My boss and I were invited to a spring dinner with *, what should I do?

LOL! My boss is a republican, though not a neocon or repuke type (thank GOD!), and is always getting calls from the likes of Tom DeLay, who want to give him a "National Business Leadership Award" after he coughs up some heavy dough, of course.

Today we got a call from Congressman Tom Reynold's office (whoever the hell THAT is!), and his Business Advisory Council, inviting my boss and I to be "the Congressman's honored guests at a dinner in the spring with President Bush." The drone who called sounded so perky and "gee, aren't you just so thrilled to be honored by such a god as the President" that I thought she might be Kathy Lee Gifford in disguise. I almost puked all over the phone at first, lol! But my boss, god bless him, although he's not too happy at all with our Great Leader (he's an attorney, so he knows some of the bullshit Shrub is pulling), was very happy to accept and wants me to go to (GAG, CHOKE, PUKEBALLS SOAKED IN VOMIT SAUCE).

So, now what should I do? I realize it might, in fact, be very interesting to see the Boy King Impostor in person and try to discover just where all that so-called "Charisma" that's supposed to ooze out of every pore of his really is, and I've never actually seen a president or former president in person. But still, come on, this is SHRUB we're talking about! I'd have to sit through a whole evening looking at and actually listening to him, when I've been able to avoid that extremely unpleasant task so far by turning off the TV or radio whenever he shows his face and not reading any article featuring one of his brilliant mispronouncements. Not only that, but I'd be surrounded by repukes and neocons and neanderthal idiot conservatives who think he's better than God! I don't think I could take much of that, and I hate to think what would happen when (not IF, but WHEN) I finally lose it.

So, what should I do?

Take the opportunity to explain your abjections to your boss.

On the back of his neck.



zzzzip--"terra-ism"

zzzzip--"freedom"

zzzzip--"evil-doers"

zzzzip--"Laura, where are my socks?"

I'm sure he does have one.

Cheers
Drifter

a pocket recorder. Bring an extra tape or two and make a 'trip to the bathroom'.

Damn, security would likely take it from you. Hmmm.

that security would be watching EVERYONE like a hawk, so that probably wouldn't be possible.

we want to hear all the details. You won't save the world by not going so go, smile, keep your mouth shut and bring back the dirt.

bring back all the juicy gossip to DU. I cannot wait to hear your stories!!! :bounce:

And drink like a fish when you get there. When you are introduced to *, let loose and spew on his shoes!

Hey, it's no worse that what his dad did to the PM of Japan.

What the hell -- go and check it out, liberalhistorian -- and report back.

:toast:

Hey, I don't wanna end up rotting in Gitmo, you know, which is probably where His Thin-Skinned Majesty would throw my ass if I did that!

...I myself would not attend. But I am not into crowds..lol. But I voted for you to go to bring back the gossip. Try to unplug the teleprompter if ya can. Then record him speaking "on the fly".

Instead of a check, give him an invoice. Make it for $87 billion dollars, payable to the American People. It should be for all the programs he's defunded, including schools and social programs.

you really want me to end up in Gitmo forever and ever, lol!

:D

and do the Grace Slick option.
If you know your history regarding Nixon, you'll know what I mean.

Arschloch's people will wave red flags as soon as they see you on the guest list.

Depending how human your boss is, you might say "Thanks, but they won't let me in the building. I *AM* a registered Democrat, remember?"

I hadn't thought of that. Would they really refuse to allow me to attend just because I'm a registered Democrat, though? I don't have any kind of record or anything like that.

and also try to make divisive comments that start fights between the attendees


:evilgrin:

(besides time and sanity, that is?)

If not, I'd say go. Eat a nice dinner on *'s dime. (Well, is it the taxpayer's dime or the campaign dime?) Skip it if you're a vegetarian -- you know they won't have a decent non-meat option. ("Oh, there's bread and salad. You can just pick the bacon bits off, right? And the green beans are perfectly good. So what if they're soaked in meat juice?")

anything (I'm sure it'll cost my boss something, though, but it's his money to do with as he pleases), but I'm sure the dinner itself will be on the taxpayers' dime. I'm not a vegen, btw, despite your attempts to convert all of us, lol! I know, I know, it is, indeed, healthier.

As soon as one of the Freeper lurkers catch wind of this, they will have a Junior-Spy-gasm and report back to whomever it is possible to report.

S/He'll feel like a Real American Patriot about it until the word comes down that there will be no increase in the chocolate ration on account of the war with Eurasia.

Eurasia, not Eastasia. We have always been at war with Eurasia.

--bkl

Wear a brown suit with a Republican party lapel pin and be sure to grunt a lot and also do you're best Beavis&Butthead laugh when Our Great Leader or his minions make jokes. Maybe you'll get a great taxpayer-funded gormet meal - or is this one of his $10,000 per plate weiner roasts?

