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President attended fundraiser during Gulf memorial service
CNN
Obama skipped the Memorial Service for the 11 workers who died in the Deepwater Horizon explosion because he was attending a fundraiser for Barbara Boxer.
According his official schedule, President Obama did not attend the May 25 memorial service in Jackson, Mississippi for the workers who died in the Deepwater Horizon explosion because he was en route to a fundraiser for Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, in San Francisco.
At Thursday’s White House briefing, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked why Obama did not attend the service. The president’s spokesman answered, “I’d have to look at the schedule. I don’t know the answer.”
CNN examined the president’s schedule for that day, and according to it, the president left the White House at 2:55 p.m. EST en route to Andrews Air Force Base for the cross-country flight to the San Francisco fundraiser.
Wild Thing’s comment……..
Interesting that CNN is running this story. Hussein’s top priority is Hussein.
It probably cost more to fly AF One and the assorted entourage to California than they raised in funds for Boxer.
While what he has done is very crass, the up side is everyone he has campaigned for has lost.
Good point, Happy. Lets hope he keeps up his losing ways. Boxer doesn’t belong in the Senate not only that she’s a poor excuse for a human being too.
The guy is one big classless boor…Mario Antoinette..let them eat cake
Tom, excellent thing to point out. I had not even thought of that.
Mr Happy good pont, I sure hope this happens with Boxer too.
Mark, yes I agree, fingers crossed here that happens.
Jan, heh heh the male version and not a macho one either. hahha Good one Jan.