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  • Joe is very busy

    From ScottW@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 28 21:01:47 2023
    according KJP when asked by reporters to please ask him to host a press conference.

    Oddly, on that very busy day his official calendar had on it only one meeting. The Presidential Daily Briefing.
    I wonder if there has ever been a President who was in the WH a full day in the middle of a regular work week and had nothing scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    ScottW

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to ScottW on Fri Jul 28 22:12:43 2023
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 12:01:48 AM UTC-4, ScottW wrote:
    according KJP when asked by reporters to please ask him to host a press conference.

    Oddly, on that very busy day his official calendar had on it only one meeting. The Presidential Daily Briefing.
    I wonder if there has ever been a President who was in the WH a full day in the middle of a regular work week and had nothing scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    ScottW

    Commander was chasing him around the Resolute desk all day long.

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to ScottW on Sat Jul 29 09:05:10 2023
    On 7/28/23 11:01 PM, ScottW wrote:
    according KJP when asked by reporters to please ask him to host a
    press conference.

    Oddly, on that very busy day his official calendar had on it only one meeting. The Presidential Daily Briefing. I wonder if there has ever
    been a President who was in the WH a full day in the middle of a
    regular work week and had nothing scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    https://www.axios.com/2019/02/03/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time#

    Some days, Executive Time totally predominates. For instance, he had 1
    hour of scheduled meetings on Jan. 18 (with acting chief of staff Mick
    Mulvaney and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin) and 7 hours of Executive
    Time.

    The day after the midterms, Trump's schedule had 30 minutes for a chief
    of staff meeting and more than 7 hours for Executive Time.

    End quote.

    Sure, no PDB listed but not exactly a packed schedule and that was early
    on when he put in an effort.

    The chart shows 9 hrs of "Executive Time" with no other commitments on
    Nov 23 and Jan 21. (2018-19)

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 29 12:08:02 2023
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:05:13 AM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/28/23 11:01 PM, ScottW wrote:
    according KJP when asked by reporters to please ask him to host a
    press conference.

    Oddly, on that very busy day his official calendar had on it only one meeting. The Presidential Daily Briefing. I wonder if there has ever
    been a President who was in the WH a full day in the middle of a
    regular work week and had nothing scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?
    https://www.axios.com/2019/02/03/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time#

    Some days, Executive Time totally predominates. For instance, he had 1
    hour of scheduled meetings on Jan. 18 (with acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin) and 7 hours of Executive Time.

    The day after the midterms, Trump's schedule had 30 minutes for a chief
    of staff meeting and more than 7 hours for Executive Time.

    End quote.

    Sure, no PDB listed but not exactly a packed schedule and that was early
    on when he put in an effort.

    The chart shows 9 hrs of "Executive Time" with no other commitments on
    Nov 23 and Jan 21. (2018-19)

    Whatabout your being opposed to whataboutism?

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to Art Sackman on Sat Jul 29 15:58:41 2023
    On 7/29/23 2:08 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:05:13 AM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/28/23 11:01 PM, ScottW wrote:

    I wonder if there has ever been a President who was in the WH a
    full day in the middle of a regular work week and had nothing
    scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    https://www.axios.com/2019/02/03/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time#

    The chart shows 9 hrs of "Executive Time" with no other commitments on >> Nov 23 and Jan 21. (2018-19)

    Whatabout your being opposed to whataboutism?

    Scott asked for an example of a President in the White House with an
    empty schedule. I found one, with specific dates without even a PDB. Of
    course, that doesn't count for much for Trump who famously didn't pay
    attention to those.

    No whatabouts involved when directly answering a question.

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 29 16:20:09 2023
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4:58:45 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/29/23 2:08 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:05:13 AM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/28/23 11:01 PM, ScottW wrote:

    I wonder if there has ever been a President who was in the WH a
    full day in the middle of a regular work week and had nothing
    scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    https://www.axios.com/2019/02/03/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time#
    The chart shows 9 hrs of "Executive Time" with no other commitments on >> Nov 23 and Jan 21. (2018-19)

    Whatabout your being opposed to whataboutism?
    Scott asked for an example of a President in the White House with an
    empty schedule. I found one, with specific dates without even a PDB. Of course, that doesn't count for much for Trump who famously didn't pay attention to those.

    No whatabouts involved when directly answering a question.

    Whatabout the times when I directly answered a question and you complained about whataboutism?
    Whatabout that?
    Whatabout your hypocricy.

