Pickles using the (gasp) Clinton China this evening!

[deminks]

n this photo released by the White House, the table settings in the State Dining Room for the White House dinner in honor of the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are shown Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005. Chosen by first lady Laura Bush, the centerpieces are sprays of white phaeleanopsis orchids displayed in vermeil vases which compliment the Clinton China and vermeil flatware. (AP Photo/The White House, Shealah Craighead)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/051102/480/wx12711022344

I finally found the menu and some mention of guests here:

The 130 guests were seated in a State Dining Room outfitted in a simple gold-and-white decor. The four-course menu - the debut of new White House chef Cristeta Comerford - featured celery-and-shrimp soup, buffalo medallions, salad, and petits fours cake and chartreuse ice cream for dessert.

http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=80840

[DemNoir]

1. Wait a minute

Didn't Drudge tell us that Hillary stole the China when she left?

[Horse with no Name]

2. It is very beautiful.

Very fitting for a future King.
Nancy's china was much too flowery (gaudy) and dated and Laura probably picked stonewear.
Does that mean that Hillary has better taste?
Yah...I would think so.

Reagan china (which they served Princess Di and Prince Charles on)

[patricia92243]

7. Is their a link that shows picture of the china, etc?

[the_spectator]

13. The Clinton china looks nice,

but I think the Reagan china looks smart too! I do wonder whether Laura hasn't gone overboard with obsessive color combination - virtually everything is golden-colored. It's a bit much. One more color in those settings wouldn't have been bad.

[Straight Shooter]

28. Get rid of those gold-covered chairs.

*barf*

[jmowreader]

30. Nancy's china looks like an upscale version of Waffle House ware

Talk about some fugly china!

[Hubert Flottz]

3. And I had a fu?kin' spam sandwich on diet bread!

[hopeisaplace]

4. Now I'm hungry

and I wouldn't mind sitting at a table that looked like that either, very nice :)

[kestrel91316]

38. I think it's insulting to cram 10 people at those tiny tables, though,

at a STATE DINNER. That's what they do to us at veterinary conferences, trying to save money. There should be no more than 8, and preferably 6, at one of those tables.

[Benhurst]

5. Royalist pretentions. Trays from a prison and plastic knives and forks

would have been more appropriate for the group Laura and Shrub have assembled.

[Retrograde]

6. Why a state dinner for a non-head of state??

Having one for Blair, yes. But for someone with no current political standing??? Whose main accomplishment seems to be choosing the right parents? Oh, wait a minute - that could apply to Bush or Charlie

[Benhurst]

8. Blair is not head of state. He's head of government. But you

are right, Charles has yet to be crowned.

[Horse with no Name]

9. Seems Laura likes the Clinton china-she used it for her 1st state dinner

"The color scheme was white, gold and green. The tables were covered with sage damask tablecloths, and the Bushes selected the new gold-rimmed Clinton china, vermeil flatware and gold candlesticks. The centerpieces featured white roses, white hydrangeas and white Casablanca lilies, accented with fresh limes."
http://www.tenorissimo.com/domingo/Articles/ap90501.htm

[madrchsod]

14. i`ve got the inside scoop on the place settingr tonight

the picture that was released is just a cover-up...the whitehouse wants us to think they know how to put on the ritz but my sources tell me this is the place setting-------- http://pages.tias.com/3943/PictPage/1922181099.html
check out the price! nothing is to good for the swells from across the pond!

[spindrifter]

16. Perfect for dishin' up a mess o' beans!

[Jacobin]

10. I hope a royal bathroom is nearby for Pickles

[ProgressiveFool]

11. I seriously doubt

if the vermeil vases really got up and said something nice about the China and flatware.

i.e. "compliment" - sheesh

[deminks]

12. A better picture of the Clinton China

[ohio_liberal]

17. Very nice

Mrs. Clinton has wonderful taste.

[kestrel91316]

39. I like both the Reagan and Clinton china. Both are very tasteful

and PRESIDENTIAL.

[spindrifter]

15. Let them use sporks!

[karlrschneider]

18. Celery and shrimp soup????

Sounds like an effective way to ruin celery AND shrimp...
:eyes:
:puke:

[ohio_liberal]

19. Damn they're crammed in there

10 settings per table is too crowded. That would be one uncomfortable dinner.

[laureloak]

31. My thoughts exactly. Glad I'm not at that table.

[deminks]

20. Gown pictures for those who are wondering

[buzzard]

23. Laura actually looks pretty good in that colour.n/t

[Jacobin]

24. I know why she chose red

[Flying Dream Blues]

25. Gosh he looks like a goofy fratboy ready to sneak a feel, huh?

[deminks]

29. Cami is the only one who doesn't look drugged to the max.

The others look totally glazed.

[deminks]

21. Link to guest list from C-span for those who are wondering

http://www.cspan.org/executive/statedinner.asp

[paineinthearse]

22. Clinton china and Yo-Yo Ma, this gang can't do anything original!

"Yo-Yo Ma rocks!" Staff assistant Donna Moss (Janel Maloney)

http://www.sonyclassical.com/special/ecards/yoyo.html

http://www.cspan.org/executive/statedinner.asp

GUEST LIST

THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall
<snip>
Mr. Yo-Yo Ma , Cellist
<snip>

Dinner Table Settings and Music - The State Dining Room, The White House State Floor
Clinton China
Vermeil flatware
Gold pintuck silk tablecloths
Sprays of white phaeleanopsis orchids with camellia foliage in the historic White House vermeil candelabras


ENTERTAINMENT

The United States Marine Band Flute trio - The East Entrance
The United States Marine Band - The Grand Foyer
The United States Marine Band "Strolling Strings" - The State Floor

After Dinner Entertainment - The White House State Floor
Yo Yo Ma, Cellist - The East Room

more.....

[SpiralHawk]

26. Playing the Flute ? WTF?

You mean Jeff Gannon is a guest at this state dinner. Isn't that like his 201st visit to the bush White House?

[FreedomAngel82]

34. I don't see their daughter Barbara listed

I see Jenna and Bush's parents. And why don't we ever see Laura's parents?

[DoYouEverWonder]

27. My gawd, what did they do to the phaeleanopsis orchids?

WTF does pickles think they are? Gardenias? There should be a law against doing that to orchids.

[mattclearing]

32. Of Course...Since the Bushes never entertain, they wouldn't have their own

It's very rare for them to throw parties...they are social losers and homebodies.

[Coexist]

33. Nice menu - isn't Charles a vegetarian?

even the soup has meat in it. Goofs.

[muriel_volestrangler]

35. Unlikely, seeing as he's pro-fox hunting

He is into organic farming, and his 'Duchy Originals' brand from his farms sells beef and lamb.

[Coexist]

36. Why I bothered to do this I don't know, but:

Yolanda Burt, the assistant director of Career Services, told an interesting story about how one very proper and worldly man deals with unforeseen food problems.
Prince Charles is a vegetarian but sometimes he finds himself at formal functions where meat is the main course. So, he simply cuts up the meat and pushes it around his plate. It looks like he's eating it, but he's really not. So everyone is happy.
Bill Tillman, a Career Services coordinator and project manager of the etiquette dinner, recognized the widespread problem of "etiquette anxiety," which will follow a person throughout his or her life if not properly managed.

http://www.csucauldron.com/media/paper516/news/2005/10/03/News/Interview.Etiquette.Dinner.Held.In.Urban.Affairs.Atrium-1006220.shtml

[Ilsa]

37. Bush* is going to listen to Yo Yo Ma?

I bet he requests "There's a Tear in My Beer".