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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Wed May 22, 2013, 01:50 PM May 2013

Obama To Tour Oklahoma Tornado Damage Sunday

Source: TPM

IGOR BOBIC 1:34 PM EDT, WEDNESDAY MAY 22, 2013

President Barack Obama will travel to Oklahoma on Sunday to visit families and inspect firsthand the damage left by devastating tornadoes that ravaged suburbs, wiped out neighborhoods and killed 24 people, press secretary Jay Carney announced Wednesday.

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Obama To Tour Oklahoma Tornado Damage Sunday (Original Post) DonViejo May 2013 OP

i wonder if the two senators will show up? madrchsod May 2013 #1

The governor will yesphan May 2013 #2

Pres. Obama should SCVDem May 2013 #4

Yes, but she sure will want him to release money and assistance. bushisanidiot May 2013 #5

I've read reports that Gov Fallin has thanked FEMA but not Cha May 2013 #7

I sure hope they treat the president with respect that he deserves. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #3

thanks DV Cha May 2013 #6

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)

1. i wonder if the two senators will show up?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2013, 01:54 PM

May 2013

it`s going to be a very interesting visit.

yesphan

(1,588 posts)

2. The governor will

Reply to madrchsod (Reply #1)

Wed May 22, 2013, 02:17 PM

May 2013

probably be busy that day as well. Remember his visit to Drumright ?

Obama is pretty damned toxic here in OK and I doubt that Fallin will want to be seen as a friend of the Prez,
to the baggers, like Christie.

SCVDem

(5,103 posts)

4. Pres. Obama should

Reply to yesphan (Reply #2)

Wed May 22, 2013, 02:56 PM

May 2013

bring Gov. Christie along to show the Sooners what happens when you stop demonizing the government.

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts)

5. Yes, but she sure will want him to release money and assistance.

Reply to yesphan (Reply #2)

Wed May 22, 2013, 03:23 PM

May 2013

republican governors are some of the biggest hypocrites who rail against
the government in order to win in their red state, but suddenly love the
government when they need help cleaning up messes.