Patriotic: No Gettysburg Rememberance from President Obama Today

Today is the historic 150th year anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address eulogy to the slain and wounded soldiers who sacrificed at that historic battlefield. But conspicuously missing from this commemoration will be the nation's current leader, President Obama.

(from https://sites.google.com/a/mvsdpride.org/bes-erinfitzgerald/the-gettysburg-address )

The Obamacare roll-out difficulties are requiring President Obama to spend more time with his senior staff. During the past week, he met with his senior advisers twice, Secretary of Defense Hagel twice, Secretary of State Kerry once, and Secretary of Treasury Lew once. In addition, he received a daily briefing each weekday, met with healthcare CEO's, delivered speeches about the Affordable Health Care Act, and worked with his political Organizing for Action group.

(from zimbio.com)

While this time consuming distraction limited his free time, the President was still able to play his 151st (as President) round of golf, attend an Oregon State basketball game to see his brother-in-law, and send out donation solicitations for barackobama.com.

The weekly fundraising and entertainment duties we delegated to his wife Michelle and Vice President Biden. During this time, Mr. Biden attended 3 fundraising events, two in North Carolina and one in Georgia. Michelle Obama flew to New York City to obtain funds. And even President Obama was able to attend a Philadelphia fundraiser at a private residence.

Mrs Obama participated in a guest appearance taping of "106 & Park", and flew to Disney World to attend a conference.

Unfortunately, Mr. Obama was only able to fly to Cleveland Ohio this week, although VP Biden visited Houston TX and is now in Panama City, Panama.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time (25.5 hours total):

• President Obama: White House to Cleveland OH to Philadelphia PA to Washington DC : (1.25 + 1.5 + .75 ) = 3.5 hours
• Michelle Obama : White House to New York City (round trip)  : 3 hours
• Michelle Obama : White House to Orlando FL (round trip)  : 4.5 hours
• VP Biden : Washington DC to Houston TX to Panama City Panama : (3.25 + 4.25) = 7.5 hours
• VP Biden : Washington DC to Charlotte NC to Chapel Hill NC to Washington DC : (1.5 + 1 + 1) =  3.5 hours
• VP Biden : Washington DC to Atlanta GA (round trip) : 3.5 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday November 13 through Tuesday November 19 2013.


Today, Tuesday, November 19, 2013

• President Obama receives a daily briefing at 10 AM. Next at 10:"45 AM, he will meet with bipartisan senators to discus Iran. At 3:15 PM, he will speak and take questions at the Wall Street Journal CEO Council meeting. Lastly, he will meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel at 4:30 PM.
• VP Biden held meetings with Panama President Martinelli in Panama City.

Monday, November 18, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM, and then with senior advisers at 11:00 AM. Lastly, he met with Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew at 3:30 PM. In the evening, he participated in an Organizing for Action conference call in an attempt to get his political action supporters to push Obamacare.
• Michelle Obama attended a Democratic DSCC fundraising event in New York City. At 3 PM, she taped an episode for the BET "106 & Park" show which will be aired tonight.



(from mercedsunstar.com)

• VP Biden flew to Houston Texas and spoke about infrastructure to 50 people volunteering to enroll people into Obamacare exchanges. From there, he flew to Panama City Panama.

Sunday, November 17, 2013

• President Obama played his 40th round of golf with rip director Marvin Nicholson, his brother Walt Nicholson, and Joe Paulsen of the White House advance office.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

• President Obama, and family, attended the Oregon State-Maryland basketball game in College Park, Md.

Friday, November 15, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. At 2 pm, he met with his senior advisers. He also met with health insurance company CEOs to discuss the Affordable Care Act.
• VP Biden attended a DNC fundraising event in Charlotte NC in the morning. Just before 1 PM, he attended a fundraising event for Sen Hagen in Chapel Hill NC.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:30 AM. Next, he delivered a statement about the Affordable Care Act at 11:35 AM. A little later, he left the White House at 1 PM and flew to Cleveland Ohio where he tourec ArcelorMittal and delivered remarks. He then flew to Philadelphia at spoke at a Democratic DSCC fundraising event. Lastly, he flew back to Washington DC.
• Michelle Obama was the keynote speaker at a Veterans Institute workshop at Walt Disney World in Florida.
• VP Biden delivered remarks at a DNC fundrasiser in Atlanta GA.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:05 AM. Then at 10:50 AM, he met with faith leaders. At 3:30 PM, he delivered remarks at the Department of Interior Tribal Nations Conference. Lastly, he met with Secretary of State John Kerry (4:30 PM), and with Secretary of Defense Hagel (5:15 PM).

Airplanes, buses, receptions, and tennis to avoid Syria, Egypt, plus ongoing IRS and Benghazi scandals

The latter part of last  week was occupied by President Obama's 2 day bus tour from Buffalo NY to Scranton PA. The purpose was to promote college affordability.  Along the way, he stopped in 6 cities and was joined in part or all by VP Biden and Secretary of Education Duncan.

White House photo of President Obama in Tully NY

When the weekend began, Mrs. Obama flew to New York City to attend the U.S. Open. Mr. Obama remained in Washington and most likely golfed.

As this week began, the President focused on national interests by receiving daily briefings two days in a row. He also met with a group of mayors, presented the Medal of Honor, greeted Debate Champions, and is hosting a "March on Washington" reception at the White House.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time ( 8.25 hours total):

• Mrs. Obama and daughters : Washington DC to New York City (round trip): 3 hours
• VP Biden : Washington DC to Houston TX : 3 hours
• President Obama (VP Biden and Arne Duncan): White House to Buffalo NY : 1.25 hours
• President Obama (VP Biden and Arne Duncan): Scranton PA to Washington DC : 1 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday August 21 through Tuesday August 27 2013.

Today, Tuesday, August 27, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM. His next appointment is at 2 PM, when he will meet with mayors about reducing youth violence. Lastly, he and wife Michelle will host a reception for the March on Washington at 7:30 PM.
• Mrs Obama is hosting a private screening of: "The Powerbroker: Whitney Young’s Fight for Civil Rights.”
• VP Biden hosted a breakfast meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry. Afterward, he will fly to Houston Texas where he will delivers remarks at The American Legion National Convention.

50th Anniversary of March on Washington (from msnbc.com - Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images)

Monday, August 26, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10 AM. Then, at 11:30 AM, he met with faith leaders. Mr. Obama next awarded the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt Ty M. Carter at 2:10 PM. He ended the day after a 4:15 pm meet and greet with the 2103 Urban Debate National Champions.

Saturday, August 24, 2013

• Michelle Obama flew to New York City to see a Broadway play and attend the U.S. Open. To justify expensing this to the the American taxpayers, Mrs. Obama delivered remarks and participated in Arthur Ashe Kid's Day.

At Kids's Day (from nydailynews.com photo: Cory Sipkin/New York Daily News)

Friday, August 23, 2013

• Leaving Syracuse, President Obama made a visit to the Tully Junior-Senior High School soccar practice in Tully NY. Then, he participated in a town hall meeting at 12:45 PM at Binghamton University in Binghamton NY. After that, he drove to Scranton PA, where both he and VP Biden delivered remarks on college affordability at Lackawanna College. He left Scranton at 5:50 PM and flew back to DC. He was back at the White House at 7:05 PM.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

• President Obama left the White House at 9 AM and flew to Buffalo NY where he began a 2 day bus tour. In Buffalo, he delivered remarks at the University of Buffalo (11:23 AM). Next, he drove to Rochester NY and spoke to college students, graduates and educators at Magnolia's Deli & Cafe in Rochester NY. Then, he drove to Syracuse NY where he spoke at Henninger High School at 6:25 PM.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

• Although nothing was listed on the official White House agenda, President Obama participated in a video conference about the Affordable Care Act (photo of the day).

