Realizing that he needed a little "governmental face time", Mr. Obama found time on two of the past 7 days to receive a daily briefing.
But, the long President's Day weekend was near. So, the Obama family split in two separate directions. Mr. Obama flew to Florida to spend 3 days in the sun, receiving golfing lessons and playing several rounds of golf. Mrs. Obama, however, took the girls and her friends to Aspen Colorado for a long weekend of skiing. Additionally, the Biden's spent the weekend skiing in Aspen as well!
While no one can begrudge the First Family of taking vacations, it just seems rather ironic that the President continues to "bash the rich", and then he rushes off with his "rich" friends and "donors" for extravagantly expensive vacations. Not only do they just get away, but they take their friends as well - and we, the taxpayers, pay for it all (one way or another).
Below is a summary of the Presidents official schedule during the week of Wednesday February 13 through Tuesday February 19 2013.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
- President Obama receives a daily briefing at 9:45 AM. Next, he plans to speak at 10:45 AM, "challenging Republicans to ... " raise taxes (Obama to press Congress again for sequester fix).
- VP Biden participates in a Facebook Town Hall on gun violence.
- President Obama golfed with Ron Kirk, Eric Whitaker, and Marvin Nicholson. At night, he returned from his golfing vacation with Reggie Love. They landed on Air Force One at 7:45 PM, and Mr. Obama then spoke to reporters for a few minutes. (Obama Talks Off Record With Press on Flight Home).
Sunday, February 17, 2013
- Mr. Obama golfed with Tiger Woods.
- Mr. Obama spent the long President's Day weekend at the Floridian. Mr. Obama "rented out all three of the four-bedroom guest cottages on the grounds of The Floridian for the whole of the long weekend, as well about 20 hotel rooms from the nearby Holiday Inn- which is about 20 minutes drive from the course- for his traveling entourage of press and security." The guesstimate cost of the trip was approximately $1 million. (Finally! Obama is snapped leaving $1m golfing weekend with Tiger Woods after he imposed controversial picture black out)
- Michelle Obama flew to Aspen Colorado for a weekend of ski lessons and skiing. She arrived with her 2 daughters and a few friends (All downhill for Obama gals).
- President Obama received a daily briefing at 9:30 AM. One half hour later (10:00 AM) the President met with President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy. Then at 11:10 AM, he welcomed 18 recipients of the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal. One hour later, Mr. Obama departed the White House and flow to Chicago where he discussed proposals he made in the State of the Union Address. Mr. Obama left Chicago at 5:30 PM and flew directly to West Palm Beach Florida for a weekend of golf.
- Both VP Joe Biden and his wife flew to Aspen Colorado for a weekend of skiing.
- President Obama left the White House at 9:35 AM and flew to Decatur GA where he first visited a prekindergarten classroom, and then spoke at the Community Recreation Center there. He left Deactur and arrived back in DC at 4:25 PM, just in time to participate in a Google+ "Fireside Hangout" at 4:50 PM.
- President Obama left the White house at 9:35 AM and flew to Asheville NC. There, he toured the Linamar North Carolina Factory and delivered remarks at noon. He then flew back to Washington and arrived at the White House at 3 PM.
- Mrs. Obama welcomed students from he D.C. area and New Orleans to take part in an interactive student workshop with the cast and crew of the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild".
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