..Bush Attend Presentation..2008 National Medals of Arts,National Humanities Medals (Obama link)

White House ^ | 11-17-08

[STARWISE]

MRS. BUSH: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to this White House for this special occasion -- the presentation of the National Medals of the Arts and the National Humanities Medals.

These medals recognize great contributions to art, music, theater, literature, history, and general scholarship. Congratulations to all of this year's recipients, and to the proud family members and loved ones who are here with you this afternoon -- we're happy to have you all.

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For more than 40 years, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities have inspired our creativity and helped shape our national identity. Their diverse programs are supporting libraries, museums, and art institutions across the country. And they're helping make America's finest art and scholarship accessible to all.

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Olivia de Havilland. (Applause.) The 2008 National Medal of Arts to Olivia de Havilland, for her persuasive and compelling skill as an actress in roles from Shakespeare's Hermia to Margaret Mitchell's Melanie. Her independence, integrity, and grace won creative freedom for herself and her fellow film actors.

(The medal is presented.) (Applause.)

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Stan Lee. (Applause.) The 2008 National Medal of Arts to Stan Lee, for his groundbreaking work as one of America's most prolific storytellers, recreating the American comic book.

His complex plots and humane super heroes celebrate courage, honesty, and the importance of helping the less fortunate, reflecting America's inherent goodness.

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Milton J. Rosenberg. (Applause.) The 2008 National Humanities Medal to Milton J. Rosenberg, for bringing the world of ideas to millions of listeners. Combining a scholar's understanding and a teacher's openness, he has made a home in radio for elevated conversation and profound thought.

(The medal is presented.) (Applause.)

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The 2008 National Medal of Arts recipients are:

_Fisk University Jubilee Singers, Nashville, Tenn.

_Ford's Theatre Society, Washington.

_Henry "Hank" Jones, Jr., jazz musician, New York.

_Jesus Moroles, sculptor, Rockport, Texas.

_Jose Limon Dance Foundation, New York.

_The Presser Foundation, Philadelphia.

The 2008 National Medal of Humanities recipients are:

_Gabor Boritt, Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies, Director of the Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa.

_Richard "Rick" Brookhiser, senior editor, National Review, New York.

_Harold Holzer, senior vice president for external affairs, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rye, N.Y.

_John Templeton Foundation, Bryn Mawr, Pa.

_Myron Magnet, editor, City Journal, New York.

_Albert Marrin, author, Bronx, N.Y.

_Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass.

_Milton Rosenberg, host, Extension 720, WGN Radio, Chicago.

_Robert Smith, president, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, Arlington, Va.

_Thomas "Tom" Saunders, III, president, Ivor & Co., LLC, and Jordan Horner Saunders, board of directors, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New York.

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Rest at link

[STARWISE]

This is sweet.

Milt Rosenberg is the Chicago WGN talk show host who dared to have Stanley Kurtz on. Kurtz is the National Review reporter who was investigating the Chicago Annenberg Challenge and Obama's and Ayer's collaboration.

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Stanley Kurtz's Fairness Doctrine Preview [Guy Benson]

Excerpt:

Stanley Kurtz's appearance on the Milt Rosenberg radio program in Chicago last night provided an unsettling look into the authoritarian tactics being employed by the Obama campaign to stifle and intimidate its critics.

I happened to be in the WGN studios for the entire affair because my friend, Zack Christenson, produces the show in question. He was aware of my previous reporting on the Obama-Ayers connection and kindly invited me to sit in on the two-hour interview. (For full disclosure, I work for two other radio stations in Chicago, WIND, and WYLL).

As I arrived at the downtown Chicago studios a few hours before show time, the phones began ringing off the hook with irate callers demanding Kurtz be axed from the program.

It didn't take long to discover that the Obama campaign—which had declined invitations to join the show for its duration to offer rebuttals to Kurtz's points—had sent an "Obama Action Wire" e-mail to its supporters, encouraging them to deluge the station with complaints.

Why? Because, naturally, Kurtz is a "right-wing hatchet man," a "smear merchant" and a "slimy character assassin" who is perpetrating one of the "most cynical and offensive smears ever launched against Barack."

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de Havilland, still so beautiful

Stan Lee

Milt Rosenberg

No official picture of him individually from today .. just in the group picture. He's 2nd from your right from Pres. Bush.

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush stand with the recipients of the 2008 National Humanities Medal in the Blue Room at the White House Monday, Nov., 17, 2006. Pictured from left, Thomas A. Saunders III, president, and Jordan Horner Saunders, Board of Directors, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Systems; Albert Marrin, author; Richard Brookhiser, Senior Editor, National Review; Harold Holzer, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gabor S. Boritt, Director, Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College; Milton J. Rosenberg, WGN Radio Chicago; Myron Magnet, editor, City Journal; Adair Wakefield Margo, Presidential Citizen Medal recipient; Robert H. Smith, president, Vornado/Charles E. Smith; Laurie Norton, Director and CEO, Norman Rockwell Museum; Bruce Cole, Presidential Citizen Medal recipient. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

Here's an archived photo of Milt... CLICK.

[Darkwolf377]

Stan Lee

What other Hillary campaign pals were awarded? :P

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Nice as this is, THIS IS NOT WHAT I HIRED HIM TO DO.

This is rearranging deck chairs instead of getting out there with a bully pulpit, before and after the election.

[STARWISE]

Why not just avoid the thread?

Bye.