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Millions out of work...Obama charges taxpayers millions for his Hawaii vacation
-Mrs. Obama’s seperate flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (Source: White House Dossier) However, the above figure does not include several other costs, such the rental of an Office Building in Kailua for White House staff, additional phone lines, car rentals and fuel and Surveillance and security costs incurred ahead of the president’s visit. “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 - j...

Obama vacation costing more than $1.4M, paper claims
No one knows exactly how much President Obama's Vacation in Hawaii is costing Taxpayers -- neither the White House nor the Secret Service like to provide such information -- but one local news outlet is putting the tab at more than $1.4 million, at least. The Hawaii Reporter did some calculating, though, as we've explained before, it's almost impossible to assess the true cost of these kinds of trips. For example, most of the cost of the Reporter's estimate is the president's Air Force One ride...

Hawaii $1.5M-O
How much does Obama's Vacation cost? Short answer - a lot.Just consider these estimates on part of the costs of the latest Obama Hawaii trip: * Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (White House Dossier) * Obama’s round trip flight to Hawaii: $1 million (GAO estimates) * Housing in beachfront homes for Secret Service and Seals in Kailua ($1,200 a day for 14 days): $16,800 * Costs for White House staff staying at Moana Hotel: $134,400 ($400 per day for 24 staff) – excluding meals and o

UKs Daily Mail Outraged By Size Of Obama Motorcade
The Brits have a bit of Motorcade envy, it would seem. The UK’s Daily Mail has done some car-counting in Hawaii, and concluded that President Obama ’s 10-car Motorcade (about five times the length of the typical Jaguar-and-a-police-cruiser affairs the British prime minister gets) had “provoked fresh outrage…after taking a 20-man Motorcade to visit a childhood friend during his lavish Christmas holiday in Hawaii.” The Daily Mail describes the outrageous way the moto...

Hawaii Vacation Shows Obama as Creature of Habit
Bob Schieffer is joined by Lara Logan, Nancy Cordes, Sharyl Attkisson, and Chip Reid for a CBS News correspondents' round table to discuss the biggest problem President Obama will face in 2011, a possible shakeup within the White House, and who will have the hardest job throughout the next year. (AP) There are those who crave adventure and spontaneity during their Vacations. Then, there's President Barack Obama. More than a week into his Hawaiian holiday, Mr. Obama is proving to be a creature o...

Feasts on appetizers, lasagna, shortribs, coconut ice cream...
Alan Wong and staff, getting ready to cook for the President of the United States, Barack Obama, who loves the soy-braised shortribs. "It's not the first time I've cooked for the President," says chef Alan Wong.  "But every time, it's a chicken skin moment." Last night, Barack and Michelle Obama, Obama's sister and her husband and a half dozen friends dined at one of the President's favorite restaurants in Hawaii, Alan Wong's on King Street. Born and raised in Hawaii, Ob...

Michelle Obama's Top 10 for 2010: 'Let's Move!,' Dancing in India, and That Spain Vacation
First Lady Michelle Obama's 2010 included a clearly defined high (the launch of her "Let's Move" anti-childhood Obesity campaign) and a notable low (her Controversial Vacation at an expensive resort in Spain). The year also marked her first solo international travel, to Haiti and Mexico, and having the very cool experience of Paul McCartney singing "Michelle" to her at a White House concert. Here are Mrs. Obama's top 10 for 2010: On Feb. 2, Mrs. Obama formalized her healthy eating and exercise a...

President and family on multi-million dollar Christmas vacation in Hawaii
President Obama and his family are enjoying a delightful Christmas Vacation with friends and family in the chief executive's home state of Hawaii. Nobody questions a president's right or need to take take away from the White House, but an investigation by Hawaii Reporter has turned up some eye-opening information about the costs and other aspects of the Obama get-away. * Mrs. Obama’s early flight to Hawaii: $63,000 (White House Dossier) Security upgrades and additional phone lines. * Cost...

