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Micketto
06-19-2013, 12:40 PM
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/06/18/first-family-trip-to-africa-projected-to-cost-up-to-100m-sparking-criticism/

Amidst his own sequester and irresponsible spending.

This is just what the country needs.

From one of my favorite web sites, www.yourblackworld.net

“Military cargo planes will airlift in 56 support vehicles, including 14 limousines and three trucks loaded with sheets of bullet*proof glass to cover the windows of the hotels where the first family will stay. Fighter jets will fly in shifts, giving 24-hour coverage over the president’s airspace, so they can intervene quickly if an errant plane gets too close".


56 vehicles, including 14 limos ?!?

If this costs as much as some say it will, it would be the most expensive presidential family vacation in history.

"The president and first lady have cancelled plans to go on a safari that would have included the additional expense of a sharp-shooting team, responsible for putting down a cheetah, lion or any other wild animal that became a threat."

Oh.. whew.
In that case... thank you Obamas for being so fiscally responsible.


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Mainecoons
06-19-2013, 12:47 PM
Meanwhile, you can't take your family to D.C. to visit the White House. . .

Adelaide
06-19-2013, 01:41 PM
FOX News... I'm sure they're giving a fair assessment of the situation.

Micketto
06-19-2013, 01:50 PM
FOX News... I'm sure they're giving a fair assessment of the situation.

Yeah, because reporting facts is so slanted.

Should have known someone would be stupid enough to ignore the story and attack the messenger.

Forgot you needed spoon-feeding... here...

http://www.ksdk.com/news/world/article/384471/18/Report-Obamas-Africa-trip-could-cost-60-100-million- (http://www.ksdk.com/news/world/article/384471/18/Report-Obamas-Africa-trip-could-cost-60-100-million-)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/obamas-trip-africa-packs-hefty-price-tag-19403253
http://www.today.com/video/today/52203574#52203574
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obamas-family-trip-africa-cost-60-100-million_735195.html
http://news.msn.com/rumors/rumor-obamas-africa-trip-to-cost-dollar100-million
http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/06/18/petition-for-obama-to-cancel-africa-trip-and-save-100-million-gains-steam-77835
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-13/politics/39942901_1_safari-first-family-president-obama
http://hiphopwired.com/2013/06/18/president-obamas-8-day-africa-trip-will-cost-taxpayers-up-to-100-million/

Shall we have someone read them to you too ?

Mainecoons
06-19-2013, 02:26 PM
FOX News... I'm sure they're giving a fair assessment of the situation.

Ad hom. I'm disappointed in you. This story as you can see from the links has been widely covered by all the media.

FAIL

Cigar
06-19-2013, 02:32 PM
Isn't it crazy ... my Vacations aren't costing less either? :thinking:

WTF is up with that? :huh:

Micketto
06-19-2013, 02:46 PM
Isn't it crazy ... my Vacations aren't costing less either? :thinking:

WTF is up with that? :huh:

Mine either.
But my income and spending have absolutely nothing to do with the economy, taxes or a sequester.

Vacations up from $40 million to $100 million is a bit of a stretch though. Durr...

Polt
06-19-2013, 04:50 PM
I guess this is what they mean by "nigger rich"? Nothing less than 56 expensive vehicles for a family vacation?

Is there zero trust in security provided by the African hosts? A couple of limos (which would make James Bond envious) and a dozen security vehicles seems like plenty, doesn't it? If that's not enough, why grace Africa with a visit?

BTW, kudos on not bringing along animal snipers for safari.

Adelaide
06-19-2013, 05:01 PM
Ad hom. I'm disappointed in you. This story as you can see from the links has been widely covered by all the media.

FAIL

I'd have said the same thing if it were a link from MSNBC. It's sensational news.

Does he need to go to Africa for vacation? No. It's a ridiculous waste of money and resources and he could more easily vacation somewhere in the US for a much lower cost although if Google is any indication he largely can't leave the DC area without incurring similar costs. It seems kind of pathetic, though, that arguably the most powerful man in the world of the most powerful nation in the world can't leave the DC area without being accosted. Interesting, from the outside looking in.

Mainecoons
06-19-2013, 06:33 PM
Another reason for you Canadians to count yourselves lucky.

Frogger
06-19-2013, 07:59 PM
This family vacation will follow the trip to Europe during which Michelle Obama will be staying in a $3,300 a night hotel suite while adding 29 more rooms for those traveling with her.

