Back soon, have to go buy some food – tonight I will be cooking eggiano, fries and baked beansio, washed down with a vintage glass of milk. Eat your heart out Liberal Librarian.
Proud Intern, are we the only ones around? Are we missing something on TV? I’m always two hours behind because I’m in MST. How are you this morning. I was grumpy, but now I’m giddy.
Are you in a large city or a small inefficient one? WY has made getting a drivers license renewed a big deal. Lots of paperwork needed. Married women even have to bring our marriage certificate to prove our name change. We have to do this every four years. My son has to go through even more every year to renew his CDL. I guess the CDL is because of the hazardous material. Why are we all now guilty and have to prove our innocence? We also used to be proud to have the two longest free borders when I was young. No passports needed. Oh, how I long for the good old days when I trudged miles to school in a foot of snow!
Carol I am in a city, in a state that is bassackwards in all things political and red tape. I have a license from another state, which is still valid. I have to give them that, a birth certificate, social security card, a utility bill as proof of address and proof of insurance. Then, on top of the vision and sign tests, I have to pass the written knowledge test. When we moved out to Colorado years ago, I went to the DMV express in the mall, handed them my Virginia license, and they gave me a Colorado one with only the vision test. Were it not for the lovely beaches only a few hours away, I’d be so outta here!
Its getting complicated in WY where I’m from. CO did make it easy for people to vote early by mail, no thanks to their idiot SOS. Good luck in line. What kind of knowledge test is it?
Just the basics, like which driver has the right of way in this picture, or the speed limit unless otherwise marked on state highways is ___….that kinda stuff.
Hi AMK, do I need to read rise & shine to see the riddle? I love them, but I’m terrible at solving them. I like laughing at myself. I’m the funniest person around because I’m alone with my pets.
I was ticked off this morning when Joe Scarborough held up a picture of the President with a roomful of white men (cutting off, by the way, Valerie Jarret–only her legs were visible on the picture). I’m sure that from time to time he has a non-diverse group in his office, but it DOESN’T make them his INNER CIRCLE. A picture of his REAL inner circle is on the front page here, a Souza picture dated Jan 8, 2013.
Besides that except for Clinton and Jackson, the other women in his cabinet will probably stay, as well as Susan Rice at the U.N.
I get So tired of Scarborough’s distortions and Mika’s mealymouth defenses, IF she offers a defense at all. They need somebody on that show who isn’t Afraid to challenge Scarborough.
Scarborough has GOT to the worst of the right wing ideologues on MSNBC, Much worse than Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and that Cupp woman on the Cycle.
Mika is a real disappointment. My spell check renamed her Mikado! I almost never see it. Just the clips. It starts at 4am here and I don’t bother recording it. I do like Washington Journal on C-Span. Hate every other caller though. Just sick of TV right now. I’m hypercritical of everyone on TV. and my local paper and and and everyone but the great people on The Obama Diary. Oh, and anyone who wants to talk about how great the Denver Broncos are. That puts me at odds with the REAL football fans here. Better end this before I get myself in hot water. One more thing. Who thinks I should get two Inaguration tickets for my hubby and me from Sen. Barraso?
Yes, I did write letters of protests about that. I haven’t seen any of those adds since the election. CO people use their voice when they don’t like something! They used to offer free pizza after every win, but they quite that after election too. Do you still see the ads? Hate the sin, love the sinner. Please don’t hold it against me.
Googled him. He bought 21 franchises in CO. What a disappointment for me. They are crappy pizzas too. I don’t think I’ve eaten one! Our son lives in Boulder County. We watched one of the games with him while we were visiting, on TV. He bought the best local pizza I’ve had. Why would you go to a pj when you have another choice? I’m sticking with my Broncos though. A girl in Wyoming has to accept a few nuts. I’m sure I’m buying my groceries from a repug. But not wall mart! I do draw the line.
Bill I am with you all the way, I will root for who ever the Broncos are playing. From what I hear the pizza aren’t that good anyway, oh course I’ve never had one. And won’t either.
Bill and Annabelle, have you always protested stuff like that? When I first married, All detergent had adds about “Ring around the collar”. I thought they were stupid because it wasn’t the wife’s fault her husband had a dirty neck! Never did buy liquid All!
Scarborough, who appears daily with a panel of idiot men, and one woman who seems to feign ditziness (her act cannot be real, especially with the father that she has? I doubt he would allow such stupidity to exist in his household)? I can’t take him seriously.
The U.S. media are a joke! After President Obama nominated two women to the Supreme Court, I remember people like Scarborough and Pat Buchanan attacking him for being anti-white males. Now the President is being attacked for being anti-women.
Let’s see, in President Obama’s first term, in addition to the two women he appointed to the Supreme Court, he appointed five women to his cabinet: Sec.of State, Sec. of Homeland, Sec. of Health and Human Services, Sec. of Labor, and the U.N. Ambassador who was given a cabinet rank. Do these media people think all their viewers are stupid?
Wassup O’s!!! It’s more than a great getting up day in TODville this morning! I hope you’d agree. Anyway, so #2 sends me a lilnk to a video tha’s like the 2nd most watched video on utube for like…ever. Well, how did I miss this? Anyway, it is tooooo funny, but only if you have a wry sense of humor. If you don’t you may be offended. So that’s the warning, and here’s the video:
I love it. I saw it for the first time in May. There are lots of versions. There was one or two things in this one I don’t remember seeing. Anyway I think it’s great to dance to and get some excessive in the privacy of my own home. I live in the country so I dance a lot with my dogs. Just google dancing with your dog. They even have competitions for that now. I also like the Doogie! There are lessons for that dance on YouTube. I don’t know how to post that here. Or if you would want me too! Remember the First Lady dancing the Doogie? That’s how I heard about it. Thought I’d get moving too.
[Hello All! Hopefruit et. al, saw your comments in previoius thread re: MSM trying to rain on our parade (i.e., inuaguration). There's going to be entertainment, etc. Couldn't respond till now because I read the comment while stuck in traffic! ]:
Beyoncé, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson will perform the patriotic songs at the second inauguration of President Obama on Jan. 21, the inauguration committee will announce today.
Beyoncé, who’s also starring at the Super Bowl halftime show next month, will sing the national anthem, always a tough tune to pull off well.
Taylor, the Sweet Baby James icon of ’70s folk-rock, will sing America the Beautiful.
And Clarkson, the first winner of American Idol (2002), will sing My Country, ‘Tis of Thee, the song with different lyrics but the same tune as the British national anthem. At the first Obama inaugural ceremony in 2009, soul diva Aretha Franklin sang it while wearing a memorable hat.
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More announcements about entertainment at the inauguration are expected in coming days.
All this will take place during the public swearing-in ceremonies on the Capitol steps, when President Obama delivers his second inaugural address before a crowd likely to top more than 1 million.
P.S. Note last paragraph in article! 1M! MSM is now upping it, eh? It will be way more, I’m polishing off my walking shoes, digging around for long johns or whatever!
[People aren't stupid, they're waiting for these fools to come to their senses! With regards to all that greed & overreach from the hotels ....]:
[.....] Still, there’s a sense that hotels—a number of them with a three- or four-day minimum stay requirement, and some offering lavish package deals—may have overreached. There’s no getting around two factors that can’t help but impact turnout: It is a second inauguration for Obama, and most Americans are watching their wallets at a time of continued economic challenges and low confidence in government solutions.
A room at the Willard Hotel, for example, which is on the inaugural parade route, will set you back $1,149 per night—before taxes, meals, balls, transportation, and so on—and there’s a four-night minimum, beginning with check-in on Friday, January 18. We made a call to the sales office today and were told, “Yes, we still have rooms available.” Later, reservations manager Seiko Kondo said in an e-mail: “We can place a request on our waitlist for [a] shorter stay.”
On the other hand, the Jefferson Hotel, on 16th Street and about half a mile from the White House, has already nixed its four-day minimum and will now accept two-night reservations. According to Meaghan Donohoe, a spokesperson for the Jefferson, “Rates are currently starting at $799 for a three-day minimum and $1,185 for a two-day minimum. Due to low reservations, these listed rates are reduced from the initial starting rate of $950 per night for a four-night minimum stay.” [.....]
Just dropping in to wish all a wonderful day. This latest msm meme about lack of women and diversity in POTUS’ cabinet is sooooooo tiresome. I so agree about Scarborough. He is the absolute bottom of the barrel. Had the nerve to say he never lost an election and if he goes back into politics, he’ll never lose. Dream on, hypocrite.
And did anyone catch Chris Matthews on Scarborough this morning? He claims he’s left leaning but admitted he voted for Bush. Enough said.
I don’t watch Morning Joke, and I have enough of Matthews when he comes on twice a day. I think I will write a letter to MSNBC and suggest they give one of Matthews time slot to Joy Reid. I like her, a hell of alot better than that piece of crap Ezra Klein or Matthews, or Morning Joke.
Joy Reid is outstanding because she does her homework and always comes armed with facts. Matthews appears to just show up at the studio and read the teleprompter. No depth whatsoever and often just plain wrong. I’m going to write a letter to MSNBC as well and just stop watching Joke and Matthews. So much more I could be doing with that time.
Good for you. By Joke, do you mean Joe? Did you know Mark Halperin, one of his regulars called the president a dick on live air? When I found that out I commented on every show I would see him on MSNBC when he was making comments. Haven’t seen him for awhile, but that may be do to Christmas break. I’ve never watched Morning J. Maybe once. Guess he was reprimanded and was off air for a whole week and Time reprimanded him too. Not nearly enough.
What is this all about ? Those pundits were the first to give a platform to the republicans who were against Susan Rice. The whole Beltway was behind John Kerry… Or is it frustration in some quarters that Michele Flournoy (sp?) didn’t get the SoD position ?
The conversation in the Beltway is superficial and ridiculous, as usual.
Kerry, Hagel and Lew are great candidates, and I have no doubt Susan Rice will continue to play a prominent role in foreign policy. As for the other positions in the cabinet, I’m sure President Obama will take diversity into consideration. Thinking about women candidates, I would LOVE to see Jennifer Grandholm enter the cabinet. She has executive experience, she’s pretty progressive, she is a great communicator. And she always has the president’s back.
Should I admit that I looked up ‘eggiano’, to see if it was one of those Chips creation, and having found it elected not to look up beansio? I constantly find out new stuff in TODville. Thank you all kindly for my stay-at-home education.
They’re so bloody pathetic. The NYT cherry picks a photo and now its representative of everyone in the Obama administration? The whole “I’m rubber, your glue. Whatever I say sticks to you” game they’ve been trying to play – and failing – regarding Pres. Obama since 09 is boring.
