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You Needn't Make It Up
...Several dozen members of Congress skipped the speech. Their seats in the chamber were taken by House and Senate staff and other guests.
No need for an apology.
According to the office of the House clerk, Brown's appearance marked the 107th time a foreign leader or dignitary has addressed a joint meeting of Congress, going back to 1874 when King David Kalakaua of Hawaii gave an address.WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2009
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Embarrassed Congress Buses in Staffers to Listen to Gordon
This just came over from a Washington D.C. co-conspirator. It is a memo sent to Congressional staff by email this morning by the Congressional and Senatorial authorities.
Gordon is not exactly a room filler...On Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 11:00 a.m., The Right Honorable Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, will address a Joint Meeting of Congress. Permanent Congressional staff who are appropriately attired and displaying a Congressional ID will be permitted to attend the speech as space allows.
How embarrassing that they have to pack the chamber with staffers...
Permanent Congressional staff may begin assembling in the Hall of Columns (first floor of The Capitol near the South Door) at 10:00 a.m. Chamber security staff will seat Congressional staff on the House floor as space allows. Chiefs of Staff should proceed to the front of the staff line in the Hall of Columns and identify themselves as such so they may be seated first.
Should you have questions or need additional information, please contact the Office of the Sergeant at Arms office at 224-2341.
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Guido was bombarded with emails from one outraged and perhaps over-emotional Labour spinner yesterday accusing him of making up the story about staffers being invited to pad out the Congrssional chamber. So for their benefit here is an excerpt from this morning's Washington Post:
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