Michelle's entourage 'inconveniencing pretty much everyone' and her mother is 'barking at staff' from their $8,350-a-night Beijing hotel suite

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[h=1]Beijing hotel workers already 'fed up' with Obama entourage in 3400-square-foot, $8,350-per-night suite inconveniencing 'pretty much everyone' – and the first lady's mother is 'barking at the staff'[/h]
  • Michelle Obama, her daughters and her mother Marian Robinson are staying in a sumptuous presidential suite at a Beijing Westin hotel
  • Mrs. Robinson has been 'barking at the staff since she arrived,' a hotel staffer said, adding that 'we can't wait for this to be over'
  • Secret Service agents are monopolizing elevators and booting high-paying guests from their rooms to occupy a block of space near the first lady
  • Both front and back doors of the hotel are blocked off, with Chinese and U.S. security agents screening everyone who enters
  • Ordinary Chinese describe Mrs. Obama and her family as kind and gracious, but hotel staff are 'fed up'
 

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Michelle Obama and three of her family members are staying in a $8,350-per-night Beijing presidential suite, but despite a 24-hour butler and other perks that come with the lodging, her entourage has inconvenienced 'pretty much everyone' and made the hotel staff 'fed up,' a well-placed hotel staffer has told MailOnline.
The sumptuous pad at the Westin Beijing Chaoyang hotel – its website calls the room 'an oasis of comfort – is a 3,400-square-foot masterpiece including a private steam room, 'corner sofas with silk pillows,' and in-room dining for six.

But the Obamas' stay has already affected staff and guests at the hotel, with the Westin front-desk veteran alleging that Mrs. Obama's mother Marian Robinson has been 'barking at the staff since she arrived.'

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First lady Michelle Obama, her mother Marian Robinson, and her daughters Sasha and Malia are in Beijing for the beginning of a week-long tour, and their hotel's staff are already tired of them



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A senior hotel staffer said Marian Robinson (L), Mrs. Obama's mother, has been 'barking at the staff since she arrived at the hotel

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Can you spot the Secret Service? Many of the agents in Mrs. Obama's detail are Asian-American, helping them avoid standing out while they protect the first lady -- but confusing some hotel guests who don't understand why they can't board some elevators
 

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Government security forces from both China and the U.S. started Thursday to screen everyone who entered the building, including paying guests, setting up checkpoints that resemble those at airline concourse entrances.
The Secret Service's monopoly on the hotel's highest floors has meant the Westin had to boot guests with previous reservations out of their executive-level rooms.
Secret Service agents are also monopolizing hotel elevators long before the Obamas need them, added the staffer, who identified himself as a member of the concierge staff and spoke English during a phone call on Friday.
'Many of them are Asian, too, or Americans who are Asian, so you know our guests don't understand.'
 

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More guards than guarded? The two first ladies (front) strolled through Beijing's Forbidden City with their protection details close at hand



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Blending in: The Secret Service detail guarding Mrs. Obama and her family members includes Asian-American agents like this man



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'Mrs. Diplomat': Chinese President Xi Jinping joined in Friday for events that were supposed to include just Mrs. Obama and Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan. The White House has insisted that the trip is a cultural exchange and not a political mission, however.

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Delightful: Ordinary Chinese have described Mrs. Obama as a wonderful visitor, but her mother (at C) is allegedly causing hotel staff headaches
 
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$8,350 per night damn........Seems like they would feel guilty spending that much when we are trillions in debt but I guess they reflect who voted for them feeling they are entitled to it just because...
 

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$8,350 per night damn........Seems like they would feel guilty spending that much when we are trillions in debt but I guess they reflect who voted for them feeling they are entitled to it just because...

They consider themselves royalty.

And what’s up with Mrs. Robinson?

That’s not the who I remember.

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I can already see it coming. Right after the first scandal with one of Obama's daughters one of the libs in here will post, "But Bushes daughters......."
 

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$8,350 per night damn........Seems like they would feel guilty spending that much when we are trillions in debt but I guess they reflect who voted for them feeling they are entitled to it just because...

Another form of Reparations?
 

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I bet she doesn't use chopsticks either
 

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So, I got to ask, "What was the reasoning behind the 2 daughters and mother-in-law going?" Are the Obamas paying their way for the trip? (Airfare, hotel rooms, food, etc.?)

Or are the taxpayers (myself included) paying for their vacation to a place I cant afford to go (yet I get to pay their way)?
 

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So, I got to ask, "What was the reasoning behind the 2 daughters and mother-in-law going?" Are the Obamas paying their way for the trip? (Airfare, hotel rooms, food, etc.?)

Or are the taxpayers (myself included) paying for their vacation to a place I cant afford to go (yet I get to pay their way)?

Become President of the United States of America. You'll get the same perks.
 

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Become President of the United States of America. You'll get the same perks.

So... Its a "Perk" to spend millions of taxpayer money, so you can invite friends an family on a trip to places around the world, and not have to pay a single dime?

OR... is it ABUSING the position, and calling your daughters and mother-in-law "Ambassadors of the United States", so they can go on the trip for free, and not pay a single dime.

Let me ask you this... WHAT are the daughters and mother-in-law accomplishing as "Ambassadors" while in China? What speeches have they given? What interviews have they done? What accomplishments do they have to qualify them as "Ambassadors" so they can spend the taxpayers money on this trip, and not their own?

Just curious... Cause you stated I should become the President to get this perk. Well, I would rather just be an "Ambassador (like the daughter and mother in law), cause it seems easier and no qualifications are needed.
 

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Instructions On How to Become An Ambassador of the United States:

1 Focus your collegiate studies on politics, history, and develop a proficiency in at least one foreign language. Attend as many foreign policy conferences as possible and network.

2 Apply for an undergraduate fellowship with the Council on American Ambassadors.

3 Consider taking a post graduate fellowship or full degree in international relations.

4 Apply for an entry position in the State Department. A typical entry level position would be a foreign services officer.

5 Continue to develop your linguistic skills. The foreign service has a linguistic institute that teaches 27 different languages, and entire courses are offered online. Learn as many languages as you can, but focus on one or two in which you can develop a speaking fluency.

6 Move through embassy levels and foreign service postings until your seniority and experience earn you an ambassadorship.

7 Skip the preparation and foreign service experience. Become active in a political party. Contribute lots of money. Ask for an ambassadorship.

8 Become the Daughter and/or Mother-in-law of the current President of the United States
 

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