Obama Cuts Trip to Mayan Ruins to Show Off His Leadership Skills
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 4:50 AM
To prove his leadership skills Barack Obama will skip a visit to the Mayan ruins and return to Washington a few hours earlier. This great sacrifice will show the American people that he is fully engaged on his third war in Libya.
He’s on top of it.
(Kimbriggs)
The AP reported:
President Barack Obama is leaving Central America earlier than scheduled, cutting short a tour dominated by the U.S.-led military action in Libya.
The president eliminated a visit to Mayan ruins from his itinerary Wednesday, permitting him to leave a few hours earlier. Aides have taken pains to portray Obama as fully engaged in the deployment of missiles and warplanes in North Africa even as he devoted his public time to bridge-building with Latin American leaders.
But he couldn’t escape the juxtaposition of missions.
The three-country, five-day tour meant to re-establish U.S. leadership in the region.
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Published May 22, 2012 at 5:04 am - 81 Comments
BigAlSouth commented:
What? You mean he didn’t have time to apologize for Colonialists ruining the Aztec Temple?
Raven1 commented:
Obama wanted to be president so he could travel all over on air force 1.
Granny commented:
The “Grand Tourist” is right. . . . . more like a jumped up, no class poobah though
peepeeitus commented:
Obama could cure cancer and youd complain. This is about as bad as obama derangement syndrome gets
Plymouth Mom commented:
@#4, this post really isn’t about criticism of BO, it’s a slam to the main stream media who continues to desperately paint the president in a positive light. Do you really think cutting short this trip by 2-3 hours requires the fawning of his fans, oops I meant the media to report such a meaningless change in itinerary? Oh by the way, where’s the outrage over the military and civilian killings in Afghanistan? It really is much worse than Abu Graib but all I hear is crickets. Oh, I guess they’re too busy cheering his decision to forego his touring in SA.
Carbon Pootprint commented:
We’re waiting on him to cure stupid in the people who voted for him.
LL commented:
Are you sure that he didn’t get a really good tee time? I suspect THAT is the reason for an early return.
Militant Conservative commented:
#4 March 23, 2011 at 6:13 am
peepeeitus commented:
Obama craves that which he cannot earn……………RESPECT.
Leadership is self evident by the fruit of the efforts. What fruit/accomplishments does Obama have??
Sorry, Obama is his own worst enemy.
He fooled a plurality to get elected. He’s reaping what he has sewn.
powder is dry
Sickofobama commented:
#4:
It sucks to be wrong doesn’t it?
Obama sucks.
Admit it. The truth will MAYBE set you free or perhaps you prefer living in a river called denial.
bert commented:
Peepeeitus. Obama cannot cure cancer, dear one. He’s not qualified for that, either. Remember, his Nobel Prize was for Peace.
Neil Sorsky commented:
BLOOD FOR OILBAMA!!!
Blood for Oilbama commented:
Hey Bert, maybe since Peepeeitus has envisioned Blood for Oilbama curing cancer, maybe the Nobel committee should award Blood for Oilbama the prize for medicine next year. The peace prize was based on nothing but empty rhetoric so, perhaps, he could get the Nobel Prize for Medicine for some people hypothetically positing the notion that Blood for Oilbama came up with a cure for cancer to illustrate their love of their Dear Leader/Obamessiah?
Can I get a thumbs up?
squeaky commented:
[..permitting him to leave a few hours earlier..] a few hours..that should shut his critics down [sure nuff]. ahhhh the sacrifices one must make to be king.
http://www.cafepress.com/LindaEddy.517599265
daryl commented:
Oh yes. If nothing else, he holds the greater good of the American people as his first objective. If only the American people knew just how much he HAS sacrificed for them during his first couple of years while playing Prez.
Why, I hear he only uses four golf carts while on a golf outing and one of those is for the Secret Service detail. Unheard of!!
Zilla of the Resistance commented:
Golf & basketball must be more fun than shanty town soccer. Or he someone has clued him in to the anti-Obama protests in South America & he’s afraid that people outside of the right blogosphere might find out that the leper messiah is not as beloved by the world as he wants people to think he is.
Granny commented:
I strongly suspect that this stop was canceled for the same reason two of his Rio appearances were: he isn’t real popular in South America and nobody could guarantee his safety. Given the history of the last two days – first Gadhafi must go, then he must stay – his “leadership” on Libya is exactly like his “leadership” on everything else. Non-existent.
Face it: IWonWTF couldn’t find his way out of wet paper bag with a map, flashlight and written instructions on the bottom of his shoes, much less lead anyone else out of that wet paper bag.
RedBeard commented:
President Barry Le Petomane: “Holy underwear! Libya on fire! Hillary on steroids! Innocent women and children blown to bits! We’ve got to protect our phony baloney jobs, gentlemen. We must do something about this, immediately, immediately, immediately!”
[Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph! Harrumph!]
