Author Topic: Barack Obama 'too tired' to give proper welcome to Gordon Brown (Read 8810 times)

bijou · « **on:** March 07, 2009, 02:20:28 PM »

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Sources close to the White House say Mr Obama and his staff have been "overwhelmed" by the economic meltdown and have voiced concerns that the new president is not getting enough rest.

British officials, meanwhile, admit that the White House and US State Department staff were utterly bemused by complaints that the Prime Minister should have been granted full-blown press conference and a formal dinner, as has been customary. They concede that Obama aides seemed unfamiliar with the expectations that surround a major visit by a British prime minister.

But Washington figures with access to Mr Obama's inner circle explained the slight by saying that those high up in the administration have had little time to deal with international matters, let alone the diplomatic niceties of the special relationship.

Allies of Mr Obama say his weary appearance in the Oval Office with Mr Brown illustrates the strain he is now under, and the president's surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk.

A well-connected Washington figure, who is close to members of Mr Obama's inner circle, expressed concern that Mr Obama had failed so far to "even fake an interest in foreign policy".

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Perhaps he needs a vacation.

Chris_ · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2009, 02:35:21 PM »

This is not the job I thought I knew.

Jim · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2009, 02:45:14 PM »

If he had any executive experience he would have realized that being prez is more than just basketball and crackberry, cocktail parties and campaigning for a job he was already given.

What a miserable failure he is.

Not surprizing in any way or course.

bijou · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2009, 02:48:49 PM »

Quote from: jendf on March 07, 2009, 02:35:21 PM

This is not the job I thought I knew.

Can one throw the Presidency under a bus?

JohnnyReb · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2009, 04:27:06 PM »

7 weeks of late night Air Force One flights, plenty of good lick-her and $100 a pound steaks ..... sheeesh, that'll wear down 'bout any party animal.

NHSparky · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2009, 05:22:45 PM »

And they said Bush took too many vacations.

BEG · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2009, 05:35:31 PM »

How utterly pathetic.

djones520 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2009, 05:37:25 PM »

Nevermind the worst attack this nation had ever seen on it's soil. Nope, that wasn't to hard to handle.

djones520 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2009, 05:38:46 PM »

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and the president's surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk.

I loved that part. You'd think that if he'd maybe spent more then a couple months (cumalitive) in Congress, he might have had an idea of what it's really like.

BEG · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2009, 05:39:46 PM »

Anyone know if DU has this article posted yet?

Peter3_1 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:22:35 PM »

Chain smoking again?

Chris · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:22:58 PM »

Barry needs to pour himself a cup of coffee and STFU.

Chris_ · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:34:05 PM »

Maybe the strain will be more than he can bear and he'll do us all a favor and terminate himself......I mean quit.

Ogre · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:46:04 PM »

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the president's surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk

Oh FFS, someone might want to break it to him that he can't screw off like he did in the Senate.

Mike220 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2009, 06:56:17 PM »

Invest in a coffee maker and some caffeine pills and get your ass back to work.

thundley4 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2009, 07:12:18 PM »

Quote from: Mike220 on March 07, 2009, 06:56:17 PM

Invest in a coffee maker and some caffeine pills and get your ass back to work.

Aw, hell, he's the prez now, who's gonna give him a piss test if he decides on some speed or coke?

Jim · « **Reply #16 on:** March 07, 2009, 08:12:40 PM »

Quote from: Ogre on March 07, 2009, 06:46:04 PM

Oh FFS, someone might want to break it to him that he can't screw off like he did in the Senate.

ease up, its his first real job...

we are so ****ed....

docstew · « **Reply #17 on:** March 07, 2009, 08:53:29 PM »

Quote from: Jim on March 07, 2009, 08:12:40 PM

ease up, its his first real job...

yaknow, you're right. I remember coming home from my first job tired as hell more days than not. Then again, I wasn't leader of the free world, I was a bagger at a grocery store

NHSparky · « **Reply #18 on:** March 08, 2009, 07:24:53 AM »

Dear B. Hussein,

Tired? Try one of these:

Now get back to work and quit ****ing up everything you touch, numbnuts.

docstew · « **Reply #19 on:** March 08, 2009, 09:58:28 AM »

Quote from: NHSparky on March 08, 2009, 07:24:53 AM

Now get back to work and quit ****ing up everything you touch, numbnuts.

actually, given his record when he does anything, 0, take all the time you want...

debk · « **Reply #20 on:** March 08, 2009, 11:25:36 AM »

great.... it wasn't bad enough that he and his administration screwed up the protocol and gifts for the prime minister of Great Britain....

now...he publicly whines about how tired and overworked he is.....

I'm soooo embarassed...

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docstew · « **Reply #21 on:** March 08, 2009, 11:34:02 AM »

Quote from: debk on March 08, 2009, 11:25:36 AM

I'm soooo embarassed...

well, really, we don't have much reason to be embarassed unless we voted for him... oh, sorry mia

Carl · « **Reply #22 on:** March 08, 2009, 11:43:45 AM »

Good God what a blat ass.

Carl · « **Reply #23 on:** March 08, 2009, 11:53:10 AM »

Think about what this means really....this man has not surrounded himself with anyone that understands the normal courses of action regarding the Presidency.
In this case it is sort of an innocuous failure of protocol but probably no real harm done.

What happens if/when Putin decides to send the Russian army somewhere or Kim in North Korea launches a salvo over the heads of the South?
What can we expect from the staff that is supposed to be up on the intricate details of these things and advising the President on an official course?
Will they look at each other and decide to send out for pizza?
Will O go before the cameras and say..."uhhhh,I really didn`t...uhmmm..expect this and I ..uhhhhhh....have my staff...uh....starting to look into.....uhhhhhh...what maybe we should......uhmmm do.
Understand..uh...how tough....uhhhh this job....uhmmm actually is."?

DixieBelle · « **Reply #24 on:** March 08, 2009, 11:56:52 AM »

I can't help but wonder if this is the beginning of a revolt in the 0bama administration. You can't throw people under the bus forever without it coming back to bite you.

God, we are so screwed.

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Author Topic: Barack Obama 'too tired' to give proper welcome to Gordon Brown (Read 8810 times)