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Barack Obama to host first state dinner in huge tent
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Posted on 11/23/2009 5:05:28 PM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: AFreeBird
Real icing on the cake would be a snow storm.
Pray for rain!
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:27:16 PM PST
by
RonDog
To: SteamShovel
When a state dinner meant something.
![Photobucket](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/mware/st.jpg)
![Photobucket](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b253/mware/statedinner.jpg)
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:27:20 PM PST
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: Sub-Driver
“The event marks a return to the lavish hospitality offered by President Bill Clinton and Mrs Clinton in the 1990s.”
Wow, a slam on George Bush, how surprising.
We should be so proud! A LOT of regular hardworking folks are worrying about being homeless with their kids and we should celebrate that the White House has returned to ‘lavish hospitality’./s
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:28:36 PM PST
by
autumnraine
(You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
To: Hildy
They thought it was not appropriate to go to such extremes while the economy is in the toilet. They want them to set a good example and are disappointed they the obama's aren't measuring up.
The whole DUmp hasn't turned, but there are many negative posts and a lot of infighting. The ignore button is working over time.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:29:59 PM PST
by
Krodg
To: Sub-Driver
Where have we seen this before? Oh, wait. I remember...
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:30:59 PM PST
by
Gritty
(Obama has no appreciation of American culture, history, tradition, common law, literature-Wes Pruden)
To: Sub-Driver
He and Michelle can’t let anyone see how they have trashed the WH.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:31:30 PM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: autumnraine
Its almost insulting to an Indian Prime Minister if you ask me. Id be insulted anyway.Bollywood for the Prime Minister. A night of 'celebrity'. But, of course, Obama has never led with substance. Nor has he entertained any.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:31:47 PM PST
by
cricket
To: autumnraine
I’m betting Kanye West interrupts the show and 50-cent shoots someone in the parking lot afterwards.
To: Sub-Driver
What will the carbon footprint of heating a large tent be in the winter?
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:38:08 PM PST
by
fso301
To: AlexW
No, rather the great communicator must be doing breakdancing in his grave with the Obama’s trashing the White House state dinner.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:38:17 PM PST
by
Biggirl
(Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
To: autumnraine; hinckley buzzard
It’s almost insulting to an Indian Prime Minister if you ask me. On the other hand the "canopied pavillions" is Indian tradition.
And the Indians know how to do spectacle ![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Delhi_Durbar_1877.jpg)
And are not likely to be impressed by what Obama stages
More likely result will be a repeat of the Japan trip: Failure to dazzle, but he tries, so polite public noises.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:38:30 PM PST
by
Oztrich Boy
(Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. - Horace Walpole)
To: Gritty
Oh yes, when Mommar has his sane days!
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:39:26 PM PST
by
Biggirl
(Throw The Turkeys Out In 2010!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
To: DJ MacWoW
I cannot understand why Hollywood elite would be invited to a state dinner. They are neither statesmen nor geniuses. Nor are they patriots. They will fit right in.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:43:48 PM PST
by
andy58-in-nh
(America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
To: SteamShovel
You get a watermelon and zuchini to take home.....IF...you win the door prize.
To: two23
Next year, we the taxpayers, are gonna pay for an upgrade in the form of a thatched roof hut complete with carpets.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:46:27 PM PST
by
mcshot
(Our White Hut(tent) is not made up of the best and brightest, but they are practiced criminals.)
To: mware
When a state dinner meant something.Ahh, the good old days!
That was back when we had a real President and a real foreign policy.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:46:32 PM PST
by
SteamShovel
(When hope trumps reality, there is no hope at all.)
To: Sub-Driver
Does “trailer trash” at the White House cover my reaction to this?
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:47:38 PM PST
by
pointsal
To: Dewey Revoltnow
...and snow. Maybe some hail, too.
To: Sub-Driver
No big deal! Obowma just borrowed it from his buddie Kaddaffy, who was going to have to pay to have it taken down in Jersey after the big UN shindig.
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:49:31 PM PST
by
dusttoyou
(libs are all wee wee'd up and no place to go)
To: dynachrome
Hmmm...I wondered why the words “Let them eat cake” came to mind?
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posted on
11/23/2009 5:49:46 PM PST
by
dawn53
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