Why Wasn’t Karen and I Invited?

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Lauren Sánchez had everyone at the White House seeing red!  The journalist and philanthropist, 54, wore a revealing crimson corset dress to the White House state dinner on Wednesday, April 10.  She and fiancé Jeff Bezos, 60, were among the many luminaries invited to the black-tie event honoring Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko.

Sánchez’s off-the-shoulder gown featured intricate lace detail, corset-like boning and a floor-length skirt.  She complemented the look with metallic open-toe heels.

Her dress was by far the most racy look of the dinner, which is typically a very formal, buttoned-up affair.  President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden served as hosts.

The above description is from a People magazine article concerning a White House state dinner on Wednesday, April 10.  Once again, Karen and I were very disappointed that we were NOT INVITED.  I am having my personal secretary and Chief of Staff send the following letter to President Biden.

Dear President Biden,

Over the past 20 years, Karen and I have both voted for Clinton, Obama, Hillary, and you.  We have knocked on doors, manned phone banks, passed out flyers and put-up lawn signs for you as well as your Democratic predecessors.  In addition, Karen and I have sent as much money as we could afford to support your Democratic campaigns.  I realize we are small potatoes compared to Jeff Bezos and other “luminaries”, but we do have one trait that most of these “luminaires” do not have.  We don’t varnish or adorn the obvious with bullshit and obfuscations.   We tell it like it is.  Let me give you a few examples.  Regarding this news piece about Bezos and Sanchez which was in People magazine.  We would have phrased things quite a bit differently.  Starting at the beginning:

“Everyone was seeing red!”  More like everyone could not take their eyes off of Sanchez’s breasts.

“Revealing”  More of her boobs were out in public than were below the gown.

“Luminaries”  Chat GPT defines luminaries as:  A person who is prominent or has achieved something brilliant, such as a celebrity in sports, politics, science, or the arts.  What has Sanchez or even Bezos done that is so “Brilliant.”  Is making money the sine qua non of brilliance these days or is having a nice set of boobs “Brilliant.”  It appears so.

“Corset Like Boning”  We would not want the fabric to come out of shape for Ms. Sanchez.  After all who likes floppy looking breasts.

“Racy”  Sexy.  Erotic.  Designed to make men drool.  Do you think Bezos approved of the dress before she wore it?  Do you think he wanted Biden to drool?

“Typically”  Evidently, Bezos and Sanchez did not want to be typical.  Typical is like being average and when you have as much money as they do, you can afford not to be average.  Maybe the Chief of Staff for Presidential state dinners should have a dress code?  Here are my suggestions:

  1. No tight spandex skirts well above the knees
  2. No tops where more than 2/3s of a breast is shown
  3. No yoga or pajama pants
  4. No muscle shirts for men
  5. No cod pieces for men
  6. No tight shorts for men

Unfortunately, if such a dress code exists, it was not enforced.  Now if Karen and I had been invited, there would not have been any problem.  Karen and I are more typical than typical.  She never ever wears anything RACY, and I do not own any muscle shirts.  In fact, I am not sure that I have any muscles anymore.  Karen could use some sort of boning device, but I am certain that she does not own one at the moment.  We are just very typical non-luminous people.  Sometimes we do shine for a brief moment or two, but it usually does not last.

In conclusion President Biden,  I wish you luck on your upcoming election.  However, unless I get a ticket to your inauguration in advance, I am opting out of sending you any money.  Karen and I both agree that we can spend the money going to our own party where we can be the CENTER of attention and invite our own coterie of luminaries.

Your Former Supporter,

John Persico Jr.