Posted on 10/05/2009 11:29:56 AM PDT by EricTheRed_VocalMinority
14-hour trip to Copenhagen on Air Force One: $1.4 million
President Barack Hussein Obama getting knocked down a few pegs by the IOC: Priceless
People might be miffed by the cost on the Obamas’ failed Olympic bid? The way I see it, it’s the best money the U.S. taxpayer’s spent in the past nine months!
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I would’ve put those tax dollars sending more troops to Afghanistan.
Sorry. I can no longer find any joy or mirth or humor in the way Government continually wastes my money. And this didn’t just start with 0bama; but now it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets the least bit better.
While both Obama and Michelle m’belle out of the country, for a short while Joe Biden WAS the acting President.
Not that he gets this much of an opportunity very often.
It was more than $1.4 Million. Air Force One, a separate Government jet for Michelle, Government jets for the security forces and hauling BO’s limo. Estimated at $10.5 million.
What did we get - Diddly Squat.
What did we get - Diddly Squat.
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We didn’t get the Olympics and that’s a good thing ,,, just try naming one Olympic venue that hasn’t been a HUGE money loser.
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