Christmas Colors for the White House: Red, White and Impeach

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Source: washingtonpost.com

When Deborah Lawrence got the invitation from the White House, the Seattle-based artist decided to make a lefty political statement. But she never expected it would hang on the official Christmas tree.

Laura Bush asked members of Congress to pick local painters to decorate ornaments for this year's 20-foot Fraser fir in the Blue Room. The globes (to be unveiled by the first lady tomorrow) are supposed to showcase something special about each congressional district. Washington state's Rep. Jim McDermott contacted a local arts organization, which asked Lawrence, a collage artist, to create the local entry.

"I was at first nauseated, then realized it was an opportunity," said Lawrence, 55, who frequently combines politics and satire in her work and saw this as the perfect way "to highlight Jim McDermott because he's a hero of mine."

The nine-inch ball is covered with swirly red and white stripes -- and, in tiny glued-on text, salutes the Democratic congressman's support for a resolution to impeach President Bush. (Also showcased: Washington state's 1919 labor strike, its suffrage movement and the violent anti-World Trade Organization riots of 1999.) Lawrence sent it off to D.C. in September and was very surprised it was accepted for the tree -- and that she was invited to this afternoon's White House reception for the artists, which she flew to D.C. to attend.

Read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2008/12/rs-ornament2.html

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[Bushies gotta go]

1. Oooops

yet another "oversight" by the shrubbies.... what do you expect from somebody who puts an xmas tree on a Hanukkah invitation card?