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FBN’s Lou Dobbs on why Obama may be at fault for many of the government scandals because he set a bad example with fundraisers, vacations, and round...
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-- scandals particularly White House scandals don't just happen -- -- cause without context.
Just as the president's political opposition will make much of -- -- scandal ridden atmospherics.
There's every reason for the White House itself.
To try to take into account just how these events have unfolded.
And how such an environment of your responsibility.
And disregard for accountability.
Has been created.
Taxpayer money has been wasted duty -- and outrageous behavior unbecoming anyone serving in the federal government.
But are these really isolated acts just a case of a few bad apples as some Democrats have suggested.
Or is the Obama administration failing to lead and to lead by example.
Failing to recognize the importance of example.
And yes even appearances.
And in the midst of all these scandals is it really a coincidence that the president has spent so much time.
Well not being president but also being the campaigner in chief for example.
A 122.
Fundraisers.
Over the course of just the past year.
We're see how some of these have a -- you'll bear with me a 122.
-- -- -- Now this so.
There's nothing wrong and every president -- to door right.
President Bush.
Probably in the he he was raising money through every president has to -- He even President Bush was playing golf.
But what our nation went to war.
He quit playing golf you -- 24 rounds.
In eight years 24 -- Now President Obama and again I want -- president to be relaxed I want him to be rested or her whomever may be.
President Obama has played at least.
94 rounds.
-- -- -- -- more rounds or call.
While many of our service members have been serving three and four -- in combat.
The first family has taken a lot of vacation.
In again like I say I want our president rested and relaxed.
But seventeen.
Taxpayer funded vacations.
And just over three years seventeen.
-- they cash costs.
In -- it -- I'm not saying this is look pawns of anything.
I'm just saying.
It's what's happening.
And the president for some reason wants to make -- all too easy for governor Romney to say things well like this.
I must -- I scratch my head at that this capacity the president the State's four hours off.
And such a regular register Google I remember how the Democrats -- that.
Being so critical George W.
Bush for.
-- occasional golfing and to Begin to play the catapult this but Barack Obama has so we don't hear much about past publicly.
From the mainstream media.
Well is -- really a surprise a Defense Secretary Leon Panetta then.
Travels back and forth to his California.
-- home is walnut farm.
On the weekends.
I said on the weekends at a tremendous cost to taxpayers.
The Defense Secretary.
Has taken twenty -- seven trips to the West Coast since becoming Defense Secretary just last -- 27 trips let me add that number in as well.
27.
Trips.
It's probably.
Move to the Defense Secretary -- The rules require an out of by the way to fly on a military aircraft and and then to compensate taxpayers for the cost of right commercial flight.
He's reimburse the treasury about 171000 dollars.
Which as you I'm sure would correctly -- doesn't even Begin to pay the cost of the military jet -- the crew.
All of which costing hundreds of thousands of dollars taxpayer dollars.
I'm not saying the president or this administration directly cause.
What are now mounting scandals.
But they didn't create.
Part of the atmosphere.
Part of the environment.
It what does all this add up to.
This all adds up to in my opinion.
The context.
Well what we're witnessing.
Whether it's a Secret Service rather it's the GSA whether it is a Defense Secretary who suddenly in a sense of entitlement.
The signs that it's appropriate.
To make 27 trips to the West Coast.
While serving the nation.
Contacts.
