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Obama on vacation as wars rage on

Published: 28 August, 2009, 12:55


Barack Obama (AFP Photo / Jewel Samad)

Having reappointed the Fed chairman and lost a close political ally, President Barack Obama has been determined to carry on with his vacation, strolling on the beach, taking his daughters for bike rides and playing golf.

 
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Biloxi August 29, 2009, 18:44 quote
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Poly-addicted drug addicts are narcissistic and also psychopathic. When a man can call himself a leader and yet not lead, it is a lie to his self-esteem. This one lie alone is a coffin of darkness in the world of truth -- not one ego can withstand the inner toxic shame of this act of self-abuse, self-denial, and therefore, a spiritually dead human. No such thing as a being, just an artificial intelligence and therefore, brain-dead, clearly. Brain-dead humans have not one synapse of conscious awareness to rely upon for choosing the feeling of compassion. Only leaders with compassion are true leaders. "Tis better to pity than scorn."

Vladimir August 29, 2009, 23:44 quote
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What's so wrong if a person feels he needs a little vacation? After all, president Obama has been working hardly since his appointment in January. Here is a brief survey of some achievements he has made over the last few monts: 1) He bailouted all chief banks so, for example, Goldman Sachs made a 12 billion surplus and, consequentially, 11 billion were distributed in bonuses. As a result, each of 30000 employees received, on average, some four hundred thousand dollars. That is a laudable success that testifies things are going in the right direction in USA. 2) He made more troupes to Afghanistan. Well, yes, some marine guys got flat dead and their corpses brought home in coffins, but that is the price we all know that has to be paid for bringing democracy into Afghanistan vastness and introducing a liberal economy there. That is a goal of a prime importance as it has been pointed out in numerous occasions by former US president, honorable G. W. Bush. 3) President Obama had a joint tea session with a black professor and a white policeman who were in a dispute over some fundamental problems. All that is settled now! I found all points that have been mentioned above clearly suggest President Obama fully deserves to enjoy in his current vacation!

MEJanssen August 31, 2009, 02:46 quote
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I don't blame Obama for trying to get out of Washington D.C. in August. It was originally a swamp and is still a pit during the hot summer days. It doesn't cool off until late September. As for vacation, presidents keep trying to take them but they are constantly plugged into whatever is going on. Same, I expect, for other countries' leaders.

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