not to mention he criticizes ceos for taking private jets to events where they are actually rewarding the rain makers in their companies who bright in news business
the answer Holly is that what I want Odumbie to do is resign. and stop creating 10 trillion of debt slavery for me and my kids On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > The bitch is that this "president" constantly admonishes the unwashed > masses that there will be some belt tightening to be done and we'll > all have to do with less. Meanwhile, he spends tens of millions of > taxpayers dollars to amuse himself by appearing on the Tonight Show in > LA and "going on a date" in NYC. Both un-fucking-necessary while his > administration is putting millions out of work "for our own good." And > the real bitch is that this fuckin attitude permeates both parties at > ALL levels of government. > > On Jun 4, 11:44 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > bruce, > > > > I repeat: Did you expect them to take the bus and go to McDonald's or > > something? It surprises you or something that Secret Servic protection > > 24/7 is quite expensive? What EXACTLY is your bitch about this? > > > > On Jun 4, 9:29 am, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > we are still on Rangel's tax evasion and Jefferson's $70,000 in the > freezer > > > and Murtha's defense contractor slush funds too > > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Hollywood < > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > bruce, > > > > > > You people STILL on this? What? You expected The President of The > > > > United States and the First Lady to take a bus to the nearest > > > > McDonalds? > > > > > > On Jun 4, 4:35 am, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Obama Hides Taxpayer Tab For Romantic N.Y. Date > > > > > In yet another violation of his infamous pledge to run the most > > > > transparent > > > > > administration in history, President Barack Obama refuses to > disclose how > > > > > much U.S. taxpayers spent on his highly publicized New York date > with his > > > > > wife. > > > > > > > While many regular Americans suffer through an economic crisis, the > > > > > president and First Lady took a taxpayer-financed government jet to > > > > > Manhattan for dinner and a Broadway show. The Obama's paid for > dinner and > > > > > the theater tickets but Americans picked up the hefty tab for the > > > > > transportation, motorcades and security details. > > > > > > > Estimates for the trip have ranged from $24,000 to $75,000 but the > White > > > > > House could end the speculation by revealing the actual cost. After > all, > > > > > unprecedented transparency was one of Obama's main campaign > promises and > > > > it > > > > > wasn't that long ago that he boldly proclaimed that "Transparency > and the > > > > > rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency." > > > > > > > So why not end the guesstimates by revealing the actual numbers? A > > > > > Washington D.C. newspaper speculates that the cost is far more > exorbitant > > > > > than most Americans imagine, providing in a lengthy story details > to > > > > support > > > > > > > the theory and rule out the $24,000 estimate as "absurdly low" and > the > > > > > $75,000 estimate as "spectacularly low." > > > > > > > The article helps calculate the actual cost by offering details of > the > > > > > logistics involved in the president's intricate security operation. > > > > First, > > > > > the Obama's and their entourage flew from the White House to > Andrews Air > > > > > Force Base which required three choppers, two decoys and the one > carrying > > > > > the First Couple. That trip alone requires dozens of military > personnel > > > > for > > > > > radar, communications, mechanics and crews. > > > > > > > The piece points out that transporting the president on a weekend > still > > > > > takes a full operation, which means D.C. police, uniformed Secret > Service > > > > > officers and Capitol police making overtime pay. At least three > jets > > > > ferried > > > > > > > the Obama's aides and reporters to New York and a motorcade of at > least a > > > > > dozen vehicles was set up in New York. Then, at least three > helicopters > > > > flew > > > > > > > the whole party from JFK Airport to a Wall Street landing zone. > > > > > > > Hundreds of New York Police Department officers-earning overtime > pay-were > > > > > stationed along the Obama route, shutting down roads and holding > back > > > > > pedestrians. An army of police cars and motorcycles as well as New > York > > > > City > > > > > > > ambulance participated in the procession. Finally, the U. S. Secret > > > > Service > > > > > had to survey the route in advance and station agents and > sharpshooters > > > > > throughout the area. > > > > > > > Americans deserve to know how much of their tax dollars the > president > > > > spent > > > > > to take his wife on this date, which he evidently promised her > during the > > > > > rigors of campaigning. His secrecy on the matter is only the latest > > > > > violation of his own transparency rule. > > > > > > > In December Obama failed to make public-as promised-details of > crucial > > > > > transition meetings with special interest groups. A few months > later, > > > > > Obama's > > > > > Justice Department defended a Bush Administration secrecy rule it > had > > > > > harshly criticized in court. 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