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Dinner guests:
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and her son Ned
Damian Lewis and Helen McCrory
Attorney General Eric Holder and his wife Sharon Malone
Warren Buffett and his wife Astrid
Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry, a medal of honor recipient, and his wife Ashley Petry
Sen. John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry
Sen. Charles Schumer and Iris Weinshall
Gwen Ifill and Wendell Pierce
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and his wife Katie
U.S. Congressman John Dingell and his wife Deborah
Andrew Sullivan and Aaron Tone
Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, and Shelby Bryan
Jay Carney and Claire Shipman, Senior National Correspondent for ABC
Hugh Bonneville and LuLu Williams
Golfer Rory McIlroy and guest Conor Ridge
Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman
Idris Elba
George …. you know
Vice President Joe Biden with his wife Jill Biden and British Foreign Secretary William Hague
White House.gov
:D
Back of the net - again!!!
He needs to score tonight dammit. And Sunday.
For real? Congrats!
thanks babe.
I was talking about avocados on the other thread when my inbox made the submarine sound.
:D
Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea!
Damn you Napoli :-(
And Man PU is heading out of the Europa League! Hah!
*Does a happy dance*
Hahahahahahahaha…….suck it!!!!!
Goooooooooooooooo BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flying high, up in the sky,
We’ll keep the blue flag flying high,
From Stamford Bridge to Wembley
We’ll keep the blue flag flying high!
Clooney knew I was sitting by the phone waiting for his call. Any time he needs a stand in for his girlfriend just give me a call. :)
So funny - I was thinking the same!
Wait just a minute, if Mr. Clooney doesn’t call, I’m giving my number to Idris Elba. Who is that fine looking man?
WASHINGTON - MARCH 14: Actor Idris Elba arrives for a State Dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House on March 14, 2012.
My oh my.
I heard that.
If he needed a date, I’d have happily accompanied him.
TOO YuMMY
Watch The Wirte and you’ll see him as the bad ass drug kingpin. And on BBC TV as Luther.
that The Wire.
Two in a row! You GO Tally! Nice!
*bows*
merci!
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Thanks for the reminder.
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Looks like some of us got the new WordPress version of TOD today!!
Yikes, how is it new Meta, help?! Do you mean non-functioning new as in it’s flippin’ impossible to post comments? :???:
I got it too. Had to log in before I could post.
It just wouldn’t let me post and kept saying I had to log in. So I had to try a few diff things. The layout looks a bit different and now I have that magic thingy in the top right hand corner that shows that I have responses to my posts that people have been enjoying. Wheee!!
Why do I never notice any of these changes? :oops: And why have they changed the log-in thingie? Do Bain Capital own WordPress? :???:
EEEEeeeeek. We’d have to build a whole new ship, wouldn’t we?
OMG - Thanks meta! I never would have noticed that. :D
Meta, did you have to use a different name than your screen name to set up the account, and did WP let you keep the same screen name? I noticed down thread that pinkbunny has numbers before the screen name!
I went ahead and used my usual screen name without any problems. I think they simply upgraded to the latest version and required us to log in this one time to set things straight. I hope!!
Ahhhh I just now see the changes! dang, I’m not so observant today LOL! :-D
Tally and Elle…there must be something with those double ‘L’s. Gonna change my name to Uchelle…maybe I’d get in 1st too. LOL
Uchelle is a gorgeous name. Why don’t I know anyone named that? Maybe I steal that for one of the stories I’m working on. :D
I’ll definitely give you credit babe!
Lol Uche”elle” :-). Congrats on your double first Tally!
Wow! I got in!
Having a bit of trouble with my comments posting today, am here tho, have made some very witty remarks, of course, sorry you had to miss them! ;)
Chips, would it be possible to post the David Cameron luncheon speech again as it was only posted for a short period of time on the last thread. Thanks, it is an important statement about PBO.
Just added it to the post Bill, thanks.
Thanks, this is an example of what articulate “conservative” world leaders think of PBO.
Thanks Chipsticks, I just finished watching it. PM Cameron has a great sense of humor and of course I just adore VP Biden and SoS Clinton.
Hey everyone, all kinds of glitchy things seem to be happening with the comments today, and some of you have said you’re being asked to log in to comment when you already have?? Grrrr. Just to reassure you, no changes have been made here - it’s just another bad day for WordPress. I’ll check to see if there’s anything about it on their support forum. Hang in there ;-)
2 suggestions: solar flares, and Mercury retrograde. Not sure about the solar flares as they were very active a week ago, but it could be. Very sure about the Mercury retrograde (apparent in it’s position to Earth), however, as it often plays havoc with communications!
It’s me - supposed to be entering The Red Tent any moment….. ;)
We women control the UNIVERSE!
For all my fellow Naughty Mat pals:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/582819-overexposed-the-20-hottest-footballers-of-all-time-past-and-present
I don’t dare, Tally!
DO it. You won’t regret it. Mr Becks latest undie ad is #1.
dooooo eeeeeeeeeeet.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Ain’t gonna be lookin’ at no one’s undies! Thanks Tally, but I leave that to you other gals!
Yeah, but this is cropped so we can’t see the bend it like Beckham !
*O M G* *O M G* *O M G* Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! David Beckham, Xabi Alonso, Kaka, Lionel Messi , Zinedine Zidane, Florent Malouda, Iker Casillas, Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Christoph Metzelder, Luca Toni, Freddie, Ljungberg. Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaank you Tally! :D
Your welcome babe. I take care of mah girlz. :D
Wow, I’ve been stuck watching 9 yr olds play soccer. I’m gonna have to step up the the major leagues! Hubba hubba! :-)
Yes. You really are. ;)
Come join us on the Naughty Mat! :D
Be right there! :-)
I’VE GOT CSPAN ON MY FLATSCREEN….HOPE YOU ALL GOT A CHANCE TO SEE JEANNIE MOST’S BUDDY PROFILE ON PBO AND DAVID CAMERON…FOR ONCE…CNN HAD SOMETHING ADORABLE ABOUT OUR PRESIDENT!
AKA..THE PINGPONG TABLE AND THE BBQ…TOO CUTE!
aww, I missed it. I’ll try to catch it on CNN.com
um, okay. I had to log in using my wordpress account.
never had to do that before.
ok, one more time.
So not much happening today, so I guess I’ll watch the arrivals to the state dinner and pay my usual game of “guess who’s coming to dinner”…lol
ugh!!! I just wanna see what Miche is wearing. The wait is killing me!!
Can you even imagine what it would be like to attend one of these events?
BTW, l.o.v.e.d the dining room decor in the pics on the earlier thread, fabulous taste in table settings, and the menu! Whoa!
Aww the poor CSPAN guys has to make small talk every 5 min…lol.
John Legend performing! I love how POTUS/FLOTUS keep bringing R&B and Soul to the WH. An older lady I worked for said she bet “the White House ain’t never had this many Black people coming through the front door”…LOL.
Anyone else watch “Fashion Police” with Joan Rivers? I’ve always wanted to see Joan Rivers do her fashion “tawk” at one of these things.
I lurv FP! Joan is ridiculous!!!!!! Once she had Miche and some other person in the segment ‘ *itch Stole My Look!’ —- i winced when I heard it. That was not a good idea. Since then, they’ve never talked about Miche. Still, love Joan but she’s a bit much for this occasion.
Joan Rivers can be alittle too much at times, I don’t hate her, but I don’t watch her either.
Joan Rivers is a nasty b@t**!!! Saw her on Watch what happens a few weeks ago and she was asked what she thought about Rick Santorum as a presidential candidate.
She said he was an idiot but quickly added that “every one of the presidential candidates were idiots including the one on the other side.!!!
She raved about Donald Trump and how he would make a great President because he was this great business man!!!
Last year she ragged on Mrs Obama telling her to take a page from Hillary!!! LOL!!! I know right??? Something about seeing the woman and not the clothes!!! Fucking unbelievable!!! Can you imagine if Mrs Obama dressed that way??? Joan would be the first to pile on.
Joan is another one of those angry women who suddenly decided we owed Hillary the presidency and takes out their resentment on the Obamas at every turn. Just like that Ambassador woman friend of Hillary that emceed that women of courage event. Their resentment of the Obamas seeps through and it is very, very ugly!!!
who is hugh bonneville?
btw are they supposed to stop and talk to reporters?
He was one of the stars of Downton Abbey, Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham!!
He was also in the best episode of Vicar of Dibley with He Who I Shall Not Share. :D
It looks like that woman at the entry is wearing a carpel tunnel wrist brace….I suffered with that for years in both wrists….I used to get cortisone shots every 90 days ….finally had the surgery…it is gone forever now…
I don’t know why I waited so long….
hello, hello, anybody out there? Hello can you hear me now?
just nod if you can hear me. Is there there anyone at home?