Pres. Barry: “I didn’t get a ‘harrumph’ out of that guy!”
Valerie Jarrett: “Give the president a ‘harrumph!’”
Jay Carney: “Harrumph!”
Pres. Barry: “You watch your ass.”
ExDem in Mich commented:
Empty suit. Poser. Wannabe. Those are the best descriptions of our president. ‘”Pathetic” doesn’t even come close. So much is at stake. I hope God is watching over our great country until we can vote this pretender out of office. Last November we voiced our disapproval. Big time. His actions & incompetence present plenty of opportunity for the ‘loyal opposition’ to capitalize on to their (our) advantage. Now if they will only do it. We can’t take four more years of socialism.
daryl commented:
#4 March 23, 2011 at 6:13 am
peepeeitus commented:
“Obama could cure cancer and youd complain. This is about as bad as obama derangement syndrome gets”
I don’t think “itus” of the peepee is cancer wee one, but maybe you should see a Doctor about STDs.
It’s a well known fact that some of those can alter one’s thought processes and you’re most definitely showing the symtoms of altered thoughts .
mike191 commented:
The Mayan Ruins would be a perfect background picture for President44.Plymouth Mom comments are spot on.
jomojava the infidel commented:
The three-country, five-day tour meant to re-establish U.S. leadership in the region.
Re-establish leadership in the region? When did we ever have leadership in the region? I suppose that W is responsible for Hugo Chavez?
kayfromcarroll commented:
Did anybody notice that the AP is now calling it the “US led mission” in Libya??
Rewriting history …..again. Maybe Sarkozy will ask them to print a correction.
donh commented:
I am glad Obama gave up on the idea of climbing atop the Mayan pyramid and calling for the world to put skin in the game and make sacrifices.
nhale commented:
yeah, yeah, yeah…and if he had stayed and visited the Mayan ruins you’d all have your knickers in a twist because he was paying tribute to a pagan religion. Deal with issues, folks.
RedBeard commented:
AP needs to be renamed LAP, as in lapdog. Pathetic excuse for a real news organization.
Blood for Oilbama commented:
He should have had a ceremony in which he takes a barrel of light sweet crude from Libya and pours it down the stairs like unto the blood of the human sacrifice victims of olden days! Blood for al-Bama!!!
derised1 commented:
Obama is returning home to a hostile Congress, a very angry Louis Farrakhan, and a mighty upset Michael Moore. Folks on the left and right are ready to read him the riot act.
Get that popcorn ready…..
RedBeard commented:
Nhale, it’s not an issue when Obama spends all his time reacting instead of leading? When Hillary and Val Jarrett are leading him by the nose? Seems glaringly obvious that this change in schedule is purely an attempt by his staff to put a glossy coat of paint on a rotten building.
When we’re talking about the utter failure of leadership at the top, and the potential dangers that might await us from people hoping to take advantage of that gap, it really is an issue.
USMC Thomas commented:
After that exhausting three-country, five-day tour the Tourist of the United States SØBama deserves some vacation time for recovery.
Militant Conservative commented:
#24 March 23, 2011 at 7:18 am
nhale commented:
Really, tell us some of the “issues” you’d address? (Saul Alynski tactic)
Can you tell me of an Obama accomplishment that is good for America??
powder is dry
Granny commented:
#29 March 23, 2011 at 7:28 am
USMC Thomas commented:
After that exhausting three-country, five-day tour the Tourist of the United States SØBama deserves some vacation time for recovery.
___________
Most presidents “recover” from the job out at Camp David, but I don’t think IWonWTF has been there more than once or twice. His Royal Highandmightyness seems to require something that runs to a half billion or so along the Costa del Sol or on a private beach in Hawai’i . . . . .
uncivil & right commented:
A pity,Mooch was sooo looking forward to a little human sacrifice of several bitter clingers.
Granny commented:
HMMMMMM – looks like things might get interesting over Obama’s unilateral attack on Libya without prior Congressional approval. Even Joe Biden says that is an impeachable offense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adpa5kYUhCA
Obama lied commented:
Will Marines die?
No boots on the ground, huh?
http://www.wcti12.com/news/27257042/detail.html
snip: We’ve seen Camp Lejuene marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and now they are joining the fight against Libya. 2200 marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or 26th MEU will take part. Their mission is to help end the violence directed at the Libyan people.
Kansan Kan commented:
#12
Obama is most likely more deserving of the Nobel prize for Medicine then he was of the peace prize. Don’t forget he had his gal Nancy we have to pass it to understand it, ram it down our throats. Heck I have two age spots clear up and one wart fall off since then and I had no cold over the winter. Because of the cost, my billfold will be lighter as well as my waist since I will not be able to afford to eat.
Fallon commented:
#4, if Obama would be as good of a research scientist as he is a Constitutional scholar, cancer has no worries…
Neo commented:
I guess all those ruins reminded him of his legacy
Andreas K. commented:
Great.
