Michelle Obama: It's a 'sacrifice' to travel to Europe

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Michelle Obama: It's a 'sacrifice' to travel to Europe to pitch for the Olympics. But I'm doing it for the kids.
By: Byron York
Chief Political Correspondent
09/30/09 5:12 PM EDT


In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her "dear friend" and "chit-chat buddy" Oprah Winfrey, as well as tomorrow's visit by President Obama, is a "sacrifice" on behalf of the children of Chicago and the United States. "As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days," the first lady told a crowd of people involved in the Chicago project, "so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home."
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I don't know about y'all but The Obamas and Oprah make me proud to be an American.

[Silverback51]

From what I heard, this trip is costing us, the tax payers over $10 million. Some sacrifice.

[Excaliber]

Private jet? Check. Celebrity gal friend along for the ride? Check. Best of EVERYTHING? Check. Paid for with other peoples money? Check, check.

Yeah, some sacrafice indeed.

[Dan40]

As Bush would say, "They are the travelers." "We are the sacrificers!"



$10 million for the trip? Means another $5 million must be borrowed from someone.