First dog Bo is airlifted to Obama holiday home

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CRUE CAB said:

Bush owns his ranch, Obama stays at rentals that WE pay for.
You wanna pay for me to go the Keys at end of summer?

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Bush owned the ranch that YOU paid to set up better than Camp David.. security, tech and communications. On top of that YOU paid for his constant flying to the ranch and the extra wages that White House staff most likely get when away from the White House.

Sure Obama rents his place, so what.. it is still far cheaper than outfitting a ranch with the state of the art tech..

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Bronson said:

Are you trying to claim the story isn't true?

Obama's dog wasn't airlifted to his lavish multi million dollar posh vacation?

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No I am not. I am saying that the dog too a ride on a staff helicopter that was going there any ways. And any presidential vacation will cost millions of dollars.. deal with it.

Meanwhile he's closing the WH doors to little children and claiming Sequester poverty. He's cutting Veteran's benefits and claiming sequester cuts. A sequester that was HIS idea.

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LOL it was the GOP who agreed to it and triggered it.... they were the ones who refused to negotiate.

Obama supporters disgust me with their sycophantic idol worship. Anyone who criticizes their messiah is labeled "right wing. Old. White. Christian" or whatever other horrible monster in the closet The Left comes up with to brainwash the Honey Boo Boo masses. The extent to which these people go to defend Obama boggles the mind. Not even the IRS being used like The Gestapo will snap these people out of it.

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What boggles the mind is the amount of crap that is pushed in front of Obama's door and he is blamed for.. like this whole thread. At least have the balls to attack him on policy.. but no, instead you are going after his right to hold a vacation from the most stressfull job on the planet... something you never did when the last guy was in power and driving the world economy into a bottomless pit. Talk about hypocrisy. As for Gestapo... funny how your types never mentioned that when it was Bush and his cronies that was doing it.. hypocrisy.. it was after all Bush who started the whole NSA crap, and it was a GOP lead Congress that approved it.. ups!

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PeteEU said:

Bush owned the ranch that YOU paid to set up better than Camp David.. security, tech and communications. On top of that YOU paid for his constant flying to the ranch and the extra wages that White House staff most likely get when away from the White House.

Sure Obama rents his place, so what.. it is still far cheaper than outfitting a ranch with the state of the art tech..

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And if carpet bagger Obama ever buys a home, it will be set up with just as much stuff as any other former president.
Maybe even more.
I hear he is building a place in Hawaii.

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PeteEU said:

No I am not. I am saying that the dog too a ride on a staff helicopter that was going there any ways. And any presidential vacation will cost millions of dollars.. deal with it.



LOL it was the GOP who agreed to it and triggered it.... they were the ones who refused to negotiate.



What boggles the mind is the amount of crap that is pushed in front of Obama's door and he is blamed for.. like this whole thread. At least have the balls to attack him on policy.. but no, instead you are going after his right to hold a vacation from the most stressfull job on the planet... something you never did when the last guy was in power and driving the world economy into a bottomless pit. Talk about hypocrisy. As for Gestapo... funny how your types never mentioned that when it was Bush and his cronies that was doing it.. hypocrisy.. it was after all Bush who started the whole NSA crap, and it was a GOP lead Congress that approved it.. ups!

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Staff helo is Marine One, check out how much that costs to operate.

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PeteEU said:

No I am not. I am saying that the dog too a ride on a staff helicopter that was going there any ways. And any presidential vacation will cost millions of dollars.. deal with it.

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It was the first time the Ospreys have been taken on holiday by a US president.

More than 70 hotel rooms, each costing up to $345 (£220) a night, have been booked out for Secret Service agents, who took charge of luggage including two large mesh bags full of basketballs.

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No I won't deal with it. Obama is spending our money. Not his. Oh wait, you're not an American taxpayer who works for a living, so you don't understand how it feels when a President doubles the deficit within 5 years and devalues your savings. Cripples the economy with his idiotic policies where 90% of the jobs being created are PART TIME jobs. Chronic high unemployment. A Treasury run by The Fed that is running out ideas and running out of money fast. Well, American taxpayer money anyways. The real wealth redistribution happening in the US right is going from the Middle Class to the uber rich internationalist banksters and cronies Obama answers to.

Obama doesn't govern. All he ever does is campaign.

