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Stung by Criticism of Vacation Costs, Obama Lays out Proposals to Reduce Vacation Travel
db news international | dirtboy

Posted on 04/01/2013 9:09:23 AM PDT by dirtboy

During the ongoing sesquestration, taxpayers were confronted with the cancellation of White House tours, military cutbacks and the heartbreak of congressional staffers having to brown-bag lunches twice a week – while President Obama resumed golfing and his daughters went to the Bahamas and an Idaho Ski area in the same week.

Confronted with plummeting poll numbers in response to such, President Obama today unveiled proposals to significantly reduce the vacation travel costs for him and his family.

“In hindsight, it does use up Secret Service time and fuel for me to travel to go golfing” President Obama said.

"So I have hereby signed an executive order converting the Ellipse into a nine-hole golf course that will be merged into the White House grounds. This will reduce my golf travel time to a few minutes in a golf cart and will make security for such easier on my Secret Service detail. Notice I am only asking for a nine-hole course to save the taxpayers money.”

“In addition, my family and I have faced harsh criticism for vacations to Hawaii and the Bahamas. So I am ordering the Reflecting Pool and the Constitution Gardens Pond to be converted into a private tropical-themed water park for the use of the president and his family. Now I can go body surfing without some fool pool photographer taking a picture of me enjoying myself.”

When asked about the fate of memorials on that section of the Mall – the new WW II Memorial and the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial, Obama responded “We’ll just relocate the WWII Memorial to some red state where they like the military, and no one gives a damn about some dead crackers who signed a piece of paper over two centuries ago, so I'll just put a plaque up on the side of the new water park.”

And then he unveiled his final proposal. “I have ordered plans for a facility similar to Ski Dubai to be built just south of the Ellipse. The Washington Monument will be integrated into the facility and the top of the ski lifts will be anchored to it. Now my wife won't have to fly all the way to Aspen to ski.”

After the hubbub in the press room diminished, Obama closed by saying “Heck, the damn town is already named after Washington. Why does he need a stinkin’ monument all to himself? “

When asked about the cost to build the three facilities, Obama shrugged. “You racist right-wingers are just never happy with what I do. Here I am reducing my travel costs, giving up my presidential perogative to travel wherever and whenever I damn well please, and you whine about construction costs instead. It never ends.”

"I’ll just call up Bernanke and tell him to turn up the presses a bit. It’s worked for the last four years, it’ll work for the next four.” Think of the jobs all this construction will bring. "

Obama then abruptly ended the press conference to make his afternoon tee time.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
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To: dirtboy
The Greyhound Bus Lines just announced that in order to help The WH save money on travel, they will transport Reggie Love to the President for their not-quite-clandestine trysts, rather than have Barry fire up the big jet and mobilize all the Secret Service guys to go to Reggie.

When they drop off Reggie for the rendezvous, they will then pick up Michelle and the Girls at the bus station in DC, and get them out of town for their well deserved "separate vacations."

Thanks to American Enterprise and the Private Sector, problem solved ... millions saved!

I know this April 1, but this absolutely NS!

21 posted on 04/01/2013 10:26:04 AM PDT by Kenny Bunk (The Obama Molecule: Teflon binds with Melanin = No Criminal Charges Stick)
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To: dirtboy

The sad thing is that most of that could be built with the cost of just one of his trips. Like his India trip for instance.


22 posted on 04/01/2013 10:37:30 AM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sorry, seek, but only an idiot would think this article is anything but satire.


23 posted on 04/01/2013 3:18:41 PM PDT by calex59
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