a 'grove' of 54(!) Christmas trees in the Whitehouse

[midnight rambler]

Let them eat cake!

http://news.investors.com/politics-andrew-malcolm/120312-635425-fiscal-cliff-talks-stall-as-obama-white-house-erects-its-own-tree-grove.htm?ven=rss

[mamboni]

Did you see the last reader comments?

Kendall Gjevre (http://www.facebook.com/kendall.gjevre) · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coeur-dAlene-Idaho/108042215884274) "Let them eat cake!"
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gravyjohn (signed in using yahoo) ...let them eat fruitcake!
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https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-ash3/173359_1234947164_617763639_q.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/charles.washington.355) Charles Washington (http://www.facebook.com/charles.washington.355) · Top Commenter · University of Oklahoma (http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-of-Oklahoma/112540252090261) I like the cake.............cake of all
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[Libertytree]

These fucking people don't have a clue..what's not to loathe? Here's a few tidbits.

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Here’s a breakdown of more numbers associated with the White House Christmas.


Number of live trees in the White House: 54
Height of the official White House Christmas tree: 18 feet, six inches. It comes from the Estes Family’s Peak Farms in Jefferson, North Carolina.
Number of “Bo-flake” ornaments on the official tree: 40
Weight of the White House gingerbread house: 300 pounds
Number of pounds of gingerbread used to construct the house: 175
Number of pounds of chocolate used in the house: 50
Needed to create the snowflake and boxwood arrangement in the East Entrance: 25 volunteers, 100 hours
Needed to create the berry, pinecone and leaf design of the East Entrance column: 60,000 berries, 15,000 gold pine cone scales, 15,000 pieces of lemon leaf
Needed to create the Bo topiary sculpture: 18,000 one-inch black pompoms, 2,000 white pompoms, one volunteer, 85 hours
Needed to decorate the Lower Cross Hall arches: 6,000 repurposed ornaments, 12 volunteers, 350 hours

[Cebu_4_2]

I was expecting...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xJRQ2fueXbY/SyO8CfLN2mI/AAAAAAAABlw/gzGg_QLg_aU/s400/hanukkah-candle.jpg

[chad]

and they're not even going to be there for most of it. 2 weeks in HI.

[madfranks]

I bet Michelle could bench press one of those trees.

[Libertytree]

I bet Michelle could bench press one of those trees.

She's a better thief, like a pickpocket artist, she hires out the heavy lifting and dirty work.

[MNeagle]

I was expecting...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xJRQ2fueXbY/SyO8CfLN2mI/AAAAAAAABlw/gzGg_QLg_aU/s400/hanukkah-candle.jpg



Patience, patience. Not til Dec. 9th:

http://0.tqn.com/d/dc/1/G/C/V/Menorah.jpg



http://dc.about.com/od/hoildaysseasonalevents/a/NatHanukMenorah.htm

[Shami-Amourae]

From a commenter:


https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-ash4/195683_1126030441_799757393_q.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/dean.hilgeman)Dean Hilgeman (http://www.facebook.com/dean.hilgeman) · Top Commenter

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