Michelle Obama’s taxpayer-funded spending is an embarrassment for the White House

10-05-2011 • Daily Telegraph

Although ignored by most of America’s liberal-dominated media, several online US news sites are reporting that Michelle Obama’s grand tour of southern Africa earlier this year cost American taxpayers nearly half a million dollars – and that's just for the flights. This follows in the wake of claims this August from sources inside the White House itself that the First Lady may have spent “$10 million of taxpayers’ money on vacations alone in the past year.” Without all the figures available, it is impossible to establish the total cost to the public purse of Michelle Obama’s 42 days of holiday during that period, which included her trip to Spain last year (though not the Obamas' recent sojourn in Martha’s Vineyard).

3 Comments in Response to Michelle Obama’s taxpayer-funded spending is an embarrassment for the White House

Comment by tittiger

Entered on: 10/6/2011 5:54:07 PM

"Is M .Obama the only First Lady who traveld on tax payers dime?Aren't first Ladies supose to travel and represent America in more of a philantropist and human interest causes,..."

Hell no not even the president should do so. Can you find this delegation anywhere in Constitution?
What is it going to take to impeach, much less imprison this low life illegal alien bastard? I body in his bed? I doubt if that would be enough.

Comment by anna mower

Entered on: 10/6/2011 4:45:25 PM

Is M .Obama the only First Lady who traveld on tax payers dime?Aren't first Ladies supose to travel and represent America in more of a philantropist and human interest causes, If you don't have a way to tell exactly what the actual numbers are when it comes to spending where are your numbers comming from?.Who isto say it is not 100 million she spend or 10k?Money spent on what you call vacations but are in fact trips of a diplomatic nature and are suppose to make US look like a country that cares abou the world etc.Is the president and his wife allowed vacation time at all, didn't Bush spend most of his presidential reign on vacationing at forts ect, and not at the ovall office?what about other presidents, do you have numbers for them and how much they costed US tax payers.Lets be fair ,and print stories of significance intead of gossip.

Comment by Powell Gammill

Entered on: 10/5/2011 10:52:45 AM

How much to bring them back? (h/t Drudge Report)

Nearly $500K to send Michelle, family to Africa

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/10/04/michelle-obamas-africa-vacation-cost-more-than-432142

http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/nearly-half-million-send-michelle-africa

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