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Obama's $40 Million Travel Tab
American Thinker ^ | 05/01/2014 | Jeannie DeAngelis

Posted on 05/01/2014 7:00:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

While the American people continue to struggle to survive in any way they can, the Obamas live like leeches on the blood, sweat, and tears of every hardworking person.

Days after taxpayers found out that the hotel tab for just two days of Michelle Obama’s eight-day China jaunt cost $222K for 144 rooms at the Shangri-La Hotel in Chengdu, educational foundation Judicial Watch released a report revealing that vacation travel costs to transport the first family around the globe have topped $40 million.  According to the U.S. Air Force, just two of Barry-the-Duffer’s recent golf outings have cost “north of $3 million dollars.”

As usual, Barack used official business as an excuse to spend $2 million on flying Air Force One to California, and decided the best time to do it was while Michelle was busy skiing in Colorado. 

In California there was a perfunctory meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and a few speeches on drought conditions and water conservation.  Then, in a typical Obama move, it was off to golf at a Palm Springs oasis that is one of 124 desert courses that require one million gallons of water a day to remain green.

The cost to shuttle Barack, his golf clubs, and his saddle shoes to Palm Springs while Michelle swooshed down the slopes in Aspen: $2,066,594.

Then there was Key Largo. 

Right after Michelle Obama came home from her extended Hawaiian birthday-treat vacation, and the President’s Day girls-only ski trip to Aspen and boys-only Palm Springs golf getaway, all of which took place just prior to  Mrs. Obama’s multi-million dollar excursion to China, the first family spent the weekend savoring a luxurious respite at the classy Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cost; obama; travel

1 posted on 05/01/2014 7:00:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Bump


2 posted on 05/01/2014 7:16:41 AM PDT by Roses0508
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To: SeekAndFind
Clearly the author is well aware of the POTUS.....fifty percent "Blackness"....

Just because Bary is Gettin Over is no reason to DISS him!

Articles like that have NO Place In Post Racial World.....




3 posted on 05/01/2014 7:17:16 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: SeekAndFind

You can’t buy character


4 posted on 05/01/2014 7:18:06 AM PDT by yldstrk ( My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: SeekAndFind


5 posted on 05/01/2014 7:49:29 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Malaysia Flight MH370 Black Box signals reported in Bermuda Triangle)
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To: SeekAndFind

They don’t want a thorough investigation of any of these issues, Begahzi, IRS, etc etc and Travelgate II where a direct link to the White House can be made offering traveling rewards at US taxpayers expence for campaign help. It has been effective. Both the House and the Senate has gotten the message for if they find malfeasance and start condeming these activities of this president and they get too close racial strife will result.


6 posted on 05/01/2014 7:53:10 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: Iron Munro

The ultimate grifter, Worst Lady mooch-elle, should be in prison for her crimes. Aside from being a thief, she is such an insufferable boor.


7 posted on 05/01/2014 7:54:31 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Doesn’t Speaker Boehner control the Pursestrings that released this 40 Million Dollars?

Hey, hey!
Ho-Ho!
Spaaker Boehner
Has to go!


8 posted on 05/01/2014 8:46:56 AM PDT by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: mosesdapoet

It sure does look that way.
baraq is keeping everyone in line or else he will turn off the free stuff spigot and let bad things happen.

Wouldn’t put anything past this gang.


9 posted on 05/01/2014 9:07:13 AM PDT by Texas resident (The democrat party is now the CPUSA)
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To: Texas resident

What are they getting ? Blacks have the lowest rate of employment. They’re deliberately kept out of schools which would help them are just few of the items . To say nothing of what is happening to small business operated by blacks by policies set by this government.


10 posted on 05/01/2014 9:20:02 AM PDT by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: mosesdapoet
They’re deliberately kept out of schools which would help them

What do you mean by that?

11 posted on 05/01/2014 12:08:53 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: hal ogen

I feel sorry for those who are graduating from UTSA here in San Antonio, Texas, this year, Mooch-elle is giving the commencement address. So glad that my grandson is NOT graduating this year from UTSA, it would be extremely difficult to sit through that.


12 posted on 05/02/2014 7:14:27 AM PDT by kagnew
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