White House Spokesman Struggles to Defend Taxpayer-Funded Date Night in NY

"I would say that the costs are proportionate with, uh, travel for presidents and I would encourage you, uh, to look up previous coverage on travel costs, uh, because they're analogous."

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June 1, 2009 at 3:55 pm - C-SPAN
Dateline: Washington DC
john   June 1st, 2009 - 3:56 pm

Can’t a brotha’ git a break….

Dr.M.L.Kingfish Jr.   June 1st, 2009 - 4:11 pm

Who cares…we own 70% of GM !
We’re RICH !
Yahoo !
HOPE….CHANGE

Eileen for Freedom/Liberty   June 1st, 2009 - 4:29 pm

America…the old saying still applies daily to Bilderberg Bush-Obama…”do as I say!…Not as I do”…you middle class peasants…just pay the bill!

Fathers and mothers all over this great country are scrambling, scrambling to pay their bills…living from payday to payday…if they still have a job!

What does not this elitist multi-millionaire not understand? Does he not even believe his own words on the prompter!

Doesn’t the prompter tell him to cut back and tighten up?

Doesn’t the Bilderberg Bush-Obama administration understand that they “TOO” must live by the calls to get lean?

This man doesn’t relate to any Americans…black and/or white!

He is in a league of his own…seeing only himself as a Savior…worthy of not having to do what others are called to do during this difficult…Bilderberg crisis!

America…we need to wake up and see this administration for what it is…a fraud!

When is someone with a backbone going to stand up and make him present that “original” Kenyan birth certificate?

When, America, when!

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JUST ANOTHER PATHETIC DAY IN THE ‘REIGN OF BARRY HUSSEIN’ AND HIS BILDERBERG AGENDA TO TAKE AMERICA DOWN FINANCIALLY ONE BANK, ONE CAR COMPANY, ONE STATE, ONE 401K, ONE BIG SPENDING BILL AND NOW ONE RACIST NOMINEE TO THE HIGHEST COURT IN OUR LAND…SEEKING TO TEAR APART THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT IN OUR REPUBLIC!

Other   June 1st, 2009 - 4:34 pm

If it helps then I want my president to have days off and nights out.

Even if I don’t agree with him.

This is harmless.

TruthTeller   June 1st, 2009 - 4:35 pm

More stuttering, incoherent ramblings from an incompetent giggling idiot, speaking for a corrupt, dysfunctional, self-worshiping narcissist.

This is what we have come to.
Welcome to the ObamaNation.
“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet…”

COMMUNITY ORGASMIZER - LAYING THE SCREWS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AGAIN!   June 1st, 2009 - 4:38 pm

?

WELL, LOOK, UH...   June 1st, 2009 - 4:40 pm

Well, look, uh… uh… uh…

HEY, THIS GUY SOUNDS JUST LIKE MR. O.!!??? KINDA SCARY.

Anyway, American people are NOT pleased with this spending spree going on by the new inhabitants of the White House… especially when American people are all suffering due to ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.

Where are the CONTROLLERS/COMPTROLLERS at the White House, who should be ADVISING AGAINST SUCH OBNOXIOUS CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION on the part of Mr. and Mrs. O.??? These people are NOT “ROYALTY,” and there is a limit to how much ORDINARY FOLKS can stomach.

Dave, Tn   June 1st, 2009 - 4:54 pm

He was just there visiting our tax dollars they’ve used to keep those New York banks in business Bahahahaahaaa

Matt   June 1st, 2009 - 5:04 pm

So, here I sit. 15% cut in pay already. I lost additional benefits and pay hundreds more out of pocket for less coverage. We have 2 incomes and we struggle.

But alas, our shining president. The man of the people. Of course he’s keeping his promise to his communist wife.

Hey, I want to keep my promise to my wife. We had that trip to Fiji on deck(that we now couldn’t afford if we tried).

Where’s the taxpayer $$ to pay for it Obama? Oh,. that’s right, you’re special.

“Teleprompter, teleprompter on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?

