Each year, the president invites several guests to attend his State of the Union address, seated alongside the first lady in a viewing box.
The guests are typically ridiculously high achievers, people who have written particularly moving letters to the president, individuals emblematic of a point the president is trying to illustrate, or, ideally, all three.
According to a release from the White House, the special guests sitting with Michelle Obama this year include a Syrian refugee, a Republican mayor from Tennessee who has focused on criminal justice reform, and Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in this year’s Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision.
The White House also announced late last week that one seat will remain empty to "commemorate the lives lost to gun violence," and said that "they need the rest of us to speak for them. To tell their stories. To honor their memory."
Together, these guests are intended to represent the larger themes of President Obama’s speech — both a congratulatory look back at the past seven years and an appeal to continue forward with progressive policy goals. Look out for their names to come up during the president’s speech. Here are their full bios, as provided by the White House.
Source - VOX
Remember when H got all upset about this?
Me neither
We know that State of the Union guests are there to be used as props. Do you think you're breaking a news story with this? My problem isn't that Ms. Patton was a prop--it's that your team is lying its ass off about the fact she was used as a prop.
I just saw that Don Lemon Party pulled the prop line out last night. You're such a good little storm trooper H
No one ever cared about props until a brave strong Black woman sat there silently for Trump
That's the issue. Not surprised that a racist doesn't get it
Sounds like H got his CNN talking points memo?
You would need someone to tell you to see the obvious? Hope there's an executive around when you need help.
Each year, the president invites several guests to attend his State of the Union address, seated alongside the first lady in a viewing box.
The guests are typically ridiculously high achievers, people who have written particularly moving letters to the president, individuals emblematic of a point the president is trying to illustrate, or, ideally, all three.
According to a release from the White House, the special guests sitting with Michelle Obama this year include a Syrian refugee, a Republican mayor from Tennessee who has focused on criminal justice reform, and Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in this year’s Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision.
The White House also announced late last week that one seat will remain empty to "commemorate the lives lost to gun violence," and said that "they need the rest of us to speak for them. To tell their stories. To honor their memory."
Together, these guests are intended to represent the larger themes of President Obama’s speech — both a congratulatory look back at the past seven years and an appeal to continue forward with progressive policy goals. Look out for their names to come up during the president’s speech. Here are their full bios, as provided by the White House.
Source - VOX
Remember when H got all upset about this?
Me neither
We know that State of the Union guests are there to be used as props. Do you think you're breaking a news story with this? My problem isn't that Ms. Patton was a prop--it's that your team is lying its ass off about the fact she was used as a prop.
I just saw that Don Lemon Party pulled the prop line out last night. You're such a good little storm trooper H
No one ever cared about props until a brave strong Black woman sat there silently for Trump
That's the issue. Not surprised that a racist doesn't get it
Sounds like H got his CNN talking points memo?
You would need someone to tell you to see the obvious? Hope there's an executive around when you need help.
You’re disgusting. The comment about Race’s family was one of the worst things I’ve read here. Get help.
Each year, the president invites several guests to attend his State of the Union address, seated alongside the first lady in a viewing box.
The guests are typically ridiculously high achievers, people who have written particularly moving letters to the president, individuals emblematic of a point the president is trying to illustrate, or, ideally, all three.
According to a release from the White House, the special guests sitting with Michelle Obama this year include a Syrian refugee, a Republican mayor from Tennessee who has focused on criminal justice reform, and Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in this year’s Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision.
The White House also announced late last week that one seat will remain empty to "commemorate the lives lost to gun violence," and said that "they need the rest of us to speak for them. To tell their stories. To honor their memory."
Together, these guests are intended to represent the larger themes of President Obama’s speech — both a congratulatory look back at the past seven years and an appeal to continue forward with progressive policy goals. Look out for their names to come up during the president’s speech. Here are their full bios, as provided by the White House.
Source - VOX
Remember when H got all upset about this?
Me neither
We know that State of the Union guests are there to be used as props. Do you think you're breaking a news story with this? My problem isn't that Ms. Patton was a prop--it's that your team is lying its ass off about the fact she was used as a prop.
I just saw that Don Lemon Party pulled the prop line out last night. You're such a good little storm trooper H
No one ever cared about props until a brave strong Black woman sat there silently for Trump
That's the issue. Not surprised that a racist doesn't get it
Sounds like H got his CNN talking points memo?
You would need someone to tell you to see the obvious? Hope there's an executive around when you need help.
You’re disgusting. The comment about Race’s family was one of the worst things I’ve read here. Get help.
@HHusky congrats on one of the really racist posts on a borderline racist board. Way to go
What is obvious is that she has worked with Trump and was there to defend him because she wanted to.
Sick
I was born at night. It wasn't last night however.
Apparently you were born in the 1920's Jim Crow South
Blacks are so uppity these days
I don't care whose idea it was. An adult with any sense, and whose sensibilities were formed sometime after 1948, should have said "Are you fucking kidding me?" That was unadulterated pandering with skin color. Why didn't someone just offer "Some of Daddy's best friends are negroes."? Embarrassing, at best.
They knew beforehand that Cohen was going to accuse Trump of being a racist. The woman wanted to go and offer her support and give her opinion that Trump isn't a racist and the white guy is telling her to sit down, shut up and get in the back of the bus.
@HHusky congrats on one of the really racist posts on a borderline racist board. Way to go
What is obvious is that she has worked with Trump and was there to defend him because she wanted to.
Sick
I was born at night. It wasn't last night however.
Apparently you were born in the 1920's Jim Crow South
Blacks are so uppity these days
I don't care whose idea it was. An adult with any sense, and whose sensibilities were formed sometime after 1948, should have said "Are you fucking kidding me?" That was unadulterated pandering with skin color. Why didn't someone just offer "Some of Daddy's best friends are negroes."? Embarrassing, at best.
The whole thing was political theater. What's so egregious about another player on the stage?
I welcome it, personally. It's put all of you in the position of denying something you absolutely know to be true. She was a prop. The gymnastics you'll all go through now will be spectacular, I'm sure.
One is allowed to not like the fact that this woman supports and defends Trump, given ample reasons for people not to like Trump. But calling this woman a Prop, who can't think or act for herself, or own the decision to speak out in Trump's favor is both racist and sexist in the extreme. I think she's well aware of her race, and how it might appear and play to the opposition, but appreciating that fact, she stood up, regardless. And you fuckers who have a problem with this woman purport to give a fuck about equality or women's rights? Fuck Off, you fucking pigs.
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If you said anything about this loving family you got crucified
ITS A GOLD STAR FAMILY RACE
You're backtracking like Browning against Stanford