Obama briefed on S&P downgrade before leaving W.House

reuters.com ^ | August 6, 2011 | Reuters

[Berlin_Freeper]

Obama left the White House for the Camp David presidential retreat outside Washington in late afternoon just hours before S&P's announcement. "He was briefed before he left for Camp David and has been receiving updates through the night," the official said.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Sec. of Treasury Tim Geithner, left, partially blocked by his Secret Service agent, walks down the West Wing Colonnade of the White House towards the Oval Office to meet with President Barack Obama, Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 in Washington. Obama met with Geithner prior to his departure for the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md. Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011 lowered the nation's AAA rating for the first time since granting it in 1917.

U.S. President Barack Obama departs the Oval Office of the White House in Washington for the Presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland, August 5, 2011.

[Berlin_Freeper]

"Obama met with Geithner prior to his departure for the presidential retreat at Camp David, Md."

[Freedom56v2]

presidential retreat = GOLF

[Casie]

Taking a little Presidential retreat? FUBO

[sunmars]

“but but but I ordered them not to, i told them to reconsider, I am their God”

You can bet that was the response from Bambi when Geithner told him, hope Geither had protective armor when Bambi threw his pacifier out of his walker.

[kearnyirish2]

So...where did that story go that our bond ratings agencies were pressured by the Kenyan Pirate to hide this sh!t for several months already?

[Nepeta]

After a difficult week of birthday celebrations, Obama needs a rest.

[BobP]

It's all about Barry. He got the bill he wanted. A free pass thru November 2012. The country be damned.

Happy Ramadan You Eff'n Commie

[FlingWingFlyer]

Looks like the U.S. government will have to apply for food stamps pretty soon. The buffoons in D.C. have maxed out all of our credit cards.

[JoeProBono]

[FlingWingFlyer]

I hope someone told him that “spreading around” the wealth that you don’t have was a dumbass idea. But hey! It got him the freeloader vote in ‘08.

[Lancey Howard]

[DeaconRed]

THANKS
THANKS A LOT ZERO.
FUBO

[armymarinemom]

I'm sure he left with a spring in his step since his goal is to wreck the US.

[semaj]

Now watch members of both parties turn on each other like rats on a sinking ship. They have no one left who will swallow their lies about the state of the republic, not to mention their attempt to blame the T Party. Ha ha ha!

S&P is the only orgnaization telling the truth. If you were a banker would you give the US government a loan based on their spending habits and debt to income ratio? Forget about future earnings, the dems and repubs have flushed the country's and all American's future down the toilet. Ha ha ha!

Secure your holdings my fellow Americans, invest in farmland, guns and ammo. We're in for interesting times.

[PoloSec]

“He was briefed before he left for Camp David”

The only thing this obozo can do is get briefed. Maybe we should all send him a pair of dirty underwear, Then he can consider himself truly BRIEFED.

[silverleaf]

No wonder Turbo-Rat Tim wants to leap off the sinking ship
He knew this was coming

Own it, Barky!

[HarleyD]

"He was briefed before he left for Camp David and has been receiving updates through the night," the official said.

8:00 PM - President told of S&P downgrade.

10:00 PM - President once again told of S&P downgrade.

11:30 PM - President told a third time of the S&P downgrade.

1:00 AM - Sticky tab left on refrigerator door on the S&P downgrade.

3:30 AM - Note left next to Obama's cigarette pack on the S&P downgrade.

6:00 AM - Message given to Obama's golf caddy on the S&P downgrade.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

They danced till midnight while the Dow peeled off ten percent of its value.