Lucianne.com “Must Reads of the Day”
Quinn and Rose Radio Show
Originally posted at American Thinker.
Michelle Obama must think most people are easily duped. To quell the disapproval of Americans who struggle to come up with the extra money to fill their gas tanks, Michelle has to spend lots of time – between booking vacations and deciding how big a wardrobe chest to load into the cargo plane – coming up with justifications to subdue the public’s disapproval of her obvious addiction to pricey vacations.
Last year, prior to heading off to Martha’s Vineyard, Michelle took Sasha on an exotic summer visit to Spain. The I-dare-you-to-say-something excuse for that excursion was that it was a “private mother-daughter trip with longtime family friends,” which in itself is a contradiction in terms.
A “private mother-daughter” trip with 40 “close” friends and a taxpayer-funded security detail of 68 is hardly an intimate family outing. The entourage was so large that the group required 30 rooms in “Spain’s most exclusive hotel the Villa Padierna, a golf and spa resort located along the coast from Marbella.”
Sorry, but throwing around mother-daughter language, as if Sasha and Shelley were going to Spain to spend one-on-one “Mommy and Me” time, was nothing more than a manipulative shield used to suppress well-deserved criticism for a four-day trip rumored to cost $375,000.
Every Christmas the Obamas kick back for a low-key holiday in Hawaii on a “family” break that runs about $1.5 million for transport planes; exorbitant rent on a mansion called the “Winter White House;” and lodging for security, staff, and medical backup. Before anyone dares criticize, it’s important to remember that the break is a longtime family tradition where two darling little girls get to make an annual visit to walk the hallowed ground that is their father’s alleged birthplace.
Every couple of months Michelle has to pray that America is either consumed by the economic pain inflicted by her husband or afflicted with short-term memory loss, because between tag-along official trips barely a couple of months pass before the first lady partakes of on-site international cuisine and global sightseeing, compliments of the nation’s taxpayers.
If White House sources are correct, Michelle is doing one of the following: either floating another lame excuse to bunk in some exclusive $2,500 a night hotel somewhere, exploiting lunch with her daughters as an excuse to shop in Paris, or treating her liberal body to an expensive massage accompanied by a martini made with “top-shelf vodka.”
Take for instance how, after Obama encouraged America to save money by skipping vacation, less than 50 days after returning home from Oahu Michelle commissioned AF1 to ferry her as chaperone to a 2010 giggling-girls ski trip in Vail, Colorado
Besides not heeding her husband’s austerity advice, the first lady of healthy eating dined on ancho-chili short ribs at “141 grams of fat per serving.” Then, after dessert, chose to camp out like a girl scout in the “upscale Sebastian Hotel on Vail Mountain, where rooms start at $650 a night and range up to more than $2,400 for multi-bedroom suites.”
Lest we forget, Michelle and her daughters spent time tasting and touring their way through New York City, sightseeing in Los Angeles, barbequing and memorializing on Memorial Day in Chicago, hiking in Maine, bobbing for tar balls on the Florida Gulf Coast, and recovering from a whirlwind of activity on an annual vacation in Chilmark.
Ever family-minded Michelle also accompanied her husband to Indonesia, South America, Ireland, the UK and Paris, trips that incorporated retail therapy, seeing the sights, fine dining, and recreating in between official duties that included breaking English protocol and forcing conservative Muslim men to shake her hand.
This year, just prior to heading to Martha’s Vineyard, Mrs. Obama managed to squeeze in a pre-vacation/ official business/vacation to South Africa, accompanied as usual by an entourage of tag-along family and friends. If cost estimates for travel and security are correct, the jaunt cost American taxpayers anywhere from $500,000 to a reported $800,000.
Before Americans jump to conclusions and protest unfairly, “U.S. Embassy Spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau made clear that the trip was partially a personal pilgrimage for the first lady” – another sentimental crusade with a huge price tag partially financed with tax dollars deducted from the unemployment checks of 3.5 million people, a fraction of the 13.9 million unemployed individuals presently collecting benefits.
Thus, justification for spending a half a million dollars obviously demanded playing the trusty old “family card,” which may be why Mrs. Obama brought along Sasha and Malia, Grandma Robinson, and her brother’s two kids. Prior to the trip, and in hopes of evoking the “awww” factor, a spokeswoman for the U.S. embassy in South Africa said “A visit to South Africa is important for them as a family.”
The African “excursion included tourist stops to historical landmarks and museums” and a “chance for Mrs. Obama to meet privately with Nelson Mandela – an experience she described as ‘surreal’” – an opinion one can only hope had nothing to do with Mr. Mandela’s shirt.
Nevertheless, the rationalization for spending an exorbitant amount of money on a private family safari included the standard Obama-family-Hallmark-moment excuse, as well as Michelle addressing “youth leadership, education,” and sharing with Africa her views on “health and wellness” between scarfing down French fries, huge sausages, and fried fat cakes in Muchudu village in Botswana.
So, after three years and the reported millions in taxpayer dollars spent this year alone on Michelle Obama’s vacation expenses, family time, “private” family vacations, and the “long-planned family trip” excuses are starting to get old.
