Obama's Hawaii holiday 'costs at least £1 million'

[Barefootsies]

12Clicks hard earned tax dollars well spent.

Barack Obama's family holiday in Hawaii is reportedly costing at least $1.5 million (£1 million) as mainland America is battered by storms.

The calculation of Mr Obama's holiday costs included $63,000 for his wife's early flight out, and $16,800 to house Secret Service agents and Navy Seals in beach front accommodation for two weeks.

There will be a further hotel bill estimated at $134,400 for 24 White House staff staying in the Moana Hotel at a rate of $400 a day.

The estimate, by the Hawaii Reporter, also included $250,000 for local police overtime, $1 million for the president's own round trip flight to Hawaii on Air Force One, and $10,000 for a local ambulance to accompany the presidential motorcade.

Additional costs such as staff meals, renting cars for White House staff, and travel costs for Secret Service agents travelling ahead of the president were not included, meaning the bill will probably be even higher.
The paper suggested the costs could have been kept down. It said the president could have stayed at a military base instead of the luxury 7,000 sq ft villa he has rented for $3,500 a day which has been dubbed the "Winter White House." Mr Obama is paying the rental himself.

"They could have chosen a less expensive and more secure place to stay such as a beachfront home on the Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station just a two-minute drive away from the where they are now," the newspaper said.
The White House has insisted the cost of Mr Obama's holidays are in line with those of previous presidents.

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[The Truth Hurts]

who cares... he's the fucking president..
the job should have some perks.

[Agent 488]

obama = hitler = stalin = mussolini = pelosi.

[DaddyHalbucks]

Our country is now, what, $12 trillion in debt?

[IllTestYourGirls]

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Our country is now, what, $12 trillion in debt?

13.9 Trillion in debt but we have 111.9 Trillion in unfunded liabilities
http://www.usdebtclock.org/

[nico-t]

12clicks is a baboon

[GatorB]

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Our country is now, what, $12 trillion in debt?

Yeah that $1 mil really is going to add to it. Did you bitch at all of Bush's vacations?

[GatorB]

Originally Posted by nico-t

12clicks is a baboon

That's very insulting.....................to baboons.

[kane]

It is not like he is the first president to take a vacation. All presidential vacations and trips are expensive. You can't expect the president of the United States to grab his two bags,hop on a Southwest flight, rent a car and stay at a motel 6 and just have a cell phone you can call if you need him for anything.

Anywhere he goes, no matter where it is or why he is going there, he has a team that travels with him and it isn't cheap. It has always been this way, but right now everyone is hyper aware of every dollar that is being spent so Obama would catch hell if he spent an extra few bucks to get the quilted bath tissue to wipe his ass with.

[jonnydoe]

Originally Posted by Agent 488

obama = hitler = stalin = mussolini = pelosi.

Wow...hope you are drinking.

[dyna mo]

i wonder how much britain is going to dump on the upcoming royal wedding.

[kane]

As a little perspective. It costs roughly $56,000 per hour to operate Air Force One. To fly round trip from Washington DC to Crawford Texas and back cost around $259,000. Bush when to Crawford Texas 77 times during his 8 years in office. That is a total of around $20 million just for Air Force One. That doesn't count all the cost of having the staff and security and everything out there with him.

[Caligari]

yes for some reason idiots are under the impression that the POTUS just jumps on a united airlines red eye coach with his family to take a trip.

and of course they would throw in "while america is battered by storms"
i think that would only point to the fact that he is smart taking a vacation in an area which is warm and not battered by storms.

[DaddyHalbucks]

I think Presidential vacations are a good thing.. to a point.

I just wish government officials were paid on performance and rewarded for their good work. In this scenario, Obama would owe us money and would only get major holidays off.

[_Richard_]

is it racist to point this out for Obama, but no one else?

[_Richard_]

[epitome]

That is the cost of a typical trip.

Where is the news in this "news story?"

Secret service always advance, first ladies sometimes travel separately based on schedules, WH staff members always come, hotels are always rented next to where he is staying, etc.

Considering the President always stays in the finest Presidential Suite wherever he travels, do you think his staff stays at the Super 8 down the street? No, they take up a few floors of that very fine hotel. In fact, for security reasons, nobody is allowed to be directly above, below, or next to him.

[Lamis]

Originally Posted by Agent 488

obama = hitler = stalin = mussolini = pelosi.

what a stupid asshole u are..

BUSH -> HITLER....

[DudeRick]

Thats nothing compaired to one of Michelle's vacation tabs!
Them Obama's are livin it up!

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by DudeRick

Thats nothing compaired to one of Michelle's vacation tabs!
Them Obama's are livin it up!

make it rain!

