Tales from the Trail

Does Obama have hidden talents? New Year’s Eve may bring ‘em to light

By Jeff Mason
January 1, 2011
Barack Obama | Hawaii | Obama books | president vacation | U.S. politics

Barack Obama may have some talents that the rest of the world doesn’t know about but only a few friends and family members are going to see them.

OBAMA/The Obamas and their friends were to hold an annual talent show Friday night in Hawaii to celebrate New Year’s Eve, a White House spokesman said. No word on what talents would be on display.

Thoughts, anyone? Does Obama’s famous speaking voice also carry a tune?

Meanwhile, the president has been busy golfing, dining out and reading on his vacation in Hawaii.

The three books he is working his way through:

“President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime” by Lou Cannon, “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet” by David Mitchell and “Our Kind of Traitor” by John le Carre.

Photo credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque (Obama waves in Honolulu)

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