The media continually brings up comparisons of BHO and JFK. Yet very little attention is being paid to the most obvious comparison of all.
Russian strategic bombers are going to be based in Cuba and Venezuela, since I'm sure those bombers can launch stand off cruise missiles as ours can, this is de facto another Cuban missile crisis.
So how will His "O"lliness measure up to JFK? Will it be another "toe to toe" face to face, confrontation for the security of the US? Or, more likely, a "heal to toe" get together in an entirely different posture?
I'm afraid Obammy will measure up (or down) to JFK. It was JFK's weakness and vacillation on Cuba and other cold war issues that led the Soviets into their Cuban missile adventure. They saw him as a weakling that would fold under pressure. His incompetence that led us into the Cuban missile crisis and a lot of luck that carried us through it without starting a war. He was also easily the most corrupt President we have ever had. This is exactly what Russia, Iran and North Korea see in Obammy today.
Wars start because of sloppy and inconsistent diplomacy. God help us if Obammy is another JFK.
I actually did mention that in another comment; to wit:
JFK was "cool" and "sophisticated" (Chris Matthews' description of Obama), and Nikita Kruschev ate his lunch. He assessed Kennedy as having no backbone, which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
If Obama projects a similar weakness, we will be there again.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Though I pretty much agree with this assessment, the one thing besides luck that got us through in 1962 was the fact that JFK's Administration wasn't rife with an agenda-bent sycophancy. JFK had a few hawks in his office. How do you suppose he could have started the VietNam War without them?
The kind of "backbone" that exists in the present Administration is the kind that allies with Soviets...
we need the rein in those in office-and right now. To have a $169,000.00 retirement along with full medical at retirement after one term is crazy!!we worry about AIG when those in the Senate and House are stealing our money daily.
Barney Frank-Chris Dodd-Maxine Waters can not be the best we have to run the country-fresh blood , new ideas-get the old boys out.
We also need to totally remake the way we investigate ethics complaints against Congress. We need career prosecutors assigned to fixed terms, -a team to investigate Republicans and one for democratics. Each is nominated by the other party, and must be confirmed by a supermajority in Congress. Once confirmed they answer to the people, not Congress, and they investigate ethics complaints made to them by citizens. The current self-investigation process is worthless.
We also need a law that everyone in Congress, immediate staffs, and Presidential administrations must have their income taxes audited as a routine annual process and that process overseen by an independent accounting firm hired by the Auditor-General.
Has anybody noticed how the price of gas has been creeping up? Right now it is 1/10 of a cent from being $2.00 a gallon. I seem to recall everytime it went up just 5 cents under Bush there was holy hell raised. Any price increase now would be the fault of Chairman Mao-Bama. Can't blame Bush for this. Is anyone hearing blame being put on the ONE?
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Biden is going to be in Faison, NC, home of Vlasic pickles, today and Pikeville which is northwest of Goldsboro. Both of these towns are very small. I wonder if Chairman Mao-Bama is hiding him. You don't just go to Faison or Pikeville. They are not on major highways. I don't why he chose these 2 areas. Mt. Olive is better known for pickles than Faison.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
Obama has protected land which contains an enormous amount of oil. How does that make us more independent? What does relying on foreign sources do to price?
"Since the dawn of the nuclear age, we have not had
a fanatic regime that might put its zealotry above its self-interest.
People say that they'll behave like any other nuclear power. Can you
take the risk? Can you assume that?"
Wait till next time. After four years of Carter, less than half of Jews voted for his re-election. I expect that will be a "reach" number for Obama considering what he has already said and done.
Yes, the Netanyahu-Obama dynamic will be interesting to watch, and unfortunately we will have to depend on foreign press to give us the whole unbiased story. Netanyahu (and in fact no leader of Israel) will kiss Obammy's butt like the Euros. I fear that the Bamster's appeasement policies mean that a short but furious nuclear war between Israel and Iran/Syria/Lebanon is a certainty. Hopefully it can be contained to those few countries and a body count to <100m.
But that will let the genie out of the bag and make others more likely, like India-Pakistan, or North Korea-rest of the civilized world. I expect that at that point the messiah will be in a fetal position underneath his desk.
Good Grief! I just saw pictures of Michele Obama in a sweater totally covered with shiny spangles during a daytime encounter in London. Her arms were covered with bracelets and she had a double strand necklace round her neck.
I was thinking that I would only wear that in the evening to a-- to a --no, I wouldn't wear that thing anywhere!
You can take the girl out of Chicago, but......You know the rest.
I just don't get why they go on and on about her "Style" and all. She obviously has someone helping her and she STILL doesn't get it right. It makes me ill.
Probably a gift from Oprah. I remember a long time ago she was really pushing them. She did a whole show on them and their "inventor" (Wow, I cut the feet off my pantyhose, I am an "inventor")
I remember that about Oprah. I've done the panty-hose thing too.
In all seriousness, I hate to rag on Michelle about this because women do have if hard sometimes trying to look their best in their clothes and sometimes "magic pants" are necessary. (All men have to do is put on their suit coat and all is covered!)
However, the medias constant drumbeat about what a fashionista she is and how fit she is makes it hard for me not to have a little fun w/this. Just can't help myself!
On the picture below the Bumblebee one, (the one with a red circle on her thigh) Look at her face and hair. She is quite the style queen and we all should want to look like her, right?
I try not to be all shallow and picky, but it really grates on me when they keep saying what a gorgeous fashion goddess she is... It should go without saying if she really were. (and she isn't)
I actually liked the white coat she was wearing departing from Washington, but that bumble bee thing was just hideous. Air Force One must not have a mirror.
I read about this over on the UK Daily Mail. Some of the comments were rather droll.
M'Obama has all of the style sense of Belle Watling.
To wit: That Black Widow Spider dress; false eyelashes and rhinestones on innauguration day, that housecoat looking "gown" for the innauguration ball; her stupid bare arms....sheesh, it isn't even Easter yet, and this newest outrage of "fashion"....rhinestones on a sweater before noon?
Everything she wears screams "look at me"! All ass, no class, in a fashion sense for a first lady. For crying out loud, Hillary looked better in her pantsuit uniforms.
You wouldn't wear it to a dog fight? I often heard my mom tell my sisters that when she was critizing their dress. She never said anything like to me because men/boys really don't care how they look.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
....and where was anybody standing up for Stevens?
Now the statements from some are coming out...including on the 'R' side...
It made me sick then, which I posted back then, it makes me ill now.
I posted about this somewhere else today also.
People love to jump on a band-wagon, it just is sad as far as I am concerned, this was contrived, purposely...all of it...and I'm leaving it at that, I stayed up until three in the morning here way back been about this subject...of course I was in the minority.
We are less a seat in the Senate because of this...I hope the prosecutors and the FBI involved get their just rewards, but it is soubtful...and I am not going into the rest of other pols who were glad this was done and knew all about it, in fact had a hand in it one way or the other...matters not now.
Disgraceful, beyond despicable what was done.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
That'll be one to watch. Who will expect a bow and a kiss on the hand from who? Obammy always has real problems with appearing as an equal with anyone. Will he try and upstage the real Queen?
local media does all the harm it can , to stop real news from getting to the working class, radio-tellie news, newspapers are blaming everyone else,for readership going down, "just say no" to the next evil villager en chief!! impeach early???
The employees of Washington Mututal who are staying on for a year to help with the transition were guaranteed bonuses for their effort equal to a year of pay to ease their inevitable job loss. Those bonuses will now quite possibly be taxed anywhere from 35-90%.
