less then 51 months and he's traveled more then any President..

[FA_Q2]

The president has taken very few vacation days compared to other presidents. If you don't know this by now, you are fucking clueless and there is no hope.

Just as every December comes with the annual Fox News War on Christmas, there is a right-wing ritual that engages whenever President Obama and his family take a vacation. The wingnut whine factory ratchets up its outrage at the deplorable notion of a presidential holiday, particularly if the president isn’t a Republican whose vacations are always proper and well deserved.

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The latest hissy fit being thrown by the right comes from the Fox News community website Fox Nation (whose many documented lies can be found in the acclaimed ebook Fox Nation vs. Reality). The article sports a shocking headline that asserts that President Obama has taken more vacation time than private sector workers – as if that comparison had any relevance to anything. After all, how many private sector workers are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even while they are on vacation?

But even the obvious inaptness of the example doesn’t come close to the dishonesty proffered by the Fox Nationalists. Their source is CNSNews, a division of Brent Bozell’s uber-rightist Media Research Center. CNSNews in turn cites as its source the rabidly right-wing Government Accountability Institute (GAI), which was founded and run by the same pseudo-journalistic charlatans who bring you Breibart News.

GAI’s report takes data from the Bureau of Labor Management and spins it into an unrecognizable slop of fraudulent PR. They state that Obama’s average vacation days per year (21.5) exceeds that of private sector workers who have been at their jobs for five years, which GAI reports as 19 days. However, a quick glance at the actual BLM data (pdf) shows that the 19 day figure is a mean average that is brought down by the 20% of workers who get less than 15 days of vacation, and some as little as two days. In fact, the number of employees who get 15-19 days off is only about 20%. The majority of private sector workers (60%) get greater than 20 days of vacation. So the truth that GAI and Fox is concealing is that most private sector workers get more vacation than President Obama. That, of course, is the complete opposite of what their headline and article assert.

And just to add some context, these conservative dissemblers also fail to note that Obama has taken far fewer days off than his predecessor, George W. Bush. Obama’s average of 21.5 vacation days per year makes him look like a workaholic compared to Bush’s 110 day average per year – more than five times Obama’s. But if you’re a rich white Republican you can’t be accused of being lazy or shiftless when you are enjoying some leisure time at your ranch in Crawford or on your yacht in Kennebunkport.

Fox Nation vs. Reality: The Obama Vacation Myth | News Corpse

Now, please get a life.

Fuck you.
Any "source" that spews "right wing", "uber rightist" "pseudo journalist" is instantly dismissable. If the facts are wrong, cite credible facts. No need to go name calling. The facts will speak for themselves. And the facts are we have a president marked by a desire to live the life of a celebrity, but without all that work involved.

President Obama?s back from Hawaii: How many vacations has he taken? | Washington Times Communities


Bush, by every single yardstick, took more time off than Obama. More per year, more by this time in office, more in the first year and more in total.

Simply put, Bush takes the cake in time away from the white house. The only claim to fame that Obama has is that he takes his ‘vacations’ in rather plush, uber rich locations where Bush went to his ranch. At the end of the day, however, the president does not vacation. The very meaning of the term is completely counter to the job where, no matter where he is, the president is on the job 24/7.

 

[Stephanie]

Looks like we just need to crown the President's, Kings and Queens of US and our country

but that's what happens when you have citizens who don't care about ANYTHING or how these elites spend OUR MONEY...and that goes for congress and every damn Government Agency too

 

[Esmeralda]

This speaks for itself... in a time of financial crisis with millions out of work and more millions on government tab, guess what our "globetrotter-wanna-a-be" does.. more trips!

President Barack Obama has spent more time traveling abroad than other U.S. president in history at this point in their presidencies, according to a forthcoming study from the National Taxpayer Union Foundation (NTUF) provided exclusively to Breitbart News ahead of its public release.
The most internationally well-traveled President, through five years, is also flying the most expensive-to-operate Air Force One to date,” NTUF wrote.
After five years in the White House, Obama has taken 31 trips for a total of 119 days abroad. At that point in George W. Bush’s presidency, Bush had taken 28 trips for 116 days, while Bill Clinton had taken 27 trips for 113 days. Ronald Reagan, after five years, had taken 14 trips for 73 days while Richard Nixon had taken 12 trips for 60 days after five years in the White House and Lyndon Johnson took 10 trips for 34 days at the half-decade mark. Dwight Eisenhower took 8 trips for 31 days after five years in the White House.

