm
Glad he is havin fun. I canceled my family’s vacation to pay the $2000 college tuition the Gov of Michigan welsched on and the new pay to play @ my daughters high school so she can be “well rounded for life experiences”
This guy makes Carter look like a genius
Posted by: DeathbyClowns | August 25, 2010, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
Glad to hear he’s chowing down on lobster while the underlings contemplete food stamp fare and government issued surplus cheese. Well those who voted for him are wondering what’s going on, those of us who realized that he never held a real job before this one saw this coming. Where are all those Obama bumper stickers now? Nobody wants to be identified with him! I think they are considered anti-theft devices….even a thief wouldn’t want to drive a car with one!
Posted by: Joe the Plumber | August 25, 2010, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
Maybe he should read the Health care bill….”
—
Nobody needs to.
“Baucus replied that if Libby residents assembled an economic development plan, he would do what he could to help, and he took credit for “essentially” writing the health care bill that passed the Senate.
“I don’t think you want me to waste my time to read every page of the health care bill. You know why? It’s statutory language,” Baucus said. “We hire experts.”
Posted by: ABC | August 25, 2010, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
The south side of Chicago is a distant memory for this President/community organizer.
It is time to live it up! When else will he have this opportunity again to dine in a suit with fanfare?
When he finally addresses the nation about the dire economic news, it will be perfectly acceptable to tell us to not shoot the messenger. After all, the economy simply couldn’t have taken a turn for the worse at the same time that he he was on vacation!
Posted by: Mike, CO | August 25, 2010, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm
The “comments” section are more pertinant than the actual story is. I can’t believe I wasted my time reading this. Darn Drudge Report. This journalist should be fired… He should go work for O.K. magazine.
Posted by: Scott | August 25, 2010, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
Was this article sarcastic or something? lol
Posted by: Eugene | August 25, 2010, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
You folks do realize that Jake was trolling with that “Breaking News” bit, right?
Posted by: Matt | August 25, 2010, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
You’re supposed to hate Obama so you will be pacified for awhile when you vote the Next New World Order shill in office…
Around and around it goes, when you will awaken? No one knows!
Posted by: Mark | August 25, 2010, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm
Hideous dress worn by Marie Michelle Antoinette.
Posted by: Bandito99 | August 25, 2010, 2:34 pm 2:34 pm
THIS JUST IN: ABC is not a news outlet. Details on E! as they occur.
Posted by: Richard Whitney | August 25, 2010, 2:34 pm 2:34 pm
BREAKING NEWS!
53 percent of the American voters in 2008 voted for this moron…….
How’s that Hope and Change?
You betcha!
Posted by: Yosemite Sam | August 25, 2010, 2:34 pm 2:34 pm
Jake…is this for real?
This is the best news you could find?
The entire country is on fire but obama is having a great vacation???
Good God man, how do you sleep at night???
Posted by: edgar friendly | August 25, 2010, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
I think this is supposed to be sarcasm…right?
Posted by: phillyflyer | August 25, 2010, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
Jake, I’m sorry for you, my man! You always appeared to be a real journalist, objective. You must be hating ABC now! Hope you get a better and real journalist job soon!
Cheers,
Travis
ps – Obama is the WORST President, EVER!
Posted by: Travis McGee | August 25, 2010, 2:36 pm 2:36 pm
That idiot has been on a taxpayer funded vacation since the day he moved into the White House. Anyone that actually believes this empty suit has a clue on what he is doing is truly delusional. Thanks again to all the morons that voted for this fraud. You should all be forced to wear your Hope and Change shirts every day so everyone can know how damn stupid you are.
Posted by: Larry | August 25, 2010, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
And why is this breaking news??? Is ABC just trying to get all the Obama haters pumped up so that they can complain about his family vacation?
Posted by: justayreal74 | August 25, 2010, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
I wish he would go on a PERMANENT vacation so he cannot do more damage to our country.
Posted by: ash | August 25, 2010, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
Breaking news??? Are you kidding me!!?? ABC…no wonder you are not even on the ratings list!
Posted by: rckmom | August 25, 2010, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
Did you NOT HEAR Joe Biden everything is going well, “moving in the right direction” you forget they had NOTHING to do with this they’re just fixing things and that might take longer than they orginally expected because it was MUCH worse then they thought … any day now just stay cool like the President … you might want to find a few million suckers to pay your bills for like he has too. Think about it America he has NEVER earned a pay check and every dollar he has has come from donations or the tax payer … Politicians, government employees and unions are the problem none of them have an ROI and they all live off people that work and generate capital.
Posted by: Bob | August 25, 2010, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
Do us all a favor and stay on vacation, permanently!
Posted by: Nobozo | August 25, 2010, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
Awwww… how touching! I’m so glad he’s having such a great time and that he’s able to unwind and spend time reading. I am still struggling with new expenses and out of ideas of how to keep up. But, that’s OK because I’m a member of the “little people” and the obamas are members of the elitist, socialist-wishing class who live like capitalist pigs.
Posted by: Gina | August 25, 2010, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm
Sycophantic MSM interviews nepotistic restauranteur about object of their slobbering affection. Result; Quotes like these fawningly reported to the unwashed: “He’s a friend of mine and I adore his voice,” “It was very exciting for all of us, they were extremely lovely to everyone here,” she said.
…I just kicked up all over my best shirt.
Posted by: BravoFoxtrotDelta | August 25, 2010, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
The president is entitled o his vacation however he may want to think about it a little before going on one when the nation is in such a terrible state. Most Americans when times are good can only go on holiday for one or two weeks a year. Granted the president is never really on vacation as there are many things that need his attention. Saying all that he has made some awful choices from the day he took office. Don’t let the door hit ya on the way out.
Posted by: Steve | August 25, 2010, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
Progresssssives’s no nothing of business or economics – they should stick w/ Hollywood and singing, dancing and Interior decorating….!
Posted by: Stacie | August 25, 2010, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
I think the breaking news would be that Obama was NOT on vacation and actually working. On the other hand, a vacationing Obama is musch less dangerous to our country than a “working” Obama… 2012, 2012, 2012…
Posted by: K Roe | August 25, 2010, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
Hideous dress worn by Marie Michelle Antoinette. (Now this isn’t news).
So this comes out at the same time we hear a US Marine is killed on the border by a drug cartel, along with 72 more illegal want-a-bes. Worst, worst, worst, EVER!
Posted by: PattiSue | August 25, 2010, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
Obama has given thousands of census jobs and money in the form of unemployment. What else can he do!!!!???
Posted by: Chazz | August 25, 2010, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
How sweet, the Obama’s are having a great time. They so deserve it, since the US was such a mean country to Michele and Barack before he got elected. I wish I could donate even more money to the government so they can have an even better time than what they are having now.
Posted by: jamaljk | August 25, 2010, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
Larry | Aug 25, 2010 2:37:45 PM posted: “That idiot has been on a taxpayer funded vacation since the day he moved into the White House.”
The Obamas have picked up the tab for their own food and lodging whenever they travel on vacation. It’s not “taxpayer funded” except for security, and that comes with the job.
And, btw, it’s a working vacation, just as with previous presidents. Did you know that Bush had taken three times more vacation days at his point in his term? Did you howl then?
Posted by: green.goddess | August 25, 2010, 2:45 pm 2:45 pm
I can’t believe that I read a page of messages and not one mention of George W Bush..
Posted by: GB | August 25, 2010, 2:46 pm 2:46 pm
Meanwhile, over 10,000 out-of-work aviation workers in Wichita scratch it out after Obama trashed general aviation and corporate jets, all the while he flies on the biggest one of all and thousands of government flights are made every year on “private” jets. This president is the absolute height of narcissistic elitist arrogance.
Posted by: Jack | August 25, 2010, 2:47 pm 2:47 pm
Maybe Jake has figured it out. A lot of us only read the articles for the comments. Some of us skip right to the comments. Much more entertaining and relevant than the articles. All the journalist has to do is come up with a provocative headline and the rest of us do all the work!
Posted by: Katherine McKeon | August 25, 2010, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
ABC news should close up shop. This is not a news network but a joke.
Posted by: John | August 25, 2010, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
Is this a joke? This is TMZ news, what are you doing ABC?
Posted by: Whatthe? | August 25, 2010, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
Come on, folks, let’s give the guy a break. Obama has way exceeded my expectations and that’s a fact. I mean, I could never, ever have imagined the depths of incompetence this clown has reached with ease! Most sincere apologies to Bozo, Ronald McDonald and all the rest out there for calling BO a ‘clown’, by the way.
Posted by: Mustang001 | August 25, 2010, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
I can’t decide if this empty suit is trying to ruin the country or is doing it to pave the way for even more leftist agenda. Either way, I’m glad he was elected. It took a complete incompetent president like Jimmy Carter to beat a WEAK Ford to give us Reagan. I’m hoping we can do a hell of a lot better than McCain to give us someone worth voting for. His approval ratings are where they are because:
1. He’s incompetent
2. Mainstream America woke up to find a socialist in the White houes
3. His policies have all failed.
He will give us real change, and it took someone just like him to bring it about, it will have about a 48 month lag.
Posted by: zach | August 25, 2010, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
Pucker up, Jake. The kiss ass story of the year!
Posted by: rj ross | August 25, 2010, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
Tapper you need to probe deeper to get the pop..you know the four legged version
Posted by: sndrmrv | August 25, 2010, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
These clowns are Despised More every day
Posted by: KenyanMonkey | August 25, 2010, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
This headline is a joke, right?? Breaking news??? It’s funny if it’s a joke. If not, I seriously have to wonder what’s wrong with this reporter. the Obama family has been wasting our money with their vacations all summer long. Fueling their jets, paying the secret servicemens’ way on all their galavanting. Good God, they’ve had more vacations this season than I’ve had in a lifetime, and when the country needs the President’s full attention & solidarity! Shameful, but it’s certainly not new news. Can’t WAIT to see the loser go for good!
Posted by: Laura | August 25, 2010, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
Are you kidding? Is that “hard reporting”? That was a complete non-article. News in the major media is truly dead.
Posted by: KimC | August 25, 2010, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
Do his kids even go to school anymore?????
Posted by: Lora | August 25, 2010, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm
“Among the president’s reading materials is Jonathan Franzen’s “Freedom,” which is not yet on shelves. During a weekend visit to a local bookstore in Vineyard Haven the owner gifted the president with the store’s advanced reading copy.”
Well maybe someone should give this idiot of a president a copy of the latest health care bill for his “summer reading” since it’s not been read by ANYONE yet (no “advance copy” needed)!
Posted by: Paulette Revere | August 25, 2010, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
It IS a Joke, sorta like ABC “News” and the rest of the State Run Media
Posted by: OweBama | August 25, 2010, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
This is considered breaking news?
Posted by: Chris | August 25, 2010, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
Oh, how sweet! I feel so much better now, knowing that the man who wants to take more of my money and give it to those who don’t work, is having a good vacation. ABC, you’re as much of a joke as PeeBO is!
Posted by: James | August 25, 2010, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
Kudos! to Jake Tapper on the amount of detail in this piece. Now, if only Obama and his cronies (excuse me for sounding biased so early on) from the White House could start being as, not only detailed, but truthful, when they speak, maybe the markets would begin to have some confidence and begin to consistently rebound (assuming his/the WH’s words were truthful- and well meaning to begin with, which, a majority of Americans believe is NOT the case as far as any kind of ‘recovery’ is concerned, hence the mosque controversy). The sad fact of the matter of this piece is that, again, on the rare occasion the press gets the chance or, feels it appropriate, to ask our emperor in chief a question, he sticks his foot in his mouth, while further showing his extreme disconnect to the realities the American people are facing, without him, to US, seeming to be putting any ‘skin in the game.’