LOL it was the GOP who agreed to it and triggered it.... they were the ones who refused to negotiate.

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Obama's idea. Why is it the GOP's problem if Obama's idea was a lie? If Obama was worried about how our money was spent, do you really think he's be airlifting his dog and some basketballs halfway across the country? Oh wait, he cares how our money is spent. He cuts Veteran's benefits. Just wait until you need major surgery and have to go up before IPAB.

What boggles the mind is the amount of crap that is pushed in front of Obama's door and he is blamed for.. like this whole thread. At least have the balls to attack him on policy.. but no, instead you are going after his right to hold a vacation from the most stressfull job on the planet... something you never did when the last guy was in power and driving the world economy into a bottomless pit. Talk about hypocrisy. As for Gestapo... funny how your types never mentioned that when it was Bush and his cronies that was doing it.. hypocrisy.. it was after all Bush who started the whole NSA crap, and it was a GOP lead Congress that approved it.. ups!

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I am attacking him on policy. All you want to do is bleet BUSH BUSH BUSH. It's comical and embarrassing. For any future replies see this response and the previous one. I can only take rabid Obama sycophants in small doses these days. I've lost all patience for the "BUT BUSH" derails.

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Lord of Planar said:

At least our republican presidents went to their own ranch, not spending so much of the tax payer dollars.

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If I'm not mistaken, the taxpayers don't foot the bill on buying or renting the places he stays on vacation. The use is given to the first family by the owners/friends as a gift (Camp David being the exception). Transportation to and from is probably a tax payer expense, which would be roughly identical depending on distance if he'd been staying at his own ranch, if he owned one. I agree however that the dog should have made the trip with the family. If he got accidentally left back at the White House, leave the dog at home or get someone to drive him to Massachusetts at their personal expense and not send a military helicopter to go get the dog. :doh

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CRUE CAB said:

Bush owns his ranch, Obama stays at rentals that WE pay for.
You wanna pay for me to go the Keys at end of summer?

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Comparing yourself to the president of the united states is laughable. I know we all like to pick on the pres and complain about anything and everything but let's really consider this. Who ever is president, and I'm not limiting this to Obama, but whoever is, has given up 4-8 years of their lives, along with all the time before hand to run for president, in order to serve their country in a grueling and mentally stressing role. They give up time with family, they give up all privacy. They accept the responsibility of being the one who makes decisions in which there are no correct answers. Decisions in which if you pick a, 50% of the country will hate you, and if you pick b, 50% of the country will hate you. Decisions that could potentially kill any number of people in order to protect any number of people. And for every one piece of controversy that we hear from the news that goes on at the white house, there are probably ten others that we never hear of. For every time we hear of a secret mission to get something done, there are probably ten others we never hear about. For every terrorist attack that is foiled there are probably a few others. And the president has to listen to, and consider, and decide on all of these issues to one extent or another, be it actually making the decision, or by appointing someone who they trust to make that decision.

I think for that, they deserve to be provided with excellent protection, they deserve the ability to have a few extra's that can make there lives a bit more normal, such as vacations with family, or to have their dog travel with them etc. Quite frankly, alot of these complaints, such as "look at these vacations!" and "Look, he brought his dog with him!" make people look like petty partisan ****s.

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Is this the official storm in a teacup of the day? ConMeme central must be running low on supplies.

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PeteEU said:

Hell no, it means that the paper has an agenda and is using massive spin. Seriously, you really expect that Obama has ordered that his ****ing dog be transported to his vacation home and that some of is staff were allowed to tag along?

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Hope you are talking about Bo...and not the wife in that rather uncalled for manner....

And, absolutely. I get no sense he has much respect for the people's money. What has Obama done during his presidency that indicates anything in his core representative of being thrifty or frugal with our dollars? Was it his trillion in deficits each of his first four years? Was it his refusal to cut a dime leading to what is essentially his sequester?

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Lord of Planar said:

At least our republican presidents went to their own ranch, not spending so much of the tax payer dollars.

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Right, they just launch illegal pre-emptive wars that waste trillions and enrich their energy and military contractor cronies. Not defending Obama, just pointing out the glaring hypocrisy.

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Why can't he just take his stupid dog on the plane with him and his family. Probably doesn't want to deal with the aggravation. The pet is probably only for show anyway. I get the feeling that Obama isn't really much of an animal lover to begin with.

