I’m fairly certain Chipsticks is going to be pretty busy all day, what with my birthday coming up tomorrow, and we will need enough cake for everyone! ;}
Pamela-Happy Birthday eve. I have always believed that birthdays should be celebrated over a multi-day period, like the Queen’s Jubilee. Provides the chance for many more treats and presents from friends and family.
TY PMGC, Jackie, Hf & Pamela! Good to hear that CC is baking a variety of cakes for your celebration tomorrow, P, and Theo, my dear, with all this advance warning Chips will have no need to make a hasty fish pie.
Morning Miss Pat! Thank you for rescuing me from the sound of my own voice! I was fine before I had to listen to myself for sooooo long! :lol: How are YOU?
Hello there, my friend. Phew! I am starting to feel a little better now that I realize I was not really in solitary confinement. See, I don’t mind my own company under normal circumstances - i.e. when I’m prepared for it and have reading material handy.
Dear Dudette, I notice you have been having fun sharing music with us as usual, AND reveling in the fact that Chips ‘really likes’ you (Sing video)! :lol::lol: As usual, I appreciate your DJ-ing role, even while wondering how you remember all these songs. I don’t think I’d be able to name more than 2 or 3 favourite songs.
I’m a little guilty of that disorder, myself. (Actually, everything reminds me of a story, even this, but I digress.) I think it’s because most songs we like put us into another time and place that were usually enjoyable, maybe? Hey, there are worse faults than these, honey bunch!
Dudette has MMD (Musical Memory Disorder) and you have SMD (Story Memory Disorder)? Well, these would be the kind of disorders that make the world a ‘nicer’ place so I’d vote for you both making good use of each. ;);)
Should I go wake them up with buckets of cold water. Or maybe start coffee, bacon and eggs. They will soon emerge from their warm beds. Very cold morning here in NYC.
No, let them sleep, Miss Pat. I’ve got to go now anyway as there’s breakfast to be made, consumed and kitchen tidied up before I hit the road at 11am. At least, this way I know I’m not leaving you all alone. ;)
Willard and Mrs. Willard attended a boxing match last night in Vegas. Willard told one of the boxers before the fight, “Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost.” Willard is very strange.
I was catching up and saw that. At first I said, no, didn’t happen. But it did. And Miss Ann ordered new linen and furniture for her move? Hope that was not true. She can’t be that arrogant. But she did say, start packing.
And, also too Miss Walters is going to get an interview with the President and First Lady. She was fawning over Ann. I hope she is respectful with her phony self.
And also, too too Mailia or Sasha has hair long enough tp wear a pony tail. And they are off limits anyaway. No phony comments, positive all the way, all the time.
PS.. My also too is a shoutout to Sarah Moose. Hi Sarah!
miss pat, yes they can be that arrogant, Remember Romney was so sure he was going to win he only wrote one speech, and that start packing comment told me all I needed to know about Ann Romney. I had no respect for her from that moment. Can you just imagine what would have been said by the media and the right wing racists crazies if Mrs. Michelle Obama said that. As far as Barbara Waters goes, she better show POTUS and FLOTUS respect, if she doesn’t she will hear from me, from all of us I’m sure. And last but not least, I have no respect for anyone who want to pick on children. There is nothing phony about those girls. Remember election night when Sasha told her Dad to turn around and wave to the people behind them. Just leave Sasha and Malia alone.
Well I hope Mitt and Ann enjoyed the fight. I am just happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, they won’t be going to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for 4 years.
Me too. I am very happy. Four more years and I am done with politics. The GOP can elect one of the ones that ran last time or they can choose the Cuban or the Indian, doesn’t matter. I am done. Whoeve the Dems choose I will support but not to the extent that I supported this President.
Miss Pat & Anniebella — Noooooooooooo; you can’t be finished! That’s how the rethugs keep winning! Dems tend to “fall in love” with a candidate/office holder and split the scene when that person exits the stage. Rethugs “fall in line” and bide their time, build their team by taking over local, county and state governments; this is especially true during Census years. Rather than planning to quit in 2017, we need to be recruiting now for the future — building and training leaders to follow us! I’m currently working on recruiting local candidates for 2013.
This is the true Change, the turning of the ship, this is the warp and the weft of the real reason PBO has run, ran again, and will do his utmost to make sure THE PEOPLE are in charge of their own destiny. As a Constitutional scholar and lawyer, he knows what looks good on paper must be lived out in real time, and never again let the rich, powerful and greedy decide for us, what we ourselves must take responsibility for. Ongoing.
what looks good on paper must be lived out in real time, and never again let the rich, powerful and greedy decide for us, what we ourselves must take responsibility for…
If good Democrats are done with politics in four years we could see a repeat of 2010. The Republicans could take over the presidency and both houses of Congress. Much that PBO has accomplished could be reversed. The Republicans and their monied backers will never give up.
Bill, I hear you and I agree. But no one deserved what they dished out to the President. And his fellow Democrats didn’t defend him. I am talking about Ms. Waters and quite a few others that rode on his coat tails and won re-election. I will always suppot the Democratic Party but I am not going all out, not anymore.
Yes, I understand these feelings, but, no, we must not tune out. President Obama is well aware of the pettiness of politics and the destructive divisiveness that hides behind contrived concerns. But he has the resiliance of unshakeable faith and a vision to guide him on the way to the “world that ought to be”.
He is not a dreamer of impossible dreams - he is a highly disciplined, incredibly hard-working and demanding public servant who sets high standards for himself and for his administration. What sets him apart from past leaders is that his presidency is not based on political power but on community - shared values, shared responsibility and shared prosperity. He believes in a true democracy where the people come together to work through the challenges they face. He believes in cooperation and participation, in respect and dignity for every human being and in fairness in our national economy and around the world. Of course, he faces unrelenting attacks from those who want to maintain the status quo - but his vision is stronger and appeals to a huge majority of the people - here and in every corner of the world. Still, his success is not guaranteed. Only, we - the people - can achieve a more promising future. It takes all of us. We must remain informed and involved. Every election of a fair-minded representative, every law that gets enacted with a goal of serving all the people, every treaty that increases the prospects of peace and moves towards the end of poverty and deprivation around the world, every effort to improve communication and understanding is another brick on the road to the “world that ought to be”. Our President will continue to work for it long after his second term is done -and we should, too.
Haha——my 3 yr. old grandson told Santa that he wanted goggles for xmas. Santa was taken aback there for a minute. He asked, “Goggles—-for swimming?” Grandson said, “No, for construction.” hahahahaha. He’d been admiring a construction project out his Chgo window. Santa said that was a first—-a request for goggles. My grandson—-wonderful and unique!
He sounds like a real cutie, Dotster. I hope Santa finds a great pair just his size. Another rainy day in our area and a local newspaper article telling us how difficult it will be to keep Corbett from being re-elected governor in 2014. Just what I wanted to hear. Corbett will put the final nail on the PA coffin if he’s re-elected. Got to work hard to make sure this doesn’t happen.
Mornin’, Jackie and Chips and all TODbots! Rainy here in Central Illinois, too, so I really appreciated seeing the photo at the top of the President in the glorious sunshine … or was that the glorious President in the sunshine?
What an adorable story about your grandson! I had my nearly 2 yr. old great grandson visiting for a while. Once he found out he could watch Spongebob endlessly off the DVR, we were goners once the weather turned cold and he wasn’t outside in the sun, as often. And, because it’s 2012, he also wouldn’t allow any commercials to play during the recorded shows, and would hand me the remote to FF every time one of ’em came on. So funny, and he’s also wonderful and unique in about a gazillion ways. But I’m a little biased. :)
Kidnapped American rescued from Taliban, coalition says
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American citizen abducted by the Taliban five days ago was rescued Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said.
Dr. Dilip Joseph was captured by Taliban insurgents Wednesday outside the Afghan capital, in the Sarobi district of Kabul province, a statement by the coalition said.
Folks, take a look at the slideshow. We need to get out of there sooner than later. Some of the shots were so bad that you had the option of skipping. I did. The kids with artificial legs got to me. Also the people that have to live in that hell hole i feel sorry for. At least the service men and women will come home. Hopefully alive.
good morning everyone ~ happy Sunday… getting into the Christmas spirit here today, son & I off to buy our Christmas tree :) Have a lovely day ! Although its chilly & wet in Baltimore today, I’m feeling quite lucky as its -9 in ND. Ha!
thank you anniebella ~ I used a fake tree for the whole 9 years I lived in ND- real trees dried out so bad there that I stayed away from them, so this is the first ‘real’ tree my son will remember having.. so I’m kinda excited ;)
I remember moving from NJ to FL, and the first year, my Mother and I picked out a real tree for her. After I brought it into her house, I noticed my arms were all red and scratchy. After jumping at the sight, it dawned on me that it was the FIRST time ever that I had picked out a tree in 95-degree weather and sunshine in Florida, without a winter coat on to cover my arms! That was nice. :)
Today would have been my dear Mother’s 91st birthday! I like to picture the ancestors all sitting around having birthday cake and ice cream, two of her favorite things, up in heaven! (That’s one of my thoughts on what heaven should be like, if I ever get there! I have other thoughts, of course.)
that’s a sweet memory with your mom. i love the cake and ice cream in heaven picture! my mom passed in october, so this christmas is full of those moments when little things trigger memories. mom loved sweets, and now i can just imagine giving her all the cookies and cocoa she wants, and seeing her happy face. and good morning to you , chips, and tod ohana!
So sorry for your loss, my dad passed away last March, so this Christmas will be a difficult one for my mom and my siblings. I imagine the same for you. I am thankful there are great memories to focus on to help ease the grief.
Jacquelineoboomer, I thank you for sharing this beautiful thought of memories of your precious mother. May your honor continue to bring her to a place of honor for dear mothers be a loving and peaceful moment of sitting and having a beautiful and delicious serving of ice cream and cake today. (((( Lots of love)))))
My mother also loved ice cream, and my brother and I will not pass over a serving when possible. Our guts pay a price, but oh, the price is worth it because we know where we got the love of such a delicious dessert, “Our Loving and Beautiful Mother.”
