[Brugmansian]

Remember the first news accounts from late July about the trip? Another oddity. The Spanish media reported both Barack and Michelle were going to Marbella. That lasted two or three days as I recall until the WH denied it. Then we heard Michelle was going alone.

Speculation: This trip was urgent and unexpected. They were summoned or decided themselves they had to meet someone there fast. After the Spanish press was informed both of them were coming, they reconsidered. Decided that would draw to much attention to their activities. At that point they settled upon "its a private vacation with her daughter and there will be little media coverage" to hide what Michelle was sent to do.

[STARWISE]

I remember that .... masters of deceit.

Actress Eva Longoria looks at a Spiderman comic that she received from a journalist who gave it to her to give to Michelle Obama prior to the StarlightCharity Gala at the Villa Padierna Hotel in Marbella, Spain, Saturday Aug. 7, 2010.

U.S. actress Melanie Griffith (L) and her husband, Spanish actor Antonio Banderas (R), arrive with their daughter Estela del Carmen for the Starlite Charity Gala at the Hotel Villa Padierna in the southern Spanish town of Benahavis, near Marbella August 7, 2010

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Hard to believe she won't be popping in to make her grand entrance, but no news reports have her there .. yet.

[onyx]

I don;t remember that, but I will certainly take your word for it. I was in San Diego for most of June and I had my family here for the entire month of July and my time spent here in July was on the FReepathathon threads. I virtually ignored all the news, save for Sarah Palin threads.