Summer vacation Obama style versus George Bush

[rightwinger]

Let's also contrast how Obama goes on lavish Christmas vacations, dragging Secret Service and staff away from their families, unlike Reagan and the Bushes.

They have to station the 7th Fleet off of the coast of Hawaii every time he goes home. Thousands of sailors away from home for the holidays thanks to this inconsiderate prick.

Interesting...do you have a link?

 

[Luddly Neddite]

George W. Bush tops list of ex-presidents' expenses in 2012 at $1.3 million

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By JOSH LEDERMAN

Associated Press


Published: 26 March 2013 06:47 AM

Updated: 26 March 2013 07:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Bill Clinton's 8,300-square-foot Harlem office near the Apollo Theater costs taxpayers nearly $450,000. George W. Bush spends $85,000 on telephone fees, and another $60,000 on travel. Jimmy Carter sends $15,000 worth of postage - all on the government's dime.

The most exclusive club in the world has a similarly exclusive price tag - nearly $3.7 million, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. That's how much the federal government spent last year on the four living ex-presidents and one presidential widow.

Topping the list in 2012 was George W. Bush, who got just over $1.3 million last year.

 

[The VOR]

Let's also contrast how Obama goes on lavish Christmas vacations, dragging Secret Service and staff away from their families, unlike Reagan and the Bushes.

They have to station the 7th Fleet off of the coast of Hawaii every time he goes home. Thousands of sailors away from home for the holidays thanks to this inconsiderate prick.

Narcissists make terrible presidents, but very effective dictators.

Lame and pathetic. Both of you assholes.

Go away, moron. You have committed the worst offense: You are boring.

Talk about boring. You are the one whose life revolves around a message board, not me.

 

[Luddly Neddite]

Another link for liar healthmyths who said I never post links. Not that she's interested in facts ...

Five myths about presidential vacations

 

[boedicca]

Let's also contrast how Obama goes on lavish Christmas vacations, dragging Secret Service and staff away from their families, unlike Reagan and the Bushes.

They have to station the 7th Fleet off of the coast of Hawaii every time he goes home. Thousands of sailors away from home for the holidays thanks to this inconsiderate prick.

Narcissists make terrible presidents, but very effective dictators.

Lame and pathetic. Both of you assholes.

Go away, moron. You have committed the worst offense: You are boring.

Talk about boring. You are the one whose life revolves around a message board, not me.

Hardly. My real life is quite full and happy.

You mistake me for the 2,000+ posts per month post whores. Here's a wee clue: many of them have GOP Clown Face Avs.

 

[rightwinger]

There is little doubt that Bush was a lazy bastard who spent as little time on the job as possible. What difference does it make as long as Cheney was calling the shots

Thankfully, President Obama take normal vacations and spends his time in the White House

 

[HenryBHough]

It'll be in His last year on the throne that America's Kenyan Emperor takes his family to spend the Holidays in Mecca. IF USAF can put together an all-Muslim crew to fly them there......

 

[g5000]

Whining about Presidential vacations is an extremely important issue.

 

[HenryBHough]

Whining about Presidential vacations is an extremely important issue.

Don't you agree that presidents should honor tradition?

Like, at least once while in office, going on Haj?

 

[healthmyths]

Whining about Presidential vacations is an extremely important issue.

Actually this was started as a further illustration of FFOs' total lack of intelligence by their support of a phony fake President who supposedly cares so much for the common person he vacations in posh million dollar resorts and private homes with beach front, pool, tennis courts...while he owns a home in Chicago!
Supposedly a "for the People" president who ignores his own home favoring tax payer jaunts and vacations.
Rather working from simple non-flashy home as Bush did when he went on "vacations" FFOs seem to fail to see the hypocrisy!
That is the major point! Why such a hypocrite such as Obama who starts the "Brother's Keeper" program ...i.e. talks the talk... while HIS own brother
lives in the below hut and definitely doesn't WALK the WALK!

By the way If you don't understand "you talk the talk do you walk the walk"?
If you say that someone talks the talk but does not walk the walk, you mean that they do not act in a way that agrees with the things they say:

 

[rightwinger]

Whining about Presidential vacations is an extremely important issue.

Actually this was started as a further illustration of FFOs' total lack of intelligence by their support of a phony fake President who supposedly cares so much for the common person he vacations in posh million dollar resorts and private homes with beach front, pool, tennis courts...while he owns a home in Chicago!
Supposedly a "for the People" president who ignores his own home favoring tax payer jaunts and vacations.
Rather working from simple non-flashy home as Bush did when he went on "vacations" FFOs seem to fail to see the hypocrisy!
That is the major point! Why such a hypocrite such as Obama who starts the "Brother's Keeper" program ...i.e. talks the talk... while HIS own brother
lives in the below hut and definitely doesn't WALK the WALK!
View attachment 44015
By the way If you don't understand "you talk the talk do you walk the walk"?
If you say that someone talks the talk but does not walk the walk, you mean that they do not act in a way that agrees with the things they say:

Presidents have to pay for their vacations

Bush obviously preferred to be cheap and stay at his family compound. Didn't stop him from taking over 800 days vacation

 

[mudwhistle]

He can do what he wants. Sadly, we're the ones paying for his vacation.

