Everyone remembers this email.
https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/docs/12/1223066_re-get-ready-for-chicago-hot-dog-friday-.html
This gives us a time window. The email was sent May 14th 2009. Obama moved into the White House on January 18th 2009.
If this private party took place in or near the white house, it must have been between these two dates, one of 116 days.
Here's a (very rough)timeline of Obama's first year in office:
http://archive.is/kV3o5
May 9 - Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, along with special guest comedian Wanda Sykes.[181]
So I searched podesta "may 9th 2009" and this is what I found, see last result: https://sli.mg/QgHqN1
http://archive.is/RqyKL
May 9th 2009 Spanish Blog post about Podesta and Abramovic does not exist anymore.
http://www.blogarama.com/blogs/596019-chamonix-2009-blog/8787288-tears-heaven
May 9th 2009 was also European Embassy open day in Washington DC
http://www.diplomaticconnections.com/hotdata/publishers/dipcon/dipcon/pdfs/IWASH079_European_Union_Embassies.pdf
These two simultaneous events could generate perfect circumstances to obscure a high profile get-together.
Additionally, may 9th 2009 had a full moon
http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_may_2009.phtml
Also, may 9th 2009 was a saturday, or a Saturn's day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday
For those who still don't know what Saturn is to these people, here are two pieces currently in the Museo Del Prado in Madrid that shine some light on their idea:
Painting by Peter Paul Rubens, 1636
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Rubens_saturn.jpg/290px-Rubens_saturn.jpg
Picture by Francesco Goya, 1819-1823
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Francisco_de_Goya,_Saturno_devorando_a_su_hijo_(1819-1823).jpg
Of course, all this proves nothing. But the Stratfor email references one of these 116 days
If anyone has another candidate, let's hear them!
But if this sounds plausible, the WHCA might be a good target to further scrutinize and research. As it turns out, nowhere I can find information on who else was on the board of the White House Correspondent's Association in 2009 besides the presidents. This info should be readily available somewhere, or not? Has it been scrubbed? What's going on here?
Chair of Correspondents' Association at the time was either
Jennifer Loven - Works as marketing consultant director specializing in non profits http://gpg.com/team/jennifer-loven/
Or Edwin Chen https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-chen-4839183
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AreWeSure ago
My take is that in relates to this event where before Obama became president, the Ritz-Carlton hotel threw a party and brought in Obama's favorite pizza chefs.
I don't think the guy in that email has any first-hand knowledge whatsoever and is related something he heard. Unless somebody finds another event it could be, I think it started as this event and through the game of telephone became Obama bring the food in and using the taxpayers to pay for it.
The White House Chef/Kitchen do have a budget and for a big event dinner, I wouldn't be surprised if they bring stuff in from other cities. There was a chuck-wagon barbecue scheduled at the White House for a Congressional Picnic on 9/11 where they brought in a Texas barbecue crew. There had been there setting up since 9/9. They ended up giving to food to the cops and firefighters.
The other possibility to look for would be some Chicago themed event.
AreWeSure ago
Actually I think this is the more likely event.
Just found this. Obama did have a pizza party in the White House on April 10, 2009. Details are different than the gossip in Austin, but y'all can check this date.