The Barack Obama Media Saturation Watch – First Term

I can now correct my own tracking of Barack Obama’s media over saturation, thanks to Mark Knoller of CBS News. Here are Mr. Knoller’s totals for President Obama’s first term.

Speeches, statements and remarks: 1,852 

699 with a Teleprompter

News conferences and press availabilities:  21 formal, solo, full-length White House news conferences (Mr. Obama had 108 press availabilities of all varieties including 57 joint sessions with foreign leaders)

Town hall meetings: 58

Domestic trips: 245 (spanning 417 days)

Vacations: 13 (spanning all or part of 83 days

Foreign trips: 25

Flights on Air Force One: 836

Flights on Marine One: 2010: 801

Unemployment Rates: Jan. 2009: 7.8 percent; Jan. 2013 (Dec. 12, 2012): 7.8 percent (Hit high of 10 percent in Oct. 2009, then slow decline over 35 months back to 7.8 percent)

National Debt in 2010: Jan. 2009: $10.616 trillion; Jan. 2013: $16.432 trillion (At $5.8 trillion, it’s the largest increase in the national debt under one president.

Cabinet meetings: 19

Visits to Camp David: 29 (spanning all or part of 72 days)

Golf: 113

Interviews: 591

Meetings with foreign leaders: 131

Days of no appearances: 93

Wednesday, December 22, 2010: President Obama will deliver remarks at the signing ceremony of the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Then later held a year end News Conference. Speech Number 684 and News Conference 61.

Thursday, December 16., 2010: President Obama delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of the Interior. Later, the President will deliver a statement to the press on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review in the Brady Press Briefing Room. Speech Numbers 682, 683.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010: President Obama appeared once again in the Brady Press Briefing Room to make remarks. Speech Number 681.

Monday, December 13, 2010: President Obama made remarks at the Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington, DC. on the bill signing ceremony for the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Speech Number 680.

Friday, December 10, 2010: President Obama with President Bill Clinton held an unscheduled News Conference. President Obama made brief remarks and then on the excuse of attending the White House Christmas party, left President Clinton to handle the press. Speech Number 679.

Thursday, December 9, 2010: President Obama makes remarks at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Speech Number 678.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010: President Obama holds a News Conference and remarks to pitch the Tax Cut Bill. Speech Number 677 and News Conference number 60.

Monday, December 6, 2010: President Obama travels to Greensboro, North Carolina to make a speech on the economy at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem. Later in the afternoon after returning to Washington, President Obama made a speech for passage of the Tax Cut Compromise. Speech Number 675, 676.

Sunday, December 5, 2010: President Obama made some remarks at the Kennedy Center Honors Reception. Speech Number 674.

Friday, December 3, 2010: President Obama brings out his paint brush to “paint” the job numbers report in a totally different color than bleak. Then he made a surprise visit to the troops in Afghanistan and made a speech. Speech Numbers 672 and 673.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010: President Obama holds a Hanukkah party and of course, despite the twelve stitches in his lip, makes a speech. Speech Number 671.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010: President Obama pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey. Speech Number 670.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010: President Obama is back to campaigning with a trip to Kokomo, Indiana with Vice President Joe Biden as part of the White House to Main Street tour. After touring a Chrysler Indiana Transmission Plant II, Obama will make a speech. Speech Number 669.

Saturday, November 20, 2010: President Obama meets with Afghanistan President Karzai and then later holds a News Conference. In the evening Obama delivers a statement to the press with EU Commission President José Barroso and European Council President Herman van Rompuy. Speech Number 668, News Conference number 59.

Friday, November 19, 2010: President Obama will participate in a working lunch with President Cavaco Silva. Later, the President and President Cavaco Silva will deliver statements to the press. News Conference number 58.

Thursday, November 18, 2010: President Obama travels to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the NATO and EU summits. Foreign Trip number 8.

Sunday, November 14, 2010: President Obama holds a bilateral meeting with President Medvedev of Russia at the InterContinental Yokohama Grand Hotel. No speeches scheduled.

Saturday, November 13, 2010: President Obama will deliver remarks at the CEO Business Summit at the Royal Park Hotel in Yokohama, Japan. After a meeting with Prime Minister Kan of Japan they will hold a joint News Conference. Speech Number 667 and News Conference number 57.

Friday, November 12, 2010: President Obama delivers remarks at the G-20 SME Finance Challenge Award Winner Ceremony
Coex Center, Seoul, South Korea and then holds a News Conference before leaving for Tokyo, Japan. Speech Numbers, 665, 666 and News Conference number 56.

Thursday, November 11, 2010: President Obama is now in Seoul, South Korea to attend the G-20 Conference. In the morning, the President will deliver remarks at a Veterans Day event at the U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan in Seoul, South Korea. Later, the President and President Lee will hold a joint press conference at the Blue House and then attend then in the evening attend the official G-20 welcome reception at the National Museum of Korea. Speech Number 664, News Conference Number 55.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010: President Obama will deliver a speech at the University of Indonesia where he will try to pitch his world peace mantra by never saying the words terrorists and Muslims together in the same sentence. Speech Number 663.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: The President and First Lady travel to Jakarta, Indonesia and will hold a joint News Conference with President Yudhoyono  at the State Palace Complex. News Conference number 54.

Monday, November 8, 2010: President Obama holds a joint News Conference with Prime Minister Singh at Hyderabad House. Later that day, Obama will deliver a speech with his trusty teleprompter at the Parliament House in New Delhi, India. News Conference number 53 and speech number 661.

Saturday, November 6, 2010: In Mumbai, India President and the First Lady will view the 26/11 memorial at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel. The President will then deliver remarks commemorating the 26/11 attacks. In the late afternoon, the President will deliver remarks to the USIBC Business Summit at the Trident Nariman Point Hotel. Speech numbers 659, 660.

