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State Department: Queen Of Brunei Gave Michelle Obama More Than $70G Worth Of Jewelry In 2013
CBS News ^
| November 12, 2014
Posted on 11/12/2014 8:20:06 AM PST by Zakeet
The State Department reported Tuesday that the queen of Brunei gave Mrs. Obama jewelry worth $71,468 in 2013. The flower-shaped white gold earrings, ring and necklace were studded with yellow sapphires and diamonds, according to the departments annual accounting of gifts published in the Federal Register. Thats almost seven times more valuable than the most expensive gift received by President Barack Obama, a glass amber-colored sculpture of a falcon on a branch worth $10,400 from Qatars ambassador to the U.S.
Not that the president fared poorly. He also received a large Azerbaijani rug with red, white and blue geometric designs worth $6,560 from the ambassador of Azerbaijan; a silver platter engraved with major world cities, their global positioning coordinates and distance from Qatar from that countrys emir, valued at $6,500; a full felt-mounted zebra skin, a painting and sculpture worth $4,000 from the president of Tanzania; and a $4,000 brown upholstered chair from the prime minister of Singapore, according to the records.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bribery; brunei; jewelry; michelle; michelleobama
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To: Zakeet
Spread the wealth, Mooch.
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posted on
11/12/2014 8:47:19 AM PST
by
Politicalkiddo
("Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste, but they detest at leisure."-Byron)
To: Zakeet
The phrase, “lipstick on a pig” comes to mind.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:06:45 AM PST
by
Reddy
(B.O. stinks)
To: Brother Cracker
Is that Arabic characters on that necklace? Something like “I’m with stupid”.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:09:00 AM PST
by
eggman
(End the Obama occupation of the White House!)
To: Zakeet
Michelle Obama: It Can Be Hard Living In The White House, Being Married To The President
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:15:00 AM PST
by
maggief
To: Zakeet
A ZEBRA SKIN??? Where’s PETA??? Oh, right....Obama’s a DEMOCRAT....Nevermind.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:23:12 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Brother Cracker
That’s a piece of crappy JUNK jewelry.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:24:04 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Zakeet
Didn’t the Sulton of Brunei HOLD a YOUNF GIRL for WEEKS....i.e. KIDNAPPING?? Pretty sure I saw her on TV last year.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:26:51 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Hulka
Gifts are reported and turned in. While they may be given personally, they are actually given to the office. They are not personal gifts. . .not supposed to be anyway. . .Good point. I hope someone makes note on this and finds out later further whether these "were" turned in or kept. And if so, were they included on their 1040 form at some point.
This might be important if the Wookie tries to make a senate run.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:31:49 AM PST
by
catfish1957
(Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
To: maggief
Don’t you just love those man hands? All the sparklies in the world can’t make that image attractive.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:50:42 AM PST
by
Darnright
(We won!)
To: Zakeet
Now she has something to go with her new shower curtain.
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:51:14 AM PST
by
Vaduz
To: Ann Archy
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posted on
11/12/2014 9:54:47 AM PST
by
Brother Cracker
(You are more likely to find krugerrands in a Cracker Jack box than 22 ammo at Wal-Mart)
To: Brother Cracker
ANOTHER piece of crappy junk jewelry.
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posted on
11/12/2014 10:43:45 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Zakeet
Not gonna give CBS a hit, but if memory serves, these are gifts to the OFFICE/position held, and belong to the US Government; they can’t take with them? Is that in the article?
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posted on
11/12/2014 10:47:11 AM PST
by
EDINVA
To: vaudine
Funny, how the media took pics of Sarah P. from every side and angle and NEVER got a bad shot. The woman is just photogenic You're right, I've never seen a bad picture of Sarah Palin. The woman is simply gorgeous.
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:00:39 AM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Eccl 12 V.13)
To: Zakeet
That’s an exceptionally bad pic of aunt Esther.
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:01:34 AM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Eccl 12 V.13)
To: Brother Cracker
Is that Photoshopped? That necklace looks like a tangled mess. How embarrassing. Oh wait.. LOL
To: skeeter
Havent presidents traditionally donated such gifts to the Smithsonian?Not sure but I think there is a law stating that all such gifts are property of the federal government. Seems we were taught that in high school civics ,back in the good old days.
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:30:13 AM PST
by
piroque
("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
To: Brother Cracker
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posted on
11/12/2014 11:50:13 AM PST
by
maine-iac7
(Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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