The Birthday Boy played Golf

Since President Obama celebrated his 52nd birthday last Sunday, it was a very light work week for him. He managed to attend 2 daily briefings, meet with his senior advisers once, Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew, and the President of Yemen.

On the serious side, he received 2 sports teams at the White House: members of the former Negro League, and the UConn Huskies Women's Basketball Team.

In addition, he flew in 11 friends from Hawaii and Chicago to play golf last Saturday. And then, the whole group went to Camp David for Mr. Obama's Birthday Party.

Today, he is off to California to tape a guest appearance on the Tonight Show.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time (6 hours total):

• President Obama : White House to Phoenix AZ to Los Angeles CA : ( 4.5 + 1.5 ) = 6 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday July 31 through Tuesday August 6 2013.

Today, Tuesday, August 6, 2013

• President Obama left the White House at 10:10 AM and flew to Phoenix Arizona where he will tour Erickson Construction and speak. Afterward, he will fly to Los Angeles CA. Once there, he will tape an appearance on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show".

Monday, August 5, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:45 AM. Next, he met with his senior advisers (10:45 AM). The next scheduled appointment was a meeting at 6 PM where he met with baseball players of the former Negro League.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

• President Obama returned to the White House.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

• President Obama played 18 holes of golf with 11 of his friends from Hawaii and Chicago. He then went to Camp David and hosted a birthday party for himself.

Friday, August 2, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10 AM.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

• President Obama had lunch with VP Biden at 12:45 PM. Then, at 2:15 PM, he met with bipartisan members of Congress. At 3:45 PM, he held a meeting with President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi of the Republic of Yemen.  Lastly, he held a reception for the 50th Anniversary of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law at 5:55 PM.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

• President Obama met with the House Democratic Caucus at 10:10 AM. After, he met with the Senate Democratic Caucus (11:25 AM). He then welcomed the 2013 NCAA Women's Basketball Champion UConn Huskies to the White House at 2:10 PM. He finished the day with a 4:30 meeting with Jack Lew.

44 Hours of flying, Iftar Dinner, SF Giants, Lunch with Hillary, and a round of Golf

President Obama booked 13 hours on Air Force One this past week while VP Biden and family totaled 31 hours in the air. Between the two, they visited 3 countries and 7 different cities.

When not in the air, Mr. Obama hosted an Iftar Dinner, lunch with Hillary Clinton, and welcomed the San Francisco Giants to the White House. He also golfed his 22nd round this weekend.

Do you think they discussed what Anthony Weiner may know about Benghazi?

In between, the President received 2 daily briefings, met once with his senior advisers, and once with Secretary of Defense Hagel. He also spent one full day at Camp David with members of his cabinet and their families (and perhaps other invitees from the Iftar Dinner).

His most notable quotes this week were (President Obama Hosts Iftar Dinner at the White House):

• "Throughout our history, Islam has contributed to the character of our country, ..."
• "Every day, Muslim Americans are helping to shape the way that we think and the way that we work and the way that we do business ..."
• "But with this endless parade of distractions and political posturing and phony scandals,  ... " (Remarks by the President on the Economy -- Knox College, Galesburg, IL)

They were only 4 white Americans.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time (44 hours total):

• President Obama : White House to Chattanooga TN  (round trip)  : 2 hours
• President Obama : White House to Jacksonville Florida  (round trip)  : 2 hours
• President Obama : White House to Galesburg Illinois to  Warrensburg Missouri to Washington DC ( 4+2.5+2.5): 9 hours
• Vice President Biden (and family): Honolulu Hawaii to Washington DC  : 10 hours
• Vice President Biden (and family): Sinagpore to Honolulu Hawaii : 15.5 hours
• Vice President Biden (and family): Mumbai India to Sinagpore : 5.5 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday July 24 through Tuesday July 30 2013.

Today, Tuesday, July 30, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10 AM. He then leave the White House at 10:45 AM and flies to Chattanooga TN where he will tour the Amazon Fulfillment Center and deliver remarks. He is back on Air Force One at 3:05 PM and returns to Washington DC where he will meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel. Additionally, Politico says he is meeting with the lead Israeli and Palestinian negotiators sometime during the day.
• VP Biden treated Hillary Clinton to breakfast at the Naval Observatory.

Monday, July 29, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM. After, he met with his senior advisers at 11 AM. Next, he hosts a lunch with Hillary Clinton at 12 noon. Then at 2:05 PM, it was sports time. Mr. Obama welcomed the 2012 World Series Champions San Franciso Giants to the White House. Shortly thereafter (2:455 PM), he met with civil rights leaders.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

• President Obama delivered remarks about the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. Afterward, he went golfing.
• VP Biden and his wife visited U.S. Service members and Defense Department employees at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Honolulu Hawaii.

Friday, July 26, 2013

• President Obama left the White House at 9:30 AM and spent the day at Camp David with cabinet members and their families. He returned back to the White House about 7 PM.
• VP Biden toured the Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine overhaul facility in Singapore.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

• President Obama held a bilateral meeting with President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam at 10:15 AM. He then left the White House and flew to Jacksonville Florida where he toured the Jacksonville Port Authority and delivered remarks. He arrived back in the White House at at 5:35 PM. Then, at 8:45 PM, he hosted an Iftar dinner to select guests and honored several Muslims. He also attended a meeting with leaders who work with the disability community.
• VP Biden met with women at the India Institute of Technology in Mumbai. Afterward, he and Jill flew to Singapore.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

• President Obama left the White House at 10 AM and flew to Galesburg Illinois where he spoke at Knox College. He then flew to Warrensburg Missouri and delivered remarks at the University of Central Missouri. After 6 PM, he boarded Air Force One again and returned to the White House.
• VP Biden delivered remarks regarding the U.S./India partnership at the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Beyonce, La Raza, Louisville Cardinals, and Golf for the Obama's; India and Singapore for the Biden's

July 2013 is travel, spending, and entertaining month for the Obama's and Biden's even though the taxpaying citizens of the United States are still barred from visiting the White House.

During this past week, we treated Mrs. Obama and her two girls to a Beyonce Concert in Chicago, and then flew the First Lady to New Orleans LA to attend a La Raza event.

Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Biden departed the Washington DC area and flew to India to begin a 6 day tour of India and Singapore.

President Obama, however, remained back in Washington. But, he treated himself by entertaining the Louisville Cardinals basketball team, attending 2 Organizing for Action events, and playing a round of golf.

