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Yes it is way too much spending and way out of line. You know it's coming though in future posts: "Prior president's wives did the same thing'. You know it's coming.;)
 
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muttly said:
Yes it is way too much spending and way out of line. You know it's coming though in future posts: "Prior president's wives did the same thing'. You know it's coming.;)
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Yeah, but it is likely true. After all, that IS how the 1% lives. :p
 
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Yes, I'm sure it's coming. That's all some are capable of coming up with. If anyone did some checking they'd find the Obama elitists vacationing each Christmas in Hawaii at a cost of millions of dollars and taking dozens of people away from their homes and families. The Bushes (both) spent Christmas at Camp David or in the White House creating very little additional expense and keeping agents and others near enough home that their Christmas isn't ruined. Dumber than dirt liberal morons won't be capable of seeing it though.
 
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OntarioVanMan said:
doesn't the first family have a set budget? if they don't Congress should start making one up..
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The 'first family' or 'first lady' for that matter, have NO need for a OR taxpayer paid vacations. They are NOT employed by the People. In this case, ONLY Barry is. They get more vacation than I did after 20 years of working for the SAME employer, and my family, or I, NEVER got taxpayer covered expenses on our vacations.
 
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layoutshooter said:
The 'first family' or 'first lady' for that matter, have NO need for a OR taxpayer paid vacations. They are NOT employed by the People. In this case, ONLY Barry is. They get more vacation than I did after 20 years of working for the SAME employer, and my family, or I, NEVER got taxpayer covered expenses on our vacations.
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Then HE should have a budget....
 
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This is the reason we need to vote this guy out.
I hate his politics, attitude tward our county , abuse of the presidential office, abuse of power, the constitution, while he, his family and cohorts living the life of royalty eletisim while telling us to do more with less. And his politics all arround. Especialy US the working class form the just getting by, to the sucessful, and yes even the insanely wealthy who earned it by thier own efferts, long hours, and risking everything they own to get there.
I dont know the guy personaly as neither of us do so we cant realy justify hating oboma as a person.
Im sure I as well as you if your realy an adult would even sit down and drink a beer with him not as president or fuher but as one dued hanging with annother and say "this guy needs to go and debating even if his personal beliefs match his politics"
Remember thats what seperates us adult AMERICIANS from the rest of the brainless iddiots.


Not crazy for Romney but he has my vote.
 
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Heck, I've had 2 taxpayer vacations, one to Korea in 1953 and another to VietNam in 1963, both were very memorable.
 
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LDB said:
Yes, I'm sure it's coming. That's all some are capable of coming up with. If anyone did some checking they'd find the Obama elitists vacationing each Christmas in Hawaii at a cost of millions of dollars and taking dozens of people away from their homes and families. The Bushes (both) spent Christmas at Camp David or in the White House creating very little additional expense and keeping agents and others near enough home that their Christmas isn't ruined. Dumber than dirt liberal morons won't be capable of seeing it though.
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Yes, the Bushes spent Christmas Day at Camp David, but in every year except one, Junior flew on December 26th to Crawford, TX. Junior took Air Force One to Crawford 77 times. Seventy-Seven times. For eight years, Junior essentially used Air Force One as his personal vacation taxi service. He spent more than $20 million taxpayer dollars just on jet fuel for the flights to his ranch. It's one of the perks.
 
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Yes, the Bushes spent Christmas Day at Camp David, but in every year except one, Junior flew on December 26th to Crawford, TX. Junior took Air Force One to Crawford 77 times. Seventy-Seven times. For eight years, Junior essentially used Air Force One as his personal vacation taxi service. He spent more than $20 million taxpayer dollars just on jet fuel for the flights to his ranch. It's one of the perks.
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So? Your point is?? Bush and none of the others are in office anymore...as the "parody" song from a yr or 2 ago goes, "the magic negro " is.....and all the shzt falls on HIM now.....and once again,

"its all part of the "Agenda"....
 
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The president has NO option than to fly on Air Force One when he travels. It is required that he has all needed coms equipment etc. How often they travel is beyond belief.They SHOULD be limited to the same amount of paid vacation that all federal employees get. 4 hours per pay period for the first couple of years and no more than 6 per pay period for the remainder of the term. Travel for official business is what it is. ALL travel for campaign reasons should be reimbursed to the tax payer.

The rest of the bunch, should either travel with them when they travel or pay their own way, with their own money if they chose to travel on their own. They are NOT elected, NOT on the public pay role and entitled to NOTHING. Covering their vacations is a monumental waste of taxpayer dollars.

I also don't want to hear them whine about security, they made the choice to get into this position. They can hire an aircraft and body guards the THEIR expense if they feel that they need it. Obama's family are NOT the responsibility of the U.S. taxpayer.
 
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Right this thread is about Michelle Obama and her vacation spending habits. She is spending a lot so she must be out of touch with the common folk. :D
 
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Well, I have two points. One is, people talk about Obama's Air Force One flights, trips and vacations, as if they're supposed to be uniquely outrageous or something, but the fact is when you compare them to previous presidents, Obama's outrageous expenditures are on the conservative side. People who think Obama's vacations are outrageous, but don't think Bush's trips were outrageous, are stupid people.

They remind me of Ray LaHood. "I'm not concerned with people driving while eating, or putting on makeup, or perform other distracting activities in cars. Not everyone does that. They don't cause accidents. But everyone has a cell phone and too many of us think it is OK to talk on our phones while we are driving."

My other point is, I'm no longer going to keep reiterating my points for people who are too slow or too close-minded hypocritical to get it the first time. "its all part of the "Agenda"...." is a euphemism for "I'm too <censored> to care about truth, honesty or common sense".
 
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Turtle said:
Well, I have two points. One is, people talk about Obama's Air Force One flights, trips and vacations, as if they're supposed to be uniquely outrageous or something, but the fact is when you compare them to previous presidents, Obama's outrageous expenditures are on the conservative side. People who think Obama's vacations are outrageous, but don't think Bush's trips were outrageous, are stupid people.

They remind me of Ray LaHood. "I'm not concerned with people driving while eating, or putting on makeup, or perform other distracting activities in cars. Not everyone does that. They don't cause accidents. But everyone has a cell phone and too many of us think it is OK to talk on our phones while we are driving."

My other point is, I'm no longer going to keep reiterating my points for people who are too slow or too close-minded hypocritical to get it the first time. "its all part of the "Agenda"...." is a euphemism for "I'm too <censored> to care about truth, honesty or common sense".
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Obama is the thing we are stuck with now. What is going on is wrong. When other presidents and their families did this, it was wrong THEN. After Obama is FINALLY gone, assuming that he ever is, and another thing is installed, when they do the same thing it will be wrong.

La Hood is not at all interested in safety, just control.
 
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Now that we are in debt up to our eyeballs, I wouldn't give a vacation pass to Bush or Obama.
 
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Turtle said:
Vacations by presidents are wrong?
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Nope, not what I said. I said that they should not get ANY more time than any other civilian federal employee with that amount of time in service. Same goes for sick time AND they should have to PAY for their insurance as do all other federal employees.
 
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