Exclusive - Study: Obama Most Well-Traveled, Expensive President In History Through Five Years

This is a lie that has been brought up before and disproved. Get a life.

 

[rightwinger]

This speaks for itself... in a time of financial crisis with millions out of work and more millions on government tab, guess what our "globetrotter-wanna-a-be" does.. more trips!

President Barack Obama has spent more time traveling abroad than other U.S. president in history at this point in their presidencies, according to a forthcoming study from the National Taxpayer Union Foundation (NTUF) provided exclusively to Breitbart News ahead of its public release.
The most internationally well-traveled President, through five years, is also flying the most expensive-to-operate Air Force One to date,” NTUF wrote.
After five years in the White House, Obama has taken 31 trips for a total of 119 days abroad. At that point in George W. Bush’s presidency, Bush had taken 28 trips for 116 days, while Bill Clinton had taken 27 trips for 113 days. Ronald Reagan, after five years, had taken 14 trips for 73 days while Richard Nixon had taken 12 trips for 60 days after five years in the White House and Lyndon Johnson took 10 trips for 34 days at the half-decade mark. Dwight Eisenhower took 8 trips for 31 days after five years in the White House.

Exclusive - Study: Obama Most Well-Traveled, Expensive President In History Through Five Years

This is a lie that has been brought up before and disproved. Get a life.

Who cares?

It is part of a Presidents job to travel abroad and meet with other leaders

Depending on circumstances, each President will have different needs to travel abroad

In this case Obama traveled 3 more days than Bush did and Republicans feel the need to start a thread on it

 

[jillian]

This speaks for itself... in a time of financial crisis with millions out of work and more millions on government tab, guess what our "globetrotter-wanna-a-be" does.. more trips!

you're kind of a moron, aren't you?


pathetic little shill.

at least he doesn't have more vacation days than any other president like baby bush did….


or he could always go out and start two unnecessary wars of choice….

that would make you obama deranged loons happy, no?

 

[Stephanie]

This speaks for itself... in a time of financial crisis with millions out of work and more millions on government tab, guess what our "globetrotter-wanna-a-be" does.. more trips!

you're kind of a moron, aren't you?


pathetic little shill.

at least he doesn't have more vacation days than any other president like baby bush did….


or he could always go out and start two unnecessary wars of choice….

that would make you obama deranged loons happy, no?

goodness, and you are pathetic little troll anymore
hard to believe you're an attorney...scary

 

[FlemishMaster]

I'm not a particular fan of President Obama, but this seems to be very much a red herring. First of all, the difference with George W. Bush and Bill Clinton looks pretty small. And it is also not possible to compare the costs over many decades.
In any event, I believe it's a good thing if the President doesn't work too hard and doesn't spend too much time in Washington, DC. Government is big enough as it is and the more the President is in Washington the more likely he is to start all sorts of new, unnecessary or stupid initiatives.

 

[FA_Q2]

I'm not a particular fan of President Obama, but this seems to be very much a red herring. First of all, the difference with George W. Bush and Bill Clinton looks pretty small. And it is also not possible to compare the costs over many decades.
In any event, I believe it's a good thing if the President doesn't work too hard and doesn't spend too much time in Washington, DC. Government is big enough as it is and the more the President is in Washington the more likely he is to start all sorts of new, unnecessary or stupid initiatives.

The kick in the pants is that he essentially does same amount of work at the white house and he does outside of it. The job does not go away, ever.

 

[Stephanie]

having a United States King visit is expensive for such a small country...AND our Queen just got back from China...oh well, I just hope they bow in Belgium

SNIP:



Leo Cendrowicz in Brussels


theguardian.com, Monday 24 March 2014 16.18 EDT


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Belgium is mobilising 350 police and military on motorbikes to secure the president’s routes to EU and Nato summits. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Rexsi


As Belgium's capital and host to the EU and Nato, Brussels is used to deploying heavy security when big names pop by. But US President Barack Obama's visit on Tuesday will strain the city like never before with €10m (£8.4m) of Belgian money being spent to cover his 24 hours in the country.

The president will arrive on Tuesday night with a 900-strong entourage, including 45 vehicles and three cargo planes. Advance security teams orchestrating every last detail have combed Brussels already, checking the sewers and the major hospitals, while American military helicopters were last week given the green light for overflights. The city hosts at least four EU summits a year, with each of these gatherings costing €500,000 in extra police, military and transport expenses. "But this time round, you can multiply that figure by 20," said Brussels mayor, Yvan Mayeur.

all of it here
Barack Obama's first visit to Brussels to cost Belgium more than ?10m | World news | theguardian.com

 

[rdean]

He's also taken less vacation. I guess he just works hard.

