I know there are quite a few folks on this forum living in the DC area and I'm hoping those who have attended the Congressional Breakfast in the past could share some details on what the event is like and their thoughts and impressions as well.
Just want to make sure I know what I'm signing up for should I decide to attend. Many thanks in advance!
Pancakes or waffles? Or
waffles, sausage (patties)
waffles, sausage (patties) and a side of eggs
Bah! Everyone knows the
Bah! Everyone knows the Obama Administration is in PETA's pocket. Kale and tofu buffet if you're lucky.
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PETA Pocket?
You did violate the thingie about no politics, but it's a good lunch idea.
"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
In case you didn't notice....
In case you didn't notice, Herm violates that policy most every time.
He's kind of like the reactionary grandfather figure of mgoblog.
Except that he is 100 percent
Except that he is 100 percent totally fake.
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Every time Herm posts you
Every time Herm posts you seem to chime in that he's fake. Are you Herm's embarassed great-great grandson?
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there is a certain studied ersatz quality
to his reactionary. . . ism. Like he gets out the Archie Bunker playbook before he starts typing. Just another prankster?
Are you saying Herm is RDT?
Are you?
That won't stop me
from developing very real, meaningful feelings about him, especially if he pretend dies. But if he pretend dies, I'm going to carry on posting, because Herm would have wanted it that way if he had been a real person.
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"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
Disagree with menu choice
No matter which party is in office, there is always plenty of "pork" at a congressional anything.
Notice that I avoided any political POV, and stuck with supply, demand, and quid pro quo.
Smoke and a pancake?
Bong and a blintz?
"The guts and glue of the Maize and Blue" - Bob Ufer
whoops
and more whoops.
Not OT...
more like OOT, or even OOOT
OP didn't clarify, but this
OP didn't clarify, but this is the DC Chapter of the Michigan Alumni Association's Congressional Breakfast. So not that OT.
I went in the winter of '11.
I went in the winter of '11. Standard catered breakfast. Normal talk with Michigan peeps. Pretty cool (aka average). I would go sport coat and khakis.
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I added "no politics" to the
I added "no politics" to the title. I hope you don't mind. Just trying to nip things in the bud.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
Actually...
I mind. A lot.
Go Blue!
Sure seems like censorship to me!
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That guy...
it's like all he cares about is profit.
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Here's my most recent
Here's my most recent picture, taken after the birth of our second child. Home mortgage, school loans, children == Good times!
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
You sure?
I have other sources:
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kids...
Yeah- I relalized a few weeks ago that had we not decided to have kids, I could have taken the 4 years worth of daycare money and bought that Porsche 911 that I've always wanted. Oh well, at least I was able to upgrade from that 1986 VW Cabriolet a couple years ago anyway.
Then based on the similarities in your two usernames
All you care about is Justin
edit: the google image search for " 'murica" is quite possibly why the internet was invented.
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
Well, this picture of me
Well, this picture of me mowing my lawn also seems to imply that I care about my lawn and 'murica!, so at least there's that.
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What do you mind?
What do you mind?
Understandable. FWIW I don't
Understandable. FWIW I don't think the event itself is at all political, and I'm not even sure why it's called the congressional breakast. Hence the reason why I started the thread.
c/o 2008
GO BLUE!
Chicken fried steak?
Chicken fried steak?
The state pays for it, it is
Congress likes pork. Prepare
Congress likes pork. Prepare for ham, bacon, and sausage.
The swag is back.
It's a pretty good UM alumni event, I went in '06
I can't say it made a huge impression, though, because I can't even remember who spoke... but it was worth it.
"You know, for a bartender/bookie, you're pretty judgmental."
Fun event
A pretty standard breakfast, but a good number of the Michigan delagation shows up, as well as Michigan grads who are in Congress. A different member gives the keynote each year, Sandy Levin was last year and Mary Sue speaks as well.
There is also a silent auction, with a decent amount of UM related stuff.
It is a good way to get involved in the Michigan alumni association and helps fund scholarships for deserving high schoolers. So far, not a single funded scholarship has gone to a long snapper.
It's called the...
...Congressional Breakfast because typically a Senator or Representative from the Michigan caucus is the guest speaker and because it's held in the vicinity of the Capitol.
The event is the DC Club's primary fundraiser for its scholarship funds. Expect a direct appeal for each table to pony up loose bills and checks. The event also features a truly tremendous silent auction. There are typically dozens of items worth bidding for including a large selection of signed Michigan and Detroit sports memorabilia.
Typically MSC and Steve Grafton lead the U-M contingent. This year's featured speaker is Gov Snyder. Regardless of your politics, it's an outstanding way to get engaged with the local club and purchase some sweet swag.
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I heard they had beyonce lip
I heard they had beyonce lip sync the morning pledge of allegiance
The state pays for it, it is
Congressional Breakfast
The Congressional Breakfast is a really unique event. Here is who attends:
About 30 different representatives from UM, including Mary Sue Coleman. Mary Sue Coleman always speaks, and gives an update of what's happening in Ann Arbor. Info you might not otherwise hear. In addition to Mary Sue, folks from various schools also attend. It's a way for the University to reach out to local alumni as well as members of Congress.
Around a dozen members of Congress or more, most of them representatives from southeastern Michigan, or senators. There are other members of Congress who attend as well.
Congressional staffers
Local alumni.
This year, MI Governor Rick Snyder.
Steve Grafton & Mary Sue Coleman will speak, Gov Snyder will speak as the keynote, and the DC club President Charmaine Chan will speak as well. The Glee Club alumni perform.
All in all, about 400-500 people attend annually. The local club contributes $35,000 annually broken into two scholarships for high school seniors to attend UM. The event is far, far and away the big fundraiser for this scholarship fund. I encourage you to bid early and often.
Anyone, even if you are not attending, can bid here beginning 2/25: http://umdc2013auction.schoolauction.net/auction2013/
Any more questions I am happy to answer!
Alex Jaffe
DC Club Vice President
Thank you, Alex. That was
Thank you, Alex. That was quite helpful.
c/o 2008
GO BLUE!
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Pancakes or waffles? Or BACON?!?!
Despite what the other guy calls himself, my name actually is Magnus.