Michelle Obama: ‘splurging is the key to life’

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Sometimes you just can’t write a better title than the one someone blurts out.

‘Splurging is the key to life’ says Michelle Obama.

If there is any one authority on splurging, it’s Queen Michele. Does she ever know how to splurge.

From Judicial Watch:

Her 2013 trip to Dublin cost us nearly $8 million.

Her trips to Africa and Honolulu in 2013 cost us $15 million.

The Obamas were averaging a vacation a month through March 2013.

She get to spend an elongated vacation at pal Oprah Winfrey’s palazzo in Maui. It was the beginning of a birthday party that lasted through January 19th, when she enjoyed most of Hollywood at a White House bash.

Just last month Michelle sauntered off to China. We don’t know how much that cost.

Michelle doesn’t hesitate to splurge on herself either:

And as Dr. Paul Williams noted, who can forget Michelle Obama saying: “In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service.” (First Lady Now Requires 26 Servants; 8/17/09) Ironic, isn’t it, this coming from the woman who said she hadn’t been proud of America her entire life until after her husband cashed in on the presidential lottery ticket, er, I mean, she said until after he was elected. But I digress.

Obama unfathomably sang the blues that Michelle Obama didn’t get paid for her duties “even though that’s a tough job.” But he omitted the fact that she has twenty-six attendants (i.e., staff) at an annual cost to taxpayers of $1,750,000. That includes a hair dresser and the same make-up artist Oprah uses who charges $15,000 per day for his services. Actually I’m surprised she didn’t try to put her daughters on her payroll insofar as she lied and named them as staff when she took her taxpayer-funded African safari where she ate her way through the jungle.

Before you lefties get all lathered up, I know she would claim that she was talking about food.

But anyone with a brain knows better.

Remember back in 2008 when Michelle said:

But in order for all of us to get a little bit more, a whole bunch of us are going to have to give up a little something that we have.

And when she said this?

“Someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more.”

Well, at least we know now who be having more. She’s been eating our piece of pie for five years now.

Splurging may be the key to life. All most of us need is someone else’s money to do it.

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Aren’t we grateful to be blessed with such an inspiring, and meaningful and deep first lady?

There are plenty of photos of Michelle Obama all over the web.
Time dated, too.
Compare her backside before her ”vacation” at a relative’s home in the Northwest (Oregon or Washington state) with the after’s.
Then compare her backside from before her ”vacation” at Oprah’s in HA with the after’s.
She gets big enough on all those ”splurges” to where she could set a dessert plate on her backside’s ”shelf,” then she jets off for lipo.
And if you think she doesn’t let a plastic surgeon touch her face, think again.
Here’s a photo from way back when she hadn’t started all the plastic surgeries: http://electronicintifada.net/sites/electronicintifada.net/files/artman2/1/barackobama2483.jpg

I have looked for myself but cannot find any information, which means either I did poorly at researching or the information simply is not there (confirming my suspicion)… can anyone find any evidence of the Obama’s taking grand vacations in Hawaii before I started picking up the tab for it?

@Nanny G: Butt she still is the first lady.

Also, it’s been reported, or at least repeated quite often, Michelle loves her lobster. A lobster omelet for breakfast. A lobster roll or lobster bisque as part of her lunch. And, finally for dinner, three lobsters. Barack, however, requires a 32-ounce porterhouse for dinner every night. And since he can’t finish the steak, more than half is thrown away. So much for following their own dietary suggestions.

@Bill
Regarding grand vacations to Hawaii before becoming president, there is no mention of any.

I read an article and would have to google to find it that her and barry are at odds – and big time.
She has a board in her office with pins in it depicting every single place she wants to go (on the taxpayer dime) before he leaves office. barry cannot control her and the the word on the street is they are close to divorce. In my honest opinion she won’t dump him until after his ‘reign’ is over. She has it too good. Who else can go on a 100million dollar vacation and have someone else pay for it?

she hates white people and is sticking it to them. However in all her arrogance she is sticking it to people of all colors. She just doesn’t care about anything except herself. Oh gee I think I just described barry too.

