BET Wire: Obama Vacations as His Critics Work Overtime

Plus, Republicans warn against being the anti-Obama party.

In Case You Missed It - Republicans leave President Obama scratching his head; Ben Carson kind of blames the spread of measles on immigrants; one lawmaker thinks it's OK if your food service worker doesn't wash his hands after a bathroom break — and more. — Joyce Jones (@BETpolitichick)

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In Case You Missed It - President Obama's vacation stirs up critics; Hillary Clinton lays groundwork for 2016; Newt Gingrich warns fellow Republicans relying on being anti-Obama won't lead to success – and more. – Joyce Jones

Done! - President Obama interrupted his vacation to respond to the political crisis in Egypt. The president announced that the U.S. is canceling a joint military exercise with the nation amid ongoing and escalating violence(Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Done! - President Obama interrupted his vacation to respond to the political crisis in Egypt. The president announced that the U.S. is canceling a joint military exercise with the nation amid ongoing and escalating violence(Photo: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Be Prepared - Hillary Clinton's still mum about a 2016 presidential bid, but actions speak louder than words. In the first of a series of policy speeches, Clinton spoke about the implications of the recent Supreme Court voting rights decision, which not incidentally will most affect the very voters she'll need to form a winning coalition. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Be Prepared - Hillary Clinton's still mum about a 2016 presidential bid, but actions speak louder than words. In the first of a series of policy speeches, Clinton spoke about the implications of the recent Supreme Court voting rights decision, which not incidentally will most affect the very voters she'll need to form a winning coalition. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Make Dems' Day - According to Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold, the House has enough votes to impeach Obama, but it would be DOA in the Senate. Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele on MSNBC's Hardball said there aren't enough votes and any effort to impeach the president would ensure that Democrats regain control of the House in 2014. (Photo: Farenthold.house.gov)

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Make Dems' Day - According to Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold, the House has enough votes to impeach Obama, but it would be DOA in the Senate. Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele on MSNBC's Hardball said there aren't enough votes and any effort to impeach the president would ensure that Democrats regain control of the House in 2014. (Photo: Farenthold.house.gov)

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Get Over It - Former House speaker and failed Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has some words of wisdom for his party and its persistent opposition to the president: "We have to get beyond being anti-Obama and we have to re-convince people that you can have hope in America," he said at at a Republican National Committee meeting in Boston, Mass.(Photo: Carl Court - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

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Cheerios for de Blasio - New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio is using the Cheerios cereal brand to promote his campaign and spotlight his mixed-race family. The cereal company received some criticisms earlier this year for featuring a mixed-race family in a television ad. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Cheerios for de Blasio - New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio is using the Cheerios cereal brand to promote his campaign and spotlight his mixed-race family. The cereal company received some criticisms earlier this year for featuring a mixed-race family in a television ad. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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It's Not You, It's Me - Actor Matt Damon is the latest celeb to express disappointment in Obama. "He broke up with me,” said the actor who is questioning certain decisions like drone strikes and NSA surveillance of phone and other personal records.(Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

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It's Not You, It's Me - Actor Matt Damon is the latest celeb to express disappointment in Obama. "He broke up with me,” said the actor who is questioning certain decisions like drone strikes and NSA surveillance of phone and other personal records.(Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Bad Idea - Cory Booker's Republican Senate rival's campaign came under fire for criticizing the Newark mayor's foreign policy on Twitter by highlighting areas of the city on a map labeled by ethnicity, using such markers as West Africa, Portugal, Brazil, Guyana and the Middle East. Steve Lonegan says a staffer posted the offending tweet, which was subsequently deleted.(Photo: Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)

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Bad Idea - Cory Booker's Republican Senate rival's campaign came under fire for criticizing the Newark mayor's foreign policy on Twitter by highlighting areas of the city on a map labeled by ethnicity, using such markers as West Africa, Portugal, Brazil, Guyana and the Middle East. Steve Lonegan says a staffer posted the offending tweet, which was subsequently deleted.(Photo: Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)

Can't a Guy Relax?  - While Obama vacations on Martha's Vineyard, his critics are working fulltime disparaging first dog Bo's military helicopter trip to the island, the president's golf game and the cost of the vacation in taxpayer dollars, U.S. News reports.(Photo: Vincent DeWitt-Pool/Getty Images)

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Can't a Guy Relax?  - While Obama vacations on Martha's Vineyard, his critics are working fulltime disparaging first dog Bo's military helicopter trip to the island, the president's golf game and the cost of the vacation in taxpayer dollars, U.S. News reports.(Photo: Vincent DeWitt-Pool/Getty Images)

Major Oops - Billboard advertising is a great way to make voters aware of November's general elections. But as Detroit officials recently learned, the date must be correct. Billboards the city commissioned said the election would take place on Sept. 2 instead of Nov. 5. The mistake was made by the billboard company and will be corrected. (Photo: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Major Oops - Billboard advertising is a great way to make voters aware of November's general elections. But as Detroit officials recently learned, the date must be correct. Billboards the city commissioned said the election would take place on Sept. 2 instead of Nov. 5. The mistake was made by the billboard company and will be corrected. (Photo: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Woe Is Alvin Greene - Remember Alvin Greene, winner of South Carolina's U.S. Senate nomination in 2010? The former candidate, appearing disoriented, was arrested for trespassing in Myrtle Beach on Aug. 9. After being checked out by paramedics, he was held on a $282 bond. (Photo: Horry County Detention Center)

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Woe Is Alvin Greene - Remember Alvin Greene, winner of South Carolina's U.S. Senate nomination in 2010? The former candidate, appearing disoriented, was arrested for trespassing in Myrtle Beach on Aug. 9. After being checked out by paramedics, he was held on a $282 bond. (Photo: Horry County Detention Center)

Repeat Offender - Republican Rep. Steve Stockman has invited the rodeo clown who donned an Obama mask at the Missouri State Fair to come on down to Texas to perform. “Liberals want to bronco bust dissent. But Texans value speech, even if its speech they don’t agree with,” Stockman said on his website (Photo: Courtesy of Stockman.house.gov)

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Repeat Offender - Republican Rep. Steve Stockman has invited the rodeo clown who donned an Obama mask at the Missouri State Fair to come on down to Texas to perform. “Liberals want to bronco bust dissent. But Texans value speech, even if its speech they don’t agree with,” Stockman said on his website (Photo: Courtesy of Stockman.house.gov)