|
|
Immm Facing GOP criticism, Obama announces benefits for small businesses
LOS ANGELES -- Johnny Depp is under fire over a comment he made, apparently in jest, about presidential assa stanley cup ssination to the crowd at the annual Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, Thursday.According the Reuters news service, Depp asked the crowd, When was the last time an actor assassinated a president At that point, Reuters says, the crowd cheered. I want to clarify, Depp continued, I m not an actor. I lie for a living. However, it s been a while. And maybe it s time. Reuters points out that Depp stanley tumbler appeared to be making a joke. stanley canada Actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.In a statement, the Secret Service said it is aware of the comment in question. For security reasons, we cannot discuss specifically nor in general terms the means and methods of how we perform our protective responsibilities. Friday, Depp issued a statementapologizing for his remark. I apologize for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump, he said. It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone. Depp was at the Glastonbury Festival, which supports the performing arts, to introduce a screening of his 2004 film The Libertine. He played Mr. Trump last year in a Funny or Die video parody of the 1987 book The Art of the Deal. Last month, comedian Kathy Griffin drew outrage over a video depicting her holding a likeness of Qzbk Jessica Simpson Snubs Bush
We wouldn t presume to tell NBC s Tom Brokaw what he should ask of Barack Obama when the president-elect appears on Meet the Press fo stanley cups uk r almost the f stanley mug ull hour on Sunday. But there are 10 questions that we d like to pose to President-elect Obama, which we humbly submit to you, dear readers the ranks of which we hope include Mr. Brokaw and Betsy Fischer, Meet s longtime executive producer . Here goes: 1 Are you going to get off the sidelines before you re sworn in and, if not, what do you say to those in your own party who are waiting for you to show some leadership Emp stanley cup price loyers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, home foreclosure rates in the third quarter were up 76% from a year ago, retail sales are the worst in 35 years and the nation s Big Three automakers are pleading for a bailout, or will likely go into bankruptcy. In short, the country is facing its greatest economic challenge in decades and perhaps since the Great Depression. Yet Obama, still over a month from being sworn in as president, finds himself in an interregnum where his public pronouncements or even leaks - see Geithner, Timothy F., appointment of can move markets, but he has no actual governing power. Fearing the obvious dangers inherent to being assigned responsibility without authority, Obama has shied away from inserting himself in the economic policy debates. But, while he may be Constitutionally limited right now, Obama does have considerab |
|
发表于 2024-11-12 12:49:56