Barack Obama -- The Price of Love

Want to do "date night" like the Obamas? Just get your hands on an unlimited budget, a private Gulfstream jet, and the United States Secret Service. Dinner and a movie is for suckers.

Barack Obama, Michelle Obama
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle hopped a jet to New York last night to see a Broadway play and then grabbed some dinner at a chic West Village restaurant.

Barack Obama -- launch photosThe only problem, Barack critics say, is that it's the American taxpayers who footed the bill for the private planes that shuttled the Obamas back and forth (Air Force One got the night off). Obama sprung for the theater tix out of his own pocket.

With the economy in the crapper, the Prez can't even enjoy a night on the town without it being a national issue.

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1. thanks for spending my money!! you jacka**

Posted at 12:31PM on May 31st 2009 by drivngmissdaisy

2. Good for President and Mrs. Obama to enjoy a night on the town, but please, TMZ, a movie is not for suckers. It is a nice night out--if it is a good one.

Posted at 12:33PM on May 31st 2009 by wasted days and wasted nights

3. Your underlings couldn't find you a little black sweater?

Posted at 12:33PM on May 31st 2009 by sweatersformichelle

4. This so-called president doesn't give a $HIT about the American public. Spread the wealth and spend spend spend. BTW - How does Michelle get that FAT A$$ through the doors on Marine One???

Posted at 12:33PM on May 31st 2009 by JOE BIDEN

5. Obama is a communist and he is going to destroy America. Troops die in Iraq while he dines in New York. He is bankrupting the country, nationalizing companies, and destroying the middle class.

Posted at 12:39PM on May 31st 2009 by Superfly Obama

6. This guy sucks!
Couldn't they have planned this night out during an actual trip to NY for something else?
I want a date with my husband too. Should I send the expense statements to the WH??

Posted at 12:36PM on May 31st 2009 by hey

7. GORGEOUS! GORGEOUS! GORGEOUS! They look soooooo good together and seem to be really in love! I would take him back to the white house and screw his head off! lol. Go Michelle!!!!!!! lol

Posted at 12:40PM on May 31st 2009 by Erica

8. Who cares, let them be! I don't care if it is on my tax money, its nothing compared to what bush did while in office. They look great, they derserve to get out of the white house sometimes, their still young. Not the Bush family people, they were quite boring, I love our new President and first lady, perfect couple. Keep having a good time with your wife Mr. president, forget all these baby whiners, their jealous they can bearly see a movie.

Posted at 7:28AM on Jun 4th 2009 by sheryl

9. This is so political. People will criticize him for anything. The Obama's had a decent amount of money before him being president what with being a senator and his book deals. He would have most likely done this before but now because he's president they can't go see a broadway play? It's not his fault that because of security he has to take private transportation. Jeez, Bush was vacationing all the time on taxpayer money. I want a hard working president which Obama is. But I don't want someone who just shuts themselves in the white house and becomes secluded from the world and doesn't do regular people things. I have some friends who are not rich at all but they set aside money to take weekend trips as a couple all the time.

Posted at 5:17PM on May 31st 2009 by Kristy

10. He lives pretty high and mighty off tax payer money! Shame on you Pres. BO- find something to do in Washington and quit using my money to shuttle you and your wife around on high price dates!!

Posted at 12:42PM on May 31st 2009 by Amanda

11. F^ck you A-hole hick republicans who don't like them! Your party is officially obsolete you nitwits.

Posted at 12:46PM on May 31st 2009 by vicky

12. Just another example of how the Obamas think they entitled to everything. They are spending our money so they can have a night out while there are Americans losing their homes. I know that some people who are losing their homes overextended themselves but others have lost their jobs and now their homes. Obama should consider the people before he spends our money. Dinner and theater in DC would have cost less and still been a very nice "Date Night".

Posted at 12:49PM on May 31st 2009 by Can't stand the Obamas

13. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB AND WORKS VERY HARD. THEY BOTH REALLY DESERVE THIS SPECIAL TIME.
Love Obama and Very Pleased at the fabulous job he is doing.

Posted at 12:49PM on May 31st 2009 by Mia

14. Let's see... President Obama takes a SMALL jet to New York to have dinner and see a play, and this makes the folks that don't like him upset?

But these same people didn't say ONE WORD, when President Bush flew back and forth to his ranch in Crawford, Texas, MULTIPLE times, and used the BIG JET, all at taxpayers expense!

Hmmmm, good ol' politics as usual.

Posted at 12:50PM on May 31st 2009 by Jim

15. Nice to see a man so good to his wife. What should he drink in hiding and spend our tax-dollars so his stocks in private comapnies can soar, by having a trumped up war? I guess thats is the Republican American Way after all.

Posted at 12:50PM on May 31st 2009 by Jazz

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