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President Obama Celebrates Birthday in Private Star-Studded Rose Garden Party
ABC News ^ | 8/5/2011 | Jake Tapper

Posted on 08/05/2011 6:42:52 AM PDT by matt1

White House officials offered no details about the Rose Garden barbecue and birthday party thrown for President Obama last night. No menu, no guest list, the event did not appear on his official schedule. Ann Compton reports that the Obama family paid for the celebration out of its own pocket. Their silence might be so as to not create the impression that the president was celebrating just hours after the Dow Jones fell 500 points. Politicians hate to be portrayed as fiddling while Rome burns, Nero-style.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nero; obama; tapper
I like Jake Tapper and I have even more respect for him as a journalist after watching his confrontation with Carney the other day. In fact, I've noticed several WH correspondents and MSM outlets like the NYT and the Washing Post beginning to confront Obama and the Administration on major issues. Perhaps they're finally realizing what's going on.
1 posted on 08/05/2011 6:42:55 AM PDT by matt1
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To: matt1
The NYT has known what's going on all along.

And they're in full agreement with it.

2 posted on 08/05/2011 6:46:28 AM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: matt1

Event paid for out of Money stolen from the American people he is servicing in the agricultural sense!


3 posted on 08/05/2011 6:47:28 AM PDT by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA.)
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To: matt1

If you think that Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI paid for their own party, you’re stoned.


4 posted on 08/05/2011 6:55:01 AM PDT by NoKoolAidforMe (I'm clinging to my God and my guns. You can keep the change.)
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To: matt1

They can keep shoveling this S-— until they bury themselves.

Things Obama did not pay for:

Secret Service Detail
Event planning by his staff paid for by taxpayers
Road closures
Police and other security measure for the district


5 posted on 08/05/2011 6:57:03 AM PDT by NowApproachingMidnight (purple durple lips)
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To: matt1

Yes, he is very transparent.


6 posted on 08/05/2011 6:59:49 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (The democRATS—just doing the groundwork for al Qaeda?)
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To: matt1
I'm not willing to grant the US News media one ounce of integrity or brains.

Without their lies we wouldn't be in this spot.

7 posted on 08/05/2011 7:00:05 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: matt1
Ann Compton reports that the Obama family paid for the celebration out of its own pocket.

Bwa ha ha ha haaaaa!

Best satire ever! Stop the competition.

8 posted on 08/05/2011 7:09:03 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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I’m sure that many of his campaign donors were there. This smacks of campaigning to me. Of course they say Michele paid for the party...with our money. They cannot tell me money didn’t exchange paws in that group.

Come to Obammys birthday party and bring your wallets. It’s either that or a thank you party for all his donors.


9 posted on 08/05/2011 7:10:01 AM PDT by mardi59 (T)
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To: NoKoolAidforMe

Even worse than the fact that taxpayers paid for the party is that all of these “parties” are simply campaign fund raising events. Well, actually a scross between fund raising parties and the godfather’s birthday party, where everyone is expected to show their “respect”.


10 posted on 08/05/2011 7:20:56 AM PDT by Pecos (Constitutionalist. Liberty and Honor will not die on my watch.)
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To: matt1

Hey, Virginians!!!
One of the “special” guests was Timmy Kaine, O’bummer’s BF..
Remember this in 2012..


11 posted on 08/05/2011 7:56:35 AM PDT by matginzac
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Interesting comments at the source. If these people are an indicator, November 2012 won’t be a party time for the O family.


12 posted on 08/05/2011 8:12:36 AM PDT by lurk
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To: matt1

Were peas on the menu?


13 posted on 08/05/2011 8:24:57 AM PDT by Blind Eye Jones
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To: skeeter; matt1

Any MSM reports with a pinch of truth means that the DNC has instructed them to report thusly. The Dem party is factioning because many realize that 0bomba is so bad, so extreme, so disgustingly vile in his personal habits and character, plus Gunwalker and who knows what else, that they don’t want to go down with the ship.


14 posted on 08/05/2011 10:35:54 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Blind Eye Jones

What are you kidding, do you really think that mac, the cry baby liar , daddy and mooooooooooooochele would ever let peas cross their lips when there is all that fat food around?

Peas and green thingy’s are for those who are expected to bow down in front of them as a sign condition of being their personnel slaves.

Any food left over was to be sent to mooooooocheles room for a midnight snack, and by the way no green thingy’s.


15 posted on 08/05/2011 10:52:07 AM PDT by chiefqc
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To: Blind Eye Jones

I think I’ve figured out why moooooochele’s butt is so large, that is where she hides all the food she eats each day.


16 posted on 08/05/2011 10:54:22 AM PDT by chiefqc
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