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myLot reputation of 22/100. kennyrose (5047) 4 years ago

Barack Obama invited some politicians to the white house for drinks and a steak dinner,this steak is only for the very rich and elite and it cost $125.00 per pound.

Barack Obama's 100 million dollar inauguration is being called the most expense in the history of the United States.

Our country is facing a very serious depression,unemployment in So Caroline is 20% and in Indiana 14%,millions have lost their jobs,homes,car,retirement funds,and their kid's collage funds,California is broke people there like my son in law will be getting a I.O.U. instead of his state refund check.

Mr & Mrs Obama has two private chief's cooking for then in the white house,they keep on the Bush white house chef and bought their own personal chief from his Illinois mansion.

Dose Mr & Mrs Barack Obama really relate to poor people living on a shoe sting and food stamps?




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Obama's Wagyu Steak Celebration
Jan 29, 2009
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So I listened today as Barack Obama scolded Wall Street executives for their bonuses last year, and while I was listening to him I couldn't stop thinking about the swank dinner party that Obama threw last night celebrating the house passing his massive spending bill.

While Obama is scolding executives for their spending, there seems to be no limit to what he is willing to spend. First, if you haven't heard, he has brought his "private chef" from Chicago to the White House. That's right, Obama had a private chef before he was president, doesn't everybody? The old White House chef will also stay so we will be paying them both to feed Obama and his family.

This just after the most expensive inaugural event in our nations history, just after his exclusive Hawaii vacation.

Anyway, back to last night, he invited a bunch of congressmen and senators to dinner to celebrate his new "pork" bill passing the house, which started with alcoholic beverages for everybody and included "wagyu steak" on the menu. I know, I know, what's wagyu steak your probably wondering? Look it up! It's meat that cost $125 per pound, and don't rush out to the grocery store to buy some because it's something reserved for only the upper crust of society, and our politicians since they eat on our tax dollar. This is change we can depend on for sure!

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1. myLot reputation of 88/100. oraclemv (2492)   4 years ago

The Obama's are responsible for buying their own food. If they want to host an extravagant dinner at their own expense, I think that is very generous of them. They obviously can afford it since they already had a private chef before moving into the white house. I didn't read this article mentioning that this is an official dinner.


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The Obamas may have a talented executive chef on staff to cook their meals, but that doesn't mean the presidential kitchen is completely complimentary to the first family. People magazine reports that, with the exception of official dinners, the Obamas are responsible for all of their food, drink, and dry-cleaning bills. The expenses are deducted from President Obama's $400,000 annual salary. They might be the first family of the United States, but they have everyday expenses, just like us!


myLot reputation of 22/100. kennyrose (5047)  4 years ago

This steak dinner the American tax payers paid for, these steaks cost $125.00 dollars per pound,if your not a tax payer then you have nothing in it and would not even care,the hard working American tax payers do happen to care.

The Obama's have two private chiefs in the white house cooking for them,another tab for the American tax payers to pay.


myLot reputation of 88/100. oraclemv (2492)  4 years ago

I am an American tax payer and the reason why there is 2 chefs is because one of them belonged to Bush. The other was one that Obama could already afford before he came into office.

This was not an official dinner, the cost of the meal came out of Obama's pocket. He get's paid $400,000 a year, that is the presidents income. He can afford to celebrate with expensive food.


myLot reputation of 77/100. K46620 (1377)   ranked 460 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

If Obama wants to redistribute wealth he should lead by example and start giving out some of his cash (obviously he has plenty) instead of taking it from us.

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2. myLot reputation of 86/100. laglen (7665)   ranked 90 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

I "hope" they enjoyed their meal. They have a blank check from America and they are not afraid to use it. This was a very special celebration. Imagine what the party will be like after the Senate passes it.......

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3. myLot reputation of 82/100. spalladino (11857)   ranked 127 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

What should he have served, Rose, beanie weenies? He is The President Of The United States...the White House has an entertainment budget and that budget is not going to be reduced and distributed to "the people" even if he had opted for burgers and fries. EVERY president this country has had has entertained, and entertained befitting a PRESIDENT. The day that the leader of the most powerful nation in the world is expected to host official dinners on a shoestring is the day we can accept the fact that we have lost that status.

Someone else has already informed you that the Obama's are paying for that chef but I would like to remind you that they also paid for their vacation in Hawaii.

If you believe that the Obama's are unable to relate to the citizens of this country because they have more money than you do then it must logically follow that you also believe that John McCain and your idol, Sarah Palin, are also unable to relate.


myLot reputation of 82/100. spalladino (11857)   ranked 127 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

Correction: I meant "food" not "chef".


myLot reputation of 82/100. spalladino (11857)   ranked 127 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

Now, Rose, that was extremely ugly and uncalled for.

