Party Time Obama!!

[SUPDOG]

Wasn't there some kind of warning to the banks about not wasting taxpayers dollars? Hmmm, guess it doesn't apply to the president, eh?

Obama kicks up White House entertaining
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE – 1 hour ago

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.

At the dinner in the State Dining Room, the Obamas looked comfortable, chatting and smiling with their guests. Afterward, they escorted the governors down the hall to the East Room, which had been arranged with few tables and chairs to encourage dancing to "September," "Boogie Wonderland" and other hits from a musical group Obama listened to growing up. . . .

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...DV3cQD96M06J02

Wow, what a surprise, Obama's favorite musical groups coming to perform for their master!!!!

[Nevada_Ballin]

i don't have a problem with this, we knew he was going to do this before we voted for him. Why are you so surprised?

And why wouldn't he book entertainment that he likes? Would you choose to be entertained by something you liked or disliked?

You've missed your calling, you should have been a fisherman :)


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[SUPDOG]

i don't have a problem with this, we knew he was going to do this before we voted for him. Why are you so surprised?

And why wouldn't he book entertainment that he likes? Would you choose to be entertained by something you liked or disliked?

You've missed your calling, you should have been a fisherman :)


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Yeah, I figured as much. Just as long as you get your fair share of tax dollars, right?

Anyway, what a first class bum of a president to chastise banks for wasting government funds, and then the next day it is party time with the Jackson 5 on the tax payers dime.

I didn't think you would be outraged though. Just keep the bobble head moving........;)

[Nevada_Ballin]

Yeah, I figured as much. Just as long as you get your fair share of tax dollars, right?

Anyway, what a first class bum of a president to chastise banks for wasting government funds, and then the next day it is party time with the Jackson 5 on the tax payers dime.

I didn't think you would be outraged though. Just keep the bobble head moving........;)

Do i really have to look up some of the parties George Bush (and every other president) has thrown or can you just resolve yourself to the fact that this is something that Presidents do. Considering the pressure of the job and the fact that they really can't just pack up the kids and go to a movie, I could care less. Even Preseidents deserve some R & R.

Besides, part of the President's salary is for things like this - not the taxpayers dollars.

"$400,000 per year, along with a $50,000 expense account, a $100,000 nontaxable travel account and $19,000 for entertainment"

now go find something that is actually worth talking about :)


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[TheRealist]

Do i really have to look up some of the parties George Bush (and every other president) has thrown or can you just resolve yourself to the fact that this is something that Presidents do. Considering the pressure of the job and the fact that they really can't just pack up the kids and go to a movie, I could care less. Even Preseidents deserve some R & R.

Besides, part of the President's salary is for things like this - not the taxpayers dollars.

"$400,000 per year, along with a $50,000 expense account, a $100,000 nontaxable travel account and $19,000 for entertainment"

now go find something that is actually worth talking about :)


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He's been in the White House for a MONTH...hahahahaha.

[Nevada_Ballin]

He's been in the White House for a MONTH...hahahahaha.

And that means what? One month into Bush's first term he was already on his second 2-week vacation :D

[killacs]

Hey at least he is at the White House

[SUPDOG]

He's been in the White House for a MONTH...hahahahaha.

HOw much do you think it costs to bring in Earth wind and fire? Yeah, one would think that Obama's "entertainment fund" would be all but gone....
And yes I agree this is wihtin the first month.

but wait there is more.....

Martina McBride To Perform In The White House
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7014194486


Mary Mary to Perform at White House
http://christianpost.com/Entertainme...hite-house-25/

I am sure when bam bam exceeds his 19,000 entertainment fund, NB will be the first to call him out. :rolleyes:

What happened to going line by line Nevada? What happened to cutting out unneccesary things? Isn't party time at the expense of OTHER PEOPLES MONEY an unneeded thing?

I can't understand why you wouldn't be upset about this disgusting spending. Do you even pay taxes? ;)

[bk1998]

Again with the comparisons to Bush.

When are people going to realize that comparing Obama to Bush makes about as much sense as comparing an Accord to a Pinto.

A: Obama did this... who's ok with it?
B: Yeah, but BUSH!!!!!!!!

