Finally! Debunking the myth: The cost of Obama's trip to Asia

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/11/05/obama.asia.cost/index.html?hpt=C1

(CNN) -- It's a story that originated from a single, unnamed sourced in India -- but it quickly gained momentum, spreading like wildfire among critics of the Obama administration in the United States and eventually, the airwaves.

The claim: The United States will be "spending a whopping $200 million per day" on President Barack Obama's trip to Asia.

While the White House has not released specifics on the cost of the trip, citing security concerns, White House spokeswoman Amy Brundage has said, "It's safe to say these numbers are wildly inflated."

Those numbers, according to Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann, are: $200 million a day, $2 billion total, 34 diverted Navy ships, a 2,000-person presidential entourage, and 870 hotel rooms in India

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1. I don't care for Anderson

but I'm glad he is trying debunk the right wing echo chamber.
thanks for posting

[Auggie]

2. Get used to crap like this

Repukes will stepping up the lies as 2012 nears (hard as that is to believe).

[shoreline]

3. First of all...

...if it came out of Michelle Bachmann's mouth, it's a lie. There is no "second of all"...

[Turborama]

4. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

And :kick: