I agree with you that all candidates need to pay for their campaigning visits. However, based on your logic, it must be fine for Obama to cheat the town if the town allowed itself to be cheated by Bush. We need to start somewhere, so let's start today with Obama. Otherwise, based on your logic, we can never demand a candidate make reimbursement because there will always have been some other candidate who did not reimburse.

Doesn't Mitt Romney owe the state of NH money that he borrowed a few yrs ago.. ?

Let me set all of you straight on a few things. First I am in the seacoast area of NH and my wife works in Durham.
Mr. Bush's campaign PAID Durham from campaign funds. Source WMUR Broadcast of June 23 2012.
Second to Deborah Hammer Mitt Romney never borrowed money from my state.
Third to Reilly Reid you have no idea how much of an negative impact these canidates have on the budgets of our small towns if they refuse to pick up the tab for police and clean up after these campaign events.
To date the only campaign that has not picked up the tab has been President Obama's.

No president has squandered more of OUR money than Mr Obama... He has redistributed wealth to all but the middle class.... I'm sick of sliding down hill to support the elitist parasites at the federal level

Bush again...will you crybabies ever grow up? What is it about "Obama is a career campaigner" do you not understand? I don't think the taxpayers should pay for a campaign visit either, it is different from a presidential vist, but you just don't get that do you?

He is right , ALL candidates should be billed. Why should taxpayers pay for the visit??? Theis what their millions in campaign is for isn't it???

maybe the town was not BROKE in 2002, did you check on that before you developed dissentary of the lips?

John Waters

10:54 am on Sunday, June 24, 2012

Let me set all of you straight on a few things. First I am in the seacoast area of NH and my wife works in Durham.
Mr. Bush's campaign PAID Durham from campaign funds. Source WMUR Broadcast of June 23 2012.
Second to Deborah Hammer Mitt Romney never borrowed money from my state.
Third to Reilly Reid you have no idea how much of an negative impact these candidates have on the budgets of our small towns if they refuse to pick up the tab for police and clean up after these campaign events.
To date the only campaign that has not picked up the tab has been President Obama's

John Waters
Let me set all of you straight on a few things. First I am in the seacoast area of NH and my wife works in Durham.
Mr. Bush's campaign PAID Durham from campaign funds. Source WMUR Broadcast of June 23 2012.
Second to Deborah Hammer Mitt Romney never borrowed money from my state.
Third to Reilly Reid you have no idea how much of an negative impact these candidates have on the budgets of our small towns if they refuse to pick up the tab for police and clean up after these campaign events.
To date the only campaign that has not picked up the tab has been President Obama's

The economy has never been this bad before and NH is a Democrat stronghold so this is not a poke at Obama or the Democrats ,its just a sign of the times !!

Why ask anyone anything?? Times are bad all over thanks to your fabulous help to the 1% so pay up or keep moving else where!! Plain and simple!

Yes, the Bush campaign paid.

Bush was not asked to foot bill because HE was welcomed... Obama was not!

Ahh and the councilors are conveniently out of town,Yep,I would be too.

Ahh,And the town councilors are conveniently out of town.They should at least ask in person.Maybe the local democrats can chip in and pay for it.

Absolutely he was. Funny you should pick Bush instead of Clinton, huh?

The President is paid by the taxpayers to be the President, not to campaign. It's bad enough that we have to foot the bill for those extravagant, multi-million dollar vacations, we should not have to pay for his campaigning. He has collected hundreds of millions of dollars for his campaign.......it's time to let the taxpayers off the hook. Every trip that the President makes costs us millions of dollars and if he leaves the country, it's tens of millions of dollars. This President has made 179 campaign trips so far and we have paid for all of them. ENOUGH.....time to spend some of that $30,000 a plate campaign money. And I don't care who the President is or was, I have always felt this way. We are paying you to be the President and that's what you should be doing. If you are a good President, you wouldn't have to campaign for re-election and if you're a bad one, all the campaigning in the world isn't going to get you re-elected.

Absolutely he did. Funny you should pick Bush instead of Clinton. Huh?

I would say susanthe ,you have a good point. I would suspect Pres bush didn't and I would suspect the people complaining are either tea Party or Republican.

According to the Union Leader, yes, Bush's campaign was charged, and paid Durham for the police support required by the Secret Service.

Hell, this President should compensate the entire United States, because he is simply one who thinks America should pay for everything including his lavish trips overseas and 200 rounds of golf. You can honestly tell me he is for America? I don't think so, and I will die believing that. He is evil, and I think he works for "Satan". He must be his right hand man, because all of the things he is doing to the USA. This Obama is not qualified to run any country, not even Kenya, Africa where he was born. Take your socialist and marxist ideas and use them where you are from, not changing the way the Americans live. We do not want "socialism" in this country, period.! This President is selling out America!

If this was the practice before it needs to end. It is unfair and it is a huge burden on cities and taxpayers. At a time when it is barely manageble to keep cities afloat, and people are sacrificing greatly just to maintain a decent existence. The burden of paying for a political office runners political and financial aspirations by taxpayers is insane.

Obama wastes enough of taxpayer money on their constant Vacations and enmdless entertainment. We certainly should not pay for him to further his personal promotion and political ambitions..

the obama has no problem spending OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, the champion of the ENTITLED

costs a lot more to a city or town to met security standards for a President than it does for a candidate...so was he invited or did he announce he would appear? My feeling is If he was invited by thhe town then they pay and if he decided to grace the town with his presence then he pays...that is fiscally responsible and just plain good manners for anyone...candidates or Presidents. Maybe if this policy was followed people wouldn't be so quick to race around for the sole purpose of photo ops.

I love all of these comments saying Obama has no problem spending other peoples money.. Funny, not a peep about when Bush got us into TWO Wars, spending TRILLIONS( and still counting).. And now , all of a sudden it's not correct for President's to campaign... Yeah, we know what this is about, and where it's comming from...

I find it really ironic that some feel it is okay for towns/cities to bear the additional costs of political candidates campaigning for their own benefit, as is the case with obama, who has no problem with spending taxpayer money for personal benefit. With many cities and states having extreme revenue problems and meeting budgets, I think it's more than inappropriate for these municipalities to cover the cost of someone campaigning for self-benefit. I compare it to the large numbers of vacations this president has taken (14 at last count) with large financial burdens upon the taxpayer. Remember, it was obama who said, "Americans, I feel your pain." If he does in fact feel our pain, why does he and his campaign expect cities he visits to pay for added security costs? I know, if you like the guy and despite how horribly he's done overall, you're more than willing to overlook any extra costs he places on the taxpayer so we can all enjoy seeing him, and maybe get a chance to say, "Hey, I shook his hand!" Wow, that is so important! It would almost sway me to vote for someone, all because I shook their hand. Well, not really.

For God's sake, stop bringing up Bush every time obama screws up.

The difference is this president has driven us off a climb when it comes to the economy and it was not an issue before. I know he said the private sector is doing just fine and he has created 2.4 million new jobs ( he fails to mention during that time we have lost 4.1 million thought) so that would be the difference.

Plus which we all
I've in a different world today. if Obama has raised campaign funds he should reimburse towns his visits in create a hardship.

The economy was not as bad when Pres. Bush was visiting and the towns could afford to foot the bill themselves. That has not been the case for a long time now. I think they should just tell him not to come. It should not be their problem. If he wants to go, let him pay and the same for Romney.

If it was Princess Diana, Mother Theresa, or any other famous person, they'd be more than willing to pay the 30 k. The GOP have instructed the Republicans, just like ALEC and the Koch brothers to complain about the same thing, even though they know it will put them on the map, give them great publicity, people will spend money in their corner stores, gas stations and restaurants, they will be national publicity and it will help tourism. That is why the mayor supports it because she's not stupid.....wonder what party Caroll and Selig are with?

