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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Coming Soon to the National Press Club

posted by on June 12 at 16:17 PM

A guy who claims to have blown Barack Obama in the back of his limo after watching Obama do crack. In 1999.

The guy who’s making this claim failed a polygraph intended to test the claim’s authenticity. He also has been wanted on theft and forgery charges. And yet the National Press Club in D.C. is apparently planning to host him on June 18.

FireDogLake has a petition demanding the event be halted.

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1

He's getting Swift Blown!

Posted by Westside forever | June 12, 2008 4:22 PM
2

these online petitions are bullshit. they never actually accomplish anything EVER except producing more activist spam.

Posted by brett | June 12, 2008 4:30 PM
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from the site:


Please take a moment to ask the National Press Club to check the facts before giving Larry Sinclair a bully pulpit. Also, if you have a moment please consider calling the National Press Club at 202-662-7500, and politely but firmly petition them verbally.

Posted by apres_moi | June 12, 2008 4:35 PM
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So repeating some random comment from DailyKos apparently this is like a room rental. At first I thought it was the weekly lecture that the NPC does, but it's not that. If you look on the calendar there's some sort of independent baker's group also.

Posted by daniel | June 12, 2008 4:39 PM
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What the fucking fuckety-fucking fuck? What the fuck? The National Press Corps? What the fuck? Are they completely clueless?

Posted by Fnarf | June 12, 2008 4:40 PM
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I could claim I blew John McCain in 1999 too, except I couldn't tell you for sure which wrinkle I had my lips around or whether it was anywhere near a penis. You know how things sag. Could have been an earlobe.

Posted by Leaf Blower | June 12, 2008 4:43 PM
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Teach the controversy.

Posted by Dan Savage | June 12, 2008 4:43 PM
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I love you, ecce homo.

Posted by Dan Savage | June 12, 2008 4:46 PM
9

Hmmm...well, I french-braided Elton John's back hair in a limo in Phoenix. Back when I was young. And thin.


Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | June 12, 2008 4:54 PM
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Believe it or not, I have never been to the National Press Club but I imagine it's much like other press clubs around the country - meeting and dining rooms that members and others can use.

I'd be much more interested in who or what "Veritas Federal Media" (the sponsor of the event) is, than what the NPC is hosting in one of their facilities.

But that's just me.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay | June 12, 2008 5:06 PM
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btw, the "Lisagor Room" (where the event is being held) is 608 square feet with a 9' ceiling. It can accomodate 40 in theatre style seating. Somehow, I dont' think they're expecting a crowd.

Posted by catalina vel-duray | June 12, 2008 5:23 PM
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It's amusing that the NPC admits they work for the Devil.

Posted by Will in Seattle | June 12, 2008 5:33 PM
13

Well c'mon, people. Those rats aren't gonna fuck themselves.

Posted by Doctor Memory | June 12, 2008 7:02 PM
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Uh... state legislators have limos?

Posted by CP | June 12, 2008 8:28 PM
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That's what limos are for, folks - to get blown in the back of - this rumor is so duh!

Posted by RHETT ORACLE | June 12, 2008 8:41 PM
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Well, Sinclair et al. got what they wanted, didn't they.

All those trolls had to do was rent a room at a Legitimate Place, where Sinclair will tell his ridiculous blowjob tale to 40 people -- and look at the mileage they're getting out of it! Not only did I get their yicky imagery in my head, I infected others with it too!

Personally (on the strength of this Slog post) I sent the firedoglake petition to 4 people before I bothered finding out that the brouhaha is over a slimy private party trumped up as an Important Event.

At least I wrote my friends later to say "ignore the trolls."

(But then again, stupider things have taken out a good candidate...)

Posted by Sara | June 12, 2008 10:44 PM
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Anyone who is a member of the National Press Club can host an event there, though the events do have to be approved first.

Interestingly, though, the contact person for the event is Montgomery Sibley, who was the DC Madam's lawyer. He's quite the character: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/03/AR2007050302233.html

Posted by clq76 | June 13, 2008 6:20 AM
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Rev. Wright already spoke at the NPC. Why are they having him back so soon?

Posted by Joe M | June 13, 2008 8:56 AM

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