"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!
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