He was billed and yes he paid and yes Republicans don't argue. Thats like LA not getting paind the 3 million for protection whats 30,000 dollars to the democrats they shouldn't of had to be asked.

Bush PAID. Why is it when your chosen one is criticized, you revert back to Bush? Every other candidate PAID, please explain to me what makes Obama so damned special that he is exempt from being billed? Some sort of logic would be nice but I seriously doubt it would happen

@Barbara Brown..."Bush paid" are you serious? Please show the proof where Bush paid for the wars? Just an FYI, he borrowed money from China to pay for these two wars and claimed he balanced the budget when he introduced a prescription plan that wasn't paid for. Get your head out of the sand and show the proof otherwise you could be hired by Fox Faux news for their lies and unfounded comments.

Romney should pick-up the tab. After reading these posts it appears Obama got a lot of votes for him.

Actually Dennis if you want to start somewhere it just may be a good idea to start
with a candidate that you support and not with a candidate that you oppose just
a couple of months before an election. [in an attempt to drum up a campaign issue]
Did you ever think of that?????????????????

Trudy Peters and others on this thread,
You need to get you heads out of the Faux "News" gutter. That is the only
possible explanation for you to have the audacity to even dream of trying to knock Obama for his vacations. Is it theoretically possible for even FOX viewers to not know
that Bush took more vacations and spent far more on them than any other president in history? Doesn’t anyone care about facts?
www.politicususa.com/cost-obama-christmas-vacation-bush.html.

So, the President of the United States should punch a time clock? Should he get overtime when he works on the weekend? If a crisis hits at three a.m., does Vice President Biden have to fill in if the President has already put in his forty hours for the week?
Why the sudden concern for the cost? Other than the constant distortion by Fox News that you seem to be parroting, I mean.
Unless, of course you can point to your serious concern expressed in an online post or letter to the editor from when President Bush visited the state in his campaign for re-election.
I thought not.

Move forward to what? A rich Mormon? excuse my language, but a mormon running this country? Have you lived with them? I'm not prejudice, but I've lived with them neighbor to neighbor and they do NOT accept everyone.. c'mon now...

did you have the same opinion about the mission accomplished banner on the aircraft carrier and the then president arriving in a fighter jet? who paid for that bit of advertising that turned out to be false?

Deborah hammer>>>>>.. you are prejudice period. Why even mention mormon.? Mormon is like vomit in your mouth, it shows in how you write.

Are the tax payers paying for O to fly or ride to his functions? Or is the campaign paying for that?

I wouldn't let anyone hear me say what you just typed. You Mr Taylor just showed a certain level of ignorance and bigotry.

Obama 2012

I agree, for a man who claimed to want to fundamentally transform the United States of America, he sure has made a lot of enemies.

To Patricia,
We do accept everyone. You need to visit one of our local churches, and you will be welcomed. You need to do some reading from historical books to find out what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is really all about. I highly recommend The Book of Mormon as a start. Our Bible is the King James Version that all christian use. Try us, I believe you will like us. I was not born and raised Mormon. I was born and raised Catholic. As a Mormon my life now revolves around The Scriptures, 10 Commandments, Book of Mormon, and family. My best to you and all your future endeavors. Dorothy

It's called educating people about bills, for instance Dennis, did you know that the NH GOP passed the following bills in the NH house? 1. make school non-mandatory 2-lower high school drop out age to 16, back to 1971 when we are already over 26th in education in the developed nations in the world .3 elliminate lunch breaks ....the list goes on for radical bills.....education education education...the candidates have to go around educating people for what they stand otherwise people will just vote for someone because of their looks or religion....sad, but true....people are two busy trying to pay down their debt and getting educated,...right where the GOP like the people, poor and in debt so they can get away with deregulation and make their rich friends richer.

1) This is standard procedure. You have to protect the leader of the free world whether or not you agree with him.
2) Stop hijacking the 'founding fathers' with your own politics. All of this nostalgia over the founding fathers is getting a little ridiculous. Remember,we still had slavery back then. They were not perfect, they were men (all men!), and our Constitution had to be amended 27 times, well-past their natural demise. You can be poetic about it all you want and live off of the feeling you get by saying the words "founding fathers" and trying to manipulate people, but you are so far off the mark if you want to send us back to the colonial age of this country.

Interesting choice of words. His skin is his own. A different standard for one President than any other. A different standard for one candidate over the other.
I could say more, but your words say so much about you and those like you, I prefer to let them stand on their own.

Dennis, I wish I could give you a medal. Everyone fawns over Obama and I don't get it. Consider yourself pinned with a medal, okay?

Thank you Dennis!

He is not Obama, he is the President of the United States. The same United States that allow you to speak freely and give your name so that you can proudly own what you have said without repercussions even if you are totally wrong.

The cost of securing the President has always been paid by the city or county that he is in.This is nothing new or particular to this president. The "idiot Romney" or"founding-father Ron Paul" won't pay either if elected and decided to go to Durham or any other community.
The President did not just arrive in Durham or Tuesday after deciding to go on Monday. This a planned event and Durham knew the particulars: the estimated costs and who was paying for what long before he showed up in their city.
If they did not or could not afford the visit or they were unable to provide security like any other city, they could have back out. Now they want their cake and to eat it too by saying that the President should pay for the visit after the fact. Maybe Durham should consider sending back any ferderal funds received at their next meeting.

Yes, just like it is standard procedure for the Vice President of the US to lose his Secret Service protection 6 mos after leaving office. However because of the threats on Dick Cheney's life, he is still receiving Secret Service protection. Who do you think is paying for that? You and I are and the rest of the american people.

I too, believe that the people that want Obama there should pay his expenses or have Obama himself pay out of his campaign money.

good comments Mr. Taylor.

Obama needs to pay the bill plain and simple. "ForThePeople" Obama is not going as the leader of the free world, he is going as someone running for that position. "Carl Jameson" he is Obama and please read what I said to ForThePeople, NO city should have to pay the extra cost just because a person running for office wants to speak there. Note to the folks of Durham, just notify the Secret Service and the campaign folks that NO extra security will be provided, see how fast they cut you a check then.

Dennis,
If you were president, you would want all the security the government would provide to you. I agree with "ForThe People".

Ron Paul? Are you crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If Ron, the nut, Paul had been a founding father, this country would no longer be the United States of America. We'd be under Japanese, German or British rule.

No sir. That was the Republican Party who has 'billions" to spend and if they run out Willard will take the money out of his off shore account.

Obama's campaign money is much smaller this election than the previous one. His big donors have not ponied up yet as in the past. Romney not only has the big donors of the Republican party but Romney's own wealth as well. So 20K would put a big dent inhis coffers. Clinton and Bush went everywhere to campaign and the towns they went to paid the bill. I'm not particularly in favor of that but it has been common procedure. So Obama shouldn't have to pay either. Whoever said that Bush paid must be lying as there has not been any candidate who has done so.

Ironic, part II. The campaign contributions heir obama has received thru those so naive to believe him, is supposed to be used for the very purpose of paying for any and all campaigning costs. There isn't supposed to be any burden upon the people or places he visits. That's why there is limited advertising/campaiging early on in the election cycle. However, if a candidate (or a "president") can get away from spending any of his/her campaign money on any particular event then it allows that candidate (or president) to use that same money for other purposes later on. Being on the cheap is a good way to describe it. In this case, it's "I'm the king and I can do whatever I want. Who's going to stop me?" And that is why our govt is currently not operating as a republic, but instead as a Aristocracy, where one person is making their own rules as they go along. The minions who support him fail to recognize importance of what's really going on. And I feel sorry for them. Someone said, "Free speechna dfredon to say what you want." Well, it was several years ago that this same administration attempted to prevent FOX News from attending a press conference because this administration did/does not agree with everything FOX says or does. Now, I do not listen to FOX News, I have no attachment to it what-so-ever, but that, you minions IS in fact censorship, attempted by this same "transparent administration." What happens when you say or do something they don't like?

