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Has Obama 'checked out' early? Critics point to 81 rounds of golf, mansion hunting in 2nd term
Post Standard, Syracuse, New York ^ | on July 28, 2014 at 11:11 AM | By Ben Axelson | baxelson@syracuse.com

Posted on 07/28/2014 8:37:54 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

Days spent on the links, fundraisers with celebrities and house hunting have raised questions about whether President Barack Obama has "checked out" before his term is up....

Obama has already played 81 rounds of golf in the 628 days since his 2012 re-election—as many as he played in his entire first term, according to an analysis of his schedule....

By comparison, Obama's predecessor George W. Bush only played 24 rounds of golf in the first 34 months of his presidency....Bush stopped playing golf in 2003 because he didn't want to be seen as taking the war lightly.

Obama has also attended 75 political fundraisers since his 2012 re-election....

The ... president has also been house hunting in California. The First Family spent an extended Father's Day weekend visiting Rancho Mirage in the Southern California desert, where street names like Gerald Ford Dr. and Frank Sinatra Dr. are dedicated to the area's previous residents.

the Obamas are buying a $4.25 million, 8,232-square-foot home on a 3.29 acre hilltop in Rancho Mirage, which is also known as "the playground of the presidents." The White House has denied the claim, but retail agents in the Coachella Valley area said the Obamas could own the home before the end of the month.

The president has also been spotted dining in trendy restaurants and he almost appeared on Jimmy Kimmel live. Matt K Lewis described these activities as "political malpractice" in a column for The Telegraph.

"The only thing that makes sense is that he is exhausted and, perhaps, has checked out of the job early," Lewis wrote. "If Nero fiddled while Rome burned, then Obama is dining out, golfing, and raising money while the world collapses."

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


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: checkedout; fundraisers; golf; obama; obamagolf; obamaschedule
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To: Gaffer

list them


41 posted on 07/28/2014 10:04:42 AM PDT by malia
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
The White House has denied the claim, but retail agents in the Coachella Valley area said the Obamas could own the home before the end of the month.

Obama sees the writing on the wall. He will not finish his term, so he needs a pad ASAP!!!

42 posted on 07/28/2014 10:27:10 AM PDT by varon (Para bellum)
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His choice of Rancho Mirage just shows how clueless this idiot really is. That place sucks air from LA seven months a year.


43 posted on 07/28/2014 10:41:09 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Grovelnator Shwarzenkaiser: fasionable fascism one charade at a time.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

If he were in the Military he would be what we would called the ROAD program (Retired On Active Duty).


44 posted on 07/28/2014 10:54:49 AM PDT by Garvin (When it comes to my freedom, there will be no debate. There will be a fight)
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To: tumblindice

Mark my words

Divorce in 2 years


45 posted on 07/28/2014 2:02:03 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: GraceG

OMG he can’t play like a man he throw like a girl

least George W Bush know how throw a strike when he throw first ball after 911 that strike and curve


46 posted on 07/28/2014 2:03:07 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: Carry_Okie

I don’t know if you been cruising Real estate blog a lot of his neighbors won’t like at all in Rancho Mirage they are pretty conservative they think of him as a****

They wishing the days of Gerald Ford


47 posted on 07/28/2014 2:04:27 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: lightman

When he’s golfing, Valerie Jarrett is issuing executive orders. Although at least when he’s on the golf course he’s not on TV or in the media....at all.


48 posted on 07/28/2014 2:09:38 PM PDT by Textide
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To: SevenofNine
Divorce in 2 years

If I had a 5 bucks for every Freeper comment like that about BJ and Hillary back in 2000, I'd have Warren Buffet working as my houseboy.

49 posted on 07/28/2014 2:13:08 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: SevenofNine
I don’t know if you been cruising Real estate blog a lot of his neighbors won’t like at all in Rancho Mirage they are pretty conservative they think of him as a****

I suspect he'd enjoy shoving that down their throats and watching them remain polite. He's that kind of a****.

50 posted on 07/28/2014 2:27:56 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (Grovelnator Shwarzenkaiser: fasionable fascism one charade at a time.)
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To: malia; Gaffer

“list them”

I’m not seeing a reply and I was really looking forward to it.


51 posted on 07/28/2014 3:36:38 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: malia; Gaffer

“list them”

I’m not seeing a reply and I was really looking forward to it.


52 posted on 07/28/2014 3:38:59 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: tuffydoodle

I hate it when that happens.


53 posted on 07/28/2014 3:40:16 PM PDT by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: nascarnation

What I understand Michelle is in for WH years then after that she probably divorce the dude

That not real marriage

You could see we have two First ladies in the WH

There is official First lady Michelle Obama

Unoffical First lady is Reggie Love


54 posted on 07/28/2014 5:32:28 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: SevenofNine

We’ll see.

FR posters has been extremely wrong about the Clinton “marriage” and BJ Clinton’s health since the late 90s.

They’re still “married” and ole BJ is still above ground.
And if you believe Rush, between “Energizer” in NY and the supermodel visitors to the Clinton Library in AR, he’s a pretty active old phart.


55 posted on 07/28/2014 5:35:48 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
I thought ZerobamaLamaDingDong was building a Crack house in Hawaii to
impress his Choom gang buddies like Sport stars do?
56 posted on 07/28/2014 5:46:44 PM PDT by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: MaxMax

I’ve predicted for several years that the Baraq Hussein Obama Presidential Library and Choom Gang Museum will have three branches.

Hawaii, LA, and Chicago.


57 posted on 07/28/2014 5:48:52 PM PDT by nascarnation (Toxic Baraq Syndrome: hopefully infecting a Dem candidate near you)
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To: IncPen

The only thing that makes sense is that he is exhausted and, perhaps, has checked out of the job early

In order to check out , one must first check in


58 posted on 07/29/2014 1:09:07 AM PDT by Nailbiter
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To: tuffydoodle; malia

I’ve mentioned these here several times:

No Child Left Behind

Prescription Medicare

2006 Amnesty Plan (this one hooked by two Senators who very quickly changed their tunes once the phone calls rolled in)

DHS - Now Obama’s private army, as well funded and well-equipped as the military. Also the impetus for IRS, BLM, USPS, et al to arm themselves.

TSA - Proactively violating citizens’ rights everywhere - EXCEPT those who really should be screened.

Spending - allowed government spending to increase drastically.

I voted for this man twice, and while I felt he did his job on global terrorism, he neglected many other things and did not answer his critics. The above, however, are what I consider most egregious. We will never recover from the DHS and TSA plus the militarization of many of the other government civilian agencies.


59 posted on 07/29/2014 3:29:23 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

I forgot this one but was reminded (again) this morning.

JOHN ROBERTS - Chief Justice, principal traitor on ObamaCare, future long lived “extortee” for anything.

Add to that the previous musing.......Harriet Miers.


60 posted on 07/29/2014 9:40:39 AM PDT by Gaffer
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