Posted on 02/27/2010 1:21:36 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Prominent Democratic Party fundraiser Julianna Smoot will replace Desiree Rogers as social secretary, the White House announced today in a statement.
Rogers had taken heat after the White House’s first state dinner was marred by the appearance of several gate-crashers who managed to elude the Secret Service and sneak into the exclusive gathering.
Reports Fox, with some background on Smoot:
Smoot served as national finance director for Obama’s presidential campaign, helping raise $32.5 million during one quarter in 2007. She has also served as finance director for then-Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle and John Edwards’ successful Senate bid in 1998.
Heading off expected criticism of the new aide’s fundraising background, a senior White House official told Fox News that the social secretary for former President George W. Bush, Lea Berman, also had a fundraising pedigree.
Smoot’s appointment comes just three months after an embarrassing security breakdown at a state dinner in which a celebrity-seeking couple from northern Virginia got into the exclusive Nov. 24 affair on the South Lawn without a formal invitation, despite heavy White House security.
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Gotta be racism.
Wait til the Rev Al hears.
Another commie?
Is anyone named Hawley on the Whitehouse staff?
You came a long way, baby. But you pinned your career move to the wrong couple.
Leni
Next black under the bus???? Holder???
Desiree Roger’s grandmother was a Voodoo Priestess in New Orleans. She will leave a hex behind. BO will wake up in the night with cold sweats.
Her first task should be to remove the garbage from the alley behind the White House that dalai lamas use when they visit BO.
A little Quid Pro Quo 32.5 million more political cronyism at its finest. Hope and Change at its best more like hopeless changes by an incomptent moron
Geez, cold sweats, is that the best she can cobble together with her hex?
GMTA
But they hate EVERYTHING about President Bush. Why are they using his administration to excuse their own behavior?
These people make me sick.
This is pure evil racism!! How the HELL could she be fired???? She’s black??? Do you hear me man, she’s BLACK! She couldn’t have screwed up! Impossible! And then to replace her with a white ho! Unbelievable!
That means Moosechelle can have her working at a state dinner instead of considering herself a guest.
Pritzker didn't fly solo. She worked closely with finance director Julianna Smoot and many other suggested key ideas. Pritzker effectively acted as the CEO of what became practically a Fortune 500 company.Luo, Michael, “Obama hauls in record $750 million for campaign,” The New York Times, Dec. 4, 2008(17)Luo, Michael, “Obama hauls in record $750 million for campaign,” The New York Times, Dec. 4, 2008
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