Michelle Obama Listed Daughters Malia and Sasha as “Senior Staffers” for $432,142 African Trip

GatewayPundit ^ | October 4, 2011 | Jim Hoft

[Daffynition]

First lady Michelle Obama’s family trip to South Africa and Botswana in June cost taxpayers well over $424,000, according to new accounting based on Air Force manifests obtained by Judicial Watch, a taxpayer watchdog group.

The use of Air Force aircraft alone for the June 21-27 trip cost $424,142, said the group, and that doesn’t include the food, lodging, and ground transportation for the 21 family and staff members.

http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/nearly-half-million-send-michelle-africa

[EyeGuy]

The much vilified Richard Nixon, even here on FR, was EASILY an Eagle Scout by comparison to the RaceMarxist and the oily Clintons.

[moovova]

What...?

You expected Moochelle to be honest?

[EyeGuy]

I just wrote a check for over $27,000 to the IRS.

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Similar here.

Yet we get the same single vote as the generational inner city parasites.

[EDINVA]

“The use of Air Force aircraft alone for the June 21-27 trip cost $424,142, ... and that doesn’t include the food, lodging, and ground transportation for the 21 family and staff members.”

NOR the SS detail. If there were 25 SS agents assigned to accompany the older daughter’s traveling to Mexico, imagine the # of SS assigned to this large contingent and the SS advance detail and all of their per diems. The SS 2010 starting salary range was $43,964 - $74,891. How many at the starting salary range are assigned to protect the First Family? This is a significant chunk of change.

[Verginius Rufus]

Didn’t you get the memo? Obama’s wife and daughters are off-limits. No criticism allowed.

[The Shrew]

Two grifters raising their children to be just like them. Hopefully once they vacate (and we fumigate) it will be the last we see of any of them!

Sasha and Malia will get full ride scholarships to the Ivy League Colleges of their choice. They will get well paid apprenticeships at Fortune 500 companies. They will get lucrative positions in liberal NGO's/Non-profits, while they complete their Master's Degrees at Stanford. Then they will serve as Congressional Staffers in districts where Senior Dems are about to retire only to be usered in as the heir apparant soon after their arrival.

All based upon superior merit.

Tell me we don't have an aristocracy. GW and his cohorts must be spinning in their graves. I'm sure MLK is as well.

Regards,

TS

[Timber Rattler]

Flashback:

Palin to repay state for some travel with her children

Rat double standard---they attacked Palin for expensing her kids travel in Alaska, but now it's OK for the Obamas to do the same thing on a much larger scale.

[Chode]

and America takes another one in the........

[Daffynition]

The two girls are listed as "Senior Staff." The manifests also list Mrs. Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, and niece and nephew, Leslie and Avery Robinson, as well Mrs. Obama's makeup and hairstylist (Carl Ray and Johnny Wright).

[Daffynition]

But ...but Hussein is so helpful around the house...he even helps move furniture in the oval orifice..looking for change that may have fallen out of some Arab sheik's pocket.

[Daffynition]

LOL...I apologize [not]

[mardi59]

He’s either looking for change or trying to figure out how big a moving van he and his grifter wife are going to need to steal WH treasures. He’ll use the smaller van for his chairman moa artifacts.

Just like the former clinton grifters.

[Daffynition]

Thank goodnens for Juducial Watch, and revealing the NYC *date night* expenses, as well.....revealing the Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it has obtained mission expense records and passenger manifests from the United States Air Force related to the June 21-27, 2011, trip taken by First Lady Michelle Obama, her family and her staff to South Africa and Botswana. Judicial Watch obtained the documents pursuant to an August 19, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Air Force (No. 11-1496)). Judicial Watch is investigating the purpose and itinerary of the trip as well as a breakdown of the costs to taxpayers.

On June 28, 2011, Judicial Watch filed a FOIA request seeking the mission taskings, transportation records, and passenger manifests for Michelle Obama’s Africa trip. Documents were only provided after Judicial Watch filed suit:

• According to U.S. Department of Defense’s published hourly rates for the C-32A aircraft used for the trip, Judicial Watch calculated the total cost to American taxpayers was $424,142 for use of the aircraft (34.8 flight hours x $12,188 per hour). (The C-32 is a specially configured military version of the Boeing 757.) Other expenses – meals (off the plane), transportation, security, various services, etc. – have yet to be disclosed.

The expense records also show $928.44 was spent for “bulk food” purchases on flight. Overall, during the trip, 192 meals were served for the 21 passengers on board.

http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/michelles-african-vacation-cost-taxpayers-over-424000/

[mardi59]

I meant mao. Glad I made the mistake though.

[mardi59]

Tell me we don’t have an aristocracy

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We do have a few. Bush, Kennedy, the beginning of Clinton to name a few. I think it’s time for the dynasties to go. I’m tired of the same old people being elected over and over again.

[Daffynition]

Well remembered...now we'll have to endure criticisms of the Husseins like this as *racist* as the election cycle gears up.

[Daffynition]

Most excellent GIF potlatch! YOu are the Best!

[Gotta go now and inflate my tires and get a tune-up on my car....my sacrifices are nothing compared to the sacrifices of my POTUS and FLOTUS...I am ashamed]

[anonsquared]

Let's place the blame where it truly belongs...

OBAMA VOTERS' FAULT!

[Daffynition]

[potlatch]

Lol, thank you Daffy. Remember not to ‘over inflate’, snicker.