Michelle Obama’s latest junket is a massive taxpayer-funded trip to tour China with her extended family and staff in tow. What do Americans get from the lavish semi-official vacation other than the warm feeling that the U.S. royal family is receiving international exposure? Not much, as it turns out.
The Daily Mail reports:
- The first lady is taking her mother and daughters to three Chinese cities on a ‘people-to-people exchange’ trip at taxpayer expense
- Only 2 out of 22 events on her calendar will give reporters the chance to hear her speak and do any real reporting – but without interviewing her
- No reporters are allowed to travel with the first lady on her government aircraft
- The White House is declining to say how much the week-long excursion will cost
- Mrs. Obama will appear for photo-ops and public events that are ‘pooled press’ – just one reporter or photographer noting her comings and goings
Even more disturbing is Moochelle’s statement that “It’s very rare that I have the opportunity to travel outside of the United States.”
By July 3, 2013, Michelle Obama had traveled to Britain, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, Italy, Vatican, Ghana, Denmark, Norway, Haiti, Mexico, Spain, Indonesia, Brazil, Chile, El Salvadore, Ireland, Botswana, South Africa, The Bahamas, Senegal, and Tanzania — a total of 14 trips abroad by mid-2013. Seven of these trips are considered personal travel (which may have included Michelle arriving early or staying later).In 2013, American taxpayers spent $1.4 billion on “perks” for the Obamas. In contrast, the British taxpayers were hit with a mere $57.8 million to entertain their royal family.
Sources: Maggies Notebook, The Daily Mail
Photo: DonkeyHotey on Flickr
Her and her husband are surrounded by enablers who agree with everything they say and never ask real questions. Is there any question she has no grasp of reality?
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM ANY N***A ALIVE?????!
That thing is flat out ugly
That statement in itself is a lie and it came out of her mouth!
I just hate hate hate rascism and there’s plenty here… Any sentence or paragraph (Do you yanks even know what a paragraph is?) That starts The Daily Mail said….. should be disregarded immediatly… This English right wing propaganda paper has been spouting off the political opinion of the Murdoch family for the best part of 30 years… Here; it is tripe and no one takes it seriously….
Sometimes we slip up and say things we should not… Michelle Obama is no different and you get to see that this woman is human like you…..As for what your country gets out of her visit to other countries…If you are so unaware politically as to what this does for a country then try looking at the success of the European Union for the last 70 years and the fact not one war betweeen us tells you what you need to $#%&!@*ing know… Currently America is involved in 74 separate conflicts in this world… They have a lot of smoothing over to keep friendships to avoid you having a land war,..Use your heads….If you have one!
what an ass face
PERFECT PIC OF THIS BABOON………….PERFECT PIC
What creepyass bully boy photoshopped this?
Another lying bitch. Who the hell is she trying to kid.
just look at that puss, no wonder he has a mistress, lol what the hell she must look .like