Obama to Hold a Few More Photo Ops Before Addressing Gulf Oil Spill Disaster
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, May 27, 2010, 11:02 AM
A man has his priorities, you know.
Obama will hold a few more photo ops before addressing the BP oil spill disaster today.
President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, left, and former President Bill Clinton, right, pose for a photo with the U.S. World Cup soccer team under the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2010. (AP)
Political Punch reported:
This morning, President Obama will meet with the NCAA men’s basketball champion Duke Blue Devils at the White House to honor their 2009-2010 championship season in the Rose Garden.
Keeping up the sports theme, the president and the vice president will take a photo with the U.S. World Cup soccer team and former President Bill Clinton, who is chairing the 2018 World Cup bid, on the North Portico. The White House has previously announced that Vice President Biden and Jill Biden will attend the World Cup in South Africa next month.
Afterward, the president will a private have lunch with President Clinton in the Private Dining Room.
In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks on the BP oil spill and the conclusions of his ordered 30-day safety review and hold a press conference in the East Room.
The president will announce standards to strengthen oversight of the industry and enhance safety, a first step in a process that the independent Presidential Commission will continue, a White House official says.
In the meantime, the moratorium on permits to drill new deepwater wells will continue for a period of six months
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 87 Comments
Stuart commented:
I love the picture. Curly Larry and Moe.
Auntie Em commented:
He’s looking more and more like a tin-pot, third-world dictator wannabe, on par with Mahmoooood.
I nearly choked when one of his sick paramours said he looks and acts the part of a US president. But then again, this sick paramour lives off the gubment.
Finncrisp commented:
Nice photo – Where the hell is the soccer team? they are really background for the Political stooges in front of them! Brilliant.
Sen. Fuller Bull - D commented:
Odumbo: always the same look-at-me grin on his face while everything goes down the toilet.
He’ll stop playing golf long enough to have photos of himself taken.
archer52 commented:
I was listening to Rush and he just said that crazy bas**rd just claimed credit for the top kill method saying the government was in charge from day one!
I had heard earlier that the LA Times was going to report success but that the Obama administration told them to hold the story for a little bit. Now we know why!
He was waiting to make sure it worked before jumping the claim like this was the old west during the gold rush. Let BP take the risk, hire the people, take the financial hit and when it finally works move in and claim victory. And this nation ELECTED the fool!!!!
This is what Obama’s people are aiming for when talking about controlling the media and information. In his world, like Stalin’s and Mao’s, he would be able to suppress failure and rejoice in victories that weren’t his.
Madness. Simple madness.
Enough. Do you really think you can reason with a mind as twisted as his?
Patman commented:
At least it’s not a picture of his scowling wife…
Sen. Fuller Bull - D commented:
At least it’s not a picture of his scowling wife…
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She’s off toning her arms and planning a vacation.
Patrick commented:
I have no problem with The President trying to get the world cup bid, If we do get the bid it’s a HUGE money maker for what ever city they have the games in, remember that each World Cup game is like the Superbowl. You will get people all over the world coming here to watch the games. We held the World Cup in 94 and we still hold the highest attendance at 3,587,538, we have bigger stadiums now than we did then. Unlike the Olympics you don’t have to build anything for it.
Nathan R. Jessup commented:
Land of the ‘free’…
Census workers can enter your apartment in your absence?
http://the-raw-deal.com/?p=2026
NRJ
brooklyn commented:
Great, both Clinton and Obama put a hex on Our World Cup Team.
Embarrassing disastrous LIARS who are – were Terrible Presidents.
The Democratic Party is a joke.
“The definition of the word is…”
“Acting Stupidly”
bg commented:
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i’m picturing Biden, Obama & Clinton repeating “sacrifice, sacrifice” to themselves over & over again as they grit their teeth &, uh, smile for the camera..
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Sojourner commented:
.. tripling down on stupid,
bo..blinky & harry..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74cFP9jTx4I
olds-mo-william commented:
I guess he didn’t have any flight delays from his trip to San Francisco. Next stop Chicago via New Orleans, right? Do they ever shut down the engines on AF1 or is it always hot fueled?
ocripe commented:
Everyone needs to check this is out send viral.