If my previous comment post, then all is well in TODtown again. I just wrote a profound comment that didn’t make the cut.
Aw Cookemom, I found you stranded in pending! Grrr………. very annoying things happening with the comments today :-(
No problem chips, I knew if I banged hard and loud enough, you’d eventually hear me.
:lol: I heard ya Cookemom!
We just turned on the State Dinner and the person being interviewed was Hugh Bonneville, the British actor who is Lord Grantham on Downton Abbey, my favorite show! That was a neat treat! The others are just walking in, not being interviewed. I read that it’s a combination of English and American guests.
Love Downton so much!
Watching the state dinner “red carpet”. I’d be so nervous to walk in front of all of those jealous catty beltway reporters.
oh my gooosh!!! cute gay couple holding hands walking into the WH!!!!!! they looked sooooooo soooooo sweet! Beautiful! You wouldn’t see that in a repug WH!!!!! Thank you PBO!!!
There was a male couple and a female couple. This is certainly CHANGE, don’t you think?
I think that was Jonathan Capeheart? Love him.
Jonathan Capeheart was an interracial pairing. Before him though, there was 2 guys who were both white and two ladies
Ah, thanks Lamh, missed them.
So far, as I’m watching, this looks like a dull dinner party. Except for that Denise Lewis hottie. Ooooo she has an accent too. hubba, hubba!
LOL! yardarm - there’s still fire in the furnace - huh?!
Hell yeah. I just wish the Doc could do something to lower my sex drive. Right now it’s all in my head! ;-)
I know. I love it!! One question though is that Jonathan Capehart’s partner, or just someone coming with him? I don’t know. I love that LGBT couples are freely arriving together at ease.
For those who know me, this is Tori :)
Hellooooooooooooo Tori!!!
I have several log in’s lol, so I am just going to stick to this one for consistency. I am here everyday, although I don’t always post.
Andrew Sullivan and Aaron (Tone) (sp?) were the White male couple holding hands. I believe Andrew Sullivan is the journalist we see on many posts on this blog.
Hello TOD
Thanks Chipsticks for the live links this is so awesome!!!
oooooooH!! another cute gay couple. this time they are women and they are also holding hands. ahhhh!!! I’m so proud!!!
ME TOO!!!
:D
I’m so proud of PBO and FLOTUS and the Obama Admin. I’ve seen so many gay and lesbian couples invited and I love it that they come in holding hands. :)
I’ll bet $10,000 we don’t see the gate crashers.
I wonder where you got that idea? :lol :lol :lol:
looking at the guest list and Jonathan Capeheart is there. Bet he brings his mom.
oooh and George Clooney is on the list
Some members of the band “Mumford and Sons”
Carey Mulligan
Jonathan brought a male guest and they looked smashing!
So is the assumption that the people holding hands are part of a couple?
There is the soldier who got the Medal of Honor!!
ooh, was that Jonathan Capeheart’s boyfriend? He was cute.
Did I miss FLOTUS’ dress? I wanna see what she’s wearing!!!!
Why am I sitting here trying to guess which couples still have sex and which don’t based on body language? #statedinnerredcarpet
Bad girl.
pssst… I do that too. :-)
I can’t help it. A lot of these couples look annoyed with each other. Even the younger ones.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: You’re a hoot, itgurl!
girl, I always do that with couples…lol
Sometimes I do want to bleach my brain afterwards…lol
Itgurl, I would love to comment but had better not.
It’s kind of an unconscious habit, huh?!
ok, I’m behind. I need to FF my dvr.
Loved the rubenesque lady with the red hair BTW…lol
Who are these people ?
The attendees at the fundraisers is my guess. A lot of them anyway. And I am very grateful for them.
Hey, Debra Lee — BET!
Gwen Ifill
with Wendell Pierce!! Well, well, well!! :-)
what!!! NOLA representin. Wendell Pierce was born and raised in my old neighborhood in NOLA
Man, I love, love, love him on The Wire.
Gwen Iffil had a man on her arm - U Go Girl!
Wendell Pierce.
Also known as ‘Bunk Moreland’ or “The Bunk” from the hit TV show, The Wire.
I didn’t know they were an item.
WHOOAAAAA!! Gwen Ifill with Wendell Pierce!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn’t see that one coming!!
He’s been tweeting about being her date tonight lol
Thank you Mr. Prime Minister for your wonderful comments, especially about WOMEN. Bravo sir!
It’s Lady Grantham!!!!
I love that show….can’t wait for new season with Shirley McLaine….
Me, too. It should be a HOOT.
Ok, I now have my laptop and my desktop up so I can talk and look at the same time :D
You multi-tasker you!
Hahaha - I don’t want to MISS A THING!!!
Silly me, I rearranged the room and put the teevee machine behind me. Now I have to turn all the way around to see it.
Awwwww at the solo guy. I would have been his date!
But then people would be guessing if you were having sex with him.
lol
Don’t forget Wendall Pierce was also in “Waiting to Exhale”
I know. That’s always the first role I think of when I see him. I swear I dated “that” guy.
She walked so fast ahead of him because she wanted her dress to be seen - HA!
WH live stream has started:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/live
Who is Denise Lewis?
Johnny Ive!! He’s the designer respsonsible for the beauty and usability of all Apple products.
Cool!
Downton in the Hizzy.
Already seen Lord and Lady Grantham.
I know she probably isn’t here, but it would be a treat if the Dowager Countess also made an appearance.
Oh, what a sizzler that would be.
Who is this tall stunning black woman? Lady, you’re not FLOTUS! Leave at once!
white house feed up!!
Denise Lewis, Brit. Not familiar with her, but she was totally not gonna be intimidated out of finishing her interview by the escort dude in uniform. Good for her. :-)
Ah… retired heptathlete for the UK according to Wiki!!
She could fling my javalin any time.
Yardarm!! :-)
So how shiny is that floor? It looks pretty slippery to me. I can see me now, sliding half-way across the floor, evening gown full of taffeta and chiffon in my mouth, taking out the rope line, knocking over cameras and press, kicking that doorman in the shins, then miraculously ending up right at my designated seat. Of course, I’d remain all elegant and froo froo, as I righted myself very ta-ta ish.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
That would obviously be the time you followed mothers advice about underwear ’cause your slide would put your dress up ’round your neck. :-D
hah!
I don’t know most of these people.
Is that a bad thing?
I don’t think most people know those people. I sure don’t.
I am with you but it is still kind of fun watching.
Miche is out!!!! STUNNING!!!!!!!
FLOTUS can look good in a potato sack.
OOOOOHHHHH there’s POTUS & FLOTUS
BEAUTY AND GRACE DEFINED ON THE RED CARPET!!!!
LALAPALOOZA. Just a gorgeous dress. I want that necklace!!
ooh. love that necklace FLOTUS is wearing. this dress is the same style as the one she wore in Britain right? Except this one looks to be midnight blue.
There they ARE!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!
Mrs. O dress is similar to the one she wore in the UK.
once again, Miche takes the cake and eats it too!!!! AWESOME SAUCE!!!!
Denise Lewis OBE (born 27 August 1972, in West Bromwich, England) is a retired British athlete who specialised in the heptathlon. She won the gold medal in
My beautiful First Lady - awwwwwww
The WH video was terrible, way too dark! I thought the dress was black, but it was blue-ish (technical fashion term). But she looked: stunning!!!
I thought it was green.
Oh, was it CEB? I need glasses - soon. :oops:
i thought it was green too till someone down thread said the women were wearing great shades of blue. hm. I’m not too good with variations. I just know blue, green, red, yellow, black, brown, grey and purple. Anything else is too much.
It looked teal to me. Whatever it is, looks great!
Sapphire blue?
She looked fantastic!!!
Clooney!!!!!
CLOONEY!!!!!!!!!!!
Ooooh, he didn’t bring his girlfriend…
Man if I was his girlfriend, I woulda been like I’m going to meet FLOTUS!!!
Hi-five on that!! You couldn’t keep me away… He’d be dragging me across the floor as I held on to his ankles! But Georrrrrrge….MUST.SEE.FLOTUSSSS!!!
And POTUS.
Gasp! The scandal! :-)
it kinda is. Most people bring their significant others to important events like these. That girls had been on Clooney’s arm at every damn thing this year…lol
I was busy. He understood.
I would think that George wouldn’t date a Man U supporter!
:shock:
You told him you had to rearrange the shoes in your closet tonight.