(as in the Japanese PM incident!)

Just get another job.

There is no need to jeopardize the safety of yourself or your family either by expressing anti-regime sentiments or putting yourself in a situation where you will be the recipient of attention of regime operatives, and anyone who is invited to a dinner with bush will be subject to intense scrutiny without their knowledge.

put me on the attention radar of regime operatives, unfortunately. Frankly, by now, I think that half the country is probably on "regime watch", as I call it.

How does Will Pitt deal with it, he must be very high on their radar by now?

I bet its really a fund-raiser... if you accept then they'll tell you that it's $2,000 for a hot-dog. If it's not a fund raiser go but don't forget to address * as "Governor" should you be so unlucky as to have to speak to him.

There have been so few official WH functions that have been reported on, your observations could be valuable. Take some paper and pen and stealthily write what you see and hear. :)

Wear your DU t-shirt and get a photo with *. I would pay to see that.

Do you REALLY think they'd even let me into the dinner with a DU t-shirt on, much less allow me to have a picture taken with *? Boy, that sure would be something, though, wouldn't it!

during Hardball the other night (when Dean was on) and wear it under something else... and then whip it off in the compromising situation I proposed!

Photos of that could be a DU fundraising item!

I got the same phone call....

Go to the dinner; make them spend lots and lots of money on you; and send them a bill for your time.

I'd go in a heartbeat if I had the chance, and would answer any questions as I would normally. Balls out!

And then take advantage of the free booze and get smashed.

It appears that there are several DUers who want me to end up rotting in Gitmo!!!!!!! Boy, I wish I could do your suggestion, though.

putting on a Howard Dean (or Dem candidate of your choice) button, after you get in the door?

tee heee heeee

and make sure you have a camera person nearby... You can do it for your country!

I'm not sure I could ever force myself to make that much of a sacrifice, even to save my country!

loudly announce that you like Clinton's china pattern better

Either that, or every couple minutes holler, "$1000 a plate!? Where's my caviar?! Where's my Moet et Chandon?!"

"But they promised me yellow cake!"

Now THAT would be priceless, wouldn't it?

Do you suppose you'll be subjected to a background check or maybe have to answer a "patriotic" questionaire?

I'd want to go to see what it is like.

I have never had such an opportunity but in more modest circumstances I have found it very revealing to let the wingnut extremists natter on about their nonsense. Just keep quiet and try to remember the "best" lines to report back to us. Also, you can get a better idea in person just how advanced the Whistleass's disability might be and if it's alcohol, drugs, or all of the above impacting his speech and his decision-making. If you are at all psychically sensitive, you can learn much from being in someone's aura, especially if you are close enough to shake his hand. Unfortunately, if you are really blasted by an aura of evil, it can be very unpleasant. But perhaps you don't believe in such things or are unaffected by such things...you can still let your intuition pick up on things.

Then be sure to come and report back!

If you can bring a hidden tape recorder to record some of the most inane statements, it would be tooooo cool but probably it isn't worth the risk, since security probably won't be allowing such items.

wear a DU button, and maybe a button for your favorite Dem Candidate. Or even a more subtle did, you could pretend to be a fawning drone, and when you go for your photo op with him, pull out a bumper sticker for your fav candidate, and pull it out as the picture is being taken. so now you have a picture of you and shrub and a Kucinich, or Dean, or Sharpton bumper sticker, and then send a copy to your candidate.

It's supposed to be for sometime in April.

I could not be in the same room as that ... pathetic excuse of a human being. I could get the same experience from visiting Chimp Alley at the Dallas Zoo, with less stress and anxiety. But if you have an iron stomach, go for it. But I couldn't do it.

By all means, you need to attend this shebang. An undercover DUer at a Bush function? Priceless, baby!

In fact, sneak in a hand-held cassette recorder in your purse so you won't miss a single bit of the sparkling repartee that's sure to permeate the evening.

Perhaps during Bush's speech, you could yell something totally off-the-wall, like "Play some Syknyrd!" or "Anyone seen my aardvark?"

The Village Idiot probably wouldn't even understand those references, but it would, indeed, be funny!

If it makes you nauseated to think of eating anything that's been in the same room as Dubya (and I have to admit, after seeing the footage of him "drilling for Texas crude", I wouldn't want him near my food, knowing what I know about exfoliating skin cells, eyebrow mites, etc.) .... remember, you don't have to actually ingest anything.


Personally I would love to know whether the nervous tic noted by a couple of other DUers is still evident ... Bush rubbing or pawing the ground with his foot, in time with his speaking cadences (and even more so when he makes a mistake!). This isn't visible on TV most times, because they usually show him from the waist up.

You can always pretend to yourself that he's only a presidential impersonator. After all, he IS, right?

This guy tells funnier jokes though.
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