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Old 06-27-2017, 12:31 PM
 
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Could it be that Obama one of the top 10 President could be doing this??
Boooooo


https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxne...tions.amp.html


The Democratic base is growing increasingly frustrated with former President Barack Obama’s actions after leaving office, including a seemingly endless tour of millionaire and billionaire luxury retreats, according to Democrats and activists contacted by Fox News.

Ex-presidents, understandably and un-controversially, go on vacations immediately after leaving office. But the level of luxury the Obamas enjoy on their vacations is unprecedented for a modern-day president, say travel experts.

Since leaving office in late January, Obama has visited late actor Marlon Brando’s private island; the Four Seasons in Bali -- where rooms cost upward of $2,000 per night; a Palm Springs estate; Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island; the exclusive Mid Pacific Country Club in Oahu; the 13th-century Borgo Finocchieto in Tuscany; and the Rising Sun, Hollywood studio mogul David Geffen’s private yacht.



"These are some of the most luxurious travel destinations in the world. Many of our clients spend tens of thousands of dollars or more to stay at these resorts, which cater to the most discriminating and demanding guests,” said Kendra Thornton, travel expert and owner of luxury travel agency Royal Travel. “For example, Necker Island has a nightly price tag of $80,000. Anyone who stays at these properties does so because they want the best of the best."

Fox News contacted the Borgo Finocchieto hotel. It’s actually not really a hotel, at least of the kind ordinary travelers come to expect. It’s a restored medieval hamlet with five villas and 22 bedrooms that can only be rented for a three-day minimum, in its entirety. Obama touched down at a nearby airport in a private jet escorted by six Eurofighter jets from the Italian Air Force. Presumably, the former president scored a deal on the stay since the Borgo Finocchieto is owned by one of his appointees, the former Italy Ambassador John Phillips.


Left-wing activists told Fox News they are troubled by what they see as a trend by Obama to distance himself from the base of the party. It’s not just vacations. The president also has enjoyed hefty fees for speeches to prominent Wall Street firms. It’s all part of a trend, they say, of Obama trying to join the fabled 1 percent.
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:33 PM
 
Location: Paradise
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I voted for Trump. I have no issue with Obamas vacations. I suspect he is not paying for them in the traditional sense.
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:34 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Ooooooh, allegations from unnamed sources, FAKE NEWS at its finest!
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:37 PM
 
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Obama turned out to be one of the most bought & paid for politicians in American history. In time, it may come out that he rivals Bill & Hillary Clinton in this regard.

I see it as nothing more than paying homage to his masters.
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:42 PM
 
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I'm glad that FOX News is there to let the left know that they are supposedly and anonymously outraged about something.
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:44 PM
 
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Why are you wasting time on nonsense?
Obama, Hillary are not in any position now. With so many MAJOR issues on the table (healthcare, foreign policy, etc) you take time to write a novel about them?
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:47 PM
 
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Fake news!
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Old 06-27-2017, 12:56 PM
 
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Brutha can't go jet setting around the world, huh?

Lefties complaining? I think not. I know EXACTLY who's mad about it.
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Old 06-27-2017, 01:10 PM
 
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Lordy, this is veritable multi-plex of projection.

Links to the Freebeacon, Business Insider, The Blaze, Daily Fail...
Somebody is outraged, but it sure isn't the left.
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