Posted on 11/04/2010 3:13:05 PM PDT by ColdOne
White House officials have dismissed a claim made by an Indian news outlet that Barack Obama's trip to India would cost $200m (£122m) a day as "wildly inflated".
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Well, what is the projected cost, then? I imagine that somebody in the White House has a ballpark idea how much this vacation is going to cost the US taxpayers. At least I hope someone has an idea.
How much per day is it, or is the Bammy WH just winging it at this point?
White House officials have dismissed a claim made by an Indian news outlet that Barack Obama’s trip to India would cost $200m (£122m) a day as “wildly inflated”.
not after the Fed’s quantitative easing...
Then let the WH tell us what it will cost. The 39 war ships and the 40 planes commandeered for the occasion can’t be cheap. Add to that the personnel, the accommodations, etc., GoToMeeting may have been a better choice in these fiscally challenging times.
200million a day didn’t do it. That’s an accepted figger. It was the removal of all coconuts that jumped the shark. It really was.
And 34 ships.
Direct broadside hit on the administration. They shouldn’t have messed with the coconuts!
Our troops don’t stay in 5 star hotels, nor do they eat caviar, drink Dom Perignon or whatever is the most expensive food available with the taxpayer’s money...oh, let’s not forget the secret service and The Beast & The Barackmobile!
The truth is, he has no idea what it will cost and he doesn’t care cuz he’s not paying. Gotta get while the gettins good.
On another note, I thought he did like Slurpees. He’s infatuated with them, talks about Slurpees all the time. I think he’s got a Slurpee fetish.
exactly. let’s see the budget and that will clear up any questions. what? no budget? OK. no trip.
Fact Check a sunsidiary of Annenburg and Bill Ayres.
They don’t like the figure given. Let’s hear theirs.
40 planes, 35 ships, 6 armored limousines, How many busses to carry the 3,000 guests, all of the room at the Taj and two other hotels, Air Force One and it’s backup, the Cargo planes to carry all their crap, the crews to service them. Secret service agents.Two Chefs to prepare Obama’s meals.How many tater peelers? 200 business people a teleprompter. It just goes on and on.
what is all this about coconuts?
Except now Mumbai has no coconuts! Dey don't feel so betta.............
All coconuts had to be removed from all trees in Mumbai for O’s visit.
If it’s half that, it’s still too much. WE DON’T HAVE THE MONEY.
It’s only gonna be half of $200 million. Michelle’s staying home.
That was a $100 million Spain joke.
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