Pig bitch

Gallup has Michelle’s approval rating at 66%–21 points higher than Baracks’.
Curt Looking at #8 along with other vitriolic comments made here at F.A., would you say they are racially motivated?

@Rich Wheeler: Rich this is an interesting paradox. Calling someone a “pig bitch” is an uncommon and distasteful insult; however, to assume it is racially motivated, without a trace of racism within the phrase, but merely because the recipient is a minority creates a problematic situation, that asks a reader to read or assume there is more than there is. For example, if a reader was unaware of Michelle being a minority, he would be unable to detect any racism within the phrase. Pigs come in several colors and worry more about dinner than being discriminatory, so there is no back door to this insult.

When Obama referred to Sarah and said “You can put lipstick on a pig”, but it is still a pig, no one assumed it was a racial statement. If we are going to leave racial prejudice in the dust of our rear view mirrors, we must treat everyone equally. Now, if a reference is made to someone’s white or black ass, it becomes a different situation and is obviously a racial insult.

Americans are hurting economically across the board, and when a person in a privileged position seems to be taking advantage of that position, during those same hard economic times, they will create bitterness and resentment regardless of the color of their hide.

Being unable to criticize a leader for fear of being labeled a racist, a new tactic of the Left, has lost its cachet. This president has earned his criticism and Americans are speaking out more, despite being called racists.

Curt may disagree with me, but this is my opinion.

@Skookum< "Distasteful insult." Ya think? “Lipstick on a pig” is a common phrase. When Obama used it he was referring to the economy–not Palin.
I still enjoy your writings but with due respect feel you’re a bit unhinged on this Obama is a Communist, Muslim meme.
Semper Fi

@Rich Wheeler:

Curt Looking at #8 along with other vitriolic comments made here at F.A., would you say they are racially motivated?

Are you sure that you aren’t Kurt too?

@Kurt Bannick: Easy, cowboy

@Rich Wheeler: Nope.

Distasteful? Yes…and he has been moderated.

@Curt: and Smorg O.K. Marines–I’ll concur with extremely distasteful.
Would suggest that any Repub./Conserv. POTUS hopeful would be overjoyed with an approval rating as high as Michelles’

@Nanny G: Damn and I just ate. Yep she’s been under the knife. But you still can’t hide evil, it always surfaces.

@Rich Wheeler:

I would pose that the alleged 60+% popularity/approval of Mrs. Obama is grounded in the fact that the leftist media is not putting out stories lambasting her apparent lavish lifestyle as she travels all over the world for no visible purpose, spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to do so. Recall the barrage of negative stories about Mrs. Reagan buying new White House dishes and silverware, as well as her dabbling in astrology. I would love to review the numbers of trips either of the Mrs. Bush, or Mrs. Reagan took while serving as First Lady, specifically with and without the President. That would be the honest way to evaluate whether or not Mrs. Obama is spending inappropriately. Heck, to be fair expenditures for each First Lady should be standardized in 2014 dollar values. To be forthright, I do not recall any GOP first lady, nor even Mrs. Carter, traveling outside the country with the frequency of Mrs. Obama, though I readily admit I have nothing but memory ATM upon which to rely, faulty as it may be. I hesitate to comment on First Lady Clinton, as my complete disdain for her horrible, dishonest character, and her total absence of any worthwhile accomplishments make her such an outlier that I would not use her history as a fair gauge with which to compare any other First Lady.

As personally loathesome as I find President and Mrs. Obama – because of their leftist hypocrisy – I would urge those of us opposed to the Obamas for policy and moral reasons to avoid negating the thrust of our arguments by making adolescent insults a part of our verbal armament as it is counterproductive. Such comments make it too easy for leftists to falsely brand us as racists, which they have a hair-trigger to do anyway, rather than debate the real points under discussion.

The Obama’s have personal net worth of over $12 million. They can afford a fairly lavish lifestyle.

