These young men are raising money for band equipment, but they also want to support President Obama (a portion of profits will be donated to his re-election campaign).
The Conservative Right-Wing lunacy is in full effect as they try to malign and spark fake outrage over the travel expenses of The President and his family for the 17 day trip back to his home state of Hawaii. The have made a slick video which pretends to detail the Obama’s travel expenses as costing the American Public over 4.5 million dollars, cited by a report from the Hawaii Reporter.
First off, remember the lies that were told around The President’s trip to India? ” remember the headlines,
Under further scrutiny, this was quickly debunked, by every major credible news outlet, but some Republican‘s tried to hang on to this tired ole lie.
As a matter of security, the costs of Presidential travel is never released. And I doubt very seriously that the arrangement’s for lodging were either. So this report, although interesting, can hardly be factual . It actually relies on estimates that, may be entertaining, but based merely on conjecture. So in fairness, ask yourself this question, “What were the traveling expenses for the past 4 President’s in comparison to President Obama’s?
To be fair, a presidential vacation away from the White House is not the same as a vacation for the average person. The president is still in contact with his advisers and on call for any emergency.
The fact remains, that when we elect a president, any president, we offer them the protection and facilities to accomplish and be successful at the job. It is hardly time in the 13th hour to have buyers remorse because we assume that some expenditures are extravagant, when in truth, they are not. For example, on September 11th, 2001, the terrorist attacks on the world trade center not only destroyed the 2 towers, but also brought to light the glaring communications gaps The President had with key staff and resources at a time of crisis. Step by step post 9/11, these were addressed, and new procedures and technologies developed. Security has been strengthened around the president and his family, not only for our current president, but for the previous living ones as well. Do we simply abandon what we know is right, for political reasons and sound bites? The article in the Hawaiian Reporter, while trying to bring these expenditure to light, ignores the why and how they are there in the first place. Hardly objective journalism, but that is par for the course especially during an election year. So before you fain outrage at a news article, dig deeper, ask questions, take nothing at face value. Formulate your own opinion, don’t merely adopt someone else’s for expediency.
To understand the soul of the Republican Party – Thom Hartmann examines Newt Gingrich‘s vision for America.At a time when the middle class is disappearing, with 1-in-2 Americans living in poverty or in low-income households – at a time when wealth inequality is at levels unseen since the Great Depression – at a time when student loan debt is topping a trillion bucks – this is the vision Republican’s radical vision of rule by the rich – will be the death of the middle class in America as we know it. And that, is the death of America as we know it. And because all the Republicans pretty much agree with Newt, this is the choice we’re all going to face next November, regardless of who is the Republican nominee. A lot of us – myself included – may be disappointed with Democrats – but there’s absolutely no way we can let the 1 percent oligarchs who are banking on one of these Republican lapdogs win the White House.
Oscar Ortega Hernandez, the man who allegedly fired shots at the White House, recorded a video in September in which he says, “I am the modern-day Jesus Christ that you all have been waiting for.”
Newsflash dude…. Jesus wasn’t White or Hispanic…. didn’t have tattoos, and I doubt if Jesus came back today, that we would have any question as to who he is…. we’d know!
Oscar Ortega 
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