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Posted on 01/18/2011 2:38:50 PM PST by Nachum
Republican US House Speaker John Boehner has turned down a White House invitation to attend a state dinner this week in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao, his office confirmed Tuesday.
Asked why Boehner had opted to skip the glitzy and highly symbolic Wednesday event, Boehner spokesman Michael Steel replied: "Speaker Boehner will have a substantive meeting with President Hu later this week."
Steel declined to elaborate, but Republicans have been critical of President Barack Obama's decision to hold a state dinner for Hu at a time when Washington has been sharply critical of Beijing's record on human rights.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters he did not know why Boehner had turned down the invitation and that Obama had invited congressional leaders of both parties as guests to the event.
"We hope that because of the importance of the relationship that they would attend," said Gibbs. "I don't know why he (Boehner) declined on this occasion."
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Spectacular! Way to go Boehner!
Don’t dine with Fascist Communist Baby Killing Slavemaster Dictators!
Stuff sh*t down 0bummer’s neck, and go across town and hold a gala event for Chinese Refuseniks!
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Good. Otherwise he would be a bit player in another Obama circus, which would serve no useful purpose.
Obowma did it again. Bows to the Chi-Coms. See it on Drudge
bueno!
Be the Pro-Freedom party, and make the contrast stark.
0bama fetes dictators, we have a fundraiser for the families of the imprisoned Chinese.
He could tell Hu (Hu’s on first?) to kiss his butt, since the Maine Gov. didn’t have the guts to stand by that suggestion to NAACP.
So why isn't Boehner announcing why from the roof tops?!?!?!
“He could tell Hu (Hu’s on first?)”
I don’t give a damn is playing shortstop.
Yes, that's right.
Looks like they’re working on “Boehner snubs (fill in the blank)” as a new page in “the playbook”.
No, hate to throw cold water on this party, but Boehner should be attending. There will be casual discussions going on that Boehner should hear and participate in.
This is also a horrible move to not have party representation present.
Not attending appears childish and weak. If Boehner can’t handle a state dinner, then perhaps we have made a mistake in electing him Speaker. It’s a high stakes, high tension meeting and we are hiding in our bunker.
It is a shame. It we don’t figure out soon how to step over, around, and on these progressives we’re going to lose and and all credibility.
John Boehner way to go!
Don’t be the jug eared Kenyan’s enabler. Screw the Chicoms!
“Free Tibet” gala! That would really confuse the Liberals. (Well, more-so than usual.)
Great news!
BTTT
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