PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Lucifer on July 26, 2016, 08:04:48 AM
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http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-obama-attendance-paris-climate-change-conference-cost-taxpayers-2976296-20/
(Washington DC)—Judicial Watch announced today that it has obtained records from the U.S. Secret Service and the
Department of the Air Force detailing the costs of Obama’s trip to attend the 2015 Paris Climate Change
Conference. Secret Service charges for Obama and his staff to attend the Conference cost taxpayers $1,324,171.60.
Flight expenses cost $1,652,124.60, bringing the total expenditure for the conference to at least $2,976,296.20. To date,
Obama’s known travel expenses total $82,606,703.13
Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for these documents on January 6, 2016. The records
were released in response to a FOIA lawsuit filed on May 6, 2016, (Judicial Watch v. U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (No. 1:16cv00863)).
The Secret Service expense report is as follows:
$82,991.60 was spent on air and rail travel.
$706,065 was spent on Parisian hotels.
$531,598 for rental vehicles.
$10,820 in overtime pay was run up.
Cell phones were rented for $2,562.
Cell phone usage cost $679.
A copier was rented for $652.
$624 in “miscellaneous” expenses.
The Secret Service detail stayed in a number of Parisian hotels. The most money was spent at the InterContinental
Paris Le Grand, a historic hotel built in 1862 that is called a “luxury” hotel that “defines historic grandeur,” according to its
website. Accommodations were also booked at the Hilton Astor, Marriott Ambassador, Marriott Rive Gauche, and
Mercure Tour Eiffel.
According to Air Force documents two planes were used for the trip to Paris, both Air Force One and a C32A (which is
generally used by either the secretary of state or the first lady):
Air Force One travelled a total of 14.4 hours @ $180,118 per hour for a total of $1,404,927.00.
The C32A travelled 15.6 hours @ $15,846 per hour for a total of $247,197.60.
Other expenses for additional cabinet members’ travel and catering, Secret Service meals, meeting rooms, etc. are
not included in these totals.
The controversial Paris Climate Conference, also known as COP21, spanned from November 30, 2015, to December
12, 2015. Travel to the conference reportedly burned 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide, seemingly defeating the purpose
of the meeting of world leaders. Critics also contend President Obama’s executive action implementing the Paris
Climate Agreement circumvents the constitutional requirement that treaties become law only after ratification by the U.S.
Senate.
“Obama’s Paris junket is another example of wasteful and unnecessary presidential travel that abuses the taxpayers,
the military, and the U.S. Secret Service,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
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Plenty more where that came from.
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Here's a question:
What are you gonna do about it?
There's no "checks and balance" for things like this (that I can think of).
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Didn't Obama tell businesses not to book conventions in Las Vegas, and told them to have remote meetings?
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Pretty cheap when you consider the costs of everything involved.
Hell, chartering a 747-400 will easily run you $27k an hour. Not including food and beverage.
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Cisco Telepresence and everyone stays at home.
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DNC's new Motto
"Not for me, but for thee"
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DNC's new Motto
"Not for me, but for thee"
That's been Al Gore's motto forever.
This trip must have pumped a lot of CO2 (plant food) out.
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John Kerry thinks Air Conditioning is more dangerous than ISIS. I bet he has turned all his A/C units off in his private jets, and yachts.
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According to you guys the POTUS should fly commercial on the cheapest carrier. Or maybe he should just be a prisoner of the White House. Yeah, whatever.
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According to you guys the POTUS should fly commercial on the cheapest carrier. Or maybe he should just be a prisoner of the White House. Yeah, whatever.
No, he should stop promoting a hoax in an effort to build more government control of everything.
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According to you guys the POTUS should fly commercial on the cheapest carrier.
I have no problem with that. I have to when I'm working.
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I have no problem with that. I have to when I'm working.
You aren't instantly recognizable and the head of one of the most important nations on earth. Bit of a difference.
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No, he should stop promoting a hoax in an effort to build more government control of everything.
Only a hoax in what functions as your mind.
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According to you guys the POTUS should fly commercial on the cheapest carrier. Or maybe he should just be a prisoner of the White House. Yeah, whatever.
you still misrepresenting the positions of others here on POA, eh?
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http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-obama-attendance-paris-climate-change-conference-cost-taxpayers-2976296-20/
Didn't see the same outrage about cost when "W" visited Africa as part of his farewell tour, not only the 2 747's , helos and other support vehicles, BUT they flew fuel out to Africa for the 747's as the local supply could not be guaranteed
All we got in return was a video of his bad dancing - he sure looked like he was enjoying himself.
http://wpmedia.news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/0908bushdance.jpg?quality=65&strip=all (http://wpmedia.news.nationalpost.com/2010/09/0908bushdance.jpg?quality=65&strip=all)
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There was a lot of bitching about W's Texas vacations and trips to Kennebunkport.