[WiredGuy]

$1 million on the return flight for air force one? What the hell? Why is flying air force one so expensive?
WG

[Barry-xlovecam]

Nice vacation — I want one like that too :D

[pornguy]

Look up the cost of Flying that far in that Jet and I bet you that you will be making a change to that amount. Then add in the cost of food for the entire group etc.

[sweetcuties]

Good for him, he deserves it... What about Bush and the republicans who on average spend more on everything

[Xer0]

This post is FAIL.
What about every other president - alive or dead.

How much is it costing the US tax payer for their perks and protection?

[amateurbfs]

Originally Posted by WiredGuy

$1 million on the return flight for air force one? What the hell? Why is flying air force one so expensive?
WG

Don't they fly 2 at the same time? I think so.

[BlackCrayon]

i don't see why the president doesn't have to pay for his own vacations from his own money like the rest of the world but you can't really do much about the cost of security..

[Rochard]

Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

Our country is now, what, $12 trillion in debt?

So what are you saying? That because the prior administration left us with the largest deficit ever that the new president isn't allowed to take a vacation?

I hate this kind of shit. You need to understand that whenever the president moves, he moves with a lot of people and a lot of equipment. There's advance teams for the secret service, the secret service fly out helicopters in advance, his motorcade, hundreds of staff - all of whom have to be housed for the duration.

This isn't just Obama. It's every president.

Check out how Bush rolled:

[The Demon]

As a conservative, I don't give a shit where Obama goes for vacation. Its family time so why is anyone complaining about it? Also lol@morons comparing anyone to hitler.

[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by GatorB

Yeah that $1 mil really is going to add to it. Did you bitch at all of Bush's vacations?

You mean the vacations he took to his ranch in Texas?

[TeenCat]

work hard, party hard

[SmokeyTheBear]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

You mean the vacations he took to his ranch in Texas?

bush took more vacations than any other president

obama has taken 70 vacation days since he took office , bush took well over 200 vacation days in the same time frame.

[bl4h]

Dear leader gave us jobs. Dear leader provides us security and hope. Hope that.... stuff and stuff.

have some respect

[Bryan G]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

You mean the vacations he took to his ranch in Texas?

Right and that did not cost tax payers millions as well. He just went there in the family station wagon with no advisors, security etc. Jesus

[EZRhino]

Originally Posted by _Richard_

is it racist to point this out for Obama, but no one else?

No ..... Since when do the members of this board restrain themselves from pointing out failiors or short comings of a president. Its insane not to point things out because he is black. Thats racist.

[EZRhino]

Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

bush took more vacations than any other president

obama has taken 70 vacation days since he took office , bush took well over 200 vacation days in the same time frame.

I think no one cared about his vacations since we were all working back then. Things are different now, Obama wanted the job and now he got it. When I'm making the money I used to make, stops asking me for more taxes and stops legislating through regulation, I will not care about Obama's vacations either.

[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

bush took more vacations than any other president

obama has taken 70 vacation days since he took office , bush took well over 200 vacation days in the same time frame.

Yes, but compare the locations

Bush vacationed as you call it at his ranch mostly, which was outfitted to do work. His ranch was more like Camp David, which Obama doesn't even consider being on a vacation

Originally Posted by Bryan G

Right and that did not cost tax payers millions as well. He just went there in the family station wagon with no advisors, security etc. Jesus

Which do you think cost more, Bush at his ranch or a rented house in Hawaii, or maybe a rented house in Martha's Vineyard, or a beach in Spain? Maybe India?
Gawd you are suck a fucking moron!

Stick to politics in your own fucking country

[Jman]

I can't wait to see a year where America will actually like their leader. Pretty sad as you guys elected him. Instead of working against him how about trying to work with him?

Or just do like me ; don't give a fuck, do your own thing, pay taxes and stay under the radar.

[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

Stick to politics in your own fucking country

priceless !

[2MuchMark]

If I had to put up with all these asshole republicans slowing the recovery of the United States down to a crawl I'd need a 1.5M Vacation too. Good for Obama.

[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by **********

If I had to put up with all these asshole republicans slowing the recovery of the United States down to a crawl I'd need a 1.5M Vacation too. Good for Obama.

The democrats have been in power for 4 years, what the fuck are you talking about idiot? The republicans don't take control of the senate for a couple more days. Damn man, you need to read something besides cracker jacks., LMAO

[Bryan G]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

Yes, but compare the locations

Bush vacationed as you call it at his ranch mostly, which was outfitted to do work. His ranch was more like Camp David, which Obama doesn't even consider being on a vacation



Which do you think cost more, Bush at his ranch or a rented house in Hawaii, or maybe a rented house in Martha's Vineyard, or a beach in Spain? Maybe India?
Gawd you are suck a fucking moron!

