Posted on 07/17/2014 1:01:25 PM PDT by Kaslin
And now, a short, tweet-based summary of our Commander-in-Chief's actions in the immediate aftermath of today's developing disaster in Ukraine:
Meanwhile... MT @markknoller: "I'm starving," said Pres Obama as he sat down to lunch...He order a cheeseburger and fries. (Medium well) — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 17, 2014
President's schedule unchanged - he's now at the Charcoal Pit near Wilmington where he ordered the "Pit Special" - burger & fries. — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) July 17, 2014
"Mr. President, 23 Americans appear to have been murdered in the Ukraine conflict. Perhaps we should cut short this burger photo op." — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 17, 2014
Remember, we were just told that this president disdains photo ops...such as surveying the current border crisis in person. Following lunch, Obama proceeded to make a (very) short statement, which included an odd formulation, and a behind-the-curve comment:
Obama on plane crash: "It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy." — John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) July 17, 2014
Obama says they're trying to determine if any Americans were on on plane, segues to prepared speech. — John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) July 17, 2014
Obama, in sum: A plane crashed. It may be tragic. We're trying to see if US citizens were on board. Hey, great to be in Delaware! — Matt Viser (@mviser) July 17, 2014
One ought not fault the president for the brevity of his remarks in the earliest hours of a confusing and fluid crisis. But hundreds of deaths as a result of a (likely deliberately) downed airliner "may" be a terrible tragedy? An NBC analyst ripped the State Department for lagging far behind news reports of 23 American casualties. Minutes later, president said the government was still attempting to determine if any US citizens were aboard. At which point, he quickly pivoted and launched into his regularly-scheduled speech on the pressing need for more domestic spending on infrastructure:
Obama now talking about the real enemy: Republicans in Washington. — John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) July 17, 2014
Obama’s full exit quote: “Thank you, God bless you, let’s build some bridges, let’s build some roads, God bless America" — Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) July 17, 2014
President Obama massively dropped the ball just now. 23 Americans killed and he says 'it looks like a terrible tragedy' then back to jokes? — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 17, 2014
Let me help, Mr President - it IS a terrible tragedy, and it's more probably mass murder of your citizens & many other nations' citizens. — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 17, 2014
President Obama attended a political fundraiser in Las Vegas the day after the deadly Benghazi terrorist attacks, did the same immediately after delivering a eulogy for the Fort Hood victims, raised a toast to "happy hour with the Democratic Party" minutes after issuing a statement on Russia's invasion of Crimea, golfed through the shutdown crisis, and led a conga line through the White House for at his lavish birthday party in the midst of major economic upheaval, just hours before Standard & Poors downgraded the United States' credit rating for the first time in history. I'll leave you with the punch line from today:
Of course. RT @markknoller: AF-1 wheels up from Delaware. Pres Obama en route to NYC for two Dem fundraisers. Both closed to press coverage — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 17, 2014
Leadership.
Oh, man... I want a burger now....
Clown Prince is doubling (no...tripling)down on being the worst president ever. What a feckless destroyer of what’s good.
Our PhotoOpBama moments just keep on coming’!
And so do hits to freedom&liberty lovers worldwide.
OH well, almost vacay time.
Hey why should 23 dead Americans bother this guy..he watched four Americans die in Benghazi and celebrated..23 dead shouldn’t bother him one bit
Obama’s latest “I don’t give a damn” tour.
Were there any Americans on that flight?
Obama response to shoot down of civilian 777
Meanwhile... MT @markknoller: “I'm starving,” said Pres Obama as he sat down to lunch...He order a cheeseburger and fries. (Medium well) — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 17, 2014
President's schedule unchanged - he's now at the Charcoal Pit near Wilmington where he ordered the “Pit Special” - burger & fries. — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) July 17, 2014
Obama on plane crash: “It looks like it may be a terrible tragedy.” — John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) July 17, 2014
And of course, Obama jets off in Air Force 1 to yet another of his obligatory fundraisers.
Of course. RT @markknoller: AF-1 wheels up from Delaware. Pres Obama en route to NYC for two Dem fundraisers. Both closed to press coverage — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 17, 2014
He’s no FDR .. Yet.
But his body count could escalate highly and shortly..
I’m sure President Fistbump is focused like a laser!
What a complete disgrace..
there must not be a crisis that interferes with vacay time
moochelle has ordered it
they work hard for our money
Let's not forget, not only the evil man who set things into motion, but the weak, inept enabler who emboldens the thug.
Obama makes Jimmy Carter seem semi decent..yeah that’s how bad Obama is..he makes the Carter era look like the good ol days..he isn’t even pretending anymore to give a sh*t
If any of those Murdered American Citizens are Gay, Transgendered or Undocumented Immigrants, there will be hell to pay...
Appalling to realize that we’ve arrived at an era in which the President of the United Statses is a lawless punk who siply thumbs his nose at the nation and is celebrated by the the media monkeys for it.
What on Earth has happened to America?
pit burger sounds tasty
23 apparently
This is exactly what you expect from a Community Organizer. He is meeting all of my expectations of him.
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