A: Obama didn't follow through with this... who's ok with it?
B: Yeah, but BUSH!!!!!!!!

A: Budget's projected to do this... who's ok with it?
B: Yeah, but BUSH!!!!!!!!

W. wasn't the best president. Everyone gets it. Doesn't change the merits of Obama one bit.

[Nevada_Ballin]

HOw much do you think it costs to bring in Earth wind and fire? Yeah, one would think that Obama's "entertainment fund" would be all but gone....
And yes I agree this is wihtin the first month.

but wait there is more.....

Martina McBride To Perform In The White House
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7014194486


Mary Mary to Perform at White House
http://christianpost.com/Entertainme...hite-house-25/

I am sure when bam bam exceeds his 19,000 entertainment fund, NB will be the first to call him out. :rolleyes:

What happened to going line by line Nevada? What happened to cutting out unneccesary things? Isn't party time at the expense of OTHER PEOPLES MONEY an unneeded thing?

I can't understand why you wouldn't be upset about this disgusting spending. Do you even pay taxes? ;)

How about if you find out if they even charged to perform there in the first place fisherman?

[SUPDOG]

How about if you find out if they even charged to perform there in the first place fisherman?

Can't argue that one. Guess we will have to wait for the quarterlys to know for certain. If the MSM new for sure, I doubt they would report that part of the story.

Anyway, we shall see, but if you think that it was a free-bee, I think you are off your rocker.

But what about the food for these events? Where did it come from, the food bank? :)

Decorations? Meal prep? Transportation for the musicians? Do you really think the conga lines weren't paid?

So, when we do find out that Bammy, surpassed his "entertainment budget", what will your stance be then? Hmm, let me guess.....

It seems you are real comfortable with wasteful spending. I would rather see a tax break instead, so I can hire some more guys who are abusing the unemployment system.

Work is good for the soul. Do you agree?

[Codeman]

so what? its got to be better than a dead place. some people work better with stuff like this going on. i can think of alot worse things than this going on....

[SUPDOG]

so what? its got to be better than a dead place. some people work better with stuff like this going on. i can think of alot worse things than this going on....

The point is that Obama wants everyone to be frugal with tax dollar except for him.

What a load of ___________

Dont' tell me we "NEED" a weekly Wendsday night party to make sure things "run better". Especially in these times.

Lead by example, the honeymoon of celebrating the first black president is OVER!

LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND GET TO WORK!!!!! HE IS A SOCIALIST CHUMP!!!!

[MonoxideChild]

Supdog, please explain to me exactly what makes Obama socialist again? He's actually far from it. I'm not a "Bleeding Heart", I agree he's made some mistakes. But they're MINOR. I'm starting to wonder if you're a republican or maybe just another Rushie that blows anything up for a reaction. We don't even really have a Democratic country to begin with. So please stop with the buzzword crap. I will concede the entertaining at the White House should be scaled back a bit, but I don't see the problem with allowing the school kids inside to see. Can everyone please pick apart something else, like how Geithner is a complete moron and has been completely out of the public eye. Or how obama needs to explain in a little more detail where the infrasturucture repairs will be most noticeable. And holy crap, Supdog, did you hear whether the first lady will have sleeves or not yet???

[TheRealist]

Well that sucks...no way I'm retyping all of this that I wrote.

Put bluntly...trillions spent on stimulus full of pork is not a MINOR mistake.

Plus, when do I get a $19,000 entertainment budget and get to have Metallica perform in my living room?

OH...anyone ever thought that having a Democratic Congress/Democratic President.....or.......Republican Congress/Republican President might be a little....dangerous and more prone to disaster?

[resnor]

Um, yes, Obama IS a socialist. He confirmed that when he said that he believed in redistributing wealth.

He is successfully putting major U.S. corporations under government control. +1 for socialism. He is successfully putting banks under government control. +2 for socialism. He is successfully expanding government into more and more aspects of our lives (or is intending to do so). +3 for socialism. Please, Monoxide, could you illustrate how Obama is anti-socialist?

