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| It’s OK if Melania Isn’t a Traditional First Lady. But Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay for Her Choices | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 3 2017, 07:04 PM (322 Views) | |
| CautionaryTales | Feb 3 2017, 07:04 PM Post #1 |
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What’s genuinely troubling about Melania’s abdication of the traditional duties of her office—apart from the fact that the White House, a government building, is currently closed to the public—is that her decision to stay in New York is costing taxpayers a ton of money. According to a widely reported pre-inauguration estimate, New York City was spending $1 million a day on police assigned to keeping the Trumps and Trump Tower safe. http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2017/02/03/it_s_ok_if_melania_isn_t_a_traditional_first_lady_but_taxpayers_shouldn.html ------ edited article title to reflect actual title Edited by wilmywood8455, Feb 3 2017, 07:08 PM.
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| Harambe4Trump | Feb 3 2017, 07:09 PM Post #2 |
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New York City is one of the most solidly democratic cities in the country; let the progs eat cake |
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Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary. #MAGA #wallsnotwars | |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 3 2017, 07:10 PM Post #3 |
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Just so long as you fiscally conservative folks understand that there are many tremendous and beautiful ways the Scammer in Chief will be hijacking your hard earned dollars. A million a day? And unnecessary? A miliion here and a million there, it all adds up. |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 3 2017, 07:11 PM Post #4 |
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You are one of the marks in this particular scam....you have said you live in New York. How's that make you feel? Edited by CautionaryTales, Feb 3 2017, 07:12 PM.
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| Deleted User | Feb 3 2017, 07:15 PM Post #5 |
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He doesn't care, he's just happy to be fapping to the Emperor's picture ... |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 3 2017, 07:17 PM Post #6 |
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That's probably literally true. I'll bet he has a wallet full of naked Donald pics. |
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| Harambe4Trump | Feb 3 2017, 07:24 PM Post #7 |
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Everyone of the Trumps in fact. Don Jr, Ivanka, Eric, Melania, Tiffany |
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Skipping leg day is the equivalent of a woman having an abortion. You're ashamed of it, and it was probably unnecessary. #MAGA #wallsnotwars | |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 3 2017, 07:28 PM Post #8 |
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No surprises there. |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 3 2017, 08:45 PM Post #9 |
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Thanks for the edit, Wilmy |
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| Drudge X | Feb 3 2017, 09:39 PM Post #10 |
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Pops is jealous he can't get inside the Trump Tower with getting the domestic terrorist label. |
| Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind. | |
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| peewee | Feb 3 2017, 11:49 PM Post #11 |
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The 1 million per day is to pay wages to security people, is it not? Melania is doing her part to create jobs, is she not? What's your beef? |
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| Robert Stout | Feb 4 2017, 12:09 AM Post #12 |
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Melania is having the Whitehouse redecorated in white marble and gold gilt Slovenian Baroque style before she moves in....A woman's house should reflect her style....Wait for it...Wait for it................
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| Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid | |
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| Alt Right PEPE | Feb 4 2017, 12:18 AM Post #13 |
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When Melania approaches Michelle's vacation bill numbers I'll let you know. |
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We Will Gnaw on ANTIFA Skulls | |
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| Two a.m. | Feb 4 2017, 12:42 AM Post #14 |
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The feds should reimburse NYC for the million bucks but I'm not concerned about the cost. This is basically a variant of the silly "Presidential travel costs a lot of money" threads I've spent eight years making fun of and I'm not going to be a hypocrite about it now by pretending it is suddenly important. It isn't. Anyway, I'm not going to fault Melania for taking the opportunity to stay as far from Donald as possible. What sane person wouldn't? I will say that the tours should restart though and any First Lady duties that Melania doesn't want should be delegated to someone. |
| "The stars can be near or distant, according as we need them." - George Orwell, 1984 | |
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| Deleted User | Feb 4 2017, 06:26 AM Post #15 |
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Agree with all of that. I'm wondering how First Ladies came to have so much responsibility to begin with. Did that all start with Nancy Reagan, or before? |
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| CautionaryTales | Feb 4 2017, 06:41 AM Post #16 |
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Two separate ( complete) households Edited by CautionaryTales, Feb 4 2017, 06:42 AM.
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