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Thursday, August 25, 2011

SHARED SACRIFICE

Lady Obama Spends $10 MILLION on Vacations In the Past Year

President Obama needs your help. In a July 15, 2011 briefing he told the American people that we have to be willing to seize the moment, but that it would take shared sacrifice to do it:
And so during the course of these discussions with congressional leaders, what I’ve tried to emphasize is we have a unique opportunity to do something big. We have a chance to stabilize America’s finances for a decade, for 15 years or 20 years, if we’re willing to seize the moment.
Now, what that would require would be some shared sacrifice and a balanced approach that says, “We’re going to make significant cuts in domestic spending.”
-Barack Obama July 15, 2011 (video)
While Americans are chipping in by sacrificing their jobs, homes, kid’s college tuition, and their retirement plans, Ms. Obama apparently missed her husband’s speech:

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

maybe she should take some time and get her teeth fixed!

Anonymous said...

Are these numbers as accurate as the supposed staff of 20,000 and and 200 million dollar/day cost of the India trip?

Anonymous said...

That lady is outrageous. Remember the trip to Spain earlier this year with her daughters that required a hugh entourage and that cost tens of thousands of dollars? Wouldn't you think that they would tone down such vacations as to Martha's Vineyard, if for no other reason than symbolism.

Anonymous said...

That trip to Spain cost $375,000. I think someone that commented on this story on the link said it best. She's acting like a welfare queen that just hit the jackpot.