I'm sure you don't by the way, Rose. My husband and I own four homes...rent out three of them. We took possession of the building our business is in on Jan. 2, have done extensive remodeling and stocked it with inventory...all with cash, not a dime in loans. We open on the 21st. of this month...all the while I remain happily unemployed. You really need to grow up.



myLot reputation of 63/100. ParaTed2k (6344)   ranked 324 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

A president? Or your King?


myLot reputation of 63/100. ParaTed2k (6344)   ranked 324 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

Spalladino, nice shot at Gov. Palin, but you're wrong. When she became the governor of Alaska she got rid of the chef, she and her family cook for themselves.


myLot reputation of 60/100. Taskr36 (6778)   ranked 284 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

"it must logically follow that you also believe that John McCain and your idol, Sarah Palin, are also unable to relate"

I used that argument so many times when people claimed that McCain was "out of touch" with regular Americans. Almost all these politicians are freaking millionaires. Sarah Palin was actually the least rich among the two party's nominees. She's the only one who wasn't officially a millionaire although she wasn't far off.

The fact is that none of them are really in touch with working class people because they aren't working class and they don't earn a working class wage. Some of them have NEVER been working class. When Joe Biden was my age he was already a US senator. He literally had 3 years of life working a real job after finishing school.

As for the food, nobody's expecting Obama to eat Ramen Noodles every day. We just expect him to TRY to understand what the rest of the country is going through. He told us to turn down our heaters and keep them below 72, yet he keeps the White House heated like a sauna. You can buy excellent steaks for anywhere from $15 to $50 and be more than satisfied yet he chose to embellish by buying the most overpriced steaks imaginable. I spend less on groceries than he spent on ONE of those steaks and steak is among the groceries I buy.


myLot reputation of 82/100. spalladino (11857)   ranked 127 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

How am I wrong, Ted? Rose once again tried to paint a picture of the President as someone who is unable to relate to working Americans because he has money. My point was that, if having money makes you unable to relate to those who don't, then John McCain and Sarah Palin are also unable to relate because both of them have money as well. It had nothing to do with the money saving steps she took while in office but with her...and McCain's...personal wealth, which is something Rose is always harping about when it comes to Obama.

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4. myLot reputation of 97/100. peavey (7307)   ranked 176 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

This may be far out there, but the first thing that popped into my head was some of the Roman emperors who lived high on the hog while people were dying around them. Or how about Queen Marie-Antoinette, "Let them eat cake"? They're so far divorced from reality that they can make no comparisons.


myLot reputation of 22/100. kennyrose (5047)  4 years ago

peavey,

This is my point,this S.O.B. in office just 20 day's now is attempting a one trillion dollar hist of the hard working tax payers of the United States,living and eating high on the hog like some dammed royal King living in Rome,he is acting just like one of them evil ones because that is who he is.

I heard Obama a little while ago saying on t.v. " MY White House" the man is delusional and out of touch with reality.

One post here wanted to drag Gov Sara Palin and Senator John McCain in to this discussion just like a Obama ball supporter it never fails.

The fact is Senator John McCain and his wife Cindy McCain have gave many-many-many millions of their dollars to people in need and suffering all around the whole world and they have for over 25 year's,so pitting Senator John McCain against Barack Obama and his wife is just plain dammed stupid.

Senator John McCain and his wife own their homes and not like corrupted Barack Obama who put his 1.6 million dollar mansion in a corrupted attorneys name, a old good buddy of Tony Rezko, Rezko is behind steel bars for political corrupting in Illinois,Obama good ole buddies this attorney and Tony Rezko corrupted to the hilt.

Obama stole millions for his corrupted old buddy Tony Rezko in Illinois for year's, in government loans and tax payer's money to upgrade run down rentals for the poor old people on the east side of Illinois in Senator Obama's district,Obama and Rezko ended up in mansions the poor old low income people was left in the dammed cold hanging,so like I said screw Barack Obama there is a hot place in the pit of hell for him and his corrupted demons.

You are 250% correct Barack and Mrs Obama could not give lesser crap about any one but them self's.

Barack Obama has a half brother George Obama living in a hut on $1.00 per month as we speak and he has a illegal aunt from Kenya living off tax payers money in Boston.

The Obama's gave a "very embarrassing amount of money to charity" last year and their income was 400 million dollars last year.

Gov Sarah Palin hunts for the family's meat supply, she cooks moose stew which actually the best and cleanest meat a person can eat,I use to live in Alaska and know first hand moose meat is out of sight,just can not comparing hormone free moose to the hormone infected sick meat city people buy in super markets.

Pitting Gov Sara Palin who up on becoming the gov of Alaska found the former governor's cook a new job is just childish.

Thanks for your insightful responds,

Rose
















myLot reputation of 82/100. spalladino (11857)   ranked 127 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

I see, Rose, there are some *special* wealthy people who can relate to the common folk but everyone else is unable to...gotcha...you betcha! You're always good for a laugh! lol


myLot reputation of 97/100. peavey (7307)   ranked 176 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

I saw the post trying to bring McCain and Palin into it and wondered what in the world that had to do with anything...