Enjoy her memory, Jacquelineoboomer in your beautiful way. HZ
Morning again, “again” because wordpress had my post for breakfast - ate it! Just having a quiete day here, all Christmas decorations finally up yesterday. Caught a bit of the Whitehouse Christmas on HGTV last night…and tonight is Homeland. CONGRATS on first VC!
THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF JOURNALISM IS TO TELL THE TRUTH
How the Mainstream Press Bungled the Single Biggest Story of the 2012 Campaign
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“I can’t recall a campaign where I’ve seen more lying going on — and it wasn’t symmetric,” said Ornstein, a scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute who’s been tracking Congress with Mann since 1978. Democrats were hardly innocent, he said, “but it seemed pretty clear to me that the Republican campaign was just far more over the top.”
Lies from Republicans generally and standardbearer Mitt Romney in particular weren’t limited to the occasional TV ads, either; the party’s most central campaign principles — that federal spending doesn’t create jobs, that reducing taxes on the rich could create jobs and lower the deficit — willfully disregarded the truth.
“It’s the great unreported big story of American politics,” Ornstein said.
“If voters are going to be able to hold accountable political figures, they’ve got to know what’s going on,” Ornstein said. “And if the story that you’re telling repeatedly is that they’re all to blame — they’re all equally to blame — then you’re really doing a disservice to voters, and not doing what journalism is supposed to do.”
Ornstein said the media’s failure led him to conclude: “If you want to use a strategy of ‘I’m just going to lie all the time’, when you have the false equivalence meme adopted by a mainstream press and the other side lies a quarter of the time, you get away with it.”
Rich people Corporatists are the media.
Mostly repubs, yes.
The rich pay for the “news” that keeps them in power to be reported.
Information that threatens their hold on the purse strings is supressed.
TOD is a good way to spread the truth and fight back.
Ever notice that when they (the media) accuse the Dems of lying, they never actually list any of the lies that the Dems are supposed to have told? Yet, we could all rattle off at least 100 lies told by the Romney campaign.
good point, theo. i read yesterday that 60 percent of the lying was done by rethugs, (this was james carville in rolling stone), as if that was astounding. it boggles the mind-when did our side tell lies? i know we amplified and underscored important points; possibly we could be accused of hyperbole. but outright lying? that was a central rethug tactic.
And it’s the James Carville’s of the world that perpetuate that deception. When Carville states his statistic of 60%, he probably never mentioned specific examples of those other 40%? And because he’s got credibility, people don’t question the veracity of those statistics. The pundits and media do a great job at making people doubt what their own eyes and ears know to be true, and getting them to swallow a bunch of nonsense.
Doing like Pres. Obama by stretching out and catching up on missed shows and finding shows I apparently should have been watching from the onset like HBO’s ‘Girls.’
Thank you again Chips for the fabulous You’re Beautiful clip.
And finally, just had to share this:
A doctor on TV said that in order to have inner peace in our lives after this election, we should always finish things that we start. Since we all could use more calm in our lives, I looked around my house to find things I had started and had not finished.
I finished a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, tha mainder of Valiuminun scriptins, an a box a choclutz. Yu has no idr how fablus I feel rite now.
Sned this to all ur frenz who need inner piss. An telum u luvum.
Good Morning to Chips and my TOD Family. What a beautiful sunny day out on the westcoast. Lovely. A little cool, but that is early morning wake up call moving through the sleepy heads bedrooms.
A beautiful day to be a beautiful spirit to someone else in your path today. Enjoy it and be joyful for such a great and loving family here.
POB, please have a great Sunday, and we love you dearly here at TOD.
A beautiful shout out to my dear and special, Miss Pat.
(((((((((((((((((((( Lots of love and thank yous to you))))))))))))))))))))
UTaustinliberal mentioned this on the previous thread. I want to bring it forward.
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12686
It’s Charlie Rose interviewing
the director and screen writer for Zero Dark Thirty, opening in theatres nationwide
on January 11th. It’s about the long search for and ultimate killing of Osama bin Laden.
Excellent interview. Education for the peoples about all kinds of things. A lot of
“substantive gravity”, a signification by director Katherine Bigelow.
I simply cannot understand how they can make a film about the hunting and killing of Osama Bin Laden without including the pivotal role that President Obama and his National Security team played. It’s like making a film about the 13th Amendment without including Lincoln’s role in it. I wonder if they would have done the same thing if Bush had been the president responsible for the successful mission of killing OBL. In an attempts to appear apolitical, the filmmakers have instead managed to upset people like me who remember what happened on May 1st, 2011. It’s this sort of cherry picking of historical and current invents in hollywoodland that sometimes turn me off.
Jewelz, I haven’t seen the movie, of course; but there was nothing about the Charlie Rose interview
that left me thinking that this telling of the story minimized President Obama’s role in it.
I think she stated that her goal was to focus on the portrayal of the intelligence gathering and the event on the ground. It didn’t sound to me like they were disrespectful of PBO at all but we’ll have to see when the movie comes out.
I haven’t seen the movie but I will try to watch it. Still, I think Jewels makes a good point because history by omission minimizes the role of those omitted. This is why I had a major problem with the movie “Mississippi Burning” which focused on the FBI and marginalized SNCC and “Freedom Summer.”
LOL! The Fibger to tue Nose signal from David Gregory this week was getting w everybody on the panel to agree if we go over the fiscal cliff that the President will own the recession and not the Republucans.
Even Lawrence Odonell said so…
It’s so obvious this was a ‘Sting’ Moment for David Gregory, as he does every week, gets his panel to blame it all in the President.
LOL!
why is neut even on teevee? what can he possibly contribute, except hogwash? the rethugs are so barren, they have to send these limping dinos to make their case. and good morning df!
I tune into Meet The Press and see Lawrence O’Donnell owning Newt Gingrich like a BOSS. LOD read Newt’s 1996 statement about how the Clinton tax hike would destroy the economy and spell doom for America and umm…..yeah….22 million jobs were created. Newt looked like a moron trying to dodge his past comments.
Lawrence has been injecting sense into the fiscal cliff debate. January 1st doesn’t automatically spell doom for the economy and Lawrence is the only one on the panel who’s actually using facts to spell out how taxes and budgets work.
Lawrence O’Donnell Confronts Gingrich: Asks Him To Apologize For Predicting Clinton Tax Increases Would Lead To Downturn
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On Sunday, during an appearance on Meet The Press, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell confronted Newt Gingrich for falsely predicting in 1993 that the economy would suffer if then-President Bill Clinton raised marginal tax rates.
Republican are making a similar argument against President Obama’s call to raise marginal tax rates on the richest Americans, even though the economy and jobs grew exponentially during the Clinton years when the top marginal tax rate was at 39.6 percent for the top income earners.
O’Donnell read off Gingrich’s false prediction and asked him to apologize to Americans:
Speaking of indolent people, Mitt and Ann Romney are continuing their loser tour. Noted fans of “sport,” the Romneys took in the Pacquiao-Marquez boxing match last night:
I don’t follow boxing, but I think Pacquiao was favored to beat Marquez. That was before Romney visited Pacquiao in his dressing room, exuding a giant cloud of loser dust:
“Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost,” Romney told the fighter, according to Pacquiao publicist Fred Sternburg.
Then this happened:
“LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao never saw it coming. He never saw the punch that snapped his head back Saturday and dropped him to the canvas and left him sprawled there momentarily, face down, while his wife sobbed uncontrollably and the packed crowd at MGM’s Grand Garden Arena rose to its feet in shock.
With that, a rivalry known for its lack of a definitive triumph suddenly had the most definitive ending of them all.”
I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hope Mitt and Ann Romney decide to pay the Notre Dame locker room a visit prior to the BCS title game.
Good gref, DF. I hope that poor Pacquiao is okay. There is no way I would every pay to see two people punch each other, which is why I hate boxing movies, even the good ones. Romney needs to stay home and do something productive. Maybe he can learn to carve decoys or paint watercolors so he only hurts himself or anyone who has to see what he makes.
Agree about boxing—-and about Romney. Go away, Willard. I don’t care if you’re buying paper towels at Costco or saying dumb things in Vegas. Go home and build a birdhouse.
also agree about boxing. weirdly compelling photos on buzzfeed of myth and miss ann’s faces as they watch the fight. he looks disturbed and vague, she looks sharp and villainous-but then, that’s their normal faces i guess. anyway, i wondered about their motive for going to this fight, being photographed so prominently. i think they miss the cameras, the crowds, the celebrity status. but boxing is controversial, and vegas is sin city. at this point, maybe rethugs who gave him a lot of money for the campaign are demanding something for their money-shows i’m a high roller if the robmeys are my guests.
Myth would best and most realistically spend the rest of his mentally deranged life, sitting in his car in one of the car elevators, pretending it is the Oval Office, and that he is president of the world. He will be fine there, and the world will be safe from HIM!
Folks,
For those of you who’ve followed my postings her about Ghana and how it’s politics has mirrored American political trends in the most uncanny ways, I have one more piece goose-pimply news. Ghana had its presidential and parliamentary elections this past Friday. And the incumbent, Prez. John Mahama (long nicknamed “the Obama of Ghana” since his tenure as vice president until the death of the last President last July thrust him into the presidecncy) is projected to win by, you guessed it, 51% to the challenger’s 47%.
And here’s the kicker: the challenger, Nana Akuffo Addo belongs to our equivalent of he GOP with the same elephant as mascot. And like Romney he was dead certain he’d win so much so that he prematurely declared victory yesterday at a hastily organized press conference, while vote tallying was still going on. Tha electoral commission and neutral monitoring bodies instantly slapped him down for that stunt. His father was once ceremonial president in the late 1960s and thus felt “entitled to the presidency, just like Romney. He too ran and lost in 2008, and felt this was his time at age 68. The incumbent president at 54, belongs to the post-independence generation of vibrant leaders who want to move past our colonial nightmares.
