tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post1526927983804461821..comments2024-03-28T18:40:51.572-04:00Comments on Tilting at Windmills: All the news that's, well, maybe not fit to print.CWMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-50663914468475817692013-07-23T11:28:07.209-04:002013-07-23T11:28:07.209-04:00CWM:
Good news coverage...and some decent "ri...CWM:<br />Good news coverage...and some decent "right-in" commentary to boot.<br />I think that Bush went to his HOME, as did Reagan.<br />Obama...lived in CHICAGO, and who REALLY wants to go THEWRE these days?<br />Agreed that separate vacations cause MAJOR logistical issues w/ the Secret Service.<br /><br />Love the "Putin on the Ritz" spot...LOL!<br /><br />Stay safe up thre.Bob G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09222203353717749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-17695057813669329672013-07-23T08:15:34.508-04:002013-07-23T08:15:34.508-04:00STM-
As I told SM, my purpose was never to fight ...STM-<br /><br />As I told SM, my purpose was never to fight that battle. I knew that story, and statistic, was out there. But it was a side issue in all seriousness on a post which I explained at the start was just for fun.<br /><br />I figure that the things he does AS president give me more than enough fodder than to worry about what he does in his off-time.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-89996722728252778932013-07-23T08:10:14.921-04:002013-07-23T08:10:14.921-04:00Yeah, you're okay. I was just at a point I wa...Yeah, you're okay. I was just at a point I wasn't of a mood to have my tail pulled. However, you might want to read the comment by STM above before you defend "your president" too loudly on the case of vacations.<br /><br />It may seem you have had to do an awful lot of defending to you; To conservatives it seems like he has taken all the sins that all the presidents have committed and increased them exponentially. (except of course adultery- as far as I know, Clinton, JFK, and Harding still have the market cornered there).<br /><br />The thing that bugged me is that, after all the times that you busted me for going after Obama "unfairly", you decide to rope Reagan in for no real reason on a post that was directed at the press more than Obama. I guess we all have our meltdown points though.<br /><br />I ignore literally hundreds of chance to go after Obama that I think are worthless or beneath those who come up with them. The fact that I find so MANY to still bust him on should say a lot on the job he IS doing.<br /><br />And really, he's a big boy and shouldn't be needing defended. Getting elected is just like being a celebrity- part and parcel is the target on your back (And wait'll you see what I do to Ryan Braun next!)<br /><br />Crying? Buck up, sister. We WILL butt heads. You should know that from the last e-mail I sent you! A person can't help butting heads with ME once in a while. <br /><br />Okay? Okay. Here is a hug, and a shoulder to wipe off the tears on. Onward and upward!CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-75584903822669396992013-07-22T23:59:36.704-04:002013-07-22T23:59:36.704-04:00My apologies. I just realized I hurt you and that ...My apologies. I just realized I hurt you and that is never, ever my intention.<br /><br />I am just tired and I suppose I should just keep my mouth shut.<br /><br />But we're all human and I get so tired of how poorly our President is treated.<br /><br />Like it or not, he is ours for a few more years.<br /><br />I never went after Regan, Bush or Bush like everyone is going after Obama and I guess at this point in my life I want to stand up for the man. I believe in supporting who the country elected, regardless.<br /><br />News reports can be skewed anyway we like to fit our own opinions.<br /><br />I am so sorry Chris. I didn't mean to anger you or hurt your feelings. Honestly.<br /><br />I can't imagine not having you on a lily pad with us. [I am also a girl, okay? And crying right now.]<br /><br />Again, my apologies.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-43997258737260907642013-07-22T23:32:57.676-04:002013-07-22T23:32:57.676-04:00“These opulent vacations are bad enough but, to ma...“These opulent vacations are bad enough but, to make matters worse, they [Barack and Michelle] often travel separately, often just hours apart.<br /><br />“Worse still, they often go their separate ways. In February, Michelle and the girls went skiing in Aspen, Colo., while the prez traveled to Florida to play golf with Tiger Woods. That means twice the advance planning, more Secret Service agents, more lavish hotels and large expense accounts for the entourage that must follow them.<br /><br />“Obama’s minions try to defend these overt displays of extravagance by pointing to the number of days George W. Bush and Reagan spent away from the White House.<br />They come up short, way short. ...<br /><br />[...] <br /><br />“Obama, like most presidents, has a fondness for golf. He played more than 100 rounds in his first four years. Bush, on the other hand played only 24 times in eight years. In 2003, he gave it up because, “It just didn’t seem right during a time of war”.”<br /><br />More Here: <br /><a href="http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/obama-jet-setting-public-display-of-bad-taste/" rel="nofollow">OBAMA JET-SETTING: PUBLIC DISPLAY OF BAD TASTE</a> <br /><br />I’m certainly not defending Reagan OR Bush! We haven’t had a truthful, non-traitorous president since before Woodrow Wilson. <br /><br />However, you’d think that simply destroying the country would provide enough pleasure for a communist like Obama, without all the expensive vacations and rounds of golf, too.