Party Like It’s 1928!
What was that they used to give Bush crap over? Playing golf while there was a war on. Something like that. That sure was bad. I think he celebrated Christmas, and that was bad, too.
Hey, look who’s kicked up the White House entertaining. It’s great!
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is the place to be on Wednesdays.
Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertaining has taken hold of the iconic, white-columned home of America’s head of state. Much of it comes on Wednesdays.
The stately East Room, where portraits of George and Martha Washington adorn the walls, was transformed into a concert hall as President Barack Obama presented Stevie Wonder with the nation’s highest award for pop music on Wednesday.
A week before that, the foot-stomping sounds of Sweet Honey in the Rock, a female a cappella group, filled the East Room for a Black History Month program first lady Michelle Obama held for nearly 200 sixth- and seventh-graders from around the city.
Cocktails were sipped during at least three such receptions to date, all held on Wednesdays.
Bookending the midweek activity were a Super Bowl party for select Democratic and Republican lawmakers and a dinner for governors, the new administration’s first black-tie affair. It was capped with a performance by the 1970s pop group Earth, Wind and Fire. And a conga line.
The flurry of entertaining is in keeping with the Obamas’ promise to make the White House a more open place for everyone.
The governors’ dinner was “a great kickoff of what we hope will be an atmosphere here in the White House that is welcoming and that reminds everybody that this is the people’s house,” Obama told the state chief executives after they had dined on Maryland crab, Wagyu beef, Nantucket scallops and citrus salad.
“We are just temporary occupants. This is a place that belongs to the American people and we want to make sure that everybody understands it’s open,” he said.
We should go sometime! Party!
Article neglects to mention that the nation is in its deepest economic crisis in decades, with unemployment climbing, foreclosures skyrocketing, banks failing and the Dow tanking.
Gateway noticed. Gawker’s gawking, but can’t quite figure what to make of it. Go answer Gawker’s poll, help Gawker out. Strata-Sphere’s glad someone’s having a good time. On our dime! … And not just with that boring stimulus pork earmark stuff. Surber snarks, and adds some news to pop the champagne corks about … ACORN’s looking at $1 billion plus worth of stimulation.
This is festive … via Gateway, tax cheat Geithner announces Team Obama will go after tax cheats.
Malkin with some people who spilled stuff on their evening jackets. Riehl thinks its silly-looking outfit, anyway. Some of the people still trying to get past the bouncer are looking on aghast.
Topics: Obama, song, wine, women
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 12:11 am on Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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March 3rd, 2009 at 10:04 am
The flurry of entertaining is in keeping with the Obamas’ promise to make the White House a more open place for everyone.
Of course. Also, Obama’s nomination of Geithner and Daschle was in keeping with his promise to collect more taxes from the wealthy. Where would we be without somebody to point out these subtle nuances for us? Thanks, AP!
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:01 am
So, President Obama is doing what he’s always done: charming the opposition. But charm is little defense when the voters get angry.