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...Democrats who, even in this era of high bipartisanship, claim the election was stolen from Al Gore. But the hosts, who include ex-campaign advisers Mark McKinnon, Stuart Stevens and Ed Gillespie, were more worried about wartime appropriateness. They ran the idea by the White House; it okayed the fete but wanted security tight. Inside, guests will get jiggy with a band called Nailing Jello. Quipped an invitee: "Are they trying to remind us of how hard it is to fight the Taliban...
...Gore. But the party's hosts, which include ex-campaign strategists Mark McKinnon, Stuart Stevens and Ed Gillespie, were more worried about appropriateness. They ran the idea by the White House, to make sure that the administration didn't have any problems with staffers getting jiggy during wartime. The fete was okayed, but warned them to keep security tight. No one gets in without a Bush/Cheney 2000 ID or their name on the campaign's employee list...
...nude sculptures and Cecil Beaton indolently reclines in his checquered dressing gown on a silken bed with a baroque headboard. Coco Chanel gazes into the distance with a cigarette in one hand and an enormous gold necklace contrasting with her austere black dress. Elsa Maxwell, a famous hostess, whose Fete Champetre was believed to be the party of the decade, is dressed as a young, insolent boy. The list goes...
Harvard is also home to more formals than most schools. With 12 separate spring and fall House formals, benefit functions and opening night for student theater, don’t leave the short black dress or tux at home. The Eliot House Fete, with its swing dancing and chocolate-covered strawberries, offers a taste of Harvard’s elite pretensions...
...Little teapots, short and stout b) Dancing at an Inaugural fete c) Not fooling anybody d) Arguing over who sings the Sheena Easton part on We've Got Tonight...