Rulers of most Gulf nations to miss US summit

The White House was scrambling Monday to put a positive face on an upcoming summit of Persian Gulf states after learning leaders from four of the six invited nations are expected to skip.

While those nations are still sending representatives to the summit being hosted by President Obama later this week at Camp David, the absence of crucial heads of state -- notably, Saudi Arabia's new king -- could present an awkward situation for the administration. But State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf rejected the notion this was a "snub," and White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest likewise said the administration is "confident" that Saudi Arabia and other nations will be "ably represented" at the summit.

Darth Cheney wrote:I don't think most of the Watertown graduates would have shown up to see that POS if they weren't threatened. Wait until they try and find a job...white male doesn't need to apply.

Shortie's Ex wrote:

Darth Cheney wrote:I don't think most of the Watertown graduates would have shown up to see that POS if they weren't threatened. Wait until they try and find a job...white male doesn't need to apply.

I heard 200 more kids actually decided to participate in commencement after the announcement that President Obama was going to speak at the ceremony.

Meanwhile, the graduates @ Mitchell Tech got the opportunity to hear Dana Dykhouse be a smart-ass as he was relegated to playing second-fiddle for BHO.  Lots of preening about the Build Dakota scholarship program that T. Denny has offered to fill the pipeline of prospective employees for the specific businesses of his boot-licking underlords .... and then there are those welding scholarships offered for the specific crony benefit of a local Mitchell business (which can't seem to retain the employees anyway).