Must SEE. Take screen shot before it gets scrubbed.
http://www.t-room.us/2010/05/cpw-permission-may-24-2010-special-report-obama-and-emanuel-members-of-same-gay-bath-house-club-in-chicago/
CommieBlaster commented:
LARGE NUMBER OF RUSSIAN AND UNITED NATION TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT JUST ENTERED USA:
http://www.commieblaster.com
bg commented:
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and i will take this opportunity to remind them that they forgot, and they should also be thoroughly ashamed.. not only for turning their backs on America, but stabbing Liberty in the back (or should i say “decapitating” US)..
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Bob Grant commented:
Obama had a Carter Moment at his press conference
Just like Jimmy Carter invoking his daughter Amy to stress the importance of Nuclear Arms reduction; Obama used his daughter Malia to underscore the importance of resolving the Gulf spew.
It didn’t help Jimmah & it won’t help Barry
Charlie Collier commented:
Jim Hoft is a fraud. His first blog post on the Deepwater explosion/spill mocked the Democrats because the early reporting said the well wasn’t leaking. So Hoft trashed Obama and the Dems because the well wasn’t leaking and this meant, I suppose, that they wouldn’t be able to go liberal and criticize the oil industry over the non-mess. Hoft thought this was funny and a good reason to mock Obama. Then the story changed—now it’s a massive oil spill with a very guilty oil industry and more evidence of the problem of staffing regulatory agencies with pro-industry cranks. But that doesn’t change Hoft’s knee-jerk reactionary blogging. So now Obama’s been too slow to act on the spill. The only thing consistent on this blog is hatred of Obama. Regardless of what he has nor has not done, the hatred remains consistent.
pamlinson commented:
Obama needs to plug his own hole.
bg commented:
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Bob Grant @ 12:56 pm #19
wrote the following before
i saw your post, go figure..
all he does is give rambling incoherent blaming
everyone & thing but the kitchen sink speeches!!
CommieBlaster @ 12:48 pm #17
re: Russian & Foreign Troops Ordered Into U.S.
Dire Domestic Threat
they kind of go together..
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Chisum commented:
Charlie Collier, you are the consistent one. Consistent in your hate of Jim Hoft.
Why don’t you take a long, deep sniff of your smelling salts. You’re vaporish.
Sojourner commented:
Charlie Collier, you fart every time you speak.. it’s called liberal dialect.
daryl commented:
As he who leadeth the multitudes playethed golf there rose up from the depths of the sea noxious beach sliming oil, interfering with He who leadeth’s golf game.
And He who leadeth sayeth “ceaseth this infernal beach sliming and golf game ruining flow immediately!”
And it was ceasethed. And He looked at his work and saw that it was good. And immediately took FULL CREDIT for stopping the leak.
Obama on gulf spill: ‘Angry and frustrated’ and ‘in charge’
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-oil-spill-obama-20100528,0,2230377.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews+%28L.A.+Times+-+Top+News%29
bg commented:
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i’m hearing via Rush, that Jake Tapper is going (probably went
by the time i post this) after Obama, told him he was lying, etc..
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pamlinson commented:
Charlie Collier
Hatred of Obama?? What’s there to like? He has turned this country upside down, spooled up the race card, devestated our economy, $hit on our Constitution….I could go on, and on, and on. Maybe you can give us something, anything to go on?
pamlinson commented:
Oh yeah, he’s also groveld at the feet or our enemies and given the finger to our allies.
Sojourner commented:
owe…..bow… ma…….
Change, pleasssssssssssse!
