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Obama unhappy with criticism of his NYC date night
AP ^ | 28 Oct 09 | None

Posted on 10/29/2009 3:19:47 AM PDT by SkyPilot

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says only once since Jan. 20 has White House life annoyed him.

It was the Saturday in May when, trying to be a good husband, he kept a campaign promise to take his wife, Michelle, to New York after the election for one of their "date nights" - dinner and a Broadway play.

Conservative commentators and Republican officials criticized him for doing so.

"People made it into a political issue," Obama told The New York Times Magazine for an article about the Obamas' marriage, appearing in the Nov. 1 issue. The article was posted on the Times' Web site on Wednesday.

"If I weren't president, I would be happy to catch the shuttle with my wife to take her to a Broadway show, as I had promised her during the campaign, and there would be no fuss and no muss and no photographers," he said. "That would please me greatly."

Presidents, however, don't travel by any means other than secure government aircraft or vehicles.

Obama added: "The notion that I just couldn't take my wife out on a date without it being a political issue was not something I was happy with."

The article explores the effects of the presidency on the couple's 17-year union, and revisits well-documented tension between them in earlier years as Obama pursued his political career in Illinois, leaving Mrs. Obama largely home alone in Chicago with their daughters.

(Excerpt) Read more at seattlepi.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: auntesther; boohoo; criticism; datenight; nycnightout; obama; waaaaaaaaa
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To: SkyPilot
FUBO!

OBAMA'S A FAG.

Sue me! Let's challenge this new hate speech law.
41 posted on 10/29/2009 4:20:32 AM PDT by Canedawg (FUBO)
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To: Liz
I don't know about her---but Ohaha and his minions are clearly on mood-alerting substances. Notice that no matter what catastrophe befalls them, Ohaha's out on the hustings, grinning and glad-handing dumb Dims. Sap-happy Gibbs always has some cute riposte to the media, no matter the occasion. Gotta be a "connection" there. Maybe "La Familia" has a key to the WH back entrance?

This reminds me back when Newt became the Speaker of the House and the Clintonids made him ride back where the luggage gets pack and Newt spoke publicly about it. The Jon Stewart media and all the liberal clones jeered and sneered at Newt crying over where he got stashed on public transportation.

Liberals are people who never grow up they are always picking their noses and well never-mind.

42 posted on 10/29/2009 4:20:36 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Liz; stephenjohnbanker; FBD
Now Liz, I'm sure you saw the photo (above) of our 1st family presumably while in NYC on their date, of fig or whatever.
Is that wedded bliss, or what. LOL

"Is Michelle Obama a Drunk? "

The Enquirer seems to think so.
And you know? The only consistently reliable sources for information anymore seems to be the Canada Free Press, Pravda and the Enquirer.
They report, we decide my friend. LOL

"I don't know about her---but Ohaha and his minions are clearly on mood-alerting substances."

Sure would explain an awful lot 'bout that gaggle, wouldn't it.

43 posted on 10/29/2009 4:23:08 AM PDT by Landru (Forget the pebble Grasshopper, just go.)
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To: SkyPilot
.......Ohaha says only once since Jan. 20 has White House life annoyed him...............

Only once?

Oh please----this is another WH-manipulated distraction to keep Americans off-kilter about the REAL annoyances WE have to deal with since he took office.

His trashing the Constitution, turning America into a Third World, losing our freedoms, the debt burden, high unemployment, sinking home prices, watching Ohaha handout our money to cruds like ACORN. The vision of Chicago mobsters like Rahm and Axelrod sitting in our WH.

Those are real annoyances.

44 posted on 10/29/2009 4:25:02 AM PDT by Liz (ALL FOX---ALL THE TIME---24/7)
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To: SkyPilot

He could have quietly kept his “date” promise as president-elect. He is the one who went looking for a bump with a Camelot style stunt.


45 posted on 10/29/2009 4:30:07 AM PDT by RGSpincich
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To: SkyPilot

Not a very happy couple....


46 posted on 10/29/2009 4:34:50 AM PDT by Dallas59 (No To O -Time is going by really really really really slow.)
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To: Just mythoughts
Liberals are people who never grow up........and like little children, they have this sophmoric need to be patted on the head, just for eating their spinach.

