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Babagounj
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Re: Obamanation here today
(CBS News)- White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports the C-32A (757) the First Lady used to fly to Spain – one of the planes that usually serves as Air Force Two, and sometimes Air Force One – operates at a Department of Defense reimbursement rate of $11,351 per hour.
So a 6.5 hour flight to Spain would run $73,781.50 – double for the round trip.
The White House says that as a policy, official trips by the first family are paid by the government but all personal elements paid are personally. Since this is a private trip, the White House seems to be suggesting that the Obamas are personally paying all costs associated with the vacation.
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The mother-daughter pair will spend four days at the resort, where rooms range in price from $330 per night for a standard double to $6,600 per night for a villa with private gardens. The Spanish media reported that 60 rooms have been booked for the Obama duo and their close family friends.
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And who is paying for all this ?
(CBS News)- White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports the C-32A (757) the First Lady used to fly to Spain – one of the planes that usually serves as Air Force Two, and sometimes Air Force One – operates at a Department of Defense reimbursement rate of $11,351 per hour.
So a 6.5 hour flight to Spain would run $73,781.50 – double for the round trip.
The White House says that as a policy, official trips by the first family are paid by the government but all personal elements paid are personally. Since this is a private trip, the White House seems to be suggesting that the Obamas are personally paying all costs associated with the vacation.
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The mother-daughter pair will spend four days at the resort, where rooms range in price from $330 per night for a standard double to $6,600 per night for a villa with private gardens. The Spanish media reported that 60 rooms have been booked for the Obama duo and their close family friends.
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And who is paying for all this ?
Babagounj
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Babagounj
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Re: Obamanomics
JULY UNEMPLOYMENT -131,000 JOBS... Gov't revised payrolls for May and June show 97,000 fewer jobs than previously reported...
Odd mix of bad news...
FANNIE MAE Seeks $1.5 Billion From Treasury After 12th Straight Loss...
Postal Service loses $3.5 Billion...
Social Security in red for first time...
Impoverished City To Close All Libraries...
New claims for jobless benefits jump...
White House calling: Please will you make a coat for Michelle...
JULY UNEMPLOYMENT -131,000 JOBS... Gov't revised payrolls for May and June show 97,000 fewer jobs than previously reported...
Odd mix of bad news...
FANNIE MAE Seeks $1.5 Billion From Treasury After 12th Straight Loss...
Postal Service loses $3.5 Billion...
Social Security in red for first time...
Impoverished City To Close All Libraries...
New claims for jobless benefits jump...
White House calling: Please will you make a coat for Michelle...
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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moreluck
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Re: Obamanomics
I guess she got tired of lying about the recovery?!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...white-house-amid-criticism-economic-strategy/
I guess she got tired of lying about the recovery?!
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...white-house-amid-criticism-economic-strategy/
Babagounj
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Re: Obamanation here today
(Enquirer)- MICHELLE OBAMA has had enough of JILL BIDEN’s lack of R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
The claws are out in the White House as First Lady Michelle Obama feuds with Vice President Joe Biden’s wife Jill, sources say.
“Michelle is furious at Jill for what she sees as her increasing behind-the-scenes lack of respect toward her,” a political source in the nation’s capital told The ENQUIRER.
“To Michelle, it’s insulting that Jill and Joe are always so casual around America’s first family.
“Michelle believes Jill doesn’t respect her. What’s got her seething is that Jill doesn’t seem to treat Michelle with the reverence the first lady expects.
“And it drives Michelle crazy!”
The claws are out in the White House as First Lady Michelle Obama feuds with Vice President Joe Biden’s wife Jill, sources say.
“Michelle is furious at Jill for what she sees as her increasing behind-the-scenes lack of respect toward her,” a political source in the nation’s capital told The ENQUIRER.
“To Michelle, it’s insulting that Jill and Joe are always so casual around America’s first family.
“Michelle believes Jill doesn’t respect her. What’s got her seething is that Jill doesn’t seem to treat Michelle with the reverence the first lady expects.
“And it drives Michelle crazy!”