Oh the sacrifices you make for your TOD-kiddies. You are indeed a saint!! Mother Teresa ain’t got nuthin’ on you, girl! Nuthin’, I tell ya!
But Dudette, I dread the day George says: “It’s me or TOD, you have to choose!!” :???:
Shoot - that’s a no-brainer……..you would chose us……wouldn’t you…….??????
George would be such a fool risk losing you over TOD. Just tell him this:
George!!
The modern day Cary Grant. I love him.
I missed Clooney. Dang.
George is there!!!! YAY!!!!
First Lady Michelle’s dress was smokin’ bomb goes the dynamite! President Obama ever the gentleman said, “they look better than us.” That was good.
“boom goes the dynamite” searching for the edit button, frantically!!!
he said that?! how did i miss it? of course it’s not true, but you can’t say they lack modesty!
Yes, ma’am; he did, I thought it was striking and shows how incredible humble the leader (with God’s guidance) of the Free World is.
There’s Charlie Rose!
I’m in love with Charlie Rose!
Charlie Rose…..hmmmmm, Was Gayle King invited too????
Ooh. Claire McCaskills hair is lovely.
Those Biden boys are really cute ain’t they.
Joe Biden Jr and wife!!!
What gets me is those hyenas on the rope line grovelling and screeching to get some sort of pre-dinner scoop. Disgusting. It’s enough to ruin ones appetite :-(
ooh who’s the lady Hilda Solis…boob-alicious…lol
What in the hell? Who dressed up as twins..?
Sir Richard!!!!! Want to meet him so much!
Thank you for Virgin Airlines!!!
x2
Sir Richard Bramsom - these actors are such HAMS!!!
Not for nothing, but not an actror multi-millionaire entertainment businessman. own Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines…and a number of big entertainment businesses.
Actor is on his resume too. Either way he is a HAM - we can agree on that :-)
I have no idea who the majority of the British people and the majority of the pols and American.
Sad to say I knew Clooney, Wendell Pierce , Glenn Ifill and ….LOL
Branson,…..er…… I mean SIR Richard Branson.
SIR.
Showman as always.
That military guy is about to kick Richie’s ass..LOL
I never paid much attention to the State Dinner when Bush was President. It’s fun watching this even if I don’t recognize 90 percent of the attendees.
Bush invited Rush and Hannity….
This is how awful the lighting was on the WH video
Awww… maybe some video from a different angle will surface.
Dam, I missed FLOTUS. :(
But Chipsticks I know you will come through for me, and get me a better look at FLOTUS dress. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!
Hilda Solis looked good!
she really did, but her guest looked like she was gonna come out of her top…lol
Where is Jon Favreau and/or Sam Kass. EYECANDY
Sully!
Sully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is historic - I don’t remember seeing so many gay couples at a WH Dinner - oh how so very lovely!
I know! It warms my heart to see the couples walk proudly and freely hand and hand. This Presidency and Administration has definitely brought in a a whole lot of “firsts”!
I noticed that too. Pretty cool!
My fav Andrew Sullivan!
Wonder if Christopher Hitchens would have been invited.
Wolfy!
AND RICHARD WOLFFE. pbo loves wolffe I have both his books written about obama.
Damien Lewis from “Homeland”. Love that show!
I think he had a starring role in the “Band of Brothers” too.
Hey, that’s it! That’s what I’d seen him in before! Thanks Yardarm!!
He was one of the main characters, Capt. Winters.
Yep. I didn’t watch all of it, but the episodes I caught were excellent!! I keep meaning to borrow my Dad’s DVDs.
It’s kinda graphic and kinda close to the real thing.
Homeland in the House.
Great show.
Love Damian Lewis.
DAAAAAMN!!! SULLY’S THERE WITH HIS HOT BOYFRIEND!!!! HOLDING HANDS AND SHIT!!! CUUUUUUTE!!! rICHARD WOLFFE’S GIRLFRIEND IS BLACK? am I right? what race is she?
She may be mixed. I am getting ready to rewind my tv to get a good look. I love Richard Wolfe!!
I rewinded my tv, and I think she is white, but just tanned.
RIchard Wolffe!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE!!!!!!!!!!!! I missed him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, he is really short.
How about “human”? That works for me.
Andrew Sullivan’s husband is hot.
he issss!!! Holy smokes! thought it was his boyfriend. My apologizes Sully! Your man is hawt!!!
I was now about to post that. He’s hot!
So after I finish MI-5, do I need to watch Homeland?
YES!!!!
Copy that. :D
Ok, so I think if the press asks more than one question or allows an answer to last more than 30 seconds, they should gave to go to the back of the rope line. also too, who was that lady with the looong slit. She held the dress so we could glimpse the leg. Kinda like Angelina, get-a-load-of- these-gams, Jolie.
Warren in da Hizzouse!!!
Is Nanct Pelosi on the guest list
The rope line as-holes are really ill mannered!
The Holders always look amazing…
Eric Holder is one good-lookin’ man!
very sexy. Birds of a feather, don’tcha know.
Eric Holder’s wife has got Michelle arms!
Seriously, she makes me want to do a few pushups right now. I have to say that Mr and Mrs Holder are the most stunning couple I have seen tonight. They looked amazing.
Eric Holder and wife are cute. Kathleen looks sexy! me likey!!!
Her hubby is cute :-). Is Kathleen a cougar? :-)
hey hey hey! If she’s got it………. :mrgreen:
Is that her husband or her son? Wowzers!!
In my opinion Kathleen is a major cougar.
Is Damien Lewis British?
Yes. Very British.
Eric Holders wife is Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!
They are the second sexiest couple in Washington!
Sorry Eric don’t do nothin’ for me,but his wife is laying on full and has enough gas to make the trip. :-)
LOLz!! I like that she’s smiling a lot. She usually looks very serious.
Ooooo… the color!!!
Chipsticks - you’re a wizard :D
Love Kathleen Sebelius’ blue dress!
Where is Chris Matthews? This is why he has turn so anti-Obama. He is ignored.
Further proof of the impeccable judgement of our President :D
#PRESSON
Right on Bobfr. I agree.
amen.
Explains why Arianna Huffington went on another bitchfest against President Obama the other night!!! No invitation to the State dinner!!! LOL!!! Even though Hillary Rosen gets an invite!!! How dare they!!! LOL!!!
Ariana NOT important. Arianna mad as hell throws bitch-fit!!! Arianna quickly losing whatever is left of her manufactured importance!!!
Good riddance to the shit-stirring piece of shit!!!
Kamala Harris!!!
LOVE HER!!!
Oh crap, I blinked. I think she was with her sister?
O’Malley/Harris 2016!
That’s a fine woman too.
Khamila in da house
Kamala.
LOOK at that dress! Oh my. I love it … It fits her like a glove, a beautiful glove. The two ladies look wonderful in shades of blue!
Kamala Harris and her little Sis, Maya
Oh snap, I thought that was Attorney Gen’l Harris’ daughter.
Richard Wolffe and PBO found they had a commonality. Richard dad was white/british his mom morrocan.
wow. didn’t know that. I thought he was of Indian(not American Indian) descent.
I guess that makes him part African. Fancy that.
Honorable means Ambassadors????
Of course they would ask Anna Wintour who’s she wearing.
Honorable applies to ambassadors and government officials…
In the United States, the prefix The Honorable has been used to formally address various officials at the federal and state levels, perhaps most notably judges. The title is held for life. Modifiers such as The Right Honorable or The Most Honorable are not used.
Federal usage as dictated by the chief of protocol, an appointed official in the United States Department of State, provides that the following other officials receive the title:
The president and vice president, and members of both houses of Congress, including people elected or appointed to those positions who have not yet taken up the office.
All federal and state judges, justices of the peace and magistrates, whether appointed or elected.
Appointed heads of the federal executive departments (United States Cabinet members) and Cabinet-level office-holders as well as appointed heads of the independent agencies.
Assistants to the president above the rank of special assistant, including, for example, the Deputy Homeland Security Advisor.
Special or personal Envoys.
Most appointees confirmed by the Senate, such as ambassadors of the United States, who are referred to as His/Her Excellency when travelling abroad. Notable exceptions to this rule include United States Attorneys, U.S. Marshals and commissioned military officers who do not receive this title, although they are confirmed by the Senate.
Officers of the House of Representatives and of the Senate such as the Chief Administrative Officer of the United States House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate.
Governors, lieutenant governors, statewide elected officeholders such as an attorney general, and members of a governor’s cabinet unless individual states have their own customs. In some states, an incumbent governor is also referred to as His/Her Excellency.
Members of legislatures.
Some local officials, such as mayors.
