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Obama Finds Campaigning Rules Clock (NY Times pity party for campaigner-in-chief)
The New York Times ^ | Sunday, May 27, 2012 | Peter Baker

Posted on 05/27/2012 7:30:41 PM PDT by kristinn

By the time President Obama took the stage at the Fox Theater here, he was in the 18th hour of a 19-hour day. His tie was still knotted to the top as he launched into his stump speech, attacking his opponent’s record and defending his own. “I still believe in you,” he said, “and I hope you still believe in me.”

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The protesters waiting outside a campaign fund-raiser in Denver last week were probably never supporters. But some of their signs cut close to the bone. “Out of Hope, Ready for Change,” one read. “Obama’s Blvd. of Broken Promises,” said another.

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Each week brings more grueling travel. Mr. Obama left the White House just after 7 a.m. Wednesday for Colorado, the first stop on a two-day trip. Aides said he was behind where Mr. Bush and Mr. Clinton were at this point in campaigning, but they are ramping up his schedule.

During long hours on Air Force One, Mr. Obama sets himself up in the conference room as aides wander in and out. He reads briefing books; receives updates; checks in with his chief of staff, Jacob J. Lew, back at the White House; and flips through The New Yorker or Sports Illustrated. The television is often tuned to ESPN with the sound down.

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But the president was punchy after so many hours of traveling. As his motorcade rolled along, he called to check in with his wife, Michelle, and joked that if he headed west again, he could squeeze in even more events. “Yeah, we’re just going to go to Japan and stay up and follow the sun.” He has five more months to catch it to avoid the sun’s setting on his presidency.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; obama
Front page on Monday's New York Times.
1 posted on 05/27/2012 7:30:50 PM PDT by kristinn
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To: kristinn

Poor widdle Bambam. Imagine how he would react if he actually had to do his job.


2 posted on 05/27/2012 7:37:15 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: kristinn
Poor baby!
If he'd known it would be like this, he'd have turned down the job for sure.
3 posted on 05/27/2012 7:38:12 PM PDT by stormhill
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To: kristinn

Played his 98th round yesterday. Will the century mark be widely and loudly celebrated?


4 posted on 05/27/2012 7:42:56 PM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
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To: kristinn
Perpetual-blame-mongering-marathon-golfing-but-still-a-"Victim" alert.
5 posted on 05/27/2012 7:48:33 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: Seaplaner

Poor nobama. He sits around on AF1 reading Sports Illustrated and watching ESPN. What a pinheaded asshat. Can this fool be more disconnected? He is the ultimate grifter.


6 posted on 05/27/2012 7:55:39 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Seaplaner

Poor nobama. He sits around on AF1 reading Sports Illustrated and watching ESPN. What a pinheaded asshat. Can this fool be more disconnected? He is the ultimate grifter.


7 posted on 05/27/2012 7:55:59 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: hal ogen

...and he left the WH at 7 am! Oh the humanity! I don’t want to know what else the kenyan was doing with this presstitue in the conference room on AF1.


8 posted on 05/27/2012 7:59:07 PM PDT by lodi90
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To: kristinn

Fortunately for America, the sun is ALREADY setting on his “Presidency”.

With President Romney, the country has a chance to start a new, and better, day.


9 posted on 05/27/2012 8:11:37 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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To: kristinn

And he spends very little energy with his primary job - thank God he’s a lazy shirker except when it comes to campaigning; imagine the damage if he had work ethics...


11 posted on 05/28/2012 4:12:56 AM PDT by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: kristinn

The new excuse is, “He’s not stupid... He’s just tired!”


12 posted on 05/28/2012 6:30:10 AM PDT by Haiku Guy ("The problem with Internet Quotes is that you never know if they are real" -- Abraham Lincoln)
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