[Chuck Sims]

President Obama Owes Los Angeles a Big Apology


By Hunter Walker
Published: August 16, 2010


I am coming to you live from the center of the worst traffic jam I have ever seen in my life. I've been trapped here for over three hours because President Obama and a group of Hollywood insiders are having a fancy fundraiser.
Someone apparently decided that Obama's $30,000-a-plate dinner at the house of "West Wing" producer John Wells necessitated shutting down most of the major east-west through streets in Los Angeles.
As of this writing, they are saying that large stretches of Olympic Boulevard will be shut until 9 p.m. I have also seen indications on the road and on the radio that huge portions of Pico and Santa Monica boulevards are also closed.
Those of you who are familiar with Los Angeles know that closing these three streets mean the entire city will be gridlocked. On LaPeer and Olympic, I was literally barricaded in on a small, residential block for over an hour with at least 50 people.
I can't imagine how many hundreds of others must be stuck in other areas of the city. I also can't imagine how many medical emergencies and accidents have been exacerbated by the gridlock.
If the President was unable to get to John Wells' house without causing this level of disruption, then perhaps he should have done his fundraising somewhere else -- like somewhere accessible by helicopter. Going through this gridlock is extra-painful because I know it is due to partisan fundraising rather than state business.
I don't know who specifically was responsible for the mess -- LADOT, the LAPD or the Secret Service, but I know that it was inexcusable.

Obama feels your pain!!

[BigdaddyQH]

The moron Mayor of Los Angeles is responsible for this. He could have told Obama to have his fundraiser at a location where he could arrive by Helicopter, and avoid this disaster. But Obama could care less about the people, as he has proven time and time again. He had to beg to get more money for his dying Liberals. He had to hit his Liberal Hollywood stars like Barbara Streisand, John Wells, and others, for more money. The Libocrats are getting desperate, as their poll numbers continue to sag.

[Hotdiggity11]

Boooo fricking hooo, I was late to class and then work one time because Bush wanted to go visit Chattanooga. Get over it.

[lyon804]

Boooo fricking hooo, I was late to class and then work one time because Bush wanted to go visit Chattanooga. Get over it.

Exactly what etnic minority group are you from? Please do tell.

[Andy117]

This is nothing new. I work in Manhattan and whenever any president is in town traffic is an absolute nightmare.

[curious]

The President should show that he really supports the Green movement (Like he claims) and take public transportation everywhere he goes.

[DwightShrute]

he should bicycle to events. Lead by example.

[BigdaddyQH]

He should stay in Washington, where he belongs. I know that the Democrats want him to stay the hell outof Washington, but the more he travels, the worse things get for the Libs.

[Hotdiggity11]

Exactly what etnic minority group are you from? Please do tell.

I'm part Native American. Any other irrelevant questions?

[lyon804]

I'm part Native American. Any other irrelevant questions?

No, not for now.