Posted by: Steve B. | August 25, 2010, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
Glad he is having a good time while the rest of America is dealing with Food Stamps, Foreclosures, Layoffs and Unemployment.
ABC needs to report real news like:
Trillion dollar bailout for commercial real estate, Dow Fighting to hold 10,000 or Government’s new right to track your ever move.
Lately, I get more news from drudge report and infowars. Wake up America!!
Cheers,
Anarchist
Posted by: Anarchist | August 25, 2010, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
That SOB. This his 10th vacation since taking office. New unemployment filings are up to 500K. He promised that the economy would be ADDing 500K per month by now due to his economic policies. He, his administration, and his policies are a complete failure.
Posted by: MSS | August 25, 2010, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
Not a big Obama fan…but is this news?
Posted by: phillysmart | August 25, 2010, 2:57 pm 2:57 pm
Michelle always looks like she just swallowed a bug or something. You’d think she could muster up a smile after just having had a fabulous lobster tempura dinner with her close friends at a pricey restaurant. Some people are just never happy…or proud. Conjure up a smile for the little people, Michelle. We live for it. /s
Posted by: NaniB | August 25, 2010, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
to Green Goddess: Most of Bush’s vacations were to his home (ranch) in TX. I think that is a more responsible & understated vacation destination.
Posted by: Laura | August 25, 2010, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
HERE’S SOME BREAKING NEWS:
STAY ON VACATION for the good of the country!
Posted by: JohnSvengali | August 25, 2010, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
This is news for BET or TMZ they love this American hating family.
Posted by: Juan | August 25, 2010, 2:59 pm 2:59 pm
I was thinking the same thing as the other posters. “This is ‘breaking news?’”
Maybe the reporter is TRYING to make the President look bad by calling it “breaking news.”
Posted by: BobyMardell | August 25, 2010, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
How about reading a little Adam Smith.
Posted by: Joel | August 25, 2010, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm
I hope that reading consists of things like the Constitution and every single solitary word of every bill he ever signed into law.
Posted by: MH | August 25, 2010, 3:01 pm 3:01 pm
I, for one, could care if The Fraud ever comes back.
His time in office is ticking down. He will be ousted by the American people in November 2012. Time to liberation: 2 years, three months, 27 days.
Bye bye Barry. We will NOT miss you or Joe “Foot in Mouth” Biden.
Posted by: James Marsden | August 25, 2010, 3:01 pm 3:01 pm
ABC News: lap dog to the President. Could you have written a puffier piece?
Also, what’s with the pretentious language? Why not just say that the book store owner “gave the President” the book, instead of “gifted the president with the store’s advanced reading copy.”
Posted by: Bryan | August 25, 2010, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
They both look as though they have been sleeping in their clothes.
Boy is that impressive, NOT!
Posted by: Old Gentleman | August 25, 2010, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
Well, I am sure glad he is enjoying himself because life is hell for the rest of us out here trying to earn a living and get by.
The Ruling Class has it made. Us commoners get to pay for it.
Posted by: CEBVA | August 25, 2010, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm
“Let them eat cake.” The Obama’s vacation every other week while the rest of us suffer. They are the epitome of a limousine liberal.
Posted by: Mahakala | August 25, 2010, 3:03 pm 3:03 pm
green.goddess: “Did you know that Bush had taken three times more vacation days at his point in his term?”
Do you have any proof to back up this statement or is this just another made up fact?
Posted by: Allen | August 25, 2010, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm
Not sure what is more pathetic…the way this piece was written or the fact that it says “Breaking News” on the top of it.
Posted by: JW | August 25, 2010, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm
“I’m having a great time,” the president said. “Doing a lot of reading”
Maybe he should read the constitution or the healthcare bill
Posted by: noslow6 | August 25, 2010, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
Breaking News: President Obama Says “I’m Having a Great Time” On Vacation
Where is the journalism aspect of the story? One softball question and a whole article is written? ABC is apparently the new TMZ.
Posted by: Buffington | August 25, 2010, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
This is breaking news considering Obama is such a bitter, bitter man.
Posted by: littleblindjeffymcrib | August 25, 2010, 3:05 pm 3:05 pm
This is more or less stick it in your face journalism. They and Obama are in charge and it`s just thier way of trying to be cute while americans suffer
Posted by: Indy | August 25, 2010, 3:06 pm 3:06 pm
Must be nice, I couldn’t afford vacation this year since I had to take a 10% cut in salary due to the wonderful economy. So yeah, I stayed home and canned food. Really starting to dislike this man they call President.
Posted by: deadpammy | August 25, 2010, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Did we elect a president or a narcissist/vacationer-in-chief?
When this country wakes up, average Americans will be looking to see corrupt (Democrat) politicians who spent tax money like water on graft and clear political favors prosecuted. More than arrogant and narcissistic, our “president” is dishonest, corrupt and incompetent.
Obama has the incompetence of Jimmy Carter with the “ethics” of Bill Clinton, blended with a Chicago politician and wacko radical. He is clueless and dangerous.
The liberal a@#-kissers who gave us this mess should never be listened to again.
Posted by: JohnSvengali | August 25, 2010, 3:09 pm 3:09 pm
This IS breaking news for ABC…. do you think they have figured out why their ratings are tanking? (along with obama)
Posted by: AB | August 25, 2010, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
Lighten up, people. Tapper’s one of the good guys. This article is all about pulling legs, not puffing smoke.
Posted by: Arthur | August 25, 2010, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
ABC news…Athiests,Bongheads & Communists news
Posted by: brian | August 25, 2010, 3:11 pm 3:11 pm
this would be great fuel for a letterman/lenno joke. surprisingly they are actually starting to finally make obama jokes after giving him a year pass. . .
Posted by: smitty | August 25, 2010, 3:12 pm 3:12 pm
Maybe he should try reading The Obama Diaries by Laura Ingraham.
Posted by: venatic | August 25, 2010, 3:12 pm 3:12 pm
OBAMA VS AMERICA
Posted by: Yep I said that | August 25, 2010, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
President Bush vacationed at his ranch most of the time when he wasn’t “vacationing” at Camp David. Quit howling about how many vacations Bush took, when all he did was fly home to his home in Texas the majority of the time. You lefties always need someone to kick and I’m sorry, but using Bush as an example (when you’re not blaming him for everything that goes wrong) is really wearing thin.
Posted by: M G | August 25, 2010, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
Does NERO come to mind to anyone?
Something’s burning…it may be our country and this ……. eats lobster and reads.
I wonder if he might have read the HEALTHCARE bill???
doubt it
Posted by: thegratefuldad | August 25, 2010, 3:15 pm 3:15 pm
King Obama the Narcissistic Buffoon strikes again.
Unite, Americans…
It’s going to take every one of us to get the Obamas, unions and parasite “social justice” Democrats off of our backs and out of our wallets.
Vote.
Democrats.
Out.
ALL OF THEM.
Posted by: Derr | August 25, 2010, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
ABC News…are you all losers? The whole country is hurting and you think it is “sweet” that the prez is having fun. Tell him to get his butt back and start to work for the American people. God how I hate stupid news people….
Posted by: abcnewsareidiots | August 25, 2010, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
One vacation every three months. How could he not be having a “great time?” Too bad all the poor tax paying working stiffs of the country have to fund this “great time.” Maybe, if we work hard at it, we can ensure that he will have a permanent vacation come Nov. 2012, that is if we have a free country left two years and two months from now. From the way we are going now, it will be a bankrupt country under Islamic law.
Posted by: kimdi01 | August 25, 2010, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
I hope he stays on vacation permanently. The less time he spends in DC the better!
Posted by: fedup | August 25, 2010, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
in 1970, more than 50 percent of homes watched one of the main stream news shows: abc, nbc, cbs…..2010, less than 15 percent watch this garbage.
Posted by: brian | August 25, 2010, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
These two are like those other two free-loaders from the 1990′s; Arkansas rednecks riding the gravy train.
Posted by: littleblindjeffymcrib | August 25, 2010, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
Bush took his vacatons for the most part at his ranch and they were working vacations.
Posted by: bobkal | August 25, 2010, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
All this talk about Bush took more vacation — he went to his own home in Texas and took his staff. All presidents vacations are “working vacations”…. but Obama sure likes to take “elite” vacations, which cost the tax payer more money — with all the security that has to be setup in different locations. Security for Bush – setup one time in Crawford and its all in place each time he returned.
Why can’t Obama use Camp David?
No – it has to be Hawaii, Martha’s Vineyard or Spain……
What a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Posted by: susie | August 25, 2010, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
I have not had a vacation in two years. The same goes for my extended family. We are all working and saving in case we lose our jobs in this depression.
If I was President and Americans were suffering and bad economic data was pouring out I might pass on the sixth vacation. If nothing more than look concerned and empathetic.
Live it up Obamas. Let the subjects eat cake, right Michele?
Posted by: Ben | August 25, 2010, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
Breaking news??? This is ABC breaking news? Disgusting. THis is why old media types are has beens. How clueless can anyone at ABC be, including the newly koolaided Jake Tapper, that in this economy something like this is breaking news.
ABC should just hang up their letters.
Posted by: Karen | August 25, 2010, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Jake Tapper is a good guy and President Obama is hoping to bring tourists back to the coast and that is why he is eating the shrimp and getting his family involved to show people that it is o.k. to do this. The people there are happy for this so let’s give the negativity a rest. You cannot expect someone to turn around the worse recession in 18 months especially when the republicans stop him at every turn. They are sitting on a jobs bill and a small business bill which if it were signed when he presented it a few months ago..would certainly help. They are keeping it until after the elections to make him look bad. How unAmerican is that and the fact that these so called Americans who march on the Mosque in New York and beat their breasts about it are the same people who refused to sign a bill giving aide to those who are now sick from the results of jumping in the mess of the towers to save people. They should be ashamed of themselves. Also, they are the same ones who say people who have no jobs are not looking hard enough and lazy. They only care about the 2% income people as they are the ones who are now pouring money into the rep. party so they will fight against Obama to repeal this tax break which has never helped the economy and was never paid for and they won’t let Obama do anything that is not paid for but they can keep these tax cuts which are not. They said we will cut medicare and social security…is this what you want?
Posted by: talmag | August 25, 2010, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
Well I guess everything isn’t bad in America today. Way to go Mr. President. I hope you and your family have a great day and vacation. How is your golf game coming; broke 200 yet? It’s so nice to see you all having such a great time.
I would go if I could. I’ve been unemployed for the past 6 months and had to pay 50% of my remaining funds on taxes today. I sure am glad the Govt. is there working on the economy – it would be so much worse if they weren’t.
/facetious sarcasm off
Posted by: George W | August 25, 2010, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
I’ve had all I can stands. I can’t stands no more.
-POPEYE
Posted by: POPEYE | August 25, 2010, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
Breaking news to Obama from America – “We are having a depression thanks most to you.”
Posted by: Kenny West | August 25, 2010, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
The guy and his sleeveless wife are leftists who know nothing about the markets. Karl Marx didn’t either. These people just keep whining, excusing people for their bad decisions, and seeking power. They are hopeful that their Utopia will just pop up after all their hand wringing.
Posted by: William | August 25, 2010, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
By the way Jake Tapper…I miss you on Meet the Press. Unfortunately, Christine puts me to sleep and I don’t enjoy her and the show has changed and not for the better. I use to never miss it but now I really don’t care if I do.
Posted by: talmag | August 25, 2010, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
the ovomit presidency is political correctness gone amuck.
Posted by: brian | August 25, 2010, 3:21 pm 3:21 pm
The libs are so quick to howl about Bush’ vacations. Bush went to his ranch and Camp David and actually worked from home. Obama is a disgrace.
