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Ingraham slams "egotistical" Obama date night; "inconveniencing everyone else so you can swamp the news"

June 01, 2009 10:54 am ET

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    • Author by jonwisby (June 01, 2009 10:58 am ET)
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      "Uncharitable" wouldn't be the right word, I think "petty" would be the right word.
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    • Author by RABBITLUVR (June 01, 2009 10:58 am ET)
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      Screw you, Laura. You're just jealous.
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    • Author by mikelartist (June 01, 2009 11:03 am ET)
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      Once again reality flies in the bitter faces of wingnut radio hosts. The NY Post article linked from Drudge states that the restaurant patrons didn't bother the Obamas except for the cheers and huge round of applause they gave the Obamas as they were leaving. No one was inconvenienced. In fact, the public overall was enthralled and supportive. They Obama's also traveled in a small exec jet to keep the costs low. Imagine that. Change we can believe in.
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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (June 01, 2009 11:06 am ET)
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      what a shrimp. word of the week is :" egotistical " ??? sounds like another widbag hating America. But I must listen......NOT. There must be an audience out there who thinks this woman is a genius.
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    • Author by princeofwheels (June 01, 2009 11:07 am ET)
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      No, Laura, you are just ignorant.

      Laura, the Obamas go OUT for dates. The Bushs' stayed in. Duh!!

      Laura, what do you eat besides crow?

      Laura, can't you see the change yet??? Isn't it nice that elections have consequences?

      Laura, this President keeps non-talent nutz like you in business.

      Laura, you are a sad woman.


      Laura, your hate glows around you.

      P.S. Thank God you are no longer on in Pittsburgh. There is a God.
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    • Author by Max Credits (June 01, 2009 11:09 am ET)
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      Oh, give her a break. She's got her work cut out for her as she avoids talking about the doctor she and O'Reilly helped murder in church this weekend.
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    • Author by dimes (June 01, 2009 11:14 am ET)
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      If Laura has such a problem with this story "swamping" the news, why is she devoting so much time to it on her show?

      Isn't she adding to the overload and playing into the "management of the press" that she's complaining about?

      Does she not think that will occur to us as we listen to her whine?
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      • Author by princeofwheels (June 01, 2009 11:33 am ET)
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        Her audience wouldn't know what happened in the world if she didn't tell them.
        As an aside...Can you imagine how low her second banana is? Who is this guy? Can he actually can his mommy and tell her what a great job he has? Imagine the phone call.."Hi Mom, it's me. And I just got a job being the underling to Laura Ingraham." Mom, "What, no real jobs available?"
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    • Author by budrykzp9226 (June 01, 2009 11:25 am ET)
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      REAL patriots only swamp the news by wearing codpieces on aircraft carriers.
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    • Author by markbfoot199 (June 01, 2009 11:29 am ET)
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      Can anyone tell me the cost of a Bush date night? Just wondering, like to compare the two.
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      • Author by budrykzp9226 (June 01, 2009 11:34 am ET)
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        Depends on the going rate for cocaine in the area.
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        • Author by Tbone Slickens (June 01, 2009 12:21 pm ET)
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          The obama's will bring the crack pipe and really get down...

          Obama's cocaine addiction

          BTW...do you have any proof of Bush's drug use?
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          • Author by snoopy (June 01, 2009 12:34 pm ET)
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            A conversation between Bush and an old friend, author Doug Wead, touched on the subject of use of illegal drugs. In the taped recording of the conversation, Bush explained his refusal to answer questions about whether he had used marijuana at some time in his past. “I wouldn’t answer the marijuana questions,” Bush says. “You know why? Because I don’t want some little kid doing what I tried.”[14] When Wead reminded Bush of his earlier public denial of using cocaine, Bush replied, "I haven't denied anything."[15]

