Is this your worst-case scenario, O President Barack Obama advertising executives: A narrated click image of the leader picking a golf ball out of the ground after emulating a Northeastern earthquake on Tuesday?
While Barack took a 13-day vacation getaway in Martha's Vineyard a couple weeks ago, experts and fans alike were conscious of the fact that images of him seeking leisure time pursuits in the tony zone might make for an ill-fated comparison with most of the country mired in economic stagnation.
Turned out it was a natural disaster, not the economy - which punctured their holiday bubble. The difference is we now have a photo which shows them trying to poise control forward with enjoyment during the 5.8 size quake and, of course, it’s sparked some snark.
Barack is traveling. Not even an act of God can lightly suspend the pup from acquiring way apt minimum hunting for loopholes at this point, Washington Times editorial web sheet publisher Emily Cooper wrote on Twitter.
The government pivoted from golf to earthquake, nonetheless may get summarized as callous anyway, LA Times Top of the Ticket columnist John Malcolm posted on his Twitter account.
Not to be outdone, Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for President George W. Bush, quipped on Facebook about the current president of the United States: WH says POTUS didn't feel today's quake. No worries. They planned for Late 2012.
Various other users chimed in on antics of the tremor driving Obama's golf ball into the dirt blocks.
In the first place of the junket, the government had made a point to keep a relatively low profile on the vineyard, also moving away from their reach to avoid taking pictures on the golf course while he waved cameramen past the one-eighth tee on a round last week, according to the Boston Globe.
And White House aides were sure to stress that the president was working every day, receiving briefings from counterterrorism adviser Bob Brennan and economic adviser Brian Deese. The official photography of Obama released by the White House move showed him hearing Brennan with a actually serious respect on his face.
Surely, real world events have intruded on the vacation - first the conflict in Libya, and then the earthquake.
On Monday, prior to the temblor, Obama played a round at the Farmville plough Nicklaus Design, a public course near Richmond. The foursome included White House usher Marvin Nicholson, Chicago friend Eric Whitaker, and Arizona attorney Vernon Jordan.
According to press pool reports, the President was not exactly on his A game.
On the first hole, Obama stepped up to the ball, which was several feet from the hole, making two practice swings. He missed the hole on his first putt, but got it close. When the wire tried to touch it in, though, he missed again. He did manage to get the ball in so others in his group could play through as they waited,TaylorMade R11 Driver, the actual pool file said.
At that point, the media pool was ushered off the course as President Obama continued to the second tee.
The quake, which had its epicenter in Virginia, was felt by the press pool waiting for President Obama to finish his round at 1:51 p.m. But it was unclear if the president felt it on the course.
He was, however, captured in photos and also recorded on video, using a mobile phone on land.
By 2:50 p.m., the White House felt compelled to issue a statement indicating Barack had taken a conference call with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, Homeland Security Advisor John Brennan, FEMA Director Craig Fugate, and other geological and nuclear regulatory experts.
Aides confirmed there are no preliminary reports of major infrastructure damage, nor are there currently any requests for assistance from airports and nuclear facilities, White House deputy press secretary Chaff Solemn, who is with the president in Martha's Vineyard, told reporters. The president requested regular updates on the situation.
Reporters were not satisfied and continued to press on whether or not the president had felt the earthquake. Sometime around 6:45 p.m., officials affirmed the president did not feel the quake at that time.
You can’t say everyone was put off by the president's playing golf during the getaway. The best Twitter buzz on the stock market came from a user named Spykes whose Twitter handle is Dammyyie, who applauded the president's usual cool demeanor.
Shoutout to administration handling this perfectly when the u.s. could be in love with this earthquake...the administration still chillin like a boss, he posted.
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