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Costly Obama family trip to Africa under fire amid sequester cuts

Nevertheless he has been lavishing himself and his family with luxury since he moved into the WH. All during a horrible economy with high unemployment and govt budget cutting.

I agree in these times our leaders, especially the president, should be setting an example and not living extravagantly.
 
Yes it is bad policy and I agree that it is. However, it seems only Obama ever gets criticism on it from the right while Boehner and the other righties get a pass with votes.

True - yet political finger pointing changes nothing. The executive does not have to spend every dollar appropriated (and then some). Simply saying that federal gov't overspending is not only due to Obama (and his administration) does not mean that Obama lacks the power to stop it via his famous executive orders.
 
Yet, not more than what the congressmen get in perks. Why else would you spend millions of dollars for a job that pays far less than that.


Put some numbers behind your argument then.

And remember, this is ONE trip among many pointless expenditures by this President. It's emblematic of a President that is completely out of touch with reality.
 
Do you not know what the term sequester means? Do you not realize national parks have dirty toilets while Obama jets off on a multi million dollar safari?

LOL so you care only because of sequestering? Yeah, you are a hypocrite.
 
Obama takes his family on a very expensive vacation as he shuts down white house tours and tries to make sequester hurt. :roll:

"President Obama’s trip this month to Africa, with the first family tagging along, is projected to cost taxpayers as much as $100 million, sparking criticism as the federal government scrimps along during sequester-related budget cuts.
Among the related costs will be fighter jets; hundreds of Secret Service agents; a Navy ship with a full trauma center; and military cargo planes to bring 56 vehicles including 14 limousines and three trucks loaded with sheets of bullet*proof glass to cover the windows of the hotels where the first family will stay. The details were reported by The Washington Post, based on a confidential planning document.


Read more: Costly Obama family trip to Africa under fire amid sequester cuts | Fox News

Another family vacation? How many vacations does their family need? What is this number 6 this year? Double Standard...
 
Yet again, I have no problem with criticizing the government in general on this. However, when the criticism is only applied to Obama and not past and present politicians it looks more like whining.

In this day and age with conferencing, there is no reason a politician needs to travel back and forth between congress and their hometown. Many meetings can be done with video conferencing. If you want to stop fraud, waste, and abuse it shouldnb't just be with the president but with ALL politicians.

How about all the perks that politicians in Congress use? Are you railing against all those or are you just passive and go after the president?

Some things need to be done in person. I have no problem with Obama going to Africa. I have a problem with him bring his wife and kids which cost extra. This is not the first time this has happened among Presidents I will easily admit that. But when as a President you're harping about the debt and what not it would be wise for you to not do things which cost extra for no good reason.
 
I have it on good authority that the President and his family have their own personal White House chef. And rumor is, they live rent-free with government paid maids and servants. I've even heard tell they actually get driven around wherever they want to go.

Oh the scandal!!
 
Holy sh*t dude, project much? You are the one deflecting.

How am I deflecting when I agree with the criticism? :lamo

Sorry, my comment still stands, you and other righties make excuses for YOUR politicians.
 
Bulletproof glass to cover windows....if anyone wants to kill somone inside a stucture they don't use bullets. Maybe "da prez" is thinking about a typical day in Chicago with drive bys are a daily event. With Africa being his place of birth one would think they wold foot the bill for the trip.

Have you ever watched those shows about presidential security abroad? It is insane what they do. I don't fault the person in office for it. I saw one where they were talking about how they reroute the sewage from the POTUS hotel room, capture it and bring it back to the US for processing and disposal because they are afraid that foreigners will take their poot and analyze it to determine the President's health and vulnerabilities/get his DNA after the Russians had been caught doing that once. It is a bit excessive.
 
I have it on good authority that the President and his family have their own personal White House chef. And rumor is, they live rent-free with government paid maids and servants. I've even heard tell they actually get driven around wherever they want to go.

Oh the scandal!!

Six family vacations this year already, and it's June.

That's not a typical first family.
 
How about all the perks that politicians in Congress use? Are you railing against all those or are you just passive and go after the president?

I'm pretty consistent. I take issue with all unnecessary and wasetful crap like this trip from the President to Congress to the government agencies and local governments in general. The President draws the scrutiny because well, he is the President. Wouldn't you expect the President to set the example? Basically, he is sending the message that its okay to have whacked out fiscal priorities.
 
Have you ever watched those shows about presidential security abroad? It is insane what they do. I don't fault the person in office for it. I saw one where they were talking about how they reroute the sewage from the POTUS hotel room, capture it and bring it back to the US for processing and disposal because they are afraid that foreigners will take their poot and analyze it to determine the President's health and vulnerabilities/get his DNA after the Russians had been caught doing that once. It is a bit excessive.

Does that mean he's followed around by an agent with a Baggie when he's on the road?
 
Do you and the others on the right understand government budgets and that funds from one budget cannot simply be exchanged into other budgets? I'm just curious if it's ignorance on your part or just purely partisan hackery?
You're fighting the good fight in this thread, but you have to understand the answer to your question here is the latter...it's just purely partisan hackery.
 
And with that criticism, I have no problem and happen to agree that the government is lousy in that regards. However, for some to act like this has happened with JUST THIS administration is a complete demonstration of ignorance or partisan hackery.

IOW, it's ok because Bush did it?
 
You're fighting the good fight in this thread, but you have to understand the answer to your question here is the latter...it's just purely partisan hackery.

Criticizing Bush righteous, though?
 
Does that mean he's followed around by an agent with a Baggie when he's on the road?

Not sure on the road, but they have a portable septic system and reroute his toilets to it.
 
Do you and the others on the right
understand government budgets and that funds from one budget cannot simply be exchanged into other budgets? I'm just curious if it's ignorance on your part or just purely partisan hackery?

Don't blame us for your gullibility and your blind allegiance to a corrupt ideology.

The POINT IS, ( I thought this would have been obvious ) a trip like this in the face of a extended recession, when WH tours have been canceled looks bad.

It makes Obama look like the hypocrite liar he is.
 
You're fighting the good fight in this thread,
but you have to understand the answer to your question here is the latter...it's just purely partisan hackery.

The " Good Fight " is taking up for the excesses of the Obama family ?

When Millions of Americans have been added to Govt programs ?

Y
 
This is how diplomacy works ladies and gents.

It's just right wingers ****ting the bed again whenever possible.

These trips do have value to the USA.

Fact of the matter is, Africa is the next potential powerhouse for massive growth, you can either be a part of it and benefit from that growth by opening African Markets to American Companies and goods.

Or you can continue to drown in your own ignorance by pretending the rest of the world doesn't matter.
 
IOW, it's ok because Bush did it?

Point to where in this thread I have said that. Otherwese kindly read what I said instead of what you wanted me to say.
 
Don't blame us for your gullibility and your blind allegiance to a corrupt ideology.

The POINT IS, ( I thought this would have been obvious ) a trip like this in the face of a extended recession, when WH tours have been canceled looks bad.

It makes Obama look like the hypocrite liar he is.

Yet again, point to where I defended Obama you hack. Did you complaing when YOUR politicians did this?
 
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