It's a campaign ding-dong, not a simple visit...that's why they don't want to pay. I wouldn't either, Obama spending other people's money as usual.

Well, Riley, I guess they could just allow things as they may, and not make any security changes for this "ruler of the not so free world." I have a good question for ya. "What happens if heir obama loses this election and still has all this money left over in his campaign chest?" Will he walk away with a cool $500M? I would not underestimate his intentions. Spend as little as possible, make the taxpayers pay for most of it, and if I lose, I'll be fat, happy, and rich (at the taxpayer expense), and no one will know the better. Do you really believe that he pays for any of these trips or vacations he's made since being annointed to the throne? How about that quick dash to NYC to enjoy the opera? "Americans, I feel your pain!" I say, "Oh really?" Laughing all the way to the bank. "Hey, Michelle, we fooled them again!"

Who is "Regan?"

How can you say someone is telling a lie when you don't know that person. just saying

Thank you Jan for bringing a bit of civility to this- This is the President of our Country; whether you agree with any of his policies, he is our President! What has happened to having a level of respect for the person elected to the office of President?

I have never heard of a city or town reacting in the way that Durham is by asking the sitting President to pay for protection when visiting them. There are many towns and cities that do not get that privilege. I think some civics courses ought to be given more, and a course in civil discourse. I did not support some of the previous administrations, but I did not dishonor the office they held.

Other presidential candidates have paid their way. Call on the Obama campaign to do the same. It's not that hard to do.

Ruth, the reason it's in the press is because Obama is the first campaign to refuse to pay the bill. It's a campaign stop. It's to be paid for by the campaign. Past presidents have done it, and so should Obama. We're not quite a welfare state YET.

Where is your proof Cheryl that the others have paided ??

Tom:
Where is your proof they haven't? The article states that Selig claims "we have [billed campaigners] in the past" and no claim was given to the contrary. She was just using the info made available by the reporter.

We can welcome the fraud, but not be burdened financially by his campaign visit. He is coming to Durham because he believes he will get something out of it. Durham and every other town in the nation, needs fee schedules that candidates must pay in order to perform in their town. These fee schedules should be high enough to reimburse the town. Are the candidates doing something so worthwhile that they cannot be made to pay? Shouldn't not burdening the nation be the highest priority for campaign spending, above salaries and ad buys?

Aw hurt feelings? simple solution, there is no written in law regulation that says anyone has to provide security for a cantidate, Bamas security is the secret services responsibility let him provide his own security, or stay away

Respect is given when respect is due. This "president" has brought so much divisiveness, more hatred, and partisanship to this country, and all by design to fragment the population so as to divert people from the real issues which should be important; jobs, economy, and irresponsible govt spending (particularly his spending). Because you favor a particular person does not make his actions or behavior acceptable. I am anxious for him to complete his mission of destruction of this country he has benefitted from so much, but at the same time hates (see Meet the Press interview September 2008). "Michelle and I have put our hatred of this country aside to run for president." At that point, perhaps the minions will begin to understand just how horribly wrong they are/were. Until then, continue drinking your kool aid.

Great post Joe. I laugh when I read comments about what Bush did or said.....talk about sheep being led to slaughter.

Nice post

This is now about what you can afford?

And you have a problem with a plain old-fashioned fundraiser when money from everywhere in the world is being poured into this race?

The president should never pay !!! NEVER

Not being a local citizen I want only to note that all of us have been adversely affected by the current economic state and that goes for local municipalities as well as individuals and as great as our United States Government. I say the campaign should pay as it is a campaign expense and all candidates should do the same. If our elected officials are going to insist on these expensive campaigns then they need to fully foot the bill; otherwise, please adhere to less expensive campaigns.

thank you

Because Joe, everyone knows that consevatives don't "Pay their Fair Share"! This inquiring mind is paying 45% of our income to Obama's socialist government. Then you read about something like this and all I can say is Durham, tell Obama's campaign to to Stay Out! We still live in a Democracy. Stop him from coming and let all the media outlets know about it and why. Show him for the cheap Mother that he is. Trust me when I say you'll get Nationwide support!!!

Joe, the same do-gooders don't want to talk about the obamas flying their dog to Hawaii (separate plane) to join them for vacation. If I'm not mistaken, the dog was flown back to CONUS by himself (again) for a photo-op. Where is the concern about undue costs on the taxpayer? See, people see the truth when they feel it is convenient. In this case, those who cannot see beyond today are not capable of understand the ramifications of irresponsible behavior. i.e. life long welfare recipients. obama is not a broke campaigning candidate. Much of his funding is unknown, as is much of his lack of transparency he so strongly espoused would be his mantra for his administration. Sealed from everyone is virtually everything in his life, including his involvement with Fast & Furious... Honesty only exists when it is convenient, and right now, everything he does is of no convenience for him to reveal.

we are talking about the "sorriest excuse" for a president we've ever had. Just to clarify.

It is not really a privilege. He needs to pay up------------he's a spendaholic on taxpaer's money, so he should spend it and show how wasteful he is. Its probably a mostly white town, so he is sticking it to them.

With nearly unlimited vacations (at tax payer expense) $400,000.00 a year, and all the free perks.and etc, etc, etc. poor Oblamer gets no respect.

Karen, yes, Romney paid... Bush paid. This is news because Obama won't pay. It's a campaign stop. It's a campaign expense. Using the excuse that it's a secret service request, not a "campaign request" is low.

Thank you Karen for a straight- on post. And as one other poster noted, this event has been planned for some time. So why is the cost of security just now an issue? "Something stinks in the state of Denmark"....and it reeks in the state of NH.

Tom, you are correct they don't come any sorrier than b+ barry. Now watch as all the Obamaphiles pull out their worn out race card in their feeble attempt to counter your truthfulness.

I didnt want Obama here in Phoenix, but because he was here there were no state troopers on the road, they are named DPS. And the only DPS ing they did was to protect Obama. DPS = Dept of Public Safety. The public was not safe.

I for one havent taking a vacation in many years, and when I do, it costs 300 bux, For 4 million dollars I could have retired and most of my family. I am sure I have out worked the prez. No one has handed me jack.

in the worse recession EVER - in a global economic meltdown Karen = WHEN ALL HE HAS DONE IS RAISE CAMPAIGN MONEY TO RUN - WHAT DO YOU THING THAT PEOPLE DONATE MONEY FOR - TV ADS ONLY - sorry times change - and your entitlement attitude - is sik

JIm-- The President makes $400,000.00 (four-hundred-thousand dollars per year); which if you think of it- he is a grossly UNDERPAID CEO- if you think he is taking 'vacations' too much, think again. The President is NEVER truly on vacation and it requires a lot of energy to manage all the responsibilities and on top of that he has to deal with a lot of unpleasant personal insults and such on top of it. Maybe you should run for office as you think he has done such a poor job. I for one commend the man for having such forbearance to endure the endless bickering in Congress and I like what he has done so far- do I wish he had done more, of course, but it is that way with every President I have voted for (or not)!

Oh, give me a break! An honor and a privilege? Campaign stops should be paid with campaign funds, not picked up by the taxpayers. Once again, you sheep are being led down the garden path by a person who has done nothing for this country, but only enriched himself and his cohorts. I get so sick of you liberals thinking that this man walks on water. I think you love him so much because of all the freebies he has promised you. Mark my words. If he is elected again, God forbid!, you will see nothing except more empty promises, and you will be paying for all his so-called free programs. Get a grip on reality. When he promised you hope and change, he meant he wanted to change this country to something it has never been. He is more interested in becoming your dictator than your president. He doesn't care about you or anybody else, but only what he can get for himself.

he probably does only work 7 hours aweek, good looking out.
why is it a priviledge and an honor? he is just a man like every other man that we the people chose to put in to power and he ended up being bad at his job.
if he hadnt doubled our deficate, he might could afford to pay for security.
do we really need him in office for another for years begging for change.