This election just as it was here in the US last month, was a tight election with vote counting continuing as I write., but the voter participation rate is one Americans should envy : 81%. People stood in line for hours to cast their vote, and equipment hiccups led to voting in some constituencies having to be rescheduled for the next day Saturday. But they went smoothly, and all international observer groups have had nothing but high praise for Ghana conducting free and fair elections even in the face of technical challengers from the brand new electronic voter verification machines eing deployed or the Rist time. Earlier in the year, all voter registration was biometric.
I am so giddy with excitement for my native country. Earlier, dear hubby and I had a huge bet: I’d Orkney hard here to help get Prez. Obama get re-elected, and he would have to work hard to get his buddy (they were college buddies) get elected in Ghana. Now we’ve both succeeded. Only sad part is we lost my hubby’s father this past Wed.
Wow Zizi! Amazing similarities between the US and Ghana. I hope President Mahama has a successful term and makes the citizens of Ghana proud. They are all heroes for coming out to vote at such an amazing rate. Sorry to hear about the loss of your father in law. Bless you and your family.
This is wonderful news from Ghana zizi, and thanks for sharing with us! 81% turnout is very impressive indeed and something for us to ponder. Sorry to hear about your father-in-law’s death - may he rest in peace and condolences to you and your hubby.
Amazing, zizi. 81%?!!!! If only. The similarities are scary…funny how that is. So sorry to hear about your father in law…my best to your family during this difficult time.
zizi, it’s wonderful to hear how the political process is working in ghana-thanks for your report, and congrats on the win. life is such a mixture, eh? the loss of a loved win, in the midst of a celebration. thanks for sharing with your tod ohana.
On the matter of the election, I heard a story on this last night on BBC, and they were saying that “peace” was the overriding theme of the campaign. They also said that Ghana is an example for the region. I’m so glad that the election turned out. Sounds like the Romneyesque opposition leader was going to end up a dictator if he had “won”, because he felt entitled, which meant he’d behave like he was royalty. That would have been very bad. Let’s hope he can accept his loss.
Thank you all for sharing in my family’s loss, as well as the good electoral news from Ghana. We have been watching the returns live on you tube. President Mahama popped out a few minutes ago to make a few tempered remarks about his victory. Meanwhile the challenger is making noises about filing a lawsuit. For what, no one knows. The vote difference is huge, 330,000 votes out of a total 12 million votes cast (population 25 million, 13.5 million registered voters). In 2008 the vote difference was 40,000 votes.
Yet this two-time loser cannot believe his obsession to be president has been rejected. He even promised free high school education, but voters did not buy his pandering. Romney does indeed have a twin bro in Ghana, except he’s shorter. LOL!
Just replied to Stephanie. She is a JEWEL. Well, guess i’d better say, one of the hundreds of jewels in the Obama campaign. Wouldn’t want her coming after me!
I’m guessing by her wistful tweet that she is already “missing” the campaign. Of course, they’d all be exhausted and ready to go do something calmer, but what a heady, unforgettable experience for all of them. She was one of the brilliant Obama stars.
Since Democrats took control of the Senate in 2006, Republicans Have Mounted 380 Filibusters
By: Sarah Jones
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Here are but a few examples of bills that would likely have passed the Senate without the filibuster, according to Dylan Matthews at the Washington Post (more at link, including appointments):
The DREAM Act
The DISCLOSE Act
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
The Public option
Paycheck Fairness Act
Permanent middle-class Bush tax cut extension
Rescinding of the upper-income Bush tax cuts
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
American Jobs Act
The Buffett rule
Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
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The Republican abuse of the filibuster has effectively stymied the Senate from doing its job and functioning as an actual body of government, and this is why Harry Reid is aiming at reforming the filibuster rules in January at the start of the new session.
By the way, I have always loved this picture of the President in the garden. I feel his stretch, smell the air and otherwise can put myself there….we have all done this at one time or another….the look on his face, happy to be. Thanks, Chips:)
Grateful for yesterday’s comments about SmartyPants’ post on how Ezra Klein used Rachel Maddow’s show to “claim” that Medicare eligibility age will be raised during Dem fiscal “clilff” concession. SmartyPants is spot-on in saying that punidst are systematically ignoring the defense cut portion of the negotiation. Thank God pundits aren’t politicians; this country would be worse off than with the current Congress being held hostage to the tea-party.
Flipped on “Up with Chris” at 5 am PST for a few minutes, and saw Steve Kornacki proclaim that “Ezra is pretty plugged into Washington.” (Then went back to sleep.)
I can’t believe how these young “liberal” pundits are now falling lock-step into the totalDavid Brooks/George Will transformation (cue “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” or “Stepford Wives”).
Ezra is too full of himself, and getting worse every day. He’s really become unbearable, and yet he’s lavished with nothing but praise by the Beltway. I wish someone like Tim Russert were around to cut them all down to size (including his own precious son).
The “Rich” do extremely well under Republicans because they get special tax treatment on the backs of the middle class and working poor which puts a drag on the economy. Everyone does better under a Democrat because they usually increase taxes on businesses and the rich to enact programs to help support the middle class and working poor which improves the overall economy which eventually helps business and the rich indirectly.
This is an example of Newton Leroy trying to talk his way out of a corner no matter what the facts are. He thinks he is smarter than anyone else and everyone will buy his bluster. The problem in this clip is Lawerence is smarter, more knowledgeable, and honest than Newton Leroy. I am certain he had the same reaction when one of his wives caught him with another woman.
Gregory always interrupts Ds. Lawrence was not called on anymore after he called out Newt. Gregory is a republican operative pretending to ge a an unbiased reporter.
I watched MTP before I left for church. Lawerence ODonnell said something that confused me a little. He said that if the Supremes vote against homosexual marriage it wouldn’t stand. I thought all rulings by the Supreme Court stood.
interesting read. not sure i agree with the conclusion, though. ‘bonding’ with this congress would not necessarily help him move his agenda, because there are so many crazies in there.
Agree, Susanne. Bonding is a two-way street and the Republicans in congress are rigid ideologues. No amount of outreach or chats over cocktail nibbles are going to make the Boehners of the world more reasonable than they are. They are just nasty people.
The thing about turning in your letter of resignation is the days afterward when you get up for work and you just wanna get back in bed and just wanna say “F..k it!, I ain’t going in.” Ugh. My new mantra, “u need them final paychecks, u need them final paychecks, u need them final paychecks…”!
Been there! When I retired as a civilian working for the Navy, I was training my replacement for the whole month before, and my then-boss asked if I’d “stay another month.” Uh, no. But you can do it, since your career continues and I’m sure the next phase will be great!!!!
the photo gave me a laugh-everybody has felt that way, short-timers and otherwise. my sister’s last week before retirement starts tomorrow, and we were chuckling about this, too. seems to me, at this point, you’re mostly working for the morale of your co-worker friends. can’t rub it in too much that you’re moving on to greener pastures! oh, and also too yes: need those paychecks! :)
I’m assuming there’s no coverage of the holiday concert attended by the Obama family tonight. ? I thought someone might want to cover it because of the controversy stirred up about the Gangnam dude who is performing.
PSY is still scheduled to perform as planned. I guess the interest in the “controversy” is fizzling out since he apologized for his remarks, but I don’t think anyone is carrying the concert live. Hopefully, we might get some nice pictures this evening as we did last year when they attended. The show will be televised on Fri Dec 21st at 8PM (ET) on TNT.
Hey everybody! Hope Sunday’s going well for everyone. I’m splitting my time between watching episodes of Castle online and watching AMC where all the ridiculous gooey romantic movies/comedies are being shown. Just finished ‘The Lakehouse’ now watching ‘Notting Hill.’ I’m watching in the vain hope that eventually I’ll run into a showing of ‘Love, Actually.’ The festive spirit of Christmas doesn’t actually start for me till I see that movie on TV. :/ ugh. :roll: I could go to the library and borrow it, but traditionally, I see it on TV. {{sigh}} can you guys keep an eye out for me? Anytime you run into it on TV, let me know.
Depending on your cable provider, you can do a “search” for any movie/show using the “menu” button on your remote and type in the keywords “Love, Actually” and see whether it comes up. E.g., I did a search on my Comcast and see that for this week, the movie will be played on MAX on various days, Mon, Tue, and Thu at different times. it’s not showing this week on AMC, but may be next week (try the search again next Sunday). Good luck! :)
Thanks Elaine, but I have basic cable thanks to my el cheapo housing department on campus, so I have to wait until TBS, AMC, USA, etc decide to show it.
I’ve gotten into it. I’m watching all the episodes back to back. That’s why I’ve been missing all weekend. I’ve been lurking here, but watching all the episodes. I’m now on season 3 episode 9, the alien one. Have you seen The Mentalist? I love that show! I spent a week and a half watching every episode of every season up to now. Fantastic show! :)
I had to do a Castle marathon at the end of last season - and fell even more in love with the show, seeing it’s progression. I’ve tried watching The Mentalist a couple of times, but can’t really get into it. I might have to do a marathon for that one, too - but I just don’t watch enough TV to justify it.
Another second in command killed by a Terminator drone-
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior al-Qaida leader in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said, in the latest blow to the Islamic militant network.
Sheik Khalid bin Abdel Rehman al-Hussainan, who was also known as Abu Zaid al-Kuwaiti, was killed when missiles slammed into a house Thursday near Mir Ali, one of the main towns in the North Waziristan tribal area, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Al-Kuwaiti appeared in many videos released by al-Qaida’s media wing, Al-Sahab, and was presented as a religious scholar for the group.
Earlier this year, he replaced Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaida’s second in command, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan in June, the intelligence officials said. Al-Libi was a key religious figure within al-Qaida and also a prominent militant commander.
This morning and in the past few weeks I’ve heard pundits especially on the left complain about the drone strikes and the “violence” that this US President is doing against our enemies…..? These al-Qaida had no problem flying planes into buildings, killing innocent people and their unwavering determination to attack americans yet the President is the violent one…….These pundits don’t seem to understand the difference between being in a war to attacking innocent people.
