Posted on 05/23/2011 3:53:37 PM PDT by onyx
Monday, May 23, 2011 - 10:00am
While Washington, D.C., is increasingly consumed with bickering between Democrats and Republicans, the U.S.-Israel relationship remains the one issue that transcends the partisan divide. In a display of this bipartisan spirit, more than half of Congress will attend tonight's Gala Banquet, which will fill a room large enough to fit the Washington Monument on its side.
This year, however, for the first time ever, Hall D/E, as massive as it is, cannot fit all delegates and guests for a sit-down dinner. As a result, all student delegates will be seated in the Ballroom Banquet in Ballrooms A, B and C. Each banquet will feature live and simulcast appearances as well as unique programming. The major speakers tonight—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, House Majority Leader John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid—will appear personally in both banquet halls.
Representatives from more than 65 countries—including ambassadors from China, South Africa, Mexico, Turkey and the Netherlands—will be seated at tonight's dinner.
Senators, members of Congress, administration officials, foreign diplomats and other VIPs at the banquets will have their names read during the Roll Call, a lively Policy Conference tradition that has been a crowd favorite for many years. AIPAC National Board members Amy Friedkin and Michael Tuchin will join AIPAC Executive Director Howard Kohr for the Roll Call.
The Gala Banquet will be the end of a full day of Monday programming. The morning kicks off with an address by Reverend Dr. Tony Crisp. After the morning plenary, delegates will head to lobbying workshops, where they will learn from AIPAC's top experts how to make the case for Israel on Capitol Hill tomorrow.
Reids as self-obsorbed as Obama.....he loves to hear himself speak.
Damn, is Mr. Jingles gonna take up the whole night??? He has all the pizazz of a... well... old gray mouse.
obviously mission accomplished would someome shut this gas bag up
FINALLY!!! Praise God!! Dingy is walking off the stage!!!!
UGH!
When Boehner comes to the dais, someone should just hand him a tissue for his boo hoo hooing and let Netanyahu take over.
they did this on purpose...
Paybacks are hell...But Bibi will win ..HE is the man of Character, none of these jerks.
Sounds about right.
FINALLY!
THE DEMOCRATS MOST CERTAINLY BELIEVE IN TORTURE!
THAT WAS TORTURE!
Yep, he's aware of it. He's doing his best to undo the disaster heading the RATS way over what their Dear Leader has done in regards to his stance on Israel. Major mistake to mess with Israel if you're depending on votes in the Bible Belt. We'll take the RATS out! Come on 2012!
Looks like he finally wrapped up. I had him muted while looking for vacation spots online. Nice diversion....lol
Uh oh...don’t talk about the weepers janitor past..it makes him...cry.
Lets hope Boehner tells it like it is...without the tears...oh God please without the tears!
Listen to the applause for Boehner - compare and contrast to Harry’s applause. You can tell that AIPAC is a lib riddled sinkhole.
did not the battle
of Jerico supercede time
thank
me
Ah... it’s a yarmulke... not a bad toupee (Sander Gerber).
Boenner up next
NONE! disgusting.
I was listening to Phil Keaggy on Youtube.
Worn at a natty angle, I might add ...
Stylin’!
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