Bush sends Christmas card to Jewish leaders

[Poiuyt]

First White House Chrismukkah cards accidentally sent
Posted: 08:45 PM ET

From CNN White House Producer Jamie Crawford

WHITE HOUSE (CNN) - Whoops! A picture of a Christmas tree is not the first thing you would expect to see on an invitation to an event celebrating Hanukkah, but that is exactly what recipients of invitations to this year's White House Hanukkah reception initially got in the mail.

The invitation sent to American Jewish leaders on behalf of the President and First Lady, requesting "the pleasure of your company at a Hanukkah reception," bore an image of a Clydesdale horse-drawn cart, carrying the White House Christmas tree, with a Christmas wreath-adorned White House in the background.

Mrs. Bush's press secretary, Sally McDonough, attributed the snafu to a "staff mistake" in not printing separate cards for the different White House holiday events, as has been the custom in years past. "Mrs. Bush is apologetic, It is just something that fell through the cracks," she said, referring to the role of the First Lady's office in sending out the invitations.

The card as originally intended featured a menorah given to the White House during Harry Truman's presidency. That mailing was to have gone out today, according to Mrs. McDonough.

McDonough added that the White House had received "dozens" of calls of support from members of the Jewish community to express their appreciation for what President and Mrs. Bush had done for them through the course of Mr. Bush's presidency.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/26/first-white-house-chrismukkah-cards-accidentally-sent/

[baldguy]

1. .

[jeff30997]

2. I wonder what's on the menu.

Ham and lobsters maybe? Oops! another "staff mistake".

[BumRushDaShow]

3. That was no "oops".

[RollWithIt]

4. Jewish DU'ers.... question... Do Jews have Christmas trees normally? My Neighbors family had one...

The family I grew up living next to I mean. They had a Christmas tree and the candle thing in their front living room actually. The whole family was Jewish and all of them attended one of the larger synagogues 20 minutes away in the city.

[Danmel]

6. My family does not have a Christmas tree

We don't celebrate Christmas in our home. We do usually spend Christmas Eve at a friend's house- and they come to us for Jewish holidays= but they don't have a menorah and we don't have a tree.

[Madam Mossfern]

15. Nope

No Christmas tree.
But Santa used to leave toys and stuff for my kids when they were little.
I didn't want them to be resentful.

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. Speaking of Bush Christmas cards......

Here's the story
Of a thug named Poppy
Who was living with
5 hellspawns of his own.

They were 7 fascist pigs
living all together
and Texas ain't their home.

[dflprincess]

7. You'd think they could have found a better picture for their card

and I hate it when families (or just spouses) are referred to as "the George Bushes". Of course in this case the first thought is "aren't two enough?"

[Sebastian Doyle]

9. Apparently two WEREN'T enough!

Meet Jeb's kid......

George Prescott Bush.

Don't they ever get tired of recycling the same names?
Even if it's the only thing they DO recycle?

[BrklynLiberal]

10. That pic looks like everyone except Dorothy is dead drunk....

[Colobo]

8. But... W IS SMAHT!

[bridgit]

11. One of the truly strange people. I'd say you gotta love him but you don't, none of us do...

[sufrommich]

12. lol. "Happy Hanukkah Jewish people,Enjoy your

eternal damnation in hell. Love, George and Laura"

[LeftishBrit]

13. 'Fell through the cracks'; yes, the big cracks in Bush's brain

[justgamma]

14. I vaguely remember some other snafu

with the Hanukkah cards one other time. Does anyone else remember what it was? Or am I thinking of the Happy Holiday cards they sent.

[11 Bravo]

16. Also, the card was attached to a bag of White House pork rinds.