Not until you've been in the company of women who are this incredibly beautiful -
- and then attempt "close proximity" after they have consumed a meal heavily laced with turmeric, cardomom, garlic and fennugeek.
Posted on 11/24/2009 9:09:25 PM PST by Steelfish
November 24, 2009
Glamour and Taste: Obama Tent Feast To Curry Favour With India
Giles Whittell in Washington
The Obamas' first state dinner is in honour of an abstemious vegetarian There will be music from the composer of the Slumdog Millionaire theme, food from an Ethiopian-born Swedish chef and cedar chips sprinkled on the roofs of the portable lavatories. There may also be the faint patter of drizzle on canvas.
The first state dinner of the Obama era, held tonight in a tent village on the South Lawn of the White House, will honour an Indian Prime Minister described by aides as an abstemious vegetarian. At the same time, it will set the tone for formal entertaining by the most glamorous couple to inhabit the White House since the Kennedys.
Michelle Obama has personally supervised the compilation of a guest list 400 names long and the creation of a menu of global cuisine, “possibly including a curry dish”, that will have to avoid seeming too global lest the Obamas’ critics condemn it as a betrayal of apple pie. Invitations to the banquet for Manmohan Singh are the most sought after in town — a town with thousands of powerbrokers but only one superstar.
Hollywood has been enlisted to provide some more: Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg, the billionaire founders of Dreamworks SKG, are all said to be on the list in recognition of their work as “bundlers” of Hollywood donations to the Obama campaign. Mr Spielberg is also the beneficiary of a $550 million (£330 million) investment in his films by Anil Ambani, the Indian tycoon.
Mr Ambani will not be at the White House tonight.......
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He’s just a brain-fried puppet anyway. Does it matter? This guy couldn’t be a more false leader, ill-prepared poseur as it is.
I wonder if our august VP shared stories about his trips to the 7-11 with the Indian PM?
he also had no Oprah - oh my!
Barf.
Listening to Coast to Coast. George talking to Richard C. Hoglan (sp?) was speaking about Obama’s world tour. (I can tell Richard loves Obama). How this Administration is going to make a big announcement about space, because Obama made a toast to “the universe”.
No Richard, IMHO, he toasted to a one world govt.
Richard C. also compared Obama’s commitment to space, to rival Kennedy’s.
Those that literally slobber over the Obamas turn my stomach.
And the Reagans weren’t “glamorous”?
Nothing screams (or, uh, emits?) glamour and class like a wall of porta-potties, I always say...
I'm sure this event, like the Diwali White House celebration, will be greatly appreciated in India.
The Kennedy’s put on lavish and posh events as have others who were residents of the WH. I recall the Reagans being particularly stylish as well. But they caught hell for everything they did.
I do remember and Nancy was beautiful in them!
yep
The size of the crowd may be the reason, but tents are traditional for celebrations in India. They might have had that in mind. In any case, I imagine the Indian guests will not feel slighted by being outdoors, even if it's cold.
Hoglan is a retarded PUTZ. He’s like the annoying science geek kid in Jr High who really never knew what he was talking about. Fart Bell brings him on when he cant find anyone more interesting to fill air time.
Right on! US & India have a lot of common interests, starting with #1 largest and #1 oldest democracies in the world. India has a grown up leadership, stable gov’t since inception in 1947 with nary a military coup. The Indians have finally discovered the benefits of capitalism after languishing in poverty for decades under Nehru & Gandhi’s socialistic model of gov’t.
When I was very young and growing up in India, my dad was an official with a Maharaja and yes the Royal tents were huge and deluxe. A big tent was a must to accommodate large dinner parties.
Or, you could avail yoourself of the finer points of Indian Culture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw
Haven’t we been punished enough?
- and then attempt "close proximity" after they have consumed a meal heavily laced with turmeric, cardomom, garlic and fennugeek.
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