Cigar
06-19-2013, 08:21 PM
If it pisses off the Right ... good I'm happy for her.

Spend baby spend :grin:

jillian
06-19-2013, 08:28 PM
This family vacation will follow the trip to Europe during which Michelle Obama will be staying in a $3,300 a night hotel suite while adding 29 more rooms for those traveling with her.

should she stay at a motel 6?

laura went to africa five times in bush's second term alone. we don't know what her room cost because THEY DIDN'T TELL ANYONE WHAT IT COST.

i didn't hear whinging then.

i know... the obama's should stay in the servants' quarters.

would that make you feel better?

Cigar
06-19-2013, 08:34 PM
should she stay at a motel 6?

laura went to africa five times in bush's second term alone. we don't know what her room cost because THEY DIDN'T TELL ANYONE WHAT IT COST.

i didn't hear whinging then.

i know... the obama's should stay in the servants' quarters.

would that make you feel better?

You have to remember, the right don't have good memories.

jillian
06-19-2013, 09:05 PM
You have to remember, the right don't have good memories.

they don't really need memories... if they're memory deficient, google is their friend.

keymanjim
06-19-2013, 10:42 PM
Have the obama's ever gone back to their own home for a vacation?
And, what's the deal with them going on separate vacations? And the daughters too. They went on their very own vacation separate from the parents.

It must be nice to live high on the hog when you don't have to feed the hog.

Agravan
06-19-2013, 11:13 PM
should she stay at a motel 6?

laura went to africa five times in bush's second term alone. we don't know what her room cost because THEY DIDN'T TELL ANYONE WHAT IT COST.

i didn't hear whinging then.

i know... the obama's should stay in the servants' quarters.

would that make you feel better?

You do all this bitchin' and moanin' about how previous presidents were just as lavish as the Royal obamas. How about you post some numbers to back up your assertions? you silly girl.

Mainecoons
06-20-2013, 07:37 AM
Can you just imagine the screaming and frothing from the leftist press had the Bushes actually engaged in this kind of wretched excess?

She can't cite anything because Bush and his wife didn't go on constant world-wide vacations at the expense of the taxpayer. They love to bitch about his ranch but ignore the fact that the only money the taxpayers spent there was on security and communication improvements because, unlike the Vacationer In Chief, when Bush went to Texas he kept right on working.

Working at the wrong stuff and being a liberal, it is true, but at least working.

Try to remember as well as I can, I just can't remember Mrs. Bush going off on lavish vacations to Spain, skiiing trips, Martha's Vineyard, etc., etc., etc.

In truth the whole imperial presidency needs to be brought down. While Obama is the greatest abuser of all times of the office, they are all guilty of it, starting with Johnson. Carter was an exception, you didn't see he or his wife looting the treasury for personal pleasure at all.

Cigar
06-20-2013, 07:41 AM
Google or Bing: "who spent more on trips, Obama or Bush" :rollseyes:

keymanjim
06-20-2013, 08:00 AM
Google or Bing: "who spent more on trips, Obama or Bush" :rollseyes:
And you will find a slew of leftist blogs that compare time, and not the cost of their vacations. And they conveniently ignore the fact that the first sow vacations separate from her husband.

Cigar
06-20-2013, 08:03 AM
And you will find a slew of leftist blogs that compare time, and not the cost of their vacations. And they conveniently ignore the fact that the first sow vacations separate from her husband.

WARNING: Auto-Denial System Activated

keymanjim
06-20-2013, 08:07 AM
WARNING: Auto-Denial System Activated
WARNING: Cranial-Rectal proximity system not on line. Penetration was not prevented.

Micketto
06-20-2013, 08:48 AM
If it pisses off the Right ... good I'm happy for her.

Spend baby spend :grin:

You sound like a black man after his first day of employment.

"$7.25 an hour???? I'm rich!"




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Cigar
06-20-2013, 08:56 AM
http://therionorteline.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/376550_444053605626483_1466603255_n.jpg#Michelle%2 0Obama%20let%20them%20eat%20cake%20326x484
http://lmaobama.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/michelle-obama-vacations.jpg

keymanjim
06-20-2013, 08:58 AM
http://therionorteline.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/376550_444053605626483_1466603255_n.jpg#Michelle Obama let them eat cake 326x484
http://lmaobama.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/michelle-obama-vacations.jpg
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Micketto
06-20-2013, 09:46 AM
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