"Why wasn't I asked?"
Posted on 04/16/2008 11:06:21 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - All five Roman Catholic justices on the Supreme Court were invited to Wednesday night's splashy White House dinner in honor of Pope Benedict XVI.
Republican presidential contender John McCain will be there, too. But Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, who had a nationally broadcast debate scheduled Wednesday night, were not invited.
About 250 guests were to attend the dinner. Benedict will not be there because he will be attending an evening prayer service with U.S. bishops.
The guests include former Los Angeles Dodgers baseball manager Tommy Lasorda, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader John Boehner, Carl Anderson, supreme knight and chief executive officer, Knights of Columbus, Ken Hackett, president, Catholic Relief Services, George Weigel, author of a biography of Pope John Paul II, and more than 20 members of the clergy from around the country.
From the Supreme Court, the guests are Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.
The menu: morel-encrusted diver scallops, spatzle, angel hair asparagus bisque, veal, white truffle-potato dumplings, carrots and mushrooms, lettuces and candied pumpkin seeds, squash carpaccio, pumpkin oil vinaigrette, raspberry crisp and mint coulis.
The menu: morel-encrusted diver scallops, spatzle, angel hair asparagus bisque, veal, white truffle-potato dumplings, carrots and mushrooms, lettuces and candied pumpkin seeds, squash carpaccio, pumpkin oil vinaigrette, raspberry crisp and mint coulis.
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yum yum
I’d like to see the wine and beverage list.
Wouldn't it make more sense to sync up the guest of honor's schedule with the dinner in his name?
And why should the Democrats be there? They all look the other way from the anti-Catholic/anti-Christian/anti-faith elements in this society.
Deny them the photo-op. Good.
Benny’s German. Beer.
"Why wasn't I asked?"
That’s been my thought. I don’t get it. But of course, I’m not in the WH!
The Pope DOES NOT eat in public . . . period. [The lazy, agenda-driven media has neglected to provide this information to the public.]
I heard it on Fox more than once today.
Baby-killers need not apply, although Kennedy is a bit weak on the issue.
pass up a photo op of the Pope sprinkling some holy water on Hillary and her melting .. I don’t know.. lol
Rush just re-played the Army Chorus version of The Battle Hymn of the Republic as played on the White House lawn under beautiful blue skies. I got chills when they got to “the coming of the Lord.” Imagine a lib using the WH to allow singing about the coming of the Lord.
How can any of those folks eat knowing that Nancy Pelosi is in the building? I would puke.
You would violate him by having Nancy Pelosi gushing and blushing in the same room?
Geez, they already had Nancy Pelosi, how much suffering do they suppose we inflict on The Pontiff?
25 seconds apart .....
25 seconds apart .....
I don't get it - then WHY do the dinner???
Well we've got country ham and redeye gravy, fried chicken, mashed potatoes with brown and chicken gravy, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, pistachio pudding, lemon cake, and sweet iced tea. MMMMM!
Why should either Obama or Hillary be invited? Neither of them is Catholic.
Btw, the press is trying to make a big deal out of the fact that Benedict is not attending a White House dinner in his honor and they’re hinting it is a “snub” of President Bush. Hello…as John Allen - who would know - writes, the pope does not eat in public. Ever. The pope does not “go to dinners.” The American Press really does not understand that the pope is not an American politico.
If the Borgias get back in the other 4 are a cinch.
It’s the only way besides a tour that either of them will ever see the inside of the WH? ;-)
I still think its odd that he's not there and they're still holding a dinner in his honor. Seems kind of pointless.
“Why should either Obama or Hillary be invited? Neither of them is Catholic.”
For the record, John McCain is Baptist.
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It has nothing to do with schedule. The Pope is not allowed to have dinner in the house of a head of state.
And the joke is the pope will not be there.... another case of good pre planning by this administration
I didn’t know that. Much obliged.
I have the Navy chorus version on a CD. The part, “... as He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free....” always evokes in me a feeling of gratitude and honor for all who have served in the military, both those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and all of those who were willing to do so, but spared. God bless our service members!
“Well we’ve got country ham and redeye gravy, fried chicken, mashed potatoes with brown and chicken gravy, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, pistachio pudding, lemon cake, and sweet iced tea. MMMMM!”
Now that is my kind of meal.
“Of the Episcopalian variety.”
I double checked my sources and according to them, he was an Episcopalian but in the 1990’s he joined the Baptist church.
And the difference between Baptists and Episcopalians?
Episcopalians will wave to each other in the liquor store.
I make it a habit not to make any jokes on FR about any religion other than my own. LOL
Around here, btw, it's one word: "SWEETEA". The iced is a given.
Hmmmmm. I guess I didn’t recieve my invitation in the mail.
I believe the reason that the pope does not attend fancy dinner parties is that they are seen as too extravagant for the leader of Christ’s church.
But what do I know, I'm just a Sous-chef. ;)
/johnny
My wife always orders hot tea so to make sure I don’t get the same I always order it with ice. Never developed a taste for collards or turnip greens and the hocks go in the pinto beans and the taters are usually fried, with several green onions on the side. Also I just like my black eyed peas straight up - no rice. Guess that’s the difference between Georgia and Texas cookin’.
Personally, If I was always wearing white, I would feel very uncomfortable eating in front of people wearing black tuxedos.
Especially if spaghetti was the main course.
And we haven't even gotten into barbeque yet! < ducks in anticipation of all out shootin' war >
Hoppin' john is a New Year luck dish -- for coin money. The collards are for folding money.
"Wouldn't it make more sense to sync up the guest of honor's schedule with the dinner in his name?"
I think that as a matter of protocol, the Pope does not eat in public. I saw a priest dicussing this on CNN yesterday.
whatever ...
all I was trying to establish was that McCain like Obama & Clinton is a non-Catholic.
sorry I bothered... ‘cause I couldn’t care less where he goes to chuch as long as it’s not Rev. Wright’s infamous church. LOL
"Is that a personal thing or is it standard for all popes?"
As I understand it all Popes. The priest on CNN mentioned an event involving John Paul 2 where he attended an event that turned out to be a dinner and his aides had to tell them not to serve him.
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