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First lady bids Vail adieu
Vail Daily ^ | February 22, 2011 | Randy Wyrick

Posted on 02/22/2011 5:56:39 AM PST by maggief

VAIL — Michelle Obama had at least five options for weekend destinations, but insisted on Vail, sources told the Vail Daily.

The first lady and her daughters were among those who packed up and headed for home Monday, closing out a busy Presidents Day weekend in the Vail Valley.

Michelle Obama's press secretary issued a statement Saturday that the family is picking up the tab for personal expenses.

Sources say that because Obama was largely paying her own way, she insisted on the final say.

(Excerpt) Read more at vaildaily.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
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Security, including local law enforcement officers and Secret Service agents, surround a Boeing C-32 plane as the Obama family and their entourage board Monday at the Eagle County Regional Airport in Gypsum at the end of their Presidents Day weekend ski vacation in Vail.

Dominique Taylor/dtaylor@vaildaily.com

1 posted on 02/22/2011 5:56:43 AM PST by maggief
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To: maggief

Vail minus 6 lobsters


2 posted on 02/22/2011 5:58:36 AM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: maggief

ave atque vail


3 posted on 02/22/2011 5:58:36 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: maggief

If they truly paid for ALL the expenses, I wouldn’t fault them for the trip. But somehow I doubt she’s paying for a charter flight comparable to AF1, secret service details, armored limos, etc.


4 posted on 02/22/2011 5:59:44 AM PST by LouAvul
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To: maggief
Sources say that because Obama was largely paying her own way, she insisted on the final say.

They should patent that bullshit.

Moochelle ain't gonna pay for nothing that she can't foist off on the taxpayer.

We know who paid for her "vacation".

She insults us further by trying to get us to believe that the it came out of her own pocket.

5 posted on 02/22/2011 6:00:48 AM PST by OldSmaj (I am an avowed enemy of islam and obama is a damned fool and traitor. Questions?)
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To: OldSmaj
that the it came out

Sorry.

Coffee not kicked in this morning.

6 posted on 02/22/2011 6:02:58 AM PST by OldSmaj (I am an avowed enemy of islam and obama is a damned fool and traitor. Questions?)
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To: maggief

Have they even been to Camp David? And how much revenue did the ski resort lose for having to shut down the mountain?


7 posted on 02/22/2011 6:03:32 AM PST by Mercat ( I remain nestled in cognitive dissonance)
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To: maggief

It seems every time Michelle poops, it makes the news. Enough already.


8 posted on 02/22/2011 6:04:35 AM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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To: LouAvul
The question is not how much MO paid, but how much the trip to Vail cost taxpayers.

"If you’re a family trying to cut back, you might skip going out to dinner, or you might put off a vacation." Obama

9 posted on 02/22/2011 6:06:36 AM PST by maggief
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To: Loyal Buckeye

If she tells us and our kids what to eat, rams through a $5 billion food bill, while not following her own advice, in my opinion, it’s news.

If she vacations on taxpayer dollars while her husband says families should postpone their travel plans, it’s news.


11 posted on 02/22/2011 6:12:27 AM PST by maggief
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To: Loyal Buckeye

The way “moochie” eats I’ll bet she? poops 3 or 4 time a day.

On top her 24/7 press coverage, I have to also pay for her TP.


13 posted on 02/22/2011 6:13:13 AM PST by tiger63
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To: maggief
issued a statement Saturday that the family is picking up the tab for personal expenses.

Who paid for all the secret service and their expenses? Couldn't ski closer to home? Had to go to Vail halfway across the country which is one of the most expensive areas in the country. So much for Berry feeling our pain last week talking about " families putting off vacations." We paid for this folks...again.

14 posted on 02/22/2011 6:13:26 AM PST by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: Doc Savage

Whew all that work she really should think about a vacation. It’s been awhile you know.


15 posted on 02/22/2011 6:16:20 AM PST by jimpick
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To: maggief

Yep, just like Aunt Nancy flying that 757 around the country. Thank G-d they can’t get one of those into Aspen or Telluride. Then again, there is a drop off into a canyon at the end of the runway at TEX or a mountain you have to watch out for at ASE.


16 posted on 02/22/2011 6:17:14 AM PST by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: maggief

Glad she didn’t show up at Beaver Creek! What a royal pain in the butt that would have been! The kids are a different story. They are just kids in a bubble and want to have fun.

240+ guests from Chile are showing up today at BC. These are guests we WANT. Many of them friends I miss! Let the PISCO flow tonight!


17 posted on 02/22/2011 6:19:04 AM PST by WellyP
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To: maggief

I think deep down inside, the Baraqqis realize that the party may be over after Jan 013.

So they’re gonna work the system hard until then for sure.


18 posted on 02/22/2011 6:19:12 AM PST by nascarnation
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To: ladyvet

MOOCHelle. These movin’-on-up grifters have no shame. This equal-opportunity failure hates you, hates your children, hates America and hates Americans. I guess this welfare-queen freak just figures she’s getting her reparations finally from you American bastards. Now shut up, get to work and pay your taxes. Latest quote from MOOCHelle? “BURP!”


19 posted on 02/22/2011 6:19:37 AM PST by hal ogen (1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: maggief
Does anyone know if any of the 3 Obama females have ever been on or got on skis while in Vail or did they go just because it's pricey and to be ‘seen’?
20 posted on 02/22/2011 6:23:34 AM PST by varon (Allegiance to the Constitution, always. Allegiance to a party, never!)
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