Well said UT! As the saying goes, the definition of madness (or is it stupidity) is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.
I find it quite silly that they would want/expect the President to check the male-female ratio before sitting down to a discussion, planning session or whatever. Obviously they think he has the same waste-time-on-nothing propensity they all have.
Definitely idiots, GB! The thought that they’d even consider the President has time to weigh the ‘look’ of those participating in meetings with him is so ridiculous.
Nitpickers and simplistic idlers. Really not worth the time they manage to steal from more serious folks. (And to answer your twitter question, yes, you could have retweeted again, if you so chose. I was offline for a while, pretending to be responsible. I do that ever so often to assuage my conscience, )
This President has to many things to do to waste his time with such pathetic people like Klein. Klein has been anti-Obama from day one, who was he Hillary or Edwards supporter?
Wayne LaPierre fights for the American Maniac Community's right to not have to reload mid-massacre. #MTP— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) December 23, 2012
Do you have a favorite dress FLOTUS has worn? Until finding TOD I didn’t see many photos of her. Was reading a NYT piece and it had a small inset photo of her wearing three different dresses, two by Michael Kors and the other Tracy Reese. I googled Tracy Reese and found my favorite dress FLOTUS has worn that I’ve seen. It’s the one she wore when giving her speech at the DNC. The pinkish one. It’s available! Inaguration here I come! (In my dreams).
Mrs. Greenspan just brought up the all white male issue to Senator Klobuchar (D-MN), and she was forced to give a meaningless answer. I wish someone would respond by simply saying to stop asking idiotic questions.
I don’t know what a meaningless answer might be, but there’s no excuse for not sticking up for PBO’s record, IMHO. Why are these DEMOCRATIC Senators allowing the MSM idiots to control the narrative? SHAME.
[It's not my fault if I start communicating in Dingbats! Starting ... @$#^!*!]:
Lawmaker Flips on Hurricane Aid:
A Biloxi Sun Herald editorial takes their local congressman to task for voting against disaster relief for people affected by Hurricane Sandy noting that, “Seldom has a single vote in Congress appeared as cold-blooded and hard-headed as one cast by Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) last week.”
Palazzo quickly reversed himself in a statement saying, “I am fully committed to providing the relief they so desperately need.”
TPaw got what he wanted out of the presidential primaries, a high paying job on K Street. I believe most people become Republicans for a career, and people become Democrats to make the world a better place.
Well, Gallup has the President at 56% -39%.
no wonder cable tv and the RNC is trying to being him down a notch, unsuccessfully I might add. I guess, nobody is watching the cable Political shows, they are sick and tired of the constant bash fest.
[Seriously, they're dumb asses! EFFERS (this is not an acronym, just me shouting)! Please tell them that their pig has too much rouge! So their idea is to conscript Blue Dog Dems and right-to-the-edge right dems to a ghost repub party?]:
The Republican Main Street Partnership, a Washington-based group that has promoted moderate GOP lawmakers and policies, will remove the word “Republican” from its title and welcome center-right Democrats in 2013, Yahoo News has learned.
The organization’s board of directors voted Tuesday morning to scrap party identification from its title and be known simply as “The Main Street Partnership.” The group’s new president, former Ohio Republican Rep. Steven LaTourette, told Yahoo News that he plans to begin conversations with Blue Dog Democrats and centrist groups in the coming months.
Actually, carpenter had a post on this. Sounds good to me. Let’s face it, there are plenty of slightly to the right distriocts. Having a formerly Republican organization pointing out the radicalization of the right and supporting Dem candidates is fine with me. A Blue Dog Dem is better than the most moderate Republican in this time.
Hi Japa, there’s something niggling at me with this. Starting w/ who’s going to be heading this particular group: Former Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio). (I have checked out yet who’s in Republicans for Environmental Protection which is now ConservAmerica. I think these groups should start by supporting & thus changing those in their own party who’re more about the country — e.g., take out the TPs. Even though I get irritated by the Blue Dog mentality at times, I think all the components of the Dem Party makes it work. These groups sound like poachers to me, en route to creating their own party, not keeping Dems in position of strength. I could be wrong, but that the niggling feeling I’ve had.
This is complete BS. They’re pretending Pres. Obama and VP Biden don’t work in partnership. Besides, any cabinet choice is ultimately made by the president.
I think the NYT WH team has jumped the shark, Annie Lowery, Peter Baker(just found out he is completing a book on GWB) et al…. even Helene Cooper was trashing Amb. Rice a few weeks ago. Not mention there editorial page. Gonna stop posting links to their stuff. Jonathan Weisman is about the only guy who shoots it straight.
OK sorry for all the links I have been dreading going to get my passport renewed. Last one: Log Cabin Republicans member quits over organization’s smears against Chuck Hagel: bit.ly/U4LROM have a good afternoon everyone!!
Dessert for President Obama's Inaugural Lunch: Hudson Valley Apple Pie with Sour Cream Ice Cream & Maple Caramel Sauce http://t.co/a3YKImvy— meta (@metaquest) January 09, 2013
There’s also a garnish of artisan cheese and honeycomb.
I’m with you Meta! I actually have four lobster tails and a whole beef tenderloin in my freezer; think I’ll approximate the menu and invite my Mom and two top volunteers for the Inauguration.
BTW, I still plan to be in DC for the meet & greet if we can arrange it for Sunday.
Hi Alycee, did you decide to book a room (? – I can’t remember your exact wording) for the Sunday meet & greet? And what is the timing you all were considering?
However, I am only available on Sunday. I have a memorial service for one of my Obama Seniors on Saturday; and since I didn’t get Ball tickets, can’t see spending money on a hotel to watch on TV.
Oh, Chips, I think you’ve nailed it. It’s a subterfuge that he selects women for the Supreme Court, his cabinet, his advisors, and campaigns for women who are running for office. That he even gave Lilly Ledbetter the time of day, and that he has women friends of long standing. Look how dastardly he treats his mother-in-law (I like to start with grandma), his wife, and his two daughters, not to mention his sister (and then there was the awful way he treated his mother and grandmother, and, today, Dr. Jill Biden). And how he made a fool out of his former political rival, Hillary Clinton, by making her his Secretary of State, and look at the respect he forced her to have for him. We’ve all been fooled. I think if he knew how many women supported him out here in America and around the world, he’d find a way to “get us back.” Poor man to be holding all that hatred in, eh?
Oh, and, by the way (no kitchen goddess, myself), I have absolutely no idea what your dinner menu meant. Was that food? If so, pass the salt.
pbo is the guy who made sure women have access to health care, to free family planning–and what about the people who are taunting him? would they actually fill high offices with women? all those pregnant, breast feeding women, with toddlers pulling at their skirts? how do they think it’s even possible for women to hold jobs? with an aspirin between their knees?
sheesh. okay, thanks for letting me onboard for a minute.
I feel your angst, susanne! Remember all the Republican lead committee assignments a while back, where they didn’t think to appoint a woman until – oops – they were caught in their all-white-male emphasis on handing out the power? Then they kicked in some woman to head a committee (probably post-childbearing years, of course). Who’d wanna get on board that hot mess?
JOB, you are so on point and every one in the media knows this as well. This is so much baloney to tarnish the president’s image before the inauguration and give a little boost to their GOP bosses. None of this worked throughout an entire year of presidential campaigning, as women across the country turned out in droves to vote for the president. What I truly resent is the waste of time this idiocy represents. The US and the world are facing real problems, not the least of which is drastic climate change (hello Australia, India) that threatens to make the future bleak for everyone on the planet. We’ve got growing problems in our states with GOP governors and state assemblies itching to further restrict voting. In PA state websites insist that IDs are required for voting even though this issue has yet to be decided by the courts. We have a GOP led Congress determined to undermine the economy and cause maximum pain to victims of disaster. We have uncontrolled gun violence and massive problems in our education system. We have a REPUBLICAN Party that is determined to UNDERMINE WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, a far more important issue than how many women stand in the Oval Office at one time. And what does the media spend its time on? Made up gossip about a non-existent issue. I would love to shout from the nearest rooftop that if anyone has a choice between listening to pundits on tv and radio or scrubbing floors, they should go for the floors. Much more effective use of time and actually accomplishes something. Let all the ratings on all the stations sink like stones.
Jackie, please turn that into a letter to the editor or something immediately, if you haven’t already. Don’t change a word and just send it out. Or send it to the DNC for them to use. You’ve captured everybody’s angst and agita. We don’t even have our wonderful President and Vice President taking the oath for their second term, and it’s like we’ve been through all four years of push back already with this garbage. Hang in there, sugar! P.S. Or you should run for office! I mean it!
Thanks, JOB, but much as I hate to admit to age, I don’t have the stamina or stomach to deal with campaigning. But I’d happily support and work for someone who could stand up and speak the truth as a campaigner.
Sorry guys just warming up because great news I got hired today to be the comedian at the White House Correspondents DInner finally! #woohoo— Colin Quinn (@iamcolinquinn) January 09, 2013
Hope that’s not true. Not funny and anti-lib—and gross—- as I remember him—–from about 30 years ago—–the last time he appeared anywhere. They couldn’t come up with someone more current, funnier? Wow—–they really had to dig deep to come up with this sad choice.
Need an opinion folks! There is a woman I have known (online in the art community) for many years and I buy most of my supplies from her. I’ve always gotten good prices and excellent service. However she is a very conservative, hyper-religious, right wing Obama hater…and since his re-election has been quite vocal about that on Facebook, almost on a daily basis. I am so put off by it that I am seriously considering no longer doing business with her. I have no desire to give thousands of dollars a year of my hard-earned money to someone like that.
Leave politics aside. If she continues to provide good products and excellent service then keep dealing with her. If you don’t have to go thru her Facebook page to buy anything then don’t sweat it. My next door neighbor used to be a dyed in the wool Rush Limabaugh ditto head but he was aces when when it came to helping us out here and there.
Hi, have had the same problem on my FB actually he was a good friend of ours. He made a couple of snid remarks on FB. Proved him incorrect and now anytime he post ANYTHING to my page I just hide his message..I also do this with all the gun nuts here on the east side of WA. it keeps my page clean and I don’t have to view vile posts. A-lot of these ppl are dear friends, and they don’t know that I hide their post just a thought. OH fyi I wld still do bus with her it sounds like she has good service.
I would ask her not to mix business and politics, and consider taking your business elsewhere if she doesn’t respond. I won’t do business with someone who uses their business to promote RW hatred and extremism
She doesn’t promote it through her business. I guess I should have been more clear about that. She has a website for her business. The things I complained about happen on Facebook.