Thursday, November 4, 2010: President Obama delivers a speech on the jobs numbers and then leaves with First Lady, Michelle Obama on a visit to India on their 10-day Asia tour visiting Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Speech number 658. This is Obama’s 8th foreign trip and so far he has visited 20 countries putting him ahead of George W, Bush by one foreign trip in the first year in office..

Wednesday, November 3, 2010: On the day after the election disaster, President Obama holds a news conference to tell us that the election results were about the economy and not about his leadership or agenda. Dream on, Mr. President. News Conference number 52.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010: On Election Day President Obama will do four radio interviews. Interviews 200+.

Sunday, October 31, 2010: President Obama travels to Cleveland, Ohio for a DNC “Moving America Forward” rally at Cleveland State University. Speech number 657, Political Fundraiser 84.

Saturday, October 30, 2010: President Obama starts a two day campaign swing, first traveling to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a DNC event at Temple University. Obama then travels to Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, Connecticut, delivering a speech at a DNC “Moving America Forward” rally at the Arena. Obama then travels to Chicago, Illinois to speak at a DNC “Moving America Forward” rally at Midway Plaisance Park in Chicago, Illinois. Speech numbers 654, 655, 656, Political Fundraisers 81, 82, 83.

Friday, October 29, 2010: President Obama hits the campaign trail again, traveling to Beltsville, Maryland and tours a local business where he will speak on the economy (no joke). Then after returning to the White House, Obama travels to Charlottesville, Virginia to attend a rally for Congressman Perriello. Speech numbers 652, 653.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010: President Obama makes a speech in the East Room marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Obama then tapes his appearance on Jon Stewart’s the Daily Show. Speech number 651, Interview number — well I’ve lost count, but I’m positive it is over 200.

Monday, October 25, 2010: President Obama continues his campaigning as he travels to Warwick, Rhode Island first stopping and speechifying to workers at the American Cord & Webbing Co., Inc, in Woonsocket. Then Obama hits the DCCC reception at the
Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, Rhode Island and attends a DCCC dinner at a Private Residence, in Providence. Speech numbers 648, 649, 650 and Political Fundraisers 79, 80.

Saturday, October 23, 2010: President Obama travels to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to attend a rally at the University of Minnesota. Later Obama will attend a dinner for the DCCC at the Van Dusen Mansion. Speech number 646, 647 and Political Fundraiser 79. According to Mark Knoller this will be Obama’s 300th trip aboard Air Force One.

Friday, October 22, 2010: President Obama moves on to Los Angeles to pitch at a an event for Senator Boxer at the University of Southern California. Then Obama’s faux 2012 campaign moves on to Las Vegas, Nevada for a DNC rally at Orr Middle School Park. Then in the evening Obama attends a dinner for Senator Reid at a private residence in Las Vegas, Nevada. Speech number 643, 644, 645 and Political Fundraiser 78.

Thursday, October 21, 2010: President Obama will meet with a family at their home in Seattle, Washington to hold a discussion on women and the economy with families from the area. Then Obama will attend a rally for Senator Murray at the University of Washington. Obama then travels to San Francisco to attend an event for District Attorney Kamala Harris at a private residence in Atherton, California. Later, the President will deliver remarks at a DNC dinner at a private residence in Paolo Alto, California. Speech numbers 638, 639, 640, 641, Political Fundraisers 75, 76, 77.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010: President Obama begins a western campaign trip, stumping for loosing Democratic candidates. Obama first travels to Portland, Oregon for a rally at the Oregon Convention Center. Obama then moves on to Seattle, Washington for events on Thursday. Speech number 637.

Monday, October 18, 2010: President Obama makes a speech on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competitions. Obama later attends a dinner for the DSCC at a private residence in Rockville, Maryland. Speech numbers 635, 636 and Political Fundraiser 74.

Sunday, October 17, 2010: President Obama and the First Lady travel to Cleveland, Ohio, for an event for Governor Strickland at a private residence. They then travel to Columbus, Ohio, to attend a fundraiser for the DNC at Ohio State University, then a rally for the DNC at Ohio State University. Speech numbers 632, 633, 634 and Political Fundraisers 71, 72, 73. Obama also had time for Golf, round number 53.

Saturday, October 16, 2010: President Obama is in double down campaign mode, traveling to Boston, Massachusetts for a rally for Governor Deval Patrick at the Hynes Convention Center. Obama later attends an event for the DSCC at a private residence. Speech numbers 630, 631, Political Fundraiser 70.

Friday, October 15, 2010: President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, attend an event for Senate candidate Chris Coons and the DSCC in Wilmington, Delaware. Speech number 629.

Thursday, October 14, 2010: President Obama participates in a media orchestrated campaign event; Town Hall on Viacom’s BET, CMT and MTV networks. “He will appear before an audience of approximately 250 young people representing a broad cross-section of backgrounds, interests and political views.” Speech number 628.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010: President Obama makes remarks in the Rose Garden after meeting with with college students and their families on the impact of the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). Speech number 627.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010: President Obama attends “Moving America Forward”, a town hall meeting at George Washington University. Speech number 626.

Monday, October 11, 2010: President Obama travels to Miami, Florida for two Democrat Fundraisers. Speech numbers 624, 625, Political Fundraisers 68, 69.

Sunday, October 10, 2010: President Obama travels to Fulton Elementary School Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to stump for the poll loosing Governor Rendell. Speech number 623. Obama has played 52 rounds of Golf.

Friday, October 8, 2010: President Obama visit a small business in Bladensburg, MD to tour the facilities and comment on the monthly jobs numbers or put lipstick on a very ugly economic pig. Later in the afternoon, the President will sign the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. Speech numbers 621, 622.

