Im going to spare myself and others the full 6,700 words of this, but the intellectual level of these dinners must be sublime: Obama has been hosting star-studded dinners that sometimes go on well past midnight and inviting a few newcomers such as former NBA star Alonzo Mourning into his social sphere.... At one dinner, ... the Obamas hosted U2s Bono, Gen. Colin Powell, Apple CEO Tim Cook, investor Warren Buffett and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Another drew actors Will Smith and Samuel L. Jackson, along with journalist Gayle King. Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue, attended a dinner with fashion industry insiders. ... Valerie Jarrett, the senior adviser and longtime confidant of the Obamas who organizes the dinners, appears to be the only regular from the West Wing. ... The protocol is that Obama has to leave first, participants say, but he seems to never want them to end. The bull sessions satisfy the presidents intellectual curiosity as he indulges in nuanced conversations about life, ideas and art. goo.gl/pHsBK5
Posted on: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 13:03:37 +0000
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