Anatomy of a Presidential Candidate's Vacation, Part II
(CBS)
(HONOLULU) Barack Obama worked out with his wife and toured some favorite local spots on the second day of his weeklong vacation.
Obama and his wife, Michelle, worked out together at the 24 Hour Fitness gym, where they tried to burn off the calories from their late night dinner on Saturday. An aerobics class stopped their work out to wave to the famous couple as the left the gym.
The Obamas, with their daughters Malia and Sasha in tow, later visited the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park on the eastern side of Oahu. The park commemorates the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii and features a Buddhist temple. They also stopped at Aloha Tropical Farms - a Macadamia nut outlet.
Longtime friend Bobby Titcomb hosted an evening BBQ for Obama and his entourage. Titcomb played basketball with Obama at Punahou High School in the late '70s and the two have remained friends ever since.
Although Obama spent his Sunday relaxing, his Chicago office was working away on a new ad jabbing at John McCain.
This morning they released the ad entitled, “Embrace”, which features McCain as a “Washington celebrity.” The ad has clips of McCain on Saturday Night Live and video of him embracing President Bush.
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Bush stays out of the USA watching sports while Russia reignites the cold war and invades a neighboring country. Now that is news. But the media is used to Bush doing nothing, so I guess they don''t see anything to write about.
Meanwhile McBush continues to propose the same failed policeis toward Russia that Bush has had and helped fuel the Russian invasion.
You could almost imagine that Bushie wanted Russia to invade. War and fear have been good vote getters for McBush and the Repug fear mongers.
B. Hussein Obama
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Stop posting McCain''s astroturf messages. Come up with a couple of sentences of your own.
Posted by usais11
George Bush and John McCain both have contributed to the overt lie that Saddam Hussein had Nuclear Weapons and a viable delivery system to launch an attack against the United States. In reality the Republicans created a reason to start a war against an already defeated country just to divert yours and mine Federal Treasury Funds to Private War Contractors and, secure long term Oil Operation contracts for 5 Private Multinational Corporations including Exxon.
The Values and Principles that you tout are nothing in regard to what the Republican Party really stand for. The actions and results of the Republicans in Congress and the Bush Administration have been detrimental to the majority of middle class working Americans. Governmental Spending has increased while tax revenues have decreased, our infrastructure is deteriorating, and corruption has been fostered as the normal course of action in all government agencies.
Americans need to vote in favor of their better interests, Middle Class Workers will not be able to afford another Republican Conservative Agenda Presidential term.
Rock stars may be fun, but they do not fit this image. Neither does Obama. His life story, while unique and interesting, bespeaks little more than an ambitious and opportunistic young man, still wet behind the ears, with an unhealthy fascination with his own ego - and potentially unreliable when the chips are down.
The American people are not going to entrust the security and prosperity of the country to such an immature and unproven man.
He''s the Manchurian candidate for the Dalai Lama!
Wait until Rush Limbaugh hears about this!
- by lilajimok August 11, 2008 1:41 PM EDT
- I wish Barack Obama and his wonderful wife, and adorable girls a terrific vacation ... they all have more than earned it! I am very happy that the Obama campaign is going to release the ad showing McCain as a celebrity on SNL ... I am sure McCain should appreciate that very much. That was actually funny BUT ultra unpresidential! And, hugging Bush, another great one. McCain said things should be lightened up, a good laugh is needed ... well what we need is B. Obama in the White House, not McCain!
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