Thursday, October 7, 2010: President Obama travels to Bowie, Maryland to attend an event for Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley at Bowie State University. Then Obama travels to travel to Chicago, Illinois to stump at an event for Alexi Giannoulias at the Drake Hotel. Speech numbers 619, 620.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010: President Obama attends a DNC dinner at a private residence in Cresskill, New Jersey. Speech number 618, Political Fundraiser 67.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010: President Obama and Dr. Jill Biden hold at the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges and makes another speech. In the evening, the President will address the 2010 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. Speech numbers 616, 617.

Monday, October 4, 2010: President Obama meets with the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the State Dining Room and makes a speech. Speech number 615.

Friday, October 1, 2010: President Obama gives another speech about his departing Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel. Speech number 614.

Thursday, September 30, 2010: President Obama attends a DNC dinner at a private residence in Washington, DC, designed to rake in some more cash. Speech number 613, Political Fundraiser 66.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010: President Obama invades another families home in Des Moines, Iowa. Obama will talk about the economy again and dodge responsibility and then travel to Richmond, Virginia to another family home. The economy seems to be talking point number one. Speech numbers 610, 611.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010: President Obama continues his backyard tour this time stopping in Albuquerque, New Mexico and to stupidly discuss the economy — that his administration and Congress have derailed. Obama will blame and then stumble over hard questions from his base. Then his campaign will move on to Madison, Wisconsin for a DNC fundraiser and a staged event before a crowd at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Speech numbers 607, 608, 609 and Political Fundraiser 65.

Thursday, September 23, 2010: President Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly in a very weak speech without rebuking Iran, or North Korea. Obama is still waving the olive branch, instead of standing strong for the United States interests! Later in the afternoon, Obama and the First Lady will join President Bill Clinton to address the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). Speech numbers 605, 606.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010: President Obama will hold a backyard discussion on health care reform and the Patient’s Bill of Rights at a private residence in Falls Church, Virginia. Call this another “campaign moment” in his never ending cycle of “running” for the office he was elected to. Later Obama travels to New York city and the UN General Assembly to deliver a speech at the Millennium Development Goals Conference at the United Nations Building. Then it’s on to two fund raising events for the  DSCC/DCCC at the Roosevelt Hotel. Speech numbers 601, 602, 603, 604 and Political Fundraisers 63, 64.

Monday, September 20, 2010: President Obama goes into super campaign mode, as opposed to the 100% campaign mode he has been on since he was elected. In the morning Obama holds a Town Hall on guess what, the economy. Obama is excellent at dodging answering questions. Barack gets a 10 out of 10 for that. Then Obama travels to Philadelphia for three fund raisers, making speeches at all of them. Speech numbers 597, 598, 599, 600, Political Fundraisers 60, 61, 62 and Town Hall number 26.

Thursday, September 16, 2010: President Obama will deliver remarks at the President’s Export Council meeting in the East Room. Later in the afternoon, the President will make an announcement on the expansion of his “Educate to Innovate” initiative. Late in the afternoon the President will travel to Connecticut to attend two events for Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal and the DNC. Speech numbers 595, 596 and Political Fundraisers 58, 59.

Tuesday, September 15, 2010: President Obama will make a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 33rd Annual Awards Gala at the Washington Convention Center. Expect a lot of pandering for those Hispanic voters – legal or illegal come this November. Speech number 594.

Monday, September 14, 2010: President Obama travels to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to make his second annual back to school speech. Speech number 593.

Saturday, September 11th, 2010: President Obama attends memorial services at the Pentagon. Speech number 593.

Friday, September 10th, 2010: President Obama holds a rare Press Conference to blab about himself and prove how off course he is. News Conference number 51, Speech number 592.

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010: President Obama travels to Cleveland Ohio to speak on the economy and find his next “villain”, Republican Minority House Leader John Boehner (R-OH). Punch away “O”,  as you whiff your way through your term in office. Speech number 591.

Monday, September 6, 2010: President Obama makes a trip to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to make a speech on Labor Day, to talk about the economy and labor. Obama should be embarrassed to speak about the sorry state of our economy when unemployment is at 9.6%. He blamed the previous administration, instead of taking responsibility for where we are now, almost 2 years after becoming president. Speech number 590.

Friday, September 3, 2010: President Obama makes a speech from the Rose Garden, trying to spin the awful unemployment numbers into good news. His heart was not in this speech. The only time Obama gets animated is when he’s talking about himself or attacking his opposition. Speech number 589.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010: President Obama speaks about the upcoming bilateral peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Speech number 588.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010: President Obama made his second speech from the Oval Office, this time on official end of combat in Iraq. Obama spent most of the time talking about his biggest failure, the economy – but never acknowledged his errors. Speech number 587.

Monday, August 30, 2010: President Obama spoke briefly from the Rose Garden on the economy. Speech number 586.

Sunday, August 29, 2010: It’s been nine days of peace and quiet without one single speech by President Obama! Well his golfing holiday is over and it’s the fifth anniversary of hurricane Katrina so Obama is in New Orleans and made a speech on how he will “get the job done”. Well if it’s as good as his job on the economy and lowering the oceans, then the people of NOLA will be waiting until the next President of the United States. He only spent three hours in New Orleans and has a golf game to get to. Speech number 585.

