All of Obama's supporters happy he's going to spend $200 million a DAY in India? (interview, stats)

[sanrene]

Obama is bringing an entourage of 3,000 people with him. Obama’s trip to India does include a meeting with Prime Minister Manohan Singh in New Delhi. A total of 40 jetliners will haul Obama, family, friends and staff.

White House debunks "wildly inflated" $200M-per-day price tag for Obama's India trip | Media Matters for America

But the White House flatly refuses to divulge the cost. So I guess we should just take his word for it?

How "wildly inflated" is it? After all, it's OUR money, isn't it? We have a RIGHT to know, yes?

[Kirdik]

Maybe we shouldn't allow him back in?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Winter_Sucks

Nice link. They all lead to right-wingers foaming at the mouth. Real credible.

lets see, 650,000 links all discussing the Obama cost, or 1 anonymous online poster disputing the figures, well not really disputing them, just attacking them as not accurate.. mmmm, I wonder which one to believe...

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by pghquest

lets see, 650,000 links all discussing the Obama cost, or 1 anonymous online poster disputing the figures, well not really disputing them, just attacking them as not accurate.. mmmm, I wonder which one to believe...

It seems the links are all to anonymous online posters as well.

[sanrene]

Originally Posted by Katiana

It seems the links are all to anonymous online posters as well.

Did you see the link from the Left's go-to source, media matters?

Why won't the WH divulge the cost?

[DifferentDrum]

Originally Posted by Dane_in_LA

That figure sounds - unlikely.

Quite.

Q: Is President Obama’s trip to India going to cost $200 million per day?
A: This highly doubtful claim originated with one Indian news agency quoting an anonymous source in Mumbai. The White House says it is "wildly exaggerated," and there’s no evidence to support such a huge figure.


FULL QUESTION

There are reports all over that Obama’s India trip will cost $200 million per day. I haven’t been able to find a credible rebuttal to this but I can’t believe it could be true.

FULL ANSWER
This story has spread rapidly among the president’s critics, but there is simply no evidence to support it. And common sense should lead anyone to doubt it. For example, the entire U.S. war effort in Afghanistan currently costs less than that — about $5.7 billion per month, according to the Congressional Research Service, or roughly $190 million per day. How could a peaceful state visit cost more than a war?
What else can you get for $200 million? Try the New Jersey Nets basketball team or possibly the Hope diamond — if only the Smithsonian were selling it (http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/pdf/press/2010_10_21_hope.pdf - broken link)..........

read the whole article:
Ask FactCheck: Trip to Mumbai | FactCheck.org

[GSC1]

So why won't they tell us the cost for the bill we're footing????

[sacredgrooves]

Have they never heard of Telepresence? Even if it is $1mil a day, why waste the money and security risks when the technology is there.

[Opyelie]

Well it IS a Trade Delegation, though the reported 3,000 people seems a bit much even for that.

Maybe we need to outdo the Brit's Trade delegation in July 2010 -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/w...dcameron-india

The British PM will arrive in India today with the largest UK delegation since the sun came down on the Raj in August 1947

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by GSC1

So why won't they tell us the cost for the bill we're footing????

Exactly. This and the cost of the trip are things all Americans should be concerned about-not just Republicans or those critical of the Obama administration.