Positive Obama supporter thread take 4

Here is how Bush used AF1!

"From January 1, 2002, through Election Day on November 5, 2002, the  President and Vice President made a total of at least 83 campaign-related  trips, involving at least 168 campaign-related stops, at an estimated cost of  $6.5 million in flight expenses. Political campaigns reimbursed the government for only an estimated  $198,000 of these costs.  The taxpayer paid an estimated 97% of the flight  expenses, an estimated net cost of $6.3 million.  
During the 2002 campaign year, the President took at least 46 trips  involving at least 82 destinations to conduct campaign-related activities, at  an estimated cost of over $4.7 million in flight expenses.  Taking into  account estimated reimbursements, the net cost to the taxpayer for these  flights was an estimated $4.6 million.   
During the 2002 campaign year, the Vice President took at least 37 trips  involving at least 86 destinations to conduct campaign-related activities, at  an estimated cost of $1.8 million.  Taking into account estimated  THE COST OF PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL POLITICAL TRAVEL  reimbursements, the net cost to the taxpayer for these flights was $1.7  million.   
If the President and Vice President in 2006 conduct campaign-related  travel comparable to their 2002 campaign-related travel, the costs of flying  the President and Vice President to 2006 campaign-related events are  projected to be an estimated $7.2 million.  Taking into account estimated  reimbursements, the projected net cost to the taxpayer for these flights will  be an estimated $7 million."

Achi

So true about Amy, Suz. 

I just remembered a funny stupid thing that Rush said the other day about the posting of the Recovery Bill:

"And, so, you can read every page, but you cannot keyword search it. It's not a text file as legislation normally is as posted on these public websites. They don't want anybody knowing what's in this."  In fact, as Adobe Systems notes of PDFs: "You can run a search using either the Search window or the Find toolbar. In either case, Reader searches the PDF body text, layers, form fields, and digital signatures."

Poor Rush.  Someone needs to give him a lesson in basic PDF functions. 

That new www.recovery.gov site is impressive.  Glad the folks in the WH know how to use the "Internets" and computers.

hello obama ladies,

just cruising through today

i was so happy to see bristol palin come clean today with greta on the abstinence thing when she said teen abstinence is "not realistic at all."

"I hope that people learn from my story and just like - I don't know, prevent teen pregnancy, I guess."

thank you bristol palin...

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good to see you susan! and ditto on the amy kudos...

lots of positive obama  thoughts today...:)))

First Lady Michelle Obama is featured in Vogue. I think she's classy and admirable.  We're the same age.  I cannot even begin to fathom what her life must be like.  Like her hubby, she is calm, confident, and classy!

 According to the Associated Press:

Every first lady since Lou Hoover -- save Bess Truman -- has been featured in the high-fashion magazine, but Mrs. Obama is only the second to grace the cover. She appears wearing a magenta silk sheath dress by Jason Wu, who also designed her inaugural gown.

Vogue's editor at large Andre Leon Talley called his interviews with Mrs. Obama ahead of President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony "one of the best experiences of my life."

"She's so accessible, natural and normal. There's nothing affected about her," he said.

Much of the eight-page feature inside is devoted to Mrs. Obama's self-described role as "mom in chief" to 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha.

"I'm going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can," she said. "But there's also a measure of independence. And obviously there will be times I won't be able to drop them off at all. I like to be a presence in my kids' school. I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents."

Hi Laura,

The NY Post is a total rag (owned by Rupert Murdoch).

Frequently needs to be protested.

not much of a jump really, and i don't think anyone will say al sharpton is the last word but i do agree with sam stein over at huffpo:

Sam Stein, a columnist for the site, wrote that "at its most benign, the cartoon suggests that the stimulus bill was so bad, monkeys may as well have written it. Most provocatively, it compares the president to a rabid chimp. Either way, the incorporation of violence and (on a darker level) race into politics is bound to be controversial."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlBBpB0_XF-eJt6GGtXCSl5bfV1AD96E4GSO0

the incorporation of violence is very disturbing. nerves are so raw these days, leave it to the post to capitalize on that.

Doesn't Rupert Murdoch also own Fox TV?   'Nuff said....

Interesting we are having this discussion about racism in journalism/newspapers. I was on the way home from my LE therapy appt, listening to my favorite classical station, and they took a news break. Announced something Holder has said during a talk that--racism is still alive and well in this country, and he intends to hit it head on. Hooray!! I'm tired of all the racist tripe that gets put in newspapers and on the radio. It's time the perpetrators were called on their nasty stuff. Here we are almost 50 years after the Civil Rights Movement and people are still racist. We have a long way, a very long way to go if we believe we can educated these people who insist on continuing racism--and in covert or overt ways--it's amazing what pops out of people's mouths. I continue to be somewhat amazed--guess I'm living in an area where we treat each other with respect, regardless of our skin color or circumstances.

Count me as offended and I've only read about what it said--I haven't seen the pic and hope I don't run across it somewhere.

Have a fab evening Obama supporters. Woooooooooooooo-hoooooooooooooooooo!! Ca-ching, Ca-ching--the change is pooring in. Hee-hee!! 

Hiya Obama supporters.  Some random comments.....

ladysuz--Michelle's outfit was from J.Crew.  Love it, too!

AnnNYC--As always, thanks for clarifying info with facts--appreciated your info over on the--stimulus "final conference report" thread

gpawelski--Glad you posted the info about what the stimulas plan means for cancer survivors.  And as someone who works in an industry that has/is experiencing layoffs, I find the cobra info comforting.

The cartoon issue is distressing on so many levels.  And dontcha love the arguement of well, so and so was called nasty names in the past.  Oh, ok, so that justifies this?  Can't we grow up? And can we censor "stupid?" (I'm referring to the cartonist ; )

Re: afghanistan--this is where we should have concentrated our efforts to begin with insteading of getting entangled and bogged down in Iraq. Let's hope we get it right, this time.  It won't be easy.

Anyone catch Stephen Colbert last night talking about Glen Beck--too funny!!!!!  I love John Stewart and Colbert.

Hmmmmm, Palin owes back taxes......is there any politician out there who isn't plagued by tax problems?

Anyway, our country is moving forward and looking forward.

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Thought this was pretty funny!

had a bit of trouble finding you all--been away for a bit........but, wanted to pass on some good strokes I recently received on a vaca out of the US--everyone we met was so wonderfully hopeful for positive changes, and all agreed that it will take time but all so optimistic...it was a good feeling!    Saw many newsstand magazines/books, etc, with Obama on front cover--but did not buy any, because I couldn't read them!...I am happy that for the first time in a LONG time, being a visitor from the US was a good thing!  

I mentioned this before, unless you are African American, you will never really know or understand about racism.  I found the cartoon disgusting as did many of my friends of all different colors.  The psychological scars that cartoon takes us back to the 50's and 60's.  Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that if you are not white, you don't belong here.

I'm confused and a little disgusted at all the racial statements being said.  So you see, racism even trickles down to a breast cancer support board.  Sigh!

WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW

Ok, get ready - as this will be the last time I come here.  I'm sure there are support boards available for African Americans somewhere.

WHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO, change is here and it sure feels good.

Achi