 

[The Rabbi]

The president has taken very few vacation days compared to other presidents. If you don't know this by now, you are fucking clueless and there is no hope.



Fox Nation vs. Reality: The Obama Vacation Myth | News Corpse

Now, please get a life.

Fuck you.
Any "source" that spews "right wing", "uber rightist" "pseudo journalist" is instantly dismissable. If the facts are wrong, cite credible facts. No need to go name calling. The facts will speak for themselves. And the facts are we have a president marked by a desire to live the life of a celebrity, but without all that work involved.

President Obama?s back from Hawaii: How many vacations has he taken? | Washington Times Communities


Bush, by every single yardstick, took more time off than Obama. More per year, more by this time in office, more in the first year and more in total.

Simply put, Bush takes the cake in time away from the white house. The only claim to fame that Obama has is that he takes his ‘vacations’ in rather plush, uber rich locations where Bush went to his ranch. At the end of the day, however, the president does not vacation. The very meaning of the term is completely counter to the job where, no matter where he is, the president is on the job 24/7.

You really want to compare time spent in a weekend retreat (Crawford TX) to trips to Hawaii and Martha's Vineyard?

 

[Stephanie]

He's also taken less vacation. I guess he just works hard.

yeah, flying all around country doing television shows, attending 25,000 dollars a plate of food fundraiser for HIS PARTY and giving hateful, divisive speech's must be hard work

 

[rightwinger]

He's also taken less vacation. I guess he just works hard.

yeah, flying all around country doing television shows, attending 25,000 dollars a plate of food fundraiser for HIS PARTY and giving hateful, divisive speech's must be hard work

2 Point Violation

You forgot to mention Golf

 

[007]

No, this really does not ‘speak for itself.’ If you think that the president’s itinerary is a fiscal problem then you really do not understand the numbers involved. This is not a drop in the bucket – it is far smaller than that. I am not going to presume to judge the president on the fact that he travels – a very important part of doing his job.

Now, the CONTENT of those travels are fair game. When he goes overseas and says or does things that you or I disagree with then we have something to debate. The fact that he went overseas though – that is not an issue.

Libtards were singing a different tune when Bush was President.

All these "little drops in the bucket" add up to 17 trillion Dollars.

The debt while Obama has been in office is $17 trillion?

 

[007]

This speaks for itself... in a time of financial crisis with millions out of work and more millions on government tab, guess what our "globetrotter-wanna-a-be" does.. more trips!

President Barack Obama has spent more time traveling abroad than other U.S. president in history at this point in their presidencies, according to a forthcoming study from the National Taxpayer Union Foundation (NTUF) provided exclusively to Breitbart News ahead of its public release.
The most internationally well-traveled President, through five years, is also flying the most expensive-to-operate Air Force One to date,” NTUF wrote.
After five years in the White House, Obama has taken 31 trips for a total of 119 days abroad. At that point in George W. Bush’s presidency, Bush had taken 28 trips for 116 days, while Bill Clinton had taken 27 trips for 113 days. Ronald Reagan, after five years, had taken 14 trips for 73 days while Richard Nixon had taken 12 trips for 60 days after five years in the White House and Lyndon Johnson took 10 trips for 34 days at the half-decade mark. Dwight Eisenhower took 8 trips for 31 days after five years in the White House.

Exclusive - Study: Obama Most Well-Traveled, Expensive President In History Through Five Years

Just take a look at what it takes to keep this little kenyan faggot safe... they spend ten times more money on the hussein's safety than they have on any other president. Why? Because he's pissed off just about all of America and half the world, that's why, and the little muslim prick is scared.

Barack Obama's first visit to Brussels to cost Belgium more than 10m | World news | theguardian.com

 

[AceRothstein]

How did I only notice this now?

51 months = OP Fail

 

[AceRothstein]

This speaks for itself... in a time of financial crisis with millions out of work and more millions on government tab, guess what our "globetrotter-wanna-a-be" does.. more trips!

