Posted on 08/02/2010 8:58:43 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
CHICAGO: US President Barack Obama will celebrate his 49th birthday in the company of his friends in Chicago and not with his wife and two daughters.
The White House said that Obama will leave Washington for Chicago on Wednesday and will stay at his home in Kenwood for the night, Chicago Sun-Times reported.
First lady Michelle Obama will not be with the president. She will leave next week for Spain, travelling with daughter Sasha, 9. Malia, 12, for an overnight camp.
Obama, born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, was last in Chicago with his family over the Memorial Day weekend in May last.
Obama is scheduled to attend three fund-raisers and to tour a Ford plant.
On August 5, Obama plans to attend fund-raisers for Illinois Democratic Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias at the Palmer House Hilton at USD 1,000 to 2,400 per person, and for the DNC, a dinner at the home of developer Neil Bluhm for 50 people, at USD 30,400 per person, and a USD 250-per-person reception at the Chicago Cultural Center.
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel -- interested in running for mayor of Chicago if Mayor Daley decides not to seek another term -- is likely to accompany Obama to the fund -raising events to reconnect with some of his Chicago friends.
White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett is also coming.
Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee's Organising for America grass-roots arm is using his birthday as an organising tool.
E-mails have been sent out under Michelle Obama's signature urging people to sign an electronic birthday card for the president. The gambit lets the DNC capture contact information and build mailing lists.
Michelle said in the e-mail, "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."
Did she fail English in school?
Christian people celebrate their birthdays, Muslims do not. The O has stated that they do not celebrate birthdays.
I don't want to say that he IS a Muslim; but, I think he has Muslim sensibilities. Also, see bowing to everyone.
Who cares, really? Wasted time on nonsense stories.
Gotta throw the Honolulu reference in there just in case anyone forgot.
Obama, born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, was last in Chicago with his family over the Memorial Day weekend in May last.
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Correction :
Obama was born sometime in 1961, in a hospital in Kenya and registered in the US some time later, was last in Chicago with his family over the Memorial Day weekend in May last.
There thats better.
Larry
LOL was thinking the same thing!!
I wish I could miss it too, but unfortunately the propaganda press may not allow this.
I find this funny. How many salesman, military members, firefighters, and MANY other professionals miss there birthday due to working (and not see there family)....they are making this seem like some unusual situation.
“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.”
“Did she fail English in school?”
Cut her some slack. Princeton grades on the curve, especially for Affirmative Action students. Plus, she’s just a ‘me’ kind of gal. Me, me, me, me-that’s Michelle.
Do I have to say it? /s
You wouldn't expect a narcissist to put herself last now would you.;-)
BTW, as I recall, her Princeton thesis was pathetic in terms of style and usage. A typical high school junior could have done a better job.
That is an interesting point.
Obama will be having a b-day fete at the home of real estate mogul Neil Bluhm which requires a $30,000 donation to the Decmocrat National Committee.
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Neil Bluhm - Chicago real estate titan’s gamble on casinos paying off despite sour economy. In 2008 won coveted license to build new gambling joint outside O’Hare airport; plans to share revenues with downtrodden neighboring towns. Opened Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino in August 2009, handled $14 million in wagers on opening day. Lead equity investor in SugarHouse Casino, which broke ground in Philadelphia in October. Former lawyer founded JMB Realty with U. of Illinois roommate 1970, grew into one of nation’s largest developers. Also partner in Walton Street Capital; firm plans to invest $1.5 billion in real estate.
http://images.forbes.com/media/lists/10/2010/neil-bluhm.jpg
Net Worth: $1.5 bil
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He gave the maximum individual donation to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, and also raised an estimated $200,000 as a fund-raiser.
Just before Christmas, his company, Midwest Gaming and Entertainment LLC, beat out two competitors to build a casino in suburban Des Plaines, near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The company was the lowest of three bidders for the state’s only unused casino license which had been mired in legal and administrative disputes for a decade.
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Neil Bluhm’s home... (I thought Obama told us people shouldn’t be this rich because, at some point, ‘you have earned enough money’)!
http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/neil-bluhms-house/view/?service=1
Proof ? Evidence ? Documentation ?
Obama, born on August 4, 1961..
The rest of his life has been completely fabricated.
I thought they were staying in some chi-chi-fou-fou luxury hotel??
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