Posted on 08/09/2010 4:51:11 AM PDT by maggief
WASHINGTON--Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha returned from Spain on Sunday, a vacation at a lavish hotel on the Mediterranean coast that triggered her first controversy since becoming first lady. I'm told she made the trip because she promised one of her closest friends, a longtime Chicago pal who just lost her father, she would spend time with her.
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So why did Mrs. Obama go to Spain at this time? She's not tone-deaf politically. What was behind the "mother-daughter" vacation?
A White House source told me that Blanchard's father passed away and Mrs. Obama was not able to make the funeral at the beginning of July. Blanchard had promised her daughter she would take her to Spain for her birthday. She asked Mrs. Obama and Sasha to come with. (Malia is at overnight camp.)
"She felt it was important as a dear friend to do this," I was told.
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Yeah, ordinary people do that all the time: “Hey, Granny died! When do we leave for Spain so we can grieve in style!”
Yeah, that many rooms available AND with only 4 weeks notice.
I'll tell you why...
It's all right there in the lyrics to
-Movin' On Up-
They finally got a piece of the pie...
Did she leave her friend at the hotel while she dined with royalty?
Piece of the pie, heck they are eating the whole pie... Let the rest of us eat crumbs..
Yeah, she ditches her “dear friend” for an “official” lunch with Spanish royalty so she can screw the US taxpayers with travel expenses.
Meanwhile, hubby celebrates jis birthday alone in Chicago. (Wonder if he met with Fitz again???)
Anyone out there have a pic of queen michelle serving up some cake?
The train pic is awesome.
The obamas are just “gettin paid”.
Nothing more to it.
Probaly selling her daughter to the Sheik as a wife.....
Lynn Sweet is such a tool.
Let’s see ... Michelle Antoinette couldn’t make a Chicago funeral, but could spend five days in Spain ... missing her husband’s birthday?
What a pant load!
Next time one of Michelle’s friends is bereft, can the taxpayers JUST SEND FLOWERS, PLEASE????!
Oprah fans and the View crowd will slurp it up.
They really don’t care what we think.
When in hot water, a liberal ALWAYS resorts to "tolerance and compassion."
They gotta be sucking up something illegal if they think Americans will fall for this con.
Even if it is true - TS! Hey Michelle, go console your ‘dear friend’ on your own dime and stop spending our money. The Obama’s have a bad case of George Jefferson - they finally got a piece of the pie and they are going to make sure they gorge on it before it goes away.
How much to keep her there year round?
Campaign treasurer.
Mmmm ... mmm ... mmmm ...
UK TELEGRAPH REDPORT Some estimated the cost to the American taxpayer of Mrs O's entourage and her trip at $375,000. Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, declined to comment on Mrs Obama's holiday, saying "she is a private citizen and is the mother of a daughter on a private trip."
Secret Service and the multiple WH govt employees Mrs O brought on the trip ("supposedly for her friend") occupied about 60 rooms in the posh five-star Villa Padierna hotel,and will be paid for by taxpayers. A 15-vehicle convoy shuttled Her Highness' entourage around.
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The opulence of the The five-star Villa Padierna in Marbella, Spain has drawn scrutiny. The Hotel Villa Padierna, a Ritz-Carlton resort in the mountains outside Marbella has two golf courses, a posh spa with Turkish baths, views of the Mediterranean Sea and a high-end restaurant specializing in avant-garde fare. Room rates start at $400 and rise to $6,500 for a two-bedroom villa with a private pool and 24-hour butler service.
LOL, the funny part is that the administration thinks Americans will buy this excuse. Not gonna work. They really blew it with their vacation decisions.
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