Article's permalink is here And for a good dose of populist rage see the comments.
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Obama does not perform as advertised. I'd like a refund. Taxed Enough Already.
When the unoriginal thought crowd get their marching orders to start posting, blogging and spoofing on someone like GB it tells me we're on the right track.
I guess Comrade Zero didn't learn his lesson with his Rush attack. Looks like Glenn should expect another ratings bump.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
Go back to the confederate source and click on the "see comments" tab. I guess I should have done that in the first place. Thanks for the education and info.
Some interesting news items getting a lot of jibber jabber in the blogs:
A serious read from David Horowitz, who I have great respect for, warning on the dangers of Obama Derangement Syndrome: http://frontpagemagazine.com
Not to imply that I agree with him but we have to recall that those on the far-left that foamed at the mouth over President George W. Bush were very easy to ridicule. But did they have an effect on the election? That's what matters.
The Venezuelan Miss Universe visits Guantanamo Prison and is very impressed by the facilities and the beaches: Miss Universe says had a lot of fun in Guantanamo: http://www.reuters.com/
Hilarious stuff. I have to wonder if she is in trouble with Hugo because of this. Is this a meaningful review because perhaps she's a pea-brain which might also means she has no political-correctness and the propaganda has nothing to take hold of? Or is she a conservative?
Horowitz is a puppet, ODS give me a break, lets look at what is actually going on instead of worrying about being to hard on the mighty O who Horowitz supported!!!
Obama is grabbing power and spending money like NEVER before in our nation, but lets not be too hard on him boys and girls, we don't want to look upset or anything.
Wake up people it is time to BE UPSET! Get ACTIVE and by all means oppose Obama in the same deranged way the left oposed Bush. Maybe a dose of their own meds is just what the nation needs right now!
Allahpundit (who isn't exactly a member of Sarah's fan club) is nowhere around, so Ed has been putting pictures of her on every article he has posted today:
Have been seized....one of them from my back yard, and I mean literally....I live across the canal from the boat yard where the Feds grabbed one of his boats!
I was watching Fox News about an hour ago when this story broke, they don't have video up yet, but it's the first boat in the story....which of course I recognized immediately. I'd love to get my hands on that boat...she's a beauty.
Direct TV has a 24/7 tennis channel. When I was a junior in high school I took up tennis as a way to impress a girl that loved to play. At 6'4" I was too clumsy to play. I also tried golf becasue her dad owned the local golf course. I was not good at that either. I could see we had nothing in common so I went back to helping build a drag car and drag racing. More girls to chose from there than at the country club.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
I'd take her down there....tomorrow or Friday will be the best days....but Maria Sharopova isn't playing, and I wanted to have her sign a poster for my pal, Unsane. Have you been to Key Biscayne? It's an absolutely beautiful tennis site. And there's a great little (shacky) bar out on Virginia Key where you park....millionaires & homeless people hang out there. It's a hoot.
Funny, isn't it Delsa? I've seen that boat a hundred times....I didn't see them tow it out of here, though....but that's Merritt's. Once they put the video on Fox, I'll post it here.
The second boat in the clip was a Rybovich....the man has taste in fishing boats, obviously.
Sounds like the New York house election is too close to call but the dem is up slightly. This means America obviously hasnt woken up yet.
This is unexcusable in my mind, in a district with thousands more registered R's than D's and after chairman obama 3 month rein they still cant get off their butts and go vote?? What will it take?
No doubt government funded ACORN played a role in this, along with the MILLIONS of dollars the DNC dumped into it, and the fact that Jim Tedisco and the entire Republican party refuses STILL to take the kiddy gloves off.
People need to get off their butts and get ACTIVE in the same way that the libs and neo-marxists are actively destroying our values!
Secession. Secession on a household by household basis.
I know my state will never actually exercise their right to sovereignty. I live in CT. (Yeah, I know, I know....)
However, why can't we, as individual private citizens, say to the government:
"Listen, I can't be a part of this any longer. I mean, I simply want to live under the government established by the principles of the Constitution. And you surely are not that government. So I will now secede from you, as a household, and govern myself and my family as I see fit. I will govern my household holding to the Constitution and the Scriptures. Please understand, and this isn't a threat, that I fully believe in the Constitution and I will defend it.
I will homeschool my kids, I will teach them how to handle firearms, I will conduct my business with the local community, and I will pay taxes on goods I purchase. I do not need your help, aside from delivering my mail.
As to taxes, I honestly do not believe I have to give you my money to use in ways that I do not believe in. If the money I gave you was used to keep the lights on in Congress, or used to provide better health benefits to veterans, than sure, I'd be happy to pay. But you and I both know this won't be the case, and isn't the case. My money goes to reprehensible and assinine activities that you, as the government, fully endorse and evangelize. You never asked me how I thought my money should be used.
So, thanks for, um, ...nothing. I am trusting that since I am seceding, you will see fit to leave me and mine in peace, and allow my household to live freely and in no danger of oppression. Thanks so much. God Bless."
If only...
"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell
"Brace yourselves for the backlash of your ignorance, liberal puppets." Me
The liberal response: "Here's a bill for $32,000 (per person), that's your share of the national debt, but don't expect any Social Security payments when you retire, btw, you still owe income tax for the next 10 years, and don't even think about not paying, the IRS is fully empowered to seize your bank accounts, land and anything else you own no matter where it is in the world..."
So...you're married with how many kids? $32k x ____ =
All you folks talk'n bad about Michelle's style better hope she doesn't get around to "necklacing" the whole mess of'ya. She be in charge now, ya know. This be Mr. Obama's property, get yo a$$ outta here.....
That's an excellent point. Wonder what would have been said if Bush had given her such a "non-American" gift. It would be known as the "great gift gaffe" made by the President.
Can you believe it?? Geez, this guy is such a buffoon! You'd think he would have learned the first time around...Does he deliberately do this to the Brits, or are all his "gifts" this inappropriate?
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Can you IMAGINE if ANY of those gifts had been given by GWB during his time in office? We would have been subjected to nonstop parodies, jokes and reports about proper gifting. Now it is just being ignored or played off like it is what 'regular people' do. Not regular people I know. The regular people I know are far more considerate and generous and WE don't have the budget and resources the President and Michelle have. Sheesh!!! I am apalled!
"Can you IMAGINE if ANY of those gifts had been given by GWB during his time in office? We would have been subjected to nonstop parodies, jokes and reports about proper gifting."
Have you noticed that none of the skits that Saturday Night Live has done that have anything to do with the administration EVER poke fun at Obama (or Michelle)? They tiptoe around him, and never make him the butt of the joke or parody...They'll go after Biden, Geithner, Hillary or just about anyone else attached to the administration, but never Obamessiah...Lord knows he's given them enough ammunition, but they won't touch him.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
I am totally picturing a SNL skit with the Obamas showing up at a dinner party or some swanky gift that they got at a yard sale all wrapped in toilet paper or news paper comic pages (they're colored so they are just like wrapping paper and FREE)... I could come up with something better but I have three children fighting right behind me. Gotta do the smackdown now.
The Obama's provide just a treasure trove of material that SNL could be using, but they won't...
Alas..."We mustn't offend 'The One' "...Just makes me ill...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Their "protocol people" (if they even exist) need to be replaced. I always pictured that the person representing the greates country in the world would at least take the time to LEARN how to behave in the presence of royalty. SHEEOOT even if they watched a few movies they might be able to figure it out... This HAS to be intentional to make America (and Americans) look like a bunch of uncultured backwoods dopes.