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            • Author by markbfoot199 (June 01, 2009 1:07 pm ET)
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              Snoopy, love how you never answer questions, just make insults. Snoopy, if Bush had taken Laura out on a date, you and the lefties would be saying, "How can a man go out on the town with men at war, or sure it would be nice if the men in war could take their wives out". Obama just proves he could care less about the poor, he just rubbed in the face of them during this date night. How about you go low profile on your date, that way you still take your wife out, but do not make a big deal about it. I am sure Bush did take out his wife, he just did not have to have the press know all about it. Just shows he is about he cameras, not the date. I am guessing he did not say too much, do not see a teleprompter with him.
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              • Author by snoopy (June 01, 2009 1:23 pm ET)
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                What insult? You asked a question, and I provided a direct quote from Bush. Since when is posting someone's exact words an insult?
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                • Author by thelittlethings (June 01, 2009 1:42 pm ET)
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                  I think conservatives think an insult is anything that doesn't match up exactly with what they believe.
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              • Author by thelittlethings (June 01, 2009 1:24 pm ET)
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                Wow, you're actually not paying attention. There was no insult in what snoopy said. He was quoting an interview. Think.
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              • Author by thelittlethings (June 01, 2009 1:26 pm ET)
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                Also, Bush ALWAYS went out (not on dates with Laura, just out in general) during the war: Camp David, golfing, etc. Where were you the last 8 years? Because it certainly wasn't anywhere where you were paying attention.
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              • Author by thelittlethings (June 01, 2009 1:34 pm ET)
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                Don't be dumb. Every president has used a teleprompter.
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              • Author by worrierking (June 01, 2009 1:57 pm ET)
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                How the hell do you know what a "lefty" is going to say?

                We on the left knew the War in Iraq was going to last for years and also knew that life would be the same for everyone as people died in the wars. Everyone goes out to dinner. Everyone goes to the theater or to the movies. And they do it during war time too.

                Are you at all familiar with the box office statistics for the years 1941 to 1945?

                "Ninety million Americans went to the movies every week during World War II. The war dramatically changed the nature of the movies, which were no longer mere entertainment, but a valuable morale-booster, a source of information, and an instrument of public education."

                You've never had a great deal of credibility and with this post what you had is gone.
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              • Author by mjh (June 01, 2009 6:50 pm ET)
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                "Just shows he is about he cameras, not the date." - footinmouth199


                Um, do you have a link to any photos of the Obamas in the restaurant?

                Thought not . . .

                You, Laura, and the rest of these idiots complain about a "date night" . . . FYI, the Obamas were BACK IN WASHINGTON THE SAME EVENING . . . where was all the outrage when Dumbya spent his vacation days on his fake ranch?

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          • Author by magnolialover (June 01, 2009 12:41 pm ET)
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            Using it, and being addicted to it are 2 entirely different things.

            Plus, Bush obviously has an addictive personality, coming from his alcohol abuse days, that's obvious. He had a drinking problem, and good for him, he conquered it. It was most likely the same for coke.

            I know some folks from Kennebunkport who used to party with W, and they said most of the times, he was way out of control.
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            • Author by Max Credits (June 01, 2009 1:19 pm ET)
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              Totally agree with your sentiment, but take humble exception to Bush conquering his drinking problem:

              [http://gawker.com/assets/images/gawker/2008/08/82244453.jpg]
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              • Author by magnolialover (June 01, 2009 11:00 pm ET)
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                He was, and still is an overgrown frat boy. He never outgrew the frat house. That's his problem.
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      • Author by foghornleghorn (June 01, 2009 11:37 am ET)
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        There were no Bush "date nights" because he could hardly go out in public (unless everyone around him was pre-screened). That's the difference.

        As for Laura, she just can't stand that our president is popular. Sad.
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      • Author by roundhouse (June 01, 2009 11:51 am ET)
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        You mean his date with Iraq? How about his date with the oil companies? His date with the market fundies whose greed crashed our economy?
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        • Author by worrierking (June 01, 2009 1:42 pm ET)
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          Sorry Roundhouse. I should have read all of the comments before responding. You said the same thing an hour and forty eight minutes before I did.
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          • Author by roundhouse (June 02, 2009 3:23 pm ET)
               
            No worries. It's good to know we're on the same page, king.
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      • Author by worrierking (June 01, 2009 1:40 pm ET)
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        Shall we add up the cost of GWB's date in the deserts of Iraq?


