Comments on: Who’s in the tank at Obama’s White House luau?

By: salty56

salty56 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:52:53 +0000

Hawaiian Nachos are huge favorite at Southern Californa Luau’s. An Ocean Beach resident, came up with a delicious island twist on an old favorite. The key is finding a good “loader”. That is the name used to describe a tortilla chip that can stand up under the weight of huge chunks of kālua pork, mango pineapple salsa, topped with a creamy white sauce of jalapenos, cheese, and sour cream. The perfect “loader” for “Aloha Nachos” is a Whale Tail shaped Tortilla Chips created by a local family. Their hearty tortilla chips are certified organic, kosher, naturally gluten free, and the shape, a whale’s tail, makes them a perfect “loader”. The flavor of the chips comes from the use of Hawaiian Red Alaea infused into sun dried gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salt.

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:56:52 +0000

Yawn. I’m glad to see you’re a champion of free speech rights, Norman. I’ll have to go back over the last 8 years worth of articles here and comb the comments to see how emphatic you were about the last administration preserving our constitutional rights.

It’s only a sin when the other guys are doing it, isn’t it?

By: NORMAN

NORMAN — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:52:11 +0000

Someone suggested people get off Obamas back. When in a Democracy we are to challenge those that work for the American people to do the best for us.
Right now I see this left leaning President calling for the return to power of a leftist in Honduras that wanted to change the Constitution so that he might have power forever. This President has not openly stated this is what he wants for himself but it would appear so. He is supporting those goals by wanting to return Zelaya to power.
We hold these truths to be self evident. Freedom of speech and thought is what allows us to improve and not being held back by those that surrendered to an ideology.

By: Bridget

Bridget — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:30:01 +0000

Isn’t that the point – it is business as usual – when we are in unusual times. We have to cut back on our parties – why don’t they? Because they live in a different world than we do – they don’t get it.

By: Patrick Persinger

Patrick Persinger — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:09:31 +0000

I do not believe that this event, despite it’s likely high cost, could have impacted the economy in any noticeable way. In the grander scheme of things, this is likely not the worst abuse of public funds out there, either, if you choose to call this an abuse. This is an annual event, and is business as usual for the White House. It is when it is no longer business as usual that we need worry, for that will foreshadow real economic peril.

By: Anubis

Anubis — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:10:55 +0000

FDR and Eleanor had a different approach to their life style at Hyde Park. Eleanor instructed the kitchen personnel to keep food prepared sometimes twenty four hours a day to feed the hungry coming to their estate looking for food or work.

The history of Eleanor being Franklin’s eyes and ears around the country is well documented. Both of them lived their lives in service to this country. Regardless of how one feels about their politics and views, they deserve great respect as no other presidential family since gave so much of themselves to the country.

Michelle Obama has the daunting of raising two children in the seat of the most powerful Nation on the planet. I think it would be far healthier for the President’s children to be raised out of the spotlight so they can lead as normal a childhood as possible. It would probably be healthier for the American public. But then again that is up to the media, not the Presidential family.

By: jan rich

jan rich — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:43:27 +0000

I’m not a liberal but I thought that looked like fun. One of the few things I have liked about the WH.

By: William Tate

William Tate — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:36:49 +0000

“The big news of the day”–who’s manning the dunk tank? Nice to see the White House press corps has its priorities straight.

By: Nani

Nani — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:03:54 +0000

Why the complaints about who paid for this? It’s an annual event, so it’s not like it’s the first time there was a congressional picnic. Just so happens this one was the first “Hawaiian luau”.

By: sheryl

sheryl — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:59:05 +0000

Wonder if this cost the taxpayer $250,000 like his night out on the town did with Michelle. You and I also footed the bill for that!!!!! How many mouths would $250,000 feed for those who are having difficulty putting food on the table for their families!