As Twitchy reported, the Obamas are gearing up for an African excursion that could wind up costing taxpayers a cool $100 million. It’s really important, you guys:
"The president's not going to retreat from an entire continent," White House defends #POTUS trip to #Africa http://t.co/fOozAxDG6N
— lesley clark (@lesleyclark) June 14, 2013
Chances are, though, that if you’re one of those taxpayers, you’d have trouble affording such an expensive vacay. But don’t worry — tweeters are offering up a host of vacation ideas for those Americans who have to foot their own bills:
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas take the family out for a Slurpee…. and I do mean one Slurpee. #6Straws
— The Morning Spew (@TheMorningSpew) June 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/me_llamo_Anna/status/345613057805930496
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Take the family on a trip around the block
— Rachel Tutor (@RachTutor) June 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/CandiLissa/status/345613044975542272
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas hanging out at Canadian border in S Dakota
— Sailor Chick '95 (@strinam) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Take the kids to work with you.
— iSheeple (@iSheeple1) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Go to store with kid-friendly carts, say it's amusement park. Check for free samples. pic.twitter.com/b7ztXtszUd
— Patti Eide (@PattiEide) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas
Get that jar of pennies rolled. Surprise the family with a Taco Bell Big Box.— Torchie (@Torchie123) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas
Go to your local waste water treatment plant for a free tour— P Robes (@stinkprogres) June 14, 2013
https://twitter.com/TroubleAstor/status/345612874082824192
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Drive car around block several times till kids fall asleep. Tell them they were at Disneyworld all night.
— Natasha Fatale (@N_Fatale) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas… pretend you're callously spending 100 million dollars while the people starve at home.
— Leslie (@Libertarian_ish) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas ~ Drive through an even poorer neighborhood than the one you live in
— GR Hutson (@jess_reign_bass) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Just go to sleep and dream about what's happening in far away exotic lands. Like Benghazi. #Benghazi4
— Donald DuBois (@djdoobs) June 14, 2013
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Line up your Big Wheels on a steep hill and put your feet on the handlebars.
— A. Elizabeth Brown (@AElizabethBrown) June 14, 2013
Wheeeee!
But if none of those ideas will work for you, there’s always this route:
#ObamaMiddleClassVacationIdeas Skip vacation, tell kids it is Bush's fault.
— John Fazzino (@j_fazzi) June 14, 2013
Perfect!
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