Thursday, August 19th, 2010: President Obama and family go on their official summer vacation, as opposed to the 16 others since coming into office. But before he boarded Marine One, Obama had to make a speech on, wait for it, the economy. Obama thinks it’s OK, while it nose dives into the ground. Speech number 584.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010: President Obama is in Columbus, Ohio doing an orchestrated campaign stunt of meeting with a family at their home, then a discussion on the economy with families from the area. Later in the day another fundraiser, this time for Governor Ted Strickland. Speech number 582 and 583 and  Political Fundraiser 57.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010: President Obama continues his cross country campaigning with a stop in Seattle. Yesterday’s Los Angeles event only raised $1 million, considering the cost to fly Air Force One across the country is about $400,000; that’s a costly trip. First on the agenda today, is a round table discussion with local small business owners on strengthening the economy and creating jobs, then a fundraiser for Senator Patty Murray. Speech numbers 580, 581 and Political Fundraiser 56.

Monday, August 16, 2010: President Obama continues campaigning – when has he ever stopped? First stop is Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin at the ZBB Energy Corporation, then an event for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who is running for Governor at the U.S. Cellular Arena. A little later Obama flies to Los Angeles to deliver remarks at a DCCC finance event, where tickets are going for $30,000 a piece. Speech numbers 577, 578, 579 and Political Fundraisers 54 and 55.

Saturday, August 14, 2010: President Obama and family made a token and whirlwind 27 hour visit to Panama City, Florida and made a speech. Speech number 576.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010: President Obama signed the Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 and made a speech. Speech number 575.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010: President Obama made a speech urging the House of Representatives to pass a package of critical relief to states and funding to save approximately 160,000 teacher jobs across the country. Obama knows if you dole out billions to the unions you will get their votes. Speech number 574.

Monday, August 9, 2010: President Obama welcomed the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints to the White House to honor their 2009 season and made a speech. That evening Obama attended two fundraisers, one in Austin and the other in Dallas. In Austin Obama praised himself and his record, because, you know it’s ALL about him. Speech numbers 571, 572, 573 and Political Fundraisers 52, 53.

Friday, August 6, 2010: President Obama got on board Marine One for a six mile trip to the Gelberg Signs to make a speech on small business. This is the same president whose policies have helped stifle small business, the economy and employment. Speech number 569.

Thursday, August 5, 2010: President Obama visited the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Chicago, Illinois today to make a speech touting how many of us he believes are now working and shopping and buying cars and such. Obama just repeats the fantasies they write for him. Obama also made a speech on the Senate’s confirmation of his Supreme Court pick, Elena Kagan. Later he attended a DNC fundraiser for Alexi Giannoulias and then later spoke before a DNC Finance Event. Speech numbers 565, 566, 567, 568 and Political Fundraiser numbers 50 and 51.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010: President Obama spoke before the AFL-CIO Executive Council, in Washington. He was right at home with his union buddies who helped get him elected. Speech number 564.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010: President Obama held a Town Hall in the East Room as part of his Forum with Young African Leaders. It was an opportunity to make another grand speech about his post-American Presidency. Speech number 563 and his 25th Town Hall.

Monday, August 2, 2010: President Obama jetted down to Atlanta Georgia to make a speech before the Disabled Veterans of America. Speech number 562.

Friday, July 30, 2010: President Obama continued his campaigning for the presidency by visiting two of the government owned automobile manufacturing plants in Michigan. First at a Chrysler plant and then at GM, Obama extolled how great the economy is. Of course he’s only reading what some delusional White House speech writer  wrote and the American citizens know what’s really up. More Obama fertilizer. Speech number 560 and 561.

Thursday, July 29, 2010: President Obama makes a speech before the Urban League. Obama praises himself about the “growing” economy. Then the self proclaimed “post racial” president baits the country about race again. Speech number 559.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010: President Obama was in New Jersey to attend two DNC fundraisers, but of course he must speak to us, or his silence will be enjoyed. Stopping by the Tastee Sub Shop in Edison, Obama made a speech, extolling his pro-small business agenda. Many of the diners started to choke on their subs when they heard his words. Speech number 558, Political Fundraisers 48, 49.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010: President Obama preaches and scolds us again, this time in the Rose Garden. Obama explains how he knows how to get people back to work and small businesses to expand, while pushing his cap and trade legislation; a job killer. Speech number 557.

Monday, July 26, 2010: President Obama was missing the limelight and speaking, so today we have two speeches. In the morning Obama commemorated the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. In the afternoon, Obama urged the Senate to pass The DISCLOSE Act which would require corporate political advertisers to reveal who’s funding their activities. This is designed to short circuit the Supreme Court’s decision on the Citizen’s United case. That’s what’s so great about Obama, he doesn’t give a whiff what the rule of law is, or what the people want. So that means we really don’t have to give a damn about him either. Speech numbers 555, 556.

Friday, July 23, 2010: President Obama spoke about the economy and delivered a pack of falsities. The American people know the truth and understand Obama’s failure. Speech number 554.

Thursday, July 22, 2010: President Obama made yet another speech today at the bill signing ceremony for the Improper Payments Elimination & Recovery Act. I don’t even know if Obama knew what it is about, just more electioneering and an opportunity for the President to yammer some more, because he love’s the sound of his own voice. Speech number 553.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010: President Obama made a grand speech in the bill signing ceremony for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This is another bill that allows Washington to take even more control of our lives and becomes yet one more electioneering stunt by this President and the Democratically controlled Congress. Speech number 552.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010: President Obama held a joint News Conference with British Prime Minister Cameron of the United Kingdom. But first another speech. Then they both took questions doing a lot of blaming of B.P. Speech number 551, News conference 50.

Monday, July 19. 2010: President Obama made a speech from the White House Rose Garden, with three unemployed people standing with him as props. Obama’s speech was just another lecture and his opportunity to blame the Republicans again for the failure of his party’s majority to pass the extension for unemployment insurance. Speech number 550.

Friday, July 16, 2010: President Obama made a speech on the capping of the BP oil gusher. Obama tried to sound like he knew what he was talking about, but that is very, very hard for this President. Community Organizers are really not equiped to lead, just to get people pissed off to demonstrate and then force change. Obama’s concern for the plight of those living in the Gulf states was amplified by his family’s hasty weekend trip as far away as possible from the oil spill – Bar Harbour Maine. Speech number 549.

