Posted on 01/07/2009 2:32:38 AM PST by naturalman1975
BARACK Obama and his family have been forced to move into a hotel because John Howard is staying at their place.
The former prime minister and his wife Janette are booked to stay at Washingtons Blair House on January 12 as he will receive the US Medal of Freedom from outgoing President George W. Bush the following day.
Blair House, a 119-room mansion, is the official state guest house of the US president and traditionally where incoming US presidents stay before their inauguration.
The Obamas will take up residence there on January 15 but had asked to move in on January 4 so their daughters could settle into school.
We explored the idea so that the girls could start school on schedule, a White House spokesman told The New York Times.
But there were previously scheduled events and guests that couldnt be displaced.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
It was "The One" who wanted special treatment..
This article is lame.
That is why we have hotels. Duh!!!
I hope federal marshalls rousted the Obamas and threw them in the street.
This was a story about a month ago. The President-Elect does not "traditionally" move into Blair House until the week before the Inaugeration. The Obamas wanted a special deal, but they did not get it.
The fact that it is still a story means that the Obamas are still whining about it. It is not good for the President of the United States to be a whiner. This is going to be a loooooooong four years.
***That is why we have hotels. Duh!!! ***
If the Omniscient One and his advisors are so dumb that they don’t know that the Blair House is used for visiting dignitaries and is booked months in advance, or used for emergencies such as when Nancy Reagan attended her husband’s funeral, then they shouldn’t be running this country.
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No hope there, as the Juggernaut is under way with no stops, regardless of the constitutional requirements.
BARACK Obama and his family have been forced to move into a hotel because John Howard is staying at their place.
At "their" place? This author is just plain nuts.
The article also leaves out that President Bush offered for the Obama family to stay at a house that Admirals stay in. I guess it wasn’t good enough for The One. Good enough for our leaders in the military, but not for The One. Better to stay at a luxerious suite in a fancy hotel and garner sympathy as if it were a family staying in a Travelodge with a Uhaul attached to the back of their car.
But there were previously scheduled events and guests that couldnt be displaced.
This suggests that it would have been ok to displace certain people for his highness.
hey, that’s interesting. i hadn’t read that an alternative spot was offered to the O’s. what’s the name of that house?
LLS
“BARACK Obama and his family have been forced to move into a hotel because John Howard is staying at their place.”
Isn’t it tragic that a family is “forced” to move into a $5,000 a night suite in a 5 star hotel. Apparently, the symapthy is overwhelming because I think I read somewhere that democrat donors are picking up the tab. Isn’t it nice to have friends in your time of need?
You are wrong....they have the extreme misfortune of guilt by association. They bear the stain and stench.
I think it was The Flag House.
No worries. That’s why we have forced bussing, right?
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