Posted on 05/23/2011 3:53:37 PM PDT by onyx
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 10:00am
While Washington, D.C., is increasingly consumed with bickering between Democrats and Republicans, the U.S.-Israel relationship remains the one issue that transcends the partisan divide. In a display of this bipartisan spirit, more than half of Congress will attend tonight's Gala Banquet, which will fill a room large enough to fit the Washington Monument on its side.
This year, however, for the first time ever, Hall D/E, as massive as it is, cannot fit all delegates and guests for a sit-down dinner. As a result, all student delegates will be seated in the Ballroom Banquet in Ballrooms A, B and C. Each banquet will feature live and simulcast appearances as well as unique programming. The major speakers tonight—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, House Majority Leader John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid—will appear personally in both banquet halls.
Representatives from more than 65 countries—including ambassadors from China, South Africa, Mexico, Turkey and the Netherlands—will be seated at tonight's dinner.
Senators, members of Congress, administration officials, foreign diplomats and other VIPs at the banquets will have their names read during the Roll Call, a lively Policy Conference tradition that has been a crowd favorite for many years. AIPAC National Board members Amy Friedkin and Michael Tuchin will join AIPAC Executive Director Howard Kohr for the Roll Call.
The Gala Banquet will be the end of a full day of Monday programming. The morning kicks off with an address by Reverend Dr. Tony Crisp. After the morning plenary, delegates will head to lobbying workshops, where they will learn from AIPAC's top experts how to make the case for Israel on Capitol Hill tomorrow.
this is NO accident..this was planned.
to get back at Bibi...God I hate these people.
get the hook & get him off..
He is NOT the featured speaker
You need ear phones for times as this Onyx...never fun sharing air with a tv blaring!
Thanking GOD!
Muted here. I can not bear to hear the stinky liar!
He couldn’tcut Bibi off at the knees with a chainsaw.
Muted here, is he finishing?
from you lips to Gods ear
I think they are trying to put everyone to sleep before Bibi speaks.
Yep it is...they tried to do that and it blew up in their faces as BiBi took BO to his knees...I am so hoping he will do so here as well...but he may be saving the best for congress....BIBi will get a standing ovation there no doubt.
I’m furious! We are ALL furious!!!
THIS was planned by Obama to get back at Bibi!
they are disgusting....
This is ridiculous. He’s way over his scheduled time and he doesn’t even sound close to wrapping it up. I hate him with the heat of a thousand suns.
OMG - he’s still droning on and on and on...
OMG - he’s still droning on and on and on...
note to Harry: “Let me close” means STFU>
he is delibertely sucking up time. Israel don’t need no effing history leson from the like of......
From Exodus to haiti?
You are EXACTLY correct. I suspected this as soon as I saw that AIPAC’s lineup deviated from C-SPAN2’s. It is now 10pm!!! Liquor being served there?
Let’s see what they try to pull tomorrow in the joint session. Does anyone know what time?
Next week he’ll be singing a tune to the PA, probably talk about Rachel.
You’re right!!!
Knock Bibi out of prime time and then make sure Bibi speaks at midnite?
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