Karen, if I were to have the perks he will have, and the pay he will have, for the rest of his life, I most certainly would jump on the responsibility. "Now, hmm, should I fly Bo with us? Or should I fly him by himself at taxpayer expense?" I have worked harder jobs than this guy, who has taken 14 vacations in the 3 1/2 years he's been "our fearless leader", and at the same time, I have never been able to take even one. I was a Marine, and being a Marine is a 24 hour a day job. There is no 8 hours and I'm done. I never complained, but I never had the chance to fly "Michelle" up to NYC for a night of opera, either. That is a really difficult job. All this guy has done is find ways to be as divisive as possible so we can all be divided on the issues so he can maybe slip thru for one more term, and if he tries it, usurps the Constitution and annoints himself president for life. Hey, who's going to stop him? Nostradamus predicted, "There will be an election in a Republic and the loser will refuse to leave office."

Certainly not $30K

They did it on over time.

Taking people away from their jobs...only if they choose, and by their choice. It will not be a govt expense, but an expense of the person himself. Nice try, but I wouldn't take my time to see any political candidate, because to see them would not change my opinion one way or the other. It must be a woman thing. "Oh, I just love the way he talks!" I actually heard a teacher say that one day. I just about barfed. Kinda like a democrat winning Gabriella Gifford's seat (Rep AZ) in a Republican strong hold. I say "HUH?" "Oh, I felt so sorry for her!" Yeah, and life goes on. People need to get real, and look at things for what they are. Politicians will say anything at the moment if it benefits them. Look at their voting record to decide what they're really about.

Well, he's been in MY STATE of MICHIGAN waaaaaaaaaaaaay too many times. Let him come to yours. We don't need him here!

Wow! Did it really make a difference? It would've made a bigger difference if he didn't go there. People could've been working generating tax revenue to fund the city's operating budget, spending their hard earned money in businesses to enable those same businesses to remain open and provide services and goods to their customers, and saved taxpayer money by not creating an unnecessary city expense, diverting city revenue away from other things vital to the city's operation. Who cares about "national attention?" Your community, along with hundreds of other communities get visited by these people living on the public dole...oh, sounds like welfare recipients, doesn't it?

why go there its only 14,000 peeps????

Amen, Sonia. It's embarrassing. That it would cost 30K to protect the 14,000 citizens of Durham cannot be factual, IMO! So much hate over Obama, and over anything he does... Sickening. Thanks to all of you who treat the Official leader of the country with respect and recognize that it is an honor to have a visit no matter what the reason from the President of the US. My only criticism is aside from the leap to hate routines, is that people are quoting the UL and WMUR as their sources for "Bush paid, Romney paid". Is that really fact checking?

I think that since many top delegates to the Dem convention have refused to vote for him, we see people are rejecting Obama. This incident with a mere $30K is another clue he's not the messiah they made him out to be.

AMEN!

Timothy, you should really find a better argument. Is that the best you can do? Didn't hear you complain when the GOP presidents were doing their rounds? Like the Tea Party, all of a sudden you care?

Tim, I did a little research and it is easy to do seeing how literate thes liberals are.... When Dginitaries visit like Princess Dianah, Mother Theresa they pay for secuity Through there own budgets.... If you have a concert who pays for it ... the Promoter/Group.. This is not a Presidential Visit it is a Campaign stop... And Romney has paid for security that is part of the Campaign Budget....

Jane, what on Earth are you talking about? There's been no news about *ANY* delegates to the DNC not being willing to support President Obama.

Perhaps you're thinking of the RNC where Ron Paul's delegates are likely to cause trouble for Romney?

A town of 18 k...who needs them ....the President never has to pay !!

and if the truth were known, maybe this town has already had to cut back on it's police force, due to the economy.........and I agree, no matter WHO comes to town, any town.......they should bring their checkbooks to pay for the expense they cause to the taxpayers of that town!

Manny and Tom, It's been done like this for years. Didn't hear you complain when the GOP presidents were doing their rounds? Like the Tea Party, all of a sudden you care? I've seen some small towns host some big events before: reason they do it? Attention and people spend money in their town. If I weren't going to Durham Monday, I'd probably never find a reason to go there. Now that I am, it will also boost tourism and people may think it's charming enough to come back.

Wow, what a well thought out comment. Seriously? That's the best idea you can think of to complain? This is a blog for adults, NewsFlash, who's too afraid to own his words and mean it by saying his name, go find another playground.

My IQ just lowered by reading your stupid post NEWS !!

@Rick B Remember Presidents don't declare wars that is the job congress so they should pay have to pay us back, check your constitution. Or at least split the bill between Bush, the 89% of the house and senate that supported the Iraq war. Remember Kerry, Clinton, Edwards, Biden, and many more democrats in office voted for it? It wasn't until election time that "they were for it before against it". Funny you don't mention footing the bill for Afghanistan, the "legitimate" war, according to Obama and the Democrats. Afghanistan just reached 2000 deaths and only 575 happened under Bush, but NOT a peep out of the people in the news that tended to give a daily running tally on deaths and costs under Bush. The cost has necessarily skyrocked under Obama for waging this war to win it. It has NOT worked!

But what that has to do with a president that has spent tens of millions of tax payers money campaigning not paying the costs he incurs is beyond me.

You guys really amaze me. anytime Oblamer is discussed about anything, you always bring up Bush,this, Bush,that, Bush, Bush, Bush did this Bush did that. You make me dizzy.

Dane, all presidents, yes including GOP presidents, have done this. Just like the Tea Party, all of sudden you care! Let's be real!

rick barasso; the Hussien's tortured, exterminated, and mass-buried hundreds of Kurds, along with any that oppossed him. There were no rick barasso's in the 40's complaining about Roosevelt and Truman putting an end to Hitler's genocide of the Jews. No rick barosso's complained about Clinton stopping the genocide of Albanians by the Serbs. Or against Clinton's colossal screw-up in Mogadishu. I get it, to the Dems, media, and SNL Bush could do no right; but WAKE UP man. And I seriously doubt he is personally responsible for giving cops more jobs in Durham. Where I live, the private and public sector is cutting down, not expanding. rick I want to have my birthday party at your house, I'll pay for the food, but I expect you to supply the beer, presents, decorations, dj, and security. Thanks bud!

Daniel, the Bush war in Iraq was started over weapons of mass destruction that never existed. That lie and rush to judgment cost a lot of people their lives, their families, their careers, and fortunes.

The people that benefited were the Bush administration buddies who make money off the war machine. For all of the whining about socialism, nobody ever uses the word when the rich redistribute the wealth of the country to other rich people.

All I'm asking is for little consistency, a little honesty.

Obama ...The President does not have to worry about where his next meal is coming from......The Average Hard Working Tax payer is scrambling to make ends meet for his family...while congress is living Good.

Rick, would that be the war in iraq that the dems who controlled the house voted to support and continued to fund? Or the Gitmo they were going to close 3 years ago because it was so bad-- oh wait, maybe Bush was right after all. Or the Afgan war the dems all voted for and have now escalated ( the 2000 soldier was just killed there, funny how NBC, ABC, CNN or MSNBC never spent ONE second on that , but when it happened in Iraq, it was their lead story).

And sense this bozo has spent us into oblivion with nothing to show for it, let him pay for it, we will have to pay for his mess for the rest of our lives at this rate.

Since when did obama pay for and appoint all these people to have their jobs in Durham? That's a far reach, kinda like the shovel ready jobs. I'd love to hear how that's worked out. Maybe you have one of these jobs?

