tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post8524601102747349905..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-73950043966660618212011-12-05T11:50:25.482-05:002011-12-05T11:50:25.482-05:00My bad.My bad.Eric @ worknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-82751706542148090922011-12-05T02:28:16.955-05:002011-12-05T02:28:16.955-05:00The heavens can't help you. Try reading the F...The heavens can't help you. Try reading the FactCheck article again, because you're 100% wrong. The article doesn't dispute Mark Knoller's statistics, as much as you might like it to. It expressly states that the unprovable and misleading claims in the chain email are NOT Knoller's at all:<br /><br /><b>FactCheck:<br />"Contrary to what the e-mail about Obama's useYou could probably use a vacation around now.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-84232795444572469962011-12-04T22:53:22.054-05:002011-12-04T22:53:22.054-05:00Note to self: remember how many miles Dubya logged...Note to self: remember how many miles Dubya logged in the first 5 months of his re-election year. If 2011 fundraising trips are a guide, 2012 should be a record-breaker for Obama.<br /><br />Bonus! It looks like the FactCheck article from which you gathered your Air Force One data specifically disputes the statistics from Mark Knoller of CBS, which started this whole thread.<br /><br />http://Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-72169733877012964342011-12-04T22:16:34.003-05:002011-12-04T22:16:34.003-05:00If you're going to keep switching topics, it m...If you're going to keep switching topics, it might be more fun to be on the right side of one. President Obama has travelled less often on Air Force One than George W. Bush did: 148 missions with 416 sorties in his first two years, compared with Obama's 126 missions and 324 sorties in 2009-10.<br /><br />Those figures are according to those classic leftwing apologists, the 89th Airlift Ethics: the hot new thing since 2009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-55674982187285078092011-12-04T21:36:36.964-05:002011-12-04T21:36:36.964-05:00Yes, the spin can be dizzying. For example, I'...Yes, the spin can be dizzying. For example, I'm impressed by Obama's endless "outreach" program which coincidentally occur only in election swing states.<br /><br />Does Mark Knoller rack up Air Force One frequent flier mileage?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-45331597901469069942011-12-04T16:49:06.915-05:002011-12-04T16:49:06.915-05:00When Franklin Roosevelt stayed at the luxury Royal...When Franklin Roosevelt stayed at the luxury Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, it was called the "Western White House." <br /><br />Richard Nixon's expansive mansion in San Clemente was called the "Western White House."<br /><br />Apparently some media hype goes down easy with today's skeptical right, but only with a delicious side of cleared Texas brush. This would When you can't argue the data...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-77117948109457379742011-12-04T12:19:42.104-05:002011-12-04T12:19:42.104-05:00I'm drawing the distinction between Bush's...I'm drawing the distinction between Bush's "vacation" in what was known as the Western White House and Obama's sun-filled days at Martha's Vineyard.<br /><br />So stays at Camp David are the new benchmark? How about rounds of golf? Cases of homebrewed beer?<br /><br />It's like the guy's living in an Adam Sandler movie.<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/newsErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-27695846517472404092011-12-04T00:03:47.398-05:002011-12-04T00:03:47.398-05:00To be fair, Bush has started cutting back on his v...To be fair, Bush has started cutting back on his vacation time lately:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354211/George-W-Bush-cancels-Switzerland-visit-fears-arrest-torture-charges.html<br /><br />George W. Bush spent 487 days at Camp David. Barack Obama's been there for 70. Don't embarrass yourself just to keep the stupid and insincere "Obama's skipping work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-73916292853082314812011-12-03T22:30:56.403-05:002011-12-03T22:30:56.403-05:00I've always been a little annoyed at Dubya'...I've always been a little annoyed at Dubya's lavish vacations, clearing brush from his ranch in beautiful Crawford, Texas.<br /><br />How many of Obama's bundlers have been awarded with "green energy" loans or Chevy Volt contracts? Oh but no ambassadorships.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-61621167434104140242011-12-03T22:20:37.164-05:002011-12-03T22:20:37.164-05:00Through their first 31 months in office, according...Through their first 31 months in office, according to media stat maven Mark Knoller:<br /><br />Obama-- 61 vacation days<br />GW Bush-- 180 vacation days<br />Clinton-- 28 vacation days<br />Reagan-- 112 vacation days<br />(Bush Sr. was listed as "less than his son but more than Obama")<br /><br />Obama has attended more fundraisers than his predecessors-- 69 so far this year, compared Vacation! Fundraisers! Teleprompter! Birth certificate!noreply@blogger.com