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Posted on 10/25/2011 2:11:57 PM PDT by STARWISE
The U.S. Department of State has bought more than $70,000 worth of books authored by President Obama, sending out copies as Christmas gratuities and stocking “key libraries” around the world with “Dreams from My Father” more than a decade after its release.
The U.S. embassy in Egypt, for instance, spent $28,636 in August 2009 for copies of Mr. Obama’s bestselling 1995 memoir. Six weeks earlier, the embassy had placed another order with the same book seller, Kalemat Arabia, for more than $9,000 for copies of the same book, federal purchasing records show.
Around the same time, halfway around the world, the U.S. embassy in South Korea had the same idea, spending more than $6,000 for copies of “Dreams from My Father”.
One month later, the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, spent more than $3,800 for hardcover copies of the Indonesian version of Mr. Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope,” records show.
A review of the expenditures in a federal purchasing database did not reveal any examples of past purchases by the State Department of books by President Bush or President Clinton. The purchases of Mr. Obama’s literary work mostly, but not always, took place in the months after Mr. Obama captured the White House.
Leslie Paige, spokeswoman for Citizens Against Government Waste, a watchdog group, said if the federal government is looking to cut costs, eliminating purchases of Mr. Obama’s books is a good place to start.
“It’s inappropriate for U.S. taxpayer dollars to be spent on this,” she said. “This sounds like propaganda.”
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Where is your graphic so I can borrow it?
I am touring.
The Dollar Store had 2 copies on the shelf. At a buck it was still over priced.
Oh but it is okay when Barry does it with taxpayer monies.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2796132/posts
Nuff said....
FRmail
Two government types run out of office were former Speaker Jim Wright (who, as a Democrat, was WRONG most of the time) and Representative Tom DeLay.
As I recall, one of the issues for them was an alleged shady book deal. If Newt wants to score some points, he should go after Obozo as hard as he did Jim Wright.
My, how times have changed.
State Department is chock full of gays so of course they love president Jug Ears and want to spread that joy far and wide
Why would they do something so stupid? Oh, Hillary is there.
And we just continue to pay our taxes..............
Stop paying our taxes, starve the monster.
Read the other day Palin’s Going Rogue has outsold Obama’s, Audacity of Hope which was released three years before hers.
of course. when republican congress critters can’t be bothered to listen to complaints about corruption... what are the chances anyone actually being corrupt will be called on it... let alone arrested?
answer: 0
Leni
Are those friggin horns starting grow on the POS POTUS head?
Maybe they can throw in a faked birth certificate with it.
I am so done with this corrupt government. We are dismantling a bomb of no value...actually, they should detonate it over DC when the mussie in chief is in residence.
Not to worry I am sure the RINO leadership in both houses have girded their loins and are ready to attack this corrupt administration, oh wait they have their hands full trying to get use to accept their latest fake conservative nominated.
How much more of this do we have to endure?
This man has gotten brazenly away with too much. Jail time is too good for him and his cronies.
Seriously. Making them pay for their constant attacks and looting America (us) needs to be a major campaign issue.
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