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White House throwing star-studded concert despite sequester
FoxNews.com ^ | 4-3-2013 | FoxNews.com

Posted on 04/03/2013 9:37:30 PM PDT by haffast

Though the White House has been singing the sequester blues, the Obamas still have managed to scrape together enough cash to throw a star-studded concert celebrating "Memphis Soul" later this month.

The White House announced Tuesday that the 10th concert in its "In Performance at the White House" series would go on April 16. Set to perform are Al Green, Ben Harper, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper and Justin Timberlake, among many others.

Though the White House last month decided to suspend official tours of the "people's house" citing the sequester, the budget cuts apparently have not impeded the concert schedule.

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Meanwhile, the White House did host the annual Eager Egg Roll on Monday, which is open to the public.

And the April 16 concert will feature a special event for school children.

First lady Michelle Obama plans to welcome 120 school students for a workshop that afternoon on "The History of Memphis Soul." Featured performers are expected to speak to the students and answer questions during that event.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: michelle; obama; partyallthetime; pbs
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To: laplata

” It’s good to be da king..”


21 posted on 04/03/2013 10:09:37 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Constitution? What Constitution?)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Prescient “documentary”. Who would have thought such a B movie was sooooo predictive?


22 posted on 04/03/2013 10:10:29 PM PDT by ogen hal (First amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: haffast

Hollywood and Washington are one in the same to Obama and Michellie, And tot he Hollywood Stars........difference only in whose house they throw the next bash in.

In this case they’re throwing it in ‘our house’, we can’t go to, and with our money.


23 posted on 04/03/2013 10:11:22 PM PDT by caww
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To: cardinal4

Da King will get his due and it won’t be pretty.

This guy is not going to meet any virgins.


24 posted on 04/03/2013 10:12:33 PM PDT by laplata (The Answer To 1984 Is 1776)
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To: laplata

Stimulus money and influence peddling. Clinton sold the Lincoln bedroom and space tech for campaign funds, but Soetoro one upped him by selling Guam to Kim Jong Un for counterfeit US currency and pharmaceutical grade cocaine.

Ok, I made that last part up, but given the in your face corruption of the Soetoro admin, it is hard to make things up without bumping up against reality..


25 posted on 04/03/2013 10:15:07 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Constitution? What Constitution?)
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To: haffast

Dims lookin’ for hot stuff in Funkytown!
It’ll be like Padre Island, spring break. Exotic food, lots of booze, loose women (and boys) getting tightened, drunken scenes, arrests.
Or like a Kennedy family reunion.
Tighten your belts, plebs, and don’t look them in the eye.


26 posted on 04/03/2013 10:16:31 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: haffast

Title led me to believe this was some ninja stuff.


27 posted on 04/03/2013 10:38:13 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: John S Mosby

Al Green can.

He’s OG, Yo!


28 posted on 04/03/2013 10:40:39 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: haffast

Obama PLEASE keep this up!! PLEASE!!


29 posted on 04/04/2013 2:02:00 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: haffast

There’s your Mt Olympus. Not some movie national monument. A shameful refuge of evil scoundrels.


30 posted on 04/04/2013 2:02:03 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: haffast

31 posted on 04/04/2013 2:11:09 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: haffast

The Easter Roll was paid for by private money. Hopefully this concert thingee is paid by other sources too.


32 posted on 04/04/2013 3:57:18 AM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: haffast

What happened with Mooch’s birthday party? Wasn’t that supposed to be a big star-studded blowout?


33 posted on 04/04/2013 5:12:33 AM PDT by Vinnie
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To: haffast

Dibs on the BBQ concession.. Woo HOOOooo.. Let’s Party!!!


34 posted on 04/04/2013 9:25:12 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: Vendome

Meant everybody else on the list— not Al Green.

He’s the real deal.

Cannot understand Timberlake et al. this being one more waste of our money.


35 posted on 04/04/2013 8:41:23 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: John S Mosby

I don’t understand why women think Timberflake is handsome.

Seems like a enough fellow from what I’ve hear but, he’s a chick magnet?

Puhleeze...


36 posted on 04/04/2013 10:46:45 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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