Woody   June 1st, 2009 - 5:06 pm

I used to think Obama made a huge mistake by appointing Gibbs as his press secretary. Now, I see that Obama knew exactly what he was doing: Gibbs is a bumbling bafoon who doesn’t have to PLAY dumb; he IS dumb–a perfect spokesman for this administration.

Burger King - Pennsylvania Avenue   June 1st, 2009 - 5:08 pm

Hey, they went out to an environmentally friendly restaurant.

And they only burned 25,000 gallons of gas to get there.

What’s the matter with you people?

Harry   June 1st, 2009 - 5:18 pm

At least he didn’t bring the big scary plane!

Jane   June 1st, 2009 - 5:47 pm

What happened to accountability in spending? Stay home!

grik   June 1st, 2009 - 5:50 pm

This is ridiculous. As if we didn’t pay for George Bush’s trips to Crawford.

At least this time were getting something for our money.

Hickok   June 1st, 2009 - 5:56 pm

Said it before, and I’ll say it again. This guy Gibbs is Dilbert’s evil twin brother, Dildo.
BTW Grik, GFY.

SuperSarge229   June 1st, 2009 - 6:45 pm

“Do as I say, not as I do, America!”

President Barry Hussein Obama
June 2009

“After all, I won, didn’t I?”
“It’s all George Bush’s fault anyway!”

Pencey   June 1st, 2009 - 7:18 pm

Grik, go back to sleep – we like nothing about Obama, he’s dishonest and he’s a dorque.

But it’s a fair trade, he doesn’t like us either. You remember the bit, GD America for 20 years or so.

Now here’s the tough swallow about your buddy Obama; he doesn’t like us but he doesn’t like you either.

dennisl59   June 1st, 2009 - 7:31 pm

The President should take $1 a year salary.

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THIS IS CNN   June 1st, 2009 - 8:33 pm

If you must know, it was paid for by http://www.BankofObama.org

Magyarfrau   June 1st, 2009 - 11:29 pm

Hey, maybe we the ( American People) can get a loan from that long time Obama supporter–George Soros! Was that another designer dress for Michelle? Is this news or is this TMZ? You execs don’t need to head to Las Vegas for any conventions– just go to NY and Broadway –package deals: $250,000 (meals included.)

Angry White Male   June 2nd, 2009 - 9:41 am

How long will this be a news thread?

The party responsible for the economy being in a twist and credit in a crunch have scrutinized President Obama’s every move. They have now gone as far as slamming him for taking his wife on a date he promised her months ago.
Fox News, Breitbarf and the GOP jumped on this story as if the president hijacked the plane for the trip. Let’s get real, everybody needs a break. All the Presidents have always taken trips for pure relaxation. President Bush spent 487 days at Camp David and 490 days at his ranch in Crawford and nobody complained about the cost of fuel.
It seems as though the GOP in general and the right wing in particular,seems to going through the five stages of grief.Since this Black man with a swahili first and last name and an arabic middle name came out of nowhere to become president.Nothing seems to stick to him.From being a secret muslim ,crazy pastors,radical associates to the birther conspiracy.
None of that bothers me.I am still trying to figure out how he outwitted the Clinton machine.

American Liberal   June 2nd, 2009 - 12:45 pm

Can’t we all just get along and very interesting.

HUH?   June 2nd, 2009 - 4:05 pm

What do you mean: Everybody needs a break…!?

THAT’S ALL THIS GUY’S BEEN DOING SINCE DAY #1…
taking BREAKS, and BREAKING AMERICA.

We’re all tired of hearing that the BUSH ADMINISTRATION caused the problem. THIS CURRENT REGIME IS EXACERBATING “THE PROBLEM” UNTIL THE COUNTRY’S DRYING UP AND MAY JUST UP & BLOW AWAY LIKE DUST IN THE “DIRTY-30′S” DEPRESSION ONE OF THESE DAYS.

Dave S   June 2nd, 2009 - 7:10 pm

Obama: “we’re already broke….”
Obama: “we can’t go on driving SUVs, flying our private jets to Las Vegas…..”

Obama: “I made a promise to my wife so I had to keep it [by flying a private jet to NYC, blocking traffic with my motorcade of SUVs and spending thousands of taxpayer dollars....]”

all paraphrased. Change we can relieve on……

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