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Fox News Class Warfare Over Obama’s “Pricey” Hawaiian Christmas

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on December 25, 2011 · Flag

Fox News never seems to tire of accusing the left of playing “class warfare” against the rich (and never mind Fox’s own war against the poor). But Fox quickly threw aside its cheerleading for the 1% now that there’s a chance to demonize Obama as too rich. Anyone remember how relentlessly Fox attacked President Obama’s "elite" Martha’s Vineyard vacation over the summer? Well, now it’s Obama’s “pricey” Hawaiian Christmas vacation.

Fox Nation perhaps justified its hypocrisy by blaming the trip on Michelle Obama. Their source for this attack? That bastion of credibility, the National Enquirer. Actually, it was the U.K.’s Daily Mail which based its article on the Enquirer. Here’s an excerpt of what got posted on Fox Nation:

Michelle Obama insisted on a pricey holiday to Hawaii… She allegedly wanted the taxpayer-funded $4 million trip when Barack Obama sought instead to make the short trip to Camp David in Maryland.

Political sources told the National Enquirer that the 47-year-old’s spending is rocketing and she even went on a shopping spree before the Hawaii trip.

What the longer article stated – but got left out of Fox Nation’s excerpt was that the bill to the taxpayers was for Obama’s flight to Hawaii:

His flight was estimated by the Hawaii Reporter as the largest expense of the holiday trip, which will cost more than $4million in total.

But his family is covering the cost of a private beach front residence in Kailua, Oahu, which costs up to $3,500 a day, or $75,000 a month.

I guess if President Obama was a real American, he’d have picked a state closer to Washington, D.C. as his home town.

Comments on the Fox Nation post are closed - so we can just imagine what kind of Christmas spirit the "civil," "tolerant" community demonstrated.

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mj - the same one commented 2011-12-26 16:19:59 -0500 · Flag
“His flight was estimated by the Hawaii Reporter as the largest expense of the holiday trip, which will cost more than $4million in total.

But his family is covering the cost of a private beach front residence in Kailua, Oahu, which costs up to $3,500 a day, or $75,000 a month."

A $4 million flight? A $3,500/day beach rental?

Wow — with prices like that, it’s gonna awfully difficult to think of the President as a “skinny, ghetto crackhead”.

Isn’t that right, Brent BOZOell?

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NewsHound Alex commented 2011-12-25 19:41:40 -0500 · Flag
The GOP pay people to go onto liberal websites and say what Fallacy said below. Just sayin’.
el84 commented 2011-12-25 17:26:04 -0500 · Flag
The cost of the plane flight would have fed millions. I blame our president and most politicians in office. No more Obama 2012. And your post was insensitive. The people who are going hungry shouldn’t have to America 2012. So instead of wasting my time campaigning this time, I will be out volunteering for the homeless and hungry.
truman commented 2011-12-25 17:23:27 -0500 · Flag
The hatemongering turds who swim constantly in the Fux Nation cesspool never take a vacation.
doors17 commented 2011-12-25 16:48:58 -0500 · Flag
Hey Fox Nation, read this…CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller reports that during his eight years in office President Bush made 77 visits to his ranch in Crawford, Texas during his presidency, and spent all or part of 490 days there. He also spent a total of 487 days at Camp David.

I believe Fox describe this time as a “working vacation” for the former President.
el84 commented 2011-12-25 16:36:13 -0500 · Flag
Rich Democratic politicians have nothing in common with the commoners. I probably have changed my mind about voting for Obama now. Our Great Hope is just another self-indulgent, greedy hypocritical politician. Last night I was wandering around among Denver’s homeless stragglers. 4 million dollars to fly A.F. One to Hawaii. Beachfront vacation.
Last night I went to a Unitarian service that gave the offering to Metro CareRing, a major Denver food bank. Thursday night, I attended a fundraiser at a live music venue for the same. Happened to help with the event. I live at the poverty level in the status quo United States. Just read about single mothers with children not being able to get shelter space in Los Angeles because there are hardly any.
I’m not voting for anybody. The system is a lie. Democratic politicians suck about as much as Republicans.
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