Another Exclusive Party at W.H. - at Taxpayer Expense

[ELVIS]

THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY host a concert celebrating Memphis Soul music as part of their “In Performance at the White House” series; THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks



As the White House has previously announced, Justin Timberlake (who will be making his White House debut), Al Green, Ben Harper, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, Joshua Ledet, Sam Moore, Charlie Musselwhite, Mavis Staples, and others will be performing at the exclusive event.

But while the performers are known, the guest list for the private event has not yet been released.

One imagines it's a tough ticket to come by. To attend any event at the White House, one must be invited. (The White House is now closed for public access by members of the general public.) And especially this one, with Hollywood and musical stars--and with remarks by the president of the United States.

A White House official did not immediately respond when asked for a guest list of tonight's event.

[Zing!]

Is this event taking place in Panem right before the Hunger Games?

[ELVIS]

May as well be...

It's leading up to it, for sure...

[FORD]

What's REALLY bullshit here is Justin Timberfuck calling himself a SOUL singer.

[jhale667]

Hypocrite.

What's REALLY bullshit here is Justin Timberfuck calling himself a SOUL singer.

Funny how ELBOW never complained about all the lavish events W. threw during his tenure... hmm, what's different, one wonders?

[ELVIS]

There you go, living in the past and fantasizing about George Bush again...

But Bush NEVER spent the kind taxpayer money Obomba and his nasty wife have spent on themselves...

Obomba said "it's time for sacrifice to get the economy moving in the right direction"...

Way to lead by example...

The Hypocrites are Obomba and your sorry ass...

[FORD]

But Bush NEVER spent the kind taxpayer money Obomba and his nasty wife have spent on themselves...

You're fucking kidding me, right?

That entire pig ranch in Crawford was bought and paid for with taxpayer dollars.

Jenna & Tonic's trip to South America to scout out prime cocaine growing real estate was bought and paid for with taxpayer dollars.

Chimpy's tax "cuts" for rich fucks who don't pay taxes in the first place were bought and paid for with taxpayer dollars.

Chimpy's dumb, useless, and illegal wars were bought, and NOT paid for with taxpayer dollars (because he kept them off the books) but now we're stuck with the bill anyway.

And by the way, these events are not paid for by the White House anyway......... it's a fucking PBS TV Series, and it's been done for over 30 years.

"In Performance at the White House" has been produced by WETA since 1978 and spans every administration since President Carter's. The series began with an East Room recital by the legendary pianist Vladimir Horowitz. Since then, "In Performance at the White House" has embraced virtually every genre of American performance: pop, country, gospel, jazz, theatre and dance among them. The series was created to showcase the rich fabric of American culture in the setting of the nation's most famous home. Past programs have showcased such talent as cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, dancer/choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov, popular music singers Linda Ronstadt and Alison Krauss, the United States Marine Band, soul and jazz singers Natalie Cole and Aretha Franklin, leading Broadway performers, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem.

"In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul" is a production of WETA Washington, D.C., in association with AEG Ehrlich Ventures, The GRAMMY Museum and the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC). The executive producers are Dalton Delan and David S. Thompson for WETA; and Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of The GRAMMY Awards, and Robert Santelli, executive director of The GRAMMY Museum, for AEG Ehrlich Ventures. The producer is Renato Basile. The music director is Booker T. Jones. The "In Performance at the White House" series was created by WETA Washington, D.C. The series producer is Jackson Frost. Corporate funding for the program is provided by Pepsi-Cola. Foundation support is provided by The Annenberg Foundation and the Anne Ray Charitable Trust. Major funding is also provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS and public television viewers.

[ELVIS]

The same puppet masters who dangled Bush in our faces are doing the same with Obomba...

And most sane people agree that Obama has by far out spent any president on personal lavishes and on Crapitol Hill...

[ODShowtime]

You're fucking kidding me, right?

Chimpy's tax "cuts" for rich fucks who don't pay taxes in the first place were bought and paid for with taxpayer dollars.

Chimpy's dumb, useless, and illegal wars were bought, and NOT paid for with taxpayer dollars (because he kept them off the books) but now we're stuck with the bill anyway.

And by the way, these events are not paid for by the White House anyway......... it's a fucking PBS TV Series, and it's been done for over 30 years.

Haha I had a feeling a classic owning was in the works.

[ELVIS]

You call that a classic owning ??

Look up the funding for this PBS event...

[FORD]

You call that a classic owning ??

Look up the funding for this PBS event...

I'm not a big fan of the Pepsi corporation, and it's probably their fault that the autotuned little Disney puppet is passing himself off as a "soul" singer, but other than that, what's your objection?

First you bitched because you thought the taxpayers were funding it.

Now you're bitching because we are NOT?

[jhale667]

I'm not a big fan of the Pepsi corporation, and it's probably their fault that the autotuned little Disney puppet is passing himself off as a "soul" singer, but other than that, what's your objection?

First you bitched because you thought the taxpayers were funding it.

Now you're bitching because we are NOT?

He's working backwards from "I hate Obama". He's gonna try any and every excuse he can think of to cover the real reason.

[FORD]

He's working backwards from "I hate Obama". He's gonna try any and every excuse he can think of to cover the real reason.

I'm sure he's already preparing a reply that has something to do with you defending your "employer" (Pepsi being the parent company of Taco Bell)

[ashstralia]

Yeah way to go, FORD. Baffle him with facts...

[jhale667]

I'm sure he's already preparing a reply that has something to do with you defending your "employer" (Pepsi being the parent company of Taco Bell)

You don't need to be Nostradamus to predict that... My real employer's CEO has met with the POTUS, actually...