@Nanny G: OMG

@Greg:

The Obama’s have personal net worth of over $12 million. They can afford a fairly lavish lifestyle.

Yep and he made it all on a salary of 400K a year in just 5 years in office. And that’s nothing compared to the payoffs that is being banked for him for when he gets out of office.

@Rich Wheeler:

Gallup has Michelle’s approval rating at 66%

Rich, you have got to be kidding. 66% of the public wouldn’t even know her if you show them a picture of her. You’ve seen those man on the street polls where they show them a picture of Biden and everyone thinks it Putin. Gallup would have to poll everyone on the street in New York for a full day to find 66 persons that would even recognize Moochelle.
You do have to admit that she’s not a very handsome person.

@Redteam, #20:

Feel free to examine their annual tax returns. Unlike some, they have made them available for inspection by the American public.

@Greg: “The Obama’s have personal net worth of over $12 million. They can afford a fairly lavish lifestyle.”

1 percenter. He must be vilified. Isn’t $12 million more money than anyone needs? I recall that being his position a while back.

How much of his personal wealth is he using to pay for the opulence he enjoys outside the duties of the President?

@Redteam: “public doesn’t recognize picture of Michelle Obama.” Do you think they’ve heard of her?
Pete I have no problem with POTUS or First Lady traveling as Ambassadors of goodwill. Matters not the Party. Roslynn and Laura preferred to stay home. Nancy liked whispering in Ronnies ear. Bill enjoyed any time that Hillary departed.
Anything the MSM may downplay or miss the Fox worshipers will surely trumpet loudly.

@Rich Wheeler:

“public doesn’t recognize picture of Michelle Obama.” Do you think they’ve heard of her?

I’m relatively sure they’ve heard of the multi-million dollar vacations she has about 6 times a year but few could identify her is shown a picture. The American public is extremely un-informed. As a technical point, you have a statement in quotes in the comment just above. Who are you quoting and where can I find the original?

@Greg:

Feel free to examine their annual tax returns. Unlike some, they have made them available for inspection by the American public.

Just curious Greg, but this ‘tax return’ that he makes available, does it have Obama’s SS number on it or Brounel’s?
You and I both know he got all his money from book sales of Ayers book about him, all sold to the Dimocrat National Committee. He’s never made an honest dollar in his lifetime.

@Redteam:

Yep and he made it all on a salary of 400K a year in just 5 years in office. And that’s nothing compared to the payoffs that is being banked for him for when he gets out of office.

That’s not entirely accurate. Celebrity Net Worth claims that the bulk of his fortune came from the capitalist sales of his two books.

@Greg:

Feel free to examine their annual tax returns. Unlike some, they have made them available for inspection by the American public.

Are these the “some” you’re referring to?

By the way, where’s your tax return Greg?

@Kraken:

That’s not entirely accurate. Celebrity Net Worth claims that the bulk of his fortune came from the capitalist sales of his two books.

That’s entirely correct, as I pointed out in 26

You and I both know he got all his money from book sales of Ayers book about him, all sold to the Dimocrat National Committee. He’s never made an honest dollar in his lifetime.

I’m not sure the sales of ‘his’ (and I use that word loosely)books could be listed as ‘capitalist’ sales. More of a donation. I’m sure the Dimocrat Nat Committee has a warehouse full of books somewhere.

@Redteam: As a technical point could you verify “the multi-million dollar vacations she has about 6 times a year.” 5X5 will do. Thanks

@jim crane: This is sarcastic right?

@Greg: Perhaps, but they are not the ones footing the bill.

@Rich Wheeler:

As a technical point

You do recognize that the reason I asked about your ‘quote’ is that just a couple of days ago you accused me of ‘misquoting’ you and I pointed out that when I’m quoting you, I use ‘blockquote’ and I don’t change the content. Of course, your quote of me is not in blockquote and is very ‘misquoted’. I might say, ‘made up’.

On your doubts about Moochelle’s vacations, I see Kraken has well informed you. Any questions remaining on that? Surely none of that is news to you, is it?

