White House imposes secrecy rules on first lady's lavish, celebrity-filled ...

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Full Title: White House imposes secrecy rules on first lady's lavish, celebrity-filled birthday party


Most open, most transparent .. blah, blah, blah

Why can't we serfs see how dictators party?

It's not easy to enforce discipline on successful, wealthy, and famous people used to having their own way. But the White House apparently did not want to see photos of the first lady's glittery gala circulating around the Internet. So it imposed a strict rule: No cellphones. "Guests were told not to bring cellphones with them, and there was a cellphone check-in area for those who did," reported the Chicago Tribune. "Signs at the party told guests: No cellphones, no social media." People magazine added: "Guests had been greeted by a 'cell phone check' table where they deposited their camera phones on arrival and it was understood that this was not an occasion for Tweeting party photos or Facebooking details." The publications cited sources who insisted on anonymity for fear of White House reprisal.

"So great was the secrecy surrounding the party," the Tribune reported, "that guests were handed an invitation — on their way out, the sources said."

So far, the crackdown appears to have been a success. Although a few attendees have tweeted that they had a great time, or that they danced until their feet could take no more, the Web has not been filled with photos of the first lady's extravagant celebration. Perhaps some will appear; maybe the White House will even release an official photo. But it's unlikely the public will see much.

White House imposes secrecy rules on first lady's lavish, celebrity-filled birthday party | WashingtonExaminer.com

"Negotiating with Obama is like playing chess with a pigeon.  The pigeon knocks over all the pieces, $#its on the board, then struts around acting like it won the game." -- Vladimir Putin

(My apologies for stealing the above quote from another forum member.

[Eupher]

I wonder what the price tag on that little soiree was....

[JohnnyReb]

Cell phones and more cell phones and not an Obamaphone any where.

I suppose a "selfie" with a pretty blonde is out of the question, huh?

[DumbAss Tanker]

Cell phones and more cell phones and not an Obamaphone any where.

I suppose a "selfie" with a pretty blonde is out of the question, huh?

Do you think Moose even actually invited any pretty, straight blondes...?

 

[JohnnyReb]

Do you think Moose even actually invited any pretty, straight blondes...?

 

Hey, some of those black athletes, movie stars and so called singers have pretty white women on their arm.

....but you're probably right. Moochelle screened the invitation list at least twice, I bet.

[seahorse513]

I bet there were no danishes on the desert bar!!

[Dori]

Hey, some of those black athletes, movie stars and so called singers have pretty white women on their arm.

....but you're probably right. Moochelle screened the invitation list at least twice, I bet.

Here is the straight scoop on the party

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20777715,00.html

[Eupher]

Here is the straight scoop on the party

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20777715,00.html

from the article:

The President gave a "moving tribute to his wife, recounting the first time he laid eyes on her, how he was soaking wet and had on bad shoes but she didn't hold it against him," the first source reported. "He thanked her for being patient with him. You could tell he had married his best friend."

Uh...I wonder if Moochelle knew that the "moving" to which the journalist refers, had to have been the proverbial slide down the alimentary canal. "Best friend" my ass.

[Big Dog]

The President gave a "moving tribute to his wife, recounting the first time he laid eyes on her, how he was soaking wet and had on bad shoes but she didn't hold it against him," the first source reported.

Oh, for the love of God. King Hussein stole that from An Officer and a Gentleman.


"I got nowhere else to go!"

... which means Michelle Antoinette is really Louis Gossett, Jr.

[Chris_]

Oh, for the love of God. King Hussein stole that from An Officer and a Gentleman.

... which means Michelle Antoinette is really Louis Gossett, Jr.

It explains the shoulders.

[IassaFTots]

It explains the shoulders.

Yes, but who's the steer and who's the queer?   

[JohnnyReb]

Could a cell phone camera capture all that FIRST ASS?

[NHSparky]

I wonder what the price tag on that little soiree was....

Shut your face and know your place, prole!

[zeitgeist]

from the article:

Uh...I wonder if Moochelle knew that the "moving" to which the journalist refers, had to have been the proverbial slide down the alimentary canal. "Best friend" my ass.

I gave a 'moving tribute' while reading the editorial section of our morning fish wrap astride the porcelain horse this morning.  In earlier days said same section would have served double duty, but, with the advent of inside plumbing it don't flush that well, thus we now use Cottenelle!

[JohnnyReb]

I gave a 'moving tribute' while reading the editorial section of our morning fish wrap astride the porcelain horse this morning.  In earlier days said same section would have served double duty, but, with the advent of inside plumbing it don't flush that well, thus we now use Cottenelle!

Y'all were middle class, you could afford a newspaper. We had to wait for the annual SEARS & ROEBUCK catalog.....and the nice yellow pages went fast.

[Eupher]

Shut your face and know your place, prole!

The amount of gushing in that People [gag] magazine article reminded me of what most corporate politics is like these days -- obsequiousness and blatant asskissing is the order of the day. 

[Karin]

recounting the first time he laid eyes on her, how he was soaking wet and had on bad shoes

They met while working at the same law firm.  He asked her out a couple of times and she relented.  What's he doing in a prestigious law firm soaking wet and in bad shoes?  Another lie, yawn. 

I ain't goin to that People mag article.