{"id":13472,"date":"2012-04-26T20:30:11","date_gmt":"2012-04-27T00:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=13472"},"modified":"2012-04-26T20:30:11","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T00:30:11","slug":"havent-these-people-ever-heard-of-motel-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=13472","title":{"rendered":"Haven’t These People Ever Heard Of Motel 6 ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Daily Caller<\/a>\u00a0reported today that Michelle Obama<\/a>‘s trip to Spain in 2010 cost the American taxpayers an estimated\u00a0$467,585. Let’s take a minute and talk about some of the places we could easily cut federal spending. I don’t begrudge the First Lady<\/a> a vacation–she deserves time off. But it does seem a little insensitive that when many Americans are putting aside their vacation plans in a tight economy with rising gasoline costs, Michelle Obama is living like a queen.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

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The New York Times reported<\/a> that those on the trip included the first lady, one of her daughters and \u201ctwo friends and four of their daughters, as well as a couple of aides and a couple of advance staff members.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fitton\u2019s group has previously disclosed the cost of sending the first family on overseas trips. Its analysis indicated that it cost $424,142 to fly the first family to South Africa and Botswana in 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s nearly one millions dollars on trips in two years. It seems a little high. I would think that the First Family would be willing to set an example for the rest of the country in cutting back their spending.<\/p>\n

In February 2010, as quoted in an article in The U. K.\u00a0Telegraph<\/a>, the President told Americans:<\/p>\n

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Speaking about the economy at an event in New Hampshire, Mr Obama told Americans: \u201cWhen times are tough, you tighten your belts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cYou don\u2019t go buying a boat when you can barely pay your mortgage. You don\u2019t blow a bunch of cash on Vegas when you\u2019re trying to save for college. You prioritise. You make tough choices.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The President should start listening to his own speeches.<\/p>\n

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