Posted on 11/11/2014 4:47:28 PM PST by naturalman1975
In the past, U.S. Presidents and their staffs traditionally stayed at U.S. Embassies. But Obama is too good for that apparently.
I have cowboy boots that cost almost $300.00. I’m wearing them to court tomorrow. They will last forever. I think I’ll have them bury me in them.
There’s no US Embassy in Brisbane - it’s a state capital and the Embassy is in the national capital, Canberra. There isn’t even a US Consulate in Brisbane. Not saying the President would have taken that option even if it had been available, but it isn’t even an option in this case - the nearest US Diplomatic Mission is the Sydney Consulate and that’s about 450 miles away.
A city named after a Scotsman, from Largs in North Ayrshire, part of the region (Ayrshire) I live in, and one of my favourite Scottish towns.
http://www.americanembassyinformation.com/brisbane-australia.html
No embassy in Brisbane.
Also, when presidents are out campaigning, they stay at Security-approved hotels in US cities. I know that at the St. Francis in San Francisco is one of those.
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