Let Them Eat Cake: Obamas’ 17-Day Vacation to Cost $4 Million

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KAILUA, OAHU — The U.S. Secret Service has arrived, street barricades are in place, and the U.S. Coast Guard has stationed itself in the waters surrounding Kailua, Oahu. That is a sure sign President Barack Obama’s security team is preparing for the first family to arrive in the small beachside community as early as Friday night for what is expected to be a 17-day vacation.
The President and his family are traveling separately to Hawaii because he wants resolve the payroll tax cut issue before leaving Washington — and his wife does not want to wait.
But the advanced trip and the cost that comes with it — as much as $100,000 (flight and security) — adds to an already expensive vacation for the taxpayers.
Hawaii Reporter research shows the total cost for the President’s visit for taxpayers far exceeded $1.5 million in 2010 — but is even more costly this year because he extended his vacation by three days and the cost for Air Force One travel has jumped since last assessed in 2000. In addition, Hawaii Reporter was able to obtain more specifics about the executive expenditures.
The total cost (based on what is known) for the 17-day vacation roundtrip vacation to Hawaii for the President, his family and staff has climbed to more than $4 million. Here’s why.


TRAVEL: $3,651,626
The biggest expense is President Barack Obama’s round trip flight to Hawaii via Air Force One, a cost the GAO office estimated at $1 million in the year 2000. Contacted today, the GAO confirmed there is no report the independent office affiliated with Congress has prepared since 2000 to operate Air Force One and Air Force Two.
However, the U.S. Air Force provides the most current numbers of $181,757 per flight hour. Travel time for Air Force One direct from Washington D.C. to Hawaii is about 9 hours or $1,635,813 each way for a total of $3,271,622 for the round trip to Hawaii and back.
The cost for USAF C-17 cargo aircraft that transports the Presidential limos, helicopters and other support equipment is not available to the public. However, the flight time between Andrews Air Force Base and Hawaii is at about 20 hours roundtrip, with estimated operating cost of $7,000 per hour (GAO report) for a total of $140,000 per roundtrip. The United States Marine Corps provides a presidential helicopter, along with pilots and support crews for the test flights, which travel on another C-17 flight at $140,000 for a total of $280,000.
Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii costs about $63,000 (White House Dossier), but add security and personnel for a total of about $100,000.
HOUSING: $151,200
The President and his family pay for their own beachfront rental (they are not staying in the Winter White House this year but rather a house on the same street further to the ocean point).
The Kailua rentals are fronted by the ocean and backed by a canal. So, the taxpayers must cover the costs for housing U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard and Navy Seals in beach front and canal front homes in Kailua.
That costs about $1,200 a day ($200 allocated per bedroom per day). Since security arrives one day early, homes are rented for 18 days.
That is about $21,600 per home for approximately 7 houses rented at a total cost of $151,200 for security to stay nearby.
HOTEL: $72,216
The President’s staff and White House Press Corps stay at one of Hawaii’s oldest and most elegant hotels, the Moana Surfrider. Hawaii Reporter confirmed they are again staying there this year. Besides its stunningly beautiful view of Waikiki, and its traditional architecture, it is one of the most pricey hotels in the state.

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/with-...-of-obama’s-annual-hawaiian-holiday-rises/123

:lol:

Remember OWS Supporters, Obama is behind you....


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webbway said:
KAILUA, OAHU — The U.S. Secret Service has arrived, street barricades are in place, and the U.S. Coast Guard has stationed itself in the waters surrounding Kailua, Oahu. That is a sure sign President Barack Obama’s security team is preparing for the first family to arrive in the small beachside community as early as Friday night for what is expected to be a 17-day vacation.
The President and his family are traveling separately to Hawaii because he wants resolve the payroll tax cut issue before leaving Washington — and his wife does not want to wait.
But the advanced trip and the cost that comes with it — as much as $100,000 (flight and security) — adds to an already expensive vacation for the taxpayers.
Hawaii Reporter research shows the total cost for the President’s visit for taxpayers far exceeded $1.5 million in 2010 — but is even more costly this year because he extended his vacation by three days and the cost for Air Force One travel has jumped since last assessed in 2000. In addition, Hawaii Reporter was able to obtain more specifics about the executive expenditures.
The total cost (based on what is known) for the 17-day vacation roundtrip vacation to Hawaii for the President, his family and staff has climbed to more than $4 million. Here’s why.


