President-elect Barack Obama set to return to Chicago after vacation in Hawaii
President-elect Barack Obama set to return to Chicago after vacation in Hawaii. News from KAILUA, Hawaii – President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday bid his native Hawaii “aloha” after a 12-day vacation.
Obama set to return to home after Hawaii rest. Obama, wife Michelle and their two young daughters flew to Chicago where they are expected to arrive early Friday. He planned to fly on Sunday to Washington, where 7-year-old Sasha and 10-year-old Malia start school on Monday.
The Obamas kept a low profile while vacationing on the island of Oahu. Aside from daily trips to the gym and golf courses, the president-elect seldom left his vacation retreat, a rented $9 million home near Honolulu. When he did venture out, it usually was to grab some shave ice, a local treat, look at baby tigers at the zoo or take some other child-friendly excursion.
Obama joked to onlookers Thursday morning at the gym that he was reluctant to return to Chicago, where temperatures were in the 20s.
“I wish I could hang out with you, but I’ve got to go home,” said Obama, leaving the Marine Corps Base Hawaii’s Semper Fit center in 70-degree weather.
While on vacation, Obama tried to take advantage of his last break before taking office on Jan. 20. Other than make small talk with residents and pose for pictures with babies, he has done little in public. That, aides said, was the idea.
During the visit, Obama played golf three times, twice at the private Mid-Pacific Country Club and once at Olomana Golf Links, a public course he knew as a youth. On Tuesday he played basketball at his alma mater, the private Punahou School.
Michelle Obama also remained largely out of sight, other than the occasional trip to the gym. She did not join Obama and the girls when they went to an aquatic park or to the zoo, nor when he visited the nearby Marine base on Christmas Day.
While on vacation, Obama did his best to stay out of the discussion over the escalating violence in the Middle East, where Israeli troops launched an offensive against Hamas leaders who had fired rockets from Gaza. Aides said there is only one president at a time, but Obama received security briefings and was in touch with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and his incoming national security team.
Pro-Palestinian activists protested outside Obama’s vacation home on Tuesday and urged a new approach to the Middle East. Obama did not acknowledge them.
The only Obama news from Oahu came when the entire island lost electricity for 11 hours. Obama aides said the family’s house also lost power but did not use backup generators during the nighttime incident.
Obama spent his childhood in Honolulu, largely raised by his grandmother, who died on Nov. 2, just two days before the election that made Obama the nation’s first African-American president. While on the pre-inauguration trip he attended a private memorial service for Madelyn Payne Dunham — known to friends as “Toot” — and scattered her ashes into the sea.
Obama was born in Honolulu in 1961, two years after Hawaii became a state. He lived in Indonesia for four years when he moved there with his mother and stepfather, but he spent 14 of his first 18 years as an islander.
He moved to the mainland to attend college in 1979 and has only returned for vacations.
On “vacation” or sealing up more of his past? Dont’ worry Barry Soetoro, aka Obama. Supreme Court has your real name, your true citizenship, and your true identity. You won’t stomp on our Constitution. I hope Federal Prison has cable.
Mr. Elliott, how do you know Obama was born in Hawaii? Did you just make this up? Mr. Obama has not revealed his official birth certificate to anyone. A bogus Certificate of Live Birth has been floating around on various websites, but it is not real. Also, as you mention, he moved to Indonesia where he lived for for a time with his adoptive father Lolo Soetoro. He became an Indonesian citizen in order to attend school, thus giving up his American citizenship. He has never re-established his American citizenship. That’s right, our President Elect is not an American citizen. How can this be? Because no one checked. Everyone just assumed he was a citizen. No one checked. Philip, why won’t you and the Associated Press investigate this? Aren’t you a news service? Why are you keeping quite and spreading false information like saying that Barack Obama was born in Hawaii when you have no idea?
It’s good to know Barry Soetoro had a nice relaxing vacation. He’s going to need it to get through all of his upcoming trials–Blago, Hsu, and the biggie: The Supreme Court! It’s going to be interesting watching the MSM try to not cover the real news: this guy is not eligible to be president.
Change in our pocket that we can believe in. Thats about all we are going to get out of Obamavich.
Obama where is my check?
Is he even an American?
He should talk to Wee Willie Dubya Dubya Clinton about his special honey dipped cigars!!
Stay on vacation Obamavich, that is where you are most of the time anyway. Takin a trip and never leaving the farm!!
Didn’t Barry Soetoro aka Obama want to move into the Blaire House 2 weeks early, so his kids could go to school? He was turned down. So, why are HE AND HIS KIDS in Hawaii now? I guess education isn’t more important than hiding your Citizenship records.
