Inside story of Michelle's trip First lady took Spain vacation with 'a dear friend'

suntimes.com ^ | August 9, 2010 | LYNN SWEET

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Inside story of Michelle's trip First lady took Spain vacation with 'a dear friend' whose father recently died

Michelle Obama and daughter Sasha returned from Spain on Sunday, a vacation at a lavish hotel on the Mediterranean coast that triggered her first controversy since becoming first lady. I'm told she made the trip because she promised one of her closest friends, a longtime Chicago pal who just lost her father, she would spend time with her.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Kneepads media. The WH spin machine fails.

-MOTHER DAUGHTER

-OFFICIAL KING VISIT

-HER DYING FRIEND SHE PROMISED TO SPEND TIME WITH

30-60? other people and an official visit and overseas publications saying she met with Saudi Sheiks.So why couldn't Michelle Obama take this grieving friend to lunch in DC and save us taxpayers a lot of money?

[C19fan]

SHE LIES! Nice us tax payers have to foot the bill so Michelle Antoinette can “console” her friend. What spending a few days in Chicago was not good enough?

[television is just wrong]

that selfish biotch is just what I said SELFISH therefore the explanation is BS

[maggief]

Duplicate:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2567169/posts

Inside story of Michelle’s trip (Damage control)
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | August 9, 2010 | Lynn Sweet

Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 6:51:11 AM

[y6162]

boo ..freaking...hoo

[Lazamataz]

Spin. Either trouble in the marriage, or planning the October Surprise with Wahabbists.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Yeah when this latest explanation is laughed at at the OBVIOUS lie it is; what will the next lie be?

Michelle wanted to teach Bo the dog OR SASHA: Spanish and she HAD to wear top of the line designer dresses and close beaches to do this?

[Nickname]

In a lavish, exclusive hotel, all on a month’s notice.

[nolongerademocrat]

Trouble in the marriage gets my vote.

[PLD]

All of this news is bull..The Michaelle and her handlers are trying to make it look like something it isn't.Make her look like a saint taking her friend to Spain.Also the other story they put out there is this trip was more than a vacation it was work related..They are trying to clean up the mess of her using our money to take her and her friends on a vacation on our dollar..

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I'm told she made the trip because she promised one of her closest friends, a longtime Chicago pal who just lost her father, she would spend time with her.

. . . and 35 other "close" friends, various attendants, a bevy of secret service agents, and fawning papparazzi? Give me a break.

[Michael.SF.]

BS

Because:

1) No pictures of her
2) "This was planned weeks ago"
3) "spending time" with her does not equate to lavish Spanish luxury hotels

This is spin trying to deflect the negative reaction.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

I did a search before posting I suppose since the title was a self title I did not find it.

[dalebert]

hahahha...chicago to see friend via Spain..sure

[HereInTheHeartland]

Why do we as taxpayers; have to spend money for these crooks vacations with their grifter friends?
If Michelle wants to spend time with a dying friend; the White House has many very nice rooms they could sit and visit comfortably.

[kittymyrib]

Lynn Sweet would be happy to carry MO’s luggage, but since they had someone smarter to do that, she wrote this white-washed tripe instead.
Sure, Lynn, we all take our bereaved friends on a taxpayer-funded, lavish junket to Spain to make them feel better. Sheesh...it’s hard to tell who is most out of touch with America, the Obamacrats or the state-run media.

[thethirddegree]

Maybe Obama and Tiger Woody have more in common that we know.

[Sacajaweau]

I agree...Marriage problems....Obama is in Chicago with the husband of Michelle's best friend. That hubby is Obama's best friend.

If everything was a-okay, they would have all gone to Chicago or Camp David.

What hurts...The girls were used as cover.

[fightinJAG]

I can’t stop crying.

[PLD]

I doubt it, Obama likes little boys, Tiger likes little white tramps..

[FrankR]

It's sad for anyone to lose their Father, however, most don't get a free trip to Spain as a consulation prize.

[Calusa]

Lynn Sweet is a rabid liberal. For her to have to write this kind of article means the Obamabid Dynasty went to far even for a lusty, fun loving progressive.

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

I think they were trying to not get this so much press (for the facts posted below) as well as lamp throwing in the WH Clinton style...

"WASHINGTON--President Obama is having an extended birthday weekend with the boys while First Lady Michelle and daughter Sasha are having a girls vacation in Spain. Obama played golf at Andrews Air Force Base on Saturday with longtime buddies and on Sunday will continue celebration of his 49th Aug. 4 birthday with a barbeque at the White House.

The Saturday golf group included Chicagoans Marty Nesbitt, who is the treasurer of Obama's presidential campaign and Eric Whitaker; from Obama's Occidential College days, Wahid Hamid; Punahou School classmates Michael Ramos, Bobby Titcomb and Greg Orme; staffer Marvin Nicholson and Laurent Delanney, a pro tennis executive.

Obama turned 49 on Wednesday, with Mrs. Obama in Spain and daughter Malia, 12, at overnight camp."

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/08/obamas_weekend_with_the_boys_b.html

I googled Wahid Hamid (one of Obama’s golf buddies).

Is this the pot smoking cocaine partying wealthy friend of Obama’s?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004417706_apyoungobama2ndldwritethru.html

[Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!]

Do Presidents have to take mandatory (urine) drug tests like U.S. soldiers do?

[FReepaholic]

...I did a search before posting I suppose since the title was a self title I did not find it...

Pay no attention to the Self Appointed Posting Police (SAPPs) here.

Tons of articles get posted daily and scroll off the screen. I didn't see the other one so I appreciate you posting this one.

[nolongerademocrat]

LOL! I wonder if they took a trip to the bathhouse, I bet the guys from Hillbuzz know.

[netmilsmom]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2566647/posts

[nolongerademocrat]

Doubtful. The SS probably obtains his substances of choice for him.

[marstegreg]

“30-60? other people and an official visit and overseas publications saying she met with Saudi Sheiks.So why couldn’t Michelle Obama take this grieving friend to lunch in DC and save us taxpayers a lot of money?”

Sometimes you just need to be around 60 other people in Spain with the King to really get over something, darling.
(sarc)

[ChocChipCookie]

A White House source told me that Blanchard's father passed away and Mrs. Obama was not able to make the funeral at the beginning of July. Blanchard had promised her daughter she would take her to Spain for her birthday. She asked Mrs. Obama and Sasha to come with. (Malia is at overnight camp.)

Is it just me or is this explanation a bit too convoluted to be believable?

[nolongerademocrat]

I’m sure the girls already have a good idea that daddy is not the most masculine person in the house.

[paulycy]

"I felt bad for my friend so I came to Spain. Now leave me alone. I'll be in my room."

[GnuHere]

Good point; if I were the FLOTUS and wanted to spend time with a bereaved friend, I would let her go to Spain on her own schedule and invite her for a quiet weekend at Camp David instead of the posse spectacle that we witnessed, at our expense.