TRAVEL: $3,651,626
The biggest expense is President Barack Obama’s round trip flight to Hawaii via Air Force One, a cost the GAO office estimated at $1 million in the year 2000. Contacted today, the GAO confirmed there is no report the independent office affiliated with Congress has prepared since 2000 to operate Air Force One and Air Force Two.
However, the U.S. Air Force provides the most current numbers of $181,757 per flight hour. Travel time for Air Force One direct from Washington D.C. to Hawaii is about 9 hours or $1,635,813 each way for a total of $3,271,622 for the round trip to Hawaii and back.
The cost for USAF C-17 cargo aircraft that transports the Presidential limos, helicopters and other support equipment is not available to the public. However, the flight time between Andrews Air Force Base and Hawaii is at about 20 hours roundtrip, with estimated operating cost of $7,000 per hour (GAO report) for a total of $140,000 per roundtrip. The United States Marine Corps provides a presidential helicopter, along with pilots and support crews for the test flights, which travel on another C-17 flight at $140,000 for a total of $280,000.
Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii costs about $63,000 (White House Dossier), but add security and personnel for a total of about $100,000.
HOUSING: $151,200
The President and his family pay for their own beachfront rental (they are not staying in the Winter White House this year but rather a house on the same street further to the ocean point).
The Kailua rentals are fronted by the ocean and backed by a canal. So, the taxpayers must cover the costs for housing U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Coast Guard and Navy Seals in beach front and canal front homes in Kailua.
That costs about $1,200 a day ($200 allocated per bedroom per day). Since security arrives one day early, homes are rented for 18 days.
That is about $21,600 per home for approximately 7 houses rented at a total cost of $151,200 for security to stay nearby.
HOTEL: $72,216
The President’s staff and White House Press Corps stay at one of Hawaii’s oldest and most elegant hotels, the Moana Surfrider. Hawaii Reporter confirmed they are again staying there this year. Besides its stunningly beautiful view of Waikiki, and its traditional architecture, it is one of the most pricey hotels in the state.

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/with-...-of-obama’s-annual-hawaiian-holiday-rises/123

:lol:

Remember OWS Supporters, Obama is behind you....


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President's are entitled to have vacations.




http://factcheck.org/2010/01/president-obamas-vacation-days/

: Has President Obama taken more vacation time than his predecessors?

A: According to one count, Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush spent more time on "vacation" during their first year than President Obama did. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton spent less time on "vacation."



Besides that:

George w. bush's resume george w. bush the white house 1600 pennsylvania ave., nw washington, d.c. 20500 past work experience ran for congress and lost. produced a hollywood slasher b movie. bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in texas; company went bankrupt shortly after i sold all my stock. bought the texas rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. biggest move: traded sammy sosa to the chicago white sox. with father's help (and his name) was elected governor of texas. accomplishments in previous positions changed pollution laws for power and oil companies and made texas the most polluted state in the union. replaced los angeles with houston as the most smog-ridden city in america. cut taxes and bankrupted the texas government to the tune of billions in borrowed money. set record for most executions by any governor in american history. became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes, with the help of my father's appointments to the supreme court. accomplishments as president attacked and took over two countries. spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury. shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history. set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market. first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner. first president in u.s. history to enter office with a criminal record. first year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in u.s. history. after taking the entire month of august off for vacation, presided over the worst security failure in u.s. history. set the record for most campaign fundraising trips than any other president in u.s. history. in my first two years in office over 2 million americans lost their job. cut unemployment benefits for more out of work americans than any president in u.s. history. set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in u.s. history. set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any president since the advent of television. signed more laws and executive orders amending the constitution than any president in u.s. history. presided over the biggest energy crises in u.s. history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed. presided over the highest gasoline prices in u.s. history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have. cut healthcare benefits for war veterans. set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind. dissolved more international treaties than any president in u.s. history. my presidency is the most secretive and unaccountable of any in u.s. history. members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in u.s. history (the 'poorest' multimillionaire, condoleezza rice, has an exxon oil tanker named after her). first president in u.s. history to have all 50 states of the union simultaneously go bankrupt. presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market in any country in the history of the world. first president in u.s. history to order a u.s. attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation. created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the united states. set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any president in u.s. history. first president in u.s. history to have the united nations remove the u.s. from the human rights commission. first president in u.s. history to have the united nations remove the u.s. from the elections monitoring board. removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in u.s. history. rendered the entire united nations irrelevant. withdrew from the world court of law. refused to allow inspectors access to u.s. prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the geneva conventions. first president in u.s. history to refuse united nations election inspectors (during the 2002 u.s. elections). all-time u.s. (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations. my biggest lifetime campaign contributor presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (kenneth lay, former ceo of enron corporation). spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in u.s. history. first president in u.s. history to unilaterally attack a sovereign nation against the will of the united nations and the world community. first president to run and hide when the u.s. came under attack (and then lied saying the enemy had the code to air force 1) first u.s. president to establish a secret shadow government. took the biggest world sympathy for the u.s. after 9/11, and in less than a year made the u.s. the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in u.s. and world history). with a policy of 'disengagement' created the most hostile israeli-palestine relations in at least 30 years. fist u.s. president in history to have a majority of the people of europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability. first u.s. president in history to have the people of south korea more threatened by the u.s. than their immediate neighbor, north korea. changed us policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts. set all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated u.s. law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding for government contracts. failed to fulfill my pledge to get osama bin laden 'dead or alive.' failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of our country at the united states capital building. after 18 months i have no leads and zero suspects. in the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks i have successfully prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of the united states. removed more freedoms and civil liberties for americans than any other president in u.s. history. in a little over two years created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided the u.s. has ever been since the civil war. entered office with the strongest economy in u.s. history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down. records and references at least one conviction for drunk driving in maine (texas driving record has been erased and is not available) awol from national guard and deserted the military during a time of war. refuse to take drug test or even answer any questions about drug use. all records of my tenure as governor of texas have been spirited away to my father's library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. all records of any sec investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. all minutes of meetings for any public corporation i served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. any records or minutes from meetings i (or my vp) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. for personal references please speak to my daddy or uncle james baker (they can be reached at their offices of the carlyle group for war-profiteering.)



