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***NEPatriot*** · 07-11-2009, 04:00 PM

Michelle Obama's UC Merced visit cost school $1M - Yahoo! News

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The final price of the University of California, Merced's commencement ceremony featuring first lady Michelle Obama was more than $1 million — surpassing the original estimate tenfold.

The school had budgeted $100,000 for the May commencement ceremony. The price tag ended up being $1.04 million.

It pays for being a First Lady.

mack207 · 07-11-2009, 06:26 PM

Apparently it pays, even when it doesn't.

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The address attracted about 12,000 visitors, requiring additional transportation, audiovisual and multimedia needs and other items. Obama was neither paid for her appearance nor compensated for travel and security.

***Michael*** · 07-11-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mack207

Apparently it pays, even when it doesn't. Obama was neither paid for her appearance nor compensated for travel and security.

I'll fix that for you.

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The American tax payer was neither paid for her appearance nor compensated for travel and security.

State · 07-11-2009, 06:34 PM

That's nothing.

Hillary and Chelsea did a Thelma and Louise thing on Air Force Two in the late '90s. Country after country; continent after continent.

It was estimated in the conservative press--the liberal hee-haw media wasn't about to do it--to add up to a cool billion. One. Billion. Dollars.

Now I see in an abrupt departure from precedent the President is not taking his Sec. of State on his foreign trips. The beetch must be steaming.

***Michael*** · 07-11-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by State

That's nothing.

Hillary and Chelsea did a Thelma and Louise thing on Air Force Two in the late '90s. Country after country; continent after continent.

It was estimated in the conservative press--the liberal hee-haw media wasn't about to do it--to add up to a cool billion. One. Billion. Dollars.

Now I see in an abrupt departure from precedent the President is not taking his Sec. of State on his foreign trips. The beetch must be steaming.

The Obama girls already stayed behind to do some Euro-shopping. I'm sure Michelle will be taking them on many, many trips on the US tax payer dime. And haven't you heard it's not the liberal hee-haw media it's the "progressive" hee-haw media

***IcyPatriot*** · 07-11-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NEPatriot

Michelle Obama's UC Merced visit cost school $1M - Yahoo! News

It pays for being a First Lady.

You said you don't talk about Michelle or the kids ... what a difference a few days makes to the forum mucker ... where's my boots?

Fogbuster · 07-12-2009, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by IcyPatriot

You said you don't talk about Michelle or the kids ... what a difference a few days makes to the forum mucker ... where's my boots?

He ain't talkin' about "Michelle and the kids"....... He's talkin' 'bout spending the tax-payers' money on personal junkets and "fun time" . The perps just happen to be Michelle and the kids. If they don't want to be under public scrutiny then let them stay away from the expense account paid for by the US tax-payers'.

$600 for a pair of sneakers. $6000 for a hand bag. World tours that cost HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars. WTH. I thought we were in the "worst financial situation since the Great Depression"????

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***DarrylS*** · 07-12-2009, 05:07 AM

Does any ever read the article, or is it some pavlovian response to anything about Obama.... sometimes posters here are worse than 4th graders..'it did not cost the taxpayers nothing...the costs were defrayed by private donations... the article is only 4 paragraphs long...

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Private contributions and interest on a private endowment fund have helped cover the cost. UC spokeswoman Patti Waid Istas said that nonstate dollars and other contributions will be used to cover the remaining balance of around $362,338.

The school had budgeted $100,000 for the May commencement ceremony. The price tag ended up being $1.04 million.

The address attracted about 12,000 visitors, requiring additional transportation, audiovisual and multimedia needs and other items. Obama was neither paid for her appearance nor compensated for travel and security.

***Harry Boy*** · 07-12-2009, 07:40 AM

Why Did The Anti War Protests Stop

Why Isn't Gitmo Closed

Where Is Jon Stewart

Madame Latourteist' Wax Museum Is Getting Ready To Unveil Giant Wax Duplicates Of Prince Barack Husseing Obama's Ears And Princess Michelle Obama's Arms There Is Already Talk Of A Movie And The Placement Of The Ears & Arms On Mt Rushmore, I Cried On The Day Of The Inauguration, God Bless Us.

Fogbuster · 07-12-2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrylS

Does any ever read the article, or is it some pavlovian response to anything about Obama.... sometimes posters here are worse than 4th graders..'it did not cost the taxpayers nothing...the costs were defrayed by private donations... the article is only 4 paragraphs long...

Yeah, right. And those generous "private donors" were all given nice, big, fat tax-deductions, too. One way or another the US tax-payer is paying for this, directly or indirectly.

Change we've all seen before.

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