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President Obama racked up close to $3 million in flight costs this year on two trips he billed as…
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 07:28 EST, 1 May 2014 | Francesca Chambers

Posted on 05/03/2014 12:50:45 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The White House spent $2,952,278 in flight expenses this year for two trips President Barack Obama took on which he spent a large chunk of his time playing golf.

Obama billed both trips as official business, but he spent more time golfing than he did participating in government meetings, government oversight organization Judicial Watch reports.

The conservative organization obtained the cost of Obama’s Air Force 1 trips through Freedom of Information Act requests. The cost per flying hour of the president’s plane is $210,877, the Department of the Air Force told Judicial Watch. …

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: business; golftrip; imperialpresidency; obama; obamavacation
Full Daily Mail title:
President Obama racked up close to $3 million in flight costs this year on two trips he billed as business but spent playing golf
About five days old per the Judicial Watch article.
1 posted on 05/03/2014 12:50:45 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

The Clintons were minor league chiselers compared to Moochelle and Husseins grifting and theft from the taxpayers


2 posted on 05/03/2014 1:01:18 AM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Olog-hai

Be thankful freedom of the press exists somewhere in the world (UK)


3 posted on 05/03/2014 2:00:58 AM PDT by ReaganGeneration2
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To: dennisw

>> The Clintons were minor league chiselers...

It gets worse with each installment of Leftism.


4 posted on 05/03/2014 2:22:49 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Olog-hai


5 posted on 05/03/2014 3:05:28 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Olog-hai

Would love to see them one day with a shoppingcart full of refundables living in a card board box under a free way, justice served, a wish for many in DC


6 posted on 05/03/2014 3:33:20 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Olog-hai
jun·ket
noun

1. a dish of sweetened and flavored curds of milk, often served with fruit.

2. < informal>

an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by a government official at public expense.

synonyms: excursion, outing, spree, trip, jaunt;

7 posted on 05/03/2014 4:02:25 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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Obama billed both trips as official business...grifting and theft from the taxpayers

These charges are getting tiresome.

Are these expenditures the result of appropriations passed by the House of Representatives, or are they not?

8 posted on 05/03/2014 4:06:26 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Olog-hai

Ha! I racked up $75 in fuel costs to fly my Piper Comanche one hour to play golf with my son.

I think I will bill congress if that is the trend now for golf expenses.


9 posted on 05/03/2014 4:48:07 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Olog-hai

sounds like he, and his beard, have benefitted personally from perks on the job.

did he claim the financial cost of these benefits as income?


10 posted on 05/03/2014 4:53:37 AM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: JoeProBono

Surely he could have done this without benefit of AF1 (or any other plane). And, it would have been far less expensive.


11 posted on 05/03/2014 5:23:06 AM PDT by V K Lee
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12 posted on 05/03/2014 5:31:45 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
gal·li·vant

/ˈgaləˌvant/

verb informal

go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment.
13 posted on 05/03/2014 5:33:56 AM PDT by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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Would love to see them one day with a shoppingcart full of refundables living in a card board box under a free way, justice served, a wish for many in DC

I'll settle for seeing them in orange jumpsuits behind razor wire.

14 posted on 05/03/2014 5:37:00 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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