Posted on 08/05/2010 9:14:10 AM PDT by kristinn
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters yesterday, in answer to a query about First Lady Michelle Obama's Spanish vacation where she is protected by 70 Secret Service agents, 250 Spanish law enforcement officers, will meet with Spain's king and queen and is staying at a luxury hotel where she has reserved 60 rooms, that it is none of the American people's business because she is a "private citizen."
Lynn Sweet reported at the Chicago Sun-Times that Gibbs was asked about "the appearance" of Obama's vacation and that Gibbs blew it off by asserting Michelle Obama is a "private citizen":
"The first lady is on a private trip. She is a private citizen and is the mother of a daughter on a private trip. And I think I'd leave it at that," Gibbs said.
Sweet goes on to note that this is Michelle Obama's eighth scheduled vacation in the first nine months of 2010:
First ladies often go on vacations, with and without the president. An issue for Mrs. Obama may be how many: New York in March; Chicago, over Memorial Day; Los Angeles in June; Camp David -- sort of an extension of the White House -- in July; Maine in July, to highlight Acadia National Park, and now Spain. Mrs. Obama is glamorizing Spain's coastal resorts before her Aug. 14 first family weekend visit to Florida's Gulf Coast, to encourage tourists scared away by the oil spill. Starting Aug. 19, the Obamas will spend 10 days in Martha's Vineyard.
Last year, Michelle Obama vacationed in Paris and London, Martha's Vineyard, Hawaii, and Chicago, with a working vacation in Copenhagen lobbying for Chicago's failed bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. There was also the infamous 'date night' in New York City.
With America mired in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and Obama's policies exacerbating the crisis rather than fixing it, Barack and Michelle Obama live their lives like billionaires, even though the president's salary is $400,000 per year and the Obamas are only worth a few million dollars thanks to book sales.
Barack Obama has played over 40 rounds of golf in the 19 months of his presidency in addition to his numerous luxury vacations.
Michelle Obama routinely wears outfits that, from her $800 shoes to her $5000 earrings and $300 tote bags, are impossible for the average working or unemployed woman to afford.
It appears the press is finally taking notice of what many of us have long seen in the Obamas:
'Michelle Obama is a modern-day Marie Antoinette': First Lady slammed for lavish Marbella holiday
How did they get so rich they can afford to rent 40 $2500/night hotel rooms for a week? They couldn’t have afforded this 2 years ago if you believe their financial disclosures.
And if someone else is footing the bill then for dang sure it is our business to know who’s doing it.
Weezy Obama, love it...
That is an excellent point.
Lol - well, Major’s in the front row now.
She pay for the flight hours on AF1 or the digs for the security staff and their food too? Don’t buy into this complete bullshit line...WE paid for this!
The liberal ruling elite doing what it does best. Taking our money and living in luxury, while showing its scorn for the hard-working citizens who finance their high life style.
They are more like the fresh prince of belair accept they are not funny or cool.
How many private citizens have that many executive department employees on their personal staffs?
got lost somewhere is the formatting.
“How did they get so rich they can afford to rent 40 $2500/night hotel rooms”
The rooms are registered to a one “we the people” as manipulated by a Mr. Soros.
Meanwhile the other half of the wrecking crew was at a Ford plant today saying how the bailouts et al saved the US auto industry. Funny, I thought Ford did not except any money from the feds...silly me.
Dittos! And don’t forget her entourage of stooges she took to Spain with her. Probably thirty or more gofers, flunkies and hangers on going to Spain courtesy of the American taxpayer
Fat bastard threatening reporters again for daring to ask a question about the Husseins waste of taxpayer money.
Revenge is sweet.
She is NOT a private citizen when she is using taxpayers money to pay for all of this!
This just ticks me off...
She is not a private citizen when WE THE TAxPAYERS Are flipping the bill.
If this was so private have Oprah or the Obama’s pay us; the taxpayers, back.
If she wants her privacy tell her long legged macked daddy husband to resign and move them back to mob land-Chicago.
“Private citizens meet with the king and queen of Spain all the time,”
That meeting is all it takes to make the trip “official business.”
Therefor,,, we pay for it!
Perfect!
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