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />‘Loyal American Underground’Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-44807873749287940182013-07-22T23:29:57.302-04:002013-07-22T23:29:57.302-04:00Maybe I should stop doing these posts. The Anti F...Maybe I should stop doing these posts. The Anti Facepalm League has been bugging me...CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-90221817135676214272013-07-22T23:11:28.739-04:002013-07-22T23:11:28.739-04:00I am in TOTAL agreement with Juli. I did a facepal...I am in TOTAL agreement with Juli. I did a facepalm on that one, because . . . damn. That's just sick.J.Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211819677106829508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-19474808497116401152013-07-22T21:54:21.447-04:002013-07-22T21:54:21.447-04:00"NONE OF THEM I'M SURE INVOLVED CARRYING ..."NONE OF THEM I'M SURE INVOLVED CARRYING POOP IN ONE'S PURSE."<br /><br />I was hoping someone would confirm that... CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-15618900721799937652013-07-22T21:53:06.158-04:002013-07-22T21:53:06.158-04:00All right here in beautiful downtown America!All right here in beautiful downtown America!CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-37404169068289638342013-07-22T21:06:23.858-04:002013-07-22T21:06:23.858-04:00Here's the thing... I am all for women's r...Here's the thing... I am all for women's rights (as you know) and there are many women who have done amazing things for women and equality.<br /><br />NONE OF THEM I'M SURE INVOLVED CARRYING POOP IN ONE'S PURSE.<br /><br />Wackos.<br /><br />That is all.Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-91639326698913851902013-07-22T15:45:11.759-04:002013-07-22T15:45:11.759-04:00I... I just have no words for this... people... ca...I... I just have no words for this... people... can't... nope. I need to sign off and start again. lol. WOW. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-77761922387510912722013-07-22T14:41:32.866-04:002013-07-22T14:41:32.866-04:00But not as classy as a bottle of poop in your purs...But not as classy as a bottle of poop in your purse...CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-89109043653790865362013-07-22T14:41:03.003-04:002013-07-22T14:41:03.003-04:00"[I know, I know - it's apples to oranges... "[I know, I know - it's apples to oranges with you. Regan was the best President ever and Obama just sucks, right?]"<br /><br />I was just showing what was IN THE NEWS, not necessarily my opinion. Frankly I agree that they all do the same thing. I was lampooning the news,not the man necessarily. Nor do I feel it's fair to expect me to add a caveat "Just like everyone else did" to every current events thing to come along.<br /><br />But since you brought it up this way- the same way you always give me heck for doing- Yeah, I do think Reagan was the best President in our lifetimes and Obama does suck. But the reasons for that are the apples to this post's oranges.<br /><br />I guess I deserve it though. After all I am the awful Cotton Mather hunting innocent witches like Melissa Perry, and I have conditioned you to always see the pitchfork in my hand.<br /><br />BTW, I thought his family had just went on safari? The only vacation I got was this lay-off, and I can't even afford to go to the city zoo. So my sympathies for any of their families is minimal.<br /><br />That said, I repeat- my point wasn't OMG Obama's going on vacation again. It was, listen to the media saying, "OMG Obama's going on vacation again." I'm sorry that you mistook me.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-55036992855013917692013-07-22T13:23:36.548-04:002013-07-22T13:23:36.548-04:00Tampon earrings? Nice. That's pretty classy....Tampon earrings? Nice. That's pretty classy. I think she might start a trend.viewfromdownherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617837422220577661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822869016413307981.post-73137374104910666362013-07-22T13:11:47.248-04:002013-07-22T13:11:47.248-04:00I have a question. And it's serious, and I mea...I have a question. And it's serious, and I mean it from the bottom of my heart - but what exactly is the difference between George W. being flown to Kennebunkport [about the poshest place in the lower 48] for vacation or Regan being flown home to his ranch in CA and Obama being flown home to Hawaii for his family vacation. He grew up in Hawaii, as the Regans did CA and Dubya did in ME and Texas.<br /><br />Why is this a problem? I know there is a budget and furlough crisis but most Presidents work 15 -20 hour days, 7 days a week. And they are still working while on vacation I am sure. Heck, Dubya was on vacation in the early stages of the war he declared.<br /><br />These men, and their families need a break, and I think it is unfair to single out the use of taxpayers money for these vacations for one President and not others when this has been standard practice for decades.<br /><br />Everyone makes such a big deal out of President Obama going *home* to Hawaii. Well, it is his home. We can't all call Northern Virginia home [like I can] and just take a motorcade to Springfield VA when we want to go *home* from the White House.<br /><br />Or is that what you want? Him to not go to Hawaii or just not take a vacation at all? Regan took more than any other President - flying to CA often. [I know, I know - it's apples to oranges with you. Regan was the best President ever and Obama just sucks, right?]<br /><br />I was no fan of George W's but I didn't like that he was derided for wanting a little peace and quiet away from the bustle of DC, be it in ME or TX.<br /><br />They do need a break.SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.com