Thursday, July 15, 2010: President Obama took his campaign plane, Air Force One to make a speech in Holland, Michigan. In his campaign speech he will tell us that he has brought us back from the brink and created millions of jobs. The fact that the economy still stinks and unemployment is higher than when he was elected, means nothing. In Obama’s mind he’s saved the country. Speech number 548.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010: President Obama could not stay away from the television lights and the media for long. Obama made a speech introducing his new pick for Budget Director, a former hedge-fund executive at Citibank and top budget official in the Clinton White House, Jacob Lew. Then in the late afternoon Obama made another speech at a reception for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Speech numbers 546, 547.

Friday, July 9, 2010: President Obama makes a speech on the economy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Speech number 545.

Thursday, July 8, 2010: President Obama travels to Smith Electric Vehicles in Kansas City, Missouri, to make a typical campaign speech. Then about an hour later makes a speech at the fundraiser for Senate candidate Robin Carnahan and a half an hour later makes a third speech at a “grass roots event”. The word missing is astro turf, but this is Obama, so it’s directed from heaven. Obama moves on to Las Vegas, Nevada for two fundraisers for Harry Reid and one more speech. Speech numbers, 541, 542, 543, 544 and Political Fundraiser 45, 46.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010: President Obama meets in the East Room and speaks on the administration’s commitment to export promotion to grow the economy and support new American jobs. Then later in the day does an exclusive interview with Israeli TV, where he believes it’s his middle name that is making him unpopular – Ha, what a sense of humor! Speech number 540, Interview 164.

Sunday, July 4, 2010: President Obama had to make (another) long speech at the White House Independence Day celebrations. He truly loves himself soooo much, because he seems to use “I” a lot. Speech number 539.

Friday, July 2, 2010: President Obama gives us his spin on the monthly employment numbers and makes a Recovery Act announcement from Andrews Air Force Base. Then he travels on Air Force One to Charleston, West Virginia to make remarks at the memorial service for Senator Byrd at the West Virginia State Capitol. Obama, the first black president, will praise Byrd, despite being a member of the Klu Klux Klan. It’s only because he was a Democrat. Speech numbers 537, 538.

Thursday, July 1, 2010: President Obama got two “remarks’ in today. First, Obama spoke at the American University School of International Service on “Immigration Reform”, or in English, “Amnesty” for illegal aliens and open borders to fill the voting rolls for 2012 and beyond! Later at the Iran Sanctions Act signing ceremony, Obama reminded us that he really wants to engage Iran in talks, rather than kick their ass. Speech numbers 535, 536.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010: President Obama takes his “re-election campaign” to Racine, Wisconsin to hold a town-hall at the Racine Memorial Hall. Here he will insult the opposition and claim that by spending more of our tax dollars he can turn the economy around. His hot air will not help the environment. Speech number 534.

Sunday, June 27, 2010: President Obama spoke at the close of the G-20 Conference in Toronto, Canada. Obama ignores fact and continues to tell us that he has turned employment around and the economy. I guess he is still believing his own hype. Then he took questions, which he is loath to do. Speech number 533, News conference number 49.

Friday, June 25, 2010: President Obama spoke about Wall Street Reform before he departed for Toronto, Canada and the G8 Conference. Speech number 532.

Thursday, June 24, 2010: President Obama holds a joint Press conference with Russian President Medvedev. Speech number 531, News Conference 48.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010: President Obama made a speech on the sacking of General McChrystal and replacing him with General Petraeus. Speech number 530.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010: President Obama assembled health insures and state insurance commissioners in the Roosevelt Room to pitch some more propaganda on Obamacare. Obama’s speech was almost 40 minutes long! Later on Obama spoke at the LGBT  celebrating Gay Pride Month. Speech number 528, 529.

Monday, June 21, 2010: President Obama spoke about Father’s Day to push another one of his intrusive government programs. Obama believes that government is the answer to everything and it’s getting bigger every second. Speech number 527.

Friday, June 18, 2010: President Obama traveled to Columbus, Ohio today on Air Force One and spent a little over one hour on the ground to make a (campaign) speech at the site of the 10,000th Recovery Act road project. Mark Knoller of CBS News Tweeted, “Obama spoke for ten minutes at Columbus event and is now heading home. Probably cost $500K-$1-mil for the presidential visit.” This clarifies even more. Speech number 526.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010: President Obama on Day 58 of the Gulf BP Gusher, participated briefly in a meeting with his aides and BP officials. Obama then made a speech outlining what BP and his administration agreed to do nearly two months after the disaster began. Speech number 525.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010: President Obama did a photo op walk on the beaches of Florida with Governor Crist, eating a snow cone. Then Obama made a speech to military personnel at the Naval Air Station Pensacola’s Naval Air Technical Training Center ahead of his Oval Office speech this evening. Speech numbers 523, 524.

Monday, June 14, 2010: President Obama has been advised by David Plouffe and David Axelrod to get out there and at least make it look like you are the President. So for today and Tuesday, Obama makes a whirlwind tour of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida and then back to the White House for a televised address. Obama stopped first in Mississippi for just two hours and made remarks twice and then another two hours in Alabama, with another speech. So that’s three speeches in four hours of involvement, 56 days after the BP blowout. That’s really impressive, considering his busy golfing, entertaining and fund raising schedule. Speech numbers, 520, 521, 522.

Friday, June 11, 2010: President Obama made another Rose Garden speech from the White House, this time on his small business jobs initiatives. Obama said the nation is digging out from recession but is still in a pretty deep hole. This is a hole that Obama cannot damn well plug. Speech number 519.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010: President Obama is still trying to sell Obamacare? He travels to Maryland, to hold a Tele Town Hall meeting with seniors at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center. Speech number 518.