That’s liberal Pundits for you, it doesn’t matter if their Nation should defend itself. Nope, it’s Utopia for all. Unrealistic pipe dreams from a surrealistic LSD high from the 1960s.
LOL!
EVENT is the Pundits’ game. Reporting is indeed a Hard Job. But Gossiping, speculating, Tweeting fatuous bat poop are their specialties. Hey they all get paid very well for their nonsense. So why change?
seems like friendly ribbing to me-just pals teasing each other. because pbo is soooooo good at everything, the teasing sounds absurd, but i think it’s intended to show affection.
As we think of the 2013 Inauguration I’m reminded of a 2009 recount that I saw at the time. Here it is, shared by the artist involved (our own Eclectablog’s other half – his blog link is on the right
.@sonamie Thanks Vick! For anyone watching this was the video from the 2008 inauguration. P.S. it long. http://t.co/x2bNoYgo
LMAO! This is one of the FLOTUS & Bo greeting WH tourists videos, and one of the visitors is a guy from Tennessee with a “Ron Paul 2012” t-shirt (go to ~4:01-4:15 in the video). HAHAHAHAHA…
Oh yes, Oak Ridge. Right in my back door. I will say there were lots of Ron Paul signs and stickers on cars especially during the primaries. Of course, I still see quite a few on cars. It is certainly not uncommon. Probably almost as many Paul stickers as Romney.
Yes, he did. It is SO frustrating living in this area and reading the ignorant LTE’s, especially about government jobs, cutting spending, etc. Think about it: Oak Ridge, UT, TVA. Then there’s all the auto industry jobs in this state and most of them in east or middle TN. People are so stupid. There’s still letters about Obama lying, a big spender, gonna break us, gonna destroy America……same ole s—. You know they are all Fox News and Rush followers.
Since it seems like I have way too much time at work right now, I’ve been calculating my new budget with my new job and my main worry with moving back to Louisiana was that I’d take a big pay cut since Louisiana tends to pay less. Welp from my crude calculations only, it looks like I’m gonna lose a sum total of $20 A YEAR!! Why because I get paid extra for being a Microbiology specialist!!!!
I just wrote my representative urging him to vote for the complete VAWA…….I reminded him that as a representative of Oklahoma, with such a large population of Native Americans, he certainly would not vote against including Native American women. I also challenged him as a Christian to do this…..he is always bragging about his Christianity. I reminded him that Christ would vote to include. Man, these self-proclaimed Christians who are far-right ideologues make me extremely angry!!
Now that the WH announced that one of the special operators in the rescue mission got killed, Mark Knoller and MSM seemed to be suddenly interested. Up until this point, we heard nary a peep from the media on this event. Now more than 70% of Knoller’s tweets on the rescue mission seem to be about the fallen soldier.
It would be honourable if they were actually interested in the troops and their safety. But, as you said, they smell an opportunity to attack the President, so they’re shining a spotlight. It’s a real shame that the troop lost his life. Very sad - and I hope the media and the GOP don’t exploit this tragedy like they did the last one.
My condolences to you zizi. My prayers go out to you and your family
Well we got our first snow of the year today at around noon and it’s been coming down steady ever since. Great because we need the moisture, but the office Christmas party is off. Even though we knew it was coming, there’s only about 5 snow plows in the whole state of N.M. and they only plow the major streets and thoroughfares! So were in for the evening…looking forward to seeing Kerry Washington, Shondra Rhimes and the woman on which the character from Scandal, Olivia Pope, is based, on Oprah’s Next Chapter.
How very weird about Romney and Ann at the fights last night…
The fact that so many dishonorable Repubs including Mankini, McCain, most of the MSM, etc seem to be pushing for Hillary to run in 2016 should give most Dems - including Hillary - pause.
Yes, one thing Dems of all stripes need to understand: The media NEVER props a Democrat who they think will be a serious threat to their chosen Republican candidate.
Very good point. Hillary’s had an illustrious political career. I would want her to go out on a high note, and not be used as a punching bag by the right wing and the media.
Why would anyone believe these Republicans? Aren’t they the same ones who said we was going to have a President Mitt Romney. So if I was Hillary, I sure wouldn’t feel I had nothing to worry about. Beside she felt it was all hers one time before, when this funny name black guy came from out of the blue ..
Honestly, I am not even thinking about 2016. And if our wonderful VP Biden decides to run, i sure will give him a look. My vote is note Hillary Clinton, not in 2012.
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GM, CC!
Nice to see you, face to face. ;)
Happy Sunday, TODobots! This is a good day.
Yes, I rose ‘early’ to see if TODville’s mayoress had shown up in one piece, and she had! I hate going to bed without knowing ‘where’ she is. ;)
Congrats to you VC. Great way to start the day, being 1st!
Mornin VC. Congrats on 1st!
G’morning VC and congrats on #1! I told Japa that you would be back with a vengeance. :)
I’m fairly certain Chipsticks is going to be pretty busy all day, what with my birthday coming up tomorrow, and we will need enough cake for everyone! ;}
Be careful what you ask for, Pamela. Did you see the fish-head pie the other day? Interesting… (is one way to describe it…)
i am Sagittarius, we worry not when our birthday, it comes! :lol:
Pamela-Happy Birthday eve. I have always believed that birthdays should be celebrated over a multi-day period, like the Queen’s Jubilee. Provides the chance for many more treats and presents from friends and family.
That suits me, as well, jg!
TY PMGC, Jackie, Hf & Pamela! Good to hear that CC is baking a variety of cakes for your celebration tomorrow, P, and Theo, my dear, with all this advance warning Chips will have no need to make a hasty fish pie.
Okay, where is everyone else? A monologue is no fun when you are not at all artistic/dramatic. Hey Tally, can I have some quick drama tips?
Should I shout or talk with an accent or use dramatic pauses? What do you think?
Everbody is sleeping in. Tally is in a different time zone. I am here though, others soon will be. How are you?
Morning Miss Pat! Thank you for rescuing me from the sound of my own voice! I was fine before I had to listen to myself for sooooo long! :lol: How are YOU?
I slept in, too, until 6:00!
Yes, do both. :) I can’t stay around to converse……gotta eat breakfast and head to church. Good day to all and catch you later.
Have a great Sunday, TNM! I have to go make breakfast momentarily too, so this was only meant to be a look-in.
Goodness gracious, WHERE is everyone? Chips! Chips! TODobots!
Good Morning Beloved TOD Family!
Hiya VC, misspat and tnmtngirl! Lovely to see you! :-)
Hello there, my friend. Phew! I am starting to feel a little better now that I realize I was not really in solitary confinement. See, I don’t mind my own company under normal circumstances - i.e. when I’m prepared for it and have reading material handy.
Dear Dudette, I notice you have been having fun sharing music with us as usual, AND reveling in the fact that Chips ‘really likes’ you (Sing video)! :lol: :lol: As usual, I appreciate your DJ-ing role, even while wondering how you remember all these songs. I don’t think I’d be able to name more than 2 or 3 favourite songs.
You’re very sweet vc. Music is probably the only thing I remember well these days. :-)
There’s no proof of that! Mornin’!
Really, everything reminds me of a song — everything. Some people think it’s cute. I sometimes wonder if it’s a disorder. :-D
I’m a little guilty of that disorder, myself. (Actually, everything reminds me of a story, even this, but I digress.) I think it’s because most songs we like put us into another time and place that were usually enjoyable, maybe? Hey, there are worse faults than these, honey bunch!
Okay, I’ll accept that. :-D
:) (Yeah, I wouldn’t make any changes, if I were you! Although, change is good, I keep telling myself!)
Dudette has MMD (Musical Memory Disorder) and you have SMD (Story Memory Disorder)? Well, these would be the kind of disorders that make the world a ‘nicer’ place so I’d vote for you both making good use of each. ;) ;)
Awww … Thank you. :)
Should I go wake them up with buckets of cold water. Or maybe start coffee, bacon and eggs. They will soon emerge from their warm beds. Very cold morning here in NYC.
No, let them sleep, Miss Pat. I’ve got to go now anyway as there’s breakfast to be made, consumed and kitchen tidied up before I hit the road at 11am. At least, this way I know I’m not leaving you all alone. ;)
Catch you all later. Love,
VC
Willard and Mrs. Willard attended a boxing match last night in Vegas. Willard told one of the boxers before the fight, “Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost.” Willard is very strange.
Another amusing line from that story was that Willard and Miss Ann caused no commotion when they entered. No one cared that they were there—-or not.
I was catching up and saw that. At first I said, no, didn’t happen. But it did. And Miss Ann ordered new linen and furniture for her move? Hope that was not true. She can’t be that arrogant. But she did say, start packing.
And, also too Miss Walters is going to get an interview with the President and First Lady. She was fawning over Ann. I hope she is respectful with her phony self.
And also, too too Mailia or Sasha has hair long enough tp wear a pony tail. And they are off limits anyaway. No phony comments, positive all the way, all the time.
PS.. My also too is a shoutout to Sarah Moose. Hi Sarah!
miss pat, yes they can be that arrogant, Remember Romney was so sure he was going to win he only wrote one speech, and that start packing comment told me all I needed to know about Ann Romney. I had no respect for her from that moment. Can you just imagine what would have been said by the media and the right wing racists crazies if Mrs. Michelle Obama said that. As far as Barbara Waters goes, she better show POTUS and FLOTUS respect, if she doesn’t she will hear from me, from all of us I’m sure. And last but not least, I have no respect for anyone who want to pick on children. There is nothing phony about those girls. Remember election night when Sasha told her Dad to turn around and wave to the people behind them. Just leave Sasha and Malia alone.
Well I hope Mitt and Ann enjoyed the fight. I am just happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, they won’t be going to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for 4 years.
Me too. I am very happy. Four more years and I am done with politics. The GOP can elect one of the ones that ran last time or they can choose the Cuban or the Indian, doesn’t matter. I am done. Whoeve the Dems choose I will support but not to the extent that I supported this President.
miss pat, believe it or not I’ve said the same thing about being done with politics 2017.
