President Barack Obama’s much-maligned holiday vacation turned into an even bigger PR nightmare today as it emerged that he and his wife took separate government jets to Martha’s Vineyard just hours apart.
Michelle Obama was revealed to have arrived at the Massachusetts retreat, only 500 miles from Washington, four hours before her husband yesterday.
She was accompanied by their daughters Malia, 13, and Sasha, 10, and landed at around 2pm – four hours earlier than the President.The extra transport to get the the First Lady to the island for only a few more hours of vacation time will have cost taxpayers thousands in additional expenses.The costs related to Mrs Obama’s solo trip mainly include the flight on the specially designed military aircraft she took instead of Air Force One, as well as any extra staff and Secret Service that had to be enlisted to go with her.
She would also have had her own motorcade from the airport to her vacation residence.
The President had already drawn scorn for using two helicopters and Air Force One to get to Martha’s Vineyard.
The President will be staying with his family at the Blue Heron Farm, a sprawling, $50,000-per-week estate with plenty of room for staff and Secret Service agents accompanying him on the trip.
The family are to spend 10 days in a rented compound.
The President arrived on this wealthy Massachusetts island retreat as the stock market plunged and a new poll showed just 11 per cent of Americans are happy with the way things are in the country.
Is he tone deaf to the American people or just doesn’t really care? What’s next? Michelle saying let them eat cake?
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Why Did President Obama And His Family Take Separate Jets?
Posted on August 20, 2011.
Why are you stalking him so much ?
Probably, Safety Regulations.
Like if someone were to bomb the one Obama’s in, at least it’s not his whole family.
Pretty standard procedure for all Presidents.
Because he is the president and he can do whatever he wants.
They are trying to get the most bang for the tax payers buck that they can. Nothing like spending more money on themselves that we don’t have.
so she decided to ride there with the staff I don’t see the problem. People raising a stink about Obama’s vacation time is as stupid as when they raised hell about Bush’s vacation time. The President can work from anywhere in the world.
Besides what is he going to do in Washington, Congress is on an even longer vacation.
I thought conservatives supported people spending time with their family.
Perhaps there is something not being reported here, but if so, it would be good for the White House to explain why it was necessary to send two different planes with the attending security and other staff.
it’s amazing you found SO MUCH information about it, yet don’t seem to know the reason why it occured? you don’t even seem to have a single clue? lol
gather all that info but not even TRY to get a reason to answer your own question? that’s just LAZY…
I’m sure there is a reason, even if I went and found it, you would just say “you’re lying” or ignore me…
and you ironically end it with “let the eat cake?” which is what every con says on here EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY HOUR IN EVERY OTHER QUESTION?
you WISH he said that or his actions led to that… lol…
EDIT: I just read the Fox News story… THEY DIDN’T EVEN BOTHER TO ASK WHY APPARENTLY? LOL…
what kind of junk journalism is this? you don’t even try?
NONE OF YOU EVEN CARE TO TRY OR LOOK LIKE YOU’RE TRYING?
you just simply don’t CARE… don’t care if you have a point, don’t care if there is a reason… don’t care if you look stupid by not asking and even trying to find out?
EDIT2: I tried to look and find one, but not ONE NEWS SOURCE even mentioned it… con new sources mentioned that it occured, but FREAKISHLY went out of their way not to mention why?