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        • Author by mjh (June 01, 2009 6:43 pm ET)
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          "Shall we add up the cost of GWB's date in the deserts of Iraq?" - worrierking


          Meh, couldn't have been that much . . . after all, how much can a plastic prop run?

          [http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2007-08-18-turkey.jpg]
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      • Author by friedbergboy1422 (June 01, 2009 1:52 pm ET)
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        How much does a trip to Crawford, Texas and the expenses there for a month cost?
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        • Author by snoopy (June 01, 2009 1:58 pm ET)
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          How much does choking on a pretzel cost?
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        • Author by roundhouse (June 02, 2009 3:31 pm ET)
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          Crawford. Good point. Reminds me of the time GW refused to talk to Cindy. How much did it cost to spy on Cindy Sheehan and all the rest of anti-war protestors?

          Seems like the Bush crime family should have taken a closer look at the actual domestic terrorists. You know, the ones who kill doctors in their church because they think violence is an acceptable form of political protest. It's not even like these monsters are hiding their agenda.
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    • Author by roundhouse (June 01, 2009 11:48 am ET)
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      She makes her living spouting her opinions everyday, 2 or 3 hours a day to a million (maybe) people and she wants to talk about ego?

      Whatever hypocrite.
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    • Author by Leftym0m79 (June 01, 2009 11:50 am ET)
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      OMG!!! A married couple that actually likes each other and goes out together. I haven't seen 1 story from anywhere that says anyone at that play had a negative reaction to the President and Mrs. Obama being there.
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      • Author by roundhouse (June 01, 2009 11:55 am ET)
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        Good point. In conservo world marriage is reserved for miserable heteros who only go out separately to buy oxycontin, liquor and cigarettes.
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        • Author by fairliberal (June 01, 2009 11:43 pm ET)
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          Are you speaking of the Clinton's and their fake marriage.
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          • Author by mjh (June 02, 2009 3:22 am ET)
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            "Are you speaking of the Clinton's and their fake marriage."
            -fairlyawingnut

            Funny how the Clintons' "fake marriage" has lasted longer than any of Newt The Toot's or Rush Limpballs' unions . . .


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          • Author by roundhouse (June 02, 2009 3:35 pm ET)
               
            No FL. I'm talking about you red state booze hound, serial divorcee', porn addicted hypocrites.
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      • Author by budrykzp9226 (June 01, 2009 11:58 am ET)
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        I'm sure Drudge has a guy with a super-secret tape of Mrs. Obama crinkling her gum wrapper even though they specifically tell you not to do that.
        Never mind, the librul media stole his tape.
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      • Author by juliajayne1 (June 01, 2009 12:15 pm ET)
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        Isn't this the same Laura Ingraham that thinks big families are swell, but doesn't have any kids of her own? And how on earth do you keep a loving marriage together if you don't have any fun with your spouse? You'd think she'd be in favor of a regular date night.
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        • Author by juliajayne1 (June 01, 2009 1:03 pm ET)
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          I'd like to qualify my statement by saying that the fact that she doesn't have any kids, in and of itself, doesn't mean that much. I just know that coming from a very large family isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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      • Author by wolf kotenberg (June 01, 2009 5:13 pm ET)
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        Patti Ann Brown of FOX News last night did. or somebody who tries so hard to project her own goody two shoes image to go off and state the presence of the president and his wife caused a delay and ticking off theater goers is a bit of a stretch. Too bad I am not allowed to challenge such statements as they happen. And i don't think Browne was there to witness the event. Anyone do an exit poll at the theater ?
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    • Author by pros2pros2940 (June 01, 2009 12:00 pm ET)
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      Yep..........who do these blowhards think they are ?

      Have an opinion about policy.have at it.

