Obamas Begin Martha's Vineyard Vacation
Monday, August 24, 2009
By Philip Elliott, Associated Press

The first family steps off Air Force One at the Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station in Bourne, Mass., on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Chilmark, Mass. (AP) - President Barack Obama and his family began a weeklong vacation on this Massachusetts island with a message to the reporters who have crowded the New England villages: Chill out and don't expect much.
Pleading for privacy, the White House said Obama would have no public events while vacationing on Martha's Vineyard with his family and close friends. Aides also asked that the journalists not take pictures of the Obamas' two young daughters, age 8 and 11, when they aren't with the president.
"He wants you to relax and have a good time. Take some walks on the beaches. Nobody's looking to make any news," spokesman Bill Burton told reporters flying with the Obamas from Washington to Massachusetts.
Oh, that's so nice. He's had such a hard time screwing the American People, he needs a break!