Posted on 04/03/2013 9:44:58 AM PDT by opentalk
The tours for the public may be canceled, but the fun continues at the White House, where President Obama and First Lady Michelle are indulging in exclusive entertainment even as furloughs begin to hit the White House itself.
Tuesday evening, the Obamas were treated to a viewing of the movie “42,” which chronicles the life of Jackie Robinson, watching it in the White House theater with the film’s cast and crew in attendance. Earlier, in the day, the White House added an official gloss to the event by throwing in a “42 Film Workshop” for kids in the State Dining Room featuring Harrison Ford and Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel Robinson.
And next Tuesday, the Obamas will be seated in the East Room for a command performance “celebrating” Memphis soul music, an event will feature megastars Justin Timberlake and Queen Latifah.
Also performing will be Alabama Shakes, William Bell, Steve Cropper, Al Green, Ben Harper, Cyndi Lauper, Joshua Ledet, Sam Moore, Charlie Musselwhite, Mavis Staples, with Booker T. Jones as music director and band leader.
The president hasn’t let the sequester interfere with his entertainment on the links either, resuming his regular golf game last weekend with a round at the Joint Base Andrews course.
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Long live Jack Valenti. Out with the old mafia, in with the new.
It’s just a rerun of an old movie.
Jackie Robinson’s story was told years ago with the real Jackie Robinson in the starring role.
How ya going to beat that?
Probably by adding a does of politically correct nonsense.
I suspect they will leave out the fact that Jackie was a conservative Republican.
I read earlier that the chief chip on my shoulder first lady (yuck) was so mad at the way Jackie was treated that she wet her drawers. Hey, it’s history and folks don’t get treated that way anymore. Well, for the most part. Unless your white. Then you get treated with disdain and ridicule for some odd reason. Oh. White priviledge. I forgot.
By the time Big Queen Moochie changed her drawers the movie was over.
Now she'll never know how the story ends.
(And don't forget - her maiden name is Robinson.)
“My cuz was treated like crap back in the day.” Irrelevant to today’s world. Just like slavery is not relevant in the discussion of today’s world. Sorry, I didn’t have anything to do wif it so quit acting like I have folks all over my property held in captivity.
P.S. Them’s some might big drawers! What was that about axe handles?
Just remember everybody: If you go watch the movie, see if they show a lefty pitcher on the Dodger staff with #19 on his back...
That’s my dad. “Lefty” Joe Hatten
My dad was the starting pitcher for Jackie’s first appearance in a major league game.
P.S. Them’s some might big drawers! What was that about axe handles?"Would you please tell the Queen her drawers are back from the tent-makers."
“Let us eat, drink, and be merry...for tomorrow we die.”
And after that...the Judgment.
It thought it was
“Let us eat, drink, and be merry...for tomorrow we may be in Utah.”
How much has this all cost us? I would like to see a total cost and in a perfect world, the Obamas be forced to pay for it all - including all non-essential travel. They’d end up owing us money on eviction day.
Quite a guy.
Won both ends of a double header as the winning pitcher - 15 innings in total.
No way that happens today.
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