Sometimes I think I'm going overboard, but then others say the same things I've been thinking. Obama has a big ego, that's for sure and I don't think he minds stepping on people to get his way. I heard about his half brother and wondered then if he just didn't care.


myLot reputation of 82/100. spalladino (11857)   ranked 127 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

It had to do with Rose's contention that, because Obama has money, he has no concept of what life is like for those who don't. My point was that if that's true for him, it's true for McCain and Palin, too, as they both have wealth. John and Cindy throw money at various charities so, according to Rose, that equals being "in touch". I say BS...funding charities and going to photo ops is far from lifting a finger and trying to help and does not make them more "in touch" than those who actually get involved. Apparently it's okay to overlook all of the work Obama did in Chicago when it's convenient for some to do so. Had McCain won the election and hosted the exact same dinner, not a peep would have been heard.

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5. bangingsim (59)   ranked 877 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

This makes me irate! Obama talks about Wells Fargo and other banks wasting money on vacations and retreats, but the sad thing is he wastes his money on some steak. This is sad.

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6. myLot reputation of 42/100. redyellowblackdog (4040)   4 years ago

This very much reminds me of Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe.

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7. myLot reputation of 72/100. matersfish (2655)   ranked 157 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

Obama with a personal chef? That's fine; he can afford it. The White House serving expensive meals? That's fine; Presidents have always entertained high-dollar style.

But you do have to look at it from a broader angle. See, it's not just any American President -- it's the "change" candidate. Obama is the President for the people. He's the man to single handedly rally hope and initiate change. He's the elected agent of a new day. Obama pulled MILLIONS of votes from people without a pot to piss in, all thinking he was a bit more connected with their struggle.

Remove "President Obama" from this and replace it with "Johnathan Q," CEO of Industrial Inc. Now, Johnathan Q and Industrial Inc asks for donations and wants the public's money to go to charitable causes. Meanwhile, Jonathan Q still lives it up with private chefs and wallet-busting meals. That's no surprise at all. We know that Johnathan Q's "type" isn't connected to the people. Why would we expect him to sacrifice his lifestyle?

People want to either give him (Obama)hell or give him a pass based on their preformed opinion of him. Obama supporters are a little hypocritical in their saying, "Oh, it's business as usual. Every other President does it." Yes, they have. But Obama was to "change" the way things have been done.

Dropping the personal chef isn't called for. He and his wife are busy (lol!) and don't have time. Let's get real. But wouldn't it have been a lovely symbolic gesture to the American people if the high-society folk could have enjoyed a hot dog and a Bud Light instead of dropping insane amounts of money on steak?

We're all in this together. Those are Obama's words - not mine. You can't "change" while doing things the same. And whether you're an avid supporter of Obama with your collector plates, coins and videos or not, that's a simple fact that no amount of high praise can talk around.

I don't think it's a big deal at all. But I can understand why some people are screaming, "WTF Obama... is this 'Change'?"


myLot reputation of 22/100. kennyrose (5047)  4 years ago

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8. myLot reputation of 74/100. Yestheypayme2dothis (3476)   ranked 1,041 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

So how does he expect us to take him seriously? I would love to see people be able to ask Obama questions about things like this while he is trying to sell his Stimulus package. Nobody really ever gets to do that. I want to hear his answer. Why are you spending all this money on expensive steak while others are eating beans out of a can?


myLot reputation of 22/100. kennyrose (5047)  4 years ago

This $125.00 per pound steak was paid for by the hard working tax payer's,that is the beef that paid for Obama's costly steak dinner with cocktails.

I don't care what he dose with his 400 million he made last year,but it would had been nice if he has helped his poor half brother George Obama out so he could eat and have better living conditions then a hut surviving on $1.00 per month and if he has set his aunt from Kenya up removing her from the government hand out's while she lives in illegal Untied States and has been since 2004.

I have never seen any record where either Mr or Mrs Obama have help the poor,I have seen their record screwing tax payer's out of their money,an example when Mrs Obama worked at a Chicgo hospital making $100,000 per year which is a very handsome salary,Mr Barack Obama as a United States Senator got the hospital where his wife worked a handsome tax payers grant, soon as the hospital got the grant Mrs Obama's yearly income when to $200,000 a year,a $100,000 per year salary increase,hows that for a little pay to play in Chicago, this is on their read the record.
Thanks for you responds to this decussion
Rose


myLot reputation of 74/100. Yestheypayme2dothis (3476)   ranked 1,041 out of 3,985 in politics  4 years ago

I agree. He never really does anything to financially help his poor family or others who are poor. Yet, the poor are so impressed with him. And read about that nice raise she received after her husband did his thing. Yet, they never replaced Michelle when she left the hospital...so I don't that she did much in her position.

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9. tinytankster (27)   ranked 2,428 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

That is America for you. Go big or go home. Spend the taxpayers money on the meat. Have a great night.

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10. myLot reputation of 41/100. jimbo88 (210)   ranked 2,212 out of 3,985 in politics   4 years ago

I thought it was too luxurious.As a leader should be more attention to the principles economics. The steak is too expensive.

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