Posted on 12/18/2013 6:15:12 AM PST by Kaslin
President Obama is packing his bags for a 17-day, taxpayer-funded Christmas vacation to Hawaii, The Washington Times reported. The vacation begins on Friday, December 20.
The first family will reportedly be shacking up at a palatial ocean-front home that rents for $24,500 a week. When you toss in the shaved ice, greens fees, and gas for Air Force One, the American taxpayers could be on the hook for one mighty expensive Hawaiian holiday.
The Hawaii Reporter ran the numbers on last year’s trip and found that it cost taxpayers more than $4 million. That’s some pricy poi.
And while the first family enjoys pampering in paradise, it’ll be anything but a vacation for folks who live close by, according to Hawaii News Now. Residents will be subjected to roadblocks and security checks. A popular canal will be closed and patrolled by Navy Seals and military blockades have reportedly been erected on the beach.
“One time they stopped me – they opened up my gas cap to look into the lawn mower,” resident Norman Asing told the newspaper.
And as much as the locals enjoy the attention, some say the inconvenience has worn thin.
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May a surf shark devour his lousy butt.
Duh! Dollywood relates too closely with them ignorant redneck folks. Why on earth would they even get close to those rubes?
HA! Four million dollars my big blue eyes.
Probably closer to 50 million.
maybe he will resign while he is there to have mid lif crisis hanging on the beach with Reggie
Dolly always gives me wood.
can someone please change the locks on 1600 penn ave?
Let’s not forget everyone the whole planeload of staff and support personnel who don’t get to spend the holidays with their families (again)
Hang out with the Choom Gang, do lots of drugs, play golf, have unlimited homo sex — all away from the public eye.
Dollywood???
I don’t want his sorry azz besmirching my beloved Smokies.
Hey, why not the Ozarks?
How about Leavenworth?
Hawaii is more gay-friendly.
You gotta do Kwanzaa right, and that means Hawaii, baby!
I’m in Leavenworth (County), and we don’t want him roaming free here, either!
(And, yes, I know what you meant!)
Now that they have 2 dogs, will they be going on separate planes?
It’s good to be the king,right count de money?
Could be most of them PREFER being in an island paradise hotel and/or on the Obama rented estate...being waited on hand and foot with the finest food and drink, etc. etc., than to be home.
Obama's gravy train will be over soon enough for them, so I'm sure they're willingly partaking in the glorious vacation opportunites afforded them.
Leni
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