When a wife takes the daughter in a normal family away when one daughter is at a camp I don’t think anything of it.
When a wife of a head of a superpower state is not with him on his birthday it is a matter of choice. They have armadas of jets and take airspace priority over almost everything else in the skies or seas. She is in Spain to get away from him. My (rampant and unfounded) speculation is that they are having marriage problems. Although see:
All I’m saying is that for people who travel around the country or world on a whim just to grab a bite to eat this is a little odd. Therefore, instead of making a true statement about him being a “very laid back guy”, in terms of his general hands-off and dithering approach to everything, I made a pun.
Either that or I just spent a few minutes defending a typo to nice people I will (unfortunately) never have the pleasure of meeting.
So this email the she sent KV is a bunch of BS?
/sarc
Dear King Vanity,
Every year, our family tries to come up with a fun way to wish Barack a happy birthday.
And this August 4th, when he turns 49, I have something new in mind.
This has been a big — and hectic — year for him. After signing the Affordable Care Act and Wall Street reform into law — and completing his first year as president — I think it’s safe to say we will remember it for a long time.
And I know full well how much he credits this movement, and the work of supporters like you, for the change that we’ve accomplished.
So I’m putting together a birthday card that I would like you to sign. Together with other Organizing for America supporters — and me, Malia, Sasha, and Bo — we’ll wish him a happy birthday and let him know that we’re ready to take on the year ahead alongside him.
Will you wish Barack a happy birthday with me?
This year also brought a lot of surprises — some good and some bad.
Supporters like you have helped him make the best of it — by contacting Congress to help push stalled legislation forward, by re-engaging supporters in the political process, by giving back with service projects across the country, and so much more.
And while we can’t know what the coming year will bring, all of us, working together, will continue pushing forward for change.
Will you help make this a memorable birthday for Barack and wish him a happy 49th?
http://my.barackobama.com/birthday
Thanks so much,
Michelle Obama