Dramatic rescue of Iraqi Yezidis from Mt. Sinjar 8/11/2014

President Obama deals with world crises as he plays golf,

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jorge maldonado3 days ago 

Unfortunately there are ignoramuses who think this President can't do more than one thing at a time. They've forgotten how he planned, gave the order, and succeeded in getting Osama Bin Laden. While being funny at the White House Correspondents Dinner! But he's on vacation! He's playing golf! He doesn't care! What a bunch of friggin whiners! It's summer damn it! Why don't they complain about that do-nothing Congress! Them idiots really do seem to be on permanent vacation!

You tell 'em Jorge. Planned. Ha ha ha ha ha. Yeah. He did that, in your dreams. He did nothing of the sort in real life. Far from it in fact. Keep up the myth making. At this late point it's all you've got.

Theresa Grimes3 days ago 

They don't complain about the Congress, they don't complain about the costs of these wars, they don't complain about the absurdity of our election fiances - because they are completely obsessed with Obama.  They have no understanding of the world and have fallen in line with the lies about this President from day 1.  Thinking people know why.

Hearing people, listening people wouldn't open with sentence so wrong as that. We complain about all that and a lot more besides. But you are not listening. Your Party showed the way of obsession with their disgusting treatment of Bush that continues to this day. You elected an incompetent twice to rinse yourselves of your own racism then project that racism you feel so deeply onto others. 

Theresa Grimes2 days ago 

Note to all of you rightwingers:  due to the decisions made by our Commander-In-Chief in conjunction with the military leaders the Kurds have already taken back two towns from ISAL.  So sorry that you will not be able to enjoy the spectacle of more of our young men and women being sent back to the rathole that is the ME just so you can enjoy watching them die and most importantly continue to support the war industry. 

Teresa likes to argue. He's not a commander in chief. He's a petulant boy completely out of his league. Here, have a look at what's trending on Twitter tonight. Your man, your so-called commander in chief is a laughingstock and so are you.

Dana Milbank, Obama vacations while the world burns.

I don't care to read all 5,000 comments, they're not thoughtful, just argumentative, solely partisan. I must say, Washington Post has some of the some of the most vapid commenters online. Here's an exchange that is typical. Look at what Hello Dolly does by placing her own racist words into somebody else's mouth then arguing with that. Honestly, it's as if that is all they've got. I noticed this switcheroo when I was eighteen or so, at an adult cocktail party where everyone was dressed and chic, when I said something carefully crafted about current events and another smarty pants decades my senior said, "So what you're saying is..." then delivered something I carefully avoided saying. So I replied, "No, Silly, I certainly and carefully did not say that. This rhetorical debate technique of purposefully misunderstanding and putting words I did not say into my mouth might work for you in your Human Resources Department (He was Vice President of some Government unit) but it does not work on me." This pretty much ruined our discussion and threw a wet towel on the fun we were up to that point and I was regarded thereafter as something of a prick.

AvgDude

3:52 PM MDT 

I don't know what people are complaining about. The only thing worse than Obama ignoring his job responsibilities is when he actually tries carrying them out. I hope he golfs daily for the remainder of his term.

HelloDolly

10:19 PM MDT 

Oh, so what you are saying is that a black man who is living in the White House does not deserve to play golf nor take any vacations. Yes. That's exactly what you are saying. Sounds a little racsim to me. 

Me too, Dolly, and it's all in your head. 

Let's see. Pres. Reagan while in the WH got so homesick for his Calif Ranch in SB, he had Air Force One fired on a moments notice and flew clear across country to his ranch to play horsie and chop wood. Ah, those good old days when president's vied for those photo ops chopping wood. Sound familiar. I love the time when Bushie said he was not going to play golf while the Iraq war was on. That didn't last long. Within a month he was right back on the golf links 

Bushie who didn't care about capturing Osama bin Laden. He said he didn't care. Why? The bin Laden family are friends with the Bush family. Ever hear of O I L.

Good grief. I'm starting to really hate people. And I mean it. Nobody is complaining about taking vacations. They're noticing the high number of vacations, the disregard to cost for those vacations, and taking vacations during crisis. We do realize it's possible to manage outside the office, we realize that was then and this is now, but we're still going to notice a disengaged president, one who uses his office exceedingly to campaign. Ever campaigning. The extent is unique to this president. We notice it appears to be all he can do.

Earlier today I was going though the dead links on Ace's sidebar. I learned a few months ago he keeps those up on his site out a sense of loyalty to people who were active when his blog was started. If you click on the links most of them are old, the last post years past, and many shut down completely. Rare is the blog that is still active. So when one is active I read through it. I honestly have no idea why he would blogroll a site like Balloon Juice so antithetical to his whole purpose. Where one will see a post like this one: Republicans Got Nothing with its 84 or so responses all in agreement. 

I cannot stand it. 

The GOP is wrong on every major policy question.  Economics and recession? Wrong. Environment, climate change, public health? Wrong.  Health care? Wrong. Income inequality? Wrong.  Tax policy? A joke. Foreign policy? Explosively wrong. Infrastructure investment? Wrong.  Border security and immigration? Comically (if there weren’t so often tragic consequences) wrong.  Race in America? Viciously wrong.  Industrial safety? Wrong.  Regulation? Ask the phosphate loving folks of Toledo.  Scientific research? Wrong….and so on. 

Because saying so makes it so. Because saying so 1000 times makes it utterly so. Because you don't have to back anything up, just make blanket statements of make believe facts as perceived in your fantasy world. How are they wrong about economics and recession? Nothing is offered. How are they wrong about environment and healthcare? No mention of the importance of energy independence much less its cost, not the failure of alternative methods, nor the appropriateness of sinking tax dollars into Party supporters in the name of green energy, no mention of waste. So certain of their healthcare reforms when they pass legislation with 0 bipartisan support, and no mention of corruption of the VA, but still so certain of their correctness. Right for whom? They don't even listen to opposing views. They pass legislation without discussion, shut Republican out, never weigh alternatives. Pass legislation written by lobbyists then say it must be so to see what is in it and then call their opposition a joke.  Just declare their opponents wrong and their certainty is absolute. Declare tax policy a joke? Really? A joke? I regard the writer a joke for averring so, and with such profound confidence. Foreign policy explosively wrong? Good grief. This from someone who refuses to accept responsibility that comes with being a world power. Better to not be a world power and shrink back to insignificance. Apparently someone who would rather withdraw and pretend evil does not exist and does not intend to kill him. Just ignore them and they'll go away. On border security and immigration, Tom declared Republicans profoundly wrong but makes no argument for wide open borders. Makes no argument for universal amnesty. Makes no argument why America must be the sole country on Earth with no reasonable immigration policy nor restrictions. Apparently Tom views America as the World's country, come one, come all. No discussion at all, he just declares his opposition to be wrong. That's all we'll get from Tom Levenson is his self-regard and sanctimonious superiority while foisting a complete failure on the rest of the nation and calling anyone who disagrees with him racist. And so do his commenters who gather and swarm like flies on stinking shit.

Yes. I am beginning to really dislike people. I want less and less to do with people the older I get and the more I know them the less I like and the less is acceptable.