Posted on 11/01/2008 9:03:56 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Notable Names Left Off Invite List Include Rev. Wright,
CHICAGO (CBS) ― Oprah will be there, so will Mayor Richard M. Daley and movie star Samuel L. Jackson. Gov. Rod Blagojevich is also invited. They're a few of the VIPs who will be on hand to hear Barack Obama speak in Grant Park on election night.
CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports next Tuesday's event will in some ways be similar, in other ways different, from many of the big rallies Obama held en route to winning the Democratic nomination.
For one thing, there are no live musical performances planned, at least so far.
The list of VIPs is lengthy and growing, including Playboy CEO Christie Hefner and husband Bill Marovitz, Democratic State Committeeman Emil Jones and wife Lorrie Jones, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger, State Comptroller Dan Hynes, and Attorney General Lisa Madigan. Republican State Sen. Kirk Dillard has been invited, but doesn't plan on attending.
Among those given speaking, expect to see Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and Mayor Daley.
Among those not invited are Obama's former pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and Illinois Republican House leader Tom Cross.
Most, if not all of the Democrats in the congressional delegation are expected to attend, not to mention reporters from all over the world.
Again, the Obama campaign says the tickets are gone for spots in Grant Park with a clear view of Sen. Obama speaking.
Two days after our report ran, Blagojevich's office told CBS 2 he is now invited.
The deliciousness of what the scene will be there when McCain wins is almost too much for me!!!
I’m sorry to see that Rev. Wright is not invited. I would think that Obama’s spriritual advisor would be a keynote speaker.
Here's one band that won't be invited, Eagles of Death Metal.
Go to 2:58 of the interview.
I know they're no "A-listers" but it's good to see that not all up-and-coming acts have drank the Kool-Aid.
Well, the most funny thing is, like the last 2 elections, it will all be the American public’s fault.
Osama bin Laden will come in drag.
With this group it would be more appropriate to hold the party in the stockyards.
a lot of celebrity tears
It must have been something he said.
an excerpt from Obama’s election night speech (concession speach of course):
“....God Damn America... of KKKA....america’s chickens...”
Is this our good Christian Obama's VIP list or BJ Clinton's?
The hubris exhibited by Obama and his enablers in the MSM is such a perfect setup to a supremely bitter defeat. Thank-you God for delivering victory to John and Sarah.
Forget the polls, forget the money, forget the media. Just PRAY and VOTE.
“Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.” Proverbs 16:18
Will the asphalt-dwellers be at the party?
Bill Ayers
Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Granny
Tony Rezko
Absconding Auntie
Odinga
Kalid Al-Mansour
Rashid Khalidi
Just sent them a Myspace friend request !
No more lip service to "bringing people together," more emphasis on going after enemies of the people.
They're actually not half bad! I was a huge Q.O.T.S.A. fan back in the day and this band was something of a side project that took off from that. They have some good, loud, guitar-driven rock on YouTube.
I wonder how many turncoat RINO supporters have been invited. I’ll bet he snubbed ‘em.
Nice list.....they can all toast each other and cry about racist America while they watch hussein obama lose...
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