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White House: Couple who attended dinner without an invitation met Obama in receiving line
Associated Press ^ | Nov. 27, 2009

Posted on 11/27/2009 2:37:51 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

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Michaele Salahi’s hairdresser at the Georgetown salon where she scheduled a last-minute appointment hours before the dinner said she asked to look at the invitation to the White House event, but never saw it.

“She was so excited. She told me that she got it in the mail and it was just an amazing feeling and they couldn’t wait and in fact they called the White House, I believe, to make sure that she was going to be dressed appropriately,” Peggy Ioakim told “The Early Show” on Friday. Salahi wore a red sari to the dinner.

http://www.wctv.tv/APNews/headlines/76524702.html


41 posted on 11/27/2009 3:49:20 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I keep asking . . . isn’t the last name the same as one of 0bama’s Occidental classmates that he visited in Pakistan?

Michaele and Tareq Salahi? Maybe the guy’s sister?

It’s okay, she left her bomb belt at home . . . did Michelle wear hers?


42 posted on 11/27/2009 3:50:22 PM PST by HighlyOpinionated (Abortion-Euthanasia kills the very people for whom Social Justice is needed.)
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To: kcvl

Professional high stakes grifters. It must have been an honest oversight that they weren’t on the list of guests.


43 posted on 11/27/2009 3:50:51 PM PST by TigersEye (Sarah Palin 2010 - We Can't Afford To Wait)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Michaele Salahi, 44, and whose maiden name is Holt, married Tareq in 2003 in a lavish ceremony attended by 28 bridesmaids and, according to a video posted on YouTube and her Facebook page, enjoyed a reception prepared by 46 chefs hosted in a 36,000 square-foot tent, capped off with a 30-minute fireworks display and an eight-foot wedding cake. The guest list reportedly included Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, as well as former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Margaret Heckler.

Kennedy even joked at the couple’s wedding that he wanted to issue subpoenas to the bride and groom before the ceremony because their nuptials had been postponed and rescheduled four times, according to a 2003 report in the New York Post.

Tareq, meanwhile, battled his mother for ownership of the business his father started, Oasis Vineyards — a legacy he reportedly claimed his father had promised him — that included an unsolicited offer in June, 2007 from NBA star Shaquille O’Neal to buy the now bankrupt vineyard, an offer later rejected.

In his court fight, Salahi even accused her of “bullying tactics” that included wielding a handgun at the vineyard, the Fairfax County Times reported. He also filed a lawsuit against his mother’s attorney, accusing him of assault.

Michaele Salahi, meanwhile, demonstrated that she also was a force to be reckoned with. Facing a threat by county zoning officials to limit the number and kinds of money-making events the couple could host at the vineyard — such as parties, tastings and weddings — stemming from neighbors’ complaints, Michaele went to Richmond, registered as a lobbyist and pushed for passage of House bill 2643, legislation meant to strip power from county zoning authorities seeking to regulate “customary or usual” vineyard activities, the Fairfax County Times reported.

http://politics.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=21292&content=26944397&pageNum=-1


44 posted on 11/27/2009 3:57:54 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Cicero

When Pres Bush went to DC, some Texas Rangers who had guarded him as Governor became SS. Same with Clinton as we all know.

Whose not to say that some of these people were part of a bodyguard group around one of his dear friends from the Nation of Islam? They don’t look like any agents I have ever seen up close and personal.

Heard the head of the team was reassigned after standing up for his people — don’t know it was a rumor or true but if they are losing experienced agents to other positions, then they have a big problem.


45 posted on 11/27/2009 4:30:30 PM PST by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Coburn - Senate 2010 ! Take Back the House/Senate! Stop ZERO!)
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To: StolarStorm
This is another example of people creating a firestorm for personal gain. Lock them up and be done with it.

What for? They went to a party and posted the pictures on Facebook. Lots of people do that.

It's not their fault if the Whitehouse gets wee wee'd up it

46 posted on 11/27/2009 4:45:23 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (Life is a tragedy for those who feel, but a comedy to those who think. - Horace Walpole)
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It's not their fault if the Whitehouse gets wee wee'd up it

lol, I agree.

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47 posted on 11/27/2009 4:49:29 PM PST by Canedawg (Bring lawyers, guns and money.)
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To: Cicero
I swear, they’re giving these party crashers more news time than the Fort Hood terrorist or the global warming scam.

I just said the exact same thing to my husband. The Fort Hood terror attack is all but forgotten by the administration and the media. This is just nonsense.

48 posted on 11/27/2009 4:49:33 PM PST by jersey117
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To: kcvl

KGB agents— they are that tacky!!


49 posted on 11/27/2009 4:58:57 PM PST by browniexyz
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To: Canedawg

cheesy-lookin’—


50 posted on 11/27/2009 5:00:21 PM PST by browniexyz
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To: kcvl

Has anybody checked to see whether Salahi was a big donor to 0bama’s campaign or other Demonrat causes?


51 posted on 11/27/2009 5:09:31 PM PST by hellbender
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SALAHI, TAREQ
HUME,VA 22639 OASIS VINEYARDS 7/17/00 $600 Allen, George (R)

SALAHI, TAREQ D
HUME,VA 22639 OASIS WINERY/OWNER 5/24/06 $1,000 Moran, Jim (D)


52 posted on 11/27/2009 5:35:53 PM PST by kcvl
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