I have searched the internet to find out who paid for Michelle’s big trip to Spain last year, when she took a whole planeload of hangers-on with her to a resort there. But have had no luck determining how much that trip cost, or who paid for it.
There’s some information in this article, but I don’t know how accurate.
SPAIN: AUGUST 2010
Michelle Obama and 40 of her friends paid for personal expenses, such as hotels and meals themselves.
But the U.S. taxpayer would have paid for the 68-strong security detail, personal staff and use of presidential jet Air Force Two.
Payment for the secret service team ran at around $281 each - nearly $98,000 for the duration of the summer break.
Use of Air Force Two comes in at $149,900 for the round trip, not including time on the ground.
Mrs Obama’s personal staff, of which there were an unknown number, should also be taken into account.
HAWAII: DECEMBER 2010
According to the Hawaii Reporter, the bill for the trip included:
* $63,000 on an early flight bringing Mrs Obama and the children to Hawaii ahead of the President
* $1,000,000 on Mr Obama’s return trip from Washington on Air Force One
* $16,000 to rent nearby homes for Secret Service and Navy Seals
* $134,000 for 24 White House staff to stay at the Moana Hotel
* $251,000 in police overtime
* $10,000 for an ambulance to be on hand at all times
SKI TRIP TO VAIL: FEBRUARY 2011
Michelle Obama and her daughters stayed at the Sebastian hotel on Vail Mountain, where rooms cost more than $2,400 for multi-bedroom suites.
The family appear to have flown there on Air Force Two.
They were escorted to the resort by about a dozen vehicles, including 15 state and local law enforcement officers.
MARTHA’S VINEYARD: AUGUST 2011
The Blue Heron Farm estate, where the Obama family stayed, rents for about $50,000 a week.
Michelle, Sasha and Malia Obama flew to the estate just hours before the president to make the most of the holiday - again, incurring extra flight costs.
According to U.S. News and World Report, the Coast Guard was required to keep ships floating near the property. The presidential helicopter and jet remain at the ready and security agents will be on 24-hour duty.
Just look in a mirror. :(
The good news is that despite the Obamas' delusions to the contrary, there is no free lunch. They are destined to learn the hard way. As soon as they are hurled headlong into the Abyss, they'll figure out that it's payback time, and the devil is a loan shark. Heh, they might even know that already, but think that the rules don't apply to them.
Talk about a couple of evil morons sowing the seeds of their own destruction.
Hey Obamas: your harvest is almost ready. Bon Appetit!