@Kraken: You left out the spring break vacation where the girls flew to the Bahamas (believe it was the bahamas) from DC and then flew to Utah for skiing and return. The cost for air travel alone was over 4 million dollars.

@enchanted: But enchanted, don’t you know that the Obama’s are worth $12 million and can well afford vacation trips such as that?

@enchanted:

It’s hard to keep track of them all. But here’s some more. Enjoy.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/obama-took-more-vacation-average-private-sector-workers-20-yrs-job-0

http://washingtonexaminer.com/obamas-17-day-trip-to-hawaii-costs-taxpayers-4m/article/2540987

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/08/obamas-vacation-by-the-numbers-2/

http://mvgazette.com/news/2013/08/13/obama-detour-signals-drop-island-business?k=vg53595380d25bc&r=1

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/10236302/First-dog-Bo-is-airlifted-to-Obama-holiday-home.html

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/08/08/obama-marthas-vineyard-clinton-bush-fdr-vacation/2632979/

http://washingtonexaminer.com/obama-vineyard-vacation-at-7.6m-private-resort-over-75-rooms-booked-for-staff/article/2533598

http://weaselzippers.us/2013/06/14/no-joke-white-house-defends-obama-familys-100-million-trip-to-africa-as-a-great-bang-for-our-buck/

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/305671-first-lady-daughters-to-join-obama-for-northern-ireland-germany-visit?utm_campaign=briefingroom&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterfeed

Michelle Said to be Considering an Extended Vacation

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/29/idaho-ski-story-removed

http://www.kmvt.com/news/breakingalert/Obama-Daughters-Vacationing-In-Sun-Valley-200546761.html

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/more-vacation-month-obamas-2013_711998.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

@Kraken: I asked for 25 taken by Michelle after RT said she has about 6 per year. Thanks
RT from #21 “66% of the population wouldn’t even know her if you show them a picture of her.” Sorry.
I disagree with that statement. Would guess about 75% of adult population would recognize her. Admit many older Conservatives might confuse her with Serena Williams.

@Rich Wheeler:

Yes, there seems to be a limit on the number of links you can post without it being caught by the Captcha thingy. But, here’s some more for you.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/2013/02/wh-defends-palm-beach-vacation-157050.html

Obama Returns to Hawaii at an Added Cost of Over $3 Million

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/25/obama-fiscal-cliff_n_2363343.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

U.S. Taxpayers Shelled Out $115,500 For Malia Obama’s Spring Break Vacation…

http://bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/20220510prez_snubbing_the_vineyardthis_summer/srvc=home&position=6

http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/washington-secrets/2012/04/vacation-backlash-blue-collar-dems-jealous-angry-obamas/538141

http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/michelle-obamas-august-2010-vacation-in-spain-cost-american-taxpayers-467585-according-to-records-obtained-by-judicial-watch/

http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/washington-secrets/2012/02/michelles-ski-trip-marks-16-obama-vacations/294051

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/28/michelle-obama-daughters-stopping-las-vegas-tonigh/

http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/washington-secrets/2012/02/michelles-ski-trip-marks-16-obama-vacations/294051

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/151910

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/8999311/Michelle-Obama-raged-against-Rahm-Emmanuel-and-White-House-advisors.html

http://nakeddc.com/2011/12/27/noted-economist-michelle-obama-has-a-better-vacation-wardobe-than-you-do/

Would you like some more?

@Kraken: Lotta dupes there–wardrobe?? 25 multi million dollar vacations taken by Michelle since Jan o9. Don’t think so.

@Rich Wheeler:In 21, I said:

Rich, you have got to be kidding. 66% of the public wouldn’t even know her if you show them a picture of her.

In 24, your quote of me: “public doesn’t recognize picture of Michelle Obama.”

Now at Cornell, that may qualify as a quotation mark quote, but not where I was educated.
How about giving us the Cornell version of Semper Fi.