The Obammys replaced the White House protocol office and the White House social director with some buds of theirs from the South side of Chicago. They probably saw these jobs as simply patronage positions that they could fill with those that supported them in the past. After all, what kind of experience do you need to zip over to Blockbusters and pick up a DVD collection.
I saw the names of the appointees on a blog sometime last month but neglected to save the links. The Bamster could have gone over to State and asked for help, but to do that you have to realize that you need help in the first place.
And since they have surrounded themselves with Chris Matthews-types who would NEVER say anything was amiss they never will realize they need help. Anything inappropriate that somehow gets brought to their attention will be dismissed as not worthy of their time.
I wonder if the iPod also had some music from Snoop Dogg loaded into it, too...What a twit...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
... Where are the protocol people for this administration? This is getting to look like it is intentional. Are they really TRYING to give crappy and insulting gifts wherever they go? The queen is HOW OLD? I can barely see the screen on my little computer, I am SURE that the queen would NOT enjoy an ipod. Way to say, "You're ancient!" to the queen. When one gives a gift, one is SUPPOSED to think of what the recipient might like... NOT what the giver might want to get.
I'm beginning to think that the stupidity surrounding the gift-giving are intentional slights directed at the Brits...Either that, or Obama and virtually everyone in the protocol office are all total morons (a distinct probability). I guess I'll have to write another note of apology (to the palace, this time) concerning this embarrassment...I sent an email to the British Embassy in D.C. apologizing for O's gift of the DVD's to PM Brown during his visit here...(got a very nice response, too). What an colossal idiot Obama is...FOUR YEARS of this???
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Once you get there, on the home page, look to the left side of the page for the heading "Our offices in the USA" and click on it...Once you get to that page, look to the left side of the page again, and find the link under "Our offices in the USA" that says "contact us" and click on that...Once on this page, scroll down to the bottom, and find the link at the bottom of the page that says "British Embassy Enquiry Service." This is what I used, and it will reach the Embassy staff in D.C. This time though, I may write directly to the palace...There is a website...
This is just too much...I can't believe that we feel we have to apologize again for O's horrendously bad judgement.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Jack, I think President Obama should have given the Queen an autograph picture of Chris Matthews. What member of royalty wouldn't want an autographed photo of Matthews. Also, just imagine the Queen could place that in Windsor Castle, and you could go visit and see that great "treasure" anytime you felt like it.
I don't even think they went to the trouble of eBay. I think they just walked into the bedrooms of their daughters and pick up the first thing they see.
That wouldn't happen because in a small way it makes sense. I mean, it has the word "French" in the title... so you could see the thought process that went into it. HIS gifts are just random.
After a 72 year run CBS is cancelling the Guiding Light.My grandmother watched that and the Edge of Night religiously when Ii was a kid. You knew not to disturb her when those 2 soaps were on.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
...or a spammer, or anything like that. I'm not secretly working for a marketing firm or anything like that. I'm just frustrated at a lack of responses to this thread and my inability to find anywhere else to put it. I know I've posted on two other open threads looking for other conservative web sites to post such a thread, but I really, really want to get a list of as many conservative objections to the mainstream media as I can wrangle. I'm not going to ridicule them or even debate them; my ultimate goal is to give a voice to them. Okay, you're likely to say "NewsBusters already gives a voice to them." I just want to collect as many general objections to the mainstream media as I can in one place. What's the best way for me to do that?
Too broad a question, and no example to kick off discussion perhaps. As you ack, most every response to every thread here represents an objection to the msm.
Not sure if you are looking for a place to collect incidents of bias, or a kind of 'contract with the media' in order to correct the bias we see. A place that would tabulate examples of bias in a diary type format would be useful. Just a couple lines per occurrence, with links and a more tab. Also, there are so many threads here lately per day that it's approaching a Lucianne-type format where you can't possibly keep up or hope to notice someone that addresses your comment.
It's one thing when a thief steals something from you, it's quite another thing when someone takes your credit card, runs up the bill, you don't have the power to cancel the card and then they get huffy when you demand the spending stop. It reminds me of a commercial: http://www.youtube.c...
Well, for a silver lining in this whole mess....the publisher of USA TODAY retired suddenly. Seems we are having an effect. Let's hope Neuwirth is next, then maybe the whole shebang.
Let's continue driving these fish wraps out, and out for good!
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BHO vs JFK
April 1, 2009 - 09:16 ET by JustAlThe media continually brings up comparisons of BHO and JFK. Yet very little attention is being paid to the most obvious comparison of all.
Russian strategic bombers are going to be based in Cuba and Venezuela, since I'm sure those bombers can launch stand off cruise missiles as ours can, this is de facto another Cuban missile crisis.
So how will His "O"lliness measure up to JFK? Will it be another "toe to toe" face to face, confrontation for the security of the US? Or, more likely, a "heal to toe" get together in an entirely different posture?
Re JFK
April 1, 2009 - 12:06 ET by slickwillie2001I'm afraid Obammy will measure up (or down) to JFK. It was JFK's weakness and vacillation on Cuba and other cold war issues that led the Soviets into their Cuban missile adventure. They saw him as a weakling that would fold under pressure. His incompetence that led us into the Cuban missile crisis and a lot of luck that carried us through it without starting a war. He was also easily the most corrupt President we have ever had. This is exactly what Russia, Iran and North Korea see in Obammy today.
Wars start because of sloppy and inconsistent diplomacy. God help us if Obammy is another JFK.
I actually did mention that
April 1, 2009 - 12:51 ET by motherbeltI actually did mention that in another comment; to wit:
JFK was "cool" and "sophisticated" (Chris Matthews' description of Obama), and Nikita Kruschev ate his lunch. He assessed Kennedy as having no backbone, which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
If Obama projects a similar weakness, we will be there again.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
The More Things Change
April 1, 2009 - 13:52 ET by NoJellyThough I pretty much agree with this assessment, the one thing besides luck that got us through in 1962 was the fact that JFK's Administration wasn't rife with an agenda-bent sycophancy. JFK had a few hawks in his office. How do you suppose he could have started the VietNam War without them?
The kind of "backbone" that exists in the present Administration is the kind that allies with Soviets...
TERM LIMITS-THE ONLY ANSWER
April 1, 2009 - 09:19 ET by JIMMY1660we need the rein in those in office-and right now. To have a $169,000.00 retirement along with full medical at retirement after one term is crazy!!we worry about AIG when those in the Senate and House are stealing our money daily.
Barney Frank-Chris Dodd-Maxine Waters can not be the best we have to run the country-fresh blood , new ideas-get the old boys out.
We need a national referendum on TERM LIMITS..
BHO- POTUS, is a Liar and Socialist
Re the only answer
April 1, 2009 - 12:28 ET by slickwillie2001We also need to totally remake the way we investigate ethics complaints against Congress. We need career prosecutors assigned to fixed terms, -a team to investigate Republicans and one for democratics. Each is nominated by the other party, and must be confirmed by a supermajority in Congress. Once confirmed they answer to the people, not Congress, and they investigate ethics complaints made to them by citizens. The current self-investigation process is worthless.
We also need a law that everyone in Congress, immediate staffs, and Presidential administrations must have their income taxes audited as a routine annual process and that process overseen by an independent accounting firm hired by the Auditor-General.