ForThePeople; You're still panning over the WMD scenario? The intelligence community tells Rumsfeld and Powell that there may be WMDs there, they tell Bush, Bush tells us. Obviously thats Bush's fault right? Regardless, America needed to get in there to stop the genocide. There were 4000 US deaths in Iraq which is very unfortunate. There were 400,000 US deaths in WWII which is very unfortunate. If you asked any Kurd or Jew whether it was a rush to judgement, they would disagree with you. When we stop caring about the oppressed is when we loose our status as the greatest nation. Killing Bin Laden was our ticket out of Afghanistan with some self esteem, yet we blew that opportunity when we stayed. IMO, every death there now trying to change the mentality of the crudest people in the crudest part of the world while telling our boys to stop combat operations is a true waste of lives. Ask any soldier thats been there for the past decade the difference between then and now and you'll get your honesty. Not to mention when we do finally pull out, we're going to keep funding the Afghan govt thru 2024. Not much Hope & Change there. I digress, and you're right, Bush is to blame for everything and small towns should pay for Obama's campaign trail.

That went straight into the obama re-election fund, since they donated more to him than the republicans, and he has probably already spent it, rumor is he does not know how to balance a budget, but since he never had a real job a day in his life and never owned a business what can we expect.

Are you still making childlike remarks? Show your name or go find another playground.

This has nothing to do with "what other cities and towns".......this is about THIS town. If YOU want to foot the bill for YOUR TOWN HOSTING THE president......then more power to you.

Democrats always think they are entitled to OTHER PEOPLE'S money, they want to take your money and give it to the less fortunate, but want to sit on their own.

Thank you Anne!

Jonas, are you perpetuating that lie?

The Bush tax cuts with money we didn't have, who benefited the most from that? The wealthy.

Refusing to implement Wall Street regulations, such as the Dodd Frank bill, who benefited the most from that? The wealthy.

All of the unfunded wars, who benefited the most from that? The war machine upper class.

The thousands of pages of loopholes in the tax code, who benefits the most from that? The wealthy.

Who controls over 40% of the financial wealth of America? The top 1%.

You are outright lying if you think Democrats are playing with other people's money and Republicans are somehow a shining beacon of economic morals.

Anne, Is this not ridiculous? All this ridicule! I wish I could see the passion in some of these statements but too many come up simply pro-hate.

Republican or Democrat, I am not sure any member of Congress could be described as an expert in using taxpayer money.

a lot of buisinesses are going to make a lot of money while he is there

Lloyd, in a town of 14,000 people, how many businesses do you think exist?

I agree TOTALLY!

And GOP's are good at sending money to off shore banks.

I appreciate comments from people who use their name and who live here. Conversely.....

NewsFlash, have you ever met the Koch Brothers or found out about ALEC? I wouldn't bash the Dems if I were you, look in the mirror and examine your party.

That's right... NH has NO sales tax and NO income tax.

He wouldn't dream of it... UNH? He wants to youth vote.

The problem is that the extra security isn't for the President himself: it's for crowd control and protection of the attendees. The secret service is already there to protect the President and they will NOT let any local law enforcement (who they will see as ordinary citizens with GUNS who not been vetted properly) anywhere near him. However, political rallies tend to get heated and may get out of control, so the extra police is needed to protect people and property from their own citizens as well the people who will come to town solely for the purpose of hearing the candidate / President speak. Unfortunately, not providing security is not an option.

Dear American Taxpayer

For only the second time in my adult life, I am not
ashamed of my country. I want to thank the hard
working American people for paying $242 thousand
dollars for my vacation in Spain .

My daughter Sasha, several long-time family friends,
my personal staff and various guests had a wonderful time.

Honestly, you just haven't lived until you have stayed
in a $2,500.00 per night private 3-story villa at a 5-Star luxury hotel.

Thank you also for the use of Air Force Two
and the 70 Secret Service personnel who tagged
along to be sure we were safe and cared for at all times.
By the way, if you happen to be visiting the Costa del Sol ,
I highly recommend the Buenaventura Plaza restaurant
in Marbella ; great lobster with rice and oysters!
I'm ashamed to admit the lobsters we ate in Martha's Vineyard were not quite as tasty,
but what can you do if you're not in Europe , you have to just grin and bear it?

Air Force Two (which costs $11,351 per hour to operate
according to Government Accounting Office reports)
only used 47,500 gallons of jet fuel for this trip
and carbon emissions were a mere 1,031 tons of CO2.

They have been asked to provide police service, which will cost $30,000. This is a Secret Service requirement, and the campaign is refusing to pay for it.

Well said Sylvan, so true

Sylvan, there are very few places Obama can take his family and be safe. Yes world leaders travel the world, often to bring attention to empoverished areas. If they could go to India by themselves, they would, but this dangerous world doesn't allow leaders or their families to travel without an entourage....reality isn't your forte is it? Why don't you talk to secret service and ask them how hard it is to keep the first family safe, I bet you'll be surprised, you don't have a clue.

sounds like you're jealous to me. You just wish it were you.

Curious, since he hasn't been President that long!

Isn't it rude to invite yourself over to someone's home and insist that they pay for you?

Yes, I think the rest of the nation is watching & congratulating Durham for having the cojones to insist that this CAMPAIGN stop, (not presidential visit), be paid for out of the campaign money. Isn't that what all the fundraising is about? To cover campaign costs?

Dear Elizabeth, it is a new low for a campaign to not pay for local security, citing that it's the Secret Service that's requesting the police presence, not the campaign. Good for Durham for not allowing their pocket to be picked. Maybe someone from the campaign will realize that this is counter to their mission and pay their bills.

Why don't you pay the $30,000 yourself as you seem so adamant that it is the right thing to do!!! Perhaps, it is only the right thing when you can goad others into doing it. This burden belongs soley to the candidate who desires to bless the town with his regal presence. We can all get enough of Barry Soetoro on the internet if we want to hear his noise. That is, if he isn't off on a taxpayer-paid vacation with his brood. And yes, I object to the misuse of Air Force One for vacations by presidents of either party and Pelosi booze rides.

It's not the mayor, it's just Segal and Caroll, they should be embarrassed and asked to step down from their city positions. Shameful!

Thank you. Well said.

John, see Wayne Bertrand's response to this at 11:43.

It's a "family tradition".

People from outside of NH are responding... the story hit the nationals.

Cheryl: So once again, nationally, New Hampshire is being to made look like a pack of fools, thanks to our Tea Party kooks?

You'd think that alone would be a reason to eject them from power this November!

And Clinton gets the same. Don't like it? Ask your congressman to change the rules.

Bush was 100% better than the idiot occupying the White House now.

Did you say "Bush was a 100% better than the idiot occupying the White House
now"??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
No Eli. That is not true. Because you are not occupying the White House.

Cheryl: You are right. I am not a Mormon but the ones I know are all good people. They don't bother me and I don't bother them. Thereare probably a few that are bad. You could say that about any group. I've not seen any one welfare or food stamps. I've never heard of a mormon drunK driving or getting into trouble. As far as people freaking out about romney being rich, where were these people when Kerry ran? He has may times what Romney has. Kerry made his money the hard way too. He had to convince rich women he was a real catch. Romney is bad I guess because he made his creating jobs. Democrats think the government should do that. I didn't vote for Romney in the primary. I thought he was to liberal. But I think he will do a great job. We are lost if Obama gets back in I'm afraid.

Is something wrong with your keyboard? You can't seem to spell things correctly.

You left out public housing!

I would doubt the Presidents visit has anything to do with thousands of dollars in added sales. Sales of what? How long will he be there? Peopel aren't goin to spend thousands of dollars because the President is in town for a few hours. Obama has his own security that we the tax payer pay for no matter what . Let him use them. Added sales would have to be in the millions anyway to get back the tax revenue.

Actually, the article states that "Durham is a small town with only about 14,000 residents" not 200,000. I come from a hometown larger than 14,000 and we only had four local business if you didn't count the churches and school (one school for K-12). Three gas stations one and one chicken / burger stand were the whole of our town's commerce. A campaign visit would have given a economic boost to only a handful of people.

Not a presidential visit, a campaign stop. Big difference.