Monday, June 7, 2010: President Obama traveled to Kalamazoo Central High School in Michigan to give the commencement address to the Graduating class of 2010. On Saturday Obama made a speech naming Air Force Lt. General James Clapper as his new nominee for the director of national intelligence. The President also made a speech on Sunday night honoring the Ford Theater. Speech numbers 515, 516 and 517.

Friday, June 4, 2010: President Obama today gives us another doubleheader in speeches. Obama and and Vice President Biden will travel to Hyattsville, Maryland to give a speech on the new job numbers which I’m sure he will say are great. Then the President puts on his game face and makes his third visit to Louisiana to further assess the latest efforts to counter the BP oil spill. Expect a speech. Speech numbers 513, 514.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010: Hot dog America, today is a twofer. That’s right President Obama will give us two speeches. The first in Pittsburgh,  at the Carnegie Mellon University, where he will discuss the state of our economy, as well as blame George Bush. In the evening Obama will take time off from not making the BP Oil Spill the only thing he’s concerned about, for a concert honoring Paul McCartney and then make another speech. Speech numbers, 511, 512.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010: President Obama gave us his daily speech after meeting with the “BP Oil Spill Commission”. He used the words “worst” and “never again” – these pop up a lot in his speeches. Speech number 510.

Monday, May 31, 2010: President Obama’s speech at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Ill. was a rain out. Obama flew from Chicago to Andrews Air Force Base and gave his address there to a quickly assembled group. Speech number 509.

Friday, May 28, 2010: President Obama travels to New Orleans and then to Grand Isle, Louisiana to get some great photo-ops and look like a President. Obama will make a speech about how “Daddy” is plugging the damn hole. Speech number 508.

Thursday, May 27, 2010: President Obama holds his first one on one “Presser” since July of 2009. But first he will “enthrall” us all with his Harvard scholarly knowledge with a speech. Speech number 507, News Conference 47.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010: President Obama visits the Solyndra, Inc. solar panel manufacturer in Fremont, CA. After his tour he will enthrall us all with a speech. Just what the nation needs; let’s plug this hole first! Speech number 506.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010: It’s a busy day for President Obama in which he is reaching for a new high in media face-time. In his favorite spot, the Rose Garden, Obama speaks to “award winning” small business owners. Then he travels to California for three fundraisers for Barbara Boxer. Speech number 505, Political Fundraisers 41, 42, 43.

Saturday, May 22, 2010: President Obama gave the Commencement Address at West Point today. The Commander in Chief told this fresh crop of Military Officers that they will be part of some kind of new world order? Speech number 504.

Friday, May 21, 2010: President Obama just loves the White House Rose Garden. Today Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum on fuel efficiency standards, designed to move towards improved fuel economy for vehicles. The President then made a speech. Speech number 503.

Thursday, May 20, 2010: President Obama uses his Bully Pulpit to lecture Wall Street and the American people that if we let Washington control more of our lives then the better off we will be. In the Rose Garden he lauds the passage of cloture on the “Financial Reform Bill”. The senate vote only allows debate to begin on the bill, it is not passed or a law. Just Obama’s excuse to make a speech. Speech number 502.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010: President Obama greeted Mexican President Felipe Calderon. Calderon attacked the Arizona Immigration bill and Obama spoke about the southern border, suggesting that it being open and undefended was a good thing. Obama answered all of the two questions permitted at this news conference. Speech Number 501, News Conference 46.001.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010: President Obama has side stepped the death rattle of Arlen Specter’s senate career and instead will be in Youngstown, Ohio to deliver remarks on jobs and the economy. We have reached a critical number here; SPEECH NUMBER 500.

Friday, May 14, 2010: President Obama spoke from the Rose Garden angrily demanding a fix to the Gulf oil leak. Speech number 499.

Thursday, May 13, 2010: President Obama has shuffled off to Buffalo, New York, to Industrial Support Inc., to make remarks on the economy and takes questions during a town hall meeting. Then Obama travels to New York City to a Democrat Fundraiser. Speech number 498, Political Fundraiser number 40.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010: President Obama and Afghanistan President Karzai made speeches and held a joint press conference. Speech number 497, News Conference 46.

Monday, May 10, 2010: President Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday, declaring the former Harvard Law School dean “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds.” Kagan is a mirror of the leftist philosophy of Barack Obama. Speech number 496.

Sunday, May 9, 2010: President Obama delivered the commencement address at Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. Obama lamented that in the iPad and Xbox era, information had become a diversion that was imposing new strains on democracy, in his latest critique of modern media. This is shorthand for any criticism of his “brilliant” policy. Hey Prez, criticism is part of the job, man up bud. Speech number 495.

Friday, May 7, 2010: President Obama speaks on the monthly jobs numbers. Joined by Treasury Secretary Geithner, Secretary of Commerce Locke, Secretary of Labor Solis, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Orszag, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Romer and Director of the National Economic Council Summers. This is another of his “dog & pony” shows, similar to handing out white lab coats to make everyone look like “doctors” during his Obama Care pitch. Speech number 494.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010: President Obama made remarks on Cinco De Mayo from the Rose Garden. He used the opportunity to vilainise and demagogue the Arizona immigration law. He is a real divider. Speech number 493.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010: President Obama will address the annual meeting of the Business Council at the Park Hyatt. He opened with a brief statement on the arrest of the Times Square bomb suspect. Then back to his topic of job creation and Wall Street reform. Speech number 492.

Sunday, May 2, 2010: President Obama travels to Venice Louisiana to make another speech, this time on the Gulf oil spill. Speech Number 491.

