When one thinks of monumental crisis on the horizon forgive me if the crisis at hand is such a serious crisis that partying down at the new Pennsylvania Ave digs is just very un crisis like to me.
So while we peasants are asked or actually forced to undergo drastic lifestyle changes for the supposed benefit of the common good, Barry and his best boobs get to live it up comfort eagle in the white house exhibiting a partying lifestyle more common with Hollywood stars and starlets and their musical world cohorts, not the leaders or so called leaders who are nothing more than elected servants for you and I.
Not the other way around as Barry seems to have taking accustomed to awfully quickly for my tastes.
Obama kicks up White House entertaining:
My Way News - "WASHINGTON (AP) - 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.
The governors' dinner was "a great kickoff of what we hope will be an atmosphere here in the White House that is welcoming and that reminds everybody that this is the people's house," Obama told the state chief executives after they had dined on Maryland crab, Wagyu beef, Nantucket scallops and citrus salad.
"We are just temporary occupants. This is a place that belongs to the American people and we want to make sure that everybody understands it's open," he said.
At the dinner in the State Dining Room, the Obamas looked comfortable, chatting and smiling with their guests. Afterward, they escorted the governors down the hall to the East Room, which had been arranged with few tables and chairs to encourage dancing to "September,""Boogie Wonderland" and other hits from a musical group Obama listened to growing up.
The conga line formed after the media were escorted out and, apparently, after Obama had called it a night.
"Thank you also for waiting until I had left before you started the conga line," the president told the governors the next morning. "I hear it was quite a spectacle."
Some Obama guests say he immediately puts them at ease. He indulges them and serves cookies, too.
"People like me felt comfortable in his presence," said Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., a self-described "poor country boy" who said he felt like a "freshman going to the senior prom" when he attended a White House reception for leaders of the congressional caucuses.
"Sometimes when you're in the presence of the most powerful person in the world, in the most powerful democracy in the world ... I was in awe that I was comfortable," said Honda, chairman of the Asian Pacific American Caucus. "I think that's his style and how he grew up, who he is.
"He's down to earth and engaging," Honda said.
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., was among those invited for the Super Bowl. He said Obama, an avid sports fan, joined his guests for most of the game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers.
"It wasn't a circumstance where he came in and said 'Hi' and then left," Franks said. "He actually stayed and watched the game."
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, said Obama was very cordial, and he and the first lady made guests feel comfortable. The president talked to everyone before the game started, she said, including a 12-year-old boy who asked Obama where the bathroom was.
"My favorite part was when he personally served us cookies - oatmeal raisin - when we were watching the game," she said.
The gathering over hot dogs and hamburgers was one of several get-to-know-the-members-of Congress events Obama held as he lobbied lawmakers to support the nearly $800 billion tax-and-spend economic package he recently signed into law. His efforts produced no Republican votes in the House and just three in the Senate, but Franks said he still appreciated the Democratic president's efforts to reach out to the opposing party.
"I think the value of social interaction like this is not so much that it co-opts anyone in any way. It certainly didn't in my case," said Franks, who said he had a substantive conversation with Obama at the party, "I think it humanizes and personalizes opponents. We can diminish politics and try to work together for what's right for the country."
Obama played the role of "first fan" at the Wonder tribute, where he opened up about his and his wife's common enjoyment of Wonder's music.
"As Stevie knows, I'm a huge fan. And he has been a great supporter," Obama said before presenting the award-winning, singer-songwriter with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress.
He said Wonder's songs "became the soundtrack of my youth" and that in them he "found peace and inspiration, especially in difficult times."
Obama presented the medal to Wonder, then wrapped the singer in a bear hug. As the media were led out of the room, Wonder struck up "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours," which was a staple of Obama's campaign rallies.
I hate this man.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I want him to fail too.
ReplyDeleteRay, when it comes to White House parties, Obama is definitely held to a different standard than Bush (as usual). Consider these idiot comments I have received from liberal visitors.
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I could not think of a better way for Obama to show hope for the nation than to solicit help from a band that has always focused on hope and love like Earth,Wind,And Fire. He also provided the talents of the Marine Corp Band showing that he has a deep respect for our military which has not always been shown during the Iraq war. I could not think of a better way for the President to host a governor's conference at a time of crossroads for the nation economically and spiritually. OBama is not a party animal seeking escape from a trying time in our nation. Earth,Wind,And Fire is a positive influence on the world, and
their performing in Washington was an honor to the world. The band has always addressed issues in reference to peace,fairness,humaneness,and love in respect to some very realistic issues in life and the world. President OBama knows the immense responsibilities that are facing him as a leader, and he works hard to deal with them in wisdom, soundness of mind,and pragmatism. Hats off to OBama and Earth,Wind,And Fire-may the vision live on.
Anonymous #2:
Certainly you're not suggesting our President is celebrating a horrific economy that was EXACTLY that way when he inherited it? What do you suggest... he just host "mourning sessions" until he is single-handedly able to fix a mess he did even create? If that's the case, your "no celebration" rule should have been in effect well before January 20th.
Ray, you know they attacked Bush for making the decision not to play golf, and now look at how the celebrate the extravagance as the stock market tanks putting millions of Americans retirement funds in the crapper.
Sharon, you, I and the rest of the grown up world has already had enough of this guy in less than 60 days.I don't think we have to wish for him to fail, he already has,Market under 7000 validates that
ReplyDeleteWell Clay the statement above my comment box has been quite effective and I don't miss wasting an hour a day debating hired trolls who are forewarned their shit won;t see the light of day and traffic goes up.
I like the momo singing the virtues of Earth Wind and Fire, a 70's band I saw in 1978 that's been remade more times than Joan River's plastic face.
The reason these lowlife's dont care Clay is because none of his supporters except in Hollywood know what 401k's are much less have one, they're a bunch of unemployed, crack smoking welfare queens and kings, that's the short and long of it....is that racist? no it's the damn truth.
Good to see that SOMEONE can still afford to have a good time--oops---I forgot, it was on OUR dime! I wonder when it will be MY turn to visit and have a party.
ReplyDeleteBe a cold day in hell before Obama invites any God fearing and gun grabbing conservatives over for crack hits and champagne with the Hip Hop Prez and his posse' AA.
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