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Obamas Hosts James Earl Jones at Tuesday Night Poetry Jam
WASHINGTON-It's a jam, not a slam. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama host another themed party night at the White House Tuesday night, this one featuring a poetry jam, music and more. A headliner is velvet voiced actor James Earl Jones. The jam is not to be confused with a poetry slam.
PD toolbar!White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers tells me in an e-mail reply to my question. "Slam is a competition. There will be no competition." The East Room will be the venue for a celebration of poetry, music and the spoken word. Featured performers include: actor James Earl Jones: author Michael Chabon his wife, essayist Ayelet Waldman; vocalist Esperanza Spalding; pianist Eric Lewis; actor, writer Lin Manuel Miranda and slam poet Mayda Del Valle. Also on the bill: Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio- HBO's Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Finalist, Joshua Brandon Bennett- HBO's Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Finalist. All to be streamed live on www.whitehouse.gov.
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PD toolbar!White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers tells me in an e-mail reply to my question. "Slam is a competition. There will be no competition." The East Room will be the venue for a celebration of poetry, music and the spoken word. Featured performers include: actor James Earl Jones: author Michael Chabon his wife, essayist Ayelet Waldman; vocalist Esperanza Spalding; pianist Eric Lewis; actor, writer Lin Manuel Miranda and slam poet Mayda Del Valle. Also on the bill: Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio- HBO's Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Finalist, Joshua Brandon Bennett- HBO's Brave New Voices Youth Poetry Finalist. All to be streamed live on www.whitehouse.gov.
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Lynn Sweet
Lynn Sweet is a columnist at PoliticsDaily.com and writes the Daily FLOTUS blog on Michelle Obama. She is also Washington Bureau Chief of the Chicago Sun-Times.... more
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Keith
10:02AM May 12th 2009
Obama laughed at this filth at the Correspondents Dinner. This is how he is going to bring this country together??
The post-election partisanship by this administration is stunning. Bush attempted to work with Democrats. Obama says my way only.
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The post-election partisanship by this administration is stunning. Bush attempted to work with Democrats. Obama says my way only.
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ryanmergen
11:24AM May 12th 2009
Why do all republicans sound like whining babies these days? Because they're getting their war and their torture taken away from them. Bush was partisian after he had his Congress taken away after he nearly destroyed our country with his illicit, ill-informed war. Obama doesn't need the republican party, none of us do. You all have done your part to destroy our nation, now sit back and shut up while you let the black man fix it.
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(5) Asunta tuya
1:14PM May 12th 2009
Yeah Obama laughed at the jokes, so what.This is America we can laugh.
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(2) ClunesFan
3:04PM May 12th 2009
What a lovely event. Good to see some culture return to The White House. Thank you.
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