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April 10, 2013
Obama Cancels Jewish Heritage Month Reception
The White House will not hold a Jewish History Month event this year because of the sequester.
A White House official confirmed to JTA that the reception, which usually takes place toward the end of May, would not take place this year because of the congressionally mandated across-the-board budget cuts that kicked in last month.
Congress passed legislation creating Jewish American Heritage Month in 2006, and President Obama hosted the first reception commemorating the month in 2010.
Jewish invitees usually include luminaries in the arts, sports and sciences, lawmakers, armed services personnel and the Israeli ambassador, as well as organizational leaders and political supporters of the president.
White House Dossier pointed out the parties that were not cut due to the sequester:
The celebration of St. Patrick’s Day last month included an East Room bash with hundreds of guests and a separate breakfast party at the vice president’s residence.
Tuesday, the Obamas took in an exclusive viewing in the White House theater of the movie “42,” which chronicles the life of Jackie Robinson, with the film’s cast and crew. Earlier, in the day, Michelle hosted a “42 Film Workshop” for kids in the State Dining Room that featured Harrison Ford.
Obama even got in a reception for the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings and major league soccer champs LA Galaxy on March 26. And there’s money around to transport him to the golf links, where he traveled by motorcade last weekend.
Next Tuesday, the Obamas will be treated to a command East Room performance “celebrating” Memphis soul music, with performances by stars like Justin Timberlake and Queen Latifah.
Wild Thing's comment................
He has no shame at all, he can't even go through the motions of doing the right thing.
Posted by Wild Thing at April 10, 2013 01:47 AM
Comments
He had his big Soul Music party at the White House last night. There's no way in Hell sequester is going to stop anything he wants.
Posted by: BobF at April 10, 2013 07:24 AM
Why would he, both he and his transsexual sidekick "the mook" hate Jews more than they hate whites.
Posted by: cuchieddie at April 10, 2013 07:44 AM
