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First Lady accused of spending $10m in public money on her vacations
Daily Mail ^ | 8/25/2011 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 08/25/2011 3:43:46 PM PDT by Signalman

The Obamas' summer break on Martha's Vineyard has already been branded a PR disaster after the couple arrived four hours apart on separate government jets.

But according to new reports, this is the least of their extravagances.

White House sources today claimed that the First Lady has spent $10million of U.S. taxpayers' money on vacations alone in the past year.

Branding her 'disgusting' and 'a vacation junkie', they say the 47-year-old mother-of-two has been indulging in five-star hotels, where she splashes out on expensive massages and alcohol.

The 'top source' told the National Enquirer: 'It's disgusting. Michelle is taking advantage of her privileged position while the most hardworking Americans can barely afford a week or two off work.

'When it's all added up, she's spent more than $10million in taxpayers' money on her vacations.'

The First Lady is believed to have taken 42 days of holiday in the past year, including a $375,000 break in Spain and a four-day ski trip to Vail, Colorado, where she spent $2,000 a night on a suite at the Sebastian hotel.

And the first family's nine-day stay in Martha's Vineyard is also proving costly, with rental of the Blue Heron Farm property alone costing an estimated $50,000 a week.

The source continued: 'Michelle also enjoys drinking expensive booze during her trips. She favours martinis with top-shelf vodka and has a taste for rich sparking wines.

'The vacations are totally Michelle's idea. She's like a junkie. She can't schedule enough getaways, and she lives from one to the next - all the while sticking it to hardworking Americans.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 08/25/2011 3:43:54 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Signalman

same article posted yesterday

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2768627/posts


2 posted on 08/25/2011 3:45:28 PM PDT by Perdogg (0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
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To: Signalman

Add it to the list.


3 posted on 08/25/2011 3:46:03 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (I'm sticking with Herman. No more second terms!)
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To: Signalman

CHRISTMAS BREAK IN HAWAII: DECEMBER 2010

According to the Hawaii Reporter, the bill for the $1.5m trip included:

* $63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to Hawaii ahead of the President.
* $1,000,000 on Mr Obama’s return trip from Washington on Air Force One.
* $38,000 for the ‘Winter White House’ beach property rental.
* $16,000 to rent nearby homes for Secret Service and Navy Seals.
* $134,000 for 24 White House staff to stay at the Moana Hotel.
* $251,000 in police overtime.
* $10,000 for an ambulance to be on hand at all times


4 posted on 08/25/2011 3:46:36 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Signalman

$10 million, that’s it?


5 posted on 08/25/2011 3:47:43 PM PDT by wilco200 (11/4/08 - The Day America Jumped the Shark)
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To: Signalman
There were all kinds of sources divulging stories of ridiculously expensive room services binges back during the 2008 campaign.

But everyone was too interested in burnishing their PC credentials to pay attention to what they were putting in the White House.

6 posted on 08/25/2011 3:49:50 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Signalman

Cant we pull her credit card ???

and she lives in government housing...

Are they suppose to be able to get booze on food stamps ???


7 posted on 08/25/2011 3:50:01 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Signalman

Imelda!


8 posted on 08/25/2011 3:51:06 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: wilco200

It is FAR more than that.


9 posted on 08/25/2011 3:51:48 PM PDT by spankalib
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To: Signalman

“She favours martinis with top-shelf vodka and has a taste for rich sparking wines.”

I always pictured her as the type who drinks Cobra Malt Liquor with a little bit of champipple (Ripple wine mixed with champagne.)


10 posted on 08/25/2011 3:53:17 PM PDT by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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Modern day Marie Antoinette.

(Why no wedding ring, I wonder?)


11 posted on 08/25/2011 3:53:56 PM PDT by Baynative (If the government was in charge of the desert , we'd soon have a shortage of sand.)
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To: Signalman

Does this profligacy offend anyone but the tax-paying citizens?

Will the base be envious or angry?


12 posted on 08/25/2011 3:55:10 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Despair: Man's surrender. Laughter: God's redemption.)
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To: wilco200

$10 million, that’s it?

I think that’s for this year , so far


13 posted on 08/25/2011 3:58:06 PM PDT by molson209
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To: Signalman

Don’t get between her and those ribs man.


14 posted on 08/25/2011 4:00:37 PM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: Signalman

Michelle and Barry are the poster children for affirmative action. They’ve never worked for anything, and had it all handed to them because of their skin color. Now they’re “stickin it to Whitey” and living in luxury. What a disgusting pair.


15 posted on 08/25/2011 4:00:53 PM PDT by Astronaut
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To: Signalman

It took the UK Press to point this out.

It’s just like behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, where you had to rely on Radio Free Europe to find out what’s happening in your own country.


16 posted on 08/25/2011 4:02:14 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: sodpoodle
Does this profligacy offend anyone but the tax-paying citizens?

Will the base be envious or angry?

Heck no!

Obama’s base will be high fiving the Moocher in Chief for sticking it to the Man.

17 posted on 08/25/2011 4:02:14 PM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Signalman

not gonna get re elected so might as well party and take the rubes for all they are worth


18 posted on 08/25/2011 4:02:21 PM PDT by beebuster2000
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To: Signalman

Michelle Antoinette says, “Let them vacation in the Hamptons”.


19 posted on 08/25/2011 4:02:26 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: sodpoodle

Check this out....

http://www.youtube.com/v/e5INFAuM1xI


20 posted on 08/25/2011 4:02:34 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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