Posted on 12/16/2015 4:49:05 AM PST by simpson96
Barack Obama has been savaged by a top spending campaigner for taking the First Family on an eighth consecutive Christmas vacation to Hawaii, at huge expense to the American taxpayer.
The President was accused of treating Air Force One, which costs $206,000/hour to run, 'like an Uber ride' ahead of his next jaunt to his home state.
Fly-time alone will set taxpayers back somewhere in the region of $3.5million as Obama, the First Lady, Sasha and Malia and their two dogs jet off for around two weeks.
They have traditionally rented a luxury villa in the upscale Kailua area on Oahu, the main island, and head out for hikes, rounds of golf and restaurant meals with their friends.
Tom Fitton, the head of the Judicial Watch pressure group, said Obama's holiday habit proves that he is out of touch - and has to stop.
He told AL.com: 'The Obamas' travel is out of control. They are treating the Air Force One like an Uber ride.
'And President Obama seems oblivious to the burden he is placing on Americans with his continuous vacations, getaways, and political junkets at taxpayer expense.'
During the trips, the Obamas are accompanied by a substantial Secret Service detail, who costs thousands of dollars a day to accommodate in the idyllic vacation spot.
Local police also work overtime and an ambulance trails the Presidential party at all times in case of disaster - all of which will push the total further into the millions.
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I’m still waiting for some media to question why the mother of Michelle (or is that Michael?) Robinson lives at the White Hut and travels on our dime as well. 0obomma mother-in-law is living that form of “Rich” to which you refer, chefs and servants at her call.
What is wrong with you folks? nobama, simply put, doesn’t care. Never has, never will.
Obama is cut from the same cloth as these bogus black preachers who live like kings on the contributions of their flocks. Creflo Dollar and Barack Obama are exactly the same hucksters enjoying the high life on someone elses money.
Michael LaVaughn Robinson
The entire obama family’s gotta get in that taxpayer-funded foreign travel while they can.
After all, it’s a Big World with plenty to see.
Wouldn’t want to go there any tme of year.
No Muslims shipped to Hawaii. He doesn’t pee where he sleeps.
The road to Camp David would play hell with the spinners.
They weren’t acting.
Epic
George Jefferson from TV...."Movin' on Up", with "Weeezie".
Serve, then go home and live under the laws of the republic like everyone else. Bask in the honor, not roll around in riches stolen while in office.
The Obama family and their courtiers live like the household of an absolute monarch. Their example is reflected in the rest of government, for the single best industry in which ambition can be rewarded with riches is government. Very few in government care about spending because almost all are in on the con; pretend to “serve” while lining your pockets.
Nailed it! Seven years of obama style perfectly described.
AFTER SEVEN YEARS with one year to go, NOW they decide that he has to stop?!!! NOW they pay attention to his spending habits?!! A bit late.
SEVEN years too late.
Problem is, a lot of the public is not aware where the government gets the money.
A lot of the public isn’t aware of toilet paper or how to use it. We are a country of idiots in 2015.
Isn't there an APP for that?
Wouldn’t matter unless it has lots of pictures. Most can’t read either.
What a silly question! j/k
In 2016, Michelle Obama is going to be a real life Carmen San Diego...gotta take advantage of that last year of taxpayer paid travel.
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