Funny, I didn't see it on the itinerary ...
Posted on 01/04/2010 4:25:31 AM PST by maggief
As his emissary, Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan, hit the Sunday morning talk shows to discuss White House anti-terror efforts, Obama, still on island time, had his usual workout the nearby Marine Base and then went for a 6+ hour round of golf at the course on the base.
His afternoon included a family visit to Punchbowl, the Department of Veterans Affairs-run National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Obama's maternal grandfather is entombed there. And then a swing by the Honolulu Zoo, where Obama made his first appearance of the day. There the First Family--First Lady Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha--viewed, among other exhibits, the white-handed gibbon exhibit, ring-tailed lemur exhibit and the Francois monkey.
With the sounds of screaming animals in the background, the family walked by members of the press and President Obama called out, "Are you ready to go back?" referring to Washington DC.
Reporters responded with a question of their own: "Are YOU ready to go back?"
Obama and his wife called out with a resounding "No!"
The First Lady went so far as to try to rally the traveling staff and press to remain in Hawaii a bit longer.
"Let's stay!" she said "Are we all in? I'm trying to mount a coup here!"
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.abcnews.com ...
does anybody know if they went to the Pearl harbor Memorial?
You read my mind!! I have been thinking that for weeks-great “photo/pity/little woman/I’m just like you” op.
I’m in!
SZQ
Funny, I didn't see it on the itinerary ...
They probably could not fit it in. The beaches on “Pearl side” were not as nice IIRC.
God, I can’t stand those 2.
Fashions by “Omar The Tentmaker” couldn’t disguise that BIG ASS.
Seeing that she’ll be 46 this month, that’s becoming increasingly doubtful.
Had Bush done this, Harry Smith on the CBS early show would've been screaming at the top of his pansy lungs how insensitive the President behaved.
Harry would point out how four soldiers in Afghanistan were KILLED, and the President took a round of golf.
Yeah. The first part has already been accomplished.
LOLOL! No one has bothered to tell her that the empire look is out...She incorporates it into everything she wears.
Then again,with her husband acting like an Emperor,I guess she feels this is apropos.
“With the sounds of screaming animals in the background, the family walked by members of the press...”
Now that’s just funny. How could they tell the difference? Oh, I know! The lemurs don’t carry Blackberries!
He’s from HI when he’s in HI - when he’s in Chicago, he’s from Chicago - calls it his hometown. He didn’t even move there until after college....Why isn’t his hometown in HI or Indonesia?
Manschelle has good attributes to exxagerate?
Noting also, it must be some muzzie (or maybe some monkey)thing that the male always walks a few steps ahead of the females.
Have to agree that it’s improbable at the age of 46...not unheard of and pretty stupid so she just might try it.
Dat don’t bees no baby, it bees all dem lobstas n butter.
I think it’s damned classy considering the image that picture of michelle evokes in my very un-pc brain.
:-)
“My question is he conveniently uses the idea that he is “from” Hawaii to go there for vacations, excursions, etc.
How many times have they been to hawaii in, say, the past ten years when it was on their own dime?”
Good question. Weather in Chicago has been awful, so I’m sure the Hawaii vacation seemed like a way better way to spend the Christmas holiday. I don’t think they’ve been back here since right after the inauguration, when they tied up traffic horribly going back and forth to the airport and out for a “romantic” dinner. They can stay in Hawaii, as far as I’m concerned.
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