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Published: 07/23/10

Obamas Will Vacation on Martha's Vineyard, White House Confirms

By  Lynn Sweet - Politics Daily
Obamas Will Vacation on Martha's Vineyard, White House Confirms

The White House on Friday confirmed a Politics Daily report from last week that the First Family will vacation next month in Martha's Vineyard, and paired the announcement with a reminder that the Obamas will travel to Florida's Gulf Coast on Aug. 14. The location of the weekend Florida Gulf Coast visit has not been announced. The return to Martha's Vineyard -- the family vacationed there last year -- will be for ten days starting Aug. 19, returning to Washington on Aug. 29. Earlier this month, the First Couple had been criticized by some for asking people to vacation on the parts of the ...

Published: 08/21/09

Of Lassitude and Lobster Rolls: Obama Heads for Vineyard Vacation

By  Walter Shapiro - Politics Daily
Of Lassitude and Lobster Rolls: Obama Heads for Vineyard Vacation

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. -- The weather-beaten, hand-painted sign nailed to a tree on State Road in Vineyard Haven is about the last tangible memento on this island harking back to Bill Clinton's time of troubles. For me, it remains a living symbol of the Monica-mad summer of 1998. The lettering on the lobster-trap-sized placard is faded, but the defiant take-that-Ken-Starr message remains unequivocal: "HOORAH FOR BILL." ...

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