Guess who's going to the White House Hanukkah party?

By GottaLaff

Hint:

It would have been such an obvious snub had he not been invited.

Yes, we're thinking the same thing.

Happy Hanukkah Overnite Thread

White House Hanukkah Party Spawns Anger

By GottaLaff

Regarding the reaction to the ObamAdministration's first Hanukkah party: Oy, gimme a break:

One bone of contention has been the guest list: Administration officials say they are inviting 550 people, just 50 less than President Bush invited to his White House Hanukkah parties. But reports in the Israeli press spawned fast-spreading rumors that the Obama White House was only inviting 400 – and that the Bush White House had actually invited twice that number. [...]

(Clarification: Troy writes in to say that he wrote his piece in response to an article in the Jerusalem Post that said the guest list would be cut in half. "My piece was about what the implications of that decision would be," he said. "The White House has now increased the guest list, which is all to the good, but I did not start the story that they cut it in half.") [...]

Mr. Bush's White House last year sent an invitation to its Hannukah party that included a Christmas tree. Yet his administration's handling of the party is being compared favorably to the performance of Mr. Obama's administration. [...]

As for the party itself: The Times reports that it will feature a Jewish student choir, children of a soldier deployed in Iraq lighting a menorah, and the presence of the president and first lady.

And, hopefully, enough potato latkes to win over the skeptics.

Much ado, seriously. I'm Jewish and I'm not offended. Besides, there are so many more important issues to worry about. The number of guests at a party is not one of them.

Oy vey izmeir. Zol zein shah!

Video- Happy Hanukkah from Orrin Hatch

Eight Days of Hanukkah from Tablet Magazine on Vimeo.

Oh my, I couldn't resist. Via Ben.

A final Hanukkah video

Mmmm, latkes.

Happy Hanukkah, Comedy Central-style

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10c

Best Hanukkah Moments

Barack Obama Interview
John McCain Interview

Sarah Palin Video
Funny Election Video

Tonight's the third night of Hanukkah, right? Oy.

Pass The Candle

Since I missed it last night, Happy Hanukkah to those who indulge.

Bush White House Caught in Hanukkah Gaffe

By GottaLaff

If it's Wednesday (or Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday), it must be a Bush gaffe:

A picture of a Christmas tree is not the first thing you would expect to see on an invitation to an event celebrating Hanukkah, but that is exactly what recipients of invitations to this year's White House Hanukkah reception initially got in the mail.

The invitation sent to American Jewish leaders on behalf of the President and First Lady, requesting "the pleasure of your company at a Hanukkah reception," bore an image of a Clydesdale horse drawn cart, carrying the White House Christmas tree, with a Christmas wreath-adorned White House in the background.

Mrs. Bush's press secretary, Sally McDonough:

"Mrs. Bush is apologetic, It is just something that fell through the cracks," she said, referring to the role of the First Lady's office in sending out the invitations.

The card as originally intended featured a menorah given to the White House during Harry Truman's presidency.

It's the thought that counts. Right?