Obama's $4 million, 17-day Hawaiian vacation

[Full-Auto]

I kinda liked he was an authentic American hero. You know..as in fought during the Korean war..and won a mess of medals for saving the lives of his brothers-in-arms. He also championed civil rights in this country.

Good on you to call this great American.."A Slum Lord".

Is that a "black thing"?

PAST HEROISM DOESNT EXCUSE CRIMINALITY.

When will you clowns get that message.

Except he wasn't a criminal. Like Darryl Issa.

Who by the way..is running investigations. Dude stole a maserati.

Covering for a guy for not paying taxes is criminal in itself. But thats a different issue, Cheating on taxes is criminal, you know you even go to jail for such things.

 

[daveman]

He's the president. He's paid by the state. All the crap you gotta do to become one of those... if you take a 4 million dollar vacation so be it.

I won't complain, I'll just wish I was him and be envious.

The cost is due to security meatheads. It doesn't matter where he goes on vacation, security is expensive. This is a price we pay for any President. Get over it.

You're not getting it. Conservatives don't feel as if the black guy..is the US president. They don't feel he should be accorded the same things every other president has gotten. And in fact some would welcome his assassination.

Need some help swinging that broad brush? I'm sure rderp would love to help.

 

[daveman]

Suffering because of Republican Policies....thanks for playing bigot.

Pssst! A Democrat is President.

Psst! The WTC site is still under construction.

Thanks again, in large part, to another Democratic President.

 

[daveman]

That is the one thing I liked about the guy. Didnt care much for the slum lording you guys approved.

I kinda liked he was an authentic American hero. You know..as in fought during the Korean war..and won a mess of medals for saving the lives of his brothers-in-arms. He also championed civil rights in this country.

Good on you to call this great American.."A Slum Lord".

Is that a "black thing"?

PAST HEROISM DOESNT EXCUSE CRIMINALITY.

When will you clowns get that message.

When their icons stop being criminals.

 

[Jackson]

Rangel Responds to Chavez - YouTube

Feel free to post a comparable video from the Republicans.

Enjoy!

That is the one thing I liked about the guy. Didnt care much for the slum lording you guys approved.

I kinda liked he was an authentic American hero. You know..as in fought during the Korean war..and won a mess of medals for saving the lives of his brothers-in-arms. He also championed civil rights in this country.

Good on you to call this great American.."A Slum Lord".

Is that a "black thing"?

I think the term War Hero is more apt. But he suffered the consequences for action unbecoming an Congressman and that too is a fact. Take the good with the bad.

 

[del]

Rangel Responds to Chavez - YouTube

Feel free to post a comparable video from the Republicans.

Enjoy!

That is the one thing I liked about the guy. Didnt care much for the slum lording you guys approved.

I kinda liked he was an authentic American hero. You know..as in fought during the Korean war..and won a mess of medals for saving the lives of his brothers-in-arms. He also championed civil rights in this country.

Good on you to call this great American.."A Slum Lord".

Is that a "black thing"?

beats me.

is hogging a bunch of affordable housing units when you make $100k+/yr, lying about it for years, strongarming corps for donations and cheating on your taxes while chairing the ways and means committee a "black thing"?

 

[Teals_Of_Wonder]

I didn't know Republicans helped write the Dodd-Frank bill {in response to all those who blamed Republican Policies for the housing crash}

 

[Jarhead]

That is the one thing I liked about the guy. Didnt care much for the slum lording you guys approved.

I kinda liked he was an authentic American hero. You know..as in fought during the Korean war..and won a mess of medals for saving the lives of his brothers-in-arms. He also championed civil rights in this country.

Good on you to call this great American.."A Slum Lord".

Is that a "black thing"?

beats me.

is hogging a bunch of affordable housing units when you make $100k+/yr, lying about it for years, strongarming corps for donations and cheating on your taxes while chairing the ways and means committee a "black thing"?

No...it does not.

But apparently, if you join the military and save some lives...you are allowed to come home and cheat, lie and steal...and no one will care.

 

[daveman]

I kinda liked he was an authentic American hero. You know..as in fought during the Korean war..and won a mess of medals for saving the lives of his brothers-in-arms. He also championed civil rights in this country.

Good on you to call this great American.."A Slum Lord".

Is that a "black thing"?

beats me.

is hogging a bunch of affordable housing units when you make $100k+/yr, lying about it for years, strongarming corps for donations and cheating on your taxes while chairing the ways and means committee a "black thing"?

No...it does not.

But apparently, if you join the military and save some lives...you are allowed to come home and cheat, lie and steal...and no one will care.

Only if you're a Democrat.

 

[daveman]

change your tampon then.

After you, deary.

im not the one whining about Obama

You're whining about people daring to criticize The One.

 

[LoneLaugher]

What a great thread.

I'm happy for the local merchants in the resort area.

 

[Lumpy 1]

People, grow the fuck up. The President takes vacations. They have for as long as we can remember and they will for as long as we will live.

How many bellies would be filled with $4 million a day...mmm

Obama leads the country into hard times, yet seemingly feels no responsibility for it..

In my book.. that's a prick...

Now it's exaggerated into $4 million PER DAY!
Do I hear $4 million per hour???

In my book.. That's a lying CON$ervative prick...

.. sheesh ..you kinda got me there ....

but your still an asshole...

 

[Jroc]

What a great thread.

I'm happy for the local merchants in the resort area.

Good your kids will be paying for it

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

So you really think he checks out and isn't president for those days?

Correct. Presidents don’t go on ‘vacation.’ The entire administrative apparatus goes with him, he still gets the same briefings, reads the same number of reports, and address the business of the Nation as if he were in Washington.

Honestly, why do you choose to be ignorant?

It would seem so, it helps adhering blindly to rightist dogma and keeps the irrational hate of Obama alive.

Another non-issue.

 

[007]

I'd be nice if this guy would go to his own home for a vacation...

That would be some mud hut next to his brother in Mombasa, Kenya.

Kenyan-born Obama all set for US Senate

 

[oreo]

I'd be nice if this guy would go to his own home for a vacation and they could have saved $100,000, if Mrs Obama would wait for her husband and fly on the same plane must be nice... tax payer money

To include the dollar break-down...

The Obama's are ready to hit the holiday road for their Christmas vacation.

And quite the expensive vacation the American people will be footing the bill for.

According to The Hawaii Reporter, the totality of the South Seas two-week-plus fling will cost well over 4 million of the taxpayers hard earned dollars.

Breakdown, Go Ahead And Give It To Me...

~ TRAVEL: $3,651,626 - The cost of Air Force One, USAF C-17 cargo aircraft that transports the Presidential limos, helicopters and other support equipment, and Mrs. Obama's solo flight to Hawaii sans Barry.

~ HOUSING: $151,200 - The taxpayers foot the the costs for housing U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard and Navy SEALs in beach front and canal front homes in Kailua.

HOTEL: $72,216 - The President’s staff and White House Press Corps stay at one of Hawaii’s oldest and most elegant hotels, the Moana Surfrider.

~ LOCAL TAXPAYER COSTS: - $260,000. Local police, ambulance crew, overtime, etc.

The total cost (based on what is known) for a 17-day round trip vacation to Hawaii for the President and his family and staff and security is an estimated $4,135,038.

Also cited are the "unknown costs" that the White House refuses to release citing security reasons.

•For example, the president’s security usually rents an entire floor of an office building in Kailua on the canal during the president’s stay.
•There are security upgrades and additional phone lines to several private homes where Obama and friends are staying. That includes bullet proof glass installed, home security systems disabled, new security measures put into place and additional phone lines added.
•There is the cost for car rentals and fuel for White House staff staying at Moana Hotel.
•And there are additional travel costs Secret Service and White House staff traveling ahead of the President.

Obama's $4 million, 17-day Hawaiian vacation - Fayetteville Political Buzz | Examiner.com

What--and screw Obama out of a new life experience? You're joking right--

 

[Chris]

That's all you got?

That it costs a lot to move the president around???



Here's one for you...the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost $2 trillion dollars.

 

[Jroc]

That's all you got?

That it costs a lot to move the president around???



Here's one for you...the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost $2 trillion dollars.

Here’s one for you Obama's spending and failure to address any of our structural problems is bankrupting the country..Idiot

 

[Sirkarl101]

I don't support Obama... I just want to say though, if I could afford to take a $4 million, 17-day Hawaiian vacation... I'd do the same thing... screw the poor people I earned this.

This is not his money that the differance, he's not using his money get it?

He's the president. He's paid by the state. All the crap you gotta do to become one of those... if you take a 4 million dollar vacation so be it.

I won't complain, I'll just wish I was him and be envious.

I agree. The president has to have all the compliment of security and such and since he is from Hawaii, he vacations there. How much was the total costs in salary and moving Georgie to Camp David for 487 days, 490 days in Crawford and 43 in Kennebunkport? during his time off. I am thankful for him staying out of the White House that often however.

 

[daveman]

Psst! The WTC site is still under construction.

Thanks again, in large part, to another Democratic President.

right, thats why...

I suggest you learn some history, kid.

Oh, real history, not the crap you get from leftist websites.