Posted on 08/05/2010 9:11:57 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Sacrifice is something that many Americans are becoming all too familiar with during this economic downturn. It was a key theme in President Obama's inaugural address to the nation, and he's referenced it numerous times when lecturing the country on how to get back on its feet.
But while most of the country is pinching pennies and downsizing summer sojourns - or forgoing them altogether - the Obamas don't seem to be heeding their own advice. While many of us are struggling, the First Lady is spending the next few days in a five-star hotel on the chic Costa del Sol in southern Spain with 40 of her "closest friends." According to CNN, the group is expected to occupy 60 to 70 rooms, more than a third of the lodgings at the 160-room resort. Not exactly what one would call cutting back in troubled times.
Reports are calling the lodgings of Obama's Spanish fiesta, the Hotel Villa Padierna in Marbella, "luxurious," "posh" and "a millionaires' playground." Estimated room rate per night? Up to a staggering $2,500. Method of transportation? Air Force Two.
To be clear, what the Obamas do with their money is one thing; what they do with ours is another. Transporting and housing the estimated 70 Secret Service agents who will flank the material girl will cost the taxpayers a pretty penny.
Perhaps it could be that the Obamas, who seem to fancy themselves more along the lines of international celebrities than actual leaders, espouse a different view of sacrifice.(continued)
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This gives us insight as to why the French Revolution devolved into the Reign of Terror.
Like the French aristocracy of the time, the Obama’s have earned nothing and contributed to nothing to society in their lives and live lavishly off the labors of the ‘peasants’ who they hold in such contempt.
btw, the photo galleries are nauseating. Wonder why the Obamas think of themselves as "celebrities?"
Ninnies.
According to the Early Show this morning, the Queen said she would pay for her own room and shopping.
Mighty white of her, as Dirty Harry would say.
LET THEM EAT SPAM! The motto of the Øbamaelitists.
Who’s paying for the other 59 suites? The 80 Secret Service Agents and hundreds of police officers? The jet fuel for a “private citizen” (to quote Robert Gibbs) on vacation? This would be bad enough if it was 1998 and we had money, but this is the worst economy in EIGHTY YEARS for pity’s sake!! You can’t buy a job in most places and they take a vacation every week or two! I’m disgusted that there aren’t millions of us in DC right now with pitchforks, torches, tar & feathers and perhaps.....
One could argue she is combining business (diplomatic - meeting with the royals) with pleasure, and we don't know, maybe she did scale it down.
One could argue she is combining business (diplomatic - meeting with the royals) with pleasure, and we don't know, maybe she did scale it down.
A shopping spree in Paris should come next. Maybe she could travel around France telling school kids which food groups to eat in order to avoid getting fat....
So Spain has finally solved it’s Blackamoor problems?
“When was the last time you had a vacation, much less on someone else’s dime?”
With 30-40 of your closest friends! Have you seen the pictures of queen meshell’s stupid sullen-looking posse being escorted around the streets? What an embarrassment to America...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1300604/Michelle-Obama-modern-day-Marie-Antoinette-First-Lady-slammed-lavish-Marbella-holiday.html
his tax return showed most of their income (millions) is royalities for his books
written for him by Bill Ayers
talk about “unearned income”
Oh, but when she gets home, they plan to visit the beach in Fl this month and then go off to Martha’s Vineyard for TEN DAYS
Imagine all that yummy ice cream...To celebrate his quickie signing Pelosi’s 26 Billion bailout to keep LOCAL teachers and LOCAL firefighters employed with FEDERAL DOLLARS
... don’t be so optomistic ... what about the horses or dogs ?
Looks like a very not guilty portrayal of Marie Antoinette.
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