As for work, Mr. Obama's agenda indicated that he received a daily briefing each weekday morning, met once with his senior advisers, and once with John Kerry. He also made a few statements, and had lunch with VP Biden. Additionally, he hosted a reception at the White House for the Diplomatic Corps.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time (27 hours total):

• Michelle Obama (and girls): White House to Chicago IL (round trip) : 4 hours
• VP Biden (and family): Washington DC to New Delhi India : 18 hours
• Michelle Obama : White House to New Orleans LA (round trip) : 5 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday July 17 through Tuesday July 23 2013.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:45 AM. He then met with members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus at 10:45 AM. He ended the day after honoring the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champions, the Louisville Cardinals in the White House.
• Michelle Obama delivered remarks about childhood obesity at the 2013 National Council of La Raza Conference in New Orleans LA.
• VP Biden met with: Sushma Swaraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party at the Taj Palace Hotel; Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh; and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.

Monday, July 22, 2013

• President Obama began the day with a 10:45 AM presidential briefing. Then, at 3:00 PM, he met with Secretary of State Kerry. In the evening, he delivered remarks at two different Organizing for Action events.
• VP Biden along with his wife, Jill, arrived in New Delhi India.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

• President Obama played his 132nd round of golf as president, which was the 21st time this year.

Friday, July 19, 2013

• Mister Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM. At 1:30 PM, he made a statement about Trayvon Martin. An hour later the afternoon, he met with his senior advisers at 2:45 PM. He ended the day by hosting a reception for the Diplomatic Corps at 5:00 PM.
• VP Biden discussed immigration reform with law enforcement officials.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:45 AM. Then, he delivered a statement about Obamacare at 11:25 AM. Lastly, he participated in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony at 3 PM.
• Michelle Obama attended a Urban Alliance Youth Event in Chicago with Rahm Emanuel and Amy Rule.
• VP Biden attended an event hosted for the Center for American Progress, and delivered remarks about U.S. policy towards the Asia Pacific region.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

• President Obama had a daily briefing at 10 AM. Next, he made a personnel statement regarding the appointment of Richard Cordray. He finished the day by having lunch with VP Biden at 12:30 PM.
• Michelle Obama, along with her daughters, attended a Beyonce Concert in Chicago IL.

President Obama is not a dull boy

They say: "All work and no play, make Jack a dull boy".

So, not wanting to be a dull boy, President Obama spent very little time working this past week. During this time, he received daily briefings each weekday. He also met with: his senior advisers once; Senators McCain and Schumer; two Chinese dignitaries; and Secretary of State Kerry.

He also entertained former President George H. W. Bush, and members of the 1963 Loyola University of Chicago Ramblers championship basketball team.

Last Friday, his day was done after the morning daily briefing, and today he spent interviewing with Spanish news anchors.

However, Mr. Obama did find time to attend a DNC event at the Jefferson Hotel last Thursday evening. Tickets for those attending cost $32,400 each.


Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time ( 0 hours total ):

• No flights recorded by the President or Vice President.

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday July 10 through Tuesday July 16 2013.


Today, Tuesday, July 16, 2013

• President Obama started the workday at 9:45 AM with a daily briefing. The remainder of the day, from 11:00 AM onward, he devoted his time to being interviewed by Spanish news anchors.

Monday, July 15, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10 AM. Then, at 12:05 PM, he and Michelle ate lunch with former President George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and other Bush family members. Afterward, the Obamas joined the Bushs in honoring the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award winner.

Friday, July 12, 2013

• Mister Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:30 AM. He then met with Senators McCain and Schumer to discuss immigration reform at 10:15 AM. Next, the President met with the 1963 Loyola University of Chicago Ramblers championship basketball team (12:10 PM). This was followed by a 3:45 PM meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang and State Councilor Yang Jiechi. Lastly, he attended a DNC event at 5:30 PM.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

• President Obama began the day with a 9:30 AM daily briefing. Then at 10:15 AM, he met with his senior advisers. At 11 AM, Mr. Obama met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. In the afternoon, he awarded the 2012 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal (2:00 PM). Finally, he ended the day after meeting with Secretary of State Kerry at 4:00 PM.
• Michelle Obama delivered remarks to mayors and other local officials engaged in Let’s Move!

Mr. Obama evades scandals by attending fundraisers, meeting foreign Presidents, hosting a movie screenings and football team, and golfing (of course)

President Obama spent around 17 hours this week flying to North Carolina and various cities in California.  In addition, he visited a Middle School, attended 3 fundraising events, had lunch with the Vice President, welcomed the Baltimore Ravens to the White House, hosted a private movie screening at the White House, and played a round of golf.

On the official side, he: met with the Presidents of Peru and China; made 2 personnel announcements; met once with Secretaries Lew and Hagel, and his senior advisers; delivered two personnel announcements and received 3 daily briefings. All together, these activities accounted for 16 hours of his time.

Obviously missing from his agenda is any time devoted to the discussion of the current scandals, or the planning and updates of the IRS and NSA spying on American citizens.

In addition to Mr. Obama's campaign fundraising efforts, both Vice President Biden and Michelle Obama attended two other fundraisers as well.

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time (21 hours total):

• President Obama: White House to Mooresville NC : 1.5 hours
• President Obama: Mooresville NC to San Jose CA (Palo Alto): 6.5 hours
• President Obama: San Jose CA to Los Angeles CA: 1.5 hours
• President Obama: Los Angeles CA to Palm Springs CA: 1 hour
• President Obama: Palm Springs CA to Washington DC : 6.5 hours
• VP Biden & Wife: Washington DC to New York City (round trip)  : 3 hours
• Michelle Obama: White House to Tyson's Corner, Virginia (round trip) : 1 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday June 5 through Tuesday June 11 2013.


Today, Tuesday, June 11, 2013

• President Obama started the day with a 9:30 AM daily briefing. At 11:20 AM, he holds a meeting with President Ollanta Humala of Peru. He is then free until 4:30 PM when he will meet with Secretary of Defense Hagel. Lastly, he hosts a private screening of "The Presidents' Gatekeepers" at the White House.
• VP Biden attends a campaign event for Rep. Ed Markey.

Monday, June 10, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. Then at 11 AM, he delivered remarks about the Equal Pay Act. He then had a brief meeting with his senior advisers at 12 noon. This was followed by a 12:30 PM lunch with VP Biden. He finished the day after giving a 2:10 PM personnel announcement.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

• President Obama completed his meetings with President Xi Jinping and played a round of golf with his friends from Hawaii.

Friday, June 7, 2013

• President Obama spoke to reporters about the Affordable Care Act at 11:50 AM, then left San Jose CA and flew to Los Angeles where he attended a 3:00 PM DNC Fundraiser at a private residence. He then boarded Air Force One again at 5:05 PM and flew to Palm Springs CA where he spent two days with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

• Mister Obama left the White House at 12:05 PM and flew to North Carolina where he toured the Mooresville Middle School and delivered remarks. He left NC at 4:15 PM and flew to California where he attended two DSCC campaign fundraising events. The first was at a private residence in Palo Alto, and the second was at a private residence in Portola Valley.
• Michelle Obama attended a fundraiser at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Tyson's Corner VA.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM. Afterward, he met with Secretary of Treasury Lew at 11 AM. Shortly after noon (12:10 PM), he welcomed the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens to the White House. He wrapped up his day after giving a 2:15 PM personnel announcement.
• VP Biden, and his wife Jill, attended a funeral service for Frank Lautenberg in New York City.

Two football teams and one NASCAR driver entertained President Obama last week

President Obama received 4 daily briefings during the past week, and met with his senior advisers twice.

Additionally, he hosted three sports related receptions and congratulated two basketball teams on their NCAA championship victories.

