All White dinner party feels Wrong as Obama changes History

[SmoothOperator]

Waiting for my invite, still you know.

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With a black first family in the White House and a diverse group of appointees and Cabinet nominees, the all-white dinner party feels all wrong. Certain hosts are suddenly grappling with a new reality: They need some black friends. Overnight, black politicians, lawyers and journalists are hot properties, receiving engraved invitations from people they never got invitations from before.

Blacks have gone from barely being on the list to being in charge of the list.

"Everyone knows that his campaign was about inclusion," Jarrett said. "We would expect that spirit of inclusion to also reflect on Washington's social scene."

A swift shift is underway in this exclusive set of those who deal with the highest level of federal government. That's a signal of wholesale change, said A. Scott Bolden, managing partner of law firm Reed Smith's Washington office and a longtime politico in a city where professionals work side by side by day, but socialize separately at night.

"You see those 'What's In and Out' columns every year?" he asked with a laugh. "With Obama and the first family in town, arguably being black is 'in.' "

Debra Lee, chief executive of Black Entertainment Television, has been on Washington's A-list for some time, but she has been even more popular since Nov. 4, receiving invites from folks she doesn't really know.

"The first reaction is: 'Wow. Isn't that curious? Are they just using me?' " she said. "Then you think about Obama, who says he wants to be inclusive."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28715843

[Tuff Gong]

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I thought the USA voted for a President to solve the massive debt problem, to fix the broken economy, to end the two wars the USA is directly involved in and the other 100 or so that the USA has sponsored and which poses an ongoing threat to civilization as we know it… I never knew it was to make sure that Blacks became the dominant race!

[SmoothOperator]

Re: All White dinner party feels Wrong as Obama changes History

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I thought the USA voted for a President to solve the massive debt problem, to fix the broken economy, to end the two wars the USA is directly involved in and the other 100 or so that the USA has sponsored and which poses an ongoing threat to civilization as we know it… I never knew it was to make sure that Blacks became the dominant race!
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I don't think anyone would disagree with that. I think the writer's point is that the so called DC elite is trying to curry favor with blacks because they believe that it will put them in good grace with the new administration.

[neutral]

Re: All White dinner party feels Wrong as Obama changes History

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I thought the USA voted for a President to solve the massive debt problem, to fix the broken economy, to end the two wars the USA is directly involved in and the other 100 or so that the USA has sponsored and which poses an ongoing threat to civilization as we know it… I never knew it was to make sure that Blacks became the dominant race!
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My sentiments too,..it`s interesting to note that suddenly it`s a black thing,even those mediocre black politicians that would normally get lost in a crowd of two is suddenly vying for the front of the queue and making big noises about their &quot;place in history&quot;.

[Sinco01]

Re: All White dinner party feels Wrong as Obama changes History

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I thought the USA voted for a President to solve the massive debt problem, to fix the broken economy, to end the two wars the USA is directly involved in and the other 100 or so that the USA has sponsored and which poses an ongoing threat to civilization as we know it… I never knew it was to <span style="font-weight: bold">make sure that Blacks became the dominant race!</span>
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how do you arrive at that conclusion ...

i'll more agree with Smooth that it is a &quot;curry favour&quot; thing ..
or at least a chance to appear politically correct in their invitations and guest lists ..

[Tuff Gong]

Re: All White dinner party feels Wrong as Obama changes History

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sinco01</div><div class="ubbcode-body">how do you arrive at that conclusion ...

i'll more agree with Smooth that it is a &quot;curry favour&quot; thing ..
or at least a chance to appear politically correct in their invitations and guest lists .. </div></div>

Looking past the article there is a preponderance of these articles floating around that put the conversation in mouth of one race but invariably relies on the other race for the quotes or just quotes from 100% anonymous sources period.

My argument is who figging cares if the Black Elite are going to be featured at the dinner table, when there are so many real problems to deal with. That is Washington it is a lie to say Blacks were not prominent guests at many of those endless dinner parties and soirees.