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Snowe, Collins decline invitation to Obama event
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/90273-snowe-collins-decline-invitation-to-obama-eve ^

Posted on 04/01/2010 8:53:09 PM PDT by AlanD

Both Maine Senators declined the White House's invitation to attend President Obama's event in their home state today, according to White House spokesman Bill Burton.

Burton said the Maine Republicans decided not to attend Obama's healthcare speech in Portland, Maine.

A spokeswoman for Snowe said the senator "had a full day of events already planned today long before we learned of the President's trip to Maine last Friday."

Meanwhile, Collins is overseas visiting U.S. Central Command in Qatar, and her office says it's not clear she was invited in the first place.

Of course, both Snowe and Collins opposed the healthcare legislation that Obama will be touting in his speech, so its understandable they wouldn't want to appear alongside him.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Maine
KEYWORDS: 111th; bloggersandpersonal; collins; commiecare; deathcare; dumped; maine; me; nothanks; obamacare; snowe
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1 posted on 04/01/2010 8:53:09 PM PDT by AlanD
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To: AlanD

The Ladies from Maine stand tall against Obama.


2 posted on 04/01/2010 8:53:43 PM PDT by AlanD
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To: AlanD

Toxic Obama is on yet another of his Kiss of Death tours?


3 posted on 04/01/2010 8:54:12 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. - H. L. Menken.)
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To: AlanD

Trying to pick them off for Cap & Tax vote.


4 posted on 04/01/2010 8:54:33 PM PDT by Steelers6
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To: AlanD

Don’t ya just love it!! Wonder what he will do to retaliate...


5 posted on 04/01/2010 8:54:47 PM PDT by hstacey
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To: AlanD
A spokeswoman for Snowe said the senator "had a full day of events already planned today long before we learned of the President's trip to Maine last Friday."

Manicure followed by a hairdresser appointment in the morning. The afternoon included a trip to the museum followed by a pedicure at night.

6 posted on 04/01/2010 8:55:04 PM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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What the heck is Obama doing in Maine anyway?

I thought he was going to do a “hard pivot” to jobs, but all he talks about is HealthCare Reform, and that has been passed and signed by Obama. Obama is strange.


7 posted on 04/01/2010 8:56:23 PM PDT by AlanD
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To: FormerACLUmember

POTOXUS


8 posted on 04/01/2010 8:56:27 PM PDT by TigersEye (Duncan Hunter, Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachman, ...)
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To: AlanD

hmmmm...interesting. You can bet your last dollar that the internal polling for rinos must suck...even in rino country.

WOOHOO...our country might kick the commies out to the curb before the year is up!


9 posted on 04/01/2010 8:56:47 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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No kisses?


10 posted on 04/01/2010 8:57:10 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been redistributed. Here's your Change.)
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To: AlanD

“What the heck is Obama doing in Maine anyway?”

He is losing his base...lol!!


11 posted on 04/01/2010 8:57:55 PM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: AlanD

He got the vote...Why continue with the speeches...I don’t understand this...He’s not letting any of the past couple of weeks die down and that’s not to his advantage...Hmmm....


12 posted on 04/01/2010 8:58:16 PM PDT by hstacey
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To: AlanD

Trying to rub their nose in it by the invitation?


13 posted on 04/01/2010 9:00:01 PM PDT by keepitreal ( Don't tread on me.)
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To: AlanD
What the heck is Obama doing in Maine anyway?

"Pay no attention to the devastating floods. Come and let me regale you with tales of my wonderful health care law."

14 posted on 04/01/2010 9:00:03 PM PDT by TigersEye (Duncan Hunter, Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachman, ...)
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To: mlocher

You forgot one thing - this is bubble bath night!


15 posted on 04/01/2010 9:04:41 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Grams A

LOL!


16 posted on 04/01/2010 9:06:18 PM PDT by mlocher (USA is a sovereign nation)
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To: TigersEye
POTOXUS


17 posted on 04/01/2010 9:06:58 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. - H. L. Menken.)
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The Hill
18 posted on 04/01/2010 9:07:22 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: AlanD

He was in the neighborhood anyway to attend a couple of Dem fundraisers in Boston.


19 posted on 04/01/2010 9:08:42 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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To: AlanD

It must have killed their souls not to.


20 posted on 04/01/2010 9:10:49 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
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