Barack Obama's Vacation

What do DUers think about President-elect Barack Obama's Hawaii vacation, specifically the fact that he is renting an $8 million home? I do not have a problem with the vacation, but I do not think anyone should be upset if someone makes an issue out of it when Obama supporters made an issue out of John McCain's wealth. In addition, many people made the contrast between John McCain's wealth and Barack Obama's I guess you could say modesty. So, I am just wondering how DUers feel about the vacation considering some people a big deal out of McCain's wealth. I always knew Obama was wealthy and I did not have a problem with that wealth. I am just wondering how people feel about the renting of the house.

by his security people. I would venture to guess, it's set in a not to crowded area which means it's a more expensive place. Most housing is expensive in Hawaii so having seclusion would up the price a lot. I'm not going to argue his choice.

Why shouldn't a man who happens to be the future president spend his money on family friendly vacations at secure locations?
He's also with a gaggle of longtime friends, and they're all splitting the cost of the property as they always have donel.

the wealthy are out of touch with the plebians (us). They have no clue as to what it is to live on 8 bucks an hour. Congress did, after all, just vote itself a pay raise. There is a kings class in this country, and a serfs class. not much in between these days.
I would respect a politician who lived on 8 bucks an hour a lot more then a wealthy one, to be quite honest with you.

worthy only of scorn.

probably it deserves to be ignored.

I do not see anything wrong with asking questions. People reacted a certain way during the election and I wanted to know how people would react now.

or the cheneys.


:shrug:

how dare the black guy stay at a large building that's expensive...when we NEVER heard how expensive the places were with the white guy. Hell, mccain couldn't even count how many places, but that's okeydoke, just don't let the black guy stay at a nice place.

He brought up that Hawaii might seem special to lots of people, but this was Obama's home state. He also mentioned all of the Pres. who had expensive vacation homes of their own... ie Reagan, Papa Bush, Nixon and Shrub's ranch.

that's right "nearly weekly" flights to Texas.

I think the difference is that no one really wanted GWB in his office, and a large % didn't expect him to be there all that much. The 9 to 5 presidency with two hour lunch/workout break, and all.

but you don't mention the rental fee.

I would think the Obamas would have to stay at a place that would be logistic in order to protect them.

No biggie at all.

He started on the transition the day after the election, and has been working steadily every since. A weeks vacation over the Christmas holiday is fine with me. Nothing would get done this week anyway. He needs to take a break.

He'd have a hard time taking as many vacations as * did while he was in office.

Why should I care? :shrug:

with ANY pres' vacation plans.

Remember Clintons ALWAYS stayed at 'fancy' digs belonging to 'friends.'

O's fortune/misfortune that he's got Hawaiian family history, AND great tradition of spending time with close group of friends (from Chicago.) Keep in mind extraordinary security matters.

DU, where concern for concern concerns everybody. Oh and Obama isn't wealthy, I don't know where you got that idea.

Read my post correctly. I said I always knew Obama was wealthy and I did not care about him being wealthy, but since others seemed to have made a big deal about the wealth of other people I was wondering how people felt about Obama renting an $8 million home.

does the value of the hotel come into play? You are beating a dead horse for the sake of beating it.

I doubt he's actually paying 8 million.

with two other families.

whatever he wants on his family vacations, it's his money not ours.

It's just a ploy to paint Obama as elitist. Here's a clue - real estate prices on the island of Oahu are expensive. Especially if that place has a view desirable to vacationers. Hawaii is where he grew up and he's visiting family and saying goodbye to his grandmother. I wish people would give him an effing break.

With the MESS the current idiot is leaving behind, this may be the last decent vacation he gets for at least 4 more years.

The guy deserves a nice vacation.

I think we have better things to rant about than this.

So what? He can afford it. And it's not like he paid $8 million dollars for it.:eyes:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/03/11/politics/uwire/main3927378.shtml

an astounding 879 days at his ranch in Crawford, that article was written May 11th so it's probably more now.

I mean this post is just dumb

the house is WORTH? MAJOR DIFFERENCE!!

so, it will be around $1,300 per day.. that' not a bad deal.. the media is so screw up.. why doesnt' th emedia tell the WHOLE STORY? they report as if Obama is paying $8 million.!!...

jack assesss....