Obamas Host Poetry Night at White House

Associated Press ^ | May 12, 2009

[Cecily]

WASHINGTON – First lady Michelle Obama says the White House is a place where people should feel free to speak their minds. To that end, she and President Barack Obama welcomed actors, poets and writers to the East Room on Tuesday.

The Obamas hosted a night of poetry reading and the spoken word featuring James Earl Jones, Esperanza Spalding and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The night also included musical interludes, modern poetry and excerpts from Shakespeare.

Mrs. Obama says the administration wants to make the White House available to everyone. She also wants performers to share their experiences.

[Cecily]

Jackie O for the down market crowd rides again. Did Aunt Esther read from her stream of (un)consciousness Princeton thesis?

[neodad]

Did they read “My Pet Goat”? It probably would have been ok. They’re just so smart! /sarc

[laweeks]

How many whites were invited to perform?

[ml/nj]

James Earl Jones, Esperanza Spalding and Lin-Manuel Miranda

Any whitefolk?

ML/NJ

[Califreak]

Dark and lonely on a summer’s night.
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
Watchdog barking. Do he bite?
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
Slip in his window. Break his neck.
Then his house I start to wreck.
Got no reason. What the heck?
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
C-I-L-L my land lord.

[the invisib1e hand]

...watchdog barkin'
do he bite?...

[eureka!]

Nice whitewash al-AP. I read earlier it was a “poetry slam”. A Chicago thang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry_slam

[Cecily]

Another fashion "winner." Lord, who picks out this woman's frightful clothes?

[the invisib1e hand]

latency at starbucks, otherwise I'm sure I would have been in first.

[EQAndyBuzz]

I wonder if they will invite Gary Sinise over for movie night?

[GoCards]

Actually her hair looks good.

[Natural Law]

Wanna bet they throw some sneakers in the dryer to accompany they angry poetry?

[LiberConservative]

Papa was a rollin' stone.
Wherever he laid his hat was his home.
And when he died, all he left us was alone.

[mass55th]

"First lady Michelle Obama says the White House is a place where people should feel free to speak their minds. "

The rest of you peons must keep your mouths shut.

[goodnesswins]

EEEKK

[digger48]

I'm gonna get me a shotgun and kill all the whities I see,
I'm gonna get me a shotgun and kill all the whities I see.
When I kill all the whities I see, then whitey he won't bother me,
I'm gonna get me a shotgun and kill all the whities I see.
__________________

[digger48]

DANG IT!!!! I was looking for that one!!!!

[Goldie Lurks]

You Go Michelle!

Sounds like glorious fun at the White House for celebs when the rest of America is overtaxed and unemployed.

[mass55th]

Kill My Landlord-by Eddie Murphy

Dark and lonely on a summer's night.
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
Watchdog barking. Do he bite?
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
Slip in his window. Break his neck.
Then his house I start to wreck.
Got no reason. What the heck?
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
C-I-L-L my land lord.

[A CA Guy]

The grass is green the sky is blue, you won’t have even a nickle left when I am done with you!

[Ben Mugged]

There once was a man named Obama
Who was black but had a white Mama.
People wanted some hope
But this guy was a dope
And Hussein is now hugging Osama.

[mass55th]

Damn, I just posted that. Hadn’t noticed yours. Great minds...

[M Kehoe]

There once was a president 0bama
Like any megalomaniac he loved drama
Like Mussolini in drag
Fascism was his bag
But the Patriots gave him a trauma.

Oops, sorry, wrong thread...

5.56mm

[LibFreeOrDie]

Lord, who picks out this woman's frightful clothes?

This woman, Ikram Goldman, who has a boutique in Chicago.

[jimbo123]

There once was a man from Nantucket...

[Bigg Red]

Mrs. Obama says the administration wants to make the White House available to everyone.

&&&
So when is Freeper night?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Rev. Jeremiah Wright is an AmeriKKKan poet.

[Bigg Red]

Lord, who picks out this woman’s frightful clothes?

This woman, Ikram Goldman, who has a boutique in Chicago.

&&
For real? The woman in the bag lady outfits picks out Michelle’s clothes? Well, that explains a lot.

[Dinah Lord]

Esperanza Spalding

[Bender2]

There was young man... from Nantucket--

Now, ZerØ, stop me... if you've hear this before.

[big'ol_freeper]

There was a young man from Virginia...

[Wild Irish Rogue]

” The Obamas hosted a poetry showcase at the White House Tuesday night, with a bassist, candles and soul claps to properly set the mood.”

What’s a soul clap ?

Please tell me this isn’t true.
“ Former First Lady Laura Bush, who had to cancel her her 2003 poetry symposium when several performers planned to poetically protest the war in Iraq,
was also in in attendance.
Mrs. Bush brought along with her writers who highlighted the works of Langston Hughes, Mark Twain and women writers of the West. “

Langston Hughes ?????
Yikes.

[WestCoastGal]

Ping

[Cicero]

Get an Esmeralda Spalding ringtone for your cell!

Some classy poet!

http://www.elyricsworld.com/esperanza_spalding_lyrics.html

[neodad]

Kill My Landlord-by Eddie Murphy

LOL! I remember those albums.

[inthaihill]

Countless Bailouts And Laws

They are fools much to The One’s delight
As he turns his teleprompter on
Words of empty platitude he will recite
Their worship for him has just begun

The One has much to delight the heart
When he unveils his words of smart
Words of enchantment so supreme
Platitudes the loveliest ever seen

Crowds of idiots listen and marvel before
Soft misty adverbs, nouns, adjectives and more
Bright beams of hope, change is the theme
As loud admirations flow like mountain streams

Intricate webs of lies from a smiling face
Spun by The One with skill and grace
Trite with sweet dewdrops, so bright
In a palace of lies, oh what a sight

Liberals and liars all claim a space
In The One’s enchanting calm embrace
Amongst the crumbling economy stands
Not a single person the cause demands

Frightening infinite criminality, there to see
Countless bailouts and laws, no more liberty

[popdonnelly]

By the way, we still have troops in Iraq. But Bush isn’t the President, and the Left is not going to blame anything on President Obama.

[Trajan88]

I wonder if there will be a "Speaking in Tongues" session.

"O" is good at it so I'm sure he and the Mrs. would welcome a different perspective during "poetry" night at 1600 Penn.

[Know et al]

There once was a dude from Kenya
And with charisma he could just win ya.
He just became prez
While wearing a fez
And now the shaft truly is in ya.

[odin2008]

What! No Fiddy Cent?