So who here went to the ballet coronavirus party?

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Anonymous wrote:Coming on to say I don’t think
Mr Fauci makes $350K. That’s far above top fed salary

He’s not on the GS pay scale.

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Anonymous wrote:The only elite in DC are political and media. Which often has nothing at all to do with money. Tony Fauci makes ~ 350/year and he's likely the highest paid civil servant in DC. That's not "society" money. Big Law associates often earn that in their 4th-5th year out of law school.

Society and money are very different things.

ok well “society” in DC is not riding horses. It’s decisionmakers. A Supreme Court clerk from Iowa is society in DC.

That’s definitely not true either... An actual justice, an ambassador, an undersecretary of one of the real agencies? Then I agree with you...

DC Society is the Green Book. It's not about accomplishment as much as it's about pedigree.

https://thegreenbookdc.com/

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Anonymous wrote:The only elite in DC are political and media. Which often has nothing at all to do with money. Tony Fauci makes ~ 350/year and he's likely the highest paid civil servant in DC. That's not "society" money. Big Law associates often earn that in their 4th-5th year out of law school.

Society and money are very different things.

ok well “society” in DC is not riding horses. It’s decisionmakers. A Supreme Court clerk from Iowa is society in DC.

That’s definitely not true either... An actual justice, an ambassador, an undersecretary of one of the real agencies? Then I agree with you...

DC Society is the Green Book. It's not about accomplishment as much as it's about pedigree.

https://thegreenbookdc.com/

Omg things like this exist? An actual book?! And people pay attention to it? Bwahahaha

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Anonymous wrote:The only elite in DC are political and media. Which often has nothing at all to do with money. Tony Fauci makes ~ 350/year and he's likely the highest paid civil servant in DC. That's not "society" money. Big Law associates often earn that in their 4th-5th year out of law school.

Society and money are very different things.

ok well “society” in DC is not riding horses. It’s decisionmakers. A Supreme Court clerk from Iowa is society in DC.

That’s definitely not true either... An actual justice, an ambassador, an undersecretary of one of the real agencies? Then I agree with you...

DC Society is the Green Book. It's not about accomplishment as much as it's about pedigree.

https://thegreenbookdc.com/

Oh yes. It’s been around since the 1930s. Of course “people” pay attention to it, it used to be the sign of society in DC. I haven’t seen one in about a decade so no idea who makes the “cut” now. Probably a lot more pay to play.
Omg things like this exist? An actual book?! And people pay attention to it? Bwahahaha

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Anonymous wrote:The only elite in DC are political and media. Which often has nothing at all to do with money. Tony Fauci makes ~ 350/year and he's likely the highest paid civil servant in DC. That's not "society" money. Big Law associates often earn that in their 4th-5th year out of law school.

Society and money are very different things.

ok well “society” in DC is not riding horses. It’s decisionmakers. A Supreme Court clerk from Iowa is society in DC.

That’s definitely not true either... An actual justice, an ambassador, an undersecretary of one of the real agencies? Then I agree with you...

DC Society is the Green Book. It's not about accomplishment as much as it's about pedigree.

https://thegreenbookdc.com/

in addition to being a phone and address book for wealthy Washingtonians this book was important because it contained a lot of protocol info for party hosts to treat diplomats, politicians, and officials with appropriate honors. I think the rise of the cell phone & the internet in the 90s made this book irrelevant, and social media relegated it to the dust bin.

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Anonymous wrote:I was only trying to point out what actual “society” is vs these posers. My other grandmother was a farm wife during the depression in the Midwest, so definitely completely different. She died before I was born, and my grandfather on that side when I was young so we were not close. I don’t “name drop” at all irl I don’t think anyone I know casually knows anything about my family. I don’t talk about them and am not at all ostentatious and a blabbermouth.

Tbh, I think my grandmother and Mrs. Harriman became friends because they were both smart and savvy women who married “up” several times, and they were both in the dc social scene at the same time. I met her several times and she taught me that asparagus is acceptable to be eaten with your fingers.

I found your story quite interesting so I tried to sleuth out who your grandmother might be and I’ll admit I came up quite empty looking for someone who matched your description. I like the story though! If you’re willing to post her name, I’d like it even more!

I don’t think her name would come up much in DC anymore - she mostly moved to the west coast in the 1990s and lives there until she died (though she’d return to dc a few times a year). She did an oral history and I’m hoping to write a memoir of her at some point. Her name was Mercedes Gueydan Hester Davidson Douglas Eichholz.

Thanks! I didn’t go back as far as the FDR nominees so that explains why I could not figure it out. I never realized Justice Douglas was such a dawg in his personal relationships! A “what comes around goes around” kind of guy, I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:I was only trying to point out what actual “society” is vs these posers. My other grandmother was a farm wife during the depression in the Midwest, so definitely completely different. She died before I was born, and my grandfather on that side when I was young so we were not close. I don’t “name drop” at all irl I don’t think anyone I know casually knows anything about my family. I don’t talk about them and am not at all ostentatious and a blabbermouth.

Tbh, I think my grandmother and Mrs. Harriman became friends because they were both smart and savvy women who married “up” several times, and they were both in the dc social scene at the same time. I met her several times and she taught me that asparagus is acceptable to be eaten with your fingers.

I found your story quite interesting so I tried to sleuth out who your grandmother might be and I’ll admit I came up quite empty looking for someone who matched your description. I like the story though! If you’re willing to post her name, I’d like it even more!

I don’t think her name would come up much in DC anymore - she mostly moved to the west coast in the 1990s and lives there until she died (though she’d return to dc a few times a year). She did an oral history and I’m hoping to write a memoir of her at some point. Her name was Mercedes Gueydan Hester Davidson Douglas Eichholz.

Thanks! I didn’t go back as far as the FDR nominees so that explains why I could not figure it out. I never realized Justice Douglas was such a dawg in his personal relationships! A “what comes around goes around” kind of guy, I guess.

Oh yes, he was quite a character. And a crappy dad, but did instill a lot of really interesting traits in my mom.

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Real society is people who dedicate their lives to the greater good. They run homeless shelters and write humanizing poetry and spend decades advocating for causes that transcend status, race and even species. And then you have the profiteers who like to be seen and associated with the true humanists and those are the ones who host parties and come up with exclusive lists. The fakers are always looking for a taste of what it's like to live with genuine empathy for others but they never seem to get it.

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Anonymous wrote:I was only trying to point out what actual “society” is vs these posers. My other grandmother was a farm wife during the depression in the Midwest, so definitely completely different. She died before I was born, and my grandfather on that side when I was young so we were not close. I don’t “name drop” at all irl I don’t think anyone I know casually knows anything about my family. I don’t talk about them and am not at all ostentatious and a blabbermouth.

Tbh, I think my grandmother and Mrs. Harriman became friends because they were both smart and savvy women who married “up” several times, and they were both in the dc social scene at the same time. I met her several times and she taught me that asparagus is acceptable to be eaten with your fingers.

I found your story quite interesting so I tried to sleuth out who your grandmother might be and I’ll admit I came up quite empty looking for someone who matched your description. I like the story though! If you’re willing to post her name, I’d like it even more!

I don’t think her name would come up much in DC anymore - she mostly moved to the west coast in the 1990s and lives there until she died (though she’d return to dc a few times a year). She did an oral history and I’m hoping to write a memoir of her at some point. Her name was Mercedes Gueydan Hester Davidson Douglas Eichholz.

Thanks! I didn’t go back as far as the FDR nominees so that explains why I could not figure it out. I never realized Justice Douglas was such a dawg in his personal relationships! A “what comes around goes around” kind of guy, I guess.

Oh yes, he was quite a character. And a crappy dad, but did instill a lot of really interesting traits in my mom.

I’m impressed that you gave the name given that your identity comes up in the first google hit. She does sound amazing though.

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Anonymous wrote:Real society is people who dedicate their lives to the greater good. They run homeless shelters and write humanizing poetry and spend decades advocating for causes that transcend status, race and even species. And then you have the profiteers who like to be seen and associated with the true humanists and those are the ones who host parties and come up with exclusive lists. The fakers are always looking for a taste of what it's like to live with genuine empathy for others but they never seem to get it.

Yes to this^^ Sadly, the posers and fakers don't see themselves as the true fakes. Nor do the idiots who 'like' them on social media.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else confused by the number of likes her “apology” has gotten? Especially given that the Washington ballet was one? She’ll probably come out of this on top somehow.

Well, she did raise $800k for TWB.....

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else confused by the number of likes her “apology” has gotten? Especially given that the Washington ballet was one? She’ll probably come out of this on top somehow.

Well, she did raise $800k for TWB.....

No, girl. She headlined a party planned by paid professionals where attendance required donations.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else confused by the number of likes her “apology” has gotten? Especially given that the Washington ballet was one? She’ll probably come out of this on top somehow.

Well, she did raise $800k for TWB.....

No, girl. She headlined a party planned by paid professionals where attendance required donations.

Eh, I have no idea about her specific case or how much TWB usually raises, but the person who heads up a fundraiser like this can make an enormous difference. Hell, the right auction chairs at a school can raise 2x as much as an average one easily; this is the same thing on a much higher scale.

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Anonymous wrote:Real society is people who dedicate their lives to the greater good. They run homeless shelters and write humanizing poetry and spend decades advocating for causes that transcend status, race and even species. And then you have the profiteers who like to be seen and associated with the true humanists and those are the ones who host parties and come up with exclusive lists. The fakers are always looking for a taste of what it's like to live with genuine empathy for others but they never seem to get it.

Yes to this^^ Sadly, the posers and fakers don't see themselves as the true fakes. Nor do the idiots who 'like' them on social media.

+1. That's why there is a Green Book (social registry). The real movers and shakers who do good are listed there.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else confused by the number of likes her “apology” has gotten? Especially given that the Washington ballet was one? She’ll probably come out of this on top somehow.

Well, she did raise $800k for TWB.....

No, girl. She headlined a party planned by paid professionals where attendance required donations.

Eh, I have no idea about her specific case or how much TWB usually raises, but the person who heads up a fundraiser like this can make an enormous difference. Hell, the right auction chairs at a school can raise 2x as much as an average one easily; this is the same thing on a much higher scale.

I don’t know about TWB, but 800k isn’t much for a large organization’s main fundraiser. I know covid has put a damper on a lot of fundraising and giving but several orgs I’m involved with have had fundraisers recently too and raised multiple millions, and I think their operating budget is double those orgs.