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Jan. 19, 2012 5:33pm Madeleine Morgenstern

I Don’t Go to a Lot of Washington Parties: Obama Blames Press for Cold and Aloof Image

President Barack Obama blames the press for creating the image that he’s “cold and aloof,” according to a new interview with Time magazine.

The reason? He doesn’t “go to a lot of Washington parties” and “mix enough with them”:

My suspicion is that this whole critique has to do with the fact that I don’t go to a lot of Washington parties. And as a consequence, the Washington press corps maybe just doesn’t feel like I’m in the mix enough with them, and they figure, well, if I’m not spending time with them, I must be cold and aloof.

The fact is, I’ve got a 13-year-old and 10-year-old daughter, and so, no, Michelle and I don’t do the social scene, because as busy as we are, we have a limited amount of time, and we want to be good parents at a time that’s vitally important for our kids.

Obama made his comments to Fareed Zakaria, the magazine’s editor at large, and also addressed his difficulties in working with Congress, blaming a lack of bipartisanship.

“You know, the truth is, actually, when it comes to Congress, the issue is not personal relationships,” he said. “The reason we’re not getting enough done right now is you’ve got a Congress that is deeply ideological and sees a political advantage in not getting stuff done.”

He continued, “[House Speaker] John Boehner and I get along fine. We had a great time playing golf together. That’s not the issue. The problem was that no matter how much golf we played or no matter how much we yukked it up, he had trouble getting his caucus to go along with doing the responsible thing on a whole bunch of issues over the past year.”

In November, Boehner called his relationship with the president “pretty good” on the whole, though admitted things had grown “a little frosty.”

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13th Imam
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:58pm
Better
I figured he might come up with “Old Reliable”

The Good Old Boys don’t invite me to their clubs because I’m Heavily Tanned.

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- barber2
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:43pm
  He’s saving that one for the actual campaign.
  
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- Abraham Young
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:02pm
  He doesn’t go to parties he just goes to basketball games.
  
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- Grey Eagle
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:13pm
  Nah, he just blows millions of tax payer dollars on fancy vacations.
  
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- JohnTwoFeathers
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:35pm
  Nobody likes me, everybody hates me. Yup we do.
  
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- JohnTwoFeathers
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:36pm
  Its Bushes fault
  
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- dealer@678
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:52pm
  Hell, He’s never had a meeting with his own cabinet
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 8:21pm
  They don’t give me the comfy pillow anymore, and I have to ask them to kiss my behind, before they lined up without asking. They don’t bring me flowers, they don’t sing me love songs. They don’t love me anymore
  
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- Ruler4You
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 8:23pm
  When you are a t u r d you land in cold water. Most people have an aversion to them, too.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 8:23pm
  “My suspicion is that this whole critique has to do with the fact that I don’t go to a lot of Washington parties.”
  Excuse me but, I thought the White House was in Washington, DC? He’s had so many parties there it’s unbelievable. Oh, is BHO talking about Washington State? What about the 10 day vacations every 8 weeks on average? BHO gives new meaning to the word “liar”. The only problem I see is that when BHO gets kicked out of the White House the new POTUS will be too busy trying to fix BHO’s damage that there won’t be time enough to impeach him!
  
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- teamarcheson
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 8:33pm
  Parties?
  
  Obama has a party for the Democrat Senate and House members every Tuesday. The King must think we Americans are stupid.
  
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- cosette
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:56pm
  OMG Is this an SNL skit? Doesn’t go to parties???? The White house is party central! He underestimates our powers of observation. I’d love to buy this incompetent narcissist for what he’s worth and sell him for what he thinks he’s worth! Arrogant POS!
  
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- Pelling1020
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:01pm
  We must give this poor over worked man more time with his 13 and 10 year old. Vote his lordship out the door. Y’all see his **** is getting greyer every day.
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:33pm
  @Pelling1020
  That’s not gray ****, it’s a powdered wig, Royalty wears them, you know.
  
