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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331. TO midTn (332)
CORRECT ME PLEASE IF I'M WRONG. But I think bush had a PROMPTER, TOO. He still couldn't read it. It's rough for 1st grade mentally to try to read such BIG WORDS . Have a goodnight! I know i will, knowing that obama is our president and bush and cheney are out !! I'm NOt as afraid as I was before. I know what you are thinking......false security who knows what the future holds ,only god knows ,can't abandant HOPE!!! This is fun, I finally can say what Ive kept to myself for 8 years!!!! I've been quiet. You see most of my friends are rich and GOPS. I'm not, I live from month to month. My family are very important to me, they are the stars, the moon , the rainbows to me. they are all I need. I hope you have the blessings I have.

Posted at 9:37PM on Jun 4th 2009 by "ANNIE"

332. Manda can't spell, or write. Neither can "Sheryl", or "Annie" cause you're all the same idiot! Do you actually know where/when to put a "period" in a sentence? Do you realize you start a new sentence with a CAPITAL LETTER? Do you realize that "STUPID" ONLY HAS ONE "'D"? Stupid!!!!!! And this sentence: "I deeply respect and brother also".......What? What? What the HE** are you talking about? The next time you decide to say you were "embarassed" by President Bush.... you MIGHT want to learn to spell the word. You are a complete and utter idiot! People like you do more to hurt Obama than Obama could ever do to himself, because you are a breathing advertisement for "not too bright." I know Obama thanks you from the bottom of his heart.

Posted at 9:54PM on Jun 4th 2009 by Manda Can\\\'t Spell

333. TO: Manda Can't Spell #333 You get the award for the meanest person. I never said I' m the best speller in the world, I ' m. I'm soooooooo soory I'm not as perfect as you are. I have not read a perfect E-Mail yet. By the way I meant I admire the older Bush And his wife AND their son the ex-governor of florida. So I can't remember their names, who cares.....you do , ms or mr perfect!!!! I've never been perfect and I never wanted to be.I wanted to be a HUMAN being, I guess you are afraid to be human and have no compassion for another human being!! I'm lucky to be able to have use of my hands . I'm going to type as long as my hands will let me. Don't, don", ever say my president would be ashamed of me. I'm educated , I'm just not "PERFECT" as you!!! Have a nice day !! Are you an English Major!!! you seem to be correcting your student's papers. BOY, I'M GOING TO KEEP YOU BUSY!!! PS My mind works faster than my fingers.------ Yes I do have a mine kidding ("mind!!)

Posted at 10:33PM on Jun 4th 2009 by ""ANNIE"

334. Dear MandaSherylannie:

You can still be 110% human, with all the right attributes (look that up, if you need to) and convey your message in a clear, concise manner that would indicate you have some level of intelligence; and therefore, your comments might be taken seriously. As much as you and others would like to deny it - it DOES matter. I an NOT perfect, and this is TMZ, not an English dissertation - BUT, when I see slop written, I usually just write that person off as a moron and totally ignore the content of their post.

I was glad to help. Have a nice day and a good weekend!

Posted at 1:02PM on Jun 5th 2009 by Manda Can\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'t Spell

335. TO: manda can't spell: Thank you ! Honest , Thank you! You are right. I'm a terrible typist and speller and I can't express myself worth a darn. I respect the President . Idon't want my stupidity to make the President look bad, But he is at this time the only hope we have to clean up this mess Bush and Cheney left to him. I just started e-mailing this week. Well, I'm now retiring from E-mailing. This isn't for me! I sent another e-mail last night , I didn't mean to , but my fingers have a mind of their on. I wanted to deletete it , but I sent it instead. I apolige. Well, have a great weekend keep e-mailing ......"ANNIE"

Posted at 8:43PM on Jun 5th 2009 by "ANNIE"

336. Please, people, how many times do you think we paid for every other president to fly to Texas or Arkansas or Maine? Or for VP Cheney to go to Wyoming? We just didn't have the media stalking them when it happened...

Posted at 10:42AM on Jun 6th 2009 by Susan B.

337. With all the things to do in D.C, did they have to spend taxpayer dollars for "date night". Michelle Obama looked plain and he seemed bored. I need my own bailout, just to go to the local movie theater.

Posted at 8:04PM on Jun 6th 2009 by jules smith

338. GO Barack Obama go out on date with Michelle. After all you are running the whole country u need a break;.For all u ppl against my main man Barack saying he is soending your tax money u need to go live in Iraq and see how u like it there. Nice work Obama !

Posted at 3:38AM on Jun 7th 2009 by fan of barack

339. For heaven's sake, let the man and his wife have a night out. He's working day and night to fix the mess Bush & Cheney left behind that nearly destroyed the country. You haters lost the election - deal with it. He is the President and deserves respect. When you call him names and make personal remarks about the First Lady, you're saying more about yourself than you are about them.

Besides, they look gorgeous. I hope they had a great night out with many more to come! They certainly deserve it.

Posted at 3:58PM on Jun 7th 2009 by lorelei75

340. If you want socialism and a fascist country, Defend Obama. I JUST ASK THAT YOU BE HONEST ABOUT IT. Tell us why fascism and socialism is so great.

Posted at 5:01PM on Jun 12th 2009 by djpj

341. What the hell are you guys talking about? Communist-really? Is that a real thought, or a lazy attempt at putting him down? I mean the guy has been working harder than any president in history at fixxing some of the woes that pro capitalism (without checks) Alan Greenspan brought on; and that makes him a "commie". His first 100 days were more productive than little georgie's whole 8 years and yet he can't have a date with his lady? I don't know about this site... I detect a little bigotry..maybe ignorance and fear as well.

Posted at 1:58PM on Jun 16th 2009 by whataworld!

342. I wish some of you smart people would read or investigate before writing columns or commenting on stories such as these. If you would, you would have quickly discovered that the salary Obama makes as president is so far less than what he and his wife were making before he was inaugurated into office. His tax returns are publicly available to anyone interested in reviewing them. You would have discovered that the man and his wife collectively made over 2 million dollars last year. Michelle is a highly educated woman and resigned from a top position of a hospital to become first lady. So before you go allowing yourself to get sucked into these types of stories, do some research. The first couple can afford to take trips like this. And hey, every president has had extravagant dates, research the bush's 1 and 2, and the clintons. The only difference is the Obama's LOOK GOOD DOING IT. QUIT HATING AND SPEND YOUR TIME DOING SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE.

Posted at 10:25AM on Jul 8th 2009 by OBAMAIAN

343. Just a thought on this. If his Administration is going to continue down the road about the major banking and insurance CEO's and so forth with them being wrong in taking bonuses and trips and so forth then He should try to set an example or it can be shown to be two-faced or worse. I don't have a problem with it Sometimes we do take advantage of perks of the jobs we carry. Just an Opinion.

Posted at 12:23AM on Jul 7th 2009 by JLM

344. What a ugly woman!

Posted at 3:48PM on Jul 10th 2009 by yolanda

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