So presidents should pay for their own vacations, is that what you are saying? Oh, you mean only Democratic presidents should pay for their own vacations. Got it you partisan hack.

People who constantly cry about lack of funding should.....

 

[mudwhistle]

You're confused.

This isn't Defense spending.

This is travel expenses.....food.....clothes.....extra security for unnecessary trips to Vegas and Palm Springs to golf....Martha's Vineyard.....Hawaii.....Spain......China.....They always wanted to see China. Million dollar parties with famous musical guests. Fundraisers.

$4,200,000,000.00 / yr as of 2010.

Probably higher now.

No, not confused.

I know what it is. I'm talking about the extra security that is needed here, for a guy who inherits the threat of being killed by about 3 billion people.

Spain and China are part of the job, that's what the executive does, he goes speak to people in other countries. Every president does it, or at least should. Bush did it. Obama did it. Shock horror.

Holidays are holidays. Presidents get them too. However they do need security still. Costs you money. How much does Bush cost in security these days?

George Dubya Bush gets paid $201,700 a year to be ex-president.
Obama will also be paid this, or the equivalent, Clinton and Bush Senior and Carter also get this. So that's $800,000 just to have ex-presidents.

They can also get treated in military hospitals, and some travel perks on "official business" as a representative of the USA.

They also get life time security protection. So, complaining about Obama going on holiday, what about Bush, Bush, Clinton AND Carter, they all go on holiday too.

Spain and China was mentioned because it was just Michelle and her mother and dozens of their entourage.

 

[healthmyths]

Whining about Presidential vacations is an extremely important issue.

Actually this was started as a further illustration of FFOs' total lack of intelligence by their support of a phony fake President who supposedly cares so much for the common person he vacations in posh million dollar resorts and private homes with beach front, pool, tennis courts...while he owns a home in Chicago!
Supposedly a "for the People" president who ignores his own home favoring tax payer jaunts and vacations.
Rather working from simple non-flashy home as Bush did when he went on "vacations" FFOs seem to fail to see the hypocrisy!
That is the major point! Why such a hypocrite such as Obama who starts the "Brother's Keeper" program ...i.e. talks the talk... while HIS own brother
lives in the below hut and definitely doesn't WALK the WALK!
View attachment 44015
By the way If you don't understand "you talk the talk do you walk the walk"?
If you say that someone talks the talk but does not walk the walk, you mean that they do not act in a way that agrees with the things they say:

Presidents have to pay for their vacations

Bush obviously preferred to be cheap and stay at his family compound. Didn't stop him from taking over 800 days vacation

Again... when you take a "vacation" do you go to your home?
Again... when you go home do you do work for your job from your home, then are you really on a "vacation"?
YOU total LIE when you say "over 800 days" Bush never took 800 days of vacation!

 

[Syriusly]

As the weather heats up in Washington, DC, the Obamas as planning their summer vacation.
Inside the Obamas' $12m summer vacation spot:
Seven bedrooms, a tennis court, an infinity pool and a manicurist on call

The Boston Herald reports that President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia will be staying on Martha's Vineyard from August 8-23.

The Obamas have spent almost every single summer on the tony island off the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod except for 2012 - when the president was running for re-election.

Continuing yet another tradition of their annual retreat, the Obamas are also expected to stay at the same $12 million 'cottage' in Chilmark they rented last year.

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President Barack Obama will spend summer vacation on Martha s Vineyard Daily Mail Online

On the other hand Bush spent 381 days at his HOME in Crawford,Tx
On Aug. 8,2014 the day before Obama left for Martha’s Vineyard, Knoller tweeted that Obama had spent 125 full or partial days on vacation, and at the same point in Bush’s presidency, he had spent 381 days at his Texas ranch plus 26 days at his parents’ home in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a total of 407.
View attachment 44005
Which president best illustrates the appearance of what a "for the people", a "brother's keeper" mentality, a President that understands perceptions and the American Tax payers money?
Which President decided his vacations would be better at his primary home where the President can
lead a life like most Americans, working and playing at HOME?

Presidential Vacations

Let me get this straight- at this point in Bush's presidency he had spent 407 days on vacation- and Obama has spent 125 days on vacation?

So Bush had taken 3 times as much vacation as Obama?

And you think that best represents the American people?

 

[Syriusly]

As the weather heats up in Washington, DC, the Obamas as planning their summer vacation.
Inside the Obamas' $12m summer vacation spot:
Seven bedrooms, a tennis court, an infinity pool and a manicurist on call

The Boston Herald reports that President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia will be staying on Martha's Vineyard from August 8-23.

The Obamas have spent almost every single summer on the tony island off the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod except for 2012 - when the president was running for re-election.

Continuing yet another tradition of their annual retreat, the Obamas are also expected to stay at the same $12 million 'cottage' in Chilmark they rented last year.

