Friday, June 10, 2011

Air Force One Expenditures- And We Are Broke


These are interesting stats that dropped in to my lap:

Author unknown: The pilots and crew of Air Force One are flying more hours than a rookie on a beer run. They are tired of it too, and are adding more crew to Air Force-1, - I know this for a fact because I'm one of the instructors that trains the crews. Our company (Atlas Air) has had the Air Force-1 and E-4 contract for over two years and I've been doing it for about 8 months now.
Last year (2010) Obama flew in Air Force One 172 times, almost every other day.
White House officials have been telling reporters in recent days that the Democrat doesn't intend to hang around the White House quite so much in 2011. They explain he wants to get out more around the country because, as everyone knows, that midterm election shellacking on Nov. 2 had nothing to do with his health care bill, over-spending or other policies, and everything to do with Obama's not adequately explaining himself to his countrymen and women.
And with only 673 days remaining in Obama's never ending presidential campaign, the incumbent's travel pace will not likely slacken.
At an Air Force-estimated cost of $181,757 per flight HOUR (not to mention the additional travel costs of Marine One, Secret Service, logistics and local police overtime), that's a lot of frequent flier dollars going into Obama's carbon footprint.
We are privy to some of these numbers thanks to CBS' Mark Knoller, a bearded national treasure trove of presidential stats. According to Knoller's copious notes, during the last year, Obama made 65 domestic trips over 104 days, and six trips to eight countries over 22 days. Not counting six vacation trips over 32 days.
He took 196 helicopter trips, signed 203 pieces of legislation and squeezed in 29 rounds of left-handed golf.
Obama last year gave 491 speeches, remarks or statements. That's more talking than goes on in some entire families, at least from fatherly mouths.
In fact, even including the 24 days of 2010 that we never saw Obama in public, his speaking works out to about one official utterance every 11 waking hours. Aides indicate the "Real Good Talker" believes we need more.
Related: Obama spends nearly half his presidency outside Washington , plans to travel more
Related: Vacationer-in-Chief Spends $1.75 Million to Visit Hawaiian Chums
Obama has spent over $100 million taxpayer dollars flying around in Air Force One, and probably another $100 million on his entourage. Obama is just another tin-pot dictator living lavishly at the expense of his subjects.
And seniors have to "tighten their belts" because they aren't getting a COLA again this year... and none last year!

THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED PUT THIS GREEDY WINDBAG IN OFFICE!!
BE MORE CAREFUL NEXT TIME!!

11 comments:

Chris said...

He acts like it's all his money and not ours.

Unknown said...

Yes sir, Chris. I am certain he feels like this is a millionaires vacation... On our dime, or should I say millions of dollars.

Chris said...

What pisses me off the most is most of the debt he has incured is a payoff to his supporters, unions...

Unknown said...

And I might add, Chris, on the backs of people like you, me and Adams Patriot, just to name a few.

Hilton said...

Its awful strange that all of this was never said about the other Presidents. Why don't we just restrict our Presidents to the white house and don't let him talk to anyone, not even Americans. That should go over real big. This President can't win regardless what he does. If the budget was balanced and the unemployment rate was 1.1% he would still be bashed. I'll be happy to see him go and then all the complainers can elect Sarah and this country will be just fine. God have mercy on America.

Hilton Knox said...

George Bush and Dick Cheney raped this country. They both should have been jailed.

Hilton Knox said...

George Bush and Dick Cheney raped this country. They both should have been jailed.

Unknown said...

So you think is was all Bush's fault. Ever heard of the 111th congress?
And Obama is spending this country in to oblivion and he doesn't care. Neither does the DNC.
Obama, Pelosi and Reid, with in a matter of 2 years have added $4T to the national debt. It's not sustainable.
Business are not going to start hiring until Washington gets is butt in gear and stops the spending and cut back like their is no tomorrow. Golf and alllll the vacations are not RUNNING THE COUNTRY.
Obama see's this as his 4 year vacation!
Time to rein in the coughers OR your entitlements YOU want WILL BE ALL GONE.
You read for that?

AdamsPatriot said...

Liberals are in a constant state of denial that their leaders could possibly be wrong.

Should the economy continue to be in such a low state 100 years from now, liberals will continue to blame Bush and not the TRUE rapists of American Prosperity...the liberal/progressive/socialists in power today.

Go ahead liberals and deny the truth. The real world has passed you by and recogizes that Obama and his kind are the true destructors of American Prosperity.

AdamsPatriot said...

TRUTH IS HATE
FOR THOSE THAT HATE THE TRUTH!

Unknown said...

Love how they detract from Obamas record, AP, by calling for jail time for Bush by giving no reason for it.