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Under Obama, Air Force One cost per hour jumps 27% to $228,288
WashingtonExaminer ^ | 28 Feb 2014 | PAUL BEDARD

Posted on 03/01/2014 6:25:19 AM PST by shove_it

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To: gspurlock

Hey, I’m trying to do my part.


21 posted on 03/01/2014 6:54:35 AM PST by shove_it (long ago Orwell and Rand warned us of ObamaÂ’s America)
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To: ImNotLying
Michelle is on board. That adds a heavy load to tote around.

Not if Reggie is invited, or so I've read.

Supposedly, that's when she takes a $eparate flight, $eparate vacation, etc.

22 posted on 03/01/2014 6:55:07 AM PST by GBA (Here in the Matrix, life is but a dream.)
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To: SpaceBar
Rumor has it that the mooch spends her flying time in an alcohol induced stupor.

Induced, no doubt, by Mums champagne and Marquis de Montesquiou brandy. No Thunderbird there.

23 posted on 03/01/2014 7:07:11 AM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

As Algore once accused the Bush administration: Everything thst should be down is up and everything that should be up is down.


24 posted on 03/01/2014 7:09:01 AM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished)
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To: shove_it
I'm surprised O’barry hasn't worn-out AF1 by now.
25 posted on 03/01/2014 7:10:22 AM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: ImNotLying
I remember when Voyager flew around the world that Jeana Yeager had to cut her long hair before the trip. The engineers had actually figured how much fuel it would take to carry it. It would be fun to figure out just how much fuel it has taken to fly the Mooches fat ass around the world vs a normal feminine one.
26 posted on 03/01/2014 7:20:44 AM PST by CrazyIvan (Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy
But a few things have gone down, military size and preparedness and hope for the future.

That's the truth. I stopped and talked to a current guy in the military and he said there is no money for repair parts, just like it was during the peanut farmer years.

27 posted on 03/01/2014 7:21:10 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: shove_it

$48,535 = Snacks for mooooooochele for a 2 hour flight.


28 posted on 03/01/2014 7:22:40 AM PST by chiefqc
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To: shove_it
Shouldn't the hourly expense of using Air Force One be actually decreasing?

I mean, because of lower marginal costs?

By analogy: If you drive your car just one hour a year, you'll still have to pay for a whole year's worth of registration fees, insurance, etc. Thus, the more you drive it, the lower the relative importance of those fixed costs.

Regards,

29 posted on 03/01/2014 7:27:42 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

Airplanes require a LOT of regular maintenance.

Because of the light weight, many components are designed with a finite life and a replacement cycle is mandated thru the life of the airframe and engines.

So I think this is what contributes to the cost when the usage is high.


30 posted on 03/01/2014 7:31:44 AM PST by nascarnation (I'm hiring Jack Palladino to investigate Baraq's golf scores.)
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To: shove_it

Time to get rid of AF1 and replace it with a 737.


31 posted on 03/01/2014 7:34:39 AM PST by PGR88
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To: KarlInOhio

Oh, come on. Give them a break. At least they found room for the dog on the basketball plane last time.


32 posted on 03/01/2014 8:47:52 AM PST by bgill
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To: luvbach1

But Algore was wrong.


33 posted on 03/01/2014 12:14:14 PM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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To: Arrowhead1952

There is no excuse for what is going on. We will be bitten by it.


34 posted on 03/01/2014 12:15:53 PM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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To: ImNotLying

Moochelles caboose, her staff, and Barry’s ego are very heavy.


35 posted on 03/01/2014 12:35:27 PM PST by Organic Panic
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To: Conspiracy Guy

I remember going to the cann point to get cotter pins during the carter years. That and using “idiot sticks” to cut grass because the military couldn’t afford gasoline for mowers.

Seems like the same old times are coming back to haunt us. Maybe 0 will give us another Reagan to replace the idiot in charge. Think Ted Cruz.


36 posted on 03/01/2014 2:02:44 PM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

I finished my 4 year term in the USAF SAC in May 1976. I remember my friends that reenlisted driving me crazy over the crap they had to go through under Carter. They all wanted a career in the USAF. I told them to hang on a change would come. Reagan was that change and they are all retired now. I am retired from my first civilian career and close to retiring from my second. 0bama would not have won his first term with a candidate to run against him. McCain would have lost worse than Romney did if not for Palin. 0bama would not have been reelected with a real candidate to run. After the first debate I thought Romney looked much stronger than I thought he was. Then at the second debate he acted like a school boy. Must have been the advisors telling him he looked mean in the first debate. I wonder what panty waist the RINOs will field against Hillary? I really like Cruz but the RINOs will spend a fortune to defeat him in the primaries. Thank goodness Kris Krispy seems to be damaged goods now. Huckabee will f up the primaries again like he did in 12. I like Scott Walker but he’ll get trashed by the RINOs too. Bobby Jindal is probably our best bet. I think he is the real deal plus he is not a pasty white guy. I guess all we can do is pray for someone who realizes they must appeal to the conservative base first and foremost. Reagan got it and spoke his heart which is why he kicked ass twice.


37 posted on 03/01/2014 5:11:44 PM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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To: Conspiracy Guy
McCain would have lost worse than Romney did if not for Palin.

I would have stayed home if Palin wasn't on the ticket. People in Texas are getting sick of the RINOs in DC. Hope that fever spreads to all states.

Listen to "We the People" instead of the SRM's opinion of the right. We are not the extremists the media thinks we are and quit your PC crap.

38 posted on 03/02/2014 6:07:16 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Yep I’m sick of RINOs too.


39 posted on 03/02/2014 10:50:55 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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