Ah, the power and the glitz. All the pieces were in place Wednesday night for a perfect Washington party -- luminaries from the three branches of government gathering at the Washington Convention Center, a red carpet for them to walk on and J-Lo to join them.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's black-tie gala comes around yearly at this time, but rarely with this kind of political and celebrity wattage. President Obama, who escorted first lady Michelle Obama, delivered the keynote remarks. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who smiled and kissed her way up the red carpet, was greeted with the passion and cellphone paparazzi usually reserved for, well, such divine beings as Jennifer Lopez, who accompanied her husband, Marc Anthony. He was there to pick up a lifetime achievement award -- on his 41st birthday.
"I'm telling you, J-Lo, watch out," Obama said from the lectern, teasing her about the Latina members of Congress who have a crush on her husband. Lopez cracked up and patted Anthony.
Earlier in the day, Anthony and Lopez visited Obama in the Oval Office, where they talked children and education, Anthony said. The couple brought their twins with them.
"Max was tearing up the White House," Anthony said.
Anthony (in black tux and shades) and Lopez (in a long black gown) stopped to chat amiably in Spanish and English. Lopez let Anthony be the star, rubbing his back affectionately as he did most of the talking.
The well-wishers kept coming forth: "¡Feliz cumpleaños, Marc!"
Isn't he too young to be getting a lifetime prize?
"It's like his second one," Lopez giggled.
"The good news is, I know I have so much more to do," Anthony said. "It normally comes around when you're sort of done."
Power and glitz don't always go together, Anthony had to admit. But on this night, he said he felt right at home in Washington.
"You know what the common denominator is?" he asked. "I'm going to be in a room with fellow dreamers. I'm going to be in a room full of people with their own stories, whether it's getting out of the neighborhood, or 'I want to be a Supreme Court justice,' or 'I want to be president.' I understand tha
A little earlier, Anthony had accepted his award by saying, "I could not have thought of a better way to spend my birthday."
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