Posted by: usvet4truth | August 25, 2010, 3:22 pm 3:22 pm
I’ll sleep better tonight knowing this and knowing that ABC News is on the job.
Posted by: really? | August 25, 2010, 3:22 pm 3:22 pm
I hope he finds time to read the US CONSTITUTION while he is having such a wonderful time. Am I supposed to capitalize (he) when referring to the chosen one? Nero fiddled while Rome burned, Obama fiddled around while America disintegrated. AWAKEN Masses!!
Posted by: DR | August 25, 2010, 3:22 pm 3:22 pm
I am so glad I don’t have a TV.
Posted by: joker | August 25, 2010, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
Great–I’m working my butt off, praying that I don’t lose my job so I can keep paying my mortgage and keep my child in college. Gonna be a long time before I get a vacation. Not liking the change and thankful my hope is not in this world.
Posted by: Donna | August 25, 2010, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm
This is breaking news??? omg… ABC, when will you start acting like journalists again? Ever? How about reporting on the marxists that are surrounding the president in the White House? Even the guy’s “spiritual adviser” Jim Wallace admits to being a marxist. DO YOUR DAMN JOB AND REPORT WHAT IS IMPORTANT! THE PRESIDENT HAVING A GOOD TIME ON VACATION (AGAIN) IS NOT IMPORTANT!
Posted by: Mike | August 25, 2010, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
I have been on the job 5 years i get
only two weeks. Get back to work
you slacker.
Posted by: deadwrestler | August 25, 2010, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
Now i get it!! We get to take the vacations we got screwed out of…vicariously through the Obama trips!
Man…are we having fun yet or what!
Posted by: Dc WINOUX | August 25, 2010, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
What an absolute embarrassment – truly pathetic journalism. Mr. Tapper, what you’ve just written is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. Everyone in this chat-room is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Posted by: Billy Madison | August 25, 2010, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
Hey Jake. Are you for real? Are you really this enamored with Obama and his wife? Please say it isn’t so. Does it not bother you that what you are writing is very distasteful to a majority of citizens of the United States of America?
Jake for the sake of your employer, ABC News, you have got to face reality that Obama is a joke and you are just a pawn in a political game. It is time to grow up Jake and face the facts. As long as you stay with ABC News and write this silly meaningless stuff your career and your network are doomed.
Posted by: What | August 25, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
I am glad he’s having fun on his vacation. He should do all he can to live it up because he’s a one termer if he survives his first term without being impeached or removed for fraud.
Since he has entered the White House we have had record foreclosures, record evictions, record bankruptcies and more Americans unemployed than during the depth of the last great depression.He is the only president ever to admit he didn’t read bills before signing them into law. Perhaps instead of reading books he should be reading bills, but then someone might think he’s competent.
He isn’t.
Posted by: J | August 25, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
Why do all these post from the right wingers at this hour sound like the same person with different log on names? FREAK.
Posted by: Hateunitestheright | August 25, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
This is ‘Recovery Summer’ for us little people; for Obummer and family, it’s an ‘Endless Summer’.
And we peasants are footing the bill. :(
Posted by: Professor Fate | August 25, 2010, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
Some of you folks are getting all knee-jerked. But I don’t think Jake Tapper is a big fan of the First Vacationers. There’s even a rumor that he’s a conservative, from a liberal perspective anyway.
Posted by: Quiet I'm talking here | August 25, 2010, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm
Hey your’re right…it was “this week” and I do miss him as I watch both shows. Give me a break…Iim old. Anyway the feeling is the same.
Posted by: talmag | August 25, 2010, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
..then stay there…please
Posted by: JamesJ | August 25, 2010, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
Wow, when I saw the headline, “Breaking News: President Says Having a Great Time On Vacation,” I thought I had stumbled upon a story from The Onion. Nope–ABC News. How very, very sad.
Posted by: R. Dunlop | August 25, 2010, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
Breaking news, are you friggin’ kidding me.
Why don’t you have some breaking news like – oh I don’t know – the president is in Washington WORKING
Posted by: paul | August 25, 2010, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
I guess “It’s lifestyles of the rich and famous”; it must be nice because a majority of americans cannot afford a vacation let alone the 5 that the Obaggers have enjoyed this year alone.
Posted by: Mike Scott | August 25, 2010, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm
Have a great time, you crazy kids… 2012 will be here before you know it.
Posted by: Eddie Rinaldo | August 25, 2010, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm
I dont know why people can bash Obama for going on vacations when Bush was on vacation over 800 days in his 8 years so thats over 100 days per year. After this trip Obama will be at about 30 days for the year. Obama would have to spend about 1/2 of the remaining 4 months on vacation to equal Bush
Posted by: Shawn | August 25, 2010, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
“Quit howling about how many vacations Bush took,”
Bush set the record for being on vacation by any modern President…he is the champ by nearly 9 MONTHS!
But I think most people would forgive that if he had not taken off a month right before 9/11.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
Doing what he be doin best. “Nothing” but doing it in the tax payer’s dime.
Posted by: Willy Brown | August 25, 2010, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm
Tapper is usually the only one asking real questions of the WH. I think he’s being ironic here.
Posted by: NickC1969 | August 25, 2010, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
It’s not just a vacation for Barack, it’s a vacation for his brain – the teleprompters
Posted by: Gary Martin | August 25, 2010, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm
this is a lead story, obama on vacation and having a great time. is this a joke? The MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING…oh, i forgot, he does NOT care about the MAJORITY. HE WANTS THE MAJORITY TO PAY UP AND SHUT UP. Entitlement programs for minorities and illegals, now that he CARES ABOUT. tell me what he is going to do when the MAJORITY goes on his entitlement programs, WHO IS GOING TO PAY THEN?
Posted by: dot | August 25, 2010, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm
Miss me yet?
Posted by: George W. Bush | August 25, 2010, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
First of all Bush took most of his vacations at the Crawford Ranch which was equipped as a second White House. Also his wife didn’t go jetting off with an army of friends on the taxpayers dime.
Posted by: Capn Jack | August 25, 2010, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
President Bush was not on vacation at the Texas ranch. Thatks for this compelling report, Jake. And yes, let them eat lobster. Actually, it is a relief that this loser is not in Washington mucking everything up. This family does nothing but lecture to the American people while doing the exact opposite of their extolling professorial dictates. What a bunch of jerks.
Posted by: mickeymat | August 25, 2010, 3:38 pm 3:38 pm
Hope y’all enjoy the free food and free digs. 2012 will be here in no time.
Posted by: EatingDirt | August 25, 2010, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
Almost all of those “vacation” days Bush took were to his ranch in Texas that was set up for work better than the white house. Obama is a globetrotting moron…
Posted by: TK | August 25, 2010, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
Let them eat cake!!!!
Posted by: abcnewsareidiots | August 25, 2010, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm
fluff piece and he only describes vernon jordan as a lawyer and businessman
but at the very end of article, tapper does drop the juicy tidbit that jordan and valerie jarret are cousins, jordan’s mother and jarret’s father being brother/sister. the jarrets being very far leftists
Posted by: kepepoalima | August 25, 2010, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm
This is a subtle joke on Tapper’s part, surely?
Posted by: Jeff | August 25, 2010, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
“President Bush was not on vacation at the Texas ranch.”
Yes he was clearing brush instead of paying attention to National Security briefings….then we were hit on 9/11.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 3:42 pm 3:42 pm
“Miss me yet?
Posted by: George W. Bush | Aug 25, 2010 3:38:02 PM”
Nope and your own party is so embarrassed by you they told you to delay release of your memoirs till after the election.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 3:44 pm 3:44 pm
They should be ashamed of themselves. Also, they are the same ones who say people who have no jobs are not looking hard enough and lazy. They only care about the 2% income people as they are the ones who are now pouring money into the rep. party so they will fight against Obama to repeal this tax break which has never helped the economy and was never paid for and they won’t let Obama do anything that is not paid for but they can keep these tax cuts which are not. They said we will cut medicare and social security…is this what you want?
——————————————
Absolutely. Let us be responsible for our own lives. The entitlement thinking of 70% of the baby boomer generation has destroyed this nation, and needs to be reversed.
Let people be in control of their own lives, and nature will take care of our population problems to create a SUSTAINABLE society.
Posted by: Eugene | August 25, 2010, 3:45 pm 3:45 pm
the snowball has already started to roll.WE THE PEOPLE will vote them out in November and then end the CHOSEN ONE in 2012!!!! we all look forward to THE DAY, 01/20/2013!!! THE END OF AN ERROR!!!!!!
Posted by: kenny c | August 25, 2010, 3:46 pm 3:46 pm
I liked it so much that I’m going to repeat what another has said: “Let them eat cake!!” Man – no kidding!!
Posted by: doug | August 25, 2010, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
Nero fiddling while Rome burns.
Posted by: BuckeyeBubba | August 25, 2010, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
From DAVID LETTERMAN’S monologue: ‘He’ll have plenty of time for vacations after his one term’…
Posted by: Average Joe | August 25, 2010, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
While you are on permanent vacation at our expense Ill remain here in my office trying to make a little money for my family and trying to put some food on the table all the while supporting all the free loaders riding on the back of my hard work and entrepreneurial efforts. Screw you and everyone else in Washington, I hate you!
Posted by: CommonSense | August 25, 2010, 3:48 pm 3:48 pm
The Democrats really believe what they are doing to the economy is the right thing. We may all lose our standard of living, we may all be have nots, but we will all be equal, America and the earth will be happier, and besides…they know better!!!!
Posted by: worriedmom | August 25, 2010, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
Feeling the $queeze yet? Thank an Obama voter.
Posted by: Average Joe | August 25, 2010, 3:51 pm 3:51 pm
Let them eat cake
Michelle Antoinette 2010
Posted by: kevin | August 25, 2010, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
Obama .. the one term moron.
Posted by: Chuck | August 25, 2010, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm
Obama makes George Bush look like Einstein.
Posted by: Chuck | August 25, 2010, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
We’re screwed. This economy is a fast sinking ship and the only ones with life jackets are the politicians and the rich.
Nice knowing ya USA!
Posted by: Marty | August 25, 2010, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm
Are you kidding me??? Is this a real news story? is this satire? Are the 10 plus unemployed USA population having a “great time” on their funemployment too??
is this the onion reporting this?
Posted by: dirtycrow | August 25, 2010, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
Maybe he could read the health care bill
Posted by: kevin | August 25, 2010, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
Posted by: Ryan C | Aug 25, 2010 3:46:31 PM
I think you got that one wrong Ryan it wasn’t a racist right winger but a Islamic Terrorist instead. Remember the White House called them racists not too long ago.
Now whether the Radial Islamist is also a Democrat I can’t say but odds are he is.
: o )
Posted by: Noz | August 25, 2010, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm
I was not able to vacation this year due to the economy. Now if I were a Democrat I would have simply gone out and borrowed a few thousand dollars and had a great time. But I am a Republican so I thought it best to just stay at home. I work as hard at my job as the President does at his job. BUt we see who got to go on vacation,
Posted by: PAT | August 25, 2010, 3:59 pm 3:59 pm
Fiddling while Rome burns. Nice touch Nero!
Posted by: D8N | August 25, 2010, 4:03 pm 4:03 pm
President Obama on the other hand, takes no personal responsibility for any of his actions. He continues to blame Bush for all that ails us.
He has no guts and change his wording all the time to fit for his re-election.
Posted by: talk from sf | August 25, 2010, 4:03 pm 4:03 pm
What a pig. Wake up people quit giving your power/freedom away to the elites, GOP or Democrat both the same. Take back control of your own lives and families. Or keep acting like sheep until the tentacles of the busy body government infests every facet of your life. for a start, vote out all incumbents then demand term limits. Then, just maybe we stand a chance.
