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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:43 PM
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All Presidents' Lunch
January 6, 2009

(CNN) –- Talk about a power lunch. President Bush, President-elect Barack Obama and three living former presidents will meet in the Oval Office for a private gathering on Wednesday afternoon.

Former presidents Jimmy Carter, George Herbert Walker Bush and Bill Clinton will join Obama and Bush at the White House for lunch. Obama initially came up with the idea that all of the men get together after meeting with President Bush last month.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/06/all-the-presidents%e2%80%99-lunch/

:-)
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:45 PM
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1. to be a fly in THAT room
that'll be one hell of a conversation
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:50 PM
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3. I'm sure that it will.
It'll be interesting to see if they only talk "shop" or tell each other anecdotes about the WH and things that occurred during their terms.

:D
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:55 PM
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8. probably both
I'd love to hear what WH secrets they give Obama.

"If you ever want to sneak out for Taco Bell, there's a 1995 Ford Taurus hidden in the garage..."

"Be sure to check out the curse words Andrew Jackson carved in the desk in the _____ room."
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:04 PM
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13. Pssst...the Volvo wagon is the Taurus of DC. A 1990 Volvo wagon. nt
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 04:09 PM
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16. It will go like this....."keep BCCI books closed....or else....."
.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:53 PM
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7. Four out of five went to Harvard/Yale. We need more diversity in govt. nt
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:56 PM
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9. like what? HS dropouts?
I prefer to have the smartest motherfuckers in the room.
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:02 PM
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11. Two of those Yalies are Bush and Bush. Not exactly smart.
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charlie and algernon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:10 PM
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14. well I think we can agree that the second bush didn't get their legitimately
stealing it from a VERY smart Al Gore
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mentalsolstice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 02:04 PM
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28. And Gore went to Harvard.
Edited on Thu Jan-08-09 02:06 PM by mentalsolstice
:fistbump:
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:03 PM
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12. I'd prefer not to have "motherfuckers" in the room. nt
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 10:02 PM
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20. Obama and Clinton got into Yale and Harvard on their own. The Bushies had a name.
Edited on Wed Jan-07-09 10:02 PM by Jennicut
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 10:42 PM
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24. DeVry graduates are underrepresented.
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demodonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 09:31 AM
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27. Pitt grads are underrepresented. nt
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:46 PM
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2. Will George Snr feed George Jr at the table?
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:50 PM
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5. No, but he'll have to sit at the children's table. nt
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 02:52 PM by MookieWilson
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 04:50 PM
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18. I can imagine that!
The real Presidents sitting at one table,
with the Bushes at the smaller lower table. Bush Sr. Serving one term and Bush Jr. as worse President in history.

I saw Colmes sitting in a lower chair with Colbert last night, and that visual had me cracking up.
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:50 PM
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6. I nominate thee for a DUzy!
:D
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:50 PM
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4. Nice for them to meet in one room when no corpse is involved...
unless you count the US Constitution.

WSC: I could have been US president.
FDR: You'll just have to wait your turn!
ER: Will everybody hold still so I can focus!
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 02:57 PM
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10. better be careful...
in some future presidential primary on DU, someone will use a picture of Obama with Bush to prove they're buddies.
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Metric System Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 04:15 PM
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17. lol
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 09:58 PM
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19. Yeah, like they used Bill's pics with Poppa Bush.
Not mentioning that they were together on a mission from Jr. to aid the tsunami victims and later on the ones from Katrina.

:eyes:
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alsame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 03:54 PM
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15. And I'll bet only one needed a bib.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 10:08 PM
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21. I haven't seen it reported ANYWHERE that it was OBAMA'S idea...
as a matter of fact, I heard it reported once today that BUSH invited everyone together. :eyes:
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Autumn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 10:30 PM
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22. If you read the CNN article linked in the OP it
says that Obama initially came up with the idea that all of the men get together after meeting with President Bush last month.
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 10:39 PM
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23. I know. I'm talking about seeing no reporting of it on cable news...
Edited on Wed Jan-07-09 10:41 PM by jenmito
Sorry, I should've made myself clear. :hi:
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-07-09 11:35 PM
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25. First time since 1981
That so many presidents have been together at an event.
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Beacool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-08-09 02:01 AM
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26. No, that's incorrect.
It's the first time that they have all been together at the WH. The presidents have been together since then, but for state funerals.

;)
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