Guest List For State Dinner Honoring Queen Elizabeth, 5/7/07

[CatWoman]

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

Included in the list of dignitaries invited to tonight’s state dinner in honor of Queen Elizabeth: Elisabeth Hasselbeck, host of The View, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; former Secretary of State Colin Powell; NFL Quarterback and Bush supporter Peyton Manning; NBC White House correspondent David Gregory; and Newsweek White House correspondent Richard Wolffe.

[burythehatchet]

1. david gregory is one obedient puppy. SIT DAVID SIT...g'boyyyy

[Jack Rabbit]

2. I thought the command for him was dance.

[CatWoman]

4. He's turned into a huge disappoinment

x(

[Pachamama]

22. So now we know its not our imagination about ole David Gregory suddenely becoming an obedient puppy

for the White House.....

Disappointment is an understatement.....

[carly denise pt deux]

3. well.....my invitation must have been mis-routed again by the USPS

what is on the menu?

[DesertRat]

9. Here's the menu

"The menu and entertainment were designed as a showcase of America's best: spring pea soup with U.S. caviar, dover sole almondine, spring lamb with chanterelle sauce and local vegetables and an arugula, mustard greens and romaine salad, said executive chef Cristeta Comerford."

The article has a lot of interesting details.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6615699,00.html

[carly denise pt deux]

15. well rats, I wonder if they will pack me a to-go bag, since my invite

didn't make it in time for me to go buy a new dress and heels....

[napi21]

20. HA! Laura must have told him NO TX BBQ tonight George!

I know I heard the Queen doesn't like spicy foods, but I thought SURE Shrub would have snuck in at least ONE Texas steak or something!

[carly denise pt deux]

21. that is a good story

George and Laura both made some minor flub-ups. America's best food? Feed the Queen and her Prince some REAL American food! BBQ ribs, grilled steaks, corn on the cob, some cornbread, and some peach cobbler for dessert!!!!!! and sweet tea for the beverage!!
Carly

[Bear down under]

23. From the Guardian's story...

"Mrs. Bush insisted that the president was enthusiastic about wearing white tie and tails - though admittedly after being persuaded by his wife and secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, to elevate the dinner to that exalted level in the first place."

What a difference an omitted "the" can make!

[Venus Dog]

5. Hey, no Poppy or Ma "Barker" Bush?

and what about James Baker? The Farishes are on the list - the Farish and Bush families go back to almost a century.

[Beaverhausen]

6. Nancy Pelosi is on the list - I totally want to see her dress

She always looks fantastic and I bet tonight is no exception!

[Fridays Child]

7. Jim Click, Tucson's premier sleezebag car dealer and Chimp pioneer...

...is on the guest list. The guy makes me want to puke, every time I see one of his commercials. When I lived in Tucson, I bought a car in Phoenix, just to avoid doing business with the guy. My business partner did the same.

[Diane R]

8. Elizabeth Hasselback? Her husband? Peyton Manning? Arnold Palmer?

That's the best they could do? Where are the intellects, the artists, the poets?

[fooj]

10. Excellent point!

[burythehatchet]

12. tons of bullshit artrists on the list

[DesertRat]

16. Poets? Artists? Intellects? Are you kidding?

NFL players are the best of Amurika.

:sarcasm:

[Pachamama]

24. Must be the thanks for her taking on Rosie on the View....

The only intellect/artist I saw on the list was Perlman the violin concert artist....

Sigh...I can only imagine in private what the "Queen" whispers to her husband about the Bush Co. and their "guests"....

PS: I still can't believe Bush winked at her highness today....the idiot is such an embarressment on all levels....

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

11. What, no KKK-arl?

[City Lights]

13. Glad I wasn't invited.

Looks like it's going to be :boring:.

David Gregory - I hardly knew ya. :puke:

[Terri S]

14. Interesting difference in how they're listed

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

[City Lights]

18. Good catch!

I totally missed that one. What nerve they have! :mad:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

17. There should be a law that WH correspondents can't fraternize with their subjects. Shame on

David Gregory.

[spanone]

19. WH staff all referred to as 'Honorable' what a crock o' shit. 'Honorable Tony Snow"Bwahahahaha

[Missy Vixen]

25. I was a city councilperson in a town of 5500

I got mail addressed to "Honorable".

Uh, nope. I'm "Julie". The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, earns the title "Honorable" daily.

Julie

[Bitwit1234]

26. Trent Lott

just a plain old senator and they left off the majority whip Steny Hoyer. Sure is a bi-partisan list AINT' IT. If it wasn't for Nancy Pelosi they wouldn't have a democrat there.

[Bleacher Creature]

27. Maybe this is too snooty, but . .

. . . when hosting the Queen of England, couldn't Mr. Twenty-Eight Percent do a better job of representing America than a redneck quarterback, a dim-witted host of "The View" whose claim to fame is her appearance on "Survivor," and a bunch of political reporters? This is how we want to represent American culture?

(And please look at my avatar before anyone starts thinking that I consider the NFL to be too lowbrow)

[Joe Fields]

28. a bunch of "honorable" so and so's.....

[wicket]

29. Poor widdle Rove wasn't invited

Bet he's crying into his soup tonight! :rofl:

[Blue_Tires]

30. puketastic

peyton manning??