And then there is this:

http://www.salon.com/2008/03/04/trillion_dollar_war/

Webby, are you just mad, because Obama is doing like the white folks do? LOL. He's the fucking POTUS, you POS.
 
I wouldn't use the word "vacation" for what any president does when they are away from Washington. They are just as connected on vacation as they are in the White House.
 
poet said:
President's are entitled to have vacations.




http://factcheck.org/2010/01/president-obamas-vacation-days/

: Has President Obama taken more vacation time than his predecessors?

A: According to one count, Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush spent more time on "vacation" during their first year than President Obama did. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton spent less time on "vacation."



Besides that:

George w. bush's resume george w. bush the white house 1600 pennsylvania ave., nw washington, d.c. 20500 past work experience ran for congress and lost. produced a hollywood slasher b movie. bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in texas; company went bankrupt shortly after i sold all my stock. bought the texas rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money. biggest move: traded sammy sosa to the chicago white sox. with father's help (and his name) was elected governor of texas. accomplishments in previous positions changed pollution laws for power and oil companies and made texas the most polluted state in the union. replaced los angeles with houston as the most smog-ridden city in america. cut taxes and bankrupted the texas government to the tune of billions in borrowed money. set record for most executions by any governor in american history. became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes, with the help of my father's appointments to the supreme court. accomplishments as president attacked and took over two countries. spent the surplus and bankrupted the treasury. shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history. set economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period. set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market. first president in decades to execute a federal prisoner. first president in u.s. history to enter office with a criminal record. first year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in u.s. history. after taking the entire month of august off for vacation, presided over the worst security failure in u.s. history. set the record for most campaign fundraising trips than any other president in u.s. history. in my first two years in office over 2 million americans lost their job. cut unemployment benefits for more out of work americans than any president in u.s. history. set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period. appointed more convicted criminals to administration positions than any president in u.s. history. set the record for the least amount of press conferences than any president since the advent of television. signed more laws and executive orders amending the constitution than any president in u.s. history. presided over the biggest energy crises in u.s. history and refused to intervene when corruption was revealed. presided over the highest gasoline prices in u.s. history and refused to use the national reserves as past presidents have. cut healthcare benefits for war veterans. set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously take to the streets to protest me (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind. dissolved more international treaties than any president in u.s. history. my presidency is the most secretive and unaccountable of any in u.s. history. members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in u.s. history (the 'poorest' multimillionaire, condoleezza rice, has an exxon oil tanker named after her). first president in u.s. history to have all 50 states of the union simultaneously go bankrupt. presided over the biggest corporate stock market fraud of any market in any country in the history of the world. first president in u.s. history to order a u.s. attack and military occupation of a sovereign nation. created the largest government department bureaucracy in the history of the united states. set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases, more than any president in u.s. history. first president in u.s. history to have the united nations remove the u.s. from the human rights commission. first president in u.s. history to have the united nations remove the u.s. from the elections monitoring board. removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight than any presidential administration in u.s. history. rendered the entire united nations irrelevant. withdrew from the world court of law. refused to allow inspectors access to u.s. prisoners of war and by default no longer abide by the geneva conventions. first president in u.s. history to refuse united nations election inspectors (during the 2002 u.s. elections). all-time u.s. (and world) record holder for most corporate campaign donations. my biggest lifetime campaign contributor presided over one of the largest corporate bankruptcy frauds in world history (kenneth lay, former ceo of enron corporation). spent more money on polls and focus groups than any president in u.s. history. first president in u.s. history to unilaterally attack a sovereign nation against the will of the united nations and the world community. first president to run and hide when the u.s. came under attack (and then lied saying the enemy had the code to air force 1) first u.s. president to establish a secret shadow government. took the biggest world sympathy for the u.s. after 9/11, and in less than a year made the u.s. the most resented country in the world (possibly the biggest diplomatic failure in u.s. and world history). with a policy of 'disengagement' created the most hostile israeli-palestine relations in at least 30 years. fist u.s. president in history to have a majority of the people of europe (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability. first u.s. president in history to have the people of south korea more threatened by the u.s. than their immediate neighbor, north korea. changed us policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts. set all-time record for number of administration appointees who violated u.s. law by not selling huge investments in corporations bidding for government contracts. failed to fulfill my pledge to get osama bin laden 'dead or alive.' failed to capture the anthrax killer who tried to murder the leaders of our country at the united states capital building. after 18 months i have no leads and zero suspects. in the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks i have successfully prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of the united states. removed more freedoms and civil liberties for americans than any other president in u.s. history. in a little over two years created the most divided country in decades, possibly the most divided the u.s. has ever been since the civil war. entered office with the strongest economy in u.s. history and in less than two years turned every single economic category heading straight down. records and references at least one conviction for drunk driving in maine (texas driving record has been erased and is not available) awol from national guard and deserted the military during a time of war. refuse to take drug test or even answer any questions about drug use. all records of my tenure as governor of texas have been spirited away to my father's library, sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. all records of any sec investigations into my insider trading or bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. all minutes of meetings for any public corporation i served on the board are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view. any records or minutes from meetings i (or my vp) attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public review. for personal references please speak to my daddy or uncle james baker (they can be reached at their offices of the carlyle group for war-profiteering.)



