Racism on SodaHead
The Thinking Woman
2012/03/07 07:57:52
It is time to stop the racism, one step at a time and it begins HERE and it starts NOW.
All over this site people are complaining about how many days Michelle Obama has been on vacation, how many days President Obama has been on vacation. ENOUGH!
Did anyone complain about how many days Bush spent on vacation. Did they care how many days Laura Bush was on her lavish vacations? No, you never once heard them complain.
It is time to call it what it is. RACISM. Birthers are nothing but racist. These good christain conservatives posting all over about these vacations are RACIST. We need to call them out, expose them for the hate mongers they are. We need to stand up for what civil rights people fought so hard for and legally gained. It is time now.
If they want to post about Obama's vacations, where were their voices when this happened?
Then why didn't they question this?
During 2 terms as President, Bush
spent all or of part of 487 days at Camp David, on retreats and made 77
trips to his Crawford Ranch, in Texas, where he spent all or part of 490
days, on his Ranch.
The total number of days of vacation or retreat
President Bush took, while in office over a period of 8 years was 977
days, or 32% of his total time in office, was spent on vacations or
retreats.
Laura Bush and four female friends have escaped
together for a week every summer. They arrived at Mammoth Lakes on July
8, 2001 and a day later came to Tuolumne Meadows Lodge with an entourage
of some 25 people, including Secret Service agents, a White House
communications team, various aides and several park officials. The group
took up about 15 of the 70 cabins at the site.
July 27, 2003
Laura Bush and all her friends arrived at Lake Crescent Lodge in
Washington State for a week long vacation in the Olympic National
Forest. "I have a group of friends that I grew up with in Midland,
Texas, and we hike every summer at a national park," said Mrs. Bush.
Yes, she and her friends arrived on Air Force II with lots of Secret
Service Agents.
July 23, 2006 Denali National Park & Preserve in Alaska
First
Lady Laura Bush arrived in the park by train on July 23rd for a
one-week vacation at a private inholder lodge in the Kantishna area.
Members of the park staff assisted Secret Service and White House
personnel with communications, security and logistics. A small number of
rangers from other parks in the region were detailed to Denali to
maintain normal operations so that a portion of the parks law
enforcement staff could be assigned full-time to augment and assist the
Secret Service details. During the week. Mrs. Bush and a small group of
friends enjoyed daily hiking excursions throughout the park. On Friday,
July 28th, she and her companions traveled to park headquarters to tour
the Murie Science and Learning Center, a collaborative venture by
Denali, seven other national parks, and several park partners. She later
attended a luncheon hosted at the center and greeted park staff and the
regional director. [Submitted by Richard Moore, North District Ranger]
This
is the second time in the last couple-three months that LaWa has taken
advantage of a western national park for a little "getaway with close
friends" whose number, names, relationships, and particularly gender is
somehow never mentioned.
In June 2008, First Lady Laura Bush
visited Mount Desert Island, Maine with a small group of friends for a
brief vacation. She did not plan any public appearances before she
arrived, but she was out in the public eye during her visit and met with
Acadia National Park superintendent Sheridan Steele.
Laura Bush
and her daughters, Barbara and Jenna, traveled to Africa in 2007, where
they went on safari. Yet her trip was regarded as an "official" visit
and included several public events.
And yet you say you are not racist. YOU ARE RACIST! You never questioned Bush now did you?
All over this site people are complaining about how many days Michelle Obama has been on vacation, how many days President Obama has been on vacation. ENOUGH!
Did anyone complain about how many days Bush spent on vacation. Did they care how many days Laura Bush was on her lavish vacations? No, you never once heard them complain.
It is time to call it what it is. RACISM. Birthers are nothing but racist. These good christain conservatives posting all over about these vacations are RACIST. We need to call them out, expose them for the hate mongers they are. We need to stand up for what civil rights people fought so hard for and legally gained. It is time now.
If they want to post about Obama's vacations, where were their voices when this happened?
Then why didn't they question this?
During 2 terms as President, Bush
spent all or of part of 487 days at Camp David, on retreats and made 77
trips to his Crawford Ranch, in Texas, where he spent all or part of 490
days, on his Ranch.
The total number of days of vacation or retreat
President Bush took, while in office over a period of 8 years was 977
days, or 32% of his total time in office, was spent on vacations or
retreats.
