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Obama: Truman balcony best perk of presidency
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 6/18/12 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 06/18/2012 10:54:53 AM PDT by ColdOne

“What’s your best perk? You know, like having beers with Hillary Clinton or being able to call any person in the world in the middle of the night?”

Obama said the best perk of the presidency for him was the Truman Balcony, because he got to sit out there with his wife on their “date night” and look at the view.

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To: ColdOne
Most Presidents would say something along the lines of "The best perk is being able to get out and meet so many Americans from so many walks in life". But not Bammy.

We used to constantly see Bush in the crowds, shaking hands and mixing with the people while smiling.

Hardly ever see Bammy mixing with the little people.

21 posted on 06/18/2012 11:32:52 AM PDT by what's up
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To: ColdOne

BS, he has to go out there and smoke.


22 posted on 06/18/2012 11:35:29 AM PDT by tiki
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To: ColdOne
Obama said the best perk of the presidency for him was the Truman Balcony, because he got to sit out there with . . . and look at the view.

Perfect metaphor for this passive, do-nothing, observer presidency.

23 posted on 06/18/2012 11:37:07 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: ColdOne

Jump... Jump...Jump...


24 posted on 06/18/2012 11:38:40 AM PDT by Gator113 (***YOU GAVE it to Obama. I would have voted for NEWT.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: Gator113

With our luck, he’d land on some fat democrat chick and bounce up unharmed.


25 posted on 06/18/2012 11:40:53 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: ColdOne
Truman:. The buck stops here!

Obama:. The buck gets passed and/or spent here.

26 posted on 06/18/2012 11:40:53 AM PDT by NorCoGOP (Obama's approval ratings: so low that Kenyans now accuse him of being born in the USA)
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To: ColdOne

I wonder if Obama knows that Truman was once a member of the KKK?


27 posted on 06/18/2012 11:45:10 AM PDT by Eva
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To: MHGinTN

Isn’t that the truth....

Then he’d blame the fall on Bush.


28 posted on 06/18/2012 11:49:43 AM PDT by Gator113 (***YOU GAVE it to Obama. I would have voted for NEWT.~Just livin' life, my way~)
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To: Gator113

LOL ... you have it all figured out!


29 posted on 06/18/2012 11:51:55 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: ColdOne

The Truman National Security State, whereby what he says is executive prerogative is executive prerogative—be it to start wars without Congress (Libya), declare this and that by White House fiat (legalizing 30 and under illegals), keep whatever secret he wants to be secret (gunwalker)—I can believe.


30 posted on 06/18/2012 12:05:38 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: ColdOne

The Truman National Security State, whereby what he says is executive prerogative is executive prerogative—be it to start wars without Congress (Libya), declare this and that by White House fiat (legalizing 30 and under illegals), keep whatever secret he wants to be secret (gunwalker)—I can believe.


31 posted on 06/18/2012 12:05:56 PM PDT by Tublecane
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To: ColdOne
This is the time period, four months prior to election day (in a battle for a second term) that is what I call "The Softening".

Every article and photo put out by the Mouthpiece Media is going to be an attempt to soften the Ocommies in the minds of the voting public. Fortunately, what the bitter clingers are experiencing out here in flyover country resounds much more strongly than what some sycophantic so-called journalist puts out.

In the next six weeks or so, "The Strengthening" will be added into the mix. That's where Obummer is made to look like he has been a strong leader and protector. That makes for a truly vomit-inducing period for anyone with half a brain.

32 posted on 06/18/2012 12:14:41 PM PDT by arasina (So there.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

voting “present” from the balcony. nothing better!


33 posted on 06/18/2012 12:26:02 PM PDT by GotMojo
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To: John W
He and his minions aren’t BSing this ex-smoker. He’s had and continues to have hundreds of smoke breaks out there.

And the discarded butts are probably piling up to near the level of the balcony.
34 posted on 06/18/2012 12:58:14 PM PDT by crosshairs
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To: Gaffer

Willie Nelson had to go all the way up to the roof.


35 posted on 06/18/2012 12:59:35 PM PDT by Former War Criminal (Who am I? Why am I here?)
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To: Former War Criminal

You know, it is absolutely pathetic the lengths to which people with limited intelligence and ethics and morals will go, all to be part of the national political ‘in-crowd’.

I would no more shake that pretender’s hand than actually socially associate with him or his family. You lie down with dogs and you wake up with fleas.


36 posted on 06/18/2012 1:04:01 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: unkus

He like his Cools with a “K”


37 posted on 06/18/2012 1:05:56 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: ColdOne

Prolly reminds him of a porch.


38 posted on 06/18/2012 1:25:29 PM PDT by Roccus
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To: what's up
>"Hardly ever see Bammy mixing with the little people. "

Why he's so beloved, they had to do a TSA on all the guests at the V Jarrett daughter wedding.

39 posted on 06/18/2012 1:26:41 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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I just need to check inside your


40 posted on 06/18/2012 1:33:07 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist ("Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one," Jeremiah 50:31)
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