EX-CLINTON AIDE: DC Renaissance Hotel's'S Sports Bar is Deification of Bush, Anti-Clinton

USNewswire via Bloomberg, no url | 2/14/03

[NativeNewYorker]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ex-Clinton political aide

Bob Weiner is slamming the D.C. downtown Renaissance Hotel's new

presidential photo sports bar as a ''deification of Bush,

anti-Clinton, and thereby partisan.''

   Weiner, who served as Public Affairs Director for the White House

Drug Czar and was a White House Athletic Center board member while

Clinton was President, visited the new bar yesterday in advance of

today's (Friday) opening to see how the presidential sports pictures

looked and to offer a photo of Clinton leading a group of runners,

including DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. ''I expected to join in

the celebration,'' Weiner stated.

   Instead, Weiner said, ''I saw an entrance corridor of four dramatic

George W. Bush photos, another Bush photo on a wall, and one Clinton

photo -- buried in a corner inside the actual bar, of him playing

pool. To me, and to several hotel employees with whom I spoke, the

Bush photos were disproportionate considering that Clinton is our most

recent and an eight-year president. The one Clinton photo denigrates

the spirit of enthusiastic leadership he conveyed, and the photos of

everyone else -- including Reagan and Bush I both riding horses over

fencesshow vitality and high adventure.''

   ''Clinton's sports love, as everyone knows, was running -- he told

me himself that he ran 25-30 miles a week. We offered the Renaissance

a beautiful picture -- free -- of him running, poster sized, and even

offered to quickly get a comparable outstanding frame from the

National Gallery so it would match the other quite wonderful photos of

the many other presidents the exhibit has. The exhibit manager, Bill

Englar, the hotel's Food and Beverage Manager, responded, 'I paid a

contractor, they organized it, and there's no space.' I responded with

what I felt was obvious -- 'We are not charging anything, doesn't your

contractor work for you, and here or here or here (pointing) there is

lots of space.' He then asked for a better quality photo, and I showed

him a clear original, which could be quickly re-poster-sized. But it

was clear no response by me would be adequate, especially since he

would not even look at our photo when asked several times, until I

physically held it up in front of him.''

   ''My worst fear is that because of Renaissance being a Marriott

hotel and Marriott owners' history of strong Republic allegiance,

there is a strong partisan and anti-Clinton bent in an exhibit that is

open to all DC. I know that the hotel does not only want Republican

patrons, so it is my hope they will balance the exhibit and include

photos like the one we've suggested to show Clinton's genuine

enthusiasm and the mantle of leadership he epitomized in available

sports photos,'' Weiner concluded.

(Source: Robert Weiner Associates 301-283-0821/202-329-1700)

[My2Cents]

Picture illustrates only one of Clinton's bent appendages.

[SW6906]

Let's see, this is a private establishment, right? They can decorate it as they wish and Mr. Dick has no say in the matter......it is a business decision on their part to focus on Presidents we can be proud of.

[SJackson]

Clinton on a Horse

Clinton with a Horse

[finnman69]

BARF

look at who Wiener worls with:

RWA consults with media on drug policy, aging issues, government operations, sports information, political campaign issues and organization, and other issues where we have expertise. Promote your issue using Robert Weiner's 30 years of top experience in the political and government arenas:

With the White House as the Drug Czar's Public Affairs Director
With Congressman John Conyers as Communications Director of the Government Operations Committee
With Congressman Charles Rangel as Press Secretary for the House Narcotics Committee
With Congressman Claude Pepper as Staff Director of the Aging Committee
With Congressman Ed Koch as Legislative Assistant
With Senator Ted Kennedy as political aide to his Senate and Presidential campaigns
With the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate as its first Youth Vote Director after 18-year-olds obtained the vote by Constitutional amendment

[putupon]

and one Clinton photo -- buried in a corner inside the actual bar

A bar w/ a picture of Bubba on the wall needs a barf alert on the front door.

[NativeNewYorker]

Is he the one that lied to his diary?

That was a Josh somebody at Treasury, IIRC.

[FryingPan101]

Actually I really appreciate this post as a native New Yorker myself. It gives me a great feeling. I would, however, like to suggest a picture of Clinton's favorite sport and that is usually after running. I can think of one off hand where Clinton has just finished jogging with a group and he's escorting a young visitor through the Monica door.

[twyn1]

There is no way, with that body, he ran 25-30 miles a week. I think he meant to say 25-30 milles a year ??

[Pravious]

Inside the stalls? Perhaps it might help those who are suffering from constipation...

:-)

[MississippiMan]

and even offered to quickly get a comparable outstanding frame from the National Gallery so it would match the other quite wonderful photos of the many other presidents the exhibit has.

Don't the things in the National Gallery belong to us?

MM

[The Wizard]

sounds about right to me.....

[mountaineer]

(pant, wheeze, pant, gasp)
Must ... have ... french fries ...

[Marysecretary]

Ahahahahahahahahaahahah. Oh, isn't that too bad! Let's hide Clinton in the corner--right where he belongs. Great way to end my day here. Thanks. Maryxxx

[NativeNewYorker]

These people have a pathological problem with the notion of "boundaries".

[Marysecretary]

Or in the urinal.

[Howlin]

Remember when Bill Clinton had that running track built at the White House?

The one he NEVER used?

I got a great picture they can use:

[E Rocc]

Weiner, who served as Public Affairs Director for the White House Drug Czar

I recall in the wake of a state medical marijuana initiative, Weiner said something along the lines of "the idea that citizens can impact government policies is ludicrous". I wish I could find the exact quote, it was one of the most blatant examples of bureaucratic arrogance I have ever seen.

-Eric

[Pompah]

Yep. That's the picture of clinton that will be with me for the rest of my days . And my children's days too if I work it right.

Thanks for the reminder.

[ken5050]

oh man..a blast from the past.....

[Marysecretary]

Omigosh, you could go blind with the sun hitting those lily white laigs of hissssss.