Does she invite her customers to follow her on Facebook? Then she is using her business to spread her political beliefs. I never invite my work contacts to follow me on Facebook.
Rain, in addition to what has been said before including Susan’s comment below, if she is using a business FB page for her rants I would say let her know you find it unprofessional and offensive and that IYO it detracts from your business interaction. If she already knows that you are a democrat/do not support her politics then your stance won’t surprise her. I don’t suppose you’d visit her personal facebook page if it’s rife with rw conspiracy theories.
She knows I support PBO 100%. She has most of her business contacts on her Facebook page as well. In the past her posts were occasional and although I disagreed with them, they were infrequent enough that I just ignored them. But lately it is a daily thing, something I see almost every time I log into FB, and more often than not they are a direct slam of PBO, usually calling him a liar. I suppose I could solve the immediate issue by removing her from my newsfeed, so I don’t see her posts unless I visit her page, but the underlying integrity issue is more what bugs me.
Rain, if there’s another source for your supplies, go for it. I would find it hard to deal with someone who’s opinions make me angry and disgusted. Once she put her strong beliefs on Facebook, she opened them to the public. As a member of that public, you now have the right to refuse to do business with her.
Well, Meta said it well about supporting people of integrity. The conversation here suddenly reminded me of those companies who threatened to penalize their workers if they voted for the president, and for those who actually are doing so. Maybe this woman needs a wake-up call. If she actually looses a long-standing solid client or two because of her unfounded and loud hatred of the president it would be good if she knew the reason.
As my friend reminds me all the time, no sense talking about “reason” or reasoning with these people, because they didn’t use reason to come up with their original thoughts. Your premise on losing business might matter, however. What a waste of a mind to hate people like they do, most likely and profoundly, in my mind, nothing to do with the content of the character of the people they detest so much.
As a businesswoman, I work every day to keep my political opinions out of my business communication – and am mostly successful. Any political posts are on my personal page. If she is using a business FB page for her rants, I believe that’s unprofessional and she should expect consequences. Hard earned money is a precious resource. You are free to let it flow to whomever you choose.
Thanks, Susan. The rants are on her personal facebook page, although she does communicate with the art community that way. But she does not promote politics on her business website.
Do you feel you can’t find another equal or better supplier? Otherwise, I wouldn’t stick with someone who has that kind of vitriol for PBO in their hearts. Yes, business is business, but if I have a choice, I always support people of integrity. JMO.
I bought a quilting book for a particular technique at a quilt show, and the book was full of this person’s religious evangelizing. I told her that I thought that was inappropriate and she had no right to preach at me and expect me to pay for the privilege.
She ‘blessed’ me. I love those ‘blessings’ that mean ‘eff you’. The next year I was with several friends who were going to buy threads from her and I told them about the book. They walked right past her booth.
Rain – My personal opinion is to ditch her. Perhaps, if you did, you could do a canvass first, to make sure your next supplier is not a RWNJ and could give you the same quality supplies. Unless she’s a sole-source supplier, I’d tell her why you’re leaving when you do, even if it’s just a written message, without allowing any response. Those people suck the life out of you, and the more you have dealings with her, it’s possible she’ll feel she knows you well enough to “share” that stuff. Since I long ago stopped thinking we could change their hearts and minds when they’re that far gone, I’d run for my life if I were you.
I would not give my business to the woman, as a matter of principle. I haven’t shopped at Macy’s since they started their nonsense last year, despite all the sales offers they’re still sending to me. Of course, it’s entirely your choice, and I am notorious for drawing a line and never erasing it when affronted by this type of nonsense – I’ve boycotted many… Your other option is just to not read her Facebook page…
Thank you everyone for your input, you all make very good points. I think for the moment I will just take her off of my news feed so that I don’t see her posts unless I go to her page, but I do feel compelled to at least look and see if there are other supplies that I can also patronize. And I will definitely check their FB pages etc to see if they are Obama haters as well.
I, too, am glad that Holder, Shinseki and Sebelius will remain in their posts. I had heard rumors that Holder would leave. After what he has been through, what else can they do to him? Now he can do his work and this is not a small task.
YEAH!!!! I was worried that Atty. General. Holder would leave. He is a silent but deadly Atty. General, and did not let the repugs bully him out of office. He has gotten a lot done, but MSM never report it unless there is some controversy.
This is just a regular turnover after the first term, yes? These cold statements always make it sound as though it’s some scandal.
Well, I liked her a lot. Thank you for your service and your support to President Obama, Secretary Solis! (I’m pretty sure one of her predecessors was the wife of the turtle – eek.)
yes. Elaine Chao un-did decades worth of labor laws.
The problem replacing Solis is not going to be pretty. They skewered her during her nomination process and they hate PBO even more now. I don’t know who the hell he’s going to get through who will be effective.
The jackals in the media are going apeshit. Solis’ resignation only fuels the “Obama hates women” mantra that the NYT article started this morning. Corporate media trying to muck up the waters again!
The media whores ignore the GOP who only appointed a woman to a “leadership” position in Congress after pressure – even after losing the women’s vote after a disastrous campaign cycle.
Hi, Worddpress just sent me a Happy Anniversary message – our 1 yr anniversary – oh well, I hardly post, but do hang around lots. My washing machine broke today,my trip to TX is cancelled because of my sick Pug, but we are having unusually warm weather here in Chicagoland, so it sort of seems like Spring to me. I thank everyone who do post for all the great insight.
Seriously, Pugeretto, was there a glass in your notification? Theo and i were comparing notifications recently, one of which had a glass and one didn’t. I’m furthering my research.
Good point, JG. /slapping forehead/ Dummy that I am I never thought of THAT danger. I was thinking more of danger of collapse – even though nothing had collapsed previously under similar circumstance! There are honestly times when I forget that in the ‘First World’ USA presidents have to be constantly guarded against armed wingnuts.
Awww. I remember when the Obamas were sitting inside a similar viewing box during the first inaugural parade. I love parades! Gimme some bagpipers, please, and I’m good.
Scowcroft: The GOP left me and Hagel, "I'm who I am. Whether the party wants to desert me, that's their privilege." goo.gl/6s74t— The lovely Plains (@DaRiverZkind) January 09, 2013
Said she wants to go back to the people and place that she loves. Back home to California. She’s likely exhausted. People get worn out in those high intensity cabinet positions. And sometimes new blood is needed, a new spark, new ideas. It’s healthy.
Who could blame anyone for wanting to move back to California from DC? The political environment is toxic in DC at the highest level of government. The weather stinks and people are either continually backstabbing or currying favor. Plus if she has any family life, it’s probably been disrupted at every turn by the pressure of the job. She has done a great job. I hope she gets time to rest and then plan a future that works for her talents. She can really do anything. As a smart, gifted, political pro, she could try for governor of CA or run for Senate or whatever. Remember Elizabeth Dole used her job as Transportation Sect. as a springboard for running (unsuccessfully, thank God) for president. Hilda Solis is still young–her options are wide open.
Maybe she wants to run for Mayor? or Governor after Brown retires? I don’t know if Jerry Brown will run again considering he has prostate cancer although he’s gone through treatment and it progressess very slowly.
It is par for the course that people leave most cabinet positions after one term. It’s a high-stress and relatively low-paying job. And I would wager that the past four years were particularly grueling due to the circumstances that existed when PBO took office.
If the MSM is trying to make a bigger deal out of this – that’s their stinking funeral, not ours.
Thanks, friends. We have begun to use (liquid) morphine to relieve her breathing. The constant smothering/struggling for breath had gone on long enough–or too long. She is much more comfortable and not so agitated all the time. Therefore, my visits w/her are better and less stressful.
GM from my world. I think the attacks on the President re diversity should be treated as the stupid that they are. The old boys white network attacking a president who has done more to support the rights of EVERY American – because they say he doesn’t have diversity in his appointments. (The sad thing being the very few intelligent women in the media who manage to believe the b..s..). What administration have they all been watching that no-one else has seen. The FoxNews folks must be jubilant because the media is following their leads – all the time.
Seems to me President Obama finds the best people available for the job. Working for this administration would be so rewarding but very much stressful at the same time. The constant attacks from the media and the right seem never ending – the drama that the Senate insists must be done to even get appointed seems way past what most people consider is wanted or needed. The republicans in congress are doing themselves no favors – in all likelihood these attacks are ensuring every day the absolute demise of the GOP. The media is proving its irrelevance again and again
Good point, 99t, but I don’t think the “few intelligent women in the media” (and heaven only knows who they are) “believe” anything. They’re given their talking points and they either go with them or get fired.
Now this is some Grade A bullshit, so what if President Obama’s Cabinet is mostly white men that will serve at best three years when he has put two women on the Supreme Court with one being the first Latino that will serve at least for the next two decades? Everyone is up in arms because the new so called Barack is not as nice as the old Barack, the old Barack bent over backwards trying to work with these motherfuckers and at every turn they slapped his hand away. So now they are apoplectic because they are getting the Michael Corleone version of Barack Obama.
Steven Chu is also leaving to work with Andrew Cuomo in NY. That hasn’t caused any comment, at least so far.
The way I read today’s kvetching about Obama and diversity is that these are the last dying gasps of a desperate bankrupt GOP. Out of ideas, on the rocks on the ropes all fall down.
But the so-called “Liberal” media is also reinforcing the memes of the GOP. In fact, the “lack-of-diversity” meme was started by Ezra Klein’s wife who wrote a column in the New York Times.
I get the NYTimes delivered so the first thing this morning with my coffee I got to see that article and picture. Yuck.
Don’t underestimate the connection between the Times and Mike Bloomberg. Ezra works for Bloomberg and so does his wife.
Thanks for the clarification – I was trying to figure that one out, wondering if maybe they were old friends or something. I’m glad Steven Chu is staying put for now. Energy has done a ton of work – I love getting their tweets.
He said long ago that if people tried to take advantage of him that he would “crush them” and now he is. PBO has always told us who he is and what he will do. Too bad that the mofos did not believe him.
Great rant Don! But do you remember when the media people were all over President Obama for appointing those two women to the Supreme Court? He was accused of being anti-white males. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, the so called mainstream media are ruining this country with their obsession with promoting sensationalism. In his first term, President Obama had five women in the Cabinet. Two have stepped down, which leaves three. He has not yet finished making appointments. So all this talk about him being anti-women is absolutely aimed at inflaming people; especially women. I know they’ve chosen women reporters/pundits to spread this nonsense about President Obama being anti-women. I, however, trust the vast majority of American women to be able see through all this media manufactured BS about the President’s attitude towards women.