Babagounj
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Re: Obamanation here today
let's look at Michelle's life;
a disbarred lawyer, for unknown reasons,
was never proud to call herself an American,
has a WH staff of 24, while Hillary only needed 3,
jet sets around the world without the company of POTUS,
but with more security.
How is she ever going to cope with a "normal" lifestyle when the public spigot is turned off ?
let's look at Michelle's life;
a disbarred lawyer, for unknown reasons,
was never proud to call herself an American,
has a WH staff of 24, while Hillary only needed 3,
jet sets around the world without the company of POTUS,
but with more security.
How is she ever going to cope with a "normal" lifestyle when the public spigot is turned off ?
Babagounj
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Re: Obamanation here today
This is why we work hard and pay our taxes?…
(Daily Mail)- Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day.
The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far as to brand her a modern-day Marie Antoinette.
And her critics will be further annoyed when they learn that the president’s wife had a Spanish beach closed off today so that she, her daughter and their entourage could go for a swim.
Spanish police cleared off a stretch of beach at the Villa Padierna Hotel in Marbella after the Obamas had finished a busy day of sightseeing.
It is unclear whether the police presence was paid for by Spain – or whether a nasty invoice could be landing in the lap of the American taxpayer.
The exact cost of the trip is unclear as Mrs Obama, 46, and her friends are footing personal expenses themselves – which is just as well.
For a start, they will be paying for the 60 rooms booked at the 129-room Hotel Villa Padierna. With basic rooms starting around £380 each, the nightly bill will be no less than £22,800.
Queen Michelle’s Spanish Vacation Costs U.S. Taxpayers $375,000!…
This is why we work hard and pay our taxes?…
(Daily Mail)- Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day.
The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far as to brand her a modern-day Marie Antoinette.
And her critics will be further annoyed when they learn that the president’s wife had a Spanish beach closed off today so that she, her daughter and their entourage could go for a swim.
Spanish police cleared off a stretch of beach at the Villa Padierna Hotel in Marbella after the Obamas had finished a busy day of sightseeing.
It is unclear whether the police presence was paid for by Spain – or whether a nasty invoice could be landing in the lap of the American taxpayer.
The exact cost of the trip is unclear as Mrs Obama, 46, and her friends are footing personal expenses themselves – which is just as well.
For a start, they will be paying for the 60 rooms booked at the 129-room Hotel Villa Padierna. With basic rooms starting around £380 each, the nightly bill will be no less than £22,800.
Babagounj
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Re: Obamanation here today
By Fiona Govan in Marbella
Published: 3:04PM BST 07 Aug 2010
Michelle Obama (center left) walks with friends and security through the streets of Ronda in southern Spain Photo: AP
The First Lady, her youngest daughter Sasha, and their group of friends left the Spanish coast and travelled to Ronda for a day of sightseeing accompanied by their vast security escort in a 13 car motorcade.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7931922/Michelle-Obama-visits-Ronda.html
By Fiona Govan in Marbella
Published: 3:04PM BST 07 Aug 2010
The First Lady, her youngest daughter Sasha, and their group of friends left the Spanish coast and travelled to Ronda for a day of sightseeing accompanied by their vast security escort in a 13 car motorcade.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/7931922/Michelle-Obama-visits-Ronda.html
Babagounj
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On the radio today, a caller had a unique situation; under the Massachusetts health care program he made too much to qualify for the state run program and the cost of health care for him & his wife was roughly $900 a month , so he opted out, now the state is fining him $2,000. If he could not afford $900 a month, why do they think he is willing to be fined $2000 ? The radio host had this guys local rep on too, and was calling for any lawyer to help since no one has yet filed a class action suit against this.
If you are illegal, free medical & all services , no questions asked, but if you are a tax paying citizen then it's a fine and they will garnish your wages for it.
If you are illegal, free medical & all services , no questions asked, but if you are a tax paying citizen then it's a fine and they will garnish your wages for it.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I assume the $2K is an annual fine, which works out to roughly $167/month, a far cry from the $900/month.
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