bablypny: Martha's Vineyard

Selasa, 23 Agustus 2011

A 5.9 Earthquake Shakes Washington And New York

Massive Power Cuts And Evacuations Ensue

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Virginia, jolted Washington, D.C. and New York, sending people scrambling into the streets. The U.S. Pentagon, FBI and DOJ buildings in Washington, were all evacuated. Secret Service agents were seen swarming the roof of the White House, all believing it was a terrorist attack.

The President was not in the White House at the time of the earthquake. Obama was out playing golf in luxury Martha's Vineyard, in the face of shaky economic times. It is being stated the quake was felt at Obama's location as well. This is the first quake to hit the region in the past 100-years.

People in California have been laughing at and mocking the East Coast today, for their fearful reaction to the quake, which is pretty brave considering they're are sitting on a crack in the earth that could create new beach front property at any moment (see: the Big One).

Side Bar: This is a personal request. Does anybody have any footage of the FBI in DC hauling butt out of the 100-year old agency's building when the quake struck. Just asking.

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Obama plays golf in Martha's Vineyard as quake hits

‎Quake shakes Martha's Vineyard

‎Jaded West Coast chuckles over East Coast quake

U.S. President, Barack Obama, is being criticized by both Democrats and Republicans, for going on a 10-day vacation to the luxury enclave of Martha's Vineyard. It is one of many breaks he has taken this year. Politicians are lining up to slam the move.

Barack Obama (stress is prematurely aging the President, as the First Lady is wrinkle free. Maybe he should borrow some of her moisturizer).

To add some levity to the bleak situation, the RNC has launched a website called www.obamagetaway.com which chides the president, via a series of humorous postcards about his ill-timed vacation. The funniest cards are about Vice President, Joe Biden and separately, former President Jimmy Carter. That website is so wrong (LOL).

The latest financial numbers and stats released on the U.S. economy are not pretty. Unemployment is up, the dollar is down setting record lows, more banks are closing and the stock market keeps tumbling in triple digit numbers.

Maybe Obama's time would be better spent in Washington, D.C. in the White House, working on the economy. It really wasn't a good time for a vacation, when so many people in America are suffering and can't afford one.