• Tuesday: Brad Keselowski reception;
• Monday: Alabama Crimson Tide reception;
• Friday: United States Naval Academy football team reception;
• Wednesday: calls to the Louisville and UConn basketball teams.

Other than that, Mr. Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, met with foreign dignitaries, lunched with the Vice President, and hosted a dinner for Republican Senators. 

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time:

• Michelle Obama: White House to Chicago IL (round trip) : 4 hours

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday April 10 through Tuesday April 16 2013.

Today, Tuesday, April 16, 2013

• President Obama delivered a statement about the Boston Marithon bombing attack at 11:30 AM. Next, he will hold a working lunch with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed. At 3:00 PM, Mr. Obama will host a reception celebrating Brad Keselowski's his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. At 3:45 PM, Mr. Obama will met with Sen McCain and Sen. Schumer to discuss immigration reform. And finally, at 4:30 PM, he will meet with Sec of Defense Hagel.
• VP Biden hosted a breakfast with John Kerry. During the afternoon, he will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed. At night, Mr. Biden will speak at the opening ceremony of the John and Frances Angelos Law Center at the University of Baltimore.

Monday, April 15, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:45 AM. He next met with his senior advisers at 10:30 AM. In the afternoon, he greeted the BCS National Champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide at the White House. Later, he participated in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony. Lastly, he delivered a statement at 6:10 PM regarding the bombings in Boston.

Friday, April 12, 2013

• Mister Obama received a daily briefing at 11:15 AM. Lastly, he presented the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the United States Naval Academy football team.
• Mr. Biden hosted a lunch for actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus at the White House.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

• Mister Obama received a daily briefing at 10:15 AM. At 11 AM, he met with members of the Financial Services Forum. At 12:05 PM, he held a conference call with elected officials. Then, at 2:10, he awarded the Medal of Honor to Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, U.S. Army. Lastly, he met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at 2:55 PM.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

• President Obama started day with a daily briefing at 10 AM. Then, at 11 AM, he delivered a brief statement about his budget. Fifteen minutes later (11:15 AM), he met with his senior advisers. Next, he had lunch with VP Biden. Aftereard, he met with Jack Lew. And finally, at 6:30 PM, he hosted a dinner for Republican Senators. He also found time to call he NCAA men's and women's basketball champions Louisville and UConn.
• Mrs. Obama flew to Chicago IL to speak at a fundraising event organized by Rahm Emanuel. She also spoke at a local high school for a short time.

Obama golfs, attends NCAA game, has private movie viewing, hosts Egg Roll, and more sequester fun

President Obama's Easter week was dedicated to sports, entertainment, and travel. During this time, Mr. Obama played a round of golf, attended an NCAA basketball playoff game, hosted a movie crew, shot some hoops at the Easter Egg Roll, and was interviewed by two spanish television stations.

He did, however, spend a few hours to attending the official duties of a President of the United States. In this capacity, Mr. Obama received 3 daily briefings, met with his senior advisers twice, had lunch with Vice President Biden, welcomed 5 foreign dignitaries to the White House, met with Jack Lew, Chuck Hagel, John Kerry, and swore in a new Secret Service Director.

Mr. Obama also flew to Miami Florida, and spent the afternoon touring Port facilities and speaking about "Rebuilding America". As a backdrop, he spoke on a pier laced with Chinese built cranes. The White House covered the Chinese logos with American flags in order to hide the fact that these were all foreign built. However, as fate would have it, the flags fell off during the speech and the Chinese logos were revealed (WH Covers Chinese Logos with American Flags for Obama Speech Backdrop).

On the gun control front, Mr. Obama made another speech about the need for gun control in America. However, after targeted killings of a District Attorney and his wife, and two other prosecutors in Texas and Colorado, both President Obama and VP Biden remain silent on these violent attacks. Instead, they continue to pursue "gun control" measures that would limit and prevent U.S. law abiding citizens from legally obtaining firearms, a right granted to we citizens by our Constitution. Hopefully, the guns used by the assassins in these horrific murders were not among those distributed by the Obama and Holder Fast and Furious program (Texas Slaying First Time in History Wife of U.S. Prosecutor Has Been Targeted).

The majority of President Obama's time was spent on his own personal entertainment. Today, he is hosting the movie"42" cast and crew including Harrison Ford and director Brian Helgeland for a private screening of the movie.

Even though the White House Tours are still closed, Mr. Obama hosted the annual Easter Egg Roll yesterday. Among the special guests and celebrities that he brought to the White House were: Washington Wizards, Easter Bunny, NASCAR driver Danica Patrick, Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson, Academy Award-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis and Elmo, Abby, Gordon and Rosita from Sesame Street, Jordin Sparks, Austin Mahone, Coco Jones, The Wanted, Jessica Sanchez, the full cast of Super Sprowtz (See: The politics of the Easter Egg roll and Be Healthy, Be Active, Be You: The 2013 White House Easter Egg Roll).

Weekly Air Force One and Helicopter flying time:

• President Obama: White House to Miami Florida (round trip)  : 6 hours
• Others: (Reggie Love, movie 42 cast & crew, Egg Roll performers, etc) : unknown

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday March 27 through Tuesday April 2, 2013.

Today, Tuesday April 2, 2013
President Obama first receives a daily briefing at 10:30 AM, meets with senior advisors at 11:15 AM, and has lunch with Biden at 12:30 PM. In the afternoon, he will meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore at 2:10, and Secretary of Defense Hagel at 4:30 PM. The highlight is at 5:35 PM when he hosts cast and crew members of the movie "42" for a private screening at the White House.

Monday April 1, 2013

• Mr. Obama received a daily briefing at 9:30 AM. Then, he and the family hosted the annual Easter Egg Roll event at the White House beginning at 10:30 AM.

Sunday March 31, 2013

• The Obama family went to church for Easter Service.

Saturday March 30, 2013

• President Obama spent a day golfing at Andrews Air Force Base. Then, he treated his "body man" Reggie Love to join him attend the NCAA playoff game between Syracuse and Marquette.

Friday March 29, 2013

• Mr. Obama left the White House at 10:30 AM and flew to Miami Florida. There, he toured a project at Port Miami (1:20 PM) and spoke afterward (2:00 PM). He was done by 3:00 PM, and back on Air Force One, arriving in DC at 5:15 PM.

Thursday March 28, 2013

• President Obama began the day at 10:00 AM by receiving a daily briefing. Next, he met with his senior advisers (10:45 AM) and delivered remarks about gun violence at 11:40 AM. In the afternoon, Mr. Obama welcomed Presidents Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Macky Sall of Senegal, Joyce Banda of Malawi, and Prime Minister José Maria Pereira Neves of Cape Verde to the White House (2:10 PM). Then he met with Secretary of State Kerry at 3:45 PM, and Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew at 4:15 PM.

Wednesday March 27, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 PM. Then he was free until mid afternoon when he was interviewed by Univision at 2:25 PM, and Telemundo at 2:40 PM. Shortly afterward, he hosted a swearing in ceremony of Julia Pierson as the Secret Service director.

