Posted on 08/05/2010 9:14:10 AM PDT by kristinn
It’s what happens when you give ghetto trash the keys to the candy store. They’s in it for all they can get. And they don’t care if nothing is left when they’re done.
Part of the Founder's genius. Look at what a loon Prince Charles has turned out to be. But he can't be recalled or voted out. Pity the PM who has to deal with him one day.
Need a laugh see post # 90.
Marie Antoinette had an excuse: She was a teenager with no parental guidance who didn’t know what was going on outside of Versailles. The Obamas do not have that excuse.
Then he should say she paid for it instead of telling taxpayers its none of your business.
Does Coach make guillotines?
Yeah...and Imelda Marcos was just a “private citizen” as well, right? The Obamas sure have the same attitude. Wonder where they’ll spend their future exile with all the loot.
But I think Ms. Barry Hussein is abusing the privilege on this trip. Especially when she told us all we should spend our vacations on the Gulf Coast.
LOLROTFL!
Love how they made it look like he was singing it. I SO needed a good laugh this morning.
It’s not a private trip when the taxpayers are paying for a good chunk of it there Gibby-boy. The Marie Antoinette analogy fits her pretty well.
Romania 1989
I like your posts. You say exactly what's on your mind.....
60 rooms??? Do you remember the Clintons grand visitation to Africa towards the end of his presidency? A totally useless trip since he was leaving office soon. He took along an entourage of 1000 or so. Some may have paid their own way but----
Reflecting On Clinton's Africa Safari
By: F. Wafula Okumu
During the trip, Clinton traveled in a true safari-version. His entourage of 981, according to the New York Times, comprised of advance people, security specialists, stenographers, telephone operators, pilots, diplomats, coordinators, facilitators, cooks, assistants to the president, deputy assistants to the president, special assistants to the president, reporters and technicians, 10 spin doctors, 16 members of Congress (12 of whom were African Americans and were 2 Republicans), 3 Cabinet members, business executives (one of them Nigerian-born), labor leaders, mayors, church leaders, Clinton pals, and his special envoy for democratizing Africa, the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
He not only traveled in style but also in comfort. He brought four Boeing 747s, four helicopters, and four armored limousines. In Kampala, the President and his entourage stayed at the Sheraton in a $210 per night room. This is more than what a Ugandan makes in a year! According to the Daily Mail, his security detail had eight goons armed to the teeth with M4 assault rifles, Heckler and Koch MP5 machine pistols and 5.56mm belt-fed Mini machine gun; and 12 chaps whose job was "basically to take a bullet for him."
Today, probably Clinton's recent African safari has faded from the memories of many. Some of us have even forgotten why Clinton made this safari. Clinton stated, in his own words, that America is seeking a new friendship and partnership with an Africa that is committed to democracy and economic development. And, he said, he was visiting Africa in order that the American people may see Africans with new eyes.
This trip was well-timed and executed to sell American image. It was laced with apologies, humility, respect, and other things Americans have never given Africans. Clinton's destinations were carefully selected: he visited two countries (Ghana and Senegal) in West Africa, two (South Africa and Botswana) in Southern Africa, one (Uganda) in East Africa, and one (Rwanda) in Central Africa. There is no doubt these countries were carefully picked for their potential usefulness to American interests. Probably Clinton's most memorable stop was in Accra, Ghana. In Accra, an exuberant city, Clinton was caught on camera with a scrunched-up face, screaming "Back up!" at hordes of ecstatic Ghanaians.
Wait just a damn minute. Sarah Palin isn’t allowed to be a “private citizen”!
OK, I’ll concede that michelle obama is a private citizen when she makes no more public appearances or policy statements, and quits trying to influence the rest of us.
But since that’ll never happen, she ain’t no private citizen!
LLS
The list, ping
If she is a private citizen, why does she have 26 taxpayer funded attendants, live in the white hut, and most importantly have a billion dollar budget to tell us what to eat???!!!
How about the 30 ‘close friends & family’ that she has tagging along? And the 60 - 70 reserved rooms? That doesn’t sound like a ‘private trip’ for a ‘private citizen’ who just happens to be sending the bill to the American taxpayers to me!
It was a sarcastic point, since obviously we the tax payers are footing the bill.
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.