President & Michelle Obama Step Out For Martha's Vineyard Date Night

President and Michelle Obama stepped out in Martha's Vineyard on Friday for a private date night... so private, in fact, that we did not see any pictures of what POTUS and FLOTUS wore!

Did Michelle choose head-to-toe black like she did for their first post-election date in 2008? Did she opt for pants like on their pre-Mother's Day outing? Did the President keep on the dad jeans he donned earlier that day? The world may never know.

We do know, however, that the couple chose to dine at The Beach Plum Restaurant, connected to the Beach Plum Inn in Menemsha, Massachusetts. The couple enjoyed a two-hour dinner at the B.Y.O.B. (and while we don't know what they ordered, you can take a peek at the menu here!).

For all the media pressure and criticism the President has received for his perhaps ill-timed vacation, we'd guess that this quiet date night with the Mrs., like all his outings with Michelle, was very much needed.

Click here to look back on some of the First Couple's most memorable date nights... and Michelle's best going-out looks!

Comments

[Raglimidechi]

11:04 AM on 09/01/2011

I think Michelle may have been wearing the outfit she modeled on the Better Homes & Gardens cover last month. Last chance to wear something summery.

[lillibette]

09:00 AM on 08/25/2011

"so private, in fact, that we did not see any pictures of what POTUS and FLOTUS wore!"

What are we to do? How will we get through the day?

Good grief....

[Ernest Adams]

04:40 PM on 08/24/2011

From the looks of that picture... it looks like I'm not the only one disappointed in the president...

[notadumbblonde]

06:22 PM on 09/02/2011

There are cracks in that marriage. More evidence in photos this year than last on the vinyid.

[pink4004]

11:38 PM on 08/22/2011

"What is without periods of rest will not endure." Ovid. Tell this to the people that are complaining about the president's vacation.

[LovelyGirl]

10:38 PM on 08/22/2011

The Obamas deserve a little rest and relaxation with all the gaslighting and harrassment they get from Republicans. We all know it's a working vacation. People who question that are being their typical hateful mean spirted selves.

[invirginia]

09:54 PM on 08/22/2011

This is utter drivel and completely patronizing to the readership. Who actually thinks this 'date night' thing is cute or endearing in any way? It's just silly. He's the leader of the free world and he has a seemingly happy marriage. Why dumb it down?

[David Esper]

05:49 PM on 08/22/2011

Google how many days the George W took off when he was in office. It'll keep ya busy and maybe give you something to think about.

[Lawrence Evans]

09:41 AM on 08/22/2011

Barack we heard you speak softly, now it's time to swing the big stick.The Republicans and Osama Bin Laden have one thing in common, They are the enemy, One down and one to go.

[brantley866]

07:24 PM on 08/22/2011

Please.......is that the best you got? Comparing Republicans to OBL? Good luck killing us off!

[ycr]

10:34 PM on 08/28/2011

Silly man.

[FiredUpRTG]

12:03 PM on 08/22/2011

At least he's spending his book profit money and helping the economy.

[FiredUpRTG]

12:13 PM on 08/22/2011

If you got it, spend it. That's the only way to help the economy.

[Daisytoo]

09:20 AM on 08/22/2011

Why do these two insist on eating in public restaurants while he's in office? Unless, that is, they are having the taxpayers pay to close the whole place down so they can have their "date night".

[FiredUpRTG]

12:02 PM on 08/22/2011

After they eat there, others curious will want to eat there. They just saved a business for a few years and helped the economy.

[Daisytoo]

04:59 PM on 08/22/2011

Not really. I've been to the Beach Plum on several occasions and trust me, it's mediocre, albeit crowded, as is per usual for restaurants on Martha's Vineyard (more demand than supply).

More importantly, as a taxpayer, it's not my place to treat these 2 to dinner or to pay for the security costs accrued because they can't stay home and eat like normal POTUS & FLOTUS.

[WhatWhat1]

05:17 PM on 08/22/2011

Eating in public, the president's reading list and all this stuff is all carefully calculated. I think it's good for the country to see our president having date night with his wonderful wife.
We suffered (and continue to suffer) from the message that Bill Clinton sent about the dignity of the oval office, fidelity to one's spouse, finessing the truth etc.
There was not a hint of sexual scandal with Bush in the White House. President Obama's date nights with Michelle is another step in the right direction, away from the sleaze of the Clinton White House years.

[skiman1054]

08:49 AM on 08/22/2011

HOW WONDERFUL THEY COULD GET OUT FOR A DTAE NIGHT, ITS NICE TO KNOW SOMEONES LIFESTYLE HASNT CHANGED ! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP SIR

[lillibette]

08:58 AM on 08/25/2011

All his help??? What help? Did he give you a job?

[ziegleraandd]

08:42 AM on 08/22/2011

This president has more then earned a vacation. In fact it should be a permanent one in "payment" for what he has done so far...... and in only two years!!.......

[FLECKENSTEIN44]

01:17 PM on 08/22/2011

“Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals . . . By encouraging Americans to adopt a group mentality, the advocates of so-called “diversity” actually perpetuate racism. Their obsession with racial group identity is inherently racists . . . we should understand that racism will endure until we stop thinking in terms of groups and begin thinking in terms of individual liberty.”

-Ron Paul

way to bring race into this......now i had to copy and paste this quote so you could educate yourself.

[WhatWhat1]

05:20 PM on 08/22/2011

Ron Paul: a man who believes that if a restaurant or other business doesn't want to serve someone because of the color of their skin, they should be able to do so without any objection from any government agency or group.

[sdanca4]

06:44 AM on 08/22/2011

Obama/Biden 2012

[tubajew]

02:07 PM on 08/22/2011

Amen!