In the Commonwealth of Kentucky, commissioned Kentucky colonels are considered members of the governor’s staff and his honorary aides-de-camp, and as such are entitled to the style of Honorable as indicated on their commission certificates.
Judge.
I gotta go to Bible Study. Chips, please post the video, soon, please please please………
Anna Wintor was at that luncheon for Cameron this afternoon.
who’s the young chick with Harvey Weinstein, his daughter…lol
That’s his wife. She’s the head designer at Marchesa, I believe.
girl….
how’s your “sex” thoughts on that one…betcha need to bleach your brain too…LOL!
Not going there. Ugh.
hahahahahahahhahhahahahahahhhahahahhahahhahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaa!!
Harvey Weinstein….
Who are the Bryants and why to they seem afraid to enter? He looked terrified and confused.
I think CA Attorney General Kamala Harris brought her daughter as her guest.
That’s her younger sister Maya. Another thing she has in common with POTUS.
That was her younger sister Maya.
It’s another thing that she and the president have in common.
I do feel bad for the military guy who has to tell the guest let’s go. This ain’t a movie premier red carpet. This is a state function so they like things to go off in a timely and structured manner.
Harvey Weinstein hamming it up for the cameras.
I almost expect him to start giving an Oscar acceptance speech,thanking the director, the wonderful cast, the Academy, his agent…………..either that, or the music playing him off stage to begin.
At least he’s giving Obama props to the reporters.
ooh, who was the dark chocolate fella and his lovely date?
Martin O’M and wifey are here!!! cutie-pie!!!
Gov O’Malley!!!
This is a very, very smart guest list.
I wonder why the staff at the door does not dress up a little….
Oh please…….jackals and hyenas in evening close?
Dick L is here. These repugs are so ridiculous. They talk crap then come to PBO’s house and eat, drink and make merry on his dime. Asses.
Lisa, don’t get me started. I was thinking the same thing. Senator Lugar has been such a disappointment. The only area where he showed any leadership was on the START Treaty debate that should not have been a debate. Other than that, he votes in lockstep with the rest of the obstructionist Republican Party in the senate.
He and PBO were buddies in the Senate.
not anymore. in the senate they were on nuclear weapons stuff together, but since then, nothing Dick has done or said has recommended him into my good graces when it comes to PBO. He stands with the rest of his stupid party.
Somebody on twitter said Idris Elba is attending. DID WE MISS HIM??????????????
What? My Idris? Where? Oh, PLEASE let me see him!!!!!
Dang it, if CSPAN cut the feed and makes me miss my Idris’ arrival, I’m gonna BUST something!
Oh. My. Gosh. Must see that photo.
I was wondering if Idris Elba was gonna be there too, but he wasn’t on the guest list shown on WashPo.
They betta not have been cofusing Idris Elba with the last dark chocolate fella who came with his equally chocolate date cause other than being a shade darker than Idris, he looked nothing like him.
How could ANYONE miss him!
AWW HELL TO THE NAW!!! WAIT HOL’ UP!!!
This website says that Idris was supposed to be a guest.
I’m with ya’ll I will have to ban C-SPAN forever (not really) if they cut off before I could see my boo Idris
http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-post/george-clooney-idris-elba-attend-white-house-state-dinner-36264
Damn, damn, damn!!! Where’s my footage? Where’s my photo!!!!! Arrrrrgghhh!!!
dangggggggg missed Woollffee
First Lady Michelle is absolutely stunning..is she not ? Beautiful navy gown..look at the detail in that dress..the necklace is gorg..Tom Binns perhaps
The Obamas as so cool - lots of black, brown, white, gay, asian, political, movie stars at this party. boy wish i was there!
I wonder how one get an invite to a State Dinner.
Jewelz, during the Obamas next four years let’s see if we can fine out how one get’s invite, who know maybe we can get invited. :)
aamom, that represent the world. It’s not what you see when you go to a Romney, Newt, Santorum, Paul event, which is all white.
I missed Sully, boo-hoo.
Me too. :-(
Can’t take my eyes off of FLOTUS’s stunning gown and necklace. I saw Georgina Chapman the designer of Marchesa on C-SPAN and they hinted that FLOTUS was wearing Marchesa? If so…..wow…wow…wow.
Yes, I heard that too. The dress looks lovely on FLOTUS.
It’s a showstopper. I love the color, the fit, the elegance. Just gorgeous in every way. Her necklace is FAB. Perfect, again.
EVENING ALL - Not sure if my comment will show up 3 times or not, having some difficulty posting.
Anyway, I was looking forward to seeing photos of Mrs Obama for the State Dinner, and she looks beautiful as always!!
Hope everyone had a great day!!! :-)
Haven’t been able to comment because word press is mean. Let’s see if this works. My observations—-Michelle Obama’s dress is my fave of any. Simply beautiful and perfect. I love her in deep, solid jewel tones. And I always love my pres. It’s so great to see all those gay and lesbian couples arriving—-it is indeed a brand new day, thank you Obama WH. And I also noticed that a lot of these older, not so attractive gents have managed to snag a very lovely young din partner/mate, not an original observation, I know. And not to be snippy, but Mrs. Cameron, who seems very nice, looks to be on an austerity program also.
LOL!!!
Stringer Bell!! Can’t believe Idris Elba was alone?? What the heck??
Damn, I knew I should’ve taken that call! I coulda been at da White House!!
Yes, you so blew it, Dudette.
Story of my life, meta! :-)
wait. was he on CSPAN???? I missed that. When?
Harvey Weinstein is a sweetheart. Says “Of course I support President Obama. I support him 100%. I’m so happy he’s running for re-election and what I really like about him is that he has such huge accomplishments yet he’s so humble.” He’s definitely an Obamacrat.
:-) :-) :-)
We recognize our own :-)
Testing 2
Ok finally success :-) For some reason was having issues posting!
Sorry Pinkbunny, lots of commenting problems today, a few people were having trouble with the log-in thingie - hopefully all will be back to normal SOON!
Serious question: I wonder how a country like the UK that is being shoved austerity down its throat will react to seeing its PM being feted at a state dinner?
Hmm, not sure LL, but I’d guess it wouldn’t be a big deal for them when it was a dinner being held in his honor abroad, rather than one he hosted himself?
I think the Brits understand and appreciate the value of such events and will be proud of the relationship between the Obamas and the Camerons.
some tool from the UK Guardian wrote about how PBO is “pushing” the wire on protocol. saying that Cameron isn’t head of state, but head of government and therefore shouldn’t get a state dinner. Douchebag reported that PBO circumvented that protocol by saying that Cameron is here on state business and as such would be a the state dinner. Hm! these people pick at everything.—— heard it on Martin today (i think).
Oooops, I think SC’s feet hurt :???:
At least she’s not wearing these:
http://smilepanic.com/these-shoes-got-a-lot-of-buzz-45-pictures/alexander-mcqueen-shoes-gaga
Those are just ridiculous.
I’ve never seen a woman in public life carry off evening wear like Mrs. Obama. Truly consistently stunning.
meta, can I say Amen sister. FLOTUS is simply the best.
Michelle Obama ROCKS!!! That is all!!!
yeah. they probably do. Look at PBO’s face though. what’s he looking at?
He’s looking to make sure that no touching that he doesn’t approve of is going on!
FLOTUS looks fantastic :) Love that dress.
Yep! It sure looks that way. She’s gonna be hurting for a long time. This dinner goes on for hours :lol:
maybe she can ask to borrow a pair of Miche’s flats? Otherwise, she’s screwed. I guess the good thing is she’ll be sitting down most of the time…..hopefully.
I hoped this worked! I have been trying to log on for the past half hour (not very computer savvy). I very much enjoyed the pictures and videos of the prime minister at the white house.
Meanwhile, a little palate cleanser, Obama tops Santorum and Romney in favorability in a Fox poll.
“Obama also has a positive approval rating in the Fox poll for the second month in a row, as February was the first time the President was above water on the metic since the summer of 2011.”
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/fox-poll-santorum-seen-more-unfavorably-down-to
I’m sorry, I know this isn’t a fashion blog, but seriously Mrs. Cameron? the color is nice but you didn’t even try. She looks like a sister wife who got splatter with lovely blue paint. :|
Is that lace?
It seems to be when I looked at the closeup on the arm of the dress. I would think that since she is such a tiny lady it wouldn’t take very much to dress her in something trendy and fashionable at a rather reasonable price.
I agree. She’s a beautiful woman and tends to look like she could care less about fashion. Which is cool, I guess, but people are gonna talk!!
You’ve seen FLOTUS in person. What size do you think she is? I’m thinking 8 - 10? She looks so much thinner in person.