I never imagined I’d have the opportunity to serve in a president’s Cabinet, let alone in the service of such an incredible leader.— Hilda L. Solis (@HildaSolisDOL) January 09, 2013
We’ve accomplished much over the last 4 years, but none of it would have been possible without our greatest asset: America’s workers.— Hilda L. Solis (@HildaSolisDOL) January 09, 2013
As the first Latina to head a major federal agency, it has been a great honor to serve as the nation’s 25th secretary of labor.— Hilda L. Solis (@HildaSolisDOL) January 09, 2013
Yes Indeed, extine! Hilda L. Solis is a classy person who, for four years, really worked very hard to advance the interests of working people. She deserves some time off. I should love for her to run for Governor of California in 2014, in case Jerry Brown decides not to run. There is also a possibility that Senator Barbara Boxer may retire in 2016, and Hilda can run for the U.S. Senate to replace her.
I love these games, in 2016 everyone will finally realize that President Obama was a once in a life time President. If Hillary or Christie think that they can top President Obama, good luck with that.
Can you visualize people in Ghana, Ireland, India, UK, Germany, Australia, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, etc., coming out in droves to great Pres. Chris Christie?
That’s exactly what it is. Hillary had to go and ruin their love fest by showing vulnerability by her recent medical issues. So they have all landed as a group in Chris Christie’s lap. Someone better than Obama, they convey. Tweety just squealed how much fun it would be to be press secretary in a Chris Christie presidency. He appeared just thrilled by the prospect. It was icky.
Yes dotster3, there literally playing the NJ SOS speech on a constant loop. Also Cuomo wont do any press, so the the Acela corridor D.C>NYC media establishment, just throw every camera in front of him at every opportunity.
I am also sick of seeing his fat face on the news. As someone wrote, his put down of his party let them know what it’s like to be a teacher in NJ. Let’s not forget he campaigned for the very people he put down. He’s disgusting and I hope the dems can put someone up to beat him. Except for his performance regarding Sandy, NJ is in worse financial shape than when he took office. That needs to come out.And by the way it took three disasters for him to get his responses correct.
I hope that Hagel is nominated, I think he will be perfect as the new face of the Obama Administration’s Policy as it relates to the Middle East and around the world. Yes, what he said about gays is vile. In my life, I too have said vile things about people. To be honest, I do think I could get elected dog catcher if all my thoughts and words were made public.
I have taken the department’s mission to heart. This is not the end for me, it’s the beginning of a new chapter.— Hilda L. Solis (@HildaSolisDOL) January 09, 2013
Thanks for posting that – we should all give her some love!
@HildaSolisDOL As we have taken you into our hearts! Thank you for your service as Labor Secretary and such a fine supporter of Pres. Obama!— (@JOBoomr) January 09, 2013
WH official says HHS Sec. Sebelius, Vet Affairs Shinseki and AG Holder will remain with the Administration in their current posts.— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) January 09, 2013
The bigger issue to me is the idea of House Republicans writing rules that require them to break a law passed by Congress and signed by the President. I have to wonder if a Congress has ever done that before.
We just said you can tell she has access to the finest in hair and makeup, the best salons in NY City. Brand new sparkling white teeth too! Wardrobe always top tier. Trolling for Chris Christie, however, put a damper on all that high end loveliness.
I got the feeling, though, that she kept trolling for Christie so that every time she mentioned his name, she could add “and my father.” Methinks she could really not care less about Christie!
The media also failed to notice that their “star”, Paul Ryan, had only passed two nonsense bills in his entire time in Congress. Paul Ryan has failed in life, because he’s never actually and seriously tried to do anything in life. He just makes a lot of noise, gets a following, and then is rescued by circumstance from leading that group off a cliff. He’s a disaster.
Dear @JoeBiden please be sure the @NRA realizes we know they are lobbyists for the #GunTerror industry & @Walmart's weapons profiteering. TY— Bobfr (@Our4thEstate) January 09, 2013
The First Lady Michelle Obama called into The Michael Baisden Request Line to dedicate a song to the love of her (cont) tl.gd/klkpgb— Michael Baisden (@BaisdenLive) January 09, 2013
My thoughts exactly, Jacq. The temp post is only for three months, and then the people of Massachusetts have another chance to do the right thing. This nonsense speculation is ridiculous.
Barack Obama has won every contest since he met the enemy and said Proceed. He will continue undefeated.— Stephen C. Rose (@stephencrose) January 10, 2013
That message is something we should post for each other every week. Stephen goes back a long way, to the civil rights era, so he knows a winner when he sees one!
@AP: Hagel tells senior Pentagon staff he believes all options, including military action, should be on table re: Iran: bit.ly/VTrNNV— Marie Harf (@marieharf) January 09, 2013
I wish the media would hang as breathlessly on President Obama’s words – since he’s the one who will set the policy… They love to hear the “right words”, ignoring the fact that there’s only one person who’s got decisive powers on this issue.
Great tweet, Chipsticks! Thanks for helping out hopefruit! These imbeciles in the media need to be mocked and laughed at. No need to waste time trying to reason with them.
Chatting!
Congratulations on first, carolmaewy – you’re becoming an expert at this!
Just beginners luck.
Women Rock!
I am sooooo surprised and happy.
I’ve been tweeting about gun control and missed rise and shine.
Congrats on your swift fingers!
Thank you. I’m a lucky lady!
One of the indian newspapers had a pic of HRC rejoining duty. Have never seen an american sos being given such a prominence in indian news media.
Thanks a lot, Obama.
Yes, chips. Drink lotsa that vintage milk. That should help you solve the riddle and come back with the answer tomorrow.
Gunnite folks.
Meanie. Goodnight you.
Engineering, shengineering degree notwithstanding, did you even know the answer BEFORE you read it, Andrew Michael Kamir?
Proud Intern, are we the only ones around? Are we missing something on TV? I’m always two hours behind because I’m in MST. How are you this morning. I was grumpy, but now I’m giddy.
I’m around Carol, waiting on my older daughter to come babysit the littles so I can go waste an afternoon at the DMV. So promising…lol.
I have to get my passport renewed today Rain! So shall stand in line in solidarity?
Absolutely lovelyplains!
Are you in a large city or a small inefficient one? WY has made getting a drivers license renewed a big deal. Lots of paperwork needed. Married women even have to bring our marriage certificate to prove our name change. We have to do this every four years. My son has to go through even more every year to renew his CDL. I guess the CDL is because of the hazardous material. Why are we all now guilty and have to prove our innocence? We also used to be proud to have the two longest free borders when I was young. No passports needed. Oh, how I long for the good old days when I trudged miles to school in a foot of snow!
Carol I am in a city, in a state that is bassackwards in all things political and red tape. I have a license from another state, which is still valid. I have to give them that, a birth certificate, social security card, a utility bill as proof of address and proof of insurance. Then, on top of the vision and sign tests, I have to pass the written knowledge test. When we moved out to Colorado years ago, I went to the DMV express in the mall, handed them my Virginia license, and they gave me a Colorado one with only the vision test. Were it not for the lovely beaches only a few hours away, I’d be so outta here!
Its getting complicated in WY where I’m from. CO did make it easy for people to vote early by mail, no thanks to their idiot SOS. Good luck in line. What kind of knowledge test is it?
Just the basics, like which driver has the right of way in this picture, or the speed limit unless otherwise marked on state highways is ___….that kinda stuff.
Hope you make a friend in line or the line is short.
Just imagine, if you were just going to buy a gun, you wouldn’t have to go through all this mess about identifying yourself and such…
No kidding. We can conceal carry without even applying for a permit.
It’s pretty sad…
Florida has been doing this same thing for 3 1/2 years. This is discrimination of women
Creeps.
congrats carolmaewy, GM everyone!
Hi AMK, do I need to read rise & shine to see the riddle? I love them, but I’m terrible at solving them. I like laughing at myself. I’m the funniest person around because I’m alone with my pets.
Good Morning. Half hour left here anyway.
Damn Chips. The grocery store must run like the roadrunner when you come a’knocking.
Na UT, they’re Nickelback fans in there, we’re best buddies!
Ah, Chips, come on over here – I am making Chicken Enchiladas tonight to go with your menu. WordPress won’t let me use your bean spelling
“WordPress won’t let me use your bean spelling
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I’m howling blondegrrl!!!!
Chicken Enchiladas? Yum. Email them to me, I’ll be back in 30 mins!
I was ticked off this morning when Joe Scarborough held up a picture of the President with a roomful of white men (cutting off, by the way, Valerie Jarret–only her legs were visible on the picture). I’m sure that from time to time he has a non-diverse group in his office, but it DOESN’T make them his INNER CIRCLE. A picture of his REAL inner circle is on the front page here, a Souza picture dated Jan 8, 2013.
Besides that except for Clinton and Jackson, the other women in his cabinet will probably stay, as well as Susan Rice at the U.N.
I get So tired of Scarborough’s distortions and Mika’s mealymouth defenses, IF she offers a defense at all. They need somebody on that show who isn’t Afraid to challenge Scarborough.
Scarborough has GOT to the worst of the right wing ideologues on MSNBC, Much worse than Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell and that Cupp woman on the Cycle.
Mika is a real disappointment. My spell check renamed her Mikado!
I almost never see it. Just the clips. It starts at 4am here and I don’t bother recording it. I do like Washington Journal on C-Span. Hate every other caller though. Just sick of TV right now. I’m hypercritical of everyone on TV. and my local paper and and and everyone but the great people on The Obama Diary. Oh, and anyone who wants to talk about how great the Denver Broncos are. That puts me at odds with the REAL football fans here. Better end this before I get myself in hot water. One more thing. Who thinks I should get two Inaguration tickets for my hubby and me from Sen. Barraso?
Since Peyton started making ads for rwnj Pappa John’s I am for whomever the Broncos are playing.
Yes, I did write letters of protests about that. I haven’t seen any of those adds since the election. CO people use their voice when they don’t like something! They used to offer free pizza after every win, but they quite that after election too. Do you still see the ads? Hate the sin, love the sinner. Please don’t hold it against me.
The ads are still played. Certainly nothing against you or the Bronco Bama girl.
Googled him. He bought 21 franchises in CO. What a disappointment for me. They are crappy pizzas too. I don’t think I’ve eaten one! Our son lives in Boulder County. We watched one of the games with him while we were visiting, on TV. He bought the best local pizza I’ve had. Why would you go to a pj when you have another choice? I’m sticking with my Broncos though. A girl in Wyoming has to accept a few nuts. I’m sure I’m buying my groceries from a repug. But not wall mart! I do draw the line.
