Posted on 07/10/2010 4:21:51 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
BANGOR, Maine — The first family will spend next weekend vacationing on Mount Desert Island, according to U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree.
President Barack Obama and his family are scheduled to arrive Friday, July 16, and stay through Sunday, July 18.
Information about where the family would stay and the sights they might take in while visiting Maine was not available Friday night. The visit is a personal family vacation and no public appearances are scheduled, Pingree said.
“What an honor that the Obama family has chosen Maine for vacation when they could have gone anywhere in the country,” she said. “I think the Obamas will really enjoy the quiet woods, beautiful coast, wonderful people and everything else that brings thousands of families here every year.”
While White House officials were mum about where on the island the first family would stay, Obama has political connections on MDI. George Mitchell, U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace, owns a home in Seal Harbor. Mitchell and his wife, Heather, have two children, Andrew, 12, and Claire, 9. The Obama children, Malia and Sasha, are 12 and 9, respectively.
Last August, the first family visited Yellowstone National Park and Grand Canyon National Park. The Obamas also spent time on Martha’s Vineyard in August 2009.
Information about whether the family would arrive in Air Force One, the presidential jet, was not available. Neither the Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton nor the Portland International Jetport has runways long enough to accommodate the Boeing 747.
Air Force One could land at Bangor International Airport and the Obamas could take a helicopter to the airport in Trenton, then take a motorcade to MDI. Last summer, Air Force One landed on Cape Cod, the family took a helicopter to Martha’s Vineyard, then rode in a motorcade to the 28-acre compound where they stayed.
Oh, he goes to Camp David frequently, when he’s not golfing, hosting movie and pizza night, out on date night, etc., etc.
I can’t stop puking...the impostor makes me sick.
Of course, the LibLyinMedia will ooze all over them.
Memorial Day weekend. Skipped Arlington wreath-laying for a get-together across the street from Louis Farrakhan’s house.
I wouldn’t mind if he stayed away for the next two-years.
Silly you. That’s where he goes to church.
Obama only cares about the “O” not the “U”. Golf spelled G*O*L*F and Gulf spelled G*U*L*F. It as simple as that.
Both “GOLF” and “GULF” are four letter words, Obama loves one and curses the other.
He's probably going to need another term if he wants to hit that benchmark, Lord forbid.
If memory serves, he has golfed in VA, MD, NV, CA, FL, HI, NC and certainly ME very soon. In just under 18 months, he's managed to golf in (at least) 8 states which is the equivalent of about new state every 2.25 months, if my math is near correct. At this pace, he needs about 94 months to get 'er done.
Let's hope this is one record he doesn't break.
As I think about it, I believe he also golfed in IL, as well. There certainly may be other states I’ve missed.
There goes the neighborhood
There goes the neighborhood
Consider: with the gulf coast tourism industry in tatters for reasons real and imagined, a LEADER would choose to vacation there, setting an example to the Nation and the World that you can still come to a gulf coast vacation. Oh wait, I said Leader ... never mind.
Hmmm.... Come to think of it.....
What if Sting and P. McCartney don’t like Maine? Can they go someplace else and blame Bush for O’s incompetence?
May they both catch crabs.
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I second that motion!
Nero partied while Rome burned.
But, that’s IT, isn’t it? ONCE in nearly 2 years. Bush #43 vacationed at home in Crawford. Bush #41 vacationed at home in Kennebunkport. Reagan vacationed at their ranch in Santa Barbara. Nixon had a place in San Clemente. Ford had his cabin in Colorado. All of the Republican Presidents went HOME for respite. When they traveled, it was on business. It wasn’t to “vacation” and they didn’t drag an entourage of extended familly and friends along at tacpayer expense.
Clinton and Obama are different. Clinton didn’t have a home, having lived at taxpayer expense his whole life. Obama has a lovely home in Chicago, but he doesn’t seem to want to spend any time there. And when both the Clintons and the Obamas travel they seem to take a huge number of people with them for built in entertainment.
I wonder if Hillary still takes her mother along on trips now that she’s with the State Dept. Her mother seemed to tag along on every one of her trips when she was First Lady. It was almost like Robin Givens when she was married to Mike Tyson — mama slept at the foot of their bed during their marriage to keep him from beating Robin up.
The Clintons took an entourage of 800 of their closest friends to Africa. And Hillary took 1000 close, personal friends to China. At our expense.
he SHOULD have stayed home
..A vacation from WHAT?????
nobama has said many, many times about many “crisis” that “I will not rest until...” Because of those statements I assume that his family (and assorted hangers-on) is vacationing. He is relentlessly pursuing solutions. Such a man! He is my hero. Relentless. Relentless. Is there no limit as to how wonderful he is?????
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