Miss Pat & Anniebella — Noooooooooooo; you can’t be finished! That’s how the rethugs keep winning! Dems tend to “fall in love” with a candidate/office holder and split the scene when that person exits the stage. Rethugs “fall in line” and bide their time, build their team by taking over local, county and state governments; this is especially true during Census years. Rather than planning to quit in 2017, we need to be recruiting now for the future — building and training leaders to follow us! I’m currently working on recruiting local candidates for 2013.
This is the true Change, the turning of the ship, this is the warp and the weft of the real reason PBO has run, ran again, and will do his utmost to make sure THE PEOPLE are in charge of their own destiny. As a Constitutional scholar and lawyer, he knows what looks good on paper must be lived out in real time, and never again let the rich, powerful and greedy decide for us, what we ourselves must take responsibility for. Ongoing.
what looks good on paper must be lived out in real time, and never again let the rich, powerful and greedy decide for us, what we ourselves must take responsibility for…
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THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
If good Democrats are done with politics in four years we could see a repeat of 2010. The Republicans could take over the presidency and both houses of Congress. Much that PBO has accomplished could be reversed. The Republicans and their monied backers will never give up.
Bill, I hear you and I agree. But no one deserved what they dished out to the President. And his fellow Democrats didn’t defend him. I am talking about Ms. Waters and quite a few others that rode on his coat tails and won re-election. I will always suppot the Democratic Party but I am not going all out, not anymore.
Yes, I understand these feelings, but, no, we must not tune out. President Obama is well aware of the pettiness of politics and the destructive divisiveness that hides behind contrived concerns. But he has the resiliance of unshakeable faith and a vision to guide him on the way to the “world that ought to be”.
He is not a dreamer of impossible dreams - he is a highly disciplined, incredibly hard-working and demanding public servant who sets high standards for himself and for his administration. What sets him apart from past leaders is that his presidency is not based on political power but on community - shared values, shared responsibility and shared prosperity. He believes in a true democracy where the people come together to work through the challenges they face. He believes in cooperation and participation, in respect and dignity for every human being and in fairness in our national economy and around the world. Of course, he faces unrelenting attacks from those who want to maintain the status quo - but his vision is stronger and appeals to a huge majority of the people - here and in every corner of the world. Still, his success is not guaranteed. Only, we - the people - can achieve a more promising future. It takes all of us. We must remain informed and involved. Every election of a fair-minded representative, every law that gets enacted with a goal of serving all the people, every treaty that increases the prospects of peace and moves towards the end of poverty and deprivation around the world, every effort to improve communication and understanding is another brick on the road to the “world that ought to be”. Our President will continue to work for it long after his second term is done -and we should, too.
his success is not guaranteed. Only, we – the people – can achieve a more promising future. It takes all of us.
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THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
Excellent post, hgerhard! +1,000,000,000,000.
Me too. The thought of Queen Ann in the White House with her sense of entitlement was just too much for me. She mistook the White House for Versailles
I think that was Willard’s lame-arsed attempt at humor. Of course it fell flat.
Haha——my 3 yr. old grandson told Santa that he wanted goggles for xmas. Santa was taken aback there for a minute. He asked, “Goggles—-for swimming?” Grandson said, “No, for construction.” hahahahaha. He’d been admiring a construction project out his Chgo window. Santa said that was a first—-a request for goggles. My grandson—-wonderful and unique!
He sounds like a real cutie, Dotster. I hope Santa finds a great pair just his size. Another rainy day in our area and a local newspaper article telling us how difficult it will be to keep Corbett from being re-elected governor in 2014. Just what I wanted to hear. Corbett will put the final nail on the PA coffin if he’s re-elected. Got to work hard to make sure this doesn’t happen.
Mornin’, Jackie and Chips and all TODbots! Rainy here in Central Illinois, too, so I really appreciated seeing the photo at the top of the President in the glorious sunshine … or was that the glorious President in the sunshine?
Happy day to y’all!
What an adorable story about your grandson! I had my nearly 2 yr. old great grandson visiting for a while. Once he found out he could watch Spongebob endlessly off the DVR, we were goners once the weather turned cold and he wasn’t outside in the sun, as often. And, because it’s 2012, he also wouldn’t allow any commercials to play during the recorded shows, and would hand me the remote to FF every time one of ’em came on. So funny, and he’s also wonderful and unique in about a gazillion ways. But I’m a little biased. :)
Kidnapped American rescued from Taliban, coalition says
KABUL, Afghanistan — An American citizen abducted by the Taliban five days ago was rescued Sunday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said.
Dr. Dilip Joseph was captured by Taliban insurgents Wednesday outside the Afghan capital, in the Sarobi district of Kabul province, a statement by the coalition said.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/08/15782961-kidnapped-american-rescued-from-taliban-coalition-says?lite
Folks, take a look at the slideshow. We need to get out of there sooner than later. Some of the shots were so bad that you had the option of skipping. I did. The kids with artificial legs got to me. Also the people that have to live in that hell hole i feel sorry for. At least the service men and women will come home. Hopefully alive.
We still have a small footprint after 2014, 10k Troops, special Ops to run counter terrorism missions.
good morning everyone ~ happy Sunday… getting into the Christmas spirit here today, son & I off to buy our Christmas tree :) Have a lovely day ! Although its chilly & wet in Baltimore today, I’m feeling quite lucky as its -9 in ND. Ha!
Today it will be sunny and in the 70’s here in N.C.
Good luck with the tree.
thank you anniebella ~ I used a fake tree for the whole 9 years I lived in ND- real trees dried out so bad there that I stayed away from them, so this is the first ‘real’ tree my son will remember having.. so I’m kinda excited ;)
I remember moving from NJ to FL, and the first year, my Mother and I picked out a real tree for her. After I brought it into her house, I noticed my arms were all red and scratchy. After jumping at the sight, it dawned on me that it was the FIRST time ever that I had picked out a tree in 95-degree weather and sunshine in Florida, without a winter coat on to cover my arms! That was nice. :)
Today would have been my dear Mother’s 91st birthday! I like to picture the ancestors all sitting around having birthday cake and ice cream, two of her favorite things, up in heaven! (That’s one of my thoughts on what heaven should be like, if I ever get there! I have other thoughts, of course.)
That’s a nice thought, Jacq - happy birthday for your mom’s memory!
Thank you!
that’s a sweet memory with your mom. i love the cake and ice cream in heaven picture! my mom passed in october, so this christmas is full of those moments when little things trigger memories. mom loved sweets, and now i can just imagine giving her all the cookies and cocoa she wants, and seeing her happy face. and good morning to you , chips, and tod ohana!
We are so lucky to remember, most of all, “her happy face” !!!
So sorry for your loss, my dad passed away last March, so this Christmas will be a difficult one for my mom and my siblings. I imagine the same for you. I am thankful there are great memories to focus on to help ease the grief.
Jacquelineoboomer, I thank you for sharing this beautiful thought of memories of your precious mother. May your honor continue to bring her to a place of honor for dear mothers be a loving and peaceful moment of sitting and having a beautiful and delicious serving of ice cream and cake today. (((( Lots of love)))))
My mother also loved ice cream, and my brother and I will not pass over a serving when possible. Our guts pay a price, but oh, the price is worth it because we know where we got the love of such a delicious dessert, “Our Loving and Beautiful Mother.”
Enjoy her memory, Jacquelineoboomer in your beautiful way. HZ
Show off ! ;)
Similar weather here in GA. I like it, but wonder if we’ll be paying for it with a new snowpocalypse in January or something.
Top 26! Morning TOD. Hope you have a great Sunday.
Morning again, “again” because wordpress had my post for breakfast - ate it! Just having a quiete day here, all Christmas decorations finally up yesterday. Caught a bit of the Whitehouse Christmas on HGTV last night…and tonight is Homeland. CONGRATS on first VC!
Good morning, TODville. Happy and relaxed Sunday to all.
I just finished watching the first season of Homeland on DVD and, OMG, it’s intense and crazy!! Can’t imagine where it’s going in the second season.
THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF JOURNALISM IS TO TELL THE TRUTH
How the Mainstream Press Bungled the Single Biggest Story of the 2012 Campaign
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“I can’t recall a campaign where I’ve seen more lying going on — and it wasn’t symmetric,” said Ornstein, a scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute who’s been tracking Congress with Mann since 1978. Democrats were hardly innocent, he said, “but it seemed pretty clear to me that the Republican campaign was just far more over the top.”
Lies from Republicans generally and standardbearer Mitt Romney in particular weren’t limited to the occasional TV ads, either; the party’s most central campaign principles — that federal spending doesn’t create jobs, that reducing taxes on the rich could create jobs and lower the deficit — willfully disregarded the truth.
“It’s the great unreported big story of American politics,” Ornstein said.
“If voters are going to be able to hold accountable political figures, they’ve got to know what’s going on,” Ornstein said. “And if the story that you’re telling repeatedly is that they’re all to blame — they’re all equally to blame — then you’re really doing a disservice to voters, and not doing what journalism is supposed to do.”
Ornstein said the media’s failure led him to conclude: “If you want to use a strategy of ‘I’m just going to lie all the time’, when you have the false equivalence meme adopted by a mainstream press and the other side lies a quarter of the time, you get away with it.”
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-froomkin/republican-lies-2012-election_b_2258586.html
We keep expecting our media to be honest when in fact it’s the Republicans who are our media.
bingo meta - they are indeed.
Rich people Corporatists are the media.
Mostly repubs, yes.
The rich pay for the “news” that keeps them in power to be reported.
Information that threatens their hold on the purse strings is supressed.
TOD is a good way to spread the truth and fight back.
I agree. TOD, then Twitter. As good as “word of mouth.” (Of course, TOD is better than any words that could come outta my mouth!)
