President Barack Obama is usually quite the gracious tipper, but stories of him dropping dollars in Martha's Vineyard are a tad exaggerated. 
It sounded like a good economic indicator when it was reported today that the Prez tipped the clerk at a general store $15 on $5 of ice cream and candy. But according to the clerk we spoke to, Barack took his change with him: "What tip? He didn't leave a tip. We don't have a tip jar, he took his change."
However, at the second store he visited, Barack did let the clerk keep the change -- a whopping $1.99.
Every penny counts.
8/30/2009 3:20 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
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Maybe he should apply this frugality to the rest of the federal government?
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That $15 tip on a $5 ice cream buy is about what the add-on for Obamacare for illegal aliens is going to cost you.
Every major newspaper has corrected Obama on his misstatements that Obamacare won't cover illegals.
It will.
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I love Barack Obama.. He's the shiz nizzle !!! .. Right On Barack !! .. P.S. Can I b orrow a cup of health insurance please .. thanks
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And we care about Obama's tip habits (or not) because?
Slow news day, TMZ? I'm sure Britney Spears is up to no good today.
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Yeah a cup of health insurance, a shiny new job, and some crisp $100 bills to pay my bills.
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Obama is the only president in the world who din not order o mourn day for Michael's funeral. The whole world is crying...man.
See here what Obama din not know about Michael.
When he hears this song, he will surely make up his mind. Michael diserves it..
http://cambesteanu.blogspot.com/2009/07/vand-rahatul-lui-dumnezeu.html
See also the other posts...
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My guess is that everyone that is against public health insurance HAS health insurance ??!? .. What about the 20 Million of us American's that don't have health insurance? .. I'm sure we all know people that have lost their jobs or their work doesn't offer health insurance.. Try getting health insurance if you don't have it now.. The real question is .. Why don't you care?
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Oh you silly right wing extremists.
http://factcheck.org/2009/08/twenty-six-lies-about-hr-3200/
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If the clerk is performing a service that does not require tipping, why should he be expected to tip them? On the other hand, if he received service from a person that depends on tips for survival, than he should tip. It doesn't matter who he is.
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TOBY AND SEALLY OBAMA AKA Barack and Michelle need to raise some funds and get the "Reflecting Fountain" under the "Lincoln Memorial" cleaned out. I was shocked to see that the Fountain that is over a mile long, was green with alge, dead ducks and trash. It was embarrassing to see that the White House grounds were nasty and unmaintained. Oh Well, you know the dark people kill grass.
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