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- BLACKDIAMONDSKIER
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:40pm
  President Obama blaming someone else for his problems? Are you serious? Who could have ever seen that coming!
  
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- DiamondDog
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:54pm
  When you are the host. You don’t have to go to parties.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:09am
  Obama is the Food Stamp King… from Sept 2001;
  http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2011/09/29/obama-gives-oregon-5m-bonus-boosting-food-stamp-rolls
  
  http://michellemalkin.com/2011/09/29/oregon-food-stamp/
  
  http://sweetness-light.com/archive/or-got-5m-bonus-for-food-stamp-sign-ups
  
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- boston dotty
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:51am
  now thats funny , he doesn’t go to washington parties he just gives them , i hear they have consytant parties geesh what a damn looser
  
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- TaraR42
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 5:03am
  No I’m sure he does not go to a lot of parties, I mean when does he have time between all the parties and throwing our country under the bus there just are not enough hours in the day.
  
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- TaraR42
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 5:05am
  Parties he throws at the whitehouse I ment to say
  
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- Ruler4You
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 5:18am
  He only looks cold and aloof because he’s cold and aloof.
  
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- smithclar3nc3
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 7:33am
  This guy is a trip…He can’t even take responsibility for the image he project. And even with him being the “darling” “tingle up my leg” Candidate whom they cover up for constantly he still blames them for his image………Talk about egostitc fantasies
  
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- poorrichard09
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 7:39am
  He doesn’t go out, he summons the jesters (entertainers, Hollywood types) to amuse him and his queen at the palace. what an egotist.
  
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- CleanUpAisle2013
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:34am
  NO, you don’t go to a lot of Washington parties. You throw them at the White House with our hard earned money, you GDPOS!
  
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- ACLUHater
  Posted on January 20, 2012 at 5:33pm
  I blame his loose mother for letting an illegal muslim rape her 50 years ago…
  
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MiCurmudgeon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:55pm
Captain Oblamer strikes again !!!

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- CatB
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:26pm
  LOL .. just because you say it Obummer doesn’t make it true .. the man parties more than Paris Hilton or the Kardashians….. and going after the press? Well I am sure they know he really doesn’t mean it after all they are his b *t ches.
  
  OMG .. OBAMA MUST GO 2012
  
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:55pm
All this guy does is PARTY…. WTF ?… and blame the press all you want, those little socialist weasels will be with you til the end, but what is so strange, is that the media does nothing but cover for this assclown, and they are doing all his dirty work in this campaign, the DNC might as well just close the doors… They dont have much to do, the media has done it all, and they are traitors to their constitutional duties… He could crap on their heads, and they would say” thank you sir may i have another….. Worms..

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- phillipwgirard
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:08pm
  True!
  
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- IMPEACHBHO
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:14pm
  Agreed. It’s all fiddles and fire for him. And the media comment – what a SHAM – a very transparent effort to make it look like the media isn’t fair to him – he and the State media worked out this strategy – playing the people for fools as usual.
  
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- Paydert33
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:23pm
  Very good! So true.
  
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Conservative New Yorker
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:54pm
Michelle says other people try to portray her as an *angry black woman* (well, you are angry and that’s your own doing, dearie).

BO says it’s the press’ fault for portraying him as being cold and aloof (again, well you are when you aren’t trying to blow smoke up people’s behinds).

Anyone see a pattern here with these two?

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- phillipwgirard
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:12pm
  YES! Wannabe King & Queen,,,need I say more?
  
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- Paydert33
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:53pm
  You got that right! Two ‘jokers’ in the WH.
  
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Gonzo
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:54pm
Well hell no, the party comes to you Obama! Give George Lucas a call and have the White House turned into the Death Star for a night, you and Jayz can snort coke off of R2D2′s shiny head and have Darth Vader pour shots…It’ll be great!

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- phillipwgirard
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:13pm
  What about C3PO?
  