In theory your suggestion makes sense, but in reality it won't work. It the town board votes against paying for the visit, and if there is even one Republican on that board, the Liberals will scream racism from every street corner in New Hampshire.

How would anyone have anticipated that after the precedent of presidential candidates visiting, that a campaign would refuse to pay, citing that it's not the campaign asking for the services... it's the Secret Service? It's a new low, and yet another reason for you to not be an "Obama backer."

Elizabeth this is a national story. People from all over the country are responding on this site. I'm from California. The local people I've seen have been articulate and reasoned... except for the woman who hates Mormons.

And I'm from Illinois. Still ticked off at the extra police protection required so Obama could go to his girlfriend (Valerie Jarrett) daughter's wedding while multiple deaths were taking place elsewhere in the city because the police force is stretched too thin.

Actually, all we have to go on about the town of Durham itself is the article (anyone can claim to be from there in a post) and there is nothing there to indicate any kind of "heavy duty hate in Durham." However, using the the phrase "You people are turning into southern Rednecks" does indeed sound hateful, not just to Durham. I am from a small town in Southern Louisiana and, yes, many of my friends and family (and myself) can fit into the category covered by the term redneck and it is not appreciated to see it used as a derogatory remark intended to refer to "heavy duty hate."

New Hampshire won't see it that way...LOL

And this is a Republican nowadays.

Don't vote for this garbage bigotry crap in November. Shame on you John.

Blue states aren't supposed to have bigot, John from Connecticut.

totally agree, especially with the last 3 words,

John, you are correct about Obama being a parasite and a dictator. We The People will vote the creep out on 11-6-12.

John Hannon-Connecticut - spews the following: "Obama neegro pay for a bill? FAT CHANCE. Typical colored boy... use things for free and sit on the throne of his dictatorship. Obama is a useless socialistis dictator."

Could it be said that your mother was a useless sperm repository? We see the results of THAT mistake,

And Republicans deny that racism is part of their motivation for hating Obama!

By the way, there's no such word as "socialistis".

Please tell me again how the right wing is not racist. You keep letting it slip. 
The President of the United States is African-American, from a mixed race marriage, from a working class family. He has an African American wife and two African American daughters. They live at the White House, with his African American mother in law. His Attorney General is African American. He has appointed two women to the Supreme Court, one Jewish and one Hispanic American. The Secretary of State is a woman, and the wife of the last President who had to live with this level of hatred. 
All in all, people like you should have died of a stroke by now. It must be so hard for you, to wake up every day and realize all the above is true. No wonder you can't even summon the most basic human decency. That's just me being a typical liberal, having sympathy for another undeserving low-life.

John is a sick deranged person.

The autograph of Mickey Mouse would be good enough

What is your point? Should we not have paid for Obama to fly to NYC to take his wife on a date? We always pay for Air Force One. This is about a presidential campaign stop, which the campaign is supposed to pay for.

The town just does not want obama, period.

My point is that EVERY President in office has the "spoils". As an incubent President, GWBush came here 3 times and snarled up traffic for hours to get campaign money from his wealthy friends in Naples. There was no payment to the town for extra security juast as there was no extra payment for John McCain when he came here. We are Americans, REMEMBER? We respect our President even though you don't like their political party or are not a member of it.
To think a President of this country should get an OK from his people to go on a date, is absurd. Maybe all Presidents should only be allowed to come out of the Whitehouse , once a month. Start a petition.

Exactly, before I noticed your comment, I said the same exact thing, too!

There's a well-demonstrated correlation between higher intelligence and a tendency towards liberalism. So it shouldn't be surprising to you that the home of our state university didn't vote for the Tea Party.

And they probably won't vote for the Tea Party this time either, sorry!

"Tribe"? Thanks for once again proving the point that it's racism behind much of the hatred of Obama!

Please tell me again how the right wing is not racist. You keep letting it slip. 
The President of the United States is African-American, from a mixed race marriage, from a working class family. He has an African American wife and two African American daughters. They live at the White House, with his African American mother in law. His Attorney General is African American. He has appointed two women to the Supreme Court, one Jewish and one Hispanic American. The Secretary of State is a woman, and the wife of the last President who had to live with this level of hatred. 
All in all, people like you should have died of a stroke by now. It must be so hard for you, to wake up every day and realize all the above is true. No wonder you can't even summon the most basic human decency. That's just me being a typical liberal, having sympathy for another undeserving low-life.

Dennis, you're right. I was wrong to imply that you are a racist. I should have stated it outright. You are a racist, and a homophobe. There, feel better?

didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt. If it was princess Diana or any other celebrity, they'd be fighting to pay the 30K, only two people in the town are whining, thank goodness the mayor knows what kind of publicity this will bring and $$$$ to their area! Do you realize how much press will eat there, get hotels, etc. Glad you are not in charge of running a town or a n event.

But Mitt "Corporations are People" Romney’s many trips to this State with the lousy 4 electoral votes on the other hand, let me guess- not annoying at all right? Yes that’s
what I thought.

That idea would be excellent BUT ... there is the DOJ ran by his faithful accomplice - the capo-di-capo-tutti of Obama's thugery - Mr. Eric Holder.
Justice can't prevail here as long as these gangsters work together the way they do.

didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt. If it was princess Diana or any other celebrity, they'd be fighting to pay the 30K, only two people in the town are whining, thank goodness the mayor knows what kind of publicity this will bring and $$$$ to their area! Do you realize how much press will eat there, get hotels, etc. Glad you are not in charge of running a town or a n event.

No, this is not a fundraiser, it is a campaign speech.

didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt. If it was princess Diana or any other celebrity, they'd be fighting to pay the 30K, only two people in the town are whining, thank goodness the mayor knows what kind of publicity this will bring and $$$$ to their area!

Bob
Are you kidding me?! Obama's "War Against NH Towns". You are pathetic. Because one town in NH can't afford to pay for extra police security that may be required for the President is a war against NH towns. With the economy, believe me, I certainly understand why they may not want to foot the bill, or can't afford to foot the bill, but to turn this into a war on NH towns is just ridiculous. It's this sort of thinking that perpetuates ignorance. "War on NH Towns" Bob, Really? Pick another fight because this one is not worth it. "War on NH Towns" Oh My, what will you come up with next. I can't wait the read your next round of brilliance. You Go Bob!!!!!!

Exeter offered to host him, mayor said no. I didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt. If it was princess Diana or any other celebrity, they'd be fighting to pay the 30K, only two people in the town are whining, thank goodness the mayor knows what kind of publicity this will bring and $$$$ to their area!

Exactly .....................

didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt. If it was princess Diana or any other celebrity, they'd be fighting to pay the 30K, only two people in the town are whining, thank goodness the mayor knows what kind of publicity this will bring and $$$$ to their area!

Trudy
What's lost in all of this is that everybody seems to be forgetting that he is still the President. Is he suppose to give up his vehicle, plane and all the other things that come with being a President because he campaigning to be re-elected. I have NEVER, NEVER heard those kinds of comments about ANY other President running for re-election. But because it's him, it's the most God awful thing he could do. Get real Trudy. I've asked the question so many times in the past three years to so many people and now I'm asking you. The President only has the power veto or sign a bill. He does not write them. How many of the republican bills has he vetoed? What has the republican done to help the economy in the pass three years? Their response to EVERYTHING this President has proposed with nothing in it's place except bills that will enrich the rich and take away from the poor. Who's passing bills on what women can do with their bodies, not the President. Do me a favor, for you and all those people who say this President hasn't done anything, go on line a read the bills that he has passed. But of course, you won't do that because that would mean that you and the others would have to admit that he has brought us a long ways from 2009. It's not where we could be, and he admits that, but we have come a long way, whether you all will admit it or not. The truth is the truth, even though you don't want the truth because it's easier to put the blame on him.

You know, it's a funny thing: just last week, I got a mailing from Charlie Bass that was sent under his frank (that is to say, paid by us) but was entirely campaign-oriented. Are you equally outraged about that?

