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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 9, 2011

  It’s Obama “Tiki Curse” time again. Last summer, fecal matter (fecal coliform bacteria) contaminated the waters, fouling portions of Tisbury Great Pond, the salt-water lagoon fronting the First Family’s vacation estate at Blue Heron Farm. The beaches were closed down while the Obama family stayed at the estate, including Obama’s private beach. Earlier today, [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 9, 2011

  FLASHBACK: In the months that followed Pres. Barack Obama’s inauguration, most reporters on both sides of the political fence avoided giving off even a whiff of critical appraisal of the new president, jerking their heads and eyes away when he gaffed and blundered and erred repeatedly. Some of this early restraint appeared to be [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 9, 2011

  “Attention spans are short,” says POTUS. Especially his own. Back in December 2010, Pres. Barack Obama said we were past the “crisis point” in the economy and now he needed to take a “hard pivot” and focus on jobs and growth. And here we are in August 2011 with stock markets plunging, the jobs [...]

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