Here's What Barack Obama And Hillary Clinton Were Doing During The Chaos In Ferguson

[Purveyor]

President Barack Obama attended a birthday party in Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday evening, the same night protests in Ferguson, Missouri, escalated after the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer last week.

According to a White House spokesman, "a good time was had by all."

Read the full White House press release from a pool report below:

From Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz:

Tonight, the President and First Lady attended the birthday celebration for Mrs. Ann Jordan at an event at the Farm Neck Golf Club. There were approximately 150 guests in attendance.

Among the attendees seated with the Jordans and the President and First Lady were former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Valerie Jarrett and her mother Mrs. Barbara Bowman, Ursula Burns, Kenneth Chenault and his wife Kathy, along with other friends and family of Mrs. Jordan. President Obama honored Mrs. Jordan with a toast before dinner, as did Mr. Jordan and Secretary Clinton and others. The President and First Lady have known the Jordans for over twenty years, and were grateful to have been able to share this special evening with them.

The President and First Lady also were happy to have the chance to spend time with Secretary Clinton and former President Clinton.

A little color: in his toast for Mrs. Jordan, President quipped that he met Vernon and first, but liked Ann more. The menu consisted of surf and turf and pasta. The Obamas danced nearly every song. A good time was had by all.
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A request for comment about the events in Ferguson was not immediately returned by the White House.

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[randys1]

1. They should have been at the Ferguson McDonalds washing dishes or something

[merrily]

4. What did a White House spokesperson say from his or her phone about their whereabouts?

This is a story about a report from a White House spokesperon. Obviously, Clinton was "brought into" this cheerful report from a white house spokesperson of a party that the President attended because she was another well-known person in attendance (as was her husband). I'm guessing that Sanders and Warren were not mentioned simply because they were not also in attendance.

Let's not imply that this report from a white house spokesperson contained some unfairness from the white house or from the media that Sanders and Warren were spared because the white house or the corporate media love people who are to Hillary's left, one of whom is a Democratic Socialist turned Indie, more than they love Hillary.

[Purveyor]

5. Do Warren and Sanders have influence/authority with the FBI, National Guard, US Attorney's

office, Gov. of Missouri?

If so, then indeed they should be front in center. Lord knows the PTB don't seem to be.

[merrily]

3. Tone deaf white house spokesperson.

Not the first tone deaf white house spokesperson and won't be the last.

Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Very rich, very powerful, whatever.

Although..... I cannot recall a Press Secretary for another first-term President bashing his employer's base. And not getting fired for it. Or apologizing. (Chief of Staff, too, though he apologized promptly... not to liberals, though. My recollection is that he said something six months later that may have been apologetic re: liberals, but Mr. Google was not helpful on that point.)

[Javaman]

6. Well heck, as long as they weren't doing this, I guess we are okay...

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or this...

[mfcorey1]

7. So what! A President works 24/7. Give the damn man a break. eom