Video: Sarah Palin Arrives at Alfalfa Club Dinner

In case you didn't catch this fact in my previous reporting on the Alfalfa Dinner, it's exclusive. How exclusive? It's so exclusive, Alfalfa Club members have to bribe themselves to get in.

So this AP video of Sarah Palin's arrival at the elite fete is probably closer than any of us will ever get.



Originally, it was reported that Palin would speak at the dinner, but according to pool reports, she did not. President Obama did speak, making disarming reference to the dinner's commemoration of Confederate Genral Robert E. Lee's birthday, and needled Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

The Alfalfa Club also traditionally puts forth a mock nominee for President, "just for fun," who then has to speak. Since the pool reports cite only one other speaker, it seems that Senator John McCain was the lucky nominee.

If I had known McCain would be speaking, I would have prepared some jokes for him:

- So, I called Governor Palin this morning, I said, "Sarah, it's John, how would you like to go to the Alfalfa Dinner with me? (pause) McCain, John McCain."

- President Obama is working hard to pass this stimulus bill, and after reading it, I'd say he's actually being tri-partisan about this. As in, "I'll try anything."

- Wow, tough crowd. I feel like Goveror Paterson at the Kennedy Center Honors.

- Governor Palin, you look lovely. Just a heads up, Andrew Sullivan is outside telling everyone it's really Bristol's dress.

- And President Obama looks sharp as ever. If you look closely, though, you can see that the buttons on his jacket say "Click here to donate."

- I'm really glad I scored an invite to this dinner. Rod Blagojevich offered me a ticket, but I told him, "I'm already a Senator."

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