Bush to Host Rare Glitzy A-List Dinner (Associated Press)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050718/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_glitzy_dinner_1

WASHINGTON - Famously early to bed, President Bush decided to make an exception Monday night for what has been a rare event in his administration: a glitzy, Washington A-list dinner.

The menu's fragrant basmati rice and lotus blossoms, the saffron-colored, silk tablecloths and the trumpeting elephants fashioned from fresh mums and roses all pointed to India, for the guest of honor was Manmohan Singh, the visiting prime minister, and his wife, Gursharan Kaur.

The event was only the fifth grand dinner of Bush's presidency, and the first of his second term. It was much anticipated, given that it's been nearly two years since the last such dinner by Bush.

Previous dinners were held for the presidents of Mexico, just days before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; Poland, in July 2002, and the Philippines and Kenya, in May and October of 2003.

[wli]

1. prelude to false flag?

Well, I'm scared.

[peace frog]

2. Second term tanking?

LET'S THROW A PARTY! The swankier the better... neener neener neener!

[VegasWolf]

22. True, but now Bush and cronies have 3 more years to milk the sheep

of everything they own. Truly, this is grounds for a party.

[Mz Pip]

3. Is this the dinner

that that porn star Mary Carey was invited to? Is this event televised? It might be worth watching just to see what she wears.


Mz Pip
:dem:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

4. No, the Mary Carey thing already happened. n/t

[Porschevaus]

15. Thanks

Actually, with the exception of Arnold's quotes, I thought the quotes were inspiring personally to me today.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

17. Thanks and Welcome to DU...

...the Arnold quote is there for irony, and it'll get recycled out of my sig line at some point. The other two are "keepers."

:toast:

[Sub Atomic]

5. Isn't that his base?

The have-mores, aka A-Listers?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

10. "What a great lookin' group of people...the "haves" and the "have mores"..

...some people call you the "elite." I call you my "base."

[krkaufman]

19. Yep, that was a sad day. Just look at the fat cats chortle. n/t

[gratuitous]

6. The dinner isn't until tonight, but the article is written in past tense?

Damn.

[K8-EEE]

14. Yeah Wassup With That

So how was the basmati rice?

[Moochy]

7. Photo Caption

Bush is obviously thinking:

"Look at the funny hat."

[PunkPop]

8. That picture's photoshopped, right?

Right?

Nobody does that good an impersonation of The Joker.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

12. Have you met the president's wife?

SHE does the BEST Joker.

[PunkPop]

16. I stand corrected!!

[Hotler]

31. WOW! eom.

[Gregorian]

33. That could be taken several ways.

I posted this earlier, with all due respect to what's his name the actor.

[sueh]

37. Ceasar Romero is the actor in your picture. n/t

[Tweed]

9. Bush Regales Dinner Guests With Impromptu Oratory on Virgil's Minor Works

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4127&n=1



'WASHINGTON, DC—President Bush delighted an intimate gathering of White House dinner guests Monday, regaling the coterie of dignitaries, artists, and friends with a spirited, off-the-cuff discussion of the Roman poet Virgil's lesser-known works.

"Ah, W. was in top form tonight," Spanish foreign minister Josep Pique Camps said. "We were all held captive by his erudition and charm. First, a brief history of the opium trade, then a bit of Brahms on the piano, then a rousing discussion of Virgil. That boy is a wonder, isn't he?"

According to guests, the subject of Virgil arose serendipitously, when a servant opened a window in the Red Room, to which the group had retired for after-dinner drinks. Noticing the breeze, Bush raised his glass and delivered a toast to the changing of the seasons. He then apologized to "lovely Winter," explaining that he "meant no slight against her."

"The first blush of Spring always reminds me of Virgil's words," Bush said. "In early spring-tide, when the icy drip / Melts from the mountains hoar, and Zephyr's breath / Unbinds the crumbling clod, even then 'tis time / Press deep your plough behind the groaning ox / And teach the furrow-burnished share to shine."'

[SpiralHawk]

11. Is this the dinner where Shrub follows in Poppy's vomit step?

And spews chunks all over the china?

[booksenkatz]

23. Indeed

[DeepModem Mom]

13. Lots of lotus blossoms reported -- how about Turd Blossom?

Will that particular Blossom be in attendance, I wonder?

[dbt]

18. "Masque Of The Red Death," anyone?

Perhaps with CCR's "Effigy" playing softly in the background?

:rofl:

[FormerOstrich]

20. You know....

(that picture of * is really disturbing...sort of like that cat that swallowed the canary...but that's an aside).

I am bothered by these pre-written articles and there seems to be more and more of them (or is that just my imagination).

I mean what happens if Laura drops her smoke on the asymmetrical ruffles after sliding into her silk chiffon Bill Blass creation and has to resort to some other creation. The article will be all wrong.

Seriously, at least if they are going to pre-write them can they at least not pre-release them. It makes me feel that everything is so pre-arranged. I mean like, EVERYTHING is pre-arranged.

[Vinca]

21. We need names.

The way the rats are abandoning the ship, "A" might stand for available.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

24. When you start feeling depressed, throw a party! Yikes.

[xxqqqzme]

25. 'Bush, known to hit the sack around 9 p.m.,

dislikes the pomp and pageantry of the presidency and has shied away from such big dinners...'

bullsh*t! he just hates not being able to scratch his balls and fart for 3 hours.

'...silk chiffon evening dress of yellow and orange floral print with asymmetrical ruffles...'

Now this is a horrible image taking place in my head. No woman over 50 has any business in yellow and orange.

[VegasWolf]

30. well, after a hard say riding your bicycle around and around the WH,

you might be tired too! :)

[benddem]

26. Why would you serve Indian food

to an Indian visiting the US? It makes no sense. I don't eat American food in India?

[wakeme2008]

27. Besides at these dinners they serve

"French" food :rofl:

[psychopomp]

35. I thought the same thing

How on earth can any Americans prepare an Indian-style feast to rival the best chefs in India?

[leftchick]

28. Another pic...

[deminks]

29. I bet he wonders if the gentleman is

bald. Smirky is such an embarrassment. What is up with the matching tie? I can only shudder when important people are visiting our country.

:blush:

[Hotler]

32. Sometimes you just want to slap the little turd. eom.

[goclark]

38. * really is not bad looking

He is just so stupid and evil and mean and arrogant and vile that he becomes UGLY!

Just look at that smirk!

[Sub Atomic]

39. Hey big spender....

come and spend a little time with me.....


:puke:

[AuntiBush]

40. You're Looking at Pure, Un-Adultered EVIL there.

The window of "it's" soul can be seen right there, and I am not speaking of the guy w/the turbin.

[malaise]

34. Sure hope he knows the diet

of the Sikh Indian PM.

[progressivebydesign]

36. He's a shitty diplomat to the world..

he does not represent us well. Not at all.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

41. Rare?

He's on my A-list every day.