I agree. I know she’s not bigger than a 12 because certain high end designers she wears don’t even make anything bigger than a 12.
she’s been losing weight it looks like. Even in pics and on video you can see the change. All that healthy eating and exercising. she practices what she preaches. Love her.
She’s definitely lengthened her torso, like she’s been doing pilates or something. She looks better than she ever has. Amazing.
The thing about her is that her top portion (arms, waist and bust line) are very small. She is probably a 6 on the top half of her body and the lower half is no more than an 8/10. Most people think she is larger because they see her on TV and it makes her look bigger than she really is. As I told you when I saw her in person last year that was the thing that fascinated me the most about her. She is stunning in person. Tall, and lean and simply beautiful. Gorgeous skin, hair and nails to die for.
Yup, I noticed it today again in one of the posts below. She has slimmed down or tightened up - one of those.
When I introduced the First Lady, I got a hug from her. Her waist is sooooo tiny and soooo toned. I wear a 10-12 and trust me, she is thinner than me! I would say she wears an 8. In an expensive dress, I would not doubt she wears a 6. In her case the TV does add 10 pounds. TV nor photos do this woman justice. She is just stunning up close!
I’ve read several comments like that. I must put some effort into meeting her and the President.
Maybe it looks better in person.
She’s never been a fashion trendsetter.
does she have to wear a belt with everything? Does her hair not go up? wow.
Not a fan of her gown. FLOTUS’s dress is very simple elegance. I think Mrs. Cameron was going for that look as well but ended up with something dowdy. I like the colors, but the print, the fabric, and the shape is not very attractive.
well, she graciously didn’t upstage Flotus. Mrs. Cameron is still a very lovely woman.
I agree edwina. Mrs. Cameron seem like a nice person and it seem like she and FLOTUS like each other.
I like the dress. and you are right that Mrs. Cameron is a very lovely woman.
You know I hesitated, because I didn’t want to come off catty…But I thought the same thing as well! At first I thought she was wearing a curtain fabric! Or Laura Ashley gone bad! :-D
LOL!!! You are bad pinkbunny!!!
I think their tastes are different over there. And more conservative. She has to hob nob with royalty, dukes, duchesses and all that old fuddy duddy money.
I was having the same problem with word press so finally I logged off and logged back in.
So I rewind my dvr and I still don’t see Idris?
He was one of the very last. He also got pulled over for a couple of questions.
Word press is definitely wacky press tonight
FLOTUS is indeed wearing Marchesa.
Failsafe. Terrific look for her.
um……… where are PBO’s eyes directed in the top picture?
Checking out his gorgeous lady. ;)
The First Lady….love her hair….love that dress…the colorrrr….and that necklace…a HOMERUN!!
I think he’s always making amusing comments trying to make Michelle laugh. And he always succeeds. I like that rapport.
I just love to see POTUS and FLOTUS together. They make each other smile.
Just checking…..
Ok, why am I not getting the comment response notification now that I went to all this trouble to log into WP? I want my button!
LL, it’s at the very top border on the right. It’s says “New Post” and then there’s a counter next to it.
I see “New Post”, but definitely no counter next to it—as, for example, in your reply to me. Very aggravating.
So I missed Clooney on Hardball. First time I’ve wanted to watch Harball since POTUS was on there in 2007 for the college tour.
Oh heyyyyyy!! I didn’t know he was on Hardball. Thank you!
Here’s the clip: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/#46739383
Chips you are gonna have to find that clip of Idris Elba arriving at State Dinner, or I’m gonna have to rend my garments asunder and wail at the heavens til I see it.
LOL!
That makes two of us! Two voices can change a room…. :-)
Well, the WH feed and C-SPAN have gone bye-bye. CNN is the only one still showing the entrance with the reporters and cameras.
I think CNN is about to get cut off as the staff are trying to bring in the talent for the evening and they’re not supposed to shoot this part. But the guy says he’s the the pool for the evening so doesn’t want to leave. Looks like they’re trying to make a decision as what to do.
So we won’t get to see the entertainers tonight?
Bummer :-(
Oh what an awesome dress… love this color, especially on FLOTUS, very dramatic… and the beads.. she gives us beaders a lot of inspiration :)
This whole thing is like a fairy tale. Except it’s not. It’s real. SIGH.
she’s so beautiful.
I know right? I know the feeling Meta. I pinch myself certain days in amazement that we have these beautiful souls in the WH (including the Bidens also) We need this feeling for 4 More Years.
Yes, mos def including the Bidens. And really, all the rest of them. It’s been a remarkable the way all this has turned out, every high and every low has been an incredible journey.
Madam First Lady, may I say how beautiful you look tonight!
They make each other smile.
and I so love the neckline & off the shoulder style, just beautiful. I save all these photos you post chips, am so grateful for them all.
This is OUR Camelot!!!
Lord, Lord, Lord - When a Man Loves A Woman - The Prez love him so Michelle Obama. I love it when he looks at her like that.
Ugh, hate Halperin, but he has a vid up of Romney on FOX News. He characterized it as a “testy interview”. Is Mitt Romney wearing thinly on FOX News???
Willard has a habit of getting testy very easily.
Buzzfeed has a post up about Romney’s testy interview on Fox
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/mitt-romneys-terrible-fox-news-interview
Man oh man oh man. FLOTUS looks wow wow wow wow. J’adore to the nth degree. She knocked it out of the park once again. Keep ‘em coming Chips. :D
I’m kinda speechless at the two of them. What a pair of dynamos on the world stage.
The woman KNOWS how to dress, doesn’t she? Knocks it out of the park… everytime!!!
Wow this thread is smokin’! It’s just dinner and we ain’t invited…..;-)
It’s how we roll yardarm - one for all and all for one
Yeh, what’s with getting all excited looking at these pretty people? Really, you’d think these TOD folks had nothing better to do. :-)
LOL….of course you invited yardarm..as long as you have your VIP ticket with you…:-)
I wish kasai, I wish. Sorry you had so much trouble breaking in.
It;s all good now :-) site been busy, by the end…Chips may hit 1000 comments today:-)
They’re waiting for John Legend.
HEY - there’s John Legend
And that’s all she wrote folks…..
Ok Paula Cuello is Richard Wolffe’s wife and she is black!
http://washingtonlife.smugmug.com/Category/Alvin-Ailey-Gala-2011/15759502_m3TSSG/3/1181650102_3yh43#!i=1181650102&k=3yh43
Don’t ask me why, but I’m actually not surprised.
she’s lovely :)
They make a cute couple.
Don’t care either way. They are both so gorgeous. Richard Wolffe’s brain is sexy.
Indeed!
What ut said!!
co-signing on your statement. and yes, his Richard IS sexy.
To change the subject a minute, POTUS pick my North Carolina Tarheels to win the NCAA Basketball Championship. Last time the Tarheels won was in 2009, and POTUS pick them then.So I’m hoping he’s right again..
Are you a Tarheel too, anniebella!! Wassup, Alumni! Isn’t it nice to see what excellent taste in basketball teams POTUS has?
That loss to FL State on Sunday hurt me bad, but hey, they got it out of their systems, now it’s on to victory at the big dance!
GO HEELS!!!
OH, ONE OF MY FAVE kind of White House vids!! Thank you!! Wonderful salted caramel, Earl Grey, Coffee, dulce de leche chocolates.
I’m drooling, in a most unattractive way :-(
I drool, therefore I am :-)
So Idris Elba was one of the last guest there. CSPAN cut coverage but CNN and the WH continued? So I missed my hubby Idris..
DAMN.DAMN.DAMN.YOU.C-SPAN!!!!!
I’m with you, lamh35.
Awwww…I remember that scene from Good Times. Made me cry just like the first time. :-(
Alright!
The U.S. Army confirmed they would be joining at least 140 other advertisers in pulling their support from Rush Limbaugh’s radio show.
That’s EXCELLENT news meta! Thanks for sharing.
ARMY STRONG!!!! Woot!
Thank you Chipsticks for providing a warm and loving place for us to gather and share!
Chipsticks - thanks for posting this. I so admire our First Lady for having the vision to expose young people to the inner workings of the White House and to encourage them to dream big. I enjoyed listening to the two speakers and to the young people’s questions. Now, I’m ready for the dessert…….Chipsticks????
I love this vid. It just brings tears to my eyes. Can you imagine a First Lady so committed to the development and success of all children. This is such an awesome experience for these young ladies. I’m sure they will never ever forget it.
Yes!!!!
At midnight on the 15th, South Korean President Lee, US President Obama welcome implementation of free trade agreement. WOOOOTTT!!
That’s MY President!