Posted by: Dan | August 25, 2010, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
And, who was in control of Congress for the last 2 years of Bush???? Can you say, Democrats?
Posted by: samheaken | August 25, 2010, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
Jake,
Just say Ann Jordan’s mother and Valerie Jarett’s grandfather were siblings.
Where did you learn to write and who is your editor. Yicks!
Posted by: Tom | August 25, 2010, 4:08 pm 4:08 pm
This just shows me how worthless ABC News was when I occasionally watched it long ago. This network and it’s media brothers and sisters are caricatures of the hacks we were told to watch out for 40 years ago.
Posted by: Mark Starrett | August 25, 2010, 4:12 pm 4:12 pm
Meanwhile back in real America…the citizens are over taxed, under represented and downright disgusted with the whole lot!
Posted by: Gretel | August 25, 2010, 4:13 pm 4:13 pm
Is this really a professional journalist?
Is this national news?
It seems the material is running desperately low on (he has an Irish birth certificate) media display. I don’t understand why it is so hard for news media to see what is going on? I am just an ordinary Joe and can see through this inept, clueless, demander in chief. What are they up to? It’s so blatant I am afraid they have a cannon hidden somewhere, lets douse the fuse Nov 2.
Posted by: Lonzo | August 25, 2010, 4:14 pm 4:14 pm
Control of the President
Control of the House
SUPER MAJORITY of the Senate.
Republicans should just stay home and laugh as their dim-witted counterparts show the world what happens when you put children in charge.
When I hear Left-wingers speak, i swear it’s like listening to a 12-13 year old teenage girl.
Posted by: Shaun | August 25, 2010, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Sorry I left out his name in case you didn’t recognize….O’Bama
Posted by: Lonzo | August 25, 2010, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
Let them (us peasants) eat cake!
Posted by: Al | August 25, 2010, 4:16 pm 4:16 pm
I hope that there are many more updates on his vacation. The better time he’s having, the more motivation there is to render his presidency to be THE WORST in the history of this country.
Posted by: Gina | August 25, 2010, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
I respect and honor the office of POTUS! I have nothing but contempt for the person who now occupies the office, Obama. His disgusting lack of ddignity and civility at a time of crisis is appalling, and insulting to the people of America. He will be on our backs for many decades even when he is out of office. His perks, privilges,pension and exposure will haunt us for those decades. I spit him out! I will not listen to his “address to the nation” on next Tuesday, I have to wash him out of my hair.
Posted by: Virginia | August 25, 2010, 4:18 pm 4:18 pm
Every day’s a holiday for America’s Royalty.
Posted by: LEL MN | August 25, 2010, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm
Breaking News????
You have got to be kidding…
Posted by: theidel | August 25, 2010, 4:19 pm 4:19 pm
And more troops are bding deployed to combat IRAQ. Guess that doesn’t count as news!!!
Posted by: mj | August 25, 2010, 4:21 pm 4:21 pm
VACATE the white house for good ,that would be a wonderful vacation for us all .
Posted by: Ricky Green | August 25, 2010, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
‘Senior White House Correspondent’
“Power, pop and probings…”
Just think about it……..that is what Tapper is paid for? Ha,ha,ha
He probably doesn’t read these comments.
Posted by: Lonzo | August 25, 2010, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
Posted by: Shawn | Aug 25, 2010 3:31:10 PM
Not too bright are we, Shawn. Bush spent time at his own home, which didn’t cost the tax payers anything. He also set up a place on his ranch for the secret service to stay. The msm hated it because Crawford is not Martha’s vineyard. It was his White House and he worked there. Besides he was in his office in the White House early in the morning and stayed late. Your potus comes in after 9:00 am and leaves before 5:00. He’s a nothing! He got into college on affirmative action and not because of his brains. Why won’t he release his transcripts, grades, papers, etc?
Posted by: Ex pat | August 25, 2010, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
They know they are a one-term administration, so they are going for all the gusto they can get right now. Maybe he promised Michelle that if she went along with his being President, he would make sure she and the girls traveled the world.
Posted by: Millie | August 25, 2010, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
“Gifted” isn’t a verb. Try “gave.”
Posted by: George Krio | August 25, 2010, 4:25 pm 4:25 pm
I bet you guys wish you’d listened to me when every other candidate out there was giving flowery speeches.
Posted by: Ron Paul | August 25, 2010, 4:26 pm 4:26 pm
I fear we are just a pimped out ride away from the movie “Ideocracy”
Posted by: fester | August 25, 2010, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
why doesn’t he just vacation at camp david and save us the expense? this white house is totally tone deaf
Posted by: democratnomore | August 25, 2010, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
Someone call for a president up in here?
Posted by: President DEMDH Camacho | August 25, 2010, 4:29 pm 4:29 pm
Crawford was hardly a vacation for President Bush in fact it was known as the Western White House; he had 18 visits by foreign leaders, and countless news conferences
Posted by: Joel | August 25, 2010, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
The rookie-in-chief is a moron. A clown created by the media.
A man who owns not a single original idea, only what he was taught in academia. I wonder what he thinks happened in Greece? Hint – It wasn’t capitalism. lol
Posted by: Ted Bell | August 25, 2010, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
I wish I had the money to go on one vacation.
Posted by: nono524 | August 25, 2010, 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
Crawford was hardly a vacation for President Bush in fact it was known as the Western White House; he had 18 visits by foreign leaders, and countless news conferences
Posted by: Joel | August 25, 2010, 4:31 pm 4:31 pm
Seriously, Jake wrote this drivel?
Posted by: Uncle Reggie | August 25, 2010, 4:32 pm 4:32 pm
Breaking News
Someone plug the damn hole!
Posted by: Lonzo | August 25, 2010, 4:33 pm 4:33 pm
If this guy is not going around the world bowing and apolizing for evil america he’s on vacation. What a joke.
Posted by: Carol | August 25, 2010, 4:34 pm 4:34 pm
“Crawford was hardly a vacation for President Bush in fact it was known as the Western White House;”
It was known as the Western White House because he spent so much time there.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
I thought this was a headline from The Onion.
Posted by: Jason | August 25, 2010, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
He said “he’s having a great time” on his vacation. Two things; he can’t even tell the truth about that, and, who cares anyway?
2012 – End of an Error
Posted by: FuzzyWuzzy | August 25, 2010, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
@Reggie: Using your logic, if Obama wants to push this country to Socialism, we should want him to succeed just because he is the POTUS? Makes no sense. Wanting him to fail can be good for the country.
Posted by: Kev | August 25, 2010, 4:36 pm 4:36 pm
JamesT – nice one!
Posted by: Consultofactus | August 25, 2010, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Hey Ryan C. — the godawful truth hurts does it not? Sorry Dude — you cannot defend your emporer’s legacy — one of debt, deficit, high unemployment, followed soon by hyperinflation, mismanagement of the economy, mismanagement of the Cash for Clunkers program, mismanagement of the health care overhaul, race-baiting, lying to the public,taking the wrong side of Cambridge, Honduras, and Arizona borders –
Good god, man – name one good thing this man has done for the country. Name one thing the majority of the population wants, where this idiot has taken the opposite position. Name one bad thing that this bozo has not blamed on Bush.
When you try to come up with answers, try not to use Dem rhetoric like “8 years under Bush” b/c the Dems have contolled Congress since 2007. Also, don’t mention Republican obstructionsism b/c every (dude, EVERYBODY)knows that Dems own a supermajority and both houses.
Posted by: Rick Brister | August 25, 2010, 4:37 pm 4:37 pm
Oh my, this is wonderful news.
I’m so happy that Barack can finally relax during his 15th vacation this summer. Maybe he find some time for golf.
It’s good that he has a job that allows him to forget his responsibilities. It’s not like he was the President or anything.
Posted by: drjohn | August 25, 2010, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Comparing to Bush in a more positive light is OFF LIMITS in this administration!
Posted by: fester | August 25, 2010, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
This guy is a complete Marxist buffoon. He belongs in some third world country not in the United States of America. The sad part is there are still ignorant stupid people who believe he is doing the right thing. How in the world have we come to have so many in this country who haven’t a clue? I know our education system sucks but is it that bad. The die hard supporters like Mathews and other left wing hacks have to be on drugs or either they are in the stimulus check book.
Posted by: Dave | August 25, 2010, 4:39 pm 4:39 pm
Is this really newsworthy? Pathetic. I don’t care what the Obamas are eating. David Letterman had it right – he can vacation after his one and only term is up! Does he ever work? Of course, the more vacations, the less time he has to further ruin our country
Posted by: helpusall | August 25, 2010, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
Glad the Obama’s are having a grand time on this vacation!! How many has it been since May …..SIX?
Guess their sensibilities don’t quite get the fact that there are millions without a job, and cannot even take a weekend trip to see family members. Millions more are working only part time jobs just to put simple food on the table (WHILE THEY EAT LOBSTER AND DRINK WINE)!!
When the democrats took over Congress in 2007, the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent.
ARE YOU BETTER OFF TODAY? IN AUGUST 2010??
Posted by: PappyHappy | August 25, 2010, 4:43 pm 4:43 pm
It’s a shame that Obama doesn’t take his job seriously. Either he lied when he said he inherited “the biggest crises since the depression” or he’s just lying to score points. Neither possibility is acceptable.
This guy takes off more time than a retired person. Perhaps we should retire him immediately. By impeachment.
Posted by: mike | August 25, 2010, 4:46 pm 4:46 pm
How come so many stupid Americans bought his hope and change crap? Too many stupid people in this country who shouldn’t be voting.
Liberals need to stop comparing Bush’s vacations to Obama’s. No comparison AT ALL! Bush went to his own ranch and he wasn’t dining on steak and lobster every night courtesy of the American taxpayers.
Posted by: kmm | August 25, 2010, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
Bush spent a lot of time on the ranch- working. Obama has played more golf than Bush did in 8 years.
Laura Bush did not flaunt wealth in the face of America. She did not drag a parade of pals to Malaga at a cost of $400,000.
He was warned about an impending attack?
I think not. He was told Bin Laden was trying to strike the US.
Clinton was told Bin Laden wanted to hijack airplanes. If not for a fire, 9-11 would have happened in 1995.
Clinton declined to kill Bin Laden 10 times and refused to take Bin Laden from the Sudan in 1995.
The more Ahmadinejad trashes the US, the more compliant Obaam becomes.
Posted by: drjohn | August 25, 2010, 4:47 pm 4:47 pm
November might be a rough month for him. But I sure hope the Dow doesn’t drop below 10k between now and then.
Posted by: Western Pa | August 25, 2010, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm
“If the results of the primary here in AZ are any indication, the voters arent learning ANYTHING. I am amazed that incumbants are being re-elected!”
When you look at the historical re-election rates of incumbents and when the alternative is bats%*t crazy, its not all that surprising.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
He’ll be the most relaxed president ever upon leaving office …
Posted by: fester | August 25, 2010, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
Geez, when Letterman deserts you, you’re in trouble.
Sorry, Ryan.
Posted by: drjohn | August 25, 2010, 4:49 pm 4:49 pm
“He was warned about an impending attack?
I think not.”
Well you would be wrong.
“He was told Bin Laden was trying to strike the US.”
As well as likely hijackings being planned and New York city targets being cased.
Was an alert sent out?
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
Hey Ryan C – apparantly you don’t pay attention or only pay attention to what you agree with. Clinton was warned about 9/11 8 months prior to leaving office. What a troll you are.
Posted by: kerry | August 25, 2010, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm
Really? This is what’s considered breaking news now? No wonder no one pays attention to MSM anymore.