“Quit”
Bill I am with you all the way, I will root for who ever the Broncos are playing. From what I hear the pizza aren’t that good anyway, oh course I’ve never had one. And won’t either.
Bill and Annabelle, have you always protested stuff like that? When I first married, All detergent had adds about “Ring around the collar”. I thought they were stupid because it wasn’t the wife’s fault her husband had a dirty neck! Never did buy liquid All!
Scarborough, who appears daily with a panel of idiot men, and one woman who seems to feign ditziness (her act cannot be real, especially with the father that she has? I doubt he would allow such stupidity to exist in his household)? I can’t take him seriously.
The U.S. media are a joke! After President Obama nominated two women to the Supreme Court, I remember people like Scarborough and Pat Buchanan attacking him for being anti-white males. Now the President is being attacked for being anti-women.
Let’s see, in President Obama’s first term, in addition to the two women he appointed to the Supreme Court, he appointed five women to his cabinet: Sec.of State, Sec. of Homeland, Sec. of Health and Human Services, Sec. of Labor, and the U.N. Ambassador who was given a cabinet rank. Do these media people think all their viewers are stupid?
Wassup O’s!!! It’s more than a great getting up day in TODville this morning! I hope you’d agree. Anyway, so #2 sends me a lilnk to a video tha’s like the 2nd most watched video on utube for like…ever. Well, how did I miss this? Anyway, it is tooooo funny, but only if you have a wry sense of humor. If you don’t you may be offended. So that’s the warning, and here’s the video:
dop!!1 wrong video sheesh here’s the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX_1B0w7Hzc&feature=share&list=PLSTz8jpJdr5pkXfNu3IQAOYIQjjTY0DMj
well dang, i’m not doing something right. Chips please delete the video that has gangman style while i try to post the one i really want to share.
ok one more try then fuhgedaboutit:
My first real chuckle of the day. It was funny and no I am not offended. They sure trade off insults.
I love it. I saw it for the first time in May. There are lots of versions. There was one or two things in this one I don’t remember seeing. Anyway I think it’s great to dance to and get some excessive in the privacy of my own home. I live in the country so I dance a lot with my dogs. Just google dancing with your dog. They even have competitions for that now. I also like the Doogie! There are lessons for that dance on YouTube. I don’t know how to post that here. Or if you would want me too! Remember the First Lady dancing the Doogie? That’s how I heard about it. Thought I’d get moving too.
[Hello All! Hopefruit et. al, saw your comments in previoius thread re: MSM trying to rain on our parade (i.e., inuaguration). There's going to be entertainment, etc. Couldn't respond till now because I read the comment while stuck in traffic!
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Beyoncé, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson will perform the patriotic songs at the second inauguration of President Obama on Jan. 21, the inauguration committee will announce today.
Beyoncé, who’s also starring at the Super Bowl halftime show next month, will sing the national anthem, always a tough tune to pull off well.
Taylor, the Sweet Baby James icon of ’70s folk-rock, will sing America the Beautiful.
And Clarkson, the first winner of American Idol (2002), will sing My Country, ‘Tis of Thee, the song with different lyrics but the same tune as the British national anthem. At the first Obama inaugural ceremony in 2009, soul diva Aretha Franklin sang it while wearing a memorable hat.
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More announcements about entertainment at the inauguration are expected in coming days.
All this will take place during the public swearing-in ceremonies on the Capitol steps, when President Obama delivers his second inaugural address before a crowd likely to top more than 1 million.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/01/08/beyonce-james-taylor-kelly-clarkson-to-sing-for-obama-inauguration/1818221/
P.S. Note last paragraph in article! 1M! MSM is now upping it, eh? It will be way more, I’m polishing off my walking shoes, digging around for long johns or whatever!
[People aren't stupid, they're waiting for these fools to come to their senses! With regards to all that greed & overreach from the hotels ....]:
[.....] Still, there’s a sense that hotels—a number of them with a three- or four-day minimum stay requirement, and some offering lavish package deals—may have overreached. There’s no getting around two factors that can’t help but impact turnout: It is a second inauguration for Obama, and most Americans are watching their wallets at a time of continued economic challenges and low confidence in government solutions.
A room at the Willard Hotel, for example, which is on the inaugural parade route, will set you back $1,149 per night—before taxes, meals, balls, transportation, and so on—and there’s a four-night minimum, beginning with check-in on Friday, January 18. We made a call to the sales office today and were told, “Yes, we still have rooms available.” Later, reservations manager Seiko Kondo said in an e-mail: “We can place a request on our waitlist for [a] shorter stay.”
On the other hand, the Jefferson Hotel, on 16th Street and about half a mile from the White House, has already nixed its four-day minimum and will now accept two-night reservations. According to Meaghan Donohoe, a spokesperson for the Jefferson, “Rates are currently starting at $799 for a three-day minimum and $1,185 for a two-day minimum. Due to low reservations, these listed rates are reduced from the initial starting rate of $950 per night for a four-night minimum stay.” [.....]
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More here: http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/inauguration-2013/the-2013-inauguration-is-a-challenge-for-washington-area-hotels.php
Hello, TOD family,
Just dropping in to wish all a wonderful day. This latest msm meme about lack of women and diversity in POTUS’ cabinet is sooooooo tiresome. I so agree about Scarborough. He is the absolute bottom of the barrel. Had the nerve to say he never lost an election and if he goes back into politics, he’ll never lose. Dream on, hypocrite.
And did anyone catch Chris Matthews on Scarborough this morning? He claims he’s left leaning but admitted he voted for Bush. Enough said.
I don’t watch Morning Joke, and I have enough of Matthews when he comes on twice a day. I think I will write a letter to MSNBC and suggest they give one of Matthews time slot to Joy Reid. I like her, a hell of alot better than that piece of crap Ezra Klein or Matthews, or Morning Joke.
Joy Reid is outstanding because she does her homework and always comes armed with facts. Matthews appears to just show up at the studio and read the teleprompter. No depth whatsoever and often just plain wrong. I’m going to write a letter to MSNBC as well and just stop watching Joke and Matthews. So much more I could be doing with that time.
Good for you. By Joke, do you mean Joe? Did you know Mark Halperin, one of his regulars called the president a dick on live air? When I found that out I commented on every show I would see him on MSNBC when he was making comments. Haven’t seen him for awhile, but that may be do to Christmas break. I’ve never watched Morning J. Maybe once. Guess he was reprimanded and was off air for a whole week and Time reprimanded him too. Not nearly enough.
What is this all about ? Those pundits were the first to give a platform to the republicans who were against Susan Rice. The whole Beltway was behind John Kerry… Or is it frustration in some quarters that Michele Flournoy (sp?) didn’t get the SoD position ?
The conversation in the Beltway is superficial and ridiculous, as usual.
Kerry, Hagel and Lew are great candidates, and I have no doubt Susan Rice will continue to play a prominent role in foreign policy. As for the other positions in the cabinet, I’m sure President Obama will take diversity into consideration. Thinking about women candidates, I would LOVE to see Jennifer Grandholm enter the cabinet. She has executive experience, she’s pretty progressive, she is a great communicator. And she always has the president’s back.
He has Janet Nepalitano for Homeland Security, and Kathleen Sebelieus at Health and Human Services and I haven’t heard that they are leaving.
Should I admit that I looked up ‘eggiano’, to see if it was one of those Chips creation, and having found it elected not to look up beansio? I constantly find out new stuff in TODville. Thank you all kindly for my stay-at-home education.
Getting really stupid now.
They’re so bloody pathetic. The NYT cherry picks a photo and now its representative of everyone in the Obama administration? The whole “I’m rubber, your glue. Whatever I say sticks to you” game they’ve been trying to play – and failing – regarding Pres. Obama since 09 is boring.
Right On utaustinliberal.
Yep.
Well said UT! As the saying goes, the definition of madness (or is it stupidity) is doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results.
I find it quite silly that they would want/expect the President to check the male-female ratio before sitting down to a discussion, planning session or whatever. Obviously they think he has the same waste-time-on-nothing propensity they all have.
Right. Do they have a problem with diversity in his cabinet or at the meetings? Idiots
Definitely idiots, GB! The thought that they’d even consider the President has time to weigh the ‘look’ of those participating in meetings with him is so ridiculous.
Didn’t they nag about him not playing basketball with women? They are nitpickers.
Nitpickers and simplistic idlers. Really not worth the time they manage to steal from more serious folks. (And to answer your twitter question, yes, you could have retweeted again, if you so chose. I was offline for a while, pretending to be responsible. I do that ever so often to assuage my conscience,
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There are many names for them.
Actually, they were also whining about him not appointing “super qualified” white males to the Supreme Court.
Can’t satisfy the talkers! I trust his choices. That’s why I voted for him. Judgement is his best qualification!
the msm is so obsessed with PBO. Can someone send a note to this fool that each day may have a different staff meeting based on the critical issue?
how many women and people of other races has this memoli personally hired?
we should ask stupid joe how many people of diverse background work on HIS show?
I will email Morning Joke and ask him that very question, thank you globalcitizenlinda.
I thought I saw that photo yesterday? How low can they go?
President Obama hates women, man I wish I knew that before November 6th. Can I have my vote back?
Ezra Klein and his wife is full of alot of B.S.
This President has to many things to do to waste his time with such pathetic people like Klein. Klein has been anti-Obama from day one, who was he Hillary or Edwards supporter?
Not only women but AA’s also.
POTUS hate African Americans too. Please, Please, say it ain’t so.
Do you have a favorite dress FLOTUS has worn? Until finding TOD I didn’t see many photos of her. Was reading a NYT piece and it had a small inset photo of her wearing three different dresses, two by Michael Kors and the other Tracy Reese. I googled Tracy Reese and found my favorite dress FLOTUS has worn that I’ve seen. It’s the one she wore when giving her speech at the DNC. The pinkish one. It’s available! Inaguration here I come! (In my dreams).
Carol, let me point you to this blog that keeps track of everything Mrs.O wears and where you can buy the clothing. http://mrs-o.com/
Thank you.
anytime
Can we include the gowns she has worn at the State’s Dinner?
Of course. Those are way above my price limit though.
Just a few pics you may like: http://www.essence.com/2011/07/08/first-lady-diary-photo-gallery/ and this http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&fr=mcafee&va=Michelle+obama+fashion and then this http://mrs-o.com/
Thank you so much. She’s so beautiful and a great role model.