Obama cuts Thunderbirds, Blue Angels, air traffic controllers; but sends children on expensive vacation, hosts Seder dinner, LA Kings and Galaxy at White House

This was a busy week for our World Traveler President. Last week, he spent 4 days in the Middle East counties of Israel and Jordan. He arrived back in the U.S. late Saturday night. Now that he is back this week, he is devoting his time to his recreational passions. First, he held a Seder Dinner at the White House, and today he is hosting both the Los Angles Kings and LA Galaxy teams. The President has, however, found time to receive 2 daily briefings, meet with his senior advisers once, and have lunch with the Vice President.

Meanwhile, VP Biden, after returning from Italy, hosted a St. Patrick's Day breakfast, attended a Democratic Congressional Campaign conference, and went to a New York City Broadway play.

Mrs. Obama held a pre-Easter celebration.

But, the best is that she sent her 2 children to the Atlantis in Paradise Island Bahamas for their Spring Break. It is unclear what adults accompanied the children, or how many of their friends were treated to a fabulous vacation. However, we know that neither of her parents are with them this week.

Realizing that time under the sequester is still passing, Mr. Obama and his Administration announced two more cuts to the services provided by the U.S. Government. First, they announced that 149 flight control towers would be closed. Next, they announced that the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, and other military acrobatic flying teams were grounded. 

Before summer begins, the Obama's will probably close the National Parks as well.

The attitude at the White House seems to be: "Lets keep removing services from the American people. Eventually, they will start screaming and demand that the services be restored and that the prisoners will be jailed once again. Then, we can blame the Republicans".

However, as difficult as the sequester cuts are, we are delighted that the First Family, and the Vice President, can continue to spend our U.S. taxpayer dollars lavishly for their own empirical enjoyment. After all, they deserve it. It's only fair!

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday March 20 through Tuesday March 26 2013.

Today, Tuesday, March 26, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. This was followed by an 11:15 AM meeting with his senior advisers. At 12:30 PM, he and Joe Biden will have lunch together. Then, Mr. President honors the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings and MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy at the White House (beginning at 1:45 PM). Lastly, Mr. Obama meets with Chuck Hagel at 3:55 PM.
• VP Biden, along with Secretary of Interior Salazar, and Sen. Tom Carper, will deliver remarks at the newly designated First State National Monument at the Sheriff’s Office in New Castle.

Monday, March 25, 2013

• President Obama began with a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. Then, at 11:30, he attended and spoke at a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members and civilians. At 12:10 PM, he designated 5 new national monuments. The rest of his afternoon was free until 6:30 PM, when he and Mrs. Obama hosted a Seder at the White House.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

• President Obama toured Petra Jordan. At the end of he day, he left and flew back to Washington DC.
• Joe Biden delivered remarks at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Issues Conference.

Friday, March 22, 2013

• President Obama participated in 3 wreath laying ceremonies, toured the Hall of Names, Church of the Nativity and had lunch with Prime Prime Minister Netanyahu. After, he left Tel Aviv and flew to Jordan. There, he spend most of his time with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

• President Obama viewed the Dead Sea Scrolls, and had a variety of events with President Abbas, Prime Minister Fayyad. He also met with U.S. Embassy and Consulate General staff, and attended a dinner hosted by President Peres.
• VP Biden went to New York City and discussed gun violence. He also went to see the Broadway play, Once.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

• President Obama arrived in Tel Aviv Israel. There, he participated in many events and ceremonies with President Peres and Prime Minister Netanyahu.
• Michelle Obama participated in a pre-Easter celebration with military children and their families.
• VP Joe Biden hosted a St. Patrick's Day breakfast.

Obama goes to Maryland & Virginia, Biden to PA, and Michelle to Chicago

This past week was centered on President Obama's of posturing of the Democratic agenda. The first two days started with his attending both the House and Senate Democratic Issues Conferences. In line with this, he also met with Magic Johnson and presented the Medal of Honor to a heroic soldier. But, Mr. Obama also attended to a few presidential duties as well. He received 3 daily briefings, ate lunch with Vice President Biden, attended the National Prayer Breakfast, hosted a farewell ceremony for Leon Panetta, and nominated a new Secretary of Interior.

Traveling was delegated to his wife and vice president. Mrs. Obama flew to Chicago to attend a funeral and Mr. Biden few to Philadelphia to speak about gun control. Interestingly enough, none of the three attended the service in Arlington TX for slain SEAL Chris Kyle.

Below is a summary of the President's agenda during the week of Wednesday February 7 through Tuesday February 12 2013.

Today, Lincoln's Birthday, Tuesday, February 12, 2013

• President Obama receives a daily briefing at 10:15 AM. The day is free until 9:00 PM when the President delivers the State of the Union Address. Afterward, he is scheduled to participate in his own Organizing for Action campaign style conference call lobbying event.

Monday, February 11, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:10 AM. The only other thing he did was to present the Medal of Honor to Army hero Sgt. Clinton Romesha.
• VP Biden held a roundtable discussion with law enforcement and Members of Congress at Girard College in Philadelphia.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

• First Lady Michelle Obama flew to Chicago IL and attended the funeral for Hadiya Pendleton, the 15 year old that was innocently killed as a result of gang violence in that city.

Friday, February 8, 2013

• Mister Obama had a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. Then at 1PM, he ate lunch with VP Biden. Lastly, he held a Farewell Tribute ceremony for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at 3:55 PM..
• VP Biden held a meeting in his office with actor Bradley Cooper and director David Russell of the movie "Silver Linings Playbook".

Thursday, February 7, 2013

• President Obama, along with his wife and VP Biden, attended the National Prayer Breakfast at 8:05 AM. He then flew to Leesburg VA and spoke at the House Democratic Issues Conference. When that was over, he returned back to DC and was in the White House by 2:20 PM. Presumably after he returned, President Obama attended a meeting with Cabinet members about immigration reform. He also met with "Magic" Johnson and the two spoke about the impacts of HIV on the African American community.

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

• President Obama left the White house at 9:50 and went to Annapolis MD where he attended the Senate Democratic Issues Conference. He returned to the White House at 12:45 PM and made a personnel announcement at 2 PM announcing the appointment of Sally Jewell as Secretary of Interior.
• VP Biden administered the oath of office to new Secretary of State John Kerry at 4 PM.  That evening, he spoke at the House Democratic Issues Conference.

60 Minutes, Miami Heat, and a Speech in Las Vegas

This was another light week for President Obama. During this time, he received 3 daily briefings, ate lunch with VP Biden twice, and announced 2 personnel nominations. 

For entertainment, he hosted an afternoon reception for the Miami Heat on Monday, and taped Steve Kroft "60 Minutes" joint interview with Hillary Clinton.

In addition, he is pushing two incentives: gun control and immigration. For these, he met with police chiefs and sheriffs, and is spending today flying back and forth to Las Vegas in order to give another speech. It seems quite odd that he would spend over $1 million taxpayer dollars flying to Las Vegas just to give a speech. But, no other official explanation was given for this expensive trip.

Also note that VP Biden got on the fundraising wagon again. He flew to New Orleans last Saturday to raise money for one of his fellow Democratic Senators.

Below is a summary of President Obama's weekly schedule from Wednesday January 23 to Tuesday January 29 2013.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

• President Obama left the White House at 9:20 AM and flew to Las Vegas where he is delivering remarks about immigration. Afterward, he is flying back to DC.

Monday, January 28, 2013

• President Obama had a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. He then met with police chiefs and sheriffs to discuss his gun control policies at 11:15 AM. After eating lunch with VP Biden, Mr. Obama he hosted a NBA Champions Miami Heat welcome reception at 1:40 PM.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

• Vice President Biden attended a fundraiser in New Orleans for Sen Mary Landrieu.

