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White House makes CEOs pay for lunch
Politico ^
| 7/30/09
| EAMON JAVERS
Posted on 07/30/2009 2:00:33 PM PDT by Nachum
Four of the most powerful business leaders in America arrived at the White House one day last month for lunch with President Barack Obama, sitting down in his private dining room just steps from the Oval Office.
But even for powerful CEOs, there’s no such thing as a free lunch: White House staffers collected credit card numbers for each executive, and carefully billed them for the cost of the meal with the president.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anticapitalist; ceos; gaffemachine; gauche; house; insult; macacamoment; makes; makethempay; obamagaffes; rudedems; socialist; thepeopleshouse; white
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Did they leave a tip?
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:00:34 PM PDT
by
Nachum
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:01:07 PM PDT
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: Nachum
Isn’t it normal for the WH to pay if offering an invite to the WH?
This is endemic of their opinion of business.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:02:17 PM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
To: Nachum
To: Nachum
What a narcissistic schmuck.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:02:45 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: Nachum
The cop visiting the White House tonight can probably expect to pay $5 a bottle for his Blue Moon...
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:02:55 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
To: Nachum
In most civilized areas of the world, the host provides hospitality for his guests. But I guess Obama doesn’t have that kind of class.
To: Nachum
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:03:15 PM PDT
by
mowowie
To: Red in Blue PA
How much does he charge the entertainers who play every Wednesday?
What does Grandmama pay?
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:03:39 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
To: Nachum
Obama needs to money to pay for his parties in the WH every week and $100 beef.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:04:07 PM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: rovenstinez
I don’t believe it.Me, neither, this would be insane. Any confirmation on the story?
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:04:16 PM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Nachum
The sheer lack of class in Oboze continues to denigrade the office of President. What an a$$.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:04:36 PM PDT
by
Othniel
(Meddling in world affairs for 1/20 of a millenium......)
To: Nachum
I bet they had a tip for him.
“I’m calling this charge a campaign donation”.
Summon me, tell me how to run my business, then charge me for lunch?
What a bun swab.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:04:44 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(If you can't be a good example, at least don't be a horrible lesson)
To: Nachum
Does this mean Gates will have to pay for his brewskie?
By the way, you’re not fooling anyone, White House, making them pay for lunch while you give away trillions for free.
To: mowowie
If they had given to his campaign, they’d be taken care of.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:05:04 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
To: Nachum
I would’ve left if someone invited me to lunch and then expected me to pay for it: Whether it’s McDonalds, Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse or the Executive Mansion. What a low-class loser we have occupying our White House.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:05:11 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
("I won't invade the US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass." Admiral IsorokoYamamoto)
To: Nachum
Do they bill all those greedy congressfolk who come every Wednesday night for cocktails and Kobe beef?
Oh, and how much are we paying to rent the Martha's Vineyard estate for all the Obama entourage?
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:06:36 PM PDT
by
keepitreal
(Obama brings change: an international crisis (terrorism) within 6 months)
To: TheThinker
Charging your invited guests for a meal does prove he’s not a muslim.
Not a courteous one, anyway.
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:06:49 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(If you can't be a good example, at least don't be a horrible lesson)
To: Nachum
The White House defended the unusual move as a way to avoid conflicts of interest.
What a load of hooey. It is more likely to be a conflict of interest if a business person picks up the lunch of an elected official, not the other way around. This is just Obama grandstanding showing how tough he is on all the mean, greedy CEO types.
So did he tell Skip Gates and Officer Crowley to BYOB?
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posted on
07/30/2009 2:07:02 PM PDT
by
newheart
("It will keep the government out of your health care decisions..." Barack Obama, July 23, 2009)
To: Nachum
This stinks in sooo many ways. It kept everything hush hush because it didn’t show up on the WH budget expenditures. It also I think allows O to pocket whatever money isn’t spent for ‘other things’ ( date night in NY?). It is sooo sleazy and they try and say it is part of the most ethical government eveh .....bleeech I hate these guys a lot
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