The president has had to always pay for his own food

[thewiseguy]

Apparently some idiots are under the impression that if Obama dines at a nice restaurant then the taxpayer money covers it. Well they are wrong. The first family actually pays for the food prepared at the White House.

I read about this in an article at the National Geographic magainze.

The first family do not have to cover the bill for official state dinners. But still that is one pricey bill! :scared:

I have included a link:

http://tri-statedefenderonline.com/articlelive/articles/3688/1/White-House-garden-will-cut-the-first-familys-food-bill/Page1.html

[BlooInBloo]

1. Sounds perfectly reasonable.

[thewiseguy]

3. Not sure about that

As I said that is one pricey bill. And the president is put in a situation where he has to eat and pay for expensive meals almost all the time.

[BlooInBloo]

5. No he or she doesn't. State functions, and business meals are covered.

[thewiseguy]

8. That is a very small fraction of the overall number of meals

I think a former first lady was pretty shocked at how pricey the bill was.

[BlooInBloo]

9. (shrug) I don't think it's a "very small fraction", but I wouldn't mind seeing the actual numbers.

EDIT: In any case, it still sounds fair to me.

[XemaSab]

2. So the freepers are pissed that he went to 5 guys?

:shrug:

[thewiseguy]

7. No they are upset that Obama dined at the Blue Hill restaurant tonight

http://bluehill.monsterprod.com/food/blue-hill-new-york/menu

[CreekDog]

13. more angry about Obama spending money on his wife than when Vitter spent it on a prostitute

but that's how Republicans roll.

[razorman]

4. Which is as it should be.

[Captain Hilts]

6. What dipshits. White House food/commissary is run by the USN, so, the First Family

has to pay for their meals in the White House just as a naval officer does - even in the middle of the ocean.

Now, if it's a State Dinner, they don't have to pay for that. Anything else, yes. And for the whole family and guests.

[SamCooke]

10. I don't think they have to pay for all the food in the white house, that makes no sense

All of that is like 5star meals. I just saw a special on the White House, its no way they make him pay for all of that.

[thewiseguy]

11. except for business and state dinners, the first family pays for everything else

And yes that is a very pricey bill.

[Dappleganger]

12. Facts are completely lost on them...

it's like trying to putting kids at the grownup table.

[Cha]

14. They know the taxpayers don't have to pay

for the Obama's dinner and a show out..

They lie because they can ..the so called "media" isn't going to check up on the veracity. In fact they're going to join in the chorus of whine and cheeeeeeezzzzzeeeeeee.