View attachment 44004

President Barack Obama will spend summer vacation on Martha s Vineyard Daily Mail Online

On the other hand Bush spent 381 days at his HOME in Crawford,Tx
On Aug. 8,2014 the day before Obama left for Martha’s Vineyard, Knoller tweeted that Obama had spent 125 full or partial days on vacation, and at the same point in Bush’s presidency, he had spent 381 days at his Texas ranch plus 26 days at his parents’ home in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a total of 407.
View attachment 44005
Which president best illustrates the appearance of what a "for the people", a "brother's keeper" mentality, a President that understands perceptions and the American Tax payers money?
Which President decided his vacations would be better at his primary home where the President can
lead a life like most Americans, working and playing at HOME?

Presidential Vacations

So Bush spent his vacations at either his own multi-million dollar 1600 acre estate(called a ranch in Texas), or his Dad's multi-million dollar estate in Kennebunkport.

And to you that represents how most Americans spend their vacations?

Did you spend your vacation at your 1600 acre multi-million dollar estate like Bush or did you rent a multi-million dollar estate like Obama?

Really this is an amazingly petty and stupid thread.

 

[candycorn]

As the weather heats up in Washington, DC, the Obamas as planning their summer vacation.
Inside the Obamas' $12m summer vacation spot:
Seven bedrooms, a tennis court, an infinity pool and a manicurist on call

The Boston Herald reports that President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia will be staying on Martha's Vineyard from August 8-23.

The Obamas have spent almost every single summer on the tony island off the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod except for 2012 - when the president was running for re-election.

Continuing yet another tradition of their annual retreat, the Obamas are also expected to stay at the same $12 million 'cottage' in Chilmark they rented last year.

View attachment 44004

President Barack Obama will spend summer vacation on Martha s Vineyard Daily Mail Online

On the other hand Bush spent 381 days at his HOME in Crawford,Tx
On Aug. 8,2014 the day before Obama left for Martha’s Vineyard, Knoller tweeted that Obama had spent 125 full or partial days on vacation, and at the same point in Bush’s presidency, he had spent 381 days at his Texas ranch plus 26 days at his parents’ home in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a total of 407.
View attachment 44005
Which president best illustrates the appearance of what a "for the people", a "brother's keeper" mentality, a President that understands perceptions and the American Tax payers money?
Which President decided his vacations would be better at his primary home where the President can
lead a life like most Americans, working and playing at HOME?

Presidential Vacations

The Actual Bush compound:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/12/article-2655998-1EB4C28E00000578-539_634x469.jpg

Don't believe the lies.

 

[healthmyths]

As the weather heats up in Washington, DC, the Obamas as planning their summer vacation.
Inside the Obamas' $12m summer vacation spot:
Seven bedrooms, a tennis court, an infinity pool and a manicurist on call

The Boston Herald reports that President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia will be staying on Martha's Vineyard from August 8-23.

The Obamas have spent almost every single summer on the tony island off the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod except for 2012 - when the president was running for re-election.

Continuing yet another tradition of their annual retreat, the Obamas are also expected to stay at the same $12 million 'cottage' in Chilmark they rented last year.

View attachment 44004

President Barack Obama will spend summer vacation on Martha s Vineyard Daily Mail Online

On the other hand Bush spent 381 days at his HOME in Crawford,Tx
On Aug. 8,2014 the day before Obama left for Martha’s Vineyard, Knoller tweeted that Obama had spent 125 full or partial days on vacation, and at the same point in Bush’s presidency, he had spent 381 days at his Texas ranch plus 26 days at his parents’ home in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a total of 407.
View attachment 44005
Which president best illustrates the appearance of what a "for the people", a "brother's keeper" mentality, a President that understands perceptions and the American Tax payers money?
Which President decided his vacations would be better at his primary home where the President can
lead a life like most Americans, working and playing at HOME?

Presidential Vacations

Let me get this straight- at this point in Bush's presidency he had spent 407 days on vacation- and Obama has spent 125 days on vacation?

So Bush had taken 3 times as much vacation as Obama?

And you think that best represents the American people?

So you think that when YOU go home are you going on "vacation"?????
That is the point that you seem to keep ignoring!
Bush spent 381 days at his home. Is that a "vacation to you"????
The White house is where he works. That is the executive branch. When he went to his home in TEXAS he was not on vacation which is the
major misrepresentation that the biased MSM did when they said that!
He was working from his HOME in Texas and NOT on vacation.
He did not go to a posh expensive resort/homes he didn't own as Obama has done on ALL his 125 days!
Obama spent time playing golf. Bush worked. But the biased MSM didn't present that way!

 

[Syriusly]

Let's also contrast how Obama goes on lavish Christmas vacations, dragging Secret Service and staff away from their families, unlike Reagan and the Bushes.

They have to station the 7th Fleet off of the coast of Hawaii every time he goes home. Thousands of sailors away from home for the holidays thanks to this inconsiderate prick.

Really?

Oddly enough I can't find any reference to this claim anywhere.

Almost like you are pulling it out of your ass.

 

[Mr Natural]

Really this is an amazingly petty and stupid thread.

Pettiness is a sacrament to the conservatards.