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    Zulkey: This is an unrelated story that I'm sure everyone will find fascinating but several years ago I attended a fancy schmancy benefit party in Chicago (th... more »
    OldTowneTavern: My question is, is she also responsible for the cheap ass gifts the Obamas are known to give foreign dignitaries, and the one who didn't warn Michelle... more »
    Bunsy: Slightly OT, but when Kennedy had his first WH event, it was a Sunday brunch with a group of Baptists, and I believe they served drinks, and it was a ... more »
    clevernamehere: Flawed as those articles are, I think this might just be a case where someone's skills aren't suited to the job. DC is not a fashion town and the eco... more »
    Scarion: Viz the "I would have called the deputy social secretary...' " On the night in question the Deputy Social Secretary was at his father's funeral, this... more »
    LvV: The focus on Rogers's clothes and demeanor is silly and irrelevant, but the fact is she didn't immediately step up and take her share of the responsib... more »
    Cimorene: ", the focus on her former lifestyle and current comeuppance sounds a bit like mockery of a black woman who tried to rise above her station — mocker... more »
    georgina: I'm really over the outrage on her sartorial choices. For some, fashion is a hobby. Yes, it can be an expensive hobby, much like golf, travel, wine, e... more »
    Astigmatism: To be fair, professional event planners - who one would assume to be a nonpartisan, or at least not-uniformly-anti-Obama - lot, had the same criticism... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: I always assumed that part of the job of the social secretary was to be at events, clipboard in hand, making sure everything went as planned - includi... more »
    PilgrimSoul: Man, the hullabaloo about this is so fucking tone deaf. Was a mistake made? Yes. Did anyone die? No. Was anyone physically or emotionally injured... more »
    lizkdc001: Pff, the Desiree Rogers thing is fueled by two things Republicans have weird class/race issues about Democrats being allowed to be in the big house a... more »
    lilithmelpomene: I don't understand...why are people blaming one woman instead of blaming society in general? If it weren't for the masses of reality-TV-fame-seekers a... more »
    CurtCole: I don't think she needs to be fired, after all we let President Bush learn on the job for eight years. more »
    khal02: The press is eager to indict Desiree Rogers for being a wealthy black woman who took a job because she wanted to not because she had to and who doesn'... more »
    LittleYellowPussycat: Good riddance. The sight of her preening in Comme des Garçons and babbling about the 'bama "brand" was nauseating. Why don't they just make her amb... more »
    la.donna.pietra: Not that I bear any love for Condi Rice, but there's a definite similarity between the criticism of her fancy boots when it became obvious that the Ir... more »
    formergr: I read the Post article this morning, and while it clarified a lot of the night's events, it also made it *really* clear that Cathy Hargraves is Bitte... more »
    brendastarlet is on it: My request: open up Pennsylvania Avenue. We got through 42 presidents without it being a problem. Please, please, please. more »
    HuckleberryFriend: The White House is starting to sound like my fantasy world. Art, video games, and cooking? SOLD. more »
  • #sociallife

    Blame For White House Crashers Settles On Social Secretary

    As more details emerge about the Salahis' gate-crashing episode last month, the White House has apparently ordered social secretary Desiree Rogers to keep a low profile — and some think she may even be fired.
  • #politicalparties

    Open House: What Desiree Rogers Brings To America

    We never tire of hearing about Michelle Obama's friend, Desiree Rogers, who is now the White House social secretary. She has promised a "more open" House, and slowly but surely, we're learning what that means. More »
  • #desireerogers

    New White House Social Secretary Is Well-Educated, Dressed