FIRST FAM VACAY: The Obamas Chill Out In Martha's Vineyard

Aug 19 | by Natasha

Time for a break from all the heat and hoopla the White House has been involved in lately. President Obama and the First Family headed to Martha's Vineyard for the weekend. Mr. President, First Lady Michelle, Sasha, & Malia were all spotted out and about in the town and around their rented estate.

We've got the pics inside...

President O and daughters Sasha and Malia were all spotted buying some goodies at Bunch of Grapes bookstore today. The fam left out yesterday via Air Force 1--along with First Dog Bo--and plan to stay for 10 days.

They greeted the onlookers around town and chit chatted it up with folks--including a national security briefing from John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027541/Michelle-Barack-jets-sep...

Mrs. Obama was spotted leaving out on her way to the Vineyard--she and the girls left a few hours ahead of the President and Bo.

And if you're wondering the type of spot the Fam usually rents for their vacay:

It's a sprawling compound called Blue Heron Farm that goes for $50K a week.

In a recent interview with CNN, the President claimed progress on the current economic and unemployment catastrophe was being made. He said:

'When I came into office, I knew I was going to have a big mess to clean up and, frankly, the mess has been bigger than I think a lot of people anticipated at the time. We have made steady progress on these fronts, but we're not making progress fast enough. 'Ultimately, the buck stops with me. I'm going to be accountable. 'I think people understand that a lot of these problems were decades in the making. 'People understand that this financial crisis was the worst since the Great Depression. 'But, ultimately, they say, look, he's the president, we think he has good intentions, but we're impatient and we want to see things move faster.

He's set to reveal his new plan for unemployment in September.

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I was a supporter of Pres. Obama & voted for him, but I must say that I agree with the person who wrote that he doesn't have a backbone...he doesn't. Yes, we all know that Bush is the reason why this country is in the predicament its in. President Obama really needs to start doing something for the poor and middle class people (not just black ppl, but all poor & middle class ppl) who are the ones mostly affected by what's going on. All of the people who are still supporting, making up excuses for him, defending his poor decisions...I wonder if it were Bush or another white man in the White House, would you all still be as supportive or are you all giving President Obama a pass because of his skin color??? Also, why is that when a black person who voted for Pres. Obama now has some legitimate concerns and questions some of his decisions, we're bashed. I dont care what color the President is, I want a President to do what he promised he was going to do when he was campaigning...especially if its a President that I voted for and those promises were the reasons I voted for him. All Presidents need to be held accountable and I'm not going to give President Obama a pass because he is half black.

by Anonymous
4:01 pm - Aug 22, '11

Finally, someone who shares

Finally, someone who shares my opinion. I belived in his "hope" and "change" campaign. His actions have proven that he is just another politician. I am now a supporter of Ron Paul.

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1:48 pm - Aug 22, '11

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Where the hell are yall getting that this is his first vacation?? I swear this site if sull of ignorance. He vacationed in Hawaii in 2010 and Martha's Vineyard in 2009!! I believe the rental he is in now, he stayed in 2009. Also the debate is not the vacation or the timing, just the cost during this financial crisis.....PPl are the worse! Its not about being against or for someone, just stating your opinion about the matter at hand and how you truly feel about it. One can make a comment and not hate or not be for blacks because Obama is black. An opinion is an opinion. RELAX PPL

by Anonymous
10:47 am - Aug 21, '11

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dang the president on vacation! wtf this is crazy, he enjoying a day in his life!!!! i cant believe he is actually enojoying life!!! im so pissed that he wants to have fun with his family and wear jeans for a day! this country is so messed up rightnow and has been for years and he living and enjoying his life!!! thats what blacks always do, im tired of blacks enjoying life! ..............oh yea im being sarcastic!

