Obama, Romney to lunch together at White House

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Obama, Romney to lunch together at White House


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US President Barack Obama will host former rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, for their first meeting since Obama defeated the Republican contender in the November election.
By News Wires (text)

President Barack Obama will host Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House on Thursday, their first meeting since Obama defeated him in this month’s presidential election.

The encounter follows Obama’s promise, in the aftermath of the bitterly fought Nov. 6 election, to consult the former Republican governor of Massachusetts by the end of the year. It also comes amid Obama’s efforts to work out with congressional leaders a way to avoid a looming “fiscal cliff” that could push the U.S. economy back into recession.

“Governor Romney will have a private lunch at the White House with President Obama in the private dining room,” the White House said of the meeting, which will be closed to the media. “It will be the first opportunity they have had to visit since the election.”

Obama’s talks with Romney will be sandwiched between a series of events this week in which he is making his case to Americans to raise taxes on wealthy Americans while extending tax cuts for the middle class - an approach that his former Republican rival strongly opposed during the campaign.

Obama’s Democrats and their Republican foes remain deadlocked over dramatic, year-end tax increases and spending cuts known as the fiscal cliff that will kick in unless a deal is struck.

Seeking to make good on his post-election pledge to reach across the political aisle, Obama told a Nov. 14 news conference he wanted to “sit down and talk” to Romney to hear his ideas and see whether they could work together.

Obama said he could envision a future role in public service for Romney but had no specific “assignment” for him.

Romney, in a conference call with donors after the election, was widely reported to have said that Obama won by using targeted initiatives to reward specific constituencies, including African-Americans, Latinos and young people.

Obama, who won a decisive victory after a bruising campaign, had sought to depict Romney as out of touch with ordinary Americans and intent on shielding the rich from higher taxes.

Romney had accused Obama of failed economic policies and wasteful spending to promote big government.

Obama, Romney to lunch together at White House - UNITED STATES - FRANCE 24

 

[FreshFromATL]

I wonder who gonna shoot the fade, first?

 

[jackswstd]

Obama will let me down if he doesn't rub it in a few times just for fun.

Spoiler

Get your sick minds out the gutter

 

[FaTaL]

im not even sure why romney would agree to it, is he that desperate to get to the white house?

 

[ltheghost]

Romney is going to walk in the White House just like this

 

[sm0ke]

Romney is going to walk in the White House just like this

 

[dtownreppin214]

im not even sure why romney would agree to it, is he that desperate to get to the white house?

maintain some dignity? look what being a grumpy sore loser has done for mccain.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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[Soymuscle Mike]

Barakir TrueBane Escobama's going to be at the table like:

 

[the cool]

they all friends tbh

 

[FAH1223]

they all part of the same rich ruling class or they all report to them

no surprise here

 

[Liquid]

All those guys are friends behind the scenes. Don't let that 2 party system make you think you any different. ALL of them feel like they have full control of the country whether they are in the white house or not.

 

[69 others]

they all friends tbh

they all part of the same rich ruling class or they all report to them

no surprise here

All those guys are friends behind the scenes. Don't let that 2 party system make you think you any different. ALL of them feel like they have full control of the country whether they are in the white house or not.

no they're not. obama ain't rich, atleast not yet, and even if he was not all rich people are close or have the same interest. true they all want to control government or influence it to serve their own interest but most of them have different and sometimes even apposing interest. rich people who are involved in the oil industry wants less environmental regulation while those involved in the software industry don't care about that and would even appose it but they want tougher anti piracy, antitrust, laws etc. companies that rely on cheap overseas goods want less tariffs while big us based farmers want more cause it cuts into their profits.

but that's gonna one awkward ass meeting though

 

[Robbie3000]

Obama doesn't like Mitt Romney at all. But let's be honest, that lunch invitation is Obeezy just Romney.

 

[Cat piss martini]

Obama is gonna be sitting on a throne like chair
with mitt sitting on a milk crate...