Posted on 08/24/2009 8:21:54 AM PDT by Kaslin
CHILMARK, Mass. – President Barack Obama and his family began a weeklong vacation on this Massachusetts island with a message to the reporters who have crowded the New England villages: Chill out and don't expect much.
Pleading for privacy, the White House said Obama would have no public events while vacationing on Martha's Vineyard with his family and close friends. Aides also asked that the journalists not take pictures of the Obamas' two young daughters, age 8 and 11, when they aren't with the president.
"He wants you to relax and have a good time. Take some walks on the beaches. Nobody's looking to make any news," spokesman Bill Burton told reporters flying with the Obamas from Washington to Massachusetts.
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So who is going to set up a camp site 1 mile from his vacation spot like they did to Bush?
Has he really EARNED this much vacation? What does the HR manual say??? LOL
Title should read: Obama’s continue vacation in another location.
“Can’t I just eat my waffle?”
Politi-speak for Zero's #'s are tanking.
Call it "over-exposure," or "saturation," or "I'm just gettin' sick to death of looking at his face," Zero is losing his charm at a startling pace.
Cindy Sheehan, but she is note useful any more to the left, so the media is not going to report on her
You Yanks may want to consider making your president fill in timesheets or punch a time clock. Then you could calculate exactly how much you are paying him per hour. The answer would probably boggle your minds.
Perhaps you may want to consider getting all of his staff and retinue doing this, too. And Michelle’s — don’t forget Michelle!
If I had to guess, Obama would be the most over-paid incompetent slob in all of the United States of America.
How much vacation time do you allow your president in his employment contract? To whom does he account?
No President is ever on vacation. The WH goes with him. It was silly when they attacked Bush for his “vacations,” and it silly to say the same thing about Obama. Being President is a 365 day, 24 hour a day job. There is no escape.
The current meme is that this is Obama’s FIRST vacation since taking office.
Do try to keep up. ;-)
When President Bush went on “vacation” he went to his own home!
Hummmm, how about a furlough? Work Release Program? House arrest or monitored probation? I'm willing to consider any & all options.
Remarks by the President and Prime Minister Blair in Joint Press Conference
And every time he went to Camp David he always met with foreign leaders. The same when he was on his ranch
You are correct.
That is the way it is supposed to be. Zerobama is the exception
Happy Ramadan, President 0!
“the reporters who have crowded the New England villages: Chill out and don’t expect much.”.....
Obama’s water carriers told to chill?....I chilled the day the socialist got elected!
Hey man, campaigning takes a LOT out of you!
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