Its becoming an urban legend!!!! last week it was £14,000 https://twitter.com/DaRiverZkind/status/288102264743292929
wow makes you wonder what his jock strap is made of….hmmmmm Need gems to protect the jewels doncha know.
Well, sound like AMK is doing fairly well for himself.
Well, someone sure is overcompensating for a small penis size.
Mrs. Greenspan just brought up the all white male issue to Senator Klobuchar (D-MN), and she was forced to give a meaningless answer. I wish someone would respond by simply saying to stop asking idiotic questions.
President Obama has nominated two women to the Supreme Court – and these are “lifetime” positions. Enough said.
I don’t know what a meaningless answer might be, but there’s no excuse for not sticking up for PBO’s record, IMHO. Why are these DEMOCRATIC Senators allowing the MSM idiots to control the narrative? SHAME.
[It's not my fault if I start communicating in Dingbats! Starting ... @$#^!*!]:
Lawmaker Flips on Hurricane Aid:
A Biloxi Sun Herald editorial takes their local congressman to task for voting against disaster relief for people affected by Hurricane Sandy noting that, “Seldom has a single vote in Congress appeared as cold-blooded and hard-headed as one cast by Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) last week.”
Palazzo quickly reversed himself in a statement saying, “I am fully committed to providing the relief they so desperately need.”
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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/01/09/lawmaker_flips_on_hurricane_aid.html
Bwa-hah-ha-ha-ha-ha! @#$%*&+!
“[.....]But right now, a week after Bachmann introduced the bill, it has no co-sponsors. No one else has introduced an Obamacare repeal bill. [.....]
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/01/09/16432366-demands-for-obamacare-repeal-slowly-fade-away?lite
Fun times on the way. Tim Pawlenty, newly minted BRT head, demaning debt ceiling hike! http://t.co/DFKVhNhS
TPaw got what he wanted out of the presidential primaries, a high paying job on K Street. I believe most people become Republicans for a career, and people become Democrats to make the world a better place.
Could not have said it better myself Bill.
X 2, Bill.
I believe so as well. Nice, succinct way of expressing the idea.
Another gem, President Obama’s approval rating up to 56%; disapproval at 39%: http://www.gallup.com so means its 60%+
Well, Gallup has the President at 56% -39%.
no wonder cable tv and the RNC is trying to being him down a notch, unsuccessfully I might add. I guess, nobody is watching the cable Political shows, they are sick and tired of the constant bash fest.
[Seriously, they're dumb asses! EFFERS (this is not an acronym, just me shouting)! Please tell them that their pig has too much rouge! So their idea is to conscript Blue Dog Dems and right-to-the-edge right dems to a ghost repub party?]:
The Republican Main Street Partnership, a Washington-based group that has promoted moderate GOP lawmakers and policies, will remove the word “Republican” from its title and welcome center-right Democrats in 2013, Yahoo News has learned.
The organization’s board of directors voted Tuesday morning to scrap party identification from its title and be known simply as “The Main Street Partnership.” The group’s new president, former Ohio Republican Rep. Steven LaTourette, told Yahoo News that he plans to begin conversations with Blue Dog Democrats and centrist groups in the coming months.
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More here: http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/01/09/16431015-exile-on-main-street?lite
Actually, carpenter had a post on this. Sounds good to me. Let’s face it, there are plenty of slightly to the right distriocts. Having a formerly Republican organization pointing out the radicalization of the right and supporting Dem candidates is fine with me. A Blue Dog Dem is better than the most moderate Republican in this time.
Hi Japa, there’s something niggling at me with this. Starting w/ who’s going to be heading this particular group: Former Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio). (I have checked out yet who’s in Republicans for Environmental Protection which is now ConservAmerica. I think these groups should start by supporting & thus changing those in their own party who’re more about the country — e.g., take out the TPs. Even though I get irritated by the Blue Dog mentality at times, I think all the components of the Dem Party makes it work. These groups sound like poachers to me, en route to creating their own party, not keeping Dems in position of strength. I could be wrong, but that the niggling feeling I’ve had.
The internet is kind today! Bill Clinton is using the electronics industry lobby podium to talk about gun control http://live.cnet.com/Event/Samsungs_Stephen_Woo_talks_at_CES_2013?Page=5
Let’s not give the President any credit of course!!
Not to mention, the situation ran its course.
This is complete BS. They’re pretending Pres. Obama and VP Biden don’t work in partnership. Besides, any cabinet choice is ultimately made by the president.
I think the NYT WH team has jumped the shark, Annie Lowery, Peter Baker(just found out he is completing a book on GWB) et al…. even Helene Cooper was trashing Amb. Rice a few weeks ago. Not mention there editorial page. Gonna stop posting links to their stuff. Jonathan Weisman is about the only guy who shoots it straight.
OK sorry for all the links I have been dreading going to get my passport renewed. Last one: Log Cabin Republicans member quits over organization’s smears against Chuck Hagel: bit.ly/U4LROM have a good afternoon everyone!!
Sanity peeks into the valley of the loons…
Love it!
There’s also a garnish of artisan cheese and honeycomb.
There ya go! I’m in.
JO’B, wish you weren’t so far away! Obamafoodorama has the recipes for this so I’m going to put this together for Inauguration Day. Woooot!!
Will you be posting the recipe/instructions?
first course – http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2013/01/recipes-for-president-obamas-inaugural.html
second course – http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2013/01/recipes-for-president-obamas-2013.html#more
dessert – http://obamafoodorama.blogspot.com/2013/01/dessert-recipes-for-president-obamas.html
Thanks, Alycee!
Sorry, sym! I was multi-tasking!
No problem. I wanted to know if you will be posting it on your site??
If it turns out well and it’s not raining and I can take photos, yes!
Ok, great! I like the way you explain things. So, I hope it works out.
Thanks!
I’m with you Meta! I actually have four lobster tails and a whole beef tenderloin in my freezer; think I’ll approximate the menu and invite my Mom and two top volunteers for the Inauguration.
BTW, I still plan to be in DC for the meet & greet if we can arrange it for Sunday.
Fun!!
Hi Alycee, did you decide to book a room (? – I can’t remember your exact wording) for the Sunday meet & greet? And what is the timing you all were considering?
I’m waiting to hear from DonnaDem. I had suggested a gathering at one of the Military clubs as they are likely to be less crowded.
However, I am only available on Sunday. I have a memorial service for one of my Obama Seniors on Saturday; and since I didn’t get Ball tickets, can’t see spending money on a hotel to watch on TV.
That’s it! Are they easily accessible?
I guess by thinking I’ll be there in spirit, meta, I’m not really kidding myself, am I?
Sounds yummy!
now, that looks like a fine breakfast! good hawaii morning meta! aloha chips and todville! beautiful rainy day here, so no watering the veggie patch!
Good morning, susanne! Enjoy the rain!
*Why does the President hate women?*
Oh, Chips, I think you’ve nailed it. It’s a subterfuge that he selects women for the Supreme Court, his cabinet, his advisors, and campaigns for women who are running for office. That he even gave Lilly Ledbetter the time of day, and that he has women friends of long standing. Look how dastardly he treats his mother-in-law (I like to start with grandma), his wife, and his two daughters, not to mention his sister (and then there was the awful way he treated his mother and grandmother, and, today, Dr. Jill Biden). And how he made a fool out of his former political rival, Hillary Clinton, by making her his Secretary of State, and look at the respect he forced her to have for him. We’ve all been fooled. I think if he knew how many women supported him out here in America and around the world, he’d find a way to “get us back.” Poor man to be holding all that hatred in, eh?
Oh, and, by the way (no kitchen goddess, myself), I have absolutely no idea what your dinner menu meant. Was that food? If so, pass the salt.
may i jump on your bandwagon jacqueline?
pbo is the guy who made sure women have access to health care, to free family planning–and what about the people who are taunting him? would they actually fill high offices with women? all those pregnant, breast feeding women, with toddlers pulling at their skirts? how do they think it’s even possible for women to hold jobs? with an aspirin between their knees?
sheesh. okay, thanks for letting me onboard for a minute.
I feel your angst, susanne! Remember all the Republican lead committee assignments a while back, where they didn’t think to appoint a woman until – oops – they were caught in their all-white-male emphasis on handing out the power? Then they kicked in some woman to head a committee (probably post-childbearing years, of course). Who’d wanna get on board that hot mess?
LOL. Well said!
JOB, you are so on point and every one in the media knows this as well. This is so much baloney to tarnish the president’s image before the inauguration and give a little boost to their GOP bosses. None of this worked throughout an entire year of presidential campaigning, as women across the country turned out in droves to vote for the president. What I truly resent is the waste of time this idiocy represents. The US and the world are facing real problems, not the least of which is drastic climate change (hello Australia, India) that threatens to make the future bleak for everyone on the planet. We’ve got growing problems in our states with GOP governors and state assemblies itching to further restrict voting. In PA state websites insist that IDs are required for voting even though this issue has yet to be decided by the courts. We have a GOP led Congress determined to undermine the economy and cause maximum pain to victims of disaster. We have uncontrolled gun violence and massive problems in our education system. We have a REPUBLICAN Party that is determined to UNDERMINE WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, a far more important issue than how many women stand in the Oval Office at one time. And what does the media spend its time on? Made up gossip about a non-existent issue. I would love to shout from the nearest rooftop that if anyone has a choice between listening to pundits on tv and radio or scrubbing floors, they should go for the floors. Much more effective use of time and actually accomplishes something. Let all the ratings on all the stations sink like stones.
Jackie, please turn that into a letter to the editor or something immediately, if you haven’t already. Don’t change a word and just send it out. Or send it to the DNC for them to use. You’ve captured everybody’s angst and agita. We don’t even have our wonderful President and Vice President taking the oath for their second term, and it’s like we’ve been through all four years of push back already with this garbage. Hang in there, sugar! P.S. Or you should run for office! I mean it!
Thanks, JOB, but much as I hate to admit to age, I don’t have the stamina or stomach to deal with campaigning. But I’d happily support and work for someone who could stand up and speak the truth as a campaigner.
I hate to admit to age, too, but I totally understand. There are many who can and will stand up and speak truth! You are an inspiration, in any event.
They think we’re stupid.
Hope that’s not true. Not funny and anti-lib—and gross—- as I remember him—–from about 30 years ago—–the last time he appeared anywhere. They couldn’t come up with someone more current, funnier? Wow—–they really had to dig deep to come up with this sad choice.
It’s probably true in that case. Remember the WHCA has haz a sad since PBO cut up Trump…
Well, Dotster, chances are he came very cheap and they preferred to skimp on the entertainment, rather than the wine.