      Stupid discussions such as date night serve no purpose
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      • Author by budrykzp9226 (June 01, 2009 12:09 pm ET)
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        Considering her last attempt at an "opinion about policy" was calling Meaghan McCain fat and snickering about how funny she was, I'm not too optimistic.
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    • Author by hurricaneyankee52983 (June 01, 2009 12:10 pm ET)
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      I'll bet that if it GEORGE W. BUSH doing the inconviencing INGRAHAM wouldn't be complaning, she'd be singing his praises.In my humble opinion, SCREECH INGRAHAM is completly worthless.
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      • Author by magnolialover (June 01, 2009 12:24 pm ET)
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        Thing is, I'm sure there were traffic back ups and things like that, and I'm sure that there were some people who were inconvenienced by the date night and all, but it's not the Obama's who are garnering this press coverage, it's the media drooling all over stupid stories like this (yes, I said stupid). This is more of a People magazine story than anything else, or heck, even US Weekly.

        I hate to say it, but we have a President who is incredibly popular. He's genuinely a "rock star" around the world, and especially at home. When he goes somewhere, he gets more coverage than normal I think, because 1. He's the President, and 2. See previous popular comment.

        Only folks like Ms. Ingraham have an issue with our President being popular.

        On another note, I was listening to her radio show one day (glutton for punishment that I am), and she was interviewing someone about a book they had written. A very non political, this is my life story kind of book. At the end of her interview, she managed to throw in a, "So what do you think of President Obama?" and then her guest, which I'm sure she knew, trashed Obama for the next 4-5 minutes.

        What a farce her show is.
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    • Author by snoopy (June 01, 2009 12:29 pm ET)
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      Here we go, another ginned up outrage like Clinton's hair cut.
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      • Author by magnolialover (June 01, 2009 12:41 pm ET)
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        Yep. This will be this week's outrage, because they've been debunked on Sotomayor.
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    • Author by snoopy (June 01, 2009 12:29 pm ET)
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      Here we go, another ginned up outrage like Clinton's hair cut.
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    • Author by wzwriter (June 01, 2009 12:46 pm ET)
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      Laura Ingraham is probably jealous. I think it's a safe bet that no one has asked HER sorry a$$ out on a date in YEARS.....
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      • Author by DAWUSS (June 01, 2009 1:25 pm ET)
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        You're telling me her male listeners wouldn't....?
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        • Author by pags2 (June 01, 2009 3:45 pm ET)
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          Ingraham is just another Fixxed News flunkie who couldn't cut the mustard as an attorney, just like Megyn Kelly and Geraldo Rivera. Each of them thinks they are a person of great intellect but they are just petty people with national coverage. Is it any surprise that these people are on Fixxed News?
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    • Author by tonyrich300 (June 01, 2009 2:21 pm ET)
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      Its so obvious that Ingraham is extremely jealous and would kiss Obama's ass if she had a choice. She just sounds like she would love to be Obama's lewinski
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    • Author by trev (June 01, 2009 3:22 pm ET)
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      I have never heard of this person. Who is she?
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    • Author by pros2pros2940 (June 01, 2009 3:54 pm ET)
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      Bush didn't need date night as he took 900 vacation days'

      487 Days At Camp David For Bush

      Yes, that's 487 days.

      And Camp David is not even where the president has spent the most time when not at the White House: Knoller reports that Mr. Bush has made 77 visits to his ranch in Crawford during his presidency, and spent all or part of 490 days there.




      http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/01/16/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry4728085.shtml


      977 Days total.............most time away from the White House in US History

      Rumor has it that Obama sleeps too. Doesn't he know there's a crisis
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      • Author by magnolialover (June 01, 2009 4:48 pm ET)
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        Close to 3 years of vacation. That's a pretty good amount of time off.

        Wait for it. Someone will be here in a moment to say that, "Those were working vacations. He could do the same work in Crawford as he could in DC..." Yeah, right...

        1 night off vs 900 days of vacation. I'll gladly pay for the 1 night off.
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