Posted on 11/23/2009 5:05:28 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Barack Obama to host first state dinner in huge tent A huge tent has been pitched on the White House lawn to accommodate 400 guests at Barack Obama's first state dinner.
By Toby Harnden in Washington Published: 10:43PM GMT 23 Nov 2009
An invitation to the event on Tuesday evening has become the most sought-after ticket in the US.
The event, in honour of the visiting Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, is a chance for Mr Obama and his wife Michelle to welcome the Washington elite - and a smattering of Hollywood celebrities - into their new home.
Whereas President George W. Bush would hold his 140-person dinners in the formal state dining room, the Obamas have broken with recent tradition by taking a "big tent" approach that will accommodate 400.
Secrecy surrounds the event with the White House jealously guarding details of the guest list and menu, though produce from Mrs Obama's new vegetable garden is expected to be used and curry is suspected by some to be on the menu for the first time.
Deepak Chopra, the billionaire pioneer in New Age spirituality, announced on Twitter that he would be flying to Washington to attend and was "V honored to be invited".
Oprah Winfrey, the talk show hostess, is strongly rumoured to have been invited and there is speculation that George Clooney and Brad Pitt will attend what has been dubbed "Washington's equivalent of the Oscars".
According to the well-connected Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke, the former DreamWorks partners Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg will be at the dinner.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
“It’s good to be the king!”
Attempting diplomatic lead poisoning? ;-)
Obama gathers his A list for first state dinner (under the big top)
And there's another article about all the Hollyweirdos who've been invited to the Big Tent. LOL
Pretty classy nation we've become, hey?!
Probably. And I guess every circus needs clowns.
It's cool with him tho - the White Trash accusations will be attributed to his gramma's side of the fambly.
Obama is whitehouse trash.
Elegant, right. Selfish shameful elitists who have no right to think so.
A great venue for an “Allahu Akbar” event.
Upset? Why, pray tell...
It would seem so as the Dems and Hollywood trash are synonymous.
In this case, look for the camels sticking their nose to the outside of the tent. And, camels at every crack opening.
In the mean time our brave troops continue to die while o-bow-man plays.
Nothing but a worthless POS.
Hey, I wonder if Ghadaffi is invited? He could bring his tent and everybody could sleep outside just like when we were kids.
I miss Dubya. He had great respect for the Office of the President.
I thought it was the Onion....Good Lord!!!
This is not the first time they hosted an event in a TENT—what’s up with the tent? No smoke detectors?
Hmmm...
trying to recall that Bible passage about the end times and the man with a big tent...
oh well...
It sure isn’t Camelot.
why were they upset over at DU? I truly don’t want to have to put up with all the profanity over there to find out...is it the environmental impact or just the “let them eat cake” thing?
“Obama is whitehouse trash.”
I am sure Ronaldo Magmus is rolling in his grave :(
The USA has become the Socialist States of Trash.
I don’t believe there’s any “almost” about it, it’s insulting but of course Zer0 could care less!
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