And then there is this:

http://www.salon.com/2008/03/04/trillion_dollar_war/

Webby, are you just mad, because Obama is doing like the white folks do? LOL. He's the fucking POTUS, you POS.
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How many of your hoodrats do you know spending $4 million this Christmas for vacation. Obama leading by example, shared sacrifice. Do as I say, not as I do.
 
while it does little in the big picture of things to bitch about a president taking a vacation, I do find it disingenious that those in government are telling us citizens that we need to look at 'shared sacrifice' while one is preparing a 17 day vacation.
 
All those millions of hurting people and this President spends millions on a vacation at Christmas. I wonder how many Christmas dinners that 4 million could have bought? How many grannies are going to be tossed out for not having rent money after spending their SS check on charity for Chistmas? How many sick elderly people now will not have money for their medications? I wonder how many Depends that could 4 million could buy? Damn phoney one percenter President.
 
Why don't the pinheads compare oranges to oranges......

It would interesting to know HOW MUCH the Bush vacations cost the taxpayers, compared to Obamas vacation cost to taxpayers......including mones spent by the spouses.....
 
SmarterThanYou said:
i don't remember Bush taking vacations to hawaii. his texas ranch, yes, but not hawaii.
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Exactly......the pinheads loved to call it a vacation when Bush went to stay in his own home for a few days......anythime he was out of Washington they labeled it vacation.....
 
Alias said:
All those millions of hurting people and this President spends millions on a vacation at Christmas. I wonder how many Christmas dinners that 4 million could have bought? How many grannies are going to be tossed out for not having rent money after spending their SS check on charity for Chistmas? How many sick elderly people now will not have money for their medications? I wonder how many Depends that could 4 million could buy? Damn phoney one percenter President.
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:rolleyes: Your messiah bush took three times that number for the same time in office. Your other messiah reagan took close to twice that number.

"So far, President Obama has taken 61 vacation days after 31 months in office. At this point in their presidencies, George W. Bush had spent 180 days at his ranch where his staff often joined him for meetings. And Ronald Reagan had taken 112 vacation days at his ranch.

Among recent presidents, Bill Clinton took the least time off -- 28 days."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/17/eveningnews/main20093801.shtml
 
christiefan915 said:
:rolleyes: Your messiah bush took three times that number for the same time in office. Your other messiah reagan took close to twice that number.

"So far, President Obama has taken 61 vacation days after 31 months in office. At this point in their presidencies, George W. Bush had spent 180 days at his ranch where his staff often joined him for meetings. And Ronald Reagan had taken 112 vacation days at his ranch.

Among recent presidents, Bill Clinton took the least time off -- 28 days."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/17/eveningnews/main20093801.shtml
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Ooooopppps, I heard the man works long hours, too and we know George didn't!
 
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