December 31st, 2008
02:35 PM ET
12 years ago
Obama's Hawaiian Christmas to be followed by quiet island New Year
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/12/31/art.obama31.gi.jpg caption="The Obama family (above: the president-elect with daughters Malia and Sasha) will have a quiet New Year’s celebration as their vacation draws to a close."](CNN) - President-elect Barack Obama will ring in the New Year quietly at the rental home in Hawaii, according to transition spokesman Ben LaBolt. “The Obama family is staying in Kailua, celebrating with friends,” LaBolt said, referring to he part of the island of Oahu where the family has been staying for nearly two weeks.
The Obamas are planning to move into a DC hotel this weekend.
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May it (2009) have less problems than 2008!
Happy New Year my Presidential family........Wishing you all the best.
Go ahead right wingers, go ahead and accuse Obama of abusing tax payer money when he is paying for the trip with his own money, and Hawaii is his home state, not some exotic foreign destination.
Countdown until the crazy Liberals (I mean Republicans) who spend their entire days posting on this forum show up and start bad mouthing this lady and John McCain (I mean this man and his family). He is a Muslim, no I mean a Rev Write Christian, he was born abroad, I mean in Hawaii before it was a country. Lets go GOP you seem to be on a winning streak. Keep the insults coming, but just notice that every thing you say about Obama makes him look good when it is disproved.
Happy New Year my Presidential family........Wishing you all the best.
Look forward to seeing you all at the Inaugural.
OH THE LIFE OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MORE LIKE HERO TO ZERO!!!!!!!!!
Cute kids. Good photo op. Happy New Year.
I hope it's not the last quiet day for him in the next eight years.
ALOHA! AND A BLESSED AND HOPEFUL NEW YEAR TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT, HIS FAMILY AND ALL!
HOPE WON.........HOPE WON........HOPE WON......HOPE WON........
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OBAMAS FAMILY. AND CNN STUFF
Good! He seriously needs some quality time to recharge.
Why do you follow the Obamas like celebrities? It makes no difference to anybody what these people (not angels) do for the holidays.
Happy New year Obamas. God bless.
look at little sasha, she is so cute! what a little munchkin and a such a beautiful family
HAPPY NEW YEAR & WISHING A PROSPEROUS ONE TO YOU ALL & THE NEW PRESIDENT!
🙂
Happy New Year to your family,VP Joe , your Appointees, Transition team,The many Volunteers, ALL PEOPLE FOR CHANGE and we will Pray for all the people against us because WE NEED THEIR HELP!!!
On religion at the inauguration, first and foremost, RUSSIA banned God for 40 years. I was watching the History Channel or one of those cable channel and they woke up to RAISING millions of MEN that were hard-core murderers. They were like plants without the sun. They were dying SPIRITUALLY. Through Gorbachev, who persuaded them to open the doors of the churches, the RUSSIA government allowed God back into their civilization. Today, the Good News is changing the lives of MURDERERS.
Ya all can hate us Christians, but remember, it is the CHURCH that is holding back the doors of HITLERS. Without us, America will be one UGLY place to live.
It will be HELL in America when the RAPTURE does take place and take all the QUALITY Christians away from planet EARTH. Someday, your wishes will come true and you'll be living in HELL here on earth. So stop being MEAN to Christians.
On W, he's 30% Christian when you put him next to Mother Theresa. He doesnt speak for my Christianity.
Lets hit the ground running Barack.
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GETTING,,,,,,,,,WORSE ? ? I'M,,,,,,,,,,,,,FREEZING,,,,,,,,,,MY,,,,,,,,,,,,BEHIND,
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At what times Obama took restroom break?
CNN, stop bein ridiculous and LEAVE OBAMA ALONE.
Well at least.., President-elect Barack Obama learned about the 'energy problems' with the black-out.. Enjoy your vacation (?).., with your wife, family and friends. You may 'not' enjoy it, when you return to Washington, D.C.. I belive with my 'vote'.., you will do a excellent job in the White House for the American people and people around the world. I wish you, your family and 'your' cabinet, the best of luck. I wouldn't want your job for anything in the world. Mike in Butte, Montana
Enough of this TMZ type of coverage. Why is this news? The country is being destroyed by an awful economy and illegal aliens and as usual the media is worried about THAT ONE!!!!
Dang Malia is growing like a weed.
Are you guys gonna give the name and location of the Hotel the first family is staying in as well? Man, what is wrong with this transition team giving out so much information on the first family to be?
I saw Obama playing golf on CNN and wonder if he plays as well as Bill Clinton and keeps score as well too?