Posted on 09/30/2009 3:11:57 PM PDT by smoothsailing
In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her "dear friend" and "chit-chat buddy" Oprah Winfrey, as well as tomorrow's visit by President Obama, is a "sacrifice" on behalf of the children of Chicago and the United States. "As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days," the first lady told a crowd of people involved in the Chicago project, "so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home."
"As first lady, as many of you know, I’ve made it a priority to bridge the gap between the White House and communities across D.C. and across the country," Mrs. Obama continued. "I’ve spent much of my first nine months trying to open the doors to the White House to kids who might not otherwise see themselves having access to these institutions, because that’s where I came from – communities like that where kids never dreamed that they could set foot in the White House, let alone live there&hellipAnd Barack and I made a point of doing the same thing when we lived in Chicago – making the concerns of kids in all sorts of communities our own."
Mrs. Obama said bringing the Olympics to Chicago is especially important right now because "athletics is becoming more of a fleeting opportunity." "Funds dry up so it becomes harder for kids to engage in sports, to learn how to swim, to even ride a bike," she said. In addition, with childhood obesity on the rise, "it is so important for us to raise up the platform of fitness and competition and fair play," the first lady said.
Finally, having the Olympics in Chicago would be important to "let people know that we understand that sports saves lives, that it makes dreams come true, that it creates visions in kids’ heads to make them think they can be the next David Robinson, the next Barack Obama, the next Nadia Comaneci, the next Oprah Winfrey," Mrs. Obama said.
Olympics for Chicago 2016 - The Cost to the People of the United States:
A - The First Lady:
1. Unhidden cost of her US aircraft to and from Copenhagen? 2. Cost and detailed list of accompanying staff currently on the US payroll?
3. Cost of accompanying staffs' accommodations, food, refreshments, local travel (taxi), Official Transportation, etc. for First Lady's party?
4. Any additional aircraft for First Lady's party, for folks like family, press, dog, Secret Service?
5. Amount Opra is reimbursing the USA for her envolvement and that of her staff for #1 - #4, above?
6. Amount the Chicago Olympic Committee is reimbursing the USA for the First Lady's envolvement and that of her staff for #1 - #4, above?
B - POTUS
1. True and total unhidden cost of Air Force One for the trip to and from Copenhagen?
2. Cost and detailed list of accompanying staff currently on the US payroll?
3. Cost of accompanying staffs' accommodations, food, refreshments, local travel (taxi), Official Transportation, etc. for the POTUS's party?
4. Any additional aircraft for POTUS's party, for folks like family, press, dog, Secret Service?
5. Cost US picking for accompanying Press Corps, including travel, accomodations, food, refreshments, etc.?
6. Cost of flying the POTUS "big black car" and the accompanying Secret Service vehicles, drivers, fuel, staff accomodations, food and refreshments?
7. Amount the Chicago Olympic Committee is reimbursing the USA for the POUS's envolvement and that of his staff for #1 - #6, above?
C - Total net expense for "A" & "B" to the USA Tax Payers?
All I ask for a a true and honest (if that is not redundant!) of this "excercise" to the American Public. I'd be interested to also know who has personal vested interests in the possible favorable outcome for this adventure, specifically relating to the possible sale of real estate and other servicees should the Chicago Olympic Committee - 2016 be successful.
That's all I ask. Starting to think of the length of time a snow flake or many snow flakes can survive in Hell while I await the answer to the forgoing questions.
When will someone in the "main stream" news business address any of these questions and share the results with us.
He'd rather be bowling?
This begging crap is just not his cup of tea. He's used to getting everything for free.
"For the sake of the children."
Yeah, yeah. They kill them before they're born. They screw up the lives of those who survive in the government schools, and then they throw them in a government housing complex to vote democrat for the rest of their lives if they want to eat. Good thing she's there to "help" those who make it become even more enslaved by her Marxist friends.
Imagine how they would succeed without her!(The horror. The horror)
Her magic mirror must lie as much as her husband.
"Mirror mirror on the wall. Who's the thinnest of them all?"
tooo funny...
She’s breaking my heart. This is a sacrifice like it was for Hillary to use the backup Air Force One to flit all over Europe to stay in expensive hotels and shop with Chelsea.
Well, she defers it to her heel-lickers anyway:
quote: As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days,” the first lady told a crowd of people involved in the Chicago project, “so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home.”
So the crowd around her is gushing about her “sacrifice”. I guess that’s worse in a way. Anyone who wants fake friends around is sick.
Holy booty, Batman, she DOES have a huge @$$!!
And shopping. Don't forget the shopping. Everywhere she goes, Michelle shops, and bevy of adoring mediabots gush all over the dead tree products, airwaves and internet ether about it.
I was not aware of any of this. I will get a copy of the book you mentioned.
Thank you for the information.
Another massive money transfer from the tax payers to the powerful and connected.
Hey Michelle, can I go to Denmark on your plane? I have kids, too!
I hear ya. Heres the other one.
LOL! I just opened a JC Penney sale booklet that came in the mail yesterday...there’s a picture of a chick in there (who looks bi-racial) with a sweater on and a BELT up high on the waist! Just like the First Frump wears! ...although the belt is about an inch vs. the 4-6 inch wide belts MO wears. What a hoot! MO...setting a new fashion trend for the common folk.
>”Just argue the merits or detriments and refrain from the catty attacks. This is not Daily Kos.”
Thanks for your comments. I was simply making a physical observation. As far as being “catty” Couldn’t care less. One of the nice things about this place is I >DONT< have to be Politically Correct all the time. If you dont care for my comments, dont read them. Have yourself a fine day.
The mayor knows the Daley Machine may take a popularity hit, but ultimately, their positions of power are not threatened. They think it's far more important to line their pockets during a Democrat administration, while the gettin's good.
Reaching out to Barry and Michelle to seek this payback is a real chit in the big game being cashed in. Shouldn't we spend a least a little time wondering what little ACORNs were squirreled away to make that chit?
HF
SEIU will make out big time.
"The Service Employees International Union is the largest and fastest growing union in North America, focused on uniting workers in the key service sectors." SEIU is in bed with the neo-communist criminal-organization ACORN.
I wonder what role the Apollo Alliance will play in all this. Maybe the Tides Foundation could rip off a few million along with the rest.
We'll have to keep a close eye on who's getting rich off this Obomna scam. Valerie Jarrett owns acres of slum property in the area. They'll have to pay her for that property. My guess is that property will, all of a sudden, be worth a lot of money. Ching, ching $$$$$$!
“It’s no sacrifice. The first couple just like to party and it’s a good excuse to fly around on Airforce 1 again.”.
Got that right, Party all over the world while people are DYING waiting for reinforcements. Wake up America, Obama is just a playboy and Michelle is a drunk and a racist.
Why couldn’t these two hypocrits (MO and BHO) travel together and save on their carbon footprint? I mean, the world’s going to end if we don’t start doing that right?
As Mark Levin said last night “Living the good life while preaching the life of the monk for the rest of us”.
Exactly.
What’s the carbon footprint of this outlandish waste of the taxpayers money? She took her jet and zero is taking AF-1 tomorrow. What an extravegant waste of money!
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