Friday, January 25, 2013

• President Obama made a personnel announcement at 12:10 PM naming Denis McDonough as his next Chief of Staff. Later, he and Hillary Clinton sat for a "60 Minutes" interview with Steve Kroft which aired on Sunday.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

• Mister Obama had a daily briefing at 10:25 AM. He then make a personnel announcement at 2:30 PM nominating Mary Jo White to lead the Security and Exchange Commission and Richard Cordray to continue leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Two hours later, at 4:35 PM, he held a meeting with Hillary Clinton.
• VP Biden participated n a Google+ Hangout about gun violence.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

• President Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. After a 12:30 PM lunch with Joe Biden, Mr. Obama was done for the day.

Obama granted himself lifetime protection!

As President Obama was winding down his first term in office, he was preoccupied with planning his upcoming inauguration, replacing staff, and signing a variety of miscellaneous Bills.

His official agenda was remarkably light during the past week. His typical day started at 10 to 10:30 AM when he first received a daily briefing (four in all). Afterward, he lunched, signed Bills and made announcements. Most of his work was completed by 3 PM in the afternoon.

Mr. Obama's administrative week included meetings with President Karzai, Hillary Clinton, and various members of his staff.

However, there were three outstanding highlights in his agenda. First, he entertained the cast and crew of the TV show 1600 Penn. Then, he called the coach of the Crimson Tide. And lastly, he signed a Bill authorizing lifetime protection for himself!

Below is a summary of President Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday January 9 through Tuesday January 15 2013.

Today, Tuesday, January 15, 2013

• Mr. Obama received daily briefing at 10:45 AM along with VP Biden. Later, the two met again for lunch at 12:30 PM.

Monday, January 14, 2013

• President Obama spent some of the day with Joe Biden. The two begin with a daily briefing at 10:00 AM. At 11:30, Mr. Obama held a news conference. Afterward, he had lunch with Biden, and then the two met with Hillary Clinton at 2:30 PM.  The President completed his day after a 3 PM Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony. Sometime in between, he signed 20 bills into law, and held a policy meeting in the Cabinet Room.
• While Obama was holding a news conference, VP Biden met with Members of the House of Representatives.

Friday, January 11, 2013

• President Obama met with President Karzai of Afghanistan for 3 hours or so. First, they held a restricted bilateral meeting at 10:30. Then, they had lunch. Lastly, they held a joint press conference at 1:15 PM.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

• Mr. Obama received a daily briefing at 10:30 AM. Then at 1:30, he make a personnel announcement nominating Jack Lew as Secretary of the Treasury. He also held a meeting with advisers in the Roosevelt Room. In between, he called the University of Alabama football coach and congratulated him on winning the BCS Championship. Plus, he signed the Former President's Protection Act of 2012 and several other Acts.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

• President Obama began the day with a 10:00 AM daily briefing. He was then free until 4:45 PM when he hosted the cast and crew of 1600 Penn for a private screening at the White House.

Obama flew brother-in-law and entire OSU team to Washington for Thanksgiving entertainment at taxpayer expense

Having returned from his Asian tour, President Obama spent the remainder of the Thanksgiving week entertaining his family and the Oregon State Basketball team.

As Michelle Obama's mother lives at the White House, the First Family thought it would be delightful if the whole family could spend Thanksgiving together. So, the President arraigned to fly his brother-in-law, Craig Robinson and his family to Washington. But, since Craig is the coach of the OSU basketball team, the Obama's invited the entire team to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with them.

Expense was no object for the Obama's since they can simply raise taxes to pay for their personal entertainment. Thus, they flew the whole OSU team, and Craig and family, to DC for a few days. They provided them with free housing as well. The team arrived on Wednesday and joined the Obama's at a Food Bank. Then, they all feasted at the White House on Thursday.

The OSU team had no games scheduled last week. Their previous game was against Purdue in New York City on November 16th. Their next game was on Sunday the 25th against Montana State in Corvallis Oregon. This means that the team had no official reason to be in Washington DC, except to be guests of the Obama's and the U.S. taxpayers.

Looking at the team picture in the White House, it appears we entertained at least 22 team members and coaches in addition to the Robinson family. Assuming first class airfare and hotel accommodations, the taxpayers probably spent around $50,000 for the President's and Mrs. Obama's entertainment.

However, since the "fiscal cliff" is facing us, Mr. Obama went back to work on Saturday. He made 2 telephone calls that day, one to Mr. Boehner and one to Mr. Reid.

This week, Mr. Obama had 2 daily briefings, met with his senior advisers and Mr. Panetta once. He is also meeting President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico today.

Below is a summary of Mr. Obama's official schedule during the week of Wednesday November 20 through Tuesday November 27, 2012.

Today, Tuesday, November 27, 2012

• President Obama is spending the entire day with VP Biden. They begin the day with a 10:30 AM daily briefing and then have lunch 2 hours later. At 3:40PM, they will meet with President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico. They wrap up the day with a 4:30 PM meeting with Mr. Panetta.

Monday, November 26, 2012

• Mister Obama started with a 10:30 AM daily briefing. He was done for the day after an 11:00 AM meeting with senior advisers.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

• Mister Obama spoke to House Speaker John Boehner over the telephone. The last time they spoke was November 16th. The President also talked with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He also visited a bookstore in Arlington VA with his daughters and purchased 15 children's books.

Friday, November 23, 2012

• Michelle Obama and her daughters received the official White House Christmas Tree.

Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22, 2012

• Besides having dinner, the President hosted the Oregon State University basketball team in the Oval Office. The coach of the team is Mrs. Obama's brother, Craig Robinson.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

• Mister Obama pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey at 2:00 PM. He then participated in a service event with his family at 4:20 PM. Along with the Oregon State men's basketball team, and his family, the President distributed food at the Capital Area Food Bank.

References:
Beavers Enjoy Thanksgiving At White House With First Family
Photo of the day: Game face

Mr. Obama campaigned in the U.S. while wife Michelle enjoyed the Olympics in London

President Obama was very busy this past week. He attended 4 daily briefings and held a cabinet meeting! Plus, he participated in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony, met with Ambassador Crocker, Secretary Shinseki, Secretary Panetta, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

In addition, he attended 6 fundraising events, one in New York City, one in DC, two in Virginia, and 2 in New Orleans.

Vice President Biden attended 2 campaign events as well.

Since Michelle Obama was in London, watching and participating in various Olympic events, she was not officially campaigning this week.

The following is a summary of our Executive Branch's official schedule during the week of Wednesday July 25 through Tuesday July 31 2012.


Today, Tuesday July 31, 2012

• The only thing scheduled for Mr Obama is a daily briefing at 10:30 AM.

Monday July 30, 2012

• President Obama started the day with a daily briefing at 11:10 AM. Then, he participated in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony. However, he ended the day by flying to New York City to attend a campaign event at the NoMad Hotel.
• VP Biden flew to Chicago IL to attend a campaign event.

Sunday July 29, 2012

• Mrs Obama was at the Olympics, and returns to DC that evening.
• VP Joe Biden and his wife Jill flew to Detroit MI where he spoke at the American Federation of Teachers 2012 convention.

