By NANCY BENAC,AP
The Obamas are partying it up in the White House
Michelle and Barack Obama sat one table over from J. Lo and Marc Anthony,and all four of them were rocking in their seats as Sheila E. shook the house — well,really the tent.
The latest installment of the White House music series was too big for the East Room,so a high-wattage assortment of Latin musicians sent pulsating,can’t-help-but-bob-along rhythms tumbling out of a giant tent on the mansion’s South Lawn.
As it happens,music of all sorts — rock,jazz,country,classical — has been busting out of the White House all year long.
Presidents have long used the White House as a platform to showcase the best of music and the arts:Chester Arthur staged the first formal East Room concert in the late 1800s.
But the Obamas are demonstrating a commitment to use the White House to promote the arts in a huge way. And they’re not just tapping safe,living legends:Fresh faces like bachata band Aventura and Mexican pop sensation Thalia (who lured Obama on to the dance floor briefly) shared a stage with gray eminence Jose Feliciano at last week’s Fiesta Latina.
JOE BIDEN,his VP,just announced we are in a "DEPRESSION". I don't ever defend excess by public officials –I loathe it. Even if it's their "own money"–they should stand as an example to the country.
He needs to stop partying and start packing. AND I DON'T MEAN FOR COPENHAGEN in December to sign away US sovereignty.
It's the old "do as I say,not as I do"bit. I"M superior to all you little people. Congress is the same way. It's absolutely disgusting!!!