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.
Somehow noble and sacrifice don’t mesh with Michelle Obama.
You can bet that if Che Guevara were alive today, he’d be tickled to death that Rio beat out Chicago. Fortunately for the world, he’s still dead. Yeah, I know. The college kids and ACORNs wish that Che was still around to witness the fruits of their labor.
It’s “The Man” always trying to oppress her.
Did the taxpayers pay for Oprah’s trip?
“Never has self-congratulatory gratitude been raised to such an art form,”
It appears that the first wookie has the pretensions of a diva.
After graduating from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, the bitterly oppressed Michelle Obama headed back to her native Chicago to join the high-powered law firm of Sidley Austin – the ninth largest in the world.Oh, that's good. That is very good. Steynian good. If only I could have been oppressed with a Princeton and Harvard Law education.
“We need all of our children to be exposed to the Olympic ideals that athletes from around the world represent,
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Why ???
Would it not be much better that “all of our children to be exposed” to the patriotic and self sacrificing ideals that servicemen and women from all branches of the United States military represent ????
What was the aim, anyway ???
“to teach kids to cheer on the victors and empathize with those in defeat...”
Michelle gets to empathize by being one to experience the DEFEAT part...
Wonder how well that is going over?
I’ve despised this woman ever since I heard her bitching about having to repay her student loans.
Rover: “Now if this President wanted to win in Afghanistan the way he wanted to win in Copenhagen, a whole lotta people, including the troops would be cheering”
think of the courage it took to wear that yellow, pleated number with size 18 hips... now there’s a sacrifice I wish she’d passed on...
This is my all-time favorite: Michelle asking other women to sacrifice income by choosing helping careers. Her own ‘helping career’ eventually netted over $300K/year. Additionally, she complains about having to spend about $10K/year on dance lessons, etc. for her kids - while speaking to an audience whose median income is about $37K/year:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1978845/posts
Actually, considering her hatred of white people, being around all those white Europeans was probably a real “sacrifice” for the FLOTUS.
Well, I can sympathize. My feet swell during long flights.
Her head swells each time she gets to play FLOTUS.
OUCH! Pretty well sums-up the First Dragon.