The more I look at Sarah Cameron’s dress the more confused I get. Why did she wear that. But I must say I had a feeling both First Ladies would wear blue.
She needs some tips from Kate, her dress looks off the rack…..of a resale shop. Did I just type that? No offense, she seems like a nice person and probably a terrific mum.
I didn’t think Samatha Cameron’s dress fit the Occasion, either, and am lol at all your comments. Most people have had a What Was I Thinking moment when it comes to their satorical choices.
Meow, meow……..
OK fashionistas, Samantha Cameron is a very charming and sophisticated lady by all accounts, and the Brits have different style tastes. Can you picture how the half term governor or Virginia Foxx (R-NC) would have dressed?
URP.
Blechhhhh! I just threw up a little.
I like her dress. It suits her and her personality. I like it on her.
Wow, beautiful FLOTUS, beautiful POTUS too!
wow the Miss America defense, Rush ain’t even trying anymore is he?
Referring to “NAGs,” Limbaugh Asks: “How Can I Be Anti-Woman? I Even Judged The Miss America Pageant”
OK, folks, so heads up. Our 1st quarter fundraising numbers should be released tomorrow. Maybe a leak tonight?
We have not even gotten February let alone march. How is that possible?
Maybe you mean February numbers?
Yes, duh, sorry. I meant February.
I wanna watch live coverage from the UK!
President Obama was just on American Idol! One of the contestants was preparing to sing “Obama’s song”, “I’m So In Love With You”, and they asked, “Did you see President Obama singing that song?” And so they had a split screen with PBO singing alongside the contestant. The audience went wild—-loud cheering.
Really? That’s is soooo cool :)
Must.have.video!!!!!
That is so COOL to know..thanks dotster and all you wealth of information TODDIES~
Washington — The Obama campaign is making the case that President Barack Obama’s decision to save General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC was critical to Ohio’s economic outlook.
Vice President Joe Biden will speak to United Auto Workers members in Toledo at a union local hall on Thursday to discuss the $85 billion auto bailout.
Biden, the son of a car dealership manager, has repeatedly said the campaign’s theme this year is “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.” Biden said last fall he would concentrate on Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida, though he has visited Michigan seven times since taking office.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120314/AUTO01/203140407/1121/auto0104/Obama-campaign-to-tout-auto-bailout-in-Ohio
ok, geez. Sometimes when you are discussing fashion, you are just discussing FASHION. You are not maligning the person’s views, issues, personality or saying they aren’t a nice person.
You can dislike someone fashion choices without meaning any slight to the person.
Case in point, I like Hilary Clinton, but I was NOT a fan of her pantsuits. Didn’t mean I thought that made Hilary a bad person…I just did not like her pantsuits..
That’s all.,
Hi Lamh35,
Just popping in briefly to let you know that I’m used to getting dissed about my pantsuits. I don’t care! Bill LOVES me in them. :)
Love,
SOS, Hil.
:lol:
:D
What in the world? I check my email and it says I have 173 unread. What? And it’s 173 TOD State Dinner emails. At first I thought I did something weird when I had to re-log in and they’re shoveling in a year’s worth of TOD alerts——but it’s all the same one, the current one. Word press is Weird tonight.
That is funny.
At least you are getting email. I have been wrestling with email and settings issues for over 2 hours, pretty much more frustration than I can deal with, I might get off and listen to music for a while until bedtime! Good night all, sweet dreams!
Do like I do. Set up a special folder for TOD alerts and have then routed there instead of your e-mail in-box.
The official photo is STUNNING. Even Mrs. Cameron’s dress look better.
I suspect up close the dress Mrs. Cameron is wearing is very pretty. The bodice is see through, and the multicolor lace is worked with a little crystal to give it a bit of sparkle. As much as I would love to stand beside FLOTUS, I am certain I would look no less than frumpy and dowdy by comparison!
Hahahahahahahahahaha……..
LOL…Love it..
Perfection!
Typed in sapphire blue on google, wikipedia came up with a palate of blues, I feel FLOTUS’ dress is between a cobalt blue and a Yale blue… Sorry I am unable to link you to the page.
It’s official color is “teal blue” —-in all the press write-ups.
Yay! Guest arrival picture!!! Thank you Chips!!!
Kamala Harris, please
Sully please
Richard Wolfe please
Kathleen Sebelius please
George O’Malley please
Here’s one Dudette, looking for the others ;-)
Andrew Sullivan and Aaron Tone
Awwww… sweet!
Oh just so much love. It put a BIG grinny smile on my face.
and, and… Gwen Ifill with Wendell Pierce, and Jonathan Capehart.
Chipsticks thanks for posting pictures of other dinner guests. If you see any of Idris Elba, Jonathan Capehart and partner, George Clooney and Richard Wolffe………please please please post. Thanks. :)
;-)
Looking for the others!
Oh my…
Here’s the seating chart at head table, which includes my long time boyfriend G.C. See above.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/whos-at-the-head-table-for-the-white-house-state-dinner-for-britain/2012/03/14/gIQA78vrCS_blog.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost
Hot damn. My husband just rolled his eyes… :D
lollololol
Funny thing UT, you only list guys. How about including Kathleen Sebelius and Kamala Harris for a little balance?
They’re cool too but I want some hubba hubba hot hot sssssssmoking HOT male eye candy I can lust after. ;) Just like you’re lusting after K. Sebelius and K. Harris.
Here’s some more photos from the din, some are new, including Jill Biden looking very adorable in a white strapless
Clooney is at the head table.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/president-obama-and-first-lady-welcome-british-prime-minister-david-cameron-and-wife-for-state-dinner/2012/03/14/gIQATHgrCS_gallery.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost#photo=22
Great find, dotster! Go to pic #16 and you’ll see Harvey Weinstein and wife Georgina Chapman — designer of FLOTUS’ Marchesa dress. Ms. Chapman is also wearing a beautiful Marchesa gown.
Awesome that he’s at the head table. Love George. He’s one-of-a-kind. Didn’t realize the medical trauma he went through a few years ago where he almost kicked it. He’s a love.
Dr. Biden’s looking pretty hot too. She always looks beautiful. She and FLOTUS are the total package!
Jill Biden looks adorable! Like a Charlie’s Angel.
Good Evening everyone!
Thank you Chips for bringing these Beautiful Pictures:-) They Look Amazing…just when I thought her suit this morning was stunning…She knock it out the park time and time again:-) WOW!!!
We are so lucky to be represented with class, style and all around Awesomeness:-)
The fashion industry will haz a major sad if PBO doesn’t get re-elected.
You got that right! Both are them are walking stimulus packages!
… and I mean that in EVERY way imaginable! :-)
Thx Chips…but…
IDRIS! IDRIS! IDRIS!
Lol. lovely pics though.
Yes, IDRIS… if he actually went! Please, pretty please!!
De na!!!!
OMG!!! CHIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
…humma nah, humma nah..
thank you!
You okay there lamh? :lol:
POTUS, Clooney, and Idris in one room. I would not be able to take it. Seriously.
Too much AWESOME in one room for anybody to take. They would be carrying me out on a stretcher.
They would have to pull out a defibrillator for me!
Who needs to eat dinner when we can feast such deliciousness?!
OOOOOOOMMMMMMGGGGGG!!!! [Gasp!!! Faint!!!]
:lol:
Okay, I need a cigarette!!! Dayum, that man is fine!!!!!!
ROFL!!!!!!!!!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Chipsticks it’s a good thing you had that ocean liner shipment of smelling salts last week! Hope we don’t run out tonight. Japa is not even here yet.
I’ve just put in another order Hopefruit, hope they arrive SOON!! :lol:
Never mind japa21, yardarm has the quarterdeck watch. :-)
I love you Chips, I love you Chips,…. I love you, I love you, I love you!!!! Mmm mm, mmm…. mmmwah!!!! :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
YOWWWZAAAA!!!!
Heaven Help Me!
Fine Fine Fine!!!!!!!!!
Whew…let me go outside and get some air.
Lawd Have Mercy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chips you always come through. I refused to log off because I was positive you would produce pictures of my secret lover (looks over shoulder to see if husband around…)
lolololol
I had to google him and read wiki page and hubba hubba….he is fiiiinnnnneeee. He’s also single (too young for me though).
Hey, did yat know Harvey Weinstein’s wife designed FLOTUS’ gown from the dinner tonight?!!
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Michelle Obama wears Marchesa to state dinner
By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL - AP Fashion Writer
Michelle Obama chose an off-the-shoulder Marchesa gown for her duties Wednesday night as hostess at a White House state dinner honoring the British prime minister and his wife, David and Samantha Cameron. It was a deep shade of teal in a draped, column silhouette.