Ever notice that when they (the media) accuse the Dems of lying, they never actually list any of the lies that the Dems are supposed to have told? Yet, we could all rattle off at least 100 lies told by the Romney campaign.
good point, theo. i read yesterday that 60 percent of the lying was done by rethugs, (this was james carville in rolling stone), as if that was astounding. it boggles the mind-when did our side tell lies? i know we amplified and underscored important points; possibly we could be accused of hyperbole. but outright lying? that was a central rethug tactic.
And it’s the James Carville’s of the world that perpetuate that deception. When Carville states his statistic of 60%, he probably never mentioned specific examples of those other 40%? And because he’s got credibility, people don’t question the veracity of those statistics. The pundits and media do a great job at making people doubt what their own eyes and ears know to be true, and getting them to swallow a bunch of nonsense.
Good morning TOD ohana.
Happy Day everyone!!! (he says late to the gabfab)
Doing like Pres. Obama by stretching out and catching up on missed shows and finding shows I apparently should have been watching from the onset like HBO’s ‘Girls.’
Hmmm, there’s one that I haven’t seen, which people seem to like a lot. I’ll have check it out. Thanks for the reminder ut.
Bri Wi’s daughter is on that show. People have asked him how he feels about some of the racier aspects (sex stuff)—-he indicates he’s fine with it.
I didn’t know he had a daughter, much less that she’s on that show! (Duh.)
Good morning, everyone! Congratulations, VCpreZo.
Thank you again Chips for the fabulous You’re Beautiful clip.
And finally, just had to share this:
A doctor on TV said that in order to have inner peace in our lives after this election, we should always finish things that we start. Since we all could use more calm in our lives, I looked around my house to find things I had started and had not finished.
I finished a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of Chardonnay, a bodle of Baileys, a butle of wum, tha mainder of Valiuminun scriptins, an a box a choclutz. Yu has no idr how fablus I feel rite now.
Sned this to all ur frenz who need inner piss. An telum u luvum.
HAHAHAHA! Nice one Eve. :) I think amk especially would love this piece of advice!
LOL!
ROTFLMAO!
Good laugh!
Weeping!!!!!!!!! Perfect.
Weeping, Weeping, and more weeping. Eve, thanks for the meds this morning. ((((((( Best)))))))HZ
Eve, while you are still enjoying the inner peace you’ve found, thank you for the good wishes. :lol:
Good Morning to Chips and my TOD Family. What a beautiful sunny day out on the westcoast. Lovely. A little cool, but that is early morning wake up call moving through the sleepy heads bedrooms.
A beautiful day to be a beautiful spirit to someone else in your path today. Enjoy it and be joyful for such a great and loving family here.
POB, please have a great Sunday, and we love you dearly here at TOD.
A beautiful shout out to my dear and special, Miss Pat.
(((((((((((((((((((( Lots of love and thank yous to you))))))))))))))))))))
You are so special!!!!!!!!!! HZ
Ah HZ. I am blushing! Lots of love and thanks to you too. You are an angel.
You more, miss pat. I shared with my brother, and he said,” What a beautiful person.” I said, “Yes. Yes!!!HZ
UTaustinliberal mentioned this on the previous thread. I want to bring it forward.
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/12686
It’s Charlie Rose interviewing
the director and screen writer for Zero Dark Thirty, opening in theatres nationwide
on January 11th. It’s about the long search for and ultimate killing of Osama bin Laden.
Excellent interview. Education for the peoples about all kinds of things. A lot of
“substantive gravity”, a signification by director Katherine Bigelow.
I simply cannot understand how they can make a film about the hunting and killing of Osama Bin Laden without including the pivotal role that President Obama and his National Security team played. It’s like making a film about the 13th Amendment without including Lincoln’s role in it. I wonder if they would have done the same thing if Bush had been the president responsible for the successful mission of killing OBL. In an attempts to appear apolitical, the filmmakers have instead managed to upset people like me who remember what happened on May 1st, 2011. It’s this sort of cherry picking of historical and current invents in hollywoodland that sometimes turn me off.
Jewelz, I haven’t seen the movie, of course; but there was nothing about the Charlie Rose interview
that left me thinking that this telling of the story minimized President Obama’s role in it.
I think she stated that her goal was to focus on the portrayal of the intelligence gathering and the event on the ground. It didn’t sound to me like they were disrespectful of PBO at all but we’ll have to see when the movie comes out.
I haven’t seen the movie but I will try to watch it. Still, I think Jewels makes a good point because history by omission minimizes the role of those omitted. This is why I had a major problem with the movie “Mississippi Burning” which focused on the FBI and marginalized SNCC and “Freedom Summer.”
LOL! The Fibger to tue Nose signal from David Gregory this week was getting w everybody on the panel to agree if we go over the fiscal cliff that the President will own the recession and not the Republucans.
Even Lawrence Odonell said so…
It’s so obvious this was a ‘Sting’ Moment for David Gregory, as he does every week, gets his panel to blame it all in the President.
LOL!
I didn’t see the segment but from what I saw on Twitter, Lawrence O’Donnell pushed back effectively on Gregory’s nonsense.
Except for that one stupid statement!
Good synopsis of healthcare law…and what the haters are screaming about.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/09/1168195/-What-Obamacare-means-for-businesses-Facts-vs-fiction?showAll=yes
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/12/09/1306371/lawrence-odonnell-confronts-gingrich-for-falsely-predicting-economic-downturn-after-clinton-tax-increases-asks-for-apology/
Good on LOD. Newt is in freaking denial AND a lying POS
why is neut even on teevee? what can he possibly contribute, except hogwash? the rethugs are so barren, they have to send these limping dinos to make their case. and good morning df!
THIS!!
I tune into Meet The Press and see Lawrence O’Donnell owning Newt Gingrich like a BOSS. LOD read Newt’s 1996 statement about how the Clinton tax hike would destroy the economy and spell doom for America and umm…..yeah….22 million jobs were created. Newt looked like a moron trying to dodge his past comments.
Lawrence has been injecting sense into the fiscal cliff debate. January 1st doesn’t automatically spell doom for the economy and Lawrence is the only one on the panel who’s actually using facts to spell out how taxes and budgets work.
Lawrence O’Donnell Confronts Gingrich: Asks Him To Apologize For Predicting Clinton Tax Increases Would Lead To Downturn
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On Sunday, during an appearance on Meet The Press, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell confronted Newt Gingrich for falsely predicting in 1993 that the economy would suffer if then-President Bill Clinton raised marginal tax rates.
Republican are making a similar argument against President Obama’s call to raise marginal tax rates on the richest Americans, even though the economy and jobs grew exponentially during the Clinton years when the top marginal tax rate was at 39.6 percent for the top income earners.
O’Donnell read off Gingrich’s false prediction and asked him to apologize to Americans:
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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/12/09/1306371/lawrence-odonnell-confronts-gingrich-for-falsely-predicting-economic-downturn-after-clinton-tax-increases-asks-for-apology/?mobile=nc
Um, Newt Gingrich is still being trotted out like he’s some kind of authority on anything? Unbelievable.
morning meta. hadn’t read your comment before i ranted in the same vein above. the rethugs have nothing else, is the message i’m getting.
http://www.balloon-juice.com/
Speaking of indolent people, Mitt and Ann Romney are continuing their loser tour. Noted fans of “sport,” the Romneys took in the Pacquiao-Marquez boxing match last night:
I don’t follow boxing, but I think Pacquiao was favored to beat Marquez. That was before Romney visited Pacquiao in his dressing room, exuding a giant cloud of loser dust:
“Hello Manny. I ran for president. I lost,” Romney told the fighter, according to Pacquiao publicist Fred Sternburg.
Then this happened:
“LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao never saw it coming. He never saw the punch that snapped his head back Saturday and dropped him to the canvas and left him sprawled there momentarily, face down, while his wife sobbed uncontrollably and the packed crowd at MGM’s Grand Garden Arena rose to its feet in shock.
With that, a rivalry known for its lack of a definitive triumph suddenly had the most definitive ending of them all.”
I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really hope Mitt and Ann Romney decide to pay the Notre Dame locker room a visit prior to the BCS title game.
Everything Mitt touches turns to crap.
Good gref, DF. I hope that poor Pacquiao is okay. There is no way I would every pay to see two people punch each other, which is why I hate boxing movies, even the good ones. Romney needs to stay home and do something productive. Maybe he can learn to carve decoys or paint watercolors so he only hurts himself or anyone who has to see what he makes.
Agree about boxing—-and about Romney. Go away, Willard. I don’t care if you’re buying paper towels at Costco or saying dumb things in Vegas. Go home and build a birdhouse.
Knowing Willard, though, I suspect there’d be no opening in that birdhouse for “the taker.”
I totally agree with you and JG!
also agree about boxing. weirdly compelling photos on buzzfeed of myth and miss ann’s faces as they watch the fight. he looks disturbed and vague, she looks sharp and villainous-but then, that’s their normal faces i guess. anyway, i wondered about their motive for going to this fight, being photographed so prominently. i think they miss the cameras, the crowds, the celebrity status. but boxing is controversial, and vegas is sin city. at this point, maybe rethugs who gave him a lot of money for the campaign are demanding something for their money-shows i’m a high roller if the robmeys are my guests.
Myth would best and most realistically spend the rest of his mentally deranged life, sitting in his car in one of the car elevators, pretending it is the Oval Office, and that he is president of the world. He will be fine there, and the world will be safe from HIM!
Where do we sign a petition for THAT?
Pretty cool! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245168/Puts-Christmas-lights-shame-Mesmerising-forest-solar-powered-trees-dazzle-Singapore-night-sky.html#ixzz2EWXPJHxU
h/t political carnival
Folks,
For those of you who’ve followed my postings her about Ghana and how it’s politics has mirrored American political trends in the most uncanny ways, I have one more piece goose-pimply news. Ghana had its presidential and parliamentary elections this past Friday. And the incumbent, Prez. John Mahama (long nicknamed “the Obama of Ghana” since his tenure as vice president until the death of the last President last July thrust him into the presidecncy) is projected to win by, you guessed it, 51% to the challenger’s 47%.