Posted by: Nick65 | August 25, 2010, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
“Liberals need to stop comparing Bush’s vacations to Obama’s. No comparison AT ALL”
You’re right…Bush went on vacation 3 times as much as Obama and nearly 9 months more than any other modern President.
There is no comparison.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 4:52 pm 4:52 pm
Stay on vacation!
The economy and jobs and deficit and balance of trade will be much better if you do.
Posted by: Timorous | August 25, 2010, 4:53 pm 4:53 pm
The Obama’s think they are better than us but then did nobody besides me see this doing the election? Wake up America!!!!
Posted by: kmm | August 25, 2010, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
This was breaking news? Really? This is crap. How many ritzy vacations does this President need? We are almost in a depression and ABC wants to show Americans how great the President is doing while is on vacation. Breaking News?
Posted by: SonOfLiberty | August 25, 2010, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
The “oh yeah, well your guy stinks more” argument is getting old
Posted by: fester | August 25, 2010, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
If Clinton didn’t think Bin Laden mattered why should anyone?
Posted by: drjohn | August 25, 2010, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
THANK YOU Robert A. Hall
That is what America is about…all those who are opposed make up the rest of this country and we know who they are….
Posted by: Lonzo | August 25, 2010, 4:56 pm 4:56 pm
“Really? This is what’s considered breaking news now? No wonder no one pays attention to MSM anymore.”
Or it was a snarky joke that Drudge sheep don’t seem to get (don’t worry you’re only about the 20th person to express some sort of outrage).
Its hilarious how right wingers depend on news aggregators yet decry the very material is being aggregated.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 4:57 pm 4:57 pm
Glad Obama is having a nice vacation while our men are fighting in Afghanistan. Glad he is having a wonderful time while million of Americans are out of work. Hope he really enjoys what he has done to our economy! People… Let’s vote these DEMS out in November… “change and hope” aren’t cutting it! Let’s get a real president and congress!
Posted by: MackMan | August 25, 2010, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Photo op in Panama City to make him look good of course and the real vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Biggest phoney taking the American people for a loooong ride.
Posted by: kmm | August 25, 2010, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
“Was an alert sent out?”
No.
The 6 Aug 2001 pdb says nothing of hijacking airplanes.
The 4 Dec 1998 pdb does
Not only that, the 2001 pdb says that they could find nothing to corroborate the suspicions.
Posted by: drjohn | August 25, 2010, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Ryan C – Bush did not go on Vacation three times more than Obama. Bush went to his “Western White House” and worked. Even the MSM has been saying Obama has been taking more “vacation” time than any other President. Get your facts straight.
I can’t believe I just stood up for ol’ George W. Ugh!
Posted by: SonOfLiberty | August 25, 2010, 4:58 pm 4:58 pm
Breaking news? What is so breaking about this? Maybe it’s breaking news that ABC is not bring out a live truck, helicopters, satellite feeds, and breaking into to programming for this tripe. No wonder your rating are in the sewer. Why don’t you get back to reporting real news instead of being the mouthpiece for Obimbo. Wait, hold the presses, Obama goes to the bathroom!!! Details at 11.
Posted by: Cpatt58 | August 25, 2010, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
According to WH press releases and a statement from Homeland Security advisor John Brennan, this IS a working vacation with numerous daily briefings: “There are a number of issues that the President is following very, very closely, and expects to be kept informed about developments on those issues.” Working vacations come with the job for all US Presidents, even if you don’t agree with their policies.
And, according to the Daily Beast, the Obama’s ARE paying for this vacation rental. Sure, taxpayers pay President Obama’s salary and we also pay for Secret Service protection. Again, it comes with the job. The Secret Service is charged with protecting not only current presidents, vice presidents and their families, and also FORMER presidents, visiting heads of foreign states, and major presidential and vice presidential candidates.
Also, the Secret Service was involved with the choice of Blue Heron Farm at Martha’s Vineyard after a months-long investigation of possible properties. Last year the advance team looked at and rejected more than 20 rentals.
And for all the howling about the cost of Presidential vacations, it comes with the job. Media Matters calculated the cost of President Bush’s frequent trips to his ranch in Crawford, TX, Camp David, and the family compound in Kennebunkport — he took more vacation time than any previous president — at $20 million for air travel alone.
Posted by: green.goddess | August 25, 2010, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
“If Clinton didn’t think Bin Laden mattered why should anyone?”
You mean the attacks he launched in 1998 which the right wing derisively called a million dollar missile to kill a camel?
Personally I prefer that to 4000 dead American soldiers for no WMDs but that’s just me.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
Breaking news from the Department of Let’s-Change-The-Subject:
Shirley Sherrod Still Unemployed.
Posted by: Fred Zarguna | August 25, 2010, 5:01 pm 5:01 pm
WE need to vote all these idiots out.. GOP and the DEMS. They have destroyed this country. Obama, along with his Saul Alinsky ideology, is speeding our destruction along at a record pace.
Let him enjoy his vacation. Let him waste our tax dollars (OUR MONEY) and throw this country down the drain. Saul Alinsky would be proud of his finest student — President Barack Hussein Obama.
Posted by: SonOfLiberty | August 25, 2010, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
Pathetic. “The Vacation Administration.”
Posted by: Scooter | August 25, 2010, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
I do NOT believe he read a book. I have never heard him talk of anything he has read.
Posted by: becky | August 25, 2010, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm
@Uncle Reggie said: “I have noticed that many posters are critical of President Obama. Aren’t we all in this together? If the President succeeds don’t we all win?”
You noticed that, huh? To answer your questions, YES, we are all in this together. NO, if the President “succeeds” we do not all “win.” We all LOSE. ALL of us, including you.
This is not party issue. It is a constitutional and cultural one. This man and his ilk stand against every principle that made this country great. Instead of addressing the obvious deficiencies in health care, he has destroyed the entire system. He has all but destroyed GM and Chrysler by flushing the ranks of its leadership of anyone who has the faintest idea of how a factory works, and has replaced them with legions of affirmative-action types who have never run factories and can’t tell the difference between a spanner and a spark plug. He took an economy suffering from the flu, and gave it cancer, HIV, and heart disease. In the process, he has shoveled so much of our wealth into the furnace, and printed so much worthless paper to replace it, that our debt will NEVER be paid off. Next come the tax increases.
You want to blame Bush? Go ahead. Bush sucked, but Obama, Pelosi, and Reid have managed to do damage to this country that no Soviet Union, no WWII Germany, or Japan, or any other sworn enemy could ever have done to us. This man has crippled us and brought our country to its knees.
I like to be hopeful about the coming elections, but I’m not certain if it isn’t already too late to undo the damage he’s done.
All I can say to you, Reggie, is wake up.
Posted by: H.J. Simpson | August 25, 2010, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
I want it let me at them. There is not anything on god’s green earth that I cannot explain. Come on I dare an articale regarding why the way things are the way they are.
Posted by: Carolyn | August 25, 2010, 5:04 pm 5:04 pm
“The 6 Aug 2001 pdb says nothing of hijacking airplanes.”
From the memo:
“We have not been able to corroborate some of the more sensational threat reporting, such as that from a —- service in 1998 saying that Bin Laden wanted to hijack a U.S. aircraft to gain the release of “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdel Rahman and other U.S.-held extremists.
Nevertheless, FBI information since that time indicates patterns of suspicious activity in this country consistent with preparations for hijackings or other types of attacks, including recent surveillance of federal buildings in New York.”
Yup….nothing about hijackings.
Just like chemotherapy is experimental right doctor?
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 5:05 pm 5:05 pm
WHAT IN THE WORLD WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU VOTED FOR HIM?????
Posted by: billy bob | August 25, 2010, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm
Breaking news??? Hey Tapper, you forgot to mention that it’s been raining too. Did he use a menu to order his meal, or did they ship in a teleprompter? Good God almighty, you call this news? How pathetic.
Posted by: Kelvin | August 25, 2010, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm
can’t wait til this clown and all his marxist friends have vanished.
Posted by: Chuck | August 25, 2010, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
Must be nice. I haven’t been able to take my family on vacation in a few years thanks to both my wife and I getting laid off, the lousy job market, and our tight financial situation.
But seriously, I feel so privileged that the “First” Family is able to vacation every few weeks, in part, on my tax dollars. I just wish I could give more for their comfort and recreation.
Posted by: Dave Lawrence | August 25, 2010, 5:10 pm 5:10 pm
It must be nice being President and able to take so many vacations (Bush took 1/10th and they mocked him in a movie for it). The rest of us have to work for a living- at least those of us lucky enough to have a job under this administration.
Posted by: mntx | August 25, 2010, 5:11 pm 5:11 pm
Face it – this “president” is a damned joke.
Posted by: SezWho | August 25, 2010, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
I said I want it let me at them; there is not anything/nothing that i cannot explain on gods green earth. The less people know the less off they are at making progress. mormon is figurative; because for one reason and one reason only; it cures you even when you know everything about cancer you will automaically get better! i’ve got everybodies nothing shocking! their philosphy let me make you sick then take meds to bet better after you understand what you are taking first!
Posted by: Carolyn | August 25, 2010, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
“Ryan C – Bush did not go on Vacation three times more than Obama.”
Obama had 48 days off as of Aug 22nd.
By the same time Bush had spent 115 days in Crawford alone.
He had 487 days at Camp David over his 8 years but I have no been able to locate his number of visits for the 1st 2 years.
“Bush went to his “Western White House” and worked.”
ROFLMAO!
It was called the Western White House because he spent 490…490!….days there.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
most of the commentators on this blog probaly thinks there are ufo’s in Roswell, and that Santa comes down the chimney, and you’ll get money if you put a tooth under your pillow.
Posted by: K Huggs | August 25, 2010, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm
Please stay on vacation!
Posted by: Meredith | August 25, 2010, 5:13 pm 5:13 pm
Bush worked at his ranch when he was there. When was the last time Obama actually worked????
Posted by: kmm | August 25, 2010, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
Thanks, Jake! You must be beaming with pride in using your journalism degree to report hard-hitting news stories like this one. What a joke reporters and ABC has become.
Posted by: Irving | August 25, 2010, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
No offense, Carolyn, but what are you? Some kind of kook?
Posted by: SezWho | August 25, 2010, 5:14 pm 5:14 pm
Yes we should be more understanding to Mr & Mrs President our ‘first family’ In proof of my sincerity I call for a collection fund to help defray expenses for the Obamas to vacation to none other than sunny Calcutta, the septic soup there is unsurpassed by none.
Posted by: Lonzo | August 25, 2010, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Ryan C – Most of those were WORKING vacations. Presidents have been taking those type of breaks for decades. Camp David and Crawford were filled with meetings (international leaders, economic leaders, etc.).
I guess you were too young to remember. I dislike sticking up for George W Bush but you got to get your facts straight.
Posted by: SonOfLiberty | August 25, 2010, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm
Well, I’m sure Louis XVI dined on pâté at Versailles before he wound up in the Place de la Concorde…
Posted by: Wendy | August 25, 2010, 5:16 pm 5:16 pm
I have started my own business. I remove Obama bumper stickers for free. All the former Obamamanic has to do is admit to making the biggest mistake in his life and apologize to the rest of the country and I will scrape that bummmmer sticker right off and the driver can henceforth happily drive around without people showing him his IQ.
Posted by: MadJayhawk | August 25, 2010, 5:19 pm 5:19 pm
All I can say is, how could they?
Posted by: scott | August 25, 2010, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
Playing taboo, going out for ice cream and golfing is a working vacation?
Even if Bush wasn’t “working” at his Ranch, he was bailing hay, or herding cattle, not spending money left and right like a prince.
Posted by: Michael | August 25, 2010, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
“Camp David and Crawford were filled with meetings (international leaders, economic leaders, etc.).”
