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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTim Kaine just cut Andrea Mitchell off at the pass.
She was trying to gin up controversy over the President playing golf this afternoon and he basically told her that a little R&R with all the stress doesn't hurt. That he's certain that all do seriousness has been given the issues and good thought has gone into making the decision. Now it is up to a Congress to do their job, one that they have avoided doing for a long time.
Thank you, Mr. Kaine.
gopiscrap
(23,767 posts)shit when shrub was in office?
George II
(67,782 posts)Cleita
(75,480 posts)Mrs. Greenspan has never shied away from this kind of shit in the past. The only thing that surprises me is that she was the first with this crap. The propagandists over at FoxNoise must be asleep at the wheel today. Or, more likely, their brains are short-circuiting over the fact that the President dropped this whole Syria thing into the laps of the do-nothing Congress. They want to bomb Syria, but so does Obama, and if Obama is for it, they're against it. They don't know what the hell they're supposed to think right now.
LittleGirl
(8,292 posts)gopiscrap
(23,767 posts)Cha
(298,021 posts)I couldn't go out and run some laps to counterbalance my life!
thanks Skidmore for the report. And, thank you Tim Kaine for schooling AM.
tblue
(16,350 posts)Yeah, like he never works. One thing I don't fault him for is not working hard enough.
CTyankee
(63,926 posts)"Yeah, but, whaddabout the golf?"
Try to be serious and keep it classy, msnbc...
tblue
(16,350 posts)They get paid to gin up controversy. This is just dumb. I hope it goes nowhere because we really do have bigger fish to fry.
malaise
(269,278 posts)What did her husband do after he fugged the world economy.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)the President's decision and the Reuters' guy apparently has an issue with the golf game too.
I'd have more respect for these journalists if they had raised some of the concerns during the Iraq War lead up. We might not be in such straits now had they done due diligence back then.
Andrea Mitchell is all concerned right now and she's flogging the "projecting the weakness" horse now.
malaise
(269,278 posts)Forget international law
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)For Mitchell, it may mean the difference of whose cocktail parties she gets invited to.
Seriously, I remember an interview I saw last year with a former war correspondent who said returning to cover war zones was like an addiction. He said it was an adrenalin rush to be in the midst of so much conflict. I wish I could remember the guy's name.
malaise
(269,278 posts)You nailed it
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Hooray.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)Warpy
(111,437 posts)Some of the Republicans have announced they'll be taking an extra week and not getting back to town until next weekend.
lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)I'd bet she wanted to say it.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)if the US is keeping those ships at in the Mediterranean at "great cost to the taxpayer" because they aren't doing anything yet. That Miklaszeweski guy flogs the appearance of weakness horse with her and Col Jack Jacobs dribbles the military doublespeak.
God, she is an awful interviewer and never comes across as comfortable in front of the camera.
lpbk2713
(42,774 posts)Even before I was as politically involved as I am now, I always had the feeling
that she wants to sensationalize the news stories she talks about.
LuvLoogie
(7,069 posts)Let their hunger grow and their bodies shrivel.
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felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)according to Al Sharpton, who took 367 days vacation in the same period, compared to President Obama with 92.
Now that's settled.
spanone
(135,924 posts)bluestate10
(10,942 posts)Republicans are making lots of hay from the President playing golf, although both Bushes and Clinton played often. The President should be aware of republican misguided mouth speaking and do something that defeats their bullshit. On a practical sense, the President has advanced communication capability with him at all times and is as capable of doing his job on the golf course as much as when he is in the Oval Office.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)They have a debate and a vote to take.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)they are gonna complained anyways.
W was their Alpha and they are still pissed that BHO is Alpha plus 100th.
Bette Noir
(3,581 posts)And who made you his shift supervisor, anyway?
The law is clear: Since he's in a salaried position, and doesn't get paid extra for overtime, we don't get to complain when he does take time off.
Cha
(298,021 posts)of what the "media" will say? That's not in his DNA.
CakeGrrl
(10,611 posts)And he can back that up.
The more they whine, the more people will tire of their b.s. and their hypocrisy. Let 'em dig their own hole.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)spent how much time at his ranch in crawford. Heard nothing from them on that.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)BeyondGeography
(39,393 posts)Cha
(298,021 posts)a bunch gossips.. "what's he up to?" Haven't seen hide nor hair of him all weekend "
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)with the rest playing golf elsewhere.. This would be labor day when one should be working..
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)That was the cheapest of cheap shots on her part. Totally disgusting, especially in this context.
Whisp
(24,096 posts)and dropped here like a splat of shit?
taking cues from Mrs. Greenspan?
lolz.
Cha
(298,021 posts)cui bono
(19,926 posts)If golf does it for Obama then that's fine with me. I want him to be able to relax a bit and release some stress, especially when he's contemplating getting us into a new war.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,663 posts)You are so right: she was dredging up material only a right-winger would love, and he cut her short, closed down that avenue to her to the point she would have looked like a complete idiot to pursue it further.
I'm glad to learn who that good citizen was! Thanks.
BillyRibs
(787 posts)He could have been hiking the Appalachian trail.
tavernier
(12,415 posts)she is the vilest witch on national television. Her little Mona Lisa smile is hiding a multitude of ugly thoughts. During Iraq she was working overtime to cover up all the big and little lies of the bush administration. She was caught dead on a couple of times, but she has a lot of connections and I'm pretty certain she knows where a lot of the bodies are buried, so even though there was a little bit of a dust up, it was quickly swept under the rocks. I have a feeling that someday in the far future when all is revealed about this "lady" we will see that she spent as much time trying to steer history as to report it.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)She appears to be trying to be Hillary's communications director sometimes. Personally, I don't think she has any real skill or talent for the job she has and appears to be more of a name dropper and gossip monger. And she's heavily invested in trying to pit people off against one another. She did return to the golf game deal after Kaine was gone and rehashed it with Cilliza (ugh) later. She also took a stab at the "Obama's weak now" meme then.
derby378
(30,252 posts)I have to hand it to the guy - nicely done.
LiberalFighter
(51,301 posts)Drink? Drink? Drink? Drink? Drink? Drink?