Rightbloggers find the real White House gatecrasher story: Obama’s radical ties

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Last week’s state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was

from the beginning fraught with controversy — or what passes for

controversy among rightbloggers. First, the dinner menu was leaked. Right Pundits

was miffed that “such cultural oddities as potato and eggplant salad,

arugula, roasted potato dumplings, and red lentil soup” were to be

served. “No American beef was presented to our international guests.”

(The Prime Minister is a vegetarian.)

“Let Them Eat Arugula,” cried Moonbattery. “Fresh arugula in November? Really?” asked Red State Eclectic.

“Uh – how long does fancy lettuce keep? And they grew enough to create

300-400 salads? Exactly how big is that White House garden? Are they

creating jobs by paying people $50 an hour to pick lettuce there?” etc.

RSE also thought it was weird that there would be a tent.

Others were enraged that the Obamas were having a state dinner

at all, given the state of the economy. “Don’t expect to find any

criticism in the liberal media of the Obamas throwing this lavish

affair with so many people around the country out of work,” said Freedom Eden. “Taxpayers Fund Lavish State Dinner For Leftists,” said Freedom’s Wings. (Also: “Arugula was on the menu. This was an elitist crowd after all.”) Michelle Malkin helpfully provided a list of “the cronies, czars & corruptocrats at Obama’s first state dinner.”

American Power told readers, “First State Dinner to Exclude Congressional Republicans.” “Obama Stiffs Republicans,” said David Horowitz‘s NewsReal Blog. Actually House Minority Leader John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were invited and declined,

and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal attended, but that cut no ice with

rightbloggers. “And don’t bore me with, ‘Well, some Republicans were

invited!'” said Life With Monkeys.

” It is true however, it seems disingenuous since Obama has REFUSED to

meet with anyone from the GOP since APRIL, regarding health care,” etc.

All this faded from view when it was revealed that a pair of gate-crashers,

Tareq and Michaele Salahi, attended the event without authorization,

which turned out to prove that Obama was in league with the

Palestinians in a plot to wipe out Israel.