So why was the Aug NSC briefing ignored?
Why wasn’t an alert issued at the very least?
President certainly do have working vacations and do get their R & R but Bush took it to a whole new level….2 1/2 years spent on a working vacation and you’re worked up about Obama spending a week in Martha’s Vineyard
” I dislike sticking up for George W Bush ”
Seem like its old hat for you.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 5:20 pm 5:20 pm
For someone who was supposed to be a great politician this guy seems to get more tone-deaf every day.When the Democrat Senator from Colorado talks about the billions spent since Obama took office “with nothing to show for it” you KNOW that Democrat candidates are going to run away from Obama.My grave concern is what he is going to do without Reid and Pelosi.What “achievements” he likes to talk about are those produced by the Congressional leaders-the health bill was pushed through by Pelosi after Obama was willing to give up.It will cost her the Speaker’s chair,but at least she could produce.After November this country will see how terribly empty this suit is.
Posted by: Nephron | August 25, 2010, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
I am so happy that the messiah is having a wonderful vacation, mean while the people of the United States are suffering because of this inept incompetent marxist.
Posted by: John | August 25, 2010, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
Ok, I’m goinn to be peety here, and I am ashamed of myself, but the dress Mrs. Obama is wearing has got to be one of the ugliest dressed I have ever seen.
Up to now what she has worn is not my taste, but everybody doesn’t have to have the same taste I have, even if I do think she dressed inappropriately for a first lady, but I find it difficult to believe that anyone could think this dress attractive!
Posted by: lukuj | August 25, 2010, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
My favorite bumpersticker…O The President! GAG! I have a number with one of those.
Posted by: kmm | August 25, 2010, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
“Even if Bush wasn’t “working” at his Ranch, he was bailing hay, or herding cattle”
ROLFMAO!
Behold…the Bush “working” vacation!
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 5:22 pm 5:22 pm
Ryan, please source your stats: You’re talking about someone spending 1+ years of time at Camp David for six years. Can you source that rather than just throw it out there.
Also, kindly subtract the time he met with middle-eastern diplomats, leaders and other international figures.
Again – source, please.
Posted by: Chris | August 25, 2010, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
I just hope he has a wonderful time while Americans are doing without. I hope to see them all voted out in November. No body will miss their sorry carcuses.
Posted by: lazy susan | August 25, 2010, 5:23 pm 5:23 pm
We are LIVING the story of the Emperor with no clothes. And that includes the so-called “fashion sense” of the Mrs. “Best Dressed Woman List.” RIGHT!
Only difference is the little kid in the story didn’t get called a racist…
Posted by: SezWho | August 25, 2010, 5:25 pm 5:25 pm
They dine on lobster while the masses simply try to feed their families. Nothing like stoking the flames of revolution.
Posted by: AtlasObjectivist | August 25, 2010, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
How horrible. A man who usually works 7 days a week is enjoying his vacation.
I love it when the right wing pounces on stories like this as if it’s really an issue. Where were y’all when GWB spent 2 YEARS of his presidency on vacation? And he may have spent a lot of time on his own ranch, but in case you missed it, HE OWNED A RANCH! And I’m pretty sure he didn’t dine on cup’o noodles.
And the ranch was paid for by the money he took from the oil businesses he started, knowing they would fail, just because the investors were friends of his daddy. His very own millionaire welfare system.
Posted by: Sheldonrs | August 25, 2010, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
So glad that Obamma is having a “great time” on vacation. I haven’t had a vacation in two years. I’m too busy trying to keep my clients happy so that I can make a living, save a few dollars that the government doesn’t take from me to redistribute/waste, and make sure that my kids have a decent education and a home to live in. Unfortunately, I don’t have the luxury of being able to vacation on the taxpayer’s dime. I need to pay for it myself and, for the last two years, I can’t afford to do so so I’ve stayed home.
Posted by: jack | August 25, 2010, 5:28 pm 5:28 pm
What is Ryan C the paid blogger to defend Obama at all costs? Still living the past and still trying to blaim things on Bush. Face it Obama is a dolt and does not have a clue as to what to do. He lectures us when he is the one in need of a little humility. The only thing more pathetic than Obama is his supporters.
Posted by: Matt | August 25, 2010, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
This article reads just like something from The Onion. Nice work Jake. Maybe later an update on whether Obama prefers to read in the recliner or rocking chair at his vacation home?
Posted by: JonT | August 25, 2010, 5:29 pm 5:29 pm
@Dorothy: I know, right? He, Michelle, and so many other “elites” (including celebrities) are always telling US, the little people, how to live. Remember the Big Zero telling us we’d have to tighten our belts? How can anyone who is an American not be pi55ed at that! They act like royalty and we are the peons. Those of you who enjoy being subjects, rave on. American citizens SHOULD NOT be into royalty. Ya dig?
Posted by: SezWho | August 25, 2010, 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
The Democrat Recession
When Pelosi / Reid / Obama took over Congress in Jan 2007, after 12 years of Republican prosperity, unemployment was at 4%, DOW was at a record high, we had had 54 straight months of economic growth.
The recession started in late 2007, nearly A YEAR AFTER the Democrat Congress took power, with the DOW is down 40% from when Pelosi/Reid/Obama took over The Republican Congress had 4 budget surplus years, and left in 2006, with the DOW at a record high, unemployment sub 4%, deficits were moderate and trending down, and after 52 straight months of economic growth.
100% of the recession, 100% of the stock market drop, 100% of skyrocketing unemployment, 100% of the bailouts, the crash of the Frank/Dodd financial system, a 40% growth in Govt spending, and $3.8 Trillion of new deficit debt, the worst environmental disaster in US history belongs to THIS DEMOCRAT CONGRESS.
Republican Congress average annual Deficit: $105 billion (1996-2007)
Democrat congress average annual Deficit: $1.305 TRILLION (2008-2010)
TWELVE LONG YEARS OF RECORD PROSPERITY with the Republican Congress,
THREE YEARS OF FAILURE, MISERY, FISCAL INSANITY, ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER, AND RUIN UNDER Pelosi/Reid/Obama…
Posted by: godhelpus | August 25, 2010, 5:32 pm 5:32 pm
When has Obama EVER worked 7 days a week?
Posted by: kmm | August 25, 2010, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
May I just remind you that George Bush is out of the picture now. get it? We are talking about Barak Hussein Obama our current President, George Bush is not in office get it? We are talking about now, what is happening now. not what George Bush did as in the past. get it? Obama is not the answer and I think we should recognize he is a poor leader at best. like many who follow him he is educated and he knows the power of division and uses that, wether by race, media or comments like ours. I think we should just be more realistic and admit what is going on is downward and OhBama neither has the will or the insight to mend but to divide then the hope and change of conquering will be complete.
Posted by: Lonzo | August 25, 2010, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
“Among the president’s reading materials is Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Freedom,’ which is not yet on shelves.”
Based on his agenda so far, I can only assume the president is studying up on his greatest enemy.
Posted by: gb8898 | August 25, 2010, 5:33 pm 5:33 pm
Spend spend spend, lie to the tax payers and continue to waste valuable decision making time and spend. Does Barry think he is free to live in the lap of luxury? He isn’t and he needs to pay back the money he is wasting.
Posted by: extremegop | August 25, 2010, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
Why hasn’t Obama found a chuch in Washington to attend? Even Bill Clinton took his bible and went on Sunday.
Posted by: kmm | August 25, 2010, 5:35 pm 5:35 pm
When has Obama EVER worked 7 days a week?—The real question is when has barry every worked at a real job???
Posted by: billy bob| | August 25, 2010, 5:37 pm 5:37 pm
Is anyone more out of place in Martha’s Vineyard than Barack H Obama? I wonder how many of those inner city kids he “organized” get to vacation there? Yeah, he truly is a man of the people.
Posted by: Jack Moore | August 25, 2010, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
What would it take to persuade him to take a permanent vacation? Beaches in Florida, Spain, Maine, Martha’s Vineyard—any would be fine.
Posted by: Mike | August 25, 2010, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm
Obama dines and ABC news slobbers over him while the country hurts.
Jake Tapper, your an embarrassment to journalism. Of course all of you people are.
ABC new a joke and corrupt and dishonest.
Posted by: Chris | August 25, 2010, 5:39 pm 5:39 pm
I am wondering why he would check in with ABC TV.
Can’t he just go on vacation AGAIN and keep his face out of the news media for a change!
Oh I am sorry, I have been a fool. If Oblabber Mouth doesn’t have his face in the news everyday we might forget who he is. That would be shameful.
Posted by: Old Gentleman | August 25, 2010, 5:40 pm 5:40 pm
I wonder how deep fried (tempura) lobster and a cigarette fit into Michelle’s health message for the nation? Hypocrites.
Posted by: Hargen | August 25, 2010, 5:41 pm 5:41 pm
Obama failed. Now he just tries to hide in his liberal cocoon and pretend we’re all too stupid and racist to understand why bankrupting the country and forcing failed European socialism upon a proud republic is somehow good for us simpletons. After all, this is the White House’s “Summer of Recovery”. Can you feel the change?
Posted by: Aaron | August 25, 2010, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
I STILL HAVE NO FREAKING JOB NOJOBA OBAMA. I HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME ON VACATION. MAYBE THE REST AND RELAXATION WILL HELP YOU THINK OF MORE WAYS TO DESTROY AMERICA AND CONFIDENCE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN SMALL BUSINESS. YOU ARE WITHOUT A DOUBT THE WORST (I HATE TO USE THE WORD) PRESIDENT THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN. ONLY JIMMY CARTER COMES CLOSE. HE WAS THE WORST BUT YOU HAVE FAR SURPASSED HIM. YOU SUCK. GO AWAY AND NEVER COME BACK, BARRY HOOVER NOJOBAMA.
Posted by: STILLnoJOB | August 25, 2010, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
Obama failed. Now he just tries to hide in his liberal cocoon and pretend we’re all too stupid and racist to understand why bankrupting the country and forcing failed European socialism upon a proud republic is somehow good for us simpletons. After all, this is the White House’s “Summer of Recovery”. Can you feel the change?
Posted by: Aaron | August 25, 2010, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
OMG, they’re CENSORING me! I’m melting, melting…
LOL! I didn’t even say anything BAD. I’m just not drooling over president Zero. Yet another Propaganda News Agency strikes again!
Posted by: SezWho | August 25, 2010, 5:43 pm 5:43 pm
Let them eat Lobster. Suffering succotash!
Posted by: Larry | August 25, 2010, 5:45 pm 5:45 pm
“I’m having a great time.” The country’s in the toilet, but we can all take comfort in knowing that his imperial majesty is having a great time. This pretender makes me sick to my stomach!!
Posted by: PaulD | August 25, 2010, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
I guess when Jake Tapper says, “Political Punch” he means the kind you drink!
Posted by: Bee from Texas | August 25, 2010, 5:46 pm 5:46 pm
Running for and winning the office of POTUS means you are willing to do what ever it takes to protect and save this country…Yes, even giving your own life…Mr. Obama said he had the ultra strength needed to take on and complete the mission & he gave his word/oath.
In war the commanders have to stay on and at the job for as long as it takes to win and sometimes that means months without time off for fancy restaurants, golf & $50,000.00 a night or week for him & friends..As a country we are getting just what we deserve for being fat & lazy and never having our feet held to the fire for our bad behavior ..
I’m so glad I’m middle aged, I got to see some good things in my life but you folk under 30 are just plain screwed…
There are not enough rocks for you all to hide under…This nation will be judged for what it is & it’s a nasty place..
Posted by: Wally | August 25, 2010, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
This is breaking news? How does ABC continue to pass for real journalism?
