Posted on 07/26/2010 11:58:43 AM PDT by Noob1999
Washington/Madrid - US First Lady Michelle Obama and one of her two daughters will take a summer break in Spain, a White House source said Monday.
Mother and daughter would come to the southern holiday resort of Marbella on a "private visit in the company of old friends," the source told the German Press Agency dpa.
US President Barack Obama will not accompany his wife, the source said.
Spanish media reports said Michelle Obama and her younger daughter Sasha, 9, would be on Spain's Costa del Sol between August 4 and 8.
There had been speculation that Barack Obama might also come to Spain to celebrate his 49th birthday on August 4.
Michelle Obama has reserved about 30 rooms for herself and her daughter, their friends and bodyguards at a five-star hotel in Benahavis near Marbella, hotel sources said.
The US first lady did not make any special requests, hotel owner Ricardo Arranz said, explaining that the hotel would function normally during her stay.
Earlier on Monday, sources at the Zarzuela royal palace declined to say whether King Juan Carlos would meet Michelle Obama, stressing that there was no official confirmation of the first lady's visit to Spain.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government had been disappointed in its hopes of hosting Barack Obama when the US president cancelled his participation in a European Union-US summit that had been scheduled during the Spanish EU presidency in the first half of 2010. The summit was subsequently called off. Copyright DPA
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Really? Got a link?
It’s First Lady, not Queen but what’s new? She’s an elite delight. I wonder if Bo the dog will fly in on his private jet and have his OWN HOTEL ROOM, etc. The Obamas are so in your face but they hate the rich. We must remember how much they hate the rich (unless it’s them or their celebs).
The junk in her trunk won’t fit in a matador outfit.
If Obama is so stressed out by the job that he needs to keep taking vacations, it just proves once again that he lacks experience and temperament for this job. All he does is travel around blaming Bush for everything on our dime.
No husband?
She must be going to Bark-alone-a.
Malia is NOT going to Spain. She is at camp.
RE: “Malia is NOT going to Spain. She is at camp.”
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Where are the Young Pioneers meeting these days??????
WOW! No wonder Michelle banned the press from covering this trip. She doesn’t want any photos of herself standing next to Letizia.
A gay guy.
Trust me, I've seen this dynamic before, when the husband later "turned."
Transparency for thee, but not for me.
at least Huma is hot
who knows what Momma Obama’s crush gal looks like?
All of you...shut up! Don’t question, Get to work, Pay your Taxes and MOVE ALONG! Citizen...do you need to go to the Reeducation Camp?
Remember the flak Nancy Reagan took for daring to buy new dishes for the White House?
Really? Got a link?
My mistake the flowers were 500K, the total was something like 3 million.
She sure has come a long way from the south side of chicago....a true beneficiary of affirmative action and reparations.
The best policy on that subject is “don’t ask, don’t tell”
And I think it really shows. The hollow cheeked, sunken eyed fellow sitting in the Oval Office in suits that are two sizes too big, looks nothing like the young, tireless campaigner of 2008.
Really isn’t up to the pressure of a 24/7 job, and it is taking its toll.
Am I the only one who thinks Barry just looks soooo old?
The Spanish tabloid press is the most rabid in Europe. They give paparazzi a good name.
They love Letizia and her little girls; MOBama, not so much.
But old PIAPS is smart. She is spending the money in a sleepu Hudson River village in NY, not in some elite vacation spot like Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard which she prefers.
Taking bets, starting now.... is she running for POTUS in 2012?
From # 157:
>My Chicago connections swear Michelle is a beard.<
UGH!!! Figures... Interesting that you've heard that.
My brother-in-law went to the same high school in Honolulu and can't find a single photo of Dear Leader in the yearbook, even though DL was supposedly a big basketball player there.
It's all so shady and I can't believe this game is going on so long.
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