President Obama might have “no strategy” to deal with ISIS, but when it comes to fundraisers, those plans are etched in stone:
It's a day of Dem fundraising for Pres Obama. In Westchester NY, he has two DNC events and then to Newport, RI for a DCCC event.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
The 2nd DNC event and the DCCC event will be open to print pool coverage for Pres Obama's remarks, but not for the Q&A that follows.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
Today's events will bring Pres Obama's fundraiser count this year to 44 and to 403 since taking office.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
The ISIS strategy can wait, apparently, but a plan for fundraising? Formulated!
@markknoller he has a strategy for that doesn't he?
— Doug Kellett (@iDougradio) August 29, 2014
.@markknoller a plan for fund raising but no plan for ISIS or Americans fighting with ISIS
— Gary (@garyalan82) August 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/Juice_McGraw/status/505328293084557312
@markknoller @seanmdav So Obama does have a #Strategery after all: fundraising, golf, and eating tasty food the rest of us are told to avoid
— Glenda Rose (@GlendaMcRose) August 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/jthomas309/status/505329083115634688
@markknoller @seanmdav Glad that there isn't anything pressing that might divert attention from fundraising…
— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) August 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/TFCochran/status/505333630991085570
https://twitter.com/dascottfamily/status/505330076553334784
@markknoller @Ivanv1 Obama has 44 fundraiser strategies, 44 golf strategies, 44 vacation strategies, but #WeDontHaveAStrategyYet 4ISIS???
— BethRushing (@BethRushing) August 29, 2014
And after three fundraisers Friday, is it back to the White House to hammer out an ISIS strategy? Not so fast:
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Pres Obama will spend the night in Westchester for the wedding tomorrow of chef/nutrition policy advisor Sam Kass to MSNBC host Alex Wagner.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
Priorities! (note: see update below)
https://twitter.com/Will_Antonin/status/505329090782830592
Cause nothing else is going on in the world right now! #PartyOnDude #GolferAndPartierInChief #ISIS #Russia #Ukraine #Yazidis @markknoller
— Joe (@JoeC1776) August 29, 2014
@Will_Antonin @markknoller What are the odds he squeezes in a round of golf on this little trip?
— Jason (@jasonhsv) August 29, 2014
Odds are very good.
Update:
Obama will return to DC after attending tonight’s fundraisers. He will still reportedly go to the wedding tomorrow:
Obama sked change: he'll return to the WH tonight after fundraisers in NY and RI, rather than spend the night in Westchester, NY.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 29, 2014
Obama cancels plan to spend all of tomorrow in Westchester, will come back to DC tonight instead and then go up Sat evening for Kass wedding
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) August 29, 2014