Posted on 03/04/2014 2:17:54 AM PST by dennisw
First Family spending hundreds of millions traveling on the taxpayer's dime
The Obamas' trip to Africa for Nelson Mandela's funeral cost taxpayers $11 million while the president was only in the country for 13 hours A 2013 trip to Africa for the president cost taxpayers more than $100 million
According to Judicial Watch, it cost more than $11 million for the president and his wife to travel to Africa to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral in December of last year. According to the New York Daily News, the Obamas were only in Africa for 'less than 13 hours.'
But that trip was nothing compared to a 2013 visit the Obamas made to the Dark Continent, which reportedly cost tax payer more than $100 million.
On the 2013 trip, some of the reported expenditures include the stationing of a Navy aircraft carrier off the coast of Africa equipped with a fully staffed medical trauma center, military cargo planes to fly a fleet of 56 support vehicles to transport the Obamas - complete with 14 limousines and three trucks carrying bulletproof glass to cover the windows of the hotels where the Obamas were to stay - and fighter jets that flew in shifts to provide coverage over the president's airspace for the entire trip.
In June, the first lady went to Ireland for a two-day trip. The cost to taxpayers: $5 million.
Michelle Obama reportedly stayed at a $3,300-per-night hotel in Dublin, and needed to book 30 rooms at the posh Shelbourne Hotel for her staff and security detail.
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Michelle Obama plans pricey trip
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Gosh dahling is there any other kind ???
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Can Congress cut the whitehouse budget?
The Obama’s live in a bubble. They’ll continue these excesses until their budget is cut.
——Can Congress cut the whitehouse budget?-—
The House can try but Dingy Harry will kill it on arrival at the Senate
bitch and her brats belong in prison.
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Movin’ on up baby. She’ll be bring her momma and the two kids, along with her vast servant crew, body guards and all her wigs. All, at the expense of the American “sap-payers”. How’s that for “hope and change?”
They do it because they can. Another slap in the face to the lowly taxpayer.
China openly supports Russia in the invasion of the Crimea.
Pres Obama cancels Para Olympics in Russia.
Michelle Obama schedules trip to China.
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The Worst Lady is cementing herself as the Queen of the Grifters. “In your face” is Her Lowness’ motto. mooch-elle, her spawn and her mother should be in prison.
...but your Highness, what about the homeless and unemployed?
“Let them eat cake!”
Obscene.
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