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Michelles Excellent Adventure: Another sign Obama doesnt really want to be President

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Posted by tipper 2010-08-07 08:23|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 He is not the only one that does not want him to be president.

Posted by newc 2010-08-07 09:16|| 2010-08-07 09:16|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder if choosing Marbella was also subconscious sabotage? Do a RB query on Marbella--lovely home of notorious arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar, Bashar's uncle Rifaat Assad, and Algerian terrorists, the Jihadi Salaphist Group.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-08-07 10:33|| 2010-08-07 10:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh, I forgot to point out al-Kassar, like Assad, is Syrian, as is their Chicago real estate broker Tony Rezko.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2010-08-07 10:37|| 2010-08-07 10:37|| Front Page Top

#4 I would so love to hang the nickname "Michelle Antoinette" on her. Can we get a meme going?
This illustration at Insty just says it all.

Posted by Sgt.Mom 2010-08-07 10:44|| http://www.celiahayes.com 2010-08-07 10:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, I can't really blame her, apart from the expense involved, in wanting to get away from him. I want to get away from him too.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-08-07 10:51|| 2010-08-07 10:51|| Front Page Top

#6 They have had what? EIGHT Vacations so far this year?

"Michelle Antoinette" is right as is "King Louis Obama XIV".

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-08-07 10:57|| 2010-08-07 10:57|| Front Page Top

#7 I wonder if choosing Marbella was also subconscious sabotage?

Marbella has long been known to everyone in Europe as the Gulf Arab gazillionaires' playground. The Saudi princes typically do what Barry's wife did, only on an even grander scale, and with blonde East European hookers flown in to their Marbella suites.

I don't know of any Americans-- let alone American politicians-- who go to Marbella. It's like selecting Dubai as your vacation destination. It's unbelievably tone-deaf.

Then again, maybe it was deliberate. Remember the bowing and (literally) scraping episode when Barry was introduced to King Fahd? Calling Chavez "amigo"? Telling an Egyptian audience that Zionism only sprang up as a result of the Holocaust?

Choosing the Saudis' preferred haunt as his and his wife's vacation spot is yet more evidence that Barry enjoys the image of himself as a lord among the third world crony capitalist elite.

Posted by lex 2010-08-07 11:27|| 2010-08-07 11:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Now she needs a coat. But not just any coat...
These people act like welfare recipients that hit the lottery...

Posted by tu3031 2010-08-07 12:43|| 2010-08-07 12:43|| Front Page Top

#9 What is going on in the White House seems to be so disconnected from the reality of our country -- with some indicating real unemployment at a staggering 22% -- as to be teetering on the brink of a pyschological disorder.

Somewhere along the line Obama and Michelle act like society screwed them and they are owed despite living a privileged life. I don't think either one of them has really worked a day in their lives. I doubt that either one of them has experienced much hardship.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-08-07 15:09|| 2010-08-07 15:09|| Front Page Top

#10 When Robert Gibbs was asked about this trip he said:

"She is a private citizen and is the mother of a daughter on a private trip."

Sarah, Trig and Bristol Palin could not be reached for comment.

Posted by charger 2010-08-07 15:58|| 2010-08-07 15:58|| Front Page Top

#11 These people act like welfare recipients that hit the lottery...

RAAAAACIST!!!1!!!1!!!

Posted by Parabellum 2010-08-07 17:20|| http://sidemeat.wordpress.com/ 2010-08-07 17:20|| Front Page Top

#12 Spot on Tipper. Too much effort and hard work involved in being president. The new has worn off, Barry is looking for a new toy, possibly Secretary General to the UN or some other international agency. I suspect the progressive 'fix is in' and he's stepping down to let the Hildebeast run in 2012. Look for a very, very vocal and activist former president.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-07 17:21|| 2010-08-07 17:21|| Front Page Top

#13 "I thought Barack Obama didnt really want to be president."
That's precious.
If by "President" you mean a leader bound by the checks and balances of the US Constitution, then you're right.
Make no mistake about it: The One loves the power his position gives him. The only thing he regrets is not having more and only being able to stay for eight years.
President Clinton's eight years in office took one hell of a toll on him too.
But in the end they had to drag him out by his finger nails.
These people are all the same.

Posted by Marilyn Elmearong7030 2010-08-07 22:25|| 2010-08-07 22:25|| Front Page Top

#14 I think he actually did want to be President. I mean, you get this really cool private plane, you have a nice rent-free and mortgage-free place to live in DC complete with servants, you always win at golf....

But the work part? Nah...he didn't want THAT. And the worst thing as far as he and his wife are concerned....he can't get a higher position than the one he has now. So, he might as well blow off his current gig, enjoy the perks, and count on his pension kicking in in January 2012.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2010-08-07 23:15|| 2010-08-07 23:15|| Front Page Top

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