Posted on 08/06/2010 12:30:48 PM PDT by Justaham
This week’s First Family’s vacation will cost American taxpayers over $200,000.
Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends which has cost U.S. taxpayers tens of thousands of pounds.
The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far as to brand her a modern-day Marie Antoinette.
The exact cost of the trip is unclear as Mrs Obama, 46, and her friends are footing personal expenses – including accommodation at Marbella’s five-star Hotel Villa Padierna – themselves.
But the taxpayer will have to pick up the tab for the First Lady’s 68-strong security detail, her personal staff – and the use of presidential jet Air Force Two.
(Excerpt) Read more at gatewaypundit.firstthings.com ...
I think his get together was a deliberate dig to Michelle and another “I can do anything I want”...on his part.
I call BS on this. The flight alone costs around $200K.
70 Secret Service & Air Force 2, plus her expenses....
Over $1.2 Million!!!
You might be right. Or maybe they are fighting about which of them is the bigger hypocrite. HA
Come on you guys, the majority of adult Americans voted for this pair. This is what you get when you voted for change and this is what you can expect until we can unseat this unsavory pair and all of their minions.
My thoughts, exactly!!
No doubt the national media will be highly critical of the Obamas while reporting this story over and over! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oprah and Obama...I really can picture them together. Don’t kid yourself. She’d love the feather in her cap. That’s what she’s always about.
Nancy Reagan bought china and the press went nuts...........heck you can at least still eat off of it.
“This isn’t how responsible families do their budgets. When times are tough, you tighten your belts,” he said at a New Hampshire forum today. “You don’t go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you’re trying to save for college. You prioritize. You make tough choices. And it’s time your government did the same.”
Obama
February 2, 2010
Qu’ils mangent de la brioche
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.