A million dollars for a speech...

[Barbella]

Question: In this day of modern technology, was it really necessary to fly down to Florida just to give a speech? It couldn't have been done for three and a half bucks from the Oval Office?

Instead, he spends $866,615.40 on jet fuel, plus a 20 minute helicopter ride to the Everglades...

Besides the obscene amount of money taxpayers are forced to fork over for this political grandstanding b.s., what about the carbon footprint? The irony is delicious... the hypocrisy is mind boggling. "Save the Earth - just don't ask ME to sacrifice an iota!!! I'm jetting all I can for the next year and a half, while I can do it on the taxpayer's dime"!!!

President Obama's decision to take his Earth Day speech attacking climate change "deniers" to Florida, home of two GOP presidential candidates, cost taxpayers $866,615.40 just for the flight of Air Force One.

Taxpayer watchdog Judicial Watch revealed Wednesday that the Air Force provided documents showing the flight expenses of flying the jumbo jet 4.2 hours to Miami. He was then helicoptered 20 minutes to the Florida Everglades for his speech.

Other costs, such as security, communications and staff were not provided, but would put the speech price at way over $1 million.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/t...l-for-obamas-earth-day-speech/article/2566914

 

[Jen]

Question: In this day of modern technology, was it really necessary to fly down to Florida just to give a speech? It couldn't have been done for three and a half bucks from the Oval Office?

Instead, he spends $866,615.40 on jet fuel, plus a 20 minute helicopter ride to the Everglades...

Besides the obscene amount of money taxpayers are forced to fork over for this political grandstanding b.s., what about the carbon footprint? The irony is delicious... the hypocrisy is mind boggling. "Save the Earth - just don't ask ME to sacrifice an iota!!! I'm jetting all I can for the next year and a half, while I can do it on the taxpayer's dime"!!!

President Obama's decision to take his Earth Day speech attacking climate change "deniers" to Florida, home of two GOP presidential candidates, cost taxpayers $866,615.40 just for the flight of Air Force One.

Taxpayer watchdog Judicial Watch revealed Wednesday that the Air Force provided documents showing the flight expenses of flying the jumbo jet 4.2 hours to Miami. He was then helicoptered 20 minutes to the Florida Everglades for his speech.

Other costs, such as security, communications and staff were not provided, but would put the speech price at way over $1 million.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/t...l-for-obamas-earth-day-speech/article/2566914

I can see someone being arrogant enough to demand that much.
What I can't see is someone stupid enough to pay it.

 

[as seen on tv]

considering he wasn't even running for office, and no mid term elections were taking place, we can't even chalk this up to "politicking".

i'm left only with "golf" . .. as a possibility?

 

[Barbella]

considering he wasn't even running for office, and no mid term elections were taking place, we can't even chalk this up to "politicking".

i'm left only with "golf" . .. as a possibility?

Golf... And a massive ego.

 

[American Patriot]

Do you honestly think for a moment that Obama even cares how much it costs for his boon doggels and vacations or even his golf outings or his wife's overseas vacations with friends and family. Oh Hell no he does't care it is not his money. This is an example of why we have an 18 plus trillion dollar debt.