Posted on 04/13/2010 11:12:23 AM PDT by Justaham
MEXICO CITY — Michelle Obama made an unannounced visit to Haiti on Tuesday morning to inspect the earthquake-battered country and reinforce the American government’s commitment to help with the long recovery effort.
Accompanied by Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Mrs. Obama took a helicopter tour of the flattened capital. More than a million people forced from their homes there are living in makeshift camps.
She was also to tour the grounds of the National Palace, which suffered significant quake damage and trapped some employees inside. A meeting with President René Préval and his wife, Elisabeth, was also scheduled.
“First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are visiting Haiti to underscore to the Haitian people and the Haitian government the enduring U.S. commitment to help Haiti recover and rebuild, especially as we enter the rainy and hurricane seasons,” said a White House statement, “and to thank the women and men across the whole of the U.S. government for their extraordinary efforts in Haiti during the past three months. They will also reach out to the U.N. and international relief communities in recognition of the truly global effort underway to help Haiti.”
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GREAT!!! Once they see what a wreck SHE is, they won’t feel so bad!
Got to stir up some kind of headlines to offset the massive TEA parties....
Gee.... I guess obama has some more of his daughter’s soccer games to attend, and needs Michelle to be out of town.
Maybe Joe is going to attend as well.
Maybe she can plant one of those gardens that yield crops in 2 weeks so everyone can eat?
did she wear her 600 dollar shoes and bring some of that steak the obamas eat. how many staff members came with the queen...
Ol’ Thunder Thighs making more aftershocks? Tisk, tisk. They’ve suffered enough, MO.
ROTFLMAOWTRDMF!
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What a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Sickening.
if we left her behind, would we have a hard time finding her when we went back to look for her or would she just blend right in?
Wouldn't happen. Her behind follows her everywhere she goes.
You aint seen nothing yet. She is going to be traveling all over the world. making solo visits all over pushing her agenda against fat kids.
It isnt bad enough we have the bamalamadingdong wearing out Air force One , now we have Michelle globe trotting all over in another plane polluting the skies and spending money Americans dont have.
The Grandmother is raising her kids so she can travel and be treated like royalty .
I guess she couls be called the Fat Kid Czar.
Maybe only to celebrate...
So?
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