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/01/09/2009-university-study-gun-owners-4-46-times-more-likely-to-be-shot-in-an-assault-than-those-not-in-possession/
Need an opinion folks! There is a woman I have known (online in the art community) for many years and I buy most of my supplies from her. I’ve always gotten good prices and excellent service. However she is a very conservative, hyper-religious, right wing Obama hater…and since his re-election has been quite vocal about that on Facebook, almost on a daily basis. I am so put off by it that I am seriously considering no longer doing business with her. I have no desire to give thousands of dollars a year of my hard-earned money to someone like that.
What are everyone’s thoughts on this?
Leave politics aside. If she continues to provide good products and excellent service then keep dealing with her. If you don’t have to go thru her Facebook page to buy anything then don’t sweat it. My next door neighbor used to be a dyed in the wool Rush Limabaugh ditto head but he was aces when when it came to helping us out here and there.
I’d like to continue, since I’ve always been happy with her service and products. But the anti-Obama stuff really bugs me.
Hi, have had the same problem on my FB actually he was a good friend of ours. He made a couple of snid remarks on FB. Proved him incorrect and now anytime he post ANYTHING to my page I just hide his message..I also do this with all the gun nuts here on the east side of WA. it keeps my page clean and I don’t have to view vile posts. A-lot of these ppl are dear friends, and they don’t know that I hide their post just a thought. OH fyi I wld still do bus with her it sounds like she has good service.
I would ask her not to mix business and politics, and consider taking your business elsewhere if she doesn’t respond. I won’t do business with someone who uses their business to promote RW hatred and extremism
She doesn’t promote it through her business. I guess I should have been more clear about that. She has a website for her business. The things I complained about happen on Facebook.
Does she invite her customers to follow her on Facebook? Then she is using her business to spread her political beliefs. I never invite my work contacts to follow me on Facebook.
Rain, in addition to what has been said before including Susan’s comment below, if she is using a business FB page for her rants I would say let her know you find it unprofessional and offensive and that IYO it detracts from your business interaction. If she already knows that you are a democrat/do not support her politics then your stance won’t surprise her. I don’t suppose you’d visit her personal facebook page if it’s rife with rw conspiracy theories.
She knows I support PBO 100%. She has most of her business contacts on her Facebook page as well. In the past her posts were occasional and although I disagreed with them, they were infrequent enough that I just ignored them. But lately it is a daily thing, something I see almost every time I log into FB, and more often than not they are a direct slam of PBO, usually calling him a liar. I suppose I could solve the immediate issue by removing her from my newsfeed, so I don’t see her posts unless I visit her page, but the underlying integrity issue is more what bugs me.
Rain, if there’s another source for your supplies, go for it. I would find it hard to deal with someone who’s opinions make me angry and disgusted. Once she put her strong beliefs on Facebook, she opened them to the public. As a member of that public, you now have the right to refuse to do business with her.
Well, Meta said it well about supporting people of integrity. The conversation here suddenly reminded me of those companies who threatened to penalize their workers if they voted for the president, and for those who actually are doing so. Maybe this woman needs a wake-up call. If she actually looses a long-standing solid client or two because of her unfounded and loud hatred of the president it would be good if she knew the reason.
As my friend reminds me all the time, no sense talking about “reason” or reasoning with these people, because they didn’t use reason to come up with their original thoughts. Your premise on losing business might matter, however. What a waste of a mind to hate people like they do, most likely and profoundly, in my mind, nothing to do with the content of the character of the people they detest so much.
Hi there Rain.
As a businesswoman, I work every day to keep my political opinions out of my business communication – and am mostly successful. Any political posts are on my personal page. If she is using a business FB page for her rants, I believe that’s unprofessional and she should expect consequences. Hard earned money is a precious resource. You are free to let it flow to whomever you choose.
Thanks, Susan. The rants are on her personal facebook page, although she does communicate with the art community that way. But she does not promote politics on her business website.
Do you feel you can’t find another equal or better supplier? Otherwise, I wouldn’t stick with someone who has that kind of vitriol for PBO in their hearts. Yes, business is business, but if I have a choice, I always support people of integrity. JMO.
I bought a quilting book for a particular technique at a quilt show, and the book was full of this person’s religious evangelizing. I told her that I thought that was inappropriate and she had no right to preach at me and expect me to pay for the privilege.
‘…she had no right to preach at me and expect me to pay for the privilege.’
Did she give you a refund, 57 & F?
She ‘blessed’ me. I love those ‘blessings’ that mean ‘eff you’. The next year I was with several friends who were going to buy threads from her and I told them about the book. They walked right past her booth.
I hope she remembered you AND noticed the walk by. Might make her think twice…..maybe.
Rain. What would PBO do? Use that to decide. It is ultimately up to you.
Hmmm, interesting Cman….I will consider that.
Rain – My personal opinion is to ditch her. Perhaps, if you did, you could do a canvass first, to make sure your next supplier is not a RWNJ and could give you the same quality supplies. Unless she’s a sole-source supplier, I’d tell her why you’re leaving when you do, even if it’s just a written message, without allowing any response. Those people suck the life out of you, and the more you have dealings with her, it’s possible she’ll feel she knows you well enough to “share” that stuff. Since I long ago stopped thinking we could change their hearts and minds when they’re that far gone, I’d run for my life if I were you.
I would not give my business to the woman, as a matter of principle. I haven’t shopped at Macy’s since they started their nonsense last year, despite all the sales offers they’re still sending to me. Of course, it’s entirely your choice, and I am notorious for drawing a line and never erasing it when affronted by this type of nonsense – I’ve boycotted many… Your other option is just to not read her Facebook page…
Thank you everyone for your input, you all make very good points. I think for the moment I will just take her off of my news feed so that I don’t see her posts unless I go to her page, but I do feel compelled to at least look and see if there are other supplies that I can also patronize. And I will definitely check their FB pages etc to see if they are Obama haters as well.
It’s lonely here……
I like her!
Me, too.
And she had a very, very rough tenure. So kudos to her for her dignity and commitment to serving PBO and our country.
White House confirms Sebelius, Shinseki, and Holder to remain into PBO’s 2nd term.
Can I get a Yeehaw???? I love those people.
Yeehaw!
I, too, am glad that Holder, Shinseki and Sebelius will remain in their posts. I had heard rumors that Holder would leave. After what he has been through, what else can they do to him? Now he can do his work and this is not a small task.
Good afternoon, everyone.
Good afternoon! And, I repeat, Yeehaw!
Kool!
YEAH!!!! I was worried that Atty. General. Holder would leave. He is a silent but deadly Atty. General, and did not let the repugs bully him out of office. He has gotten a lot done, but MSM never report it unless there is some controversy.
I hope Arne Duncan and Steven Chu stay as well. They’ve done an outstanding job.
I deeply dislike Arne Duncan and his education policies.
I love them both, as well (seems like you and I are on the same side today, Jackie – well, probably every day!).
This is just a regular turnover after the first term, yes? These cold statements always make it sound as though it’s some scandal.
Well, I liked her a lot. Thank you for your service and your support to President Obama, Secretary Solis! (I’m pretty sure one of her predecessors was the wife of the turtle – eek.)
Yes, it’s the usual turnover at this juncture. I’ll be interested to see what she does next.
Completely normal.
Good.
yes. Elaine Chao un-did decades worth of labor laws.
The problem replacing Solis is not going to be pretty. They skewered her during her nomination process and they hate PBO even more now. I don’t know who the hell he’s going to get through who will be effective.
It never ends, right? Oh, well, President Obama remains his old successful, dynamic, brilliant self, no matter what they try!
The jackals in the media are going apeshit. Solis’ resignation only fuels the “Obama hates women” mantra that the NYT article started this morning. Corporate media trying to muck up the waters again!
Arggghhhh.
The media whores ignore the GOP who only appointed a woman to a “leadership” position in Congress after pressure – even after losing the women’s vote after a disastrous campaign cycle.
Hi, Worddpress just sent me a Happy Anniversary message – our 1 yr anniversary – oh well, I hardly post, but do hang around lots. My washing machine broke today,my trip to TX is cancelled because of my sick Pug, but we are having unusually warm weather here in Chicagoland, so it sort of seems like Spring to me. I thank everyone who do post for all the great insight.
Well, happy WordPress anniversary, Pugeretto. Was there a champagne glass in your notification?
Whoops, had to run outside with dogs again, & dropped the champagne – rats!
Seriously, Pugeretto, was there a glass in your notification? Theo and i were comparing notifications recently, one of which had a glass and one didn’t. I’m furthering my research.
Technically, I couldn’t remember if there was a champagne glass… *hiccup*
Hee, hee…
Okay, I confess that I’m a bit leery of all this temporary construction, stuff that goes up in days and has to be taken down days later.
VC, if it keeps the president and his family safe, I’m for it. I’m sure all that glass is bullet proof and shatter proof.
Good point, JG. /slapping forehead/ Dummy that I am I never thought of THAT danger. I was thinking more of danger of collapse – even though nothing had collapsed previously under similar circumstance! There are honestly times when I forget that in the ‘First World’ USA presidents have to be constantly guarded against armed wingnuts.
Awww. I remember when the Obamas were sitting inside a similar viewing box during the first inaugural parade. I love parades! Gimme some bagpipers, please, and I’m good.
Loved watching PBO and the family flashing shaka signs to the Punahou HS Marching Band at the First Inaug Parade!
Yes, I think they enjoyed that parade as much as any of us!
I am getting excited!
It makes me furious that this POTUS is being attacked about diversity. It’s RIDICULOUS! What other POTUS had given us a black FLOTUS?
Seriously, the attacks are beyond the pale.
Hey, y’all! Trying to catch up, a bit. Ambitious, eh?
I’ve been “jack rabbiting” today at TOD. Sneaking in & out! Apologies if I’ve posted stuff that’s already been addressed!
LOL!:
“If the GOP wants to pick cabinet members, then it should start by winning a presidential election.”
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2013/01/09/if-republicans-want-to-choose-the-cabinet-they-should-win-an-election/
Why is Hilda Solis is resigning? Anyone know.
Said she wants to go back to the people and place that she loves. Back home to California. She’s likely exhausted. People get worn out in those high intensity cabinet positions. And sometimes new blood is needed, a new spark, new ideas. It’s healthy.
Thanks for the info.
Who could blame anyone for wanting to move back to California from DC? The political environment is toxic in DC at the highest level of government. The weather stinks and people are either continually backstabbing or currying favor. Plus if she has any family life, it’s probably been disrupted at every turn by the pressure of the job. She has done a great job. I hope she gets time to rest and then plan a future that works for her talents. She can really do anything. As a smart, gifted, political pro, she could try for governor of CA or run for Senate or whatever. Remember Elizabeth Dole used her job as Transportation Sect. as a springboard for running (unsuccessfully, thank God) for president. Hilda Solis is still young–her options are wide open.