Stick to politics in your own fucking country

You're seriously becoming one of the thickest people on this board. So you're telling me the only place dubya went was to his ranch in 8 years?? Also, your fucking retarded president wasted billions of dollars on a illegal wars that will never be won. Ill stick to canadian politics when your country stops fucking up the world. As for your prevoius posts for not caring about canada, apparently you once again are too stupid to realize we are you largest trading partner. So next time you fuel up your pick up truck with your confederate flags on the back, remember where that oil came from.

[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by Bryan G

You're seriously becoming one of the thickest people on this board. So you're telling me the only place dubya went was to his ranch in 8 years?? Also, your fucking retarded president wasted billions of dollars on a illegal wars that will never be won. Ill stick to canadian politics when your country stops fucking up the world. As for your prevoius posts for not caring about canada, apparently you once again are too stupid to realize we are you largest trading partner. So next time you fuel up your pick up truck with your confederate flags on the back, remember where that oil came from.

He was either at Camp David or his Texas ranch, not at some rental in Hawaii or sending the wife to Spain.
I agree about the wars, but Barry got elected and we are still there, over 100k troops in Afghanistan.
My pickup has no flags on it.


You think the Republicans were responsible for the housing melt down?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs
Remember that the house and senate went to democrat control in Jan of 2007
everything went to shit after that, in October of 2007, TARP was done.
But you're too fucking stupid to see that.

Hey but lets try it Obama's way and spend our way out of it?



Maybe if your head wasn't so far up Barry's ass, you would see that, but maybe not.
The Country got the message and voted out a lot of idiots. If someone like Angle can get close to unseating the speaker of the house, that's pretty clear that people don't believe his bullshit, but you're too fucking stupid to grasp the basics.


The country was in a mess when the President took office, he has done nothing but make it worse. Almost 14 trillion dollars in debt, 1.3 trillion dollars in budget debt and you think it's the republicans, I thought they had standards in school in Canada, the shitty schools in California are better than that.

Your short bus is waiting

[Bryan G]

First off I'm not an obama fan. He was handed one of the biggest shit shows your country has even seen. Has he succeed? no. However if you think you would be in a different position if a republican was in power you are sadly mistaken. As for the housing market why don't people take responsibility for their own actions. When I bought my house last year I knew what I could afford and I bought accordenly. Yes it was introduced by clinton but pushed by the republicans. So next time you try to mock my education at least I know more about the world than your country like yourself. Try educating yourself about the world and not just your backyard. I know you don't care about anything other than the usa but if you did you might actually learn something.

[Vendzilla]

Originally Posted by Bryan G

First off I'm not an obama fan. He was handed one of the biggest shit shows your country has even seen. Has he succeed? no. However if you think you would be in a different position if a republican was in power you are sadly mistaken. As for the housing market why don't people take responsibility for their own actions. When I bought my house last year I knew what I could afford and I bought accordenly. Yes it was introduced by clinton but pushed by the republicans. So next time you try to mock my education at least I know more about the world than your country like yourself. Try educating yourself about the world and not just your backyard. I know you don't care about anything other than the usa but if you did you might actually learn something.

I've been all over the world, or don't you ever read my posts?

Ever been to Perth Australia and seen the monument for the Submarine Sailors of WWII?

Maybe Japan and ordered a Big Mac?

Ever seen the Donkey show in Mexico?

As far as what-if's, I'm not going to comment, it doesn't matter, what matters is that we got a president and democrat lead house and senate that fucked things up! I don't know, neither do you if McCain would have done any better or worse. So stop trying to make the republicans look worse and the Barry look better on opinion only, get some facts.

Trying to use what if's 2 years after is a lame excuse for a debate, but Barry uses it all the time!

[Bryan G]

Once again you missed the point. You because you were in the navy does not mean you know about the world. I've travelled a ton of places but my education comes from having an open mind and being respectful of other nations, you don't understand that. Look at the big picture here dude. Anyhow I'm done debating for the evening I'm out with friends and I'd rather pay attention to them than debate this shit, let's agree to disagree.

[fatfoo]

That sure sounds expensive. Obama lives comfortably.

[moeloubani]

I'd rather a president that took comfortable vacations over a president who was just vacationing all the time like Bush was.

LOL @ I've traveled the world in response to learn about the world. That's like saying you went to the library when someone asks if you've read a book.

Luckily I am Canadian, unluckily our government is also fucked up right now.

[Lint]

Originally Posted by Vendzilla

Maybe Japan and ordered a Big Mac?

What an experience! Talk about culture shock!

[directfiesta]

Originally Posted by Lint

What an experience! Talk about culture shock!

funny without even trying ... this guy is a riot ...!