Sonia Bush paid for his campaigning with campaign funds, as everyone has before Obama. And he had a several million dollar bus created for his campaigning on our dime unlike any other President has done. The usual Presidential vehicles just didn't suffice for his majesty. As for spending Obama has spent more than all past President's combined, and still spending at full tilt.

Lot2Learn, As for his record, he has passed bills and regulations that stifle business growth which results in job loss. He has blocked oil drilling which means we pay others (mostly we supply money for our enemies to attack us) instead of providing for ourselves.

His federal agents have repeatedly raid Gibson Guitar company. On suspicion of illegal wood. They have confiscated wood delaying production. Even though no illegal activity has ever been found. The CEO was informed that if he moved his work force to Madagascar, he would be harassment free. That is an intentional attempt to drive a business out of the country and forced job loss. We do not know how many instances of this kind have happened. I know people who haven't worked in two years.

To defend him and say he has done anything of any worth of beneficial meaning to this country is beyond the pale. Obama has yet to utter any truth since day one. He has secreted all his records unlike any President before him,. Of course school records such as Harvard with the foreign student stamp right on it, would have been an obstacle he could have never hurdled.

Other Presidents used Presidential vehicles. But didn't spend Millions of taxpayer dollars for a tricked out campaign Bus. A little palin envy perhaps.

Dear Trudy Peters, if you are going to spread lies about Bush paying for his own campaign stops security, I think you should go blog on Faux news. Back your statements with some facts and maybe you'll be taken seriously.
http://www.wisconsinreporter.com/wi-police-protect-presidential-candidates-taxpayers-stuck-with-the-bill

I didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt.

Certainly,
If you want to act like a child and force your bills on the President, go ahead. but do it up front, not two days before the event. This is just cheap Right wing politics.

John
If that's the attitude of folks in Durham, NH, and I'm sure it's not, they would most certainly make them unwelcome.

President Barack Obama did save the economy from collapse, putting a couple of cops on traffic duty is the least they could do.

Please tell me again how the right wing is not racist. You keep letting it slip. 
The President of the United States is African-American, from a mixed race marriage, from a working class family. He has an African American wife and two African American daughters. They live at the White House, with his African American mother in law. His Attorney General is African American. He has appointed two women to the Supreme Court, one Jewish and one Hispanic American. The Secretary of State is a woman, and the wife of the last President who had to live with this level of hatred. 
All in all, people like you should have died of a stroke by now. It must be so hard for you, to wake up every day and realize all the above is true. No wonder you can't even summon the most basic human decency. That's just me being a typical liberal, having sympathy for another undeserving low-life.

didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt.

rick, the race card has been used and abused by the Obama zombies and it is now worn out and has lost all credibility. No one is buying what you are selling, namely, if you don't love Obama , you are a racist. Seriously, while playing the race card may seem politically correct, it is in reality laughable.

I didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt.

Hardy Har Har Har
Is he losing votes, or is that just what you hope. How many people in NH have you talked to in order to know this. Let's be factual. Don't just put out a statement like that because you don't like the President. Let me understand, you've talked to everybody in NH who's not voting for the Prez, cause you know it could just be your little circle of friends and acquaintances.

Edward
Just in case you didn't know. Nobody pays for the President to "kiss the babies". People come to him to have him kiss their babies. I've never heard of any President who goes out for the sole purpose of "kissing the babies" Any baby that's kissed by any President is because the parents want him too not because it's being paid for. Can we stop the ignorance.

The country has never been safer

Randy, Randy, Randy
Don't get caught up in the nonsense. You're smarter than that.

Reggie
Do you know what the procedure is for whether or not the candidate is responsible for paying those fees? Probably not, do you know whether any republican has ever gone to Durham and refused/ or even paid for security? Probably not. And unless you run the books in Durham, you wouldn't know, but that does not matter to you because anything and everything that's wrong with the country is the democrats fault. For your information - no one political party runs this country.

Reggie
You're right, it never ends because republicans take any little thing dealing with this President and try to make it seem like it's the end of the world. I hope he never reveals what sort of toothpaste he uses, because I'm sure you guys would find a way to make it seem like he's responsible for utting the other paste brand out of business. Does that sound silly and petty? Exactly! That's what you sound with some of the childish, idiotic remarks you jump on just to have something negative to say about this President. I don't remember when it was but I know this issue came up in another primary and I didn't hear any uproar then. It can happen to anybody else at any other time but it's only a problem if it's him. So sad.

Sam Savoy,
Where is the outrage for the taxpayers paying billions and billions for 2 wars that should not happen. Oh but we don't won't to talk about that. It's more important for you to complain about anything this President does big or small. Oh my goodness, what are we going to do the President is using Cottonelle instead of Charmin, call FOX news.

I didn't hear you whining about Bush's campaign trail visits when he was running for re-election....oh wait, you must be part of the Tea Party, they also didn't say a word when Bush spent three trillion dollars, but when Obama won, all of a sudden they cared about the debt.

James
O's campaign is paid by donors. I'm sure if the President chose to fly on American airlines of JetBlue they would be paying for that too. Americans are the only people who complains that the President flies in a plane designated for the President. He seems to be the only President that is wrong for using the Presidential plane. You people are something else.

Obama is trying to prevent republicans from doubling your interest rate, if you don't start paying attention, it will happen soon and you won't even realize that you voted for the Republicans who did that to your kids. How about the fact that if your college kid doesn't have health insurance or a job, they can still be on their parents. Education education education, get a clue, Obama is doing his best to help everyone. Now what do you think the unemployment rate would be now if the banks failed and car industry failed? Can you do the math?

They don't have books in Indiana....

Therese
Indiana is not the only state where this is happening. Did you just start buying these supplies in the last 3 years? I remember having to buy those things for my 16 year old grandson when he was in kindergarten 12 years ago. Was President Obama responsible for it then to? President Obama didn't cut the school budget, you have to look in your own back yard to see who did that. Now I will admit that the economy may have something to do with what's going on in our school systems today, but all that is not his blame either. When you can an economy that crashes and a congress who want to do absolutely nothing to get it back on track who do you blame. College has always been expensive. you can't possibly be blaming the President for how much you are paying for college fees. College fees have always been a problem. That's the colleges making a profit, not the President. But of course, he has power over what we pay colleges that we send our children to. What I didn't hear you say is that he signed a bill to delay repayment, cut interest rates and take the middle man out of getting a student loan so it's not so expensive. Of course not, that means you would have to acknowledge an accomplishment. God forbid. This man can't get credit for anything. He's dong so badly that governors are being told not to say that their states economy is getting better. WOW.

my name says "The entire obama administration is a disgrace. He, he, made me sick."

I ask ... got health insurance??

"My Name" and Eli, That's great, so much reasoning behind those statements...playgrounds are on other sites. If you want to talk to adults, then speak like adults and give reasons. My five year old could give a reason why he likes or doesn't like someone; and my five year old doesn't call people names. Try harder...boring.

I hope you never get healthy again you are sick born

David,
I have insurance. I have worked for 37 years and always had insurance. If I wanted birth control I didnt ask for taxpayers to pay. I worked for my insurance, I paid it myself. If I was sick I paid for my medicine along with my insurance. What has happened to this country's self worth? Why is it that we have to pay for everyone else now? Yes there are exceptions, heartbreaking ones, but in general we have become the country of entitlement. For all the liberal wealthy celebrities and other liberal wealth, donate to organizations ,all you want ,to take care of the ones who have needs, I believe that's what makes the heart feel good, not being told that we have to. I have two grown children and they have been raised to count on themselves for what they need not the government. The government is to protect us and keep the check and balances. Not to tell me what I can eat, drive, think....

Does the phrase "Mission Accomplished" ring any bells with you?

"Obama" is the President of the United States.

