obummer says [[“Everyone must sacrifice for the greater good… Everyone must have some skin in the game.”]]
[[The Obamas’ summer break in Martha’s Vineyard has already been branded a PR disaster after the couple arrived four hours apart on separate government jets.
But according to new reports, this is the least of their extravagances.
White House sources today claimed that the First Lady has spent $10million of U.S. taxpayers’ money on vacations alone in the past year.
Branding her ‘disgusting’ and ‘a vacation junkie’, they say the 47-year-old mother-of-two has been indulging in five-star hotels, where she splashes out on expensive massages and alcohol.
The ‘top source’ told the National Enquirer: ‘It’s disgusting. Michelle is taking advantage of her privileged position while the most hardworking Americans can barely afford a week or two off work.]]
how many billionaies are they goign to have to raise taxes on just to keep up with the expenses of the obama’s vacations?
[[First Lady Michelle Obama over the last year has spent a total of 42 days on vacation, or a little more than one out of every nine days, according to a White House Dossier analysis of her travel.
Her vacations, the cost of which are mostly borne by taxpayers, include trips to Panama City, Fla., Martha’s Vineyard, Hawaii, South Africa, Latin America, Vail, Colo., and her visit this week to her brother in Corvallis, Ore]]
http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/08/12/michelle-obama-spent-42-days-vacation-year/
[[•Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (White House Dossier)
•Obama’s round trip flight to Hawaii: $1 million (GAO estimates)
•Housing in beachfront homes for Secret Service and Seals in Kailua ($1,200 a day for 14 days): $16,800
•Costs for White House staff staying at Moana Hotel: $134,400 ($400 per day for 24 staff) – excluding meals and other room costs
•Police overtime: $250,000 (2009 costs reported by Honolulu Police Department)
•Ambulance: $10,000 (City Spokesperson)
•TOTAL COST: $1,474,200Then there are the unknown costs:
•Rental of office building in Kailua on canal
•Security upgrades and additional phone lines
•Costs for car rentals and fuel for White House staff
staying at Moana Hotel (Secret Service imports most of the cars used here to escort the president)
•Surveillance before the president arrives
•Travel costs for Secret Service and White House staff
traveling ahead of the President]]
[[According to whitehousedossier.com, Michelle’s trip to South Africa this year cost taxpayers an estimated $800,000 (when you include the use of Air Force Two). And let’s not forget her previous solo-trip to Spain, which was estimated at $400,000+.
And remember when the Obamas’ dog flew separately on their vacation to Maine last year?
Or the Obama’s “date night” when they took Air Force One to New York for dinner and a Broadway show, then flew back home again??? How much the heck did THAT cost us?]]
$24K ??? BWHAHAHA!