And here’s the kicker: the challenger, Nana Akuffo Addo belongs to our equivalent of he GOP with the same elephant as mascot. And like Romney he was dead certain he’d win so much so that he prematurely declared victory yesterday at a hastily organized press conference, while vote tallying was still going on. Tha electoral commission and neutral monitoring bodies instantly slapped him down for that stunt. His father was once ceremonial president in the late 1960s and thus felt “entitled to the presidency, just like Romney. He too ran and lost in 2008, and felt this was his time at age 68. The incumbent president at 54, belongs to the post-independence generation of vibrant leaders who want to move past our colonial nightmares.
This election just as it was here in the US last month, was a tight election with vote counting continuing as I write., but the voter participation rate is one Americans should envy : 81%. People stood in line for hours to cast their vote, and equipment hiccups led to voting in some constituencies having to be rescheduled for the next day Saturday. But they went smoothly, and all international observer groups have had nothing but high praise for Ghana conducting free and fair elections even in the face of technical challengers from the brand new electronic voter verification machines eing deployed or the Rist time. Earlier in the year, all voter registration was biometric.
I am so giddy with excitement for my native country. Earlier, dear hubby and I had a huge bet: I’d Orkney hard here to help get Prez. Obama get re-elected, and he would have to work hard to get his buddy (they were college buddies) get elected in Ghana. Now we’ve both succeeded. Only sad part is we lost my hubby’s father this past Wed.
Oh life!
Please pardon the typos. Ugh iPad is crazy!
Thank you for the update zizi2. I had been wondering what was happening. So happy for your native country.
And so sorry for your husband’s lose. My prayers are with your family!
Congratulations Zizi……you should be so proud of your native countrymen/women who chose a leader that is for the people.
Wow Zizi! Amazing similarities between the US and Ghana. I hope President Mahama has a successful term and makes the citizens of Ghana proud. They are all heroes for coming out to vote at such an amazing rate. Sorry to hear about the loss of your father in law. Bless you and your family.
This is wonderful news from Ghana zizi, and thanks for sharing with us! 81% turnout is very impressive indeed and something for us to ponder. Sorry to hear about your father-in-law’s death - may he rest in peace and condolences to you and your hubby.
Amazing, zizi. 81%?!!!! If only. The similarities are scary…funny how that is. So sorry to hear about your father in law…my best to your family during this difficult time.
zizi, it’s wonderful to hear how the political process is working in ghana-thanks for your report, and congrats on the win. life is such a mixture, eh? the loss of a loved win, in the midst of a celebration. thanks for sharing with your tod ohana.
Zizi - my condolences for your loss.
On the matter of the election, I heard a story on this last night on BBC, and they were saying that “peace” was the overriding theme of the campaign. They also said that Ghana is an example for the region. I’m so glad that the election turned out. Sounds like the Romneyesque opposition leader was going to end up a dictator if he had “won”, because he felt entitled, which meant he’d behave like he was royalty. That would have been very bad. Let’s hope he can accept his loss.
Thank you all for sharing in my family’s loss, as well as the good electoral news from Ghana. We have been watching the returns live on you tube. President Mahama popped out a few minutes ago to make a few tempered remarks about his victory. Meanwhile the challenger is making noises about filing a lawsuit. For what, no one knows. The vote difference is huge, 330,000 votes out of a total 12 million votes cast (population 25 million, 13.5 million registered voters). In 2008 the vote difference was 40,000 votes.
Yet this two-time loser cannot believe his obsession to be president has been rejected. He even promised free high school education, but voters did not buy his pandering. Romney does indeed have a twin bro in Ghana, except he’s shorter. LOL!
I was just about to post this - and say thank you to Stephanie! This is exactly the point I made in my post yesterday.
Just replied to Stephanie. She is a JEWEL. Well, guess i’d better say, one of the hundreds of jewels in the Obama campaign. Wouldn’t want her coming after me!
I’m guessing by her wistful tweet that she is already “missing” the campaign. Of course, they’d all be exhausted and ready to go do something calmer, but what a heady, unforgettable experience for all of them. She was one of the brilliant Obama stars.
Indeed she was.
Stephanie is a Jewel indeed! :)
Yes We Did
Love that, Bob!
Bobfr, you are always so elegant and precise in your tweets. (((((((( Lots of hugs of thanks to you)))))))
Thank you Jacqueline and HZ!!
Since Democrats took control of the Senate in 2006, Republicans Have Mounted 380 Filibusters
By: Sarah Jones
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Here are but a few examples of bills that would likely have passed the Senate without the filibuster, according to Dylan Matthews at the Washington Post (more at link, including appointments):
The DREAM Act
The DISCLOSE Act
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
The Public option
Paycheck Fairness Act
Permanent middle-class Bush tax cut extension
Rescinding of the upper-income Bush tax cuts
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act
Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
American Jobs Act
The Buffett rule
Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
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The Republican abuse of the filibuster has effectively stymied the Senate from doing its job and functioning as an actual body of government, and this is why Harry Reid is aiming at reforming the filibuster rules in January at the start of the new session.
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http://www.politicususa.com/block-blame-successful-republican-filibuster-strategy.html
The adorable video with Bo inspecting the WH decorations is now over 2M views on Youtube - just published a little over a week ago! :)
WOW!!!! Everybody loves Bo.
If only my arms could reach around Smartypants….just like our Chips, I could hug her everyday:)
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2012/12/no-commentary-required-12912.html
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2012/12/waiting-boehner
good one-thanks df. i like how mj cuts away the poutrage and puts the remaining truths on the table. no flourishes, no drama, no bs.
By the way, I have always loved this picture of the President in the garden. I feel his stretch, smell the air and otherwise can put myself there….we have all done this at one time or another….the look on his face, happy to be. Thanks, Chips:)
Every time I see that photo I instinctively stretch in the same fashion. It’s like watching somebody yawn!!
Truly:)
Good morning, TODville.
Grateful for yesterday’s comments about SmartyPants’ post on how Ezra Klein used Rachel Maddow’s show to “claim” that Medicare eligibility age will be raised during Dem fiscal “clilff” concession. SmartyPants is spot-on in saying that punidst are systematically ignoring the defense cut portion of the negotiation. Thank God pundits aren’t politicians; this country would be worse off than with the current Congress being held hostage to the tea-party.
Flipped on “Up with Chris” at 5 am PST for a few minutes, and saw Steve Kornacki proclaim that “Ezra is pretty plugged into Washington.” (Then went back to sleep.)
I can’t believe how these young “liberal” pundits are now falling lock-step into the totalDavid Brooks/George Will transformation (cue “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” or “Stepford Wives”).
Ezra is too full of himself, and getting worse every day. He’s really become unbearable, and yet he’s lavished with nothing but praise by the Beltway. I wish someone like Tim Russert were around to cut them all down to size (including his own precious son).
Agree, wholeheartedly, especially about Ezra and Luke.
I think Ezra’s head got extraordinarily bloated when Chris Matthews praised his political intelligence a few months back. He believed it.
I don’t watch any of them…Ezra, Hayes nor Melissa……they are weekend stand-ins who are not worthy of their own shows yet.
Interesting that Newt always tries to rewrite history to suit his rhetoric! Maybe he should READ!
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/11/01/stocks-story/imJJjC7EHDJwQJCtTB2b4O/story.html
Economic data show more growth under Democrats
The “Rich” do extremely well under Republicans because they get special tax treatment on the backs of the middle class and working poor which puts a drag on the economy. Everyone does better under a Democrat because they usually increase taxes on businesses and the rich to enact programs to help support the middle class and working poor which improves the overall economy which eventually helps business and the rich indirectly.
This is an example of Newton Leroy trying to talk his way out of a corner no matter what the facts are. He thinks he is smarter than anyone else and everyone will buy his bluster. The problem in this clip is Lawerence is smarter, more knowledgeable, and honest than Newton Leroy. I am certain he had the same reaction when one of his wives caught him with another woman.
good eye, bill. his lying style has the slink of a side-stepping cheater.
I think Gregory ended up rescuing Newton By changing the subject and interrupting.
I thought the same thing.
Gregory will always protect his DC buddies before anything.
Why is the Newt on his show after all his hateful and bigoted nonsense he said about pres Obama?
The talk shows like Newton Leroy because he appeals to the over 65 Republican set, a big part of their viewership.
Most talk shows are much more interested in protecting the guests than getting into the facts of an issue.
Gregory always interrupts Ds. Lawrence was not called on anymore after he called out Newt. Gregory is a republican operative pretending to ge a an unbiased reporter.
I watched MTP before I left for church. Lawerence ODonnell said something that confused me a little. He said that if the Supremes vote against homosexual marriage it wouldn’t stand. I thought all rulings by the Supreme Court stood.
Why we love him
http://xpostfactoid.blogspot.com/2012/12/obama-intrextrotrovert.html
interesting read. not sure i agree with the conclusion, though. ‘bonding’ with this congress would not necessarily help him move his agenda, because there are so many crazies in there.
Agree, Susanne. Bonding is a two-way street and the Republicans in congress are rigid ideologues. No amount of outreach or chats over cocktail nibbles are going to make the Boehners of the world more reasonable than they are. They are just nasty people.
No need to bond with racist thugs.
The thing about turning in your letter of resignation is the days afterward when you get up for work and you just wanna get back in bed and just wanna say “F..k it!, I ain’t going in.” Ugh. My new mantra, “u need them final paychecks, u need them final paychecks, u need them final paychecks…”!
Certain members of Congress could give tutorials in this….. :)
Been there! When I retired as a civilian working for the Navy, I was training my replacement for the whole month before, and my then-boss asked if I’d “stay another month.” Uh, no. But you can do it, since your career continues and I’m sure the next phase will be great!!!!
the photo gave me a laugh-everybody has felt that way, short-timers and otherwise. my sister’s last week before retirement starts tomorrow, and we were chuckling about this, too. seems to me, at this point, you’re mostly working for the morale of your co-worker friends. can’t rub it in too much that you’re moving on to greener pastures! oh, and also too yes: need those paychecks! :)
I’m assuming there’s no coverage of the holiday concert attended by the Obama family tonight. ? I thought someone might want to cover it because of the controversy stirred up about the Gangnam dude who is performing.