ClassicFilm commented:
Obama’s speech today was a flip-floppy disaster. First, he claims that “from Day 1″ he’s been on top of it, on top of everything — but BP is to blame. Then he says nothing can be done by BP unless his team gives BP approval — but BP is to blame. Then he attempts to take credit for the actions being taken now, from BP’s team of experts, with plugging the hole — but BP is still to blame. Then he says that everything possible is being done and that he has 20,000 people down there working on the oil spill — but BP hired them (not Team Obama, as he’s trying to imply) and Obama blows off Gov. Jindal’s repeated request for approval to be issued a federal permit to build sand dooms to prevent the oil from infiltrating the LA coastline. Jake Tapper called him out on this, and naturally, Obama blabbed for ten times longer than necessary on every question the press asked. Apparently, state rights are usurped by Obama’s need to have meetings and talks with his engineers to discuss and discuss and discuss if Jindal’s plan is “feasible.” Uh, maybe yes and maybe no. But rather than “do everything possible,” Obama seems to have squashed the sand doom plan, and the best effort Obama has done on the LA oil crisis is to consistently finger-point blame. And bash Arizona. And pose with sports figures. And plan his Chicago vacation.
While all this politicizing goes on with our president, the oil continues to destroy Louisiana’s fragile coastline. Obama’s “blame game strategy” wore out its welcome a year ago.
Follow the law commented:
I care a little more about the oil spill than Obama doesn’T. wHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT JOB HE OFFERED Sestak?
Agent99 commented:
# 35…Rumor is SECRETARY OF THE NAVY!!
Auntie Em commented:
Follow the law #35: I agree!
We will recover from the oil spill, which is far less disasterous than 2 more years of Toonces.
We may never recover if Toonces is allowed to continue driving this country.
bg commented:
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Finncrisp @ 11:24 am #3
re: [Where the hell is the soccer team? they are really
background for the Political stooges in front of them!]
excellent observation (most tend not see the obvious right under their noses, not to mention the denial, even if it’s biting them, on top of that).. just came back in to comment on it myself..
hard not to notice huh.. i mean, isn’t it obvious that if not for Joe, Barry
& Bill (legends in their own minds) they wouldn’t have been champions??
/sarc/
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Agent99 commented:
What a freaking SMOOTH Liar Video where Barfy says the Oil Spill has been ‘with him’ to the EXCLUSION of all else since Day ONE! Bld Lie with a srtraight face AND using his kids too http://weaselzippers.us/2010/05/27/obama-says-his-daughter-asked-about-oil-spill-did-you-plug-the-hole-yet-daddy-video/
bg commented:
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i heard/read that Obama will not be attending the Memorial Day Service..
how long did he “dither” when he could have “dashed”, yet once again he expects US to believe he’s concerned, he is not.. i may even have predicted this may happen (not the exact scenario, but find an excuse not to attend
the Arlington Memorial Day Service)..
GOD HELP US PLEASE, IT’S QUITE OBVIOUS WE
CANNOT HELP OURSELVES WITHOUT YOURS..
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antilbr commented:
The only picture i want to see is obama and his whole dumba$$ administration led out of the whitehouse in orange jumpsuits and handcuffs….But i would bet barney franks would enjoy the handcuffs to much……
Richard Bagg commented:
is it me or does obama look more and more like curious george every day?
Sojourner commented:
…all together now,
W..H..A..T.
..A..
F..R..E..C..K..I..N’
S..M..O..O..T..H
L..I..A..R
[thanks, agent 99..I needed that]
Chisum commented:
“Who in the hell is in charge?”
http://www.floppingaces.net/2010/05/27/who-in-the-hell-is-in-charge%E2%80%9D-reader-post/
bg commented:
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ClassicFilm @ 1:44 pm #33
the insufferable Peter Panorama is one big blow (take
that anyway you like, including hard, drugs and sex)..
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bg commented:
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Chisum @ :16 pm #45
re: [“Who in the hell is in charge?”]
don’t rightly know for sure..
but if one were to step back and take a good
look at the big picture, they may get a clue..
now, if one were to step back even a bit further, they
may get an idea of what the really big picture looks like..
the only i know for certain is, it’s not “we the people”..
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bg commented:
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correction re: bg #47
only THING i know
[maybe i need a new keyboard, or
]
should preview more often..
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MissTammy commented:
Shouldn’t the soccer guys be in front? What is WRONG with these egomaniacs?
