GOP protests Obama White House campaign video

[Born_A_Truman]

The chairman of the Republican Party has asked the Justice Department to investigate a President Obama fundraising video filmed at the White House.

"As Chairman of the Republican National Committee, I have the responsibility to hold the President accountable for his reckless spending, for the unsustainable growth of government and the crushing debt he is leaving for future generations of Americans, and now, sadly, for his apparent criminal behavior," wrote GOP chairman Reince Priebus.

In the video, Obama discusses a lottery that supporters can enter to win dinner with him and Vice President Joe Biden.

It's a common complaint when presidents are seeking re-election -- incumbents as divergent as Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan have used White House backdrops for campaign style events.

In this case, it should be noted that the video is set in the Map Room -- which, contrary to the GOP letter, is part of the White House residence, as opposed to a West Wing office.

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Oh brother. Criminal behavior?

[SeattleGirl]

Sigh.....they get more ridiculous by the day.

[Drunken Irishman]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Republicans are going to try and impeach Obama on whatever sticks to the wall.

This is ridiculous. How many campaign ads, since at least Reagan, have shown the POTUS working in the Oval Office? Are now those off limits because they're filmed for campaign reasons in the WH?

No one seemed to complain when our last president was using the WH as a backdrop for the 2004 presidential campaign.

[The Capitol Punisher]

(07-18-2011 02:58 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  I've said it before and I'll say it again: Republicans are going to try and impeach Obama on whatever sticks to the wall.

This is ridiculous. How many campaign ads, since at least Reagan, have shown the POTUS working in the Oval Office? Are now those off limits because they're filmed for campaign reasons in the WH?

No one seemed to complain when our last president was using the WH as a backdrop for the 2004 presidential campaign.

The last President also used 9/11 and "Mission Accomplished" as backdrops to their campaigns, which to me is downright ghoulish.

[Born_A_Truman]

(07-19-2011 11:44 AM)The Capitol Punisher Wrote:  

(07-18-2011 02:58 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  I've said it before and I'll say it again: Republicans are going to try and impeach Obama on whatever sticks to the wall.

This is ridiculous. How many campaign ads, since at least Reagan, have shown the POTUS working in the Oval Office? Are now those off limits because they're filmed for campaign reasons in the WH?

No one seemed to complain when our last president was using the WH as a backdrop for the 2004 presidential campaign.

The last President also used 9/11 and "Mission Accomplished" as backdrops to their campaigns, which to me is downright ghoulish.

Oh he used 9/11 over and over in his re-election commercials. Pathetic! One spot I saw about terrorism showed Bin Laden's face...yet he admitted he wasn't concerned about OBL....

[Cha]

Eat dust, Jealous assholes.

[azmouse]

Just further proof that being Republican is a mental disease.

[Treestar]

So they don't like the incumbent advantage now? Shut up Rinse. Your Chimpy is the one who put us in debt.

[jaxx]

Silly Season has arrived. We thought it was ongoing, but we only saw the preview. Now it gets really down and dirty.

[nofurylike]

one thing it shows, they are having to reach and they KNOW it.

thank you for posting that, Pat!

[NYC Liberal]

which, contrary to the GOP letter, is part of the White House residence, as opposed to a West Wing office

So the Republicans lie? Surprise, surprise!

you can enter the raffle without even donating

In other words, the GOP is full of shit.