Obama and his family a wait a media storm. I hope they treat him like they did Palin. Hey Obama, puff puff, smoke smoke. Do you even know how much your nasty habit is costing our country. No, didn’t think you did.
his next vacation starts in 19 days
on january 20th, 2009, the date of his inauguration. being president is like being on
vacation all the time, with servants, maids,
free meals, you name it. its on the house,
the white house. scientific fallacies discovered
by negro scientists–for every action there
is an opposite but equal reaction. no, this
is not true, they have found. their scientists
still hold firmly to the fact that 3+7 is not
10 as previoulsy thought, it is 40 billion.
we always way more than we realize. its
based on the aladdin theorem, made popular
by jeff ziff. he was a child genius.
at 11 years old, he made more money than
most people do in a lifetime, designing
rockets and satellite systems for north
american rockwell and nasa.gov. and more.
he’s around my age now. z as in zorros of zion.
good luck. i smoke grand prix’s. what brand
does o’bama smoke. a special blend of tobacco
cigarettes should be marketed in his honor.
VACATION ? IN THE NORAMAL SCHEME OF THINGS, HE WAS NOBODY BEFORE THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. NAME ONE PERSON THAT EVEN KNEW WHO THE HELL HE WAS. HE MAKES ME SICK. HE HASN’T EVEN COMMENTED ONCE ON WHAT’S GOING ON THE IN THE GAZA STRIP. I GUESS OAHU IS MORE IMPORTANT TO HIM AND HIS SILLY LITTLE FAMILY.PRESIDENT??? I DON’T THINK SO. HOPE EVERYONE IS HAPPY THAT VOTED FOR HIM…DISAPPOINT ABOUNDS.
The proof that he isn’t a US Citizen will be announced when Congress and Supreme Court meet on Jan 8 and 9 to count Electoral Votes.
SCOTUS has a ton of evidence and documentation gathered by patriotic researchers like Phil Berg and his staff.
I heard that convicted Presidential Candidates have cable AND satellite in their prison cells!
i am sorry that blacks voted for the first time in their lives, for a smoker(addiction), bad breath like an ashtray, no experience, and bullshit about what he will do for change. change his brand of cigarettes maybe.period
“Didn’t Barry Soetoro aka Obama want to move into the Blaire House 2 weeks early, so his kids could go to school? He was turned down. So, why are HE AND HIS KIDS in Hawaii now? I guess education isn’t more important than hiding your Citizenship records.”
Think a little bit, I know thats hard for the Obama haters to do since they have brains the size of peas, but still.
He is moving to Washington 2 weeks early numskull…he is on track, as he will be to move into the White House on Jan.20th. Also this vacation is the same one he takes every year with his family. It’s nice to see a ‘family man’ as a president, one who cares about his family!
Thus the redistribution begins. Jacking up the federal gas tax is a great idea. Give the middle income taxpayers a tax break…yeah, right!!! Now the ObamaNation is going to give what they promised. Shovel ready construction…what a joke. The many, everyone who moves a vehicle, are going to be taking the first round of taxation for the masses. Who benefits??? The few who are able to snag the limited jobs that will be made available. Who thinks road construction is starting level employment opportunity??? Welcome to 2009…!!!!!
Hope the Supreme Court decides act on validating Obama’s citizenship. Still can’t justify anyone spending a vast amount of money hiding public information. How many regular citizens of this country file in court to seal their birth and educational records. There seems to be one hell of a lot we don’t know about this man and his family. I think he ran and really had no expectation of winning until the media jumped in behind him. This election process is a joke we’ll all be paying for over the next four years. By the way, what ever became of Obama’s Aunt???
Le the games begin Mr. West or should I say OBAMA or whatever your name is. The party is almost over. Get the wife home, the kids in school and prepare to do the job you bought. I can’t wait, this country and the economy will soon be worse off than a snakes ass in a wagon rot. With all the new taxes, us ole boys in Kentucky will either have to shine, mine or move on down the line, A country boy can survive!!!
Now tell me honestly, who gives a crap about his vacation. Tell us if he ever does anything important, or maybe this is really doing something in your eyes.
In almost 60 yrs I have never known our nation & world to be as bad off as it is today thus in need of GREAT leaders as never before in our history. I fear Obama is simply a PC Pres vs a GREAT leader in a time of real need. I can wish him the best but realistically I think the most dangerous thing facing us now (with him as Pres) is that some nutcase (or the VP or Hillary etc) will assassinate him, riots break out, martial law is declared and we loose what little we have left in our once great nation. I hope not but it is a real problem no media dare speak about.
President-elect Barack Obama set to return to Chicago after vacation in Hawaii. News from KAILUA, Hawaii – President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday bid his native Hawaii “aloha” after a 12-day vacation.
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