Well, this is what one would call bad political optics.

With the dual breaking news events surrounding potential terrorism and a foreign diplomat being shot to death, White House pool reports showed that President Barack Obama headed to a country club in Hawaii near his rental house, where he is vacationing.

The first email shows that Obama has directed his staff to keep him updated on the situation in Turkey regarding the assassination of the Russian Ambassador.

From the White House, per Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz:

“This morning the President was briefed by his National Security Team on the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey in Ankara today. The President directed his team to provide updates as warranted.”

Meanwhile, at 10:10 a.m. in Kailua, the press van prepares to depart the rental house where we’ve been holding.

In a following email, we are informed that Obama is leaving the rental home to go play golf.

The President and his motorcade departed the Kailua neighborhood where the First Family rents a vacation home at 10:21 a.m. Spectators on the street threw shakas and recorded photos or video on cell phones as the motorcade made the 10-minute drive to Mid-Pacific Country Club, where the President will be golfing under cloudy skies.

The times listed are local Hawaii time. Obama’s motorcade left his vacation home at 3:21 PM ET.

Currently, the news is dominated by both the assassination in Turkey, which could have large-scale implications on foreign policy and relations, and multiple deaths in Berlin via a truck driving through a market in an incident reminiscent of the Nice terror attack.

Needless to say, there will be a lot of negative attention given to Obama playing golf in the immediate aftermath of these horrific, and potentially history-altering, events.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/obama-heads-to-golf-course-after-receiving-reports-on-berlin-attack-and-russian-ambassador-death/

The one thing about President Bush is he dropped what he was doing and changed plans if something like this happened.

Also President Bush never took his Christmas vacation until December 26th. When asked about this by a reporter one staff member stated that President Bush did not want to interrupt the holidays of his staff, his Secret Service Detail and Local Law Enforcement and waited on taking his trips so the people protecting him could spend Christmas with their families. A classy President that respected the people who worked for him unlike the garbage we have now.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/12/25/why-george-w-bush-never-left-d-c-until-the-day-after-christmas/

LMAO


endless blame,,,,,

Presidents have families, they should not be required to neglect them 365. They should have family vacation like anyone else.

Yeah. Only Democrats should do that.

no, noone should do it,,, give credit where its warranted and criticism where its earned,,


every person makes decisions, good and bad ones,,

I consider it ridiculous to criticize President Obama for continuing with a planned golf game during his vacation.

He is getting briefed on what is going on in Europe.
He really can't do anything politically right now.

Really? It's in bad taste and not to mention a shooting at the American Embassy shortly after.

He's a lame duck President at this point and really doesn't give a s**t. I mean really.. what is he going to do?.. He didn't do anything about terrorism when he was a "full time" pres... he's going to do something now?

The guy most likely doesn't even bother to get out of his PJ's anymore.

The least he could have done would be to invite Mr Trump for a round and give him a security briefing

Well, first of all "The Blaze" isn't a respectable news organization.

Second, it is not the job of the United States to protect Russian Ambassadors (at least not until after the inauguration).

Third, an assassination is not a "terrorist attack."

Fourth, you'd better start looking for something to do the next two years as the GOP controls all facets of government. I'm afraid you'll just be bored.

yep,Obama is yuuuugely qualified to give Security-Briefings!

That Assassination was,by the very nature of the Assailant and his Ideology!

The Blaze is every bit as respectable as the so-called MSM!

So,you still believe Russia elected Trump?

MSN, CNN, PBS, ABC, NBC, are respectable news organizations?

in bad 'taste'? who can support Trump and then complain about things being in bad 'taste'?


would it be better 'taste' for him to stay locked in a room everyday that something terrible happens in another country?


and exactly for how long after these incidents should he refuse to live or go anywhere?


putting it in perspective: the ambassador for a country which may have disrupted our elections through hacking was killed and the person responsible was killed , obama received briefings and golfed



Hurricane Katrina hit, people were still suffering and in fatal danger and it took 3 days for Bush to end his vacation and get to new orleans


but the former decision is in 'bad taste'?

He probably ate meals too.

and snorted cocaine too.

That was the former President


but to give credit where its due,, I doubt either one as Fathers engage in the habit


just like Bush stopped getting drop down drunk in earlier years
Im sure whatever vices OBama had are long since history as well

George W. Bush monitored the situation from his home in Texas and made executive decisions about the event from his home in Texas.

Before Katrina hit, he was on the phone to Louisiana's governor, asking her to do for New Orleans what Bush couldn't do at that time.

In short, Bush was at work during the event.

He then went to New Orleans when it was safe for him to do so.

Anyway, I agree that Pres. Obama hasn't done anything wrong in this current situation.

thats my point Dodo

neither President made a physical change in their locations or plans ,,,

namely , because there was nothing for them to do that required it