The designer of the gown, Georgina Chapman, and her husband, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, were guests at the affair, but they didn’t know Mrs. Obama was wearing one of Chapman’s designs when they arrived.
“I’m knocked out!” Weinstein said.Chapman, not surprisingly, also wore Marchesa, which has made its name on Hollywood red carpets. Hers was a draped blue and gray gown with a sheer overlay, and covered in crystal embroidery.
Mrs. Cameron seemed to get the memo to wear blue too: Her sparkly gown by London-based designer Alessandra Rich featured lace details, a high neck, half sleeves and a belted waist. She had on high black heels from the British retailer Next.
There’s great interest in what Mrs. Obama wears to big events like this because she’s been touted as a fashion influencer who makes bold choices. On Wednesday, the unexpected piece of her look was the chunky, multistrand silver, turquoise and teal necklace by Tom Binns. Binns also had created the elaborate necklace the first lady wore last year in London when she and the president welcomed the British royals to the American ambassador’s home for a black-tie dinner.
“First lady Mrs. Obama always looks so chic and modern. I love the addition of texture with the Tom Binns necklace,” said Roksanda Ilincic, who has dressed both Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Cameron.
Mrs. Obama, in fact, wore a purple dress by Ilincic during that same trip to England
Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/03/14/2437050/michelle-obama-wears-marchesa.html#storylink=cpy
I knew that had to be Tom Binns. Remember that great necklace she wore with the grey/black sparkle dress for the Governor’s Ball a couple of years ago? She really pulls off all this bold stuff.
Yes! Winning!!
Chips..Your site must be the busiest site on the web tonight!!!
I had to break down walls…doors..windows just to get after trying for 20 minutes…Phewwwwwwwww!!!
They keep asking me for my VIP ticket…or if I made reservation…pretty soon will be celebrating 9M:-)
(hugs)
Oh Kasai, I’m sorry you had trouble getting on the site, were you just not able to get in??
I think it was just busy…everyone trying to get in at the same time…”Error” try again…when I saw the numbers of comments, I figured it was just busy…
No worries I am here now:-)….and thank you Chips
WOW!!! WOW!! WOW!!! Oh My!! I see I’m like, 857th, but I don’t care. Mrs O. looks absolutely stunning!! Wow!!!
Idris Elba…old enough to be his mother, but, oh my!!!
Same here eve. We might be older but we know fine we we see it no matter what age it comes in and that brother is FINE!!!!!!
Girls, we might be a bit “seasoned”, but the good lord left our eyesight in tact so that we may BEHOLD HIS WONDROUS GIFTS…
witness, one Idris Elba! Can I get a “Amen” in here? :-)
A-M-E-N!
Both you hens need to go to the mats and then ask the Dr. to lower your sex drives :-D It’s all in your heads. :lol: :lol:
Aww, Yardarm. We’re harmless — we won’t hurt the man (unless he’s into that). :-)
Besides there’s plenty of eye-candy to go around!
Word Dudette. I got me some Baby Ruths for my ‘happy sack’ tonoite too. :-D
Gurlfren you bear watchin’! :-D
Boy do you ever have that right! Hope my sons don’t see this!!!
Donna, FINE doesn’t begin to describe Idris. OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH Baby, baby…
eveingeorgia, Hay if Idris Elba is single and straight, I’ll be happy to be a cougar. :) :) :) :)
Yes, on both scores, Anniebella.
10:55 AM
Obama delivers remarks on American energy at Prince George’s Community College.
11:00 AM
Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event.
12:30 PM
Carney briefs the press.
2:15 PM
Obama meets with Geithner.
5:10 PM
Obama meets with senior advisors.
Chips, you’re doing a magnificent job as usual!!!
First Lady Obama and President Obama look amazing!!!!
So FLOTUS is sitting next to George Clooney. Married to POTUS and a dinner date with Clooney. Sigh…some girls have all the luck!
Where are you guys watching this? Cspan is showing rerun.
I just read it.
I know that’s right. Go ‘head wit ya bad self, FLOTUS!! I swear she and POTUS make me proud EVERYDAY!!
In this case - I almost think that George Clooney is thinking he’s lucky to be sitting next to Michelle Obama (although, I think she’s feeling pretty lucky, too), and I saw that Valerie Jarrett was nearly blushing under the gaze of George Clooney. Lucky ladies.
President and Mrs. Obama look so good. God bless them and protect them, and allow them to be with us for four more years.
Amen….Amen….Amen…
Chips you have officially made my night.!!!!
Still looking for photos of Kamala Harris, Richard Wolffe, Kathleen Sebelius, George O’Malley and Jonathan Capehart :???:
Chips, you’re doing an unbelievable job. Everyone is demanding you find a photo of their high school boyfriend :), and you’re doing it! I just have one teeny tiny eensy weensy request—-great photo of VP Joe and Jill should be included—-it’s on the WP website I linked. Thanks so much! You get 5 stars!!! (out of a possible 5)
Chips,
Thank you so much for this presentation. It means so much, and coming here is like going to a lovely retreat. Thanks for providing it. Good times and bad; this is a great place to be.
My complete pleasure Eve, thank you.
Thanks Chips for the wonderful update. There is nowhere else I can get this from. You are the best.
At last, Kathleen!
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and her son Ned
Love that she choose a vibrant blue! It looks fabulous on her! Beautiful!
Gorgeous son too! I’m a sucker for a tall young thing with dimples! :-)
Oh…I didn’t see “son” for a while and I was thinking to myself a wrong thought about Sebelius :) Glad I saw the word “son” in time!
Her son is tall.
She is so tiny..another fine lady in blue :D
I was gonna ask if that was her husband, but dang, her son’s a big boy.
OMG, this is too much!
Loooooooooooooooooooooooove it!!!!!!
I love, love, love this!
BRILLIANT!!!!!
Hah!
Wow that’s awesome ;)
Absolutely Love it! This is full of WIN.
YES WE HAVE!
“But, David Plouffe, you’re welcome”!! ROFL!
Test.
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Ok, figured out how to log in to WP and still post under my LL nick. I’m special.
Sorry LL, I just found you in pending! I think you ended up there because the sign-in came up as ‘liberallibrarian719′. Yuck, these glitches are a pain in the rear-end.
A Thank You for Obama’s Donors, Dinner With Clooney and Cameron
Rock stars, Hollywood celebrities, and senior White House officials will all be in attendance at Wednesday’s state dinner, where President Obama will fete the British prime minister, David Cameron, on the occasion of Mr. Cameron’s visit to the United States.
And so will be more than two dozen of Mr. Obama’s top donors, some of whom have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for his re-election campaign and for the Democratic National Committee.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/a-thank-you-for-obamas-donors-dinner-with-clooney-and-cameron/
Well since POTUS is taken I will take a George and Idris sandwich please.
Ooh la la - I’ll take one of those, too, please! :D
Ms. Chips, thank you for my front row seat tonight. The excitement and the comments keeps you wanting more and more. FLOTUS sure knows how to wear a gown,suit pants, accessories, makeup, pop off shoes, gloves, broach…….you name it. She wears it. It does not wears her.
And talk about filling out a gown with curves, that is a perfect fit from top to bottom.
Is there any wonder POB sings to her? They really look finer than fine tonight. That blue compliments her skin so nicely. Thank you for a wonderful evening, Ms. Chips and alll
I wonder if CSPAN—or anyone—will reshow the red carpet, which I missed as I was working.
This is only a test.
IDRIS ELBA?
Oh My G ____________________________________________________________
isonprize, sorry but Idris is mines.
Need smelling sal__________________________________________
I’m not gonna look at that picture any more tonight. It’s a little too much.
Sorry y’all. But Idris just sent me text saying that he only has eyes for hopefruit2 and no one else. He says he can’t wait for the dinner to be over so he can hurry on to come pick me up so we can take a long walk in the moonlit park. He says that izonprize and donna must stop fainting over him. He says to tell Chips and all the TODers “hello” and keep up the good work on TOD.
Since my hubby says I’m not allowed to go out and “play” with Idris I guess if I have to give him up I would want it to be to a TOD sister. Its probably the most unselfish thing that I will ever do. ;)
… with Valerie Jarrett
This is really an amazing party. I can’t imagine the wattage in that room.
I wouldn’t mind a PRIVATE conversation with Valerie where we could talk about health and welfare heh, heh!
Oh yeah, I bet you would, sailor!!
Just wanna talk alil bit and whatevah. :-)
Camera just loves FLOTUS!
she and POTUS are just so photogenic!!! :-D
But I LOVE LOVE LOVE that they are beautiful on the inside, as well as outside!!