Especially for Americans whose chances of ever taking a family vacation again are almost as likely as Mrs. Obama wearing a designer outfit twice, staying at a Motel 6™, or going 60 days without taking off on a costly excursion financed with other people’s money, justified with the excuse that visiting Costa del Sol is “quality time” with the kids.
After two attracts to start the speedy chess tie break, Carlsen received the remaining two games to win the match and retain his title.
Gamers can earn in-sport diamonds from different game actions to reserve spots on the Diamond Stage as well as to unlock extra cosmetics, songs, and other options.
With the meeting approaching, Levy made preparations for a demonstration at the Passaic Armory near the river.
Whether you’re married or about to get married, you may consider mangalsutra online purchasing as an easy and fast approach of shopping for the latest designs.
Platte in 1944 and had 4 youngsters.
From the Hartlepool Mail we learn that “Former Hartlepool United midfielder Tommy Miller has signed for FC Halifax City. The 36-yr-old was launched by Pools in the summer time. The ex-Sunderland, Huddersfield and Ipswich City midfielder performed for his new club at the weekend of their 2-2 draw with Guiseley. Boss Darren Kelly stated, ‘Tommy’s career speaks for itself, however he’s also going to want a few games to adjust. You can’t purchase expertise and that’s an enormous space the place we’ve been lacking, any individual who can organise and use their experience to good effect'”.
Druckenmiller, John (August 2, 2022).
No less than I already feel intrigued by it.
2022-07-16 Charlie Puth feat.
Captain Daniel Bray, together with Captain Jacob Gearhart and Captain Jacob Ten Eyck, were chosen by Washington to take charge of the boats used within the crossing, supervising the transport of infantry, cavalry, and cannon.
The intellectual property rights are owned by Renaissance Photos.
Her dwelling, Spokane, WA.
On 29 June 2020, the match was formally postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chattanooga’s population declined by more than 10 in the 1980s, however regained it over the subsequent two many years, the only major U.S.
Google Maps – One of the best journey app can also be one in every of the most popular.
I might assume half a dozen good games a day, day by day, is perhaps a really perfect quantity, though for those with busy lives, perhaps onerous to attain.
2011 New Jersey Citizen’s Information to Authorities Archived 2013-06-04 on the Wayback Machine, p.
Kathryn Prociv; Nicole Acevedo (December 11, 2021).
Since the beginning of the 21st century, town of Chattanooga has grown, attracting people from out of state and even out of the nation.
Wait, does this turbo fook Jeremy Clarkson?
Ione Benway, Nebraska; two nephews, John McKay Jr, Wilbur; Robert L Stookey, Spokane; two nieces, Mrs Gladys Jensen and Mrs Ruth Roback, both in Nebraska.
A match consisting of 4 speedy games with 25 minutes per aspect and a 10-second increment beginning with move 1 will likely be played.
You probably will not see this car roaming the streets often, however it’s really road authorized.
He was a veteran of WW II and member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Furthermore, that is one purpose why the unit of currency in Deus Ex is the credit, and never the dollar – it’s not only a throwaway phrase designed to sound futuristic.
Madej, Patricia (March 16, 2020).
The child stands out as the state’s youngest loss of life from the virus.
The surgeon in charge of the new York hospitals housing American prisoners, Francis Mercier, was accused of killing them by poisoning and by assault, and he was ultimately executed for an unrelated homicide.
2021’s Gayo Daejeon, themed “Welcome”, came about on 25 December at Incheon.
It is dynamic and fast-growing industry, which supplies challenges to learn from and opportunity for development.
The first thing to do is to find all the stations you may that play your particular format of music.
Juliano, Joe (June 5, 2020).
Employees (October 13, 2020).
Donald Byrne (1930-1976) was one of the main American chess masters on the time of this sport.
And are specially know for theme wedding planners in Abu Dhabi.
Wissahickon Creek joins it in northwest Philadelphia.
It may be heard right here.
Maul then betrays his allies, blinding Kanan, and proceeds to activate the superweapon.
Additionally, it is believed to have a positive beneficial impression on muscle power and provide safety against negative energies.
New York Metropolis, Philadelphia in 1777, and Charleston, South Carolina, had been all main cities used to detain American prisoners of struggle.
The SIGPLAN Govt Committee serves as the steering committee for conferences without steering committees of their own.
Among varied services of those companies, transportation, hotel accommodation, conference venues, actions, themed occasions, meetings, incentive schemes, etc.
What first seemed like a pandemic blip has turned right into a disaster.
They have made management and planning of parties and capabilities simpler with their good occasion planning methods.
Using videos, news articles, profiles of recipients, and tips about employer greatest practices, the positioning provides info in regards to the help that employers across the nation present to their Guard and Reserve employees and their families.
The event has a $40,000 prize purse and probabilities to qualify for the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii.
In case you are looking to work from home, on-line information entry jobs might be an amazing source of earnings.
How many food teams are there in the United States?
He was employed by Shell Oil Firm for 31 years as an electrician and retired to Leon County in 1982.
By this level, the twister had weakened to EF0 strength, and only minor tree injury occurred.