Posted by: Setusfree2012 | August 25, 2010, 5:48 pm 5:48 pm
The Mouth that Never Sleeps is having a great time. Ain’t it great?!
Posted by: PaulD | August 25, 2010, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
We are living the story The Emperor’s Clothes. Including Michelle’s so-called Fashion Sense. “Best Dressed Women’s List” RIGHT!
Except the kid in the story didn’t get called a racist…
Let’s see if they take this post down again.
Posted by: SezWho | August 25, 2010, 5:49 pm 5:49 pm
Dow Industrials Fall to 7-Week Low Global Economic Fears Push Investors Out of Stocks, Commodities and Into the Safety of U.S.
By JONATHAN CHENG
Global economic woes gripped investors on Tuesday, roiling financial markets from Tokyo to Dublin to New York.
Worries that started in Asia continued in the U.S. after housing numbers painted a grim picture of the economy.
In the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped to its lowest close in seven weeks. The Dow finished down 133.96 points, or 1.3%, at 10040.45, its fourth consecutive decline and its ninth losing session in the past 11. The measure fell below 10000 during the day.
Day after day, investors have been hit with more evidence that the economy is stalling.
Increase your stocks of food and ammo.
Posted by: Dave | August 25, 2010, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
kmm | Aug 25, 2010 5:35:45 PM posted: “Why hasn’t Obama found a chuch in Washington to attend?”
More conservative hate mail.
The White House says Mr. Obama prays daily, sometimes in person or over the telephone with a small circle of Christian pastors. Is that OK with you?
One of them, the Rev. Kirbyjon H. Caldwell was also spiritual advisor to President GW Bush. Rev. Caldwell stated, “Never in the history of modern-day presidential politics has a president confessed his faith in the Lord, and folks basically call him a liar.”
Posted by: green.goddess | August 25, 2010, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm
Remember when the “president” said we would have to tighten our belts? He meant US, the little people. His subjects.
Posted by: SezWho | August 25, 2010, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
Jake…..”Breaking News?”
Must be a slow news day.
By the way…didn’t you get the DNC memo?? The MSM is not supposed to acknowledge that Obama is on, yet again, another vacation.
Posted by: ChazBinIC | August 25, 2010, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm
Tone deaf… mother, isn’t he???
Posted by: CBA | August 25, 2010, 5:54 pm 5:54 pm
Love it Tapper
Posted by: wildhorses | August 25, 2010, 5:57 pm 5:57 pm
This is “breaking news?”
Is anyone surprised that someone could be having a “great time” in an all-expense paid stay at a private $20 million estate?
Wow ABC.
Posted by: Ran | August 25, 2010, 6:00 pm 6:00 pm
“Ryan, please source your stats: You’re talking about someone spending 1+ years of time at Camp David for six years”
Mark Knoller of CBS News is an old WH correspondent and is considered the keeper of Presidential vacation records.
He has Bush staying 487 days at Camp David. That is more than a year over an 8 year period.
He also spent an additional 490 days at Crawford
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
Good to hear Nero is having a great time while Roman burns. The breadth of his tone deathness is unquantifiable.
Posted by: John Bocefus | August 25, 2010, 6:01 pm 6:01 pm
I bet the over 15 million unemployed since Obama took over really feel good about this. Nov. 2010 and Nov.2012 can’t get here soon enough. I really think the Obama’s sense that this will be a one term gig and they might as well make the best of it while they can.
Posted by: Satch | August 25, 2010, 6:05 pm 6:05 pm
And why shouldn’t he be having a good time? Read his books all he did was party in college and it’s continued during his Presidency. He is nothing more than a self-indulgent narcissist.
Posted by: Mike Jefferson | August 25, 2010, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Yeah I miss that old $3.87 gasoline, and I’m glad we still got Wally world, Mickey D’s and Burger King, Bush sure no how to stimulate the economy!!!!!
Posted by: K Huggs | August 25, 2010, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
Can’t believe ppl who say the President doesn’t work…look at his legistlative accomplishments, and anyone can see work being converted into laws…
There appears to be a segment of this population that seeks to dehumanize and disgrace the office of the President.
The very same people who can’t eat or hv no healthcare were at least considered while law was being made.
Grow up! Read your history, you are not the President, and the Presidential office is not for your spiteful lack of patriotism…shame on you all…haters!
Posted by: Sharon | August 25, 2010, 6:18 pm 6:18 pm
And this is AMERICA, huh people?
Posted by: FreeDOOMED | August 25, 2010, 6:20 pm 6:20 pm
Great job making a fool out of the President, Jake. Like shooting fish in a barrel!
Posted by: Hoosier-Daddy | August 25, 2010, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
Must be nice. Thanks to his economy rest of us have to work to pay for his vaction.
Posted by: RedMan | August 25, 2010, 6:21 pm 6:21 pm
How the hell could anyone be happy for these people. He doesn’t spend anytime at the white house. He doesn’t care about the people. Everybody feels they are just “throwing sand in everyone’s face” and rubbing their elitism all over us.
Posted by: flytiegoode | August 25, 2010, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
It take an entire ABC News Team to come up with drivel like this? No wonder broadcast MSM is dying.
Posted by: Chrisw | August 25, 2010, 6:22 pm 6:22 pm
this is the hater’s comment section, I’m certain…look around and see what you have done about your own success…Bush didn’t give a damn about you or your family, and you refuse to place blame, where blame should be…
Goofballs, grow up! (Remove Obama bumpstickers, can’t believe you took your crazy time to write that…
Posted by: Sharon | August 25, 2010, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
WHEN does this guy work at his ACTUAL job? He spent all last week at Dem fund raisers and now he’s on vacation…. again. He’s disgusting. Worst president ever.
Posted by: Eljay | August 25, 2010, 6:23 pm 6:23 pm
Too funny.
Posted by: John Morgan | August 25, 2010, 6:24 pm 6:24 pm
ABC, what is the REAL reason you can’t be on our side?
Posted by: FreeDOOMED | August 25, 2010, 6:26 pm 6:26 pm
I need a vacation…really
Posted by: jmartcougar | August 25, 2010, 6:27 pm 6:27 pm
this president is an embarrassment
Posted by: brett quinn | August 25, 2010, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
Y a w n…..is it 2012 yet?
Posted by: Sunnyr | August 25, 2010, 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
“How horrible. A man who usually works 7 days a week is enjoying his vacation.”
In a strange way I agree with that statement. Considering he spends 7 days a week driving the country off a cliff with policies perhaps it best he stays on vacation. Theres a long one coming in 2012.
Posted by: who cares | August 25, 2010, 6:31 pm 6:31 pm
This guy just keeps saying things that make Dumb & Dumber look like Einstein & Edison!
Posted by: Rationalist | August 25, 2010, 6:33 pm 6:33 pm
“I’m having a great time,” the president said. “Doing a lot of reading”.
No doubt Obama is brushing up on his Alynski.
Posted by: One_American | August 25, 2010, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
Hey Sharon and Ryan C – in case you’ve missed it (but, unfortunately, not another ABC Breaking News item) – the MAJORITY of Americans think Obama is doing a lousy job… and not just your so-called right-wing wingnuts, morons, etc.
Oh, and yeah, he does play too much golf and vacation way too much. The guy is a joke, and is no doubt a one-termer.
Sorry, but live with it.
Posted by: The Wise One | August 25, 2010, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm
I’m sure the POTUS and his family are enjoying a nice FOUR YEAR vacation on our dime. I’m glad I can at least sleep well at night knowing he didn’t get my vote.
Posted by: Brian | August 25, 2010, 6:38 pm 6:38 pm
“Sorry, but live with it.”
All I have to do is wait for Drudge to find a new headline and the lemmings will go pester another website.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
“Can’t believe ppl who say the President doesn’t work…look at his legistlative accomplishments, and anyone can see work being converted into laws…”
His legislative agenda, which you call accomplishments, is in reality an illegal power grab that cannot be allowed to stand. Obamacare will be repealed. If that’s the “work” BO has been up to, he can go back to Martha’s Vineyard anytime.
“The very same people who can’t eat or hv no healthcare were at least considered while law was being made.”
And the sad thing is, you really believe that, don’t you? The Democrats voted in Universal Health Care with bribes and arm twisting and delay after delay.
It accomplishes two things for the community organizer and his handlers.
It again takes money from the producers in our society and gives it to the Democratic base – namely, people who want to get stuff from the government.
Secondly, it puts ALL Americans (oh yeah, other than the Congress that voted for it) in a cradle-to-grave dependency state (not to mention database) where our benevolent government can tighten their grip on every aspect of a citizen’s life.
You should grow up and read history.
Posted by: Trevor Kennedy | August 25, 2010, 6:39 pm 6:39 pm
I’m still wondering how they afford all this on the Presidents salary.
Posted by: not the change we needed | August 25, 2010, 6:42 pm 6:42 pm
“You should grow up and read history.”
Like the unprecedented period of prosperity our country has enjoyed since it implemented the New Deal and the Great Society?
Are right wingers really so insane as to consider universal healthcare a path to totalitarianism?
As if the pay or die model is preferable?
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 6:43 pm 6:43 pm
The Obamas are the typical “noveau rich”. With the little detail that they are living their new found riches, with the american tax payers money. Bush went on vacations to his ranch or camp David, and mainly were working vacations. The Obamas just want to have fun. The Obamas went to the White House to party. The worst USA president.
Posted by: Patricia | August 25, 2010, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm
“Have a great life whatever wing it is you fly by!”
I think Drudge put up a new item…even has a siren next to it….time for you to gin up some of that outrage!
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm
69 days.
Posted by: Steve Nelson | August 25, 2010, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm
Who cares where a President does his job? White House, Camp David or his home? It is what he is doing, not where he does it. Most Presidents, even the Democrats, worked at Camp David and worked at “the ranch” ,I can think of three that called it “the ranch” You want to call these vacations, fine call them what you want but when Obama goes on vacation, he GOES ON VACATION. I haven’t had one in 10 years and I truly resent paying for his. However, the country is a safer place if he is not working.
Posted by: SoWhat | August 25, 2010, 6:45 pm 6:45 pm
If would be fair to ask, how many times the Obamas vaationed in Europe or Martha’s Vineyeard before his new found riches?, never. So they are using their status to have fun. Is that why the voters put him in the White House? , I guess not.
Posted by: Patricia | August 25, 2010, 6:46 pm 6:46 pm
Brilliant work, ABC. No need to report on the coming nuclear armageddon Iran is trying to bring about, or any of the bleak economic news. Just keep rolling with the good times…
Posted by: buster | August 25, 2010, 6:48 pm 6:48 pm
“If would be fair to ask, how many times the Obamas vaationed in Europe or Martha’s Vineyeard before his new found riches’
His “new found” riches are his books which have made him millions in royalties over the last 5 years.
I know prior to becoming President that he would vacation in his old home state Hawaii.
Also earlier this year he took a 4 day weekend to go back to Chicago.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 6:49 pm 6:49 pm
“Most Presidents, even the Democrats, worked at Camp David and worked at “the ranch” ,I can think of three that called it “the ranch” You want to call these vacations, fine call them what you want but when Obama goes on vacation, he GOES ON VACATION”
ROFLMAO!
This tortured explanation of why Bush going on vacation 3 times as much as Obama and nearly 9 months more than any other modern President is quite hilarious.
See Bush was working…clearing brush and baling hay.
Posted by: Ryan C | August 25, 2010, 6:52 pm 6:52 pm
Maybe he should be reading his healthcare plan and his other power grabing bills he has signed into law. And after that he should also read this country’s constitution then maybe he will get a clue why so many are ujpset with his agenda.
Posted by: Paul | August 25, 2010, 6:59 pm 6:59 pm
U MAD?