Saturday July 28, 2012

• Mrs Obama was at the Olympics.

Friday July 27, 2012

• This is one of President Obama's early mornings. He began at 9:40 AM and attended a daily briefing. Then, he signed the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, met with Ambassador Ryan Crocker (Ambassador to Afghanistan), and Clinton at 11:30 AM. Later, he dashed off to a 1:10 PM campaign event at the Jefferson Hotel in DC. By 5 PM, he was in McLean VA where he attended 2 more campaign events.
• Mrs Obama was at the Olympics.
• Mr. Biden attended a campaign event in DC.

Thursday July 26, 2012

• Mr. Obama appeared to work at the White House for the whole day (11 AM to 4:45 PM). He attended a briefing, met with Eric Shinseki (who is Secretary of Veterans Affairs), had lunch with VP Biden at 12:30, held a cabinet meeting and ended the day with a meeting with Panetta.
• was at the Olympics.
• Mrs Obama flew to London England to attend the Olympic Games with her daughters.

Wednesday July 25, 2012

• President Obama's day began at 12:25 PM when he left Seattle WA and flew to New Orleans LA. There, he attended 2 campaign events, and spoke at the National Urban League convention. He flew back to Washington DC late that evening.
• Mr. Biden delivered remarks at the International Association of Fire Fighters 51st Convention in Philadelphia.

18 More Fundraising Campaign Events for President Obama, wife Michelle, and VP Biden

Of the past 7 days, President Obama had remained in Washington DC for official duties only once. That was last Wednesday. He began the day at 10:30 AM meeting with Tom Vilsack.  After a lunch with VP Biden, Mr. Obama also met with Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Panetta. The official highlight was his honoring of the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion Baylor Bears at the White House. He ended that day attending a campaign fundraising event in Washington.

During the remaining 6 days, he attended 13 more fundraisers in the states of Florida, Nevada, California, and Oregon. Because of the tragic shooting in Colorado, the President found the opportunity to have the taxpayers pay for his West Coast swing by stopping in Colorado and meeting with families of the shooting victims.

Covering the other parts of the country, his wife Michelle campaigned in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Ohio. Additionally, Mr. Biden worked a union crowd in Ohio.

All together, this trio attended a total of 18 campaign events in the week.

Below is a summary of the official Presidential schedule for the week of Wednesday July 18 through Tuesday July 24, 2012.

Today, Tuesday, July 24, 2012

• President Obama starts day at 1:15PM and flies from San Francisco CA to Portland OR where he will attend 2 fundraisers. Then, he hops on the plane again and flies to Seattle WA where he will attend 2 more campaign fundraising events.
• Michelle Obama attends a campaign event at Westerville Central High School in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Later, she will attend a second fundraising event in Dayton OH.

Monday, July 23, 2012

• Mr. Obama started the day at 2:25PM when he flew from San Francisco CA to Reno NV where he spoke to the VFW National Convention. Next, he flew to Oakland CA and attended 3 more fundraising campaign events.

Sunday, July 22, 2012

• Mr. Obama's schedule began at 2:15PM when he left DC and flew to Colorado to meet with families of the shooting victims. Afterward, he flew to San Francisco and spent the night there.

Friday, July 20, 2012

• Mr. Obama left West Palm Beach FL at 9:25AM and flew to Fort Myers. There, he attended 1 campaign event and then flew back to DC, ending the day at 1:45PM.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

• Mr. Obama departed the White House at 10:45AM and flew to Jacksonville FL where he attended 2 campaign fundraising events. Then, he flew to West Palm Beach and starred in 2 more fundraisers.
• VP Biden flew to Columbus Ohio and attended a Union campaign event.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

• President Obama began day at 10:30AM when he received a daily briefing. At 11AM he met with Mr. Vilsack then had lunch with Biden at 12:30. At 2:25 he honors the 2012 NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion Baylor Bears. Next he met with Clinton and Panetta. Then dashed off to a campaign event at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at 5:40PM.
• Michelle Obama flew to Philadelphia and spoke about Let's Move. Afterward, she flew to Birmingham Alabama to attend a fundraising event. She had the country pay for this excursion because she was "briefed on the tornado recovery" while in Birmingham. 

Obama attended 10 fundraisers, watched 2 basketball games, and had 3 meetings last week

With less than 4 months to go before the November 2012 election, President Obama is now focusing nearly 100% of his time on his re-election campaign. And living up to our blog's namesake, The Traveling Fundraiser, he visited Virginia two days in a row, Ohio, and Texas. During the past 7 days, he attended 10 different fundraising events.

As for official work, Mr. Obama's schedule stated that he held 1 daily briefing, met once with Mr. Geithner, and hosted a meeting with Democratic leaders of the House and Senate.

Not wanting to miss out on entertainment, the President returned to DC on Monday afternoon (from Cincinnati Ohio), in order to watch both the Men's and Women's U.S. basketball teams play Brazil. Mr. Obama's wife Michelle and VP Biden joined him in watching the games.

Since Mr. Obama's wife and children wanted to attend the Broadway Play Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark last Sunday, he had Michelle attend a fundraising event nearby in order that their entertainment trip would be fully paid by the U.S. taxpayers.

Additionally, Vice President Joe Biden was also awarded 1 fundraising event to attend. That one is today in New York City.



Below is a summary of the official schedule of our country's leadership activities during the period Wednesday July 11 through Tuesday July 17 2012.


Today, Tuesday, July 17, 2012

• Mr. Obama flies Air Force One to San Antonio, TX and delivers remarks at 2 fundraising campaign events. Then, he flies to Austin TX and attends 2 more campaign events.
• VP Biden meets a delegation of Australian leaders at the White House. In the afternoon, he flies to New York City and attends a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event.

Monday, July 16, 2012

• President Obama flew to Cincinnati Ohio and attended 2 campaign events. Afterwards, he flew back to Washington DC and attended the men's and women's U.S. versus Brazil basketball games along with his wife and Mr Biden.
• Mr. Biden spoke at a briefing on seniors issues at the White House.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

• Michelle Obama delivered remarks at a campaign event in Pontantico Hills, NY. When that was over, she took a motorcade to NYC and watched the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark play on Broadway with her daughters.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

• Mr. Obama travelled to Richmond VA and attended a campaign event. Then, he traveled to Sterling VA for another campaign appearance.

Friday, July 13, 2012

• Mr. Obama flew to Norfolk VA and spoke at a campaign event at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, VA . Next, he traveled to Hampton VA and delivered remarks at another campaign event at the Phoebus High School, Hampton, VA

Thursday, July 12, 2012

• VP Biden delivered remarks at the NAACP 2012 Annual Convention in Houston, Texas.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

• President Obama met with Democratic leaders in the afternoon.
• Mr. Biden flew to Houston TX and stayed overnight.

Obama's Celebrity Week with the 1%'ers - "Livin' La Vida Loca"

The past week was dedicated to supporting the LGBT community, partying at celebrity fundraisers in LA and NYC, greeting a women's men's soccer team, speaking at college commencements, hosting dinners, appearing on The View, hosting another concert at the White House, and attending 5 fundraising gala events.


Noticeably absent from the President's schedule was any attention or time dedicated to performing the job he was elected to do as President. He did meet with his senior advisers once, had 2 daily briefings, met with Geithner twice, and Panetta once. Other than that, Mr. Obama had no involvement in the leadership of this great country, which is rather sad.