@Rich Wheeler:

Admit many older Conservatives might confuse her with Serena Williams.

Not sure which of them would win ugly contest.

25 multi million dollar vacations taken by Michelle since Jan o9. Don’t think so.

Come on Rich, you can count.

@Rich Wheeler:

Would guess about 75% of adult population would recognize her.

I don’t believe if you stopped 1000 people on the street today that you could find 75 that would recognize Moochelle.
The general public is very uninformed.

@Redteam: Re your quote see my #37.
Re 25 multi million dollar vacations. Suggest you’re the one who has trouble counting. I’d say it’s closer to 10.
I’m not saying she doesn’t enjoy the perks. Hell yes she overdoes it.
I’m questioning your overblown assertion.

@Rich Wheeler:

Re your quote see my #37.

You’re not doubling down are you? I lifted your quote of me and posted it with the actual comment I made. They have different meanings. You did learn that a ‘quote’ is a repetition of what the person actually said, not what you choose to think they meant by it. But as I said, what I find really strange is that just two days ago you accused me of misquoting you and I clearly showed that I did not misquote you.
Struggling with your math also, appears there have been many more than 25 trips, Kraken has done a good job on that, so I’ll just let him keep it up. He has provided details on 34 so far, I suspect that is only the tip of the iceberg.

@Kraken: You can spam all day if you like–have at it.
25 separate multi million dollar vacations taken by M.O. since 01/2009?? Didn’t happen. You and RT both know it. Next case.
RT In #37 I quoted exactly what you said. Enough time wasted RT.

Rich, here are a few, you will note that the 2012 vacations aren’t listed. I think I was a little low on the 5 in 5 list, closer to 7 in 5.

that the Obamas are on a vacation-a-month schedule so far for 2013.

The Obama Vacation List

President’s Day 2012, Michelle and the first daughters in Aspen, Colorado to ski.
Christmas 2011, the first family in Hawaii for an extended vacation.
Summer 2011, in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., for the annual beach break.
June 2011, the first lady, her mother and daughters traveled to South Africa and Botswana.
President’s Day 2011, the first lady and first daughters travel to Vail to ski.
Christmas 2010, in Hawaii.
August 2010, the first family traveled to Panama City Beach, Fla., for some sun and fun at the beach.
August 2010, Obama spent the weekend alone in Chicago for his 49th birthday bash.
August 2010, the first lady and daughter Sasha traveled to Spain for a mother-daughter vacation.
August 2010, summer vacation again at Martha’s Vineyard.
July 2010, the first family went to Mount Desert Island, Maine.
May 2010, the first family had a four-day trip to Chicago.
March 2010, first lady and daughter spend Spring Break in New York City.
Christmas 2009, Hawaii again for the annual break.
August 2009, at Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon for a short vacation.
August 2009, their first summer vacation as first family at Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.

As you may know by now, Michelle Obama is in China. Yes, she is taking yet another expensive vacation on our dime. This trip is entirely funded by us, the taxpayers of the US. She has brought both of her children, her mother, and numerous aides and staffers along on this trip. By the way, just to make things even more interesting, the White House refuses to release details on how much this trip will cost the country. Not bad for the most transparent administration in history, right?

We all know that Michelle has been taking a lot of trips a vacations recently. In fact, it seems like she has spent more time away from Washington than she has in our nation’s capital…well, at least since her and Barrack have been having marital problems (this has also been widely reported, so we need not bore you with previously mentioned details).

@Redteam:You can’t remember what you said? About 6 PER YEAR. Your list isn’t even close.
I’ll ck back in a couple of hours–see if you can get it right. Thanks

@Rich Wheeler:Too many to count. The 6 per year was an off the cuff number. Seems as if it is closer to 10 per year. I’m still researching but it really appears as if the number of 10 per year are only the ones on public record. Sealed records are more difficult to get info on. 2013 was 13, still don’t have numbers on this year. I suspect that no matter what number I come up with is going to be unbelievable to you. After all, you really believe Moochelle looks like Serena?