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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100326)	2/21/2011 9:33:00 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100326)	2/22/2011 7:40:12 AM
From: lorne	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

No invite for the Obamas as the Queen personally asks 40 other heads of state to attend Prince William's wedding to Kate By Daily Mail Reporter 21st February 2011 dailymail.co.uk President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle have not been invited to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding. The Queen personally invited 40 heads of state, who received the gold-embossed invitations over the weekend to the April 29 wedding of the future king. The Obamas, however, were not among them. But they can take solace in the knowledge that they will be the guests of their very own state visit to the UK in May. Elegant: The Royal wedding invitation was sent to 1,900 guests Snubbed: The Obamas have been invited for a state visit as a 'sweetener' There have been suggestions that the state visit – the first for a US President since 2003 – was set up in return for Obama not coming to the wedding because of the added security costs involved with protecting the President. French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni will also miss out and Prince Andrew’s former wife, Sarah Ferguson – the Duchess of York – has also been snubbed. More...Sure, I've got nothing better to do: Obama substitutes for his daughter's basketball coach (too bad Sasha wasn't even there!) 'Are they going to let me die?' Mexican teen goes on hunger strike in hope of getting an invitation to the Royal Wedding Sloping off: Obama accused of double standards as Michelle takes girls skiing in Vail... just days after he tells Americans to give up their vacations Leaders from Commonwealth counties, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand have been invited along with Kings and Queens across Europe, including Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Greece. The couple will hope the meet-and-greet will help prepare them for their first official overseas visit as a married couple to Canada in June. Getting ready for the big day: Prince William and Kate Middleton will have 1,000 friends at the April 29 ceremony But Britain's Foreign Office said royal officials had sent their regrets to Estibalis Chavez, a 19-year-old fan who has protested outside the country's embassy in Mexico City demanding an invite. Other guests include the King of Jordan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the Sultan of Oman, the King of Bahrain, the Sultan of Brunei and the King of Saudi Arabia, the Emperor of Japan, the King of Malaysia, the King of Tonga and the King of Thailand. Around 1,900 guests will attend the Westminster Abbey ceremony, which will be beamed around the world, and the bride and groom have been allowed to invite more than, 1,000 of their friends. The invitations, which were posted last week, are on thick white card, bevelled, gilded and stamped with EIIR in gold which has then been burnished. Estibalis Chavez protested outside the British Embassy in Mexico City demanding an invite. British officials did send her their regrets but no invite Classic and elegant, the black text on the invitation – which has been issued in the name of the Queen – reads: ‘The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by The Queen to invite. . . to the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales, K.G., with Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on Friday, 29th April, 2011 at 11.00am. ‘A reply is requested to State Invitations Secretary, Lord Chamberlain’s Office, Buckingham Palace.’ Gentlemen are required to wear uniform, morning coat or lounge suit. There is no dress code for female guests, although ladies will be required to wear a hat for the wedding service. Clarence House – the Prince’s official residence – confirmed that more than 50 members of the Royal Family have been invited along with 40 members of foreign royalty. More than 200 members of the British Government, Parliament and diplomatic corps have been invited. The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition will all attend, along with key members of the Cabinet. Also invited are 60 governors-general and Commonwealth prime ministers. The guest list, also sees around 80 guests from the charities and organisations which William is patron. The couple has said the wedding should be a chance for everyone to enjoy themselves it austere times. Just 600 guests have been invited to the wedding breakfast hosted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace after the service. Crowned heads will attend along with the British Royal Family, Miss Middleton’s family and the couple’s friends. The Queen, who made a state visit to Oman and Abu Dhabi last year, believes the wedding invitations will be good for diplomatic relations between Britain and the Middle East. The couple have invited 300 family and friends to an evening reception at Buckingham Palace.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100326)	2/22/2011 7:40:51 AM
From: lorne	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