Saturday, May 1, 2010: President Obama travels to Ann Arbor, Michigan to deliver the commencement address at the University of Michigan. That evening he will play a comedian before the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Speech numbers 489, 490.

Friday, April 30, 2010: President Obama makes another appearance and speech in the White House Rose Garden on on the first quarter 2010 GDP numbers. Speech number 488.

Thursday, April 29, 2010: President Obama has to make speeches; first at the Dorothy Height’s funeral at The National Cathedral and then in the Rose Garden to honor the 2010 National Teacher of the Year. Speech numbers 486, 487.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010: More “White House to Main Street” hype, this time stops in Missouri and Illinois. President Obama will tour POET Biorefining in Macon, Missouri and “talk to workers about what they are experiencing during these tough economic times and share ideas for rebuilding our economy in the long term.” Then Obama will tour a local farm and visit with the family who operates the farm, finally traveling to Oakley Lindsay Civic Center in Quincy, Illinois. Speech numbers 484, 485.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010: President Obama is ramping up his permanent campaign with two days of the White House to Main Street tour. Today two stops in Iowa, first he will tour the Siemens Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing Plant in Fort Madison where he will deliver more of his schizophrenic policies on energy; green/oil-nuclear/green. Then later in the afternoon, President Obama will hold a town hall meeting at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. Expect all the shills to ask the planted questions. Speech Numbers 482, 483.

Thursday, April 22, 2010: President Obama is in New York to make a speech to lecture Wall Street. Speaking like the “Professor” he believes he is, because he knows everything that the teleprompter tells him. I am amazed at his arrogance and how he talks down to everybody, when he really knows nothing. Speech Number 481.

Monday, April 19, 2010: President Obama travels to Los Angeles, California to “rescue” Barbara Boxer’s floundering campaign for reelection. Boxer is now in the 40% range of support.  Obama will attend three fund raisers. I’m hoping Obama will be the kiss of death for Boxer, just like his “magic” he did for Coakley in MA, Corzine in NJ and Coates in VA. Political Fundraisers 36, 37 and 38.

Friday, April 16, 2010: President Obama has to make another speech, this time at the White House Conference on America’s Great Outdoors. Billed as the challenges, opportunities, and innovations surrounding modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans and American families to the outdoors. In other words; ways to prevent drilling for more oil on any federal lands in the U.S.A. Speech Number 480.

Thursday, April 15, 2010: President Obama travels to Cape Canaveral, Florida. The spin has you believing that he will speak to the employees of NASA on his plans for the agency. This is all orchestrated with 200 invitees, mostly academics and administrators, instead of the 9000 employees. Speech Number 479.

Monday & Tuesday, April 12, 13, 2010: Obama Maximus time. Obama makes remarks at the Nuclear Security Summit on both days, because we never get enough of him speechifying. Since he is the world’s expert on everything — all Messiahs have this gift. Speech Numbers 477, 478 and News Conference Number 45.

Friday, April 2, 2010: President Obama needs to make another speech – it’s only been twenty four hours since the last one. Today it’s on jobs. Visiting Celgard, Inc in Charlotte, NC. Don’t worry he’ll be talking about his health care bill in the next one. Speech Number 476.

Thursday, April 1, 2010: No April Fool’s joke, yet President Obama continues his road show on health care – pitching it again. This time at the Portland Expo Center, in Portland, Maine Speech Number 475. Obama then heads to Boston for two Political Fundraisers. Fundraisers Number 34, 35.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010: President Obama gave us his version of “Drill Baby Drill” at the Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Washington. Don’t hold your breath on his faux “promise”. Speech Number 474.

Obama also made yet another speech at the closing session of the Forum for Workplace Flexibility at the EEOB South Court Auditorium. Speech Number 473.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010: President Obama travelled to Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria Virginia, to pitch the newly signed health care bill, or is it an educational bill, no it’s a health bill but also has education covered. That’s why Obama needs to make a speech so he and congress can figure out what they passed. Speech Number 472.

On the same day Obama held a joint press conference with visiting French President Nicola Sarkozy. Barack seemed like this was cutting in to his basketball court time. News Conference Number 44 and Speech Number 471.

Sunday, March 28, 2010: President Obama makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan for talks with President Karzai and then makes a speech to the troops at Bagram Airfield. A disappointing speech from the Commander-In-Chief, who apologizes to our troops on fighting for freedom, destroying an enemy and liberating a country. Obama, always the community organizer, never a real President. Speech number 470.

Thursday, March 25, 2010: Two days after signing his Obamacare bill, President Obama is till trying to sell what’s in it. Making a campaign stop at the University of Iowa Field House, Iowa City. Obama pulls the shade back just slightly to reveal, “Now, it will take about four years to implement this entire plan – because we need to do it responsibly and we need to get it right. That means that health care costs won’t go down overnight.” Speech number 469.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010: Vice President Joe Biden spoke to lead off the Obamacare signing ceremony by saying “This is a big F*cking deal!” President Obama then made his speech stopping short in claiming that the Democrat majority and his White House had parted the seas and saved the country. Speech number 468.

Sunday, March 21, 2010: Shortly after the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the massive Health Care bill and all the convoluted parliamentary procedures, President Obama spoke from the White House, trumpeting the achievement. Speech number 467.

Friday, March 19, 2010: President Obama makes another Health Care Campaign speech in Fairfax, Virginia, at George Mason University’s Patriot Center. Surrounded by drones who cheer and nod their heads in approval,  Obama spreads all the lies about Obamacare. Speech number 466.

Monday, March 15, 2010: President Obama stopped in Strongsville, Ohio today to continue his campaign on Healthcare. Speech number 465.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010: The traveling Obama Healthcare campaign continues today in St. Charles, Missouri in a closed door rally with his SEIU/AFL-CIO paid union flunkies and then two fund-raisers with Claire McCaskill. Speech number 464 and Political Fundraisers 32, 33.