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Hey, the good news is that Bo wasn't stranded by the sequestration! :golf

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Lord of Planar said:

At least our republican presidents went to their own ranch, not spending so much of the tax payer dollars.

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Yes, because they did not use public funds to get to their vacation homes, they went purely with public transport :roll:

And no secret service staff accompanied him when he went on his vacations, with additional staff etc.

This story makes it sound like the dog was airlifted like it was a taxi cab for the dog, the chopper was filled with secret service agents, staff, clothing etc. for the presidential vacation. Another underhanded dig at Obama with no real substance.

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Peter King said:

Yes, because they did not use public funds to get to their vacation homes, they went purely with public transport :roll:

And no secret service staff accompanied him when he went on his vacations, with additional staff etc.

This story makes it sound like the dog was airlifted like it was a taxi cab for the dog, the chopper was filled with secret service agents, staff, clothing etc. for the presidential vacation. Another underhanded dig at Obama with no real substance.

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Of course it costs extra for the handling of the dog. Someone else is getting paid to do this. Nothing is free!

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That's a classic example of why cats are better than dogs. The White House Cat (named George or Martha) could have ridden with them on the trip and better yet, could be left at home since cats don't freak out when you go out to hunt (that's what I tell them) and don't cause this kind of furor. Indeed, you get a vacation and your cat gets a vacation from you.

It's also why Clinton was better than Obama. Just saying:roll:

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PeteEU said:

Considering the amount of time the last president spent on vacation... this is nothing.

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The President of the United States is never really on vacation.

I just wish the current POTUS didn't have to always stay in the most expensive locations.

All Presidential vacations should have to take place within driving distance of a military base to house his staff.

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Smeagol said:

If I'm not mistaken, the taxpayers don't foot the bill on buying or renting the places he stays on vacation. The use is given to the first family by the owners/friends as a gift (Camp David being the exception). Transportation to and from is probably a tax payer expense, which would be roughly identical depending on distance if he'd been staying at his own ranch, if he owned one. I agree however that the dog should have made the trip with the family. If he got accidentally left back at the White House, leave the dog at home or get someone to drive him to Massachusetts at their personal expense and not send a military helicopter to go get the dog. :doh

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The First Family pays for their own hotels, homes, etc. but they travel with a tremendous entourage.

That's where the real cost comes from.

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Dapper Andy said:

The President of the United States is never really on vacation.

I just wish the current POTUS didn't have to always stay in the most expensive locations.

All Presidential vacations should have to take place within driving distance of a military base to house his staff.

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I agree. Hawaii, Martha's Vineyard - big bucks!!!

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Of all the things to be upset with Obama about, this is the silliest. By the way, Slick Willy was very fond of smoozing at Martha's Vineyard as well.

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it is interesting when the responses are well the past Presidents did X. I don't care anymore what Clinton, Bush, Nixon did. That is in the past. What I care about is what is Obama doing. The question is he spending tax dollars in a prudent manner for his vacations?

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ChrisL said:

Of course it costs extra for the handling of the dog. Someone else is getting paid to do this. Nothing is free!

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Well, I doubt the dog will cost much in extra fuel and the helicopter was already flying to there with or without the dog.

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Peter King said:

Well, I doubt the dog will cost much in extra fuel and the helicopter was already flying to there with or without the dog.

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Everything costs money. The person who has to handle and care for the dog is definitely being paid to do so. Why the heck can't the first family care for their own dog like normal people do?

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PeteEU said:

Considering the amount of time the last president spent on vacation... this is nothing.

But got to love the ultra biased partisan US media and American right on this subject, making it sound like they air lifted the dog and not that the dog came along for the ride with the staff... pathetic.

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Isn't Obama keeping track with that vacation time? Not that Obama and Bush are significantly different anyway.

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Fisher said:

Of all the things to be upset with Obama about, this is the silliest. By the way, Slick Willy was very fond of smoozing at Martha's Vineyard as well.

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Our country is in a recession right now, and the government keeps telling us how broke they are. :roll:

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americanwoman said:

Does this not outrage anyone else? Someone to carry the presidential basketballs? Is he too good to carry his own balls?!

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Maybe they are now calling the "football" a "basketball?"

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