Posted on 04/24/2010 1:34:43 PM PDT by LucyJo
The Obamas spent their holidays last year in Hawaii and Martha's Vineyard, the Massachusetts island beloved of millionaire businessmen and celebrities.
However, following the US president's fresh attack on Wall Street greed this week, it was apparently deemed wiser for Mr Obama not to be pictured relaxing alongside the same bankers he has been lambasting.
The couple left Washington without their children for a long weekend in Asheville, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the west of the south-eastern state.
Although the area is a far cry from Martha's Vineyard, the Obamas are not exactly venturing into the back of beyond.
Asheville, a city of about 73,000 people, is home to the Vanderbilt family's lavish Biltmore estate and also has dozens of art galleries and elegant restaurants.
The White House said the Obamas will be staying at Asheville's most famous hotel, the Grove Park Inn, which claims that 10 presidents have stayed there.
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I’ve stayed at the Grove Park Inn before, there is NOTHING middle class about it, it is as nice as ANY hotel in the world.
The Grove Park Inn is hardly roughing it in the mountains of Carolina. I have been there and it is NOT cheap.
yay! I wish someone would post that pic.
thanks I did not scroll all the way down!!!
Congressman Billybob
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You should have gone ahead with your protest plans. The kids stayed back at the Whitehouse with Gramma.
This was more a ‘middle class’ photo op than a family vacation.
Why T-F are these two always wearing sunglasses. They think they are Hollywood elite?
Just weird.
I guarantee this would make exactly ONE time either of these two went traipsing around in the woods. Unless ofcourse it was to drop off some state secret containing microfilm to their connection.
No kidding. Vacation? What’s that?
Seriously, these two should win an academy award for pretending to be middle class. Who exactly do they think they are fooling-the middle class?
Not to mention security, getting there by private airplane, special car, sheep to take care of every need, food, shopping, golf.
Asheville just isn’t up to their standards. They should return to Marth’s Vineyard, where they actually do belong. After all, C. Matthews has a home there.
Headline correction...Obamas take vacation in N.C. paid for by the Middle Class!
They meant middle-class on a government salary, not what the plebes make.
The guy following, is he for an extra hand?
I’m sure they covet the grand Biltmore mansion in Ashville, and if they want it they probably will try to nationalize it for their own personal use.
Reminds me of Kerry’s “Can I Get Me a Hunting License Here?”
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