WASHINGTON---- The White House is the place to be on Wednesdays.
Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertaining has taken hold of the iconic, white-columned home of America's head of state. Much of it comes on Wednesdays.
The stately East Room, where portraits of George and Martha Washington adorn the walls, was transformed into a concert hall as President Barack Obama presented Stevie Wonder with the nation's highest award for pop music on Wednesday.
A week before that, the foot-stomping sounds of Sweet Honey in the Rock, a female a cappella group, filled the East Room for a Black History Month program that first lady Michelle Obama held for nearly 200 sixth- and seventh-graders from around Washington.
Cocktails were sipped during at least three such receptions to date, all held on Wednesdays.
Bookending the midweek activity were a Super Bowl party for select Democratic and Republican lawmakers and a dinner for governors, the new administration's first black-tie affair. It was capped with a performance by the 1970s pop group Earth, Wind and Fire, and a conga line.
The flurry of entertaining is in keeping with the Obamas' promise to make the White House a more open place for everyone.
Damn, and here we all are talking about the Dow going down, down, down... people losing their jobs, AIG and other big banks getting millions, oops BILLIONS of dollars AGAIN, the Democrats spending money like it's going out of style and our Prez is partying it up like a f'n rock star!
Seriously- WTF??
BigWhiteGuy
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Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/2/2009, 5:10 pm
Ohhmama wrote:
Wow, party after party in da White House! (I hear Flava Flav)- YEAH BOY!!!!
WASHINGTON---- The White House is the place to be on Wednesdays.
Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertaining has taken hold of the iconic, white-columned home of America's head of state. Much of it comes on Wednesdays.
The stately East Room, where portraits of George and Martha Washington adorn the walls, was transformed into a concert hall as President Barack Obama presented Stevie Wonder with the nation's highest award for pop music on Wednesday.
A week before that, the foot-stomping sounds of Sweet Honey in the Rock, a female a cappella group, filled the East Room for a Black History Month program that first lady Michelle Obama held for nearly 200 sixth- and seventh-graders from around Washington.
Cocktails were sipped during at least three such receptions to date, all held on Wednesdays.
Bookending the midweek activity were a Super Bowl party for select Democratic and Republican lawmakers and a dinner for governors, the new administration's first black-tie affair. It was capped with a performance by the 1970s pop group Earth, Wind and Fire, and a conga line.
The flurry of entertaining is in keeping with the Obamas' promise to make the White House a more open place for everyone.
Damn, and here we all are talking about the Dow going down, down, down... people losing their jobs, AIG and other big banks getting millions, oops BILLIONS of dollars AGAIN, the Democrats spending money like it's going out of style and our Prez is partying it up like a f'n rock star!
Seriously- WTF??
Oh, it's not all that bad. Last night Barry went to the Bulls game.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/2/2009, 5:19 pm
40 days in office and livin' it up!!!
(Psst- how long until someone mentions "Bush" or "he deserves a break" to defend ol' Barry or says "give him a chance"??)
Artie60438
Posts : 9728
Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/2/2009, 5:33 pm
Ohhmama wrote:
40 days in office and livin' it up!!!
(Psst- how long until someone mentions "Bush" or "he deserves a break" to defend ol' Barry or says "give him a chance"??)
Personally,I like a President that doesn't have to hit the sack at 9:30 PM like a child in grammar school. Clinton stayed up late too and he was pretty darn effective as I recall.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/2/2009, 5:37 pm
This isn't about a Prez's beddy-by time... it's about living it up while us mere little folk are struggling to keep our heads above the water during these economic times...
Artie60438
Posts : 9728
Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/2/2009, 5:49 pm
Most of those events were in conjunction with Black history month. When they start to affect his job let us know.
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/2/2009, 5:57 pm
Hell, how could SPENDING affect his job? He's done that fabulously thus far!
If this is what he does for BHM, I wonder what he'll do for Irish-American Heritage Month?
Guest Guest
Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/4/2009, 4:07 am
Artie60438 wrote:
Most of those events were in conjunction with Black history month. When they start to affect his job let us know.
BTW when is White history month? It seems to be missing from my Obama calendar.
board monkey
Posts : 496
Subject: Re: Party like a President (when everyone else is struggling) 3/4/2009, 7:21 am
Mirage wrote:
Artie60438 wrote:
Most of those events were in conjunction with Black history month. When they start to affect his job let us know.
BTW when is White history month? It seems to be missing from my Obama calendar.
It runs from March 1st to January 31st.
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