Laura Bush and four female friends have escaped
together for a week every summer. They arrived at Mammoth Lakes on July
8, 2001 and a day later came to Tuolumne Meadows Lodge with an entourage
of some 25 people, including Secret Service agents, a White House
communications team, various aides and several park officials. The group
took up about 15 of the 70 cabins at the site.
July 27, 2003
Laura Bush and all her friends arrived at Lake Crescent Lodge in
Washington State for a week long vacation in the Olympic National
Forest. "I have a group of friends that I grew up with in Midland,
Texas, and we hike every summer at a national park," said Mrs. Bush.
Yes, she and her friends arrived on Air Force II with lots of Secret
Service Agents.
July 23, 2006 Denali National Park & Preserve in Alaska
First
Lady Laura Bush arrived in the park by train on July 23rd for a
one-week vacation at a private inholder lodge in the Kantishna area.
Members of the park staff assisted Secret Service and White House
personnel with communications, security and logistics. A small number of
rangers from other parks in the region were detailed to Denali to
maintain normal operations so that a portion of the parks law
enforcement staff could be assigned full-time to augment and assist the
Secret Service details. During the week. Mrs. Bush and a small group of
friends enjoyed daily hiking excursions throughout the park. On Friday,
July 28th, she and her companions traveled to park headquarters to tour
the Murie Science and Learning Center, a collaborative venture by
Denali, seven other national parks, and several park partners. She later
attended a luncheon hosted at the center and greeted park staff and the
regional director. [Submitted by Richard Moore, North District Ranger]
This
is the second time in the last couple-three months that LaWa has taken
advantage of a western national park for a little "getaway with close
friends" whose number, names, relationships, and particularly gender is
somehow never mentioned.
In June 2008, First Lady Laura Bush
visited Mount Desert Island, Maine with a small group of friends for a
brief vacation. She did not plan any public appearances before she
arrived, but she was out in the public eye during her visit and met with
Acadia National Park superintendent Sheridan Steele.
Laura Bush
and her daughters, Barbara and Jenna, traveled to Africa in 2007, where
they went on safari. Yet her trip was regarded as an "official" visit
and included several public events.
And yet you say you are not racist. YOU ARE RACIST! You never questioned Bush now did you?
That about sums it up.
From everything I can find online, apparently, like Nancy Regan before her, Mrs. Bush got more media attention for replacing the missing and chipped White House china (with donated money) than any concern for her vacations.
Other than going back and forth to the Crawford Ranch (which became rather like the second White House), I could find only a few references to Mrs. Bush’s vacations.
For 15 years, Laura Bush and four female friends have escaped together for a week every summer. “I have a group of friends that I grew up with in Midland, Texas, and we hike every summer at a national park.”
July 8, 2001 – Yosemite National Park, California.
July 27, 2003 – Olympic National Forest, Washington.
July 20, 2004 – Glacier National Park, Montana.
July 23, 2006 – Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska (she arrived by train).
May 1, 2007 – Zion National Park, Utah.
June 2008 – Mount Desert Island, Maine.
I cannot seem to locate which National Park, if any, they went to in 2002 and 2005.
Naturally, these hiking vacations did include friends (from what I could find, there were 4 friends with Mrs. Bush) and sometimes Air Force II and always with Secret Service Agents and some staff, as is necessary...
From everything I can find online, apparently, like Nancy Regan before her, Mrs. Bush got more media attention for replacing the missing and chipped White House china (with donated money) than any concern for her vacations.
Other than going back and forth to the Crawford Ranch (which became rather like the second White House), I could find only a few references to Mrs. Bush’s vacations.
For 15 years, Laura Bush and four female friends have escaped together for a week every summer. “I have a group of friends that I grew up with in Midland, Texas, and we hike every summer at a national park.”
July 8, 2001 – Yosemite National Park, California.
July 27, 2003 – Olympic National Forest, Washington.
July 20, 2004 – Glacier National Park, Montana.
July 23, 2006 – Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska (she arrived by train).
May 1, 2007 – Zion National Park, Utah.
June 2008 – Mount Desert Island, Maine.
I cannot seem to locate which National Park, if any, they went to in 2002 and 2005.
Naturally, these hiking vacations did include friends (from what I could find, there were 4 friends with Mrs. Bush) and sometimes Air Force II and always with Secret Service Agents and some staff, as is necessary for a first lady.
