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.
Of course The Jerk O’Blarney is playing on CSPAN1 without interruption.
9:30-!!!
But more importantly.......!!!
did pupster get his bath????
THIS IS INFURIATING!!! They have been mentioning audience “dignitaries” for over 1/2 hour!!!
A stupefying, colossal waste of time. I want to hear about Israel, or at the very least Israel/American relations. Duh
Unbelievable! Do they do this every year???
lol! That’s hysterical! (I’m in your wife’s corner on this one btw! lol)
WTF????
WTF??
fIRST REID AND BOEHNER? THEN BIBI???
WTF IS GOING ON???
There isnthingnowhere. aipacfeed is a continuous loop and nocspan. noother cbl channel. NOTHING!
And on a bad note, Joplin is under anothr tornado watch with lightning slammingall over the place. Dear Lord, help us.
NOW... along commercial on Obama care.
this is either a real leftist deliberate set up (yeah, yeah I am paranoid)
or..........something big happened in Israel.
C-SPAN2 on live TV at 9:30; video on web site will be available shortly after his speech.
Otherwise, go here for streaming live AIPAC:
I was so calm all day, and NOW I am upset again.
present. could do w/o the roll call
No, bath for the pupster, but I’m baaaack!
Hannity just said he’s going to show a clip or the interview he had with Bibi!
Thanks for the head’s up...just got home, sorry I missed it!
Been thinking of and praying for Mark, Pepsi and the family.
Because Cantor is an elistist, beltway RINO. (sorry if you are fully behind him)
Roll call over...I have grey hair now.
(Prayers and more prayers for for those poor people in Joplin.)
Thank you! Watching the AIPAC link and also Hannity on TV.
you mean on live C-SPAN2? They were only going to cover Netanyahu’s speech (and apparently with schedule change, now Reid & Boehner).
But over 1/2-—closer to 45 min of roll call names!!! Looks like my prediction that they kicked Netanyahu out of prime time is going to be a disgusting eventuality. I doubt he is going to take the stage before 10pm.
Just made an emergency run for milk shakes, our AC is broken and it’s pretty hot in here. Is C Span back?
Pray for the people that are suffering from real tragedy. While dogs are important to their owners, people seem to be left out as less important. God would probably like to hear from you about those suffering a more important loss of friends and family!
Just my opinion!!! Rant off/
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