Posted on 10/04/2011 2:16:32 PM PDT by Nachum
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama stands with Karen Dudley, right, at her restaurant “The Kitchen” as she makes an unscheduled stop for lunch in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, June 23, 2011. Also pictured, left to right, daughters Malia and Sasha Obama, niece Leslie Robinson, nephew Avery Robinson. (AP/Charles Dharapak, Pool)
Washington Whispers reported on the African trip.
First lady Michelle Obama’s family trip to South Africa and Botswana in June cost taxpayers well over $424,000, according to new accounting based on Air Force manifests obtained by Judicial Watch, a taxpayer watchdog group.
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I think that the department of Labor needs to investigate this one. We do have child labor laws in this country and it seems that this Regime is in violation of them as well as all the other laws they have violated.
Now can we slam them?
Just for the perks folks, just for the perks.
The over $ 400,000 was for the use of the planes , food was almost a million dollars, her hairdreses and make up man came with her.
No,we aren’t do as well as we were four years ago but THey are doing just fine.
The girls are around Amy Carter’s age when she advised Jimmie.
What’s the problem?
How much did the “senior staffers” get paid?
Well, they have better skill sets than many members of the administration.
exactly. Did the kids get paid to take the free trip? Chicago DC. give me a break.
Might be a bargain if permanent!
Michelle Obama’s vacation video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM1o1xe5FGE
I’ve never seen her look so good... so real... so raw... so revealing... so exciting.
Well Obama did say he wanted to be like Lincoln. The only problem is he missed on every point except the wife; Mary Todd Lincoln. She was exactly the same way as Michelle, probably even worse- Spending an absolute shietload of money, so much so that Congress passed a bill in secret to account for it. Remember; there were no Democrats to oppose it. They were busy working for the Confederacy oppressing blacks and destroying the country and blaming it on the Republicans like they do today.
More confirmation of Larry Summers saying “there’s no adult in charge” in the White House
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