The absentee President
lamontcranston
This is from Mark Knoller of CBS. The pilots and crew of Air Force One
are flying more hours than a rookie on a beer run. They are tired of it
too and are adding more crew to Air Force One. I know this for a fact
because I'm one of the instructors that trains the crews. Our company
(Atlas Air) has had the Air Force One and E-4 contract for over two
years and I've been doing it for about 8 months now.
Last year (2010) Obama flew in Air Force One 172 times, almost every
other day. White House officials have been telling reporters in recent
days that the Democrat doesn't intend to hang around the White House
quite so much in 2011. They explain he wants to get out more around the
country because, as everyone knows, that midterm election shellacking on
November 2nd had nothing to do with his health care bill, over-spending
or other policies and everything to do with Obama's not adequately
explaining himself to his countrymen and women.
And with only 673 days remaining in Obama's never ending presidential
campaign the incumbent's travel pace will not likely slacken.
At an Air Force estimated cost of $181,757 per flight HOUR (not to
mention the additional travel costs of Marine One, Secret Service,
logistics and local police overtime), that's a lot of frequent flier
dollars going into Obama's carbon footprint.
We are privy to some of these numbers thanks to CBS' Mark Knoller, a
bearded national treasure trove of presidential stats. According to
Knoller's copious notes, during the last year, Obama made 65 domestic
trips over 104 days, and six trips to eight countries over 22 days. Not
counting six vacation trips over 32 days.
He took 196 helicopter trips, signed 203 pieces of legislation and
squeezed in 29 rounds of left-handed golf.
Obama last year gave 491 speeches, remarks or statements. That's more
talking than goes on in some entire families, at least from fatherly mouths.
In fact, even including the 24 days of 2010 that we never saw Obama in
public, his speaking works out to about one official utterance every 11
waking hours. Aides indicate the "Real Good Talker" believes we need more.
Related: Obama spends nearly half his presidency outside Washington ,
plans to travel more
Related: Vacationer-in-Chief Spends $1.75 Million to Visit Hawaiian chums
Obama has spent over $100 million taxpayer dollars flying around in Air
Force One and probably another $100 million on his entourage. Obama is
just another tin-pot dictator living lavishly at the expense of his
subjects. And we seniors have to "tighten our belts" because we aren't
getting a COLA again this year - and none last year!
THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED PUT THIS GREEDY WINDBAG IN OFFICE!!! BE MORE
CAREFUL IN 2012!!!
Judy Scobee
= Judy =
Mitchell Holman
>
> This is from Mark Knoller of CBS.
That would be the "liberal media" CBS?
> The pilots and crew of Air Force One
> are flying more hours than a rookie on a beer run. They are tired of
> it too and are adding more crew to Air Force One. I know this for a
> fact because I'm one of the instructors that trains the crews. Our
> company (Atlas Air) has had the Air Force One and E-4 contract for
> over two years and I've been doing it for about 8 months now.
> Last year (2010) Obama flew in Air Force One 172 times, almost every
> other day. White House officials have been telling reporters in recent
> days that the Democrat doesn't intend to hang around the White House
> quite so much in 2011. They explain he wants to get out more around
> the country because, as everyone knows, that midterm election
> shellacking on November 2nd had nothing to do with his health care
> bill, over-spending or other policies and everything to do with
> Obama's not adequately explaining himself to his countrymen and women.
> And with only 673 days remaining in Obama's never ending presidential
> campaign the incumbent's travel pace will not likely slacken.
> At an Air Force estimated cost of $181,757 per flight HOUR (not to
> mention the additional travel costs of Marine One, Secret Service,
> logistics and local police overtime), that's a lot of frequent flier
> dollars going into Obama's carbon footprint.
> We are privy to some of these numbers thanks to CBS' Mark Knoller, a
> bearded national treasure trove of presidential stats. According to
> Knoller's copious notes, during the last year, Obama made 65 domestic
> trips over 104 days, and six trips to eight countries over 22 days.
Sounds like a working president.
> Not counting six vacation trips over 32 days.
> He took 196 helicopter trips, signed 203 pieces of legislation and
> squeezed in 29 rounds of left-handed golf.
> Obama last year gave 491 speeches, remarks or statements. That's more
> talking than goes on in some entire families, at least from fatherly
> mouths. In fact, even including the 24 days of 2010 that we never saw
> Obama in public, his speaking works out to about one official
> utterance every 11 waking hours. Aides indicate the "Real Good Talker"
> believes we need more. Related: Obama spends nearly half his
> presidency outside Washington , plans to travel more
Sounds like a working president.
> Related: Vacationer-in-Chief Spends $1.75 Million to Visit Hawaiian
> chums Obama has spent over $100 million taxpayer dollars flying around
> in Air Force One and probably another $100 million on his entourage.
Is he trying to match Bush's record for the
most vacationing president in US history?
George W. Bush's vacation time (grand total)
Total: 1020 days, more than 1/3rd of his presidency.
Bush set the record for most vacation time taken by
president.
Carter took 79 days in 4 years.
Clinton took 152 days in 8 years.
Reagan took 335 days in 8 years.
Bush Sr. took 543 days in 4 years!
So much for the mythical Republican hard worth ethic...
fran mccarthy
I wonder just how long your company will continue to "hold" those
contracts. You really are dumb arent' you?
lamontcranston
Wouldn't it be great if jug ears was a President in more than name only?
Wouldn't it be great if the Country could benefit from just one thing he
has done? Carter is giddy by now, he isn't the most worthless President
now that Melon Head is in office.
