Senator Obama, how did you spend your spring vacation?

[question everything]

(on CNN yesterday)

We went to Easter service, the girls read the scriptures, we had Easter dinner.

Can you say pandering?

[GarbagemanLB]

1. Did he mention caribbean snipers?

[ecstatic]

2. ha1!!

[blonndee]

3. What did you want him to say? That he dodged sniper fire?

Oh, no, THAT would have been pandering, I guess. Instead of telling the truth.

[question everything]

34. Not that you are looking for an honest answer

but he could have said: had a great time in the sun and in the water and we did not even think about the campaign.

The girls had my undivided attention for the first time in a month.

Was so nice to spend Easter together as a family.

[Occam Bandage]

36. What's wrong with what he said? Sounds like Easter is important to him.

[question everything]

40. You can observe Easter every place. But, of course, highlighting this

as the only activity while in the Virgin Island - would you? - assures everyone that he is a Christian.

[scheming daemons]

43. You have a problem with him being a Christian?

...

[question everything]

50. Running around declaring to the world that he is - yes

Unless, of course, he wants only Christians to vote for him.

Somehow, based on many earlier posts, I have never thought that many DUers would embrace such a behavior.

[Occam Bandage]

44. It was Easter. You have a problem with Christians celebrating Easter?

[Genevieve]

4. it WAS Easter.

nt

[scheming daemons]

5. What should he have said? "We were dodging sniper fire on the Virgin Islands..."

"...it's a war zone, don't you know..."

[scheming daemons]

6. You're just pissed because he's making it harder for you to push the muslim meme to your friends ...

...ever since the Wright story.

[bigtree]

42. His buddy Bloomberg is on MSNBC saying Obama needs to address the issue more

Says the GOP will be harder on Obama on Wright. With friends like these . . .

[Drunken Irishman]

7. You mean people actually went to church on Easter? WTF is that about?

Next thing you'll tell me Christmas is a religious holiday too!

[question everything]

51. Nah. Christams is when you go into overdrive debt on your credit cards

to buy gifts for everyone.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

8. Damn him for doing the kind of activities that many Christian families do on Easter!!

You were being sarcastic, right?

[Drachasor]

9. I believe the OP must be suggesting Obama is pandering to his own family

How wretched!

[Warren DeMontague]

10. To be fair, for a truly traditional Easter, the answer should be "I was fucking furiously"

I mean, I'm awfully tired of people forgetting the TRUE meaning of our ancient holidays.

What.. you thought all those bunnies and eggs represented Jesus? :rofl:

[Apollo11]

30. Oh right. As if the start of spring has something to do with fertility.

You sure have a twisted mind! Must be from all that porn!

Everyone knows that the Easter Bunny was there at the crucifixion!

He was handing out chocolate eggs to all of the onlookers! ;-)

[Tresalisa]

11. OK, I have to ask...

how is it pandering if it was, in fact, Easter weekend? :shrug:

[question everything]

52. If he just wanted to observe Easter he could have stayed in Chicago

Clearly going to the Virgin Island beats the dreary snow and cold in Chicago, and in D.C. Nothing wrong with it. Good for him. Wish I could do the same.

But to emphasize Easter is clearly pandering, just as when he was talking about Jesus in one of the debates. Clearly to show to all these idiots who think that he is Muslim that he is a Christian.

Have you noticed, when he started talking about Rev. Wright, that he would also mention synagogues and rabbis, but never mosques and imams, or Buddhist temples?

[FlyingSquirrel]

12. The pandering is a necessary evil

He's been slimed from here to Timbuktu and he needs to counter it. I'll live with the pandering.

[caledesi]

13. Not this time! NT

[boppers]

14. The girls?

Uhm, I'm pretty sure that's not a book small children should be reading.... unless it's a highly filtered "re-written" book.

[goletian]

15. lol, yeah. talk about pandering. EVERYONE knows hes a muslim... nt

[SeattleGirl]

16. How is that pandering?

If Hilary had answered in a similar manner, I would not consider that pandering either.

[Muttocracy]

17. How did Carville spend his Easter? nt

[better tomorrow]

18. probably cooking dinner for Mary (Matlin)

:rofl:

[Norrin Radd]

21. Trying to steal the ring from Frodo.

[C_U_L8R]

24. Deep frying rabbit I bet

[Life Long Dem]

19. OMG.

[donheld]

20. Yes, Pandering. Obama didn't.

He didn't say it or do it.

[greguganus]

22. Kicking this thread so others can have a laugh at your lame OP. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

23. Easter in the US Virgin Islands is amazing !

A great family event.

[shadowknows69]

25. Um, or maybe that's what they did?

Who are they pandering to God?

[Vinca]

26. He also mentioned playing in the pool with the kids . . .

is private, family time now a bad thing?

[izzybeans]

27. .

:rofl:

[jmg257]

28. Weird - we did the same thing (except reading scriptures outside of church anyway). It WAS Easter!

[Occam Bandage]

I went to Easter services and had Easter dinner. I'm such a panderer.

[question everything]

53. What are you running for and did you say this to your future constituents? (nt)

[davidpdx]

29. I have another word for you

except this one is to discribe your post. Childish

[Alter Ego]

31. You're reaching.

Did it dawn on you that maybe, JUST MAYBE, he actually did these things?

[40ozDonkey]

32. Be more petty and spiteful please.

Go for it, whittle down that last 37%.

[stray cat]

33. Spending time with your kids is so political.....

[Occam Bandage]

35. Newsflash: It was Easter.

[SoonerPride]

37. No, but I can say ignored.

Adios.

[LSK]

38. can you say dumbest post of the day???

Congrates.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

39. You mean he wasn't praying towards Mecca?!

:mad:

[question everything]

41. BINGO (nt)

[Occam Bandage]

45. So...you're angry that Barack Obama is not a Muslim?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

46. I was being sarcastic, you mental defective.

[ecstatic]

47. Let's assume the worst: That Obama was making sure to remind people that he's Christian

and wasn't just being honest about what he and his family did for Easter.

Why does that bother you so much?

[Lucky 13]

48. That's what we used to do on Easter...

:shrug:

[stratomagi]

49. Oh totally

I can't believe he's sucking up to people who encourage their children to read. I would've much preferred however he gave his daughters some Carl Sagan or Richard Dawkins. They're young yet though so I guess you'll have to forgive its primarily fairy tales they read.

[TriplePlay]

54. Incredibe that you have a problem with this,

Do you have a problem with making up stories on sniper fire? I bet not.

Hillary and her supporters are spinning out of control.