and another one -
Posted By: Amanda on 2009-03-14
In Reply to: and it's not okay for stars to perform at the white house? what about this? - Amanda
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/1911033.stm
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Invitation-To-The-White-House/Hillary-Rodham-Clinton/9780684857992/excerpt/1 (The use of the house as a national stage featuring the best contemporary entertainment also follows a White House custom: The Kennedys requested that the American Ballet Theater perform in the East Room; the Eisenhowers asked Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians to sing after a dinner; and Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson had Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass perform for them in the 1960s. The Clintons have carried on this long-standing tradition, showcasing performers from Isaac Stern to Eric Clapton. )
This argument could go on and on and on - Obama is not the first person to entertain on a grand scale at the White House. Now, the money issue may be dfferent, but you cannot fault him for turning the White House into a circus or entertainment venue - that is what has always happened in the past...
Let's change the subject now, shall we?
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