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White House cancels Obama's African safari after plans are revealed to include a military SNIPER
dailymail.co.uk ^ | 13 June, 2013 | David Martosko

Posted on 06/14/2013 4:54:50 AM PDT by marktwain

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To: marktwain
The trip could be among the most expensive journeys a president has taken in recent memory

What soft language! What, do we think that Rutherford B Hayes took more expensive vacations? Not in recent memory, sure, but maybe ol' Rutherford really went overboard? I doubt it.
And "among the most"? Why don't we list the top 5 most expensive presidential vacations, and see if this safari would be "among" that list, or right at the top by a wide margin. Hmmmmmmm?

21 posted on 06/14/2013 5:24:56 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: marktwain

I just had a vision of obama being eaten by a Lion... the Lion passed moochy up... the Lion said that she smelled “bitter”.

LLS


22 posted on 06/14/2013 5:26:15 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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How in the world did they manage to scrimp together enough taxpayer dollars to pay for this trip with the "SEQUESTER" in place?

Obvious sarcasm alert!

23 posted on 06/14/2013 5:26:23 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: hoosiermama

Perhaps “sequester” finaly reached home. As I recall his words, “Make it hurt”. There is no reason we should pay for this or any other trip until our troops get fed and equipped properly, they are the defenders of the asshat president. Time for him and mooooooochey Michelle to be gone!


24 posted on 06/14/2013 5:29:23 AM PDT by DaveA37 (I'm for SMALLER , HONEST government)
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To: marktwain

My God...no African safari? I mean...think of the children.This means that those girls will be in therapy for the rest of their lives.How callous of we members of the great unwashed to deny these fine young women a portion of their birthright.Well,at least they got to stay in a $10,000/night Spanish luxury villa.At taxpayers’ expense.


25 posted on 06/14/2013 5:30:28 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

something doesnt seem right here. Someone within the WH leaked this to the Washington Post and they printed it???

That sounds like an intentional leak to their source WAPO


26 posted on 06/14/2013 5:31:59 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: ClearCase_guy
At $60 million this holiday is extremely cheap compared with his holiday in India.

Which we on FR worked out cost as much per minute as invading India would have done.

27 posted on 06/14/2013 5:32:02 AM PDT by agere_contra (I once saw a movie where only the police and military had guns. It was called 'Schindler's List'.)
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To: Common Sense 101

I think because it would upset PETA and look funny to gun control nutters.


28 posted on 06/14/2013 5:38:41 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: agere_contra

Confirmed!

Obama’s November 2010 trip to India cost taxpayers at least $200 to $250 million a day.


29 posted on 06/14/2013 5:39:00 AM PDT by agere_contra (I once saw a movie where only the police and military had guns. It was called 'Schindler's List'.)
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To: marktwain

send those guys to our local schools instead

our best commodity for the future that must be protected to that extent are our children...


30 posted on 06/14/2013 5:48:38 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Common Sense 101

heck the new snipers rifles can turn anyone into a deadly sniper.


31 posted on 06/14/2013 5:51:25 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: marktwain
This story is baloney. A safari was planned, but rejected by the President. Not because some reporter 'found out' but because Obama doesn't like guns, and looks like a fag trying to shoot one. He already had the CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING FIASCO and he didn't want another.

Besides, his DADDY is on his deathbed and Barry needs to go see him. Cover the top half of this face, who do you see?


32 posted on 06/14/2013 5:51:34 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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Yeah, they could call a film about this adventure Coming to Africa.

I cannot say how much I wish he would decide to stay there.

African Safari? Last President to do that I think was T Roosevelt. I’d love to see this pansy try to duplicate that trip.


33 posted on 06/14/2013 5:52:03 AM PDT by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: marktwain

Did Bush and Clinton have this incredible amount of security when they went to the region? 24x7 air cover and the like?


34 posted on 06/14/2013 5:53:03 AM PDT by 0.E.O
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This whole story is whacked - or the people who planned the safari and protection are just plain stupid.

The whole point of a safari is to get close to the animals - a sniper is not needed - just a good, fast shot sitting in the vehicle with the president in case one of the critters decides to hitch a ride.

I walked all over the Riff Valley at night and I still have all my pieces/parts.


35 posted on 06/14/2013 5:53:38 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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The snipers are not for the animals, they are for some renegade coptic christians who might try to slip down there and visit him about their plight.


36 posted on 06/14/2013 5:55:47 AM PDT by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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That sounds like an intentional leak to their source WAPO

It is. It's an intentional leak to deflect from the real reason they are going to South Africa.

Barry on 'safari'? That would last about as long as his CLAY PIGEON SHOTGUN event, which was 5 minutes. After the SS saw Obama trying to handle a shotgun, there was no way they wanted to be on 'safari' with him and him having some kind of weapon in his hands.

37 posted on 06/14/2013 5:56:13 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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Most safari shooting in Africa is done with a camera.

Although the Arabs have set themselves up with a nice “little” game preserve where they can fly in and blast anything walking, crawling or flying. Locals and their cattle are being displaced to make room. The Masai are not happy.


38 posted on 06/14/2013 6:01:06 AM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: marktwain
Maybe the douche bags will stay in Africa.
[one can always hope]
39 posted on 06/14/2013 6:13:47 AM PDT by Condor51 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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You mean after all the pissin on the military, scuttling Commanders, undermining the CIA, killing Seal Team 6, that the Won is fearing he might actually turn into the ONE. Never trust a whole bunch of crack shot crackas with “don’t miss” guns.

Maybe he can bring in his muslim friends for security, just like Calypso Louie.


40 posted on 06/14/2013 6:13:53 AM PDT by X-spurt (Republic of Texas, Come and Take It!)
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