As adults, everything to them is a "performance," to hear the applause, to feed their egos.

This confession indicates Ohaha had a need to be universally applauded for his "date night" exercise.

According to him, all America should have been enthralled over this.

Too bad.

47 posted on 10/29/2009 4:39:06 AM PDT by Liz (ALL FOX---ALL THE TIME---24/7)
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To: SF_Redux

If he weren’t pres. that would please me greatly also.

What a whiner! If his little date night hadn’t of been at taxpayer expense I wouldn’t have cared where he took Aunt Esther.


48 posted on 10/29/2009 4:39:14 AM PDT by MagnoliaB
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To: SkyPilot

Aw, look at the pic of the two love birds in post #1. Isn’t that sweet? They must have had a great time in the city.


49 posted on 10/29/2009 4:41:22 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is fading.)
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To: mvpel
"The notion that I just couldn't take my wife out on a date without it being a political issue was not something I was happy with."

Well, son, it's not like you didn't know that was part of the job. Everything a president does in public is political. The other 40+ presidents managed. Why can't you. Along with the perks come some poop. Learn to live with it. No, don't. It is more fun watching you complain about everything.

50 posted on 10/29/2009 4:45:02 AM PDT by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is fading.)
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To: Levante
P*ss on this illegal, unconstitutional poser-in-chief and the lowlife scum that voted for him.

P*ss on this illegal, noncitizen impostor-in-chief and the Satan scum that maneuvered him into office.

51 posted on 10/29/2009 5:00:45 AM PDT by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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To: Liz

“If I weren’t president, I would be happy to catch the shuttle with my wife to take her to a Broadway show, as I had promised her during the campaign, and there would be no fuss and no muss and no photographers,” he said. “That would please me greatly.”

...What he doesn’t get, is that if he were a private citizen, WE wouldn’t have to pick up the tab. Since WE paid for this, WE have every right to criticize it. Maybe he can us his Nobel Peace Prize money to pay back the American people for “date night”, then WE wouldnt have to point out the abuse of taxpayer funds. We could just concentrate on Congress’ abuses!


52 posted on 10/29/2009 5:01:18 AM PDT by marstegreg
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To: Liz

Are you friggin’ kidding me?

We are at war and the economy is in the tank, and this bozo whines about date night and FOX news.

Somethin’ ain’t right.


53 posted on 10/29/2009 5:03:28 AM PDT by maggief
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To: dennisw

I am rooting for First Yeti.


54 posted on 10/29/2009 5:04:45 AM PDT by ronniesgal (is it still okay to say 'spooky' this Halloween, or is that racist now?)
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To: SkyPilot
Wow, this is really quite remarkable. it shows the emotional side of the flaw of liberalism. What are we thinking! The Sacrifices he talks about are to be made by US, not by HIM! Our families should suffer the tensions of frugality and poverty, not his. If our marriages are stressed, that's just too bad. But if HIS marriage is stressed then why shouldn't the taxpayers kick in a few gazillion to help him out?

What HE does doesn't count. It's only what WE do that is subject to moral judgment.

55 posted on 10/29/2009 5:04:57 AM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin: pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: Liz

you just described my 40 year old nephew to a T.


56 posted on 10/29/2009 5:08:07 AM PDT by ronniesgal (is it still okay to say 'spooky' this Halloween, or is that racist now?)
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To: SkyPilot

Our first *welfare* presidency.

Party like it’s 2008.


57 posted on 10/29/2009 5:12:26 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: SkyPilot
"If I weren't president, I would be happy to catch the shuttle with my wife to take her to a Broadway show, as I had promised her during the campaign, and there would be no fuss and no muss and no photographers," he said. "That would please me greatly."

Well, Barry, dipsh--, there are some things that you have to give up when you become president. If you don't know that, you don't deserve the office. Of course, in your case, there are many, many other reasons why you don't deserve the office, but abuse of public monies for private "pleasure" is a good place to start.
58 posted on 10/29/2009 5:15:26 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: martin_fierro

Exactly.


59 posted on 10/29/2009 5:17:40 AM PDT by benewton
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To: FreeAtlanta

60 posted on 10/29/2009 5:18:14 AM PDT by Overtaxed Patriot (Lock and load)
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