I am not as forgiving as Lot2Learn is regarding responding to an idiot.
You are full to bursting with bovine poo. Get on that plow-horse you rode into town on and just leave!

Did you pay $30,000?

The article says that the town didn't invite the President, his campaign did.

Where the President goes outside the White House property is ALWAYS a matter of National Security. Don't forget this fact.

Lot2Learn - so good to read a VoR ... voice of reason here and huffpo!

Jan, thanks for pointing this out. I hate to see the fb buy-in but on the other hand this is not civilized discourse.

Blaming Bush is getting old. Please put the blame where it belongs. On O.

Amen! and btw, for all the citizens here that are offended when someone writes "Obama" instead of president... be honest now... did you just say "Bush" ?? I bet there was even worse names that went with that. I have to say, for a president that was going to bring this country together, wow, this is a pretty big divide! But thank God for America and the ability to express our opinions. Bless you all.

I am giving someone who has used an executive order to seal all his records, a man who was a member of a gay bath house in Chicago in the 1990s called "Man's Country," and who used drugs in college and hung out with terrorists from the Weathernen group in Chicago more respect than he deserves. If Obama is willing to sully and smear the presidential seat with his fraudulent and noxious presence, his supporters cannot cry "foul" when others recognize what a travesty of a president we have. To honor the office is to reward the fraud and to empower him. Give us an honest president and he or she will have my respect, if not my support.

Dennis, can you get any more facts from Fox news, you are too funny...hmmm someone who's done or tried things in high school and admits it in his BOOK is not exactly anything to be ashamed of....oh Mitt Romney is so honest lol, changes sides like the wind on environment, health, abortion...I could go on and on, so I guess you are voting for Obama after huh! Please, when you accuse of gay bath houses, please attach your proof of research! lol

@ Dennis

You offer no proof of any of you're preposterous claims, because you're a fraud. Stop making stuff up. Turn off Faux and Limbaugh. They're not helping you. Really.

Dear Jimmy, no risk, Exeter was begging to have the President come, just as Durham would to get Princess Dianna, Mother Theresa or any other famous person. Didn't hear anyone complain when other GOP presidents were campaigning....just because it's Obama...reminds me of the Tea Party, they didn't exist when Bush spent 3 trillion, but the second Obama won, they complained about the debt. Hypocrisy!

Don't worry -- by tomorrow morning, all these folks will have the word on what new poutrage they should be complaining about.

Yup, donation....enough whining for the Republicans...bet this doesn't stop them from complaining... http://nashua.patch.com/articles/donor-gives-town-20k-to-cover-public-safety-costs-for-obama-visit?ncid=newsltuspatc00000003

Doesn't change the fact, as David Victory said above: "The disrespect shown to this President it unprecedented. It's ugly, and outrageous. If it's not Congressmen shouting at him during a presidential address, or "journalists" brazenly interrupting him during Rose Garden remarks, or any number of screwballs demanding to see his birth certificate 254364 times, it's this crap. Any other President ever been put through this "reimbursement" nonsense? " Reminds me of the Tea Party hypocrisy that they worried about the debt, yet didn't say a peep when Bush put us in debt by 3 trillion, the second Obama won, they all of a sudden cared...seriously?

"Reminds me of the Tea Party hypocrisy that they worried about the debt, yet didn't say a peep when Bush put us in debt by 3 trillion"

There were many conservatives that were disappointed in Bush and the Republicans' excessive spending from 2001 - 2009. That is what gave rise to the tea party in the first place...

They were disappointed, but no one cried publicly or created such a movement until Obama was elected. Let's be real, who ever you are "FNA Seamus Carty", the Tea Party help hundreds of racist signs and had guns on their belts the minute Obama was looking like he may win! All of sudden, Obama is here and they get magically organized. Give me a break! There was hardly a peep when Bush ran up the debt way higher than Obama!

Marc and Carolyn- Your plees for civility are a sad commentary on the state of our nation. Taken as a whole, the lack of logic, the poor grammar and horrific spelling (even allowing for typos, of which any of us could be guilty), and the white hot hatred of the President expressed here is an embarrassment to our state and country.
I think the Patch organization is presented with some challenges and opportunities here. How do you have a thoughtful discussion with this kind of overwhelming hatred? Is this a matter of better controls, requiring people to use their real names for accountability? Is this an indication that a stricter posting policy is needed? Does your comments section have any value at all if it devolves to this?
In addition to a long look at posting policies, I would hope you would see the need for a good look at the roots of this problem. Why is the country so divided? Why has the rhetoric become so hateful? What are the sources of so many of the false claims made in these posts?
I think the Patch organization has some soul-searching to do. If you are purely a journalistic entity, what is the purpose of a comments section? (the same can be asked of the Telegraph and other media outlets) If you are some other form of community entity, what is your responsibility to keep your comments section civil and productive?
No matter how bad it gets, I always try to find a positive to take away. I must say, the comments here have left me needing a Tylenol and a break.

" If you are purely a journalistic entity, what is the purpose of a comments section? "

I guess that free speech is a problem when it is against one's point of view...

Seamus Carty-
Freedom of speech applies to the governments role. Your almost clever attempt to portray my comments in a poor light simply illustrate my point.
Without any personal responsibility displayed by the President's detractors, it falls to the owners of a private site to examine the value of a comments section. Perhaps they just need to adjust their policies or how one joins. But the veracity of the news doesn't change with opinion. So if it's news, why the opinion? If it's opinion, why not stronger controls?
Why are you against private enterprise?
Do you want to nationalize the Internet?
You must be a commie, then!

Marc,
Why don't you hold the Jim's on these patch pages to those same standards?
If he and others are allowed a free for all, the rest of us should be free to
retaliate in kind.

All right, why are we buying 40% of our issued debt? Does that sound like a government that is honest and paying its way as it goes? Or, does it sound like one that has no problem ripping off dollar holders around the world and creating a hyperinflation that other people's children will have to live through? Is that enough noise from the right for you??? As far as mittens, it is only in our insane system that a man of so little personal character and accomplishments, backed by millions and a republican party willing to cheat Ron Paul could ever hope to rise to be the alternative to Obama. A public school history teacher, chosen at random would likely do a better job and have actual roots in the life enjoyed by the average American.

I agree Rick. I dare any Republican to watch this in Romney's own words ON VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9njHHyRI7g FACTS only please!!
Flip flopped on health care, environment, abortion...the list goes on and on....he doesn't know if he's coming or going.

Hey, FTP, I have been anti-Obama. Please point out where I have specifically made a racist remark. Perhaps you are one of the people out there that see all anti-Obama opinions as racist? Can we get a copy of your anti-New Black Panthers rant when they illegally offered a bounty for the kidnap of Zimmerman? Does your anti-racist rhetoric only go one way???

Sylvan Teiger wrote-
"What is the savage in the oval office hiding that he is protecting Eric Holder?"
Please tell me again how the right wing is not racist. You keep letting it slip.
The President of the United States is African-American, from a mixed race marriage, from a working class family. He has an African American wife and two African American daughters. They live at the White House, with his African American mother in law. His Attorney General is African American. He has appointed two women to the Supreme Court, one Jewish and one Hispanic American. The Secretary of State is a woman, and the wife of the last President who had to live with this level of hatred.
All in all, people like you should have died of a stroke by now. It must be so hard for you, to wake up every day and realize all the above is true. No wonder you can't even summon the most basic human decency. That's just me being a typical liberal, having sympathy for another undeserving low-life.

I'm applauding you, Sylvan ... your post hits the nail right over nits head.
EXCELLENT!

"the savage"?
Your hood is showing....

Maybe you forget how Reagan made a deal with Iran (the country that had kept Americans hostage for over a year) so he could sell illegal weapons to the Contra rebels, and a Marine colonel had to illegally shred and steal records and lie to Congress?

No children allowed on this site please.

No Obamabots allowed on this site.

Don't need a test to realize that.