Posted on 03/26/2013 10:57:11 AM PDT by NOBO2012
Last night, the Wons continued their historic tradition of celebrating Passover with a modern, stylized, non-traditional Seder in the Big White. Big Guy, sans beanie, and Lady M joined a select group of powerful and rich friends in Big Whites Old Family Dining Room for the historic event.
Hey, Michelle: watch where youre pointing that.
Who was there? Well, most of them are secret, butt I can tell you that ValJar, Axe-Man and Mrs. Axe-Man were there, along with Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications who invented the famous euphemism, kinetic military action, or KMA, to described Big Guys use of military force in Libya. As far as I know, Benji hasnt come up with any snappy euphemisms to describe Big Guys refusal to use military force to save U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, former Navy Seals Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, and Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith. Big Guy had to do do that on his own: Bumps in the road.
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(SNIP)
Most of you are familiar with the traditional Passover Seder, so Im just going to touch on a few of the transformative elements of Big Guys interpretation.
Traditionally, an extra place is set for Elijah the Prophet. It is said the Elijah will bring the Messiah so a place is reserved to make Elijah welcome hoping that he will bring the Messiah. I think you can see the problem: the new messiah is already here. So, to emphasize this fact, Big Guy, in the role of Lincoln, leads the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before allowing the Prophet Elijah to join in the fun. Do you see how slickly this transmogrifies the central meaning of Passover to the American shame of black people still in shackles. Now thats transformational! And historic!
Never Won to be upstaged in the trend setting, transformation department, Lady M added her own twist on Big Guys Seder toast. While Big Guy and guests raised glasses of Manny (his affectionate term for Manischewitz, fortified Kosher wine), Lady M hoisted a Mazel Tov Cocktail (3 ounces Manischewitz, 1 1/2 ounces Gin, twist of lime). How cool is that?
Big Guy always says that if he and MO had Jewish children, they would look pretty much like the Wee Wons, so, in the past, the Wee Wons have performed duties of Jewish children, asking four, modern, non-traditional questions about the evenings purpose and, later, pointlessly searching for the afikomen, a piece of matzah that has been hidden at the White House.
Little Bo always finds the afikomen first
In past years, Big Guys favorite questions were prepared by the National Jewish Democratic Council:
This year, however, the Wee Wons were not in attendance having reportedly been assigned to participate in a classified, offshore, spring break assignment. Mr. Claire Shipman would not comment on the whereabouts of the Wee Wons, butt did confirm that wherever they are, they participated in a respectful, non-traditional Seder. Due to the classified nature of the assignment, there are no photos of the Wee Wons private Seder, butt here, in its place, is an artists rendering of the event:
As for the menu, Obama Foodorama described it best:
The White House chefs, led by Executive Chef Cris Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses, use family recipes provided by the guests to create a menu that in the past has been dubbed "kosher style" by White House aides rather than strictly kosher. (SNIP)
Chef Comerford typically uses vegetables from Mrs. Obama's Kitchen Garden, but it's been bitterly cold in Washington recently, and on Monday it snowed.
Lady M and Little Bo fetch bitter herbs from the Organic Garden of Good & Evil
And last, butt certainly not least, the event everyone was waiting for: Big Guys wildly popular, historic performance, playing the role of Pharaoh:
Hes a natural!
Doesn’t the Book of Revelation talk about those who say they are Jews, are not, but do lie?
What vile creatures. They have no souls.
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