Meanwhile, over on the NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams must have been as awed as those seagulls since he contended he could “feel” the masses watching from around the nation: “While it was unfolding today here in Washington, you could feel the millions around the country who were watching it all.”
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From the Lincoln Memorial, Weir began his January 20 World News report:
We know that wind can make a cold day feel colder, but can national pride make a freezing day feel warmer? It seems to be the case because regardless of the final crowd number estimates, never have so many people shivered so long with such joy. From above, even the seagulls must have been awed by the blanket of humanity...
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The night before, Weir credited Obama for calming DC. My NB item, “And Obama Shall Bring Tranquility to the Land,” recounted:
Is there anything President-elect Barack Obama's very aura cannot make better? Apparently, he has eliminated road rage -- and even honking.
ABC's David Muir, over video of stuck traffic followed by the sound of singing, in a Monday World News story on the crowds coming to Washington, DC: “So many of the streets are closed those that are open are clogged. But there were no car horns, no shouting. Instead, the San Francisco Boys and Girls choruses practicing for their Inaugural moment on the steps of the Capitol.”
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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Ya' know, seagulls that
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 21:28 ET by BlazerYa' know, seagulls that come inland during the winter seem to have an affinity for garbage.
Jus sayin'.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Also...
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 21:38 ET by mizflame98and they always seem to leave their own waste behind. Something to think about.
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"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation"... until they get fed-up enough to finally say something about it!
Rahmen Noodles Emmanuel is
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:05 ET by BlazerRahmen Noodles Emmanuel is so awesomely-awesome.
For me to poop on.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
The error of Obama
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 21:57 ET by 10ksnookerbegins
Perfect...you beat me to it!
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 10:32 ET by SideShowI just read this caption and was going to comment on how you could go to any landfill and see plenty of seagulls!
Nice comment!
SideShow
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~Weird
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 13:39 ET by choselife3xSyrius the Kossack troll is looking up year old threads.
"my solution is to destroy children"--mamabear's cure for poverty 12/08/09
First I've seen of it.
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 13:56 ET by SideShowWhat about the comments below this comment?
As I continue to say to you, "you've got the wrong guy."
Stop stalking me.
SideShow
"The Bart, the"-S.S.Bob
~Keep crying
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 14:01 ET by choselife3xYou mean those three comments written after yours?
Are you perusing the threads you commented on as Odd Job? How narcissistic.
"my solution is to destroy children"--mamabear's cure for poverty 12/08/09
Same thoughts
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 13:11 ET by doug1950As someone who was raised along a coastline and spent many years in the Navy, the one thing about seagulls one picks up is they are scavengers, nasty to a fault and make a lot of noise. As for the sea of humanity, seagulls simply see those as "targets of opportunity" to be crapped on at every chance. Ironic huh. Birds of a feather.......
Quite right, Doug
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 13:42 ET by BlondeThey're rats with wings. Pretty rats, but rats nonetheless.
I hope he fails, too.
Even the seagulls must have been awed by the blanket of humanity
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 21:52 ET by CapeCodScottEver since Jonathan Livingston Seagull was written and personified those Flying Rats, I have never understood the fascination with them.
If we could get John Edwards to "Channel" one of those Seagulls I'm sure the thought would be more like "A Target Rich Environment, Lock & Load". ABC cites a bird brain as an imaginary source...that's rich.
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"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation"... until they get fed-up enough to finally say something about it!
Seagulls
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:05 ET by AndanteThe rats with wings (I live on the Gulf Coast) heard about the bailouts and were squawking "mine, mine, mine."
Loved the movie.
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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
Thomas Jefferson
Oh , my...
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:07 ET by Hooterville Denizen"Can national pride make a cold day feel warmer?" Easy there big fella. We've got global warming to deal with without adding that too.
All day, the words "hope" and "change" have been going through my mind. As in "I HOPE he CHANGES his mind about bringing European-style socialism to this country."
I just hope they don't flock
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:08 ET by BKeyserI just hope they don't flock around National Airport since birds and airplanes apparently don't play well together. And I certainly wouldn't hope for a tragic accident like the recent NYC incident- but if it did, does anyone think the MSM wouldn't blame George Bush?
I actually saw two buses
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:18 ET by BlazerI actually saw two buses here in Richmond on I-95 with Obama banners on them packed with what I assume were folks that had gone to the coronation. One had rear-ended the other pretty significantly rendering both inoperable and throngs of folks were stranded on the side of the interstate holding their belongings.
Long story short, yep,...... it was Bush's fault.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Blaze... Well of course
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:26 ET by Clear thinkerBlaze...
Well of course it was Bush's fault.
The Bus driver was looking up at the presidential helicopter flying across I-95 when the crash occured. That damn Bush!
I'm already missing him.
God Help Us!