PSY is still scheduled to perform as planned. I guess the interest in the “controversy” is fizzling out since he apologized for his remarks, but I don’t think anyone is carrying the concert live. Hopefully, we might get some nice pictures this evening as we did last year when they attended. The show will be televised on Fri Dec 21st at 8PM (ET) on TNT.
Thanks for the info.
Hey everybody! Hope Sunday’s going well for everyone. I’m splitting my time between watching episodes of Castle online and watching AMC where all the ridiculous gooey romantic movies/comedies are being shown. Just finished ‘The Lakehouse’ now watching ‘Notting Hill.’ I’m watching in the vain hope that eventually I’ll run into a showing of ‘Love, Actually.’ The festive spirit of Christmas doesn’t actually start for me till I see that movie on TV. :/ ugh. :roll: I could go to the library and borrow it, but traditionally, I see it on TV. {{sigh}} can you guys keep an eye out for me? Anytime you run into it on TV, let me know.
Depending on your cable provider, you can do a “search” for any movie/show using the “menu” button on your remote and type in the keywords “Love, Actually” and see whether it comes up. E.g., I did a search on my Comcast and see that for this week, the movie will be played on MAX on various days, Mon, Tue, and Thu at different times. it’s not showing this week on AMC, but may be next week (try the search again next Sunday). Good luck! :)
Thanks, HF. I appreciate the search.
Love Actually will be shown on STARZ Tuesday at 4:45 pm Az time.
Thanks Elaine, but I have basic cable thanks to my el cheapo housing department on campus, so I have to wait until TBS, AMC, USA, etc decide to show it.
Do you have Cinemax? http://movies.tvguide.com/love-actually/tv-listings/136408
Cinemax = MAX right? They’re showing it several times this week.
No, but thanks DF. I appreciate it.
:( I tried!
I love Castle! Such a smart little show.
I’ve gotten into it. I’m watching all the episodes back to back. That’s why I’ve been missing all weekend. I’ve been lurking here, but watching all the episodes. I’m now on season 3 episode 9, the alien one. Have you seen The Mentalist? I love that show! I spent a week and a half watching every episode of every season up to now. Fantastic show! :)
I had to do a Castle marathon at the end of last season - and fell even more in love with the show, seeing it’s progression. I’ve tried watching The Mentalist a couple of times, but can’t really get into it. I might have to do a marathon for that one, too - but I just don’t watch enough TV to justify it.
Another second in command killed by a Terminator drone-
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A U.S. drone strike has killed a senior al-Qaida leader in Pakistan’s tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said, in the latest blow to the Islamic militant network.
Sheik Khalid bin Abdel Rehman al-Hussainan, who was also known as Abu Zaid al-Kuwaiti, was killed when missiles slammed into a house Thursday near Mir Ali, one of the main towns in the North Waziristan tribal area, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Al-Kuwaiti appeared in many videos released by al-Qaida’s media wing, Al-Sahab, and was presented as a religious scholar for the group.
Earlier this year, he replaced Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaida’s second in command, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan in June, the intelligence officials said. Al-Libi was a key religious figure within al-Qaida and also a prominent militant commander.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/12/09/sheik-khalid-bin-abdel-rehman-al-hussainan-dead_n_2267076.html
But but but..Benghazi…
This morning and in the past few weeks I’ve heard pundits especially on the left complain about the drone strikes and the “violence” that this US President is doing against our enemies…..? These al-Qaida had no problem flying planes into buildings, killing innocent people and their unwavering determination to attack americans yet the President is the violent one…….These pundits don’t seem to understand the difference between being in a war to attacking innocent people.
That’s liberal Pundits for you, it doesn’t matter if their Nation should defend itself. Nope, it’s Utopia for all. Unrealistic pipe dreams from a surrealistic LSD high from the 1960s.
LOL!
I guess there’s no incentive for price manipulation at this time - Obama won the election…
You are soooooo right.
The games that the corporate media and their corporate masters play.
really, chuck? ‘event’? try reporting real news instead of inserting your agenda/opinions to create news.
EVENT is the Pundits’ game. Reporting is indeed a Hard Job. But Gossiping, speculating, Tweeting fatuous bat poop are their specialties. Hey they all get paid very well for their nonsense. So why change?
‘tweeting fatuous bat poop’ :)
LOL! Chuck Todd & Co. should be locked up in a dirty, nasty barn filled with angry bats!
Indeed - Chuck Todd is ridiculous. Boehner needs to face reality - and the President shouldn’t have to give up his Sunday to deal with this nonsense.
Hmmmm, I see that I got back before the blog mistress - wonder whether that is good or ‘bad’? :???:
just for fun-snl with jamie foxx!
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/12/jamie-foxx-wants-teach-president-how-dance/59785/
Hay POTUS might didn’t do all that good dancing on the Ellen Show, but he did just fine when he and FLOTUS slow dance to Beyonce singing “At Last”.
yep, it’s all about inspiration :)
I really liked that dancing on the Ellen Show, I don’t get why most people say he can’t dance.. He did fine, just fine!
seems like friendly ribbing to me-just pals teasing each other. because pbo is soooooo good at everything, the teasing sounds absurd, but i think it’s intended to show affection.
As we think of the 2013 Inauguration I’m reminded of a 2009 recount that I saw at the time. Here it is, shared by the artist involved (our own Eclectablog’s other half – his blog link is on the right
LMAO! This is one of the FLOTUS & Bo greeting WH tourists videos, and one of the visitors is a guy from Tennessee with a “Ron Paul 2012” t-shirt (go to ~4:01-4:15 in the video). HAHAHAHAHA…
Oh yes, Oak Ridge. Right in my back door. I will say there were lots of Ron Paul signs and stickers on cars especially during the primaries. Of course, I still see quite a few on cars. It is certainly not uncommon. Probably almost as many Paul stickers as Romney.
I will say however that Our Oak Ridge boy seemed quite content to be on the tour and meeting FLOTUS and Bo.
I loved the way Bo greeted the visitors.
Yes, he did. It is SO frustrating living in this area and reading the ignorant LTE’s, especially about government jobs, cutting spending, etc. Think about it: Oak Ridge, UT, TVA. Then there’s all the auto industry jobs in this state and most of them in east or middle TN. People are so stupid. There’s still letters about Obama lying, a big spender, gonna break us, gonna destroy America……same ole s—. You know they are all Fox News and Rush followers.
Really enjoy the SunsFlare site …
http://www.youtube.com/user/SunsFlare?feature=watch
geekilicious, bob :)
:D
wow wow wow and holy moly
This is for zizi. :)
Thanx
Since it seems like I have way too much time at work right now, I’ve been calculating my new budget with my new job and my main worry with moving back to Louisiana was that I’d take a big pay cut since Louisiana tends to pay less. Welp from my crude calculations only, it looks like I’m gonna lose a sum total of $20 A YEAR!! Why because I get paid extra for being a Microbiology specialist!!!!
My new fav “meme” pic…lol.
That’s great news, lamh36. Love your new fav meme!
I just wrote my representative urging him to vote for the complete VAWA…….I reminded him that as a representative of Oklahoma, with such a large population of Native Americans, he certainly would not vote against including Native American women. I also challenged him as a Christian to do this…..he is always bragging about his Christianity. I reminded him that Christ would vote to include. Man, these self-proclaimed Christians who are far-right ideologues make me extremely angry!!
Good work, Carolyn!
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=maureen-mcgrath-henderson&pid=161619560
Audio only for Christmas in Washington on Whitehouse.gov. Anyone know if they are showing anywhere on interwebs?
Not that I’m aware. But thanks for the heads up on the audio.
Now that the WH announced that one of the special operators in the rescue mission got killed, Mark Knoller and MSM seemed to be suddenly interested. Up until this point, we heard nary a peep from the media on this event. Now more than 70% of Knoller’s tweets on the rescue mission seem to be about the fallen soldier.
It would be honourable if they were actually interested in the troops and their safety. But, as you said, they smell an opportunity to attack the President, so they’re shining a spotlight. It’s a real shame that the troop lost his life. Very sad - and I hope the media and the GOP don’t exploit this tragedy like they did the last one.
Good Afternoon TOD Family!
My condolences to you zizi. My prayers go out to you and your family
Well we got our first snow of the year today at around noon and it’s been coming down steady ever since. Great because we need the moisture, but the office Christmas party is off. Even though we knew it was coming, there’s only about 5 snow plows in the whole state of N.M. and they only plow the major streets and thoroughfares! So were in for the evening…looking forward to seeing Kerry Washington, Shondra Rhimes and the woman on which the character from Scandal, Olivia Pope, is based, on Oprah’s Next Chapter.
How very weird about Romney and Ann at the fights last night…
Thanx for the sentiment
The fact that so many dishonorable Repubs including Mankini, McCain, most of the MSM, etc seem to be pushing for Hillary to run in 2016 should give most Dems - including Hillary - pause.
Indeed - they are thinking she’ll be an easy target, and they can use all their material they’d kept for 2008, but never got a chance to use.
Yes, one thing Dems of all stripes need to understand: The media NEVER props a Democrat who they think will be a serious threat to their chosen Republican candidate.
Very good point. Hillary’s had an illustrious political career. I would want her to go out on a high note, and not be used as a punching bag by the right wing and the media.
Why would anyone believe these Republicans? Aren’t they the same ones who said we was going to have a President Mitt Romney. So if I was Hillary, I sure wouldn’t feel I had nothing to worry about. Beside she felt it was all hers one time before, when this funny name black guy came from out of the blue ..
I am so hoping Hillary will be our next candidate!
Honestly, I am not even thinking about 2016. And if our wonderful VP Biden decides to run, i sure will give him a look. My vote is note Hillary Clinton, not in 2012.
Heads up!!
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/12/09/heads-up-president-obama-speaks-at-christmas-in-washington/