Then, we have the “working vacations” which were still vacations for fun and enjoyment:
July 2005 – with daughters on an African safari. Also, part of this “vacation” was spent with young female AIDS victims in Zambia listening to stories of abuse and taking mosquito nets to southern Africa so children could be protected from malaria. http://www.npr.org/templates/...
October 2007 – Mrs. Bush traveled around the middle east raising awareness of Breast Cancer. http://www.healthcentral.com/...
March 2008 – Mexico. More breast cancer awareness. http://seattletimes.nwsource....
March 2008 – Haiti. To promote increased funding for AIDS patients and support education. http://articles.chicagotribun...
Judicial Watch Sues U.S. Air Force for Records Detailing Costs of Michelle Obama’s August 2010 ‘Whirlwind’ Vacation to Spain
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a lawsuit on March 5, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Air Force to obtain records detailing Michelle Obama’s controversial August 2010 vacation to Spain. Overall, Judicial Watch is seeking information pertaining to the costs to taxpayers for this vacation as well as any indication of official business conducted by Mrs. Obama while she was in the country.
Specifically, Judicial Watch seeks access to the following records pursuant to its August 25, 2011, FOIA request:(Judicial Watch v. USAF (No. 1:12-cv-00345).
All records concerning mission taskings of First Lady Michelle Obama’s August 2010 trip to Spain;
ii. All records concerning transportation costs for Mrs. Obama’s August 2010 trip to Spain; and
iii. All passenger manifests (DD-2131) for Mrs. Obama’s August 2010 trip to Spain.
The U.S. Air Force acknowledged receiving Judicial Watch’s request on August 30, 2011 and ...
Judicial Watch Sues U.S. Air Force for Records Detailing Costs of Michelle Obama’s August 2010 ‘Whirlwind’ Vacation to Spain
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a lawsuit on March 5, 2012, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Air Force to obtain records detailing Michelle Obama’s controversial August 2010 vacation to Spain. Overall, Judicial Watch is seeking information pertaining to the costs to taxpayers for this vacation as well as any indication of official business conducted by Mrs. Obama while she was in the country.
Specifically, Judicial Watch seeks access to the following records pursuant to its August 25, 2011, FOIA request:(Judicial Watch v. USAF (No. 1:12-cv-00345).
All records concerning mission taskings of First Lady Michelle Obama’s August 2010 trip to Spain;
ii. All records concerning transportation costs for Mrs. Obama’s August 2010 trip to Spain; and
iii. All passenger manifests (DD-2131) for Mrs. Obama’s August 2010 trip to Spain.
The U.S. Air Force acknowledged receiving Judicial Watch’s request on August 30, 2011 and was required by law to respond by October 13, 2011, at the latest. However, at the time of Judicial Watch’s lawsuit, the Air Force has neither released responsive documents nor indicated why these documents should be withheld. The Air Force has also failed to indicate when a response is forthcoming.
In August 2010, Michelle Obama and one of her daughters embarked on what the press described as a “whirlwind tour of Spain,” which included visits to coastal towns, shopping and a lunch date with the country’s King and Queen. The Obamas reportedly stayed in the luxury Hotel Villa Paderna during the vacation. As reported by The New York Times also accompanying Mrs. Obama on the trip were “two friends and four of their daughters, as well as a couple of aides and a couple of advance staff members.”
Mrs. Obama sustained heavy criticism for taking the vacation at the same time the U.S. reported a loss of 131,000 jobs. While the White House claims the Obamas “paid their own way” for the trip, taxpayers were responsible for certain costs, including Mrs. Obama’s security.
Judicial Watch previously obtained documents pertaining to a June 21-27, 2011 trip taken by Michelle Obama, her family and her staff to South Africa and Botswana. Judicial Watch received mission expense records and passenger manifests for the Africa trip that yielded a cost of $424,142 for the flight and crew alone. Other expenses, such as off-flight food, transportation, security, etc. were not included.
“That this lavish trip may be a source of embarrassment for the Obamas is not a sufficient reason to stonewall the release of records. Evidently, American taxpayers were stuck with a sizable bill so Mrs. Obama could tour around Spain with her family and friends. This administration, as a supposed steward of taxpayer dollars, has an obligation to disclose the full costs of the Obama family’s luxury trip,” stated Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
It's just like going out to the ranch at Crawford, working at home while going out in your white Ford pickup and sweat while cutting overgrown mesquite and keeping an eye out for western diamond back rattlesnakes.
Don't waste my time anymore.