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

[henrjam]

If more proof where needed, this shows how people will swallow anything. In my shop, on some machine tools there is a sign that says " Engage Brain ".

[Wapasha]

We need to let Øbama go on this trip so we can see how much it will cost. BTW, how much does a one kilometer "bomb-proof tunnel" cost?

Tunnel for Obama near Mani Bhavan - Mumbai - DNA

[Factsplease]

People continue to spread lies. This is just ridiculous. We have members of Congress spreading lies and romours like high mean school girl. And people wanting to join her posse of mean girls, spreading stupid rumors and lies. If she keeps it up, people will see her for what she truly is.

[sanrene]

Originally Posted by Factsplease

People continue to spread lies. This is just ridiculous. We have members of Congress spreading lies and romours like high mean school girl. And people wanting to join her posse of mean girls, spreading stupid rumors and lies. If she keeps it up, people will see her for what she truly is.

Maybe the WH should just give us a ballpark figure of approximately how much this trip will cost - that should put to rest all the rumors....yes?

What could possibly be the reason they won't divulge the information?

[Dane_in_LA]

Originally Posted by wrench409

Even though the news programs are only reporting what the Indian news has released, it's ALL the conservatives and Fox News fault.

Once upon a time, media of notice would have on their payroll people known as "fact checkers".

[Kings Ranger]

Originally Posted by Gary Siete

It's an unsubstantiated number from an anonymous source in a state gov't - and it is not clear from the quote if this is a cost to the US gov't, the Indian gov't, or both. The quote does not say "per day".

“The huge amount of around $200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit,” a top official of the Maharashtra Government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said.

The title of the article is per day....

Whether or not it is true, the security of one of the most powerful men in the world, is important, whether you as an American citizen (not specifically you Gary) like him or not...

[C.C]

Originally Posted by Wapasha

We need to let Øbama go on this trip so we can see how much it will cost. BTW, how much does a one kilometer "bomb-proof tunnel" cost?

Tunnel for Obama near Mani Bhavan - Mumbai - DNA

Huh? He took his bomb-proof Lincoln Continental - I thought that's what it was for?

[C.C]

Originally Posted by sanrene

Maybe the WH should just give us a ballpark figure of approximately how much this trip will cost - that should put to rest all the rumors....yes?

What could possibly be the reason they won't divulge the information?

I doubt very much if Obama knows - or cares - how much it costs. It's not like it's coming out of his pocket...

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by meson

Michele Bachmann believes the story so it must be true, she says Obama will only be taking 2000
people with him though, not 3000!

This was her reply to Anderson Cooper's question on how she would cut spending btw....

Bachmann Outraged Over Made Up Cost Of Obama's India Trip (VIDEO) | TPMDC

She also said 1.6 million people were at the Martin Luther Beck rally.

[Kings Ranger]

Of course rumors will spread, until we actually see the bill...
No need to flip out about it, media people make crap up all the time...