Obama Makes Six Recess Appointments
The Huffington Post reports: Honolulu — President Barack Obama bypassed the Senate Wednesday to make six Recess Appointments, including a deputy Attorney General whose links to the Insurance giant American International Group had stalled his confirmation. Obama first nominated James Cole to the No. 2 Justice Department post in May. But Republican lawmakers blocked his confirmation in part because of questions about his role as an independent consultant for AIG before its near collapse and go...

Obama Extends Hawaii Vacation
President Barack Obama and his family won't be returning to Washington, D.C. as soon as expected. The president decided to extend their Hawaiian Vacation a few more days. Obama had a late start on his holiday Vacation after staying in D.C. to work on Legislation in Congress before the year ended. A spokesman for the president said he wants to spend more time with his wife and daughters before returning to work, even though his daughters will miss a couple days of school. This is the second tim...

Obamas R&R;: Marine Corps Base Hawaii
Yahoo! Buzz A Marine base where young men are trained for war might not sound like an inviting place for President Barack Obama and his family to relax. But the First Family has spent many hours of their Hawaiian Vacation at the picturesque Marine Corps Base Hawaii on the windward Kaneohe Bay. The commander in chief has visited the base daily since his arrival just before Christmas, working out at its gym, taking his young daughters bowling, and palling around with friends on the base’s c...

The Obamas Dance Company to Get Strict Government Oversight
There’s something curiously missing from this story on Chicago’s Mantu Dance Company. It may be the only time the company has made big news without a mention of Barack and Michelle Obama in years. One can only imagine the headlines were it so closely linked to a Republican President. Illinois officials are taking a closer look at a nonprofit dance company that was awarded a $4.5 million state grant in 2003 for a planned Performing Arts center on the South Side that has yet to begin...

Class vs. Class: Elizabeth Monroe vs. Michelle Obama caring about others in need
Class vs. Class: Elizabeth Monroe vs. Michelle Obama — caring about others in need Posted by kevindujan01 under Class vs. Crass, HillBuzz, Kevin DuJan, Michelle Antoinette Obama First Lady Elizabeth Monroe risked her own personal safety to rescue the Marquise Marie Adrienne, wife of General LaFayatte, during the height of the French Revolution.  She did her part to care about and help a friend of America in need. First Spouse Michelle Antoinette Obama had the resources and free time ...

Obamas Eat at Alan Wong's in Honolulu
Alan Wong cooked for the Obama party, which included Obama's sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and her husband and several Obama friends from Chicago and Hawaii: President Obama and his party caused quite a stir dining at Alan Wong's Restaurant Honolulu on South King Street this evening -- one of his favorite restaurants. Onlookers waited patiently outside Alan Wong's for three hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the president, the First Lady and the rest of their party. The award-winning eatery is in th...

Tea Party Republican Elected to Honolulu City Council
This 2010 election season brought a fairly substantial shift in political power from the left to the right in most places, Hawaii excluded (Hawaii continued a leftward trend). Very recently Hawaii had a vacancy for the City Council. I  was pleased to see that for a very recent Special Election for the Honolulu City Council that Mr. Tom Berg was elected to the position. He passed through with 18.5% of the vote in his district. Mr. Berg is a Tea Party Candidate, which is quite the opposite of...

Obama extends Hawaii vacation after delayed start
HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is extending his Vacation in Hawaii by a day to spend more time with his family after their departure from Washington was delayed last week, the White House said on Wednesday. Obama will leave Hawaii, where grew up, late on Monday evening, arriving in Washington on Tuesday afternoon, spokesman Bill Burton said. Previously, the White House said Obama would leave Hawaii on Sunday. The president delayed the start of his Vacation to stay in Washington whil...

