Monday, August 11, 2014

Pesident Obama On Vacation

The Obamas will return to Martha's Vineyard today to vacation in this 17 room, $12 million home

War On Golf: Obama Is Escorted By SWAT Team And Two Snipers As He Enjoys Second Day On The Course As Conflict Rages In Iraq -- Daily Beast

* President Obama was escorted to the Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, Sunday by a huge motorcade, which included a SWAT team and two snipers
* Sporting a United States Secret Service baseball cap, Obama seemed reasonably relaxed despite the hefty protection
* Moments before he flew to Martha's Vineyard Saturday, he held a press conference during which he refused to put forward a timetable for a resolution to the fighting in Iraq
* Obama said that rebuilding Iraq is going to be a 'long-term project'
* After he arrived Saturday, the president played a round of golf with ex-NFL player Ahmad Rashad and NBA's Ray Allen
* U.S. jet fighters carried out four airstrikes on militants today taking out armored carriers and a truck firing on civilians

As conflict continued in Iraq, President Barack Obama waged a different kind of war during his vacation at Martha's Vineyard - on the golf course.

Obama was escorted to the Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, by a huge motorcade, which included a SWAT team and two snipers who peered out of an open trunk.

Sporting a United States Secret Service baseball cap, Obama seemed reasonably relaxed despite the hefty protection, laughing and chatting with his golfing buddies in between holes. Obama fled Washington for his family's familiar vacation spot yesterday for a two-week summer break.

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My Comment: Nice digs.

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