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Michelle Obama's UC Merced visit cost school $1M (ten times the original estimate)
AP ^
| July 06, 2009
| Staff
Posted on 07/06/2009 5:28:05 PM PDT by library user
~ EXCERPT ~
MERCED, Calif. The final price of the University of California, Merced's commencement ceremony featuring first lady Michelle Obama was more than $1 million surpassing the original estimate tenfold.
Private contributions and interest on a private endowment fund have helped cover the cost. UC spokeswoman Patti Waid Istas said that nonstate dollars and other contributions will be used to cover the remaining balance of around $362,338.
The school had budgeted $100,000 for the May commencement ceremony. The price tag ended up being $1.04 million.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: flotusmichelle; merced; michelleobama; obama; pricetag; ucmerced
To: library user
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posted on
07/06/2009 5:29:22 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FR....Monthly Donors Wanted.)
To: library user
It costs a lot for the Queen to visit. (Bleah!!)
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posted on
07/06/2009 5:30:47 PM PDT
by
beethovenfan
(If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)
To: library user
Could it be her head cost $100,000 and her gigantic kiester cost $900,000?
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posted on
07/06/2009 5:32:45 PM PDT
by
wac3rd
(80 Carter/Obama 08)
To: library user
The Liberal 'elite' continue to show the world - at least when they are looking - that they are icompetent and irresponsibile; naive and more often, just plain fricken stupid. . .and worse 'indifferent' and so
arrogantwhen it comes to someone elses money.
Do believe these 'spoilers' should never be allowed near 'power'.
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posted on
07/06/2009 5:33:11 PM PDT
by
cricket
('Don't bow for me . . Obama ' (America's 'sorry' President))
To: library user
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posted on
07/06/2009 5:34:49 PM PDT
by
Rome2000
(Peace is not an option)
To: Rome2000
That receipt would make a great t shirt imprint
To: library user
Oh that’s a school I want to attend. They can’t even count.
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posted on
07/06/2009 5:54:39 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Just keep taking notes for 2010 and 2012 and then publicize all their dirt!
To: ExTexasRedhead
It just doesn’t matter, with the liberal crowd. They can do no wrong.
I don’t care how anybody here feels about Mitt.
Somebody tell me the last time Harry Reid got trashed for being a Mormon......
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posted on
07/06/2009 6:07:44 PM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FR....Monthly Donors Wanted.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo; PhiKapMom; freekitty; unkus; flat; 2ndDivisionVet; gonzo; Piquaboy; SouthTexas; ...
As more and more Americans are unemployed and worrying about feeding their families, they will most certainly care about the Fuhrer and his shrew spending taxpayer dollars like drunker sailers.
To: ExTexasRedhead
Yep. Caring and classy people Obambi and family are not.
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posted on
07/06/2009 6:41:11 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote.)
To: library user
Typical UC mess. These Obama drones are in a huge budget crisis and planning to cut salaries 8 % across the board and they Obama cultists pay 1 million dollars to host an Obama pep rally ! Your tax dollars at work !
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posted on
07/06/2009 7:23:33 PM PDT
by
ncalburt
(Read all about)
To: Rome2000
I’m pretty sure that receipt was shown to be false during the campaign.
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posted on
07/06/2009 7:35:29 PM PDT
by
Dianna
(Obama Barbie: Governing is hard.)
To: HereInTheHeartland
Go for it. I’ll take one.
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posted on
07/06/2009 7:45:47 PM PDT
by
Humble Servant
(See y'all in the Gulag.)
To: Humble Servant
Maybe a caption of: “Change. We’ll take it all”
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