Taxes
April 1, 2009 - 13:05 ET by JDWWhere do we stand on Sebelius?
JDW
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The government works for me, not the other way around
Manbearpig Alert
April 1, 2009 - 09:21 ET by dboIf you are capable of holding your nose for 30 seconds, check out Al Gore's new "settled science" advertisement.
Price of gas/Biden
April 1, 2009 - 09:50 ET by ricklailHas anybody noticed how the price of gas has been creeping up? Right now it is 1/10 of a cent from being $2.00 a gallon. I seem to recall everytime it went up just 5 cents under Bush there was holy hell raised. Any price increase now would be the fault of Chairman Mao-Bama. Can't blame Bush for this. Is anyone hearing blame being put on the ONE?
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Biden is going to be in Faison, NC, home of Vlasic pickles, today and Pikeville which is northwest of Goldsboro. Both of these towns are very small. I wonder if Chairman Mao-Bama is hiding him. You don't just go to Faison or Pikeville. They are not on major highways. I don't why he chose these 2 areas. Mt. Olive is better known for pickles than Faison.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
Indeed, $2/gallon is just
April 1, 2009 - 10:02 ET by dscottIndeed, $2/gallon is just the beginning of the price rise in energy caused by devaluing the US dollar due to printing money: http://www.publiusfo...
And the response to energy increases and the government's insistence on raising taxes in the future is: http://www.adpemploy...
We are headed to 11% unemployment by July.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Fuel Cost
April 1, 2009 - 13:14 ET by JDWObama has protected land which contains an enormous amount of oil. How does that make us more independent? What does relying on foreign sources do to price?
JDW
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Obama promises to raise the price of gas into the stratosphere
April 1, 2009 - 16:53 ET by PopularTechObama: "Cap & Trade Will Cause Electricity Rates to Skyrocket" (Video) (3min)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Not Pollution
→ Overpopulation
April 1, 2009 - 09:29 ET by Cool ArrowHave you noticed there's lots of talk about overpopulation lately?
I don't think it's an accident it coincides with the Economic downturn.
You're scheduled for Carousel, Logan!
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
~C.A.
April 1, 2009 - 10:15 ET by SeftonYeah, I've been seeing a lot lately about overpopulation.
Makes one wonder how far we are from Barry's "Soylent Green" factories. <grin>
→ Perfect timing
April 1, 2009 - 10:23 ET by Cool ArrowAnd what better way to cut costs than to Nationalize healthcare and ration it according to your imputed societal worth.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Unfortunately
April 1, 2009 - 10:26 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarThe Capitol isn't housing a kindly old Peter Ustinov and some cats. It has a Zero and a herd of jackasses.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
Netanyahu challenges TOTUS
April 1, 2009 - 09:32 ET by R D Helm"Since the dawn of the nuclear age, we have not had
a fanatic regime that might put its zealotry above its self-interest.
People say that they'll behave like any other nuclear power. Can you
take the risk? Can you assume that?"
http://www.jpost.com...
It will be interesting to see how the Obamanistas deal with this.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
→ Shudder
April 1, 2009 - 09:43 ET by Cool ArrowImagine BeBe Netanyahu making the decision he eventually must.
And Obama looking on wide-eyed as he backpedals.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Glass, the country formerly
April 1, 2009 - 09:46 ET by SickofLibsGlass, the country formerly known as Iran.
Israel will have to go it
April 1, 2009 - 11:04 ET by Gat New YorkIsrael will have to go it alone and expect major U.S. condemnation from the Israel-second Obama/Hillary people.
Israel will no allow a nuclear Iran and would be irresponsible to allow themselves to be fooled by the muslim socialist Obama.
And yet the US Jewish
April 1, 2009 - 11:37 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarAnd yet the US Jewish population mostly vote Democrat. Go figure.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
Wait till next time. After
April 1, 2009 - 18:36 ET by Gat New YorkWait till next time. After four years of Carter, less than half of Jews voted for his re-election. I expect that will be a "reach" number for Obama considering what he has already said and done.
Obama says bye bye to the Jewish vote in 2012
April 1, 2009 - 18:40 ET by PopularTech$900 million to Palestine is the nail in the coffin.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Not Pollution
Cool,
April 2, 2009 - 22:39 ET by R D Helm"And Obama looking on wide-eyed as he backpedals."
-And is later found under his desk in a fetal position.
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Re Netanyahu
April 1, 2009 - 13:06 ET by slickwillie2001Yes, the Netanyahu-Obama dynamic will be interesting to watch, and unfortunately we will have to depend on foreign press to give us the whole unbiased story. Netanyahu (and in fact no leader of Israel) will kiss Obammy's butt like the Euros. I fear that the Bamster's appeasement policies mean that a short but furious nuclear war between Israel and Iran/Syria/Lebanon is a certainty. Hopefully it can be contained to those few countries and a body count to <100m.
But that will let the genie out of the bag and make others more likely, like India-Pakistan, or North Korea-rest of the civilized world. I expect that at that point the messiah will be in a fetal position underneath his desk.
Auntie Obongo now gets to
April 1, 2009 - 09:45 ET by SickofLibsAuntie Obongo now gets to stay in US, on the public dole, for at least another year, despite being deported five years ago.
Why do we even bother to pretend we have "immigration laws" anymore?
→ Dainty little women
April 1, 2009 - 10:06 ET by Cool ArrowKirsten Powers has some interesting things to say about NARAL claim that women should be shielded from the facts when it comes to abortion.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
What Not to Wear
April 1, 2009 - 10:10 ET by LynnGood Grief! I just saw pictures of Michele Obama in a sweater totally covered with shiny spangles during a daytime encounter in London. Her arms were covered with bracelets and she had a double strand necklace round her neck.
I was thinking that I would only wear that in the evening to a-- to a --no, I wouldn't wear that thing anywhere!
You can take the girl out of Chicago, but......You know the rest.
Lynn
April 1, 2009 - 10:17 ET by sherylsimsI just don't get why they go on and on about her "Style" and all. She obviously has someone helping her and she STILL doesn't get it right. It makes me ill.
→ Bumble Bee
April 1, 2009 - 10:25 ET by Cool ArrowStepping down from Air Force One, she looked like a Bumble Bee from a John Belushi skit.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Actually
April 1, 2009 - 10:30 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarSomeone needs to clue her in that no matter how much her clothing is designed for a "slimming effect" her a$$ is still huge.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
Cool
April 1, 2009 - 10:32 ET by sherylsimsCan you link a picture for me? I haven't seen the Bumble Bee outfit yet.
Here you go Sheryl
April 1, 2009 - 10:36 ET by BlondeIt's on down the page.
I hope he fails, too.
Body slimming magic
April 1, 2009 - 10:40 ET by SeashellBody slimming magic pants????? I thought Michelle worked out all the time. Why would she need this? (That sweater looked kind of tight to me also.)
Body slimming magic pants?
April 1, 2009 - 10:44 ET by sherylsimsNeed some work. Maybe an industrial grade?
Yeah, the sweater is tight
April 1, 2009 - 12:57 ET by motherbeltYeah, the sweater is tight too.
"Magic Pants"....the new euphemism for "girdle."
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Spanx, mb
April 1, 2009 - 13:13 ET by BlondeEven Rush Limbaugh knows about Spanx.
I hope he fails, too.