Yep. Genuinely kind people.
OMG!! The Earl of Grantham and Soames Forsyte are in attendance!!!
He was so perfect in the Forsyte saga.
Eszra Klein is subbin for Rachel tonight….he is a nerd but he is a cute nerd with nice eyes….
I like him!
Yes he’s cute but much to my disappointment he opened the show with a segment on Romney’s losses last night which he spun mightily by boosting Romney and comparing Romney’s campaign to PBO’s in 2008. I called BS on that. The MSM is now on a mission to boost Romney after his humiliating defeat last night by shifting the goalposts from states won to # of delegates. So now according to the media, the GOP race is all about delegates and nothing else matters. While it is true that it’s the # of delegates that ultimately determines who gets the nomination, the fact that Romney just can’t seem to win the deep south which holds the GOP base is BAD news for him. In 2008, PBO had won several blue states in the primary, and he had a much stronger opponent than Rick Santorum and Mankini. The bulk of Romney’s delegates are coming from liberal and moderate states that PBO is already outpolling him in. Like we’re so stupid we don’t see what this media trying to do.
i did not see the segment..but i think that Romney is a flawed candidate that is not conservative enought to appeal to the rabid base…
what do you think would happen if Romney woke up tomorrow…and said to hell with all of this…and quit the race….now that would be game changing,,,,,
Hi all. Love all the updates. . Just got home from work and it took a while to log on. Very tired so I will post a bit of great news! Two companies are fighting over my husband. Higher pay wins…he loves both companies so that is where he is leaving it4 for now. I was asked to apply for a promotion…very excited…I hope it works out.
We are so much better than we were 4 years ago!!!
So happy things are looking up for both of you, Wait on the Lord, be of good courage. You waited and He came through for you. You are going to get that promotion too. Confratulations.
Great news! Love to hear it!
Awesome news, proud! So happy for you both!!!
For the ladies who need an additional fix of my Idris…. Enjoy. LAWD HAVE MERCY….
http://www.essence.com/2011/10/12/behind-the-scenes-of-idris-elbas-cover/
This is just really unfair. How do you expect us to handle all of this?! :)
Are you TRYING to kill me? My heart can take much more!!
… but thank you! :-)
some more lovely photos!!!
These pictures are so much fun to look at, it’s just ridiculous. xoxox
Knoller tweeted that? I know he tweets negative stuff so this is surprising.
Well, he’s being mostly a stenographer tonight.
Cameron is exactly right. Out of a very long list of President Obama’s sterling qualities, those 3 are great ones to have, especially for a POTUS. President Obama is such a complete person, so blessed with an abundance of top quality attributes.
He forgot about the “decency” characteristic - sadly lacking on the right and in the media.
Thank you for that Tweet on Cameron’s description of POTUS, gobrooklyn! Those are strong qualities of President Obama.
Exponentially over the gopropaganda candidates since they are in the negative column.
CSPAN now airing the dinner speeches live.
Wow! I just looked at the seating chart for the head table and was excited to David Adjaye’s name there! Fantastic British-Tanzanian architect who designed the National Museum of African American History and Culture (POTUS and FLOTUS attended groundbreaking ceremony last month) as well as the Denver MOCA, and the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.
I’m a HUGE fan!
PM Cameron..is really giving PBO high praise:-)
Love it
Gwen Ifill and Wendell Pierce
Wow, she looks GREAT! … and HAPPY! :-)
Get the truck out! Are they dating? Go Gwen.
Gwen looks great in the royal blue. And Wendell!! Wendell is such a good guy. He did wonderful things after the Katrina debacle in New Orleans, Louisiana, his hometown. Even if they are not a couple, they look GREAT together.
I will try this as a test. I have been unable to post comments here tonight. So this is a test, it is only a test, if it was a real comment I would be telling WordPress where to go & how to get there.
You’re not alone ag911. I tried for over a half hour and finally was able to log on and when I did log on, my comment went into purgatory until it was released probably by our Chipsticks. It’s unusally slow too. I am going to say good nite to posting and just look at the lovely pictures and read the comments.
Thank you Chipsticks..this was a wonderful day for our President and first family hosting the British Prime Minister and his wife. The weather was pretty nice too. Good nite everyone.
PM Cameron’s toast to PBO just got me choked up. Bless his heart.
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and his wife Katie
Cute! Both of them. I love what I’ve seen of O’Malley. Got my eye on him, just like I did many years ago on this new young fella in Chicago named Barack Obama.
That is one yummy Governor! The wife’s cute too.
She reminds me of someone. I want to say Kirstie Alley but……she just reminds me of someone.
A plumper Maria Shriver?
DING!!! You got it LL. Tipper was a good match but Maria Shriver is IT!
She reminds me a little bit of Tipper Gore….
I had to Google her as I have not seen her in ages. And yes, you’re right, they do resemble each other a bit.
Our next POTUS and FLOTUS if things go right. It’ll be tough but I think we can swing it.
Ol’ gal’s kinda jazzy in that dress.
Jessica, 2016, but you know what I wish our President Obama and First Lady Obama could serve till he’s about 60, that will be two more term. A lady can dream can’t see.
Yes, 2016 could look very good for that very appealing couple. Keep the White House classy.
Wha..? Did someone use the word “fundamental” when describing PBO? Where’s Newt? Why wasn’t I informed? Did I miss the 600th GOP debate tonite? I didn’t get to set up for the drinking game! ;-)
Newt wishes he was there.
Second post on this:
When I introduced the First Lady, I got a hug from her. Her waist is sooooo tiny and soooo toned. I wear a 10-12 and trust me, she is thinner than me! I would say she wears an 8. In an expensive dress, I would not doubt she wears a 6. In her case the TV does add 10 pounds. TV nor photos do this woman justice. She is just stunning up close!
Frenchie08, you know what makes FLOTUS so special, is she see to be a very nice person, a down to earth, kind hearted, loving wife, mother, daughter, and a dam great First Lady. 4 more years.
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I’m grossed out that Antonin Scalia is there. UGH.
Can’t stand him either. I would have crossed him off the list tout suite. Does tout suite still mean ‘real fast’ en francais? I’m rusty in the French dept.
L’expression correcte est “toute de suite”. And yes, it means “immediately”.
Me too!! I don’t want his stupid idioic RW ass anywhere near POTUS or FLOTUS.
He’s a huge downer, and an ass
Yea, why did he accept the invitation? Can’t stand the old coot.
Ok, since we’re putting in requests for pictures, I want one of the supposedly smoking hot Mrs. Holder. I’ll accept Atty. Gen. Holder in the picture as well if it’s the price I must pay.
Look at the pictures that Chips has posted at the top of the thread LL, there’s one of the Holders up there.
Girlie, has got it going on, for sure. I have GOT to get the gym earlier.
Okay everyone, I think it’s time for a new post :lol: (but I’ll keep updating this one if I find new photos of the guests):
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/03/14/the-dinner-updating/
Thanks for all you do. I tell you that ofen but I have to reaffirm that tonight.
Ah thank YOU miss pat, you’re lovely.
Idris. My man. That is an impeccably fine suit.
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Wow, I know what everyone it talking about trying to figure out how to check in.
Thanks for all the commentary tonight. It’s been fun to catch up. I sure love FLOTUS’s dress. She is stunning. Now back to catch up on the whole day.
Good night all.
I loved the dress that Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry’s wife was wearing. It really did her justice. In fact, there were a lot of ladies that were looking lovely. It just seems like there was a good vibe at this dinner - everyone there was happy and ready to have a nice evening. Nice.
I’m done (in) finally! Phew! I’ve read all 672 comments while going up and down to see the pictures matching certain comments. My bed is calling very loudly, and if I miss ‘rise & shine’ tomorrow it will be all your collective faults!
Notwithstanding, a humongous “THANK YOU” to all commenters and to the very sharp and talented Chips Chica for taking me to this my third State Dinner. At this rate I’ll soon learn not only what to wear, but which fork to use for what.
CC, you did your usual awesome job, and like others have mentioned I truly don’t know what I’d be doing if I hadn’t found you. Even as I write this my prayer is that you are having a restful dream. Sweet dreams! VC
Oh, Gwen Ifil looked absolutely gorgeous and beautiful! How fun to see her all dressed up!
Wow is this a record for number of comments?! Way to go guys and thanks Chips for this feast. It’ll take several tea/smoke breaks to get through this. First Lady does it again and SamCam is doing SamCam. Must thank the Os for taking such good care of our PM and his wife. Don’t agree with his politics but I wouldn’t want them to be disrespected in any way when representing the UK.