President Barack Obama has spent more time traveling abroad than other U.S. president in history at this point in their presidencies, according to a forthcoming study from the National Taxpayer Union Foundation (NTUF) provided exclusively to Breitbart News ahead of its public release.
The most internationally well-traveled President, through five years, is also flying the most expensive-to-operate Air Force One to date,” NTUF wrote.
After five years in the White House, Obama has taken 31 trips for a total of 119 days abroad. At that point in George W. Bush’s presidency, Bush had taken 28 trips for 116 days, while Bill Clinton had taken 27 trips for 113 days. Ronald Reagan, after five years, had taken 14 trips for 73 days while Richard Nixon had taken 12 trips for 60 days after five years in the White House and Lyndon Johnson took 10 trips for 34 days at the half-decade mark. Dwight Eisenhower took 8 trips for 31 days after five years in the White House.

Exclusive - Study: Obama Most Well-Traveled, Expensive President In History Through Five Years

Just take a look at what it takes to keep this little kenyan faggot safe... they spend ten times more money on the hussein's safety than they have on any other president. Why? Because he's pissed off just about all of America and half the world, that's why, and the little muslim prick is scared.

Barack Obama's first visit to Brussels to cost Belgium more than 10m | World news | theguardian.com

LOL, Bush pissed off more people than Obama ever will. Wing-nuts, such as yourself, are just really fucking crazy.

 

[bedowin62]

This speaks for itself... in a time of financial crisis with millions out of work and more millions on government tab, guess what our "globetrotter-wanna-a-be" does.. more trips!

President Barack Obama has spent more time traveling abroad than other U.S. president in history at this point in their presidencies, according to a forthcoming study from the National Taxpayer Union Foundation (NTUF) provided exclusively to Breitbart News ahead of its public release.
The most internationally well-traveled President, through five years, is also flying the most expensive-to-operate Air Force One to date,” NTUF wrote.
After five years in the White House, Obama has taken 31 trips for a total of 119 days abroad. At that point in George W. Bush’s presidency, Bush had taken 28 trips for 116 days, while Bill Clinton had taken 27 trips for 113 days. Ronald Reagan, after five years, had taken 14 trips for 73 days while Richard Nixon had taken 12 trips for 60 days after five years in the White House and Lyndon Johnson took 10 trips for 34 days at the half-decade mark. Dwight Eisenhower took 8 trips for 31 days after five years in the White House.

Exclusive - Study: Obama Most Well-Traveled, Expensive President In History Through Five Years

Just take a look at what it takes to keep this little kenyan faggot safe... they spend ten times more money on the hussein's safety than they have on any other president. Why? Because he's pissed off just about all of America and half the world, that's why, and the little muslim prick is scared.

Barack Obama's first visit to Brussels to cost Belgium more than 10m | World news | theguardian.com

LOL, Bush pissed off more people than Obama ever will. Wing-nuts, such as yourself, are just really fucking crazy.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

another left-wing loser with his head firmly up his ass; unable to admit world opinion of the US has gotten worse under obama

 

[Stephanie]

Just take a look at what it takes to keep this little kenyan faggot safe... they spend ten times more money on the hussein's safety than they have on any other president. Why? Because he's pissed off just about all of America and half the world, that's why, and the little muslim prick is scared.

Barack Obama's first visit to Brussels to cost Belgium more than 10m | World news | theguardian.com

LOL, Bush pissed off more people than Obama ever will. Wing-nuts, such as yourself, are just really fucking crazy.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

another left-wing loser with his head firmly up his ass; unable to admit world opinion of the US has gotten worse under obama

Liberals prove they are two faced hypocrites sheep today with their DEMOCRAT Dear leader in office
you go look back on this board they never stopped whining over Bush going home to his ranch mostly...not 17 day vacations in Hawaii for six straight years for Christmas

 

[Stephanie]

Just take a look at what it takes to keep this little kenyan faggot safe... they spend ten times more money on the hussein's safety than they have on any other president. Why? Because he's pissed off just about all of America and half the world, that's why, and the little muslim prick is scared.

Barack Obama's first visit to Brussels to cost Belgium more than 10m | World news | theguardian.com

LOL, Bush pissed off more people than Obama ever will. Wing-nuts, such as yourself, are just really fucking crazy.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

another left-wing loser with his head firmly up his ass; unable to admit world opinion of the US has gotten worse under obama

Liberals prove they are two faced hypocrites sheep today with their DEMOCRAT Dear leader in office
you go look back on this board they never stopped whining over Bush going to his own HOME to his ranch when he vacationed..not 17 day vacations in Hawaii for six straight years for Christmas