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nadinbrzezinski

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66. Oh for Christ sake this is not Juarez or Monterrey

Reply to OPOS (Reply #58)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:04 PM

Mar 2012

Believe it or not Mexico is not a constant running gun battle.

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The haters are going crazy: Obama's daughter spends springbreak in Mexico [View all] mfcorey1 Mar 2012 OP

How dare Malia SWB! (Springbreak While Black). Why isnt she working the fields? stevenleser Mar 2012 #1

I'll bet she had to work really for hard for this one...LOL. Speculating: "But daaaaaad, monmouth Mar 2012 #28

I'll say. TheWraith Mar 2012 #67

Didn't the Bush daughters go to Mexico during at least one (college) spring break? karynnj Mar 2012 #54

Exactly, and none of us on the Democratic side of the house cared. stevenleser Mar 2012 #59

omg, I never knew her middle name Enrique Mar 2012 #2

lol Renew Deal Mar 2012 #6

I thought he were a Muslim but now I'm lunasun Mar 2012 #21

Named for her grandmother, Ann Dunham onenote Mar 2012 #16

I'm betting that the "25 Secret Service agents" claim is BS onenote Mar 2012 #3

Funny.... GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #20

lol wendylaroux Mar 2012 #33

Tequila Twins!! KamaAina Mar 2012 #35

I can't take credit for that one. GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #43

I recall they were running half nekkid up and down hotel corridors in "Don't cry for me, Argentina!" MADem Mar 2012 #47

And if she wasn't going anywhere, they would HappyMe Mar 2012 #4

WTF? Why can't the elitist Obamas appreciate our domestic splendors. onehandle Mar 2012 #5

Nice choice. Oaxaca is a charming colonial city. Lots of culture. Cool architecture. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #7

Oh shit her initials is MAO madokie Mar 2012 #8

LOL! Nice catch. Maogate is forthcoming. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #11

LOL malaise Mar 2012 #42

I'm sure her spring break won't be anything like this..... LynneSin Mar 2012 #9

At 13 I would sure hope not!!!!! nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #10

I know she's only 13 but the way these folks are reacting... LynneSin Mar 2012 #31

Remember when Michelle took the girls to Spain? CTyankee Mar 2012 #44

Classy with a K. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #13

Tell the truth and shame the devil. LOL Bushed! mfcorey1 Mar 2012 #14

Didn't the guy who took that pic, from the Enquirer, wasn't he killed by anthrax in the mail? Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2012 #60

Too funny!!!!!!!! nt nanabugg Mar 2012 #71

Just perfect AsahinaKimi Mar 2012 #76

While THIS is going on....? Richardo Mar 2012 #12

She is 13 and not in the running for President Traveled Mar 2012 #41

LOL. yes, the presidents daughter should get no protection La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2012 #53

She is the President's daughter and as such gets secret service - just like the Bush girls did karynnj Mar 2012 #56

The RWers like to pretend we pay ALL the costs. Mariana Mar 2012 #62

OMG They are going crazy i played-let me guess- lunasun Mar 2012 #15

Countdown to see what mindless journalist reports this as an issue. I put my money on mfcorey1 Mar 2012 #17

I went to Oaxaca on a program from my college TlalocW Mar 2012 #18

This is horrifying Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #19

She's a snob! GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #23

This just might be the biggest scandal since Watergate. n/t Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #25

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Trololol Bladian Mar 2012 #40

Liar, too. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #74

Hope Malia is having a fabulous time! EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #22

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The President pays for his own vacations, trollie. GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #45

Yes, we have another troll. broiles Mar 2012 #48

I noticed it was a short stay...so sad, too bad... CTyankee Mar 2012 #55

I understand the view point.... Red Mountain Mar 2012 #64

Our troll friend and his ilk... GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #69

A well travelled equal opportunity hater. EmeraldCityGrl Mar 2012 #73

He actually made it to 3 posts Major Nikon Mar 2012 #77

Glad she could get away. Must be tough for a teen in the White House. immoderate Mar 2012 #24

Pissonnem lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #26

Well 13 does seem young to go on a spring-break trip liskddksil Mar 2012 #27

It may be her school's 8th grade getaway. My daughter's school went to Washington DC riderinthestorm Mar 2012 #29

Sounds to me like it's a school planned trip. She IS in private school. CTyankee Mar 2012 #46

It's not "spring break" it is a school-supervised class trip. MADem Mar 2012 #49

Makes sense...we had a fifth grade trip to Philadelphia liskddksil Mar 2012 #68

So that's how the drug kingpins are getting all those guns! joeybee12 Mar 2012 #30

That s not a real spring break! nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #32

You are right: its not a spring break trip. Its a pre-Spring Break educational trip onenote Mar 2012 #51

And that is where the cost comes in nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #57

I wish their travels were kept secret. EC Mar 2012 #34

What do you want to bet Malia is learning Spanish? JDPriestly Mar 2012 #36

I spent some time in Oaxaca many years ago. panader0 Mar 2012 #37

It has been reported that this is a school trip onenote Mar 2012 #50

And I can't even get money for new textbooks in public school. Fearless Mar 2012 #72

Wow, that sounds like a really cool school. When I was her age we just took a field trip to the zoo Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #79

The link no longer goes to that story. nolabear Mar 2012 #52

Why is a 13 year old sans parents in another country for vacation? OPOS Mar 2012 #58

See post #50 nt stevenleser Mar 2012 #61

Transparent aren't you? onenote Mar 2012 #63

Oh for Christ sake this is not Juarez or Monterrey nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #66

Yep, the OP's title was really spot on. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #75

You guys are so easy to spot. Same TP's. At least come up with some original material. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2012 #81

Well at least she is not on a beach changing and showing the world her vajayjay. jillan Mar 2012 #65

I bet the prez told the SS to keep her away from boys! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #70

I hope she has a wonderful time without arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #78

Who cares???? And I mean about any of it the trip or the mouthbreathers having a snit TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #80