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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 758627" data-attributes="member: 12952">Re: Obamanation here todayQueen Michelle’s Spanish Vacation Costs U.S. Taxpayers $375,000!…&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; This is why we work hard and pay our taxes?…(Daily Mail)- Michelle&nbsp; Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in&nbsp; Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a&nbsp; staggering £50,000 a day.The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when&nbsp; the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far as to brand&nbsp; her a modern-day Marie Antoinette.And her critics will be further annoyed when they learn that&nbsp; the president’s wife had a Spanish beach closed off today so that she,&nbsp; her daughter and their entourage could go for a swim.Spanish police cleared off a stretch of beach at the Villa Padierna&nbsp; Hotel in Marbella after the Obamas had finished a busy day of&nbsp; sightseeing.It is unclear whether the police presence was paid for by Spain – or&nbsp; whether a nasty invoice could be landing in the lap of the American&nbsp; taxpayer.The exact cost of the trip is unclear as Mrs Obama, 46, and her&nbsp; friends are footing personal expenses themselves – which is just as&nbsp; well.For a start, they will be paying for the 60 rooms booked at&nbsp; the 129-room Hotel Villa Padierna. With basic rooms starting around £380&nbsp; each, the nightly bill will be no less than £22,800.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 758627, member: 12952"] [B]Re: Obamanation here today[/B] [B]Queen Michelle’s Spanish Vacation Costs U.S. Taxpayers $375,000!…[/B] This is why we work hard and pay our taxes?… (Daily Mail)- [B]Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day.[/B] The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far as to brand her a modern-day Marie Antoinette. [B]And her critics will be further annoyed when they learn that the president’s wife had a Spanish beach closed off today so that she, her daughter and their entourage could go for a swim.[/B] Spanish police cleared off a stretch of beach at the Villa Padierna Hotel in Marbella after the Obamas had finished a busy day of sightseeing. It is unclear whether the police presence was paid for by Spain – or whether a nasty invoice could be landing in the lap of the American taxpayer. The exact cost of the trip is unclear as Mrs Obama, 46, and her friends are footing personal expenses themselves – which is just as well. [B]For a start, they will be paying for the 60 rooms booked at the 129-room Hotel Villa Padierna. With basic rooms starting around £380 each, the nightly bill will be no less than £22,800.[/B] [/QUOTE]

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