Posted on 03/12/2011 11:44:44 AM PST by NormsRevenge
.. The white-tie event is an opportunity for journalists to poke fun at public figures and political themes of the day. .
This will be the first time Obama has appeared at the event.
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bttt
Personally, I hope they needle Barry till it hurts, which shouldn’t be hard with his thin skin. There’s certainly plenty of material to work with.
(Golux, I’m Jedidah. There’s another FReeper named Jedediah, whose posts do not compute.)
"Jump back FOOLS"
Always thought these dinners were waste of a president’s time.
Me too. I don’t care if it is either Bush, Clinton, Reagan or Obama; it is un-presidential. I hope President Palin puts a stop to it.
It is unseemly, when, the day after an epic disaster strikes one of our dearest allies, Obama does little more than youck it up- with sports stars on Friday, golfs on Saturday, attends a party Saturday night. Very unseemly.
Interesting tweets regarding the Gridiron:
RT @toddstarnes Obama to part at the exclusive Gridiron dinner — WH press pool WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INSIDE.
RT @markknoller &btw why is span & wh press pool barred from covering gridiron dinner? How is this a transparent presidency, sir?
RT @Drudge_Report Elite journalist club bans CSPAN from covering Obama at posh dinner... http://bit.ly/i0uZDG
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