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Actually Clear I could
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:36 ET by BlazerActually Clear I could have sworn that Marine One shot some rockets at those buses as it flew over.
The same way Bush shot those rocket's at the levees.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Nah... I got the inside
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:39 ET by Clear thinkerNah... I got the inside scoop. Today Bush was in a good mood so he only shot them the bird, no missiles.
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That don't explain the levees
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:51 ET by cocodrieThat don't explain the levees. Those missiles passed right over my house.
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Since were on
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 23:12 ET by BlazerSince were on conspiracies,ya' ever notice in all Four of the Jaws movies, that shark seemed to only have an appetite for w.a.s.p.'s and never ate one joo.
Stephen Spielberg, Roy Scheider......c'mon people can't you see it?
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Punishment
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:34 ET by jaywlIn several months, after these people get a taste of Obama's mortality, they should be forced to watch a make-believe, dreamlike porn flick with themselves as stars. The same scene repeats over and over. It shows only them with starry, rolled up eyes. Their breathless voice saying "Oh...Oh...Oh..BAMA! Over and over and over as they have in other words over and over in these past months. At some point they will say as I do. Oh come on, enough! Please. Seagulls?!
I was NICE AND WARM in my glass enclosed NERVE CENTER ...
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:36 ET by Jayke... hard at work herding my servers. I guess I missed the JERK of HISTORICAL PROPORTIONS get immaculated. I see I "missed" some interesting things --- NOT. OH! THE HUMANITY! I read some of BARRKY'S speech and had to pause several times and say "HUH???"
I actually got to my home (only 20 minutes from Capitol Hill) in time to watch President Bush arrive in Texas. The words he shared with that small crowd had me standing in front of my TV and wishing I could have been there. I loved the line about 8 in the morning.
jayke
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:58 ET by TN Momin time to watch President Bush arrive in Texas. The words he shared with that small crowd had me standing in front of my TV and wishing I could have been there. I loved the line about 8 in the morning.
It was a great speach at the end of a horrible day! I laughed out loud at his line about 8 in the morning!
Yesterday was a GOOD day, what with TERRORIST Bill Ayers denied entry to Canada and Jill Biden spilling the beans on oprah that VP Biden was offered his choice of VP/SOS (some say is a Federal Crime).
We'll have bad days. But we will have some very GOOD days also, a testament to the rookie from Chicago in the Oval Office!
Billy Joel Song
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 22:52 ET by pbthinker"Every dog must have his every day, every drunk must have his drink, don't look for answers, you took your chances, don't ask me why."
Election 2008-God's way of showing us that elections count.
Too bad they didn't attack
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 23:05 ET by RR GOPToo bad they didn't attack a la Hitchcock.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
"Seagulls awed by the
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 23:19 ET by TN Mom"Seagulls awed by the blanket of humanity"??
ABC's Bill Weir is Junk Journalism at its best!
Brian Williams can "feel the millions watching around the country"??
I think the MSM all got together on Nov. 5th to pre-write their little on-air comments for Inaugural Day.
"Seagulls awed by the
Tue, 01/20/2009 - 23:34 ET by Blazer"Seagulls awed by the blanket of humanity"??
Especially if that "blanket of humanity" happen to be holding hotdogs and candied apples.
Kind'a like my beagle sit's in "awe" of this hot vessel of manhood, when I'm sitting in a recliner enjoying a turkey sandwich.
“can national pride make a freezing day feel warmer?”
How exactly does one capture the zeitgeist of this, sitting in a warm cozy television studio?
I agree TNMom, junk-journalism at it's best
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Holly Jumping Jezebels!
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 00:39 ET by Apache" can national pride make a freezing day feel warmer?”
Holly Jumping Jezebels, The cause of global warming is... is... OBAMA!!! It's been Obama all along!!! Quick, call Al Gore. He'll help get the word out. Tell Hillary we have proof Obama is a threat to national security. When she wipes the evil grin from her face she will take the appropriate action. Thank you ABC, your sensible unbiased reporting just cracked another mystery and may have very well saved the world.
"Feel the millions watching around the country"
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 09:07 ET by HypocriteHaterI wonder if Brian felt the millions NOT watching around the country. You know, people with lives and jobs who couldn't give a rat's behind about The Messiah. Did you feel any of that, Brian?
I had a warm sense of awe as
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 00:30 ET by ApacheI had a warm sense of awe as well while letting the methane escape.
We call them shit hawks for
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 01:11 ET by AizlynneWe call them shit hawks for a reason.
“from above, even the
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 08:38 ET by Jack BauerYep, those seagulls must have been thinking Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving all came at once...
What a heel
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 09:01 ET by choselife3xSeagulls ALWAYS wheel through the air over trash dumps.
