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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

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To: Signalman

Spendzilla is really going to be upset whan Howdy Doody loses in 2012.


41 posted on 08/25/2011 4:28:45 PM PDT by mardi59
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To: Signalman

Herman Cain’s net worth is $3-6 million. While the Mooch spends $10 million a year on vacations? Yikes! The new Marie Antoinette.


42 posted on 08/25/2011 4:31:58 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (O-blame-r)
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To: soozer47

I’ve been teasing a leftie (on another site!) about this and she challenged me to an accounting. Turns out that there isn’t much on the ‘net to substantiate this claim - not that I let that stop me ;-)

The other thing I discovered was that the leftie sites won’t go near this with a 10-foot pole. DU, Huff&Puff, Politico, they all steer clear of it.

That makes me think they know it’s true.


43 posted on 08/25/2011 4:36:27 PM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: vlad335

You’re right - I’d forgotten that one too... The press treats dems like family... and us like the red headed step child.


44 posted on 08/25/2011 4:38:22 PM PDT by GOPJ (126 people were indicted for being terrorists in the last two years. Every one of them was Muslim.)
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To: Signalman

From the article.

FIRST LADY OF LUXURY TRAVEL: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE OBAMAS’ LAVISH GETAWAYS OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS

GIRLS’ TRIP TO SPAIN: AUGUST 2010

The exact cost is unclear as Mrs Obama and her 40 friends footed many personal expenses, such as hotels and meals themselves.

But the U.S. taxpayer would have paid for the First Lady’s 68-strong security detail, personal staff, and use of presidential jet Air Force Two.

Per diems for the secret service team runs at around $281 each - nearly $98,000 for the length of the summer break.

Use of Air Force Two, the Air Force version of a 757, comes in at $149,900 for the round trip. This does not include time on the ground.

Mrs Obama’s personal staff, of which there are an unknown amount and might cost considerably more per day, should also be taken into account.

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

SKI TRIP TO VAIL: FEBRUARY 2011

Mrs Obama and her daughters stayed at the Sebastian hotel on Vail Mountain, where rooms cost more than $2,400 for multi-bedroom suites.

The family appear to have flown there on Air Force Two.

They were escorted to the resort by a motorcade of about a dozen vehicles, including 15 state and local law enforcement officers

SUMMER HOLIDAY ON MARTHA’S VINEYARD: AUGUST 2011

The Blue Heron Farm estate, where the Obama family are currently staying, rents for about $50,000 a week.

According to U.S. News and World Report, the Coast Guard is required to keep ships floating near the property, the presidential helicopter and jet remain at the ready and security agents will be on 24-hour duty.


45 posted on 08/25/2011 4:40:01 PM PDT by COUNTrecount (Barry...above his poi grade.)
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To: BobP

If she ever ate peas, they’d be the most expensive peas out there.


46 posted on 08/25/2011 4:45:12 PM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: forgotten man
The china that Nancy Reagan bought (with donated private money) is still in use at the White House today.

We're like the kid who had to come to grips with the obvious - that we're not the favorite child - or maybe not even second...

Then again, general circulation newspapers are doing gangbusters without the half of the population that votes conservative - right? They can afford double standards./s

47 posted on 08/25/2011 4:46:32 PM PDT by GOPJ (126 people were indicted for being terrorists in the last two years. Every one of them was Muslim.)
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To: Signalman

So what was that they were saying about Sarah Palin’s wardrobe during the campaign?


48 posted on 08/25/2011 4:49:37 PM PDT by Cymbaline ("Allahu Akbar": Arabic for "Nothing To See Here" - Mark Steyn)
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To: Signalman
"YOU'VE DAMAGED YOUR OWN RACE!" -Mayor Michael A. Nutter
49 posted on 08/25/2011 4:55:02 PM PDT by anonsquared
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To: shield
OMG!

50 posted on 08/26/2011 10:12:57 AM 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: Rennes Templar

Wow! I just twittered that - we need more people to see that and know how they are.


51 posted on 08/26/2011 11:14:42 AM PDT by nolongerademocrat ("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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To: sodpoodle
Will the base be envious or angry?

Naw. The base will figure Obama is paying for all this out of the Obama stash.

52 posted on 08/26/2011 1:54:50 PM PDT by Ole Okie (!!)
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To: nolongerademocrat

I long suspected as much, now confirmed...they are posers...


53 posted on 08/26/2011 4:10:17 PM PDT by Rennes Templar
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To: shield

54 posted on 08/26/2011 4:39:19 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: shield

55 posted on 08/26/2011 8:42:08 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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