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The WHCA Dinner is part of the swamp ....
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:07 pm
Leave that crap for Hollywood. It does not benefit "the people" so it has no reason to be held in the WH. It's just a political red carpet for the D.C. media establishment. They claim it's for journalism scholarships but only 20-25% of funds actually go towards scholarships. Trump should shut that crap down ...
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Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:10 pm to Cajun Cricket
Some people have a sense of humor and would enjoy it. I realize Trump doesn't, so I guess your pragmatic argument works in place of that.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:10 pm to Cajun Cricket
Truth.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:12 pm to rbWarEagle
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The WHCA Dinner is part of the swamp ....
Some people have a sense of humor and would enjoy it.
That petulant whinefest has nothing to do with humor.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:13 pm to Cajun Cricket
Huh?
You know it's not held at the White House, right?
You know it's not held at the White House, right?
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:13 pm to Gray Tiger
quote:Yeah. I imagine it was rough goings up until about October. Good thing "in 2009" is 7+ years in the rear view.
There have been some pretty worthless posters in 2009 too.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:13 pm to rbWarEagle
It was worthwhile when the President would get lightly roasted. That was the case under Clinton and Bush. It lost its purpose when the press spent the entire event genuflecting to Dear Leader Obama. I'm not a fan of Trump's pathological aversion to any criticism, but he's right to ignore it.
here's a brief column from Christopher Hitchens lambasting the Correspondents Dinner under Obama for doing nothing other than serving Obama's personality cult
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here's a brief column from Christopher Hitchens lambasting the Correspondents Dinner under Obama for doing nothing other than serving Obama's personality cult
LINK
This post was edited on 4/30/17 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:14 pm to Cajun Cricket
It's not held at the White House, it's held at the Hilton Hotel.
It is an entirely privately funded event. No taxpayer money is spent.
It is an entirely privately funded event. No taxpayer money is spent.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:14 pm to Cajun Cricket
quote:On the way out, as it were.
Leftover from the D.C. Obama cartel I see ....
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:16 pm to rbWarEagle
Hell, I think some of it's funny as hell .... but I don't think our government should be hosting a bs media elite fest disguised as a scholarship fundraiser. Drain that crap!
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:17 pm to Cajun Cricket
quote:Son, the government doesn't host it. Or pay for it. Or plan or organize it.
Hell, I think some of it's funny as hell .... but I don't think our government should be hosting a bs media elite fest disguised as a scholarship fundraiser. Drain that crap!
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:17 pm to Cajun Cricket
How is the government hosting it?
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:22 pm to Cajun Cricket
Would been a great place to test another MOAB.... 
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:28 pm to Navytiger74
The backbone of the event is the attendance of the President, VP, Senior WH official and WH staff. You and I pay for that crap!
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:29 pm to Cajun Cricket
Then why did Trump say that he would attend next year?
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:29 pm to Cajun Cricket
quote:Well the event went on last night with none of them in attendance, so...
The backbone of the event is the attendance of the President, VP, Senior WH official and WH staff. You and I pay for that crap!
Posted on 4/30/17 at 12:29 pm to Cajun Cricket
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the D.C. media establishment.
They're becoming less and less relevant every day.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:16 pm to Cajun Cricket
good grief another dumb trumpkin spouting more fake news. read up on things before you run your mouth
Posted on 4/30/17 at 1:28 pm to Cajun Cricket
I have no problem with a President attending the dinner, however, I think it is a waste of time, and wish they wouldn't. If the press wants to have a dinner, more power to them. Have at it. The President doesn't have to be there for them to do that.
Posted on 4/30/17 at 2:01 pm to Cajun Cricket
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Cajun Cricket
The event is private, no tax payers' money is used to support it. It's also held at a downtown hotel, not the White House. And no president, including Richie Rich, can "shut it down."
You're #fakenews.
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