Remember that trip Michelle Obama, her daughters, her mom and her beautician and hairdresser took to South Africa and Rwanda?
"Uhhhh........yeaaaah."
Good because here's the bill, courtesy of a Freedom of Information request filed with the Air Force by Judicial Watch (over $424,000 ).
http://www.judicialwatch.org/news/2011/oct/judicial-watch-obtains-documents-detailing-cost-taxpayers-michelle-obama-s-family-trip
Must be part of the Stimulus Package. Gotta keep those pilots, beauticians, and hair dressers working, you know.
10 comments:
This is so petty. How much did Laura Bush' and the other first ladies trips cost?
Did Laura Bush put her daughters on the government payroll to pay for their trips?
Ingrid, you hit the nail on the head. Don't hold your breath for a response from Gary. He doesn't have one.
And don't expect posts like this the next time that a Republican is in the White House.
Senior staff no less
And big mouth anonymous has no name.
Now, how much of that bill is for cost of carrying passengers, and how much is for cost of security?
I wouldn't mind a rule that the president and his family may not leave the country while they are in office, applied to all no matter who they are, because it simply costs too much to protect them... but it might not be a good idea, and short of that, quitcherbellyachin.
Findalis, Laura Bush's daughters were not elementary school age... if daddy doesn't have time to supervise them, then mommy and grandma have to do it. It's cheaper the latter way, since neither are being paid a salary to be on duty.
Anonymous has no name, but I've lost count of the many times Gary has no answer to a comment, because he made no sense in the first place.
"Anonymous has no name, but I've lost count of the many times Gary has no answer to a comment, because he made no sense in the first place."
Do you really think I'm going to spend all day trying to figure out how to respond to your rambling?
You would if you could. When there is only one comment for three days, I know that you, Miggie, Squid, et al. KNOW I'm right, and haven't figured out an answer that wouldn't either make you out to be fools, or require you to face up to the fact that I'm right.
In a slightly more sophisticated way, you argue much like the street characters who, if they know someone has them cold, begin a loud, screaming, non-stop denunciation to side-step the necessity of giving a straight answer.
Miggie and Squid,
Do you know what Siarlys is talking about? I don't. I am perfectly willing to add the cost of security to the bill. All these trips Obama is making to push his jobs bill costs a ton as well.
Try SUBTRACTING the security you are willing to pay for from the numbers you are talking about, and then see how much is left!
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