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xocet Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 03:41 PM
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Missouri Opinion Writer Attacks President with Rambling Word Salad...
This writer should probably invest some of her money in a dictionary so that she can look up some of the words she is attempting to use:

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In the midst of our country’s economic disaster, President Barack Obama has been on the golf course 14 weekends in a row and First Lady Michelle Obama took her daughters on an African safari.

I firmly believe that they have every right to provide themselves and their children with those luxuries. After all, they have worked hard to gain an education that allows them to be employed in areas that provide generous wages. However, at this point in time, the president has chosen to provide what should be his humble service to the American people.

While he is golfing and his wife and children are on safari, hundreds of thousands are working their second or third jobs just to feed and clothe their families. Our parents’ retirement accounts have dwindled away and their lifestyles have drastically changed due to mistakes made within our federal government.

Although it is within their right to do so, the level of disrespect this shows the American people is, in my opinion, beyond reproach.

The president could, at very least, wait until such time as he is no longer using our tax dollars by way of security, transportation, meals and so on to accommodate these luxuries.

That would be the respectful thing to do.
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Source: (http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/articles/liberties-35413-lefevers-thing.html)

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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 03:49 PM
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1. I don't see any breaches is grammar or word usage here ....
Some errors in logic, and some blame mistakenly attributed to Obama (as if it is his fault that retirement accounts are dwindling away ...)

I am not happy that Obama so overtly enjoys the perquisites of wealth ... It would really become him to tone down his forays into the pursuits of the rich ... But I dont begrudge him and his family taking timeout from the pressures of his office .... More modesty might be in order, however ...
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xocet Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 07:07 PM
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5. How about "...beyond reproach."?
The author likely meant beyond the pale, but became confused.
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 03:51 PM
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2. So the President shouldn't do anything on the weekends to relax.
And by the writer's logic they shouldn't do anything for pleasure until 10 years after he leaves office.
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saras Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 05:14 PM
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4. Given that he's "relaxing" all week with Republicans, I don't have a problem with that...
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JoePhilly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-11-11 04:38 PM
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3. Translation ... "the Black President shouldn't be allowed to play golf".
Or use air-force one.
Or travel.
Or take his wife to dinner.
Or hold a state dinner.

The list of this nonsense is endless.
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