House Committee Votes to Subpoena Couple Who Crashed State Dinner. So where is Desiree Roger’s subpoena?
But the committee rejected an effort by its top Republican, Rep. Peter King of New York, to subpoena White House social secretary Desiree Rogers.
Why?
King pressed for Rogers to testify before the committee, but the White House has said it does not make aides to the president available to testify — raising concerns that the Obama administration’s professed commitment to transparency may soon devolve into a battle over executive privilege.
LOL
“We ought to get the full picture,” King told the committee on Wednesday. “This is not about her (Rogers) as an individual,” he said, adding that her testimony is critical in probing how the Salahis made their way into the dinner and met President Obama on the receiving line.
And then there is Val’s investigation.
Senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett said the White House is conducting its own internal investigation — and that protocol for handling social events will change as a result, including requiring a White House staff member at the gates when invitees arrive.
Jarrett defended the decision not to make Rogers go to Capitol Hill by saying in an interview with ABC last week that “it is important to have a balance and have the White House staff able to have confidential conversations with the president and his team without appearing before Congress.”
“There have been rare instances in the past for very, very important issues where that practice has deviated, but in this case we think we have had full and open disclosure,” she said.
December 9, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Jarrett should do her homework. This has been standard operating procedure for decades. It was changed by Rogers when she got the job from the FLOTUS. In other words, this NEW POLICY is a big fail.
That is, if you want to believe the garble about Salahi-gate.
I have it on good account that the guest of honor (PM India) requested their presence, as they are friends from some polo club. For some reason the FLOTUS’ office decided not to honor that request.
I got that info on day 1 of Salahi-gate, and have been advised that my original source (a credible NYC news outlet) has been forbidden to release it. As a matter of fact, all of the AP wire links I got that day are now 404 errors, not a shred of them left to peruse.
December 9, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Well it looks like Val’s pal made a HUGE booboo. We knew that already. I find it very interesting that they Salahis will have to disclose details that might make Desiree twitch. Do you think Desiree will find another more fabulous job before the end of the year?
December 10, 2009 at 12:15 am
Anthony were you the person who found that online photo of the Salahi couple with Obama at some polo club event?
Now Obama and Michelle are busying trying to cover Desiree’s Oprah-sized ass!
December 10, 2009 at 6:46 pm
It appears Jarrett is focused on protecting the FLOTUS who is the real culprit, since she placed the boor (Rogers) in charge. Rogers in her astounding judgment, let the cats in while the mouse was away playing at the party.
Looks like the First Lady’s flub is now being buried from the public. Can’t allow her to make herself look anymore unschooled in the ways of White House protocol, not to mention professional decorum. What was that Harvard and Princeton “experience” for once again?
December 10, 2009 at 10:45 pm
If Bam’s approval rate is low now, her is lower.
December 12, 2009 at 4:48 am
How Low Can You Go Man!!!!
Everybody do the Limbo!!!!!
December 9, 2009 at 11:25 pm
How about bringing some of those misguided dems/repubs in front of the Ethics Committee? Sounds fair to me.
Calling “executive privilege” for Rogers is another way Beelzabub emulates his hero, gwb.
“Say What You Will…It Feels So Good”
December 10, 2009 at 2:08 am
Yes, but he won’t want you to say that.
December 10, 2009 at 12:12 am
“So where is Desiree Roger’s subpoena?”
This double standard is…..wait for it……
Racist!!!!!!
December 10, 2009 at 2:07 am
You’re right again. Salahis are not the right color and Desiree is the right color. This world is upside down.
December 10, 2009 at 12:35 pm
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December 10, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Some interesting material that shows the social climbing of each party using the other.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/11/29/2009-11-29_wannabe_tv_duo_tareq_and_michaele_salahi_hunting_for_payday_for_party_crashing_s.html
http://images-partners-tbn.google.com/images?q=tbn:OzPqf5hjKWdhSM:farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/4010282963_38a298995c_s.jpg
December 11, 2009 at 5:21 am
http://www.luoamerican.com/baldilocks/2009/12/bold-white-people.html
there was another party they crashed when BHO was present as well: The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Awards Dinner, just 1 month prior to the State Dinner. Huh.
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