Larry Sheldon commented:
I guess that since the well is being brought under control is safe for The Won to make the grand entrance and claim that it was his plan from day one that saved the day.
Slappy commented:
Charlie Collier
May 27th, 2010 | 12:57 pm | #20
Jim Hoft is a fraud. His first blog post on the Deepwater explosion/spill mocked the Democrats because the early reporting said the well wasn’t leaking. So Hoft trashed Obama and the Dems because the well wasn’t leaking and this meant, I suppose, that they wouldn’t be able to go liberal and criticize the oil industry over the non-mess. Hoft thought this was funny and a good reason to mock Obama. Then the story changed—now it’s a massive oil spill with a very guilty oil industry and more evidence of the problem of staffing regulatory agencies with pro-industry cranks. But that doesn’t change Hoft’s knee-jerk reactionary blogging. So now Obama’s been too slow to act on the spill. The only thing consistent on this blog is hatred of Obama. Regardless of what he has nor has not done, the hatred remains consistent.
So your problem is the changing opinion of a conservative blogger based on the changing evidence that became available to the public, not Obama and his administration…
* being unprepared for and not enacting the known protocol for dealing with offshore oil spills (e.g., use of containment booms)
* giving safety awards last year to the oil rig that later blew up causing the oil spill
* delaying needed assistance and approvals for states like Louisiana to act in the aftermath of the spill in order to protect their coastlines and local economies
No, instead you’re outraged by Jim’s opinions. Probably much like you were outraged by the Bush Administration’s performance before and after Katrina though you probably struggle to name one more thing they could have done. At the same time, you probably continue to ignore what Democrat Governor Blanco and Democrat May Nagin didn’t do as part of their specific responsibilities for dealing with hurricanes. This use of selective outrage by many on the Left is getting really old.
As a majority of the country has stated in recent polls, Obama and his administration performed badly with this oil spill, despite your attempt at shifting the debate. Then again, I don’t think Obama & Co. are losing a lot of sleep, as the resulting negative reaction toward continued and increased offshore drilling by the public will help them implement their preferred policies anyway (i.e., reduced oil exploration).
As for your comment about the hatred remaining constant for Obama on this blog, it’s just another example of selective outrage. We can argue whether it’s worse or not, but the hatred for Obama among Republicans is not noticeably different than the hatred for Bush for eight years. I doubt that the hatred for Bush was as big of a concern for you. Some Democrats are so hateful for Bush that they’re actually trying to blame him for the oil spill, which tool place nearly 18 months after he left office. So if you’re so worried about “hatred remaining consistent,” you may want to look at some of the deranged anti-Bush Leftists, whether you consider yourself one of them or not.
Charlie Collier commented:
Slappy,
Is your most considered argument that “turn about is fair play” when it comes to incessant trashing of a President of the U.S.? If so, I’ll leave that where it belongs—on the sandlot.
I’m more than happy to see someone change his views. What I pointed out was not the reasonable adjustment of a position based upon changing evidence, but rather the naked aggression and opportunism of Hoft. There’s no story he can’t or won’t spin against Obama.
The flipping from mockery (no oil is spilling) to accusation (Obama’s Katrina because all this oil is spilling and he’s not doing enough to stop it) is deeply cynical and evidence of Hoft’s hyper-partisan takedown style. Where’s Hoft’s criticism of BP? Of the culture of deregulation and regulatory capture—yes, Bush bears some responsibility for this—that enabled BP to have such a risky well without adequate safeguards?
Your itemized list of Obama’s failures is interesting. I’d like to know what specific changes Obama made in the 14 months of his presidency prior to this disaster that contributed to it or made it worse. The executive branch of the federal government is not created out of whole cloth the moment a new president is sworn in. The question about deploying adequate containment booms is legitimate, but it looks to be an oversight in planning and preparation that goes back several administrations.
The truth about what is happening now or at any time in history is not determined by polling data. It’s determined by what actually happened.
In the end I’m glad to know that right-wingers like Hoft actually think there are some things that government can and should do quickly—besides cutting taxes and going to war.