Posted on 03/19/2012 12:49:30 PM PDT by Raebie
President Barack Obama's 13-year-old daughter, Malia Ann Obama, will be spending her spring break in the Mexican city of Oaxaca with 12 friends and 25 Secret Service agents.
The young tourists will be in a downtown hotel in the city known for its colonial architecture and native traditions, reported a state police official.
President Barack Obama’s 13-year-old daughter, Malia Ann Obama, will be spending her springbreak in the Mexican city of Oaxaca with 12 friends and 25 Secret Service agents.
"We are here to block access to the hotel by other people and escort the vehicles that are carrying the visitors to tourism sites," the police official told the AFP under the condition of anonymity.
Along with the 25 secret service agents, Obama and her friends will protected by a slew of Mexican police officers, according to the AFP.
The group arrived in Oaxaca on Saturday and reportedly visited the architectural site of Mitla. They also visited the tree of El Tule, believed to be approximately one thousand years old. The group also plans to travel to Monte Alban, which is known for its archeological research as well as the artisan sections of the city.
I caught that too. Just had to honor Mao in some way, didn't they?
Oh, I agree with that part whole-heartedly. So what, that small specific part of mexico is slightly less dangerous to send a class of kids to? Then again, they know wherever they send the kids this year, they’re going to have a ton of ss guys - maybe they chose such a dangerous area on purpose?
generally the classes travel together, and the school supplies the chaperones.
I see a lot of travesties here. They have made absolutely no sacrifices to this country whatsoever, at anytime in their lives. They have been living LARGE since the moment they rolled into DC. They don’t have enough respect for the people of this country who are paying up to 5.00 for a gallon of gas, to keep travel at a minimum, and for national reasons only. This girl did not need another vacation. Didn’t Obama tell us at one time that we might have to give up some vacations, etc. No there is a lot wrong here and there is no excuse. So you are telling me that the presidents daughter is flying with her friends commercial and not a charter or AF2? I don’t believe it.
Sorry, don’t care if it’s school sponsored or not. Here’s the appropriate response.
“Sorry honey. It would cost the taxpayers far too much for you to go. Lots of families can’t afford even one vacation this year and you’ve had so many.”
If this is an organized school trip, they knew it was scheduled. Maybe they should not have gone on the ski trip less than a month ago. Flat out bs.
Seriously? Are we paying for that, or does Obama have to do it out of his own stash? She is not on any official business.
I understand Bill Clinton applied for the job.
I’m so glad to hear my taxes are being spent on world-class vacations for a 13 year-old girl...
Yes, generally.
I love the pic but you have to correct something. It’s REY, not RAY. You mean s*** king, of course. :D
I would bet that this protected child has no clue of the mayhem and violence that plagues Mexico and our own border region.
Nafbpo foreign news report for the day, just a few headlines [snip]
Ten Severed Heads Found in Mexico; Border Patrol Arrest Statistics Underestimate Illegal Immigration
Power in the hands of a few: The Mexicans on Forbes list account for half the annual income of the country
Expert Says Women Taking Important Roles in Cartels
http://tinyurl.com/7zuqjfv
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Mexican government: Only 25 percent of police officers have undergone background
http://tinyurl.com/8xypg2u
DHS Border Patrol Arrest Statistics Underestimate Illegal Immigration
http://tinyurl.com/87c43gw
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Santa Muerte Spreading to Other Parts of Country
“A religious following that started in Mexico…is now found all over the country.”
http://tinyurl.com/88rwojs
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ATF agents put careers on line to report management abuses
http://tinyurl.com/7y5mxwf
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Fast and Furious scandal update shows whistleblower risks
http://tinyurl.com/6sngj2k
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Chairman Issa – “I have been stonewalled by Attorney General Holder and DOJ”
http://tinyurl.com/8y3x222
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Armed guards ensuring safety of Organ Pipe tours
http://tinyurl.com/79doy4o
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Special U.S. military unit hunts Mexico border drug flights
http://tinyurl.com/82cmx7v
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Time for Full Investigation of Operation Border Star in Texas
http://tinyurl.com/7eh978k
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TX
Former Gulf Cartel members hiding in Valley, targeted for assassination
http://tinyurl.com/8ypegnr
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Report: Border-watch groups vanishing
http://tinyurl.com/7uusxns
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Lawmakers question Justice investigator’s independence in Fast and Furious probe
http://tinyurl.com/7nf93yo
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http://m3report.wordpress.com/
It’s good to be princess.
Okay, I have no idea, nor do I currently care at the moment, what all of this is costing. Since WHEN does the press publish what presidential CHILDREN are doing at any point without their parents?? It puts those children in danger, even with however many secret service personnel are with them. This is completely irresponsible journalism!
Come on, people, think about the realities here other than MONEY! I agree that the president has no business being where he is, doing what he does, etc., but right now, we’re talking about the lives of CHILDREN. Could we put the focus where it properly belongs until they’re ALL home safely - then lambast whoever needs it?
Lies only last so long...the truth always prevails, even if not so nice. Eventually one (or both) of the Obama girls is going to question all the falsehoods, including why Daddy once proclaimed Kenya as his home, and then switched to saying he was born in Hawaii. How does a parent explain that concocted story to a child?
Okay, I have no idea, nor do I currently care at the moment, what all of this is costing. Since WHEN does the press publish what presidential CHILDREN are doing at any point without their parents?? It puts those children in danger, even with however many secret service personnel are with them. This is completely irresponsible journalism!
Come on, people, think about the realities here other than MONEY! I agree that the president has no business being where he is, doing what he does, etc., but right now, we’re talking about the lives of CHILDREN. Could we put the focus where it properly belongs until they’re ALL home safely - then lambast whoever needs it?
I’m not disagreeing with either of you - the point I was trying to make was that we should stick to the facts – the implications in the thread was that taxpayers are fully funding a personal (unsupervised) international vaca for first daughter, a bunch of her friends, and the ss guys, when in reality it’s a school trip, all the kids are paying their own way, and the school plans these “minimesters” (which aren’t promoted as vacations, but learning experiences) every year for all of their kids.
You’re both correct in that it’s a stupid trip and she shouldn’t have gone (like she really needs another vacation, sorry, I meant “learning experience”, and the cost of the ss guys and to send her and them to mexico, special flight or not, is sickening) but again, let’s keep it in perspective. If they can “afford” the school, they can “afford” all that goes with it. The school also has a summer program in China - hell, 1 year tuition to that place for just one kid is more than what I pay on my mortgage in a year.
Just trying to keep folks to the facts is all. Things are bad enough where we don’t need to invent stuff to be outraged about.
All while mom and dad private sector are struggling to fill their gas tanks.
BO’s blackness didn’t come from slaves. It came from Kenya. None of his ancestors were sold into slavery and forced to come here.
I read a story that his father came here to attend college and dated (impregnated) as many white girls as he could.
I would say BO Sr. was a racist. Have not heard any stories about him fathering children with black women. What did he have against black women?
Agreed, but that wasn’t mentioned in the posted article. Or any of the others I read.
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