So much for the diet: Anti-obesity crusader Michelle Obama feasts on ribs during pricey family vacation By David Gardner Last updated at 1:34 AM on 22nd February 2011 dailymail.co.uk Michelle Obama feasted on ribs while on her skiing holiday, it has emerged. The First Lady, who has spearheaded a campaign to change American eating habits, ate ancho-chile short ribs from a restaurant next to her luxury ski hotel in Vail, Colorado. The Obamas have already come under fire for the vacation, with the President accused of double standards after appealing for Americans to sacrifice their holidays just days before his wife and children went on the costly skiing trip. First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are on the ‘private family trip’ for Presidents' Day Weekend. The first lady went to Restaurant Kelly Liken in Vail Village on Saturday night, dining on a braised ancho-chile short rib with hominy wild mushrooms, the Vail Daily reported. Chef and owner Kelly Liken said: 'Yes, it's true, the first lady dined at our restaurant tonight and seemed to really enjoy it.' Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh hit out at the First Lady for her choice of food on Monday. Speaking on his radio show he said: 'The problem is, and dare I say this, it doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritional, dietary advice. 'And then we hear that she's out eating ribs at 1,500 calories a serving with 141 grams of fat per serving ... I'm trying to say that our First Lady does not project the image of women that you might see on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue or of a woman Alex Rodriguez might date every six months or what have you. 'She's a hypocrite. Leaders are supposed to be leaders. If we're supposed to go out and eat nothing, if we're supposed to eat roots and berries and tree bark, show us how.' The family are staying at the upscale Sebastian Hotel on Vail Mountain, where rooms start at $650 a night and range up to more than $2,400 for multi-bedroom suites. Pictured on the first day of their holiday, the First Lady's cream ski jacket was open, perhaps indicating that temperatures were not as bitter as they are in other parts of the country. A light snow appeared to be falling on Mrs Obama and her daughter, who herself was clad in fluorescent pink snowboarding pants and a sky blue puff jacket. Both wore gloves and hats. They were not carrying skis. The family appear to have flown there on Air Force Two. The trip came just days after the President tried to sell his cost-cutting budget to the American people by asking them to stay at home. ‘If you’re a family trying to cut back, you might skip going out to dinner, or you might put off a vacation,’ he said. While Mr Obama is staying put at the White House, the rest of his family headed to Colorado – rather than visiting slopes closer to Washington in Virginia or Pennsylvania. Their trip came despite previous criticisms over the family's extravagant vacations, including a trip last summer to Spain. Mrs Obama also raised eyebrows when she left earlier than her husband for their annual Christmas holiday in Hawaii, incurring additional expenses estimated to be more than $97,000. In August it cost taxpayers an alleged $375,000 for her security detail - and two flights on Air Force One - on a holiday to Spain with her daughter, Sasha, and 40 friends. Although the Obamas will pay for a portion of the skiing trip, taxpayers will still shoulder many of the costs. A motorcade of about a dozen vehicles, including at least 15 police officers, travelled from Eagle County Regional Airport to Vail on Friday night when the presidential party arrived Roads were temporarily closed to make way for the cavalcade, which arrived at the hotel at about 9.30pm. No public events have been scheduled for the visit. ‘I don’t know whether to laugh or cry,’ said one of the president’s most outspoken critics, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. ‘He’s got the single largest deficit in the history of the country and he’s trying to tell us that we really cut back here.’ Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife are spending the holiday weekend in the U.S. in Florida’s Key Largo resort town. The White House said the Bidens arrived in Key Largo on Thursday night and will remain there until Monday night. ‘The First Lady and several close family friends are chaperoning their children on a ski trip. Personal expenses are being paid for by the Obamas,’ said a spokesman for the President. Sasha, nine, and Malia, twelve, have been skiing once before, at Liberty Mountain Resort, in Carroll Valley, Pennsylvania, in February last year. At the time, the First Lady said her family had been thrilled to discover the resort. 'You can go from 60- and 50-degree weather to being on a slope,' she said. 'Not too many places in this country you can do that and still be at the seat of power. It's kind of cool.'

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (100326)	2/22/2011 7:59:17 AM
From: chartseer	5 Recommendations Respond to of 224744

It seems only in 24 of the 57 states the employees have this right. What about the state employees in the other 33? Are they second class citizens? If so why? If it is a right as you claim why isn't it nation wide? Are not all citizens entitled to equal rights under the constitution? I know you will just ignore this fact just as you ignore most facts that do not support your lopsided propaganda. citizen chartseer