Maryann Lewinsky
even keel with Kenya.
And he still can't quit smoking....no matter what you're told.
Judy Scobee
people, now?
= Judy =
lamontcranston
Mitchell Holman
Yes, overseas trips to meet foriegn leaders requires that.
Q: Why did Bush not act on the 9/11 warnings?
A: He was on vacation and could not be bothered.
After a mere 7 months on the job, at that...
George Plimpton
> George W. Bush's vacation time (grand total)
>
> Total: 1020 days, more than 1/3rd of his presidency.
> Bush set the record for most vacation time taken by
> president.
>
> Carter took 79 days in 4 years.
> Clinton took 152 days in 8 years.
>
> Reagan took 335 days in 8 years.
> Bush Sr. took 543 days in 4 years!
>
> So much for the mythical Republican hard worth ethic...
Republicans know how to delegate. Democratic presidents always think
they're the smartest person in the room, and are unable to delegate.
That is not a good trait in a leader.
lamontcranston
Texas. Obama's vacations are a waste of time and usually embarrassing to
the US.
lamontcranston
Obama is not a leader.
BobR
Now there is an absolute truth!
George Plimpton
> In article<sdSdnbB_Kq6-OXPQ...@giganews.com>, George Plimpton
> <geo...@si.not> wrote:
>
>> Republicans know how to delegate.
>
Whenever an extremist - you, in this case - starts out by saying "in
other words", what he write is not an accurate restatement of what the
earlier person wrote.
> most Republican presidents are only figureheads with more
> style than substance.
No, that's not what it means.
>> Democratic presidents always think
>> they're the smartest person in the room,
>
> Anybody in the room (even the janitor) was smarter than GW Bush or Ronald
> Reagan.
Probably not.
Maryann Lovelace
That's how you were born!
big john whine
> Dennis; And the milkman was smarter than your old man.
> That's how you were born!
unh-hunh...
so is eenglisch yer second language?
you and juju?
big john whine
> In article <sdSdnbB_Kq6-OXPQnZ2dnUVZ5rWdn...@giganews.com>, George Plimpton
>
> <geo...@si.not> wrote:
> >Republicans know how to delegate.
>
> style than substance.
>
> >Democratic presidents always think
> >they're the smartest person in the room,
>
> Reagan.
what we have, due to various ideological and educational snafu's,
is a fascist state.
god help us if they *don't* delegate.
take the hookerz and the limo's
away from these yo-yo's and they'd all be wimps
and go back to being has-beens.
dig the hair transplants.
and they all think that they're above the rest of us.
truly.
S
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I see that "Piggy" the king of webtv is still pretending to be female and
using other people's nyms (Moky) to hide behind. This idiot is nothing but a
trolling piece of shit and if you're smart you'll flush him.
S
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> On 6/7/2011 3:15 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
>> Lamont Cranston wrote in news:201106071653.UTC.isll32$bq5$1...@tioat.net:
>>
>>
> About half of Bush's vacations were to Camp David and working.
Liar.
Same with
> Texas.
Liar.
Obama's vacations are a waste of time and usually embarrassing to
> the US.
Liar. AND your ass is showing.
S
I see you two found each other. Lamont, stupid as you are, you'd better know
that this webtv usin' loser troll is a male (a male WHAT I don't know)
posing as a female. Or maybe you don't mind that.
Sanders Kaufman
> <Lamont Cranston> wrote in message
> > About half of Bush's vacations were to Camp David and working.
>
> Liar.
It's true.
The White House has 24x7 surveillance - and it scared the shit out of
him.
That's why he preferred to hold meetings outside, walking about like a
little gangster don.
Mitchell Holman
1ae4f6...@k24g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:
Strolling thru the gardens, holding hands
with his Saudi hander........
Maryann Lovelace
Peoples who are genetically stoopit get a chancet to show that they're
good at something beside running or jumping.
Oreo is 1/2 white and can't be criticized cause he be black.
He is intent on transforming the U.S.A. to a 3rd world country.
Lamont Cranston
> Sanders Kaufman<bu...@kaufman.net> wrote in news:1e453f75-d6a8-48cd-b1df-
> 1ae4f6...@k24g2000yqb.googlegroups.com:
>
>> On Jun 14, 1:25 pm, "S"<p...@t.net> wrote:
>>> <Lamont Cranston> wrote in message
>>
>>>> About half of Bush's vacations were to Camp David and working.
>>>
>>> Liar.
>>
>> It's true.
>> The White House has 24x7 surveillance - and it scared the shit out of
>> him.
>> That's why he preferred to hold meetings outside, walking about like a
>> little gangster don.
>>
>>
Then they roll around on their prayer rugs and beat hollow logs.
Bluesfan2U
Show us the pic like Mitch did.
DEA
message news:201106150430.UTC.it9chi$9mi$1...@tioat.net...
But, no one's seen him do it, because it's impossible to see someone else's
HALLUCINATIONS.
DEA
news:1e453f75-d6a8-48cd...@k24g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
If you want to call what he did "working". I always thought that little
piss-willy was fighting off withdrawal.
Bluesfan2U
Pretzels. It was pretzels he was fighting (and from the looks of it he
lost).
http://tinyurl.com/3fjro5y
Lamont Cranston
Obama doesn't like pictures unless they are Photo Shopped.
Lamont Cranston
And yet, 75% of America misses him. Drunk, he would be better than the
Melon Head hoop shooter.
Bluesfan2U
Ain't got none, huh? Figures.
Bluesfan2U
Not according to history.
Bluesfan2U
Bluesfan2U
Especially our revised history.