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:17pm
  Jay Carney is C3PO
  
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- shelblynn
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:12pm
  Darth Vader “Barry, I am your Father”.
  
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- godhatesacoward
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 10:45pm
  Late to the party but simply awesome!
  
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cuinsong
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:54pm
Maybe because its true? You make decisions like the oil line project rejection against the will of the people all the time which may be considered aloof or anti American by some as a result I have been expecting this decision because the last thing the dim’s want is for the U.S. to have a source of energy from Canada that creates jobs and makes the middle east oil imports go down! If you can’t see what is going on with our government by now you haven’t the capacity too! This government and when I say government I mean more then just Obama and his people. We are faced with a lot of people that are on both sides that make decisions in favor of the current agenda. Our gov. is disease infested with ACT’s of sicknesses called P.C., Environmental Correctness, Wetlands, Wild life, Homeland Security and many more to come. They have written within them all kinds RULES and REGULATIONS that carry the full weight of law to control U.S.! We need to clean up the mess from to many people doing what they thought was a good idea for U.S. We need NEW FACE’S in place of the longer serving Representatives FACE’S. This song is for those who do harm to U.S. “The Devils song“ http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10789987

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Michael61
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:53pm
Obama to unveil new policy in front of magic castle
http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2012/01/17/obama-to-unveil-new-policy-in-front-of-magic-castle/

LOL.

Google “Magic N e g r o” (it is a legitimate term invented by Spike Lee, a black filmmaker), formerly known as “Noble Savage” (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

Obama is the embodiment of “Magic N e g r o” (which is a Hollywood term) in the real life.

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- Ookspay
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:01pm
  LOL, Rush Limbaugh has the best parody version, Al Sharpton singing through a bullhorn. Hilarious.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N08ZIsSPKuo
  
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MiCurmudgeon
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:53pm
It is almost impossible to go to Washington parties when you are flying around the country givimg re-election speeches’

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- IMPEACHBHO
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:18pm
  Which started in Feb. 2009 – and hey – FREE PRESS!
  
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Scottt01
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:52pm
Now he is hiding behind 10 and 13 year olds?! Hopefully we can take the pressure off this bawl-baby in November.

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Rickfromillinois
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:51pm
It’s always someone else who as fault. Anyone else you can blame something on? Looser.

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- MetalPatriot
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 8:27pm
  That’s right. Or we could think about it this way…the media IS this administration. What better way to play “poor abused little me” than by your own media? The word goes out, the zombies feel sad & obey.
  
  If anybody here watches his speeches, he always repeats, “because it’s the right thing to do.” He should be impeached for the same reason.
  
  We have 100 years of Progressive/Marxist/Communism to fight. One election is only a small start…we CAN fight this tyranny.
  
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:50pm
Obama is cold and aloof.
The media tries their best to make him seem all warm and intelligent.
Obama the Blamer. He’s worse than any child. Call a wambulance.
Sorry excuse for a President.

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- rckuner
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:55pm
  Obama is also a liar, BIG TIME!
  
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carpee
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:50pm
it’s funny how he can blame the media that worships him.

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- RichNGadsden
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:53pm
  They will eat it up anyway and understand that it was a necessary tactic. Besides, if they don’t talk about it, who will hear it?
  
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- mike_trivisonno
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:00pm
  He is going to make millions telling his story after he leaves office. This makes for a good narrative of the “embattled” President Obama struggling to lead a feckless nation.
  
  Having stolen what wealth he can for himself, those that blackmail him, his family, and his friends, he will enjoy a life of ease and leisure on the back of the American taxpayer.
  
  Pretty much what they all do…Presidents, that is…getting rich by ripping off Americans.
  
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toemas63
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:49pm
O-Bumbler said – “… he (Boehner) had trouble getting his caucus to go along with doing the RESPONSIBLE thing on a whole bunch of issues over the past year.” I think what he meant was, “he had trouble getting his caucus to go along with doing the IRRESPONSIBLE thing on a whole bunch of issues over the past year.”