A bird just sh*t on my windowsill and showed more leadership than Obama.
Chisum commented:
Can’t wait until he holds a press conference reminding us that “I won” and “elections have consequences” and he has “judgment to lead” and the “audacity of hope”.
How dare we question his ‘decisions’.
Where are the unicorns? Where are the rainbows? And more importantly, where are the damned Skittles?
Chisum commented:
The biggest thing on peepee is his prostate. Explains his obsession with ‘peepee’.
Bill Fabrizio commented:
We are truly doomed! Some say that since the Mayan calendar does not recognize time beyond the winter soltice (December 2012) the world will in fact end at that time. Coincidentally, or maybe not, December 2012 could be the month following Obama’s reelection for a second term – a real rationale for Armageddon.
Obama’s visit to the Mayan ruins was an opportunity for a modern god to speak to his ancient god half cousins and postpone the Apocalypse! Now we face certain destruction.
P.S. If the Mayan’s are correct then I won’t feel so bad if he wins a second term!
RickZ commented:
#41 Bill Fabrizio,
We are truly doomed! Some say that since the Mayan calendar does not recognize time beyond the winter soltice (December 2012) the world will in fact end at that time. Coincidentally, or maybe not, December 2012 could be the month following Obama’s reelection for a second term – a real rationale for Armageddon.
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Or December 2012 could be Obama throwing a hissy fit while being a lame duck after being regected by the voters and getting a thorough electoral trouncing.
/Looking for a bright side.
Bill Fabrizio commented:
#42 RickZ,
Yes Rick, Obama deserves an electoral trouncing. But if our narcissistic man-god and his religion of government is rejected by his children while he still holds the suitcase with the codes to all the nuclear weapons, how will he react?
That’s why this Mayan world end sh*t is so intriguing!
Meg commented:
Wonder if Michelle and the kids will return with him or will they continue to vacation?
Andreas K. commented:
Can we sacrifice him on that pyramid?
Blood for the blood god!
Skulls for the skull throne!
wanumba commented:
#34 March 23, 2011 at 8:18 am
Obama lied commented:
Will Marines die?
No boots on the ground, huh?
http://www.wcti12.com/news/27257042/detail.html
snip: We’ve seen Camp Lejuene marines in Iraq and Afghanistan and now they are joining the fight against Libya. 2200 marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or 26th MEU will take part. Their mission is to help end the violence directed at the Libyan people.
…………….
Good reminder!
The Marines mandate is to end violence directed at the AMERICAN PEOPLE. Rush nailed this yesterday – the toxic Samantha Powers vision. We had PLENTY of internationally sanctioned reasons to invade Libya years ago, thanks to Ghaddafi’s terror attacks – acts of war – against Americans.
Now, suddenly we have this downright dangerous ivory tower premise that has ZERO international legal or diplomatic standing at all as our excuse for offloading our soldiers into Libya.
Democrats have a VERY BAD HISTORY of getting our soldiers killed for no national defensive purposes.
They wailed that Bush had no pretex to invade any nation as Lower Manhattan burned, the Pentagon smoldered. But what attack did Ghaddafi do last week specifically against the USA that galvanized Obama to action in Libya?
If Obama wanted to create a chaotic mess that allows Ghaddafi to emerge from the ashes so Farrakhan can continue his lavish lifestyle, then putting the big ego of Samantha Powers in charge of WH military strategy is just the thing. He can throw her under the bus when things go haywire.
MAJ Mike commented:
Golly gosh! The sacrifices THE WON/WTF has to make! HE like being President. HE doesn’t like doing the job of President.
Bite that, #4!
jimg commented:
Pardon me for not fully appreciating the ‘leadership’ he’s showing by coming home early.
The chump should’ve never gone in the first place.
Tricky Dick commented:
Ruins there, ruins here. It’ll all be the same if he has his way.
Fredb commented:
I take back whatever I said about him
Taqiyyotomist commented:
I’m guessing the Soros trolls get less money if they actually respond to rebuttals.
Wouldn’t want the truth getting out. See, if they just drop trou, poop, and run, then nobody gets to challenge their scatological “reasoning”. If they stick around to debate, then their every weak and scripted argument gets destroyed by every other commenter.
It’s all so very much like taqiyya. Too easy, but damn, if I were Jim, I’d claim artistic license and — not DELETE — comments which were never followed up on, I would highlight them all in RED or something. Just to let everyone know, “This was a troll comment”.
I definitely wouldn’t delete comments like #4, I would highlight them, bigtime. People who come in and spout the standard “I can’t believe you rightwingers are all so stupid! LOLZ!”, and then don’t respond to any queries or ripostes, they are trolls, who are not here to argue, to learn, to engage, to show…they are merely trolls. They have no value at all here, besides being illustrative of Trolldom.
Scott commented:
Touring SA while engaging in a new conflict in Libya…This crass, tasteless fool has reached a new low…His regard for this country is on display for the world…