And that remark is aimed specifically at those ungrateful lemmings President Bush kept safe for 7 years.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
I'm already sick to my stomach
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 09:04 ET by Mary Louise TurnerPuh-leese! I'm already sick to my stomach from watching the obnoxious giggle-fest of pseudo-journalism that masqueraded as inauguration coverage. If I were one of those gulls, I'd poop all over...the nutworks!
"The birds! The birdss!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 09:32 ET by thebutlerdiditSorry, someone mentioned Hitchcock. You know, in all seriousness, I said that I would not watch a single minute of that disgusting display, and like the glutton for punishment that I am, I ended up watching until 4 a.m. I did learn one important thing. New CIC Obama proves half white men can't dance. The cringe-factor for when he did the bump for the 10th time last night was at least a 9. And he didn't plan those "ball talks" too well. He gave the same tired lines at all ten balls, and of course the media reported them breathlessly. I will give him credit for going to all 10 of those stupid things. He could have blown them off, but he went and danced like a geek at every one of them, God love 'em.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
TBDI
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 09:51 ET by SeashellI watched the inaugural but didn't see any of the ball stuff until this morning, and I agree with you: HE CAN"T DANCE! He should have taken some lessons or something. Think of how the media showed Bush dancing at events over and over with their added ridicule. Bet they don't show Obama doing "the bump" more than twice. We'll see.
Maybe, SS, but
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 09:56 ET by thebutlerdiditI'm more inclined to think they will continue to show him dancing, but like the missing Emperor's clothes, no one will tell him what he is lacking. It will be as if the last 8 yrs. of Bush dancing ridicule never happened. Liberals have the most audacious cases of brain bleach on Earth.
O/T, for Rush fans, He is being interviewed by Hannity tonight on Sean's new show.
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
but like the missing
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 10:01 ET by Seashellbut like the missing Emperor's clothes, no one will tell him what he is lacking.
I think you're on to something there. Sycophants, all of them!
I let out
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 10:38 ET by Karina audible snort upon reading the first sentence and could not go on. At the end of the year, it's going to be very, very difficult for the MRC to make its award choices.
Some other commenters were talking about Obama's dancing. Wasn't that awful? They looked so awkward together. There was something odd about his hip sways. Girlish?
Personally, I like W's dancing. I loved it when he danced with those African tribesmen.
That
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 16:40 ET by UpNorthgown looked like it was designed by Charmin of Scranton. OMG it was awful, but then so was his dancing.
UpNorth
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 17:52 ET by thebutlerdidit"Charmin of Scranton??" LOL! That is priceless. I thought our own Blonde had it last nite, she called it the "rag-picking" dress, but you just edged her out. I was thinking "cotton-picking" after Blonde said that, but I realize that this is probably not P.C. I didn't have a major, major problem with the shape of the dress, other than it was one -shouldered, or the color, which was fine, or the silver jew jaws on it, but the tufts were bad. I think the funnies thing I have heard, is Olby saying that Obama is a "precise dancer." That like everything he does, he dances in a very "precise" manner. Hey, MSM, that's one more thing you owe Bush an apology over!!!
Bringing the government in to run Wall Street is like saying, "Dad burned the dinner, let's get the dog to cook." PJ O'Rourke
In addition to that dazzled Flock of Seagulls ...
Wed, 01/21/2009 - 17:48 ET by Jack Coleman... Haircut 100 and Duran Duran remain starstruck
WOW!!!
Thu, 01/22/2009 - 05:13 ET by ChattychitoAwe struck seagulls, singing children, I for one am not impressed one bit. 150 million spent on this event but none of it went to the DC Garbage collectors who had to clean up the mess. I bet it cost them that much just to get the mess cleaned up and as of today there was still a lot of clean up to do.
I remember seeing the mess that a bunch of Homosexuals left along the beach in Florida after having one of the Gay Pride parades in Pensecola. it cost the city 1.2 million to clean up and repair the damamge doen by around 8,000 perverts.
when I saw the left over mess on the streets of DC, I was reminided of an apartment I rented to a very dark ethic family on setion 8. It cost us $6,000 to repair the apartment, replace the carpets, the appliances, the toilet and sinks as well. They busted up everything the Govt substity they received paid thier monthly rent but the security deposit never came close to covering the cost of damage. Did the State of California of the Feds cover the cost. No way they basically told us good luck see you in court.
I wonder what the White house will look like when Obama leaves? on the other hand I may not even be here when he gets out or doesn't if he is trully "the One". some of you know what I am talking about. see you in the clouds
§Chatty...Seagulls vs. Doves????
Thu, 01/22/2009 - 05:23 ET by TheSterIs the Symbolism this obvious or what?!?!??
Scavangers vs. Wussies????
Help me Out????
Ster.
My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.
Wonder What He'll Write In 2010
Wed, 01/20/2010 - 12:00 ET by rammingspeedVomit out (January 2009), vomit back in (January 2010).
"Progressives" are progressing to the next level of development, and swallowing their own mess is part of the process.