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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 885688" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><em><strong><a href="http://weaselzippers.us/2011/10/04/foia-documents-show-taxpayers-forked-over-nearly-500k-for-queen-michelle-and-her-entourage-to-vacation-in-africa/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #003300">FOIA Documents Show Taxpayers Forked Over Nearly $500K For Queen Michelle And Her Entourage To Vacation In Africa…</span></a></strong></em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Mooch’s definition of “shared sacrifice” involves burdening American taxpayers with the expense of paying for her two daughters, her mother, nephew, niece, hairstylists and makeup artists to go on an African safari while the economy implodes.</p><p></p><p>Washington, DC — Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it has obtained mission expense records and passenger manifests from the United States Air Force related to the June 21-27, 2011, trip taken by First Lady Michelle Obama, her family and her staff to South Africa and Botswana. Judicial Watch obtained the documents pursuant to an August 19, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Air Force (No. 11-1496)). Judicial Watch is investigating the purpose and itinerary of the trip as well as a breakdown of the costs to taxpayers.</p><p></p><p>On June 28, 2011, Judicial Watch filed a FOIA request seeking the mission taskings, transportation records, and passenger manifests for Michelle Obama’s Africa trip. Documents were only provided after Judicial Watch filed suit:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">According to U.S. Department of Defense’s published hourly rates for the C-32A aircraft used for the trip, Judicial Watch calculated the total cost to American taxpayers was $424,142 for use of the aircraft (34.8 flight hours × $12,188 per hour). (The C-32 is a specially configured military version of the Boeing 757.) Other expenses — meals (off the plane), transportation, security, various services, etc. — have yet to be disclosed.</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The passenger manifests confirm the presence of Obama’s daughter’s, Malia and Sasha on the trip. The two girls are listed as “Senior Staff.” The manifests also list Mrs. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, and niece and nephew, Leslie and Avery Robinson, as well Mrs. Obama’s makeup and hairstylist (Carl Ray and Johnny Wright).</li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The expense records also show $928.44 was spent for “bulk food” purchases on flight. Overall, during the trip, 192 meals were served for the 21 passengers on board. . . .</li> </ul></li> </ul><p>“This trip was as much an opportunity for the Obama family to go on a safari as it was a trip to conduct government business,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “This junket wasted tax dollars and the resources of our overextended military. No wonder we had to sue to pry loose this information.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 885688, member: 1246"] [I][B][URL='http://weaselzippers.us/2011/10/04/foia-documents-show-taxpayers-forked-over-nearly-500k-for-queen-michelle-and-her-entourage-to-vacation-in-africa/'][COLOR=#003300]FOIA Documents Show Taxpayers Forked Over Nearly $500K For Queen Michelle And Her Entourage To Vacation In Africa…[/COLOR][/URL][/B] [/I] Mooch’s definition of “shared sacrifice” involves burdening American taxpayers with the expense of paying for her two daughters, her mother, nephew, niece, hairstylists and makeup artists to go on an African safari while the economy implodes. Washington, DC — Judicial Watch, the organization that investigates and fights government corruption, announced today that it has obtained mission expense records and passenger manifests from the United States Air Force related to the June 21-27, 2011, trip taken by First Lady Michelle Obama, her family and her staff to South Africa and Botswana. Judicial Watch obtained the documents pursuant to an August 19, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Air Force (No. 11-1496)). Judicial Watch is investigating the purpose and itinerary of the trip as well as a breakdown of the costs to taxpayers. On June 28, 2011, Judicial Watch filed a FOIA request seeking the mission taskings, transportation records, and passenger manifests for Michelle Obama’s Africa trip. Documents were only provided after Judicial Watch filed suit: [LIST] [*] [LIST] [*]According to U.S. Department of Defense’s published hourly rates for the C-32A aircraft used for the trip, Judicial Watch calculated the total cost to American taxpayers was $424,142 for use of the aircraft (34.8 flight hours × $12,188 per hour). (The C-32 is a specially configured military version of the Boeing 757.) Other expenses — meals (off the plane), transportation, security, various services, etc. — have yet to be disclosed. [/LIST] [LIST] [*]The passenger manifests confirm the presence of Obama’s daughter’s, Malia and Sasha on the trip. The two girls are listed as “Senior Staff.” The manifests also list Mrs. Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, and niece and nephew, Leslie and Avery Robinson, as well Mrs. Obama’s makeup and hairstylist (Carl Ray and Johnny Wright). [/LIST] [LIST] [*]The expense records also show $928.44 was spent for “bulk food” purchases on flight. Overall, during the trip, 192 meals were served for the 21 passengers on board. . . . [/LIST] [/LIST] “This trip was as much an opportunity for the Obama family to go on a safari as it was a trip to conduct government business,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “This junket wasted tax dollars and the resources of our overextended military. No wonder we had to sue to pry loose this information.” [/QUOTE]
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