Posted on 01/22/2005 5:49:19 PM PST by SmithL
WASHINGTON -- Even the capital's heaviest snow of the season couldn't keep President Bush away when there were jokes to be told.
The president and his wife, Laura, braved snow-covered downtown streets in their motorcade to attend to the Alfalfa Club dinner Saturday, an annual event where Washington political and business leaders gather to give humorous speeches.
Several White House staffers, including chief of staff Andrew Card, also attended the black-tie dinner at the Capital Hilton Hotel.
The event was closed to news media coverage.
The club is named after the alfalfa plant because its roots will range far afield to reach liquid refreshment. Its sole task is holding the annual dinner.
The club, founded 91 years ago, was off-limits to women until 1994 when then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton attended the event with President Clinton.
Earlier Saturday, before heavy snow began falling here, the president took a mountain bike ride on the grounds of a Secret Service training facility in Beltsville, Md., near Washington. A short time later, his father, former President George H.W. Bush, made an informal visit to the White House briefing room where he chatted with reporters.
The elder Bush, who was bundled in his charcoal gray overcoat, scarf and blue tie, talked about the president's inaugural speech, baseball and the Bush family. He said a "jillion" relatives were in town for the inauguration.
"I'm not sure I could pass the test if I had to name every member of the family," Bush said. "When you're 80, that's what life is all about. That's what matters -- family."
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
the snow was a no-show. a couple inches at most. MSM again shows the lies.
It does sound like fun...except the year Hillary was there.
"the president took a mountain bike ride on the grounds of a Secret Service training facility"
...and not a single curse word was uttered.
I'm a member of the Spanky Club myself
Where's Buckwheat and Farina when you need them? Otay!
That's nothing....Dan Rather is part of the Buckwheat Club.
Since the media was barred, I guess they'll have to just make stuff up........as usual.
I knew they had places like that in San Francisco.
It must be true...they no longer have any editors at the AP.
They don't need editors anymore,
sense they still have they're spell checkers.
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