Michelle Obama Spent 42 Days on Vacation This Year … Have You?

LET THEM EAT CAKE …

While many Americans find themselves out of work, underwater in their mortgage, or having economic trouble making ends meet … first lady Michelle Obama has spent 42 days on vacation this year, on the tax payers dime. This does not even count the 9 days that Michelle will spend on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard later this month. I guess this must be Michelle’s SACRIFICE and SKIN IN THE GAME that her husband Barack Obama refers to.

First Lady Michelle Obama over the last year has spent a total of 42 days on vacation, or a little more than one out of every nine days, according to a White House Dossier analysis of her travel.

Her vacations, the cost of which are mostly borne by taxpayers, include trips to Panama City, Fla., Martha’s Vineyard, Hawaii, South Africa, Latin America, Vail, Colo., and her visit this week to her brother in Corvallis, Ore. [...]

Taxpayers pick up most of the cost of transporting the first lady and her extensive entourage – including Secret Service and her staff – to her various destinations. While she may in some cases pay some of the tab for her personal expenses and travel, the amount is dwarfed by the overall cost to the public.

Why should Michelle Obama set an example for Americans and show any empathy for those in the US that are struggling?  After all she does the same thing when she tells others what to eat while doing much different for herself and Barack. As stated at Weasel Zippers, last year Queen Michelle spent 1 out of every 9 days on vacation, not counting the junkets to Ireland and Great Britain.

For Barack and Michelle who love to play class warfare, how do you think the common folk are going to react to doing without, while they pay for your vacations? The notion that these people do not comprehend that going on lavish vacations while Americans are struggling will be seen in a negative shows just how out of touch they truly are. I doubt whether this is the “hope & change” that people ever dreamed of.

Economy in Shambles and Michelle Obama Takes Secret Vacation

LET THEM EAT CAKE … SACRIFICE!

First lady Michelle Obama showing that she has skin in the game, NOT,  slipped out of DC on a vacation under the cloak of darkness, or at least from the notice of the MSM. America is glad to see that a US credit downgrade, an anemic GDP, a 9.1% unemployment rate and a mountain of US debt does not deter Michelle Obama from altering her lifestyle … you go girl.

Mrs. Obama reportedly jetted into the Eugene Airport, landing at about 11 am PDT. She and family members then headed out in a 11 vehicle motorcade for the ride to Corvallis.

The White House has so far said little about the trip, which was unannounced. It’s unclear how long the vacation will last.

Mrs. Obama and family members flew on a Boeing C-40B, the military version of a 737 that serves as Air Force 2.

Mrs. Obama has in the past incurred criticism for her travels, including an early departure for her most recent Hawaiian vacation and a luxurious 2010 trip to Spain. Most of the costs of her travel are borne by taxpayers.

Priceless, the Burger King Barack Obama Takes Staffers for Burgers After Debt Ceiling Debate

Wow, pens and burgers for those who participated in the debt ceiling debate debacle. White House staffers got to take a lunch with Barack Obama after dealing with long hours for the debt ceiling debate. But wait, were they provided with a healthy meal? Nope, they had burger courtesy of the the Burger King. What would Michelle Obama say?

Congressional leaders will get the pens President Barack Obama used to sign the debt ceiling bill, but White House staffers who logged long hours to secure the deal got lunch with the boss.

Mr. Obama treated a handful of senior White House officials out for burgers at Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon.

“Michelle eats here all the time, but I don’t get out,” Mr. Obama said of his wife, who’s had a burger named after her on the Good Stuff menu.

How ironic, or is it hypocritical? Not only does Obama take his staff out for a non-healthy burger that his wife would most certainly disapprove of … but who does not find it pathetic that after a debate based on over spending and the need to increase the debt ceiling, Obama spends even more $’s for burgers. But it get’s better, one would think that Michelle Obama would be against burgers, at least she is when she tells us how we should eat. Oh the hypocrisy, Michelle actually has a burger named after her, the MICHELLE MELT, Free Range Turkey Burger on the menu at the the restaurant, The Good Stuff. Obama has a burger too, check on the calorie count on this beast.

Wait it gets better, what would Michelle say? Obama even lured an 11 year old boy into the evils of sugar, ice cream and calories by offering the boy a milkshake. Just like all attempts to addict one to something, the first one is always free.

The president was apparently in a good mood, sharing his spread with fellow diners, including 11-year-old Andrew Parker, who said Mr. Obama told him to choose any milkshake he wanted from his table.

Check out Weasel Zipper’s pic of Obama chowing down on a burger, good grief, is he trying to inhale it in one bite?

Michelle Obama Chows Down on 1,700 Calorie Meal at Shake Shack

Once again we are witness to do as a say, not as I do from first lady Michelle Obama.

You know how one loses credibility when they try and tell others to eat health and dictate what you can and cannot eat? Maybe when you are caught chowing down a 1700 calorie meal at a Shake Shack. How does Michelle Obama fight a war on obesity to tell parents what their children must eat and then publicly wolf down a 1700 calorie meal? Can you say hypocrisy?

Update: We made a mistake in our original calculations. The calorie-count for the first lady’s order was actually 1,700, not the 1,556 we originally reported. Our apologies.

First lady Michelle Obama ordered a whopper of a meal at the newly opened Washington diner Shake Shack during lunch on Monday.

A Washington Post journalist on the scene confirmed the first lady, who’s made a cause out of child nutrition, ordered a ShackBurger, fries, chocolate shake and a Diet Coke while the street and sidewalk in front of the usually-packed Shake Shack were closed by security during her visit.

The very individual who wants the “food police” to monitor “the little people” says that its now ok to binge on a 1700 calorie meal in moderation. Really? It’s too bad, but that is not what your message is to “We the People”. As opined by The Lonely Conservative, we could care less what Michelle Obama eats. I could care less whether she has a salad or a chili cheese dog. However, the second you start dictating to other what they must eat … be prepared to be hounded as to everything you put in your mouth. In this case, it was your foot.

BTW, you might want to pay more attention to what your hubby eats, rather then us. It would appear the second he is out of your sight, he forgets what you say as well. Then again, Michelle pays no attention to Barack either, as she skipped out of eating her peas.

Finally the Truth … First Lady Michelle Obama Tells CNN “Fortunately We Have Help From The Media”

File this one under … First lady Michelle Obama finally speaks the truth.

In an interview with CNN’s Robyn Curnow, Michelle Obama made the following comment in the “Truer Words Might Never Have Been Spoken” segment, “Fortunately we have help from the media.” Could you ever imagine a Republican First Lady making such a claim? Could you ever imagine the MSM providing privacy to the family of a GOP President? Hell, the MSM cannot leave Sarah Palin’s children alone and she isn’t even president.

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M. OBAMA: Well, we — fortunately we have help from the media. And I — I have to say this, that I’m very grateful for the support and kindness that we’ve gotten, and people have respected their privacy. And in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband’s policies or what have you, they care about children. And that’s been good — good to see.

But when it comes to the campaign, you know, we’re ready to work hard. We did it before, and we’ll do it again. So we’re rolling up our sleeves and getting on with it.

Of course Michelle Obama was referring to the MSM in dealing with her children and their privacy; however, she might as well have stated the complicit state run media in giving the Obama’s a pass. After all it was the media that gave Barack Obama a pass during the 2008 Presidential election and refused to vet or ever ask this President a tough question.

EXIT QUESTION: Why is it that the MSM provides privacy to the children of Michelle and Barack Obama, however, the children of Sarah Palin are fair game?