Bloomberg says, 'The President Doesn’t Get Paid That Much’

New York's Mayor Bloomberg tries to defend Obama's date night in New York. He called Obamas's visit ‘Affordable’ and said, ‘The President Doesn’t Get Paid That Much’. This visit cost the US taxpayers over $70,000. President Obama gets $400,000 per year, including a $50,000 expense allowance. We should all be that underpaid. Not long ago, Obama said we all needed to sacrifice for the greater good. Apparently, some have to sacrifice more than others.


From the video:

“I can’t think of anything that is a better as an advertisement for our tourism industry, for Broadway, for our restaurants, for saying this is a safe city, and an affordable city. The president doesn’t get paid that much. He’s on a budget too.”

WH Spokesman Struggles to Defend Taxpayer-Funded Date Night in NY (video)

After struggling for a minute, Gibbs managed to say,

"I would say that the costs are proportionate with, uh, travel for presidents and I would encourage you, uh, to look up previous coverage on travel costs, uh, because they're analogous."

White House Spokesman Struggles to Defend Taxpayer-Funded Date Night in NY (video)

This gem comes from Gateway Pundit:

** Martini to celebrate first 5 months of spending binge- $9.00
** 2 tickets to Joe Turner's Come And Gone, a play about a man coming to terms with the history of slavery- $120
** 3 private flights to Manhattan- $45,000

** Taking your wife out on a date on the US taxpayer's dime- Priceless.

GM is bankrupt, NK is testing nukes and Americans struggle while Obama jets to NY for "date night"

President Obama is trying to empathize with Americans who are struggling to make ends meet in these tough economic times. He is taking a smaller jet to New York for his and Michelle's Broadway show "date night." Yeah. That makes us all feel better. From The Hill's Blog:

The Republican National Committee (RNC) went after President and Mrs. Obama's date night, contrasting their trip to New York City Saturday evening with Americans' economic struggles.

"As President Obama prepares to wing into Manhattan's theater district on Air Force One to take in a Broadway show, GM is preparing to file bankruptcy and families across America continue to struggle to pay their bills," RNC spokeswoman Gail Gitcho wrote to reporters.

"Have a great Saturday evening — even if you're not jetting off somewhere at taxpayer expense," she added.

The president and first lady had announced they will take a smaller VIP jet under military command to minimize the costs of the flight to New York this evening.