Spanx
April 1, 2009 - 13:17 ET by sherylsimsProbably a gift from Oprah. I remember a long time ago she was really pushing them. She did a whole show on them and their "inventor" (Wow, I cut the feet off my pantyhose, I am an "inventor")
I remember that about
April 1, 2009 - 13:34 ET by SeashellI remember that about Oprah. I've done the panty-hose thing too.
In all seriousness, I hate to rag on Michelle about this because women do have if hard sometimes trying to look their best in their clothes and sometimes "magic pants" are necessary. (All men have to do is put on their suit coat and all is covered!)
However, the medias constant drumbeat about what a fashionista she is and how fit she is makes it hard for me not to have a little fun w/this. Just can't help myself!
Blonde
April 1, 2009 - 10:40 ET by sherylsimsOn the picture below the Bumblebee one, (the one with a red circle on her thigh) Look at her face and hair. She is quite the style queen and we all should want to look like her, right?
whoa pantsuits
April 1, 2009 - 10:44 ET by foolnomoremay be with ?? the lights-out??
I've been wondering about that
April 1, 2009 - 10:59 ET by BlondeNot a sight of old Bill.
Great to see you back here. fnm.
I hope he fails, too.
→ Here's one
April 1, 2009 - 10:37 ET by Cool ArrowHere ya' go.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Thank you Cool
April 1, 2009 - 10:42 ET by sherylsimsI try not to be all shallow and picky, but it really grates on me when they keep saying what a gorgeous fashion goddess she is... It should go without saying if she really were. (and she isn't)
I actually liked the white
April 1, 2009 - 10:46 ET by SeashellI actually liked the white coat she was wearing departing from Washington, but that bumble bee thing was just hideous. Air Force One must not have a mirror.
~If any White House flunkies are monitoring this.....
April 1, 2009 - 10:59 ET by choselife3xPLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF OBAMA, TELL HER "NO JEWEL TONES"!!!
That high-pitched scream you hear is the troll under my heel.
Only thing missing from that
April 1, 2009 - 12:16 ET by SickofLibsOnly thing missing from that bee outfit is the dual saddle bags for collecting pollen.
Oh, wait...
I know---
April 1, 2009 - 12:18 ET by misterbill---where Obama's aunt is. She is hiding under Michelle's skirt.
Cool
April 1, 2009 - 12:18 ET by ricklailI actually think she is promoting Jawja Tech.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
→ Great costume
April 1, 2009 - 12:29 ET by Cool ArrowOr the Golden Gophers.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Ladies
April 1, 2009 - 10:27 ET by BlondeI read about this over on the UK Daily Mail. Some of the comments were rather droll.
M'Obama has all of the style sense of Belle Watling.
To wit: That Black Widow Spider dress; false eyelashes and rhinestones on innauguration day, that housecoat looking "gown" for the innauguration ball; her stupid bare arms....sheesh, it isn't even Easter yet, and this newest outrage of "fashion"....rhinestones on a sweater before noon?
Everything she wears screams "look at me"! All ass, no class, in a fashion sense for a first lady. For crying out loud, Hillary looked better in her pantsuit uniforms.
I hope he fails, too.
I think her fashion sense
April 1, 2009 - 10:36 ET by SeashellI think her fashion sense is sorely lacking.
BTW-I don't recall anyone talking about Laura Bush's style, and I thought she always look elegant and tasteful. No black widow dress for her.
when I see her fashion choices
April 1, 2009 - 10:41 ET by katainkentI think of this old Carol Burnett Show clip : "I just saw it in the window and I couldn't resist it"
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Obama does not perform as advertised. I'd like a refund.
Taxed Enough Already.
LOL, Kata
April 1, 2009 - 10:44 ET by BlondeAs soon as I saw "Carol Burnette"....I knew I was going to laugh, and put down my coffee!
I hope he fails, too.
Of all the Carol Burnette
April 1, 2009 - 12:16 ET by ricklailOf all the Carol Burnette shows this one is the one I remember most.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
LYNN
April 1, 2009 - 12:12 ET by ricklailYou wouldn't wear it to a dog fight? I often heard my mom tell my sisters that when she was critizing their dress. She never said anything like to me because men/boys really don't care how they look.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
→ Ted Stevens - Scott Free
April 1, 2009 - 10:14 ET by Cool ArrowHonor among thieves?
So obviously Eric Holder is admitting the charges were trumped up for political purposes?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Headline: DOJ Thuggery saves Ted Stevens from Buggery.
April 1, 2009 - 10:36 ET by jazboSorry. Too soon?
Those who believe in nothing will believe anything.
Rush had the best line: You
April 1, 2009 - 12:19 ET by SickofLibsRush had the best line: You can go now, but unfortunately your senate seat "is no longer available."
The Other Side
April 1, 2009 - 13:34 ET by JDWMr Rangel is guilty but he can stay.
JDW
DAILY WAVE
The government works for me, not the other way around
Hi JDW.... ....and where
April 1, 2009 - 19:21 ET by bigtimerHi JDW....
....and where was anybody standing up for Stevens?
Now the statements from some are coming out...including on the 'R' side...
It made me sick then, which I posted back then, it makes me ill now.
I posted about this somewhere else today also.
People love to jump on a band-wagon, it just is sad as far as I am concerned, this was contrived, purposely...all of it...and I'm leaving it at that, I stayed up until three in the morning here way back been about this subject...of course I was in the minority.
We are less a seat in the Senate because of this...I hope the prosecutors and the FBI involved get their just rewards, but it is soubtful...and I am not going into the rest of other pols who were glad this was done and knew all about it, in fact had a hand in it one way or the other...matters not now.
Disgraceful, beyond despicable what was done.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I heard today that Obama
April 1, 2009 - 10:17 ET by SeashellI heard today that Obama took 6 doctors with him to Europe and his White House chefs. Is that necessary in this time of such economic woes?
The chefs?
April 1, 2009 - 11:12 ET by StarAZI have heard the food in Europe is quite prized.
That's
April 1, 2009 - 19:01 ET by UpNorthwhat government health care will be like. Doctors for the politicians, waiting lists for the masses.
Wonder who packed the booze for the partying, it is Wednesday after all, that's party day for the Obamunist.
Obama Meets Queen Elizabeth
April 1, 2009 - 10:27 ET by GothampcObama meets with Queen Elizabeth today. I wonder if she chose April Fools Day on purpose. I hope that Obama doesn't try to fist bump the Queen.
Meeting the Queen
April 1, 2009 - 12:53 ET by slickwillie2001That'll be one to watch. Who will expect a bow and a kiss on the hand from who? Obammy always has real problems with appearing as an equal with anyone. Will he try and upstage the real Queen?
it's sin-ful
April 1, 2009 - 10:27 ET by foolnomorelocal media does all the harm it can , to stop real news from getting to the working class, radio-tellie news, newspapers are blaming everyone else,for readership going down, "just say no" to the next evil villager en chief!! impeach early???
unintended consequences?
April 1, 2009 - 11:00 ET by katainkentThe employees of Washington Mututal who are staying on for a year to help with the transition were guaranteed bonuses for their effort equal to a year of pay to ease their inevitable job loss. Those bonuses will now quite possibly be taxed anywhere from 35-90%.
Article's permalink is here And for a good dose of populist rage see the comments.
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Obama does not perform as advertised. I'd like a refund.
Taxed Enough Already.
Glenn Beck's insanity matched by Stephen Colbert
April 1, 2009 - 11:06 ET by balboahttp://gawker.com/51...
