YES We did!

[Jazzman]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

That was a joke, right?

So, no answer, huh? I'm just supposed to accept that there's this mythical, magical land of opportunity that's open to me simply because I'm a white guy? Horse crap. Show me what opportunities I've had that blacks haven't. Demonstrate where I had open doors solely because of my skin color. Drop the hyperbolic, pseudo-intellectualist rhetoric and actually tell me; What White Privilege have I enjoyed. Anybody, please. I want to see it. Otherwise, without some proof, I'm continuing to file it under "BS Theories" alongside The Second Gunman, The Government Did 9/11 and Global Warming.

[lizziebith]

I still don't don't see the insult. And I'm a whitey.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

That was a joke, right?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kurtisbillard/2372549704/

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by JWBear

It's not Bush's furniture. Some of the furniture traditionally stays in the room from administration to administration. Most notably, the side chairs. They may be reupholstered from time to time, but they have been in the Oval Office since the 30's.

Also, the grandfather clock, IIRC.

Hate to say you're wrong, but...you're wrong.


Bush's


The 2 wing chairs were famously reupholstered after the first fabric chosen by Laura Bush appeared pink in photos and on TV (Only 2 presidents haven't reupholstered them: Carter and...can't remember).

The 2 couches were custom made for Bush.

The rug was designed by Laura Bush.

The drapes were chosen by Laura Bush.

The Chair Obama is sitting in is the same chair Bush used and was originally designed for JFK.

The paintings are the same however, I would assume, though can't tell from the Obama photo, that new paintings hang on either side of the windows behind the desk are different, since the two in Bush's picture were on lone to him from friends/belonged to him.

The Lamps are the same...really, everything appears to be the same

The only things that traditionally stay are the side chairs and the wing chairs in front of the fireplace (reupholstered); both of which date back to when the West Wing (and current Oval Office) was rebuilt in the early 1930's.




eta: My memory failed me, there have almost always been wing chairs but the 2 in the picture date from the Reagan era.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by lizziebith

I still don't don't see the insult. And I'm a whitey.

Me neither. Apparently, it is a conservative thing.

[Alex]

Found some articles from shortly before the Inauguration saying that Obama generally likes the existing Oval Office and he isn't in any rush to have the room redecorated.

So I was wrong, the Oval Office wasn't included in the swap out on Inauguration Day.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I'm not a fan of the "white will do" line. Wierd, awkward, and just kind of ... huh?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

He shouldn't spend money on the Office right now. I'm glad he isn't.

If the debate has shifted, perhaps we need a new thread about race in America? This thread is for stuff like this. Keep scrolling...

[Capt Jack]

Spoiler:

oh I am so lovin these

(spoilered cuz theyre a slow-a$$ load)

[Deebs]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

He shouldn't spend money on the Office right now. I'm glad he isn't.

I completely agree.

The White House was occupied by Dubya for 8 years, that's all. I don't think his presence needs to be erased symbolically by redecorating the Oval Office or any other room in the house. Obama is going to make the presidency his by doing things differently, not just making things look different.

Originally Posted by Capt Jack

oh I am so lovin these

Those are hilarious!