Posted by: John | August 25, 2010, 7:06 pm 7:06 pm
All obama has to do now is wait for the collapse. It’s almost here.
Posted by: photonsoflight | August 25, 2010, 7:19 pm 7:19 pm
“Like the unprecedented period of prosperity our country has enjoyed since it implemented the New Deal and the Great Society?”—-Are you serious? The New Deal failed to end the Great Depression and NO ONE thinks the Great Society ushered in prosperity for anyone. Quite the opposite. It was a complete failure that increased poverty, particularly for African Americans. Seriously, Patricia, if this is the best you libs can come up with then no wonder you are losing so badly on all fronts.
Posted by: RickS | August 25, 2010, 7:46 pm 7:46 pm
When are people going to admit that the economy started to go south in 2007? And what happened in 2007? The Democrats took Congress.
Posted by: csm | August 25, 2010, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm
ABC WAKE UP!!
Posted by: Virginia | August 25, 2010, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm
Edward R. Murrow would be proud.
Posted by: jack | August 25, 2010, 8:15 pm 8:15 pm
ABC – Always Be Communist
Posted by: _bustaire | August 25, 2010, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm
Wow. So glad Obama has enjoyed his vacation while people are losing jobs.
ABC – you consider yourself a news source? Pathetic.
Posted by: meathead | August 25, 2010, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm
Tapper is a great writer, however… There is no such verb as “gifted.” A child is referred to as “gifted” when they have an above average aptitude.
The book store “gave” the President a book, it didn’t gift him the book.
Sorry for the grammar rant…
Posted by: Willg | August 25, 2010, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
“I’m Having a Great Time” On Vacation – Obama
And they used say GWB was isolated and out of touch…
Posted by: Quo Warranto? | August 25, 2010, 9:22 pm 9:22 pm
Always Battling Conservatives
Posted by: _bustaire | August 25, 2010, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm
Why don’t you brainless punks compare the number of days Obama has been on vacation with the number of days Bush was on vacation.
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Do the math bozos.
Obama has spent about one tenth of his time in office away from the White house.
Bush spent about one third of his time away from the white house.
Any of you study fractions yet?
Posted by: How about some facts? | August 25, 2010, 9:39 pm 9:39 pm
According to CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller, considered the unofficial presidential statistician, Obama’s summer trip will be his ninth vacation since taking office. By the time his trip to the Vineyard is complete, Knoller said, Obama willl have spent 48 days on vacation since he became president on January 20, 2009.
According to Knoller, President George W. Bush spent 879 days on holiday during his eight years in office.
No wonder you people don’t have jobs. You can’t count.
Posted by: How about some facts? | August 25, 2010, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
According to CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller, considered the unofficial presidential statistician, Obama’s summer trip will be his ninth vacation since taking office. By the time his trip to the Vineyard is complete, Knoller said, Obama willl have spent 48 days on vacation since he became president on January 20, 2009.
According to Knoller, President George W. Bush spent 879 days on holiday during his eight years in office.
No wonder you people don’t have jobs. You can’t count.
Posted by: How about some facts? | August 25, 2010, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm
And there is such a word as “gifted” as in to “gift” something to someone.
According to Webster, the usage has been around since 1550.
Main Entry: 2gift
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1550
1
: to endow with some power, quality, or attribute
2
: present
— gift·ee\ˌgif-ˈtē\ noun
Just because you people don’t read books, you shouldn’t resent people who do.
Posted by: How about some facts? | August 25, 2010, 9:48 pm 9:48 pm
Why don’t you brainless punks compare the number of days Obama has been on vacation with the number of days Bush was on vacation.
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Let me help you — maybe the brainless punks don’t care because Bush is not in office and is not currently destroying the country while being simultaneously praised and petted by the media.
You and the other lefties here sound angry – I wonder how long the MSM will take to do a story on your anger. the answer, of course, is it won’t happen.
Posted by: _bustaire | August 25, 2010, 10:02 pm 10:02 pm
Havin’ a great time.
Meanwhile we are entering phase 2 of a double dip recession. Economic numbers are now worse than 12 months ago, when The Messiah had already been President for half a year. But Obama blames Bush for the downturn happening THIS summer.
Posted by: Libs and The Lying Liars Who Elect Them | August 25, 2010, 10:07 pm 10:07 pm
I really don’t know… Does a president get weekends off or are they always on call? If they’re always on call, an average of 2 days off a month for vacation is not bad…
Posted by: just wondering | August 25, 2010, 10:27 pm 10:27 pm
Trapped in his own narcissism; Obama canNOT escape himself. He is not only having a great time – while America burns – he has this to say to a ‘tough’ question (damn those journalists; aren’t they supposed to be doing ‘something’?) Good thing the question was not on the economy. . .
Drudge headline:
Obama Deflects Iraq Question: ‘We’re Buying Shrimp, Guys. Come On’
Better Obama not leave home without TOTUS or just banned the Press; but then. ..those photo ops.
Posted by: catherine t. | August 25, 2010, 10:31 pm 10:31 pm
“There appears to be a segment of this population that seeks to dehumanize and disgrace the office of the President”.
Sorry dimwit, Obama or whatever his real name is has disgraced the office of POTUS!
He did it all by himself..opps, sorry, forgot the MSM who was in bed with this charlatan from the get go. He has been exposed for the vapid, empty suit he is.
The rats (Demonrats) are scurrying away from the spoiled rotten Moron in Chief and for good reason..He’s a loser.
Posted by: Tusk | August 25, 2010, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
Why shouldn’t he enjoy himself… he has the power… and power, like glory is transitory. He will not be reelected… before the 2012 election a sufficient number of states will require disclosure of the birth certificate to ensure he cannot win…
Posted by: Quo Warranto? | August 26, 2010, 12:55 am 12:55 am
this is the hater’s comment section, I’m certain…look around and see what you have done about your own success…Bush didn’t give a damn about you or your family, and you refuse to place blame, where blame should be…
Hey Sharon, I don’t expect President Bush, President Obama or anyone else to care about my family, that’s my job. Under President Bush’s watch that job was just easier, now we have 500,000 new jobless claims a week and our Laurel and Hardy President and Vice President on a recovery summer tour. Until we replace the 535 crooks in Congress and seat a President who cares about the country more than himself things are onlty going to get worse. Call me a hater if you want, but I’m a realist.
Posted by: Bob | August 26, 2010, 7:59 am 7:59 am
And there I was, reading through the article about Nero’s vacation, and expecting the punch-line…
But (and silly me for hoping otherwise) this is actually meant to be a piece of serious journalism.
So, let me see if I get at least this one right. The country is ill-at-ease with the economy. Investors are not investing. Employers are not employing. Nearly 10% of our workforce have no work.
On the border, there is constant warfare. The impertinent wishes of the Mexican government count, while our own laws are ignored, and those who support them demonized.
Abroad, Iran’s mad mullahs are merrily inserting fuel rods into their nuclear reactors. Our allies are disgusted at the USA, while our enemies are emboldened and form new, stronger partnerships.
Meanwhile, the man who is, almost single-handedly, responsible for all this is on vacation. And, ABC news reassures us, he’s enjoying himself. Period. No contrast with the malaise of the country. He’s just enjoying himself, having a good read, end of story.
Uhu.
Here’s a hint for you in the MSM. Want to put Rush Limbaugh, Fox News and Matt Drudge out of business within a couple years? START DOING YOUR D@MN JOB.
Posted by: Thomas | August 26, 2010, 9:57 am 9:57 am
This is breaking news? Wow.
Tapper is now a gossip columnist joining the ranks of those “ladies who lunch.”
“Mrs. So & So dined with the Astors this evening wearing a simply divine creation from Maison Worth, the choicest fashion house in Paris…”
Dreck. This is not worth anyone’s time.
Posted by: Ann | August 26, 2010, 10:32 am 10:32 am
Why don’t you compare the number of days Obama has been on vacation with the number of days Bush was on vacation.
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Do the math.
Obama has spent about one tenth of his time in office away from the White house.
Bush spent about one third of his time away from the white house.
Any of you study fractions yet?
The difference is that while President Bush was in the White House, he actually did work and did a lot of good, unlike this inexperienced waster who knows nothing except how to destroy this country! Get your facts straight before mouthing off!
Posted by: Peter | August 26, 2010, 10:54 am 10:54 am
He is the leader of the entitlement class so he is entitled to anything he wants.
Posted by: James | August 26, 2010, 11:03 am 11:03 am
While the Obama’s frolic with the rich and famous at Martha’s Vineyard : our economy tanks; Iran builds nukes; our Southern border goes unsecure; we witness the implementation of a stealth amnesty program thru the systematic refusal to deport apprehended illegal aliens; the American people suffer under repeated displays of arrogant contempt for their expressed will; employers remain reluctant to hire in response to the unprecedented on-slaught of onerous new taxes and regulatory millstones; we’re forced to witness the continuous denigration of our Judeo/Christian heritage; America’s energy sector is being willfully destroyed; our military force structure is being slowly but surely denuded to fulfill Obama’s pledge: “I will cut tens-of-billions from Defense spending; halt the U.S. military’s development of advanced weapons systems; reduce our military to a point that would not be viewed as a threat to our Middle-East adversaries; and, terminate America’s ballistic missile defense program.”; the American flags that previously flanked Presidents at their WH press conferences have been replaced with a Muslim tapestry; and, the Muslims build a Cordova Victory mosque over Ground Zero; but, whatever you do don’t let these comparatively insignificant items interfere with the Obama’s vacation plans. We can only pray that the Obama in-your-face “joyride” on the taxpayer dime and the concurrent American “nightmare” will end with soon to be initiated impeachment proceedings of this most radical left-wing extremist that we unwittingly elevated to the presidency of the United States. Greg Neubeck
Posted by: gneubeck | August 26, 2010, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm
Why does the country even need a President ?
Posted by: Jose | August 26, 2010, 5:24 pm 5:24 pm
He should have said….”Having a great time, wish you were here!”
But, alas most of us cannot afford to go!
Posted by: dareisay | August 26, 2010, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm
Wake Up People!
Obama is a globalist puppet or should I say “Bush with a Black face.” If you examine the policies of Bush and Obama you will see they are the same.
Bush = Obama = Democrat = Republican
Stop being fooled. Your country was officially bought by bankers via the federal reserve act in 1913.
Please, research about the new world order and you will learn everything you have been told by the media and think you know about life and politics is a LIE.
You can’t call this a conspiracy theory when its all back by FACTS. The news you get from ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN and the rest are propagranda, or should I say the REAL conspiracy theories.
Posted by: New World Order | August 27, 2010, 10:38 pm 10:38 pm
who should care what they eat .we all have to eat.the wrong side of this is
that some jealous people are complaining aboutany thing and everthing .obs vacations are no where as many as bush took.they all work on top of some leisure on vacations .each day they all get daily briefins etc to take care of.WHY DON’T YOU IDIOTS WHO DON’T KNOW ANYTHING LOOK FOR FACTS BEFORE POSTING?
Posted by: jean | August 29, 2010, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm
Obamba did not create theentire mess the us is in. He has been tasked to try and fix it. It did not happen over night and it nwill not be fixed over night. Why shouldn’t he and his family go on vacation. Before the country got in this shape. The rich always vacationed and thew poor & unemployed then always wished they could go on vacation. No one blamed the president then, so why blame the president now? He does not have a magic wand he can wave and everything get fixed!!!!!
Posted by: Addie | August 29, 2010, 10:37 pm 10:37 pm
Dems are not speaking. But we will vote for Obama and his democrate again, for it take time to fix what has been broken in 8 years
Posted by: for Obama | August 30, 2010, 8:18 am 8:18 am