mnp13 wrote:If he was at all in tune with "millions of dog lovers" then he would have avoided ANY mention of Vick.
mnp13 wrote:If he was at all in tune with "millions of dog lovers" then he would have avoided ANY mention of Vick.
amazincc wrote:mnp13 wrote:If he was at all in tune with "millions of dog lovers" then he would have avoided ANY mention of Vick.
How do we know he brought him up in conversation first?
amazincc wrote:The way some of you feel about our current President is the exact same way I felt about President Bush... so, I hear ya!
TheRedQueen wrote:amazincc wrote:"The president did place a call to Mr. Lurie to discuss plans for the use of alternative energy at Lincoln Financial Field, during which they spoke about that and other issues."
I take it that THIS was the *real* reason for the phone call in the first place?Peter King of Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports reported Monday that Mr. Obama recently called Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to praise the team for giving Vick a chance.
I also take it that Peter King is NOT an Obama fan?
Yup... black President praises white team owner for picking up a black ex-convict... why is that surprising?
I'm pretty sure, in the grand scheme of the actual conversation, the Vick part was hardly a blip on the radar.
Anything concerning Vick is still HUGE news, no matter where you stand on the issue.
To install wind turbines and solar panels at Lincoln Financial Field in a bid to "run the first self-sufficient alternative-energy sports stadium in the country" ... not so interesting/read-worthy to most of us.
A smart reporter knows that.
Ditto! The media is very warped, it's amazing how both sides can be blown out of proportion!
I happen to think that President Obama is a decent human being. He's also not a dummy, and "ignoring the elephant in the room" doesn't make sense... especially when it comes to politics.
Do I believe that the actual and REAL purpose of the phone call was to support Vick??? Good God, no.
I do think the Vick issue came up in conversation... and was blown out of proportion by the media.
I'm not surprised by that.
DemoDick wrote:If you dislike Bush then you should dislike Obama as well, since they are on the same page 99 times out of 100. I have to laugh at people who think that having two parties means you have two opposing ideologies. Democrats and Republicans are exactly the same, catering to slightly different social leanings, depending on whether their districts are predominantly rural or urban.
Of course, we get the government we deserve.
Demo Dick
amazincc wrote:I find President Obama to be an intelligent, well-spoken, and personable man.President Bush often made me cringe, and left me feeling a tad embarrased... usually for him.
Yesssss... I'm a little bit shallow that way.
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