    For the record, there is nothing wrong with whataboutism.
    Callin out hypocrisy is perfectly acceptable.

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  • From Fascist Flea@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 29 16:30:39 2023
    Blinded by the darkness, the Sackdork blows his ample nose on something
    that is definitely not a kleenex.

    Callin[sic] out hypocrisy is perfectly acceptable.

    Calling out stupidity, by contrast, is quite commendable.

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  • From mINE109@21:1/5 to Art Sackman on Sun Jul 30 12:16:45 2023
    On 7/29/23 6:20 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4:58:45 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/29/23 2:08 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:05:13 AM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/28/23 11:01 PM, ScottW wrote:

    I wonder if there has ever been a President who was in the WH a
    full day in the middle of a regular work week and had nothing
    scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    https://www.axios.com/2019/02/03/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time#
    The chart shows 9 hrs of "Executive Time" with no other commitments on >> Nov 23 and Jan 21. (2018-19)

    Whatabout your being opposed to whataboutism?
    Scott asked for an example of a President in the White House with an
    empty schedule. I found one, with specific dates without even a PDB. Of
    course, that doesn't count for much for Trump who famously didn't pay
    attention to those.

    No whatabouts involved when directly answering a question.

    Whatabout the times when I directly answered a question and you complained about whataboutism?
    Whatabout that?
    Whatabout your hypocricy.

    For the record, there is nothing wrong with whataboutism.

    Callin out hypocrisy is perfectly acceptable.

    And you were so close to a defensible argument.

    The complaint about whatabouts is the deflection. Compare and contrast
    is legitimate.

    The original "whataboutism" practiced by Soviets is still out.

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 30 17:20:11 2023
    On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 1:16:48 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/29/23 6:20 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4:58:45 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/29/23 2:08 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:05:13 AM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/28/23 11:01 PM, ScottW wrote:

    I wonder if there has ever been a President who was in the WH a
    full day in the middle of a regular work week and had nothing
    scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    https://www.axios.com/2019/02/03/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time#
    The chart shows 9 hrs of "Executive Time" with no other commitments on >> Nov 23 and Jan 21. (2018-19)

    Whatabout your being opposed to whataboutism?
    Scott asked for an example of a President in the White House with an
    empty schedule. I found one, with specific dates without even a PDB. Of >> course, that doesn't count for much for Trump who famously didn't pay
    attention to those.

    No whatabouts involved when directly answering a question.

    Whatabout the times when I directly answered a question and you complained about whataboutism?
    Whatabout that?
    Whatabout your hypocricy.

    For the record, there is nothing wrong with whataboutism.

    Callin out hypocrisy is perfectly acceptable.
    And you were so close to a defensible argument.

    The complaint about whatabouts is the deflection. Compare and contrast
    is legitimate.

    The original "whataboutism" practiced by Soviets is still out.

    Tomayto, tomahto
    Whatabout lettuce?
    Compare and contrast.

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  • From Art Sackman@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 30 17:28:22 2023
    On Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 1:16:48 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/29/23 6:20 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 4:58:45 PM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/29/23 2:08 PM, Art Sackman wrote:
    On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 10:05:13 AM UTC-4, mINE109 wrote:
    On 7/28/23 11:01 PM, ScottW wrote:

    I wonder if there has ever been a President who was in the WH a
    full day in the middle of a regular work week and had nothing
    scheduled but the PDB?

    Any bets?

    https://www.axios.com/2019/02/03/donald-trump-private-schedules-leak-executive-time#
    The chart shows 9 hrs of "Executive Time" with no other commitments on >> Nov 23 and Jan 21. (2018-19)

    Whatabout your being opposed to whataboutism?
    Scott asked for an example of a President in the White House with an
    empty schedule. I found one, with specific dates without even a PDB. Of >> course, that doesn't count for much for Trump who famously didn't pay
    attention to those.

    No whatabouts involved when directly answering a question.

    Whatabout the times when I directly answered a question and you complained about whataboutism?
    Whatabout that?
    Whatabout your hypocricy.

    For the record, there is nothing wrong with whataboutism.

    Callin out hypocrisy is perfectly acceptable.
    And you were so close to a defensible argument.

    The complaint about whatabouts is the deflection. Compare and contrast
    is legitimate.

    The original "whataboutism" practiced by Soviets is still out.

    Whataboutism goes back to Cain and Abel

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