[MonoxideChild]

Oh, I dunno, the fact that hospitals are still funded by private investors, the fact that our military is still completely voluntary. Oh and BTW, all these companies that are "owned" by the government? They were all backed by the FDIC. You do know what that is right??? It's funny, too, I don't remember anyone's salaries being capped due to the type of work they perform. Obama is no more socialist than every other president since Roosevelt. And I believe the "TRILLIONS SPENT ON PORK", was actually a few months before he took office. It's like Red Scare 2.0.

[TheRealist]

Oh, I dunno, the fact that hospitals are still funded by private investors, the fact that our military is still completely voluntary. Oh and BTW, all these companies that are "owned" by the government? They were all backed by the FDIC. You do know what that is right??? It's funny, too, I don't remember anyone's salaries being capped due to the type of work they perform. Obama is no more socialist than every other president since Roosevelt. And I believe the "TRILLIONS SPENT ON PORK", was actually a few months before he took office. It's like Red Scare 2.0.

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51a61l-us-usa-stimulus/

It took a "certain" someone to sign it...sorry about the "trillions", it was only 787 billion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/11/business/economy/11bailout.html?_r=1&hp

MORE money towards a failed system. How great is it also that we wish to place toxic assets in the hands of private investors...the majority of the buyers whom will be taxed out the arse and cap gains will be raised on? What's that mean...no one will want to buy that. This plan will be a complete failure...

Not to be a fear monger or anything...but this isht is downright wrong and I fear how far we're going to fall because of all of this.

EDIT:

To the capped salary thing...I believe everyone working under Obama (in the White House) has a cap of 100K and any bank that received federal bailout funds has a cap of 500K. Correct if wrong, but I believe I read into something about this a few days ago...

[MonoxideChild]

Obama didn't have to sign anything. If he refused to sign it, it just would've got sent right back to congress who would've put it through anyhow. And the cap on the government wages isn't what I meant. There's a cap to prevent abuses of the privilige to tax payers. Whats worse, a rep that wants to up his salary to 600k or putting the money to work on anything productive, even if it's considered "pork", like that bridge in Missouri. When I said Capped Salaries I meant, Teachers can only make x dollars, cashiers at a grocery store can only make x dollars.

[TheRealist]

Obama didn't have to sign anything. If he refused to sign it, it just would've got sent right back to congress who would've put it through anyhow. And the cap on the government wages isn't what I meant. There's a cap to prevent abuses of the privilige to tax payers. Whats worse, a rep that wants to up his salary to 600k or putting the money to work on anything productive, even if it's considered "pork", like that bridge in Missouri. When I said Capped Salaries I meant, Teachers can only make x dollars, cashiers at a grocery store can only make x dollars.

That's a terrible argument. (in bold)

Say I'm against the death penalty and Congress pushes a bill forward that would reinstate the guillotine and make more crimes punishable by death.

Am I to sign the bill anyway knowing I will lose against a majority vote? No...my signing of the bill gives my APPROVAL towards said bill. If you're against it, then you fight it and vote NO.

No act of wrongdoing (in whatever case) should be immune from the consequences of that said action.

That's completely flawed logic that in a position such as PRESIDENT of the United States that he would let the LARGEST bailout ever go through his fingers because "it would have been put through anyhow". That's bs...

We should strive for more than THAT out of a leader.

[MonoxideChild]

I completely agree actually. We should want more. But seeing as how noone in washington can stand up against anyone for anything without being bashed for months has something to do with it. Obama IS just another politician. So isn't McCain, so isn't, Jindall, so isn't ever other A*hole that plays the United States of Morons for fools in congress. God forbid someone actually takes a stand in congress for anything that isn't just for the sake of arguing on the side of their party.

[resnor]

1. Obama pushed hardcore for the Stimulus package. Don't act like he only signed it because it didn't matter if he didn't, the Senate would pass it anyway. When the Republicans were trying to stall it, Obama was basically saying "Put something on my desk, I'll sign anything."

2. I agree, they ARE all politicians. That's what I was saying in the months leading up to the election. All the Obama supporters on here were chanting "Hope" and "Change." They all were thinking that Obama was somehow different. I, and others, were on here saying that Obama was not different, he was not new. We were saying that he was just like every other politician that we have. However, people bought into the facade that he put up, saying that he was different. Now, we are seeing that he's not, and, furthermore, that he's an outright liar, and I am not going to stop bringing that up.