Monday, March 8, 2010: President Obama has shoved creating jobs aside for another, yes another speech selling his Obamcare. Traveling to Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania, where he continues to demonize the health insurance industry. Obama believes government has all the answers. Speech number 463.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010: Another day another speech by President Obama. Obama is entering his 408th day in office and by my calculations he has averaged 1.03 speeches a day! Here is the official White House press note:  “The President will deliver remarks about moving forward into the final stage of the health insurance reform debate. He will reiterate why reform is so crucial and what it will mean for American families and businesses: they will have more control over their own health care, they will see lower costs, and they will see an end to insurance company abuses. The President will note that his proposal includes the best ideas from both parties, and he will restate his preference for a comprehensive bill that will reduce premiums and end discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions. The President will urge Congress to move swiftly toward votes on this legislation.” Speech number 462.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010: President Obama travelled to Savannah, Georgia for the next stop on the “White House to Main Street Tour”.  What another campaign stunt? This White House and President has no idea what Main Street is and couldn’t find it if they were led to it. Gimmicks like this are very clear to the average voter, but it’s unlikely that  Rahm Emanuel or David Plouffe  even care. Speech number 461.

Thursday, February 25, 2010: President Obama chairs the “Health Care Summit” where he will get over 6 hours of face time. Obama keeps showing us his thin skin and anger when he does not get his way. Viewers will see how awful our elected officials do when under the constant ‘eye’ of television cameras. Speech number 460.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010: President Obama addressed the Business Roundtable’s 2010 First Quarter Meeting at the St. Regis Hotel. Obama gave a vigorous defense of his economic agenda, rejecting critics who call his policies “socialism” and insisting he aims to boost U.S. competitiveness abroad. Speech number 459.

Monday, February 22, 2010: Another day and another speech: President Obama spoke to the National Governors Association in the White House State Dining Room. Whatever he said in Vegas, did not stay there so he repeated his mantra on the Recovery Act: “It must be doing something right.”, “We’re working to create jobs by all means necessary.”, “I’m not going to rest until we see more progress in each and every one of your states.” Speech number 458.

Friday, February 19th, 2010: Obama showed his hand in Vegas today holding a town hall meeting at a high school in Henderson, Nevada and a speech to business and tourism leaders at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. “I love Vegas,” Obama told the audience of 650. This is Obama’s 24th Town Hall and Speech #457.

Thursday, February 18th, 2010: President Obama is attending two fundraisers today in Denver, Colorado, for  incumbent Senator Michael Bennet. Bennet is running at least 14 points behind his Republican challenger Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton. The President will then travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he will attend a DNC fundraising dinner at a private home; no formal remarks are planned. This dinner is closed. That makes these Political Fundraisers 29, 30 and 31. Speeches 454, 455, 456.

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010: On the first anniversary of the TARP fund, President Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden touted those 2 million jobs “created or saved” and how he has saved the American economy. Pure hype; another day and one more campaign speech. Speech 453.

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010: In full campaign mode, President Obama visits Lanham, Md., and announces $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees to the Southern Co. to build two new reactors in Burke County, Ga. Treat this as another phony campaign pledge. The Georgia project is unlikely to happen during Obama’s current term: the plans still have to be approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which could take years. Speech 452.

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010: President Obama hijack Robert Gibb’s Daily Press Briefing to make comments on this morning’s joint meetings with the Republican and Democratic leadership on jobs and the economy. Obama then launches into reading from a prepared statement for over ten minutes covering his Healthcare bill and the blocked confirmation of Craig Becker for the NLRB. This marks Speech Number 451. Obama also took questions from the press, the first time in over seven months, so this also is News Conference Number 43.

President Obama has broken every existing presidential record on the number of times he has appeared on television since taking office. Mark Knoller of CBS News has faithfully chronicled Obama’s over saturation. This will be a regularly updated thread on Barack Obama’s love of self.

Sunday, February 7, 2010: Obama’s question and answer with Katie Couric of CBS News, was his 163rd interview since taking office. More than any other president in the first 13 months.

For the record here are Obama’s total stats updated as I can:

SPEECHES, COMMENTS & REMARKS: 684
• Includes 52 addresses or statements specifically on his health care proposals.
• He used a TelePrompTer at least 178 times. (Technically, it was 177 ½ . On July 13, 2009, one of the teleprompter screens on the left side of his lectern fell to the ground and broke shortly after he began speaking. So he was left with half a TelePrompTer.)

NEWS CONFERENCES: 61
• Of which 5 were formal, solo White House Q&A sessions. Four were in prime time. His last one was July 22, 2009.
• Nearly all of the other press availabilities were joint appearances with foreign leaders at which as few as 1 question was taken by Mr. Obama.
• Predecessor George W. Bush did 21 news conferences his first year of which 4 were formal, solo White House sessions. Only 1 was in prime time.

INTERVIEWS: 200+
• This is a striking number of interviews and far more than any of his recent predecessors in their first year. Ninety of the sessions were TV interviews. Eleven were radio. The rest were newspaper and magazine. The number reflects the White House media strategy that Mr. Obama can best respond to questions in an interview setting.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS: 26
• Includes 1 in Strasbourg, France and another in Shanghai, China

POLITICAL FUNDRAISERS: 84
• The events raised at least $27.25 million. (3 of the events Mr. Obama attended declined to disclose how much was raised.
• George W. Bush did 6 fundraisers his 1st year raising over $48 million.

CAMPAIGN RALLIES: 7
• The rallies were for Gov. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, D-Va, and U.S. Senate Candidate Martha Coakley, D-Mass. All of them lost.

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