Posted on 12/11/2008 9:21:46 AM PST by STARWISE
President-elect Barack Obama just got nixed!
Sneed hears the White House has rejected a recent request by Obama to occupy Blair House, the president-elect's Washington residence, at an earlier date.
• • To wit: Sneed hears Obama wanted to move his family and his transition team to Blair House, which is across from the White House, nearly two weeks before the president-elect historically moves there on Jan. 15 -- five days before the inaugural.
• • The backshot: A source tells Sneed: "There were reportedly two reasons for the request: Obama's children start school in early January -- and the move could be interpreted as a New Year's symbolic gesture showing the president-elect in a presidential capacity across from the White House on Jan. 2, the day after New Year's Day."
• • The buckshot: Blair House, the president's guest house for visiting dignitaries, nixed the request. "It was a polite rejection," the source added. "But I'm told Blair House was appalled."
• • Responses: An Obama spokesman tells Sneed they were told Blair House had guests until Jan. 15. ... Sally McDonough, a spokesman for first lady Laura Bush, tells Sneed: "Respectfully, we are keeping transition conversations quiet. But Jan. 15 is historically the time when incoming presidents occupy Blair House, which is the president's guest house."
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“He did run a successful Kool Aide stand!!” Sad to say but so did Jim Jones !!
He's got 30 mil, let him use the interest to rent a home next to the school.
Oh the the Affirmative Action Creations believe that they have "entitlements"!
We haven't even begun to see the last of this kind of Bull.
Orifice of the President Erect!
No room at the inn for the Obamessiah???? Horrors!
Maybe mayor Nagel can send up some leftover FEMA trailors for the One and they can park them on the mall.
There, fixed it....
I’m suprised he didn’t want to stay in the Lincoln bedroom or have W and Laura move to the Blair house for the remainder of his term. O’s arrogance knows no bounds.
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