LIVE THREAD: White House Correspondents Dinner

http://www.freerepublic.com ^ | April 26, 2003

[Howlin]

Live Thread for CSPAN coverage of the White House Correspondents Dinner tonight, featuring George W. Bush and Ray Charles!

C-SPAN LINKS

[azGOPgal]

Good thing your nephew didn't pay attention to Clinton's days. I did, and it was terrible.

[nicmarlo]

Good night you two, hope you fix your pop up problem, Grams....

[Swede Girl]

I have been looking for someone who actually taped this. I was not able to tape the beginning with the arrivals, which is what I wanted on tape for personal reasons. Does your tape include the arrival segment? I am afraid that C-Span will never play this part again and I am desperate for a copy if you or anyone else has it!

[AGreatPer]

Re your post 1064. I thought his selection of music was strange for the evening. Maybe just me. Just thought it could have been more patroitic or something.

I brought this up earlier tonight that Ray Charles is a hugh Democrat. Still, his performance was not just good, it was exceptional.

Someone else brought up the fact that he was playing in a forum of Democrats. Who knows?

The entire program was good, that is all that matters.

[NeoCaveman]

Good thing your nephew didn't pay attention to Clinton's days. I did, and it was terrible.

Reminds me of my youngest bro, too young to remeber Reagan. Now that was a wonderful time to grow up.

Instead of "I did not have sex with that woman" you had "Mr. Gorbachev tare down this wall"

[AGreatPer]

"We had a great time at the DC Chapter's Fifth Annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner FReep"

Looking forward to a full report.

[azGOPgal]

It sounds like you guys had a great evening. Did a lot of Freepers attend your Dinner FReep?

Was Mary's husband there?

[azGOPgal]

Looking back on it all, I'm so upset that I missed out on Reagan's terms. I was in kindergarten when he was leaving office. But I'm more than greatful to be active in politics while Bush is in office.

[floriduh voter]

And then Nixon ran again like in the late seventies and won? I didn't cry when Kennedy beat Nixon. I started paying attention during the Cuban missile crisis. Some of my school friends had actual bomb shelters in their basements stocked with stuff.

I was always more afraid of tornadoes though and drug all my Barbie dolls to the basement if their was a warning. There was lots of tornadic activity in DASCHLE COUNTRY. lol You know, the way he runs hot and cold - that causes tornadic activity in SD.

[SevenofNine]

Oh yeah you are right about First Tabby beside she is older than Barney so she is boss you might be right she might sleep on the floor underneath the bed

All I know there is few photos of India on the internet you know why she is Cat and Greta Garbo of Dubya family She vant be alone

[NeoCaveman]

Looking back on it all, I'm so upset that I missed out on Reagan's terms.

Dang you are a youngin' and I am soon to be 28.

The thought of Reagan swells my heart with pride, this man in the Oval Office is his first true heir. Both have made me proud me truly proud to be an American!

[Angelwood]

I think we counted 19 at the freep -- we'll include the names of FReepers in the after-action report.

Mary Matalin got into a SUV and James Carville was not driving. We didn't see him, but he could have been there. By the way, Mary looked great, though a bit too thin.

[azGOPgal]

I guess I feel the same way about President Bush, as you do about President Reagan.

[Joy Angela]

Holy Moly! This thread is a monster!


Thanks for the ping!

[azGOPgal]

Looking forward to the after action report. Congrats on the good turnout. You DC FReepers do a good job out there representing the rest of us.

I agree, Mary is too thin.

I'm checking out. Have a great night.

[stands2reason]

especially Cool Jazz.

I hope you don't mean "smooth" jazz, that boring stuff with marimbas and vibraphones and no singing? I can't listen to it. I'm afraid I go into coma.

[SevenofNine]

NOT ME I am 32 years old soon to be 33 in August I remember Ronnie in Oval office OH YEAH

All I could tell you Ronnie is Jack Warner of GOP Bush Sr was okay but he wasn't really into Ronnie policy but his son Dubya is Ronnie man OH YEAH

Dubya is father son and got little bit of Grand Dame Barbara Sr in him

He is Ronnie disciple

[kitkat]

***Can someone tell me why Ray Charles, a big Democrat, would play for this event?***

I wondered about that too, but when you think about it, where were they going to get a performer who is seeing impaired, a member of a minority, and a WOMAN? So the liberals settled for two out of three.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...What impressed me most about this particular White House Correspondents Dinner was that...

...BILL CLINTON blended right in with all the "Good Ol" News Guys in years past...

...while GEORGE BUSH was a real cut above them all this year...

...and looked it.

T'was soooo dang obvious.

[Joy Angela]

Smooth Bill Clinton = psychopath-Scott Peterson
with an Elected Office!

And Hillary Rodham Clinton waits to
chew the bones.