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Obama trip to Ireland now likely with announcement of British trip in May

Posted on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 04:47 PM

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maloney | Mar 09, 2011, 09:22 AM EST

Keep an eye out for the truth of obama's tricks. $500 billion double counted in obamacare and he said it would save money. LIE. Over $105 billion spending hidden in the obamacare bill itself. More smoke, mirrors & LIES. Obama's girl Hilary just made the statement that the American news media and press should be like Russia and China. He should be impeached, not out globe trekking, pissing tax payers money away as fast as he can. Hold your hands out Ireland, he may piss some more of what is not his away.

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Diadhia | Mar 07, 2011, 04:35 PM EST

Agreed Towngate.

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justhimself | Mar 07, 2011, 03:20 PM EST

His Irish ancestry.is what gave him his American roots. His black side does not have any connection to US slave history, he is not a real representive of the american slave heritage. Sad but true.

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Towngate | Mar 04, 2011, 09:58 AM EST

DIADHIA: Why wouldn't they share a meal - from your description; they are perfectly matched as joint purveyors of tyrannical oppression and bloodshed ~ but with one important difference. The Queen is purely a figurehead ~ the other one is an Executive President and therefore personally responsible for the climbing Death Toll!

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peterson | Mar 01, 2011, 07:47 PM EST

He really should visit his very poor relatives in Kenya !!

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Diadhia | Feb 23, 2011, 12:56 PM EST

The US pres not only needs to stay home, he shouldn't be sharing a meal with a figurehead that represents tyrannical oppression and bloodshed.

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mamaginnty | Feb 21, 2011, 06:18 PM EST

MALONEY...I am not a Liberal, and you have just proved my point.

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maloney | Feb 21, 2011, 12:13 AM EST

I feel more apologies on the horizon.

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bonjouryall | Feb 20, 2011, 01:37 PM EST

I see much of the love for Obama is because he's black. He has never done anything worthwhile except become president. He's backtracked from most everything he promised. This favor is a type of racial prejudice. Also, I thank the writer in a prior comment that he did not argue with my implication of too many trips to Europe but only that Bush took more vacation time (usu. at Camp David) which I fully accept. Personally, I think we've elected Moe previously , Larry now and I fear Curley may be next.

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Towngate | Feb 20, 2011, 10:53 AM EST

Nice to see the Obamas have made a great start to becoming Irish in the photo above! ~ ~ ~ I think the red hair and freckles would have been better on him, though. ~ ~ ~ Having to accept his Irish Moneygall ancestor, being a wig-maker to the English Court,will jarr with his known 'dislike' of all things British. (His ol' Mau-Mau Dada got a hiding for rebelling against them in Africa once). Barry O'Mombasa has never forgotten it.Such a sore loser. ~ ~ ~ As for being a "Great" President? Well, quite apart from the now eternal question of his nativity, that Crown will never be placed on his head because of his post election u-turn on Guantanimo, Afghanistan and Iraq. In Egypt, his uncertainty when his Puppet Pal Mubarak was having his strings nibbled at, was truly pathetic as he sat staring like a rabbit frozen in the headlights waited for orders from HIS real Masters telling him what to do! No Sir! No matter what he does between now and losing office, this weak little puppet squandered his country's lifetime opportunity, and will never be 'Great'. .............When he is in London ,I hope somebody takes him to the American Memorial inside St Paul's Cathedral and leaves him alone to read it. ~ Then he might understand what it means to be British and American and return home in shame and humiliation and replace the Bust of a truly Great Leader ~ Sir Winston Churchill, in pride of place in the Oval Office where it was placed for a very good reason! How dare this peevish little nobody ever lay a hand on it!

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pilib04 | Feb 20, 2011, 08:45 AM EST

President Obama has not had half the vacation time that his predecessor Bush had. I suppose if you repeat a lie over and over, eventually someone will believe it.

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pilib04 | Feb 20, 2011, 08:43 AM EST

President Obama is more welcome in Ireland than many of the posters here. Particularly in the north. Hopefully the President will visit his ancestral Contae Uibh Fhaili. And sure there are plenty of courses for the President to play golf. President Clinton and President Obama are greatly loved and appreciated in Ireland if not in the Voice. I remember when the Republicans tried to impeach President Clinton and the crowd of 600,000 who greeted the President in Baile Atha Cliath. There is a hoop at almost every school yard in Ireland so he will have no problem getting in a photo op. For the best outdoor hoops, Baile Atha Cliath is best, or Baile an Fheirtearaigh.

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maloney | Feb 19, 2011, 09:23 PM EST

If obama committed mass murder the liberals would say the only reason you want him punished for his crimes was because he is black. The hatred you see here for obama is because he is a socialist, muslim loving, freedom hating maggot.

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jacersagain | Feb 19, 2011, 08:54 PM EST

If Mr. Barak Obama lands his feet on Irish soil, he might say “People of Ireland - I know your problem. I know what you're going through. I know my own country’s problems caused it. But we can overcome all those problems. YES WE CAN!... and to prove it here’s my pledge... here's $100bn to help you out.” Does Obama have One Hundred Billion dollars? Do his taxpayers?

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mamaginnty | Feb 19, 2011, 03:21 PM EST

JEANNE THERESE, the worst president in America was Goerge Bush, nothing but a war monger and oily friend of Bin Laden's family. The hatred I see here for Obama is mainly because he is black.

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