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12:10 pm - Aug 20, '11

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Tasha, why did you post up a quote regarding him speaking about the financial crisis right above the fact that he is renting a vaca home for 50K a week? That is pretty steep rate for his salary is $400K/yr and that home is not a part of the presidential ammenities. Im just saying....I love my president but medical coverage is still going up, job ammenities are low for those who are employed, and the unemployed rate is still pretty high....patience is a virtue, and these days patience is all we got

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11:30 am - Aug 20, '11

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REALLY...He's been in office since 09 and this is his first family vacation! Most importantly he IS the PRESIDENT. Should he rent the house next to you or your apartment? Give the man a friggin break!

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8:08 am - Aug 20, '11

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I LOVE MY PRESIDENT and HIS FAMILY!!! OBAMA 2012- if you had to deal what he had to deal with then you would need a VACAY TOOO! and its not as if he can be totally free he is still WORKING while on vacation!! There are so many dumb Americans- IF you have been out of work for over a year then maybe you need to go BACK TO SCHOOL & learn a different trade as times change so does JOBS!! and UNDERSTAND that it seems that your CONGRESS person and Senators have more power then the President- so many are clueless as to what really goes on in WASHINGTON....get up on your POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE before you try to make stupid comments- OBAMA 2012

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5:34 am - Aug 20, '11

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@ heisafool:YES! You are on point! ppl keep trying to blame Obama for lack of jobs when they need to stop complaining and go back to school to be retrained in something else. And so what if he goes to Martha's Vineyard or where else he wants to go on vacay..Shoot, the man and his family is entitled to have a vacay! He needs a darn break and he is still working while on vacay. Obama is only one man, he cant just snap his darn fingers and bring back the jobs that the former pres sent overseas. Those jobs and those companiers are not coming back! So, get over it, get your A game on, dust off that resume, crank up that computer and instead of posting on this website complaining, you could spend that time applyng for school to get re-trained for another career that is in demand. I.E. I.T., medical, law enforcement, accountant jobs, home land security, graphic design, etc. And it is true, congress and the senate are the ones with the power. That is how things work in Washington. People have no clue about how government works, but instead of reading and gaining knowledge, they are quick to mouth off about things they know nothing about!!

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11:23 pm - Aug 20, '11

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5:20 am - Aug 20, '11

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I agree with almost everyone on this post. The few ignorant ones can kiss The President's mixed ass since most of you want to idiotically make his presidency about anyway. Yall sitting up here complaining and all you had to before Obama came along was get you LAZY ASSES UP AND GO VOTE! Bush got into office and now you wanna complain because you feel like you did him a favor by actually voting this time around and wasted all your good energy because you're not richer in the little bit of time that he's been in office. I will need you ignoromos to promptly slap yourself. GO TO HELL! OBAMA 2012!!!!!!!!!!

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2:46 am - Aug 20, '11

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Tasha, that is an old pic of Michelle. What does it have to do with this post? Where is the pic of Michelle on vacay?

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1:42 am - Aug 20, '11

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by Anonymous
11:11 pm - Aug 19, '11

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11:28 pm - Aug 20, '11

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10:33 pm - Aug 19, '11

The president deserves a

The president deserves a vacation.. I understand the economic crisis our country is facing but, can he live! He is one of the most fair, and compassionate presidents other than Bill Clinton. My heart and prayers go out to him. I can't understand the rational of people putting the whole weight of this crisis on his shoulders. I mean, look at him and his kids modest apparel. I was baffled when they said that it take at least six months for the average person to find a job. I finally was blessed with a job as a twelth grade english tutor at my old high school. I love it. In fact, I skip to work each morning. I thank God for it, as I pursue even higher education. My church mother always told me "The darkest hour is always before daybreak" So true, It was so dark, I could not see my hands in front of my face... LOL Through it all I learned that I can not trust in how many letters, nor zero's behind my name, only Jesus. Jesus is real and he will made a way. My pastor use to say, "The Lord said he would supply our needs, and not our greed" LOL.. with LOVE 365..

by LOVE365
10:26 pm - Aug 19, '11

President Obama has had to

President Obama has had to deal with the racist fools in congress and across our nation. He is doing the best he can considering the blatant and subliminal hatred he has had to face. He really needs and deserves that vacation.