You're so right. Anyone
April 1, 2009 - 11:51 ET by Jack BauerYou're so right.
Anyone who publicly and loudly advocates that the US government should adhere to the Constitution is clearly insane. QED.
Hey Bal, Have you ever
April 1, 2009 - 12:01 ET by Roger the ShrubberHey Bal,
Have you ever watched or listened to Beck's show?
This is all I need to see
April 1, 2009 - 12:11 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarWhen the unoriginal thought crowd get their marching orders to start posting, blogging and spoofing on someone like GB it tells me we're on the right track.
I guess Comrade Zero didn't learn his lesson with his Rush attack. Looks like Glenn should expect another ratings bump.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
Hold the phone! I thought
April 1, 2009 - 19:08 ET by Roger the ShrubberHold the phone! I thought the Dem marching orders was to attack Sarah Palin. Didn't your comrades at Comedy Central get the memo?
Automatic Weapons legal again???
April 1, 2009 - 11:12 ET by JABI have not seen this get much play, so I thought I would pass it along to all the gun nuts here on NB's, enjoy and spread the word.
"NFA 1934 Overturned; Machine Guns Legal Again With Fewer Restrictions"
h/t Confederate yankee
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Edit source
April 1, 2009 - 11:14 ET by JABEdit for original source
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Fully auto has alway been
April 1, 2009 - 12:26 ET by DCC1Fully auto has alway been legal, provided your a class III weapons license, and 6-7 figures.
Non-story.
vicis pro insurgo est propinquus
DCC1
April 1, 2009 - 13:58 ET by JABGo back to the confederate source and click on the "see comments" tab. I guess I should have done that in the first place. Thanks for the education and info.
"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
;) vicis pro insurgo
April 1, 2009 - 14:15 ET by DCC1;)
vicis pro insurgo est propinquus
News of the Day
April 1, 2009 - 11:21 ET by slickwillie2001Some interesting news items getting a lot of jibber jabber in the blogs:
A serious read from David Horowitz, who I have great respect for, warning on the dangers of Obama Derangement Syndrome: http://frontpagemagazine.com
Not to imply that I agree with him but we have to recall that those on the far-left that foamed at the mouth over President George W. Bush were very easy to ridicule. But did they have an effect on the election? That's what matters.
The Venezuelan Miss Universe visits Guantanamo Prison and is very impressed by the facilities and the beaches: Miss Universe says had a lot of fun in Guantanamo: http://www.reuters.com/
Hilarious stuff. I have to wonder if she is in trouble with Hugo because of this. Is this a meaningful review because perhaps she's a pea-brain which might also means she has no political-correctness and the propaganda has nothing to take hold of? Or is she a conservative?
Horowitz is a puppet, ODS
April 1, 2009 - 12:22 ET by DCC1Horowitz is a puppet, ODS give me a break, lets look at what is actually going on instead of worrying about being to hard on the mighty O who Horowitz supported!!!
Obama is grabbing power and spending money like NEVER before in our nation, but lets not be too hard on him boys and girls, we don't want to look upset or anything.
Wake up people it is time to BE UPSET! Get ACTIVE and by all means oppose Obama in the same deranged way the left oposed Bush. Maybe a dose of their own meds is just what the nation needs right now!
vicis pro insurgo est propinquus
LOL-It appears to be Sarah Palin day over at HotAir
April 1, 2009 - 11:52 ET by R D HelmAllahpundit (who isn't exactly a member of Sarah's fan club) is nowhere around, so Ed has been putting pictures of her on every article he has posted today:
http://hotair.com/
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Bernie Madoff's yachts
April 1, 2009 - 12:10 ET by BlondeHave been seized....one of them from my back yard, and I mean literally....I live across the canal from the boat yard where the Feds grabbed one of his boats!
I was watching Fox News about an hour ago when this story broke, they don't have video up yet, but it's the first boat in the story....which of course I recognized immediately. I'd love to get my hands on that boat...she's a beauty.
I hope he fails, too.
Blonde
April 1, 2009 - 12:13 ET by DelsaYou guys can bid on it!
Is your mom watching Tennis?
Live on FSN right now.
Direct TV has a 24/7 tennis
April 1, 2009 - 12:42 ET by ricklailDirect TV has a 24/7 tennis channel. When I was a junior in high school I took up tennis as a way to impress a girl that loved to play. At 6'4" I was too clumsy to play. I also tried golf becasue her dad owned the local golf course. I was not good at that either. I could see we had nothing in common so I went back to helping build a drag car and drag racing. More girls to chose from there than at the country club.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
You can hear her holler, eh, Dels?
April 1, 2009 - 12:46 ET by BlondeYes, she is, LOL.
I'd take her down there....tomorrow or Friday will be the best days....but Maria Sharopova isn't playing, and I wanted to have her sign a poster for my pal, Unsane. Have you been to Key Biscayne? It's an absolutely beautiful tennis site. And there's a great little (shacky) bar out on Virginia Key where you park....millionaires & homeless people hang out there. It's a hoot.
Funny, isn't it Delsa? I've seen that boat a hundred times....I didn't see them tow it out of here, though....but that's Merritt's. Once they put the video on Fox, I'll post it here.
The second boat in the clip was a Rybovich....the man has taste in fishing boats, obviously.
I hope he fails, too.
New York house election
April 1, 2009 - 12:16 ET by DCC1Sounds like the New York house election is too close to call but the dem is up slightly. This means America obviously hasnt woken up yet.
This is unexcusable in my mind, in a district with thousands more registered R's than D's and after chairman obama 3 month rein they still cant get off their butts and go vote?? What will it take?
vicis pro insurgo est propinquus
Were ACORN Busses rolling?
April 1, 2009 - 12:46 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarThe R was up by 20 something % points a month or two ago and the D "miraculously" pulls ahead? Right.
I read there were a lot of absentee ballots still out with a mid-April deadline.
Of course, a lot of those ballots are from the military so they'll be deep sixed along the way.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
No doubt government funded
April 1, 2009 - 13:50 ET by DCC1No doubt government funded ACORN played a role in this, along with the MILLIONS of dollars the DNC dumped into it, and the fact that Jim Tedisco and the entire Republican party refuses STILL to take the kiddy gloves off.
People need to get off their butts and get ACTIVE in the same way that the libs and neo-marxists are actively destroying our values!
vicis pro insurgo est propinquus
***Possible Talking Point***
April 1, 2009 - 12:43 ET by dborschjr68Secession. Secession on a household by household basis.
I know my state will never actually exercise their right to sovereignty. I live in CT. (Yeah, I know, I know....)
However, why can't we, as individual private citizens, say to the government:
"Listen, I can't be a part of this any longer. I mean, I simply want to live under the government established by the principles of the Constitution. And you surely are not that government. So I will now secede from you, as a household, and govern myself and my family as I see fit. I will govern my household holding to the Constitution and the Scriptures. Please understand, and this isn't a threat, that I fully believe in the Constitution and I will defend it.
I will homeschool my kids, I will teach them how to handle firearms, I will conduct my business with the local community, and I will pay taxes on goods I purchase. I do not need your help, aside from delivering my mail.
As to taxes, I honestly do not believe I have to give you my money to use in ways that I do not believe in. If the money I gave you was used to keep the lights on in Congress, or used to provide better health benefits to veterans, than sure, I'd be happy to pay. But you and I both know this won't be the case, and isn't the case. My money goes to reprehensible and assinine activities that you, as the government, fully endorse and evangelize. You never asked me how I thought my money should be used.