Agree with that. She always impressed me as our Labor Secretary. There are quite a number of other political women in our future, in addition to her.
Maybe she wants to run for Mayor? or Governor after Brown retires? I don’t know if Jerry Brown will run again considering he has prostate cancer although he’s gone through treatment and it progressess very slowly.
It is par for the course that people leave most cabinet positions after one term. It’s a high-stress and relatively low-paying job. And I would wager that the past four years were particularly grueling due to the circumstances that existed when PBO took office.
If the MSM is trying to make a bigger deal out of this – that’s their stinking funeral, not ours.
No idea. My immediate thought for replacement: J. Granholm.
I’ve been lurking as I could today. Wednesday is my day to go see my mother. She turned 95 last Wednesday!
Happy belated birthday to your mother! How sweet!
What a great idea about Jennifer Granholm. I miss seeing and hearing her, especially since her delightful DNC speech!
Many happy returns to your Mom – my Dad would have been 95 this year too. What a great generation and how much they have given and been through.
Thanks, friends. We have begun to use (liquid) morphine to relieve her breathing. The constant smothering/struggling for breath had gone on long enough–or too long. She is much more comfortable and not so agitated all the time. Therefore, my visits w/her are better and less stressful.
GM from my world. I think the attacks on the President re diversity should be treated as the stupid that they are. The old boys white network attacking a president who has done more to support the rights of EVERY American – because they say he doesn’t have diversity in his appointments. (The sad thing being the very few intelligent women in the media who manage to believe the b..s..). What administration have they all been watching that no-one else has seen. The FoxNews folks must be jubilant because the media is following their leads – all the time.
Seems to me President Obama finds the best people available for the job. Working for this administration would be so rewarding but very much stressful at the same time. The constant attacks from the media and the right seem never ending – the drama that the Senate insists must be done to even get appointed seems way past what most people consider is wanted or needed. The republicans in congress are doing themselves no favors – in all likelihood these attacks are ensuring every day the absolute demise of the GOP. The media is proving its irrelevance again and again
Good point, 99t, but I don’t think the “few intelligent women in the media” (and heaven only knows who they are) “believe” anything. They’re given their talking points and they either go with them or get fired.
Now this is some Grade A bullshit, so what if President Obama’s Cabinet is mostly white men that will serve at best three years when he has put two women on the Supreme Court with one being the first Latino that will serve at least for the next two decades? Everyone is up in arms because the new so called Barack is not as nice as the old Barack, the old Barack bent over backwards trying to work with these motherfuckers and at every turn they slapped his hand away. So now they are apoplectic because they are getting the Michael Corleone version of Barack Obama.
Don, You are 100% correct. Grade A bs, indeed.
Steven Chu is also leaving to work with Andrew Cuomo in NY. That hasn’t caused any comment, at least so far.
The way I read today’s kvetching about Obama and diversity is that these are the last dying gasps of a desperate bankrupt GOP. Out of ideas, on the rocks on the ropes all fall down.
But the so-called “Liberal” media is also reinforcing the memes of the GOP. In fact, the “lack-of-diversity” meme was started by Ezra Klein’s wife who wrote a column in the New York Times.
True—-F—-Them all.
I get the NYTimes delivered so the first thing this morning with my coffee I got to see that article and picture. Yuck.
Don’t underestimate the connection between the Times and Mike Bloomberg. Ezra works for Bloomberg and so does his wife.
Correction. Sorry.
Steven Chu not leaving. It is his assistant going to NY.
Thanks for clearing that because if he is leaving, it will likely be to return to UC Berkeley.
Phew! I love Dr. Chu!
Thanks for the clarification – I was trying to figure that one out, wondering if maybe they were old friends or something. I’m glad Steven Chu is staying put for now. Energy has done a ton of work – I love getting their tweets.
THIS!!!
He said long ago that if people tried to take advantage of him that he would “crush them” and now he is. PBO has always told us who he is and what he will do. Too bad that the mofos did not believe him.
Great rant Don! But do you remember when the media people were all over President Obama for appointing those two women to the Supreme Court? He was accused of being anti-white males. I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, the so called mainstream media are ruining this country with their obsession with promoting sensationalism. In his first term, President Obama had five women in the Cabinet. Two have stepped down, which leaves three. He has not yet finished making appointments. So all this talk about him being anti-women is absolutely aimed at inflaming people; especially women. I know they’ve chosen women reporters/pundits to spread this nonsense about President Obama being anti-women. I, however, trust the vast majority of American women to be able see through all this media manufactured BS about the President’s attitude towards women.
Class act. I hope to see more of her in near future!
Yes Indeed, extine! Hilda L. Solis is a classy person who, for four years, really worked very hard to advance the interests of working people. She deserves some time off. I should love for her to run for Governor of California in 2014, in case Jerry Brown decides not to run. There is also a possibility that Senator Barbara Boxer may retire in 2016, and Hilda can run for the U.S. Senate to replace her.
Awesome idea! She’d be great in either of those roles, nath!
Anyone else sick of the media salivating over Chris Christie? It’s reached the sickening stage.
It will only last till they find another shiny new nickle….
Right on! Find your remotes & click. Make a lot of love, sing a little tune, & have a good night! There’s a song in here!
I am sick of the media PERIOD. I came home this evening, and my TV remained OFF.
yep, I am. Really at some point he is going to show his stripes again.
I’ve been sick of it for months.
I am! I am! I am!
Enough of Gov. Christie,
He has no vision and stands for nothing. He is a loud mouth unattractive bully.
Christie is the new Hillary: That is: playing the part of Anyone is Better than PBO.
I love these games, in 2016 everyone will finally realize that President Obama was a once in a life time President. If Hillary or Christie think that they can top President Obama, good luck with that.
Can you visualize people in Ghana, Ireland, India, UK, Germany, Australia, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, etc., coming out in droves to great Pres. Chris Christie?
That’s exactly what it is. Hillary had to go and ruin their love fest by showing vulnerability by her recent medical issues. So they have all landed as a group in Chris Christie’s lap. Someone better than Obama, they convey. Tweety just squealed how much fun it would be to be press secretary in a Chris Christie presidency. He appeared just thrilled by the prospect. It was icky.
haha Tweety knows NOTHING about Christie if he truly thinks that
Yes dotster3, there literally playing the NJ SOS speech on a constant loop. Also Cuomo wont do any press, so the the Acela corridor D.C>NYC media establishment, just throw every camera in front of him at every opportunity.
I am also sick of seeing his fat face on the news. As someone wrote, his put down of his party let them know what it’s like to be a teacher in NJ. Let’s not forget he campaigned for the very people he put down. He’s disgusting and I hope the dems can put someone up to beat him. Except for his performance regarding Sandy, NJ is in worse financial shape than when he took office. That needs to come out.And by the way it took three disasters for him to get his responses correct.
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christie says what is expedient and I don’t believe a word he says. All republican are pretty much the same; liars.
We passed “sickening” a while back…
I hope that Hagel is nominated, I think he will be perfect as the new face of the Obama Administration’s Policy as it relates to the Middle East and around the world. Yes, what he said about gays is vile. In my life, I too have said vile things about people. To be honest, I do think I could get elected dog catcher if all my thoughts and words were made public.
Thanks for posting that – we should all give her some love!
Well I hope anyone sick of the Christie lovefest didn’t watch Rev. Al’s opening segment. Woulda sent you straight to the ER.
I am on my way. It was disgusting.
http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2013/01/outlaws.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FlpjFg+%28Smartypants%29
The bigger issue to me is the idea of House Republicans writing rules that require them to break a law passed by Congress and signed by the President. I have to wonder if a Congress has ever done that before.
Abby Huntsman is fine!
We just said you can tell she has access to the finest in hair and makeup, the best salons in NY City. Brand new sparkling white teeth too! Wardrobe always top tier. Trolling for Chris Christie, however, put a damper on all that high end loveliness.
I got the feeling, though, that she kept trolling for Christie so that every time she mentioned his name, she could add “and my father.” Methinks she could really not care less about Christie!
Paul Ryan co-sponsored a bill in Congress that would give constitutional rights (personhood) to a single cell….
Again. He did before with Akin…..the Rape/ shut the whole thing guy from MO.
But, but, but……in 2012, the media pretended not to have noticed the many bills Ryan had sponsored limiting Women’s right and giving rights to Zygotes.
The media also failed to notice that their “star”, Paul Ryan, had only passed two nonsense bills in his entire time in Congress. Paul Ryan has failed in life, because he’s never actually and seriously tried to do anything in life. He just makes a lot of noise, gets a following, and then is rescued by circumstance from leading that group off a cliff. He’s a disaster.
WOOOOOOT!!!!
Yay!
That’s so cool! Our wonderful FLOTUS
Really? Did that really happen?
yep.
Sweetest thing ever!!!
Awww. Did she really? That is so sweet.
SIGH!!
Lincoln got 10 BAFTA noms.!
Note to Chips: hope the glass is vintage & not the milk!
POLL: Who should take over John Kerry’s Massachusetts Senate seat? – http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/08/who-should-take-over-john-kerrys-massachusetts-senate-seat/
I’m beginning to think to myself “Who gives a flying [fill in the blank]“! Ha! The media cooks everything to a crisp. And then some.
My thoughts exactly, Jacq. The temp post is only for three months, and then the people of Massachusetts have another chance to do the right thing. This nonsense speculation is ridiculous.
Glad I’m not the only one!
JER, my vote is with Lawrence O’Donnell.
Or who ever the Governor choose.
That message is something we should post for each other every week. Stephen goes back a long way, to the civil rights era, so he knows a winner when he sees one!
Exactly what the Boss has said all along. The Boss I’m talking about is President Barack Obama.
Yep
I wish the media would hang as breathlessly on President Obama’s words – since he’s the one who will set the policy… They love to hear the “right words”, ignoring the fact that there’s only one person who’s got decisive powers on this issue.
Double Yep
New post!
http://theobamadiary.com/2013/01/09/hang-tough-on-guns-dems-its-gonna-get-ugly/
Thank You Chips! This constant, useless,unhealthy and unproductive nitpicking on everything Obama is getting beyond ridiculous!
Great tweet, Chipsticks! Thanks for helping out hopefruit! These imbeciles in the media need to be mocked and laughed at. No need to waste time trying to reason with them.
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