by Anonymous
9:16 pm - Aug 19, '11

Congress is on vacation for

Congress is on vacation for the whole month of August why cant President Obama take one. White people are fools the think as long as another white president is in office they will save them. The great white hope. Ignorant, it's not about black or white people is about Rich or Poor. If you are not making $250k a year you are not considered rich. President Obama is trying to help all of us who fall under the $250k financiial marker. The Republicans/Tea party folks only want to help those that make $250k and above. Majority of the country fall under range no matter black or white. Whose really trying to help the people. It took years to fcuk it up it'd going to take time to fix it.

by Daniel from the 'D'
9:15 pm - Aug 19, '11

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by Anonymous
9:15 pm - Aug 19, '11

I would love to see what

I would love to see what people have to say it we get a Tea Party psycho in office. Then we will see who the real do mornings are. They can talk and bully Republicans, but can they do any better than Obama? You vote Republicans into office with a Democratic president. Even some members of his own party want him to fail. I wonder how many of the people complaining actually think they can do a better job than the President? I don't agree with everything he's done, but I'm not going to stop supporting him because I think he's supposed to cater to Black people. Things are bad, but he didn't create this mess, nor is he not trying bipartisanship. Republicans just want to be right, not fair

by A Fan
9:12 pm - Aug 19, '11

I would love to see what

by A Fan
9:11 pm - Aug 19, '11

Funny. I ain't mad at him for

Funny. I ain't mad at him for mixing it up in white laden MV. Bush/Reagan took off the most and Clinton the least. Just bc he is "away" - please believe he is still working. I didn't vote for him just bc he was black, I did bc I wanted to see something different happen. Its unfair that everyone thought that he could flip this mess in one term. It took time to get this, and change like that don't come immediately. I give him MUCH props for the fact he had the guts to take on this. Nobody really wanted to come behind Bush and sweep up his mess. For that alone Obama will get my vote AGAIN. Cut the man some slack.

by LibraDiva
8:54 pm - Aug 19, '11

Black people commend a fool

Black people commend a fool who doesn't have the backbone to support this country. I was all for Obama being the first black president, but he doesn't have the experience, leadership, or ideas to support his speeches. Yes Bush caused this mess, but Obama has absolutely no resolution to the problem. He's claimed every month his master plan to turn the economy around. That has not happened. More deficiencies is what came of his "yes we can" speech. Get to work!!!

by Anonymous
8:37 pm - Aug 19, '11

And, what do you PROPOSE the

And, what do you PROPOSE the president do considering the fact that from the DOOR he walked into a BIG mess left over from former president BUSH? HUGE problems! What Solutions do you think the ReTHUGlicans/tea party psychos have? You say that "Black people commend a fool who doesn't have the backbone to support this country? Hell, it wasn't just black ppl who voted for Obama, So who really is the "fool" You say he doesn't have the experience, leadership, or ideas to support his speeches? Your statement has no merit nor does it make any damn sense. And, you agreed that Bush caused this mess and you say that Obama has no resolution how to fix the problem? The type of problems we have will take a LONG time to fix 8 effing years of effing things up! He is doing a great job so far with the cards he was dealt. You talked abt Obama not having any solutions, then what solutions do you think the RETHUGlicans/tea party pyschos have? crickets crickets crickets, THEY DONT EFFING HAVE ANY!! Whether you know if or not, look at a lot of things this President has accomplished in the short period of time he HAS been in office and working on alot more things to move this country forward. Keep in mind he has a sh*t load of issues to fix bcuz "the mess that BUSH left him with" it's going to take a very long time to repair. 8 effingyears it took to eff this country up. So, before you come on here bashing President O with nothing to back up your statements that have no merit, you need to look up the fact President Clinton left office with a surplus, Bush took over and ended his presidency with a HUGE DEFICIT. Get it together and YOU get to work, by doing research on what President O HAS already done and look up what plans he is working ON now to move this country forward!

by Jan'elle
12:00 am - Aug 21, '11