So, thanks for, um, ...nothing. I am trusting that since I am seceding, you will see fit to leave me and mine in peace, and allow my household to live freely and in no danger of oppression. Thanks so much. God Bless."
If only...
"In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." George Orwell
"Brace yourselves for the backlash of your ignorance, liberal puppets." Me
The liberal response:
April 1, 2009 - 14:13 ET by dscottThe liberal response: "Here's a bill for $32,000 (per person), that's your share of the national debt, but don't expect any Social Security payments when you retire, btw, you still owe income tax for the next 10 years, and don't even think about not paying, the IRS is fully empowered to seize your bank accounts, land and anything else you own no matter where it is in the world..."
So...you're married with how many kids? $32k x ____ =
Cough it up! /sarcasm/
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
CRL'S*-----
April 1, 2009 - 12:58 ET by Roscoe MendagoAll you folks talk'n bad about Michelle's style better hope she doesn't get around to "necklacing" the whole mess of'ya. She be in charge now, ya know. This be Mr. Obama's property, get yo a$$ outta here.....
*Charging Rhinoceros Legs
→ Barry, Micki, and Lizzi
April 1, 2009 - 13:06 ET by Cool ArrowBarry and Micki went to see Queen Lizzi.
Gave her an iPod.
How groovy is that? No word on a Government-backed warranty.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Cool ~ Did they really?
April 1, 2009 - 13:08 ET by sherylsimsI heard that on the radio and assumed it was an April Fool's joke. Please tell me it is.
→ Baqrry & Micki
April 1, 2009 - 13:12 ET by Cool ArrowOH Yes they did.
So, just where are iPods manufactured? Is it truly an American gift?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Is it truly an American
April 1, 2009 - 13:20 ET by SeashellIs it truly an American gift?
That's an excellent point. Wonder what would have been said if Bush had given her such a "non-American" gift. It would be known as the "great gift gaffe" made by the President.
→ Turnabout
April 1, 2009 - 13:23 ET by Cool ArrowIt's about like the Queen giving Barry a bottle of English Leather.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
still waiting
April 1, 2009 - 16:27 ET by katainkentfor someone at the Telegraph to say APRIL FOOLS!
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Obama does not perform as advertised. I'd like a refund.
Taxed Enough Already.
sheryl...Sorry...It's no joke...
April 1, 2009 - 13:17 ET by PrairieSkyCan you believe it?? Geez, this guy is such a buffoon! You'd think he would have learned the first time around...Does he deliberately do this to the Brits, or are all his "gifts" this inappropriate?
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Oh my gosh
April 1, 2009 - 13:21 ET by sherylsimsCan you IMAGINE if ANY of those gifts had been given by GWB during his time in office? We would have been subjected to nonstop parodies, jokes and reports about proper gifting. Now it is just being ignored or played off like it is what 'regular people' do. Not regular people I know. The regular people I know are far more considerate and generous and WE don't have the budget and resources the President and Michelle have. Sheesh!!! I am apalled!
sheryl...Exactly...
April 1, 2009 - 13:33 ET by PrairieSky"Can you IMAGINE if ANY of those gifts had been given by GWB during his time in office? We would have been subjected to nonstop parodies, jokes and reports about proper gifting."
Have you noticed that none of the skits that Saturday Night Live has done that have anything to do with the administration EVER poke fun at Obama (or Michelle)? They tiptoe around him, and never make him the butt of the joke or parody...They'll go after Biden, Geithner, Hillary or just about anyone else attached to the administration, but never Obamessiah...Lord knows he's given them enough ammunition, but they won't touch him.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Prairie Sky
April 1, 2009 - 13:44 ET by sherylsimsI am totally picturing a SNL skit with the Obamas showing up at a dinner party or some swanky gift that they got at a yard sale all wrapped in toilet paper or news paper comic pages (they're colored so they are just like wrapping paper and FREE)... I could come up with something better but I have three children fighting right behind me. Gotta do the smackdown now.
→ Great gift
April 1, 2009 - 13:51 ET by Cool ArrowHer Majesty was really hoping for an autographed Flavor Flav Clock.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
I get the feeling the
April 1, 2009 - 13:53 ET by sherylsimsI get the feeling the Obamas get their gifts from the Carnival Fun Zone by throwing baseballs at stacks of bottles.
Maybe the Obamunist was thinking
April 1, 2009 - 19:17 ET by UpNorthabout giving her this?
http://www.americant...
sheryl...No sweat...
April 1, 2009 - 13:55 ET by PrairieSky"...smackdown"... I remember those days...LOL!
The Obama's provide just a treasure trove of material that SNL could be using, but they won't...
Alas..."We mustn't offend 'The One' "...Just makes me ill...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
THE QUEEN: "One prefers the
April 1, 2009 - 13:12 ET by Jack BauerTHE QUEEN: "One prefers the term WePod..."
it's the royal "we" doncha know!
He should ask her about Tea Parties, Her family has some experience with those.
→ The WePod
April 1, 2009 - 13:13 ET by Cool ArrowDang, I wish I'd thunk o' that.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Quite
April 1, 2009 - 14:09 ET by BlondeAnd The One gave her a two-handed handshake.
Just not done to trap the Monarch's hand, Barry, you Oaf!
I hope he fails, too.
Wow
April 1, 2009 - 14:16 ET by sherylsimsTheir "protocol people" (if they even exist) need to be replaced. I always pictured that the person representing the greates country in the world would at least take the time to LEARN how to behave in the presence of royalty. SHEEOOT even if they watched a few movies they might be able to figure it out... This HAS to be intentional to make America (and Americans) look like a bunch of uncultured backwoods dopes.
Re Protocol
April 1, 2009 - 15:24 ET by slickwillie2001The Obammys replaced the White House protocol office and the White House social director with some buds of theirs from the South side of Chicago. They probably saw these jobs as simply patronage positions that they could fill with those that supported them in the past. After all, what kind of experience do you need to zip over to Blockbusters and pick up a DVD collection.
I saw the names of the appointees on a blog sometime last month but neglected to save the links. The Bamster could have gone over to State and asked for help, but to do that you have to realize that you need help in the first place.
And since they have
April 1, 2009 - 15:29 ET by sherylsimsAnd since they have surrounded themselves with Chris Matthews-types who would NEVER say anything was amiss they never will realize they need help. Anything inappropriate that somehow gets brought to their attention will be dismissed as not worthy of their time.
Obama's "gift gaffe" redux...
April 1, 2009 - 13:10 ET by PrairieSkyWhen Obama met with Queen Elizabeth today, he gave her an iPod...Yet another inappropriate gift...He just doesn't learn, does he?
http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/04/01/obama-gives-queen-an-ipod/
I wonder if the iPod also had some music from Snoop Dogg loaded into it, too...What a twit...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
I just don't understand...
April 1, 2009 - 13:13 ET by sherylsims... Where are the protocol people for this administration? This is getting to look like it is intentional. Are they really TRYING to give crappy and insulting gifts wherever they go? The queen is HOW OLD? I can barely see the screen on my little computer, I am SURE that the queen would NOT enjoy an ipod. Way to say, "You're ancient!" to the queen. When one gives a gift, one is SUPPOSED to think of what the recipient might like... NOT what the giver might want to get.
sheryl...That's EXACTLY what I'm starting to think, too...