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godlovinmom
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:48pm
you might want to try Europe, Mr. President…they’ll believe you!

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kaydeebeau
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:48pm
Could that be because O is usually hosting the lavish affairs when he can manage to be in DC rather than gallavanting all over the world on even more lavish vacations or playing hundreds of rounds of golf or pick up basketball games or destroying economies and jobs and the Constitution…..?

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- LeadNotFollow
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:58pm
  That’s right. All Obama does is party and spend, even more than Clinton.
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:00pm
  I think you pretty much covered it,Barry was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and at the right time.A minority in the 80′s going to college,everything is paid for by someone else ie taxpayers.
  
  The Marxist never had a job and doesn’t understand the private sector,and what’s worse is he’s destroying it by design.
  
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singleparent
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:47pm
Liar….

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- Shasta
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:52pm
  Yeah, just like Moochealle is not an angry black woman (her words)
  
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ICRedifURBlue
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:46pm
…………..not cold enough for me………………..

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finky555
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:46pm
and so the BS starts, gonna be a long year.

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copatriots
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:46pm
So……according to Obama, the press, who adore and wet themselves over him, have misconstrued both Obama as cold and aloof (and I’ll add OUT OF TOUCH) and Michelle Antoinette as an angry black woman. Geesh……that press. Do they every get anything right?

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chips1
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:46pm
I guess he doesn’t consider a boy’s slumber party as a real Washington party!

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BetterDays
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:45pm
He can’t do the Washington parties at the same time he’s doing communist parties, what do you think he is, Gog ?

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- Baddoggy
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:53pm
  Golf takes up a lot of time too…He is a golf.Gog…I mean God…
  
  You know if I were President (scary thought for Progressives and ********) I would abolish all parties, None nada. I would not play golf, i would work until the Constitution is restored. I would pi@@ of the whole wide world! But our Nation would possibly survive. Of course a lot of lazy a@@ teat suckers would starve to death or be shot looting…
  
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- Ookspay
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 9:53pm
  Lemme guess Bad Doggy, Ron Paul supporter?
  
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copatriots
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:42pm
Oh…..that’s funny!!!! ROFL!!!!! Seriously, the guy should be a comedian! I’ve never seen anyone as delusional as Obama.

Of course, he doesn’t GO to parties. He HOSTS the parties at the White House on the taxpayers dime or he GOES to parties on AF1 in places he happens to love to vacay!

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- GLENNONALL
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:58pm
  Excellent point!
  
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- Mimi24
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 11:01pm
  Exactly right. But we aren’t supposed to know about the over the top parties or extravagant dinners.
  
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TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:42pm
That’s right, big guy; you bring the parties to the White House. Say ‘hi’ to Mickey for us, you lyin’, job-killing, socialist, marxist, candya$$! Out with Barry this year!

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- barber2
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:35pm
  And don’t you wonder what the Democrats are doing with the expensive mega bus , Ground Force One, that President Daddy War-bucks had us pay for last spring so he could do some of that non-campaigning campaigning. Ah, the Big Lies.
  
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- NOBAMA201258
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 7:16pm
  After hearing about his “tendencies”, could we call him a Phalloustinian?
  
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thefnshow
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:41pm
you don’t go to alot of washington parties because you’re too busy hosting the washington parties

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13th Imam
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:41pm
I go to Maaaathaaaas Vinevard.

Or I go to Hawaii.

Or I have traveling Gypsy groups into the WH .

Or I go to Disney World

Or I go Golfing

Fact is I have an unhappy ball and chain and two burdens.

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- BetterDays
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 5:44pm
  @13
  Google “Obama blames” , you get over 7 million hits. At least he didn’t blame Bush this time.
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:30pm
  BETTER: Whoa . Hold on. The campaign hasn’t heated up yet ! Am sure he’ll be using the Blame Bush Card and the old Race Card. It’s in his Democrat DNA.
  
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