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Moochelle visits Buddhist temple. Cost to the

Posted: Mar 20, 2015

Takes me 3 years to earn that much. What a waste of taxpayer money.

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Unreal - anonie

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Okay I didn't know Buddhist temples charged anything. Are you sure she didn't use that money for clothes.

Why on earth would she even have to visit one. What point or purpose?

I don't understand how Democrats can defend this behavior. - LM

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nm

Oh, where was the outrage.... - sm

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When the Bushes did the exact same thing for 4 days? Didn't hear a peep out of Fox News and the hypocritical right-wing fringe then, did we?

Well, FYI, Michelle Obama is doing her job as First Lady of the United States of America.

I can only surmise that conservatives must therefore enjoy the trade deficits that exist between our countries and probably also see inherent value in demeaning other countries' religious institutions. Right-wing media plays into their fear and hatred of both Buddhism as well as their hatred of Michelle Obama. Oh, how pathetic.

This type nonsense, in my opinion, is why conservatives are not fit to be leaders of the free world. In order to lead the free world, you should be required to have a rudimentary understanding of foreign relations and be able to treat others, although they might not necessarily be in lockstep with your rigid worldview, with a modicum of respect.

Unless there's a double, President Bush is with the First Lady - Truthhurts

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They were TOGETHER on a tour of Asian countries for political reasons, trade, policy, etc. Big difference.

Why did Michelle go to Japan? She cannot make any decisions on foreign policy, trade, etc. She has no authority in presidential matters.

Michelle and Obama always seem to take separate planes to go anywhere and she usually doesn't accompany him on his political trips. What's up with that?

I'm tired of it all because it costs the taxpayers too much for her to be taking separate trips. That cost could have lowered the debt and/or deficit spending quite a lot with only the cost of Air Force One at $288,000/hour. Figure how many separate trips they took over the 6 years and add it up. It probably could have shaved at least $1 Trillion off the debt/deficit in a year.

Using the excuse of having to take care of the kids as Michelle has done countless times doesn't fly. After all, that's why her mother is supposedly living there.

So, the link just showed that the Bush's were "in tune" with protocol and respected the hosts of the countries they visited. Won't say that for Obama and Michelle.

That's what I was going to say. Great minds and all. LOL (sm) - LM

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All first couples take trips together to foreign countries. Mooch sure makes a lot of trips by herself, I've noticed. It costs us a ton of money, and like you said, it's not like she can actually contribute anything. It's over and over with this one. Same thing.

First Lady - BIB

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"The purpose of her fourth official solo trip abroad as first lady was to promote her Let Girls Learn initiative, a program aimed at training local activists and community leaders to help young women connect with education opportunities."

So did it work? Let girls learn? - Expensive trip. Hope so.

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nm

They only learned how to spend the "taxpayers" money - otherwise, not so muchBO^u-yo-i^

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They could have gone to the White House for that lesson and saved us millions.

Pretty sad the negative response from the right...sm - jesus

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when the first lady travels and spreads good will.

That wasn't all she was spreading. - Abby

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nm

LOLOLOl...aint that the truth - Thanks for the "Truth".

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Remember the Hawaii trip last year?? - NPC

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It was for Michelle's 50th birthday bash and visit to Oprah all paid for by the taxpayers.

I never saw so much unnecessary waste of hardworking Americans' tax money in my life. Never!

Wasn't that the time when she brought 20 of her closest - friends with her? We paid for them too.

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nm

Mooch cares nothing for America "good will" - Remember how she dissed the USA

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Guess she forgot about the hateful, nasty things she said, but the rest of us haven't.

Wonder if her crummy attitude changed now that the taxpayers - foot most of her bills? BO^u-yo-i^

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I remember. It was shortly before hubby embarked on his - first apology tour.

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