obama vacation
That means those who are still unable to afford to take a vacation, won’t, and for others the savings may be $60 or $90 or more. [1]
Michelle Obama on the middle-class squeeze: ‘We spend between the two kids, on extracurriculars outside the classroom, we’re spending about $10,000 a year on piano and dance and sports supplements. [2]
December 22, 2008 - President elect Barack Obama has started his “working” vacation in Hawaii, by “working” out with his wife and playing a round of golf. [3]
Keep it big: According to aides, Obama returned from Hawaii resolved to put even more emphasis on an earlier theme: This is a turning-point election. [...] During Barack Obama’s vacation, we got a chance to see him eat shave ice with his daughters, play golf and body surf. [4]
The online listing was removed from the Hawaii’s Best Rentals web site after the Associated Press yesterday reported details of the Obama vacation retreat, which was purchased earlier this year for $9 million by Kevin Comcowich, a 40-year-old Houston portfolio manager. [5]
On the August 10 edition of ABC’s This Week, ABC News political analyst Cokie Roberts criticized Sen. Barack Obama — who was born in Hawaii — for “going off this week to a vacation in Hawaii,” which she said “does not make any sense whatsoever.” [6]
Rona emails me with the 411 on Obama’s vacation. [7]
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has criticized John McCain and Hillary Clinton for their support of a summer break from the 18.4 cent per gallon gas tax as a way to provide a bit of relief for Americans so they can enjoy their summer more and, hopefully, perhaps stimulate the economy a bit, as well. [1]
First, Obama didn’t choose Hawaii for its beautiful beaches. [...] On Friday, the Republican National Committee released ‘Barack Obama’s Hawaii Trade Guide,’ a roadmap to key sites on the island, including Punahou, his prestigious prep school, and a local filling station with especially expensive gasoline. [...]… Obama is staying in a rental property for the next week–which will probably prove less expensive than investing, like McCain, in a 6.6-acre, $1.1 million weekend getaway ranch in Sedona, Ariz. [8]
“I have never suggested, and never will, that Sen. McCain picks his positions on national security based on politics or personal ambition,” he said. [...] Before he left for vacation, he was hitting McCain on energy policy and, more pointedly, suggesting that McCain was trying to use his race against him. [...] Perhaps he watched Jack Cafferty while on vacation, because that’s not the way the senator usually speaks, and you won’t find that kind of language on his Web site. [4]
Sources:
[1] The Loft
[2] Don Surber ” Blog Archive ” Obama vacation
[3] Obama Vacation - 23/6 Comedy News
[4] What Barack Obama learned on his vacation. - By John Dickerson - Slate …
[5] Expose Obama
[6] Media Matters - Cokie Roberts on Obama’s vacation: “I know his …
[7] Atlas Shrugs: Obama’s Radical Vacation
[8] Stumper : Obama’s ‘Highfalutin’ Hawaiian Vacation