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The Obama's 17-Day Vacation to Hawaii Costs Taxpayers $4,135,038
You Tube ^ | 12/18/11 | RobtKraft/Granny Jan

Posted on 12/18/2011 7:34:57 AM PST by vrwc54

Having a great time on your dime.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: hawaii; michelleobama; obama; obamavacation; vacation
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To: vrwc54

It is Reconstruction II.


41 posted on 12/18/2011 9:19:51 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: goseminoles

I have a life, and I find it odd that you would react this way to a comment about not letting our use of English slide into quasi-illiteracy.


42 posted on 12/18/2011 9:32:25 AM PST by kabumpo (Kabumpo)
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To: vrwc54

The money amounts are just numbers. Surely, somewhere in the govt archives, is a breakdown of taxes paid by state, by county, by city, alphabetically within a county, etc.

Some enterprising blogger/reporter should ferret it out and instead of saying “Costs Taxpayers $xxxxxx”, personalize it and say it “All Taxpayers in PossumTrot, AR paid for the trip, or, “All taxpayers whose last names began with ‘M’ in PossumTrot paid . . .”.

Maybe if it suddenly hit people it was THEIR money being peed away they’d start to raise Hell. Right now, with just cyphers, the politicians get away with “Well, it is only pennies each”.


43 posted on 12/18/2011 9:33:38 AM PST by Oatka (This is the USA, assimilate or evaporate.)
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To: vrwc54

But...but...Bush’s vacations were longer! /Soros media meme

The thing about Bush’s vacations is that they were all to his ranch in Crawford, which cost taxpayers nothing beyond Secret Service expenses which are automatic anyway.


44 posted on 12/18/2011 9:39:17 AM PST by denydenydeny (The more a system is all about equality in theory the more it's an aristocracy in practice.)
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To: vrwc54

it could be triple that amount and would never equal my time spent with my family, under my beautiful Christmas tree with my nativity, my prayers, my appreciate for everything we have WORKED for and celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.

The obamas? Who cares where they go or what they spend. I don’t. True happiness doesn’t cost a penny and you don’t need to travel away from home to find it. I pity them.


45 posted on 12/18/2011 9:39:56 AM PST by cubreporter ( sh Limbaugh... where would our country be without this brilliant man?)
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To: vrwc54

But...but...Bush’s vacations were longer! /Soros media meme

The thing about Bush’s vacations is that they were all to his ranch in Crawford, which cost taxpayers nothing beyond Secret Service expenses which are automatic anyway.


46 posted on 12/18/2011 9:58:04 AM PST by denydenydeny (The more a system is all about equality in theory the more it's an aristocracy in practice.)
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To: vrwc54

Yeah, but it’s an all inclusive vacation!

/sarcasm


47 posted on 12/18/2011 10:22:15 AM PST by al_c (http://www.blowoutcongress.com)
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To: goseminoles; kabumpo

Kabumpo is correct.....a little grammar never hurt anyone.


48 posted on 12/18/2011 10:28:41 AM PST by Churchillspirit
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To: vrwc54
I hope Obama wears one of these while over there

"Hey Obama, Surf's Up!"

49 posted on 12/18/2011 10:32:31 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: sodpoodle
Are any of the networks picking this up as a news item?

Was that a rhetorical question? :) The Hawaii Reporter story was in Politico 44 yesterday so you have to give a liberal website credit for that. As far as I know it hasn't made it beyond conservative websites. It wasn't even on Drudge last I looked.

50 posted on 12/18/2011 10:52:57 AM PST by vrwc54
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To: sodpoodle

It’s on Drudge now.


51 posted on 12/18/2011 10:55:41 AM PST by vrwc54
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To: vrwc54

This is a good use of taxpayer money by Obama. $4 million is less than nothing to our overspending and frankly, the longer Obama is out screwing off, the less time he has to screw over the nation. I would gladly have seen him spend $4 billion for a 1000 day vacation that kept him out of the White House.


52 posted on 12/18/2011 12:21:06 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (We be fooked.)
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To: vrwc54

he is entitled don’t you know?

Historic president and all .. plus his wife is just so overworked telling us all how to live ...

it is tough being the first affirmative action couple of the United States


53 posted on 12/18/2011 12:47:45 PM PST by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: kabumpo

Well then post something of value.. I post on my phone, and auto correct gets me every time..


54 posted on 12/18/2011 12:49:21 PM PST by goseminoles
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To: kabumpo
yes english teacher if yooou pluuuuuuuease.

look what drudge has up


55 posted on 12/18/2011 12:52:28 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: goseminoles

lol there is a spel check but no proper ingles check


56 posted on 12/18/2011 12:53:45 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: vrwc54

Oh how they care about the poor and needy


57 posted on 12/18/2011 2:20:34 PM PST by Saundra Duffy ( For victory & freedom!!!)
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To: kabumpo

Ummm... maybe I am wrong but GrammarBook.com says the word is spelled like this: Apostrophes Do not see an “a” in there... just sayin’


58 posted on 12/18/2011 6:20:20 PM PST by gibsosa
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To: kabumpo

I’ve and seen tomatoes spelled as “tomato’s” and potatoes spelled as “potato’s”,LOL.

The tomato’s what? What belongs to the tomato?


59 posted on 12/18/2011 9:08:58 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Straight and proud.)
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To: POWERSBOOTHEFAN

Whoops. It’s not “I’ve and seen”,it’s “I have seen”.


60 posted on 12/18/2011 9:10:37 PM PST by POWERSBOOTHEFAN (Straight and proud.)
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