Instead of trying to get this economy healthy or getting people back to work, the President continued to stubbornly avoid participating in any working relationship with Congress.

It appears his complete focus is on his re-election campaign. We understand the importance of this to Mr. Obama because the winning Presidency for a second term would allow him to continue his lavish lifestyle which is funded by the taxpayers of the United States.

Correction: we first published this article indicating that Mr. Obama met with a women's soccer team. Our apologies - this was a first class Men's Soccer Team.

Here is a summary of our Administrations activities during the past week.


Today, Tuesday, May 15, 2012

• Mr. Obama delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers Memorial Service. Afterward, he welcomes the Major League Soccer champions, the LA Galaxy, to the White House. Later in the day, he will meets with the Combatant Commanders and hosts dinner for them. VP Biden will also attend.
• Michelle Obama hosts a Let’s Move! soccer event with students

Monday, May 14, 2012

• President Obama flew to New York City and gave a commencement address at Barnard College. Next, he appeared on The View. Lastly, he attended a campaign event at the Rubin Museum of Art (hosted by Ricky Martin) and then appeared at another fundraiser at a private residence in New York City.
• Mrs. Obama attended a campaign event at the Hilton Lincoln Centre in Dallas TX.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

• President Obama honored the 2012 National Association of Police TOP COPS winners
• Mrs. Obama spoke at the North Carolina A&T University Commencement in Greensboro, NC

Friday, May 11, 2012

• Mr. Obama left Los Angeles CA and flew to Reno NV where he met with a local family and delivered remarks criticizing Congress.
• Michelle Obama spoke at the Virginia Tech Commencement
• VP Joe Biden met with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain at the White House.
• Jill Biden addressed graduates at Southwestern Community College.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

• President Obama left DC and flew to Seattle WA where he spoke at 2 campaign events, one at the Paramount Theater, and the second at a private residence. Then, he flew to Los Angeles and attended another fund raising campaign event at a George Cooney's private residence in Studio City..
• Michelle Obama & Jill Biden hosted a Joining Forces event at the White House, and then a second one at the Biden's residence
• VP Biden addressed students

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

• Mr. Obama met with NATO Secretary-General Rasmussen. He also sat for a prepared interview with ABC News and announced he supports marriage for gay couples. That evening, Mr. Obama and Michelle Obama hosted a concert honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David as part of “In Performance at the White House” series.
• Mr. Biden hosted a dinner for Democratic House Freshmen at the Naval Observatory.
• Jill Biden presented remarks to members of Hadassah’s national leadership at the Hadassah Centennial Celebration.

A quite week passes as Obama celebrates Cinco de Mayo and greets the Kentucky Wildcats

The past week was very uneventful from the public viewpoint. Mr. Obama met with Senior Advisers 2 times and had 3 daily briefings.

His primary focus was campaigning, both openly and disguised as being a crusader for student loans.  He attended 4 campaign events, and visited one high school and 2 colleges. Whereas, VP Biden attended one documented fundraising event.

Entertainment was also an important past-time for the President, as he hosted a Cinco de Mayo Reception, and greeted the Kentucky men’s basketball team.

Below is a summary of the Executive branches dedicated activities to the United States for the week of Wednesday May 2 through Tuesday May 8 2012.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

• Mr. Obama flew to Albany NY to tour SUNY Albany Nano-Tech Complex and remark on the economy. When he returned back in DC, he spoke at Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies gala dinner.

Monday, May 7, 2012

• Mr. Obama attended 2 morning meetings and held a conference call in the afternoon with elected officials and student government leaders.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

• President Obama, along with his wife Michelle, flew to Columbus Ohio and spoke at a campaign event held at theValue-City Schottenstein Center Columbus, Ohio. Then, they flew to Richmond VA for to attend another event at Virginia Commonwealth University. They were back in the White House by 7 PM.

Friday, May 4, 2012

• Barack Obama held a roundtable discussion and then delivered a speech, both at Washington-Lee High School. Later, Mr. Obama welcomed the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team to the White House
• Joe Biden spoke at the YWCA USA National Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

• President Obama hosted a Cinco de Mayo Reception
• VP Biden attended a campaign event in Washington DC
• Jill Biden visited the Coast Guard Base n Miami Beach FL.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

• Mr. Obama participated in an Ambassador Credentialing Ceremony., and later attended 2 campaign events a the W Hotel.

Alabama, Air Force, Fallon, and Warriors consume Obama's weekly schedule

 Somewhere along the way, someone taught President Obama the saying:

All work and no play

makes Jack a dull boy!

Not wanting to be dull, Mr. Obama has taken this to heart and avoids much work.

A week has 7 days each containing 24 hours; and a common laborer must work about 40 hours a week.

By comparison, the President works about half of this. Using his last week's schedule as an indicator of his working effort, we find the President spends:

• 7 hours in meetings
• 3 hours greeting sports teams and other guests
• 5 hours touring and speaking
• 3 hours at campaign events, and
• 2 hours taping television events and a weekly speech.

However, travel is often required, and last week, he was in a plane, helicopter, or limousine around 10 additional hours.

During the week, he met with his senior advisers 3 times, had 3 daily briefings, and met with Mrs. Clinton.

He welcomed 2 sports teams, wounded warriors, and teacher finalists to the White House. Obama visited the Holocaust Museum, and 2 community colleges. In between all this, he managed to sign a Proclamation naming Fort Ord a National Monument, and taped an interview with Jimmy Fallon.

 And, Mr. Obama attended 3 campaign events.  By comparison, VP Biden also attended 3 campaign events, and Michell Obama attended 2.

The following summarizes the public schedule of the President, Mrs. Obama, and Vice President Biden in the week from Wednesday April 18 through Tuesday April 24, 2012.

Today, Tuesday, April 24, 2012

• President Obama honors the 2012 National Teacher of Year finalists at White House. Then, he travels to Chapel Hill NC to speak at UNC about student loans. At the same location, he tapes an interview with "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". Afterwards, he flies to Boulder Colorado to speaks at the University of Colorado about student loans.
• Michelle Obama traveled to Omaha Nebraska where she delivers a luncheon address to Girls Inc, and then attends fundraising event. Next, she flies to Des Moines Iowa to meet with campaign volunteers.
• Mr. Biden meets with Hillary Clinton and Janet Napolitano.

Monday, April 23, 2012

• Mr Obama toured and spoke at the Holocaust Memorial Museum. Later, he presented the President's Trophy to the Air Force Acadamy football team.

Friday, April 20, 2012

• Mr Obama signed a proclamation and and then welcomed the Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride to the White House.
• Joe Biden attended a campaign event in Santa Barbara CA

Thursday, April 19, 2012

• Barack Obama welcomed the Alabama Crimson Tide to honor there 14th championship. He announced that he was saddened to hear that Dick Clark has died. He ended the day with a campaign at the W Hotel.
• Mr.Biden attended one campaign event in Phoenix Arizona, and a second one in Los Angeles CA.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

• Obama flew to Ohio and held a roundtable at Lorain County Community College. He later delivered remarks on economy; and then he flew to Michigan where he attended 2 campaign events, 1 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, and the 2nd at a private residence in Dearborn.
• Biden hosted an event highlighting need to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (hopefully without any newly added spending attachments).