Posted on 08/20/2009 11:53:52 AM PDT by kristinn
The White House booked 400 (FOUR HUNDRED) hotel rooms at the Big Sky Resort for Barack Obama's overnight visit last week for a town hall meeting in nearby Bozeman, Montana. Two floors were completely taken over, including the penthouse suites.
While the national news media is ignoring the story, local media let the news slip in their gushing stories of how thrilling it was to have Obama in their midst.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported on Tuesday on Obama's visit, quoting Big Sky Resort spokesman Dax Schieffer:
The First Family stayed in one of the eight penthouses on the tenth floor of Big Sky Resorts Summit Hotel on Friday night, said resort spokesman Dax Schieffer. The entire tenth and ninth floor were reserved for the Obamas and family as well as White House and Secret Service staff.
All in all we had about 400 people as part of the group, Schieffer said.
NewWest.net spoke with Big Sky Resort general manager Taylor Middleton for an article published Sunday:
We ultimately had 400 rooms reserved, said Middleton, noting that there were various entities within the Presidential entourage - security, press, admin staff, culinary staff - and their arrangements were somewhat coordinated and somewhat uncoordinated.
President Obama with Barb Starz, Dax Schieffer and Brian Stumpf of Big Sky Resort. Photo courtesy of Big Sky Resort
From Montana, Obama and his entourage went on to Boulder, Colorado on Saturday for another town hall and then flew to Phoenix, Arizona Saturday night for a speech to the VFW convention on Monday. Obama and entourage stayed at The Phoenician which describes itself as "Your Premier Luxury Destination". There are no apparent media reports on how many rooms the White House took at the Phoenician, but it would seem that 400 rooms would be consistent with the trip.
Obama and his family took time for various sightseeing and recreational activities on their Western tour.
Obama is scheduled to vacation next week at the 28.5 acre Blue Heron Farm in Martha's Vineyard.
The Vineyard Gazette reports weekly rentals for comparable properties run from $35,000 to $50,000.
There is no word yet on how many rooms will be rented by the White House for staff staying on Martha's Vineyard with Obama.
It’s called bleed the taxpayers dry. Where do I go to scream? Of course Michelle must have been dressed in one of her J.J. Newberry 5 & 10 outfits which has all the fashionistas breathless. The Empress doesn’t have any clothes on either.
Thanks for this. I am putting up on the site now. It is also going under the subheading created for Obama ethics.
The list, ping
Did Sir O’dama of Spamalot and Lady Butt bring their entourage with them....Or was it the full Court?
Meanwhile, he’s asking insurance companies to report on how much money they earn and any outside events they have planned.
A C17 precedes his heinous with the motocade vehicles. Another brings Marine 1.
He’s getting our money’s worth in this presidential role, that’s for sure.
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Local lips let loose on Obama visit (Big Sky Resorts Summit Hotel group of 400)
Bozeman Daily Chronicle ^ | 8/18/09 | AMANDA RICKER
Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 2:45:26 PM by maggief
Between security personnel and lower-level officials to deal with their APEC counterparts, that seems an appropriate level for an official overseas visit.
Obama's trip was a self-serving political hackery/vacation-on-the-government teat long weekend.
Wondering if all 400 rooms were occupied by our Leftist President and his entourage, or if they were booked to keep them from being occupied by Conservatives against Obama’s DeathCare, and to reduce potential protestings.
This miserable SOB is on a tax-payer funded tour of the world.
Impeachement anyone???
I’m a bit more fluent in which NYC co-ops they occupy. :)
Deficit spending by Obama in FY2009 is approaching $2,000,000,000,000.00
This should go over with the people he's caused to be unemployed and those of us whose 401(k) and pension funds have been raped by the recession he and his ACORN buddies induced. (sarc. off) I hope the media cover every luxurious moment of it. Of course, they won't concern themselves with "little" hings like whether he's an illegal alien and why all of his personal records are viewed as state secrets.
roflol! Dax?
Do any of the White House personnel double up in a room?
I wondered the same abour the press corps and who shared with Helen Thomas.....
Deficit spending by Obama in FY2009 is approaching $2,000,000,000,000.00
Pretty soon, that will add up to real money...
What family besides Michelle and two children which I think would cover the 'Obamas'?! Are they dragging their entire extended family everywhere they go?!
“Did you get paid?”
Now that you mention it, I seem to recall that we didn’t. We never even had a chance to even unload the equipment before the power went out.
I was just glad to get outta there alive! These dudes were all packing heat and boy they were pissed.
Nero fiddles while Rome burns.
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