Guest List For State Dinner Honoring Queen Elizabeth

[babylonsister]

Sounds like a blast. :eyes:

http://thinkprogress.org/guest-list-for-state-dinner-honoring-queen-elizabeth/

Guest List For State Dinner Honoring Queen Elizabeth

Commander Heber Ackland, RN, Equerry in Waiting to The Queen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Countess Of Airlie, DCVO, DCVO, Lady in Waiting, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Honorable Leonore Annenberg, Former United States Chief of Protocol, Reagan Administration, FAPE Board Member

The Honorable David Dreier, United States Representative (R/California)

The Honorable Anne Armstrong, Former American Ambassador to Great Britain

James L Armstrong (Son)

Mr. Lee M. Bass, Lee M. Bass, Inc.

Mrs. Ramona Bass

Mr. Sid R. Bass, President, Sid R. Bass Inc.

Mrs. Mercedes Bass

Right Honorable Margaret Beckett, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mr. Leo Beckett

The Honorable John A. Boehner, Minority Leader, United States Representative (R/Ohio)

Mrs. Deborah Boehner

The Honorable Joshua Bolten, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff

Mrs. Analouise C. Bolten (Mother)

lots more...

[Bluebear]

1. "The Honorable Lynne V. Cheney" . . . whaaa?

[Parche]

5. Lynne

This is her arriving at the dinner party...........

[Bluebear]

10. ...

:spray:

So why is she "Honorable"??

[Parche]

14. Honorable

I guess some witches are honorable??? :hi:

[terrya]

2. The Bass family certainly is represented there.

And I thought Anne Armstrong was dead. :blush:

[stevedeshazer]

3. Proof that the United States and the United Kingdom are so far from democracy that it hurts.

It gives me a Malloy moment. Have I said today how much I HATE THESE PEOPLE?

[Neecy]

4. this one is interesting

Mr. David Gregory, NBC

Not there as working press, but as a guest. Guess dancing with KKKARl has its rewards.

[Staph]

6. My favorite guest ...

Mr. Calvin Borel, Jockey, 133rd Kentucky Derby Winner (2007)

[terrya]

7. Henry Kissinger AND Trent Lott

Wow, what a shindig. :puke:

[AzDar]

8. David Gregory and Richard Wolfe. UGH.

:puke:

[NMDemDist2]

9. Mr. David Gregory, NBC, WTF???

Mr. Richard Wolffe, Newsweek

:wtf:

what's up with that???

the only Democrat on the list is Nancy Pelosi. It's gonna be a tough room for our Nancy. Harry Reid isn't invited it seems :shrug:

[babylonsister]

11. I think I heard he was invited but doesn't like to wear the monkey (!) suit,

so declined.

:hi:

[Mutineer]

12. I heard yesterday on CNN that he was invited but turned down the invite

Okay what the heck are Jim Nance the football announcer and Robin Roberts from Good Morning America doing on that list?

[newyawker99]

16. Hi Mutineer!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Rob H.]

13. Mrs. Katherine E. Boyd, Katherine E. Boyd Interior Design

I can see it now: "Your Majesty, this is Mrs. Katherine E. Boyd. She provides the drapes and leftover upholstery from which the First Lady's dresses are made."


Edit: I see that Elisabeth Hasselblech from The View will be there--looks like the ass-kissing paid off. Bravo, Elisabeth! Bravo. <slow, sarcastic applause>

[Lady President]

15. Elisabeth Hasselbeck?

Are you kidding me?

[ellacott]

17. I was surprised that Colin Powell was on the list

I was even more surprised to learn that this was Bush's first State Dinner and he had to be talked into it.