"The much-hyped "American Creators" celebration was a private, exclusive evening, however. Reporters were allowed to speak briefly to dinner guests as they arrived, but barred from covering the rest of the events at the White House. No explanation was given, although the decision was made in the first lady's office.
"We're not opening the after-party," said Marsha Berry, press secretary for Hillary Clinton. "It's closed because it's closed."
Perhaps it had something to do with money. What started as a millennium celebration headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton evolved into an off-the-record fund-raiser, with corporate sponsors shelling out millions to mingle with the Clintons' celebrity guests.
"We raised over $16 million," said Democratic fund-raiser Terry McAuliffe, who lead the private sector drive to pay for the millennium production on the Mall and two days of public family activities at the Smithsonian Institution."
The entire guest list is given and includes Global Crossings/Capital Partners Group, Lodwrick Cook; Senator Christopher Dodd(D-Conn) and wife Jackie Clegg of the Ex-Im Bank; Melanne Verveer, assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady, and Philip Verveer, Willkie Farr & Gallagher; Terence McAuliffe, American Heritage Homes; Bernard Schwartz, Loral Space and Communications; Vernon Jordan, Lazard Freres.....
...and the list goes on. So much corruption, so little 'TRUTH', IMHO.(I know, we can't handle the truth.)
"TIME's investigative correspondent Michael Weisskopf also reports "there is no forgetting the coziness of Global Crossing's co-chairman, Lodwrick Cook, and the Bush family.""
Looks like 'Cook was Clinton cozy' as well, see reply #54.
Hope you all don't mind the repeated 'pings'. Sometimes the 'new' information needs to be reassimilated with the 'old'.