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Obama's African family vacation to cost taxpayers $100 MILLION

Melensdad

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The liberal Washington Post reports that the Obama family vacation to Africa could cost up to $100 MILLION, and will surely cost no less than $60,000,000.00 for the visit. But, of course, official visits will be mixed in with the pleasure trip so the vacation becomes state justified.

LINKY => http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...d9270a-cd29-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_print.html
Obama’s trip could cost the federal government $60 million to $100 million based on the costs of similar African trips in recent years, according to one person familiar with the journey, who was not authorized to speak for attribution. The Secret Service planning document, which was provided to The Post by a person who is concerned about the amount of resources necessary for the trip, does not specify costs.

And The DAILY STANDARD reports: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obamas-family-trip-africa-cost-60-100-million_735195.html
"When President Obama makes his first extended trip to sub-Saharan Africa later this month, the federal agencies charged with keeping him safe won’t be taking any chances. Hundreds of U.S. Secret Service agents will be dispatched to secure facilities in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. A Navy aircraft carrier or amphibious ship, with a fully staffed medical trauma center, will be stationed offshore in case of emergency," reports the Post.

"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.
 

FrancSevin

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Kinda done differ't than Ambassadors Chris Stevens crib in north Aftrica.:hammer:

F-16's in the air 24/7 come on. I thought these guys were his friends!
 

muleman

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Maybe we can get some pirates to take hostages....
 

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Kane

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Despicable. The Queen of England lives the life of a street urchin compared to our reprehensible, narcissistic First Family. Have they no shame?

Thank goodness for the Sequestration.
 

Danang Sailor

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Despicable. The Queen of England lives the life of a street urchin compared to our reprehensible, narcissistic First Family. Have they no shame?

Thank goodness for the Sequestration.

Is that a trick question? If not, why bother asking? To the Obamas, "shame" is simply a word in the dictionary that
falls between "scat" and "syphilis". :hammer:
 

300 H and H

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I'll be darned, this story makde the 6 oclock news, and in a negative light too boot. Me thinks lots of folks are getting very tired of the behavior of the this family. They are after all spending tax payers money. We pay taxes and there for we can bitch about their travels, and how much they spend, and for what...

IF the country was in good shape, fat and happy, this wouldn't even be news. But those in the WH seem to have no idea of this is not our reality. Time we told them.

Regards, Kirk
 
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