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Postby columbia » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:55 am

Shockingly Obama did the same thing as President-elect...
WAIMANALO, Hawaii (CNN) -- A vacationing President-elect Barack Obama slipped away from the traveling press pool that follows him wherever he goes, taking his two young daughters, family members and friends to Hawaii's Sea Life Park.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12 ... M:POLITICS
Does shad have any figures, as to how much the flight cost? :pop:

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Postby grunthy » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:56 am

Just like it was a "big deal" then it is a "big deal" now.

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Postby grunthy » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:58 am

Shockingly Obama did the same thing as President-elect...
WAIMANALO, Hawaii (CNN) -- A vacationing President-elect Barack Obama slipped away from the traveling press pool that follows him wherever he goes, taking his two young daughters, family members and friends to Hawaii's Sea Life Park.
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12 ... M:POLITICS
Does shad have any figures, as to how much the flight cost? :pop:

I assume he paid for it since he was president-elect then.

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Postby NTP66 » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:58 am

Source of the post Does shad have any figures, as to how much the flight cost? :pop:
Roughly $1100/person via any of the DC-area hubs.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:59 am

I could not care less where the President-elect or President is from day to day.

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Postby grunthy » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:03 am

I could not care less where the President-elect or President is from day to day.

I assume the vast majority of people don't either.

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Postby columbia » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:10 am

Source of the post Does shad have any figures, as to how much the flight cost? :pop:
Roughly $1100/person via any of the DC-area hubs.

My references are apparently pre-dating a lot of people.
Nevermind... :lol:

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Postby NTP66 » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:18 am

Source of the post Does shad have any figures, as to how much the flight cost? :pop:
Roughly $1100/person via any of the DC-area hubs.

My references are apparently pre-dating a lot of people.
Nevermind... :lol:
Nah, I just felt like answering the question. :)

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Postby columbia » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:33 am

I'm wondering if I can put a prop bet on Father Mike getting busted having an affair with a legislative assistant.

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Postby mikey » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:35 am

I'd be able to facilitate that bet, what kind of odds are you looking for...?

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Postby columbia » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:41 am

I'd be able to facilitate that bet, what kind of odds are you looking for...?

:lol:

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:44 am

I'm wondering if I can put a prop bet on Father Mike getting busted having an affair with a legislative assistant.
Male or Female?

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Postby mikey » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:46 am

Ooh, good point, takin' all bets!

Featuring MMF action at 2500:1 !

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Postby NTP66 » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:47 am

I'm wondering if I can put a prop bet on Father Mike getting busted having an affair with a legislative assistant.
Male or Female?
Yes.

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Postby columbia » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:48 am

I'm wondering if I can put a prop bet on Father Mike getting busted having an affair with a legislative assistant.
Male or Female?
In these times, I don't want to pigeon hole anyone and limit their opportunities for fluidity.

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Postby count2infinity » Wed Nov 16, 2016 9:49 am

I'm wondering if I can put a prop bet on Father Mike getting busted having an affair with a legislative assistant.
Male or Female?
In these times, I don't want to pigeon hole anyone and limit their opportunities for fluidity.
Oh, good point... I forgot to throw in all the other genders that exist.

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Postby Stinky » Wed Nov 16, 2016 10:20 am

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/20 ... he_wh.html
President Obama Ditches the White House Press Corps
By Adam K. Raymond
April 10, 2010
5:00 p.m.

President Obama pulled a fast one on the White House press corps this morning, leaving them behind while he went to one of his daughter’s soccer games in northwest D.C. This might not sound like a big deal, but according to the AP, Obama “quietly breached years of protocol.” Oh no.

Apparently, right after Obama left the White House, a press aide gathered members of the media and shuttled them off to the game. But by the time they got there, Obama was already heading back to the White House. So, according to the AP, “Reporters and photographers didn’t have a chance to see him or his vehicle to verify his presence at any location.”
I thought this would be impossible as I assumed that the lips of the press corps where surgically affixed to his ass.

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Postby Viva la Ben » Wed Nov 16, 2016 10:31 am

The pres elect is using twitter to rail against the NYT.

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Postby Beveridge » Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:11 am

I get a good kick out of the press pool thing. Screw the press. I hope Trump trolls them the entire time.

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Postby Troy Loney » Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:17 am

I get a good kick out of the press pool thing. Screw the press. I hope Trump trolls them the entire time.
I understand that hating on the press is chic, but they are basically the only means for holding public figures accountable, so if some things needs to change between campaign Trump and President Trump, his fighting with the press is one of them.

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Postby shafnutz05 » Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:21 am

but they are basically the only means for holding public figures accountable
I agree, but the Obama press pool hasn't exactly earned a reputation for toughness.

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Postby Beveridge » Wed Nov 16, 2016 11:22 am

At one point they might have been about holding public figures accountable, but that got lost in pushing own story, not being objective on stories, ratings, etc.

I'm not saying the idea behind the press is wrong, I'm saying I'm not a fan of the ones responsible for pursuing that idea.

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