Obama barbecues with old friends on North Shore
MOKULEIA, Hawaii — President Barack Obama and his family are returning to Oahu's North Shore for a barbecue with a High School friend at his beachfront home. Obama's 20-car Motorcade traveled the length of the island Thursday on an hourlong voyage for an afternoon visit with longtime friend Bobby Titcomb. Obama also visited Titcomb on the same day a year ago. Obama's Motorcade drove from his rental property in Kailua, across highways cleared of traffic and through a Military community to...

Obama's James Cole Justice appt: 'Deeply disturbing' 9/11 family response Video
"It is deeply disturbing that... President Obama appoints a man to run the day-to-day operations of the Justice Department who compares Terrorists to drug dealers, rapists and other common criminals," says Debra Burlingame, sister of the highjacked Flight 77 pilot, Chick Burlingame,   and cofounder of Keep America Safe, of the  Controversial Recess Appointment of James Cole by President Obama between icees on Vacation in Hawaii. Cole once represented a member of the Saudi royal family ...

Progressive PAC questions whereabouts of New Jersey Governor
The political action committee, Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC PAC), is questioning New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie on his whereabouts. Governor Christie has been vacationing in Florida, at Disney World, with his family since last weekend. While the Governor was away, New Jersey was hard hit by a severe blizzard. New Jersey's roadways were in poor condition for days while the Governor was out of town. But the Governor's Christmas week Vacation was not the only time t...

Thirty favorite quotes of 2010
I can't call these the best quotes of the year. But among them are deft turns of phrase, clearly stated truths, and a few revealing lifts of the veil. And most of them were handily accessible in my archives. If I had time to sift through all my 2010 posts I'd find many more which belong here. But I don't, and the list would be too long, anyway. Enjoy, and feel free to add your own favorites in the comments. The border’s too big. The hole in the Gulf is too deep. The Recession is too stub...

A happy, rational new year
Happy New Year to all. I won't bore you with my personal New Year's resolutions, but I do hope we might collectively agree (and please don't charge me with "collectivism") that not everything a politician does or says should be politicized and attacked. Sometimes, there really are matters we agree on across partisan and ideological lines. Take Michelle Obama's campaign against Obesity. For goodness sake: Many of us (notably yours truly) need to lose weight, eat better and exercise more. We shoul...

Latest White House Press pool report
As pool continues to hold at the Dillingham Airfield, WH spokesman Bill Burton sends word that the president is eating bbq, playing Volleyball and hanging out on the beach with family and friends. Some members of the traveling White House staff are there as well. Nearly four hours after POTUS arrived for the bbq at Bobby Titcomb’s beachside home, the sun is getting low on the horizon, ducking now behind the cliffs off the beach. Weather has been ideal today, which hasn’t always been ...

Obama Sticks To The Familiar On Hawaiian Vacation
Honolulu — More than a week into his Hawaiian holiday, President Barack Obama is proving to be a creature of habit. While some travelers seek adventure and spontaneity, Obama seeks comfort and consistency. His routine here in Oahu, the island where he was born and mostly raised, is by now patently familiar to the locals trying to catch a glimpse of their hometown president, and the reporters who come here to cover him. Obama is almost certain to spend his mornings working out at Marine C...

EXTENDED STAY...
Dessert: Wedge between Palin, moderates? Honolulu - President Barack Obama hit the town in Honolulu Wednesday night for a leisurely dinner with friends and family at one of his favorite island restaurants. Onlookers waited patiently outside Alan Wong's Restaurant for three hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the president, the First Lady and the rest of their party. The award-winning eatery is in the same neighborhood where Obama grew up, and the president's Motorcade passed the Honolulu apartm...

Today's TSA Billet-Doux
An employee of the US Air Force writes: >>I'm a 24-year-old male with an implanted defibrillating pacemaker. I grew up in Southern California and now work in Washington D.C. I've flown back and forth to California since 2005, and as a result have been to every major airport in the National Capitol Region, and 7 Airports in the Southern California region, plus a few in the San Francisco bay area. I'd estimate that I've been patted down by TSA agents in excess of 50 times, in six years, acro...