April 1, 2009 - 13:25 ET by PrairieSkyI'm beginning to think that the stupidity surrounding the gift-giving are intentional slights directed at the Brits...Either that, or Obama and virtually everyone in the protocol office are all total morons (a distinct probability). I guess I'll have to write another note of apology (to the palace, this time) concerning this embarrassment...I sent an email to the British Embassy in D.C. apologizing for O's gift of the DVD's to PM Brown during his visit here...(got a very nice response, too). What an colossal idiot Obama is...FOUR YEARS of this???
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Ohhh I want to do that too.
April 1, 2009 - 13:29 ET by sherylsimsWhere would I get that address?
sheryl...Okay...here's the website...
April 1, 2009 - 13:47 ET by PrairieSkyhttp://ukinusa.fco.gov.uk/en/
Once you get there, on the home page, look to the left side of the page for the heading "Our offices in the USA" and click on it...Once you get to that page, look to the left side of the page again, and find the link under "Our offices in the USA" that says "contact us" and click on that...Once on this page, scroll down to the bottom, and find the link at the bottom of the page that says "British Embassy Enquiry Service." This is what I used, and it will reach the Embassy staff in D.C. This time though, I may write directly to the palace...There is a website...
http://www.royal.gov.uk/
This is just too much...I can't believe that we feel we have to apologize again for O's horrendously bad judgement.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Hey hi Sky... ...while
April 1, 2009 - 15:41 ET by bigtimerHey hi Sky...
...while you're at it, send my apologies too, along with just this one link.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Evenin' bt!!! Will do and...
April 1, 2009 - 21:06 ET by PrairieSkythanks for the link! It's hilarious!!!
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
Sky... ShamWoW! Fits him
April 1, 2009 - 21:14 ET by bigtimerSky...
ShamWoW!
Fits him perfectly!
The gal did a goofd job eh?
I laughed so hard this morning when I saw this....had to pass it on.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Great Gift B Hussein
April 1, 2009 - 13:18 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarWhat's next, an Easy Bake Oven for Germany's Merkel?
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
→ Good one Ignatz
April 1, 2009 - 13:26 ET by Cool ArrowOh no you di'int?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Excellent.
April 3, 2009 - 07:31 ET by Roger the ShrubberThe above two lines are this Shrubber's favorite posts of the week!
Apparently the Royal wePod
April 1, 2009 - 13:28 ET by Jack BauerApparently the Royal wePod was sourced by a winning bid on eBay as a pre-owned item.
The successful bidder sniped it at the last second at $127 -- the user-name was White House Big Gunz
Jack, Obama should have given her an autograph picture
April 1, 2009 - 15:16 ET by Carl KolchakJack, I think President Obama should have given the Queen an autograph picture of Chris Matthews. What member of royalty wouldn't want an autographed photo of Matthews. Also, just imagine the Queen could place that in Windsor Castle, and you could go visit and see that great "treasure" anytime you felt like it.
carl -- ha, That's a funny
April 3, 2009 - 04:19 ET by Jack Bauercarl -- ha, That's a funny idea my man! Maybe they could hang it in the Royal Loo? Right above the crapper?
eBay
April 1, 2009 - 15:19 ET by GothampcI don't even think they went to the trouble of eBay. I think they just walked into the bedrooms of their daughters and pick up the first thing they see.
Wait till you see what el
April 1, 2009 - 13:33 ET by Jack BauerWait till you see what el Presidente Benito Obama give the French...
A signed first edition of "The Big Book of French Retreats"
Jack
April 1, 2009 - 13:46 ET by sherylsimsThat wouldn't happen because in a small way it makes sense. I mean, it has the word "French" in the title... so you could see the thought process that went into it. HIS gifts are just random.
My money is on....
April 1, 2009 - 17:13 ET by c5thenA Hamilton-Beach Waffle maker and a gift card to Starbuk's Coffee.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
→ Aspirin taxed at 95%
April 1, 2009 - 13:40 ET by Cool ArrowHey, it's white and it works!
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Well, we can wish, can't we?
April 1, 2009 - 13:42 ET by IgnatzJFahrquarMaybe if we were to clap our hands 3 times it would come true. Darn April 1st.
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." Mark Twain
→ Bono?
April 1, 2009 - 13:45 ET by Cool ArrowIf that's a Bono joke, you're going to have to forgive me for stealing the aspirin joke.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Just axin'...
April 1, 2009 - 13:43 ET by UphillPlease-oh-please-oh-please-oh-please let this weekend's captionfest be of the Queen and the Obamas.
Obama & Prince Charles
April 1, 2009 - 13:54 ET by Cool ArrowIs it true they traded ear muffs?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Sad news
April 1, 2009 - 14:02 ET by ricklailAfter a 72 year run CBS is cancelling the Guiding Light. My grandmother watched that and the Edge of Night religiously when Ii was a kid. You knew not to disturb her when those 2 soaps were on.
"Democray used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands"-Jesse Helms (Prophetic?)
→ Edge of Night
April 1, 2009 - 14:04 ET by Cool ArrowWhen I was a kid, Larry Hagman starred as Mike Carr. Long before Dallas or I Dream of Jeannie.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
→ Here's Socialized Medicine
April 1, 2009 - 14:39 ET by Cool ArrowAustin ER's got 2,678 visits from 9 people over 6 years
Who's willing to bet these NINE people had personal insurance?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
I'm not trying to be a troll...
April 1, 2009 - 14:43 ET by Morgan Wick...or a spammer, or anything like that. I'm not secretly working for a marketing firm or anything like that. I'm just frustrated at a lack of responses to this thread and my inability to find anywhere else to put it. I know I've posted on two other open threads looking for other conservative web sites to post such a thread, but I really, really want to get a list of as many conservative objections to the mainstream media as I can wrangle. I'm not going to ridicule them or even debate them; my ultimate goal is to give a voice to them. Okay, you're likely to say "NewsBusters already gives a voice to them." I just want to collect as many general objections to the mainstream media as I can in one place. What's the best way for me to do that?
Re I'm not trying...
April 1, 2009 - 16:18 ET by slickwillie2001Too broad a question, and no example to kick off discussion perhaps. As you ack, most every response to every thread here represents an objection to the msm.
Not sure if you are looking for a place to collect incidents of bias, or a kind of 'contract with the media' in order to correct the bias we see. A place that would tabulate examples of bias in a diary type format would be useful. Just a couple lines per occurrence, with links and a more tab. Also, there are so many threads here lately per day that it's approaching a Lucianne-type format where you can't possibly keep up or hope to notice someone that addresses your comment.
National Debt passes $11
April 1, 2009 - 14:54 ET by dscottNational Debt passes $11 trillion mark: http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ on March 20th.
It's one thing when a thief steals something from you, it's quite another thing when someone takes your credit card, runs up the bill, you don't have the power to cancel the card and then they get huffy when you demand the spending stop. It reminds me of a commercial: http://www.youtube.c...
or this one: http://www.youtube.c...
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Well, for a silver lining
April 1, 2009 - 17:18 ET by ConservativeRexWell, for a silver lining in this whole mess....the publisher of USA TODAY retired suddenly. Seems we are having an effect. Let's hope Neuwirth is next, then maybe the whole shebang.
Let's continue driving these fish wraps out, and out for good!
Next time a liberal
April 1, 2009 - 17:19 ET by general companyAsk whats is wrong with socialism, tell them to look at the morons that are already living in a socialist state, anywhere, see any happy ones?
Pay attention to the signs they are carrying, gimmi, gimmi, gimmi.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg