Obama's Super Bowl Party: Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony On Guest List

MILWAUKEE — The guest list for President Barack Obama's White House Super Bowl party includes entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony as well as elected leaders from Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Obama said he'd go to the Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas, if the Bears won the NFC title against the Green Bay Packers. But his team lost and the Packers are taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

A White House spokesman said Thursday that about 100 people have been invited, including White House staff, family and friends and other members of Congress.

Among those expected to attend are Attorney General Eric Holder, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Sens. Pat Toomey and Robert Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania and congressman Reid Ribble of Wisconsin.

Former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett were also expected. In a news release, Barrett said he and his 18-year-old son, Tommy, will bring gift baskets made by Milwaukee companies Usinger's Sausage and Klement's Sausage.

Watching the Packers win the Super Bowl with Obama, whom he called the Bears' fan in chief, will be "particularly satisfying," Barrett said.

Obama previously said he wouldn't take sides in the Super Bowl. But he visited Penn State University on Thursday and told a crowd, "I've got some love for the Steelers."

Obama visited Manitowoc, Wis., on Jan. 26 and received several Packers jerseys as gifts, including one signed by Packers cornerback Charles Woodson. Woodson wrote: "See you at the White House. Go Packers."

Comments

[teddybear1]

08:50 PM on 02/06/2011

Gosh, I hope all of these foods fit Michelle's diet for America plan.
Anybody notice how much ice cream these people eat??

[gomezrules]

05:21 PM on 02/06/2011

The by-line says Milwaukee. is that where Obama is right now, or is that just the origin of the story? I would think he is in DC for the game..

[A-COL]

03:29 PM on 02/06/2011

The White House seems to be having a pretty fun Super Bowl party and I Understand Valerie Jarrett has even invited Army Vice Chief of Staff GEN Peter Chiarelli to attend in formal uniform to serve drinks at this affair.

Suspect everyone has heard about the black tie event last weekend where White House senior adviser Jarrett mistook the Army 4-Star General for a waiter and asked him to get her a drink.

Does it surprise anyone that a Senior White House official can’t pick out the senior military officer in a line up of hotel doormen? It shouldn't; with the departure of National Security Advisor General James Jones several months ago, NO ONE in the West Wing has ever donned a uniform in defense of this nation which makes Obama's truly a "Vet-less Administration."

Want to know how I really feel, check out my Blog at: http://old-soldier-colonel.blogspot.com/

[ecrichert12]

05:17 PM on 02/06/2011

Douglass Lute (Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, Assistant to the President) served in Desert Storm and also had tours in East Asia, the Horn of Africa, and has served Presidents Bush and Obama.

[Cougar29]

03:12 PM on 02/06/2011

Janet Napoltano will be eyeing the Cheerleaders and not the game..

[tattoosflameguy]

05:07 PM on 02/06/2011

ha ha, you are funny one.

[goodnana]

06:41 PM on 02/06/2011

As you eye the players?

[CPAwADD]

09:00 AM on 02/06/2011

For a second I thought I read that Tammy Baldwin was bringing sausage which made me scatch my head as I don't think she likes sausage.

[Fi]

06:24 PM on 02/05/2011

Ok, I would invite, Jon Stewart, Steven Colbert, Glenn Beck, Joan Rivers, Oprah.

[valeskas]

01:23 PM on 02/05/2011

We all should stop paying our taxes, so we can get invited to the White House.

[Clevelandinwi]

12:45 PM on 02/05/2011

Really, really boring.

[Nancy Lynne Kriescher]

12:20 PM on 02/05/2011

Nice, eclectic Guest list. Also heard Pat Buchanon. Have Great fun, Mr. President, and Lovely Michelle.. Laugh, eat, tell jokes, and Good Times to you all. If I ever get to meet you, Sir, Pres. Obama.. I will bring my "East End Bars.".. and.. a copy of my Blog, 2/08, predicting your Landside."

[fromdnorth]

11:43 AM on 02/05/2011

All in good fun...Go Steelers - They are the same as the Hamilton Tiger-cats in the CFL... in many ways... Steel town on some hard times...

[BillyClub]

11:20 AM on 02/05/2011

Left off again on the Prez's party list. Bummer! If only the Ravens had won.

[Schoolgirl666]

09:44 AM on 02/05/2011

At least we know he can walk and chew pretzels at the same time...

[Brian M Messenheimer]

02:10 PM on 02/06/2011

and hopefully they have a path to 'working' doors so he doesn't try to open that fake door again....

[rubinoff]

08:53 AM on 02/05/2011

Nice gesture, hope they all enjoy. :)

[outtosea]

06:18 AM on 02/05/2011

Man of the people.